Is there such a general as Bai Qi in the history of Qin?
The victorious general——Bai Qi
Bai Qi (331-257 BC), a general of the Qin State during the Warring States Period, conquered the south and the north, and was victorious in every battle. He was known as " A victorious general."
He once served as the highest military and political officer of the Qin State - Daliang Zao. He had outstanding achievements and was awarded the title of Lord Wu'an.
According to "Historical Records": In order to annex the six countries and dominate the world, King Zhao of Qin formulated the strategic policy of "diplomacy far away and attack near", and often sent troops to attack neighboring countries.
Bai Qi was ordered to lead his army to attack continuously, successively attacking Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu and other countries, occupying cities and seizing territory, so that Qin's territory continued to expand, and eventually China gained unified.
In his 50-year military career, the three battles of Yique, Chuying and Changping were the most famous. They are introduced as follows:
1. The Battle of Yique
In 293 BC, Bai Qi led the Qin army to defeat the coalition forces of Wei and South Korea at Yique, Longmen, Luoyang, annihilating 240,000 enemies, and captured several Wei cities and most of the area east of Anyi, South Korea.
From then on, Wei and Han had no choice but to bow their heads and obey orders, ceding territory and seeking peace.
2. The Battle of Chu and Ying
In 278 BC, Bai Qi led his troops to capture the capital of Chu, Ying, forcing King Qingxiang of Chu to move the capital to Huaiyang, and Ying became the capital of Qin. South County of the country.
Since then, the state of Chu has been in decline and was destroyed by Qin in 223 BC, ending the 800-year history of the state of Chu.
3. The Battle of Changping
In 260 BC, Bai Qi led the Qin army to attack Zhao State. He used the strategy of luring the enemy deep into the country, copied the Zhao army's retreat, and completely annihilated Zhao State. With an army of 450,000, Zhao was severely weakened and unable to compete with Qin anymore, and was eventually annexed by Qin.
Qin unified China.
Introduction to Bai Qi's military exploits
Bai Qi: (?---257 BC), Lord Wu'an of Qin State, a native of Qin State Mei (today's east of Mei County, Shaanxi Province).
Joined the army at the age of sixteen.
Main achievements:
The Battle of Yique killed 240,000 Korean and Wei coalition forces.
Attacked Chu three times, captured the capital of Chu, burned its ancestral temple, and completely annihilated 350,000 Chu troops.
Attacking Zhao successively annihilated 600,000 Zhao troops (including the Battle of Changping).
Attack Han and Wei and annihilate 300,000 people.
In his lifetime, Bai Qi annihilated 1.65 million troops from the Six Kingdoms and destroyed more than 100 cities in the Six Kingdoms.
Title: Lord Wu'an.
Official position: Guowei.
Nickname: The Warring States Period was known as the God of War, the murderer, and the leader of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period.
Bai Qi commanded many important battles.
He defeated the Chu army and invaded the capital of Ying, forcing the Chu State to move its capital. The Chu State never recovered.
The Battle of Yique also annihilated the 240,000 allied troops of Han and Wei, completely clearing the way for the Qin army to advance eastward.
The Changping Battle wiped out 450,000 Zhao troops in one fell swoop, setting a precedent for the earliest and largest encirclement and annihilation of the enemy in the history of our country.
He fought more than 70 battles in his life without any defeat. He rose from the lowest military attache to the title of Lord Wu'an, and the six countries were frightened by the news.
Life events:
In the 21st year of King Hao of Zhou Dynasty (294 BC), King Zhao of Qin appointed Bai Qi as the chief of Zuo Shu, and attacked Han Xincheng (now southwest of Yichuan, Henan). ),gram.
Go north.
The 340,000 allied troops of Han and Wei held strong positions in Yique (now Longmen, Luoyang, Henan).
The strength of the Qin army in this battle was less than half of the Han and Wei coalition forces, and the two sides were in a stalemate.
The following year, he took advantage of the mutual suspicion and lack of cooperation between the two armies to defeat them one by one. He first used one force to contain the Korean army, then concentrated the main force to attack the Wei army. After destroying the Wei army, he encircled and annihilated the Korean army.
Destroyed 240,000 Han and Wei coalition forces, captured Han's general Gongsun Xi, and was promoted to a national captain.
In the twenty-sixth year, he was promoted to Daliangzao (the highest military officer), attacked Wei, and captured 61 cities.
In the thirty-sixth year, he led tens of thousands of troops to attack Chu.
The troops raised were only one-tenth of the Chu army, but they still rushed to attack the Chu state.
The Qin army followed the Han River southward, occupied Deng (now north of Xiangfan, Hubei), and approached Chubiedu Yan (now southeast of Yicheng, Hubei).
Chu hurriedly mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to go north to defend Yan.
To avoid defeating Yan, they built a dam a hundred miles west of Yan to store up two volumes of water to irrigate it, drowning hundreds of thousands of Chu soldiers and civilians.
Take advantage of the situation to capture Xiling (now Yichang, Hubei).
The following year, Ying, the capital of Chu (now northwest of Jiangling, Hubei), was captured. Qin established Ying as Nanjun and was granted the title of Lord Wu'an.
In the thirty-eighth year, he started up the river, defeated Wu (now north of Wushan, Sichuan), and followed the trend south to settle in central Guizhou (now western Hunan).
In the 42nd year, the coalition forces of Zhao and Wei attacked South Korea. Qi Qi was ordered to rescue and defeated the coalition forces. They killed 130,000 Wei soldiers and drowned 20,000 Zhao soldiers in the Yellow River.
In the fifty-first year, he led his troops to attack South Korea. In the fifty-third year, he defeated King Ye (now Qinyang, Henan) and cut off the connection between Shangdang County and the capital of South Korea.
Han wanted to secede Shangdang in order to seek peace. When the county governor Feng Ting heard about it, he offered 17 cities in the county to Zhao.
In the fifty-fourth year, Qin sent troops to attack Zhao, defeated Shangdang, and advanced to Changping (now northwest of Gaoping, Shanxi).
Zhao General Lian Po defended Changping.
Qin could not attack for a long time, so he resorted to countermeasures.
The king of Zhao fell into the trap and replaced Lian Po with Zhao Kuo.
In August of the following year, Zhao Kuo fought a decisive battle with the Qin army.
At the same time, Qin Mi appointed Bai Qi as general to take over the Changping Army.
Pretend to be defeated and retreat.
Zhao Kuo led his army to pursue Qin camp.
Start with one and hold on, with 2? 5 (According to inconsistent records) Thousands of troops surrounded the Zhao army and cut off its retreat; another 5,000 cavalry were used to feign attack on the Zhao army's camp to prevent Zhao from sending reinforcements.
They surrounded the Zhao army but did not attack.
By late September, the Zhao army had been without food for more than a month. Zhao Kuo failed to break through the encirclement many times and died from random arrows.
Take advantage of the situation to attack.
More than 400,000 Zhao troops were surrendered.
Said: "Zhao's soldiers are repeated. If they are not killed, they may cause chaos.
"Bury them all.
The thunderous sword of Yi Qian opened, and Jiang Han swallowed up the Dongting.
Conquering the north and conquering the south killed millions, expanding territory and expanding the territory to thousands of cities.
Changping intended to trap the prisoners, but Qingshi had no intention of leaving a bad name.
Who can compare with the illustrious military achievements? I am ashamed that my grandson will not talk about war!
Bai Qi (? - 258 BC), also called Gongsun Qi, was a native of Yi County, Qin State (now northeast of Yi County, Shaanxi Province) during the Warring States Period. He was a great military strategist and commander in Chinese history.
The State of Qin was originally a small country located in the western border. Qin Xiaogong used Shang Yang's Reform to lay the foundation for the country's prosperity.
Since then, it has continued to develop its power outwards and its national strength has become strong.
During the reign of King Zhao of Qin, Bai Qi was appointed as a general.
Bai Qi was known for his profound knowledge of Tao strategy. In the 13th year of King Zhao of Qin (294 BC), Bai Qi became the chief of Zuo Shu and led troops to attack Han's Xincheng (in the west of today's Yichuan County, Henan).
The following year, he moved from Zuo Shu to Zuo Geng and sent troops to attack Han and Wei. He used the tactics of avoiding the real and attacking the weak and defeating them one by one to completely annihilate the Korean and Wei coalition forces in Yique (today's Longmen, Luoyang, Henan). He captured 240,000 heads, captured the general Gongsun Xi, and captured five cities (see the Battle of Yique).
Promoted to the rank of National Lieutenant due to his meritorious service.
He also crossed the Yellow River and captured the land east of Han'anyi to Ganhe.
In the fifteenth year, he was promoted to Daliang Zao again, led the troops to capture the Wei State, and occupied 61 cities, large and small.
In the 16th year, Bai Qi and the guest minister Sima Cuo jointly captured Yuancheng.
In the 21st year, Bai Qi attacked Zhao and captured Guanglang City (today's west of Gaoping County, Shanxi).
In the twenty-eighth year, five cities including Chu, Bayan, and Deng were attacked.
The following year, he captured Ying, the capital of Chu (now northwest of Jiangling, Hubei), burned Yiling (now Yichang, Hubei), and marched eastward to Jingling. The king of Chu fled the capital and took refuge in Chen (see Yanying war).
The Qin State took the capital of Ying as its southern county.
Bai Qi was granted the title of Lord Wu'an, and he also captured Chu State and pacified the two counties of Wu and Qianzhong (today's Sichuan and Guizhou areas) (see the Battle of Central Guizhou).
In the thirty-fourth year, Bai Qi led his army to attack the Zhaowei coalition to save Han, and defeated the coalition in Huayang (now north of Xinzheng, Henan). Wei general Mangmao fled and captured three Jin generals. Beheaded 130,000 people (see Battle of Huayang).
He also fought with Zhao general Jia Yan and drowned 20,000 Zhao soldiers.
In the forty-third year, Bai Qi attacked Han Zhixing City, captured five cities, and beheaded 50,000 people (see the Battle of Xingcheng).
In the forty-fourth year, Bai Qi attacked Han Nanyang Taihang Road again and cut off the Taihang Road in South Korea.
In the forty-fifth year, the wild king attacked Han (now Qinyang, Henan).
Yewang surrendered to Qin, and Shangdang’s road to the capital had been cut off (the Han capital was Xinzheng, so Shangdang had to cross the river through Yewang before he could reach Xinzheng).
The governor of the county, Feng Ting, discussed with the people: "The Shangdang's road to the outside world has been cut off, and we can no longer serve the Korean people.
The Qin soldiers are approaching day by day. , South Korea cannot respond, so it is better to surrender Shangdang to Zhao. If Zhao accepts, Qin will attack Zhao.
Zhao will definitely be close to South Korea when it is attacked.
Han and Zhao will unite. Then we can resist Qin." So he sent someone to report to Zhao.
King Zhao Xiaocheng discussed this with Pingyang Jun and Pingyuan Jun.
Pingyang Jun said: "It's better not to accept it. The disasters caused by accepting it will definitely outweigh the benefits.
"Pingyang Jun thought: How can we get the land for free? Don't ignore it, it will be beneficial to us if we accept it.
Zhao Guo accepted Shangdang and named Feng Ting Lord of Huayang.
In the forty-seventh year of King Zhao (260 BC), Qin sent Wang Qi, the chief of Zuo Shu, to attack Han and capture Shangdang.
The people of Shangdang fled to Zhao State one after another, and Zhao stationed troops in Changping (now Gaoping County, Shanxi) to pacify the people of Shangdang.
In April, Wang Chu attacked Zhao (see the Battle of Changping).
Zhao sent Lian Po to resist.
Zhao's soldiers attacked Qin's soldiers, and Qin's soldiers killed Zhao Pi's general Qie.
In June, the Zhao army was defeated and captured two Zhang and four lieutenants.
In July, Zhao Jun built a fortification and defended it.
The Qin army attacked the Zhao army's fortification wall again, captured the second lieutenant, defeated their formation, and captured the west fortification wall.
The two sides were in a stalemate for many days, and Zhao Jun suffered heavy losses.
Based on the fact that the enemy was strong and he was weak and he lost the first battle, Lian Po decided to adopt the strategy of holding on to the camp and waiting for the Qin army to attack.
The Qin army challenged Zhao many times, but Zhao did not send troops.
King Zhao repeatedly blamed Lian Po for this.
Fan Sui, the corresponding lord of Qin, sent people with thousands of gold to bribe the powerful ministers of Zhao State, and used a stratagem to spread rumors: "What Qin State hates and fears is Zhao Kuo, the son of Ma Fujun Zhao She; Lian Po It was easy to deal with him, and he was about to surrender.
King Zhao was angry at Lian Po for his repeated defeats and heavy casualties among his soldiers, and because Lian Po was stubborn and refused to fight, so he believed the rumors and sent Zhao Kuo to replace him. Lian Po was a general and ordered him to lead his troops to attack Qin.
After Zhao Kuo took office, he went against Lian Po's deployment. He not only changed the army's system before the war, but also replaced a large number of generals, which reduced the combat effectiveness of Zhao's army.
Qin saw that Zhao had fallen into the trap, so he secretly appointed Bai Qi as general and Wang Qi as deputy general.
Although Zhao Kuo was arrogant and arrogant, he was afraid of Bai Qi as a general.
The King of Qin ordered "Anyone who dares to betray Lord Wu An will be killed.
" ("Historical Records: Biography of Bai Qi and Wang Jian")
Bai Qi faced recklessness The opponent, who underestimated the enemy and was arrogant and self-reliant, decided to retreat to lure the enemy and divide and encircle them.
He ordered the frontline troops to take on the task of luring the enemy. When Zhao Jun attacked, he feigned defeat and retreated, deploying the main force in a deep bag-shaped position. He also used 5,000 elite troops to wedge between the enemy's vanguard troops and the main force. In the meantime, they were waiting for an opportunity to split Zhao Jun.
In August, Zhao Kuo took offensive actions rashly without knowing the truth.
The Qin army pretended to be defeated and secretly spread out its two wings to set up surprise troops to threaten the Zhao army.
Taking advantage of the victory, the Zhao army pursued the Qin army's fortress. Qin had already prepared and the fortress was so strong that it could not be entered.
Bai Qi ordered his troops on both wings to attack quickly and cut the Zhao army into three sections.
The Zhao army was separated head and tail, and the food road was cut off.
The Qin army sent light cavalry to constantly harass the Zhao army.
The Zhao army was in a critical situation, so they had to build fortifications to wait for reinforcements.
When the King of Qin heard that Zhao’s food routes had been cut off, he went to Hanoi to supervise the war. He conscripted men over the age of fifteen to join the army and rewarded them with first-level civil nobility. In order to block Zhao’s reinforcements and food, he used all the strength of the country to do so. Fight against Zhao.
By September, Zhao soldiers had been without food for forty-six days. They were so hungry that they even killed each other.
Zhao Kuo was desperate and regrouped his troops. He divided his troops into four groups and took turns to break out. However, he was unable to escape. Zhao Kuo personally led his elite troops to fight and was shot dead by the Qin army.
Zhao Kuo’s army was defeated.
Four hundred thousand soldiers surrendered in vain.
Bai Qi discussed with others: "Qin had already captured Shangdang, and the people of Shangdang did not want to submit to Qin but submitted to Zhao.
Zhao's soldiers were erratic and unpredictable. Kill them all, I'm afraid it will cause disaster in the future.
So he used a trick and killed all Zhao Jiang's soldiers, leaving only 240 soldiers to return to Zhao to report the news.
In the Battle of Changping, the Qin army killed and captured 450,000 Zhao soldiers, which shocked the entire Zhao state.
After the Battle of Changping, Bai Qi originally planned to take advantage of his victory to destroy Zhao.
In October of the forty-eighth year of King Zhao, Qin once again pacified Shangdang, and the rear army was divided into two groups: one was led by Wang Hao, who attacked Pi Lao (today's Wu'an, Hebei); the other was led by Sima Geng who captured Taiyuan.
And Bai Qi will besiege Handan.
South Korea and Zhao were so frightened that they sent Su Dai to bribe Qin's corresponding lord Fan Sui with a heavy sum of money, saying: "Bai Qi captured and killed Zhao Kuo and besieged Handan. As soon as Zhao died, Qin could proclaim himself emperor. Bai Qi He will also be named San Gong. He captured more than 70 cities for Qin, captured Yan, Ying, and Hanzhong in the south, and captured Zhao Kuo's army in the north. Even Zhou Gong, Zhao Gong, and Lu Wang could not surpass him.
Now. If the Kingdom of Zhao is destroyed and the King of Qin becomes king, then Bai Qi will be the third Duke. Can you be under Bai Qi? Even if you don't want to be under him, you can't do it.
Qin once. Attacking Han, besieging Xingqiu, and besieging Shangdang, the people of Shangdang fled to Zhao. The people of the world have been unhappy with the people of Qin for a long time.
Now that Zhao has been destroyed, Qin's territory reaches the north of Yan. It reached Qi in the east and Han and Wei in the south, but Qin didn't gain many people.
It would be better to let Han and Zhao cede territory to make peace, and prevent Bai Qi from destroying Zhao again.
"So Fan Sui asked for permission for Han and Zhao to cede territory and seek peace on the grounds that the Qin soldiers were tired and in urgent need of recuperation.
King Zhao agreed.
Han cut Yuan Yong, Zhao cut six cities in order to seek peace, and all troops stopped in the first month.
Bai Qi heard about this and formed a grudge with Fan Sui from then on.
In September of that year, Qin sent troops again and sent the five officials to attack Zhao Handan (see the Battle of Handan).
It happened that Bai Qi was ill and could not move around.
In the first month of the second year, Wang Ling's attack on Handan was not successful. The King of Qin sent heavy troops to support Wang Ling. As a result, Wang Ling lost five captains.
After Bai Qi recovered from his illness, King Qin wanted to use Bai Qi as his general to attack Handan. Bai Qi said to King Zhao: "Handan is really not easy to attack, and if the princes come to rescue, they can send troops to arrive in a day.
The princes have complained about Qin for a long time. Although Qin defeated Zhao's army in Changping, it suffered more than half of the casualties and the country was empty.
Our army is far away from the rivers and mountains to fight for other people's capital. If Zhao fights from within. , the princes will be able to defeat the Qin army if they are outside.
Therefore, it is not possible to send troops to attack Zhao.
"King Zhao personally issued an order, which did not work. He also sent Fan Sui to invite him, but Bai Qi always refused. , claiming that he could not afford to be ill.
King Zhao reassigned Wang Chu to replace Wang Ling as a general. In August and September, he besieged Handan and could not capture it for a long time.
The Chu State sent Chunshen Jun and Wei Gongzi Xinling Jun to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Qin army. The Qin army suffered heavy casualties.
When Bai Qi heard this, he said, "The King of Qin didn't listen to my plan at first. What happens now?" After hearing this, King Zhao was furious and ordered Bai Qi to send troops. Bai Qi claimed to be seriously ill, and upon Fan Sui's request, he Still claiming to be ill.
So King Zhao dismissed Bai Qi from his official position, demoted him to a soldier, and moved to Yinmi (today's west of Lingtai County, Gansu Province).
Due to Bai Qi's illness, he was unable to make the trip.
I lived in Xianyang for three months. During this period, the princes continued to attack the Qin army. The Qin army retreated steadily, and the emergency came one after another.
The King of Qin sent people to send Bai Qi away and ordered him not to stay in Xianyang.
Bai Qi left Xianyang and went to Duyou. King Zhao held a discussion with Fan Sui and other ministers, and Bai Qi was demoted and moved out of Xianyang. He was unhappy and dissatisfied and complained, so he might as well be executed.
So King Zhao sent an envoy with a sword and ordered Bai Qi to commit suicide.
When Bai Dudu committed suicide with his sword, he said: "What crime have I committed against Heaven to end up like this?" After a long time, he said again: "I deserve to die."
In the Battle of Changping, Zhao Zu Hundreds of thousands of people surrendered, and I deceived them all, which was enough to kill them." ("Historical Records: Biography of Bai Qi Wang Jian") So he committed suicide.
When Bai Qi died, it was November of the fiftieth year of King Zhao of Qin (257 BC).
Bai Qi's death was not his fault. The people of Qin felt pity for him and worshiped him in every village and town.
Comments: Bai Qi is another great military commander in the history of Chinese wars after Sun Wu, and he is also the general with the most outstanding military exploits in the history of Qin.
Bai Qi was good at using troops throughout his life. He fought on the battlefield for 37 years, defeated the attackers in more than 70 cities, and wiped out millions of enemies without any defeat, laying the foundation for the unification of Qin.
Historian Sima Qian praised Bai Qi for "anticipating the enemy's rebellion, making endless surprises, and shocking the world" ("Historical Records: Biography of Bai Qi and Wang Jian").
Bai Qi's main achievements:
In the Battle of Yique, he killed 240,000 Korean and Wei coalition forces.
Attacked Chu three times, captured the capital of Chu, burned its ancestral temple, and completely annihilated 350,000 Chu troops.
Attacking Zhao successively annihilated 600,000 Zhao troops (including the Battle of Changping).
Attack Han and Wei and annihilate 300,000.
In his lifetime, Bai Qi annihilated approximately 1.65 million troops from the six countries!
Title: Wu Anjun.
Official position: Guowei (Minister of Defense).
Nickname: God of War, Killer, and the leader of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period.
Bai Qi commanded many important battles.
He defeated the Chu army and invaded the capital of Ying, forcing the Chu State to move its capital. The Chu State never recovered.
The Battle of Yique also annihilated the 240,000 allied troops of Han and Wei, completely clearing the way for the Qin army to advance eastward.
The Changping Battle wiped out 450,000 Zhao troops in one fell swoop, setting a precedent for the earliest and largest encirclement and annihilation of the enemy in the history of our country.
After more than 70 major and minor battles, there was no defeat. From the lowest military attache to the title of Lord Wu'an, the Six Kingdoms became frightened after hearing this.
In the Battle of Changping, the Japanese killed 450,000 people. Together with the previous attacks on Han and Wei at Yique, they beheaded 240,000 people. When they attacked Chu and Yan, they flooded the city and drowned hundreds of thousands. Wei Yu Huayang beheaded 130,000 people, fought with Zhao General Jia Yan and Shen killed 20,000 people, attacked Han Yuxing City and beheaded 50,000 people, and killed more than 1 million people. This is Bai Qi's extremely incomplete murder bill.
According to Liang Qichao's research, during the entire Warring States period, the Japanese lost two million people in battle, and Bai Qi occupied one-half. Later, due to differences with King Qin Zhaoxiang on whether to attack Zhao again, the king was The mausoleum replaced it and has since withdrawn from the stage of history.
Bai Qi is another great military commander in the history of Chinese wars after Sun Wu, and he is also the general with the most outstanding military exploits in the history of Qin.
Bai Qi was good at using troops throughout his life. He fought on the battlefield for 37 years, defeated the attackers in more than 70 cities, and wiped out millions of enemies without any defeat, laying the foundation for the unification of Qin.
Historian Sima Qian praised Bai Qi for "anticipating the enemy's rebellion, making endless surprises, and shocking the world" ("Historical Records: Biography of Bai Qi and Wang Jian").
Bai Qi's combat command art represents the level of war development during the Warring States Period.
Bai Qi is good at analyzing the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and then adopts correct strategies and tactics to attack the enemy.
For example, in the Battle of Yique, the troops were concentrated and defeated one by one; in the Battle of Yanying, the heart-breaking tactics were supplemented by water attacks; in the Battle of Huayang, a long-distance attack was carried out.
In the Battle of Changping, the enemy was lured out of their established positions by feigning defeat, and then divided into encirclement tactics, wiping out 450,000 enemies. This created the largest annihilation battle in the history of pre-Qin warfare, and was also the earliest in Chinese history. The largest and most thorough encirclement and annihilation campaign.
Its scale and brilliant results are rare in the history of world wars.
The Battle of Changping also reflects the overall development of the war itself.
Bai Qi's combat command art represents the level of war development during the Warring States Period.
Bai Qi is good at analyzing the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and then adopts correct strategies and tactics to attack the enemy.
For example, in the Battle of Yique, the troops were concentrated and defeated one by one; in the Battle of Yanying, the heart-breaking tactics were supplemented by water attacks; in the Battle of Huayang, a long-distance attack was carried out.
In the Battle of Changping, the enemy was lured out of their established positions by feigning defeat, and then divided into encirclement tactics, wiping out 450,000 enemies. This created the largest annihilation battle in the history of pre-Qin warfare, and was also the earliest in Chinese history. The largest and most thorough encirclement and annihilation campaign.
Its scale and brilliant results are rare in the history of world wars.
The Battle of Changping also reflects the overall development of the war itself.
There are three characteristics of Bai Qi’s combat guidance: First, he does not take siege of cities and land as the only goal, but takes the annihilation of the enemy’s effective forces as the main purpose. He is also good at field attacks and must seek annihilation in battle. , this is the most outstanding feature of Bai Qi.
He is an unparalleled commander in the history of war who used encirclement and annihilation tactics.
He is also one of the three military commanders in the history of Chinese wars who are best at fighting annihilation wars (the other two are Genghis Khan and General Su Yu).
But it is very rare for Bai Qi to advocate a war of annihilation more than two thousand years ago.
The second is to emphasize pursuit warfare in order to achieve the goal of annihilation and pursue the enemy fiercely. Compared with Sun Wu's "Don't pursue the poor enemy" and Shang Yang's "The great victory is not more than ten miles from the north" ("The Book of Shang Jun· Tactic No. 10"), obviously one step forward.
The third is to focus on field battles and fortifications, first luring the enemy out of the fortification position, and then building fortifications to block the enemy in the area where the enemy is expected to be wiped out, and prevent them from breaking through.
This kind of combat guiding ideology of using fortifications as an auxiliary means of attack was unprecedented at the time.
However, those who start well may not end well. Bai Qi's achievements were tabooed, and he eventually died in the hands of his own people. This was the case for Bai Qi, Wu Zixu, and Li Mu.