The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the mountains, a woodcutter was bundling up the firewood he had chopped, singing as he did so: "Confucius talks about Confucianism and Taoism, and Sun Wu arranges his troops. Talented people do not leave the world, but stay in the mountains!" Just as the woodcutter was about to carry the firewood home, several passers-by stopped him, and the leader asked: "My fellow villager, who taught you this song you just sang?"

The woodcutter smiled and said: "Oh, it was a great sage in the mountains, Mr. Heguanzi, who said it every day, so we woodcutters can also learn it by hearing and seeing."

The leader hurriedly asked: "Oh, it's Mr. Heguanzi, then may I ask where Mr. Heguanzi lives?"

The woodcutter pointed to a thatched house vaguely visible in the mountains and said: " Look, that thatched house is where Mr. Heguanzi lives. You just need to walk to the mountain path. The road is a bit rugged, especially to reach his thatched house, you have to climb a ladder! "

Several people walked towards the road pointed by the woodcutter. One of them said: "General Jing, this mountain road is too difficult to walk. I don't understand why the king wants us to find a villager!"

It turned out that the leader was Jing Xiu. Jing Xiu said as he walked: "This Mr. Heguanzi is not a villager. He is a man of strategy and talent. Didn't you hear the song that the woodcutter sang just now? He is as good at using troops as Sun Wu, so he naturally came to visit."

In the thatched house

Heguanzi is teaching his disciples How to deploy troops? He Guanzi said to his disciples: "When deploying troops, you must be calm, the formation should be like a rock, the attack should be like a torrent, the withdrawal should be steady, the march should be fast, and you should be cautious when entering rugged terrain to prevent ambushes. When it rains, the march should be suspended, and you must be stationed in high places. When you encounter a key point, you must send heavy troops to defend. When attacking the enemy's city, you must make careful arrangements. You can use tunnels, ladders, flooding, and fire attacks. When defending the city, you must not let the enemy discover our arrangements, so that the enemy feels pressure, as if the army in the city is endless."

A disciple asked: "Sir, I would like to ask, is the number of soldiers in an army important? Or is it about quality?"

He Guanzi smiled and said to everyone "Sima Cuo asked a good question. Is the number of soldiers in an army more important than their quality? The number of soldiers in an army is divided into two elements. If it is to defend a city, the more soldiers the better. If it is to fight in the field, the more elite soldiers the better. In the Battle of Yinjin, Wu Qi led only 50,000 Wei Wu soldiers to defeat the 500,000 Qin army. Princess Sun Wu of Wu defeated the 200,000 Chu army with only 30,000 Wu soldiers. This is the advantage of an elite army. If the army is not elite enough, then once it encounters an elite army, it will be like a wolf driving a flock of sheep."

It turns out that the person who just asked the question is Sima Cuo, a famous Qin general who will lead the Qin army to destroy Bashu in the future. Now he is learning the art of war under He Guanzi.

Sima Cuo said again: "Sir, may I ask what is the general trend of the world?"

He Guanzi said again: "The general trend of the world now is that Wei is strong, and the other countries need to work together to defeat Wei. However, Chu has the ability to fight Wei alone, but Chu will not last long. Once it becomes a war of attrition,Will definitely lose to Wei. Qin is weak and poor on the surface. But its king is ambitious and must be secretly accumulating strength. Qi has only one person, Sun Bin, and no one else can do it! Once Qi loses Sun Bin, Wei will definitely destroy Qi! "

Sima Cuo thought for a while and said, "Sir, what about the current King of Wei?"

He Guanzi smiled and said, "The current King of Wei is a stubborn and self-righteous person who is broad-minded on the outside but narrow-minded on the inside. On the surface, he listens to the opinions of the ministers, but in fact, once he becomes king, he will definitely look down on others and want to do everything himself. In the future, when the country attacks other countries, he will definitely interfere more in military affairs. ”

The disciples nodded, and Heguanzi said: "Then let's continue. In any battle, if the enemy is numerous and we are few, or the enemy is strong and we are weak, we must set up more flags and double the number of stoves to show that we are stronger than the enemy, so that they cannot guess our numbers and strengths. Then the enemy will not fight with us lightly, and we can leave quickly, so that the whole army will be far away from harm. The law says: 'Strength and weakness are the shape. '."

Sima Cuo asked again: "Sir, is this the method of defeating the strong with the weak?"

"That's right. This method is a strategy of confusing the enemy, so that the enemy cannot guess the number of our troops and the direction of action, and then attack immediately when the time is right."

At this time, a disciple came over and said: "Sir, several guests have arrived."

Heguanzi looked at the sky and said: "Let's stop the lecture today. Let's disperse and invite the guests in quickly. ”

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Inside the thatched house

Heguanzi just looked at the few people. The leader was tall and dressed in military uniform. One look at his face showed that he was a man who had experienced many battles. The leader bowed and said, "I am Jingxiu, and I meet Mr. Heguanzi."

Heguanzi just flipped through the book beside him and asked, "So you are the talented person of the Jing family. I wonder what I want to do? If you want me to come out of retirement, please go back!"

Jingxiu said, "No, I came here this time because I hope you can help us analyze something."

"Oh! What is it?" Heguanzi asked.

Jingxiu said, "It's about the attack of Wei on Wei. Should Chu go to save Wei? ”

Heguanzi thought for a while and said: "Wei is an important place in the Central Plains. If you occupy Wei in the north, you can attack Zhao, go south to attack Song, and go east to directly threaten the hinterland of Qi. However, I think Chu has not reached that time yet. First, Chu is far away from Wei. Second, other vassal states have not sent troops yet. If other vassal states send troops, Chu can go to rescue. If they don't send troops, it is best not to rescue. Third, Chu may not get tangible benefits by rescuing Wei. Moreover, if Wei gets Wei, the vassal states in the world can attack it. Chu only needs to watch the fire from the other side. When the fire in the Central Plains is almost burned out, it will take the opportunity to send troops to the Central Plains to dominate! Why should we be the first to come out?"

Jing Xiu nodded and asked: "Excuse me, sir, can my Chu attack Yue?"

Heguanzi smiled and said: "If you want to ask this question, you can ask my disciple Sima Cuo, who is also very good at using troops. ”

Jing Xiu said again: “Could it be that Sima Cuo’s ability to use troops is better thanPassed the sir?"

He Guanzi smiled but said nothing, just pointed at the man outside who was arranging the troops with branches on the open ground. Jing Xiu could only go to Sima Cuo, who was arranging the troops with branches and stones on an open ground at this time, and did not pay any attention to Jing Xiu behind him.

Jing Xiu bowed and said: "Sir Sima Cuo, I am Jing Xiu, and I come to ask you a question."

Sima Cuo turned his head and saw that it was Jing Xiu, so he stood up and bowed and said: "What is the question?"

Jing Xiu said: "Can my Chu attack Yue this year?"

Sima Cuo thought for a while and said: "Yes, only by solving the worries of Yue can we go north to the Central Plains with more confidence."

Jing Xiu asked again: "Then if you lead the troops, how should you destroy Yue? ”

Sima Cuo pulled Jing Xiu to squat on the ground, pointed at some branches and stones on the ground and said: "This is Chu, this is Yue, and now Yue's capital is in Gusu City, so we have to divide our troops into two routes, one by land and one by water. The land route starts from Peng County to attack Yue's old capital, and the water route goes straight into the Huai River along the Han River and into Taihu Lake, and directly attacks Yue's current capital Gusu by water!"

Jing Xiu asked again: "What if Yue sets an ambush directly in the river?"

Sima Cuo said again: "Abandon the boat, abandon the boat in Zhoulai, quickly detour into Tongdi, and then immediately rush to Gusu City!"

Jing Xiu asked puzzledly: "But if you go deep into the enemy's territory, you may be surrounded! ”

Sima Cuo smiled and said: "The army has penetrated deep into the enemy's territory and has fallen into a dead end. In a dead end, the only way to survive is to fight to the death. In a dead end, the army will naturally be in order without restraint, and will fight bravely without encouragement. The soldiers will consciously arrange the formation without command. Moreover, the army on land will enter the territory of Yue State at the first time. Yue State will definitely send heavy troops to rescue Kuaiji, so there is no need to worry about being surrounded. On the contrary, the Yue State capital Gusu will be weakened! The army attacking Kuaiji only draws the main force of Yue State to Kuaiji, so that the Yue State army in the Gusu area will be reduced. ”

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Zhao State Court

After reading the secret report sent by the spy, the Marquis of Zhao said: "Everyone, although the envoys of Wei State advised me to take the opportunity to attack Qi State, Wei State is located in a strategic location. If I don't rescue it, Wei State will definitely threaten my country in the future! ”

Prime Minister Gong Zhongle stood up and said: "I think it is better to attack Qi. Saving Wei is not worth the loss. We will not get any territory and will offend Wei. Attacking Qi can get land without offending Wei, so I think it is better to attack Qi."

When Zhao Hou nodded and was about to express his opinion, a guard came in and said: "Your Majesty, there is a scholar outside the palace gate asking for an audience!"

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