| 1 | The king took it for true and appointed Zhao Kuo as the general commander in place of Lian Po. | |
| 2 | Soon the Zhao armies were destroyed and Zhao Kuo himself was shot dead by arrows. | |
| 3 | Minister Lin Xiangru opposed the appointment. Zhao Kuo's mother also asked the king of Zhao not to charger her son with the mission. | |
| 4 | Zhao Kuo found himself tightly encircled and was killed by the troops of Qin owing to lacking practical war experience. | |
| 5 | Therefore, the spies of Qin spread rumors that the troops of Qin were afraid of nobody but Zhao Kuo. |