The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire - Chapter 254

[Chapter 251 Disputes among ministers]

The question of King Wei deserves everyone’s consideration. After all, the current state of Wei, although the current state of Wei has gone through successive battles, has seized a large area of territory.

But after all, it is a new land, and the population resources on the territory have not been fully utilized. King Wei can only continuously recruit troops and horses from the original territory, at most, add some old memories of Wei State. People, but after successive wars, these people are almost dead.

In today’s Wei Kingdom, the people who can really fight, all add up to only 300,000, but they have to stay in the vast territory of the Wei Kingdom, and among those troops, there are many soldiers whose morale is low and can’t bear to fight again.

“Well, the minister suggested to leave 50,000 people in the counties already occupied by Hedong County, select some heroic cities and counties to stay at the gates, and give up all other unimportant places!

As for the rest of the country, leaving the most basic defensive forces, except for the counties facing the Qi direction, all of them are withdrawn and concentrated on the battlefield between Yu and Qin, where they will join the coalition to resist Qin. country.

“After some deliberation, the Prime Minister made this statement.

“What? Isn’t the Prime Minister joking?” King Wei stood up from his throne in surprise, slapped his hands on the desk, and looked at the old man in surprise.

“That’s right, Lord Prime Minister, are you confused?” The dozens of ministers next to him were also talking about it, looking at the Prime Minister with surprise, and even some rude people were already accusing him of being too old to work.

It’s no wonder they were so surprised and angry. In order to take such a large area of territory, Wei Guo had already killed nearly 50,000 people.

So many people are still young and strong, and the burden on Wei can be said to be extremely heavy.

There is such a situation to illustrate the problem. Before the war, the original county of Wei State had more than 1.5 million people, and among them, there were about 40,000 young and strong men.

Of course, it was naturally impossible for only these people to take such a large territory and drive the Qin people into Hangu Pass step by step, and Wei also recruited some troops from the newly recovered places.

A large number of young and strong men have been recruited, local production has completely stagnated, and even a large number of people have been starved to death.

Because all the rations in the rear have to support the front line, where do the rations come from?

Naturally, it was the rations of the local people. They were ruthlessly broken into their homes by the soldiers, looting all their grain, and even the grain for the next spring.

After paying such a high price, the territory Wei obtained had to hand over half of its population to the hateful leader of the Alliance.

The remaining people still have to recruit troops and horses, and the state of Wei is constantly attrition. It can be said that under the control of the state of Wei today, except for the original site before the war, the people on all the newly recovered sites are very important to Wei. The country is full of resentment.

The expected Master Wang turned into a brutal demon, pulling strong men regardless of the target and the situation.

As a result, everyone in the local family wears linens and filial piety, their wives and children are separated, and their families are destroyed. Can they not hate it?

If they had known this situation earlier, I am afraid that those people would rather still be under the rule of the Qin State and be treated harshly by the laws of the Qin State, rather than return to the homeland they once thought.

But it’s too late to say so much now, and everything can’t be turned back.

Qin Guo will not forget the fact of their betrayal, and they are also afraid that Qin Guo will liquidate them in turn, so they can only grit their teeth and go forward with Wei Guo against their wishes.

Wei Guo paid such a huge price to get such a place, but now, their prime minister proposed to give up the Hedong County that was about to be acquired.

Moreover, they dispatched local troops to suppress the unstable defenders from various places in the country, and at the risk of being overturned at any time, they led a large army to support their combined forces.

It’s just incredible, and it can’t be accepted by these people.

Seeing the surprise of the ministers and the king, as well as the implied accusation, the old prime minister shook his head and said calmly:

“Your Majesty, everyone, think about it. If Yuguo is defeated by Qin, and the 350,000 army standing in front of us vanishes, then who should resist the Qin army that has completely freed its hands?”

“Even if the Qin Kingdom defeats the Yu Kingdom, will he get better after he wins? With an army of 950,000 people, it would be great to have him with 50,000 left over!” An old prime minister’s political enemy next to him said with a disapproving expression.

“That’s right, what Lord Si Kou said is right. With 50,000 Qin troops, my country of Wei now has 30,000 strong troops. To the south, Chu State also has an army. In addition to Zhao State, can Qin State continue to be aggressive?” That Under the faction of Lord Si Kou,

One official came out in support.

As soon as the two of them finished speaking, many ministers beside them nodded in agreement, whispering to each other, full of approval.

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Looking at the words of these people in front of me, aroused the approval of many people in the camp, and even the King of Wei was intentional.

The old prime minister sneered a few times, and a bitter voice came out of his dull throat.

“We, Wei, have an army of 30,000, but with the alliance broken, how many troops will be needed to suppress the newly reclaimed areas, and how many troops can our Wei send to resist Qin? I’m afraid 10,000 is barely enough! As for Zhao and Chu, don’t they have to stay in new places? How many troops can they send to support my Wei, tens of thousands? Or 10,000, what can they do?”

A series of questions burst out from the Prime Minister’s mouth. His emotions were agitated, and he was full of anger. In this room, there was not a single person who was far-sighted. They were all short-sighted people, who were blinded by the small interests in front of them.

In fact, they didn’t even think about it. If they hadn’t encountered the 300,000-strong army that held the Qin general Wang Jian in front of them, making Qin the most elite and mobile troops, they would have to be trapped in Chenggao County.

As a result, all countries have the opportunity to enter, wantonly swallowing mouth after mouthful of fat in places where Qin’s troops are insufficient, weakening Qin’s strength to such a level.

Now, if the Imperial Kingdom is really defeated, the Qin Kingdom, which has freed up its hands, will have a mobile army of 50,000 to 80,000 people.

With such a huge army, even if Qin’s troops were exhausted and worn down by the war, they could still destroy Wei at will.

“This is what this king is thinking about. The Prime Minister is right. We can’t do without the Kingdom of Wei!” King Wei sighed, feeling exhausted. Now he really realizes that the state of Wei is in a good state. is to maintain the hands of others.

(End of this chapter)

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