The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

In the morning, Wei Shen and others left Anyi for Yongcheng, the capital of Qin. On this mission to the Qin State, the Wei State directly sent 3,000 people, and a hundred carriages also went with them. Those who didn't know it thought they were going to attack the Qin State!

Along the way, Pang Ying, dressed in military uniform and with a sword on his waist, drove the car himself and guarded Wei Shen's carriage. Wei Shen said to Pang Ying:"Brother Pang Ying, please get in the carriage and sit down! Just ask Wang Xiao to help you drive the carriage!" Pang Ying did not go in immediately, but said:"Your Highness, my father said, you must do well. To protect you, let me take care of the driving!" Wei Shen persuaded again:"Brother Pang Ying, your father doesn't know. Well, come in quickly!" Then he pulled Pang Ying in and sat down. Feeling flattered, he then sat next to Wei Shen.

Wei Shen looked at it and Pang Ying asked:"Brother Pang Ying, when you are usually at home, what does your father teach you?" Pang Ying replied:"My father teaches me the art of war and Taoism every day. Every time my father goes on an expedition, he often teaches me Take me with you!"

Wei Shenhou nodded and asked:"Brother Pang Ying, what do you think of your current military skills?"

Pang Ying thought for a while and said,"I think I am marching and fighting now. Still not as good as my father, but I believe that in a few years, I will be able to surpass my father! Become the next general of Wei!"

Then, Pang Ying said:"I remember every time my father goes to war. , he asked me to be the deputy of a captain in the army. Every time His Royal Highness went out to fight, I charged forward! I remember the first time I went out with my father, I killed seven enemies. , and he also came up with a plan for my captain and defeated a small army!"

Wei Shen also said firmly:"This shows that Brother Pang Ying can still use troops. As long as he practices for a few years, he will definitely become a leader. I am a general of the Wei State! My ideal is to lead the army of the Wei State to conquer a large territory! Unify the world!"

After hearing Wei Shen's heroic words, Pang Ying was deeply touched and immediately said:"Pang Ying I will always follow His Highness the Crown Prince, and I will fight all over the world for His Highness the Crown Prince! Clear away the obstacles that prevent our Wei State from unifying the world!"

After hearing this, Wei Shen said:"Brother Pang Ying, then join me and break out of this troubled world. A new world, let the world be united!"

After walking for nearly ten days, we finally arrived at the border of Qin. Wei Shen and others passed by a city. Wei Shen looked at the city and asked,"Brother Pang Ying, if you were asked to attack this city, how would you attack it?" Pang Ying looked at the city carefully and then said:"There are many ways to attack this city. The most common one is to attack the city through ladders. However, I saw that the walls of this city are relatively low, which means that using ladders to attack the city will only increase the size of the city in vain. The casualties of our army are because the height of the city wall is not very high. If we use ladders to attack the city, it will increase the casualties of our army. Moreover, the use of ladders to siege the city is mainly to deal with those tall cities. For such small cities, The best way is to accumulate soil to attack the city. We can use bags to fill the soil, and use a trebuchet to throw bags of soil at the foot of the city wall. This way, a road can be filled, and our army can pass through this road. Attack the city directly! This city will definitely be conquered!" Wei Shen asked in confusion:"The level is so low, why can't we use a ladder?"

Pang Ying explained:"If His Royal Highness uses a ladder to attack the city, the second First, it is more troublesome. If our army has to push the ladder over, there will be casualties among soldiers, and the city is already low. We can use the method of building mountains of soil to attack the city, which will be easier because we only need to use trebuchets. Just throw sandbags under the city wall. To deal with those tall city walls, if you use the method of piling up mountains of soil, it will take more than ten days. Moreover, the enemy may use a hook to lift the sandbags away and use them as enemies. The army defends the city, and for those low cities, it takes less than an hour or two to build a mountain of earth by piling up earth into a mountain!"

Wei Shen also understood after hearing this, no wonder he did not talk about dealing with those small cities. In ancient times, people basically didn’t like to use ladders to attack cities. They only used ladders when they encountered those tall cities! Pang Ying on the side took out a piece of paper and drew a map of the Qin State bit by bit, and drew some of Qin's garrison locations and roads. Wei Shen also helped him draw. After all, mourning was just an excuse, and the real purpose was to Just go to Qin to draw a topographic map!

When passing Liangshan, Wei Shen looked at the tall mountain peaks and asked Pang Ying on the side:"Brother Pang Ying, can you see if the terrain here is very suitable for an ambush?"

Pang Ying looked at it and said:"Here It is indeed very suitable for an ambush. You see, the road here is wider than the inside, but the exit outside is narrower. First, we sent a light cavalry to lure the enemy troops into the valley, and then our army used rolling stones to crush the two fallen troops. Block the opening, and then use fire attacks to defeat the enemy!"

Wei Shen said to Pang Ying:"Hurry up and draw the production mountain, don't let go of the mountains and lakes on the Qin State's terrain, it is just a trail , also mark it carefully!"

"Don’t worry, Your Highness the Crown Prince! My drawing ability is also among the best in the army. Pang Ying said. Due to the death of Ying

Shixi

, the whole Qin State was in a state of sadness. The palaces of Qin State were all hung with white cloth. Ying Quliang was keeping vigil when suddenly Dr. Qianlong hurriedly came to see him. He ran in and said,"Your Majesty, I heard that the State of Wei also sent envoys to our State of Qin to mourn! Moreover, Wei State sent a lot of people this time. More than 3,000 people came, and they also brought more than 100 carriages. I wonder what Wei State came here for?"

When Ying Quliang heard that the Wei State had also sent envoys, and they had sent so many envoys. The total number of envoys sent by all the countries in the world was not even half as many as his. Ying Quliang hurriedly asked:"Sir, sir. , then you find out what Wei Guo wants to do? They just came to my country, Qin, to pay their respects. Why did they send so many people?"

Qianlong thought for a while and said:"I estimate that Wei Guo came here this time to explore the national conditions of our Qin State, just in the name of condolences, but it is the first time to bring so many people here. Ying

Quliang frowned and said,"Sir, please send someone to take a good look at the Wei delegation and see what the Wei delegation wants to do!""——yes.

Ying Quliang asked again:"Sir, how many envoys from various countries in the world have come to our Qin State?" Qianlong said:"All the small countries like those from the Wei State and the Song State have come, and the envoys from the Chu State have come I have already arrived at the post house. The envoy from Qi State is still on the way. The envoy from Zhao State in South Korea should arrive tomorrow. Yan State has not sent an envoy. The emperor's envoy has also arrived at the post house a long time ago. It's just that the envoy from Wei State is walking too slowly. After arriving at the hinterland of Qin State, he is walking slower and slower!" Ying Quliang nodded and said,"Then I'll ask Doctor Shang to go and receive him!"——yes!

Ying Quliang stood up and returned to the study. Looking at the bookshelf filled with bamboo slips, I took out a bamboo slip and read it for a while before putting it down. He thought: Reform, our Qin State’s reform, how should we reform it? God, can you give me a talent to help my Qin country become strong and prosperous? Ying Quliang sighed and said to the guards on the side:"Hurry up and invite General Ying Qian to come!"——yes.

After a while, Ying Qian arrived in the study. Seeing Ying Quliang's sad face, Ying Qian asked,"Brother Xian, are you worried?" When Ying Quliang saw Ying Qian coming, he said," Brother, now I want Qin to become strong, so I must carry out reforms, but I don’t know how to carry out reforms!" Ying Qian thought for a while and said:"Why don’t we learn from Wei’s Li Kui reforms, because Wei Li Kui's reforms made the country strong. However, the Wei State implemented the second reform a few years ago. Do you want us to learn from the second reform?"

Ying Quliang shook his head and said:"Brother, let's learn from the changes in the Wei State. It would not work. First, when the Wei State was at that time, when Wei Wenhou implemented the reform, it was because the Wei State was in a period of many wastes waiting to be revived, so the reform was naturally easy. Second, the reason why the second reform of the Wei State was successful was because This is because the Wei State was under the governance of Wei Wenhou, and the powerful forces in the country were very small. Therefore, there was no excessive resistance to the reform, and the people of the Wei State did not have much resistance to the reform because of Li Kui's reform. The most important thing was What's more, there are so many wastelands in the Wei State! And most of the land in our Qin State is occupied by those nobles and powerful men. If we want to implement reforms, we will definitely encounter great obstruction from them! Thirdly, our Qin State is now because of Shaoliang's rebellion. After the war, the national power was greatly reduced. If the reform was implemented at this time, these nobles and powerful people would probably rebel! So I can't think of any good way to make Qin implement the reform. The most important thing isThe reform path of Wei State is completely unfeasible for our Qin State. Wei's military soldier system and Wei State's land policy are simply impossible to implement for our Qin State! Ying

Qian was not discouraged after hearing this, but said firmly:"Brother Xian, no matter what, I will always support you, brother!" If anyone dares to object, brother, I will protect you with my sword! After Ying Quliang heard this, he was very excited and said:"My brother's words make me feel relieved. Let's make our Qin country strong together!""——good!

After more than ten days of journey, Wei Shen and others also arrived at Yongcheng, the capital of Qin State. After Wei Shen and others entered the city, they secretly sent people to map out the terrain of the entire city, including all the defenses on the city wall. The fortifications were carefully marked, and even the number of shops in the market were clearly marked!

Wei Shen and others came to the post house. The minister of Qin who was in charge of the post house was shocked when he saw the team. When he saw Wei Shen and others coming down, he hurriedly walked over and said,"I have seen the envoy of Wei State. Envoys of the State of Wei, you have too many people, and we can’t accommodate them in the inn!" Wei Shen looked at the many followers behind him and smiled:"It doesn’t matter, our extra people can stay in the inn!""That’s good. , then I will report it to our king." After speaking, the minister of Qin left.

Wei Shen and others entered the post house, and Pang Ying whispered to Wei Shen:"Your Highness, the minister of the Qin State just now does not look like a civil official, but more like a military general!" Wei Shen nodded and whispered:"I It can also be seen that the people in the post house where our Wei delegation lives do not look like ordinary officials, but like experienced warriors! Tell everyone to be careful!"——yes!

Living opposite was the envoy of the State of Qi. Tian Zhuo, the envoy of the State of Qi, also saw so many people sent by the Wei State envoy and was shocked by the huge envoy. He thought: Why did Wei State send so many people here? The total number of missions from our countries is not more than half that of Wei’s mission! What is Wei Guo doing here this time?

Tian Zhuo was very confused. Tian Fei on the side said:"Brother, should we tell the military advisor about the situation here?" Tian Zhuo shook his head and said:"No, the Wei State sent so many people here, I guess it's To show off the powerful military power of the Wei State! There is no need to worry about the Wei State"——yes.