The reason why Yang Duanhe said this was because the Qin State had long bribed many of Wei's ministers to know the details of the Wei State, so he knew that this was not a plan for the Wei State to lure the enemy deeper.
Yang Duanhe is right, there are no decent talents in Wei State.
It should be said that there are talents, but King Wei does not know how to use them.
When the Qin army went south, Prime Minister Shicheng and General Wei Yao (xǔ), who received the news, hurried to the Mastiff Palace to see the King of Wei, but they were stopped by the guards.
The guard leaned his halberd towards the middle and crossed them together to block the palace entrance:
"Prime Minister, General!"
"The king is having mastiff matters in the palace, so no one else can enter!"
Wei Wei took a step forward, pressed his hand on the sword handle and said angrily:
"Are we just a bunch of people waiting for you?"
"Get out of the way. If you miss the important military and national affairs, I'll see if I don't punish you with death!"
The guard replied awkwardly:
"General, this is the king's order."
"If you disobey the king's order, you may be fed to a mastiff."
"General, please don't embarrass us..."
What the guard said is true. King Wei pretended to love his dog as much as his fate.
To be precise, he loved mastiffs as much as his life. In the Wei State or in the eyes of King Wei, the status of mastiffs was still higher than that of humans, because he easily fed the disobedient and dissatisfied servants alive to the mastiffs.
Wei Wei was not willing to give up. He snorted coldly and was about to call his guards to rush to the door, but was stopped by the Prime Minister's corpse.
Xi Cheng said:
"General, not allowed."
"It's okay if I wait for a while!"
Wei Wei retorted angrily:
"Prime Minister, the Qin army has passed the Wei border and will be approaching the city soon."
"Such a major event cannot be delayed for a moment, how can it be blocked by a few soldiers..."
Xi Cheng whispered back:
"General, a few soldiers are nothing."
"But if you force the door open, the king will blame you..."
There is no need to say more about what follows.
The king's palace, but you, a general, can break into it at your will?!
And he even led troops to break in?
If this is not treason, what is it?
Do you still want to die?
Do you want the lives of your whole family?
Thinking of this, Wei Wei could only sigh heavily and feel helpless. All they could do was to ask the guards to report, while they waited outside the Mastiff Palace like ants on a hot pot.
By the way, the King of Wei pretended to love mastiffs as much as his life.
When the three families of Wei, Han, and Zhao were still in the Jin Dynasty, Zhao Dun's power was overwhelming, and the Zhao family was the only one.
The Wei and Han families openly tolerated the situation but secretly planned to overthrow Zhao Dun.
But who is Zhao Dun? There are so many personal guards around him that it is difficult to get close to him, so how can he assassinate him?
So someone came up with a strange idea: train a vicious dog to attack a straw man who looks similar to Zhao Dun all day long, and then let it get close to Zhao Dun...
Zhao Dun's personal guards only guarded against assassins, so they never thought that a vicious dog could be dangerous.
Being caught off guard, the vicious dog successfully bit Zhao Dun and eventually died of his injuries.
It has been a long time and I cannot be sure whether this rumor is true or not.
What is certain is that after the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty, the nobles of the Zhao Kingdom hated the dog mastiffs and their ilk and banned their breeding in captivity.
However, Korea and Wei both kept them in captivity in large numbers, even to the point of obsession.
The world-famous dogs during the Warring States Period were roughly divided into three categories:
The first is the Wei Mastiff, which is the mastiff dog of the Wei royal family.
The second name is Hanlu, which is a large black-haired dog raised by the Korean royal family.
The third is Song Hui (que, sound magpie), which is a large fierce dog raised by the Song Dynasty official.
Among them, Song Hui lived in the Qi State after the Song Dynasty was destroyed. This dog is also called the Rijun Dog, which means it can serve others like a horse and is relatively docile.
Among the three types of dogs, the Wei Mastiff is the tallest and most ferocious.
Because they are the result of more than ten years of false cultivation by King Wei...
At that time, the king of Wei gave the prince a palace and wanted to know his ambitions. The prince did not hesitate and turned it into a hunting palace.
Wei Zeng was very happy to think that the prince was good at martial arts and good at hunting. Who would have thought that the prince actually used it to raise dogs, and he kept it for more than ten years.
In the past ten years, the King of Wei continued to select tall dogs for breeding. Generation after generation, he actually bred mastiffs that were four feet tall when squatting on the ground. This was the Wei Mastiff that was famous all over the world.
At this time, King Wei was entertaining the mastiffs in the Mastiff Palace, so how could he let Wei Wei and others go in and disturb him?
He didn't take it seriously even when he was informed by his personal guards, and waited for an hour to enjoy himself before leaving the Mastiff Palace.
When Wei Wei and Xi Cheng saw the king coming out, they hurried to greet him.
Wei Wei was impatient and reported as soon as he cupped his fists:
"Your Majesty, we have received news that the Qin army has moved down the river from Handan a few days ago and will reach Daliang in the near future."
Wei Jia couldn't help but frowned when he heard this and asked:
"Why did the Qin army attack?"
"Didn't I wait until a few days ago to negotiate peace with Qin?"
Xichen replied:
"Your Majesty, our army's disguise as bandits has been exposed..."
King Wei gave Wei Wei a fake look and cursed:
"I said that this plan would attract Qin soldiers, but you didn't believe it. Now it's true!"
"What else can you say?"
Wei Wei was speechless for a moment.
Qin State has surrounded Wei State on three sides, and it is only a matter of time before it sends troops to attack Wei.
What's wrong with him offering advice to support Zhao Bing's banditry?
What's wrong with letting Wei Bing pretend to be a bandit?
Do you still sit back and do nothing so that Qin can safely transport grain?
Could it be that the Qin soldiers would not attack?
But of course Wei Wei didn't dare to say these words, so he could only hold them in his heart and feel extremely uncomfortable.
After thinking for a while, King Wei said again:
"If the Qin soldiers are coming, let them come. Our Daliang City has thick walls and ample granaries. It will not be a problem to defend it for several years."
What King Wei said was not a big lie.
Wei State is different from Yan State.
The State of Yan is located in the north with a cold climate and insufficient water resources.
The Wei State has used the Yellow River and its tributaries to build water conservancy projects for many years to divert water for irrigation, so the grain storehouses were filled with good harvests all year round.
After thinking for a while, King Wei said again:
"I think the Chu State will definitely not sit back and watch Qin soldiers attack."
"We only need to defend for a while to wait for Chu's reinforcements, and then the Qin army will retreat."
After saying this, King Wei said to Xi Cheng:
"Send envoys to Chu quickly and bring more property so that they can come to help as soon as possible."
Xi Cheng responded and went to make arrangements.
Wei Wei stepped forward and cupped his hands:
"Your Majesty, then our army..."
Before Wei Yao could finish speaking, King Wei replied:
"All our troops have taken back the city and we are not allowed to go to war!"
Wei Wei was shocked:
"Your Majesty, the Qin army only has more than 100,000 people, while our army has more than 200,000 people."
"How can we defend the city without leaving?"
"If our army does not come out, the people outside the city, the fertile fields and even the water network will be controlled by the Qin army. Then..."
King Wei interrupted Wei Wei impatiently:
"Although the Qin army only had 100,000 soldiers, Yan's nearly 300,000 troops were defeated and fled."
"Our army now only has 200,000 soldiers."
"Moreover, the Qin army is good at field battles. Instead of fighting outside the city, wouldn't it be better to use its own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths?"
"That's why the best strategy is to keep the army inside the city."
"If you go out to fight in the city and are killed without any armor left, who will be able to defend the city even if there are big beams?"
Wei Wei was still dissatisfied, but King Wei did not listen to his explanation at all: