The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

The Qi army withdrew near the border of the Yan state. Qin Liang, the general of the Yan state, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Qi army retreating. Qin Liang ordered to the deputy general:"The Qi army has retreated, leaving 50,000 people at the border. The rest should go home!"——yes.

Wei State Court Hall

After receiving the news from Qi State, the Marquis of Wei was very happy and said to Wu Tong:"Sima, your plan has succeeded. The Qi army has gone to confront the Chu army! What should I, the Wei State, do next?"

Wu Tong thought for a while, stood up and said:"Your Majesty, I think that the Qi army has confronted the Chu army, so we, the Wei State, should send envoys to the Yan State, and form an alliance with the Yan State, so that the Yan State is equivalent to our Wei State. His nail behind Qi State drove Yan State to contain Qi State! But we, Wei State, continue to develop domestic production and wait for the opportunity!" After hearing this, the Marquis of Wei nodded and asked Pang Juan:"General Pang, now Yue State has stood On the side of Qi State, Chu State is surrounded by enemies on three sides. Chu State is an ally of Wei State. This is not good for Wei State!" Pang Juan stood up and replied:"Your Majesty, although Yue State is on Qi State's side, Chu State is our ally. , it is very beneficial to Qi State, but our Wei State has lost because of the loss, because the reason why Chu State formed an alliance with our Wei State was because of the strong national power of our Wei State, and now Yue State has formed an alliance with Qi State , in this case, the State of Chu can only closely follow our State of Wei, and the State of Yue can also contain the State of Chu, but cannot affect our State of Wei, so the State of Yue is just a chess piece used by the State of Qi to contain the State of Chu, and will not have much influence We are the State of Wei!"

After hearing this, the Marquis of Wei said:"What Sima and the General said is absolutely true. Sirs, shall we, the State of Wei, first defeat the State of Qi and then destroy the State of Qin?"

Wei Shen stood up and said:" My father and my son thought that we should destroy Qin first, annex the land of Qin, and strengthen our Wei state. When the world changes, our Wei state will attack Qi again! The current Qi state is still relatively strong. According to detailed reports, Qi Gong appointed Zou Ji As prime minister, Zou Ji implemented seven major political orders in Qi State. Now the Duke of Qi is prosperous under the leadership of Zou Ji. Moreover, Tian Ji and Sun Bin are in charge of Qi State. It is difficult for Wei State to defeat us, and Qin State is in Shaoliang. After the war, we were defeated by Wei State. Now Qin State is a lamb to be slaughtered! Therefore, we must first destroy Qin and turn Qin State into the national strength of our Wei State, and then unite South Korea and Zhao to attack Qi together!"

Listen! After finishing, the Marquis of Wei looked at Gongshu Cuo again:"Prime Minister, how is the development of our country of Wei now?"

Gongshu Cuo stood up and replied:"I report to you, your Majesty, now our country of Wei is building water conservancy projects and reclaiming wasteland, and its national strength has greatly increased. , coupled with the implementation of the new law, the national strength of our country Wei has been unprecedentedly improved. The people fully recognize the new law, and Guanzhong County has also got rid of the poverty in the past under the leadership of Gongsun Fa. The people are prosperous and powerful, and ministers lead people to various places. The county capital inspected it, and found that the grain in the county's granary had piled up like a mountain. It was said that this year's tax collection was six million dan more than last year's tax collection! The commercial tax was also more than 300,000 dan higher than last year's. Gold!" After hearing this, the Marquis of Wei was very excited and said:"Yes, our Wei State has become more and more powerful. Sirs, this time our Wei State will continue to develop domestic production!"——Your Majesty, Your Majesty!

A Qi army of 100,000 people entered the territory of Yue State under the leadership of Tian Pan. The King of Yue came to meet Tian Pan in person. Tian Pan saw that it was the King of Yue and hurriedly saluted and said,"I pay my respects to the King of Yue!"

Si Wuzhuan smiled and said,"General Tian Pan, why are you here this time?"

Tian Pan said,"I am under the command of our military advisor. The army came mainly to confront the Chu army!"

Si Wuzhuan asked in confusion:"Isn't the Chu army near the border of your Qi State? It's not next to my Yue State!"

Tian Pan explained:"In order to defeat Chu The confrontation between the armies is because the Chu army is the soldiers of the feudal lords from all over the Chu State. Our Qi army entered the territory of Yue to threaten the territories of the lords from all over the Chu State, so that the armies of those lords will come back to guard their territories. In this way, the Chu army stationed near the border of our Qi army will be defeated!"

Si Wuzhuan was secretly surprised after hearing this, and thought to himself: I didn't expect that Sun Bin of Qi State would come up with this kind of thing! How to break the Chu army's confrontation with them, and even brought it together with the King of Chu! Said:"Since the Qi army wants to enter our territory of Yue, I agree!""Thank you very much!" Tian Pan said with a cupped hand.

In the Chu army, all the feudal lords were complaining. I stayed in the windy land, eating, drinking and having fun, but in the end, I was sent here by the King of Chu to guard the border, and he even said he was helping them train the army! All these princes were seen drinking in the tent.

A feudal lord picked up a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. He said:"Your Majesty, we are here to guard the border. What border is guarding? The Qi army did not station a large number of troops here, so they sent us here. As a result, the Qi army came as soon as we arrived. Now we can't go back even if we make excuses. Ah!"

Another feudal lord said angrily:"The three major families in their capital don't matter, but we have to come to such a remote place! The three families of the Qu family, the Zhao family and the Jing family stay in the capital to eat and drink well.! But we have to stay here and drink from the northwest wind!"

Suddenly, a soldier hurriedly ran in and said:"Sir, it's bad, the Qi army entered the Yue territory and threatened our hinterland!"

Those The prince was shocked when he heard this. You must know that the territory of Chu State near Yue State is their territory! A feudal lord stood up directly and said,"No, I don't want to see my territory threatened by Qi's army. I will lead my troops and leave now. See you all!"

A feudal lord stopped him and said,"Brother, Qian Don't act out of impulse, we are guarding the border here under the king's order. Without the king's order, we cannot leave without authorization!"

The feudal lord said angrily:"If we don't go back quickly, if the Qi army attacks, Our territory is gone!" Another prince stood up and advised:"Okay, okay, stop arguing, let's write a letter to the king quickly!" Xiong Liangfu, the court hall of the Chu State, received the letters from the princes from all over the country. , said angrily:"These idiots, it's just that the Qi army has arrived in Yue and threatened their territory. They write letters every day asking to go home! Prime Minister, what should we do now?"

Zhao Xixie said:"Your Majesty, now We not only have to worry about whether those feudal lords will rebel, but also whether the Qi army will attack the hinterland of Chu from Yue? You know, the capital of Chu is not far from Yue! Your Majesty, I request that those feudal lords be sent back to their respective territories immediately!"

Xiong Liangfu didn't really want to agree, and said:"But Prime Minister, we finally managed to suppress those feudal lords!"

Zhao Xixie shook his head and said :"Your Majesty, I think it's better to transfer the armies of those feudal lords back to their respective territories! Because now on the border of Chu State, there are elite troops of Qi State. I request that Jingshe Grand Sima be sent to lead the army there as soon as possible. Confrontation! Now I can see clearly that the Wei State wants Chu and Qi to consume each other, and then the fishermen will benefit!"

Xiong Liangfu saw that the prime minister had no choice but to resent the Wei State in his heart, and said angrily:"This It's better for the Wei State. We are confronting the Qi State here. His own country is secretly developing behind the scenes. This account has been recorded by the Chu State!"

Near the border of the Qi State, the elite troops of the Chu State were led by Jingshe. Came down here and confronted the Qi army. Jing She looked at the orderly Qi army camp and murmured:"As expected of Sun Bin, he is even better than Pang Juan in deploying troops!" Then he ordered:"Order the army to defend strictly and don't let his army take advantage of him." Opportunity!"——yes!

In Sima's Mansion of Wei State, after hearing the news from Chu State, Wu Tong was very happy and said:"It's good now. Chu State and Qi State have started to consume their own money. Now we, Wei State, can secretly It has developed!" The subordinates on the side said respectfully:"As expected of Lord Sima, this can consume the national power of Qi State and the national power of Chu State, and this Sun Bin can't do more than that!" Wu Tong said with a smile:"Hurry up. Send people to the territory of Chu State and send more detailed operations! We must find out the movements of Chu State!"——yes.

In Wei Shen's mansion, Wei Shen also received the news from Chu State. Wei Shen was also very happy and said to Wang Xiao:"Hurry up and invite the general to come!"——yes.

After a while, Pang Juan arrived, and he also brought his son Pang Ying. Wei Shen looked at Pang Ying behind Pang Juan and asked,"General Pang, is this yours?"

Pang Juan said,"This is Pang Ying, the son of the last general!" Wei Shen nodded and said,"Yes, it looks like there is a general." What a resource! General Pang, I invite you to come this time because Chu and Qi have begun to confront each other. What do you think?"

Pang Juan thought for a while and said:"I thought I should add some fuel to the fire. It is best to let Ba State intervene in this fire. This will not only consume the national power of Chu State, but also the national power of Ba State. In this case, if I want to attack Qin State in the future, Ba State will not be able to use much. The troops are coming to confront us!"

Wei Shen asked:"Then how can we get Ba to intervene?"

Pang Juan smiled and said:"Actually, we don't need to do it ourselves. I know Sun Bin, and Sun Bin will definitely send envoys to arrive. Ba asked Ba to station troops on the border of Chu to consume Chu's national power. In order to prevent the threat from Ba's army, Chu's capital must recruit all its troops. In this way, Chu's national power would be overthrown by Qi's. The two countries, Ba and Ba, will be consumed alive, so the Chu State must also be extremely resentful of the Qi State!" After hearing this, Wei Wei nodded and said,"Then according to General Pang's intention, we in the Wei State don't have to do anything. The fisherman profits!"

"Exactly! This is also the beauty of Master Sima's plan, because in order to prevent Chu from gradually consuming Qi's national power, Sun Bin will definitely send an army to the territory of Yue. In this way, the feudal armies of Chu can only return to their respective territories. Territory, the King of Chu could only send his own troops to confront, and then Sun Bin sent envoys to the State of Ba. The State of Ba would also mobilize troops to reach the border of the State of Chu. In order to prevent the capital from being threatened, the State of Chu could only recruit new troops to go forward. To confront Ba State, Chu State originally wanted to consume the national power of Chu Qi State, and secondly, it wanted to consume the strength of its own lords, but in the end it was asking for trouble! Pang Juan replied.

Wei Shen said firmly:"Then, our Wei State will concentrate on dealing with Qin State!" As long as our Wei State destroys Qin State, we no longer have to worry about sneak attacks from behind!"

At this time, the State of Chu, after listening to the words of the State of Wei, originally wanted to station troops on the border of the State of Qi to consume the national power of the State of Qi and weaken the power of its own monarchs. Instead, it stimulated the king of Chu. Xiong Liangfu had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill by himself!

Looking at the news coming from Ba, Xiong Liangfu felt anger welling up in his heart, but he still suppressed it forcefully, and then asked the Prime Minister with some difficulty:" Prime Minister, now that the State of Ba has stationed troops near the border of our State of Chu, what should our State of Chu do?"

Zhao Xixie replied:" For the sake of success, we can only recruit more new soldiers to confront him! And they are asking the Wei State to send troops to the Qi State border for confrontation to reduce the pressure on our Chu State! After hearing this, Xiong

Liangfu said coldly:"Okay, just as the prime minister said, I have recorded the accounts of Wei and Qi!""