warring states careerist

Chapter 177
The king of Chu had his own plan. Many cities in the front line of the confrontation between the north and the Three Jins needed to be built to prevent them from being attacked by the Three Jins.

There is still a certain gap between the Chu people's city building technology and the Central Plains.The capital of Chu was rebuilt and became stronger, and Wu Qi had to wait until Wu Qi became the Ling Yin of Chu to preside over the construction again.

The king of Chu had heard about Mo Zhe's carpentry, masonry, and city building techniques, and now he saw it with his own eyes. He was amazed, but also ignited a lot of hope.

The purpose of encircling Shangqiu this time was not to destroy the Song Dynasty, but to make the Song people submit, so as to act as a buffer between Chu and the Three Jins, control Song's internal affairs, and support agents.

If the county is destroyed in the Song Dynasty, it will be collectively opposed by the nobles of the Song Dynasty, and it will also lead to an unprecedented unity of the Three Jins, so they will send troops together.

Although there are conflicts between Zhao and Wei, Wei Si is not dead, and he is still sure of the general strategic direction. It is impossible for the Three Jins to tolerate the Chu people destroying the Song Dynasty.

Although Han and Zheng have grudges, even if the Zheng people are close to Chu now, once the Song Dynasty is destroyed, the Zheng people will put aside their conflicts with South Korea and jointly fight against the Chu army.

Taking advantage of the contradictions within the nobles of the principality to let the pro-Chu faction gain the upper hand, this is the best choice, and it is also the confidence of the King of Chu.

In his opinion, once the Song people surrender, they can use the manpower and food of the Song State to strengthen the defense lines of Yuguan and Daliang.

Song State can swing left and right, but swinging left and right means being close to Chu.Because of the direction of Fangcheng and Luguan, the Three Jins could not attack, and the Song Dynasty was the bridgehead for the Chu people to counterattack from the Jianghuai to the north.

At that time, it may be necessary to drive [-] Song people to help build it, but it can reduce part of it. In the name of benefiting the world and the people, I ask the Mohists to help preside over the reinforcement of Yuguan and Daliang.

If this kind of masonry technology is adopted, it will certainly be possible to make the northern defense line last longer, and the Sanjin may not be able to break through the city easily.

He learned about the situation in the city from those scouts and secret agents, and knew that the Mohist defended the city for nothing. He could only besiege the city and wait for the internal conflicts to erupt.

Shangqiu is Shangqiu, Song State is Song State, Song Gong is Song Gong, and nobles are nobles. This point can be distinguished, and it is easy to straighten out the danger of Song State at this time.

A few days later, witches and men from Chu, wearing high bird feather crowns, sacrificed to the Seven Gods of the West on the rebuilt tower, and used some miraculous methods to boost the morale of the Chu army. .

Siege warfare, not siege warfare.

The biggest problems facing the siege side are firewood, food, camping, drinking water and other issues.

Not everyone has tents, only the nobles and the scholar class have their own tents, and the rest of the disciples are stationed where they are.

The word "huo" originated from the army. A group of ten people sits around a campfire, sleeps and rests at night, and is not allowed to walk around at will.

At this time, there were no iron pots, let alone large marching pots. Soldiers used their own small earthen pots to cook, and the meals were rough.

Within thirty miles, there were originally grain fields, and the remaining firewood mountains were burned down when the walls were cleared.

If soldiers do not have bonfires at night, it is difficult to maintain morale, and accidents are prone to occur, so the Chu army needs a lot of firewood every day.

The firewood has to be transported here from thirty miles away, and a part of the army has to be assigned to guard the wheat fields that are about to mature, and a part of the army has to be prepared to transport food and grass in the future...

In fact, there are not many troops of the Chu army that can really fight in the field, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. Most of them are feudal volunteer farmers who accompany the army.

It's just that it is impossible to fight at night or in rainy days at this time. The army can easily lose its way, and can only use the method of surprise attack by small groups of troops, which cannot cause large-scale harm.

Even if someone screamed in the barracks at night, it might trigger a series of follow-up reactions, causing everyone to flee.

The disciples had no tents, only bonfires in groups of ten.

The king of Chu had his own big cowhide tent, and the generals also had their own small tents. The enfeoffment system was severe, so the management of the army was extremely chaotic.

The big tent of the king of Chu is in the pile of bricks and stones left by the Mozhe, and next to it is a tall wooden building that can pass orders, observe the distance, and check the movement of the camp after being used for sacrifices.

These masonry camps are exquisitely designed, as if they have been carefully calculated. If you camp inside, you can shoot arrows outward on several star-shaped corners and support each other.

It is not qualified as a fortress, but as a temporary camp, it is perfect.

The generals, Sima, Zuo Yin and other nobles were listed in the big tent, and the bonfire outside was burning, and the accompanying people were shrinking wine with stalks.

When Qi Huan ruled in the past, he used this cheap thatch as an excuse to unite with the princes to attack Chu.

The Qi State, which once dominated until now, has declined somewhat, and even formed an alliance with Chu because of the rise of the Three Jins and Yue.

The state of Jin, which ended the Rebellion of the Six Ministers, still dominates the world even if it is divided into three points.

Most of the people in the tent are nobles with those surnames.

The nobles basically held two opinions on the siege of Shangqiu.

The cutting-edge young people see this as an opportunity to build meritorious deeds, and they hope to be able to siege the city instead of besieging it.

However, some old officials in the former king's era kept secret about the siege of the city. When they were young, they had seen the debate between Mo Di and Gongshu Pan more than 30 years ago.

As a cutting-edge faction, Yin Xian said: "The Mozhe burned the food outside the city, filled the wells, and burned a lot of firewood."

"If our army besieged the city, we would have to divide our troops to transport grain, grass and firewood. Even if there were wheat fields thirty miles away, manpower would be needed to harvest them."

"It's better not to attack the city, otherwise, once the soldiers of the Three Jins arrive, our army will be worried!"

What Gong Shuyin said was not unreasonable, the logistics problem was a big problem.

During the reign of King Zhuang, when the national power was at its peak, the siege of the Song State had already almost made the Chu army do their best.

The weather is fine now, but with the arrival of May, it is easy to have a series of rainy days. When the bonfires cannot be lit, the soldiers must be resentful and homesick, and their morale will drop, making it even more difficult to sustain.

But You Yin retorted: "Mo Di came to defend the city, how do we attack?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the veterans agreed with him, Palace Yin smiled and said: "Why is You Yin so timid? If you don't have ambitions, even if Mo Di can defend the city, it may not be invincible."

"Besides, I heard that when he fought with Gongshu Ban in the past, he already explained the art of defending the city one by one. In the past, his close attendants also had someone with strong knowledge to recite and organize them afterward. What's there to be afraid of?"

This is the saying that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. Gong Yiyin is not young, but he has never really experienced the fighting skills of more than 30 years ago, and many of them are just heard.

But those old ministers who have witnessed it with their own eyes understand the ridiculousness of these words.

You Yin didn't care about Gong Jianyin's saying that he was timid, and asked back with a snort, "Knowing it but not being able to decipher it, isn't it different from not knowing?"

Gong Yin said: "Surround instead of attack? Wouldn't the Song people laugh?"

You Yin laughed loudly and said, "Shameful? How can you be ridiculous? When the Qi people attacked Lu, Mo Zi stepped forward and made the Qi people retreat. Is there any difference between the Qi people's attack on Lu and my attack on Song by Chu?"

"Besides, the morale in the city is even higher if the attack is not enough, and Mo Zhe has shown his defensive skills. That's what makes people laugh!"

The two couldn't settle down, and the young and the old were fighting fiercely, and the final decision was still in the hands of the King of Chu.

As You Yin said, the scary thing about Mo Zhai’s methods is that even though he had already said how to deal with Gongshuban more than 30 years ago, even though many of his disciples had passed on the city defense skills to the outside world, there was still nothing he could do about it .

This kind of method of knowing the other party is still helpless, which is the scary thing.

According to the news from inside the city, Mohist governed in an orderly manner, the details almost covered twelve kinds of siege techniques, including the long siege of the city. The King of Chu knew that Shangqiu was not so easy to capture.

He was waiting, waiting for the riots of the nobles who had allied with the Chu people, and waiting for the internal disputes in the Song Dynasty.

The soldiers of the Three Jin Dynasties will not arrive so soon. The King of Chu believes that he still has enough time. Even if he transports food and grass to besiege the city and exhaust the strength of the neighboring counties, he must complete the first major event since he took the throne. Provide the basis for future centralization.

After arguing for a long time, the king of Chu finally said: "The Mohists defended the city. What they said more than thirty years ago, now I still have fear in my heart, so I can't attack without authorization."

"Just set up camp and besiege the city, prepare for raids from outside the city, prepare more firewood, and wait for the opportunity."

"If you attack the city, there will be many casualties, morale will drop, and the city will not be able to fall, and the Song people's army will be full of enthusiasm and cannot be attacked!"

When he said this, he was actually acquiescing to what those old ministers said. Siege of the city was not a matter of consideration at all, and the only choice was to siege the city.

More than 30 years ago, Mozi relied on the deterrence created by his belt, wood chips, bamboo chips and tongue, and he is still there 30 years later, which still makes Chu people have lingering fears and dare not act rashly.

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Inside the city, Shi, Mo Di and others stood at the top of the city, looking at the bonfires outside the city, their brows stretched and their faces relaxed.

Shi laughed and said, "Mr.'s reputation of being righteous and guarding the city makes Chu people dare not act rashly."

Mo Di pointed to the bonfire in the distance, and said with a smile: "They dare not. The art of siege is in my heart; the ability to defend the city, no one in the world can match it? If he attacks the city, he is afraid of losing soldiers and generals, and the soldiers will be frightened." , it is better to besiege and not attack."

"The most important thing now is the food and grass in the city. There must be no problems. If there is no food in the city, the Chu people besiege the city, and many people in the city starve to death, then we can only obey the Chu people."

Speaking of this, Mo Di asked again: "In your opinion, if the people of Chu are only besieging the city, when will they attack and force them to form an alliance? Shi, tell me."

Thinking of the battle to defend the city where the Anshi Rebellion happened here in later generations, and almost devoured the entire city, he said: "My disciples believe that it is best to attack Chu people if they exhaust the Chu people and make Chu people suspicious."

"Now that the Chu people have just besieged the city, we can first send brave men to fall down the city wall and attack the Chu people at night."

"Several times and three times, Chu people must be on guard."

Before he finished speaking, Gong Zaoye said, "Shi, your method is not good. Since we want to take advantage of Chu people's unpreparedness and force Chu people to form an alliance at night, we must make Chu people despise negligence. It can be broken with one blow."

"As you said, if you send warriors out of the city to harass the city first, the people of Chu will definitely be on guard. Once the people of Chu are on the alert, how can you take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Chu people to coerce the princes of Chu into an alliance?"

(End of this chapter)