Just when Yan Kingdom was busy with the autumn harvest from south to north.

However, Wei fell into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, east and west.

The Wei army on the western front and the Qin army led by Zhao Yi fought a fierce battle in Hedong County, which had just been recovered the year before. However, the Wei army was in a very disadvantageous position, and the goal of the Qin army this time was very clear, that is, to capture the former capital of the Wei state, Anyi (present-day Yanhu District, Yuncheng, Shanxi)

The 100,000 Qin army led by Zhao Yi marched north from Hangu Pass and stormed Wucheng (now north of Pinglu County, Shanxi) of Wei. Wucheng was an important barrier at the southern end of Anyi, the former capital of Wei, and was quite important to Wei.

If Wu was lost, the Qin army would be able to cross the Zhongtiao Mountains from the southern tip and go straight to Anyi, the former capital of Wei.

The ancient capital of Anyi was not only politically important for Wei, but also economically important.

Because there is a natural salt pond here, it is the only saltwater lake in the Central Plains.

This salt pond is located at the foot of Nakajo Mountain, on the banks of the Shushui River. It is more than 30 kilometers long from east to west, nearly 3 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of about 130 square kilometers, and a huge amount of salt production.

How much salt does this salt pond produce? Let's put it this way, in the Tang Dynasty, which was strong in Ji Kang's previous life, the annual tax revenue of salt produced by this salt pond accounted for one-eighth of the overall tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty. Think about it, is it big?

Salt is very important in this era and is an important strategic material for every country.

The salt produced in the salt ponds near Anyi was also the most important source of tax revenue for the Wei state.

If Wucheng is lost, Qin will take Anyi, the former capital of Wei, and take control of this salt pond. For Wei, whether it is politically or economically, it can be said that it is an unbearable consequence.

Therefore, the rivalry between Wei and Qin in Wucheng was extremely fierce.

Wucheng is located in the Zhongtiao Mountains, there are many natural passes, and there are many ditches and ditches, there are thousands of them.

The Wei army relied on the fortifications of these passes to resist the attack of the Qin army layer by layer.

This made the Qin army's chief general, Zhao Yi, extremely uncomfortable, and had to be caught in a tug-of-war with the Wei army near Wucheng.

At this time, Wei Wangyu, who was in the Great Liang of Wei, received another bad news.

That is, the state of Chu, which had just occupied the state of Lu and the state of Fei, was too full of desire to be satisfied, so he actually let the general Jingyang lead an army of 50,000 and invade Suiyang, an important town in the eastern part of Wei (now Shangqiu, Henan).

The strategic policy of the Chu State is very clear, according to Ji Kang's words, it is a sentence: "Take advantage of your illness to kill you." ”

Since your Wei army is fighting with the Qin army in the west, if my Chu State does not take advantage of your Wei State at this time, am I still the Chu State?

Suiyang City was also very important to the Wei state, not only as the eastern gateway of the Wei capital Daliang (northwest of present-day Kaifeng City, Henan), but also an important barrier to the Taoyi land occupied by the Wei state, and an important city for the Wei state to deter Chen Ying, the capital of the Chu state.

If Wucheng in the west of Wei was lost, Wei could also rely on the many passes in the Zhongtiao Mountains to block the Qin army's invasion of Anyi. But if Suiyang is lost, then from Suiyang to Daliang, the capital of Wei, it will be a flat river.

Therefore, Suiyang City must be saved for the Wei State.

Wei Wangyu is above the court, this is angry! scolded Chu King Xiong Wan and Chun Shenjun Huang Xie.

"The ambition of this Chu State is also too big, the King of Chu Xiong Wan and that Chun Shenjun Huang Xie are simply wolf ambitions! The Lu State and the Fei State, and even the Ni State and the Di State before it, could not satisfy the appetite of his Chu State. ”

"Now I actually took advantage of the fact that my Wei State and Qin State were fighting in the west, and I started the idea of my Wei State and prepared to occupy Suiyang City of my Wei State. His mother's is simply bearable, but who is unbearable! ”

Speaking of this, Wei Wangyu ordered: "Come and send someone to quickly inform the Suiyang garrison Wei Wang, and order the defenders of Suiyang City, no matter what method is used, no matter how to defend Suiyang City for the widows, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements." ”

"Spread the edict and order General Xin Yuanyan, who is in the old capital of Anyi, to send a large army back to the widow and quickly reinforce Suiyang City."

Seeing this, Shangqing Zhou Xin hurriedly came out and said to Wei Wangyu:

"No, your king! General Xin Yuanyan is now leading the 100,000 troops of our Wei State to fight with the Qin army led by Zhao Yi, the general of the Qin State, near the old capital Anyi, and the battle situation is currently stalemate. ”

"King, at this time, my Wei State will send a large army from the west to aid Suiyang, which may lead to the defeat of the war situation in my west, and the important town of Wucheng may also be lost, and it will be difficult to protect my old capital Anyi!"

"Besides, now that the Chu army has begun to attack Suiyang, it is not possible to send a large army from the west to reinforce Suiyang at this moment. Suiyang City has been under the attack of the Chu army for a long time, and it is difficult to protect it! ”

Wei Wangyu frowned and asked Zhou Xindao:

"Zhou Qing, if you don't send a large army from the west to reinforce Suiyang, there will be no army in the eastern part of my Wei Kingdom!"

Zhou Xin lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said to Wei Wangyu: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, you can only use my king's palace guards." Today, Suiyang City is strong, there are still 15,000 troops in it, plus the assistance of the military and civilians, it will be difficult for the Chu army to capture it urgently. ”

"My king's palace guards, a total of 30,000, can be sent 20,000 to reinforce Suiyang, so that our army can reach 35,000 people, if you count the people who can participate in the war, and the Chu army is equal to the Chu army, or even more than the Chu army. Our army is fighting in our territory again, and we will definitely defeat the Chu army and protect our Suiyang. ”

Shangqing Zhiqi also stood up to support Zhou Xin's decision: "Your Majesty, what Lord Zhou Xin said is extremely true, and the minister seconded it. ”

When the other ministers of Wei saw it, they also came out to agree at this moment:

"Your Majesty, what Lord Zhou Xin said is very true, and the ministers seconded it."

Wei Wangyu thought for a while and asked Zhou Xin: "Zhou Qing, who can be sent to rescue Suiyang?" ”

Shangqing Zhou Xin pondered for a moment and said to Wei Wangyu:

"Your Majesty, the selection of the main general is ready-made, the commander of the palace guard army is Jin Sui, who has been in the army with his father since he was a child, and is familiar with the art of war and battle formation, and he is also very familiar with the palace guard soldiers under him, and he can be the main general."

After listening to Zhou Xin's words, Wei Wangyu nodded, and then said to Zhou Xin: "Zhou Qing, you can draft an edict, order the palace guards to lead Jin Sui, and lead our palace guards with 20,000 troops, and then you can rescue Suiyang." ”

"No." Zhou Xin bowed in response.

The defenders of Suiyang City faced the siege of the city by the Chu army for several days, and suffered heavy casualties.

The people in the city have been mobilized to participate in the defense of the city.

After days of fierce fighting, many people have also become qualified soldiers.

With a "bang", another stone fired by the Chu army's catapult shattered at the head of the city.

Stone chips were splashed everywhere, and several soldiers and civilians nearby were blurred with flesh and blood.

Wei Wang, the general of Suiyang, shouted loudly to the soldiers and civilians at the head of the city: "Pay attention to dodge, pay attention to dodge." ”

At this time, the Chu army had already carried the ladder to the bottom of the city, and once again began to step on the ladder and attack upward.

"Kill." Wei Forget shouted.

Holding a bronze sword in his hand, he led his personal guards and rushed towards the Chu army that climbed to the top of the city.

At the head of Suiyang City, blood flowers were suddenly splashed, and the soldiers on both sides were desperate to die.

Wei Forget was very heroic, and with the sword in his hand, he stabbed to death two Chu soldiers who climbed the city one after another.

Subsequently, he also lifted a boulder and smashed it towards the Chu army on the cloud ladder.

Suddenly, a Chu army in front of the ladder fell down the ladder with a scream.

As the sun set, the Chu army, which was besieging the city this time, once again retreated like a tide.

Wei Wang's lieutenant was covered in blood, came to Wei Wang's side, and gasped:

"General, the Chu army has been repulsed by our army again, I don't know when our reinforcements will arrive?"

The guard general Wei Wu was also out of breath, shook his head, and said to his lieutenant:

"It should be soon, Suiyang City is too important to my Wei State, my king must be in a hurry."

Wei Wang's lieutenant general looked at the head of the city, the soldiers and civilians guarding the city, and said to Wei Wang:

"General, we have suffered too many casualties. If my reinforcements don't come again, I really won't be able to hold Suiyang City. ”

Up and down the city of Suiyang, thick smoke billowed and blood was everywhere.

The corpse of the Chu army that fell under the city, and the blood that flowed out had formed a stream and penetrated under Suiyang City.

The defenders of Suiyang City are not having a good time, and the Chu army that attacked Suiyang City is even more difficult.

Whether it is to occupy the country of Ni and the country of Di, or the country of Lu and the country of Fei. The Chu army had never encountered such strong resistance.

Jing Yang, the commander of the Chu army, knew that he was in trouble this time.

However, it is already difficult to ride the tiger.

After seeing the retreat of his besieging army, he quietly asked the adjutant general next to him:

"How many casualties have our army suffered in total?"

Jingyang's lieutenant hurriedly said to Jingyang:

"General Qiyu, in the past ten days, the total casualties of our army have exceeded 15,000."

When Jingyang heard this, he couldn't help but say to the deputy general who was his cronies:

"I think our Lord Ling Yin is simply dizzy, our army has occupied Lu and Fei one after another, and the troops are scattered. Lord Ling Yin actually instigated the king to lead an army of 50,000 to attack the fortified city of Suiyang in the Wei State. ”

"This Wei State is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, surrounded by enemies on all sides, and has been established for more than 100 years. It's not a small country like Lu, Fei, or even Ni and Di. ”

Jingyang's deputy general also nodded, and said to Jingyang with emotion: "General, this Wei State is really not easy to mess with. For more than 100 years, our Chu State and Wei State have been at war, and our Chu State has won fewer victories and more defeats! ”

Jingyang walked back and forth a few steps, pondered for a while, turned to the deputy general and said:

"You let our scouts probe farther away, and if you find that reinforcements from Wei are coming, report quickly."

"No." Jingyang's lieutenant bowed in response.