王贲 / Wang Ben (Qin)
王贲 / Wang Ben enters the wiki through 《资治通鉴·秦纪》116｜史上最惨太子：被父王亲手斩杀？！ as 王翦’s son and a Qin commander on the southern front. While Wang Jian is finishing the Yan operation, the source says Wang Ben attacks 楚国 and takes more than ten cities, helping shift Ying Zheng’s attention from Yan and Dai toward the coming Chu campaign.
The episode uses Wang Ben briefly but strategically. His action shows Qin’s conquest machine operating on multiple fronts: Yan is being pushed toward Liaodong, while Chu is already under pressure before Ying Zheng asks 李信 and Wang Jian how many troops are needed for a full conquest.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》117-1｜啪啪打脸！历史上“爽文”的开山鼻祖 shifts Wang Ben to the Wei front in 225 BCE. While 李信 and 蒙武 move against 楚国, Wang Ben attacks 魏国, diverts Yellow River water toward 大梁, and forces 魏王假 to surrender after the city wall is damaged. The episode therefore adds 水攻围城 to Wang Ben’s profile, making him not only Wang Jian’s son and a southern-front commander but also the executor of Wei’s final destruction.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》119-1｜拆解荆轲刺秦必败的秘密 adds Wang Ben’s northern endpoint. In 222 BCE, after Yan’s earlier flight and failed heir-sacrifice appeasement, he leads Qin’s attack on Liaodong, captures 燕王喜, and ends 燕国. His page therefore now links Wei’s destruction and Yan’s destruction as consecutive late-unification operations.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》119-3｜历史上第一位真正意义上“垂帘听政”太后 extends that northern endpoint into the 代国 branch. Once Yan territory is under Qin control, the episode says Wang Ben can attack from the north and capture Dai Wang 赵嘉, leaving 齐国 as the last major independent target.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》120-1｜谁是皇帝中的妈宝男？ gives Wang Ben the final state-conquest endpoint. He advances from the former Yan direction into 齐国, reaches 临淄, and creates the pressure under which 齐王建 / 田建 accepts Qin’s promise of land and orders surrender. The episode treats this as a low-casualty finale to military unification, not as a detailed battle narrative.
Connections
- 秦国 - state he serves.
- 王翦 - father and adjacent Qin commander in the episode.
- 楚国 - target of Wang Ben’s southern-front attack.
- 魏国, 魏王假, 大梁, and 水攻围城 - Qinji 117-1 water attack and Wei endpoint.
- 嬴政 / 秦始皇, 李信, 蒙武, and 锚定效应 - broader Chu-campaign decision context.
- Qinji 119-1, 燕王喜, and 燕国 - Liaodong campaign and Yan’s final endpoint.
- Qinji 119-3, 代国, 赵嘉, and 齐国 - northern follow-through after Yan’s fall.
- Qinji 120-1, 临淄, 齐王建 / 田建, and 保全生灵式投降 - final Qi campaign and surrender pressure.