When other countries are fighting, they are losing their troops and losing their generals, and the number of soldiers in their armies is decreasing. Other than that! If you lose the battle, you will lose your weapons and other supplies.

And the state of Qin! It's the opposite.

After the battle for the rise of the Qin State began, although many people died, the regular army did not attrition. Opposite! Personnel have also been increased. In terms of weapons, quite a few were also seized. Soldiers who used to have no weapons now have weapons.

In terms of materials, the ones you get are just as rich. After defeating the defenders of Wei, a large amount of supplies were captured. It can also be said! Take everything you can with you.

Of course! No disturbance!

The policies of Shang Ying and Qin Xiaogong were left there, and they did not disturb the people. Dongdong, which belongs to the Wei State, can be taken away. Dongdong, which belongs to the aristocracy, can also be taken away. Whatever belongs to the people is not allowed to be touched.

Just like the three major disciplines and eight points of attention, we should not take a stitch from the masses and do not bully the masses.

It is aimed at the Wei State, the King of Wei Hui and the nobles of the Wei State, not the people.

After the capture of Wei's supplies, the regular army was replenished and strengthened. Although it is impossible to confront Wei head-on, it is still certain to clean up Korea.

In the past, Korea attacked Qin in alliance with Wei and Zhao, bringing disaster and suffering to Qin. So! The people of Qin also hated Korea very much.

During the war with Korea, not only did they seize a large amount of land, but they also captured countless supplies.

After these major battles, the regular army of Qin reached 100,000, and the cavalry also met the requirements of Shang Ying: 10,000!

Of course! This refers to the field army, not including the soldiers who guard the frontier.

These 100,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry, Shang Ying was specially used for fighting. And the number of troops guarding the frontier does not count.

Of course! This is not yet what Shang Yang wants, it is only what is required at this stage.

If we want to unify the world, make the world comprehensively reformed, and the people happy, this amount of military strength is far from enough.

At this stage, the Qin State can have 100,000 field troops and 10,000 cavalry, so that it can barely defend the country, and only then can there be a little guarantee for national defense. But! Still can't confront the Wei state.

In the current Wei State, there are more than 300,000 regular troops, known as 500,000. Together with the civilian forces such as migrant workers recruited during the war, nearly one million.

Of course! All this is blown, and its real strength is only more than 200,000 in the sky. With the addition of temporarily recruited migrant workers, there are more than 300,000.

In ancient times, when large-scale wars were waged, the regular army was in the front and the reserves were in the rear. At the back of the line, there were temporary migrant workers.

These migrant workers do not have to go to the battlefield, they help to transport battlefield materials under the management of the army of logistics support.

The armed forces, which are responsible for logistical support, only ensure the safety of material transportation, and are not responsible for transportation. Transportation relies on the power of the private sector.

And when the princes and kings announced the strength of the war, they often counted these laborers. Outcome! It became an army of "hundreds of thousands".

To know! In the procession of delivering supplies were not only women, but also minor children. As long as they are sound and able to work, they will be forcibly pulled to do things.

Shang Ying and Qin Xiaogong's plan was:

Step 1! The infantry strength reached 100,000, the cavalry 10,000, and the national defense strength remained unchanged.

Step 2! The infantry strength reached 200,000, the cavalry 50,000, and the national defense strength remained unchanged.

Step 3! The strength of infantry reached 400,000, cavalry 80,000, and the strength of national defense was determined according to the size of the country.

When the infantry force reached 400,000, the Qin State was about to enter the Central Plains. As the size of the country increases, the strength of the national defense force will certainly increase accordingly.

At a time when the army was only 200,000, Qin's main development goal was to consolidate national defense and prevent foreign invasion. And then! Vigorously develop the population and develop comprehensive national strength.

When the number of troops reached 400,000, the Qin State was about to dominate.

As you can imagine! With an army of 400,000, who can't destroy it?

But! And that's just the beginning of the reign! The ideal number of troops for the two was 600 to 800,000. Only by reaching this number can you dominate the world.

Of course! This is only the strength of the field army, not the defense forces.

The strength of national defense is immutable and fixed on the national defense line. Even if it is transferred, it is a small transfer.

After these battles, the strength of the Qin State reached 100,000, and the cavalry had reached the standard number: 10,000. Expected to be reached! Shang Ying and Qin Xiaogong were both satisfied.

Right now! The Qin state needed a period of consolidation.

The newly expanded land should be changed to change the fate of the people. Let the residents here identify themselves as Qin people, and no longer from the same country as before.

Shang Ying and Qin Xiaogong adopted a policy contrary to that of King Wei Hui to appease the local people. Rather than exclusion and exploitation.

King Hui of Wei treated the inhabitants of the conquered lands by means of exclusion and exploitation, and did not regard the conquered people as Wei nationals at all. All dissatisfied: Die! All those who are disgruntled in their hearts have moved you somewhere else. Outcome! Let these people who are not willing to be the people of Wei want to restore the country.

Shang Ying and Qin Xiaogong saw the disadvantages from the Qin people on Hexi, so! Adopt a strategy of appeasement. Later! Take this as an example and make these people willing to be Qin people.

For the people, as long as you give them a way to live, they will be mothers if they have milk. If you don't give them a way out, it's no wonder that they don't turn against you?

Soldiers who are equipped with weapons should be trained more vigorously. The second is to summarize and exchange the experience of the last battle.

The last time was tantamount to a small test, and it has not yet reached the standard of real war.

What is the real war criterion?

Shang Ying, Qin Xiaogong and others believed that fighting a battle on the frontal battlefield with a strong opponent was the standard of war. Fighting against an opponent who is stronger than oneself is the standard by which an army is tested.

Training and preparing for war is the eternal need of mankind!

At a time when the human mind was not yet unified, war was always present and could happen at any time.

Besides! One of the big things that Shang Ying and Qin Xiaogong have to do now is to cast a large number of weapons.

The reason why the Qin State did not dare to engage in a head-on war with the main army of the Wei State was that! The disparity in strength and weapons is too great.

The strength of Wei is too strong, and with a random order, it can mobilize 200,000 troops. Of course! Two hundred thousand is an exaggeration. Migrant workers with logistical support may not have any.

But! If someone can mobilize more than 100,000 horses at once, they will be stronger than your Qin State.

To know! There is a population to have a force. Your country's population can't keep up, where do you get the troops?

It is not necessary to bring all of them to serve in the military, but also to retain a certain amount of labor force for agricultural production. Without agriculture as a foundation, without food security, what do the soldiers eat? How to fight?

The gap between Qin and Wei is not only in terms of military strength, weapons and equipment, but also in terms of comprehensive national strength. The land of Wei is not as big as that of Qin, but the land of other people is of high quality, and there is no waste land, and they can be fully utilized. And a lot of the land of the Qin State is wasteland, which cannot be grown crops. And! There is also a shortage of water and drought.

Although people fight wars every year, their population base is large, and losing a few thousand is nothing. The loss of tens of thousands is not a big problem. Even if you lose more than 100,000 or 200,000, you can quickly replenish it.

That's it! The Qin State did not dare to compare with the Wei State.

If the Qin State loses more than 100,000 people, its comprehensive national strength will have to regress by more than ten years, or even more.

(End of chapter)