In 381 BC, the famous general Wu Qi returned from the front to mourn King Chu, but encountered the old nobles shooting him with random arrows, and seeing that his life was imminent, Wu Qi suddenly pounced on King Chu.
Wu Qi was a defender of the country during the Warring States period, and when he was a child, his family was still very rich. But he wanted to be an official, so he spent money everywhere to buy officials, but although he scattered his family wealth, he could not achieve his wish. The neighbors in the village always laughed at him, and finally one day he couldn't bear it anymore and killed more than thirty people who mocked him in one fell swoop.
After the killing, Wu Qi began a career of escape. Before leaving, he made a vow with his mother that he would never return home without paying official respects.
Wu first arrived in the country of Lu and introduced himself to the country of Lu.
At that time, the state of Qi was attacking the state of Lu. Lu Mugong was concerned that his wife was a native of Qi, and when Wu Qi heard about it, he actually killed his wife to show his sincerity, which is also the story of "killing his wife and seeking generals" that Wu Qi criticized most in later generations.
Wu Qi became a general as he wished, and he led the Lu army to fight the Qi army.
Wu Qi really had the talent of a military general, and the army of the Lu State led by him defeated the powerful State of Qi to the ground.
At this time, Lu Mugong was instigated, and he was afraid of retaliation from the Qi state, so he drove Wu Qi away.
The indignant Wu Qi came to Wei again, and King Wen of Wei had heard about his deeds, admired him very much, and strongly supported him in military reforms.
Wu Qi formulated effective incentive policies to recruit soldiers. He believes that there are not many soldiers, but in excellence. So the soldiers were carefully selected and the first special forces unit in history was established, known in history as the "Wei Wu Pawn".
Wei Wupai was extremely effective in combat, and the conditions for selecting soldiers were also very harsh. It is required to wear three layers of armor, be able to pull a crossbow of twelve stones, carry fifty arrows, carry a long ge and a sharp sword, and three days of grain, and gallop a hundred miles in half a day. If selected, his family can be exempted from the military service tax and the house tax. Such incentive measures have greatly aroused the enthusiasm of the common people to join the army.
Not only that, Wu Qi also loves soldiers like a son. He eats and lives with the soldiers, and the whole unit is united from top to bottom, and the cohesion is very strong.
Wu Qi, as a general, sucked pus bags for his soldiers with his mouth. The soldiers were very moved, and they were willing to serve him and kill the enemy to the death, and Wu Qi won the hearts of the army.
Wu Qi continued to expand the territory for the Wei state, occupying the Hexi region, which belonged entirely to the state of Qin, and Qin lost the military importance of the Hexi region, and his eastward plot against the six kingdoms was greatly hindered.
The State of Qin finally couldn't hold back and gathered 500,000 soldiers and horses to besiege the city, and the situation was critical. At this time, Wu Qi only had 50,000 horses to guard the city, and they were all recruits and had no combat experience. In the era of cold weapons, the superiority of the number of troops can almost lock in the victory or defeat of war.
Wu Qi carefully analyzed the situation of the Qin army and believed that although the Qin army was numerous, its equipment was not sophisticated, and the quality of the army was limited, so Wu Qi decided to win the battle. Wu Qi asked King Wen of Wei for 500 chariots and 3,000 cavalry for support.
The big war was about to break out, and on the battlefield, with flexible command and mobilization, Wu Qi keenly grasped the fighter. He saw that the Qin army was weak in organization, and according to the characteristics of the Qin people's selfish fighting, he divided a small force to lure the enemy and wandered beside the large army, showing a weak and sluggish appearance. Qin Jun was really fooled, and Wu Zi stepped forward to fight with him, but he didn't want to be entangled instead, and he was in a dilemma.
Just as the Qin army's attention was distracted, Wu Qi ordered his troops to charge the Qin army from all angles. After a few rounds, the Qin army was in chaos, difficult to care about, and tired of coping. Dead dead, wounded, most of them lost their armor and fled in all directions. As a result, Wu Qi defeated the Qin army.
In this famous battle of Yin and Jin, Wu Qi, with his military talent, defeated the Qin army ten times his own, becoming a classic battle example in history with fewer victories and more battles.
The Wei army was able to win thanks to Wu Qi's reform of the army.
However, the good times did not last long, and after the death of King Wen of Wei, King Wu of Wei succeeded to the throne, and he listened to rumors and distanced himself from Wu Qi. Wu Qi had no choice but to switch to his master.
Wu rose up to the state of Chu, and the king of Chu trusted him very much and fully supported Wu Qi's reforms. Wu Qi made a bold move to the true seal, and did not allow the noble title to inherit unless the descendants created new military merits. He laid off many inactive officials and moved the nobles to the border areas where there were few people, allowing them to cultivate the wasteland and support themselves.
These measures hit the key point of the Chu State, and in a short period of time, they saw results. The state of Chu gradually became politically clear, developed economically and militarily, and gradually became stronger. But these policies moved the interests of the nobles, and the nobles hated him so much that they couldn't wait to get rid of him.
When King Mourning of Chu died of illness, Wu Qi rushed back to the capital from the front line to mourn. And the old nobles have long been in ambush, waiting for an opportunity to want his life. The nobles who couldn't wait, not waiting for Wu Qi to leave the palace, shot arrows at Wu Qi indiscriminately.
Wu Qi saw that there was no way to escape, and finally set up a plan, he threw himself on the corpse of King Chu. As a result, the nobles' arrows not only hit Wu Qi, but also the body of King Chu. The law of the State of Chu stipulates that "the king of Li, the three tribes of sin". Wu Qi pulled more than 70 nobles to accompany him for burial.
A generation of famous generals Wu Qi came to an end.
Wu Qi's life has experienced 76 battles, 64 victories, and has never been defeated, and his "Wuzi Art of War" and "Sun Tzu's Art of War" are equally famous, and are called "Sun Wu Art of War" by later generations.
Guo Moruo said that his life is dazzling compared to Wen Bi Shang Martingale, Wu Bi Sun Wu, and Wu Qi.
Author: Far Tree
Editor: He Ye Wu Dream
References: documentary "General History of China"; "History of Wu Qilie"
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