[1][2] The resulting Battle of Yique ended in alliance defeat and capture of Gongsun Xi.
[1][2] In 286 BC, Qin defeated a Han army in Xiashan (夏山), within modern-day Yuzhou, Henan.
[2] In 273 BC, Wei and Zhao attacked Han at Huayang (華陽),[1][2] in modern-day Xinzheng.
The chancellor of Qin, Wei Ran (魏冉), received Chen Shi and asked whether he was sent because of the desperate state in Han.
Wei Ran became angry and asked why Chen Shi claimed the situation was fine when the Han state repeatedly sought help.