The Battle of Fei ( ит 之 战 ) is a battle between the kingdoms of Zhao and Qin , which occurred in 233 BC during the Fighting Kingdoms .
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| Main conflict: the unification of China by the kingdom of Qin | |||
| date | 233 BC. | ||
| A place | Fei [1] , China | ||
| Total | The decisive victory of the kingdom of Zhao | ||
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Background
In 234 BC. er The forces of the Qin kingdom defeated Zhao in Pingyang [2] . In 233 BC , the Qin army, led by Huan Qi, began a march from Shandan , that is, from the south, and suddenly attacked Zhao’s army from the rear. The Zinians won a complete victory, the commander of Zhao's troops — Hu Zhe — was killed in battle, and 100,000 Zhao's soldiers were killed, including all prisoners executed by the Qin after the battle. [3]
Battle
Li Mu was appointed commander-in-chief of the Zhao forces, distinguished himself in defending the northern borders from the Huns .
Li Mu's army moved from Handan to Yian , occupied by Qin. Knowing that the morale of the Qin warriors after the previous victories won is very high, Li Mu ordered his troops to strengthen themselves near the city, expecting a potential attack by the enemy. Since the Qin troops were poorly fortified in Ian, the Qin commander Huan Qi sent troops towards the city of Fei defended by the Zhaos, hoping to divert the enemy army to him. The assistant commander-in-chief, General Zhao Cong, offered Li Mu to send reinforcements to Fei’s defenders, but Li Mu refused to do this.
After most of the Qin army moved to Fei, Li Mu took the opportunity and suddenly attacked the enemy camp, where the smaller part of the Qin troops remained. After defeating the Tsints and taking many prisoners, Zhao’s army seized the camp and the reserves located in it, thereby forcing the Qin troops back under Ian. Having foreseen the return of the Qints to the camp, Li Mu arranged a great ambush on their way, into which the whole Qin army fell. The Qin army during the battle was surrounded and almost completely destroyed. The losses of qints amounted to more than 100,000 people [4] . Huan Qi was able to break out of the encirclement, but since the usual punishment for the defeated Qin commanders was death, fearing retribution from the Qin ruler, he fled to the Yang kingdom. For his victory, Li Mu was awarded an extremely high rank of Wan-jun (peaceable weapon ruler) by Zhao Wang [5] [6] .
Notes
- ↑ West of present day Jinzhou , Hebei Province , China
- ↑ Sima Qian. Historical notes. Chapter VI
- ↑ Neue Seite 10
- ↑ Battle of Fei on hudong.com (whale.) . The appeal date is March 17, 2013.
- ↑ Sima Qian. Chapter 81 // Historical notes . - M .: Eastern literature, 1996.
- ↑ This rank was assigned extremely rarely and approximately corresponds to the modern rank of field marshal or generalissimo.
Links
- Battle of Fei on hudong.com (whale.) . The appeal date is March 17, 2013.