warring states careerist

Chapter 563 Government and Army

The guards carried away the man's body, and the commander of the first division shook his head and said, "That's a gentleman. As you said, the righteousness you abide by is not right. The more righteous you are, the more reactionary you are. That's why Mozi wants to be the same and respect the same. , the world needs a rule that truly benefits the world and evaluates right from wrong."

"We cannot let their righteousness become the righteousness of the world."

The commander of the first division thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Today, I just realized what you said 20 years ago in Peidi, wearing a sunflower crown, and facing the words of those people."

"That day you held a sunflower in your hand and said: All things are false, and all things are permitted."

"The world has been suffering from etiquette, morality, and love for too long. These are all false, and they are all thin veils to cover up interests."

"Everything is allowed, and what is allowed is those things that were not allowed by virtue and etiquette. For example, asking for equality, such as rebelling against one's own lord."

"If you can't break it, you can't stand it, and everything will be reversed. Only when everything is allowed, can we finally choose what is not allowed, which is beneficial to everyone."

"Our Mohists are not moral, heartless, and rude. It's just that our virtue, love, and propriety are moral, heartless, and rude in the eyes of others."

Shi smiled and said: "This reason is why we dare to use the four words Tangwu Revolution. Chu destroys the concubine, Jin swallows the small country, even if they one day rule the world as one, as long as the system does not change, Virtue and etiquette remain the same, it is nothing but an unjust battle, how can it be called a revolution in the destiny?"

"As you said, this is a gentleman. It's not a bad thing to die well."

"Today, I saw that his master, the nobleman of the Qi State, didn't care about etiquette at all. He couldn't bear it anymore. It would be even more painful to see that the peasants, businessmen, and businessmen are all equal, and there is no difference between high and low. I probably understand that Gongsun Why did Ze choose to die? He was also afraid of seeing this scene today."

In this era, people around know why that person died, and they will not be surprised, just like if you see two brave people cutting each other's flesh and eating it on the street, although it is rare to see, But as long as you see it, you will understand it for granted.

Today's victory is like a heavy hammer that has smashed that person's faith to the point of shattering. How can a group of ordinary people who seek profit and have no mercy be brave enough to die?

Doctor Pingyin used chopsticks instead of a fork to pick up meat, ate it without cooking it, ate it after cutting it incorrectly, ate it without its sauce, and Meng Xia ate wheat and horses.

The nobles should have the etiquette of the nobles, which is part of the great rule of the world, and it is also the last bottom line that those who believe in hope, or they strive for.

Love, morality, etiquette and enfeoffment system are inseparable and the foundation of maintaining the world.

They complement each other and cannot exist alone.

Although I understand it, I don't have too much emotion.

He walked up to the scholar who committed suicide, knowing that the man could no longer answer, but still heaved a long sigh and asked, "It's too early for Zheng Bo to shoot the Son of Heaven, and you missed it. But Tian's Dai Qi, the three families divided Jin In just a few years, they broke the rules of the world, you don’t feel martyred, and you don’t feel like you’re going to perish. How can the peasants, businessmen, and businessmen stand up and know how to seek their own interests, and why do you think they’re going to perish in your eyes?”

With a long sigh, he understood that the behavior of the Sishang Mo family after this battle was no longer as simple as fighting for the hegemony of the world, but more like a holy war of new customs and old systems in the world.

Shi Xin thought, finally there is a taste of revolution, if not, what is the difference between a man with a strong soldier and a strong horse who is the emperor?
His exclamation was for the Mohist next to him, and those Mohist who served Mozi had seen such a heroic man a long time ago, and they took it for granted. I suffocated a smile in my heart.

They thought of the really delicious joke that Shi had told before, and they never thought that Doctor Pingyin didn't last a day, and he didn't have such grandiose and fierce words, after all, he lost a lot of flavor.

He waved his hand to tell those who were holding back their laughter to go away, and brought a few people to the wounded soldiers' camp where they were dying. He greeted the Qinyue people who were busy, asked a few words about the situation of the treatment, and then turned to go Look at Liuzhi who was slightly injured in the final counterattack.

In the end, Liuzhi resisted nearly four times the counterattack of the Qi army, and cleverly used the formation and cannons to survive to the end.

Most of the casualties of the entire Mohist righteous division in the Nanjishui battle were from Liuzhi's division. In the end, Liuzhi was also shot through the arm by a crossbow arrow, but fortunately there was no serious problem.

Shi didn't say too much, but just patted Fearful Liuzhi on the shoulder and said, "Your teacher did a great job. You should take the lead."

Liuzhi knew that he was very careful in using words to praise others, and he was very happy to use a very word, but he still sighed and said: "The division has suffered a lot and needs to be repaired. I'm afraid we won't be able to participate in the battle of Pingyin." And there are tens of thousands of Qi people captured, and someone needs to guard them."

Shi smiled and said, "I also have that intention."

He waved his hand and asked some people who were not of high rank to leave, leaving only the senior officers of the third division and the guards around him, and asked: "Now the battle of Nanji River, our army has won a big victory. I want to test you, If you are handsome, what should you do?"

Liuzhi had thought about this question a long time ago, and when he asked the question, he said: "Take Pingyin first. Once Pingyin is obtained, the Great Wall of Qi will be destroyed, and there is no danger to defend before Linzi."

"Tian Qing and Tian Wu must return to the army. It would be the best if we can emulate the ambush of Bailixi in Xiaoshan by Duke Xiang of Jin."

"It's just that when Commander Baili Xi's army attacked Zheng, he didn't know that the Jin people would sneak up on them, so the whole army was defenseless."

"If our army takes Pingyin now, Tian Qing will definitely return to the army. However, in the battle of Nanji River, our army's claws and claws were exposed, shaking the world with its teeth and claws, and Tian Qingding will be careful. You told me a story about an ancient general reducing the stove to lure the enemy , but this strategy is unlikely to work on Tian Qing."

"The [-] Qi army was wiped out in the Nanjishui battle. Tian Qing would never think that our army is afraid to fight. After thinking about it, if we don't consider many key supports, our army will be at a great disadvantage."

"The city of Linzi is large and wide, and it is a land of solid foundations. It has been hundreds of years since the Taigong hoped to seal the camp hill. If it cannot be captured, it will be a big taboo for military strategists: station a large army under the fortified city."

"I know you won't go straight to Linzi before you get rid of Tian Qing, but Tian Qing..."

He looked up at the smiling Shi, and continued to meet Shi's encouraging eyes: "If Tian Qing is mediocre, then the re-enactment of the battle of Wei is possible, so there is no need to think so much."

"But if he is not mediocre, then he will definitely think that Linzi City University is the foundation, and our army may not be able to defeat it in one go. Then he can be less impatient, and he will not be so aggressive that he is ambushed by us, but If we will march normally, this will make us afraid to attack Linzi."

"Firstly, he felt that the parents and brothers of the Linzi Legion are all in Linzi, and the army's morale can be fought. Second, he wants to cut off our retreat, and we will be anxious first instead."

"I'm worried that if Tian Qing and Tian Wu are not mediocre, they will understand that it is a risk for us to attack Linzi. At that time, he will march slowly and force us to confront him for a long time, and the initiative will be in the hands of the people of Qi."

"We want a quick victory, and we must win a complete victory before the end of Wei Zhao Chu Zhongshan. If Tian Qing returns to the army and garrison Wenshui, what should we do?"

"Even if the Marquis of Qi has an urgent order, if he is not mediocre and will not accept the orders of the foreign emperor, he will station troops in Wenshui. Is it possible that we are really going to attack Linzi?"

"Then we don't dare to attack. We don't dare to take risks because of poor logistics and long-distance marches.

"And if he stationed troops in Wenshui, we really wouldn't dare to move. If we go to Linzi, he would dare to cross Wenshui to cut off Jishui and our retreat."

"At that time, he will change from passive to active, and then force us to fight him, or directly choose to make peace. Gongzaoye and Fei Guo's soldiers have more than enough defense but not enough attack, and Sishang has not fully mobilized. Fighting...is like a way to change from passive to active."

"If he's a mediocre person, then he doesn't need to say anything, but pretends to attack Linzi and lays an ambush on his way to the end. This is a great victory with the least loss."

"Even if you don't fight like that, there are a thousand ways to deal with mediocrity. You don't have to think about this."

"So, the key to consider is how to force him to attack if he is not mediocre?"

Shi nodded, Liuzhi said very well, basically what he thought, and being able to think of a passive and active switch, this is the key point.

He half-jokingly said: "The key to the problem is not to figure out the problem, but to solve it. What do you think?"

Liuzhi was silent for a moment and said: "This is not something that the leader of a division can arrange."

Shi waved his hand and said, "I said, I will make you handsome."

Liuzhi smiled and said, "I'm afraid that if you are just the coach, you can't arrange it. It needs Qiwuhai and Juzi to decide."

"First, make peace with the State of Wei quickly, and use the prestige of the Nanjishui War to pass on to the people of Wei that the Marquis of Wei fought in Zhao, Zhongshan, Chu, and Chencai, and he will not dare to continue fighting with us. The words are severe, You are very prepared to make peace with Qi, and take the attitude of Cheng Yang."

"Pingyin, the Wei people don't know what we are going to do next, but when we say we want to make peace with the Qi people, they must believe it, because the initiative to make peace is already in our hands, we have to believe it when we say we want to make peace with him, and we have to believe it Think about what to do if we turn to attack Chengyang. After all, Chengyang is in a dangerous position, and it is on the side of Taoqiu, so the Wei people dare not lose."

"Secondly, General Qu is in Gaoliu. This is a strong army. Now that the Wei people are besieging Handan, the Zhao people are panicked, and the Wei people are also sad. I am afraid that the Wei people choose to make peace with Zhao now. If General Qu can fully participate in Zhao In matters of land, winning three battles in a row and helping to clean up the aristocratic rebels of the prince's dynasty, Zhao Hou will be full of confidence, and he will definitely not be willing to make peace at that time. He saw the victory. If the people of Wei would choose to make peace on their own initiative, they would just retreat, and Zhao Hou would instead would not accept it."

"The battle between Chu and Wei can't tell the winner for the time being. Chu must seize the land of Chen and Cai, and the government must be reorganized. The Chu people are powerless to participate. As long as the Wei people can't escape, then we have more time, and The more opportunities we have to deal with, the more opportunities we will have, and we don't need to win quickly."

When Liuzhi said this, a smile appeared on Shi's face, and he encouraged, "And then?"

Liu Zhi said: "You said that the military is the continuation of politics. Then, if the military initiative cannot be obtained in the military, then it can be obtained politically."

"Now that the Yue people are about to withdraw to the south, the reason why we take this opportunity to fight the Qi people is to take this opportunity to weaken the Marquis of Qi and make him unable to interfere with our expansion in the East China Sea and Sishang. This is politics."

"You said that this battle will not take the land of the Marquis of Qi. One is that this is a righteous war, and the princes of the world must feel that we are fighting for righteousness, and will not panic because of the military power displayed in the first battle against Qi. Two. , There are not enough cadres now, and the vast area after the Vietnamese retreat to the south, as well as the integration of Sishangfei, Xue and other places, will also take time, if we get all the land, it will weaken our organizational strength."

"However, the Qi people don't know. They have a different system from ours, and they don't take into account what we think about."

"Then, we have to use politics to force Tian Qing to attack instead of defending there."

Since it is the key point, Six Fingers solemnly said: "After Pingyin is broken, land reform will be carried out with great fanfare, rice paddies will be broken, well fields will be opened, land coupons will be issued, public lands will be allocated to all people, and land will be sealed by escaped nobles, making a gesture of making a home in Jishui This will hurt the foundation of Qi people, and Qi people know our ability to govern, if we stay here, Jishui may be completely blackened within a year, and they will have to take the initiative to attack."

"These captured Qi soldiers are all farmers from Pingyin, Gu, and A. I think they should not be taken back to Sishang, but after Pingyin is captured, let them go back to their homes. After the land reform, they can be absorbed. Some Qi people who have no wives and parents at home join volunteer teachers. First, it can expand our strength, and second, it will make Tian Qing panic. If he delays with us, Jishui will probably pull up two or three more divisions in a year's time. Our ability to defend the city is well-known throughout the world, and our ability to govern is obvious to all, as long as we don’t attack Linzi, but pretend to occupy it for a long time, then Tian Qing will have nothing to rely on, and he can only choose to take the initiative to attack us.”

"As soon as he makes a move, we have the initiative. Should he be exhausted from defending the city and then fight in the field? Or put pressure on Lu State not to sell grain and borrow grain to cut off the grain road? Or lure the enemy to go deep and then ambush? Or wait for the civil strife in Qi? This is with us."

"If not, if we attack Linzi, if Tian Qing is wise and does not rush forward, but instead gathers troops to save water, we will have to think about a quick victory when we fight against them. Then we have to attack. Although we can win, the casualties will be heavy. .”

"And, anyway, you didn't say that Qi land will not be taken, but the land reform will still be carried out. When the time comes, it will be withdrawn, and the people of Qi will understand the righteousness of the Mohist family and its benefits to them. Only by comparing people's hearts and meeting with each other can they know the warmth of the sun." Dark Chill."

"It's killing multiple birds with one stone."

(End of this chapter)