warring states careerist

Chapter 200
The bonfires of the Chu army will raise smoke and dust, and the evening is not too dark, but the chariots that are the main force of the war at this time can no longer be dispatched.

Gongsun Ze and others followed the leader of the Mohists and quietly moved forward, forbidding to speak out, so as not to alarm the Chu people.

This was the first time that Gongsun Ze had been attacked at night. Normally, what he thought of as a war should be an upright battle, a battle of chariots, not attacking cities and conquering territory, but only maintaining the ritual system.

It's just that he doesn't know it himself, his bottom line is constantly changing with the changes of the times, and he is not as extreme against this night attack that is obviously not an upright formation like those other things.

The times have changed.

Gongsun Ze still prefers the way of war decades ago.

Back then, Jin and Chu fought several battles around Song and Zheng, and the battles at that time were somewhat polite.

In the Battle of Liangtang, although the Chu people first used tricks to pretend to seek peace with Jin, the overall process of the decisive battle is still talked about by Gongsun Ze, thinking that it was the proper war.

At that time, the Chu people first sent Xu Bo, Le Bo, and She Shu to challenge the Jin army on bicycles, three people in one car, showing off their might.

After approaching the Jin army, Uncle Che Youshe jumped into the army base, killed one man and took his left ear, and captured one man alive.

The people of Chu gained momentum, and the people of Jin sent troops to hunt down the chariot. Seeing that they could not escape, Uncle Le just happened to be startled by an elk in the wilderness. Bao Kui, the Jin general who hunted and killed them.

Bao Kui got the elk, and everyone is aristocrats, so we still have to talk about etiquette, so he ordered to stop the pursuit.

This is full of aristocratic spirit. When the Chu people challenged with bicycles, the Jin people did not use some "shameless" tactics to destroy the chariots; when chasing, the Chu people's chariots also fled back relying on the aristocratic spirit.

It's just that these things have passed not long ago, and now there are few people in the world who fight such battles again.

Gongsun Ze thought to himself, at that time it was regarded as disrespectful, but now it is already disrespectful.

The moon rising in the east dyed the surrounding area a strange bright white. Someone beside him coughed softly, and Gongsun Ze smiled secretly.

When he went to the battlefield for the first time, he also coughed like this, and his mouth felt a little dry, and he couldn't save saliva no matter what.

He didn't seem to like this kind of silence, so he wanted to cough softly to make sure he was still alive.

However, this is not the first time he has been on the battlefield, and it should not be the first time for many people present, but

It is probably the first time that they choose to fight on foot instead of riding in a chariot.

Regarding the Mohist's choice, Gongsun Ze felt that Shangqiu might have given up on his own idea of ​​counterattacking the Chu army: these soldiers may die, and if these people die, then it is impossible to have enough chariots to fight back.

In the decisive battle between Sun Shuao and Jin Liuqing, Pan Shudang, who was the second shooter in the world because of Yang Youji, joined the left wing of the Chu army with forty chariots to fight against the central army of the Jin people. The army defeated the Chinese army and retreated.

Forty chariots can sometimes turn the tide of a battle for supremacy.

Gongsun Ze felt that if people like himself rode in chariots, even if they were in a group of three, there would still be forty chariots. These chariots driven by them were by no means comparable to ordinary trained chariots.

Mo Zhe will not be unclear, nor will he not be ignorant of the importance of chariot fighters, but if he still chooses to let them fight on foot, he must have completely given up the opportunity to fight the Chu people.

Gongsun Ze thought to himself: "The current situation is like this. The Mohists can only defend but not attack. In the end, they can only rely on the three Jins for help. But what is the difference between the Jin people and the Chu people? What can be done?"

Thinking of what he said that insulted them that day, the more he thought about it, the more sad he felt: up to now, the salary was enough to replace farming, but the capital of the country was besieged, and it could only be defended with the help of the Mohists.

"Mohists are good at defending, but only attacking. If we scholars can share the worries of the monarch, defeat the court, and prevent the people of Chu from coveting, why do we need these Mohists? Back then Shang Tang used forty chariots to start an uprising , Goujian formed an army with three thousand Yuejia, as long as the king can conduct benevolent government and the scholars can return to their hearts, how can there be opportunities for Mohist activities?"

Just as he was thinking wildly, the mohist who led the team in front whispered: "We are approaching the Chu camp, and we can fight after crossing the barracks. The guards in front are all apprentices and have no fighting spirit. Just bluff and make the Chu people panic." The chariot cannot be moved in the middle of the night, and the order cannot be communicated. The people of Chu do not know how many of us there are, so they will not dare to move around."

"The rise of the unkillable, only we are the first, and cannot be dispersed. If you disperse, you will not be able to return, and you will be captured by the Chu people."

"If you are captured, don't be afraid. I will wait for Mo Zhe to return the captives of the Chu people first, and the Chu people will not kill you. After all...you are scholars, not peasants!"

The last sentence was somewhat ironic, and everyone just snorted coldly, but they also took it for granted that no matter how much they were captured, they still had a chance to be redeemed.

Perhaps these people were too close, and finally a Chu army who was watching the night discovered them and exclaimed in Chu language, which immediately caused a shock in the Chu camp.

The leading Mozhe shouted, and Gongsun Ze stepped forward and crossed the barracks, thinking that he should not be underestimated by the Mozhe.

"I don't care about the rest, but I'm a scholar. If I'm not as good as the Mohist, I'll be ridiculed when I go back. His mouth is like a poisonous snake. He will not only laugh at me, but also the scholars of Song Dynasty, and said What is not as good as the words of the common peasants!"

I don't know when, he was very concerned about Shipo's comments, and he had the wish to spare no effort in his heart, and he took the lead in the first step.

The shouting Chu man swung his short dagger to meet him, Gongsun Ze knew that he was not his opponent just by looking at the opponent's tactics, so he took advantage of the opportunity when he swung the short dagger too hard and couldn't retract, he stabbed forward and hit the man in the heart.

Anyone who uses the sword well will stab.

It's just that this thorn needs more than ten years of practice before he can forget the instinctive slashing. The pawn who wields the short dagger usually has to cultivate, and only performs martial arts in winter. Where can he stop him?

The rest of the people followed closely behind, and followed the Mozhe with a white cloth wrapped around his arms towards the center of the Chu people's camp.

The people of Chu were slack at first, and never thought that the guards in front were peasants and soldiers, and they were not able to guard against night raids.

Under the cover of night, I don't know how many people came out of the city, I just heard the shouts of killing all around.

The Mohist who led the team was proficient in the Chu dialect, he could hear the voices around him, and he knew where the soldiers were. He used the methods suitable for publicity on weekdays, shouted loudly, and only said some words to shake people's hearts.

These disciples all thought: "Winning or losing has nothing to do with me? If you win, you don't get any rewards from us, your parents are killed but you have no one to support them, and your wives and children are snatched away instead. These people are right. Why do you fight to the death?"

"Besides, everyone ran away. Didn't those people say that they should not be held accountable? If everyone ran away, wouldn't the ban require everyone to be killed?"

"It's important to save your life! If anyone runs away, we will run away!"

At the beginning, three or five people thought this way, and when they ran away, they led the rest of the people to flee, and it was extremely chaotic for a while.

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The news of the night raid in the city quickly reached the king of Chu. Someone climbed on the tower to look out, found the change in the camp, and hurriedly informed the king of Chu.

There are drums beating everywhere on the top of the city, shouting and killing, bluffing.

Night raids have never happened before, so the only way to deal with it is to stick to it and stay up until dawn.

For the defensive side, the night attack will certainly be unclear about the number and purpose of the attackers, and it seems passive, but the same is true for the offensive side.

Attackers can't complete an effective attack at night, and at most can only cause chaos in the camp: a purposeful and organized night attack requires extremely high organizational strength, which is difficult for an army to do in this era, and it is difficult to find hundreds of

It is extremely difficult to find someone who is organized, disciplined, and determined to fight to the death.

The nobles in the Chu camp woke up one after another. They could only gather their own private soldiers, chariots, and deployment first, to keep their basic base first, and then gradually move closer to the King of Chu.

The other nobles who are leading the army cannot act rashly. Once they make any moves, they will cause chaos in the army. At that time, those disciples will not know what to do, and it will cause an extremely serious chaos.

The king of Chu has his own chariot and attendants, and the people on the right side of the king's chariot are mostly nobles who are good at shooting and flashing weapons. There are camps left by the Mohist "Welcome the Enemy Temple" around them, so they can defend themselves.

On the high platform of the wooden pagoda, the king of Chu, Sima, Zuo Yin and others climbed up and watched. Seeing the killing sound of the left wing, it was extremely chaotic, and they were secretly worried.

It was agreed to form an alliance with Mozhe before, but it does not mean that the two sides have ceased fighting. Although there is moonlight in the night, they can't see clearly. I don't know how many people came, and I don't know how many people attacked.

At this time, there is no order, the army is in chaos, and they don't know how to deal with it. In addition, there are many private soldiers. The farmers and soldiers newly recruited before the expedition are really unable to stick to it.

A group of Chu generals were quite worried, but they didn't want the king of Chu to look at the harassed camp in the distance and suddenly burst out laughing.

Everyone was puzzled, but the King of Chu said: "Worriless! The city is just a raid, not a decisive battle. You can order all the troops to strictly guard the camp, not to move around, and not to support!"

"All armies light the torches, light the bonfire, and move forward with bows and crossbows. They are not allowed to move privately. Anyone who moves privately will be killed!"

Zuo Yin said: "I'm afraid that the city wants to break the siege... just don't move, the armies can't look after each other, wouldn't it be chaos?"

The King of Chu laughed and said, "Night attack, there must not be many people. If there is a night attack before sunrise, I will be on guard against counterattack in the city, but now it's getting late, why worry?"

"There are not many people, so you can't break the formation. At most, you can only make one corner chaotic. I think the city is just trying to burn the soldiers and rations at night, so let the camps stay still for a while. I and you will each lead a chariot, gather soldiers, and send them out." Just disperse."

"Night raiders must be elite soldiers. Ordinary soldiers cannot fight at night, so we have to drive them away."

Hearing this, the nobleman on the right side of the car hurriedly advised: "No! How can the king take risks? Why don't you wait here until dawn before making a decision."

The King of Chu laughed and said, "Dawn? When the day dawns, the attackers will retreat completely. Wouldn't it mean that our army's prestige and prestige will be ruined, and the morale will definitely be weak!"

"I'm done. It's just harassment in the city. It's definitely not a decisive battle outside the city. Don't worry! Just let the troops stick to it! Che Guang and my servants will follow me to drive away the night raiders in the city!"

(End of this chapter)