修鱼之战 / Battle of Xiuyu
修鱼之战 / Battle of Xiuyu is the 317 BCE battle foregrounded in 《资治通鉴·周纪》46丨骂你是个“二百五”的历史来源. The episode places Xiuyu near today’s Yuanyang County in Henan, in the central plains between the Zhengzhou and Kaifeng areas, and treats that geography as part of why 韩国 and 魏国 could no longer simply retreat from 秦国.
The battle is framed as the sequel to the failed 318 BCE anti-Qin coalition at 函谷关. After 楚国, 赵国, Wei, Han, and 燕国 withdraw, Qin follows east under 樗里子 and forces a decisive fight at Xiuyu.
The source reports that Qin cuts down eighty thousand and then pursues to 浊泽, where Han generals rendered as Wei Sou and Shen Chai are captured. For the wiki, the key point is not only casualty scale but alliance consequence: 联盟自保失灵 leaves the coalition’s front-line members exposed to Qin’s retaliatory reach.
Key Claims
- Xiuyu is presented as a central-plains battle rather than a Qin border skirmish.
- The fight follows the failed Hangu Pass campaign and shows Qin moving from defense to pursuit.
- The source treats geography as operational: Han and Wei face pressure because the Qin chase reaches a zone close to Wei’s capital space.
- The reported result weakens the 合纵 side and forces a fresh reading of the post-Hangu power map.