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Chapter 239 Spear Penetrating the Five-Step Alliance ([-])
The king of Chu could not retreat, escape, or die in battle.

Because he knew that he had just succeeded to the throne, and he also knew that he still had to exert his ambition to dominate, so he didn't know what to do.

It is not too much to kill a monarch on the battlefield.

However, there are not many things that force the monarchs to form alliances on the battlefield.

Retreat or flee, the Chu army will be in chaos.

And if they are forced to form an alliance on the battlefield, they must abide by it. It is impossible to lose their integrity in front of all armies, and even lose the respect for the Emperor of Heaven: at least the Emperor of Heaven must be the witness of the alliance.

Standing in the camp, the King of Chu sighed. Hearing the approaching shouts in the distance, as well as the explosions from time to time, he knew that there was no longer a second way to go today.

Those explosions had already panicked the Chu army, and many people rushed to flee, covering their ears with their hands.

But a person has only two hands. When both hands are used to cover ears, one must not be holding a weapon. This is a truth that children understand.

Now outside the camp, there are such Chu people everywhere, just thinking about escaping from the center where the explosion sounded.

The king of Chu knew that this was not a theory of ghosts and gods, but probably the weapon of the Mo family.

Mozhe is good at defense and good at machinery, so it is not surprising to make strange things.There used to be Mo Di, but now the King of Chu knows that there is another Shi who claims to know the will of heaven and learned from a hermit. Many of those strange things are related to this person.

After a long sigh, the king of Chu was moved again.

"If these Mohist machines and weapons can be used by me, even if they are only used to defend the city, can the Jin people capture Daliang Yuguan?"

"Mo Di has made an alliance with me, even if he is forced to form an alliance with Shangqiu today, so what?"

"Back then, when Hua Yuan visited Zifan at night, the troops retreated for thirty miles, and Song and Chu reconciled. Thinking about it, they wouldn't ask for more things..."

After thinking about it, it was wrong.

Song and Chu formed an alliance, which was quite unfavorable to the Chu people. At this time, Chu Fei was the Chu of the time of King Zhuang, and Song at this time was not the Song that could promote the elimination of the military meeting twice.

The Chu army was not the Chu army that defeated the Jin people just after the Battle of Liangtang. At that time, they formed an alliance with the Song people after defeating the Jin people, and perfectly demonstrated the logistical capabilities of the long-term siege, so even if they signed an alliance, it would not affect them. Chu's hegemony.

The current Chu army is the Chu army that was defeated by the three Jins in one fell swoop 20 years ago; and the current Three Jins are the three Jins that have just destroyed Zhongshan, seized Xihe, shocked Jiangqi, and made the emperor a marquis.

In this case, once the Song people are forced to form an alliance, those small countries in the world who are hesitant to wait and see will instantly lead to the side of the Jin Dynasty.

The King of Chu understood that if he formed an alliance with the Song people this time, even the Zheng people who were related to him by marriage and had a blood feud with Han Zong would turn against him.

What he thought was that after the three-year agreement, he would abide by the agreement to eliminate soldiers, rely on Mohist to guard Daliang Yuguan, and wedge himself into the Three Jin Dynasty.

But now that I think about it, I'm afraid that when the three-year agreement comes, Daliang Yuguan will no longer belong to Chu people, so what's the use?

Could it be that these Mohists entered Chu and helped guard the capital of the country, Yingcheng?
Thinking of this, the King of Chu sighed, and said in his heart that Mo Zhe didn't think he was the king who benefited the world from the very beginning.

What I think about is a three-year agreement based on the premise that the siege will win.

As for the Mohists, they probably thought of the three-year contract on the premise that the siege of the city would be defeated from the very beginning.

If that's the case, the Chu people will withdraw from the Central Plains, Huai Si will not be protected, and Chen Cai will be in the front line. I'm afraid they can only defend, and everyone in the Mo family will naturally have no problem!

The king of Chu gritted his teeth, not hating in his heart, but was shocked by the methods of the Mo family.

Since the siege of the city, he believes that he has mastered the overall situation. He believes that there must be a disaster in Shangqiu City, and he believes that Shangqiu City can last for a few months at most...

But now I think clearly, the defenders in the city are hundreds of Mo Di's disciples, the Mohists who are unparalleled in the world in defending the city. Could it be that they really didn't notice it at all?

Moreover, even so, it can still cause the situation tonight. What if there is no chaos in Shangqiu city?
Thinking about this, King Chu's mind was clear, and amidst the chaotic screams, he thought of the last chance to turn defeat into victory.

The city of Shangqiu was in chaos, and it was impossible for the Song people to go out of the city to fight back.

If Shangqiu hadn't suffered from Xiaoqiang, relying on these shocking weapons like lightning, as long as the elite troops were used to create chaos in the early morning, and the whole army in the city attacked, would the Chu people have any other possibility besides defeat?
But now, it is obvious that troops cannot be sent out in the city, so the Mohist people chose such a difficult and dangerous road of going through the formation and forming an alliance in five steps!
"Stay till dawn! Stay till dawn! Although the disciples of the Mo family are elite, as long as I can last until dawn, they will retreat. Even if I don't retreat, Shangqiu City cannot send troops to counterattack, and the entire army on both sides can outflank it."

"Even if they are elite and brave, and have wonderful weapons, it is impossible for hundreds of people to resist an army of tens of thousands!"

This is the consideration of survival in the face of death, and it is also the only feasible consideration at this time. The King of Chu no longer thinks about escaping or fleeing into another camp, but drew his sword and said to the servants around him: "Gather the soldiers and fight to the death with me! "

"Pass down the order and stick to it until dawn, and the Mohist will be defeated."

"If you can hold on till dawn:"

"Slaves, child servants and son-in-laws are common people!"

"Common people, farmers, businessmen, all have rewards. If you can kill the enemy, you will have the same salary as a corporal, and you can wear a sword!"

"If a scholar sticks to it, his salary will be doubled! If he can kill the enemy, he will make up for the number of palace guards!"

"The clan, the great officials and concubine sons, those who can kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, will be crowned king for ten miles!"

"Whoever dies in the battle here will be exempted from taxation and rewards for their families. The land is not easy!"

"I made an oath with the Emperor of Heaven, and I will not break it!"

In desperation, the King of Chu could only offer military merit as a reward, just like Zhao Jianzi who pioneered the military merit, and strived for everyone to fight.

As for how to honor these rewards?As for which nobles' fiefs these fiefs are to be taken from today, that is a matter for consideration later.

Nowadays, apart from this method, it is impossible to gather people's hearts together.

The King of Chu thought of the propaganda of the Mohists before, everyone's desire for profit, which led to the fluctuation of the army's morale and the dissatisfaction of the soldiers, peasants and soldiers.

But now, I can also use this heart of profit for everyone to make soldiers use their lives.

Fortunately, there are servants, nobles, and many loyal and loyal people around him.

As long as thousands of people can be gathered and stick to the masonry camp left by the Mohists when they built the Enemy Shrine until dawn, the situation can be reversed.

Although I am now in a state of embarrassment, I think that the disciples of the Mohist sect who came to the opposite side will also fight desperately. If they fail...not only will Shangqiu City be lost, but even the Mohist sect will owe me a huge favor.

Thinking of the previous story that was circulated in the same way as the story of the young and blue, and renamed the story of Qin Weng who lost his horse and knew it was not a blessing, the king of Chu deeply understood the emotions contained in these eight characters for the first time.

"Qin Weng loses his horse, how can he know the misfortune? Tonight's victory or defeat is yet to be known!"

He secretly encouraged himself, and the guards around him also loudly announced the order of the King of Chu, gathering those fleeing or nearby Chu troops, and preparing to defend to the death.

The King of Chu raised his head, looked at the stars in the sky, and knew that although there was still some time before dawn, it was almost there.

Looking at the tall wooden pagoda, where the Mo family provided strange oil to worship the alliance between the Emperor of Heaven and the Chu people, and the tall wooden pagoda, which can be seen clearly from a long distance while burning all day long, the king of Chu felt at ease.

"Fortunately, the flames of this wooden pagoda can be seen for miles at night! If I am surrounded now, all the generals will try their best to save me, and they can use this thing to know where I am... Maybe the disciples of the Mohist family will retreat before dawn ?”

He raised his head, looked at the tall wooden pagoda, and thought to himself, I'm afraid the Mo family didn't expect that they might eventually be defeated on this wooden pagoda for welcoming the enemy and worshiping the emperor of heaven!

(End of this chapter)