▁mind ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁c ede ▁the ▁lands ▁it ▁promised , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁an ▁anti - Q in ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁states . ▁ ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁then ▁ordered ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Z ha o ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 5 9 ▁BC , ▁lay ing ▁sie ge ▁to ▁Hand an . ▁ ▁He ▁wanted ▁B ai ▁Q i ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁attack , ▁but ▁the ▁still ▁angry ▁B ai ▁Q i ▁bl unt ly ▁refused ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁position ▁cit ing ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁he ▁ad vised ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁to ▁call ▁off ▁the ▁sie ge ▁as ▁the ▁window ▁of ▁opportunity ▁for ▁an ▁easy ▁victory ▁was ▁already ▁gone , ▁because ▁Lord ▁P ing y uan ▁had ▁managed ▁to ▁secure ▁military ▁rein for c ements ▁from ▁Ch u ▁and ▁Wei , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁famous ▁Lord ▁Ch un sh en ▁and ▁Lord ▁X in ling . ▁ ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁in ▁his ▁advice ▁and ▁instead ▁appointed ▁Wang ▁L ing ▁( 王 <0xE9> <0x99> <0xB5> ) ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge . ▁ ▁Wang ▁L ing ' s ▁attack ▁on ▁Hand an ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁well ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fier ce ▁Z ha o ▁resistance , ▁and ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁again ▁decided ▁to ▁inv ite ▁B ai ▁Q i ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁sie ge , ▁but ▁B ai ▁Q i ▁again ▁ad vised ▁him ▁that ▁Q in ▁had ▁a