A series of tricks by the Wei State directly annexed most of the Wei State, leaving only less than a hundred miles of land in the Wei State's imperial hills.
After the Wei army withdrew, in order to ease the relationship with Zhao and South Korea, the Marquis of Wei gave up several small cities to South Korea and Zhao.
For Wei Hou, he has become very skilled in this routine of slapping a sweet date. For decades since the three families were divided into Jin, he had used this method to maintain the union of the three Jins. Even though Zhao was very dissatisfied, he was still suppressed by the Marquis of Wei.
The atmosphere in the Wei State Hall was a bit solemn.
"Fan Qing, how is the situation in Hexi now?"
"Your Majesty, the land west of Hexi is still in our hands, and Qin has conquered three cities." An official said.
"Fifty thousand Qin troops are invading, and the Huai Kingdom is watching with eager eyes. Do you have any countermeasures?"
"The Huai army has 200,000 people, and the Huai army is as elite as its soldiers. If we attack in a large scale, we will need at least more than 100,000 people to stop it, leaving only 50,000 people in the Hexi area." Another minister stepped forward. said.
"Which of these ministers, fifty thousand or five hundred thousand, is confident that he can defeat Qin?" asked the Marquis of Wei.
"Your Majesty, I would like to lead 50,000 Wei warriors to attack Qin." Wu Qi stood up from his seat and said with cupped hands.
"Fifty thousand versus half a million?" The Marquis of Wei was under a lot of pressure. He was also proficient in military strategy. How could he fight if his troops were ten times different? Even if one-third of them are old soldiers, it is still an amazing force, not to mention that the Qin people are not weak.
"Are you sure, sir?" Wei Marquis asked.
Wu Qi said: "Your Majesty, the Qin people were defeated a few years ago and suffered heavy losses. Although the army of 500,000 people this time is large, doesn't fighting rely on large numbers of people?"
"Among these Qin people, there are few old soldiers and many strong people. Although they seem to be many, they are just a bunch of rabble. I am willing to lead 50,000 Wei soldiers to defeat them in one battle."
Hearing that Wu Qi was so confident, Wei Marquis also chose to believe him. After all, Wu Qi had led his army to conquer the east and west for many years without losing a single victory. Since he said that 50,000 Wei soldiers could defeat the Qin army, then he believed him.
Immediately the Marquis of Wei said: "Okay, since Wu Qing is so confident, I will order you to lead 50,000 Wei soldiers to defeat the Qin army."
Wu Qi thanked me, and then said: "Your Majesty, I will lead 50,000 Wei soldiers to fight the Qin army. I need your Majesty to promise me a few things, and then I will be sure of victory!"
"If we are sure of victory, we can agree to more than a dozen or dozens of items, let alone a few!" Wei Hou said immediately.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wu Qi continued: "Your Majesty, please hold a grand celebration banquet in the palace, so that those who have made outstanding achievements in the army can enter the main hall, and have a feast with you. Those who have made outstanding achievements can come in There is a banquet outside the palace, but the food at the banquet is second-rate. Those who have no merit sit by the palace city, and the banquet is the worst."
"After the banquet, please send envoys to express condolences to the wives and families of those who have made meritorious service. You will also send envoys to the families of soldiers who died in battle and reward their parents to show that you will not forget."
"Why is this?" some ministers asked.
"A soldier dies for a close friend. Your Majesty clearly rewards and punishes you. He values your soldiers and gives them courtesy and honor. Naturally, Wei soldiers are willing to die. If your Majesty can do this, our army will definitely win this battle!" Wu Qi said with his hands in hand.
After hearing this, the Marquis of Wei immediately said that he had agreed to all these things, and immediately ordered a banquet to be held and invited those who had made outstanding achievements in the military service of Wei to the banquet.
When you see that those who have made outstanding achievements can enter the main hall and have a banquet with the Marquis of Wei, and those who have made outstanding achievements can also drink outside the palace, while those who have not made meritorious deeds can only drink at the palace wall. Such a gap makes these people who have not made meritorious deeds get emotional. Excited, he vowed to perform meritorious deeds and entered the hall to have a feast.
The behavior of Wei Hou and Wu Qi greatly boosted the morale of Wei soldiers. They all spontaneously put on their armor and came to ask for a battle.
The Marquis of Wei was very happy to see that the military spirit was available.
After the banquet, Wu Qi immediately selected 50,000 Wei soldiers who had not made any meritorious service and rushed to Hexi.
The Wei army was very fast, and everyone wanted to make a contribution. The Marquis of Wei sent five hundred chariots and three thousand cavalry as scouts to go together.
Soon Wu Qi led his army to the land of Hexi. At this time, the Qin army had reached Yinjin, and the land of Hexi was in danger. After seeing this situation, Wu Qi immediately issued an order to the three armies: "Soldiers and I If we go to fight together, no matter who can capture or kill the enemy, even if the battle is won, there will be no credit!"
The morale of the 50,000 Wei soldiers was high, and they all wanted to make great achievements. They looked at the Qin army without any fear, but as if they were looking at each prey.
Qin's 500,000-strong army attacked Wei, which can be said to be the strength of the entire country. Except for the more than 100,000 old soldiers in the Qin army, the others were all Minzhuang who had only been trained for less than a month. The army looked huge, but the command was chaotic, the orders were inconsistent, and a large number of soldiers lacked training. Completely relying on the strength of numbers to conquer several cities.
Seeing the 50,000-strong Wei army approaching, the Qin army had no Wei army. The leader of the Qin army even claimed that he would defeat Wei in one battle and regain the land west of Hexi.
However, Qin sent troops urgently. Among the 500,000 Qin troops, there were not even enough armament tents. A large number of Qin soldiers only had weapons in their hands, and the logistics were in a mess. Although the 500,000 troops were large, they could not even display half of their strength.
Early the next morning.
Wu Qi ordered the three armies. Seeing the chaos of the Qin army and the inconsistent orders, he immediately laughed and said: "How can such a ragtag crowd be the opponent of our soldiers? Two or three sons, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win! Contributions can only be made today! Charge!"
Immediately led 50,000 Wei soldiers to charge directly into the center of the Qin army. The 50,000 Wei soldiers who were eager to make meritorious deeds took the lead one by one and directly tore through the Qin army formation. The army was like a sharp knife, piercing the Qin army.
Wu Qi led the Wei soldiers to break through seven formations in a row, directly cutting through the Qin army's formation, and then turned around and killed the Qin army again. The Qin army's formation was directly torn apart, and the general's orders continued to be issued, but to no avail.
The soldiers of Wei formed a military formation and killed the Qin troops one after another. Wu Qi led his bodyguards to charge directly at the Qin army's general. The Qin army's general originally wanted to win a decisive battle and seize the land west of Hexi, but his army of 500,000 people was beaten into a state of disarray and was unable to carry out his orders.
After seeing Wu Qi leading his army towards him, he immediately said: "The army is in chaos and is on the verge of defeat. This battle is a battle for the whole country of our Qin army. You and I have no way to retreat. If we want to win, we can only kill them." I will seize the flag, and you will follow me to kill the enemy!"
As he spoke, he drew his sharp sword and pointed at Wu Qi, who was charging forward. He also led his bodyguards to rush over. However, the Qin army's formation was in chaos and their morale dropped sharply. Unless he had the courage to fight his way out of a bloody battle, How could he be an opponent?
When Wu Qi saw the Qin army charging towards him, he was not afraid at all, and the Wei soldiers took the lead bravely. The Qin army general made a desperate move and wanted to kill the general and seize the flag, but was directly defeated by Wu Qi and led his army to kill the general and seize the flag. As the general of the Qin army was killed, the great banner fell to the ground. The Qin army could no longer hold on and collapsed.
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The Qin army attacked Wei with a force of 500,000. Wu Qi led 50,000 Wei soldiers to meet the enemy. The two armies fought in Yin and Jin. Wu Qi ordered the three armies: "All officials and soldiers should obey the enemy's chariots and disciples. If the chariots cannot be charioted, ride on them." If you can't ride, you can't be a disciple, even if you break the army, it will be useless." The soldiers of Wei bravely took the lead and won a great victory.
What’s the explanation? Wu Zi said: "If you have merit, you should go in and enjoy it; if you have no merit, encourage it." So Wu Hou set up a temple to sit in the court, with three rows, to feed the scholars and officials. For superior skills, sit forward and move forward, with food and mats and heavy utensils placed in the cage; for second-grade skills, sit in the middle and move forward, the difference in food mat and utensils will be reduced. For non-functions, sit behind and move forward, and there will be no heavy utensils on the food mat. After the meal was over, the parents and wives of those who had meritorious deeds were awarded to them outside the temple gate. If there is a death in the family, the messenger will give his parents a lot of work every year, and never forget it in his heart. This is so powerful that it shocks the world! ——"Wu Zilishi"
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