In 247 BC, Qin State sent general Meng Ao to lead an army to attack Wei State . The Qin army had strict military discipline and fought bravely, and soon occupied Gaodu (Jincheng City, Shanxi Province), Ji City (Weihui City, Henan Province). The Wei army had been defeated in repeated battles, and the army had lost its cohesion. When it heard the Qin army's arrival, its instinctive reaction was to flee. Wei Yu, the king of Wei State, was even more anxious. He couldn't help but think of Lord Xinling of Wei Wuji who had fled to Zhao State. At this moment, only Lord Xinling could serve as the commander-in-chief of the army.
Wei Yu, the king of Wei State, sent people to Zhao State to ask Xinling Lord to return to his country to serve as the commander of the army. Wei Wuji was worried that it was a trap and that Wei State wanted to lure him back to the country to try and punish him, so he refused to return. At this time, Lord Xinling's friends Mr. Mao and Mr. Xue visited Wei Wuji and said to Wei Wuji: "The reason why you are respected by all countries now is because your motherland Wei is still there. Now the motherland is in a critical situation and you don't care about it. Once the Qin army captures Daliang (the capital of Wei State, Kaifeng City, Henan Province), how can you show your face to the world?" After hearing this, Wei Wuji understood the importance of this matter and immediately packed his bags and returned to Wei State. After arriving at Daliang, Wei Yu held Wei Wuji in his arms and burst into tears, and appointed Wei Wuji as the supreme commander.
After Wei Wuji became the commander-in-chief of the army, he sent people to ask for help from various countries. After the various countries knew that Wei Wuji was the general, they all sent troops to reinforce. Wei Wuji formed a five-nation coalition (Wei, Zhao, Yan, Han, and Chu) and defeated Meng Ao's army outside the river (south of the Yellow River). Meng Ao knew that Wei Wuji was the commander-in-chief and did not dare to be careless (previously defeated by Xinlingjun joined forces to rescue Zhao), and the army retreated to the pass ( west of Hangu Pass ), insisting on staying behind closed doors and not fighting. Wei Wuji's coalition forces had no choice but to disband and return home.
The author said: At the end of the Warring States period, due to the lack of cohesion between the countries, they were defeated by the Qin army one by one. Take this battle as an example. It is not that the five-nation coalition did not have the strength to fight against the Qin army. What they lacked was the fighting spirit of unity. In this battle, the five countries essentially sent troops to help because Wei Wuji was the commander-in-chief of the army. The original intention of sending troops was to serve as numbers and increase momentum. Once encountering a strong army, the morale of the army will instantly weaken, because all countries send troops in advance to protect their own effective forces. Once encountering a big war, they are not willing to act as the main force to fight. This is how Qin was able to destroy the six countries. One of the important reasons.
Wei Wuji, Lord of Xinling, was defeated in Handan (the capital of Zhao State· Handan City, Hebei Province) because he organized soldiers and horses to rescue the State of Zhao without authorization in 257 BC (he stole the military symbols to organize the rescue army). Qin army. Although Wei Wuji saved the State of Zhao, he did not dare to return to the State of Wei, so he settled in the State of Zhao and sent people to lead the army back to the State of Wei. That's why later Wei was wantonly attacked by the Qin army, and the king of Wei sent people to Zhao to invite Wei Wuji to return to the country.
In the two hundred years of the Warring States period, several defeats of the Qin army have been clearly recorded, such as the battle between Qin and Zhao , Meng Ao was defeated by Xinlingjun in the battle to save Zhao, and Li Xin's army destroyed Chu and was defeated by Xiang Yan's army. . In other words, during the entire Warring States period, Lord Xinling was one of the few people who could truly defeat the Qin army. It is such a person who cannot be reused. After the Five-Nation Allied Forces returned to the Wei State, they could not be trusted due to various slanders and slanders. Therefore, the last royal talent of the Wei State, Lord Xinling, was greedy for wine, lust, and will. Die of depression, self-destruction.
