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On the parchment map on the canopy.

The State of Wei expanded everywhere.

The flames of war burned in every direction.

The map of Wei State also continued to expand.

[Of course, the fact that the Wei Wuzu were so strong was also closely related to the personal ability of Wu Qi, the second-best military strategist.]

【The core secret of Wu Qi's management and command of Wei Wuzu. 】

[It is to fuse human desires and iron discipline into a war machine. ]

[He first used class advancement as bait and set hellish selection standards, but those who passed the selection were exempted from taxes for their entire family and rewarded with 100 acres of fertile land. The son of a slave instantly became a local landlord.]

[The temptation of "joining the army means crossing social classes" made the young men of Wei State scramble to take the examination.]

[But what is even more cruel about Wu Qi is that he has taken human nature to the extreme. ]

[He personally knelt down to suck the pus and blood from the soldiers' wounds. He did not ride a horse or a car during the march. He ate coarse grains and slept on straw mats with the soldiers. He always charged in front on the battlefield.]

[This attitude of entrusting his life to you makes 50,000 soldiers willing to die for him. ]

[In addition to being good at selecting and training soldiers, Wu Qi was also good at tactics. ]

[He is playing a three-dimensional stranglehold! ]

[First, use the twelve-stone crossbow to wash the ground with heavy rain, then crush the enemy with the long halberd phalanx while they are in chaos, and finally use the iron sword to harvest the remaining soldiers. ]

[During the battle of Yinjin, he deliberately let the old and weak guard the camp to confuse the Qin army.]

[When the enemy relaxed, they suddenly launched a three-sided attack, and the 500,000 armored troops crushed the 500,000 Qin troops into a pulp.]

[Post-war celebration banquets are divided into different levels.]

[Those who have made contributions sit in the front row and eat beef and mutton, while those who have made no contributions squat in the back row and eat vegetable soup, and the families of those who died in battle receive pensions every year.]

[This combination of fame and fortune + emotional kidnapping + death deterrence. 】

[A terrifying record of 64 wins in 72 battles.]

[Until Wu Qi left Wei, the Wei Wuzu remained the most valuable military asset of Wei.]

……

Outside the sky at this time.

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng stared at the image of Wei Wuzu on the sky curtain, and his expression gradually became solemn.

The terrifying memories of the past when Wei State suppressed Qin State with the help of Wei Wuzu came to people's minds like a tide.

Although Ying Zheng himself was not in that era.

But Ying Zheng still remembers the education he received as a child.

"Back then, the State of Wei relied on the Wei Wuzu to repeatedly invade our Great Qin."

"In the Battle of Yinjin, 50,000 Wei soldiers defeated 500,000 Qin troops. This is a shame for the Qin!"

"It can even be said that the period when Wei was the hegemon was the most dangerous time for our Great Qin!"

"Fortunately, the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty withstood the suppression of the Wei Kingdom."

"After the reform and strengthening, the offensive and defensive situation changed."

"And now the State of Wei has become a county of our Great Qin."

"The ancestors of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin soldiers who were massacred by the Wei army in the battle of Yinjin."

"If the afterlife knew about this, they would be relieved, right?"

The sky continues.

【However, all good things must come to an end. 】

[The glorious Wei Wuzu also experienced decline after its peak. ]

[The Wei Wuzu who swept across the Central Plains in the early Warring States period created a war myth in the cold weapon era with triple iron armor and twelve-stone strong crossbows, but in just a few decades they became rusty remains of war.]

[This iron-clad army once kept the Qin army awake at night. 】

[Its decline can be described as a meteorite fall in military history.]

【First of all, it’s about talent. 】

【After Wei Wenhou's death, Wei State lost a lot of talent. 】

[Top talents such as Shang Yang and Fan Ju defected to the enemy country, which directly led to the stagnation of Wei's military reform. 】

【The departure of Wu Qi, the soul figure, took away the backbone of this army. 】

[When this commander who would lie on his soldiers’ wounds and suck pus fled to Chu, the Wei Wuzu lost the spirit of “the unity of man and sword”. ]

[Although his successor Pang Juan was good at tactics, he did not have Wu Qi's magical ability to lead troops by eating with his soldiers. ]

【The two disastrous defeats at Guiling and Maling resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of core soldiers. 】

[These elite soldiers who have undergone ten years of training are not leeks that will disappear after being cut. ]

[It takes a long time and a lot of resources to train a Wei Wuzu, and it is difficult to quickly replenish the losses. ]

[And even if there is no defeat. ]

[The Wei Wuzu themselves have fallen behind the times. ]

[The Wei Wuzu, who had lost their motivation to innovate, still used the fixed tactics of using crossbows to sweep the ground and then charging forward with long halberds.]

[The Qin State had already developed a new tactic of coordinating chariots, infantry and cavalry. ]

【After King Wuling of Zhao adopted the Hu clothing and horse riding, the strength of Zhao's cavalry increased greatly. 】

[In contrast, the Wei Wuzu were mainly heavy infantry with poor mobility, and were at a disadvantage when fighting against the flexible and changeable cavalry. ]

[When Bai Qi used the three-stage crossbow formation to harvest the Wuzu in the Yique Valley, these heavily armored infantrymen repeated the charging action of their grandfathers until their death.]

【However, there is a brain drain. 】

[The most important issue is the economy.] [Wei Wuzu can be called the gold-eating beast of ancient times. Each soldier's triple cold-forged armor and twelve-stone crossbow are top-notch prices.]

[Not to mention the tax-free land and houses and the annual pensions. ]

[The wealth accumulated by Li Kui's reforms was poured into a bottomless pit during the years of war.]

【When Wei lost the granary in Hexi and the salt pond in Taihang. 】

[This heavily armed force immediately became a financial black hole.]

[The nobles of Daliang City began to deduct the land tax from the Wuzu, and the blacksmiths used pig iron to replace the refined steel.]

[Historical records show that in the later period, the gaps in the armor of the warriors were stuffed with straw, and their long spears were covered with verdigris. Rather than being warriors, they were more like mobile scrap metal recycling stations.]

【The collapse of this army left a profound lesson for history. 】

[Without institutional reform that keeps pace with the times, even the sharpest sword will rust. ]

[Without the infusion of talent and vitality, even the most powerful army will eventually become a withered skeleton. ]

[As the remnants of Wei Wuzu's armor gradually rusted on the Wei River bed, the shouts of Qin's elite soldiers had resounded throughout Hangu Pass.]

【War will not show mercy to any army that rests on its laurels.】

【Even if.】

They were once invincible.

……

The curtain ends with a heavy statement.

Barrages of bullets flew out one after another.

"The Wei Wuzu were powerful because they were the first professional army in history, with completely full-time professional soldiers."

"The armies of other countries are just a bunch of farmers when they are not fighting. They have no military training at all and are amateur armies."

"Not only a professional army, but also the most powerful self-employed peasant soldiers."

"The core of the Wei Wuzu system is that regardless of one's family background, as long as one has made military achievements, land will be distributed. It seems simple, but no noble can agree to it. This has been the case since ancient times."

"If Wei Wuzu were placed in Europe, they would be equivalent to knights, and in essence, they would be equivalent to small landlords."

"It feels like a German armored division that appeared a thousand years ago and achieved great success after its establishment."

"So only a famous general like Wu Qi can bring out the power of such a powerful team, and Pang Juan has no way to control it."

"Haha, what rubbish are the Wei Wuzu? They were completely defeated by Bai Qi."

"A castrated version of the Wei Wuzu defeated by Bai Qi."

"Why don't you let Bai Qi fight against Wu Qi's Wei Wuzu at his peak?"

"Wu Qi personally organized the Wei Wuzu, creating the myth of the Wei Wuzu's invincibility."

"And Wu Qi also personally broke the myth of the invincibility of the Wei Wuzu. "

"In the early period of King Huiwen of Wei, Wei had a force of 70 soldiers and was allied with Han and Zhao. Unfortunately, its diplomacy was too bad, and it attacked from all sides and finally collapsed."

"Wei should have first gone all out to destroy Qin, and fought against Qin for decades. With a strong rear base, they would have unified the country long ago."

"It is impossible for the surrounding countries to give Wei the opportunity to concentrate on fighting Qin."

……

Outside the sky.

Warring States Period.

Bai Qi stared at the sky, nodded slightly after reading it, and said in a deep voice:

"The Wei Wuzu are indeed worthy of their reputation. They are selected through rigorous methods, and they have become an elite force. Their tactical coordination is also extremely sophisticated."

"But the battlefield is ever-changing. If we rely solely on the square formation, we may be vulnerable when we encounter a flexible and adaptable enemy."

"My Great Qin warriors are awarded titles based on their military merits to boost morale. When fighting, they are more flexible and not bound by formations."

"Don't even mention the Wei Wu soldiers I destroyed."

"Even if it was the first generation of Wei Wuzu led by Wu Zi, I, Bai Qi, could easily destroy them."

"However, the training system of Wei Wuzu does have its merits and is worth learning from."

Late Han Dynasty.

Boss Cao, who was slightly drunk, looked at the sky and boasted about the Wei State in the Warring States Period.

I feel dissatisfied.

"He is a Wei, and I am also a Wei."

"The Wei Wuzu are indeed quite famous, but compared with my army, they may not have the upper hand."

"Why does Tianmu only praise the Wei Wuzu and not the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of our Great Wei?"

"Although the Wei Wuzu have their strengths, if they encounter my Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, I'm afraid they will be annihilated, haha."

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin raised his head slightly, his eyes full of thought.

After reading it, Li Shimin nodded slightly and said slowly:

"The Wei Wuzu helped the Wei Kingdom dominate the Warring States Period with its strong military power."

"But I believe that a ruler should not only strengthen the army, but also govern the country with benevolence. Only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world."

"So what about the early heyday of the Wei Wuzu?"

"The King of Wei was not benevolent and righteous, but was aggressive and aggressive. He controlled the most powerful army in the Warring States period, but it became increasingly weak."

"In the end, we were never able to dominate the Warring States period again."

"As a monarch, being good at war is important, but more important is being able to govern with culture!" (End of this chapter)