A Primary Study On The Military And Diplomatic Strategy Of Marquess Rang Wei Ran

Being the premier of the state of Qin for 5 times lasting for 25 years, Wei Ran conducted and influenced state affairs of Qin totaling 40 years, was the most frequent and the longest in power in light of being premier. He took the office of premier for the longest time in the history of Warring States Period and contributed a great share to the unification of China by the state of Qin. At that time, military and diplomatic struggles in the Warring States Period were in the most intense and active stage, and military and diplomatic activities of decisive significance of that period happened in that stage.Through a series of military and diplomatic activities, Wei Ran successfully weankened the national strength of the state of Wei, Qi, Chu, Zhao respectively, the four strongest of the six states. And his outstanding political and military talents and excellent command art were given full play to. Following the outright collapse of the strong powers, Qin basically swept away the main obstacles in the process of unification and its status of the strongest power in the Waring States Period remained unshakeable from then on. Qin set up absolute advantage towards the other six states by the victoris of strategically decisive battles against Qi and Chu and Qin's unification of China became a irresistable trend. Wei Ran played a substantial role in Qin's unification of China. He was a key figure playing the role which linked the preceding with the following in the process of Qin's unification of the country.This paper, from two main parts, divides Wei Ran's military and diplomatic strategy implemented during his term of office into two periods in the light of its different characteristics in different stages. The first stage introduces his military and diplomatic strategy before the five states's attack against the state of Qi. And the second stage states the"decisive battles between major powers"after the five states'attack against Qi. The introduction briefly introduces the relevant condition before Wei Ran's being in office, laying a groundwork for the text. The first chapter discusses Wei Ran's military and diplomatic strategy and its implementation in his term of office towards the other six states before the five states'attack against the state of Qi and their profound influence on the situation of the Waring States Period. The second chapter discusses Wei Ran's military and diplomatic strategy in the stage of"decisive battles between major powers"in his term of office and its profound influence on the situation of the Warring States Period. The third chapter makes a conclusion on the impact and influence of Wei Ran's military and diplomatic strategy in his term of office on the state of Qin and the whole history of the Warring States Period. The appended chapter corrects the previously wrong discussion on Wei Ran on the basis of historical facts...