Why didn't Zhao send Lian Po to the battle of Changping?

Why didn't Zhao send Lian Po to the battle of Changping?

During the Warring States Period, there were four famous soldiers, namely Lian Po and Li Mu of Zhao, Bai Qi and Wang Jian of Qin. In the battle of Changping, among the four famous soldiers, Lian Po of Zhao and Tian Lei of Qin participated in the war. The battle of Lian Po was against the generals of Qin, not Tian Lei. In other words, the battle of Changping is not a confrontation between the four famous players. At the beginning, for Zhao, if the candidate is to fight the battle of Changping, the first choice must be from the four famous players.

At that time, Lian Po was chosen to fight the battle of Changping. Li Mu was not chosen because Li Mu was stationed in the northwest of Zhao, and he was resisting the powerful Xiongnu in the north. Of course, Zhao chose Lian Po to fight the battle of Changping, which is also the most wise.

Lian Po confronted Qin Jun in Changping for three years. Although Lian Po mainly defended during this period, Lian Po didn't lose an inch of land here. Qin wanted to win Changping, but in the face of Lian Po's motionless defense, there was no progress.

It can be said that this protracted war is not good for either side. After all, the national strength of both countries was consumed, which was definitely a good thing for other countries at that time. Qin certainly didn't want to come, and Zhao certainly didn't want to fight, but Zhao was forced. Qin does not withdraw, Ye Zhao does not withdraw.

It was in this situation that Qin used a double agent to see if it could replace Lian Po who was hiding in the city. Once Lian Po is replaced, it is not a problem to win Changping.

Therefore, they spread rumors that the people of Zhao had no guts and dared not go out of the city to fight against the State of Qin, and Lian Po was even more timid. Hiding in the city every day, afraid to come out. They are not afraid of Lian Po. When Lian Po comes out, he will surely lose. What they are afraid of is Zhao Kuo. If General Zhao Kuo comes, Qin will definitely retreat in a few days. The military camp is full of all kinds of slanders against Lian Po.

At the same time, Qin also spent a lot of gold and silver to buy the civil servants of Zhao, and let them do the work of Zhao Wang. The main purpose is to let Zhao Wang replace Lian Po. Zhao Wang is also a master of fatuity. He thought that Lian Po was too ambitious for others and ruined himself. So, he had the idea of replacing Lian Po. This shows that Qin's double spy has worked. So if Lian Po is replaced, who will Lian Po use?

First of all, Li Mu can't do it, because Li Mu wants to defend the Huns, while Le Yi and Tian Chan can't, because they are generals, Le Yi belongs to Yan, and Tian Chan belongs to Qi. How could the prince of Zhao give them 400 thousand troops? So, at this time, Prince Zhao Can can only use the people he trusts most, and only Zhao Kuo is the best candidate at this time. Zhao Wangxuan certainly won't be impulsive to Zhao Kuo, because Zhao Kuo was familiar with the art of war at an early age. Even his father, Zhao She, the most famous general of Zhao, can't beat him on the art of war. Because Zhao Kuo often talks about the art of war in front of the prince of Zhao, and his father is a famous soldier, the prince of Zhao thinks that Zhao Kuo can be a general and successfully repel Qin Jun.

So the prince of Zhao ordered Zhao Kuo to change Lian Po. Unfortunately, Zhao Kuo just took office. Qin became a famous general. After Tian Lei entered the war, there were no secrets. That is to say, at that time, all the soldiers of Zhao didn't know that Tian Lei, known as the butcher, was the main fighter against them. First cut off Zhao's stores, and then split Zhao Kuo's 400,000 troops in two, so that Zhao's soldiers could not use each other in the end. Finally, Zhao Ran was short of food for dozens of days, and Zhao Kuo died when he broke through. When all the officers and men of Zhao perished in Zhao, they surrendered and killed all the 400,000 troops of Zhao.