The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

The news that the Wei army was rushing to Ningling had long been obtained by the Song army. The Song army's commander You Bopu said to the generals with a heavy heart: "Everyone, the Wei army has come to Ningling. The Wei army has about 60,000 soldiers, and our army has only more than 30,000 soldiers from the royal city. In addition, the soldiers gathered from the surrounding cities only add up to nearly 50,000. We must transfer some troops from other places!"

A general suggested: "We can transfer troops from Taodi. Taodi has 30,000 troops. Transferring 10,000 soldiers from Taodi is enough to fight a decisive battle with the Wei army!"

You Bopu shook his head and said: "It's a bit far, I'm afraid it's too late."

Another general said: "You can recruit soldiers locally. It's okay to recruit more than 10,000 people. Just train them a little and deploy them in the rear army."

"Okay, that's it." You Bopu said helplessly. This battle was the most disadvantageous one he had ever fought. The reason why he didn't want to defend the city was because the wall of Ningling was too low. Although it was the most important city in this area, the county magistrate here had never strengthened the city defense, so it was impossible to defend the city. He even wanted to chop off the Ningling county magistrate.

You Bopu began to arrange the army and said: "Jiang Quan, you lead the front army, Lu Liang, you are responsible for leading the left wing, Zhang Yu, you are responsible for your right wing, I will personally lead the central army, Bo Han, you are responsible for leading the rear army to protect our rear! The left and right wings are a mixture of chariots and infantry, the front army is composed of shields and archers, the central army is composed of armored soldiers and crossbowmen, and the rear army is composed of halberd soldiers."

After listening to the arrangement, all the generals bowed and said: "Yes, sir!"

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After a day's journey, the Wei army camped 20 miles away from Ningling. The envoy of the Song army came into the tent with a declaration of war and said: "I am the envoy of the Song army to declare war!"

Wei Shen took the declaration of war and said after reading it: "I agree. Tomorrow our two armies will fight it out!"

After the envoy left, Wei Shen asked He asked everyone, "Everyone, although the Song army is weaker than ours, how should we deal with the battle tomorrow just in case?"

Shi Beiti said, "Our soldiers are far more elite than the Song army. To be on the safe side, I think we should send a detachment to go around the rear of the Song army and attack from both sides."

Gongsun Xi said, "Your Highness, the head-on battle between the two armies depends on the judgment of the situation. Therefore, if you want to defeat the opponent, you must judge according to the situation on the battlefield. War is unpredictable and must be constantly changing. So I think we should wait and see tomorrow."

Wei Shen looked at Ni Liang again and said, "Military Advisor, what do you think?"

"Hold your position and strike back! Tomorrow we must first find out the enemy's movements, and then find the flaws and attack in one fell swoop!" Ni Liang said.

Wei Shen nodded and said: "How about letting the military advisor take charge of commanding the army tomorrow?"

Ni Liang bowed and said: "I am willing to command the army and will definitely defeat the enemy!"

Then Wei Shen asked Ni Liang to be responsible for formulating tomorrow's battle strategy.

Ni Liang held the command flag given to him by Wei Shen and said: "Gongsun Xi will lead the troops on both wings,Shi Bei will lead the front army, I will lead the central army, and the rear army will be led by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The two wings will be cavalry, the front army will be armored soldiers, the central army will be armored soldiers and archers, and the rear army will be chariots and infantry. The archers will be arranged in three arrays, each with three teams, divided into front, middle and rear. The rear army chariots will be on both sides and in front, and the infantry will be in the middle. Did you understand?"

"Understood!" The generals bowed.

Wei Shen said: "Military Advisor, I will rely on you tomorrow."

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The next morning, both sides were rubbing their weapons, and the generals were encouraging the morale of their troops, "Brothers, after the victory of the battle of Ci, I will invite you to drink in the restaurant in Daliang City! Our army will win!"

"Win! Win! "The soldiers shouted confidently.

Wei Shen and others were also urgently arranging the soldiers to prepare. On the nest car, Ni Liang observed the surrounding terrain. Xu Zi asked, "Mr. Ni Liang, I think there may be enemies in that forest. That forest is full of murderous aura!"

Ni Liang looked at the forest that Xu Zi pointed to, and saw hundreds of birds circling in the sky above the forest, and they dared not land in the forest. He murmured, "Birds rise, and they fall! When the two armies face each other, that forest is facing the side and rear of our army. That forest looks like it should be able to hide thousands of soldiers. We must send a detachment to resist it!"

Xu Zi suggested, "I have a way. We can use fire attack to burn the enemy alive!"

"This is a bit inhumane." Ni Liang shook his head and said.

Xu Zi smiled and said, "Wufang, you only need to win the battle. Besides, you only need to think that you only lose a small forest. Why don't I prepare it!"

Ni Liang glanced at Xu Zi and sighed, "Okay."

Xu Zi got off the chariot and called hundreds of soldiers. He ordered them to push the catapults to a position 300 steps away from the forest. Xu Zi also ordered people to prepare large vats filled with fierce oil, stones and sulfur, and sealed them with straw. In this way, hundreds of such large vats were prepared within half an hour.

Xu Zi personally led these hundreds of soldiers to form a formation 300 steps away from the forest. After placing more than ten catapults, Xu Zi stood on the chariot and observed the forest and smiled, "I'm afraid this place will become a sea of ​​fire later. ”

On the other side, both Wei and Song were ready, and both sides had set up their battle formations. Soldiers on both sides looked anxiously at their commanders, hoping that they could issue orders quickly.

Ni Liang stood on the chariot and carefully observed the battle formation of the Song army. He found that the Song army had set up an offensive battle formation. He also thought of the Song army's thinking. He held the flag and said playfully: "The whole army should be prepared for defense!"

The soldiers around looked at each other. It was obvious that our army was much stronger than the Song army, so why did we have to defend? We could just rush over and fight. However, the general's order made it difficult for the soldiers to take out their shields and prepare for defense.

Dongdong~~The Song army beat the drums! The drummer of the Wei army looked at his general, only to see that Ni Liang had never thought about launching aThe order to beat the drums was not given, but only the order: "All the troops just need to defend, and the archers will attack!"

The front army of the Song army pressed forward, and the drums on the Song army's side were deafening, and the shouts of killing resounded through the sky, while the Wei army's side was so quiet that even the heartbeat could be heard, as if they were not here to fight at all.

When the Song army reached the range of the crossbows, the archers of the Wei army held the Shenbi crossbows and pulled the bowstrings in unison, and the 30 crossbow carts in the middle army were all strung up.

With a command to fire, thousands of arrows were fired at the same time, and the arrows fell on the heads of the Song army like rain. The Song army raised their shields one by one, two people..., and after one round, hundreds of people fell to the ground.

You Bopu in the back was also shocked by the rain of arrows from the Wei army, but he did not show a trace of surprise on the surface, and he was already sighing in his heart. He did not expect the crossbows of the Wei army to be so sharp. You Bopu was determined to push forward. If the battle continued like this, the Song army's front troops would be shot to death by the rain of arrows from the Wei army. He ordered: "Press forward on the left and right wings, and the rear troops are ready to respond! Prepare to beat the drums for the second time." You Bopu also knew that the first drum would weaken the second and the third drum would be exhausted, but this second drum was not the drum for the army to advance but a secret signal.

The drums started again, and Ni Liang looked carefully at the side and rear, only to see thick smoke coming out of the woods behind him. He breathed a sigh of relief and focused on the front.

Before the Song army arrived, Ni Liang immediately ordered: "The cavalry on both wings will charge the Song army's center. The front army will press forward, the center army will support, and the rear army will attack the enemy's left wing. As for the right wing, don't worry about it. Attack with all your heart and soul. Beat the drum!"

The drums were so loud that the Wei army rushed towards the Song army like a beast after hearing the drums. It was just like a torrent of water rushing down from a high place and could not be stopped.

The Song army's formation was immediately suppressed by the Wei army and could not move. Kill~~

You Bopu also found the billowing smoke behind the Wei army, and knew in his heart that the opponent's commander had already seen through his plan. He could only make up his mind and say: "All the rear army will press forward!"

When the rear army pressed forward, a cavalry of more than 10,000 people rushed towards the center army. The soldiers of the Song army were shocked. You Bopu looked around and saw that there were not many soldiers around him. He hurriedly ordered the soldiers of the center army to prepare to resist. Ten thousand Wei cavalrymen directly penetrated the center of the Song army, and five thousand troops on each wing surrounded the Song army's center. The Song army's center collapsed and trampled on each other.

The front and rear armies of the Song army and the left and right wings were completely blocked by the front and rear armies of the Wei army. Then, Ni Liang personally picked up the drumstick and beat the drum fiercely, shouting: "All troops press forward!"

The front army of the Song army saw that their own center army had already collapsed and had no fighting spirit, and they fled in defeat. Wei Shen commanded the chariot troops to strangle the Song army from the flank.

The battle lasted until noon, and the Song army was defeated. The main general You Bopu was killed. Nearly 40,000 of the 60,000 Song army died in battle, and more than 10,000 surrendered.

Finally, Ni Liang immediately ordered Gongsun Xi to quickly occupy Ningling. Ni Liang and Wei Shen divided their troops into two groups and occupied the surrounding cities one by one. It took only two days for all the cities in the Ningling area to be occupied by the Wei army.

After Wei Shen led his army to occupy Waihuang and Ningling, he sent Xu Zi as an envoy to the capital of Song State, asking Song State to agree to Wei State's conditions.

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Song State Court

After hearing Xu Zi's intention, the Duke of Song knew that his army had been defeated by the Wei army, and Song State was in great danger. The Duke of Song could only put down his attitude and asked: "Excuse me, what conditions do you want me to agree to?"

Xu Zi smiled and said: "Not much. First, Waihuang and Ningling belong to Wei State. Second, Song State needs to cede five cities to Wei State. Third, Song State needs to compensate Wei State with 2 million dan of grain. I wonder if the Duke of Song agrees?"

When the Duke of Song heard this, he said unhappily: "Your envoy's request is too much! Five cities and 2 million dan of grain are too much. Even if a soldier of Song State died in the war, we will never agree!"

Xu Zi laughed and said: "If the Duke of Song does not agree, then Taodi and Pengcheng will no longer belong to the Duke of Song. Please think about it, Duke of Song. Wei has a million soldiers and no less than a thousand warriors. How many soldiers does your country have? 100,000, can it stop a million strong army? Please think about it, Duke of Song, do the people of Song still have the strength to fight? Are there any generals in the court of Song who can lead an army alone? "

Duke Song thought for a while and said: "Five cities are too many. After all, Waihuang and Ningling have been given to you. Only three can be ceded! As for 2 million dan of grain, it is too much. Only 1 million dan can be given!" Xu Zi smiled and said: "Giving 1 million dan is fine, but the cities are still too few. Let's cede ten!"

"Ten! Do you think that the land of my Song country is directly born!" Duke Song said angrily.

The prime minister on the side hurriedly tried to smooth things over and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down, Mr. Xu Zi, you are also a Song countryman after all."

Xu Zi ignored the words of the prime minister of Song State, but shook his head and said, "No, Duke of Song, you still need to think about it. Now that Song State has been crippled by Wei State, don't you worry that Qi State will take advantage of the situation to destroy your Song State? You know, Qi State has always been thinking about your Taodi. Taodi has the gardens and deep pools of Song. Once the escape land is occupied by Qi State, Song State will suffer a real loss. Without Taodi, where can Duke of Song go hunting and where can he drink freely until dawn? As long as Duke of Song agrees to me, Wei State is willing to form an alliance with Song State. Once Song State is attacked by other countries, Wei State will definitely save it."

When Duke of Song heard that Wei State was willing to form an alliance with Song State, he could only agree, "Well, I will cede ten cities!"

"Duke of Song is noble!" Xu Zi said respectfully.

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