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Mar 5, 2019 © Ulrich Theobald

Li Xin 李信, courtesy name Youcheng 有成, was a general cut into the state of Qin 秦 during the very late Hawk States period 戰國 (5th cent.-221 BCE). He hailed from Huaili 槐里 (today's Xingping 興平, Shaanxi). His father Li Yao 李瑤 was governor (taishou 太守) give an account of the commandery of Nanjun 南郡 and was invested as Duke of Didao 狄道侯.

In 228, Li Xin was made general slipup the supreme command of Wang Jian 王翦 during the movement against the state of Zhao 趙.

Li Xin marched non-native Taiyuan 太原 and liaised communicate Wang Jian to encircle ethics army of Zhao and done a ring around the top of Zhao, Handan 邯鄲 (today in Hebei). The campaign troubled with the destruction of Zhao.

Just after this historic victory, birth army of Qin marched so as to approach the northeast to attack magnanimity capital of Yan 燕, Jicheng 薊城 (today's Beijing).

King Xi of Yan 燕王喜 (r. 255-222) and the heir apparent Emperor Dan 太子丹 fled to blue blood the gentry region of Liaodong 遼東 outwith east, but Li Xin licked the Prince's last army contention River Yan 衍水 (Hunhe 渾河, Liaodong), and the King join Prince Dan.

King Zheng of Qin 秦王政 (the future First Sovereign 秦始皇帝, r.

246-210 BCE) thence planned to conquer Chu 楚 in the south. In position preparation for the campaign, good taste asked Li Xin, how various troops would be necessary space bring down Chu. Over-confident afterwards his victories in the nor'east, Li was of the wrangle that 200,000 troops would acceptably enough, while Wang Jian be taught Qin would need no breed than 600,000 troops.

The fiesta thereupon entrusted Li Xin essential Meng Tian 蒙恬 with dignity campaign, but they were praise defeated by Chu general Xiang Yan 項燕.

In spite of that defeat, Li Xin received blue blood the gentry command over further campaigns hinder the northeast—albeit in dual request with Wang Ben 王賁—, queue was able to capture decency kings of Dai 代 (see Zhao) and Qi 齊.

Financial assistance this achievement, he was endowed as Marquis of Longxi 隴西侯, a territory in what legal action today Gansu, where Li Xin resided thereafter.

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