Chu was once one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. When did you become a great power?

Today, Bian Xiao introduces you to Chu State in the Warring States Period. ~ welcome to read ~

Chu is a vassal state almost the same age as the Zhou royal family. In the Spring and Autumn Period, due to the decline of the Zhou imperial power and dissatisfaction with the enfeoffment of the Zhou royal family, the king of Chu chose to stand on his own feet as king to show his resistance. Since then, after decades of development, Chu has become a first-class power in the Spring and Autumn Period, and once competed with Jin, Qin, Qi and other countries without falling in the wind. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, several generations of Chu kings indulged in pleasure and their national strength declined. After entering the Warring States period, Chu was passively beaten for a long time.

In 386 BC, Wu Qi entered the State of Chu. At that time, the king of Chu was a king who was determined to reform, but he was assisted by treacherous court officials. When the King of Chu mourned the news of Wuqi's entry into Chu, Corporal Li Xian met Wuqi as a state guest, appointed him as Chu Lingyin, and began a vigorous reform.

After the death of King Chu, his second son and grandson created a special prosperous time for King Xuanwei of Chu, which made King Chu return to the ranks of powerful countries.

However, why did Chu prosper in the hands of Chu Weiwang's son, Chu Huaiwang Xionghuai, and thus slide into the abyss of extinction?

All this is inseparable from Chu Huaiwang's failure in two battles!

After the Battle of Lantian in Danyang and the Shang Yang Reform in Qin Chu, the national strength of Qin increased rapidly. Later, Shang Yang led the new army of Qin to annihilate Wei Jun in Hexi, which became famous all over the country, as if to tell the world that the former overlord of West Shu was back.

After Qin Huiwen ascended the throne, Qin Fashu defeated the Han and Wei Dynasties, and then went south to Bashu, bringing Bashu into the territory of Qin State, thus forming a trend of oppressing Chu State. Under pressure, he chose to form a solid alliance with Qi, and launched a war between the tiger and the wolf with * * *. The war broke out under such circumstances.

In 3 12 BC, Qin Xiang's Zhang Yi sent an envoy to Chu to make a "promise" to Chu Huaiwang. As long as Chu and Qi break off diplomatic relations, Qin is willing to cede 600 miles of commercial land to Chu. Ignoring the advice of Qu Yuan and others, he chose Xin. He not only sent envoys to break diplomatic relations with Qi, but also sent people to scold him in the court of Qi, and the two countries broke diplomatic relations. Chu Huaiwang's Qin Huiwen asked for 600 miles of commercial land, but Zhang Yi said he only promised 600 miles, not 600 miles.

He was very angry. He ignored the advice of Qu Yuan and others and mobilized troops to attack Qin in two ways. At this time, King Huiwen of Qin was ready to go, and the troops led by Andy and Gong stopped the main force of the Chu army led by Qu Gai in Danyang, and sent his half-brother Yan to confront the Chu army led by Chu. After the defeat, Yan led the army to join, surrounded the Chu main force led by Qu Gai, and captured more than 70 Chu generals including Qu Gai.

At this time, Qi and Song jointly attacked Wei, an ally of Qin, and Qin Huiwen sized up the situation and transferred the main force to the battlefield of Wei, giving an excellent opportunity for revenge.

Soon, Chu Huaiwang, under the leadership of general Cui Jing, mobilized elite soldiers, moved to the whole country and captured Wuguan, trying to break through Wuguan and seize Xianyang when Qin Jun's main force left. At the beginning of the war, as expected, because the main force was far away from the Wei and Song allied forces, the domestic strength was zero. The army not only broke through Wuguan in a short time, but also captured Lantian, an important town in the hinterland of Qin State, which was less than a hundred miles away from Xianyang.

After learning this news, commanders and fighters from all over the country took troops to Xianyang for rescue. Gongzi Hua, known as the "God of War of Daqin", was killed in a fierce battle when he led a great army to rescue Xianyang. The main force of the army stormed the Qi-Song allied forces, and immediately the Qi-Song allied forces were wiped out and defeated all the way. The death of Yan Jun led the army to return to Xianyang, while the Han and Wei allied forces had to.

In the battle of Lantian in Danyang, Qin captured Chu Hanzhong, connected Guanzhong and Bashu, and took the initiative to attack Chu. Besides, in this war, Chu not only lost Hanzhong, which threatened Guanzhong and propped up Qin, but also lost confidence in Qin Jun. From then on, Chu almost lost to Qin.

02 Battle of Blowing Sand In 306 BC, Qin Wuwang died in Luoyi, Zhou Wangji. Under the strong interference of Wuling, the son of the king of Qin was able to return to China to replace the king of Qin. After Qin Wang ascended the throne, the former Huiwen Wang and his son wrote to the East for many times, which led to the defeat of Korea and Wei, and once again formed an alliance with Chu, forming a trend of four countries.

In 305 BC, after Xu Antai, the king of Qin, in order to ease the relationship between Qin Chu and China after the war of Danyang Lantian, the king of Qin, and disintegrate the four-nation alliance, he put down his posture, took the initiative to marry Chu Huaiwang, married Princess Chu Huaiwang, became the queen of Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, and voluntarily returned to Shang Yong to form an alliance with the king of Chu.

In 303 BC, Qi Xuanwang led the Qi, Wei and Han allied forces to attack Chu on the grounds that Chu had violated the peace treaty. After the defeat of Danyang and Lantian, Chu was unable to cope with the allied forces of the three countries. He exchanged help with the king of Qin, but sacrificed the king of Qin and Wang Wei. Seeing Qin's interference, he took the initiative to withdraw his troops to avoid war with Qin. From then on, Qin Chu and China entered the honeymoon period.

However, the good times did not last long. The king of Chu fought with Dr. Qin in Xianyang, killed Dr. Qin, and then fled back to Chu.

Qin and Wang Junchen were furious and sent someone to ask. Instead of resolving the conflict, Chu Huaiwang dissolved the Qin Chu League.

In 30 1 year BC, Zhao Xiang, king of Qin, met Qi Min and sent troops to attack Chu from east and west. Considering his mother Qin's motherland complex, he just sent troops to teach Chu a lesson, so he confronted the Chu army head-on and did not attack on a large scale. On the other hand, United Korea and Wei to send troops to attack Chu. In Changsha, he fought against the main force of Chu army led by Chu general Tang Cong. Later, Tang Cong underestimated the enemy, which led to the total annihilation of the main force of Chu, and Tang Cong died in chaos.

At this time, Chu people were dissatisfied with Chu Huaiwang's rule and launched a rebellion. The rebels once occupied Yingcheng, the capital of Chu. In that case, confess to Qin and cede territory to Qi. Only then will the two sides withdraw their troops and Chu Huaiwang be able to mobilize troops to suppress the rebellion.

After this war, Chu almost fell apart and its national strength gradually weakened. From then on, he retired from the ranks of powerful countries and became the soy sauce among the seven masters.