Thirty Years of Warring States Period 2: Two Dogs Fight for Food
by Xu Baoyun
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Qin, the strongest country, wants to unify, and Zhao, the weakest country, wants to dominate. They have to defeat Qi, Chu, and Wei. Their goals are different, but their strategies are the same. The two countries are naturally complicit. Zhao Sheng was in charge of the state affairs of Zhao and designed and implemented the whole conspiracy, with Lin Xiangru and Yu Qing being his accomplices; Wei Wuji was in charge of the state affairs of Wei and shouldered the important responsibilities alone, while Tian Wen, Xu Jia, and Mang Mao all tried to destabilize him for their own personal gain, which was miserable; Wei Ran was in charge of the state affairs of Qin and was proficient in strategy, with Bai Qi, Hu Yang, and Sima mistakenly serving as his wings. Fan Sui started out by lying, but was ultimately destroyed by his own lies. The spy Su Dai of the State of Yan deceived the State of Qi into betraying the State of Wei. The Mohist tycoon wanted to persuade the King of Qi to help the State of Wei, but was assassinated by Qi Prime Minister Tian Wen. The tycoon's daughter Shi Yu lived in the State of Wei. Both the King of Wei and Wei Wuji liked her. The Su Dynasty used counterintuitive tactics to force Prime Minister Tian Wen to leave Wei and led the five-nation coalition to attack Qi. In the Battle of Jishui, Qi was defeated by Yan general Le Yi. The Qin army secretly attacked the main beam of Wei State but failed. King Qin took the opportunity to depose Wei Ran as prime minister. Queen Mother Xuan (Mi Yue) pretended to be ill and forced him to admit defeat and still let Wei Ran serve as prime minister. Zhao Sheng sent his spy Gongsun Long to deceive the Prime Minister of Yan, Gongsun Cao, and deceived Le Yi back to Zhao State. The Yan State was greatly weakened. Lu Zhong and Mo Zhe went to Qi State to assist Tian Dan in restoring the country, but the national power was lost. When Qin invaded South Korea, South Korea presented its party to Zhao for help. Zhao Sheng thought that he had the support of various countries and pretended to accept the party's invitation to the Qin army to fight, but in fact he retreated to Changping. Fan Sui speculated that other countries would not help Zhao. The Qin army entered Changping for a decisive battle with the Zhao army. The Qin army was gradually defeated by the Zhao army in the mountain battle. Lian Po defeated the elite Qin army in Dabaigou. The Qin army suffered 100,000 casualties. As expected, the five countries refused to cooperate with Zhao. Qin's spy Lou Huan came to Zhao again, shaken King Zhao's confidence, tricked King Zhao into sending envoys to Qin, and further divided the already weak "alliance". With no support and no food, Zhao had no choice but to appoint Zhao Kuo as commander. He fought alone in Changping with a death wish. Bai Qi took over the Qin army. The Qin army was defeated back to the starting point and could not recover for more than ten years. Zhao State was also defeated, and its many years of hegemony were in vain. Fan Sui killed Bai Qi to clear himself, but the lie was eventually exposed and he collapsed. Wei Wuji gave up his fame and started a new life with Shi Yu in the Kingdom of Zhao.
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