warring states careerist

Chapter 370

Now that the Mohist volunteers have broken through Wucheng, King Yi of Yue's original plan to attack Teng by Ni had to be changed, and the army of Yue had to go to Wucheng.

During the political discussion not long ago, the temple area persuaded King Yi of Yue, explaining the importance of forcing away the volunteers of the Mohists first and taking back Wucheng.

The temple district dissuaded and said, "A big country makes righteousness its ally. It is because the princes are virtuous and fearful, and they have no two hearts. Faith is righteousness, righteousness is destiny, and small countries hope and cherish it. Faith is unknown, righteousness has nothing to stand, and the princes of the four directions , who will not disintegrate?"

Since the Yue State is the overlord of the Surabaya Valley, it must be faithful. When the alliance was held, the reason why these small country princes obeyed the Yue State as the overlord was that the Yue State would guarantee the safety of these small countries, unless it was "rude" will be destroyed.

The state of Tan was destroyed more than twenty years ago. It was also because Lord Tan was rude to Yue and formed an alliance with Qi, and broke the oath of the Xuzhou alliance.

The Yue Kingdom now has political burdens, and the Mohists grasped this point, forcing King Yi of Yue to come to the rescue and drive away the volunteers of the Mohists.

There are also Yue people nobles who think that it is unnecessary at all. They don't need to worry about the Mohist volunteers attacking everywhere. It is better to take back the Teng country directly, show their force, and all countries will naturally submit.

The temple area persuaded: "In the past, the former kings abolished Zou and Ni Guojun because they had no way, and seized them because of Lu's refusal of the homeland of Zang Kingdom. They are famous teachers. When they met, they agreed to 'do not harm each other' and 'be surrounded must be saved', so all countries are convinced."

"Now that the Mohists have broken Ni City and seized Wu City, if they don't rescue them, the nations might be dissatisfied..."

The reason for the monastery is out of political prestige considerations.

What King Yi of Yue needed was just a reason, because he wanted to rescue him himself. This alliance ended hastily and turned into a joke. He had to establish the majesty of Yue's hegemony.

If even the little Mohists can attack those small countries, but the Yue country "avoids and dares not save", then even if it wins by force, the prestige of the Yue country will be lost.

It is impossible to maintain hegemony in the north by force alone, because the culture and politics of Yue State are behind the Central Plains, and if you want to make all countries submit to force, you may make all countries surrender to Qi State in the future.

Qi State is the number one enemy in the eyes of King Yue.

When Goujian went north, it was because of the fact that the two "giant countries" of Lu and Qi, which were relatively small countries in Surabaya, often oppressed these small countries, that he gained the support of the small countries in Surabaya.

The overall political and cultural backwardness of the Yue State made the method of "destroying the country and setting up counties" a delusion for the Yue State.

Talent reserves and political systems are simply not enough to support turning these small countries into their own territories, and they can only adopt the form of vassal hegemony.

If you really want to destroy the country, it will involve the fierce resistance of the nobles of the small countries. The loss outweighs the gain. The destruction of the Teng Kingdom before was more of a threat and deterrence. , will be overwhelmed by endless rejuvenation, rebellion, aristocratic conflicts, and great power interference.

Furthermore, from a military point of view, King Yi of Yue must also eliminate this Mohist volunteer who went out.

The Mohists were good at defending the city, and there was only one case of night raids in Shangqiu in field battles. King Yi of Yue was convinced that as long as he captured the volunteers and invited them to a decisive battle, it would be better instead.

Since the Mohists are good at defending the city, Teng Kingdom cannot be conquered in a day, so they must be prepared for a long-term siege.

King Yi of Yue was not stupid enough to attack by force, he wanted to besiege the city and trap the Mohists to death, forcing the Mohists out of the city to fight in the field or declare their surrender.

Since preparations for a long-term siege must be made, the logistics must be done well. Leaving such a volunteer army running around in the rear will be devastating to the logistics and transportation of the Yue State.

In addition, it is definitely not enough to prepare logistics locally from the Yue country. It must be supported by these small countries. Even if they can't send many soldiers, it is enough to send food and civilians.

If they don't go to the rescue, these small countries are worried that volunteers will break into their capitals and use the excuse of "helping the unjust war" to attack them. In that case, the small countries will not dare to contribute.

King Yi of Yue was furious, so he could only order the whole army to march to Wucheng.

Immediately, he sent someone to borrow a road from the state of Lu, declaring that he did not intend to invade the state of Lu, but only borrowed a road from the countryside of the state of Lu.

More than 4 troops crossed the Yishui River, and after more than ten days of journey, they finally arrived at Wucheng, but the Wucheng that came into view was a Wucheng without any trace of military disaster.

The Mohist volunteer had gone south five days ago, and his whereabouts are unknown.

At the gate of the city, there was still the terrifying scene of the righteous army attacking the city. The gate was blown into pieces, and the nearby city wall also completely collapsed.

King Yi of Yue had heard about the scene when the city of Teng was broken, but he hadn't seen it in person. Only when he saw it today did he believe that the methods used by the Mohists to attack the city surpassed the twelve methods of attacking the city in the world.

Wu Chengzai came forward to meet the envoys of the king of Yue and Fei. The king of Yue was furious and asked Wu Chengzai why he didn't stick to it?
The governor of Wucheng said: "Fei people are weak and the country is weak, and they are not good at fighting. The Yue people in Tengdi are stationed, and they can't last for five days. What's more in Wucheng?"

King Yi of Yue couldn't get angry, so he asked the righteous teacher how he was doing in Wucheng. Everyone in the city said, "Qiu didn't commit any crimes, and he is an army of gentlemen. Instead, he straightened out government affairs, punished corrupt officials, clearly defined rewards and punishments, helped the poor, and performed the rites of heaven..."

Wucheng is deeply influenced by Confucian culture. The army of gentlemen they call is not the "gentleman" based on blood and economic status in the Yue Kingdom, but a gentleman in a moral sense.

At this time, it is rare to have an army that has not committed any crimes in autumn.

King Yi of Yue also wanted his army to be a "gentleman", but the army needed food and food, so it was difficult to be a "gentleman".

Before leaving, the Mohist volunteer distributed most of the food in the treasury to the people in the city, and the rest was mostly tax food for sacrifices.

King Yi of Yue didn't want to offend the nobles, because this was the foundation of Yue's hegemony, and the food needed by the army could not use the food of the nobles and the tax food for sacrifices.

In desperation, the grain in the hands of the people had to be expropriated.

According to the customs of the Yue Kingdom, drums were beaten at the city gate, and the people in the city were gathered together, telling them that they must return the grain in the "treasury" within three days.

These grains originally belonged to the government treasury, but were distributed to the people by the Mohists. What was left to King Yi of Yue was a dilemma.

Or, to be an army of gentlemen and a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, there will be no crimes... Grain goes from the treasury to the hands of individuals and then taken back. The same batch of grain has completely different meanings.

Or, be a cruel teacher, a country of tigers and wolves.

In fact, there is a third way, which is to attack the local nobles and force the nobles to pay food. Unfortunately, the Mo family even counted on this point: if King Yi of Yue does this, he can be called a comrade, he dare not do that To do, his hegemony and prestige required the support of the nobility.

King Yi of Yue gave the order, and the governor of Wucheng tried to persuade him, but King Yi of Yue demanded that it was Fei Jun's order, saying that Fei Guo, as an ally, should provide a certain amount of food and grass.

Wu Chengzai couldn't dissuade him, so he sighed.

The volunteers of the Mohists broke into the city, there is no doubt about it, and it is indeed impossible to defend it. He, the Martial City Chief, has done it to the extreme.

Afterwards, the Mohist righteous teacher opened the granaries again, saying that the people in the city were starving, and that the food in these treasuries was for the relief of the people in times of famine and for defense in times of war.

Now that the people are starving and their faces are full of food, they should be distributed to the people.As for the guards, the Mo family also came forward and said that Wucheng is nothing more than defense against Lu, if Lu invades, the Mo family will stop this unjust war and will definitely come to support.

Wucheng Zai was both forced and persuaded by the Mohists. After distributing food to the people, the people cheered and shouted long live.

During this period, the Mohist righteous teacher Qiu did not commit any crimes, and he was the "teacher of a gentleman" in the eyes of the people in Wucheng, which has a strong Confucian atmosphere. After all, Wucheng is the hometown of Zeng Shen, Zeng Dian, and Tantai Mieming.

For the sake of fame, King Yi of Yue asked Wucheng Zai to order the completion of the expropriation in the name of Fei Jun. Wu Chengzai saw the joy of the people when they got the food, and now he wants to come forward to force the people to return the food, and he can't help but sigh.

Then I thought of a sentence in "Wei Feng, Meng", which said: Women are not happy, but scholars are different.Scholars are also extremely poor, and their virtues are two or three.

He thought to himself: the second or third of the scholars is still losing his wife, let alone the governor of a city?
A few days ago, I came forward. Although I was forced by the force of the Mohist volunteers, it still made sense. In addition, I had already approved the Mohist rhetoric.

Now I have to come forward to ask the people to return the food, and my words change every few days. How can this be done?How will the family gain a foothold in Wucheng in the future?

If there are two or three scholars, the wife will leave.

If the governor of his own town is just talking about it, how can he convince the people of the family?
I also thought: on January [-], if you change your words, you don't believe it; if you take the people's benefits and are resented, it is unrighteous; if you abandon the king's life, you are disloyal.If there is more than this, it is better to die!
The desire to die was born, and he also thought of some things that the coach of the volunteer teacher, Ming Shizhi, had preached.

This time, the Mohists advocated to stop wars and not to attack, to expel the brutal Yue, and to create a non-aggressive alliance of the eight countries in Surabaya. ...and did not mention political changes for the time being, but only mentioned some advanced agricultural tools and technologies.

Yi Shiqiu did not commit any crimes, and his army was neat and tidy. What was even more frightening was that many of them were untouchables with mud legs who could read and write. This made Pei Yi admire.

He felt that the righteous army could defeat the country of Yue, because he saw the military appearance of the righteous army with his own eyes, and he also saw the terrifying methods of attacking the city by the righteous army, as well as those terrifying weapons that he had never seen before: the commander of the righteous army said that it was the power of the will of heaven, I'm afraid it's not true.

Since this is the case, the Mohist family will definitely win in Surabaya. If their family wants to continue to take root here, they can’t be the ones who "help the emperor to abuse the king". Unjust War"?
In the future, if the Mo family gains power in Surabaya, the reputation of their own family will be ruined, and the people will resent them. How can this last for a long time?

Thinking of "righteousness" gave birth to the will to die.

Thinking of the reality and the future of the family made him even more determined to die.

Therefore, Wu Chengzai said a lot of righteous words in front of the people, cut himself with a sword, and the people wept bitterly, feeling even more resentful.

Since he died, no one in the city was willing to stand up and do this. King Yi of Yue had to enforce it, and ordered that the food must be returned within three days, and each family had a fixed amount.

Because the volunteers of the Mohist school were too "no offense in autumn", the treasury was neatly organized, the accounts were clear, and the amount of food distributed by each family was clearly written.

The army was in the city, and the people dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out, so they had to obediently hand in the food that had just been distributed and had not been warmed up.

There are still quite a few families who still have Mohist banknotes, and they have bought them, but they have no food, so they want to pay these "money", after all, these money can indeed buy things.

However, the Yue people did not accept it. Anyone who paid the money would be returned, and each family was forced to pay the full amount of food.

This time and again, the contrast was serious, and some people sang rumors in the city, only saying that the Yue people were cruel and the Mohist practiced righteousness.

The king of Yue collected food, and there was news that the volunteers were going south, and they seemed to have the intention of going straight to the capital of the country of Fei.

In Wucheng, King Yi of Yue already knew that there were no more than [-] volunteers.

If it is another army, [-] people can attack the capital of a country, it is a dream, even if Fei is a small country, it is not enough for [-] people to attack in an instant.

Even if you can't fight back inside the city, if you are trapped under the city, you will be able to break through.

However, the siege ability of the righteous teacher's tens of thousands of people has already made Yue Wang Yi terrified.

Teng, Ni, and Wu cities were all breached in a few days, but the siege of gunpowder and the excavation of tunnels are sharp weapons.

When Gongshang Guo was traveling in the past, he talked about the Mohist’s method of defending the city. Digging holes to prevent hole attacks was the key technique of the Mohist city’s defense. The method of digging holes was already unparalleled in the world. It is impossible to guard against.

If this is the case, then the righteous teacher said that he wanted to attack the capital of the country of Fei when he went south, so he had to guard against it.

Once breached, how can these small countries fully obey orders from Vietnam?Moreover, the base camp of the Mo family is in Peixian County, and the Yue people can only attack Teng State, not Peixian County.

Back then, under the city of Shangqiu, the King of Chu swore that Pei County would be beneficial to the world, so if there were any Chu people who attacked Pei County, they would definitely rescue them.Because Chu State can get technology and various advanced things from Pei County.

After the oath of the Chu State Alliance, all countries in the Central Plains also expressed their opinions.

Although Chu and the Three Jins later blamed each other and did not participate in the Mohist-led military elimination meeting, the oath about Peixian still worked, especially after the Mohist demonstrated their means in Shangqiu and Niu Lanyi.

Furthermore, Pei was the territory of the Song State, and the Mohists were only "Pei Zai" in name. If the Yue people crossed the land of Teng and directly attacked Pei, it would be a war against Song, which was not what the Yue State wanted.

Therefore, this battle of revenge can only be fought around the country of Teng, not daring to cross the border.

If you don't show the power to rescue the vassal states now, these vassal states will be hard to obey in the future. King Yi of Yue does not have the ability to completely destroy the Mohist family. To rule, one has to consider the vassal state's fear of future revenge from the Mohists.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, since the righteous master went south, King Yi of Yue must also go south. It would be best if he could fight the Mohist righteous master near the capital of Fei County.

Otherwise, with the volunteers of more than [-] people outside, and the Mo family can defend Tengcheng, how can their tens of thousands of troops be able to fight with peace of mind?

According to the previous rules or common sense in the world, fighting like this is to kill oneself, and it is easy to be surrounded by the army following the city, but now it is really different.

There has never been such a method of warfare in the world before.

Because before the world, there has never been a siege method that can break through ten thousand people in three days. Most of them are sieges, but the volunteers of the Mohists have completely changed the rules of war in the world.

Those rammed-earth, two-foot-high, seven-mile-long, seemingly solid small country cities and towns, in the eyes of the Mohists who are good at defending the city, seem to be a piece of earth that can be crushed at will...

(End of this chapter)