The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Wei Cuo led an army of 50,000 soldiers from Daliang. The deputy general Shi Bei asked, "General, why did our army have to wait for more than ten days before the general set out?"

Wei Cuo explained, "Because when Pang Juan's army set out, it would pass through Song and Lu. Lu would definitely be prepared. When Pang Juan's army went to war with Qi, Lu would know that Wei was not going to attack, and they would definitely relax their vigilance. The art of war says: attack the enemy by surprise and attack them when they are unprepared! Therefore, our army must wait until Pang Juan's army goes to war with Qi before sending troops to Lu. In this way, we can attack them by surprise and attack them when they are unprepared!"

After hearing this, Shi Bei asked again, "General, are we going to attack Sangcheng?" Wei Cuo nodded and said, "Yes, we are going to attack Sangcheng. Sangcheng is less than a hundred miles away from Qufu, the capital of Lu. As long as Sangcheng is captured, we can directly threaten Qufu, the capital of Lu. Order the whole army to advance quickly!" - Yes!

In Sangcheng, Ji He, the defender of Sangcheng, was inspecting the city defense. Suddenly, he saw dust rolling in the distance. He looked carefully and was shocked. It turned out to be an army, and the flag on the army was the flag of Wei. Ji He seemed to know what they were going to do, and hurriedly said to the soldiers beside him: "The whole army should be prepared for defense. The enemy is attacking the city. The whole army should be prepared for defense!" - Yes!

The Lu army in Sangcheng hurriedly moved the city defense equipment to the city wall. The side door of Sangcheng opened and a fast horse galloped towards the capital of Lu. Ji He, the defender of Sangcheng, commanded the army to guard the city tower. A lieutenant ran over and said, "General, we don't have many logs." Ji He thought for a while and said, "Hurry up and demolish the vacant warehouses for me. The stones and wood in the demolished warehouses can be used to defend the city! And hurry up to prepare sulfur and straw." - Yes

Wei Cuo looked at Sangcheng and asked, "General, are we going to attack the city? Speed ​​is the essence of war. I think we should attack the city immediately while the Lu army is not ready. In this way, we can catch them by surprise." Wei Cuo smiled and said, "There is no need to rush to attack the city. You can't be impatient. Order the whole army to build a camp and build more arrow towers and barriers around!" Shi Bei asked puzzledly, "General, are you planning to fight a protracted war here?"

Wei Cuo explained, "I plan to fight a world-shaking war here! Surrounding Sangcheng without attacking is just to lure the army from other parts of Lu to come. We don't care about how many cities we get, but to annihilate the fresh troops of Lu, so that we can better destroy Lu! We come here to destroy the country, not to grab territory."

After hearing this, Shi Bei understood and said, "General, you plan to annihilate the main force of Lu here!"

"Yes, we will annihilate the Lu army here!" Wei Cuo said.

For several days, the Wei army surrounded Sangcheng without attacking, and built arrow towers and barriers around it. Ji He, the defender of Sangcheng, watched the Wei army's every move outside the city, and the deputy general beside him said: "General, what are the Wei army thinking when they are surrounding but not attacking?"

Ji He sighed and said: "The Wei army's attack on our Lu country this time is not to simply seize land, but toHe wants to destroy our Lu State. He wants to annihilate the main force of our Lu State here! This fighting method is the same as the one used by Le Yang to attack Zhongshan State. Le Yang destroyed Zhongshan State in this way. He annihilated the main force of the whole country in one battle and then attacked its capital! I hope we can win this battle. "

After listening to Ji He's words, the deputy general felt a little disappointed, because this war is no longer a simple war to seize land, but a war to destroy the country!

Lu State Court

Lu Gong Ji Fen took over the intelligence from the front line and said in horror after reading it: "Everyone, Wei State attacked our Lu State and has already confronted in Sangcheng. I wonder if you have any way to defeat the enemy? Or surrender to Wei State and cede some land. "Prime Minister Kong Fu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is no longer a simple war, but a war to destroy the country! "The whole court was shocked to hear the prime minister's words. Duke Ji Fen of Lu asked hurriedly: "Why did the prime minister say that?"

Prime Minister Kong Fu sighed and said: "Your Majesty, my country Lu has always been a vassal of Qi. Now Qi has been attacked by four countries. Who in the world can save my country Lu? Chu in the south or Zhao in the north? If we don't destroy my country Lu now, when will we destroy it? "After hearing the words of the prime minister, everyone started to discuss. Duke Ji Fen of Lu was anxious. If Wei wanted to attack his Lu, he could ask Qi or Chu for help. Now the whole world is at war. Who has the ability to save his Lu?

At this time, Sima Caoyue stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should send troops to support Sangcheng immediately. If Sangcheng is broken, then the army of Wei can directly threaten the capital of my Lu. Didn't the prime minister just say that it was a war to annihilate the country? Then my Lu should mobilize the whole country's troops to go to Sangcheng to fight a decisive battle with the Wei army! The Wei army is only 50,000 people. My Lu can gather 70,000 or 80,000 people with the whole country's troops. Why should I be afraid of Wei? I am willing to lead the army to defeat the enemy. My Lu also defeated the powerful Qi in the Battle of Changshao. This time we will definitely defeat Wei!"

Everyone was attracted by Sima Caoyue's words, and their fighting spirit rose instantly. Duke Ji Fen of Lu patted his seat and said, "Good! According to Sima's words, our Lu State will mobilize all the troops in the country to resist the enemy, and Sima will lead 80,000 troops to resist the Wei army!"——Your Majesty is wise!

In Sangcheng, Ji He, the defender of Sangcheng, said that he didn't know how long he had been in the city, and he always felt that staying in the city was not a solution, so he decided to send some troops to harass the Wei army. He said to the deputy general: "You take 2,000 people to harass the Wei army, and destroy the arrow towers and barriers built by the Wei army." ——Yes!

In the Wei army camp, Wei Cuo looked at the map and muttered to himself: "It seems that we have to build another barrier here, so that we can resist the Lu army here, and then leave a gap here to lead the Lu army to this side..." Before he finished speaking, a messenger rushed in and said: "General, the defenders of Sangcheng, Lu State, opened the side door and left the city, destroying one of our arrow towers. Should the general send troops to strangle them? "Wei Cuo chuckled and said to the deputy general Shi Bei: "Shi Bei, take the cavalry to deal with them all."——Yes, sir!

The Lu army destroyed an arrow tower. In order to expand the victory, the deputy general of the Lu army ordered: "We are taking down the barrier!" ——Yes!

On the barrier, more than a hundred Wei soldiers saw the Lu army coming. The Wei centurion drew his sword and shouted: "All troops defend!" Kill~~ The Lu army carried several simple ladders to the barrier. The Wei soldiers were not afraid of the large number of Lu soldiers. Arrows rained down, and it was difficult for the Lu army to attack. The deputy general of the Lu army shouted: "The first one to attack the barrier will be rewarded with a hundred gold! "The offensive of the Lu army suddenly intensified. The Wei army was not afraid of the Lu army's attack at all. Under the command of the centurion, the Wei army on the ramparts repelled the Lu army's attacks again and again. When several Lu soldiers just touched the ramparts, they were stabbed by a Wei soldier with a long spear. A Lu army lieutenant advised: "General, let's not attack. If the enemy comes to surround us, we will be finished. Let's retreat back to the city!" The deputy general of the Lu army looked at the solid ramparts and sighed: "Retreat!" As soon as the voice fell, thousands of Wei cavalry came to kill.

Shi Bei took the lead and led the Wei cavalry to kill the Lu army. Shi Bei shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!" Kill kill~~ The Lu army was frightened when they saw the Wei army coming. The deputy general of the Lu army hurriedly ordered: "Retreat quickly, retreat, retreat back to the city quickly! ”

The Lu army turned around and ran back to the city. How could the city let the Lu army escape back to the city? He shouted: "Brothers, let's see who can kill the general of the Lu army first. Whoever kills the general of the Lu army will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins! "Kill, kill~ How can two-legged people outrun four-legged people? The Lu army was soon caught up by the Wei army and a massacre began!

The Lu army was trampled under the feet of the Wei army's cavalry. The sharp blades in the hands of the Wei army's cavalry ruthlessly harvested the lives of the Lu soldiers. At this time, the Lu army had lost their courage and had no fighting spirit. They all wanted to escape back to the city and were unwilling to stop the enemy. Shi Bei rushed forward and saw the Lu army general standing on the chariot in front of him. He picked up the spear and threw it over. With a whoosh, it directly pierced the back of the Lu army's deputy general. Ah~ The Lu army's deputy general fell to the ground from the chariot. Shi Bei ordered: "You take 300 people to attack the enemy's flank in a roundabout way, and you take 500 people to block the enemy's way, and charge back and forth! ”

The fleeing Lu army was gradually surrounded by the Wei army’s cavalry. The Wei army gradually tightened the encirclement and kept shooting the Lu soldiers in the circle with bows and arrows. Shi Bei led the Wei army and shouted: "Those who surrender will not be killed!" The Lu army had no fighting spirit because their generals were killed, and when they heard the Wei army say that those who surrendered would not be killed, they put down their weapons and shouted: "We surrender, we surrender! Spare us!" Shi Bei saw that the Lu army surrendered, laughed and said: "Tie them all up!" - Yes!

On the tower of Sangcheng, Ji He, the defender of Sangcheng, saw that the 3,000 soldiers he sent out were almost killed by the Wei army. He was furious and sad why he sent troops out to harass the Wei army. Now the city was short of 3,000 defenders, and defense became a problem. Ji He could only swallow the bitter fruit and ordered: "Order the whole army to hold on!" - Yes!

In the Wei army camp, Shi Bei was high up.He happily entered the tent of the commander and said to Wei Cuo: "General, in this battle, our army annihilated 1,600 people and captured 1,400 people. Our army suffered less than ten casualties. It was a great fight!" Wei Cuo smiled and said: "Yes, I just noticed your way of command. Both the formation and the situation on the battlefield are good. You will lead 3,000 cavalry to the south bank of Sishui to investigate the enemy. Your task is to stop the Lu army coming from Rencheng. There are probably more than 7,000 Lu troops in Rencheng. It is estimated that more than 5,000 people will be sent to support. You kill the reinforcements sent by Rencheng! As long as the cause of pregnancy is solved, we don't have to worry about the threat from the south. I estimate that in the decisive battle later, the Lu army will definitely ask the army in Rencheng to sneak attack our army, so I will lead 3,000 cavalry to stop them! Make sure to annihilate them all!" - Yes!

Wei Cuo said again: "This battle is a battle that determines the survival of Lu. We must make a concerted effort in this war and annihilate the main force of Lu!" - Yes, sir! ...

Below the capital of Yan, the Qi army has been attacking the capital of Yan for nearly a month, but has not captured the capital of Yan. Tian Shou was gritting his teeth. Just as he was about to give an order, a messenger came in and said: "General, the king's order has arrived!"

Tian Shou took the military order and sighed after reading it, saying: "The whole army retreats and returns to the country!" The deputy general Tian Shu asked in confusion: "Brother, why do you want to retreat?"

Tian Shou said helplessly: "Wei, Chu, Han, Zhao, the four countries attacked my Qi together. The king ordered us to return to help immediately, and the Han-Wei coalition has already reached Qingshi Pass. If we don't go back to rescue, it is possible that our own capital will be lost. Order the whole army to quickly return to help Qingshi Pass!" - Yes, sir!

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