Li Xin made a great contribution in the battle to destroy Yan. Then he led 200,000 troops to attack Chu. First, he triumphed all the way. Later, because Chang Pingjun rebelled against the State of Qin, he was attacked between Scylla and Charybdis and was defeated by Xiang Yan, the general of Chu. Participate in the battles of attacking Zhao, destroying Yan, Chu and Qi.
Li Xin, a budding young man, is strong and brave. He is a leader among the young people of Qin State and one of the young generals trusted by the king of Qin State.
In the 19th year of Qin Dynasty, after Qin captured An and wiped out Na 'nan, Wang Jian and hundreds of thousands of troops were sent to approach Zhangshui, while Li Xin sent troops to Taiyuan and Yunzhong to camp with Wang Jian's army and break Zhao in one fell swoop. The second expedition to Chu failed because Li Xin attacked Chu in the 22nd year of Qin Dynasty and was defeated. He was criticized by the world because of his youthful spirit, underestimating his enemy and so on. Actually, there's something else in it.
Observe its marching route carefully: first attack Pingyu to the south, in Pingyu County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province, then attack Yan (Yanling County, Xuchang City, Henan Province) to the north, then attack Ying (Huaiyang County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province) to the southeast, and finally reach Dacheng House to the west. At this time, Yan State, Ying State and Chengfu were all controlled by Qin State, not the territory of Chu State.
The reason is analyzed by historian Tian Yuqing, and the final conclusion is: Just as Qin Jun led Li Xin and Meng Tian to defeat the Chu army in the south and southeast, and prepared to attack Shouchun, the capital of Chu, when Chu was destroyed in one fell swoop, Chang Pingjun rose up, attacked Qin, captured it, cut off Li Xinjun's back road, and left those who were attacking Chu in a dilemma. Twenty years after the attack on Zheng in the State of Yan, Prince Yan Taizi Dan of the State of Yan sent an assassin, Jing Ke, to Xianyang to assassinate Zheng in the name of presenting a map of Du Kang and Fan's head. As a result, Jing Ke failed to assassinate and was killed by the king of Qin.
The king of Qin was furious when he learned that Yan sent people to assassinate him, so he sent Wang Jian and others to attack Yan. In the 21st year of Qin Dynasty, Li Xin led the advance troops to Yishui first, defeated Yan Taizidan with light cavalry, and forced Yan Taizidan to escape into Ji Cheng, Yan Dou (so he is now in Beijing) and stick to it.
Soon, Wang Jian arrived and conquered Ji Cheng with a great army. Prince Xi and Prince Dan surrendered to Liaodong, and Li Xin led the army to pursue them. On behalf of the king, he sent someone to Yan to play, saying, "We are in a hurry to get Taizi Dan. If the king can kill Taizi Dan and give it to the king of Qin, Yan can keep it.
Yan Taizi Dan fled to Yanshui, when Li Xin led thousands of soldiers to pursue Yan Taizi Dan to Yanshui. At this time, Xi of Rebecca sent someone to kill Yan Taizi Dan and dedicated his head to the State of Qin. After this campaign, Li Xin won the trust of Qin.
The attack on Chu and Qin swept across the six countries, and it destroyed Korea, Zhao and Wei successively, and defeated the Chu army several times. After the fall of Yan State, Qin intended to attack Chu State and complete the great cause of reunification. Knowing that Li Xin was brave and decisive, the King of Qin asked Li Xin one day, "I intend to capture Chu. General, how many soldiers do you need to call? " Li Xin replied, "no more than two hundred thousand people.
Ying Zheng asked Wang Jian again, and Wang Jian replied, "There must be 600,000 people." When he seized power, he said, "General Wang is old! How timid! General Li is really decisive and brave, and Li Xin is right. " Li Xin and Meng Tian were sent south to attack Chu with 200,000 troops. Because Qin Shihuang didn't take his advice, Wang Jian shirked his illness and returned to his hometown to support the elderly. In the twenty-second year of Qin Dynasty, Li Xin led an army to attack Pingyu (now Pingyu North, Henan Province), and Meng Tian led an army to attack Gentiana, crushing the Chu army.
However, at this time, Chang Pingjun, the minister of Qin State who lived in the rear, opposed Qin State as the son of Chu State, and the people of the former Chu State near Chen Ying and the people of the former South responded in succession. Li Xin had to turn to Chen Ying in the northwest to attack the rear, and then led the army to the west, where he joined forces with Meng Tian in the city father (now southeast of Qiaocheng District, Bozhou City, Anhui Province).
Xiang Yan, the general of Chu at that time, led the Chu army to seize the opportunity to accumulate strength and follow Li Xin's army for three days and three nights without stopping. As a result, Li Xin's troops were defeated, and they broke into two barracks and killed seven captains. Li Xinjun fled in defeat. Hearing the news of Qin Jun's defeat, the king of Qin was very angry. He personally went to Pingyang to apologize to Wang Jian and asked Wang Jian to come back to pacify Yan Chyi Chin for twenty-five years. Li Xin and Wang Ben captured Liaodong and Wang Xi, the state of Yan, and the state of Yan perished.
The following year, Li Xin and Wang Ben, the son of Wang Jian, led an army from Yan to attack Qi, and suddenly attacked the capital Linzi. None of the people of Qi dared to resist. The State of Qin sent people to seduce the King of Qi and promised him 500 Li of land. The King of Qi surrendered and the State of Qi perished.