▁very ▁low ▁chance ▁of ▁winning ▁this ▁campaign . ▁ ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁was ▁unh appy ▁to ▁hear ▁B ai ▁Q i ' s ▁coun sel , ▁so ▁he ▁replaced ▁Wang ▁Lin ▁with ▁Wang ▁He ▁and ▁continued ▁the ▁sie ge . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 5 7 ▁BC , ▁the ▁Q in ▁army ▁was ▁suffering ▁losses ▁inf lic ted ▁by ▁rein for c ements ▁from ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Ch u ▁and ▁Wei . ▁ ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁then ▁personally ▁visited ▁B ai ▁Q i ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁co er ce ▁him ▁into ▁taking ▁the ▁command ▁position ▁with ▁royal ▁authority . ▁ ▁When ▁B ai ▁Q i ▁once ▁again ▁ad vised ▁abandon ing ▁the ▁sie ge , ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁was ▁so ▁angry ▁that ▁he ▁stri pped ▁B ai ▁Q i ' s ▁titles ▁and ▁ex iled ▁him . ▁ ▁F an ▁Ju ▁then ▁f als ely ▁accused ▁to ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁that ▁B ai ▁Q i ▁was ▁curs ing ▁the ▁King ▁behind ▁his ▁back , ▁so ▁King ▁Z ha ox i ang ▁decre ed ▁the ▁forced ▁suic ide ▁of ▁B ai ▁Q i . ▁ ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁improve ▁the ▁situation ▁for ▁the ▁Q in ▁off ensive , ▁and ▁the ▁Q in ▁sust ained ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁under ▁the ▁combined ▁assault ▁of ▁Wei , ▁Ch u ▁and ▁Z ha o , ▁and ▁the ▁Q in ▁army ▁was ▁rout ed ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁a ▁general ▁retre at . ▁ ▁The ▁three -