warring states careerist

Chapter 538 Ten Days
Tian Wu has fully understood.

The Mohists are good at defending the city, and the folk customs of Sishang are tough. In addition, the Mohism has been here for 20 years. Everyone is like a tiger. Ren Yong is warlike and not afraid of death, and the rules are completely different from other places. It is difficult to implement the original rule. People are dissatisfied.

Once the Qi State really started a war against the Mohists alone, and wanted to fully occupy Sishang, it would have to pay 20 yuan for a decisive battle, and [-] yuan or more for the guard in the future. This is impossible for Qi State to bear.

Peiyi and Pengcheng alone are already the most powerful cities in the world today. With the Mohists' city defense skills, they have less than [-] soldiers. I'm afraid they dare not even think about attacking these two cities.

If Qi State and the Mohists were to go to war, Wei, Yan, Han, Zhao and other countries would all be happy.

During the expedition of Lao Shi, the Qi State was killed and injured. At that time, Wei Zhao Han went east and Yan people went south, and Qi State was in danger.

Tian Wu felt that Tian Qing's analogy was very good. To the Mohists, Fei Di was worth a thousand dollars, but the price seemed to be just to fight against Fei Guo's doctor. Even if he failed, it would be nothing more than nails.

The doctor of Pingyin wants to join forces with Wei Hanmeng in Chengyang, which from the Mohist point of view is to pierce the heart of the Mohist: Chengyang is tens of miles away from Heshui, which connects Sishui, and it is along the river to enter Peiyi, Sishang. The key.

That's why the Mohists gave up Wucheng and moved the main force of the volunteers to Heshui in order to capture Chengyang.

This is indeed a move to abandon Wucheng. The Linzi army will arrive near Wucheng in a few days. Wucheng is the northern gate of Fei country.When the time comes, Chengyang will divide the troops again, and there seems to be no other way but to sign a contract and make a peace agreement to admit that Doctor Fei Guo will return to the party.

For Qi State, this battle can not only get Fei State, surround Lu State and make Lu State a vassal; it can also put Wei State and Mohism in a state of war, making Mohism a defense against Wei State's stretching its hand to Sishang. important force.

And if Qi State can occupy Fei State, and Chengyang is captured by the Mohists and Wei State is excluded from Sishang, then one will change, and once the time comes, Qi State can attack Sishang at any time, as long as it waits for a suitable one. Timing... such as the Mohist civil strife.

As for capturing Sishang now, the entire Qi State had no such idea at all, including Tian He and Tian Wu, who didn't even dare to think about it.

Based on the folk customs, customs, rules, and habits of Sishang in the past 20 years, as well as Mohism's indoctrination, profit-seeking, and natural rights, as well as the terrible people's aspirations, attacking Sishang... unless it is possible for the coalition forces of various countries, otherwise Qi Guo himself, the first thing to worry about is not that he will not be able to attack Peiyi and Pengcheng, but that Yan and Jin will stab their knives in the back.

Tian Wu understood it, so he bowed and said: "You are a talented person, if not, what I want to do, I am afraid that Qi State will suffer and Wei State will benefit!"

Tian Qing thought to himself: You haven't grown all hair yet, you have a lot to learn.

But he said: "It is the duty of the minister to share the worries of the king. I am from Qi, so I naturally want to seek benefits for Qi."

Afterwards, someone sent a letter to Dr. Pingyin to tell the matter, and only asked him to wander between Jishui and Wenshui. If Cheng Yang had a letter asking for help, he only said that he was approaching, but delayed his action.

And let the Mohists in other places possibly counterattack. If they hear that the Mohists are approaching Jishui and Wenshui, don't care how many Mohists there are, just form a defensive formation, or retreat into the city, and don't fight.

If the Mo family wins Chengyang, then they will retreat to Fan or Xueling, and they will not retreat or move forward, so that the Mo family dare not divide their troops into Chengyang to guard.

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It is the tenth day counting from the day when the news that the Mohists attacked Chengyang out of Hu Ling came out; from the news that Tian Qing, the coach of the Linzi Army of the State of Qi, and Tian Wu, the son, ordered the Pingyin doctor not to rescue Chengyang. sixth day.

Doctor Pingyin finally received a letter from the head coach of the Linzi Legion. Now he is located in the north of Fanyi in Qi State, about between Yanggu County and Taiqian County in later generations, and a hundred miles away from Chengyang.

Sixty thousand troops recruited from Pingyin, Fei, Lixia, and Lingqiu were stationed here. In fact, before Tian Qing's letter arrived two days ago, the Pingyin army had already chosen to stay.

It's not that Dr. Pingyin considers the future interests between Qi and Wei from the perspective of the superior, but because in just nine days, all kinds of news emerge one after another, and he can't make an accurate judgment, and he doesn't even know what the Mo family is. what to do.

On the fifth day from the Mohist expedition, the news that the main force of the Mohist volunteers had left Huling and seemed to be besieging Chengyang reached the ears of Doctor Pingyin.

The news is convincing, not only the Mohists' own propaganda and agitation along the way, but also many heavy bronze cannons used for siege, pulled by oxen, and it is said that there are several large bronze cannons that need to be pulled by ten oxen.

But on the day when he got the news that the Mo family might besiege Chengyang, that is, the fifth day after the Mo family set off, he got another news.

It is said that the Mohists roamed all over the place, moving in Dayeze, Wuyan, Gu, Wenshui and other places. There were as many as thousands or as few as hundreds. They came and went like the wind, and all of them were equipped with muskets and rode horses.

The governors of the cities did not dare to fight, so they could only choose to stay behind closed doors, or there were rumors that these rangers were preparing to attack the supply line of the Pingyin Army.

And one day ago in Pinglu, these Mohist rangers showed their weakness and lured the commander-in-chief of Pinlu Xiangnong Sanqian out of the city to pursue them. They didn't want to be ambushed. After distributing the food from the treasury to the people, they evacuated, and asked the local people how to go to Pingyin from here.

As a result, people in the nearby towns were even more panicked, and they dared not go out behind closed doors, and it was even more difficult to know the news of those wandering horses.

At that time, Dr. Pingyin judged that these Mohist rangers probably wanted to harass his marching and attack supplies, thereby slowing down his marching speed, so as to buy time for the Mohist family to break through Chengyang.

But on the seventh day from the day when the Mohists set out for the campaign, another news came that the main force of the Mohism was marching along Dayeze instead of going to Chengyang, and tens of thousands of people went straight to Jishui.

However, on the same day, there was also news from Chengyang, saying that tens of thousands of Mohists were about to attack the city. The bronze cannons weighed [-] jin. One cannon had eroded more than ten miles, and the city walls were all ashes. Rescue quickly, otherwise Cheng Yang will be in danger.

The messages are all contradictory.

However, Doctor Pingyin determined that the main force of the Mohist volunteers on the western front was only five divisions, which together amounted to more than [-] people. How could it be possible that tens of thousands attacked Chengyang while tens of thousands bypassed Onozawa and went straight to Jishui?
Which is true?Which is fake?
The scouts are sent out, but they seldom come back. Those who come back can't tell exactly how many people there are in the Mo family, let alone the specific direction of action of the Mo family.

Doctor Pingyin was already a little confused when the news came that he was attacking Chengyang along the Heshui River. Normally, the main force of the Mohists' volunteers should be gathered in Wucheng now.

After all, more than ten days ago, the news said that there was an endless stream of civilian husbands from Teng to Wucheng, transporting food and grass, and the seventh division of the Mohist family was also building a camp. It was obvious that they were waiting for the main force of the volunteers to arrive and besieged Wucheng together and chose to fight in Wucheng. .

Up to now, it is confirmed that the main force of the Mohists is indeed advancing along the He River, but is it attacking Chengyang?Or moved to Jishui Basin?Or is it true that the troops were divided, and while fighting to prevent Doctor Pingyin from going to Chengyang to reunite, he was attacking Chengyang at the same time?

This has made Doctor Pingyin at a loss, so he can only choose to be cautious, march more slowly every day, set up camp early, and send scouts to check carefully to prevent fraud when passing through rivers and valleys.

Today I finally received a letter from Tian Qing, the head coach of the Linzi Army, but Doctor Pingyin is not as optimistic as Tian Qing.

In Tian Qing's letter, he was asked not to contact the Mohist family, and let the Mohist family attack Chengyang. As long as the matter that was dragged to Fei Guo was resolved, he would be considered to have made a great contribution.Don't support Chengyang, let alone march too fast.

Doctor Pingyin really didn't think about greedy for meritorious deeds, and he had already started to be cautious three days ago. When the news of Chengyang's siege came, he didn't think it was an opportunity for him to make meritorious deeds.

However, is it true that the Mohists really want to capture Chengyang by dividing up their troops to block his progress?
I have more than [-] soldiers in my hand, and the Mohist main force is [-]. It seems that the number is different, but in Doctor Pingyin's view, I am few and the Mohist is numerous.

If the Mo family really divided up their forces to encircle Chengyang, and then divided up their forces to prevent them from approaching Chengyang, then they would not be afraid.

But what if... the Mo family is not for Cheng Yang at all?

Now it is only twenty miles away from Fanyi, and it is only a hundred miles away from Chengyang, and there are Xueling and other towns behind it. Now, is it going to continue to Fanyi and rely on Jiancheng to wait and see?Or choose to retreat to Xue Ling and other places now, the farther away from the Mo family the better?
Tian Qing's letter told him to be careful, but also asked him to threaten Cheng Yang, so that the main force of the Mo family would not dare to withdraw to Wucheng, at most they could only divide their troops.

In this case, you need to go to Fan Yi to wait and see.The distance is too far, the news is not smooth, if the main force of the Mo family withdraws from Chengyang, and I am too far away, I have no credit. It is a crime that the main force of the Mohist family retreated calmly due to stagnation.

Moreover, in case of failure, Qi and Wei still need to form an alliance at that time, and there will always be someone to take the blame for Chengyang's matter.

Who will carry it?
Can he take out the letter Tian Qing gave him, saying that Tian Qing didn't allow him to save Cheng Yang, so he slipped back to Xue Ling?But Tian Qing's letter was not so straightforward, but said that Kai Zhishi was full of tricks and should not be taken lightly. As for the real purpose and the unstoppable rhetoric of the allies' difficulties, they were all passed down by cronies, and it was useless to take them out. .

It can't be said that in case of failure and accountability, in order to appease Wei Han's anger, he will be used as a sacrifice.

Going forward to Fanyi, the situation is much easier to say.

If Cheng Yang was breached, it would not be his fault to say that the righteous teacher of the Mohist school hindered him, and he tried his best to fail to move forward.

And if the main force of the Mohist family withdraws to Wucheng, if I can take back Chengyang, then it will be a great achievement. At that time, it will be returned to Wei Han or what. The relationship fled to Wei and Han.

However, what if the Mo family's attack on Chengyang is false, but they want to find an opportunity to annihilate the 6 people in their hands?
Going out to Fanyi, there will be no place to run, and no one around can rescue him. If he retreats to Huling, at least there are doctors in nearby cities to rescue him.

In Fanyi, what if the target of the Mo family is you, run towards Ma Ling, expecting Wei Guo to rescue?But now the Huangcheng, Fanyang and other places of the Wei State to the west of Maling are planning to besiege Handan. The troops are all in Yedi and Handan, and there is the Yellow River blocking them. People are powerless to rescue, and they are afraid that death will be even worse.

While he was hesitating, several scouts and confidantes reported back, bringing two pieces of news that shocked him.

"The rangers of the Mohist school have been investigated clearly. They stationed in the righteous warehouse built by the previous merchants to guard, and they were scattered between Wen and Ji."

"The volunteers of the Mohists appeared in Nanjishui yesterday, only forty miles away from our army. The scouts tried their best to check, and they were sure that they were the main force of the Mohism. There were tens of thousands of them, and none of them had any cooking stoves. They only ate fried rice and fried noodles."

Tian Qingzhi's letter in the hands of Dr. Pingyin, which made his allies in trouble, fell to the ground, and he was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. There is no need to look at the map of the city. The real intention of the Mo family is now finally confessed to the world !

Doctor Pingyin ordered almost in a shouting tone: "Order the whole army to retreat northward to A and Gu immediately! It is urgent to order Gu, Doctor A, to recruit the people, stick to the city and come out, and do not move lightly."

"Urgently order the doctors of Fei, Lu, and Lixia to gather the people, recruit private soldiers, and go to Pingyin with all their strength! Hurry! Hurry!"

(End of this chapter)