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313:. As Jing Ke unrolled the map in front of Ying Zheng, the dagger was revealed, and the assassination failed. This failure only helped to fuel the rage and determination of Ying Zheng, who increased the number of troops sent to conquer Yan and ordered Wang Jian to destroy Yan. The bulk of the Yan army was at the frozen Yishui River. The Yan army was defeated in 226 BC and Ji Xi fled to the Liaodong Commandery. To appease Ying Zheng, Ji Xi had his own son executed by decapitation, and his head presented to Ying Zheng. 674: 25: 389: 711: 750: 382: 207: 116: 561: 511: 531: 730: 375: 584: 579: 755: 745: 704: 589: 50: 97: 69: 35: 46: 54: 39: 697: 76: 468: 481: 433: 83: 740: 735: 496: 491: 458: 423: 448: 443: 438: 428: 418: 571: 501: 486: 476: 453: 506: 556: 551: 521: 516: 309:, under the guise of presenting him with a map of Dukang (督亢) and the severed head of the Qin general 65: 546: 541: 321: 536: 526: 622: 673: 599: 320:. Ji Xi was captured alive, and his fate is not known. Yan was the third last state among the 182: 681: 324:
to fall, and with its destruction the fate of the remaining two Chinese kingdoms was sealed.
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In 222 BC, Liaodong fell to Qin, and Yan was totally conquered by Qin under the general
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began its conquest of Yan, and its army approached Yishui (易水; modern-day
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