The great battle between Wei and Chu in Suiyang made the Wei Guo next to him feel very afraid.

At this time, the monarch of the country is the elderly Wei Huaijun Wei Gong.

Wei Jun saw that the small countries around Wei Guo had been swallowed up by the surrounding big countries one by one in the past few years, and he was very worried, so he brought his younger brother Wei Nan to discuss the matter.

"My brother, if the annexation is abnormal today, the small countries around my country are now gone. I am afraid that in the future, I will not escape the doom of being annexed by a big country, how should I respond to this situation? ”

Wei Guojun asked Wei Nan with a heavy heart.

After listening to Wei Jun's words, Wei Nan pondered for a long time.

Then he said to Wei Jun Gongji: "Your Majesty, my country is a small country, and it cannot be compared with other big countries. Now, in the opinion of my subordinates, it is only possible to preserve our country if we take the initiative to become a vassal state of other great powers. ”

After listening to his younger brother Wei Nan's words, Wei Jun agreed very much.

"What my brother said is very true, but which country should I defend my country be? Is it the Wei State next to my Wei Kingdom? ”

Wei Nan, the younger brother of Wei Jun, was the son-in-law of Wei Wangyu.

Therefore, Wei Jun asked Wei Nan so much.

Wei Nan shook his head without hesitation, and said to Wei Jun: "Your Majesty, although Wei is also known as a strong country in the world. However, the Wei State, like our Wei State, is located in the Central Plains, surrounded by strong enemies on all sides. ”

"In addition, over the years, the national strength of Wei has been greatly weakened. The western Hexi and Hedong lands were all seized by the Qin State; The land of Zhongshan in the north has also become the land of Yan and Zhao. ”

"Now he is fighting with Chu in Suiyang, and he is fighting with the army of Qin in Wucheng, which can be described as precarious. If we defend the country and become a vassal state of Wei, once Wei is not protected, we will definitely follow in its footsteps. ”

Duke Wei nodded and said, "So, Brother Jun, which country do I choose to defend the country as its vassal state?" ”

Without hesitation, Wei Nan bowed down to Wei Jun and said: "Your Majesty, my Wei Guo is an authentic relative of the Zhou family, if I want to become a vassal state of a certain country, my subordinate brother thinks that it must be Yan Guo, and Yan Country is the only choice for me to defend the country." ”

"Your Majesty, as soon as King Kang of Yan ascended the throne as king, he sent troops and annexed the powerful country of Qi, which shows that he is the master of great talent. What's more, Yan Wangkang is young and young, and the future is limitless. ”

"Now, the Zhou Dynasty is gone. The world is full of heroes, and those who can really unify the world think that it is Yan or Qin. But in the eyes of the younger brothers, Yan Guo is the most likely. ”

"Your Majesty, besides, if you want to talk about today's powers, which country is the most orthodox successor of the Zhou Dynasty? It is also none other than Yan Guo. Therefore, the younger brother thought that I should take the initiative to become a vassal state of the Yan State and be protected by it. The above is what the ministers think, please be clear. ”

For example, among the only remaining countries today, the royal monarchs of the four kingdoms of Yan, Han, Wei, and Wei are all surnamed Ji.

The Son of Heaven is dead, and the Zhou Dynasty is dead. If you want to talk about the country today, the most qualified to inherit the Zhou Dynasty, according to the views of people in this era, it is undoubtedly the Yan Kingdom.

Since ancient times, the legitimacy of the succession of any dynasty has been crucial.

In terms of blood, the ancestor of the Yan Kingdom, Zhao Gong, and the ancestor of the Wei Kingdom, Uncle Wei Kang, both of whom are the sons of King Wen of Zhou and the younger brothers of King Wu of Zhou. However, Zhaogong is Uncle Wei Kang's brother.

And Han and Wei should only be regarded as marginal families other than the small sect surnamed Ji.

Whether it is Uncle Wei Kang, the ancestor of the Wei Kingdom, or the ancestor of Han and Wei, compared with the ancestor of the Yan State, Zhaogong, whether it is prestige or position, there is no way to compare.

After King Wu of Zhou established the Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Gong ranked as the third duke, and there was "as the upper duke, as the second uncle", and Zhou Gongdan jointly assisted King Zhou Cheng, and was the most powerful minister at the beginning of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty.

Zhaogong, the ancestor of the Yan Kingdom, was the "elder of the four dynasties" of the Zhou Dynasty and participated in many important events of the Zhou Dynasty.

King Wen's Eastern Expedition, King Wu's Expedition, Wu Geng's Rebellion, Dividing the Princes, the Regent of the Duke of Zhou, the Prince of Cheng, and the Auxiliary King Kang can all be seen in the major events of the country.

Therefore, from the point of view of the people of this era, the inheritance of the legitimacy of the Zhou Dynasty by the Yan State is the most reasonable, reasonable and legitimate thing. Today, no other country can compare with the Yan Kingdom.

What's more, judging from the Yan State for so many years, the Yan State has destroyed many large and small countries such as the surrounding Qi State, Buyeo State, and Ji State. It has become a large country with a territory of thousands of miles and more than 10 million people.

Especially after Yan annexed Qi this year, it has been ranked alongside Qin by the world and called the two great powers.

Wei Jun, after listening to his younger brother Wei Nan's words, agreed very much.

To his younger brother Wei Nan's Dao:

"My brother, it seems that becoming a vassal state of the Yan State is the only choice for me to defend the country. Since this is the case, I will bother my brother to go to Jidu and meet Yan Wangkang to show my intention to defend the country and become a vassal state of Yan State. ”

"By the way, you will go this time, bring more treasures, and then bring the household registration of my country, as well as the mountains, rivers and cities of my country, and show the king of Yan in front of you, to show my sincerity in defending the country. No matter how Yan Wangkang arranges for me to defend the country, we will agree. ”

Wei Nan stretched out his arms, put his hands together, and bowed in response: "The minister obeys the order of the king." ”

Ji Kang, who was in Jidu, didn't expect that Wei would want to become a vassal state of Yan State.

To be honest, he didn't have such a concept in his head at all.

The thing that Ji Kang is most concerned about now is internally, or the domestic development of Yan Kingdom; Externally, it was a great war between Wei and Qin and Chu in Wucheng and Suiyang.

The war between Wei and Chu in Suiyang has entered its final stage.

Jing Yang, the general of Chu State, if you talk about it, is still kind to Yan State.

In addition to the Xiong clan of the royal family, there are also big families such as Qu, Jing, Zhao, Zi, and Xiang, and Jingyang is the most outstanding member of the Jing family.

In the eighteenth year of King Yan Zhao (295 BC), the state of Qi united Han and Wei to attack the state of Yan.

Yan Guo asked Chu for help.

King Xiang of Chu sent the young Jingyang to lead an army to rescue the Yan Kingdom.

Jingyang avoided the edge, attacked the east and the west, and attacked Yongqiu (now Qixian County, Henan), the hinterland of the Wei State, without saving Yan.

Qi, Han, and Wei then withdrew their troops attacking Yan.

Wei and Qi held a grudge and united to block the retreat of the Chu army. Jingyang used a trick to make Qi and Wei suspicious of each other, the Qi-Wei alliance disintegrated, Qi led troops away, and the Wei army fled overnight due to the loss of help.

Jingyang's military command talent is not said, but there is a problem - that is, "he is good at lewd wine, and he is sent to women".

This time on the front line of Suiyang, Jingyang's old problem still does not change.

Jin Sui, the son of the veteran general Jin Sui who was killed by Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, took 20,000 palace guards of Wei and began to attack from a hundred miles away. When I arrived in Suiyang, it was already late at night.

Although Jingyang explained to his lieutenant general, he wanted to inquire about the arrival of Wei reinforcements at any time. However, the repulsors of the Chu State did not inquire about the arrival of the Wei army's reinforcements at all.

The 20,000 palace guards of Wei are the world-famous "Wei Wushu" and the most powerful armed force of Wei.

Wei Wushu was well-armed and mainly hoplite.

"Xunzi Yibing Chapter" said: "Wei Zhiwu's soldiers take it by degree, the armor of the three genera, the crossbow of the twelve stones, the negative arrow is fifty, the crown is on it, the crown is with a sword, and the food for three days is won, and the day is in the middle of the day and tends to a hundred miles." The pilot test will restore the household and benefit the farmland. ”

You say, is it awesome?

Jin Sui led the 20,000 palace guards, who did not rest at all, and carried out a night attack on the Chu army's camp under Suiyang City overnight. And our Chu army general Jingyang is still "sent" in the tent and happy!

The Chu army camp was in chaos, and Jingyang was also naked, ran out of the tent, and was hugged by the guards and ran away.

Jin Sui and the Suiyang guard Wei Forget joined forces to cover and kill the retreating Chu army.

The Chu army was defeated, pursued by the Wei army for dozens of miles, lost nearly 30,000 soldiers, and completely withdrew from the territory of Wei.

This battle completely "stunned" the state of Chu.

also frightened the Chu kings Xiong Wan and Chun Shenjun in the Chu capital, which can be described as a "slap in the face".

Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the Qin and Wei countries, on the occasion of the battle of Hedong County in the west, to get some "oil and water" from Wei.

But I didn't expect that Wei was actually in the east, and there would be such a powerful combat power!

The state of Chu was defeated by the state of Wei, and it was badly defeated.

Of the 50,000 troops who fought against Wei, less than 20,000 returned to the capital of Chu.

The people of Chudu Chen Ying are even more "shocked three times a day", and all kinds of rumors and gossip are flying.

Chen Ying was indeed too close to Suiyang City, which made Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, and Huang Xie, the king of Chunshen, very worried.

I was afraid that the Wei army would take advantage of the victory to pursue and go south to attack Chen Ying, the capital of Chu State.