The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Wei Guodi Court

Wei Hou Wei Ling said to all the ministers: "Everyone, this time in the war against Qi, our Wei Guo won a great victory, and also destroyed Lu and Teng, expanding the territory by a thousand miles! This is all your credit. I hereby reward General Pang Juan with a thousand catties of gold and two thousand hectares of good farmland, Lieutenant General Wei Cuo with five hundred catties of gold and a thousand hectares of good farmland, and Shi Bei with three hundred catties of gold and five hundred hectares of good farmland for his meritorious service in destroying Teng!"

Pang Juan, Wei Cuo, and Shi Bei hurriedly stood up and said: "Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty! May Your Majesty live forever!"

The ministers on the side looked at Pang Juan and the other two with envy, and they were eager to make achievements for Wei Guo.

Wei Ling said again: "Everyone, in order to better manage the army, I decided to follow Mr. Huizi's policy. From now on, Wei State will implement the system of three generals, three assistants and one supervisor. The three generals are divided into general, lieutenant general and lower general, and the three assistants are divided into lieutenant general, lieutenant general and lower general."

Wei Ling smiled and said: "According to the new system, I will let Pang Juan continue to serve as general, Long Jia as lieutenant general, Wei Cuo, Gongzi Ang, Gongsun Cuo as lieutenant general, Baning, Cuan Xiang, Xiang Xi as lieutenant general, Shi Bei, Zhai Liang, Zhai Kai and others as lower generals, Yin Chen, Geng Ying and others as lower generals. As for the military supervisor, Wei Shen will serve! The military supervisor can investigate any general without asking the king!"

The ministers shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!" Wei Shen himself felt a little confused. Didn't the kings in ancient times not let the prince manage the army? Why did he give him such a big position?

Wei Ling said to Wei Shen who was sitting next to him: "Shen'er, you are already 18 years old, almost 19. I joined the army at the age of 18, so you have been the military supervisor. Go and see the army more often, don't do your business, and you are an adult, it's time to get married, right?"

Wei Shen hurriedly bowed and said: "I obey my father's orders!"

Wei Ling said again: "Everyone, my Wei State has now become the most powerful country in the world. I plan to make him the king in Daliang and move the capital to Daliang. What do you think?"

Pang Juan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, my Wei State can improve its status among all countries in the world and can also shock all countries in the world! But I think we can't move the capital to Daliang! It's better to be the king in Anyi. Anyi is The birthplace of Jin and Wei! Moreover, Henei County where my aunt is located has no strategic location to defend and is flat. It is surrounded by powerful countries. Chu, Qi, and Zhao can attack at any time. Anyi is located in Hedong County, which has the strategic location of Zhongtiao and Luliang, the solidity of Xiaohan, the protection of Taihang, the obstruction of Luoshui, and the strength of Jiguan. It can attack when advancing and defend when retreating. It is the place where the dragon rises! "

Wei Ling did not listen to your words, Pang Juan, but said to Huizi: "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Hui Shi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is okay to be the prime minister, but where the capital is moved is related to the future development of a country, and I cannot answer! After all, this has to be planned by military strategists, which belongs to the military scope. I am only good at governing the country, not good at military affairs. I think it is better to listen to the general's words. "

Wei Ling looked at Huizi andUnable to answer, he asked Wu Tong again: "Sima, what do you think?"

Wu Tong stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, moving the capital to Daliang or staying in Anyi? In fact, each has its advantages and disadvantages. I wonder if Your Majesty wants to listen? But I think the general's words are very true!"

After hearing Wu Tong's advantages and disadvantages, Wei Ling asked: "Then you tell me the advantages and disadvantages."

Wu Tong replied: "Staying in Anyi, the advantage is that you can attack when advancing and defend when retreating. The disadvantage is that the land is not very fertile, the transportation is not very convenient, and the business is not as good as Daliang. Moreover, staying in Anyi can only benefit from attacking Qin!; Moving the capital to Daliang has the advantages of fertile land, convenient transportation, developed business, and is close to the Central Plains countries. The land of Wei and Song is fertile, and the country is very rich, especially the Tao land of Song, which has an inch of land. The saying that an inch of land is worth a ton of gold! The downside is that there are big countries around us, and Chu, Qi, and Zhao can easily attack us. Therefore, if we can occupy it, others can come and rob it. " Wei Ying said after hearing this: "Although staying in Anyi can be offensive or defensive, we have to look at the long term. You should think about the land of Wei and Song! Don't always think about the poor and weak Qin. Who wants that wild land? So we still move the capital to Daliang and make the king in Daliang City. Which of you object and which agree?" After hearing this, the ministers said: "Your Majesty is wise!" Wei Ying said again: "The prime minister will be responsible for the relocation of the capital this time. Send envoys to all countries in the world to invite them to participate in the ceremony of making the king, and tell that emperor to come and help me confer the title!"

"-Yes!

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier ran in hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, there is a secret report from Qi!"

When Wei Lang saw the secret report, he hurriedly said, "Show it up!"

After reading it, Wei Lang said, "Qi took advantage of the Chu army to deal with the invasion of Yue State, and led by Tian Ji and Sun Bin to recapture Jucheng. General Pang, didn't you lead the coalition forces to defeat Qi's elite? Where did they get the soldiers from?"

When Pang Juan heard what Wei Hou said, he also said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I did eliminate all the elites of Qi, but there are still 80,000 prisoners, and these prisoners were released on your order."

When Wei Lang heard it, he hurriedly coughed a few times to cover up his inner embarrassment, and said, "Although They have 80,000 soldiers back, but it is impossible to start a war so soon! "

Wu Tong stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Qi has soldiers. Although their army suffered a crushing defeat, they can still gather 50,000 soldiers in a pinch! And this time, Tian Ji and Sun Bin are more than enough to defeat the army left behind by Chu. I estimate that this attack on Chu by Yue should be Sun Bin's strategy!"

Wei Lang asked Pang Juan again: "General Pang, if you lead 50,000 new soldiers, how to recapture Jucheng?"

Pang Juan thought for a while and replied: "Divide the troops into three groups, one group of 20,000 people is responsible for intercepting the Chu army coming to support, one group of 10,000 will capture all the cities under the jurisdiction of Jucheng, and one group of 20,000 will surround Jucheng. Jucheng has a total of sixFor the city gate, we can gather heavy troops to surround the east and south gates, leaving the north to the enemy, and let the cavalry and chariot soldiers guard the west to create a huge scene, so that the enemy will mistakenly think that there are many people in the west, but secretly withdraw the troops from the west, southeast and three sides to ambush in the north. If the enemy breaks out from the north gate, we can take the opportunity to attack. After the cities around Jucheng are occupied, the other 10,000 people will immediately join, and then attack the city by pretending to pile up mountains and digging tunnels! Let the enemy mistakenly think that we want to attack the city by piling up soil into mountains, but actually we want to attack the city by digging tunnels, so that the land of Jucheng will be captured! If this method doesn't work, you can use multiple attacks, day and night. These attacks are not forced attacks, but harassment, making the enemy exhausted, and disturbing the enemy's rest at night by beating drums and gongs, and finally wait for the opportunity. If you find that the enemy is a little slack, you will immediately attack with all your strength. If this method doesn't work, there are seven other ways to attack the city! And I have also studied a new way to attack the city, which is to burn the city gate with fire. I have developed a new siege chariot filled with kerosene and flint, and pushed it to the enemy's city gate. It will be ignited and a fire will immediately break out, burning the enemy's city gate! "

After hearing this, Wei Ling nodded involuntarily and said, "As expected of General Pang, I wonder how Sun Bin took over Jucheng? Wu Tong, what do you think?"

Wu Tong thought for a while and said, "Feint to the east and attack to the west! Sun Bin should have used the method of feinting to the east and attacking to the west to capture Jucheng. Although I understand this feint to the east and attack to the west, I don't understand how Sun Bin used it. It's just that Sun Bin likes to use this strategy of feinting to the east and attacking to the west. ”

Wei Shen stood up and said: "Father, I think Sun Bin should have sent a large number of troops to pretend to attack Tancheng, so that the Chu army would mistakenly think that Sun Bin was going to attack Tancheng, but in fact Sun Bin wanted to attack Jucheng, which meant that the Chu army focused on Tancheng and relaxed the defense of Jucheng. ”

Wei Long heard Wei Shen reveal Sun Bin's plan and smiled and said: "You are worthy of being my son, you have such talent now! General Pang, do you think Sun Bin took Jucheng in this way?"

Pang Juan stood up and replied: "This plan is really great, much better than my plan. Although I am slightly inferior to Sun Bin in strategy, I will definitely defeat Sun Bin in a head-on battle! ”

Wei Ling said again: "This year, my Wei State will do the following things. The first is to move the capital to Daliang, the second is to prepare for the ceremony of the king, and the third is to immediately set up counties in the newly acquired territories. Qufu County will be established on the lands of Lu and Teng, and the territory obtained from Qi will be under the jurisdiction of Dong County! And the prefect of Qufu County will be appointed by the prime minister, and the county lieutenant will be appointed by the city!" ——Your Majesty is wise!

Inside Wei Shen's mansion

Wei Shen was looking at the map on the wall, thinking: I wonder what happened in Qin? I guess they are training new troops! We must destroy it!