Chapter 55: The Fall of the Zhou Dynasty
On this day, Long Hui got up in the morning, Xi Shi and Zheng Dan made breakfast, and after eating, Long Hui convened a meeting with the commanders of the various armies and Pang Juan, and summoned everyone to tell everyone the road after Longcheng. Pang Juan was very excited, the general could establish himself as a king, and Dragon City could be a dragon country. General Pang is not, we want to help the unification of the Qin State. The commander of the Twentieth Army, you took the soldiers of your headquarters to send some weapons to the king of Qin in chariots, and told the king of Qin of my decision. 10,000 Danish bronze axes, 10,000 Luristan bronze axes, 10,000 Hungarian bronze battle axes and 10,000 Syrian bronze battle axes were sent to the King of Qin. King Qin was very happy to receive the weapon and knew Long Hui's attitude, and rewarded Long Hui with 5,000 taels of gold.
The main force of Zhao was completely annihilated in the Battle of Changping, and the whole country was immersed in the pain of losing their loved ones. The Qin army captured Shangdang County again, and the remaining troops were still enough for a battle, and the troops were divided into two routes, Wang Di captured Pigao all the way, and Sima Terrier captured Taiyuan all the way. Han and Zhao panicked and sent Su Dai with a lot of money to lobby Fan Ju, the minister of Qin. Fan Ju was worried that Wu Anjun's high achievements would affect his career, so he persuaded King Zhaoxiang of Qin to agree to Han and Zhao to sue for peace on the grounds that the soldiers of Qin needed to recuperate. King Zhaoxiang of Qin listened to Fan Ju's suggestion and promised to negotiate peace on the condition that Korea ceded Yuanyong and Zhao ceded six cities. The two sides ceased fighting, and Bai Qi had a conflict with Fan Ju after learning of this.
When King Zhao Xiaocheng was about to cede the six cities according to the peace treaty, the minister Yu Qing believed that ceding land to Qin would only make Qin stronger, and not resisting the cession of land and suing for peace would only hasten the demise of Zhao. Yu Qing suggested bribing Qi with six cities, befriending Yan and Korea, and uniting Wei and Chu to resist Qin.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin saw that Zhao had violated the agreement and did not cede the six cities, but instead joined forces with the eastern states to deal with Qin and prepared to attack Zhao. Bai Qi was ill at this time and could not lead the army to fight. King Qin Zhaoxiang asked him for his opinion. Bai Qi said: "In the Battle of Changping, the Qin army won a great victory, and the Zhao army was defeated. The Qin people were given heavy burials for the war dead, carefully treated for the wounded, and given condolences for those who had meritorious deeds, and the people gathered in the name of sacrifice and wasted their property; The Zhao people died in the war and no one was buried, the injured were not treated, and the soldiers and civilians wept and wailed, and worked together to resume production. Although the army sent by the king is now twice as strong as before, I expect that the garrison of Zhao will be ten times greater than before. Since the Battle of Changping, the monarchs and ministers of Zhao have been sad and afraid, and they have retreated from the court in the morning and retreated in the evening, and sent envoys to the Quartet with humble words and valuable gifts, and formed friendly alliances with Yan, Wei, Qi, and Chu. They did everything possible to work with one heart and one mind, and were committed to guarding against the invasion of the Qin State. Now that Zhao has abundant domestic financial resources and diplomatic success, it is not possible to attack Zhao at this time.
, King Zhaoxiang of Qin did not listen to the advice of Wu'an Jun Baiqi, and sent the five doctors Wang Ling to lead an army of 300,000 to attack Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and the general Lian Po of Zhao led the Zhao army of 100,000 to resist stubbornly, and the battle of Wang Ling was still unable to win in the second year, and Qin increased 100,000 troops to support Wang Ling, and the Qin army died more than 40,000. King Qin Zhaoxiang ordered Bai Qi to replace Wang Ling as the commander, Bai Qi said that he was ill and resigned, and King Qin Zhaoxiang changed his order to Wang Ji to replace Wang Ling as the main general, and increased his troops by 100,000 to continue to besiege Handan. More than half of the Qin army was killed and wounded, but it still couldn't get down. The city of Handan ran out of food, and King Zhao Xiaocheng was forced to ask Wei and Chu for help. Zhao Sheng, the prime minister of the state of Zhao, was ordered to send an envoy to the state of Chu. It was agreed that each would bring twenty civil and military guests, but Pingyuanjun only selected nineteen. The doorman Mao then recommended himself to go with him, but Pingyuanjun thought that he had been under the door for three years, and he had not heard of his ability, so he refused to take him. Mao Sui said: "The minister is please, please dispose of the ears in the bag today." So that the fleas can be put in the bag, and Nai Ying comes out, which is not the last thing to see. ”。 When Pingyuan Jun was employing people, he took Mao Sui with him. [6] The nineteen people who accompanied him looked at each other and smiled.
Pingyuan Jun and his entourage came to the state of Chu and stated to King Chu Kaolie the stakes of conniving against Qin, but King Chu Kaolie still hesitated. Mao Sui then drew his sword and stepped forward, approached King Chu Kaolie, and said: "The reason why the king is successful is because of the people of Chu. Today, within ten steps, the king must not be afraid of the people of the Chu country, and the king's order is in the hands of the county. My lord is in front, who is the one? And then I heard that Tang was the king of the world with a land of seventy miles, and King Wen was a prince with a land of a hundred miles. Today, the Chu place is 5,000 miles, holding a million halberds, and the capital of this overlord is also. With Chu's Yi, the world can be a Buddha. Bai Qi, Xiao Zhuzier, led tens of thousands of people, Xingshi to fight with Chu, one battle and raise Yan Ying, then fight and burn Yiling, three battles and humiliate the king's ancestors. This resentment of the centuries is ashamed of Zhao, and Wang Fu knows evil. The follower is Chu, not Zhao. My lord is in front, who is the one? King Chu Kaolie was ashamed and agreed to make an alliance with the king of the plains and Mao Sui. After Zhao Pingyuanjun returned to China, Chu sent Chun Shenjun to lead 100,000 troops to save Zhao.
Pingyuanjun's wife was the sister of Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, Pingyuanjun sent letters to King Wei Anjiao and Wei Wuji many times, asking Wei to rescue, and King Wei Anjiao sent the general Jin Contempt to lead 100,000 troops to rescue Zhao. Therefore, King Zhaoxiang of Qin sent an envoy to threaten the King of Wei that "those who dare to save Zhao will be attacked after pulling out Zhao", and King Wei Anjiao was afraid, so he sent someone to inform Jin to stop marching and stay in Ye to camp and garrison, called saving Zhao, and actually coerced both ends to wait and see the development of the situation. Xinling Jun repeatedly asked King Wei Anji to send troops, and the disciples also tried all kinds of persuasion, but King Wei Anjiao was afraid of the powerful Qin State and refused to listen to Wei Wuji's advice. Wei Wuji estimated that the king of Wei was unwilling to send troops to rescue Zhao, and he didn't want to watch the destruction of Zhao, so he gathered more than 100 chariots and planned to take the guests to Zhao and fight to the death with the Qin army.
Xinlingjun then listened to the plan of the hermit Hou Huan, and first asked the Wei king's favorite concubine Ruji to steal the tiger talisman from the bedroom of the king of Wei Anjiao, because Xinlingjun had avenged Ruji's father's murder, and then brought the warrior Zhu Hai to the Wei army to see Jin Contempt, and took out the military talisman to falsely pass on the order of the king of Wei to replace Jin Cong to lead the army. Jin contempt combined the military talisman and verified that it was correct, but he still expressed doubts and did not want to hand over the military power. Xinling Jun had no choice but to let Zhu Hai kill Jin Contempt with an iron spine and forcibly seize power.
After Wei Wuji commanded the army of Jin Contempt, he ordered the soldiers that both father and son were in the army, the father returned home, the brothers were in the army, the elder brother returned home, and the only son returned home to support his parents; 80,000 young elite soldiers had to be selected to rescue Zhao Guo
Qin Prime Minister Fan Ju recommended Zheng Anping as a general, and led an army of 50,000 to carry a large amount of grain and grass to support Wang Ji and strengthen the attack on Zhao. Pingyuan Jun returned to Zhao, and the city of Handan hoped for rescue, but they did not arrive, and the people of Handan cooked their bones and ate their children, and there was a proposal to surrender. Pingyuan Jun adopted the suggestion of Li Tanzhi, the son of the heirloom, arranged his wife and concubines to join the army, scattered his family wealth to the soldiers, encouraged the army and the people to go to the national disaster together, and recruited 3,000 people who dared to die.
The armies of Wei and Chu entered the outskirts of Handan and repeatedly defeated the Qin army. King Qin Zhaoxiang gave death to Bai Qi.
Li Tan and other 3,000 Zhao soldiers went out of the city to counterattack, and it coincided with the rescue of Wei and Chu's armies to the city.
After the defeat of the Zhao State at the Battle of Changping to the Qin State, the national strength was greatly weakened. After that, in the Battle of Handan, the Qin army invaded and besieged its capital Handan, and needed reinforcements from Wei and Chu to repel the Qin army. Other vassal states also wanted to take the opportunity to invade Zhao to make a profit. At that time, Yan Wangxi had just ascended the throne and sent the prime minister of Yan to send an envoy to Zhao in the name of wishing King Zhao a birthday, and to spy on the reality of Zhao. After returning to China, Li Belly reported to King Yan that Zhao Guo's young and middle-aged people were killed by the Qin general Bai Qikeng in the Battle of Changping, and the country was full of orphans and widows, unable to fight again, so he took this opportunity to attack Zhao and win. Chang Guojun Lejian, the son of the famous general Le Yi of the Yan State, thought that the Zhao State had been fighting against the Qin State for many years, and the people were familiar with military affairs, and if the army attacked Zhao, the Yan army would definitely be defeated, and resolutely opposed sending troops. Jiang Qu also resolutely opposed the attack on Zhao, and the king of Yan did not listen to Lejian's advice and decided to send troops to attack Zhao. He sent chestnut belly as a general, leading 600,000 troops, 2,000 chariots, and attacking Zhao in two ways, intending to receive orphans and widows. Li ordered the general Qing Qin to lead an army to attack Daicheng, and personally led the main force to attack Yancheng. After the Yan army arrived in Songzi, King Zhao Xiaocheng ordered Shangqing Lian Po and Le Cheng to command 250,000 troops to resist. After analyzing the situation of the Yan army, Lian Po believed that although the Yan army was outnumbered, it was proud and underestimated the enemy, coupled with the long journey, the men and horses were poor, so he decided to adopt various strategies to break through. Ling Lecheng led an army of 50,000 soldiers to hold Daicheng, attracting the Yan army that attacked Daicheng could not go south to help, so he led an army of 80,000 to meet the main force of the Yan army in Yan. The Zhao army was determined to defend the country, and they rushed to kill one by one, defeated the Yan army, and beheaded its main general. When the Yan army attacking Daicheng heard that the attacking army was defeated and the commander was killed, the army's heart was shaken and it lost its combat effectiveness. Le Cheng led the Zhao army to take the opportunity to launch an attack, quickly won and captured Qing Qin. The two Yan armies were defeated and retreated. Lian Po led the army to chase the defeated army for 500 miles, went straight into the territory of Yan State, and marched to besiege Ji, the capital of Yan State.
The Zhao people demanded that the ditch be reconciled. The king of Yan had no choice but to take the ditch as a phase and cede five cities to seek peace, and the Zhao army began to relieve the siege and retreat. After the war, King Zhao Fenglian was quite Xinping Jun, Xiangguo,
Wangji of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was divided into two small states, the Eastern Zhou State and the Western Zhou Kingdom, and Zhou Tianzi was attached to the Western Zhou State.
General Qin invaded Korea, took Yangcheng and Negative Millet, and beheaded 40,000. Cut down Zhao State, take more than 20 counties, and behead 90,000. Duke Wu of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the princes joined forces to attack the Qin State, so that the Qin State could not get through the Yang City. King Qin Zhaoxiang asked Long Hui to attack the Western Zhou Kingdom, and Long Hui ordered Pang Juan to lead the First Army, the Fourth Army, the Sixth Army, the Nineteenth Army, and the Twentieth Army to destroy the Western Zhou Army in a battle, and the King of the Western Zhou Dynasty offered his 36 Yi and 30,000 mouths, which were accepted by the Qin State. King Yu of Zhou and Duke Wu of the Western Zhou Dynasty died, and Zhou did not establish a new king, and the Western Zhou perished.
The Eastern Zhou Jun plotted to destroy the Qin State for the princes, and the King of Qin Zhuang Xiang made the Xiangguo Lü Buwei lead troops to destroy the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and moved the Eastern Zhou Jinggong to Yangrenju. The Eastern Zhou Kingdom was destroyed, and there were seven yi: Henan, Luoyang, Gucheng, Pingyin, Yanshi, Gong, and Wushi, and 100,000 households in Henan and Luoyang were given to Xiangguo Lü Buwei as the Marquis of Wenxin.