The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the morning, Wei Shen and Wei Cuo came to the newly built military camp and saw that there were 20,000 new soldiers in the military camp. These 20,000 new soldiers had just been recruited. Wei Shen said to Wei Cuo:"Sir, it's up to you to train the 20,000 new recruits."

After saying that, Wei Cuo took the command flag in his hand and said:"All officers and men listen to the order and conduct training according to my order. This morning all Run and circle the military camp ten times." Wei Cuo's new army training was in full swing, and ten miles away from him was the military camp of Wei Wuzu. At this time, Pang Juandang heard that the general of the new army's military camp was A guy named Weiss.

Pang Juan was overjoyed. This man was a disciple of He Guanzi. He Guanzi had played chess with his master Gui Guzi, and Gui Guzi also asked his disciples to discuss Taoism with He Guanzi.

However, this Wei Cuo had argued with Pang Juan and returned. They discussed their respective ideals together.

Pang Juan said to Zhang Xun, the Taoist deputy general,"I want to go out to see an old friend. You should take care of the camp." Then he took his retainer Gongsun Yue to the new army camp with him.

At this time, in the new army camp, Wei Cuo was training the new army. Seeing the New Army soldiers training hard, he dreamed of becoming an official by studying well and becoming an official, and he was gradually approaching him. A soldier came over and said to Wei Cuo:"General, General Pang Juan of the State of Wei wants to see you, saying that he is your old friend." When

Wei Cuo heard that it was Pang Juan, he immediately said:"Please invite the general in quickly." Pang Juan led him. Following Gongsun Yue into the military camp, Pang Juan was very happy to see the orderliness in the military camp and the active training spirit of the soldiers. Wei Cuo saw that Pang Juan was here and immediatelyWalking down the high platform, he saluted Pang Juan and said,"I don't know if Brother Pang is here, but I am not far enough to greet him." Pang Juan also smiled and said to Wei Cuo,"Brother Wei, you have trained a good army." Wei Cuo also said:" Unexpectedly, we had a debate in Guigu Mountain under the leadership of our respective masters, and now we are serving the same monarch."

Pang Juan also said:"Yes, you had a debate with me at that time, using troops. Tao, you have always emphasized the need to use troops carefully. In the Ghost Valley, we cut grass into horses and scatter beans into soldiers. Either you win or I win. I remember one time because the two of us were in the process of a military exercise. The two of us have been arguing about one issue for several hours." Wei Cuo also said:"Yes, the past time has passed. In the past, we could only make soldiers from scattered beans, but now we have an army of tens of thousands.

How about that? A year later, our new army will conduct a military training with your Wei soldiers. What do you think?" Pang Juan laughed and said,"Okay, today next year, our two armies will face off." Wei Cuo said,"Pang Juan Brother, go into the camp and talk."

On the other side, Wei Shen was counting the money he earned in his shop in Anyi. He saw a dozen boxes in the room filled with coins from various countries, and another box filled with coins. Gold and silver treasures. After Wei Shen looked at the dozen boxes of treasures, he smiled and said:"That's enough for the new army of 20,000 yuan." After saying that, he asked Wang Xiao to go to the market to buy dozens of pigs and a dozen cows to reward him. Thousands of new soldiers.

Wei Shen asked again:"Wang Xiao, does Hong Hei have the divine arm crossbow and curved shaft plow?" Wang Xiao said:"Hong Hei has already built the divine arm crossbow and curved shaft plow."""Oh, then hurry up and ask him to bring those things."After Wei Shen finished speaking, Wang Xiao stepped back and called Hong Hei. After a while, Hong Hei came in. After Hong Hei saluted, he said:"Young Master, I have made these two things according to your request. Please come here. look."Wei Shen picked up the divine arm crossbow and the Quyuan plow on the ground, looked at it and said,"You did a good job, take these 50 taels of gold." After Wei Shen picked up the divine arm crossbow, he said:"Wang Xiao, prepare to drive to the new army camp.""

In the new army camp, the soldiers were training. In the general's tent, Wei Cuo was chatting happily with Pang Juan,"Sir, I was chatting happily with General Pang. Can I, the prince, join me?" Pang Juan and Wei took a wrong look and saw that it was Wei Shen who had arrived. He immediately stood up and saluted and said,"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince." Pang Juan and Wei Si Kang Wei Shen brought a crossbow and asked,"Your Highness, is this crossbow from Korea?""Wei Shen said, the name of this crossbow is the God's Arm Crossbow, and it can shoot up to 300 to 400 steps." They were both in disbelief that there was a crossbow so far away in the same hall. Wei Shen said:"This crossbow was made by several craftsmen I trained. It is not from Korea."

Pang Juan immediately said:"Why don't we go to the school field to test shoot." After hearing this, Wei Shen said:"Well, let's go to the school field. Let's test fire." The three of them came to the school grounds. A soldier held a divine arm bow and pointed it at the target 300 steps away. With a whoosh, the crossbow arrow directly hit the target. The arrow was deeply inserted into the target and directly inserted. come out. The three of them immediately stepped forward and were shocked. Pang Juan immediately said:"With such powerful crossbows, our army in Wei will be even stronger."

Wei Shen then said:"Someone put three pieces of armor on this target." ?" Then another test firing started, and with a whoosh, the crossbow arrow directly passed through the three layers of armor and hit the target. The three of them stepped forward to take a look again, and Wei Cuo also said,"This crossbow is really powerful." I will take the crossbow to the court tomorrow and let my father mass produce this crossbow."Wei Shen said. When the two of them heard this, they were very excited, because what those who lead troops in war like most are sophisticated weapons.

The next morning, when the king arrived at court, after saying this, Wei Hou sat on the court and watched. The ministers below and the prosperous Wei State were very satisfied. After paying homage to the king, the Marquis of Wei asked:"My lords, what can you report today?""Prime Minister Gongshu Cuo stood up and replied:"Your Majesty, the King of Qi recently appointed Tian Shou as a general to command the Qi army. It is said that this man has trained a hundred thousand elite soldiers, called martial arts warriors. Your Majesty, the Qi Kingdom has You must be on guard against it. When the Marquis of Wei heard this, he said:"General Pang, look at the 100,000 elite soldiers trained by the State of Qi, what should we, the State of Wei, do?" Pang

Juan stood up and said,"Your Majesty, don't worry. The commander of Henei County is none other than Zhai Kai, the son of Zhai Jiao, the famous general of Marquis Wu of Wei. I have seen his method of leading troops. General Zhai Kai has 50,000 Hanoi County soldiers in his hands." Moreover, this person used troops wisely, while General Tian Shou of Qi State used troops impetuously, in name only but in reality, and he was more than capable of dealing with Qi State."After listening to Pang Juan's words, his heart gradually became peaceful.

Wei Shen stood up and said:"Father, my son has brought you something to strengthen the army and something to enrich the country today. When the Marquis of Wei heard about it:"Shen'er, what are you bringing today? It can actually strengthen the army and enrich the country.""Afterwards, Wei Shen asked someone to bring the Divine Arm Crossbow and the Quyu Plow. Wei Shen first took the Divine Arm Crossbow and said,"This crossbow has a range of one hundred steps longer than the Korean crossbow, and can shoot within three hundred steps. Wear three layers of armor."Everyone was shocked when they heard that the Han crossbow could not shoot two hundred steps, but it could penetrate two layers of armor within one hundred steps, but this crossbow could actually shoot three hundred steps. It could penetrate three layers of armor within two hundred steps, which is a bit... Wei Hou Looking at the crossbow in Wei Shen's hand excitedly, he said,"Shen'er, this crossbow can really shoot so far. Pang

Juan stood up and said,"Your Majesty, this crossbow can indeed shoot this far. Yesterday, I personally tested it with His Highness the Crown Prince. It is indeed the case. Moreover, this crossbow can also shoot to four hundred steps." After hearing what Pang Juan said, the Marquis of Wei said solemnly:"This thing cannot be spread. If it is spread by the Yi tribe, the construction of this thing will be supervised by the crown prince Shen. Shen'er, how many can this thing be made in a year?""Wei Shen said:"One year can produce 10,000 animals.""Father, this thing is called a Quyuan plow, which makes farming more convenient and more than twice as fast as before."

The Marquis of Wei looked at Quyuanli under the court and said,"Is this thing so convenient?"Father, we can hold a competition to see who cultivates more land within the specified time than the speed of plowing. Father can reward the person who cultivates the most land with a bounty of fifty taels. In this way, we can see whether Quyuan Li can cultivate more land than before." The people of Wei State know about Quyuan Li."When everyone heard this, they all thought this was a good idea.

Wei Marquis said:"In two days, my subordinate Duan Qianpeng will be in charge of this matter. After Duan Qianpeng heard this, he stood up and said,"I obey.""When Wei Shen heard that it was Duan Qianpeng, he knew that in the Battle of Guiling, it was he who persuaded the King of Qi to save Zhao, which led to the defeat of the Wei army. At that time, Duan Qianpeng was not appreciated in Wei, so he went to Qi. This time, he will definitely fight. He cannot be allowed to go to Qi State.

After the court meeting, Wei Shen followed Wei Marquis all the way. Wei Marquis stopped and asked:"What else does Shen'er have to do? Wei Shen said:"Father, I think that after this competition is over, Duan Qianpeng should be made a senior official.""""Why?""My father and son think that Sir Duan Qianpeng's talents are quite strong, and the title of the next doctor is a little bit...……""I understand what you mean, go back first."Wei Shen resigned after hearing this.

Two days later, Duan Qianpeng called for a reclamation competition. There were dozens of people participating in the competition, and thousands of people watching the competition. Wei Shen called a commoner who was watching the competition to use it. The curved-column plow competition. Before the competition, a large number of people thought that the curved-column plow was inferior to the straight-column plow because the curved-column plow was pulled by one ox, while the straight-column plow was pulled by two carts. At first, the speed of the curved-column plow and the straight-column plow were the same. But gradually the curved shaft plow surpassed the straight shaft plow, and its rotation was easier than the straight shaft plow.

After the competition, the curved shaft plow had cultivated six acres of land, while the straight shaft plow had cultivated less than three acres. Everyone He went to look at the field again and found that the depth cultivated by the curved shaft plow was deeper than that of the straight shaft plow. Afterwards, Wei Shen rewarded fifty taels of gold to the man and sent someone to protect him when he returned home.

Wei Shen said loudly :"This competition is to promote the Quyuuli, so the government will allocate a Quyuuli to each household, and each participating citizen will receive a reward of ten taels."When all the contestants heard that there was a bounty, they immediately became happy and shouted long live the prince and long live the Wei State. In this way, three months later, under the leadership of local officials, Qu Yuan Li gradually began to be used throughout the Wei State. During the past few months of training in the New Army Camp

, Wei Cuo shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers and trained together. Now after a few months, Wei Cuo saw that he had turned from a ragtag group into a refined teacher. Weiss felt that this The months of hard work were worth it. A soldier reported:"General, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here.""Please quickly invite His Royal Highness to come in."Wei Shen walked into the camp and looked at the well-trained soldiers. He understood that these soldiers would become elite troops in the near future. Wei Cuo saw Wei Shen walking towards him and immediately went to salute and said:"See you there. Pass His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Wei Shen said:"Sir, the soldiers you trained are pretty good. In a few months, these soldiers will become truly elite troops. Thank you for your hard work, sir." Wei Cuo said,"Training soldiers is just my duty. Wei Shen asked again:"Sir, if the Qin State leads an army of 200,000 to attack me, how should Wei State's Xihe County defend itself if you are the general?" Wei

Cuo said:"Qin is a tiger and a wolf. Although its soldiers are fierce and aggressive, they are not good at cooperating. Moreover, Qin's military formations are scattered and fight among themselves, and it is easy to defeat them one by one." Therefore, if I lead the army and make others arrogant, the arrogant army will be defeated. Before the war begins, we should avoid its sharp edges, allow the opponent to gain some small advantages, and make the opponent's troops arrogant. Once the opponent's troops are arrogant, the military and political affairs will be more loose. At this time, our army can attack from the rear, cut the Qin army in half, and Defeat them one by one."After Wei Shen heard what Wei Cuo said, he felt that what he said was very reasonable. Wei Shen said:"With what Mr. Wei said, Qin has nothing to fear.

"Wei Shen thought that after next spring there would be a war with South Korea and Zhao, and hoped that the Shaoliang battle would be Wei's victory.

On the Qin side, Duke Yingshi Xi of Qin is planning to attack Xihe County of Wei. Next year will be a restless year.