Li Xin, the word Success, was born in China, and he was a famous Qin at the end of the Warring States Period. Li Xin was strong and brave when he was young. He is an outstanding figure among the young people in the state of Qin and one of the young generals trusted by the king of Qin. In the 19th year of Qin Dynasty (the first 228 years), after Qin conquered An and destroyed the south, Qin sent Wang Jian to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to approach Zhangshui and Yecheng, while Li Xin sent troops to Taiyuan and Yunyun, surrounded Zhao with Wang Jian's troops, and captured Zhao in one fell swoop.
In the twentieth year of the Qin Dynasty, the Yan Wang sent an assassin, Jing Ke, to Xianyang to assassinate the Qin Wang 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.
Li Xin's Historical Evaluation
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 200,000 people." Ying Zheng asked Wang Jian again, and Wang Jian replied, "There must be 600,000 people."
Ying Zheng said, "General Wang is old! How timid! General Li is really decisive and brave, and Li Xin's words are also 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. Qin Shihuang's evaluation of Li Xin was: "General Li is brave and good at fighting."