Chapter 94: The End of Korea
Hegel once said: To be is to be reasonable. In fact, so is destruction. From the founding of Korea to its annihilation, there has hardly ever been a decent climax... In addition to those founding fathers, it seems that there are only one monarch and ministers who can handle it, Han Zhaohou and Shen Buxian, and the period of Han Zhaohou's reign is just a small spring in the middle of Korea's eventual demise.
That's all...
Of course, there is also a Han Fei, but this person is a good hand when he writes books, and if he really plays politics, it is estimated that he will not be much better...
Therefore, in a country with a small probability of the emergence of a Ming monarch, decline is inevitable, and destruction is even a matter of course...
Korea is located in the southwestern part of present-day Shanxi and part of northern Henan, and at that time, it was basically the middle of the world, and it was a place that extended in all directions... And if it is in peacetime, you can imagine the advantages that South Korea can take in trade...
But those were the war years! In the middle of the world, it means that strong enemies are around, and enemies are being attacked on all sides... What's worse is that South Korea has a small territory! It is precisely because of its small size that it does not have strong enough national strength to support the southern and northern wars, and to expand its territory...
And even if there were, there was no master who operated all this...
As a result, South Korea can only seek self-protection in this corner of safety. But it needs to be repeated that these are war years, and if you want to protect yourself, you have to ask your neighbors if they are okay...
The powerful state of Qin apparently said: Not good!
To be more precise, the "crossbow" is South Korea's sharp weapon, which is feared by all countries. The so-called strong bows and crossbows in the world are all from South Korea. According to records, South Korea's crossbows can shoot 800 meters away, "those who are far away cover the chest, and those who are close can pierce the heart."
As you can imagine, the pain of piercing the bones...
In addition to bows and crossbows, South Korea's swords are also extremely sharp, all of which are "broken by land and horses, and birds and geese by water", and "when the enemy is killed, the iron curtain is slashed"...
It can be seen that South Korea is not without fear... It's just that they haven't put it to good use in order to play its rightful role. Of course, in retrospect, a country's national fortunes cannot be carried by these bows, crossbows, swords, halberds alone...
Jung Kok Qu, this is a place that vividly embodies the ignorance and superficiality of South Korea...
The time dates back to 246 B.C., that is, the first year of King Yingzheng of Qin, the Korean high-level finally came up with a plan to "tired Qin" after hard thinking and meditation - to send the hydraulic engineer Zheng Guo into Qin and offer suggestions to repair canals, so as to consume Qin's manpower and resources, thereby weakening Qin's army, and not to make Han...
I have to say that this strategy to survive is also this strategy that really deduces for us what it means: "lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot"!
When Zheng Guo was ordered to enter Qin, he wrote to the First Emperor to suggest that Jing water be diverted from the west and Luo water should be injected into the east to irrigate the plains north of Weishui, so as to develop Qin's agriculture. This suggestion was quickly adopted by the First Emperor, who ordered him to preside over the excavation works...
The project is huge, and after more than ten years, the canal is completed. But after the canal is completed, the water of silt is filled, more than 40,000 hectares of land are irrigated (1.1 million acres today), and the harvest is a minute (100 kilograms today), so Guanzhong is fertile, there is no fierce year, Qin is rich and strong, and the princes are born.
As a result, South Korea's plan did prolong Han Gou's life for several years, and more importantly, it opened up immortal achievements for Qin! Back to the fundamentals, it was the granary of the world, the 800-mile Qinchuan River, that accelerated the pace of Korea's demise...
Food is the foundation of a country, and if your own foundation is solid, the relative weakness of others will be and vice versa! Today, in addition to food, the economy is also the same, so can we be careless? Can you gamble?
The time dates back to 233 BC, when Qin attacked Zhao and passed through Korea. Han An, the king of Han, was afraid of Qin's soldiers and feared that Qin would take the opportunity to destroy Korea, so he urgently ordered Han Fei, the son of Qin's minister, to write a letter, asking Qin not to send troops to Korea.
Not long after Han Fei's letter was submitted to Qin, new news came from the Qin-Zhao battlefield: the Qin army, led by Huan Qi, continued to attack Zhao, and attacked Chili and Yi'an from Shangdang, causing a siege of Handan, the capital of Zhao. Zhao Yan, the king of Zhao, transferred back from the northern frontier to lead the troops to defend against the Xiongnu, and almost wiped out the entire Qin army, only Fan Yuzhi led a small number of guards to break out of the encirclement.
Han An, the king of Han, was greatly excited when he learned of this. It is believed that the Qin army is not a victorious army, and there are also forces among the princes to compete with Qin. This demagogic lobbying of the envoys of Zhao made Han An, the king of Han, like a spring breeze. When the cowardly monarch saw that Zhao was prosperous, he no longer cared about the threat of Qin and fell to Zhao's side without thinking. He swore to the envoys of Zhao that Han and Zhao were both Jin lands and should unite as one to deal with Qiang Qin. As long as the two countries work together, the Qin army will definitely suffer another crushing defeat like the one in Kunshan, and they will not dare to rush eastward again. Just when Han An, the king of Han, got carried away with Zhao Guoli's help, Li Si came to the Korean palace.
Qin minister Li Si used strong language in the above letter, which was intended to prompt the king of Han to wake up violently and send an envoy to Qin as soon as possible. But after Han An, the king of Han, read the book, he still didn't think so, and he had no intention of summoning Li Si. He didn't believe that the matter would be as serious as Li Si said, and stubbornly thought that with Zhao Guo as a backer, he could sit back and relax, and no longer have to worry about the Qin army's attack on Korea.
In the fifteenth year of Qin Shi Huang and the fourth year of Zhao Qian, that is, in 232 BC, Qin sent two armies from the north and south to attack Zhao.
Li Mu, the commander of the Zhao army, decided to concentrate his forces first to attack the Qin army attacking from the north, and then attack the Qin army in the south after victory. The Zhao army commanded by Li Mu was flexible and galloping, first dealt a heavy blow to the Qin army attacking Fanwu, followed the pursuit, expelled the Qin army from the Zhao realm, and immediately returned to the south of the division, the momentum was within reach, and it was unstoppable, the Qin army along the Zhanghe River heard the news and left without a fight, and the Qin army in Shangdang and other places also retreated, not daring to fight, and the Qin army failed in its third large-scale attack.
In 232 BC, the Qin State once again attacked the Zhao State in two ways, and Li Mu asked Sima Shang to rely on the Great Wall of Zhao in the south of Handan to resist the Qin army along the way! He led his troops to block the other way in Fanwu. After Li Mu defeated the Qin army, he returned to Handan to attack the Qin army on the south road with Sima Shang, and the Qin army on the south road knew that the north road had been repulsed, so they withdrew with a little resistance! It's a pity that Zhao Guogang has just experienced the Battle of Fei, and there is little left of military strength, and there is no way to counterattack! This was also the last major victory of Zhao in the war against Qin!
Although the Zhao army was repeatedly defeated under the command of Li Mutong, it was difficult to replenish the losses of troops, and the existing forces alone could not fight against Qin for a long time, so they had to seek foreign aid immediately. At this time, Chu and Wei had weakened, and the relationship between Yan and Zhao was not good. Qin also noticed Zhao's attempt, and immediately sent a group of strategists to Qi to carry out lobbying activities, trying to sabotage the alliance of Qi and Zhao and isolate Zhao. Qin did not miss the opportunity, and then launched another large-scale attack.
The state of Zhao conspired to conspire with the Three Jins, and the state of Qin discovered that Han An, the king of Han, had reneged on the alliance and decided to destroy Korea to prevent future troubles.
In 230 BC, the Qin State sent the Qin general Shi Teng to lead 100,000 troops south to cross the Yellow River to attack Korea, all the way like a bamboo.
The national capital of South Korea, Xinzheng, the main hall of the Han Palace.
At this time, the civil and military ministers of the Korean Manchu Dynasty were all walking on the ice and trembling.
Han Wang Han An was even more anxious like an ant on a hot pot.
Feng Ting's grandson, Feng Yi, as his name suggests, was filled with righteous indignation, and rebuked loudly: "When the country is in danger, how can you see death and not save it? ”
South Korea really can't come up with a decent celebrity. The only one who can get his hands on it is Feng Ting.
Feng Ting was the Korean general who was unwilling to surrender Shangdang to Qin, and he later dumped Shangdang to Zhao, thus triggering the "Battle of Changping" between Qin and Zhao against Shangdang. This disaster is not small, if it weren't for the Qin general Bai Qi defeating Zhao Kuo, Feng Ting's hand would really make it difficult for Qin to step down. The time dates back to 262 BC, when the Qin general Bai Qi led his army to attack Korea and obtained Yewangyi. On this basis, the road between the party and the mainland of Korea was cut off. For South Korea, it was originally hoped to cede the Shangdang region to Qin in order to sue for peace. However, Feng Ting, the commander of the Shangdang County of Korea, was unwilling, and instead ceded the Shangdang County to the Zhao State, which led to the Battle of Changping. Finally, after returning to the Zhao State, the Zhao State named Feng Ting as Huayang Jun and gave the people three households. However, Feng Ting was ashamed of Zhao's reward, that is, as a Korean general, Feng Ting was unwilling to betray the territory of Korea in order to obtain Zhao's reward. Later, when the Qin army and the Zhao army competed in Changping, Feng Ting led his soldiers to help the Zhao army fight against the Qin army. However, due to limited strength, the soldiers led by Feng Ting were not only defeated by the Qin army, but even Feng Ting himself was killed in the Battle of Changping. In general, in the historical stage of the Warring States Period, due to the limited national strength, South Korea almost did not defeat the other six countries in the frontal battlefield alone, so naturally there was a lack of famous generals such as Bai Qi, Li Mu, and Lian Po.
The South Korean veteran Shen Qian couldn't help but blush, and finally stood up forgetting his life: "The king, the veteran is not talented, and he is willing to lead the troops to fight to the death with the Qin army." ”
Han An, the king of Han, was overjoyed and hurriedly asked: "The old general is loyal and brave, but I don't know what chance of victory?" ”
South Korean veteran Shen Qian's face turned even redder, and he still reluctantly said: "There are only 80,000 old and weak soldiers in Xinzheng City, and it is difficult to resist the army of 100,000 tigers and wolves." However, although the old minister has no chance of winning, he is still willing to give it a try. ”
Pingshan Hou Han Chuang resolutely objected, and said: "King, Qin General Shi Teng is leading the Qin army this time, which is even more elite than the original elite Han army in our country. For the safety of the king and the temple, it is better to negotiate peace with the Qin army. Otherwise, rashly sending troops will not only lose the troops, but also anger the Qin army, and the outcome will naturally be very bad. ”
When Han An heard this, he hesitated in his heart, not only refusing to be captured, but also afraid that after the Qin army's victory, he would take the opportunity to slaughter the Korean clan.
Seeing this, the Korean veteran Shen Qian immediately fell to the ground and cried loudly: "If you don't surrender without a fight, what faces will the king and his ministers have to meet the ancestors and ancestors?" ”