warring states careerist

Chapter 396
The confidant didn't understand why Wu Qi expressed such emotion after measuring the two pictures with a ruler, but he didn't ask, but asked another question.

"Now the Mohism is as powerful as the morning sun, so we must pay attention to it. If the public mentions [-] Wei masters, may they seize the Mohist volunteers?"

Wu Qi sighed and said, "It can be done on the battlefield, but not off the battlefield."

The confidant was puzzled, Wu Qi said: "I once said that if you encounter an enemy, there are six people who should avoid it, do not suspect it, and should not fight it."

"The first is that the land is vast, and the people are rich; the second is that the superior loves his subordinates, and that he bestows favor on others; the third is that he rewards and punishes the criminals, and that he will be rewarded at the right time; the fourth is that Chen Gong ranks among the ranks and appoints the virtuous and capable; The essence of it; six is ​​the help of the four neighbors, the help of a big country."

"The Mohist land is not vast, but the people are rich, and the population is also large. The Mohist loves benevolence, and there is no need to talk about the love of the superior. The law of the Mohism is that the murderer is killed and the wounded is punished. The worthy are appointed, and the rewards and punishments are clear. The advantage of this is to dominate the world with guns. The Mo family occupies Surabaya, Qi is our enemy, and Chu is our enemy, and the great powers will surely help."

"These six, the Mohists have everything except the land, how can they fight?"

"Even if we can fight, Mohism's politics is different from that of Wei. The land is rewarded to the lord, but Pei County is governed by the law of the people, and there is a tax of [-]. If the lord sees that the land is rich, wouldn't he increase the tax? Neither can it be given to the Mohist What's the use of living in power when you don't have the energy to rule Pei County? The Mohist school is endless, and given time, it will be restored."

"If you want to completely destroy the Mohist school so that it cannot rise again, you can only choose to kill Pei, Peng, Teng, Liu and other places without leaving any chickens or dogs behind. Haven't you heard that the Mohist school said that work creates wealth, no one in the land, and the king What is the use of it? The Chu State is thousands of miles wide, but is there any lord willing to go to a place where the land is vast and sparsely populated?"

The confidant was at a loss, and sighed: "The Mo family has no king and no father. They not only know how to defend the city, but now they can also fight in the field. I'm afraid that the kings of the world will be uneasy... Wouldn't the Marquis of Wei have the idea of ​​​​slaying the Mo family?"

When Wu Qi heard the words of no king and no father, he looked up to the sky and laughed, thinking that the Mo family had no king and no father, and the gentlemen and nobles in this world would eventually die.The words of the Mohists are justified. The Mohism can manage the wealth and make the people rich enough without the nobles of Shiqing.

But although it is said that one will die sooner or later, there is a big difference between early death and late death.

In today's Warring States period, the Wei Congress is going to destroy the Mohists themselves in order to safeguard Zhou Li and protect the interests of the world's nobles and aristocrats?Is Chu State really so obedient and treat class enemies unanimously?Seeing that Wei Guo paid [-] elites in Peixian County, but did not move and refused to raid the territories of the Three Jin Dynasties?The State Council of Qi is so obedient looking at the power of the Wei state and the emptiness of the Wei land and still not being moved?Don't avenge Pingyin?

Let Wei Guo be a saint who protects the nobles of the Zhou Dynasty?Ha, no one is stupid, even if they all die, dying that night is better than dying early, hurting yourself and making the rest of the enemy countries stronger, this is not a choice Weihou can make.

What's more, the nobles of the Shiqing disdain the morality of the Mohist school, but the ordinary people are very supportive. Do you want the nobles to fight in person?

In the first battle of Shangqiu, the people of Chu fought against the Mohists, and the morality of the Mohism spread among the Chu army afterwards. When the siege of Sishang failed, and after returning to the country, the princes and soldiers all believed in the righteousness of the Mohism, and it may not be impossible.

Sishang is rich and rich, but at this time it is a land of right and wrong, unless Zhou Tianzi repeats his authority and invites the world's Wei, Han, Zhao, Qi, Yan, Chu, Song, Wei, Lu, Yue and other princes to join forces to fight against Sishang. Mie Sishang, but... is Zhou Tianzi a fart now?If there is no emperor and no overlord shouting slogans similar to those of the past, this matter cannot be done.

And even if it is done, they are not in one mind. With the current strength of the Mo family, they are really in a hurry to go to the Chu country. I am afraid that the king of Chu will declare the world to support the Mo family the next day.

Not to mention a Mohist who was born in the native land, that is, when the Hua and Barbarians were divided, didn't the princes attract soldiers from the Barbarians and the Di to slaughter Haojing?Who is willing to be a saint who maintains Zhouli Shiqing system?

It's meaningless to say these things now, it just depends on whose fists are big, then Zhong Ni is a genius, but unfortunately his fists are not big, isn't the name of Confucianism declining now?Who is willing to believe the king of the world?
Wu Qi also thought about the extreme situation, and the more he thought about it, the more convinced he was that the Mohists had become powerful, and they might not be able to suppress these words of no king and no father.

In just a few years, [-] elite teachers were produced from [-] Mohists.Even if all the countries have noticed it now, they are getting nervous, and they are ready to join forces, even if the conflicts between the countries are eliminated, even if all the countries don't want to save their strength and stab the knife in the back... Even if everything is fine, the Mo family has already won Surabaya.

It will take at least three or five years before the alliance of all countries sends troops. Three or five years later, the Mohists will have 80 infantry in the defense of Surabaya.

If the Mo family built a bunch of fortresses like Niulanyi and Tengcheng on Sishang, the Mo family had guns and guns, and the princes had no guns and gunpowder, so they could only be besieged and gnawed down slowly.

Can the logistics support the 80 princes' coalition for three years?I'm afraid that in three years' time there will be a food shortage in the country, and the Mohism's ideas will spread even faster, and by then there will be robbers everywhere.

It takes a year to encircle a fortress without slaughtering the people. Once the army of the princes is dispersed, the Mo family can rise again in an instant.Slaughtering the people, the people on Sishang will definitely resist to the death, and the fighting spirit is very strong, so how can they fight?
The siege of the fortresses, according to the situation of the first battle in Niu Lanyi, [-] sieges and [-] sieges, one after another, what about the logistics?
The 80 coalition forces of the princes cannot gather together, and they will starve to death if they gather together. If they are scattered, the Mohists will defend themselves with fortresses and gather troops to eat one part, so what should we do?
Even though I know that the soldiers are talented, the Mo family and I may not be able to gain advantage in field battles, but those other idiots can easily fight a battle like Yue Wangyi. If such a battle lasts three or five times, who would have the heart to gnaw at such a tough bone?I've been thinking about stabbing a knife in the back!

Wu Qi has always looked down on those Shiqing nobles, thinking that all of them have little ability and only rely on their blood to have their current status. From this point of view, he has no reason to object to some morals of the Mohist family.

The only thing is that Weiss has the kindness to know him.

People like him are different from the nobles of Shiqing, who are talented and can be famous everywhere, but those nobles of Shiqing are useless without the fief.

That's why Tian Zi just said that scholars can be proud of nobles, but nobles cannot be proud of scholars.

As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government.In the words of the Mohists, if you are not in your class, you don't have to suffer from the decline of other classes.The nobles of Shiqing naturally don't want to see equality and meritorious service, but why can't they be used to people like him?

Furthermore, what the Mohists did in Pei County is actually not fundamentally different from Xihe's land system reform.

He was thinking about it, when the confidant asked: "Do you think that the harness is suitable for this battle, so he can be regarded as a famous general in the world?"

Wu Qi is qualified to comment. After looking at the eight pictures again, he said with a smile: "Bai Zhishi's battle is not because of him, but because Yue Wang Yi is too stupid. If you want to talk about a famous general, you should fight against a famous general in the world." Against an enemy, just like me. If he beats me, he can be regarded as a famous general, but he is facing a foolish general like Yue Wang Yi, how can we judge whether he is a famous general?"

"For example, if a person is eight feet tall and beats a boy, and beats him, who knows whether this person can beat him or not?"

"However...although he is not a famous general, he can be regarded as a wise general."

The confidant was puzzled, Wu Qi said: "The two armies face each other, but they don't know their generals, and the generals want to meet them, what is their technique?"

The confidant didn't know, and pretended to ask for advice, Wu Qi said: "Those who are humble but brave, will taste the lightness and sharpness, work in the north, not in gaining, watch the enemy come, sit together."

"His government is based on reason, he pursues the north and pretends to be too late, and he sees the benefits and pretends not to know. Such a general is called a wise general. Do not fight with him. If the crowd is noisy and the flags are disturbed, the pawns will stop themselves, and the soldiers Either vertically or horizontally, he may not be able to catch up with the north, and he may not be able to see the benefits. This is a foolish general, although many people can get it."

The confidant pondered for a while, Wu Qi pointed to the third picture and said: "In this picture, the left wing of the Yue people fled, but the right wing of the volunteers chased the north and pretended not to be able to catch up. They saw the benefits and pretended not to know."

"The matter has come to this, King Yi of Yue should be clear, not to fight with him, the best policy is to withdraw troops early."

"Such a dull general, he is suitable for confrontation, even if he wins, he can't be regarded as a famous general."

The confidant knows that Wu Qisu is proud of himself, but he is not arrogant. He is proud of himself and has the ability to be proud of himself.

Wu Qi thought for a moment, and then said: "However... the more this is the case, the more you can see the strength of the righteous teacher."

"Ordinances and prohibitions, quick maneuvering... If all the countries in the world can do this, it is the thousands of elites in each country. The Xihe soldiers may be able to do it, but I am afraid they are not as good."

"I once said that the husband's formation is heavy but not strong, the Qin formation is scattered and fights by itself, the Chu formation is not long, the Yan formation guards and does not leave, and the Sanjin formation is governed but not used."

"Looking at it now, the righteous army is well-organized and strong, able to move and use, it is really a strong army. A strong army sticks to it, and it cannot be broken without a famous general. Even if Kai Zhishi was killed by Liu Shi in this battle, King Yi of Yue would not be able to Breaking the formation of righteous teachers, this is the scary thing."

"It's just that he met a foolish general like Yue Wang Yi, so that Kai Zhishi became famous in this battle and fought the battle of annihilation."

"If he meets me, he won't become so famous!"

The confidant hurriedly said: "Everyone knows the power of the public. Sima Rangju can't match it. It's just that if you become the king of Yue, how should you fight this battle?"

Wu Qi didn't say a word, and asked his relative with a smile: "If you are the king of Yue, and you have seen these eight pictures, how should you fight them?"

That confidant is both a confidant and a disciple of Wu Qi, knowing that he took advantage after seeing the eight pictures, but he still said: "I will spread out the troops, stretch the front line, and strengthen the width of the two wings."

Wu Qi asked with a smile: "Are you attacking? Are you defending?"

The relative said: "Naturally."

Wu Qi laughed and said, "Then you will be defeated. Lushui is 25 miles away from Tengcheng and 25 miles away from Langya. You defend, why did the Mohists attack? [-] miles, transporting grain and grass, arriving in one day. Seven hundred miles to transport rice, It costs a lot on the way, if you defend and don't attack, you will lose."

The confidant said again: "Then the whole army will move forward, maintain the front line, and attack in full formation."

Wu Qi laughed again and said, "Spread out your troops and stretch out your front line... Could it be that your infantry change formation as quickly as the Mohist cavalry? The cavalry circled the flanks and charged from behind. Wouldn't it be easy to break through such a thin front like yours?" ?”

"Furthermore, you spread out your forces, one brigade against another, are you the opponent of the Mohist volunteers? Look at the sixth picture in this picture, there is still an army of gentlemen among the [-] Yue people, and they still can't eat up the entire formation of volunteers Qian, you spread out your troops, as long as the Mo family fights back, you will be defeated."

Wu Qi pointed to the fortress at Lushui and the left wing with his fingers, and said: "The place chosen by the Mohists to fight the Yue people is to make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses."

The confidant asked again: "How about I avoid this place and besiege the rest of the Mohist cities?"

Wu Qi laughed even more out of breath and said, "I'm afraid of the Mohist's technique of defending the city. You have stationed troops under the fortified city, and the logistics and food are seven hundred miles away. The main force of the righteous army is still there, and the siege ability is five hundred miles away." Break the city with the sun, if you do this, you will lose even faster!"

The confidant asked repeatedly: "In the opinion of the public, is it true that the Yue people are bound to lose?"

Wu Qi shook his head and said: "It's not guaranteed to be defeated. The victory or defeat also depends on whether the opponent's general made a mistake. It's just that Yueren's tactics were wrong at the beginning, so there is no possibility of victory. Let me fight, at least I can be undefeated, but I want to Swallowing up righteous teachers also requires making mistakes."

After finishing speaking, he took out a ruler, tapped the right wing of the Mohist righteous teacher and said: "The Mohist use the fortress and the water as the support point, if they want to win, they need to make the Mohist family turn the two points into one."

"I can lure the right wing of the righteous army to move forward, as if the whole army is about to retreat. If he doesn't pursue, then I can withdraw from the battlefield."

"If he pursues, the right wing will leave the cover of Lushui, and the flank will be exposed. I will attack the flank with the gentleman army, and the right wing of the Righteous Division will be defeated. Moreover, if the right wing pursues, the battle line will move forward. The Mohist cavalry and the two brigades need to move The farther the distance is, the longer it will be for me to eat his right wing."

Wu Qi talked eloquently and analyzed it. If the brigade commander of the volunteer division's seventh brigade was here, he would be shocked.This idea, which is appropriately called No. 1 in the world, is actually the same as what Liu Zhi said before the formation, the only possibility for the Yue people to win.

The confidant thought for a while, and finally asked: "But since you said that the harness is suitable for 'chasing the north and pretending to be too late, but seeing the benefits and pretending to be ignorant', what should he do if he is not allowed to pursue?"

Wu Qi laughed and said: "If he doesn't chase, what can I do? Ming Jin withdraws troops. But he didn't completely wipe out me, and even my losses were not big, so do you think he can still be regarded as a famous general? So I said, his battle , not because of how strong he is, but because of the strength of the righteous teacher, because Yue Wang Yi is a foolish general."

The confidant couldn't help but asked: "But you just said that Langya is 25 miles away and Teng is [-] miles away, avoiding and not fighting, the more people are undefeated and defeated."

Wu Qi patted the case and sighed: "That's exactly the case. It is precisely that a good fighter has no great achievements, and a good planner has no great reputation! The Yue people are doomed to fail if they have to send troops, but if they avoid the battle and flee, it is not suitable for them. With such a prestigious name, the Mo family still won."

"This is the terrible thing about Mohism. Administration, system, morality, military system, military engineering, military training, general strategy, general trend... They have already won outside the battlefield. It's just that the dullness has made them worthy of fame. Opportunity. Now that we are confronting Chu here, this is also the reason why the Mohists dare to fight this battle. Even if this is counted, how can we not win?"

The confidant seemed to understand but didn't understand, and asked again: "If you are in the right position, what will this battle be like?"

Wu Qi laughed loudly and said: "What kind of fight will it be? With [-] fighting against [-], the enemy will be completely wiped out, and I will lose [-]. If I come to fight, what can I do? It's just that there are five less volunteers from the Mohist school." Qian, I can still win, but I don’t know if he can win.”

Wu Qi sighed and said, "You only see the fighting on the battlefield, and your vision is too small. Famous generals are not famous generals, so it's just an arrogant speech."

"If you set your sights on Huaibei Sishang, the Mo family can fight wherever they want, go wherever they want, and attack if they want to take the initiative. Sishang Huaibei will not belong to the Yue people since then, and the offensive and defensive situation will be easy. .”

"If you put your eyes on the world, this battle can be described as: the rise of infantry, the dawn of cavalry, the end of chariot soldiers, and the tomb of nobles. Unfortunately, how many people in the world can see through it?"

(End of this chapter)