Why did Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po?

Why did Zhao Kuo take the lead in the battle of Changping, not Lian Po?

In 260 BC, the great decision of Qin and Zhao was made in Changping, which laid the foundation for Qin to unify the six countries and defeated Zhao, the only country that could compete with it. Thirty-nine years later, under the leadership of the first emperor, the state of Qin ended the Warring States period, which lasted for hundreds of years. In this crucial battle, why Zhao abandoned Lian Po and used a young general, Zhao Kuo, is a topic that many people discussed. I am in this simple narrative:

1 khufu riding and shooting. Since King Wuling rode and shot, Zhao Jin has carried out a thorough military reform. King Wuling of Zhao has great ambition, extraordinary vision and firm will, boldly implements changing customs and practices, and selects and trains elite crossbows and archers. Zhao took the lead in establishing a powerful cavalry unit among the six countries. During the twelve years from 307 to 296, Zhao Guoxi broke through forests and lakes, which caused trouble in construction, and made a northern expedition to Zhongshan, expanding thousands of miles. Zhao Junchen and, must and. Fei Yi, Lou Huan, Lin Xiangru, Yu Qing, Zhao Sheng, Zhao She, Lian Po, Li Mu and other outstanding actors come forth in large numbers. Zhao folkway was tough, powerful, generous and sad, and was taught the art of war, so he quickly became a northern military power in the middle and late Warring States period. The speed of its rise is beyond everyone's expectation, which makes the six countries look askance. In the middle and late Warring States, the three great powers in the East (Wei, Qi and Chu) declined one after another. When the Qin family was dominant, Zhao was the mainstay and played an important role. General Zhao She here is Zhao Kuo's father.

2- Mianchi Club. Zhao is the biggest obstacle to Qin's eastward expansion, and may develop into a potential competitor and military enemy of Qin in the future. Qin will not watch his opponent develop step by step, thus threatening his position, waiting for an opportunity to weaken and deal a heavy blow to Zhao. The ruling groups of Qin and Zhao were fighting and intrigued, and their diplomatic strategies became more and more fierce. Father made Qin, returned to Zhao intact, met Mianchi and exchanged protons, which is the true embodiment of Qin and Zhao testing each other and secretly competing. Qin is the king of Qin and has great influence in the world, but he was humiliated by Lin Xiangru, the minister of Zhao, and Lin Xiangru didn't want to do so. He was forced by Zhao's strength and dared not attack. In this round of political and diplomatic contest, Qin fought against each other and Zhao fought against each other, and Qin did not gain any advantage.

3- Before the war. In 269 AD, Qin sent generals and tens of thousands of elite soldiers to attack Zhao's troops in Vietnam and Korea. This is the first confrontation between Qin and Zhao in decades. Zhao occupied a geographical advantage. Under the command of Zhao She, Zhao took advantage of the contempt of other generals and suffered a bloody defeat. In this war, the whole army was wiped out, Zhao suffered heavy casualties and Zhao She was disabled. After the war, he was trained as a horse to serve the king. Zhao Wang was deeply impressed by his achievements and cherished him and even his son, which also laid a postscript for the future. After Qin Jun's defeat, the era of Xuan Di's listening to politics came to an end, and the king of Qin officially took charge of state affairs and vigorously developed the East.

4—— Topic of this article: In the first 265 years, the State of Qin adopted the strategy of attacking far from Tomochika and attacked North Korea for four consecutive years. They successively occupied Shaoqu, Gaoping, Nanyang and Wang Ye in South Korea, blocking the contact between Shangdang County and South Korea. Under the fierce offensive, Huan Huiwang wanted to offer the party and Qin, and make peace to protect himself. North Korea's Shangdang satrap refused to carry out the king's orders, and in order to promote the situation of joint resistance to Qin by Sanjin, Shangdang seventeen counties were ceded to Zhao. Within the ruling clique of Zhao State, there was disagreement on whether to accept the land. The main peace faction headed by Pingyangbao thinks that offering the party is framed as a struggle between Qin and Zhao and cannot accept the land. The hardliners, led by Ping Yuanjun and Zhao Sheng, believe that it is now or never to fight against the seventeen counties of the Party and control the land of victory in Shanxi. Zhao should take over the party quickly to prevent Qin from taking the lead. Zhao Haoqi Cheng Xiao accepted Ping Yuanjun's suggestion and sent troops to take over Shangdang. Qiang Qin was deeply angry that Zhao took food from him and ignored the hegemony of Qin. At the beginning of that year (26 1 year ago), Qin was the year of "National Men's Book", and mobilized troops to attack Zhao. The Qin army was divided into two roads, all the way out of Yiyang to attack the Han family in case of helping Zhao, so as to cover the flank of the army. He said that Wang Bi, a soldier of the headquarters, led Anyi, and lightning came. Due to the disparity in strength, Shangdang fell, and the Korean and Zhao Changdang soldiers and civilians retreated to Zhao Changping. Qin Jun's main force quickly advanced to Changping. Seeing that the situation was critical, Zhao called for an army, and veteran Lian Po led the troops to save Changping at starry night. Armed to the teeth, Qin and Zhao started a historic Armageddon.

In this campaign, the total troops invested by Qin State were estimated to be around 500,000, and Zhao invested about 450,000. Zhao is not as good as the total number of troops, but Zhao is good at missile cavalry, and Zhao formed cavalry earlier, so Zhao cavalry is well-trained, with high military literacy and rich experience. It is worth noting that the Zhao infantry seems to be inferior to the Qin infantry in terms of combat experience and bravery. The fighting capacity of cavalry is almost the same as that of Qin. But because it is home, so don't fall in the wind.

To sum up, it seems that it can be concluded that the total strength in the war is slightly higher than that of Zhao, and it has certain advantages in strength.

Being prepared, Zhao was forced to fight in a hurry, so he took the initiative in the battlefield at the beginning of the war.

The fighting capacity of Qin Jun infantry is higher than that of Zhao infantry.

The mobile fast forces, mainly composed of chariot troops and missile cavalry, are evenly matched by Qin and Zhao, with Zhao slightly gaining the upper hand.

This battle is still dominated by infantry fighting. Qin has advantages, but it does not have overwhelming advantages. This advantage does not determine the outcome of the war.

The military strength of Qin and Zhao is still evenly matched. Because the flat terrain is not conducive to the Zhao cavalry to exert their power, and Qin was well prepared, Lian Po, the head coach of Zhao, took the defensive in order to bring down Qin. After several bloody battles in advance, Qin broke through several defensive positions of Zhao, but paid a huge price. At this time, Qin secretly sent the main generals, sent more troops to Changping, and sent spies to sneak into Zhao to alienate the relationship between the army and the minister. In the end, the prince of Zhao chose Zhao Kuo as the former army commander instead of Lian Po. Here, first of all, I want to explain a problem. Due to the shortage of labor force and low productivity during the Warring States period, it was unable to support the long-term war. At that time, the Qin and Zhao armies confronted each other in Changping for several months and suffered heavy losses. On the whole, Zhao's national strength is weaker than Qin's, so it is impossible to concentrate all its strength against Qin. Ye Zhao is a country of four wars. There are Xiongnu and Yan in the north, Qi in the east and Wei and Han in the south, especially Xiongnu, which has long threatened its northern security. At the beginning of the war, Li Mu led a few troops to defend the Great Wall in the north, and all the rest troops went south. When both sides were unfavorable, the prince of Zhao had to rush to Lian Po to fight, but Lian Po was in control of the situation and didn't want to move.

In the external environment, Wei and Chu held a wait-and-see attitude, and they were unwilling to send troops to help each other when the war situation was uncertain. Finally, under the alienation of Qin State, Zhao Wang took Zhao Kuo as the main general in order to make a difference in Qin State. (Note: At that time, there were few elders of Zhao family, and the younger generation was headed by Zhao Kuo. In fact, Zhao Wang didn't have many choices. Later, General Li Mu was still young and was defending in the north. )

Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, is recorded in the history books as an armchair strategist, but this is not the case. Zhao Kuo was an outstanding general of Zhao's younger generation at that time. He was deeply influenced by his father's art of war, but sometimes he was too rigid and liked to read from the book. If the opponent in the battle of Changping was not sacrificed in vain, or was not shot dead when he broke through, he should be a generation of famous soldiers.