warring states careerist

Chapter 202
Dozens of steps ahead, there is a group of Chu people, surrounded by half drunk people, apparently for protection.

Those who can be protected by soldiers in the right army, even if they are not doctors, are also from the Duke of Chu. The Mozhe who led the team shouted and let everyone come forward.

It was night now, and the leaders of the Chu people in the night attack could not look after each other. Many people ran away with their heads in their arms and dropped their weapons.

Gongsun Ze also saw that the other party was a nobleman of Chu. Seeing that the other party was being guarded, he changed the thoughts of many gentlemen in his heart, and said loudly: "I heard that there are three kinds of teachers. One is to return with the imperial guard; Kui, hold the bridle on behalf of the imperial guard, dismount two horses, throw off the martingale and return them; or enter the base, break the shackles, and return the captives. I have never heard of anyone attacking the enemy's high officials. The people of Chu are exhausted, their momentum is already depressed, there is no need to pursue any more!"

The Mohist who led the team knew Gongsun Ze, and also knew that Gongsun Ze had had a conflict with Shi, so he recognized him, knew that he was a gentleman, and knew what he meant.

What Gongsun Ze meant was: I heard that the challenge of attacking the enemy is to attack the enemy's formation and make the enemy confused; Pretend to be aggressive in front of the enemy, straighten the horse's girth and reins, then get on the cart and retreat; or just rush into the enemy's line, kill one person and retreat.

Now that the people of Chu are sluggish, the matter of attacking and challenging the enemy has been completed, and there is no need to hunt down and kill the nobles of the enemy.

The Mohist could understand elegant language, and as soon as Gongsun Ze said this, he immediately shouted: "This foot battle is not a chariot battle. Attacking the enemy is not a teacher! Follow me!"

Gongsun Ze was stunned when he heard the words, so he had no choice but to follow behind the Mozhe and chase the Chu people in front.

It was night, it was too late to drive, and the people of Chu were in chaos. The half-drunk noble could only flee on foot, but was stopped by the rest of the soldiers.

The three Mohists who led the team each attracted more than [-] people who hadn't scattered and chased them, and surrounded them.

Just as Gongsun Ze was about to step forward, he shot an arrow from the other side, hitting the leg of the person next to him.

Looking up, I saw one of the Chu soldiers on the opposite side drawing a bow and twisting an arrow, even though he was chased and flustered, he was still graceful.

After shooting an arrow, he hit three people in the legs with the art of connecting, and said in a high voice: "Although I don't have Uncle Yang and Uncle Pan, I have the means! The former dies!"

Gongsun Ze saw that this man was a hero, with superb skills and pure elegant voice, so he had the heart to befriend him, and said in his heart: "If this battle is over and the siege of the city is over, I will definitely drink with this man!"

Looking up again, a spear bearer next to the shooter stuck the spear on the ground, holding an object in his hand, walked out of the circle as if no one was there, and said in a loud voice: "You have a military, and the orcs have nothing to give to you; Song City was captured. Wai, you can't get it if you donate poultry at the wrong time. Dare to offer it to the gentlemen as a meal!"

After saying that and saluting, it turned out that what he was holding was a half wild animal, presumably it was shot and hunted during the day, I am afraid that when these people attacked at night, they knew that the protector could not escape, so they thought of this method.

This is the gift of the nobility, which means: You have military affairs, and you have no time to hunt; Shangqiu City is besieged, and you have no time to hunt wild animals. It is our fault and you have lost the gift.Therefore, I offer you wild animals. According to the weekly ritual in May, it is time to eat this kind of wild animals. Please accept them with a smile.

This is begging for mercy, but the one who begs for mercy is very aristocratic.

We are all aristocrats, and we can be friends when we are not fighting. We are all polite people. I hope we don't chase after them.

This kind of thing happened often in the past. I don't know how many times this kind of thing happened in the Spring and Autumn Period. The shining aristocratic temperament in it made many people yearn for it.

But he didn't want to lead the team. The ink man held a sword and put it on the neck of the person who offered wild animals, and only shouted: "The one who is being guarded must be a relative of Chu! Go forward and capture it!"

The man who brought in wild animals didn't change his face or panic, and was about to speak, Gongsun Ze couldn't help but said first: "Those who hold bows are good at shooting, those who hold spears are good at shooting, even gentlemen! You can let them go home!"

Gongsun Ze only wanted to maintain his aristocratic spirit, but he didn't want the Mohist to say loudly: "A gentleman of the Mohist family, that's not the case! We don't keep the etiquette! Those who hold the relatives of Chu, the giants will report to Song Gong, There is a reward!"

After all, several people around Gongsun Ze rushed forward. Although the Chu people were good at shooting, they couldn't resist after all.

Gongsun Ze wanted to do something to make Shi stop ridiculing this time, but when he really had a chance to capture the nobles of Chu, he hesitated.

The more genuine a gentleman is, the more hesitant, lonely and hesitant he is in this age of change.

The people around him are all scholars, but they may not all be gentlemen.

Therefore, it may not be useful for the Mohist to say that the Mohist does not abide by the etiquette, but if he says that there will be a reward after returning, it can immediately induce everyone to move forward regardless of everything.

In terms of means, Gongsun Ze's swordsmanship and angle-to-pointing skills are considered to be excellent, and they are the closest, but he is at a loss.

A gentleman must be loyal to his ruler, Gongsun Ze thought to himself, since he is eating the salary given by the monarch and owning the fief given by the monarch, he must share the worries of the monarch.

Now that the capital of the country is under siege, this night raid out of the city, if a nobleman from Chu can be captured, will dissipate the morale of the Chu people, and it is just a way to relieve the worries of the monarch.

However, a gentleman must also have virtue.

Gongsun Ze thought to himself, in terms of shooting etiquette, the opponent's bloodline is more noble than his own, even in a battle, he can only pull the bowstring falsely to scare the opponent away, but he can't really shoot without saying a word... If he shoots, So what is the difference between Zheng Bo's arrow that shot Zhou Tianzi and what he did?
What's more, the other party's words are measured and polite, he is a real gentleman, and he is completely different from those rough Mohists. This kind of gentleman can be friends, and the other party has already offered wild game to express his defeat. catch them?
Back then, the people of Chu were attacked by Duke Huan and other feudal lords because they did not pay tribute to the baomao that shrunk the wine. Even the war is over.

What happened today was just to scare the Chu people and frustrate the Chu people.The people of Chu have already given gifts, and a real gentleman should not continue to pursue him at this time.

It's just that loyalty and virtue can't be both, which one is the behavior of a gentleman?

Gongsun Ze secretly said: "If Zhongni is still here, there must be an answer. It's a pity that if you look around the world at this time, who can answer it? If I don't step forward, I can't share your worries; if I step forward, I will not obey the gentleman. Zhide... am I still a gentleman?"

Just hesitating, the rest of the people had already dispersed the guarding Chu people, captured the half-drunk Chu nobleman, and bound him with the rope he carried with him.

Gongsun Ze sighed, helpless in his heart, and secretly said: "If you bind the nobles, you will return in a chariot, but now where are you looking for chariots? Even if there are, I'm afraid these Mohists may not choose to do so."

Sure enough, after the Mohist who led the team tied up the nobleman, he directly tied one end of the rope to himself, and shouted: "If you escape, you will die. Now you have to follow me back to Shangqiu! Do you understand?"

He said it in elegant accent and Chu dialect, and the half-drunk Chu nobles repeatedly agreed, and the Mohist who led the team said in his heart: "The guards around this man are brave, and his blood must be precious. Although it can't make the Chu people retreat, it is enough." Shock the people of Chu and fulfill the request of the giant."

"Now that one person has been captured, it is time to return without delay."

After finishing speaking, he tied up the rest of the captives, gathered more than 60 people who were still around, and said: "The goal has been achieved, it is better to retreat quickly!"

When they left the city, there were a hundred and 20 people, but now only half of them are left. After entering the Chu camp, the rest scattered to chase and kill the Chu people, and left the team.

At night, they can't distinguish things, and they scatter around, and they can't gather at all.

Someone shouted: "Let's retreat at this time, what about the rest? There are my friends among them. If you don't wait here for a while, the people of Chu are already panicked and will not be surrounded."

But the Mohist said: "The Mohist's rules cannot be changed. Before leaving the city, I said that you can't leave the team and don't charge without authorization. This matter is an order. If you break the ban and die, you deserve to die. Why wait for them?"

"Besides, once the Chu people gather around, what happened tonight will be useless. If I hadn't said it before I left the city, I would have to wait now, but since I have made it clear before I left the city, I will definitely not wait. Don't we Mohists have no friends and loyalty? Heart? It’s just that the rules are bigger.”

Gongsun Ze knew that the rules of the Mohists were strict, and he also knew that these Mohists could not turn back, so he could only persuade them: "These people who rushed to kill are sharp fighters, we can let them go back. If we want to defeat the Chu army in the future, we will still need to drive a car to attack. It is not easy to raise a scholar, it takes more than ten years to practice from an early age to be able to drive a car and shoot an arrow..."

Mo Zhe snorted and said: "These truths can only be explained after the battle. You can't distinguish things in a field battle. Once you are scattered in the Chu camp, you must not be able to return. I just say it again. If you want to stay, I will not hinder you. If you want to go back, the whole team will immediately retreat!"

After all, he stood on one side of the team, and said in front of Hengjian: "Those who are willing to stay and help friends, stand on the right side! The rest, prepare to retreat!"

After counting a few more, a few people stood up immediately, and only cursed: "It is said that Mohist has no king, no father, no friends and no righteousness! If there are only your rules in the world, how can you be ruthless? You go away, I will only stay to meet my friends and partners!"

The man waved his sword again and shouted: "Are there more warriors willing to follow me?"

With this cry, several people stood up and shouted: "We all have courage!"

After finishing speaking, he deliberately glanced at the Mo Zhe, but didn't want the Mo Zhe to be expressionless and ignore these people at all, and said to the rest of the people: "Get out!"

Gongsun Ze looked at the people who were still fighting fiercely around him, and then at the few warriors who stood up, sighed, and said in his heart: "Since your majesty entrusted Mo Di to guard the city, and asked us to obey Mo Di's order, then we should obey. Go out of the city I have said before that you can't disperse without authorization, and now you can only return. But... it seems wrong to do so. If you go out of the city to kill the enemy in the future, won't it chill the rest of the people? However, if you follow the rules, it seems impossible for this to happen. kind of thing..."

Still hesitating, he was already being pushed forward by the others, galloping towards Shangqiu.

(End of this chapter)