Pavilion in the middle of the lake

Tian Yinqi pushed Sun Bin's four-wheeled cart and said respectfully: "Mr. Sun Bin, the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao and defeating the Wei army is truly a brilliant plan! Mr. Sun really shocked the world with one battle!"

Sun Bin smiled tactfully and said: "Your Majesty, this victory is not the credit of me alone, but the joint credit of all the soldiers in the army."

Tian Yinqi asked: "Mr. Sun Bin, this time my Qi State defeated the Wei army, does it mean that the Wei State has declined? My Qi State should not be far from hegemony, right?"

Sun Bin shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although the Wei State was defeated, its national strength is strong and it will recover soon. As long as Pang Juan is alive, the Wei army will not decline!"

"Why do you say that, sir?" Tian Yinqi asked in confusion.

Sun Bin explained: "The elite of the Wei army lies in the Wei Wuzu. Although the loss of 30,000 Wei Wuzu this time is a heavy loss for the Wei army, you must remember that it is easy to get thousands of soldiers but difficult to get a general. Pang Juan is the second person after Wu Qi who can train Wei Wuzu. I think that in the great Wei State, only Pang Juan can really train Wei Wuzu! The strength of Wei State mainly depends on the strength of its military force, and the sharpest part of Wei State's spear is composed of Wei Wuzu. If Pang Juan is not killed, Wei State's military force will not decline."

After hearing this, Tian Yinqi asked anxiously: "Excuse me, sir, can you train soldiers like Wei Wuzu?"

"Oh! King, I am only good at strategy, not training soldiers. I am not as good as Tian Ji in training soldiers," Sun Bin replied.

Tian Yinqi sighed, "The King of Wei is quite lucky to have such a great trainer."

"But don't be discouraged, there are still relatively few people in Wei who understand strategy." Sun Bin advised.

Tian Yinqi didn't know what he was thinking about, and asked again: "Sir, I heard that the ambush killed the commander of Wei Wuzu, Cuan Xiang. Why was Cuan Xiang able to be the commander of Wei Wuzu, but Pang Juan couldn't lead Wei Wuzu alone?"

"I was a little confused when I was an official in Wei at that time. Finally, I realized that this was in accordance with the tradition of Wei. The general was responsible for training the Wuzu, while another general was responsible for commanding the troops. The main purpose was to prevent the general from having too much power. This method was thought up by Li Kui, the prime minister of Wei at that time. At that time, the general of Wei was Wu Qi, who had a very bad character. In order to prevent him from rebelling, this strategy was used." Sun Bin responded.

Tian Yinqi pushed Sun Bin to the pavilion, and the two shared a case.

Tian Yinqi asked again: "Excuse me, sir, how do you view the general situation of the world?"

"The strongest country in the world is still Wei. Qi and Chu are equally powerful, but Chu's monarch and ministers are incompetent. Zhao's national strength has greatly declined after the Battle of Handan. Han has been secretly changing and developing on the side. Its national strength is estimated to have surpassed Zhao at this time. In the current Three Jin Alliance, Wei is the strongest, Han is second, and Zhao is the last. However, after the Battle of Handan, the Three Jin Alliance has fallen apart, but the connection between Wei and Han has become closer, because the strength of Wei is linked to the interests of Han, so the king still has to be careful of the variable of Han." Sun BinResponded.

Tian Yinqi nodded as if he understood and asked: "Then sir, which king in the whole world can be called a wise king?"

"Your Majesty, if there is only one king in the world who can be called a wise king, it is you, Your Majesty." After all, Sun Bin had worked in the officialdom, and he knew that he should praise the king at this time.

Tian Yinqi was delighted after hearing this and said with a smile: "Sir, which do you think is better, Qi's reform, Han's reform or Qin's reform?"

"Your Majesty, Qi's reform is about official administration, and the core is to continue to follow Guan Zhong's law and regulate officials; Han's reform is about skillful governance, and the king is particular about grasping the people's hearts, and the ministers are ministers, the king is the king, the ministers have their duties, and the king has their duties; Qin's reform is about farming and warfare, and Qin's reform is very suitable for Qin. Once Qin's reform becomes a trend, the biggest threat to our Qi's hegemony will no longer be Wei but Qin! Please don't underestimate Qin." Sun Bin said.

Tian Yinqi asked again: "Which country's reform is the best, sir?"

"Each has its own advantages, I can't say." Sun Bin shook his head.

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The next morning

Qi State Court

Tian Yinqi said to everyone: "This time, we defeated the Wei army in the Wei-rescue campaign, but the results were not great. We did not recover any lost territory or capture any city. Therefore, I plan to send 80,000 troops to join forces with Song State to attack Xiangling, a major town of Wei State. What do you think?"

The Qi monarch and his ministers in the court were already fascinated by the previous victory, and they all thought they could help Wei State. Unfortunately, everyone forgot that this victory was won through an ambush, not a direct battle.

Prime Minister Zou Ji stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think we can send troops. Wei State suffered a disastrous defeat and its domestic morale was weak, while Qi State had a strong morale after this great victory and can fight!"

"Your Majesty, I also agree with the Prime Minister." said the senior official Gongsun Lu.

Tian Ji was also very proud at this time, and said confidently: "Your Majesty, as long as you lead the army, we will definitely defeat the Wei army again and occupy Xiangling!"

Seeing that everyone in the court was so excited, he raised his head and nodded and said: "Okay! I appoint Tian Ji as the main general and Tian Ying as the deputy general to lead 80,000 troops to attack Wei Xiangling. Doctor Chunyu Kun, you will immediately go to Song State to discuss with Song State to attack Wei State together. You must remember that the commander of the coalition forces this time must be the main general of my Qi army!"

"Yes!"

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Chu State Court Hall

After reading the secret report, the King of Chu Xiong Liangfu laughed and said, "Wei has been defeated by Qi again. Wei Ling is dying! Everyone, should we send an army to attack Wei?"

Ling Yin Zhao Xixu advised, "Your Majesty, I think we should not send an army to attack Wei. Although Wei was defeated, it was not fundamentally damaged. The national strength is still strong. Wei has 400,000 soldiers. The loss this time is only a small loss. It will be able to recover within three years. So I think we should not attack Wei."

Sima Zhaoyang also stood upHe said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Ling Yin's opinion. The reason why Qi was able to defeat Wei was not by frontal combat, but by strategy, and by ambushing the Wei army. If it was a frontal battle, Qi would not be able to defeat Wei at all. Although Qi broke the myth of the invincibility of Wei Wuzu, the premise was that there must be a person with superb strategy. Unfortunately, there are very few people in the entire Chu State who can compare with Sun Bin."

After hearing this, Xiong Liangfu was still thinking about the fat piece of Wei, and continued to ask, "Then everyone, if we form a coalition with Qi to attack Wei, will we win?"

"Your Majesty, I think it is impossible to win. The biggest flaw of the coalition is internal disharmony, and no one will obey anyone! Especially the way of unified command of each country is different, it is difficult to achieve unified dispatch. If the king wants to unite with Qi, the position of the coalition commander must be held by Qi. Please think twice, there are very few people who can defeat the Wei army from the front now." Jing Cui stood up and reminded.

Xiong Liangfu saw Jing Cui also said so and said: "Well, then, we will do as you say, not send troops to attack Wei, but just watch from the sidelines."

"No, my king, our Chu State is not necessarily just watching from the sidelines. I think Qi State must be dissatisfied with the current situation after defeating Wei Army. Wei State did not occupy a city or a piece of land after Qi State was defeated. It will definitely join other countries to attack Wei State in order to obtain land. If Wei State loses again, we will attack Wei State. If Wei State wins, we will pretend to please Wei State." Zhaoyang said.

Xiong Liangfu was overjoyed and said, "As expected of the Grand Marshal, he is ruthless in his tactics!"

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Xiangling City

Wei Cuo was patrolling the city defense as usual. Suddenly, a scout ran over in a panic and said, "General, a large number of enemy troops were found 50 miles away. Judging from the flags, they are from Qi and Song. The number of the coalition forces of the two countries is as high as 120,000!"

"Prepare for defense immediately, move all the city defense equipment up, and go to inform Daliang immediately!" Wei Cuo commanded calmly.

"Yes."

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