warring states careerist

Chapter 535 Timing
On the banks of the Sishui River, Huling.

This was the first city captured by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty 50 and [-] years later. At this time, it still belonged to the Song State in name, but apart from the name, it was actually controlled by the Mohists both inside and outside.

In a military tent outside the city, a huge map was placed on the table, young people coming and going kept conveying news, or drawing a mark on the map.

Good for walking around the map.

A large, irregular parallelogram was drawn on the map in red paint.

The four points of this irregular parallelogram are Chengyang, Pingyin, Wucheng and Peiyi.

The length of each side is roughly equal.

On the desktop, copper compasses, rulers and various tools are complete, and some lead figures representing soldiers are placed in various positions.

On the map, it might be just a few weights of lead, but in reality there are tens of thousands of living beings, the most unbearable weight.

Several senior officers nearby and the deputy commander of the same level as Shi are also waiting anxiously. Now the army is gathered between Huling and Teng, and the elite first division pretends to go to the direction of Wucheng, but actually quietly approaches Surabaya. There is Xi Liushui Army to support them. Once the order is issued, they can understand that they will go north along Surabaya.

But now, the army has not moved and is still waiting for some definite news.

Shi looked calm and showed no signs of anxiety, at least it seemed so.

But when the curtain of the tent was lifted and a young orderly came in with the news, he looked calm and eagerly turned around, and touched the corner of the table, causing the candles on the table to shed hot tears.

The messenger didn't know the big military strategy, but just conveyed the news of coming here from afar.

"The army in the direction of Qi and Linzi passed Surabaya on the 21st, passed [-] miles away from Qufu, and continued south."

On the 21st, exactly two days ago, this is already an extremely fast speed of information transmission.

A young staff officer at the table pushed forward the lead soldier representing the Linzi Army of the State of Qi, and placed it on the map thirty miles away from Qufu.

He exhaled calmly all the time, and actually smiled unconsciously.

"Good! Good!"

After a couple of praises, the soldier order didn't know why, and retreated outside after signing for it.

Shi picked up a bamboo pole, pointed at the lead model of the Qi army near Qufu, and said, "Qi State has given us the opportunity. Although Qi State is very cautious this time, marching together, and wants to attract us to divide our troops, but I'm afraid they will make a mistake. Estimated our marching speed."

The senior military officers around had long noticed the irregular parallelogram on the map, and roughly understood what it meant.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Qi's strategy.

Under the pressure of logistics, Chengyang can threaten Peixian, and Wucheng can be the support point for attacking Feiguo.

There is nothing wrong with these two points.

Pingyin is on the edge of Mount Tai, separated by Mount Tai. The Qi State will pay the logistics to the north of Mount Tai to the Pingyin doctor, and the south of Mount Tai to the Linzi Army.

Going hand in hand, if the Linzi army can reach Wucheng, the Qi army led by Doctor Pingyin can join forces with the Wei and Han coalition forces, then Qi's strategic situation will be considered complete.

At that time, whether it is Wucheng or Peixian, the Mo family must give up one.

Moreover, the previous performance of the Mo family was quite similar to that of "Song Xianggong". He clearly had the opportunity to wipe out and repel the father of Liang in the territory of Lu State, but he gave up because of some "benevolence and righteousness".

In this way, the Mohists would not turn their backs on their promises, let alone choose to fight a decisive battle with the allied forces of Qi, Wei and South Korea on the land of Lu State such as Kangfu, which was not occupied by Qi State because of the victory in the aid battle.

In this case, the coalition forces in the direction of Chengyang can directly threaten Peiyi, the foundation of the Mo family above Surabaya, along the interior of Lu State.

It seems that the Qi State does not want to have a decisive battle with the Mohists, but only hopes to intervene in the affairs of the Fei State and seek opportunities to seek hegemony in Sishang.

However, the Mohists' plan from the very beginning was to take advantage of this once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity of the civil strife in the Three Jin Dynasties, the resurgence of the Wei-Chu dispute, and the imminent reform of the Qin State to destroy Qi State in one fell swoop, so that Qi State could not covet Sishang and the East China Sea within 20 years.

Everyone in the Mohist family is not Song Xianggong, but they just think that the reinforcements from Father Liang will not be able to hurt Qi.

In the past few days, the army has always been in a state of assembly, and the vendors around were told not to approach, which can be said to be ready to go.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and now it is suitable to applaud, which means that the east wind has arrived.

Shi continued pointing to the Qi Linzi Army Corps near Qufu and said: "Now the Qi Linzi Army Corps is near Qufu. We are now moving our troops to the north. It will take three days at the earliest for the news to reach the Qi people."

"In three days, the support of our people along Sishui, Heshui and nearby people is enough to cross Taoqiu and threaten Chengyang."

"At that time, at the current marching speed of the Linzi Army of the Qi State, it will be about seven or eight days away from Wucheng. No matter what the Qi people decide, the Linzi Army will fall into our trap."

"It would be best if they continue to Wucheng and feel that our army is in Chengyang."

"If they sense danger, turn back immediately..."

He clicked on the map and said, "Mark where the Qi army may arrive in four days' time."

The young staff officer immediately took out a ruler and compass, planned carefully, selected a location, and moved the lead soldiers there.

Shi pointed at the position of the lead model of the Qi army at this time and said: "Four days later, the people of Qi got the news that we sent troops to Chengyang. Even if they retreat, how long will it take you to reach Father Liang?"

Several people said: "Retreating is not a rout. With the current speed of Qi people, it will take fifteen days at the fastest to reach Father Liang."

Shi smiled and pointed to the east side of the Qi army model, and said: "If you retreat to the east, there is Yimeng Mountain. The mountains are high and the water is fast, there are hordes of beasts, and there are few cities. It is impossible for tens of thousands of troops to go to Yimeng Mountain. Even if they go , Gongzaoye in the direction of Jianling and Juyang can also threaten them, causing them to lose without a fight."

"However, it is basically impossible to return to Linzi via Yimeng Mountain, so there is no need to consider it."

Although Yimeng Mountain is not a famous mountain or river, it used to be the natural border between Qi and Yue, and the Great Wall was built there. However, there are few roads in the mountainous area, and the cities are scarce. When we return to Linzi, there will be fewer ordinary people.

Shi is not afraid that the head of the Linzi army is as strong as iron, and they will plunge into Wucheng wholeheartedly. Instead, they are worried that the Linzi army will retreat, so they are waiting for this opportunity.

It was too early, when the Linzi Legion got the news that the Mohists sent troops to Chengyang, they could choose to retreat and reunite with the Pingyin Legion. At most, they would abandon the army to protect the commander, and throw away the [-] reinforcements from Father Liang.

It's too late, Doctor Pingyin may complete a peace with the Wei and Han coalition forces, making Chengyang a tough battle.Although this is the plan considered before, since the strategy has been changed to prepare for the field battle to annihilate the Qi Ping Yin Army, the timing of this time must be extremely precise.

The best time can only be determined by considering road conditions, weather, supplies along the way, the marching speed of both the enemy and the enemy, and many other issues.

Shi then pointed the bamboo pole in the direction of Pingyin, Chengyang, and Onozawa, and the young staff officer immediately marked the possible location of Dr. Pingyin in four days.

Shi pointed there and said: "In the worst case, Doctor Pingyin turned around and fled back to Pingyin. When the Linzi army reunites, we still have about ten days to break through Pingyin and wipe out Doctor Pingyin." .”

"If it goes well, we can wipe it out in the Jishui River Basin. In that case, there will be more time left for us."

"If the Pingyin Army is wiped out in Jishui, Pingyin will be an empty city that can be destroyed in a day. We can even repair for three to five days before going to meet the retreating Linzi Army."

"Of course, it would be even better if the Linzi Legion is committed to entering Wucheng, regardless of the possibility of being cut off. Once Pingyin is broken, there is no danger to defend in Linzi. If we want to, we can read what Yan Ying said back then. What does the city that 'sweats like rain' look like?"

Shi's confident words drew laughter from the crowd. Among the people present, half of them were former nobles and scholars who had been to Linzi, and half of them were locals from Sishang. If it weren't for the Mo family, they might still be surviving on the fiefdom of the nobles, and it would be impossible to have the opportunity to control thousands of people.

Pingyin is the last important city before Linzi of Qi State, and it is also the support point of the Great Wall of Qi State. When the Three Jins invaded Qi and attacked Pingyin, the Marquis of Qi wanted to surrender.

Outside of Pingyin, along the Jishui city, there is not a single big city that can be defended firmly. This point has already been found out by Mohist and scouts all over Qi.

In the worst case, the doctor of Pingyin turns into Rufeng, catches up with him, and retreats to Pingyin, then the Mo family still has ten days to attack the city.The Mohists knew the situation of Pingyin City's defenses well. The staff had already drawn up seven or eight siege routes, and equipped engineers and artillery. There were also some Mohists in the city, who could also serve as internal support when necessary.

From Pingyin to Liangfu, that is, the distance from Fengtai to Tongzhou in the later Beijing city, Liangfu was cut off, and the Linzi Legion wanted to return to Linzi, so they had to go to Tailai Mountain, which was a dead end.

At that time, the initiative to fight or not is in the hands of the Mo family.

If you don't fight, you can go. If you fight, Qi will take the initiative to attack in order to retreat.

Shi then pointed the bamboo pole in the direction of Chengyang and said, "According to the news from the scouts and Xizuo, there are [-] Wei troops and [-] Han troops in Chengyang's direction. They are not good at fighting and have no soldiers. We are in Jishui When looking for an opportunity, all you need is a suspicious soldier, and they dare not come out."

Then he moved up again, pointing to the position where Doctor Pingyin might march four days later, and said, "At that time, Doctor Pingyin will be between Xue Ling and Fan. It will take time for him to return to Pingyin, and we have successfully feinted." Yang, the army bypasses Chengyang along Dayozawa and goes straight to Ayi, giving him even less time to return to Pingyin; it also takes time for him to go to Chengyang, just between Pingyin and Chengyang, we have the opportunity to be in his When hesitating, look for an opportunity to annihilate."

(End of this chapter)