Chapter 758: The Dilemma of Ten Thousand Cities
The people of Qin were willing to take the initiative to sue for peace, which was something that took a lot of effort to do, but was rejected by Wei.
Not only that, but the Wei army also immediately made arrangements and began to implement the strategic plan previously formulated.
The basic strategy of the Wei army was to encircle and disturb the Qin people, just to force the Qin people to strike first, and then strike later.
Therefore, Wei Wuji targeted the first target of Wancheng in Qin Fufeng County, which was the frontier of the Qin-Chen border, with 20,000 Qin soldiers stationed there.
And Wei Wuji directly sent 30,000 troops, 20,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 cavalry to besiege Wancheng, while the main army watched from the sidelines.
But after all, there were 20,000 Qin troops in Wancheng, and the food and grass materials were sufficient, so they were not panicked in the face of the siege of the Wei army.
In fact, the Wei army preemptively attacked the Qin State, in a sense, it had lost the first opportunity, and it was all dependent on the superiority of troops to be as stable as a mountain.
The Qin side is not afraid, anyway, if it drags on, it will definitely be the Wei side that can't bear it first, after all, the supply line on the Wei army's side is too long.
Although the siege of Wancheng is to force the Qin army to fight a decisive battle, if the Qin people are not fooled, then the siege of Wancheng will also become a real attack on Wancheng.
After three days of siege without movement of the Qin army, Wei Wuji, who had already commanded the battle in Xiping, immediately ordered a strong attack on Wancheng.
Since it can't lead out the army of Qin, it is better to encroach on it step by step, as long as the Qin State can be weakened, then the final victory will still belong to Wei.
As a result, an earth-shattering war began in Wancheng, which was also the first war that occurred in Qin itself in more than ten years.
Wancheng had 20,000 Qin troops, and Wei Wuji dispatched another 30,000 troops to capture Wancheng, and a full 50,000 troops attacked Wancheng in turn.
Although it was not difficult to defend Wancheng with the strength of the Qin army, under the repeated attacks of the Wei army, their life was not easy.
The general in charge of this attack was Tie Shan, a veteran of the Zhaohou period and a wealth of combat experience, so Wei Wuji was more at ease with him.
And Tieshan did not disappoint Wei Wuji, its repeated blows to Wancheng also made the Qin army in Wancheng exhausted, but the losses on the Wei army's side were very small.
On July 15, after the sun set, the last wave of attacks by the Wei army came to an end.
The Qin army in Wancheng was exhausted, and the continuous days of fighting made them a little numb, and the soldiers were all like stagnant water.
The two generals of the Qin State were well aware of these situations, but they had no effective way to improve them, because even they felt hopeless.
"Lao Xia, how long do you think we can stay?" On the upper floor of Wancheng City, a general looked at the Wei army's camp road in the distance.
After the person called "Lao Xia" sighed, he said: "Now the Wei army's attacks are becoming more and more fierce every time, but our army has suffered serious casualties, and it has only been a few days since the Wei army launched a general attack!" ”
At this time, the two generals of the Qin State knew that when the Wei army launched a general attack, it was likely to be the time when Wancheng fell.
When they united the countries to attack Wei, they didn't feel the strength of the Wei army, and it wasn't until now that Qin and Wei were fighting each other, they had to sigh that they deserved to be the chief power in the world.
"Lao Xia, let's ask the general for reinforcements!" The general proposed.
"Lao Xia" thought for a while, and then said, "We also tried our best...... If we let Wei continue to attack like this, not only will the ten thousand cities not be able to be saved, but our army will also be wiped out! ”
That is to say, they have now reached the point where they have to call for help, saying that they are just trying to convince themselves.
As soon as they said it, the two Qin generals immediately went down to write a letter asking for help, and sent someone to send it out at night.
For the sake of safety, the soldiers of the Qin State who delivered the letter sent more than a dozen and absconded from different directions, just to successfully convey the letter to Wei Changtian.
Among the dozen or so people, half of them were captured by the Wei army, so the Wei army also got the letter before Wei Changtian.
When he saw that the Qin army finally asked for help, Tie Shan, who was in charge of the siege, breathed a sigh of relief, and finally forced the Qin army to take this step.
In the past few days, his pressure has also been extremely great, and the main task given to him by the monarch is not to capture Wancheng, but to attract the main force of Wei Changtian to dispatch.
After these days of hard work, Wei Changtian finally has the possibility of dispatching, how can Tie Shan not feel lucky!
Wei Changtian's army was fifty miles behind Wancheng, so he only received a letter from Wancheng early the next morning.
But after seeing that Wancheng was almost unable to support it, Wei Changtian was also very anxious.
Of course, he didn't want to lose Wancheng like this, and he didn't want the 20,000 army to be wiped out, but he knew that if he saved it, he was in the arms of the Wei army, which made him unable to save it.
Sitting in his own hall, Wei Changtian waved away the soldiers inside and outside the hall, leaving only his staff "Mr. Chen".
It was at the suggestion of this "Mr. Chen" that the chief of the guard asked for reinforcements from Xianyang, and at the same time kept his position as a general.
So when something really happened, Wei Changtian was still willing to have a good talk with his staff, because it would allow him to make fewer mistakes.
"Sir, Ben will not save Wancheng, are you wrong!" Wei Changtian asked, and he finally decided not to save Wancheng.
Mr. Chen sighed before he said: "I know that the general has a hard time, if you don't save Wancheng, there will be a disaster of 20,000 troops, and if you save it, you may make the army fall into an ambush by the Wei army, which may cause a catastrophe!" ”
So having said this, this Mr. Chen can't give Wei Changtian better advice, because there are only two choices.
At this time, he listened to Wei Changtian's words: "It is the time of the great war, and I don't know what those people in the court think, they actually sent an envoy to make peace with the Wei army!" ”
As soon as he thought of this, Wei Changtian felt annoyed...... His own people fought for life and death on the front line, but those behind did something to sue for peace.
You must know that the battle between the two armies is about morale, and the official behavior of the Qin State taking the initiative to seek peace is undoubtedly a huge blow to morale.
Even if the ordinary non-commissioned officers below don't know much about this matter, the middle and upper rank officers all know about it, and this is also a bad influence for them.
"I don't know what the king thinks, but he will agree with those people's ideas!" Wei Changtian said helplessly.
But at this time, this Mr. Chen rolled his eyes, and then said: "This matter, I'm afraid it's not that simple, the king knows the stakes, I'm afraid he has no choice!" ”
At this time, Wei Changtian was in good spirits, and listening to the tone of his staff, it seemed that he still knew something inside.
So Wei Changtian asked, "What do you have to say?" ”
When it was his turn to perform, this Mr. Chen thought for a moment, and then said: "Does the general know that the court can be divided into several forces now?" ”
Wei Changtian didn't have to think about it, so he replied: "What else can there be, of course, the two major groups in the west and the east!" ”
Mr. Chen nodded, and said, "Has the general ever found out that you and the fifth prince belong to the Western Group?" ”
Being a little bit like this by Mr. Chen, Wei Changtian seemed to understand something, so he motioned to the other party to continue.
Mr. Chen said: "But now that you and the fifth prince have become the leaders of the Eastern Group, there will definitely be people who are unhappy!" ”
Wei Changtian took over and said: "Therefore, those people will try their best to make this battle unfought, so that the fifth prince and the general will have no place to use and no chance to make meritorious contributions!" ”
"Exactly!" Mr. Chen nodded.
Wei Changtian couldn't help but be stunned, he really didn't think that this would be the case, but this was a reasonable explanation.
Only those in the Eastern Bloc can work together to force the monarch to change his strategy, because this is related to the internal stability of the Qin state.
Thinking of this, Wei Changtian also became angry in his heart, he didn't forget the infighting at this time, is this planning to cheap the Wei people?
But at this time, Wei Changtian saw that Mr. Chen looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and he knew that the other party must have something to say.
"Sir, anything else to say?" Wei Changtian couldn't help asking.
Mr. Chen sighed and said, "General, maybe...... It's that simple! ”
Wei Changtian couldn't help but feel strange, could there be other hidden secrets in this?
Under Wei Changtian's gaze, Mr. Chen said very cautiously: "This matter is very likely and involved...... The battle for storage space! ”
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