warring states careerist

Chapter 423 Being a wolf is worse than being a dog
"That's how it is!"

The concubine felt a little strange, and thought to himself, could there be anything doubtful about it?

Two people's understanding of the world is similar.

But the process of understanding is different.

The concubine Pu Mi was educated in this way since she was a child, the world is like this, and the truth is like this, so she feels that this is the truth.

Solu traveled half the world, walked tens of thousands of miles, and saw with his own eyes that the world is like this, and the truth should be like this, so he finally understood why the giant's words came out.

It's like the concubine Mi has never learned geometry well.A person who spends a day learning the principles of hooking three strands and four elements, but a person who spends nearly half his life thinking hard to figure out this principle, the principle itself has not changed, but the process of understanding is very different.

Hearing Shu Pu Mi's supposed evaluation, Solucan smiled and shook his head and said: "You are lucky, so you take all this for granted. But in this world, some people feel that there is a difference between high and low when they are born, and then feel It's only natural..."

The concubine Mi was still puzzled, and asked, "Actually, this truth can only be seen in the Zhuxia kingdoms."

Suo Lucan asked: "Is Zhuxia the world? If the will of heaven is applicable to the whole world, then do you think it is the world thousands of miles away? If it is not applicable there, can it be said that the will of heaven is applicable to the whole world?" Is it?"

Mi Ruo, the concubine, seemed to understand the key to this.

Perhaps Suo Lucan hadn't exchanged these thoughts with those people who were not familiar with him for a long time, so he talked a little too much, and said with a smile: "You are still young. Fortunately, you have learned the right principles since childhood. You are a Mohist, but want to It takes a process to become a real Mohist."

"From feeling that it should be so, to one day I finally understand why it is right."

The concubine Pu Mi recollected this sentence in her mouth, and felt that there seemed to be a difference, but there seemed to be no difference, so she firmly remembered it.

Solucan patted the shoulder of the concubine to show encouragement, and walked to the leader of the team. He had already said hello, so Solucan didn't say any more greetings.

"I just came here, and I'm not familiar with this place. It's your business to bring us back. Let me just say, of the more than 500 people I brought back, more than 300 have become comrades of my Mohist school. More than 300 Everyone can use firearms, and everyone else except women and children can use spears."

"It has already been organized, each branch has its own branch, just arrange it."

After ten years of walking, the rules of the Mohist school have become more perfect, but the foundation has not changed. Suo Lucan naturally understands this set of organizational forms of the Mohist school, and is haunted by it.

The 500 people brought back all respect him, but they will naturally obey the "organization"'s decision, especially in this kind of matter.

The original nine-person command committee specially added Suo Lucan and another old Mohist who had returned from the westward journey, and eleven people discussed it in the car formation.

Now it seems that half of the success is achieved, but in fact it has only just begun.If the Hu people were really that honest, there would be no need to send so many people, and a large army would be needed to support them later.

Since Suo Lucan was already a member of the command team, he said: "You originally had nearly 300 people, and those who returned from the westward journey were all survivors, and there was enough gunpowder and food. If they really regret it, we don't have to be afraid." .”

"However, if they are attacked by Hu people while marching, it is easy to be in danger. We can't rely on Hu people to keep their promises. I lived with them for a while, and they are far from being as simple as they seem."

Another asked, "You mean we can't leave yet?"

Suo Lucan hummed, and said again: "If we go now, the team will move forward. Once the barbarians repent, we will have no time to defend, and we will be easily dispersed."

"Or, send someone to negotiate now and let the Hu people retreat. After we confirm that they can't make a surprise attack, we will send scouts to check around before we leave."

"Or, just wait here. Since these barbarians have what they want, if they really don't have any thoughts about us, they will naturally leave. If they have any thoughts about us, they won't leave."

"Is there enough food?"

One person said: "Enough food for these [-] people for more than ten days. There are also iron tools for digging wells."

Solu said: "That's it. More than ten days, it is enough for Gaoliu's army to come. Be careful. I don't want to go back tens of thousands of miles, but be captured by the barbarians in a place three hundred miles away from the middle land." place."

The others discussed for a while, and the prisoner Mi first said: "I think what Suo Lucan said makes sense. We just need to stick to it. If we have a good location, there will be more than [-] Hu people, and even [-] Hu people will be difficult to break through. But if we march, Hu Hu People riding horses come and go like the wind, and if they are not prepared enough, they will be in danger."

The few remaining people thought about it and thought it made sense.The barbarians will not be idle and have nothing to do here to play. If they really want to trade and the things are already in hand, there is no need to stay here.It's not too late to go after they leave. It's like having a piece of gold. Others may not have the heart to fight for it, but if you let a weak child walk in the street market, it will easily encourage some evil intentions—— At this time, giving up the car formation and starting the journey is like turning into a weak child.

After all, Suo Lucan is a person who has seen the vastness of the world, and his considerations are far more profound than these young people. After discussion, he decided to let the concubine Mi and Ma Nai bring a few people to negotiate with the barbarians and ask them to retreat thirty miles .

Ma Nai is proficient in Hu language, and Shu Pu Mi is one of the former nine committee members. He has to stand up and lead people to this kind of thing. If the Hu people have other ideas, it will be close to death.

Seven people were selected, all wearing armor. The concubine Pu Mi took out the iron mine from the box on the cart, put it on his body, and took the matchlock to hide it.

The mare also put these things on, and the concubine said: "If they have different intentions, they will have to fight to the death. I don't want to die, but I live for death. The more I am afraid of death, the easier it is to die. If they play tricks , Just five steps of blood spattering, persecute them!"

Ma Nai nodded and said, "That's exactly what it should be."

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In the barbarian's tent, the leaders and priests of seven or eight tribes gathered together, looking at the piled up iron pots of tea and silk cotton cloth, smiling from ear to ear.

If these things were exchanged for horses, it would be a huge sum, and some tribes farther away had no chance to exchange them at all.

Sometimes tribes merged and snatched an iron pot, which would be regarded as the best spoils of war... They had nothing, even the arrowheads were still bones, and there were very few bronzes. This is not the Xiongnu with farming areas in later generations, but Lin Hu who is not unified.

Looking at these belongings, several tribal leaders looked at each other, and then discussed what they had discussed a few days ago.

When the news came from Gaoliu that the exchange was possible, they were discussing this matter: Since these people can exchange as many pots and cotton cloths as several tents, why can't they exchange for more?What's more, those who came to exchange had weapons, clothes, vehicles, and horses on them, which were all a fortune.

During the exchange, those southerners were cautious, hiding on the hills and forming a car formation, and said that if they broke the contract, they would smash the traded items, leaving them with nothing.

The three tribes north of Gaoliu have been saying that once these people form an formation, it will be difficult to break through, and they are not prepared to be breachers at all.A fair deal is fine, but it is absolutely impossible for them to provoke Gao Liu and others, especially when they form a guard formation.

But the other five tribes had never fought against Gaoliu's people at all. After laughing at the timidity of these three tribes, they had other thoughts.

Even if what these three tribes said is true, then it is more powerful when forming an formation. Once they disperse, what is so difficult about riding a surprise attack?Several tribes, tens of thousands of young and strong, are they afraid that there are only a few hundred people?

If you can capture them, you can continue to ask Gao Liu for more things. Since they changed it once, why can't they change it a second time?
Standing firm on the top of the mountain, it is very difficult to attack. If you sneak attack while marching, isn't it like a wolf rushing into a flock of sheep?
What they were discussing was to suddenly break the contract and surround them while these people were leaving.

The tribal leader who first came into contact with Solucan said: "Even if those southerners don't change, we robbed weapons, leather armor, horses and vehicles, and migrated to other places, and several tribes formed an alliance, wouldn't there be a lack of pasture?"

"Nowadays a tribe can only divide so many..."

He made a gesture, and said: "If they are willing to change, we can share more. Besides, I think they are very strange, they are very concerned about something that looks like sheepskin. What we agreed is to change people. But it didn't say that even those thin sheepskin-like things were exchanged, so we should ask for some more."

The tribal leader who has been grazing near the South China Sea and came into contact with the Gaoliu garrison very early looked at the excited "allies" and thought: "Go elsewhere? We are here. We can take the iron pot here to change horses in other tribes, and what can we do?" Get more things in Gaoliu. Let us go to the north to suffer? That’s not okay. This iron pot is traded, we can take it, but if you really go for it, my tribe can’t go with you. You don’t even know Those people in Gaoliu are terrifying..."

But he didn't say that, just shook his head and said: "This is what the gods and ancestors don't like. We shouldn't break the oath."

What you think in your heart and what you say are often not the same thing, but the purpose is the same.

The tribal leader who made the suggestion mocked: "You are a flock of sheep, we are wolves. Sheep should not be with wolves..."

The leader who was ridiculed smiled slightly, and thought to himself: "Should we be together? We must first give us the iron pot that we agreed to give to our tribe, and then we will separate. Wolves... what's so powerful about wolves? Those people How many wolves have been killed by muskets? If you want to be wolves, go for it.”

"My tribe stays here and obeys the rules of Gaoliu honestly. If you are close, you can exchange pots and tea, and go to other tribes to exchange more horses. Who would like to go to those bitter cold places like you? Place? After robbing them, Gaoliu’s people came to take revenge. Is there any other way than to escape? Could it be that they were hung on the trees at the top of the city?”

"What's so good about being wolves? If Gao Liu didn't want us to be dogs, my tribe would have been dogs."

(End of this chapter)