Wei Wuhou

Chapter 758 The Dilemma of Ten Thousand Cities

The people of Qin State were willing to take the initiative to ask for peace, which was something that wasted a lot of face, but it was rejected by Wei State.

Not only that, but the Wei army immediately made deployments and started the implementation of the previously formulated strategic plan.

The basic strategy of the Wei army was to encircle and invade, just to force the Qin people to attack first, and then strike later.

Therefore, Wei Wuji's first target was Wancheng in Qin Fufeng County. This is the frontier of the border between Qin and Chen, and there are [-] Qin soldiers stationed there.

And Wei Wuji directly sent [-] troops, [-] infantry and [-] cavalry to besiege Wancheng, while the main force watched from the sidelines.

But after all, there are [-] Qin troops in Wancheng, and there are enough food and supplies, so they don't panic when facing the siege of Wei troops.

In fact, Wei Jun took the lead in attacking Qin, and in a sense, he had already lost the opportunity, and he could only rely on his military superiority to be as safe as a mountain.

Qin State is not afraid, anyway, Wei State must not be able to bear it if it drags on. After all, Wei Jun's supply line is too long.

Although the siege of Wancheng is to force the Qin army to fight decisively, if the people of Qin are not fooled, then the siege of Wancheng will become a real attack on Wancheng.

After three days of siege and no movement by the Qin army, Wei Wuji, who had already commanded the battle in Xiping, immediately ordered a strong attack on Wancheng.

Since the army of the Qin State cannot be drawn out, it is better to nibble at it step by step. As long as the Qin State can be weakened, the final victory will still belong to the State of Wei.

Ever since, a shocking battle began in Wancheng. This was also the first war that took place in the mainland of Qin in more than ten years.

There were [-] Qin troops in Wancheng, and Wei Wuji dispatched another [-] troops to capture Wancheng. A total of [-] troops attacked Wancheng in turn.

Although it is not difficult to defend Wancheng with the strength of the Qin army, their life is not easy under the repeated attacks of the Wei army.

The general in charge of this attack is Tieshan. He is a veteran of the Zhaohou period and has rich combat experience. Wei Wuji is more at ease with him.

And Tieshan did not disappoint Wei Wuji. Its repeated blows to Wancheng also exhausted the Qin army in Wancheng, but Wei Jun's losses were very small.

On July [-]th, after the sun went down, the last wave of Wei Jun's attack came to an end.

The Qin army in Wancheng was exhausted, and the continuous battle for several days made them a little numb, and the faces of all the soldiers were as stagnant.

The two generals of Qin State are very aware of these situations, but they have no effective way to improve them, because even they themselves feel desperate.

"Old Xia, how long do you think we can defend?" A general said on the tower of Wancheng City, looking at the Wei army's camp in the distance.

The person called "Old Xia" sighed, and then said: "Now the Wei army is attacking more and more fiercely every time, but our army has suffered serious casualties. It is only a few days before the Wei army launches a general offensive!"

At this time, the two generals of the Qin State knew that when the Wei army launched a general offensive, it was likely to be the time when Wancheng fell.

When they united with other countries to attack Wei, they hadn't felt the strength of Wei's army. It wasn't until now when Qin and Wei were singled out that they had to sigh that they were worthy of being the most powerful country in the world.

"Lao Xia, let's ask the general for reinforcements!" the general suggested.

"Old Xia" thought for a while, and said: "We also tried our best... If Wei Guo continues to attack like this, not only the ten thousand cities will not be saved, but our army will also be wiped out!"

That is to say, now they have reached the point where they have to ask for help, saying that they are just trying to convince themselves.

As soon as they said it, the two Qin generals went down to write a letter for help, and sent someone out while it was dark.

To be on the safe side, the people of Qin sent out more than a dozen letter-delivering soldiers, who absconded from different directions, just to successfully deliver the letter to Wei Changtian.

Among the dozens of people, half of them were captured by Wei Jun, so Wei Jun got this letter before Wei Changtian.

Tieshan, who was in charge of the siege, was relieved when he saw that Qin Jun finally asked for help, and finally forced Qin Jun to take this step.

He was also under great pressure these days. The main task entrusted to him by the monarch was not to capture Wancheng, but to mobilize Wei Changtian's main force.

After these hard-working performances these days, Wei Changtian finally had the possibility to be dispatched, how could Tieshan not feel lucky!

Wei Changtian's army was fifty miles behind Wancheng, so he only received the letter from Wancheng early the next morning.

But seeing that Wancheng was almost unable to support himself, Wei Changtian was also very anxious.

Of course he didn't want to lose Wancheng just like that, and he didn't want the entire [-] army to be wiped out, but he knew that if he saved them, he would be in the arms of Wei Jun, which made him unable to save them.

Sitting in his general hall, Wei Changtian waved away the soldiers and officials inside and outside the hall, leaving only his aide "Mr. Chen" behind.

It was at the suggestion of this "Mr. Chen" before that Chief Wei 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 save him from making mistakes.

"Sir, I was going to not save Wancheng, do you think I was wrong!" Wei Changtian asked, he finally decided not to save Wancheng.

After Mr. Chen sighed, he said: "I know that the general will suffer a lot. If you don't save Wancheng, [-] troops will be wiped out. If you rescue them, the army may fall into an ambush by the Wei army, which may lead to a catastrophe!"

So having said all this, this Mr. Chen can't give Wei Changtian any better advice, because there are only two choices.

At this time, Wei Changtian said again: "It's the time of the war, and I don't know what those people in the court think, they actually sent a mission to make peace with Wei Jun!"

Thinking of this, Wei Changtian felt annoyed... People like himself fought to the death on the front line, but those behind him made peace.

You must know that what the two armies are fighting is morale, and the official Qin's initiative to seek peace is undoubtedly a huge blow to morale.

Even if the ordinary soldiers below don't know much about this matter, all the middle and senior officers know about it, which is also a bad influence on them.

"I don't know what your majesty is thinking, but he would agree with those people's ideas!" Wei Changtian said helplessly.

But at this time, this Mr. Chen turned his eyes, and then said: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. Your Majesty knows the pros and cons of it, and I'm afraid he has no other choice!"

Now Wei Changtian regained his energy, hearing the tone of his staff, it seemed that he still knew something inside.

So Wei Changtian asked: "What advice, sir?"

It was his turn to act. After thinking for a while, Mr. Chen said, "General, how many forces are there in the court?"

Wei Changtian didn't even need to think about it, so he replied, "What else can there be, of course the two big groups of the west and the east!"

Mr. Chen nodded and said, "Did the general find out that you and the fifth son belong to the Western Group?"

Wei Changtian seemed to understand something from Mr. Chen's point, so he motioned for the other party to continue talking.

Mr. Chen quickly said: "But now you and the fifth son have become the leaders of the Eastern Group. Some people will definitely be unhappy!"

Wei Changtian took over the words and said: "Thus, those people will try their best to make this battle impossible, so that the fifth young master and this general will have no use for their talents and no chance to make meritorious deeds!"

"Exactly!" Mr. Chen nodded.

Wei Changtian couldn't help being stunned, he really didn't expect such a situation, but it happened to be a reasonable explanation.

Only when those from the Eastern Group work together can they force the monarch to change his strategy, because it is related to the internal stability of Qin.

Thinking of this, Wei Changtian's heart was also filled with anger. Even at this moment, he still didn't forget the infighting. Is this an attempt to take advantage of the people of Wei?
But at this time, Wei Changtian saw Mr. Chen's hesitant expression, so he knew that the other party must have something to say.

"Sir, do you have anything else to say?" Wei Changtian couldn't help asking.

Mr. Chen sighed: "General, maybe... things are still so simple!"

Wei Changtian couldn't help feeling strange, could there be other secrets in it?

Under Wei Changtian's watchful eyes, Mr. Chen said very cautiously: "This matter is very likely, and it also involves... a battle for the reserve position!"

(End of this chapter)