In the historical stage of the Warring States Period, when it comes to famous generals, many people's first reaction is the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, that is, the four generals "Bai Qi, Wang Qian, Li Mu, and Lian Po". In addition to the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, there is also a saying in history that there are eight famous generals of the six countries of Shandong. "On the Passage of Qin" contains: "Wu Qi, Sun Bin, Dai Tuo, Ni Liang, Wang Liao, Tian Ji, Lian Po, and Zhao Haozhi controlled their soldiers", and these eight people became the eight generals of the six eastern countries. Among them, Zhao Kuo's father, Zhao Hao, became a military general on a par with Wu Qi, Sun Bin and others.

How important was the First Battle of the Clan? Why did Zhao Hao become a famous general after winning a battle with Yanhe? First of all, for Zhao Hao, the main record of his life is to win the battle against the Qin State. So, the question is, what is the value and significance of the battle of Yan and Zhao that prompted Zhao Hao to become a famous general of the Warring States? The reasons are twofold. On the one hand, the Battle of Yanhe refers to a rushing battle in the 46th year of King Zhou (269 BC), when Zhao Hao, a famous general of Zhao State, led his army to defeat the Qin army in Yanhe (now Heshun, Shanxi). Before the Battle of Yanhe, the Qin army was almost invincible, and rarely suffered defeat on the frontal battlefield. For example, in the Battle of Huayang in 273 BC, Bai Qi led his army to defeat the combined forces of Wei and Zhao, resulting in heavy losses for both Wei and Zhao. As for the battles of Yique and Yanying commanded by Bai Qi, they made the six countries of Shandong frightened, and even the illusion that the Qin army was invincible appeared. It was precisely because of the successive victories of the Qin army that the importance of Zhao Hao's defeat of the Qin army in the Battle of Yanhe was highlighted, that is, it inspired the confidence of the six states of Shandong and the Qin army to fight, and broke the myth of the invincibility of the Qin army. More crucially, in 270 BC, the Qin state attacked Zhao and besieged the important town of Zhao (present-day Heshun, Shanxi). Zhao's general Zhao Hao led his army to rescue Zhao, and finally won a war that was originally unwinnable. That is, before the battle of Yanhe, the whole Zhao country thought that it was impossible to rescue Yanhe, so Zhao Hao's victory made Lian Po and other famous generals feel incredible.

On the other hand, the reason why the battle of Yan and Yan made Zhao Hao famous in the first battle was also because this place was too important to Zhao State. Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the territory of Zhao mainly includes the Taiyuan Basin and the North China Plain, with the Taihang Mountains in the middle, and there are only two roads from Jinyang to Handan, all of which have to pass through Yanhe, that is, the area of Heshun County in Shanxi Province. Therefore, for the Zhao state, if the important towns of Yanhe (present-day Heshun, Shanxi) were captured by the Qin state, then the territory of the Zhao state would be divided in two by the Qin army. On this basis, the Qin army could gradually encroach on Zhao's territory in Shanxi Province. In particular, Jinyang (present-day Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province), the former capital of Zhao State, was likely to be captured by the Qin army, which was also an unacceptable consequence for the entire Zhao State. In the end, therefore, Zhao Hao won the battle of Yanhe and kept the important town of Yanhe (now Heshun, Shanxi), which also ensured the safety of half of the Zhao State, which is of great significance. According to the records of historical materials such as "Warring States Policy" and "Historical Records", Zhao Hao took advantage of the favorable terrain in the battle of Yanhe, condescended to attack the Qin army. The Qin army was defeated and scattered and fled. The encirclement was lifted. This battle caused heavy losses to the powerful Qin State, and until the Battle of Changping, it did not dare to confront the Zhao State head-on. After the battle of Yan He, King Zhao Huiwen named Zhao Hao as the king of Ma Fu, and his status was on an equal footing with Lian Po and Lin Xiangru. On this basis, Zhao Hao's son Zhao Kuo was also selected by King Zhao Xiaocheng because of his father's fame, thus becoming the commander of Zhao in the Battle of Changping. In other words, the reason why King Zhao Xiaocheng chose Zhao Kuo may also have something to do with his father's defeat of the Qin army head-on.

Zhao Guoqian is located in the middle of the Taihang Mountains, separating the Taiyuan Basin from the North China Plain.

Taihang Mountain is known as the "spine of the world". Taihang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, hundreds of mountains are interconnected, thousands of peaks are towering, and thousands of ravines are deep. Many rivers in Shanxi cut through the Taihang Mountains. From south to north, there are: Qin River, Dan River, Zhanghe River, Hutuo River, Tang River, Sanggan River and so on, so as to form several canyons that cross the Taihang Mountain.

The eight rift valleys in the Taihang Mountains have also become the world's key points for business and military struggles, and have been given a more prudent name: Taihang Bashan. From the bank of the Yellow River to the foot of Yan Mountain, eight famous roads are distributed side by side along the Taihang Mountain from south to north.

Taihang Ba, that is, the place where the mountain range is interrupted. Taihang Mountain is more east-west Henggu (陉), the famous military capital is Cheng, Puyin Cheng, Flying Fox Cheng, Jingcheng, Fukou Cheng, Baicheng, Taihang Cheng, Yiguan Cheng, etc., it is the ancient Jin, Hebei and Henan provinces through the Taihang Mountain 8 throat passages to and fro, is the important military pass of the border of the three provinces. Some of the most thrilling chapters of Chinese history play out in this narrow valley.

After 33 years, the second battle is about to break out.

The 100,000 troops on the North Road of Qin State were led by the general Wang Jian and attacked the important town of Zhao State.

Zhao stationed Zhao Cong in Yanhe, preparing to defend the west gate of Handan.

The nearby Zhao army had only 100,000 horses and horses, commanding the soldiers and horses of the entire western part of Handan.

In his early years, he fought with Lian Po and Pang Xuan, and was known as the reuse of Guo Kai, a minister of Zhao State, and took over the three cities of Ye County ceded by Wei. This person is less than forty years old this year, and he relies on his whiskers to pat the horse, and he is reused by the powerful minister Guo Kai.

The army of the North Road of Qin was stationed twenty miles outside the city.

The commander of the army on the North Road of Qin.

"Wei ceded the three cities of Ye County, I'm afraid there is no good intention. Because after Zhao obtained these cities, it completely blocked the northern frontier of Wei, so that Qin could only attack Wei from the west. Wang Qian, the general of the Qin State, looked at the map, stroked his beard and chuckled.

"Wei still had some foresight. Most of the territory of Wei is now south of the Yellow River, leaving the three cities of Ye County north of the Yellow River, which is of course not conducive to defense. It's ridiculous that King Zhao coveted the land of the three cities, and actually divided his troops to guard it. It's so greedy that I don't know whether to live or die! Meng Yi naturally saw the deal between Wei and Zhao.

"I think that back then, Zhao was greedy for the Shangdang region annexed to South Korea, so there was a death war between Qin and Zhao in Changping. King Zhao still doesn't have a long memory, and it seems that Zhao is going to lose a lot of elite soldiers and strong generals. I just don't know if the famous general Li Mu will go south to rescue Handan? Qin State General Wang Jian couldn't help but sigh.

In the last years of the Warring States period, the powerful Qin State continued to annex eastern countries through wars. The first target was neighboring South Korea. In 264 BC, the Qin army attacked King Hanye. Yewang surrendered to Qin, the party said goodbye, the whole of Korea was greatly panicked, and it was proposed to offer the party to rest the Qin soldiers, and the county guard Feng Ting was unwilling to enter Qin, so he sent a messenger to Zhao to ask for surrender, and the king of Zhao gladly accepted the party. Qin Jun was furious and ordered Wang Di, the chief of the left house, to lead the army to attack the party again. The people of Shangdang fled to Zhao one after another, and Zhao stationed troops in Changping in order to pacify the people of Shangdang. King Zhao sent Lian Po to support, and the Battle of Changping broke out.

"Zhao Yan, the king of Zhao, will not give up the northern frontier region easily, unless Handan is at risk of being besieged. And without the edict of Zhao Wang Zhao Yan, Li Mu would definitely not be able to go south. It seems that in recent years, due to the brilliant achievements of Lian Po and Pang Xuan, Zhao Yan, the king of Zhao, still thinks that he is the master of the prosperity of Zhao State, which is really ridiculous and sad! Meng Yi said with a smile.

"There was news from Handan that when Pang Xuan attacked Yan State, his illness relapsed, and he died of illness shortly after returning to China. Only the veteran Lian Po was left in the Wei State Liang. It's a pity that the Wei people don't want to reuse the veteran Lian Po at all, and the veteran Lian Po also misses his mother country Zhao very much. Hey, the things in this world are wonderful! Wang Qian, the general of the Qin army, had just received the secret report, and he was even more emotional.

"Dashuai, Zhao will Zhao Cong garrison the Beishan Heights of Yanhe, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, unless its water source is cut off, it can be won without a fight. A man can live seven days without dry food; If there is no water source, you can't carry it for three days! Meng Yi naturally shifted the conversation to the current war.

"Although the North Mountain is high, there are only a few springs in the back mountain as a water source. Our army can send the Great Qin Ruishi battalion to attack the back mountain and cut off the enemy's water source. ”

"Zhao General Zhao Cong will definitely be on guard, and it will inevitably be a fight when the time comes. It's better to do some tricks and feet in the water, it's better than two armies fighting. "Meng Yi didn't want the Qin army to suffer heavy casualties, not to mention that Meng Niu, the commander (captain) of the Ruishi Battalion, was a child of the Meng family, and if he unfortunately died in battle, it would be a major loss for the Meng family. If this battle can be easily won, then Mengniu can naturally become an ordinary general, rather than a cannon fodder lieutenant who charges into battle.

"The stream is poisoned, I'm afraid it needs a lot of poison, how to find it? Even if he gathers all the poison, Zhao Jun must have a way to test the poison, and I am afraid that this plan will be difficult to implement. Wang Qian, the general of the Qin State, pondered for a while and said slowly, but also very puzzled. It stands to reason that such a simple truth, as smart as Meng Yi, should not be unexpected!

"Dashuai, the poison of waiting for leisure will definitely not work, but what if it is a laxative that is difficult to detect? For example, Croton. Meng Yi smiled and blinked.

Croton is named because it is produced in Bashu, and its seeds are like beans.

The story of Croton is not poignant or romantic. Speaking of legends, other plants are fairies, goddesses, or witnesses to the love of people who love each other, but what about Croton, its legend is the same as its name, and it is also full of joy, it is simply the king of the plant world.

Legend has it that a long time ago, on a hot summer, a cloth cloth was resting under a large tree, and while he was asleep, a python climbed down from the tree and swallowed him along with the medicine box.

Bu Yilang Zhong complained bitterly in the belly of the snake, he thought: "This is terrible, what way to get out?" Well, there you have it! He hurriedly opened the medicine box, took out packets of rhubarb powder, and spread the croton rice.

So, I immediately heard the belly of the big snake make a "gurgling" sound, and then, the python violently poked its belly, and the Lang Zhong only felt that the world was spinning, and with a "bang" sound, the doctor was pulled out.

Bu Yilang is glad that he is in a hurry. I was about to continue my journey, but suddenly remembered that the medicine box was still forgotten in the python's belly, so I pleaded with the python: "I'm sorry, I came out in a hurry just now, I forgot the medicine box in your stomach, please swallow me again!" ”

The python said disappointmently: "Forget it, please go quickly, I don't want to come again!" ”

In this anxious and wise cloth lang, he also lost everything, and did not meet the fairies, but the croton conquered the beast. It sounds a bit two, but it reveals the unique temperament of Croton, so you may be able to follow the example of Bu Yilang and carry some Croton with you for self-defense.