Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao | 围魏救赵

English Original

In 354 BC, the state of Wei attacked Zhao and laid siege to its capital, Handan.

Zhao sought help from Qi. The Qi general, Sun Bin, determined that a direct confrontation with the Wei army was unwise. Instead, he led his forces to attack the Wei capital, Daliang.

Upon learning his capital was under attack, the Wei general Pang Juan hastily withdrew his army to defend it. During their rushed retreat, the exhausted Wei troops were ambushed and decisively defeated at the Battle of Guiling.

Thus, Zhao was rescued. Pang Juan barely escaped back to Wei to recoup his losses.


中文翻译

公元前354年,魏国攻打赵国,并包围了其都城邯郸。

赵国向齐国求救。齐国军师孙膑认为,与魏军正面交锋并非上策。于是,他率军直扑魏国都城大梁。

魏国主将庞涓得知都城遭袭,急忙率军回援。魏军在仓促撤退途中人困马乏,在桂陵之战遭到齐军伏击,大败而归。

赵国因此得救。庞涓勉强逃回魏国,以图重整旗鼓。

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