warring states careerist

Chapter 208
Even though the disciples of Gongshuban knew the Mohist's method of defending the city, they couldn't decipher it. They could only watch the Chu people take their lives to fill it.

The disciples of Gongshu class know about the belongings of the car.The weapon of Huoyong is also known to Gongshuban.

But there is no way to know, and the result is no different from not knowing.

The wooden barrels thrown from the city wall kept hitting near the moat, and a lot of liquid grease flowed out of it, moistening the firewood piled up by the Chu people on the moat for the infantry to cross the river.

The cars in the city are still throwing, and the sound of crackling can be heard later.

For those in Huoyong, they were dug out early with a wooden wall measuring two feet and four quarters in length, put charcoal fire in it to admire it, and borrowed a cart to cast it.

It is to use big logs to hollow out the interior, fill some combustibles and charcoal fire, use a saw to merge the split logs, and then throw them out with a car to ignite the fire.

It is not impossible to fill the moat with soil, but it is absolutely not efficient to use firewood, so most of the attacking side will use firewood to block the moat.

If the people of Chu were willing to spend a few days and slowly fill up the trenches of the moat at the cost of the arrows shot on the city, the result might be that the soldiers did not dare to move forward.

After the thrown flames fell to the ground, the smoldering charcoal quickly ignited the nearby firewood, igniting a fire with thick smoke, and the firewood piled up in front of the moat burned one after another.

Under the thick smoke, those Chu people carrying firewood fell into chaos. Originally, there was no oil in the Huoyong, but after he figured out a way to squeeze the oil, Mozi used these methods.

The thick smoke and fire will not kill a few people, but it will greatly slow down the advancing speed of the Chu people. Seeing that it is already afternoon and the moat has not been filled, the elite soldiers who are ready to go have no chance to get close to the city wall.

It seems to be a busy day, but in fact it has basically no effect, and it is restrained by the city everywhere.

The King of Chu knew that the Mohist had not been able to use his full strength today, and the moat that was thousands of feet away had not been crossed, and he would have to start all over again tomorrow.

Knowing that the city was not doing its best, the King of Chu was also worried that the Mozhe would go out of the city to attack at night, or counterattack while withdrawing troops. The sun was still high, so the King of Chu could only order to suspend the siege.

"Once it gets dark and retreats, the city will definitely take advantage of the chaos to counterattack. The moats cannot pass today, but the earth hills have been erected. We must defend the earth mountains at night to prevent the Mohists from counterattacking at night to seize the earth mountains."

"Tomorrow morning, continue to fill up the ditches and attack the city with ants!"

The king of Chu had his own considerations for his caution. In fact, there was still more than an hour before dark at this time, but if it was really dark before the troops were withdrawn, the king of Chu was sure that the mohists in the city would never let go of the chaotic opportunity to withdraw their troops.

The servant sent the order down, the archers pressed the formation, and the chaotic disciples began to retreat slowly, and a large number of elite soldiers were prepared to guard against counterattacks in the city.

Near the earth mountain, many soldiers were stationed to prevent night attacks.

Inside the city, the sound of the horns of the Chu people receding was heard on the tower. Mozi observed for a long time, convinced that the Chu people had done nothing today, and said with a smile: "Today the time of the Chu people was delayed. I had expected that they would not be able to attack the city today. Tomorrow they will attack the city." You must choose the method of ant attachment."

"The guest faces the face and the ant attaches to it, and the host knows it in advance. The host is beneficial, and the guest is comfortable. Tomorrow, Shangqiu will still be worry-free."

Shi asked: "Sir, I heard that you and the Gongshu Ban used the belt as a city to debate. The Gongshu Ban once built ladders. Although they stopped studying siege machines because of your gift, the people of Chu are still proficient in climbing and attacking cities." .How many people do you think you need to defend against the possible ant-attached siege tomorrow?"

Mozi pointed to the people of Chu who were retreating slowly in the distance and said, "Look at the people of Chu now, if you have a well-organized army, can you take the opportunity to defeat them?"

Seeing that although there are archers pressing down on the formation, the level of chaos in the retreat is still in line with the organization at this time. He nodded and said: "It is possible. The most chaotic time is when the troops are withdrawn. If an army can be able to withdraw troops, it will still be the most chaotic." If they are neat and tidy, they will be the strongest teacher in the world."

Mozi smiled and said: "You know the role of an organized team. I can defend the city, and naturally I will attack the city. I have calculated how many people can be dispatched to attack the city. In the current situation of the Chu people, they approached the city wall in a chaotic manner. , to no avail. Can those disciples attack the city?"

"Scatter the elite and lead the pawns, can they attack the city? No way, the same strength, putting it on an awl is different from putting it on a broadcloth."

"I still have unused machinery such as a grinding car. Even if your gunpowder is inconvenient to prevent Chu people from being on guard tomorrow, the lime and hot oil you make are methods that Chu people have never tried. Ant Attached to the siege, there must be archers pressing the formation, pawns flanking the city to attract feathers and arrows, and large shields to cover the elite. At a glance, you can see the direction of the Chu people attacking the city. In fact, there are 4000 people enough to defend, and those who go down the city Liming, hot oil, etc., women can do the same."

When Mozi said 4000 people, he emphasized his tone a bit. How could he not understand what Mozi meant, and said with a smile: "Mr., you want to take advantage of the Chu people's ants attacking the city tomorrow, and lure the snake out of the hole?"

Mozi laughed and said, "If there is a snake, it will come out tomorrow. If there is no snake, there will be no chance to crawl out in the future."

Shi nodded and said: "The disciple thinks that the snake needs to be given more time."

Mozi nodded and said, "Wuyou, tomorrow Chu people still won't be able to get within a hundred feet. If I say no, they won't be able to."

I know that Mozi still has many ingenious machines that I have never used, and I also know some secret techniques for defending the city. After all, I am not a bird, I can't know all of them, so I trust Mozi's self-confidence.

Shi said: "The disciple understands what to do."

Mozi said: "What we have to do in the city is what we have to do. I will concentrate on defending the city to ensure that Shangqiu will not be destroyed, and the rest will be left to you."

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In some mansions in the city, the nobles who were excited by the Chu people's siege of the city celebrated with each other. The long-awaited opportunity finally came.

They don't need the Chu people to attack Shangqiu. If the Chu people attack Shangqiu, they will be puppets supported by the Chu people. In that case, many people in the city will be dissatisfied.

They needed the Chu people to attack the city, otherwise the Mohists would have a tight defense, and they would have no chance to cause trouble in the city, let alone such a big event as burning food.

But the celebration is back to the celebration, the Chu people's siege today made them very dissatisfied, because everything in the city remained the same without any impact, and even many Mohists were still resting under the city, and the elite near the Mohist workshop had never entered the city.

When Dayin was doing secret business with the people, he saw the worried faces of the people and asked, "Today the people of Chu are still a hundred feet away from the city wall, so they cannot move forward. Will the people of Chu not attack the city tomorrow?"

"The earth mountain of Yangdi has been completed. Tomorrow, we only need to fill up the moats to get close to the city wall. There are tens of thousands of people in Chu. Even though the Mohists have exquisite machinery, once the ants attack the city, how can it be as easy as it is today?"

"Besides, if the Chu people attack urgently, the Sichenghuang clan must be worried, and their dead soldiers must be sent to the top of the city. This is the time for us to act."

Uncle Cen said sadly: "I'm afraid that there will be chaos in the city and the people of Chu will break the city. Although we want to borrow the strength of the people of Chu, we can't rely entirely on the people of Chu. The people of Chu are greedy. What happened to Chen Cai in the past cannot No defense."

He considered more, and it was more in line with his own interests.When the King of Chu was concurrently the Duke of Chen and Duke of Cai, the local nobles still used it, but the real Marquis of Chen and Cai could only flee to Qi.

Since he corresponds to the brother and sister in the nursery rhyme, he certainly does not want the king of Chu to also serve as the Duke of Song. In that case, the rest of the nobles are fine, but he can only flee.

Great Yin Lingqi comforted: "Don't worry, even if there are changes in the city, Mo Zhai will still not leave the city wall. If Zitian's order cannot be issued, Mo Di will not abandon the city wall. When the time comes, Song Gong will be replaced, and Mo Di will not be able to keep it. "

"Mo Zhai was hired by Duke Song, not by Zitian. The Mohist's skill in defending the city is enough to last until the Chu people retreat. As long as there is enough food, the Mohist family can continue to defend."

Uncle Cen Xi felt relieved, and said to himself that if the Chu people break the city, they will sign an alliance with Zitian at that time, so why me?It is necessary for Zitian to hate Chu and not ally, but I am close to Chu and ally.

Since the coup d'état with Emperor Sicheng last time, the nobles have been living in fear and under the shadow of Emperor Sicheng's clan.

Especially 20 years ago, the Chu people sent troops to suppress the Sichenghuang family at the request of Song Gong. After Huangchi Yongqiu was defeated by the Jin Dynasty, the Sichenghuang family was even more indistinctly equal to Song Gongping. Disturb.

It is rare to have this opportunity now, how can I endure it any longer?
Everyone has the same interests, and they are surprisingly united, just to eradicate Sichenghuang's family in one fell swoop. As for whether there will be another Sichenghuang in the future, that will be discussed later.

Dayin asked Yu Xiaosikou, "What's the current movement of the people in the city?"

Xiao Sikou frowned and said: "I also secretly sent people to spread rumors in the city, saying that the Chu people will besiege the city for a year this time, because the Mohist's Sumai method made the Chu people eat according to the locality, and also said that the Sanjin had just met with the city. Qi Chengmeng, can't send troops... However, Mo Zhe has a prohibition, can't say that the enemy is strong and we are weak during the siege, so the dead man was found out and executed a few days ago."

The dead man was adhering to the morality of being a dead man, and he didn't reveal who was behind him. The little Si Kou said again: "However, it has been rumored for the past few days that the Chu people besieged the city this time because Zitian was rude to Chu and second to Jin. This caused the Chu people to send troops, and the Mohists were still busy defending the city and have not captured them yet."

How did he know that it was the Propaganda Department's responsibility to keep track of the rumors in the city, and to investigate and arrest them selectively, not because they were too busy defending the city to catch them, but because they thought there would be no harm in spreading these rumors.

Dayin asked, "Do the public have any opinions?"

Xiao Sikou said: "Of course there are. Many farmers' fields cannot be cultivated, don't they resent? They originally resented the people of Chu, but now that I tell them, they naturally resent Song Gong for being rude to Chu, which led to this siege."

(End of this chapter)