The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

After reading the battle report from Qi, Marquis

Wei said to the ministers:"Everyone, now Qi has turned defeat into victory and defeated Chu. I didn't expect that Qi general Tian Ji used his troops so powerfully! General Pang, what do you think of this person? How about using troops?"

Pang Juan stood up and said,"Your Majesty, this person is not as good as the soldiers. If I let you fight with this person, I will only have a 50% chance of winning." After hearing what Pang Juan said, the Marquis of Wei felt a little sad in his heart and murmured. :"I didn't expect Qi State to have such a powerful general. It would be great if he was from Wei State!"

At this time, Sima Wutong stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I conclude that Qi State's strategy to defeat Chu State is definitely not Tian Ji's. What you think!"

After hearing Wu Tong's words, Marquis Wei asked doubtfully:"It's not Tian Ji who came up with this plan according to what Sima said. Could it be that there is an expert on the side to give advice to Tian Ji?"

Wu Tong replied:"Exactly, Jun I see that in the entire Qi court, there is only one person who can come up with this plan, and that person is Sun Bin!"

When Pang Juan heard that it was Sun Bin, he was filled with hatred and worry in his heart. He hated him because he was the only one who had obtained Sun Tzu's art of war from his master, and he was worried because If you fight him, your winning rate is almost very low.

Wu Tong continued:"Your Majesty, Sun Bin is not inferior to me in military skills, and he is very knowledgeable in the art of war, and he is unique in Sun Tzu's art of war. Therefore, I think it is Sun Bin who came up with this plan to defeat Chu. No. It may be Tian Ji. I am also familiar with Tian Ji. Although he can train troops and fight in battle, he is completely incapable of strategy. If he is actually on the battlefield, his military skills are only average."

Wei Hou listened. After Wu Tong finished what he said, he said:"According to what Sima said, it was Sun Bin who came up with this plan. So how should Wei State deal with Qi State in the future?"

Prime Minister Gongshu Cuo stood up and said,"Your Majesty, I thought that while I After the battle between Qi State and Chu State, the vitality of Qi State was severely damaged. We should take the opportunity to send troops to attack Qi State to avoid future troubles!" After hearing what the Prime Minister said, the Marquis of Wei nodded, and he agreed with the Prime Minister's words in his heart.

Pang Juan stood up immediately and said,"Your Majesty, please don't do it. Although Qi State's vitality was severely damaged after the war with Chu State, it did not damage the fundamentals. Moreover, Qi State also has Sun Bin. This person is very clever in his strategy. Even if our army attacks Qi State, the chance of victory is high." It's not that big!"

Wu Tong also stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I think what General Pang said is true. I think our current strategy is still to march westward and destroy the Qin State, so that we can better deal with the Qi State!"

Wei After hearing what Wang Wutong and Pang Juan said, Hou didn't agree with it very much and said:"Okay, Sima, General, you don't have to say it. I have decided that General Pang Juan will lead an army of 100,000 to attack Qi in ten days!"

At this time, Wu Tong said again:"Your Majesty, I think it is better not to attack Qi State, because His Highness the Crown Prince is doing business in Qi State!"

If someone else was in Qi State, how would the Marquis of Wei not care about it? As soon as he heard that it was his son, the Marquis of Wei hurriedly asked:"You said that the Crown Prince has gone to Qi State!"

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince left for Qi ten days ago. If Wei State attacks Qi State, His Highness the Crown Prince’s safety will be in danger.……"

Before Wu Tong finished speaking, Wei Marquis said angrily:"This traitor, I still plan to attack Qi State, why did he go to Qi State by himself!" I will directly throw the battle reports on several cases to The audience scolded again:"It ruined my good deeds!"

But Pang Juan and Wu Tong were happy in their hearts. Fortunately, the Crown Prince went to Qi State to do business. Otherwise, if Wei State went to attack Qi State, even if they won, they might be defeated. Large numbers of troops were lost.

Pang Juan asked cautiously:"Your Majesty, are we still going to attack Qi?" Why suppressed his anger and said,"No need to attack, let Qi survive for a few more days!" Pang Juan and Wu Tong said quickly after hearing this. :"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" After hearing the words of the two of them, the ministers also shouted:"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Qi Gong was sitting in the court hall of Qi State and said happily:"Everyone, this time our Qi Kingdom was defeated. The Chu army is the result of General Tian Ji! I would like to offer you a glass of wine to General Tian Ji!"

Tian Ji raised his glass and said,"This war is not the result of the general, but the idea of ​​Sun Bin, a retainer under the city. After hearing Wang Tianji's words ,

Qi Gong asked:"According to General Tian Ji's opinion, the reason why this war was won was because this man named Sun Bin made suggestions for you!"

Tian Ji replied:" That's right, Your Majesty. This man is very skilled in military use and can be said to be the most powerful in the world. I guarantee that no one in the world can be Mr. Sun Bin's opponent!" After hearing

Wang Tianji's words, Qi Gong also felt a little interested in Sun Bin. Tian Ji said:"Since this person is so powerful in military use, let him come up and see this person."

Tian Ji added:"Your Majesty, this person has disabled legs, so he cannot salute. I hope your Majesty can forgive me. This person."

Qi Gong waved his hand and said:"Gu is also a generous person. Since he is disabled, I will not ask him to salute. Call him in quickly. I want to see him!"

After a while, Sun Bin came in in a wheelchair. When Qi Gong saw Sun Bin, he found that this man was quite handsome, so he asked:"Mr. Sun Bin, I just heard from General Tian Ji that this war was won because of your advice, so , I want to listen to your method of using troops."

Sun Bin said:"Your Majesty, the method of using troops focuses on the craftiness of the soldier. According to Sun Tzu's Art of War, if you want to win every battle, you must do it With Qi Kezheng, when attacking close, we must confuse the enemy so that the enemy thinks we are attacking far away. When attacking far away, we must confuse the enemy so that the enemy thinks we are attacking close. When fighting, we must pay attention to the virtual and the real, and the virtual and the real are uncertain. , we must know how to confuse the enemy. If we encounter a strong enemy, we must avoid its edge and disintegrate the enemy little by little. If we encounter a weak enemy, we must defeat it in one go. If the enemy is united, then we must make them separate. suspicion, and then break them down one by one……"

Qi Gong interrupted and said:"Mr. Sun Bin, I already know your talents, and I have decided to appoint you as a military advisor, can you?" Sun Bin quickly thanked you:"I am willing to serve you and make our Qi country the overlord of the world!

" The duke laughed and said,"Mr. Sun Bin would like to ask, how should our Qi State develop in the future?"

Sun Bin added:"I think that the future development of our Qi State should be to make a good relationship with Qin, make peace with Chu, and make peace with Chu. The development direction of our State of Qi is determined to be the State of Yan." Qi Gong asked in confusion:"Mr. Sun Bin, why does our State of Qi want to unite with the State of Qin and make peace with the State of Chu, but why is the direction of development of our State of Qi the State of Yan?

Sun Bin explained:"Your Majesty, now Wei is the most powerful country in the world, and the direction of Wei's march is towards the west. I conclude that Wei must want to destroy Qin. What do you want, Your Majesty?" When I think about it, if the Wei State destroys the Qin State, then the world must belong to the Wei State in the future, because the Wei State has always wanted to unify the world!"

Sun Bin, the king of Qi Gong, was also frightened after his words, and said quickly:"Mr. Sun Bin, you Said that Wei wanted to dominate the world!"

"Exactly, the Wei State has always wanted to unify the world. Your Majesty, the strength of the Wei State now far exceeds that of other countries. The current national strength of the Wei State can be said to have exceeded the peak strength during the period of Wei Wenhou. First, the Wei State now has nearly 150,000 elite soldiers. , among these 150,000, 50,000 were Wei's Yulin Army, Wei Wuzu and Huben Army, plus the county soldiers from each county, the entire Wei State had as many as 400,000 soldiers. During the period of Wei Wenhou, The number of soldiers in the State of Wei is only 150,000, and the number of elite soldiers is only 50,000. The number of elite soldiers in the State of Wei is as high as 400,000, plus the county soldiers. They are powerful enough to conquer the world! Second, now that Wei has carried out its second reform, Wei's national power has been greatly enhanced. As far as I know, Wei's grain reserves are enough to consume their 400,000-strong army for more than ten years, and these grains The storage does not include the grain stored in each county, but only the grain stored by the central government!"

After listening to Sun Bin's description, all the ministers in the court marveled at how powerful the Wei State was. Qi Gong was also shocked. He was now very worried that although Qi State had the advantage of fishing and salt, the food was not enough for the 400,000-strong army. More than ten years. My whole body felt horrified. I didn’t expect that Wei State was too powerful!

Qi Gong said quickly:"Please teach me, Mr. Sun Bin, how Qi State should deal with it?" Sun

Bin said:"The first is to make a good alliance with Qin, help Qin secretly, and provide Qin with food and weapons. We, Qi, want to prevent Wei from attacking Qin, and don't let Wei destroy Qin, because we, Qi, want to Use the State of Qin to contain the development of the State of Wei. The second is to train elite soldiers. Now the martial arts warriors of Qi State have been beaten by Chu State, so we are training 100,000 elite soldiers. The third is to develop domestic production and encourage people to reclaim wasteland. The fourth is to attack the State of Yan and use the land of the State of Yan to strengthen our State of Qi. The fifth is to have good relations with the State of Chu and work with the State of Chu to deal with the State of Wei. After hearing this, Qi Gong said:"

After listening to Mr. Sun Bin's words, I suddenly became enlightened and decided to use Mr. Sun Bin's plan to make our country Qi strong!""——Your Majesty, Your Majesty!