warring states careerist

Chapter 224

After the two inkmen asked Zitian to make an oath in front of everyone, they immediately asked someone to demolish some wood in the palace, lit a fire, and smoke was emitted as a signal of the previous agreement.

Naturally, the two Mohists were not randomly selected. One belonged to the secretary, and the other was Mozi's close disciple. He had already told them clearly what he was going to do.

After the flame was ignited, Mozi's disciples immediately commanded the soldiers in the palace to defend.

The other Mohist, who belonged to the book secretary, immediately boosted morale, saying that if he persisted, the people in the city might wake up.

Zitian also offered a reward, just to make people persist.

The Mohist is good at defending the city, and Mozi is best at defending the big city over three miles away, and he can pass on his tricks and tricks, while other disciples may not have such skills, but guarding the palace wall can also defend for a while.

After stabilizing everyone's minds, even though the situation is critical, it can still be controlled.

On the top of the city, Mozi finally waited for the firework signal from the palace.

And the representatives of various nationalities who were agitated under the city wall before have also gathered, and they are chatting with them.

Seeing the fireworks in the city, Gong Zaoye asked, "Sir, is this the time to send charcoal? Sicheng Huang's family has not come forward now, won't we benefit him by doing this?"

Mozi asked back: "If we succeed, then Uncle Dayin and others, dare to say that they just want to join the people of Chu?"

Gong Zaoye shook his head and said: "If we succeed, they will naturally not say that. They will only say that they are doing it for the people in the city, for the sacrifices made by the ancestors of the Song Dynasty, and for the community of thousands of miles."

Mozi laughed and said, "Since that's the case, what crime do they have? If they can't be dealt with, can Emperor Sicheng benefit from it?"

"It's appropriate to say that a three-legged tripod can stand up. Have you ever seen a two-legged tripod?"

Gong Zaoye is a descendant of Master Chu Guoye, of course he knew the difference, and said, "I have never seen a tripod with two legs. If the tripod has only two legs, it can only lean to one side, and it cannot be stabilized."

Mozi laughed and said, "That's what I meant! Now in Song Dynasty, if there is a three-legged tripod, who is the shortest of the three legs?"

Gong Zaoye looked at the thick smoke coming from the palace in the distance and said, "Of course it is Song Gong."

Mo Zi continued: "You have also heard about the conflict between monarchy and nobles, so who can the monarchy rely on if it wants to suppress the nobles?"

Gong Zaoye had a clear idea, and replied: "Naturally, it is the common people. The nobles are controlled by the common people."

Mozi asked again: "If there is no ink, what are the people?"

Gong Zaoye said, "It's the chaotic rocks of Daye Mountain."

"What if there is an ink master?"

"Can be smelted into copper."

Mozi nodded and said: "That's it. Now it seems that the Song Kingdom has only three legs, but they don't know that they have four legs. If four legs are formed, the Emperor Sicheng will not benefit, and the Great Yin will not benefit. The king... If he It’s just that Song’s sovereignty will naturally benefit, but if he is still Zitian, he still cannot benefit.”

Gong Zaoye said: "So, disciple understands. So, now, sir, do you need me to lead people to break through the rebellion of those nobles?"

Gong Zaoye was convinced that if the Mozhe's Beicheng Gate elites were dispatched to fight chaos in the city, those noble soldiers would not be able to stop them at all.

He has confidence in himself, and he also has full confidence in the men of Beichengmen trained by Mozi.

As for the Chu people outside the city, Gong Zaoye knew that if he wanted to fight back against them, he needed more energy.But if it's just defense to prevent them from entering the city, it doesn't take so much energy at all, and Mozi can easily deal with it.

Today, the strength of the Chu people can only reach about a hundred feet outside the city wall, and several sieges have failed.

Seeing that Gongzaoye wanted to take action, Mozi smiled and shook his head, "What qualifications do the Mohists have to participate in the coup in the city? Or, what reason do the Mohists have to participate in the coup d'état in the city?"

Gong Zaoye looked at Shi who was inciting representatives of public opinion in the distance, and sighed: "Sir, I believe in Shi's tongue, he is enough to spread the truth of benefiting the world. However, the power of the people is not enough to defeat those soldiers in the city." .They are just pawns, how can they fight against soldiers in the streets and alleys of the city?"

"I'm afraid, my disciples, they will rush forward and then disperse. At that time, if there is no elite Beichengmen, I'm afraid it will be difficult to successfully break through. At that time, how can we be able to send charcoal in a timely manner?"

Mozi laughed and said, "Neither you nor I are from the Song Dynasty, neither are the people of the Song Dynasty. Are the righteous teachers of Kepei County Mohists? They are from the Song Dynasty! Besides, isn't the purpose of their visit this time just to win over Pei County?" Is it the taxation autonomy? Pei County belongs to the Song Dynasty after all, and there are some things that can only be agreed by the monarch. We promised that after making our principles become the principles of the world, we still can’t do it now. .”

Gong Zaoye suddenly realized that the volunteer teachers in Napei County were indeed not Mohists, their actions were reasonable and no one could fault them.

It was not the Mohists who participated in the coup, but the volunteers in Pei County participated in the coup for their own benefit.

Although the volunteers in Peixian County are not Mohists, the nobles in the city know that they are standing behind them. Therefore, even if the volunteers in Peixian County cannot completely break the rebellion of the nobles, it is enough to reflect the attitude of the Mohists: If the volunteers in Peixian County If it can't be successful, then Mo Zhe will go into battle shirtless and intervene in person.

At least, that's how it would appear to outsiders.

Mozi said: "Gongzao, you and some people will take the volunteers from Peixian County to go, and you will only be in command. I think that as long as these people come forward, the rebellious soldiers will naturally retreat. You only mediate the attitude of the people. Just like back then Hua Yuan urges the soldiers to meet up."

Gong Zaoye became more active, and asked with a smile, "What if those people don't obey?"

Mozi also laughed and said: "Listen, that means they are only for the Sheji of Song Dynasty and the common people of Shangqiu."

"Don't listen, that is the No. 13 siege method of the Chu people. Isn't Mo Zhe defending the city? Don't you know what to do when facing the enemy when defending the city?"

"After all... the monarch is still Zitian. He is not dead yet, so the order to defend the city still counts."

Gong Zaoye laughed loudly and said, "Disciple understands! Then just see what Shi can do?"

Mozi shook his head and said, "On his side, as he said, it's a matter of course. It's just a promise of a few things, as a bottom line."

"There is still food in the city for a month and a half. If we can defeat the Chu people within a month and a half, then the people will not be in danger of starving to death, and they can achieve their own interests. Why not be encouraged by the situation?"

After that, Mozi called the rest of his disciples and said: "There are changes in the city today, and the people of Chu are full of vigor. I'm afraid they will take advantage of today's attack. You already know the means of defending the city that I passed on to you. Then Today, let the people of Chu see how Mo Zhe dealt with the ants attacking the city!"

All the disciples took orders, and they had done many drills before, and they were all proficient in how to defend against ants attacking the city.

Although many people gathered above and below the city wall, the top Mohists knew that in fact, only a few thousand people were needed to defend the Chu people's ants to attack the city.

And these thousands of people don't need all of them to be light and strong. To deal with an enemy attacking the city in a formation of [-] paces, only a thousand light and strong, two thousand women, and a thousand old and weak are enough.

What's more, there are still many scholars on the city wall who are unlikely to participate in the coup in the city. With them as support, and the main force of the Mohists has not yet been dispatched, even if the Chu people try their best today, it is impossible to capture Shangqiu.

On the city wall, the disciples in command immediately took action to eliminate those who were incited by Shi to prepare to participate in the coup d'état as citizens, and quickly organized thousands of people near the city.

Mohists guard the city's ban, and everyone guarding the city, men left and women right, so as to facilitate actions.

The woman climbed to the top of the city and burned the firewood and earthen pots piled up on the top of the city. There was a lot of boiling oil or a mixture of excrement and urine burning inside.

Some women hid behind the battlements, holding lime pots and some other siege-proof utensils that could be thrown down.

The old and the weak are transporting firewood and supplies on the road below the city. These days, as long as they don't break the city and stick to the top of the city, these people are still enough to prevent chaos.

The rest of the young and strong began to transport heavy grinding carts and other equipment towards the top of the city under the command of the Mohist disciples.

The lower mill car is the best tool used by the Mohists to deal with the ant-attached siege. The heavy lower mill car with its ramming angle is fixed to the city head with a pulley pulley and a copper chain.

Quickly let people use the winch and potter's wheel to pull the lower mill, let it slide up and down the city wall, and use it to crush those who cling to the city wall.

And because dozens of people turn the winch and potter's wheel, it can ensure that the speed of going up and down is extremely fast, and it cannot be captured or broken.

In the lower mill car, there will be trained inkmen who are good at using spears. They will use the reserved holes in the lower mill car to assassinate those who cling to the city wall.

These utensils only need to be placed in the places where the elite Chu people attacked the city, and the remaining climbers who feinted to attack only need to simply defend.

Even, Mozi believed that to deal with those disciples, all he needed was to sprinkle boiling dung water and lime, and those disciples would retreat in spite of difficulties, and they would not have enough morale to attack.

More than a dozen lower grinding carts were fixed on the top of the city, and Mohist disciples who knew how to operate them began to direct the crowd to roll the pulleys. Mohists who were good at using super-long spears and had practiced this kind of equipment for more than ten years got into the lower grinding carts. Inside, waiting for the attack of Chu people's elite.

The city wall, which seemed to have a large number of people, has been cleared out. Those people who are about to participate in the coup have all dismantled the city wall in the name of not needing their defense for the time being. They gathered below the city and began to distribute spears and other weapons.

Two teams of 500 people are clearing the road under the city wall and leading to the palace.

The volunteers from Pei County, who had been in Shangqiu City, but did not fight at the top of the city at all, also gathered a whole team from the gathering place of the Mohists in the city, distributed their spears under the city wall, and the soldiers in the front row began to put on their armor.

The whistle, drum, and flute belonging to the volunteers in Peixian County were played for the first time in Shangqiu City. The front row of soldiers in leather armor stood silently, waiting for the people behind to join them.

The neat spears are like dense bushes, shining with bronze luster.The dark brown leather armor, also worn by the people in the first row, has a bulging appearance.

They are full of expectations, because they have been influenced by the Mohists for several years, so they understand what they are here for this time... If it is just to defend the city, they have no such obligation, let alone such intentions.

From the very beginning, they were determined to exchange military obligations for Pei County's autonomous status.However, their first appearance was not to repel the Chu people, but... as a third party, to participate in the coup in the city.

(End of this chapter)