The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Zhao Yu said: "How many troops should be sent to attack Yan? What is the strategy?"

Fei Yi said: "This time, Zhao should send 60,000 troops to attack Yan, and this time, we will attack Yan together with Wei, and the commander of the coalition must be Zhao."

"Well, what about the strategy?" Zhao Yu asked.

Fei Yi continued: "This time, our army will attack Yan and only take Tuhe. Tuhe is 300 miles long. Although the land is relatively barren, occupying this place will be a key point for our Zhao to expand to the north in the future. The soldiers left by Yan here are no more than 10,000 people, and the most important thing is that if we occupy this place, we can walk 300 miles downstream along the Zhishui River to reach the capital of Yan, Jidu! When Zhao wants to destroy Yan in the future, it will be easy."

"Good! You are worthy of being a military advisor, but after the battle against Yan, I am worried that Qi will take advantage of the opportunity to take back the Qi land occupied by Zhao." Zhao Yu said worriedly.

Fei Yi explained: "Your Majesty, if Qi dares to interfere, it will definitely be counterattacked by Wei, so don't worry."

"Okay! This attack on Yan will be led by General Zhao Ke. The military advisor will be responsible for the mission to Wei." Zhao Yuling said.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Wei Guo Court

Wei Ling looked at Fei Yi below and asked: "Zhao envoy, what are you doing in Wei?"

Fei Yi said respectfully: "This time I came to invite the King of Wei to conquer Yan together."

"Zhao Envoy! I have signed the alliance, and as the leader of the alliance, I must follow the terms of the alliance. Wei and Zhao, as countries in the Central Plains, cannot wantonly start a war within three years. If they do, it will be a betrayal!" Wei Ling said.

Fei Yi smiled and explained: "Yan has not paid tribute to the Zhou royal family for hundreds of years. Now I have heard that Yan has made peace with Rongdi and married the princess to Linhu Chanyu. Now Yan neither respects Zhou nor has the backbone of China. If we do not punish him today, he may lead Linhu to attack the Central Plains tomorrow! Please think twice, King Wei, attacking Yan is not only beneficial to Wei, but also to the world. By then, will King Wei be far from achieving hegemony?"

"The Zhao envoy is really smooth-talking. Yan is a close relative of Zhou and was originally responsible for resisting foreign tribes in the north. It is not impossible to maintain stability in the north through marriage. When King Mu of Zhou traveled around, didn't he also marry a Rongdi girl? I guess Zhao wants to attack Yan to enrich itself!" Wei Ying responded.

Prime Minister Hui Shi also stood up and accused: "Messenger Zhao! Now that the alliance period has not yet expired, Zhao wants to start a war at will. Aren't you afraid that all countries in the world will regard Zhao Hou as a person without faith and loyalty? Moreover, when Zhao attacked the three kingdoms last year, my Wei Kingdom did not blame you, but you are still thinking of attacking Yan! Yan is a relative of the Zhou Dynasty, how can you punish it!"

Fei Yi continued to explain: "King of Wei! The princes of the world half recognize the King of Wei as the Lord of the World, but the Song, Yue, and Cai countries recognize the King of Chu as the Lord of the World. Now the King of Wei has reason to attack Yan to enhance his influence on all countries in the world. Why are you so worried? The King of Wei originally had the right to conquer all countries in the world on behalf of the emperor.Power, this is the power that the Zhou emperor personally gave to the King of Wei. If so, why not conquer Yan on behalf of the emperor? Moreover, I heard that the Zhou emperor originally planned to marry the princess of Yan, but Yan not only did not marry the princess to the emperor, but married her to Rongdi instead. Isn't this a provocation to the emperor? "

After hearing this, Wei Ying felt that it made sense, but he felt that he would not gain much advantage, so he said: "Messenger Zhao, you go to the post station to rest first, and I will give you an answer tomorrow."

After Fei Yi left, Wei Ying asked: "Everyone, should we agree to Zhao to attack Yan together?"

Originally, this strategic question should have been answered by Sima Wutong, but unfortunately Sima Wutong's health was really a bit poor. He was either sick or on the way to being sick. General Pang Juan stood up and said: "My king, if you want to attack Yan, I will lead the army to attack Yan! ”

When Shi Ju saw that his chance had come, he volunteered to stand up and said, "Your Majesty, there are three benefits to attacking Yan."

"Oh! What are the three benefits?" Wei Ling asked.

Shi Ju explained, "Your Majesty, attacking Yan will only benefit Wei as long as it is righteous. The first benefit is that attacking Yan on behalf of the emperor can improve the prestige of Wei. The second benefit is that attacking Yan can also find out the strength of Zhao. The third benefit is that Wei can own a piece of land in the north of Zhao, which can threaten Zhao from both sides! These three benefits must be used to attack Yan together with Zhao!"

Wei Ling did not listen, but asked his son Wei Shen, "Shen'er, what do you think?"

Wei Shen stood up and said, "Attacking Yan will only benefit Zhao, not Wei. Even if we get the land of Yan, it is separated by Zhao, and that piece of land is just an enclave, which will only be a wedding dress for Zhao! However, attacking Yan together with Zhao can indeed test Zhao's strength. Everything depends on my father's decision. "

Wei Ling thought for a while and said, "Let's attack Yan together with Zhao!"

The next morning court

Fei Yi walked into the court of Wei and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, King Wei, what do you think?"

Wei Ling smiled and said, "I agree, but how many troops will Zhao send to attack Yan this time?"

"My Zhao will send 60,000, and my Zhao has another request, that is, the commander of the coalition must be my Zhao general." Fei Yi said.

Wei Ling didn't want to send many troops to fight, so he said, "Okay! Then I will send the troops of the three armies to cooperate with Zhao to attack Yan."

"Thank you, King Wei! I'm leaving. ”

Wei Yu waited for Fei Yi to leave and asked, “Who will be the commander in the attack on Yan this time?”

Shi Ju volunteered and said, “Your Majesty, I am willing to be the commander in this attack!”

“Oh! Then I’ll leave it to General Shi Ju.” Wei Yu ordered.

Zhao State Court

Zhao Yu was very happy when he learned that Fei Yi had brought the Wei army back to the country. The arrival of the Wei army meant that Wei had agreed to attack Yan with him, Zhao, and he personally went out of the palace to meet Fei Yi.

Fei Yi and Shi Ju rode in the same chariot. Fei Yi asked, “General Shi Ju, how about Handan of Zhao State? "

"Very good, Handan is a big city with the same name as Linzi of Qi State, all the things in the world are in Linzi, Handan and Taocheng." Shi Ju replied.

Fei Yi then asked: "General Shi Ju, what piece of land do you want in Wei State when you attack Yan State this time?"

"Wei State does not want land this time, the consequences are that it is our ally of Wei State, and our Wei State has the right to fight against the disloyal on behalf of the emperor, which is our obligation!" After all, before leaving, the King of Wei reminded Shi Ju that Wei State does not want a city or a piece of land.

"The King of Wei is so righteous!"

Entering the court

Fei Yi introduced: "Your Majesty, this is General Shi Ju sent by Wei State."

"General Shi Ju has worked hard, and Jiang Jun and our Zhao State will attack Yan State together, what piece of land does Wei State want? "Zhao Yu said with a smile.

Shi Ju replied respectfully: "Wei State does not want a piece of land, but the food and grass for the attack on Yan State this time will all depend on Zhao State's supply."

"Don't worry, Zhao State will definitely supply enough food and grass for the Wei army. Let's not talk about anything else today, just talk about the tactics of this battle." Zhao Yu gestured to Zhao Ke.

Zhao Ke then pointed to the map and said: "This time to attack Yan State, Zhao State sent 60,000 troops, and Wei State sent three armies. The goal this time is to attack Tuhe in Yan State. Tuhe has a total of eleven cities. The Wei army is extremely good at field battles, and our Zhao army has a large number of people, so they will lead the siege with our Zhao army. I wonder what General Shi Ju thinks of the Wei army leading the field battle? ”

Shi Ju agreed and said, “General Zhao Ke has a good idea. In a field battle, our Wei army will lead the charge, and in a siege battle, the Zhao army will lead the charge. Our Wei army agrees, but in a field battle, our Wei army must mix some Zhao army with our Wei army to lead the charge together!”

“Okay!” Zhao Ke readily agreed.

Shi Ju said, “When we camp in this battle, our Wei army camps inside and the Zhao army camps outside.” After all, Shi Ju didn’t want his Wei army to help the Zhao army block the Yan army’s sneak attack.

Zhao Ke thought about it and agreed.

Zhao Yu saw that both sides had agreed, and said with a smile, “Okay! Our army will win this battle!”

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