Tu-Wei captured Hexi territory
At that time, the governor of Hexi in Wei was Wu Qi. Why didn't Wei further destroy Qin, occupy Guanzhong first, and then further unify the world?
When Wuqi was guarding Hexi, he led the Hexi garrison to cross Luoshui frequently, and won many victories, which made many literati daydream infinitely: if Wei handed over the Central Army to Wuqi, Wuqi would definitely destroy Qin!
This simple reasoning seems reasonable, because there are only more than 100,000 defenders in Hexi under Wuqi's command, who not only hold Hexi, but also take offense as defense, making the whole Qin Jun exhausted. If Wuqi can lead hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Qin, Qin will be in real trouble.
However, in reality, they did not regard the elimination of Qin as their primary strategic goal. Is it because their vision is not long enough? Of course not, but the difficulty or cost of destroying Qin is enough to deter any Wei monarch.
We simulate the process of Wei's destruction of Qin according to the most favorable war progress for Wei.
Wei Jun rumbled forward, and Wuqi, who fought with Qin Jun for many years, finally led hundreds of thousands of Wei Jun and set foot on the land of Guanzhong.
Wei, as a vassal state separated from Jin, made a lot of progress by fighting in the North, but it was still a little thin to attack the old rival Qin alone. Only by bringing Zhao and Han into the partnership can Wei gain the military advantage over Qin Jun.
But is Zhao Han willing to go to war?
Of course not. Zhao and Han are not adjacent to the territory of Qin, and there is no direct conflict of interest. Even if we won the battle and occupied the land in Guanzhong, Wei wouldn't give it to Zhao Han. Even if you get a little land, it is an enclave with little value.
The focus of Zhao's strategic development is to defend the eastern countries. From 390 BC to 380 BC, Zhao attacked the state of Yue many times and gained a lot of land.
South Korea's direction is also very clear, and that is Zheng Guo. In 375 BC, South Korea finally destroyed Zheng, a great country in the Spring and Autumn Period.
It can be seen that neither Zhao nor Han is willing to form an alliance with Wei, but if Wei forcibly demands it, the two armies of Zhao and Han may compromise and form a Sanjin Coalition.
Since we analyze the destruction of Qin by Wei from the most favorable angle, let's assume that Zhao and South Korea sent troops to support Wei.
At the beginning of the war, let's take a look at the terrain in Guanzhong and the route of Wei Jun's invasion.
The invasion and supply route of Sanjin allied forces is nothing more than land and water.
The waterway only goes west along the Weihe River, but the Weihe River flows from west to east, and Wei Jun has plenty of grain and grass, which is impossible to achieve. On the other hand, when the State of Qin fought back against the State of Wei, it could go down the river full of grain and grass, relaxed and happy. This is the role of geography. Qin has a unique geographical condition for the eastern governors.
Land has become the only choice for Wei Jun, but it is not difficult for Jin Jun to cross the Yellow River, Luoshui and Shuijing, and a large number of ships are needed to support it.
Wu Qi once commanded Wei Wuzu to reach the Shuijing Valley, but the number of Wei Wuzu commanded by Wu Qi was small, mainly because of harassment, as long as he brought enough dry food. In this national war, Wei Jun has a large number of people, so the preparation of reserve materials must be fully and timely.
Wuqi, of course, is a master. I believe he can handle the problem of Wei Jun's reserve materials, cross three big rivers, and then Wei Jun has to travel hundreds of miles to the west to reach the Yong capital of Qin.
Figure-Qin after the fall of Hexi
Guanzhong terrain is oval, wide from east to west and narrow from north to south. Wei Jun crossed Qinchuan for 800 miles before reaching his destination, Yongdu.
Among the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period, all six countries had their capitals attacked, and Chu, Qi, Zhao and Yan even had tragedies in which their capitals were conquered. Only the state of Qin, no princes of the six countries can hit Yongdu, let alone conquer Yongdu.
Even in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin State, which had an overwhelming advantage over Qin State, only reached the Shuijing Valley when it was at its strongest, and it did not threaten Yongdu at all. The depth of Qinchuan in 800 miles is a huge geographical advantage.
If the Sanjin allied forces appear under the capital of Yong, no matter how the outcome is, they have already set a record.
But at this time, the situation in the Central Plains will inevitably change dramatically.
As we all know, Wei attacked Handan, the capital of Zhao, and Qi immediately besieged Wei to save Zhao, and defeated Wei Jun twice in the battle between Guiling and Maling. If Wei goes deep into Qin, Qi will certainly not miss this good opportunity. East County, the land north of the Yellow River and Wei State will all enter the territory of Qi State.
Will Qi really rob by fire? Sure! Definitely, definitely!
When the State of Qi besieged the State of Wei to save Zhao, it was almost certain that it would have a decisive battle with the Central Army of Wei, and the State of Qi did not flinch. This time, Wei's central army was on the western front, and Qi was just facing the empty defense of Wei's eastern front. Qi Weiwang has absolutely no reason to miss this opportunity. In addition, Wei is on the eastern route north of the Yellow River, and there is no danger to defend. Qi can get these fertile lands without spending much money.
Wei is located in the southern line south of the Yellow River in the Central Plains. Almost all the land of Wei was taken away by Chu, and there was not a day when Chu didn't want to recover his homeland. When the Central Army of Wei Jun is not in the downtown area, what reason does Chu have not to recover its homeland?
Therefore, when the Sanjin allied forces appear under the capital of Yong, Wei's eastern line north of the Yellow River and the southern line south of the Yellow River will be quickly and thoroughly defeated by Qi and Chu.
Qin has not been destroyed, Qi has risen again, and Chu is strong again.
The above is only the best guess. The slightly worse trend is that Qi and Chu will continue to fight against the empty Zhao and South Korea, forcing them to retreat.
Since it is speculated in the best direction, let's assume that Qi and Chu ceased fighting and Sanjin joined forces to conquer Yongdu.
At this point in the story, the plot is similar to saving Zhao from Wei. Although Wei conquered Handan, the capital of Zhao, it was defeated by Qi, Chu and Qin in the southeast and west.
If Wei was lucky this time, it would be impossible to capture Yongdu and the eastern and southern parts of Qin. In other words, the best outcome of Wei is to exchange the east and south for a larger Guanzhong area.
If we play an online game of the Three Kingdoms or the Warring States, it is a good territorial exchange. With Jinjiao, the Wei State, we also have the geographical elements to unify the whole country. Unfortunately, the game did not consider political and geographical factors.
When attacking Shimonoseki, wei ren's first consideration is the distribution of stolen goods.
Judging from the wars of the allied forces in Sanjin before, almost all the wars in Sanjin were exclusively enjoyed by Wei, including the war between Sanjin and Chu, and all the territories finally captured were included in the territory of Wei.
The problem now is that if Wei does not give Zhao and South Korea territory, the Sanjin Allied Forces will disintegrate, or if Wei gives Zhao and South Korea a small number of enclaves, the Sanjin Allied Forces will also dissolve. Moreover, from the point of view of Zhao and Han, Qi and Chu are under considerable pressure, and we must consider how to deal with the Qi and Chu troops who are eager to move.
In real history, Zhao attacked and defended the country's territory many times, while South Korea destroyed Zheng. If Sanjin can capture Yongdu, Zhao Han will return to the original track and complete his strategic vision. The dissolution of Sanjin is inevitable.
If this is a Warring States game, Wei can complete the hegemony of unifying the world step by step. Unfortunately, this is not a game.
After Wei conquered Yongdu, he faced geographical problems again.
A few years later, Wei conquered Zhongshan, and then Zhongshan resumed China, which took about 30 years. Thirty years later, did Zhongshan people emerge from the ground?
No, Zhongshan people fled to Taihang Mountain and returned to China 30 years later!
Sun Yat-sen returned to China because Wei did not want to follow in the footsteps of Zhongshan people, because fighting in the mountains, Wei Jun had no advantage and would pay a huge price.
At that time, Zhongshan people had a small piece of land on Taihang Mountain, but Qin was different. They have a vast territory in Longxi Plateau. Qin not only originated from Longxi Plateau, but also expanded a considerable plateau territory when it occupied Xirong.
The territory of Qin in the plateau is ten times that of Zhongshan people in Taihang Mountain. Even if Qin lost its capital, as long as it retreated to the plateau, it could still pose a great threat to Wei.
Moreover, to the north of Guanzhong, there are other Rong people such as Yiqu, and in Guanzhong, I'm afraid life will not be easy.
If Wei pursues the plateau and continues to uproot the Qin people, it is a good idea, but it is impossible. At the beginning, the Zhou dynasty had great advantages over dogs and failed to set foot on the plateau to eliminate dogs. This shows that on the plateau, nomadic people have innate advantages, and Wei can only take preventive strategies against Qin.
So, can Wei still compete in the Central Plains? I'm worried that as soon as Wei Jun's main force leaves Guanzhong, Qin Jun will rush down the plateau to recover his homeland.
It can be seen that Wei's occupation of Guanzhong is different from that of Qin. Qin occupied Guanzhong only after the hidden dangers in Longxi Plateau were eliminated, while Wei was repeating the old road taken by the people of the Western Zhou Dynasty. How the Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed by the dog army, Wei might be destroyed by Qin.
Simulating the destruction of Qin by Wei has been deduced in the most favorable direction for Wei, and Wei can't solve the dilemma in the end. Thus, Wei Wenhou, Wei Wuhou and Wei Huiwang did not choose to destroy Qin, and there were indeed good reasons.