The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Wei Guo Court

In the past two years, Wei Guo has been resting and recuperating quietly, and has not cared about the affairs of other countries. It was only when the King of Chu Xiong Liangfu passed away that envoys were sent to mourn. Now the most troublesome thing for Wei Guo is the generals of Wei Guo. Almost all the generals in the Wei Guo court were killed or injured in the battle of Guiling.

Wei Guo asked everyone, "Everyone, Sima Wutong passed away not long ago, and the two generals Zhai Liang and Zhai Kai have retired and returned home because of their age. I am reluctant to let them go. It happens that Henan County and Henei County are short of county governors, so I appointed them to serve as county governors. Now there are so many generals in the Wei Guo court. Do you have any good candidates?"

Pang Juan looked at Long Jia and then at Wei Cuo. There were only three veterans left in the court. Wei Ling asked Pang Juan: "General, do you have any good candidates?"

"I don't have any candidates either." Pang Juan also replied helplessly.

At this time, Lieutenant Duan Ganpeng stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have two candidates. One is Wei Zhang, the garrison commander of Anyi, and the other is Zhai Zhang, the deputy commander of Xihe County. Wei Zhang is a relative of the king, and Zhai Zhang is also the son of Zhai Kai. Both of them are skilled in archery and good at fighting, and they are also familiar with the art of war. I think both of them can command an army of 100,000 people! Both of them can be called good generals!"

"What are the achievements of these two people?" Wei Ling asked.

"Wei Zhang once served as a centurion and had the merit of being the first to ascend the battlefield. He once fought with the former Prime Minister Gongshu Zhuo against the State of Zhao and fought very bravely! He also led a hundred people to defeat the Zhao army, which was ten times larger than his own! Zhai Zhang once served as a lieutenant under General Long Jia. In the Battle of Hexi, he fought against the Qin army and led his men to burn the Qin army's food and grass, and also killed a general of the Qin army! He won many small victories over the Qin army. Please trust them! Both of them are talented generals!" Duan Ganpeng said firmly.

Wei Gong agreed: "I know that the lieutenant has the ability to judge people and is good at strategy. I believe in you! Immediately summon these two people to Daliang!"

Wei Shen has also been wondering how powerful these two people were in history? He didn't know much about Zhai Zhang, but in history, Wei Zhang was a famous general of Qin. Because the king and ministers of Wei were incompetent, he went to Qin with Zhang Yi. He didn't expect that he would change the course of history this time. According to history, the last battle of Guiling should be the battle of Maling. I hope that this time he can change the battle of Maling.

Wei Shen also stood up and said, "Father, the prince's tutor Ni Liang is also good at military tactics, and Mr. Ni Liang himself has written a military book! I think Mr. Ni Liang can be appointed as the lieutenant general!"

"Oh! He actually wrote a military book! Not bad! Ni Liang also serves as the lieutenant general." Wei Ling said.

"Who will be the Sima?" Wei Ling asked.

Ji Liang stood up and said: "General Shi Ju is competent. General Shi Ju once led troops to defeat the State of Yan. In the Battle of Handan, he defeated the attacks of the Zhao army several times near Yecheng. In the Battle of Xiangling, he used the strategy of attacking the enemy where they must rescue to destabilize the Qi-Song coalition army. He captured twelve cities of the State of Song and forcibly relocated more than 100,000 people from the State of Song to our State of Wei., the population of our Wei State increased by more than 100,000, and the property of the Song people was countless. At that time, Wu Tong Sima also said that General Shi Ju was a great military commander and a rare talent! "

Shi Ju heard his good friend Ji Liang recommending him from behind, and he was very grateful. Sure enough, this friend was a good friend.

Wei Ling said half-believingly: "General Shi Ju, as long as you say something that can impress me, I will let you be Sima."

Shi Ju knew that this was the closest time he was to the position of Sima, and it was also his best opportunity. He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Wei State is in the middle of the world, occupying the fertile land of the Central Plains and dominating the Central Plains, with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers! Although Wei State has the fertile land of the Central Plains, it is surrounded by big countries, all of which are thinking about the thousands of miles of fertile land of Wei State! There are Qi in the east, Zhao in the north, Chu in the south, and Qin in the west, all of which are powerful countries in the world, but only Qi, Chu and Qin can pose a threat to our Wei. Qi in the east has greatly increased its strength after the reform. Its monarch is wise, and Zou Ji, Gongsun Lu, Chunyu Kun and others assist it. It has the ambition to dominate the Central Plains in the west! Qin in the front has always been known as a tiger and wolf. Qin has greatly increased its strength after the reform. The people only know farming and fighting. Although our army won the Battle of Guanzhong, the number of casualties is almost the same as that of the Qin army. The Duke of Qin also has the ambition to go east. The wolfish ambition of Qin must be guarded against! The territory of Chu in the south is vast, with a radius of thousands of miles! The current monarch Xiong Shang has the style of his ancestor King Zhuang, so he must be cautious! Therefore, I only have sixteen words, mainly defend the west, mainly attack the east, unite with Yue to control Chu, and support Yan to resist Qi! "

"Then according to General Shi Ju, which country should my Wei attack first? "Wei Lang asked.

"Song! Your Majesty, our country will first support Yan, and use Yan's power to resist Qi. After Yan becomes strong, the direction it can expand is nothing more than Zhao or Qi, but the biggest threat to Yan is Qi! When attacking Song, our Wei will not occupy the city, but only ask Song to be a vassal of our Wei, just like the hegemony of Jin and Chu in the past, both of which were fighting for hegemony in Zheng! And our Wei will also fight for hegemony with Qi in the territory of Song! Our Wei will take the opportunity to nibble away at the twelve princes under Si! The kingship and hegemony will be accomplished!"

"Okay! General Shi Ju will serve as Sima, but our Wei still lacks generals. Is there anyone else you can recommend?" Wei Lang asked again.

Shi Ju stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can set up a platform for selecting generals! The first is to compete in martial arts, the second is to compete in battle formations, and the third is to compete in strategy. In this way, our Wei can select excellent generals. ”

“Well, that’s good! Just do as Sima said. Prepare for the assessment in five days!”

“The king is wise!”

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Shi Ju also moved into Sima’s house smoothly. Shi Ju also felt that he was not far from being made a marquis and appointed as a prime minister. His disciple Gan Mao came over and congratulated him, saying, “Congratulations, teacher, for becoming Sima!”

“Oh! Gan Mao, today I told the king about the selection of generals. The generals were selected through martial arts competitions, battle battles, and strategy competitions. You have been learning from me for nearly five years. It’s time to make achievements! You will go in five days! I believe that with your talent, you can become a prime minister in the future!” Shi Ju said with a smile.

“How much moreThank you, teacher, for telling me about this. I will definitely go!"

Report~~"Sima, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

"Gan Mao, come with me to greet the Crown Prince and pave the way for your future!"

"Yes! Teacher."

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Wei Shen smiled and helped Shi Ju up and said, "Sima, please stand up. Who is next to you?"

"This is my student Gan Mao!" Shi Ju gestured.

Gan Mao then reacted and bowed, saying, "I am Gan Mao, and I meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Your student is really dignified and extraordinary! He will become a great man in the future!" Wei Shen said, looking at Gan Mao, who was about the same age as him. In his heart, he also said quietly, "King Wu of Qin, I will take your prime minister!"

"I wonder how Sima will conduct the assessment? "Wei Shen asked.

"The first is a martial arts competition, including archery and fighting. The second is a battle formation competition, which involves practicing battle formations by scattering beans to make soldiers and cutting grass to make horses. The third is a strategy competition, which involves re-enacting the previous battles to break the deadlock in the previous battles, such as re-enacting the Battle of Guiling." Shi Ju said.

"That's right, it will be Sima's turn in five days!"

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Five days later

The selection of generals was carried out in Daliang. Pang Juan and Long Jia were the judges. Shi Ju was in charge of the whole scene and mobilized 5,000 soldiers to protect them.

As soon as Wei Shen got off the carriage, he saw Long Jia training Wei He. Long Jia and Wei He saw Wei Shen coming and said, "Meet the prince!"

"Hello, big brother!"

Wei Shen looked up and down at his third brother and said with a smile, "Third brother looks like a great general! ”

“Brother, you are joking. I am still far from being a general.”

Long Jia said from the side: “Wei He, you are my disciple. I hope you can take it seriously! You must be careful!”

“Teacher, don’t worry! I will definitely be selected!”

“Begin the competition!”

“Wei He, eight out of ten arrows!”

“Gan Mao, nine out of ten arrows!”

“Pang Ying, eight out of ten arrows!”

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“Wei He wins one! Gan Mao in the second round!”

Wei He has defeated more than ten people after layers of selection. Looking at Gan Mao, he said with disdain: “Infantrymen come forward! Chariots are on the side! Attack!”

“Cavalry attacks the side, archers are in front! Infantrymen attack the center! "Gan Mao said calmly.

"Five miles behind!" Gan Mao said.

A centurion was on the sand table, following Gan Mao's army. Wei He saw Gan Mao's army following the tracks and immediately ordered: "Chariots chase! Cavalry harass! Infantry press!"

"Change the formation! Shields in front, crossbows in the back, and encircle the two wings!"

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"Gan Mao wins!"

It took three days to select the generals, and a total of eight lieutenant generals and twenty-nine deputy generals were selected, while the candidates for the lower generals and others were announced by the king.

In the court

Wei He ordered: "I appoint Wei Zhang and Zhai Zhang as assistants to the generals, Shi Bei is promoted from the lower general to the assistant to the general, Gan Mao and Pang Ying are lower generals,Wei He and Xu De are the assistants of the lower generals. The governor of Sun He was transferred to the position of lower general. "

"The king is wise!"

"Brother, why is this?"

"Oh! The king is selecting generals, and it's over now."

"Sir, are you going to go too? It's a pity that it's over!"

"No! I will convince the king with my mouth! I will present the theory of vertical and horizontal to the king!"

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