warring states careerist

Chapter 425 Everyone Thinks They Will Win

When Suolu left, the Mohist propaganda had already changed, and it had long stopped promoting the rhetoric of helping the weak and defending the country, and defeating the powerful and warlike monarch.Of course Solucan knew it.

When the Mohists were weak and needed to grow stronger amidst the contradictions of the nobles, the slogan was: "The big ones attack the small ones, the strong ones insult the weak ones, the many ones thieves the few, and the deceitful ones deceive the foolish. ".

So the Mohists, in front of the Central Plains' shit-stirring stick, from Shangqiu to Niulanyi, used this slogan as a reason, as a reason to send troops, quietly expanded their strength, attracted people from the market to join, expanded their influence, and quietly developed.

When the battle between Wei and Chu reached its peak, the Mohists seized the opportunity when the great powers were powerless to interfere, sold Chu and Zheng, settled Sishang, replaced Yue as a powerful force, and immediately changed their propaganda to: "Yu attacked Sanmiao, Shang Tang defeated Jie, and Wu Wang defeated Zhou. The aspirations of heaven were aligned above, and the interests of people were aligned below. This is an act of punishing injustice and benefiting the world. The righteousness and injustice of wars depend on the three forms of profit, The three troubles of the people, if they can be solved, it is a righteous war."

So the Mohist no longer acted as a shit stick, but ceded the cities of the Yue State, divided the Sishang land of the Yue State, and took over the administration of the Sishang states on their behalf.Interfering with Qi State's attack on Lu, hindering Chen Chu's eastward advance, stationing in Gaoliu of Zhao State, and heading west to Nanzheng, the capital of Shu...

These people have all experienced such a transformation. When Suolucan said, they immediately understood what Solucan meant.

He is a person who has straddled the Eurasian grassland. He has seen a lot of things on the grassland, and naturally he has been thinking about the solution.

The Mohist policy in Gaoliu is to divide the Hu people, replace the tribe with class, and naturalize a large number of low-level members of the Hu people, so as to gain a firm foothold.

But just like the development route of the Mohists, when they have gained a firm foothold and are unable to fully control the grassland for the time being, being a shit-stirring stick on the grassland is the best choice.

To be a shit-stirring stick requires strength as a support.

After the first battle in Shangqiu, the Mo family, the Central Plains' shit-stirring stick, had the right to speak with the Central Plains princes.

It's just that to be a shit-stirring stick in the Central Plains requires the Mo family's ability to defend the city.

And to be a shit-stirring stick on the grassland, what you need is to show the offensive and defensive capabilities of the Mohists in front of the barbarians.

If these 600 people can lure the Hu people to attack, and then Yishan refuses to defend and cause huge damage to the Hu people, then a brigade of the Mohists will be able to run rampant in the grassland in the future, and the tribes will not dare to provoke them, nor will they dare to move any crooked thoughts.

On the contrary, if these 600 people are wiped out by the Hu people, then the problem will be serious: if Gaoliu wants to go to the grassland, at least [-] people must be prepared to dare to move, and the logistical pressure, mobilization time, and damage to farming of [-] people are all factors. It is dozens of times that of a brigade.

And if these Hu people besiege and do not attack, and wait until the army arrives and retreat, they will not be impressed, let alone know the gap between iron, gunpowder, cannon, bone arrows, and wooden bows. How big is it.

He not only put forward his opinions, but also taught these young people to think further, and to teach these young people to have a better understanding of war.

He who came back from the west is the one who knows the tribes on the grassland best, and he also knows the rules on the grassland best. He has also accumulated experience in governing the tribes on the grasslands from the western countries, which is very beneficial to the development of the Mohists in the Gaoliu area. of.

After he made it clear, everyone agreed, and they brainstormed how to make the Hu people think that these people are timid, timid, and ready to attack.

Pick out [-] cavalrymen, scout around to ensure the safety of the movement for several miles, and when the army retreats to the vicinity of the hill, they will drive all the horses to retreat first.

The fewer people there are, the faster they walk. If there are more horses, the barbarians behind will not be able to catch up.With fewer horses, the consumption of a lot of food and water will be reduced, and the scope of defense will be reduced, so that more troops can be assembled in a unit space.

When the army retreated towards the hill, they deliberately threw away some stirrups, iron pots, saddles, as well as a few swords and three or five spears, making it look like they were fleeing.

Before the sun set, hundreds of people had all evacuated to the hill.

The horses were assembled and driven by the 20 men, they retreated towards Gaoliu first, without carrying women and children, because once carried away, it would be slower and more dangerous.

There is no water on the hill, and no one was asked to dig it. Instead, skins, jars, etc. were filled with water at the foot of the mountain in advance. There were no horses, and the savings were enough for ten days.

On the top of the mountain, according to the Mohist habit of guarding the city, the toilets were dug first.

Connect those chariots together and put them on the mountainside, dig soil to build camps, and cut down trees to make horses.

At noon on the second day, hundreds of people had completed basic defenses.

Several small cannons that weighed tens of kilograms and could be used on carriages were all concentrated in the direction where the barbarians were most likely to break through.

Two copper cannons capable of firing three catties of iron pellets were deployed on the mountain with the best view.

The people brought back by Solucan, who knew how to use muskets, were all organized into groups, and the infantry knights who came to meet them broke up the groups, organized four companies of musketeers, and assigned guard positions to each.

The rest assigned spears, and those who were good at using swords or fighting held sword shields, in case the barbarians really rushed up and filled the gap.

In front of the team, logs, stones, and excavated soil were piled up.In the highest places, a few warriors were also arranged to throw iron mines.

Most of the women and children were in the back, but the common man was next to the two cannons with some measuring tools.

A function table in hand, a ruler for measuring angles, a set of simple copper ruler tools for measuring distances, and a mind that can calculate numbers.

When the gunners saw this set of tools, they naturally held back what they wanted to make her retreat.

The concubine Mi was in front of the battle, holding a musket, and was communicating with Solu.

Solucan talked about the nomadic tactics he had seen. Javelin cavalry is popular in the west, and cavalry archers are mostly on the grasslands, but the only possible winning tactics for infantry with projectile weapons are similar.

It is nothing more than projecting after getting close to lure the infantry to pursue, thereby pulling apart the infantry's front and creating opportunities for the two wings to outflank and encircle.

Once the infantry is loose, some infantry cannot withstand the projection and chase out, or pursue the enemy too lightly, the infantry will be in crisis.

However, if the infantry has muskets, the projectile firepower is sufficient and the range is far better than that of the cavalry bow; if the infantry phalanx has artillery and the nomadic tribes have no artillery, and cannot bombard the infantry formed, then these nomadic tribes cannot break through the infantry's attack even if they rack their brains. defense.

Field battles require the cooperation of cavalry, but if you stick to it, cavalry is unnecessary. There is no danger of being surrounded by two wings while guarding the mountain, and the hillside also prevents the Hu people from deploying too many troops.

After roughly estimating the space, the number of Hu people that can be deployed at one time is at most a thousand people.

Even if there are more than [-] Hu people, on the front of the battlefield, in fact, the numbers of the two sides are about the same.

Except for the Hu people's few eagle archers, the range of the other Hu people's bows and arrows can't exceed that of muskets: if they are thrown, the arrows of stones and bones are shot upwards, which is basically ineffective.

Mi, the concubine, listened to some war stories in the far west told by Solucan, and some of Solucan’s own summaries, and recalled what he had learned in school. Can't break through our defense?"

Solu said with a smile: "Yes, there is no chance. And even in field battles, they have no chance. Can their bows shoot through the musketeers who are separated by spears? Can they beat those cannons?"

"We can't even shoot, so why lure the infantry out of the formation to chase and mess up the formation? Besides, we are not in the field, they have no chance."

The concubine Mi asked again: "Then...then what if they also learn to use cannons and muskets one day in the future?"

Suo Lucan even laughed and said, "They don't even have enough stirrups now, so why use cannons and muskets? Besides, muskets must use the Mohist military system, and the barbarians have no farmland, so can they use our military system? They don't Farming, there will never be such an opportunity."

"If you farm, you use muskets and cannons... Then you have more people than anyone else. Do you think they are better than the Central Plains? Besides, once you farm, you will have a city that must be defended, a place that must be defended, and when it comes to attacking Fortress, who in the world can defend our Mo family's siege?"

"We are well versed in the will of heaven, and our technology can continue to improve. When the barbarians replace bone arrows with copper arrowheads, maybe we all have the kind of muskets that can be lit with flint."

"Hu people, there is no chance. From now on, Hu people will have no chance to go south to graze horses."

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A few miles away from the hills, a few barbarian warriors snatched a complete set of saddle stirrups thrown on the ground, and they were very excited.

A complete set of saddle stirrups is not only a valuable asset in the tribe, but also a status symbol.

A few days ago, these people in the tribe ate a meal of mutton cooked in an iron pan. The delicious taste was far better than roasted.After the meal, he drank tea and milk according to the instructions from Gao Liu.

Nomads seldom eat meat, unless they are noble leaders and the like, most of the time they rely on milk for food, and they also eat some wild vegetables on the grassland.

Nomads can't afford to eat meat every day, and the fat in milk is really suitable for the taste of tea. In recent years, it has become a luxury for the leaders of grassland nobles.

The iron pots exchanged let these people finally know the prosperity of the Central Plains and how many things can be robbed. After enjoying the greedy heart once in a while, they let the tribal leaders return to intercept and kill these people before blackmailing them. The order is greatly supported.

After chasing them, I felt that the tribe that quit out of fear was really cowardly: when those southerners fled, they threw away many iron pots, saddles, stirrups, clothes, and even a few iron swords.

These tribes thought to themselves, that cowardly tribe is really cowardly, what is so terrible about such a person?They threw away their weapons and fled, guarding on the hills, fearing that the warriors of the tribe would capture them all in one attack, and exchange them for more iron pots, tea, cloth and even iron swords.

Several tribal warriors or eagle shooters put on the sets of saddle stirrups they had picked up, and twirled around in front of the crowd, attracting bursts of cheers, which strengthened the confidence of these people to capture that hill.

The horn blew, and thousands of people rushed towards the hills several miles away in a panic. The brave archers held bows and stone axes on their waists, and were about to rush up to grab an iron sword.

The carving hand was full of energy, and took out a long arrow with carved feathers, with a sharp black stone arrowhead on the front, hoping to snatch some copper arrowheads.

Tribal members wearing animal skins are looking forward to rushing up to grab a cotton shirt...

All the Husbands thought that this battle must be won, and they would get a lot of good things, so they asked the southerners to exchange more iron pots, stirrups and iron swords, and let them give more when they came to plunder in the future.

(End of this chapter)