In the winter of 259 B.C., after less than half a year of calm, war broke out again on the continent.

First, the Xiongnu suddenly moved south, and then the Qin and Qi countries jointly attacked Chu, and then the Zhao State, which defeated the Xiongnu, immediately organized the Three Jin Coalition Army to march west to attack Qin, and the troops pointed directly at Hedong County of Qin.

A series of major events have happened one after another, making this otherwise cold winter lively.

In the west of Daliang City, the capital of Wei, there is a huge military camp, from which the 80,000 assembled Wei army had just started two days ago, and it was marching westward to prepare to cooperate with the Zhao army to launch an attack on Qin's Hedong County, which also attracted the attention of countless people.

But what the spies of various countries hidden in Daliang City did not expect was that just east of Daliang City, which they had not noticed, a Wei army that was not too small was also quietly gathering.

On this day, Wei Wuji, the prime minister of Wei, Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, dressed in military uniform, rushed into the camp surrounded by several Wei generals and thousands of Wei cavalry.

If this scene falls in the eyes of someone with a heart, it will inevitably feel quite strange.

Wei Wuji had obviously refused the request to lead the troops to the Qin State, why did he appear in the eastern military camp outside Daliang City with such a military posture at this moment?

In fact, half an hour ago, Wei Wuji wore such a suit of armor and entered the palace to meet the current monarch of Wei, Wei Wangyu.

Wei Wangyu looked obviously quite worried, and looked at Wei Wuji with some unconfidence: "Xinling Jun, can this matter really be done?"

If people who don't know the truth see this situation, they still think that Wei Wangyu is worried about the Hedong battlefield where the Three Jin Coalition Forces are located.

Not really.

Wei Wuji smiled slightly, and said in a very affirmative tone: "Don't worry, the king, this expedition will definitely capture Natao County, so that Wei will be stronger than the princes again!"

That's right, the reason why Wei Wuji stayed in Daliang City was not because this Xinling Jun was cowardly at a critical moment, but because Wei Wuji's goal from the beginning was not on the Hedong County of the Qin State, but in the Tao County of the Qin State!

Tao County, and the Great Song County of the present-day Wei State, Fang Yu County were both the territory of the original Song State.

In 286 BC, the king of Qi took advantage of the civil strife in the Song Dynasty to send the general Han Nie to defeat the Song State and incorporated the Song State into the territory of the Qi State.

Subsequently, a generation of British lords, King Yan Zhao, united with the four kingdoms of Qin, Wei, Han, and Zhao, launched a massive five-kingdom invasion of Qi, which defeated the Qi state to a collapse and almost destroyed the country, fell from the position of the hegemon, and lost a large amount of land.

In the great division of the Five Kingdoms, Wei was undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary, and all the territory of the original Song State fell into the hands of Wei, and was divided into Great Song County, Fanghe County and Tao County by Wei State.

Later, Qin Wangji, who had not been allocated any land, was furious, and first sent troops to attack Zhao, and after touching the ashes in front of the Zhao-Yan coalition army, he turned to attack the weaker Wei state, and snatched the richest of the three counties of the Song state from the Wei state.

After that, Tao County became the fief of Wei Ran, then the prime minister of Qin.

In order to expand his fiefdom, Wei Ran successively used troops against Wei and Qi, and slowly expanded the territory of Tao County, and now Tao County is almost half the territory of Song State.

Such a piece of rich land that was under the nose of the Wei State and once belonged to the Wei State for a period of time is undoubtedly coveted.

Just when Zhao Dan sent an envoy to ask Wei to send troops to help in the war, Wei Wuji, the prime minister of Wei and Xinling, realized one point - the opportunity to recover Tao County had come.

As we all know, Tao County is an enclave of the Qin State, from Tao County to Yiyang of the Qin State, through the territory of Wei State and Korea, a distance of several hundred miles, and it is thousands of miles away from the Guanzhong mainland of the Qin State.

Although it is said to be an enclave, when the Qin State was still strong and dominated the world, the Wei State did not dare to have any intentions against this enclave at all.

But now the situation is different.

With the rise of the new overlord Zhao State, the Qin State was first frustrated in Shangdang County, and now it has put its main force on the southward and Chu State to compete with the State of Chu, and the attention to Tao County has inevitably weakened.

According to the information secretly collected by Wei Wuji in advance, there are only 10,000 Qin troops in Tao County now, and they are scattered among the cities in the county, which is not a concern for Wei at all, and it is the best time to recover Tao County.

After listening to Wei Wuji's analysis, Wei Wangyu nodded in agreement, but then asked another question.

"If the Qin army returns, how can it resist?"

Of course, you can fight, but the premise of fighting is that you have to be able to hold it, otherwise, when the time comes, the Qin people will come to snatch Taojun back, and then Wei will lose its troops in vain.

Wei Wuji smiled after hearing Wei Wangyu's concern: "Don't worry, the king must not worry, now that the Qin State is at war with the Zhao State and the Chu State at the same time, if the Hedong County wins the battle of the Three Jin Alliance, then the Qin State will definitely be blocked by the Zhao State in the future after the Hangu Pass, and if you want to take a step east, how can you cross Korea to attack the Wei State?" ”

When Wei Wangyu heard this, he was finally relieved, and asked again: "How many soldiers and horses does Xinling Jun want to bring to attack Tao County this time?" ”

Wei Wuji said: "This time the troops are focused on surprise attacks rather than sieges. Therefore, if the minister wants to lead 20,000 elite soldiers, day and night, and then attack Tao County, he must go down with one drum and occupy all Tao County within ten years! ”

"Good!" Wei Wangyu was overjoyed when he heard this: "That is the case, the widow is waiting for the good news of Xinling Jun in Daliang City!" ”

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Wei Wuji left all his thoughts behind, looking at the 20,000 Wei troops that had been assembled in front of him, and there was also a hot current surging in his heart.

Although it was said that 80,000 Wei troops had been dispatched, Wei Wuji knew very well in his heart that only the 20,000 Wei troops in front of him were the most elite troops in Wei!

5,000 Wei soldiers, 3,000 chariot soldiers, 2,000 cavalry and 10,000 elite veterans were all the main team when they defeated the Qin general Sima Terrier in the Battle of the Wild King.

With 20,000 troops in hand, Wei Wuji was full of confidence.

This time, we must take back the Tao County that has fallen into the hands of the Qin State for more than 20 years!

As long as there is Tao County, the east and west parts of Wei will be completely connected, and the national strength of Wei will be greatly enhanced, and the rise of Wei will no longer be an empty word, but will become a real possibility!

Wei Wuji was in high spirits and gave his first order after entering this camp.

"The whole army is set off, the target is Taoyi!"

Wei Wuji gave an order, and the 20,000 elite Wei army rumbled and headed towards the east.

In the midst of this chaotic Central Plains battlefield, another war broke out between Qin and Wei.