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|  The Battle at Julu--Xiang Yu¡¯s Strategy 2002-08-19 |
| In 208 BC, Zhang Han, Qin¡¯s general, successfully repressed the peasants¡¯ uprising led by Cheng Sheng and Wu Guang. Later he defeated the rebel forces in the Chu State, killed the leader called Xiang Liang and finally conquered Handan. Zhao Wangxie and Zhang Er led the remainder of the rebel forces to retreat to Julu (now southwest of Pingxiang in Hebei province) and guard it. The Qin General, Zha... |
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| Zhao Gao¡¯s peerless cunning!!! 2002-08-19 |
| If you have a brief sail in the sea of Chinese history, a person called Zhao Gao in the Qin dynasty cannot fail to catch your attention. You know, Zhao Gao was the very treacherous court official who destroyed the Qin Empire which the First Emperor had established through years of toil and hardship.
In thinking of Zhao Gao perhaps he is best known for his "Call a deer a horse" scheme. From a ... |
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| No Sympathy from the Qin People 2002-08-19 |
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On the whole, ancient China was a very conservative society. So all the talented people who advocated political reforms rarely died a natural death. The most unfortunate of those might be Shang Yang.
Shang Yang was from a noble family. In childhood he became a pupil of Li Li, a renowned scholar, and he was very interested in the art of punishment. After studying there, Shang Yang went t... |
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| The Unification Campaign 2002-08-19 |
King Zheng launched his unification campaign in 231 BC with an attack on Han. Han, which had been greatly weakened in previous wars with Qin, quickly succumbed.
Next was the State of Zhao. Zhao was a powerful military state and had a supe... |
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