The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Chapter 212

Tian Ji asked in confusion: "What is Wei Wei to save Zhao?"

"To untangle the complicated threads, you can't use your fists; to untie the people who are fighting, you can't take part in it. You have to avoid the enemy's strengths and attack the enemy's weaknesses, so that the enemy's situation will be frustrated and unable to develop, and the safety of Zhao will naturally be resolved. It is better to divide the enemy than to fight together, and it is better to fight the enemy in the dark than to fight the enemy in the open." Sun Bin explained.

Tian Ji nodded in agreement and said: "Then how should we fight?"

"Go to Daliang!" Sun Bin said with a smile.

Tian Ji objected: "No! Mr. Sun Bin, Daliang is the capital of Wei. Attacking Daliang will put our army in a dead end!"

Sun Bin smiled and said: "Brother Tian Ji, listen to my explanation. I didn't ask the army to go directly to Daliang of Wei. If we want to implement this strategy of Wei to save Zhao, we must use a feint to the east and attack the west, and avoid the real and attack the false!"

"Feint to the east and attack the west? Avoid the real and attack the false?" Tian Ji didn't understand what Sun Bin was talking about at all.

"Feint to the east and attack the west means to make the enemy confused, disordered, and chaotic. They can't judge and respond to emergencies. This is a sign of unexpected changes. At this time, we must take advantage of the enemy's confusion and lack of ideas to eliminate them. Avoiding the real and attacking the false means to avoid the enemy's strong places and attack the enemy's weak places." Sun Bin explained.

Tian Ji asked back: "But the commander of the Wei army, Gongzi Ang, is not stupid. And Pang Juan also stayed in Daliang, so he can't fool the Wei army at all."

"I didn't say I wanted to deceive Pang Juan and Gongzi Ang. I wanted to deceive the high and mighty King of Wei." Sun Bin then asked: "Don't you know what kind of person the King of Wei is, brother Tian Ji?"

"He likes to show off his achievements, sometimes directly interferes with the army's actions, and is two-faced." Tian Ji replied.

Sun Bin smiled and clapped his hands and said: "Yes! We have to take advantage of the King of Wei's mentality. This strategy can't deceive Pang Juan and Gongzi Ang, but Gongzi Ang and Pang Juan must obey the king's orders. As long as we deceive the King of Wei, we will win!"

Tian Ji then asked: "How to fight?"

Sun Bin looked around, Tian Ji understood, and then he withdrew his left and right, and asked the generals in the tent to go out.

Sun Bin asked in a low voice: "Who are the worst generals in the army?"

"Doctor Qicheng and Doctor Gaotang." Tian Ji replied.

Sun Bin made a plan: "Now Wei has been attacking Zhao for a long time. The main force is consumed outside, the old and weak are exhausted inside, and the domestic defense is empty. In order to implement the strategy of Wei to save Zhao and attack the east and west, we must show the enemy the stupidity of our generals and the weakness of our army. We must confuse the enemy! So I think we should send Doctor Qicheng and Doctor Gaotang to lead an army of 10,000 to attack Pingling of Wei. Although Pingling is a small city, it governs a large area, has a large population, and has a strong military force. It is a strategic location in Dongyang (referring to the area east of Daliang, the capital of Wei) and is difficult to capture; and Pingling is south of Song. On the way to march, it will pass through Shiqiu, which is easy to be cut off from the food supply. Feinting here can confuse the Wei army very well, causing the King of Wei to have QiThe illusion that the army commander is incompetent in command. In this way, the plan is half completed. "

Just when Sun Bin was about to continue, Tian Ji interrupted and said: "Mr. Sun Bin, you want those two doctors to die! This is too cruel!"

Sun Bin didn't want to explain too much, but looked at Tian Ji meaningfully and said: "Brother Tian Ji, this is a war, not a picnic. People will die in a war. It's either you die or I live. If you want to survive on the battlefield, you must be more cruel, more vicious, and smarter than others. Only then can you survive! This is the way of war! Although everyone killed in war is innocent, this is war! Brother Tian Ji, you must not be soft-hearted! As long as we follow this plan, our army will definitely defeat the Wei army! "

"But..."

"There are not so many buts, Brother Tian Ji! This is a war, and someone will always make sacrifices for victory! "Sun Bin persuaded.

Tian Ji struggled internally and nodded in agreement: "Okay, what should we do next?"

"On the one hand, send light chariots to attack the suburbs of Daliang, the capital of Wei, to anger the King of Wei and force him to order Prince Ang to lead his troops to support; on the other hand, let Tian Pan lead a small number of troops to pretend to fight with Prince Ang's troops, pretending to be weak and make him underestimate the enemy." Sun Bin said.

Tian Ji said: "Mr. Sun Bin, your plan is also possible, but if the King of Wei is really angered by our army and orders Prince Ang to lead his troops, can't he order troops from other places to come to support? ”

Sun Bin smiled and said, "No, because the King of Wei is quite suspicious. You know, Prince Ang has 30,000 Wei Wuzu in his hands, and the entire Wei State has only 50,000. The King of Wei cannot use his own soldiers to fight us, so he will naturally ask Prince Ang to return to support us. The most important thing is that the King of Wei may want to attack our army from both sides to highlight his ability to use troops!"

Tian Ji asked in doubt, "But is the King of Wei so easy to be deceived?"

"Don't worry, brother Tian Ji, I know the King of Wei's virtues very well. When I was watching in Wei State, I had already figured out the King of Wei's temper. I know him best." Sun Bin responded.

"Okay, what should we do next?"

Sun Bin pointed to a place on the map and said, "Our army will annihilate the Wei army here!"

"Guiling?"

"Yes! It's Guiling! "Sun Bin continued, "You know, I have deduced this countless times, and this is the best way!"

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Wei Guo Court

After listening to the report, Wei Lang was just about to leave.

Report~~"Emergency report from the border! Urgent report from the border!"

Wei Lang, who was originally lazy, woke up in an instant, and all the ministers looked at the soldier who had just broken in.

Wei Lang angrily scolded: "Why are you panicking? How can you be so panicked! As a soldier of the Wei Iron Army, why are you so panicked! What happened?"

"Your Majesty! Qi has sent 100,000 troops to enter our border, breaking three cities in a row, and the army is heading straight for Daliang!"

"What! Soldiers near the border are shit eaters? Why didn't you tell me before! Where is the Qi army estimated to be?" Wei Lang asked in panic.

"Your Majesty, the Qi army passed through Shiqiu, but there were too many defenders in Shiqiu City so it was not broken. Then the Qi army continued to move south and it is estimated to be not far from Daliang!"

"Quick! Immediately order the defenders of nearby cities to harass the Qi army and try to delay the Qi army!" Wei Lang ordered.

The civil officials were already panicked when they learned that the 100,000-strong army of Qi was going to Daliang, and they all said that they should immediately summon soldiers from various counties to support. Wei Lang listened to the chattering of these civil officials and didn't know how to decide.

At this time, Pang Juan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Qi army has gone to death alone. You must know that Daliang is the hinterland of our Wei State. If the Qi army comes, it will be surrounded by our army and die in Daliang! We should notify the lieutenants of each county and mobilize the armies of each county to surround the Qi army! Even if the Qi army had a general as talented as Sun Wu, it would not be able to prevent it from being surrounded and annihilated by our army! "

"Oh! Then how should the general deal with the enemy?" Wei Lang asked.

Pang Juan said: "The first route is the soldiers from Xiangling, the second route is the soldiers from Yecheng, the third route is the soldiers from Henan, and the fourth route is the soldiers from Henei. The four armies total 120,000, plus the 50,000 imperial guards in Daliang City, which is enough to defeat the enemy and the outside of Daliang City!"

Just when Wei Lang was about to agree, another battle report was delivered.

The commander of the army said hurriedly: "My king, the 10,000 troops of the Qi army's vanguard attacked Pingling and were completely annihilated by the Pingling defenders. Now the main force of the Qi army seems to have stagnated near Pingling."

"Haha~~ How stupid is the Qi army's commander! He actually wanted to attack Pingling with a weak army of 10,000! Stupid! Order the soldiers of Wei County to go south to Pingling and attack the Qi army with the soldiers of Pingling from both sides! "Wei Gong ordered.

Sima Wutong stopped him and said, "Your Majesty! No! Even if the main force of the Qi army has not reached Daliang, we should follow General Pang's strategy and mobilize all the armies to attack the Qi army together with the Daliang defenders. If it's just the soldiers of Wei County and Pingling, they may not be the opponents of the main force of the Qi army!"

"Okay! Sima, there's no need to worry. The main general of the Qi army actually went deep into the hinterland of our country. I will let him know that it's not the hinterland of any country that can be entered and exited at will! Order the soldiers of Wei County to go south and attack the Qi army with the soldiers of Pingling!" Wei Gong ordered.

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