Chapter 177 Wu Qi rules the roost

After Su Yue received the edict from the Marquis of Han, he rushed directly from South Korea to the State of Zhao. Among the three Jin Dynasties, the State of Zhao had the largest territory, but Zhao State had to face Lou Fan, Zhongshan and other Yi Di in the north.

Before Wei's reform, the strength of Zhao and Wei were about the same. However, after Wei's reform and strengthening, Wei's strength had far exceeded that of Zhao.

Su Yue traveled north and soon arrived at Jinyang, where he was received by Marquis Zhao.

Zhao Hou naturally knew the purpose of Su Yue's coming, but Zhao Guoxian wanted to conquer Zhongshan and did not want to fight Qi Chu. Therefore, after meeting with Su Yue, Zhao Hou said directly: "I already know your purpose of coming. It's just that

The Zhongshan State invades from the north of the Zhao State, and it needs to deal with the Zhongshan State and is unable to deal with Qi Chu."

Su Yue said with a smile: "The country of Zhongshan, Marquis of Zhao, is a barbarian country. Although it has soldiers, it is trapped in it. To Zhao country, it is like a disease of mustard moss. Although it makes people irritated, it is not fatal.

But Qi Chu is a scourge very close at hand."

"I have never seen anyone who doesn't deal with the immediate disaster first and instead cares about trivial matters. There must be no such person."

"Zhao Hou, the three Jins are united. Wei and South Korea have formed an alliance against Qi and Chu. If Wei and South Korea fail, only Zhao will be left among the three Jins. Do you think Zhao can survive alone? The three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Han are closely interdependent.

Without it, can the tooth be saved?"

Zhao Hou was soon shaken. As he said, the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han were dependent on each other. If Wei and South Korea were defeated by Qi and Chu, Zhao would not be able to hold on for long.

After thinking about it for a while, Marquis Zhao asked Wei to help deal with Zhongshan, and then agreed to form an alliance with Han Wei.

Chu and Qi agreed to send troops to Qin, and soon the coalition forces of the two countries began to attack Wei. However, when they attacked, they discovered that South Korea and Zhao had also sent troops. At one time, five countries in the Central Plains were fighting.

The Wei State defended the city, and with the help of Han and Zhao, although they were at a disadvantage, they were still able to persevere. They defended and fought for city after city. Although Qi and Chu continued to win victories and captured cities and territories, their progress was not very fast.

Moreover, the two countries must also be prepared to prevent South Korea and Zhao from cutting off their retreat.

War was raging in the east of Wei State, and the war with Qin State in the west was even more intense.

Wu Qi wanted to train Wei's soldiers, but the land of Xihe was not completely occupied by Wei. Wu Qi commanded an army of 50,000 and Qin's 200,000 troops to defend it.

Because of the continuous defeats, Qin no longer had any psychological advantage over Wei. On the contrary, the morale of Wei was rising one by one. The Qin army therefore built a large number of fortifications in an attempt to block Wu Qi.

Wu Qi saw that the Qin army was heavily defended and would suffer too much in a strong attack. So he planned to lure the snake out of its hole and lure Qin to attack. Immediately, Wu Qi sent someone to deliver a message to Young Master Qi, asking him to lead the army to slow down the advance.

At the same time, the spies of the Qin army were deliberately informed, and the Qi and Chu armies attacked Wei, winning consecutive battles, and Wei sent troops to reinforce it.

After the Qin State learned that Qi and Chu were attacking Wei, the Wei State was defeated in consecutive battles and its morale was greatly shaken. After the Wei State dispatched a large army to return reinforcements, the Marquis of Qin felt that this was an opportunity. The continuous defeats made him urgently need a victory to enhance his prestige.

, the Marquis of Qin immediately ordered the Qin army to attack.

In his opinion, if the Wei army returns to support and there is a threat from Qi and Chu in the rear, the remaining Wei army will definitely be in panic. And he has 200,000 Qin troops, and the Wei army is only 50,000. The advantage lies with me! It’s time to defeat Wei

The country was driven out of the land of Xihe! So the Marquis of Qin personally ordered the main force of the Qin army to attack Wu Qi and uproot Wei's stronghold in the land of Xihe.

The Qin army marched out, and the Qin army at the Xihe defense line cut off Wu Qi's retreat. The Qin army stationed in Zhengdi also set out to attack Wu Wu Qi. An army of 200,000 troops besieged Wu Qi to annihilate these Wei troops.

Wu Qi was not afraid in the face of danger, and 50,000 Wei soldiers went out to fight against the Qin army's 200,000 troops.

"Although the Qin people have 200,000 people, they are no more than a native chicken, a tile, a dog's ear, how can they compare with our military soldiers of the Wei Dynasty?"

The soldiers of Wei under the command of Wu Qi were among the best in the world and were extremely brave in battle. Although the Qin army had 200,000 soldiers, its command and mobilization was bloated and slow, and could not compare with the soldiers of Wei.

The two sides fought a decisive battle in Zhengdi. Wu Qi commanded the Wei soldiers to drive them like an arm. Although the Qin army had 200,000 people, how could it be so easy to fight a large army?

Wu Qi led the army to quickly attack among the Qin army. The Qin army of 200,000 was like a bloated giant. Although it was powerful, it could not give full play to its military advantage.

The soldiers of Wei were very fast and fought bravely. Wu Qi attacked the Qin army, but the surrounding Qin army had no time to catch up, so the soldiers of Wei defeated the Qin army. Relying on their local advantage, the soldiers of Wei broke through seven formations in a row, and the soldiers of Qin were defeated.

There was great chaos and the army was defeated.

The 200,000-strong army was defeated miserably, and when the Qin army besieged Wu Qi, Wei Gongzi took the opportunity to break through Qin's Xihe defense line, and the Xihe defense line that Qin had worked so hard to build completely collapsed.

Wei occupied the land of Xihe, and Qin fled in panic. In order to block Wei's advance, Qin established a defense line at Luoshui. After occupying the land of Xihe, Wu Qi did not continue the attack, but led a large army to return for reinforcements, marching hundreds of miles a day.

After seven days and a thousand miles, he rushed from the land of Xihe to the eastern part of Wei State.

Wu Qi led his army back to Wei State quickly, and then took advantage of South Korea to get behind the Qi-Chu coalition forces. At this time, the Qi-Chu coalition forces were continuing to attack Wei State, and did not realize that Wei reinforcements had arrived.

When the Qi and Chu coalition forces attacked the city, Wu Qi's army took the opportunity to attack from behind the two armies. At the same time, Zhao and South Korea also sent troops at this time.

The coalition forces of Qi and Chu were shocked when they saw the armies of Han, Zhao and Wei encircling them on three sides. Qi and Chu had always thought that the Wei army was still entangled with the Qin army. They never expected that the Qin army was defeated in a battle and the 200,000-strong army was wiped out.

They didn't even expect that the Wei army would march so fast. They marched thousands of miles in seven days and launched a sneak attack while the Qi and Chu coalition forces were attacking.

Wu Qi commanded the soldiers of Wei to attack. The Qi-Chu coalition forces were temporarily united for profit. At the critical moment, they wanted to use each other as a backing, and they did not work together at all.

As a result, both sides failed to cooperate at all, and were easily defeated by Wei soldiers. The Chu army's leader died in the battle, and the entire army was wiped out. The Qi army was besieged and had to surrender. Wu Qi defeated the Qi-Chu coalition forces in one battle and captured the Marquis of Qi.

In one battle, the Wei State destroyed 200,000 Qin troops, defeated the Chu army, and captured the Marquis of Qi. The world was shocked. Seeing that Wei had achieved such an amazing result, all the countries in the world were shocked. The Wei soldiers of the Wei State became famous in one battle.

At the same time, seeing that Wei State had become so powerful in a short period of time, all the countries in the world began to invite Legalist scholars to various countries, hoping to reform and become stronger.

It's just that although these princes invited Legalist scholars, none of them could carry out reforms as unswervingly as the Marquis of Wei. After all, not everyone had the courage and skill to completely suppress the aristocratic class.

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In the 33rd year of Duke Wen of Wei, Wei attacked Qin, and the Qin army sent envoys to Qi and Chu for help. Qi and Chu attacked Wei and rescued Qin. Yue joined forces with Han and Zhao, and the five kingdoms fought in Wei. The Qin army showed its weakness to the enemy, and the Qin princes made a mistake, and all were killed.

The army attacked and waited for work. After a big defeat, the Qin army's dead were buried in their homes. Later, they led the army to drive thousands of miles in seven days and defeated Chu and captured the marquis of Qi in one battle. - "Historical Records: Biography of Wu Qi"
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