Why did Wei's strength drop so fast after the Battle of Maling?

After the Battle of Maling, the strength of Wei declined rapidly. This is mainly because in the Battle of Maling, 654.38+ 10,000 Wei Wuzu of Wei State was wiped out by Qi State, which dealt a great blow to Wei State, and at that time, many countries implemented political reforms and became stronger in succession. However, Wei was unable to cultivate so many Wei Wuzu, so Wei's strength declined very quickly.

First, the battle of Maling dealt a great blow to Wei, and Wei suffered serious losses.

At first, it was Wei's political reform, so he could become a powerful country, and Wei Wuzu of Wei almost destroyed Qin. So Wei was in its heyday at that time, and perhaps because of this, Wei was a little proud and its relations with other countries were not so harmonious. Later, Wei attacked South Korea, and South Korea asked Qi for help. Qi sent troops to aid Korea, and finally Wei Wuzu was annihilated by Qi.

Second, Wei lost not ordinary soldiers, but Wei Wuzu, whom they were proud of.

Wei Wuzu is a magic weapon that Wei invested heavily in. It can also be said that this is an army of national forces trained by Wei. However, in the Battle of Maling, this team was completely annihilated by Qi. For Wei, they have no capital to train a group of Wei Wuzu. Because of this, Wei's strength began to decline rapidly.

Third, because other countries have also carried out reforms, Wei is no longer a monopolist.

Wei took the lead in carrying out political reform, so he was also the first beneficiary. Seeing Wei's success, other countries followed suit and implemented political reforms. Although Wei is very strong, other countries are slowly catching up and developing quickly, especially Chu, which is getting worse and worse. At this point, the situation was out of Wei's control. After the war in Maling, these countries became powerful, and Wei's geographical position was also very dangerous. Qin and Chu are eyeing them. In addition, Wei has offended Korea and Zhao before, so Wei is not facing the enemy, which also indicates that Wei is no longer the hegemon.