Zhào Kuò

Zhao Kuo

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    Zhào Kuò

    Zhao Kuo

    General of the state of Zhao (d. 260 BC) whose incompetence at the Battle of Changping led to the total annihilation of his army; the figure behind the idiom 'fighting on paper'.

    赵括在长平之战中的失败成为了纸上谈兵的典型案例。

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