Battle of Guiling: Encyclopedia - Battle of Guiling

The Battle of Guiling (桂陵之戰) was fought between the states of Qi and Wei in the Warring States period of Chinese history. In 354 BC, an army from Wei was laying siege to Handan city, the capital of Zhao. The next year, Zhao turned to Qi for help. Tian Ji and Sun Bin, acting as co-commanders of Qi, led an army to save Zhao. Judging that the best Wei troops were besieging Handan, Sun Bin led his army directly to the Wei capital, Daliang. Wei general Pang Juan was forced to return his soldiers back to Daliang. They were met and d

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