If we want to say who is most saddened by the death of Wei Yu, it is not Wei Zeng and other young masters of Wei, nor the concubines of Wei Yu, nor the courtiers and dignitaries of Wei. This person must be Lord Long Yang!
If Wei Yu hadn't summoned Lord Long Yang before his death and told Lord Long Yang to assist Wei Zeng well, Lord Long Yang might have left with Wei Yu.
After Wei Yu's death,
The State of Wei was busy with Wei Zeng's enthronement ceremony and the handover of power. Unlike Ying Zheng, Wei Zeng had already been crowned and could take charge of the throne.
As usual, Wei Zeng’s enthronement ceremony also invited countries from all over the world to attend the ceremony, and the State of Qin also sent envoys to Daliang.
But he is not a disciple of the clan,
He was just a courtier with a high status in the Qin court.
While sending envoys, Qin State was also actively preparing for war under the organization of Lu Buwei, and the target was Wei State.
He was prepared to take advantage of the change of old and new in the Wei State, the uncertainty of people's hearts and the unstable power structure, and bite a piece of flesh from the Wei State.
The Qin State has always been very good at taking advantage of the situation and plundering it. Of course, the Six Kingdoms of Shandong are no strangers to taking advantage of the situation, but they do not dare to attack Qin easily.
If Qin doesn't take the initiative to attack them, it can enjoy stealing. Why do you still want to take the initiative to attack Qin?
If a single country takes the initiative to attack Qin, what is the difference between that and giving away someone's life?
The Qin State, relying on the mountains and rivers, can completely wait for work and attack the provocateurs head-on. If it wants to pose a certain threat to the Qin State, at least the three Jin alliances must be dispatched together.
Want to pose a great threat to Qin State,
Then we need the Five-Nation Alliance or the Six-Nation Alliance.
Once December is over,
Spring will come next year,
In mid-January, the envoys of Qin State returned to Qin State less than half a month ago.
In other words, less than half a month after Wei Zeng ascended the throne and became King of Wei, General Meng Ao led the Qin army to launch a brazen attack on Wei.
The Qin State has been recuperating for about three years. Wei Wuji led the five kingdoms to make up for most of the losses in the attack on Qin. There is sufficient food and grass, so the Qin State's attack this time is relatively large.
Meng Ao led 80,000 elite Qin troops to attack Wei. Within five days, they captured nine cities of Wei. The offensive was like thunder and the pouring of the Tianhe River. It was unstoppable. Snowflake-like letters asking for help floated into the beams of Wei, making Wei Zengdun, who had just ascended the throne,
Feeling a lot of pressure!
After a quick discussion between the kings and ministers of Wei, General Dian Jia of Wei led his troops to the front line to resist the Qin offensive led by Meng Ao.
When Dian Jia led his troops to the front line, the Qin army captured five more cities.
In less than ten days, Wei lost fourteen cities, more than one in a day.
There was no way. When Wei's heavily-armed border defense line was torn apart by Meng Ao's sudden fierce attack, the city behind the defense line was like a pretty girl facing a strong man with ill intentions. She could only struggle symbolically.
Already.
Ordinary cities cannot withstand the Qin army's powerful bows and crossbows.
In addition, the machine beasts will assist in siege,
The city is not deep enough and does not have enough troops to defend it, so it will be broken into pieces at a touch.
Dian Jia brought Wei soldiers and ordinary Wei troops to the front line to support them, and barely contained the Qin army's offensive, but the Wei army was still at a disadvantage.
Although the Wei soldiers are elite, the elite soldiers of the Qin army are not vegetarians. Besides, Wei's current finances cannot support too many Wei soldiers who are completely out of work, and most of them are ordinary Wei soldiers.
Ordinary Wei soldiers are no match for the Qin army in terms of weapons and equipment, individual soldier quality, and overall coordination. Moreover, although Dian Jia's military ability is pretty good, there is still a certain gap between him and Meng Ao.
Meng Ao has been in battle all his life, rising to the rank of general. He is now the leader of the generals of the Qin State. He has experienced hundreds of battles and is worthy of his reputation. He is not comparable to the Dianjia who has been a general of the Wei State for many years.
Half a month later, Meng Ao, who had mastered Dianjia's military tactics and found the flaw, tore through the Wei army's defense line, repelled the Wei army, and conquered two more cities.
If Dian Jia had not retreated decisively, retained enough vitality, and not suffered a major defeat, the consequences would have been much more serious.
The terrain of Wei State is really bad. It is a flat plain and basically undefendable. It needs to rely on strong military force to garrison everywhere. If Dianjia is defeated, Meng Ao can even attack all the way to Daliang City of Wei State.
Even if Daliang City cannot be captured, it can turn the hinterland of Wei upside down and make it a mess, which will greatly consume Wei's national power.
After the retreat was successful, Dian Jia was still frightened and did not dare to collide with Meng Ao head-on for the time being. He stuck to the city and waited for more troops to arrive.
Seeing this, Meng Ao stopped attacking the city where the heavy troops were stationed, and instead went to attack other cities with slightly weaker defenses.
This station is not a battle to destroy the country. No matter how confident Meng Ao is, no matter how strong the Qin army is, it is impossible to destroy Wei with only 80,000 elites. That is really a fantasy.
The purpose of sending troops is very clear. To take advantage of the situation, there are two main points: to gain weight for Qin and to lose weight for Wei.
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The Wei front line was under overwhelming pressure, and the Wei court was also under tremendous pressure. Under the huge pressure, the Wei court was roughly divided into two factions, the peace faction and the war faction.
The Peace Party naturally intends to cede territory to seek peace, but it does not intend to simply cede territory to seek peace.
The peace faction planned to persuade Qin to retreat first, and then join forces with Zhao and South Korea to counterattack Qin and regain the lost land and cities.
Naturally, the main war faction planned to fight to the end with Qin and hold Qin back. Even if they reached Daliang City, they would not compromise. They immediately asked for help from Zhao and South Korea without waiting for the future.
Based on the understanding of the leader and faction of the main war party, there is no future, and there is a high probability that it may be a fig leaf, just talk, just to maintain the superficial face...
Wei Zeng was actually unwilling to cede territory and seek peace. Firstly, it was because it was too embarrassing for him to cede territory and seek peace just after he ascended the throne. Secondly, he was very frustrated in Xianyang of Qin State and wanted revenge. Thirdly, it was because of the deep feelings in his heart.
Ambition.
Since he was unwilling to seek peace, Wei Zeng was completely arbitrary and acted as the leader of the war faction. However, Wei Zeng's character was somewhat indecisive at critical moments.
In addition to his own character flaws, there are two reasons. First, if he is defeated in a head-on collision with the Qin army, the price he will pay will be extremely heavy.
Is it the same as asking for peace while still maintaining resistance and asking for peace after a huge defeat?
Secondly, the courtiers and dignitaries who advocated for peace accounted for the majority. Wei Zeng, who had just ascended the throne, did not have enough power and prestige to suppress these courtiers and dignitaries, so he was not that courageous and found it difficult to make a decision.
The corruption of the dignitaries of the six countries is not just talk. As long as they can keep their own power and wealth, there is nothing they can't do.
Located in the Central Plains, with prosperous and prosperous commerce and trade, the powerful elites of the Wei Kingdom are at least second to none in terms of corruption among the Six Kingdoms, and they are qualified to compete for the first place.
Wei Yong was the main war faction.
Of course, Wei Yong is definitely not a tough person, his bones are actually very soft. In fact, he is an opportunist!
In the Wei court, Wei Yong saw that Wei Zeng was leaning towards the main battle, but was unable to make up his mind due to various reasons.
In view of this, Wei Yong first resolutely took charge of the battle in the court. When Wei Zeng was summoned in private, he even clamored to fight to the end. He also came up with several seemingly credible methods, looking like an iron-blooded Sikong, and thus obtained
Wei Zeng's favor.
In view of the large number of people in the Zhuhe faction, Wei Yong returned to the mansion with great momentum and thought about it again and again, and found that ordinary methods could not shake it at all.
So he decided to take a different approach and sent out the sharp blade of Black and White Xuanjian to carry out the assassination, physically destroying the most popular leader and the faction, in order to let them know that asking for peace is useless!