The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Chapter 218

Wei Guo’s court

Wei Ling is indeed the most capable king of Wei Guo. He recovered in less than ten days. He sat on the throne, looking radiant and completely different from the sickness he had fainted at that time.

Wei Ling asked with a smile: "Everyone, this time my Wei Guo suffered a disastrous defeat. Thanks to your mediation, my Wei Guo quickly survived. I will never forget this disastrous defeat!"

Prime Minister Hui Shi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, if you have such a mind, it will not be long for Wei Guo to annex the world."

"My king is mighty!"

Wei Ling's eyes became sharp and ordered: "This disastrous defeat has caused my Wei Guo to lose 60,000 troops, especially 30,000 Wei Wuzu, which is almost three-fifths of my Wei Wuzu. General, the challenge of Wei Wuzu The selection and training will depend on you, and the pensions for the fallen soldiers will be the responsibility of the prime minister. Our great Wei will never forget that villain from Qi!"

Si Tu Meng Ke stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this defeat did cause a lot of damage to our Wei, but it did not hurt the foundation. I think taxes should be reduced to ease the burden on the people. And next year, the people will be allowed to reclaim land privately, and the reclaimed land will be privately owned, and the newly reclaimed land will not be taxed for two years."

"Okay! I agree." Wei Lang nodded.

Pang Juan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the training of Wei Wuzu seriously, but the commander of Wei Wuzu must be selected quickly."

Wei Ling agreed, "General, what you said is right. I wonder if you have any suitable candidates?"

Pang Juan immediately reminded everyone, "The commander of Wei Wuzu must be brave, good at fighting, and have outstanding strategies."

Wei Shen stood up and recommended, "Father, I recommend Gongsun Xi, the son of Gongsun Cuo. Gongsun Xi is very brave and is better at using troops than his father. Even Gongzi Ang cannot compare with him in strategy. He used strategies to defeat the Song army with fewer troops. He also defeated Yiqu Sanqi with me many times when we were in Shangjun. He can be called a good general."

"Well, Gongsun Xi, I appoint you as the commander of Wei Wuzu, and your position will be promoted from lower general to lieutenant general." Wei Ling ordered.

Gongsun Xi was overjoyed and knelt down to offer his services, saying, "Thank you, my king. I swear to die in my service and avenge my country's shame!"

Report~~"Your Majesty! Qi and Song have formed an army of 120,000. The commander of the coalition is Tian Ji, the commander of the Qi army, and Tian Ying, the deputy commander of the Qi army. After investigation, Sun Bin did not come. Now the enemy is attacking Xiangling, an important town of Wei. If we don't send troops to support it, we may not be able to defend it."

Wei Lang said angrily, "Qi is still thinking of attacking Wei. Do you really think you can defeat Wei head-on? Everyone, what can you do?"

Prime Minister Hui Shi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the enemy is powerful. The morale of the soldiers of Wei who have just been defeated is low. I am afraid they will not be able to fight again."

Wei Lang also fell silent after hearing Huizi's support. Should he send troops to support it?

At this time, Sima Wutong stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think we must send troops to support Qi., our Wei has five victories! ”

“Oh, what are the five defeats of Qi, and what are the five victories of Wei?” Wei Ling asked excitedly.

Wu Tong explained: “The Qi army launched an unjust army, and our Wei is on the defensive, defending our country and occupying the righteousness, this is Qi’s one defeat and Wei’s one victory; the coalition army seems to be powerful, but Qi and Song have different command methods, and it is difficult to achieve unified command, while our Wei soldiers can achieve unified command, like an iron arm, this is Qi’s two defeats and Wei’s two victories; Tian Ji, the commander of the coalition army, is okay, but the Qi army’s deputy general does have Tian Ying as the deputy general. Tian Ying can’t fight at all, so why let this person be the deputy general? The general lacks strategy, and there are thousands of people in our Wei who are good at fighting and have superb strategies. Qi defeated Wei three times and Wei won three times. There was internal discord in the coalition. I learned that Qi’s chief general Tian Ji looked down on Tian Ying, and Tian Ying didn’t like Tian Ji’s character. Song State and Qi State had a rift, so it was even more impossible for them to be of one mind. The whole army of Wei State was of one mind. How could a chaotic army defeat a well-organized army? Qi defeated Wei four times and Wei lost four times. Qi Army came from afar, and the soldiers were all exhausted. Moreover, Qi State was already proud and complacent because of the previous great victory. The army had become arrogant. The art of war says that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. This is Qi’s five defeats and Wei’s five wins! Wei State has five wins and Qi has five defeats. After all, it can defeat the coalition. ”

“Good! I am determined to send troops. I wonder who should lead the troops?” Wei Gong asked.

Sikou Shendao stood up and said, “Your Majesty, Sima is right, but we should call them allies if the other party calls them allies. After all, Wei State is seriously injured and cannot gather so many troops, so we must ask for foreign aid. ”

“Where is the foreign aid of Wei State?” Wei Gong asked.

Shen Dao replied: “Han State, your Majesty, Han State is not only our ally but also a country with a marriage relationship with us. Moreover, the interests of Han State are tied together with the interests of Wei State. It is still possible to ask Han State for help.”

“Okay! Just follow the words of the Sikou. Foreign Minister, you are responsible for going to Han State to discuss with the Marquis of Han about sending troops together!” Wei Gong ordered.

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Han State Court

Han Wu, the Marquis of Han, said to everyone: “Everyone, Wei State was defeated. What should my Han State do?”

Prime Minister Shen Buhai stood up and said: “Your Majesty, although Wei State was defeated, its foundation was not damaged. Wei State only needs three years to fully recover and even become stronger than before. Because Wei has the qualifications to become bigger and stronger, its civil officials include Prime Minister Hui Shi, Sikou Shendao, Situ Mengke and others who are all great talents in the world. Although Wei's military generals have suffered great losses, they are still supported by Pang Juan, Long Jia and Xiang Ci. If Wei wants to fall, at least these generals and civil officials must die. "

"Prime Minister, what you said makes sense. Now that South Korea has undergone seven or eight years of reform, our South Korea has greatly increased its strength. Zhao has been crippled by Wei. Do you think our South Korea should take advantage of the situation?" Han Wu asked.

Bao Yuan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think we should send troops to attack Zhao. Handan and other places in Zhao are still occupied by Wei. The national laws cannot be implemented. Our South Korea will win the attack on Zhao!"

"Good! …………

Report～～"Your MajestyThe envoy of Wei State requests to see you."

"Please come in."

Gongsun Yue stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings to Marquis Han."

"What does the envoy of Wei want?" Han Wu asked.

Gongsun Yue said, "Qi and Song formed a coalition army and sent 120,000 troops to attack Xiangling of Wei State. Now the neighbors of Wei State are in danger. Wei State has just suffered a great defeat, so it is difficult to gather too many troops. Please send troops to join Wei State in fighting against the Qi-Song coalition."

"Okay! Han State agreed. It was thanks to the help of Wei State that Chu State attacked Han State. I am determined to send troops to rescue Wei. I decided that General Bao Yuan would lead 50,000 troops to join Wei State in fighting against the Qi-Song coalition." Han Wu ordered.

"Thank you, Marquis Han. "Gongsun Yue bowed.

After Gongsun Yue left, Bao Yuan asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, why do you want to save Wei? Then we won't fight Zhao?"

"The interests of my country Han are tied to the interests of Wei. If Wei declines, then Han will become the prey of all countries in the world, so we must help Wei." Han Wu keenly observed the general trend of the world. After all, Han was the weakest of the seven powers in the Warring States Period. If Wei did not help him, the expansion direction of all countries in the world would be in Han.

"Your Majesty is wise."

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A wine shop in Xinzheng

One person said: "Have you heard? The Qi-Song coalition attacked the important town of Wei, Xiangling. Do you think Wei will decline?"

"It's possible. After all, Wei was completely defeated by Qi. You know, even the good general of Wei, Gongzi Ang, died. It is estimated that the hegemon of the world will be Qi. ”

“I don’t agree with your opinion!”

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