Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although Pingyang is not the capital of Wei, it is not as famous as Daliang and Anyi, but its status is not low.

As the third largest city in Weidi, Pingyang has always enjoyed the prestige of deep ditches and high fortresses, Jincheng soup pools. At the beginning, the Wei State moved its capital from Anyi to Daliang, which considered Pingyang.

If it weren't for the richest Liang, the King of Wei, who was extravagant in temperament, would never choose Daliang, but Pingyang. Because of the high base of Pingyang's deep ditch, it will be extremely safe in the face of the Qin army.

At this moment, Longdu was unscrupulous, relying on Pingyang's strength in a fertile field and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now the Great Qin Empire has suffered a heavy blow, and its national strength and military strength have been greatly weakened.

In particular, Wei has an army of 200,000 people, and although it is beyond the strength to destroy other countries, it is obviously easy to defend itself if it has to defend itself. This is where Rendezvous's confidence lies.

Even though he knew the difficulty of Emperor Hu Hai of Qin, he knew that the fame of Wang Ben of Tongwu Hou shocked the world. But standing at the head of Pingyang City, the dragon capital is proud.

It's just that Prime Minister Wei Yue doesn't think so, since the founding of the Western Wei Dynasty, Longdu forcibly conscripted troops to capture strong men, incorporated them into the imperial court, and reorganized and trained the country's military horses into an army of 200,000.

50,000 were distributed in the surrounding fortresses, 30,000 were stationed outside Binh Duong City, and 20,000 were stationed inside Binh Duong City. At the same time, 20,000 were stationed in Daliang, 30,000 in Taiyuan County, and 50,000 in Shangdang County.

Wei Yue knew that the reorganization and training of the new army was always a matter of course. Although he did it himself, he also knew that within a year, the weak Wei State could not train an elite of 200,000.

Moreover, because of the forced conscription, the people in the Wei State complained about it, and Shangdang and Taiyuan belonged to the old Zhao State, and the people living on it were all Zhao people.

Although it belongs to one of the three Jin Dynasty, the influence of hundreds of years of regional culture has long existed in name only. On the land of the Central Plains, the Wei people are the Wei people, and the Zhao people are the Zhao people.

It is impossible for the Zhao people to easily return to the Wei State, and in the entire Western Wei State, only Hedong County is the foundation of the Western Wei State, which truly belongs to the Wei State and supports the King of Wei.

With his eyes flickering, Wei Yue believed that it was difficult for Wei to rise, and it was necessary to completely let the people of Shangdang County and Taiyuan County return to their hearts.

Then the whole army will be armed, swallow up a few small princes, open up the territory and increase the strength, and then be able to compete with the big powers.

At present, the Wei State is too small after all, and it is sandwiched between several large countries of Qin, Zhao, Chuqi, and Qi, and there is no depth to maneuver. At this point, the Wei State was even inferior to the Great Qin Empire.

Because the Great Qin Empire has a vast depth in Longxi, it will not be lost if Guanzhong is lost.

However, the Wei State is different, once Pingyang is lost, the Qin army's iron cavalry can set foot all over the hinterland of Hedong overnight, and there is no escape, only to destroy the country and the clan.

Because Shangdang County and Taiyuan County have not yet returned to their hearts. It is impossible for the Zhao people to fight for the king of Wei, unless there is a great reward and influence over the years.

Strategic depth has a tremendous impact on whether a country can persist in a protracted war. Especially in such a vast and troubled era, this is even more so.

For a while, Wei Yue had a lot of thoughts and thought too much.

……

Seeing that Wei Yue's mind did not belong, Wei Wangbao smiled leisurely and said: "Prime Minister, for the Qin army's eastward departure, as well as the uncertainty of my Western Wei's life and death, in the face of such a dilemma, dare to ask Ji Jiang's exit?" ”

Hearing this, Wei Yue looked at the great rivers and mountains and sighed: "The countries of the Central Plains coexist, and the kings of the world want to fight. Western Chu occupied nine counties, Great Qin occupied eight counties, and Zhao State occupied six counties. ”

"Liu Jijian, the king of Liaodong, refers to Yuyang County, Tian Rong, the king of Qi, is provoking the hegemony of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and my Western Wei is located in the Central Plains, surrounded by ...... countries."

"My Western Wei is sandwiched between big countries, and it can be said that there is only one way to die by being trapped." At this moment, Wei Yuecheng counted in his chest, and said word by word: "Resist the Qin army going east, and unite all the countries in the world to severely damage the Great Qin Empire." ”

"Make it unable to go east for several years, and then my country will speed up the digestion of Shangdang County, Taiyuan County, and the entire three counties to return to the heart and work together to help Wei."

"In this way, one year will be destroyed, and the land of Hanoi will be taken. destroyed Henan in one year and annexed the Sanchuan region; In one year, he destroyed Han and annexed the Sanwon fortress on the north bank of the river. ”

In the next few years, I took the opportunity to snatch any one or two small countries in Linjiang and Hengshan from the cracks between the three major countries of Qin, Chu and Zhao. At that time, the Wei State will become a great warring state with a land of 3,000 miles, and it will not be difficult to show its ambitions. ”

This is the great policy of Wei that Wei Yue has been thinking about for more than a year, but before he has even proposed it, he has suffered a huge crisis of the Qin army's eastward departure.

The thought was rolling, Wei Yueda was angry, and generously Chen Zhi to Wei Wangbao: "At the moment, the Qin army is going east, and my Western Wei is the first to bear the brunt. Therefore, our country had to give up the plan of destroying Yin and destroying Henan, unite the three kingdoms of Qi, Zhao and Chu, and resist the Great Qin Empire with all its might. ”

"It's just that after the victory, it will be smoother for my Great Wei to go south to destroy Yin and Henan. From this point of view, the Qin army's eastward departure is not a good thing for my Great Wei. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Yue sighed faintly: "The key to this is that our country must withstand the powerful offensive of the Qin army going east. As long as Pingyang does not fall and Hedong County is in my hands, most of the hegemony of Wei will be accomplished! ”

Wei Yue's high-minded remarks naturally attracted frequent nods from Wei Wangbao, as if the Wei army had expanded its territory for 3,000 miles and become the overlord of the Central Plains.

"General, how is our army's defense?" After being silent for a long time, the joy and excitement in Wei Wangbao's heart have also been suppressed.

Hearing this, General Long Du bowed solemnly to Wei Wangbao: "The 20,000 troops of Daliang can support Pingyang at any time, plus there are 50,000 troops in Pingyang, which is enough to hold out until reinforcements from various countries arrive." ”

"Hmm."

Bowing slightly, Wei Wangbao said: "The Qin army will send at least 100,000 troops to the east, which is the limit of what the Great Qin Empire can dispatch at the moment. ”

"With the high fortress of Pingyang deep ditch, there are 80,000 troops in Hedong, which is enough to hold out until reinforcements from various countries arrive." Speaking of this, Wei Wangbao sneered: "It's just that there are no absolutes in everything. ”

"The future of my Great Wei must not rely on reinforcements. We must make all preparations, even if there are no reinforcements, our Great Wei can defeat the Qin army. ”

"There are 50,000 troops in Shangdang County, leaving 10,000 to defend the city, and the rest of the army immediately went south, taking day and night to avoid leaking their whereabouts, and the same is true for Taiyuan County."

"Yui." Nodding in agreement, Long Du glanced at Wei Wangbao deeply.

Wei Wangbao's performance at this moment was definitely not a stupid person, which made General Long Du add a little caution in his heart.

Because he knew in his heart that Wei Wangbao would definitely not be satisfied with just being a puppet. When the time comes, it will inevitably be blatant.

"Prime Minister, is there any news from the Shandong Princes?" Wei Wangbao, who didn't notice what Long Du was thinking, said word by word to Wei Yue.

"Your Majesty, the envoy has only been sent for a day, and it is not enough to go back and forth at all." Wei Yue smiled bitterly and said, "So far, no news has come——! ”

(End of chapter)