Not only Shen Yuan, but everyone was frightened by my inexplicable temper. Everyone became silent. No one mentioned this matter again, and no one said a word.
"Right!"
I suddenly remembered something and said loudly: "When we were opening the door, the Taiyan Monument fell from the top of the passage. When we were closing the door, I had been paying attention to the top of my head, but then I was distracted by the flowers of the other side."
Li, I forgot about this, maybe the Taiyan Monument of Ximen is also on the top, should we go back and look for it."
"No."
Mao Tianlin opened the lid of a can and said, "I've seen it."
"Are you sure?" I asked Mao Tianlin.
Mao Tianlin lowered his head to pick up the can and nodded.
Looking at the underground river that has returned to calm, I did not expect that so many lives were buried in it. Those lying among the flowers on the other side were people from the Qin State, and among the roots were people from the Zhao State. It is not difficult to deduce that these Zhao people must have died in the Battle of Changping
of surrendering prisoners.
"Boss Ye, we are not going to discuss whether you killed that many people or not."
Shen Yuan still refused to give up and said: "Then let's talk about the Battle of Changping. You know more about history than I do."
The Battle of Changping! Even after more than two thousand years, it has not been buried in the dust of history. It is still talked about by some history and military enthusiasts because this battle featured several historical figures, including
Lian Po, who took the blame, Zhao Kuo, who was an armchair strategist, and Bai Qi, the god of war who was undefeated in a hundred battles. These figures were more famous than their own kings at that time. Most people in modern times should know these famous figures.
and their allusions, but probably not knowing who their king was.
Another reason is that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, various countries experienced many battles, and the Battle of Changping can be said to be the last turning battle in the Warring States Period. After this battle, the Qin State had almost no opponents. Unification was just a matter of time.
It's just a matter of time. At the same time, this battle is the earliest, largest and most thorough large-scale annihilation war in Chinese history.
"Let's talk about something."
I was not in the mood right now, so I said, "Are you too busy? It's more important to have some food to catch up on your sleep."
"Don't you find it strange?"
Shen Yuan still didn't give up, buzzing in my ear like a fly: "What is the purpose of Qin's launching the Changping War!"
"What else could it be for?"
I said angrily: "Isn't it just to fight for territory and compete for the world?"
Shen Yuan said: "I thought so at first, but now so many surrendered soldiers of the Zhao State have died in the Eternal Life Palace, and these surrendered soldiers have become fertilizer for the flowers of the other side, so I think that in addition to conquering the world, the Battle of Changping will also
There is also an unknown purpose.”
"You mean, Qin State
The reason for launching the Changping War was not to prepare for the unification of the six countries."
I asked in surprise: "But to capture enough surrendered prisoners to build this eternal life palace, and then use these surrendered prisoners as fertilizer to cultivate the other shore flower after the construction of the eternal life palace is completed?"
"It's also possible that it's a combination of both."
Shen Yuan said: "It is unified and requires a lot of labor. It has both."
I lowered my head and pondered for a long time. Shen Yuan's words seemed to make sense, but were obviously unreasonable: "That's not right. After analyzing the Changping Battle recorded in historical records, we found that it was actually an unplanned war."
"Oh! Unplanned."
Shen Yuan said: "What do you mean! Tell me and listen."
I thought about it briefly and said: "Before the Battle of Changping, Qin and Zhao had a battle at Lanyu. At that time, Qin crossed South Korea and attacked Zhao, but was defeated by Zhao She at Lanyu.
The Qin State had no choice but to retreat. Later, a Wei man named Fan Sui proposed a very famous strategy to King Zhao of Qin, which was to engage in distant relations and attack at close quarters. King Qin Zhao adopted his strategy and first attacked the Wei State, and then turned to South Korea. At that time, the Qin State occupied
The Yewang of South Korea, which is a place in Henan today, is a key place, connecting Shangdang County and the mainland of South Korea. After being occupied by the Qin State, it was equivalent to cutting off the connection between the two places."
"I know."
Wu Zijin suddenly said something proudly: "I know Shangdang County, which is where the Taihang Mountains are now. I seemed to have heard of it when I traveled there before."
I gave Wu Zijin my middle finger and said: "The Taihang Mountains are so big, are they all Shangdang County? Don't make nonsense if you don't understand. To be precise, Shangdang County is the southeastern part of Shanxi Province today."
"Don't interrupt, listen carefully."
Shen Yuan said to me: "Boss Ye, continue."
I continued: "The Qin State occupied the Wild Queen. The Korean king knew that he could not defeat him, so he simply dedicated Shangdang County to the Qin State in order to ask the Qin State to stop its troops. But the problem was that a person in Shangdang County at that time
The county guard, I don’t remember his name, anyway, it was the county guard who did not agree to surrender to the Qin State, but wanted to use the Zhao State to fight against the Qin State, and decided to dedicate a total of seventeen cities in Shangdang County to the Zhao State. At that time, King Zhao Xiaocheng made peace
Yang Jun discussed this matter, but Pingyang Jun did not agree to take over Shangdang County. He believed that the reason why the governor of Shangdang County dedicated seventeen cities to Zhao was to oppose Qin and Zhao, which would do more harm than good. Later, King Zhao Xiaocheng
I also found two other people to discuss, it seems they are Zhao Sheng and Zhao Yu. Their opinions are opposite to Pingyang Jun. They think that if you want to build a city, you need to mobilize hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops. Years of attacks are not necessarily possible.
If we can defeat it, now it's pie in the sky, and there are seventeen more cities all of a sudden. It's not for nothing. King Zhao Xiaocheng listened to the suggestions of Zhao Sheng and Zhao She, and sent people to take over the land. At the same time, he ordered Lian Po to lead the army.
garrison
Changping to prevent Qin soldiers from attacking."
I unscrewed the kettle, took a sip of water, moistened my throat, and said: "You think about it, the seventeen cities in Shangdang County were originally the meat of the Qin State. They worked hard and worked hard, but in the end, Zhao
If the country gets an advantage, no matter who it is, it will be unhappy. That is to say, from that time on, Qin decided to send troops to attack Zhao again."
Shen Yuan nodded, "So this is how the Battle of Changping started."
I said: "Yes, that is to say, Qin's goals at that time were Wei and South Korea, and did not want to go to war with Zhao. The reason why there was a battle at Changping was actually the result of a coincidence. In the process
, if Korea resists desperately, if the governor of Shangdang County obeys the order of the Korean king and surrenders to Qin, if King Zhao Xiaocheng accepts Pingyang Jun's opinion and does not take Qin's mouth, the battle of Changping will not happen
happened, so Mr. Shen, what you said is that because this eternal life palace is to be built, Qin’s idea of launching the Battle of Changping does not hold true.”
"Yes, yes."
Wu Zijin couldn't help it anymore and said: "If Zhao Guo was not the armchair Zhao Kuo, Zhao Guo might not have failed. Even if he killed hundreds of thousands of people, I don't understand why he should fight in his place."
.”
I rolled my eyes at Wu Zijin and said, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."
"Isn't it, Brother Ye?"
Wu Zijin said: "This is what is written in history books."
I said: "That's right, but the development of a matter cannot be determined by one or two people, or one or two factors. When Qin and Zhao confront each other, it seems that no one can do anything to the other, but the Qin State
It has more advantages than Zhao State. The biggest advantage is that at that time, Qin soldiers had surrounded Zhao State's rear and were constantly harassing Zhao State's grain roads. Farming was about to happen at that time, and farmers could not farm and produce. If it was delayed for a long time, Zhao State would
Falling into a situation without food, Qin State summoned millions of young and middle-aged men to clear the channels and transport grain directly on the water. The speed was faster and smoother than that of Zhao State. If it continued in this state, Zhao State would also be finished, so
Replacing Zhao Kuo with Lian Po was the last resort of Zhao State because Zhao State could not defend but needed to attack. Unexpectedly, 400,000 people were killed in one fell swoop. Of course, Qin State also felt uncomfortable. Sixty thousand people were killed.
More than half of the ten-thousand-strong army was lost, and the number of dead was not much less than that of Zhao's surrendered troops. It was considered a tragic victory."
Shen Yuan nodded and sighed, "Alas... time flies. As descendants of us, it is always difficult for us to know the truth about many things. However, there are murals of the Battle of Changping on the stone wall, and there are countless people who died here.
When the State of Zhao surrendered its troops, I always felt that the Palace of Eternal Life was closely related to that battle."
"Whether there is any connection, you can think about it yourself."
I threw the empty can aside casually. Ever since I finished smoking the bag of soft white sand, I always felt lack of energy and would yawn profusely from time to time. "My dear, I can't stand it anymore. I need to take a nap."