Anyi City, the capital of Qin's Hedong County, is currently being continuously besieged by Wei's 200,000-strong army. The situation is precarious. The majestic Anyi City seems to be broken by the Wei army at any time.
This may sound weird, but it's true.
Although there were 150,000 defenders in Qin's city, which was only 50,000 less than the Wei army outside the city, war was never measured by numbers. The decisive factors were the right time, location, and people.
Although there are 100,000 reinforcements recruited by the Qin State, most of them are people from the original homeland of the Wei State. Although they have been separated from the Wei State for nearly fifty years, under the influence of the older generation, they have Wei Guo still has some feelings.
As for Qin, they are not so exclusive. Wei and Qin combined have the same weight in their hearts for those reinforcements.
Therefore, they started the war extremely passively. It can be said that they did not work hard. After seeing the original 50,000 Qin troops in the city, although they were filled with resentment, considering the number of both sides and the fact that there was a Wei army watching eagerly outside the city, , so he didn’t dare to make a mistake, so he could only endure it.
When the Wei army outside the city saw this situation, they also made a very smart choice. They stormed the city walls guarded by the old Qin people. As for the location of the 100,000 reinforcements to defend the city, they just sent some people to show off, and both sides acted like they were acting. Fake and make trouble.
Without the restraint of the 100,000 main army, the remaining 200,000 Wei troops can attack the so-called weak city wall of the 50,000 people. With the numerical advantage, although Wei is not outstanding in siege equipment, Compared with Qin's city defense equipment, it was much lagging behind, but regardless of the cost of losses, they still attacked the city several times and almost captured Anyi City.
Now that the war has lasted for more than ten days, the losses of the 100,000 reinforcements are not much. Only a thousand of the original 100,000 people were unlucky and were accidentally injured. Most of the others were intact and still standing there alive and kicking. .
But the garrison composed of the remaining 50,000 old Qin people was extremely miserable.
Not to mention the more than 20,000 people who died, but the more than 10,000 people who survived were all injured, and more than 5,000 people were seriously injured and completely withdrew from the battlefield. Only the more than 6,000 people left were the real ones. It is intact and maintains the most powerful combat effectiveness.
However, so many people died in the Qin army, and the Wei army outside the city was not much better. A total of 60,000 people fell completely on the battlefield, and 20,000 people were seriously injured and retreated to the rear to recuperate. , he is probably also a cripple, and can only live his miserable life miserably.
After all, there is no injury pension now. It is compulsory for ordinary people to serve as soldiers for the country. Soldiers must even prepare their own weapons and food, and the country has no obligation to provide them.
In the Wei army's camp outside the city, the morale was low. The Wei army, which had lost nearly half of its troops, had almost reached the limit of their collapse and was walking on a knife's edge.
King Wei now faced two choices. One was to continue to force the army to attack Anyi City to see if he could capture the city before morale collapsed. Or they could temporarily suspend their troops and let their morale recover before attacking the city.
The greedy King of Wei is hesitating now. He wants to take over the city of Anyi, restore the glory of his ancestors, leave a big mark in the history of Wei, and let his descendants call him a wise king. , the leader of Wei's revitalization and development.
But his lack of courage prevented him from taking risks. He listened to the danger of the collapse of the army and the army mutiny to attack the city. If the city of Anyi was not captured in time and the soldiers mutinied, then not only would Wei's previous efforts be in vain, but also the army would be destroyed. Even King Wei himself was in danger.
But he was greedy and didn't want to give up and give the defenders in the city a chance to recuperate. A very difficult choice was entangled in his heart and he was in a dilemma.
In the main tent of King Wei's army, there was singing and dancing at the moment. The dancers with more resources were performing moving dances one by one. They were talking and smiling as they came and went, attracting the obsessed generals in the tent. look.
However, King Wei was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery on such a beautiful day. His brows were frowned tightly, and his forehead moved from time to time to express his annoyance.
Today, the city of Anyi is too important to the Wei State.
First of all, don't talk about restoring Wei's territory and regaining the glory of our ancestors. Let’s first talk about occupying the first floor. What benefits will it bring to Wei
Today's Wei State looks top-heavy on the map. In the east, where Daliang, the capital of Wei State, is now located, it is connected with the four counties in the eastern part of Wei State and is extremely thick.
But to the west are the newly occupied Hanoi County and most of Hedong County. The territory of the two counties is extremely long and narrow, with Zhao State in the north and Sanchuan County of South Korea and Qin State in the south. Further to the west is Qin's Neishi County, which is under great pressure.
In order to keep these newly recovered territories from being lost, the Wei State must capture Anyi City and use it as an important town in the east to fully defend against the pressure from Xianyang of the Qin State.
As for Sanchuan County in the south, King Wei believed that as long as he defeated Qin and Sanchuan County would either be captured by Wei State or returned to South Korea again, his pressure would naturally be greatly reduced.
Facing the threat from South Korea and facing the threat from Qin are two completely different concepts.
Not to mention, today Wei and South Korea are still allies and are in the honeymoon period. Even if Qin is defeated, with historical lessons, South Korea and Wei will work together to resist Qin's eastward march and block Qin in Han Inside Guguan.
Now that we have talked about these practical threats, let’s talk about what kind of spiritual support Wei will receive after occupying Anyi City.
Anyi has always been the capital of the Wei State. 100 years ago, the capital of the Wei State was established in Anyi City. With Anyi City as the center, it captured today's Daliang and other places to the east, and captured Qin's Hexi Province to the east. The land is the large area surrounding the current Xianyang City of Qin State.
It can be said that when the Wei State established its capital in Anyi, the entire Wei State was in a period of vigorous development that was proactive, constantly expanding its territory and expanding its territory.
After losing Anyi, it can be said that Wei State has hardly expanded any territory. Instead, it has continued to lose its western territory, causing Wei State's territory to shrink to less than 1/4, and it is almost close to annihilation. Not far away.
If the King of Wei can capture the city of Anyi, it will greatly inspire the people of Wei and make them have real expectations for Wei's future and recognize from the bottom of their hearts that Wei has truly risen.
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