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Chapter 589 Unshakable Power ([-])
Chengyang and Linqiu are connected. Although it is an enclave, it is the bridgehead for Wei State to enter Sishang and maintain the hegemony of the Central Plains. Point, there is no room for loss.

The State of Wei waited for a long time before waiting for the opportunity of the civil strife in the Tian family and Gongsun Hui to enter Jin Dynasty on his own 20 years ago, and obtained Linqiu in one fell swoop, and then Chengyang.

It seems that Linqiu was only because of Gongsunhui's rebellion against Qi, but in fact, Wei Guo finally got it after more than [-] years of waiting, uniting Zhao and Han, and obtaining the approval of Zhou Tianzi.

Otherwise, the State of Wei would have no chance of obtaining these two important cities, because the State of Qi is not ignorant of the importance of these two cities. One city will involve two great powers in the struggle for hegemony, and it will take a long time to get a chance. .

Chengyang is only a few dozen li to the south, which is Taoyi.

Near Taoyi is Heshui.

Heshui connects Surabaya and Jishui.

Jishui leads directly to the Yellow River.

Along the Yellow River are the essence of Wei.

If Cheng Yang is lost, it will be difficult to know the attitude of Wei State, Wei's vassal state on the eastern front, and Wei State may find it difficult to interfere in Sishang's affairs. As far as Wei State's hegemony strategy is concerned, Cheng Yang cannot be lost anyway.

In the battle of Nanjishui, the Mo family jumped to the outside line and annihilated the Qi Pingyin army in Jishui, causing the Wei and Han coalition forces in Chengyang to die.

Qi State lost dozens of cities in just a few months, can Chengyang hold it?
Isn't Chengyang important to the Mohists?After capturing Chengyang, they can join forces with the Lu State, which joined the Non-Offensive Alliance, along the coast of Dayozawa.

You can attack Qi when you advance, and you can get stuck in Chengyang when you retreat. Therefore, if Qi wants to enter Sishang, it must pass through Lu or Junan Donghai, and it is difficult to enter these two places: Lu is involved in the conflict between Qi and Lu, Mohist Nanji water The news of victory in the First World War is equivalent to the news that Lu State completely abandoned Qi State as an ally; Junan went down, the cities in the East China Sea, Mohist and Yue State built cities again, and the Mohist Xiliu boat division could be used when the main force of Qi State went south. It's time to go straight to Jucheng.

Cheng Yang is in danger!

This was a danger signal that Wei Jian could perceive.

It is also a threat that the Mohist envoy has been secretly mentioning: either peace talks, and now Wei State completely withdraws from the war between Mohist and Qi; Daliang, believe it or not.

This morning, the Mohist envoy was extremely proud. Facing Wei Jian and the other Wei officials, he said loudly, "Qizi is seriously ill, but the Mohist organization is still there, and the harm of the seven enlightenments is still there. The bottom must be good, the top must be good, and the bottom must be wrong. The top of my Mohism is a giant, but the giant is not a person, but the general will of the people. It’s just that the general will is not a person, but the election of the heart that is beneficial to the world It is the unalterable general will of the giant who acts on behalf of the executor.”

"My Mohist's enlightenment has been determined: the first battle of Qi is not for siege, not for wealth and population, but for punishing the unjust and invading Marquis of Qi."

"This battle is invincible, my Mo family will not stop."

"Emperors also know how to govern a country, such as laws and regulations. If someone does not abide by them but is not punished, can the country be governed?"

"Nowadays, the Marquis of Qi is unjust, but he is not punished. Could it be that the world can be stable?"

"Shi Shuai Shuai volunteers stationed tens of thousands in Jishui, even breaking through Pingyin, Yingyi, and Lucheng. This is not to occupy these cities, but to restrain the unjust Marquis of Qi from engaging in unjust wars in the future."

The envoys of the Mohists spoke plausibly and never mentioned the capture of Chengyang, but Wei Jian and the officials of the Wei State understood clearly: The Mohist said that it was not for occupying the cities of the Qi State, but it was the biggest threat to the Wei State.

If it is to occupy the cities of Qi, it is easy to say that if you occupy the cities, you need to divide your troops to guard them, and you need to guard against the Qi people's counterattack.

But if they don't occupy the cities of Qi State, once they make peace with Qi State, they will turn around and attack Wei State and capture Chengyang. Didn't Yang come down with a drum?

Now that Chengyang is broken, the Wei State may join the Non-Offensive Alliance as a small and weak state vassal within a year, get rid of its status as a vassal state of the Wei State, and be exempted from all kinds of tribute.

The state of Chu will definitely praise it when the time comes. The more chaotic the Central Plains, the more energy will be involved in the state of Wei. Daliang Yuguan, the cities that the state of Chu lost for more than ten years, can be recaptured, and the state of Wei will be completely driven out. Central Plains.

The importance of Daliang and Yuguan to the state of Chu is self-evident. Chu State has gained a strategic advantage by winning Daliang and Yuguan: the east and west lines can support each other, and the direction of Luyang can attack the Yiluo line to insert into the hinterland of the three Jin Dynasties and Daliang. The direction can be taken directly to the east of Weizhi.

Only when Lu Yang and Daliang are in hand can Chu State maintain its strategic initiative, otherwise it can only be passively beaten.

Only now did Wei Jian somewhat understand why the Mo family punished the "unrighteous king" in such a high-profile way this time.

It seems that Fei Di is only a matter between Qi and Mo, but in fact it is closely related to the princes of the world, and it affects the whole body.

There were a lot of unrighteous things before, so is Qi's attack the most righteous?But I didn't see the Mo family sending troops to Pingyin to punish them.

Today, he seized the opportunity, waved the banner of righteousness, mobilized the contradictions among the princes of the world, and completely put Qi into a desperate situation.

When the Mohist envoy left the hall, Wei Jian couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Mohist has the right strategy, the Mo Di's disciples are not afraid of death, and the demagogic morality is imposed on them, can they be defeated? "

Uncle Zuo kept silent and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard such a story told by the people of the fief."

"It is said that a person lives in the deep mountains and raises chickens and dogs in captivity in the mountains. There are tigers in the mountains, and they often enter the man's courtyard to prey on chickens and dogs."

"This man often loses chickens and dogs, but he is not from Kong Wu, and he has no evil power, so he cannot fight tigers."

"But the tiger has heirs, so this man went deep into the tiger's den while the tiger was hunting for prey, and captured the tiger's cubs."

"When the tiger returns, he is furious, but he is worried about his heirs, so he can't make an alliance: the alliance wishes: no one will enter the tiger's den, and the tiger will not enter the human hut."

"After many years, a friend of this man came to visit and asked about this matter. This friend had the courage to tear up the tiger's skin. Hearing this, he laughed and said: I just want to get a few tiger skins to use as bedding."

"Then he raised his sword and entered the mountain, slaughtered all the tiger's lairs, and returned after skinning. Before leaving, he said to the man: If this is the case, the tiger will not be able to enter your hut for life!"

Uncle Zuo asked: "Your Majesty thinks that if the person who lives in the mountains can kill the tiger from the very beginning, would he make an alliance with the tiger: do people not enter the tiger's lair, and tigers not enter the human hut?"

Wei Jian shook his head and said, "If you have the strength to fight a tiger, you can kill all the tigers in the mountains, and the tigers will naturally never enter the human hut."

Gongshucuo said again: "Your Majesty, do you think that the Mohists are mountain people who have no power to kill a tiger? Or are they warriors who want to get a tiger's skin and go to bed?"

Wei Jian was stunned, and said happily: "You mean, the Mohists themselves have no power to fight Wei, so they negotiate with us? If they can fight Wei with their strength, they will be like a warrior who wants to sleep on a tiger's skin. Sign a treaty with Tiger?"

"In the past when Qi was attacked, I fought with Qi. Although we won, the Qi army is still strong. We should not underestimate it."

"Could it be that in the past 20 years, the Qi army has been so weak that the Mo family can win in one battle, but they cannot defeat the soldiers of Wei?"

Uncle Gong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you have made a mistake. The reason why the mountain man signed an alliance with the tiger was because he was no match for the tiger, but also because he didn't want to hide the tiger's skin, but just wanted to protect the chickens and dogs in the courtyard. "

"The strength of the volunteers of the Mohist school cannot be defeated without soldiers. But soldiers are the essence of Wei Jia, so they should not be moved lightly."

"However, these words of the Mohist envoy also reveal some hidden meanings of the Mohist."

"Your Majesty, think about it, if the Mo family wants to capture Chengyang, then this is the best opportunity. They have righteousness in their mouths and soldiers in their hands. We are fighting against Zhao, Chu, and Zhongshan on all sides. Could it be that they will give up this opportunity? Do you want to make peace with us?"

It was really a word to wake up the dreamer, Wei Jian immediately understood.

If the Mo family had enough power to defeat the Wei state, it would be impossible to choose to negotiate peace with Wei at this time, but would fight to the Wei state and wait for the Wei state to take the initiative to beg the Mo family to conclude a treaty.

If the Mohists want to capture Chengyang, it is even more impossible to negotiate peace with Wei Guo at this time. Once the peace talks are carried out in the style of the Mohism's heavy trust and commitment, it is impossible to take Chengyang again.

These envoys of the Mohists seem arrogant, but they actually revealed the bottom line of the Mohism: they can't defeat the State of Wei, and they don't want to capture Chengyang, but only want to make peace with the State of Wei.

Wei Chi was overjoyed, and said: "The Mo family has humiliated me for a long time. They think their arrogance can scare me, but they don't want to have a resourceful talent like you, which sees through their bottom line. Is it difficult? Shouldn't you be negotiating with the Mohists?"

Uncle Gong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty just now compared the Mo family to the mountain people or the warriors who can kill tigers. In fact, the reverse is also true."

"The Mo family is like a tiger, but Wei Guo is not a warrior capable of slaughtering a tiger. The Mo family is like a tiger, and of course they are worried about the heirs in the tiger's den, but don't the people in the mountains worry about the chickens and dogs in the courtyard?"

"In your opinion, if Qi is defeated and the Mohists move to attack Chengyang, who can fight and win?"

Wei Chi remained silent for a long time before he said, "If it wasn't for the widow's own conquest, then the Prime Minister would have to be used. As for Wu Qi and Le Yang, they know how to fight but are unfaithful. The defeat is only a matter of five or five, shaking the foundation of the country, Zhao Chu and Qin are eyeing. Even if they can win Mo, it is difficult to resist Qin Chu Zhao..."

Uncle Zuo said: "That's exactly what I mean. The Mohists must be invincible, but after defeating the Mohists, Qin, Chu, and Zhao will not hurry up to eliminate the world's evil, but will seize the opportunity to attack Wei. .”

"As for the Mohists...the Mohists have defeated the State of Wei by saying the number of five or five. But not to mention the casualties of the soldiers, they have hindered many things of the Mohists."

"Your Majesty is not ignorant. Envoys from the Yue people came to prepare to say that the Yue people will move to the south. The Mohists are persecuted tightly in the East China Sea, Huaibei, and Langya. Over the years, the Wu people have become more and more powerful with the method of farming with iron tools. Wu Yue is different. The south of the Huaihe River is the foundation of Yue, so there is no room for loss..."

"The people of Yue moved to the south, and Donghai, Huaibei, and Langya all belonged to the Mohist school. The Mohist administration cannot be separated, but must be directly controlled by officials, and the people must be confused to make them the same as the Mohist. This requires a lot of Mohist, Mohist If you want to win the East China Sea and Huaibei, you cannot continue to fight; if you continue to fight, the time to win the East China Sea and Huaibei will be delayed."

"For the Mohists, Donghai, Langya, and Huaibei are the offspring of the Mohist tiger's den."

"As far as Wei Guo is concerned, Chengyang and Linqiu are the chickens and dogs in Wei Lu."

"The Wei State doesn't want to sleep in tiger skins, and the Mohists don't want to live in a hut. This is the time to dismiss the soldiers."

Wei Jian understood that this was a wise and wise speech, but he couldn't help but sighed: "In the past 20 years, the Mo family has grown from hundreds of Mohists in the time of Mo Di to now holding three counties, which can break the strong Qi and force the widowed Wei. "

"If the Mo family gains Donghai, Huaibei, and Langya again, and the land of two counties and hundreds of thousands of people, who will be able to control it in the future? The serious illness of Qin Huali should have been an opportunity for the weakness of the Mo family, but let the world know the Mo family It is unshakable, and now the Mo family is getting stronger, so we have to be careful!"

Uncle Zuo worshiped and bowed again, saying: "Your Majesty, after this war, the Mohists have enmity with Qi and Wei. To win the East China Sea and Huaibei, they must compete with Chu. Yue people will hate it sooner, and Song Jun will be angry sooner."

"It's just that when the moon is full, it loses, and when the water is full, it overflows. Don't you think that the Mohist won the Huaibei of the East China Sea, defeated Qi, captured Linzi, and spread their prestige to the world? Is this something we should worry about?"

"The Mohists gain strength in Huaibei, and things will happen in ten years. Wei Ruo loses Liang, resents Zhao, abandons Zhongshan, and moves to Xihe... This is weaker than ten years."

"It's like a farmer's house has a fire, and instead of fighting the fire, you worry that it will rain next year and your crops will be flooded, so instead of fighting the fire, you dig ditches in the field. That's unwise."

(End of this chapter)