In the early Warring States period, the State of Wei dominated the world and often pressed the surrounding small countries to the ground and rubbed them. Even the 500,000-strong army of the Qin State in the Battle of Yin and Jin could not win against the 50,000-strong army of the State of Wei. It can be said that if the State of Wei has been developing in this way, its future is simply unlimited. Unfortunately, the battle of Maling later was the nightmare of the State of Wei, after the Battle of Maling, the State of Wei seemed to be in a slump, and was slowly overtaken by the State of Qin, the State of Qi, the State of Chu, and the State of Zhao, so why did the national strength of the State of Wei decline so quickly after the Battle of Maling? Let's analyze it!
One: The reason why the State of Wei was able to dominate the world
First of all, let's take a look at why the State of Wei was able to dominate the world in the early Warring States period.
Wei Guomingjun and reform. The most famous Ming Jun of the State of Wei is Wei Wenhou, and if he wants to rank in the list of Ming Juns of the Warring States, Wei Wenhou can definitely enter the top three. He exerted great efforts to expand the territory of the State of Wei, practiced reforms, cut off the country's previous shortcomings, and attached importance to talent and did not let the talent be lost. There are famous Wu Qi, Li Wu and others.
The State of Wei was highly capable militarily. The strongest army in the early Warring States period was undoubtedly Wei Wupao, who can be said to be the first generation of special soldiers in history. This was founded by Mr. Wu Qi and is invincible. How strong was Wei Wu's combat effectiveness? In the Battle of Yin and Jin, 50,000 Wei Wu pawns directly pressed the 500,000 troops of the Qin State to the ground and rubbed it. Even the Xiang Yu in the back is probably difficult to do!
The State of Wei implemented the rule of law and developed agriculture. In the early days of the Wei Dynasty, there was a set of "Fa Jing", which had a very complete system for the country's politics, military, economy, and so on. Farmers were then encouraged to produce agriculture and the well field system was abolished.
In summary, the above three points made the State of Wei rise rapidly and become a great power that dominated the world.
Second: Why did the State of Wei collapse after the Battle of Maling?
I think there are several reasons for this:
The kings of the State of Wei gradually fainted, and after Wei Wenhou, there was no such outstanding monarch as Wei Wenhou in the State of Wei, and it can be said that the State of Wei became inferior to a generation. Of course, this is not only a problem of the State of Wei, many countries in the Warring States are like this, after a generation of Ming Emperors, the next generation is not as good as a generation.
The famous general pang juan of the State of Wei was killed in battle, and Wei Wushu also consumed a lot. Pang Juan can be said to be a very good general, and he swept through many surrounding countries with Wei Wupao. Unfortunately, he met Sun Zhen, the nemesis, and there was the Battle of Guiling before the Battle of Maling. Both wars were rubbed by Sun Zhen on the ground! The Battle of Maling Pang Juan was directly killed! As a result, such a good talent as the State of Wei fell. After King Wei knew about it, he didn't come back to God for a long time. Wei Wupao also consumed a lot, and after the Battle of Yique, Wei Wupao was almost slaughtered by Bai Qi.
The brain drain of the Wei state, high-level corrupt politics. Many talents in the Qin state are Wei Guo, Shang Martin, Fan Ju, etc., it can be said that Wei Guo was the largest talent exporter in the Warring States period. However, the top brass is still very corrupt and does not realize the big problem of brain drain. He also ignored the law, leading to the defeat of the State of Wei.
In this case, all countries are reforming and changing the law. The State of Wei fell, and other countries slowly followed the changes of the State of Wei during its heyday. Qin Shang Martingale Transformation Method, Chu State Wu Qi Transformation Law, Zhao Guo HuFu Riding Shooting... As a result, the national strength of the State of Wei was getting weaker and weaker, and the national strength of other countries was getting stronger and stronger. In this way, Wei Guo's previous advantages were completely gone.
Therefore, in summary: after the Battle of Maling, the State of Wei collapsed and slowly degenerated from a first-class country to a second-rate country.