Honest and upright

Honest and upright

Lianpo (327 ~ 243 BC), surnamed Ying, surnamed Lian, surnamed Po, with the name of Hongye, was born in Kuxing County, Zhongshan County (now Xingyi Town, Dingzhou City, Hebei Province). At the end of the Warring States period, Zhao, together with Bai Qi, Wang Jian and Li Mu, was known as the "four great generals of the Warring States period".

In the 32nd year of King Nan of Zhou Dynasty (283 BC), he led his troops to attack the state of Qi and won a great victory. He captured Yangjin and was canonized as Shangqing. He is brave and resolute, and has made many war achievements, and is famous among the princes. He pleaded guilty and made peace with Lin Xiangru. In the early stage of the battle of Changping, he could not resist the attack of Qin army. He defeated the invasion of Yan state, killed Li Fu, the commander of Yan army, and marched into March to encircle Yandu. He ordered the other party to cut five cities to seek peace, worship the prime minister, and canonize Xinping Jun. After Zhao mourned King Xiang's accession to the throne, he was depressed and failed to succeed, and went to Wei and Chu successively.

He died in 243 BC at the age of 84 and was buried in Shouchun (now Haowei village, Bagongshan Township, Shouxian County, Huainan City, Anhui Province). During the period of emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, it was one of the 64 temples of King Wucheng. When Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, he was one of the seventy-two generals of the Wu Temple.

Life of the characters

Break through Qi and become famous

In the early period of Zhao Huiwen's reign, Qi was the most powerful of the six Oriental States, and Qi and Qin were the eastern and Western powers.

In the 15th year of King Huiwen of Zhao (284 BC), the famous general Le Yi served as the Prime Minister of Yan and Zhao at the same time. He united with Qin, Han and Wei to form a five Nation Alliance to defeat Qi.

In the 16th year of King Huiwen of Zhao (283 BC), Lianpo led Zhao's army to drive deep into Qi territory, conquering the Yangjin Dynasty and imposing great influence on the princes. Lianpo returned to the dynasty with his teachers and paid homage to Shangqing (Shangqing was a high-ranking title at that time).

to offer a humble apology

In the 16th year of King Huiwen of Zhao (283 BC), the state of Zhao got he Shibi, and the state of Qin offered to replace it with 15 cities. The state of Zhao sent Lin Xiangru to the state of Qin, and Lin Xiangru was only a "sacrificial person" under the eunuch Miao Xian. After Miao Xian recommended to King Huiwen, he took "he Shi Bi" as Zhao envoy to Qin Dynasty. Lin Xiangru returned to Zhao with great wisdom and courage, and won the diplomatic victory over Qin.

Later, Qin conquered Zhao and occupied Shicheng. The next year, the state of Qin attacked the state of Zhao again, killing 20000 Zhao troops. At this time, the king of Qin wanted to meet with the king of Zhao in Mianchi to make peace. The king of Zhao was afraid and did not want to go. Lianpo and Lin Xiangru discussed that the king of Zhao should go to show the strength of the state of Zhao and the determination of the king of Zhao. The king of Zhao and Lin Xiangru went together, but they didn't reach the low-lying level. When they parted from the king of Zhao, they said: "the king's journey is only 30 days. If he doesn't return it in 30 days, please make the prince king, so as to cut off the hope that the state of Qin coerces the state of Zhao."

At the same time, due to Xiangru Mianchi meeting, he fought back with the king of Qin by all means, which not only saved Zhao's reputation, but also shocked the king of Qin and other officials. Finally, the king of Zhao came back safely.

After the Mianchi meeting, Lin Xiangru was granted the title of "Shangqing" because of his great contribution, ranking above Lianpo.

Lian po said: "I am a general of the state of Zhao, and I have made great contributions in attacking cities and fighting in the field. Lin Xiangru only made a little contribution by being eloquent, but his position is above me. Besides, Lin Xiangru was a civilian, and I feel ashamed. I can't stand it under him." And threatened to say: "I met Xiangru, must humiliate him." After hearing this, Xiangru refused to meet him. When Xiang Ru went to the upper court, he often said that he was ill and did not want to compete with Lian PO for the position. Before long, Xiangru went out and saw Lianpo from a distance. Xiangru turned around and avoided.

So Lin Xiangru's disciples came together and said, "that's why we left our relatives to serve you. We admire your noble righteousness. Now you are in the same position as Lian Po. General Lian speaks evil words, but you are afraid to avoid him. You are too afraid. Ordinary people are ashamed, not to mention those who are generals! We are hopeless. Please let us go! " Lin Xiangru insisted on retaining them and said, "who do you think is better than the king of Qin?" He replied, "general Lian can't match the king of Qin." Xiangru said: "with the power of the king of Qin, I dare to scold him and humiliate his officials in the court. Although Lin Xiangru is incompetent, can I be afraid of general Lian? But I think that the reason why the powerful state of Qin did not dare to attack the state of Zhao is because general Lian and I are here. Now that the two tigers are fighting each other, they will not coexist. The reason why I am so tolerant is to put the national urgency ahead and personal grievances behind. "

When Lianpo heard these words, he took off his coat, exposed his upper body, carried a slip on his back, and was led by the guests to Lin Xiangru's door to plead guilty. Lian po said: "I'm a rough and humble man. I didn't expect you to be so generous, general." The two finally make friends with each other and become friends of life and death.

To fight everywhere

In the 20th year of King Huiwen of Zhao Dynasty (279 BC), Lianpo attacked the state of Qi to the East and broke its army.

In the 23rd year of King Huiwen of Zhao Dynasty (276 BC), Lou Chang led the army to attack several cities of Wei state (now Daming), but failed to capture them. After that, Lianpo attacked again and occupied the area successfully.

In the 24th year of King Huiwen of Zhao Dynasty (275 BC), Lianpo conquered Wei Dynasty, captured Fangling (now 20 Li south of Anyang City in Henan Province), built the city, and then captured Anyang (now 43 Li southwest of Anyang City in Henan Province).

In 269 B.C., King Zhaoxiang of Qin was dissatisfied with Zhao Huiwen's violation of the covenant and sent troops to attack Zhao dikeyu (now Heshun County, Shanxi Province). He and Zhao Kai led the reinforcements. Unwilling to fail, the king of Qin sent out his troops to attack and save the Qin army.

battle of Chang Ping

In the 33rd year of King Huiwen of Zhao (266 BC), King Huiwen of Zhao died and became king Xiaocheng. At this time, the state of Qin adopted the strategy of "making friends far and near" with Hou Fanju, making friends with the states of Qi and Chu, and attacking the neighboring small countries.

In the fourth year of Zhao Xiaocheng's reign (262 BC), the state of Qin attacked the upper Party of Korea. The South Korean garrison of Shangdang was isolated and helpless, and Fengting, the governor of Shangdang, dedicated Shangdang to the state of Zhao. As a result, there was a war between Qin and Zhao for Shangdang area. At this time, the famous general Zhao she was dead, Lin Xiangru was seriously ill, and only Lian Po was in charge of military affairs. Therefore, King Xiaocheng of Zhao ordered the commander of Lianpo, Zhao Jun, to stop the Qin army in Changping (now the northwest of Gaoping City, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province) (see the battle of Changping).

At that time, the Qin army defeated the Zhao army several times. It had taken yewang from the South (now Qinyang, Henan Province) and Shangdang from the North (now part of southeastern Shanxi Province). It cut off the North-South ties in Changping, and the morale was high. However, the Zhao army's long journey was not only inferior in strength, but also passive in posture. In the face of this situation, Lian Po correctly adopted the operational policy of building a solid base, exhausting the enemy and attacking the enemy with camera. He ordered Zhao Jun to rely on the mountain danger to build a strict barrier. Despite the Qin army's several challenges, Lianpo was always strict with the troops, and could not get out. At the same time, he gathered the people in Shangdang area, engaged in battlefield transportation, and at the same time engaged in the work of building a fortress against Qin Dynasty. The Zhao army was heavily fortified, and the Qin army was unable to fight. There was no way to do anything about it. The purpose of the campaign was to defeat the quick victory of the Qin army.

Seeing that quick victory was not possible, the state of Qin made a counter plan to convince the king of Zhao that what the state of Qin worried most and feared most was to replace Lianpo with Zhao Kuo. The king of Zhao was eager to win and finally fell into the trap of Anti Japanese war. He thought that Lianpo was afraid of fighting. He forced him to quit his post and took Zhao Kuo as his general. Although Zhao Kuo's mother strongly remonstrated that Zhao Kuo, who only knew how to fight on paper, was not suitable for this heavy task, the king of Zhao did not listen and appointed Zhao Kuo as a general. After Zhao Kuo replaced Lianpo, he completely changed Lianpo's strategic plan and replaced many officers. Seeing that Zhao Kuo was used as a general, the state of Qin secretly used Bai Qi, the king of Wu'an, to attack Zhao. In the battle of Changping, a total of 450000 soldiers were killed.

In the second year, the Qin army surrounded Handan for more than a year, and the state of Zhao was almost destroyed. It was only by the army of Chu and Wei that the siege of Handan was lifted.

Break the swallow and worship the face

In the 15th year of emperor Xiaocheng of Zhao (251 BC), King Yan liked to send his prime minister Li Fu to make friends with the state of Zhao. After returning home, Li Fu proposed to King Yan: "all the strong men of the state of Zhao died in Changping, and the orphans haven't grown up yet, so they can take the opportunity to attack." So the king of Yan sent out two armies, two thousand chariots, and ordered Li Fu to lead the army to attack the city, while Qing Qin led the army to attack Daidi.

The king of Zhao sent Lianpo to lead the counterattack, defeated Yan's army, killed Li Fu, captured Qing Qin and Le Xian, and then surrounded the capital of Yan. The state of Yan ceded five cities to ask for peace, and King Zhao agreed to a truce. After this war, the king of Zhao granted Wei Wen to Lian Po, as Xin Ping Jun, and assumed a false appearance.

Under the command of the famous general Lian Po, the Zhao army took advantage of the Yan army to belittle the enemy and was tired, while the Zhao army shared a common hatred and attacked the enemy. It was a famous example in Chinese history that a small number of soldiers won a large number of battles.

Sad old age

In the 21st year of King Xiaocheng of Zhao Dynasty (245 BC), Lianpo led his troops to capture Fanyang (now northwest of Neihuang County, Henan Province).

In the same year, King Zhao Xiaocheng died, and his son, King Zhao mourning Xiang, succeeded to the throne. As soon as Zhao mourned for King Xiang's succession to the throne, he dismissed Lianpo from his military post and sent a music rider to replace Lianpo, who was leading the troops abroad. Lian Po was angry because of being excluded. He attacked Lecheng and Lecheng fled. Lianpo left Zhao and went to Daliang (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province).

Lianpo went to live in Daliang for a long time. Although the king of Wei accepted him, he did not trust and value him. Because the state of Zhao was besieged by the Qin army for many times, the king of Zhao wanted to appoint Lianpo again, and Lianpo also wanted to be appointed by the state of Zhao.

Therefore, King Zhao sent envoys to Daliang with a pair of valuable armor and four fast horses to visit Lianpo to see if it was still available. Guo Kai, the enemy of Lianpo, is afraid of Lianpo

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