warring states careerist

Chapter 539
The commander of the first army needs to make a "correct" judgment from various information, but whether it is correct or not needs to wait until the end of the battle to know.

The judgment made by Dr. Pingyin may not be "correct", because the movement of the Mohist main force may be a feint to prepare for a fierce attack on Chengyang.

However, if it is really for the purpose of storming Chengyang, compared to the main force of the Mohists looking for an opportunity to annihilate his Pingyin army, it can only choose the lesser of two powers.

The former needs to be blamed, but the latter may be directly captured.

When his order was issued, the planners around him also raised doubts about the fact that the main force of the Mo family had shot a feint to capture Chengyang.

Doctor Pingyin sighed and said, "In the battle of Lushui, he was fit to capture the king of Yue, but his troops were no less than Sima Rangju. The volunteers of the Mohist school were good at fighting, and there were some Mohists who were among them and fearless of death."

"Although our army has [-] soldiers, there are many peasants and soldiers. If Kai Zhishi really wants to find an opportunity to annihilate us in Jishui, who can fight with him?"

In the battle of Lishui that year, after reading the battle report compiled by the Mohist himself, Wu Qi once commented: There are no heroes at the time, so the bastard became famous.If he was present, or Sun Tzu, Wu Yuan, and even Le Yangzi and others were in the position of King Yue, even if they were defeated, such a big defeat might not necessarily occur.

But in the end, nothing is going to happen, the current situation is that by virtue of the battle between Lishui and Yuanzu, the reputation of the volunteer of the Mohist school has been made famous, which can already make Doctor Pingyin feel great pressure.

He asked who could fight him, but none of his men answered.

Some people may think that the battles of the volunteers of the Mohist school are extremely dull. The battles of Yuanzui and Lushui were almost the same as flank assaults to form an encirclement, and the infantry slowly advanced. When facing the enemy, there is nothing to do.

If we weaken the central army and strengthen the two wings, we may be directly divided and defeated by a wave of piercing; if the two wings are not strengthened, the rebels rely on cavalry to repeatedly succeed in the flanks, knowing that it is possible to do so, but unable to defend, this is the most terrifying thing.

It's like two people wrestling, one person punches, the person being beaten thinks that this punch is too simple, I just need to punch his fist hard and break his wrist, and he will be safe, but knowing how to crack it is not easy. Unstoppable, this pressure has become a sharp sword hanging in everyone's mind.

This time, no one could answer the question of who is the enemy, and the counselor said: "But the Mo family sent troops this time, for the country of Fei and the city of Wu. He seeks to conquer the country of Fei, but deploys the main force in Jishui. Unwise. We retreated into A, Gu and other towns, and Gong Ziwu and Tian Qing are still in Wucheng, and Wucheng will be lost."

Doctor Pingyin didn’t know that the ambition of the Mo family was to completely weaken the state of Qi so that it would not be able to go south for 20 years. Hands and feet. How can this be compared? Occupying Jishui and seeking to change the land, how can the king not change?"

"There is no need to talk about this matter, just let the whole army retreat. And write a letter to Tian Qinghe Gong Ziwu, saying that the Mohists want to find an opportunity to fight in Jishui, and I will retreat to A, Gu and other places later. Then let people enter Chengyang, Inform this..."

The counselor said: "The army of Han and Wei in Chengyang may not dare to move lightly. If they ask for help, they still have to rely on the soldiers of Pingyin and Lixia. If they are not of our race, their hearts must be different. How can the people of Wei be willing to help them with all their strength?"

Doctor Pingyin snorted and said, "Am I asking for help from Wei? It's just that if Cheng Yang makes a mistake, let Marquis Wei know. There is a reason, and it's not because I'm dying."

He had made up his mind, and none of the crowd would stand up and say that he could fight, like Cao GUI defeated Qi Huan and Guan Zhong when he defeated the Mohist volunteers, he could only choose to retreat and defend Gu and Ah.

Doctor Pingyin ordered his cronies, Xingye, to go to the State of Lu to inform Tian Qing of the Mo family's presence in Jishui, thinking of the future.

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North of Wenshui River, Nanji River Basin.

The [-] Mohist volunteers were marching, and scouts on horseback continued to return from afar, passing news along the way to several carriages, and soon some young people came to Shi'e with various news to report back.

In ten days, the four main divisions of the Mohists traveled more than [-] miles, blocking news along the way. According to the reports of the scouts, they are only a short distance of [-] miles from the Qipingyin Army.

On the side of the road, men and women kept singing some military songs to boost morale, and the morale of the crowd was high. As the saying goes, "follow the suit, and fight like water", which has long been circulated in the army.

Now the soldiers roughly knew what they were going to do, and with this confidence, the dissatisfaction caused by worrying about the innocence of the Lu State was swept away.

There were no obstacles along the way. Compared with the military organization capabilities of the Qi State at this time, such actions as dividing troops were really impossible, and the main force of the volunteer army was unimpeded along the way.

On an earthen platform by the roadside, I took a binoculars to observe the terrain in the distance, looked at the Wanli Maihuang, and thought that if the Yellow River did not divert to seize the Huaihe River, the southwestern Shandong area is indeed a rich place. The statement is not for nothing.

Like him, the few people beside him were already thinking about how to build embankments and canals after the world was unified in the future, so that this vast plain would be safe from floods and droughts.

It was completely different from the tense atmosphere before the war in Qi State. Several people said: "In the future, if we can connect Wenshui and Jishui, such as the irrigation canals in Yedi, and use the method of plowing and composting good-bred cattle, this place can support millions of people. "

"It's a pity that Marquis Qi is so stupid that he doesn't have such a heart to benefit the world."

Putting down the binoculars made of glass, he nodded and said: "Therefore, since the princes have no intention of benefiting the world, they should be replaced. This is righteousness and benevolence. Adjacent to Dayeze, it should be the most affluent place in the Central Plains. Fat and fertile. It's a pity..."

The entire southwestern region of Shandong, surrounding the vicinity of Onozawa, is basically a battlefield for hegemony between the northern princes and the southern state of Chu.The battle of Chengpu broke out in Pushui, near Chengyang, where Qi and Chu fought many times.

Even so, after two brief periods of peace, this place is once again full of vitality.

After sighing, several messengers arrived and walked to Shi's side and said, "The engineers have already selected the river beach that passes through the Nanwen River, and erected a pontoon bridge there."

"The scouts reported that the Qi army seemed to be aware of our movements, and they didn't move forward, and seemed to be preparing to retreat."

The staff officer next to him unfolded the map and marked the approximate location of crossing the river. It is not yet the summer rainy season, and it is a rare good weather.

Several officers looked around the map with Shi, and said, "As long as we cross the river, there are very few retreat routes that the Qi people can choose."

He tapped his finger on the narrow strip between Beiwenshui and Nanwenshui: "Twenty miles wide and eighty miles long, within this range, find the right opportunity to wipe out the Pingyin Army of Qi State. Great things can happen.”

"The current position of the Qi army is probably here..."

After giving some pointers, he said: "In this way, send another five hundred knights to cross the river first, avoid the main force of the Qi army, and go straight to Ayi."

"Leaded by division representatives, if the main force of the Qi people continues to move towards Ayi, they will be harassed along the way, especially not allowed to sleep well at night."

"If the Qi people turn to Guyi, these 500 people will be near Ayi, where there is one of our strongholds, waiting there."

"This is the last division of troops. The decisive victory in the field is only a few days away. If there is no chance of fighting, we have to withdraw and attack Chengyang instead."

Everyone's faces were a little dignified, knowing that if Gong Chengyang was chosen, it would be the best choice.

Seeing that everyone was a little solemn, he said with a smile: "This is just the worst plan. There is a plain along the way, and the Pingyin Army can't run away. After we stick together, he can't run away. Apart from choosing to fight us, he can also what to do?"

"The [-] volunteers are by our side, how dare they march with ease? No way. Therefore, the key to victory or defeat is our marching speed."

"As I said just now, there are not many places where you can cross the river between the north and the south, and the Qi army is actually running faster than us within the range of [-] miles wide and [-] miles long."

"We are 25 miles away from them, which means they have to run [-] miles, and as long as we can run [-] miles, we will win."

"Pass down the order, continue to speed up, complete the crossing of the river before dark, and camp on the other side of the river to rest."

"When crossing the river, the flags of all colors must be clearly distinguished. Who crosses the river first and who crosses the river last, and how to organize the army when crossing the river is your business. Don't make any mistakes. Camp at night, pay attention to washing feet with hot water, each company All Mohists must play the role of four-horse vanguard, and those who can help carry dry food, iron pots, gunpowder, and lead bullets must do well.”

How to cross the river and maintain stability is not a matter for a coach to consider, and there are people around him who nod and arrange.

The five-hundred-step knights set off first, led by the representative of Shi Mozhe of the first division. After crossing the river, they bypassed the main force of the Qi army and went straight to Ayi to change the direction of the Qi army or slow down the marching speed of the main force of the Qi army.

In the early morning of the second day, all the volunteers who had crossed the river let go of their hands and feet, and marched with all their strength to the northeast along the Nanji River, and there were constant slogans calling for people to speed up.

The main force of the Mohists did not choose to chase diagonally, but chose to go northward along the Nanji River and race against the Pingyin Army of the Qi Army.

The width between the Wenshui River in the north and the south is very short, and the news that all the main force of the Mohists crossed the river last night probably reached the Qi army.

This is also a kind of deterrence: if you retreat on flat ground, you may be able to beat the main force of the Mohists by one step.But if it is to cross the river, then with the current organizational capabilities of the Qi army, it may take a day to cross the river and build a bridge. With the deterrence of the speed of the Mohist volunteers crossing the river last night, as long as the general of Qi has a little bit of brains, it is impossible to choose to cross the river and escape.

Moreover, even if you cross the river, where can you go?
The north and south Jishui flows from Dayeze to Luyi, which is near the Changqing District of Jinan in later generations, and then merges again and finally flows into the sea.

Jishui in the north and south is like a natural line of defense, compressing the Qi army within this range.Among the Mohists, there are quite a few Qi people who are quite familiar with this place. The doctor Qin Yueren who accompanied the army on the expedition is himself a native of Lucheng, so he is even more familiar with this place.

(End of this chapter)