warring states careerist

Chapter 533
The Mohists now have more than [-] people on the western front, all of whom are elites. If they have the opportunity to seize the opportunity along the Jishui River and persuade the main forces in the western cities of Qi led by Doctor Pingyin, it is not impossible.

Especially if there is still half a division of cavalry, as long as they can seize the opportunity, they can fight a battle of annihilation.

Compared with the strategy of besieging Chengyang urn and catching turtles in the urn, Liuzhi's idea is a bit risky, but it is also the most profitable.

With Heshui and Jishui as supplies, plus the righteous warehouse built in the name of benefiting the world, this time difference is not impossible to grasp.

Shi was pacing on the ground with his head behind his back and his hands behind his back. The rest of the people also frowned, knowing that the decision on this matter was of great significance, and they didn't want to disturb Shi.

After thinking for a while, he called a messenger and said, "Go to Pengcheng quickly, and ask someone to pass the news from Chu Wei, Zhongshan, and Zhao Wei at any time. If possible, I hope Juzi and Zhu Wuhai can consider that the news from Zhao and Zhongshan should be passed here first."

As soon as everyone heard it, they knew that Shi was quite interested in Liuzhi's idea of ​​annihilating the main force on the western front of Qi State led by Doctor Pingyin in Jishui.

Shi stopped pacing and saw that everyone was staring at him. Someone asked: "So, it seems that they want to find an opportunity to fight in Jishui to wipe out the Qi army led by Doctor Pingyin?"

Shi Xiao asked: "Why, my thoughts are so easy to see through?"

Several people nodded and said: "Commanding in battle is what you are good at. Now that you have asked Wei Chu, Zhao Wei, and Zhongshan for news, it is obvious."

"As long as the State of Wei is sure that it is unable to increase its troops, then Liuzhi's plan is feasible."

He hummed, walked to the front of the map again and said, "As long as Wei is trapped on all sides, the Wei and Han coalition forces in Chengyang don't need to care at all. It would be best if they could not fight with them and let them have a truce. .”

He pointed to Chengyang, moved to Dayeze, and then moved along Jishui towards Qi State: "Jishui is now in the dry season, the river is not an obstacle, our marching speed must be faster than Qi's army of."

"One hundred miles! Within one hundred miles, we are enough to search for opportunities. The nearby cities of Qi State were considered solid 20 years ago. At that time, we only needed to guard against ladders, underground caves and other means,"

"Now, it's as fragile as grass."

"Since such a battle is determined, the most important thing in this battle is to march. Our marching speed is fast enough, and we can be three miles faster than Qi every day. This battle is considered to be the first victory by three points; one day If you can go five miles faster, that's half the battle."

"When the time comes, all the ministries will treat the march as a decisive battle. The representatives of the Mohists of each ministries will be the pioneers of the four horses, and some reasons must be clearly explained."

"Once you are within a hundred miles, you should explain clearly to the soldiers why you have to go so fast. Even if you make it clear at that time, even if the people of Qi know, then they can only watch as they are surrounded by us. "

Everyone present made it clear, but a few people were left behind to say something else.

All that remains is to wait.

Now that the army is stationed in Teng, the state of Qi will not be unaware of it.

Tengdi can quickly support Wucheng, or turn to the north to attack Chengyang directly. Before Qi is in place, he can't move on his side, and can only act after the people of Qi are fully deployed.

The main force of Qi State is in two directions this time. According to inference and investigation, the number of soldiers in each direction is at most [-] to [-]. If there are more, it will be a logistical disaster, and Qi State cannot support it.

If the Qi people gathered their main forces in one place and pushed forward slowly like a tortoise in a group, Qi would not have the guts to think about it: the previous two battles between the Mo family and the Qi and Yue countries have proved that the Mo family has jumped to the outside line to cut off logistics and attack cities to cut off supplies The ability, ten years ago, has buried the strategy that Qi can choose in today's World War I.

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Qi State, Boyang City.

The army assembled from Linzi is here, which is located in the north of Wenshui, only a few dozen miles away from Mount Tai.

When Confucius passed here, he lamented that the harsh government was stronger than the tiger because of the misery of the women.

Mount Tai, thirty or forty miles north of Boyang, is of great significance to both Confucianism and Mohism.

Confucius once climbed Mount Tai, and lamented the small world; Zimozi, who mourned for birds and birds, sent preserved wine pieces to Mount Tai, and sat on them ignorantly.

Today's Mount Tai is no longer the paradise where Confucius could escape the tyranny. Although there are still fierce tigers outside the city, the population is increasing. After it was taken away from Lu by Qi State, it has begun to govern it.

Qi's policies are divided into internal and external.

In the old land of Qi State, farmers only need to pay one-twentieth of the tax, but they need to undertake military service.

On the land of Lu State occupied by Qi State, farmers need to pay one-fifth of the tax. Basically, they are not required to undertake military service, but they are still required to undertake certain labor and transportation services with the army.

This place is not only along the Wenshui River, but also at the foot of Mount Tai, with a population of ten thousand households.

Recently, Linzi's army gathered here again, which made the place even more crowded.

Merchants of all colors come and go near the army, selling their goods.

There are military gardens and camp prostitutes in the army of Qi State, which were left by Guan Zhong back then, so the business of Liuying here is not very easy, but the sales of small things such as various foods, accessories, and cloth are good.

Several nearby towns have to send out peasants to deliver grain, which is full of grain, and all the grain in the treasury of the surrounding cities is gathered here.

There was a lot of voices and chaos.

At a hawker market near the army camp, several vendors were selling some crude food and alcohol.

Some people use the double-shaft carriages and ox carts that have been handed down from Sishang.

Some people use the unicycle ink carts that have been handed down from Sishang, and what is carried on them is all their hopes of getting rich or supporting their families.

On a bullock cart, there are some food and drinks, the old cow is tied behind, and a piece of dirty cloth is wrapped around the back of the cow’s buttocks, which is used to collect cow dung, which can be sold for money. Even if it is such a small amount of money, it seems that the owner of the bullock cart does not want to waste it.

Most of the vendors are like this, and occasionally there will be vendors who sell expensive utensils such as Sishang glass and mirrors. They usually drive horse-drawn carts, and their business targets are mostly scholars or minor nobles. .

The owner of this bullock cart seems to be a couple. The woman is wearing a padded jacket. After the advent of cotton, it was early cold in spring, and this kind of clothes began to be popularized at the bottom.

Their faces were frozen and red, the only thing missing was the chapped and red sun on the faces of those merchant women, but their faces were covered with dust, and ordinary people would not be able to tell the difference.

The man has thick hands and big feet, and he looks like he has been traveling long distances for many years, especially his shoulders are low on one side and high on the other. He probably couldn't afford a bullock cart. Before, he relied on carrying poles on his shoulders to carry goods as a salesman—since After the weird handicrafts appeared in Sishang, professions like shopkeepers became a new landscape in the city.

Several soldiers from Qi came to the ox cart, threw out a few knives and said, "Some sweet potato wine, and a catty of peanuts."

From this point of view, they looked like ordinary soldiers, but ordinary people and minor nobles would not come before such traders.

The merchant took the money, and the woman scooped up some wine with a wooden bucket, took out a jar from the box on the bullock cart, poured out some fried peanuts, poured out a small dish of soy sauce, and took out a few A chili pepper sits next to the small dish of soy sauce.

Every gesture, it looks like that.

When the wine was delivered, a Qi soldier took a chili dipped in a small soy sauce dish, chewed it in his mouth, took a sip of the wine while taking advantage of the spiciness, and praised: "It tastes good."

The merchant seemed delighted by the compliment, and shouted at the woman, "Give them another half spoonful... It's not easy to go out in such a cold day."

Several Qi soldiers thanked them repeatedly, and the soldier who was drinking said: "Yes, it is not easy. You have a destiny, but what can you do?"

The peddler handed over half a spoonful of wine and asked, "I'm going to Feidi now, I'm afraid there will be another big battle!"

The soldier laughed and said: "There will be a big war, so don't be afraid. It may be a war with the Mo family, but the Mo family is not another family."

"Back then, my old father went out to conquer Linqiu. After the defeat, his head was chopped off, and the Jin people built it into a Jingguan."

"But before I went out to conquer the most, I was captured by the Mohists. I had food and drink. They also said that they were all peasants, why bother to fight? If they were captured, they would not be beheaded and be made a Beijing watchman, and they would not be captured as slaves. It's nothing."

At this time, there were some people in the army all around, and it was inconvenient for this soldier to say anything, so he talked about some old things with his fellow countrymen beside him, just drinking.

The vendor just said that, and didn't ask any more questions. After a while, someone came again, so he went to entertain him.

If so, for about half a month, the army from the Linzi direction of Qi State gathered here and began to march forward.

The speed of the march is not fast, it can be said to be very slow, because these vendors can keep up, and they will follow the Qi army every evening, selling various goods.

At night, the trader wrote some words by a very dim oil lamp near the ox cart.

"The Qi army coming from the direction of Linzi is gathered together, the number is between [-] and [-], and the daily march is only about [-] miles."

"A total of about one thousand and five chariots, passenger chariots and luggage chariots."

"There are thirty bronze cannons. There are about five thousand musketeers, twenty thousand crossbowmen, and five thousand knights."

"On the third day of the fourth month of the year, pass Wenshuiyang Pass."

"Many soldiers have no fighting spirit. The Qi captives who were released in the battle of the most in the past talked about the Mohists' non-offensive righteousness. There was a lot of resentment in the army, or some people were dissatisfied with going to the war, thinking that it was the king's self-interest, and they should not do it for it. die."

"There are many scholars who want to make contributions and seek wealth, and they want to use this battle to become a doctor."

"On the eighth day of the lunar new year, camped in the north of Liang's father, it seems that he is still heading south."

After writing these details, whether intentional or unintentional, hide this piece of paper next to your body.

(End of this chapter)