Zhao Kuo is familiar with the art of war and has rich theoretical experience, which won the appreciation of the prince of Zhao. However, he lacks battlefield experience and doesn't know how to be flexible. He can only compete with Lian Po in the sand table drill, and he has made no achievements in the practice. At the end of the Warring States period, Qin launched a great campaign in an attempt to annex the other six countries and establish a unified dynasty. On one occasion, the State of Qin sent one million soldiers to attack the State of Zhao, and Zhao Guoling's general Lian Po, with 400,000 men, blocked Qin Jun in Changping. Lian Po analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of both sides in detail: Qin Jun's advantage lies in its bravery and large number of people; Its disadvantage is that it is difficult to transport grain and grass, which is not conducive to long-term war. Therefore, he chose to lead Zhao to stick to the pass, hoping to run out of food and grass and withdraw voluntarily.
Tian Lei saw that he met his opponent, so he sat with Lian Po. However, as the days passed, there was less and less food and grass in Qin Jun, but there was no breakthrough in the frontal battlefield. Tian Lei looked worried, but there was nothing he could do. At this time, someone suggested to Bai Qi: You can spread rumors in Zhao State, saying that you are not afraid of old Lian Po at all, but are most afraid of new Zhao Kuo in Zhao State. Ignorant Zhao thinks his country has a rival, Lian Po? New army god? , alacrity to pull Zhao Kuo to the front, let him lead the army against Qin Jun.
Although the prince of Zhao didn't understand Tian Lei's sinister intentions, Lin Xiangru and others saw clearly that their strong opposition didn't work. The prince of Zhao insisted on sending Zhao Kuo instead of Lian Po. After Zhao Kuo went to the front, he completely denied Lian Po's idea? Stick to the pass? Strategy, rashly appointing soldiers. Thinking without considering the actual situation, using the theory learned in Sun Tzu's art of war to confront head-on, Zhao, who was not dominant in numbers, could not defeat at all, and eventually hundreds of thousands of troops were captured and killed. At this point, Zhao recovered, completely lost the opportunity to confront Qin, Zhao Tuo also? Go down in history -become a famous mouth and strong king.
In fact, Zhao Tuo's father predicted on paper that something would happen sooner or later. Although Zhao Tuo can defeat him in military theory, he is still full of worries, because he knows that fighting is a matter of life and death. Although my son is familiar with the art of war, he has no actual combat experience, and he will only talk on paper, which is easy to have an accident. Later, my father's prediction came true. Zhao Tuo led the troops to fight for the first time, which was related to the Changping War of Zhao Guoyun. After the first world war, Zhao's elite was completely lost, and Qin completely established its position as the world's hegemon. YiWen Zhao, a veteran power, is unable to compete with Qin, and other vassal states have long been the meat on the chopping block of Qin.