Battle of Yique

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Battle of Yique(伊阙之战)(293BC),levied by King Nai of Qin against the alliance of Wei(魏) and Han(韩) at Yique(now as Longmen,city of Luoyang,Henan province),commanded by Qin's well known General Bai Qi.With the half number of soldiers of the alliance force's,Bai Qi's army tooke the alliance's strengthholds one by one.The battle ended up with the capture of the alliance's General Gongsun Xi(公孙喜)，240 thousand casualties of the alliance and seizing of 5 cities of Han and Wei including city of Yique. After this battle, Han and Wei were forced to trade their land for further peace.

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