The Battle of Fei (肥之戰) was a military conflict between the Qin and Zhao states of China in 233 BCE during the Warring States period. The campaign was part of Qin's campaigns to unify China under its rule. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Zhao forces, led by General Li Mu, against the Qin invaders commanded by General Huan Yi.

Opening moves

In 234 BCE, the Qin forces defeated the Zhao armies at Pingyang (平陽; south-east of present-day Ci County, Hebei province). The Qin army led by Huan Yi (桓齮) embarked from Shangdang (上黨) and attacked the Zhao army. The Zhao army sustained over 100,000 casualties and its commander, Hu Zhe (扈輒), was killed in action. In the following year (233 BCE) Huan Yi's force crossed Mount Taihang and attacked the Zhao territories of Chili (赤麗) and Yi'an (宜安), both in the south-east of present-day Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.

Battle

King Qian of Zhao recalled Li Mu, a general famous for his success in defending Zhao's northern border from the Xiongnu, and appointed Li as the commander-in-chief of the Zhao armies to resist the Qin invaders at Fei. The books of the Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian) by Sima Qian, mentions the following: In another historical source, the Zhan Guo Ce (Annals of the Warring States), it was recorded that:

In popular culture

In the popular anime/manga Kingdom by author Yasuhisa Hara, the battle of Fei is depicted as the final clash between the Qin Six Great General "Kan Ki" (Huan Yi) and the Zhao Three Great Heaven "Ri Boku" (Li Mu) when they met at Hika (Feixia) as a part of the Qin invasions to conquer Northern Zhao.