During the Warring States Period, if we had to say who was the most miserable, who was the worst, and who was the most pitiable, then the most unfortunate was Zhao Kuo, the most pitiable was Zhao Haoqi, Cheng Xiao, and the most pitiful was Zhao She. Why do you say that?

It’s a pity that Zhao Kuo has the potential to become one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period. However, under the protection of his father Zhao She, he has always been familiar with the art of war, and his theoretical foundation can be called a leader of the Warring States Period. If Zhao Kuo is not allowed to go to the battlefield, the best destination for Zhao Kuo is either the chief of staff or the dean of Zhao Military Academy. However, Lian Po was withdrawn due to defeats one after another, and Zhao had no one available. Only Zhao Kuo, a place where theorists had never been on the battlefield, could be used.

As a result, the most regrettable Zhao Kuo, the most pitiable and the most pitiable Zhao She emerged.

How big is Zhao Kuo’s potential? At first Lian Po fought against the Qin army, and Wang Bi attacked Zhao's army in Changping. Lian Po was ordered to go to war, and Lian Po led his army to attack the Qin army. Zhao's army wounded the scouts, and Qin's scouts killed Zhao's deputy general Qingzi.

In the sixth month of the lunar calendar in 260 BC, the Zhao army was defeated and the Qin army broke through the Zhao army's position. Two important bases of Zhao State and Gugu City were captured, and four junior officers of Zhao State were captured.

In the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 260 BC, Zhao's army built a city wall and stationed itself in the camp. As a result, the Qin army launched a fierce attack, captured the camp to the west of Zhao State, and captured two Zhao and Wei officers.

When Zhao's army fought with a slight advantage, Zhao's leader Lian Po decided to rely on the favorable terrain and ordered his soldiers to hold on to the camp and wait for the rest of their lives, tired of the Qin army. Although Qin Jun repeatedly challenged, Zhao Bing could not persist in the challenge. Can you defend yourself if you persist? You must know that Qin State at this time had already used all-out tactics to attack Zhao State and Lian Po, so that Qin State had almost no losses. If he persists, with Zhao's strength and state, he will definitely be the first to be unable to hold on, and then he will remain almost unscathed. Perhaps it is not impossible for Zhao to destroy the country.

Needless to say, Tian Lei hasn’t arrived yet. Just Wang Bi. Lian Po failed one after another, and finally had to put up a no-war card, with more than 450,000 troops. We assume that Qin had an army of 550,000 at that time.

But at this time, the Qin State has expanded its power, and the Kingdom of Tianfu is a large granary, enough to supply the Qin State's millions of troops for long-term operations. But what about Zhao? In essence, Zhao has always been militaristic. Although its military force is strong, its national strength cannot support long-term operations.

If Zhao’s national strength is one third of Qin’s, Lian Po can be allowed to hold on.

Let Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po, not because Zhao Kuo took the initiative to ask for a war, nor because Zhao Kuo secretly bought an official position, but because of King Zhao's wish. In today's terms, it is organizational arrangements and supervisory orders. Why did Zhao arrange this? Zhao Kuo was ordered to take the initiative to defeat the Qin army, regain the lost territory, make peace and disband the army. The treasury is empty.

In 1998, Lin Xiangru said: "If you use a famous saying, if you stick a rubber post, your ears will be stuffy. I can read his father's biography, but I don't know how to change it." Zhao Kuo was appointed as the head coach. The king's fault. However, this was also Zhao Haoqi and Cheng Xiao's helpless choice. Perhaps at the court meeting, Zhao Kuo analyzed the theory for Zhao Haoqi and Cheng Xiao, saying that persisting to the end would lead to the destruction of the country. If you take the initiative, it is possible to defeat the Qin army and regain the lost territory. But at least it would make Qin suffer a big loss, and at most it would lose part of its territory, but Zhao Can kept it.

: In the ninth month, Zhao soldiers fasted for forty-six days, and they all killed each other. I came to Qin Base and wanted to get out. For the fourth team, after passing four or five levels, they can’t get out. Its general Zhao Kuo fought fiercely, and the Qin army shot Zhao Kuo dead. Kuo was defeated, and 400,000 people died in Wu'an. Wu Anjun said, "The former Qin Dynasty has joined the party, and the people are here

The first time I took charge of the army was an army of more than 450,000 people. This should be unprecedented, right? And Zhao Kuo can rule like this Huge army. After more than 46 days of food deprivation, there was no mutiny. Were you hungry for 46 days? It can be seen that Zhao Kuo was really strong when he took over Zhao Jun. What did Can Guo and Lian Po do when they were faced with the dilemma of no food?

Until Zhao Kuo's death, the Zhao army could still maintain its main force of 400,000. Zhao Kuo obviously did not fight on paper. The battle of Changping almost became Wu's. Waterloo. Wu Anjun refused to serve as commander in the subsequent Battle of Han, pointing out that "although the Qin army defeated the Changping army, more than half of the Qin army suffered casualties, and the country was empty." More than half of the Qin army's casualties were the result of Zhao Kuo's killing of the enemy.

It is said that "Zhao's loss of his master and the country's mourning was not due to Zhao Kuo but to Lian Po, nor was it due to the Qing's plan." In other words, Zhao Kuo cannot be blamed for Zhao Kuo's defeat.

A famous general of a generation who could have gone down in history was met by Tian Lei, the leader of the "Four Heroes of the Warring States Period", in his first actual battle. Moreover, the national power of Qin and Zhao is very different. I have to say, this is sad. The world only remembers Zhao Kuo's "paper talk", but ignores who he faced on the battlefield for the first time, what the strength comparison between the two sides was, and what results he achieved.