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Chapter 619 The Pre-War Situation
At this time, the state of Qi already has bronze cannons, but the quantity is not large, the quality is not good, and the level of geometry is not very high. The opponent's artillery is so configured.

The Garrison Fort has no masonry structure at all, and its location is very high, so it will not be flooded, and the biggest disadvantage of rammed earth fearing water is also eliminated.

The opponent has artillery, no matter how good or bad it is, considering that things like city walls are actually outdated, and the masonry walls are also easily smashed by iron cannonballs to form fragments to kill and injure the defenders.

The thick soil slope can absorb enough energy and is not easy to be bombed down. The disadvantage is that it is easy to be attacked by ants.However, under the premise that the defender's firepower is sufficient, this shortcoming is not considered a shortcoming.

Inside the city, under the watchful eyes of a group of people, several engineers and soldiers are using pulleys and other tools to prop up a huge cloth bag painted with wood paint. There is a hanging basket under it, and there are special bags made of tung oil and turpentine inside. The torch, which is used to lift into the sky and cooperate with the telescope to observe the enemy's deployment, command some heavy copper cannons to cross the garrison fort to provide indirect support if possible.

Except for a part of the artillery that is concentrated, the rest are deployed on specific forts according to the plan of the engineers.

All of this, or in other words, the city defense technique from the time of Mozi 20 years ago, is already beyond the times.

It is nothing more than replacing the Huo Yong with gunpowder mines, the portable copper cannon instead of the revolving machine, the heavy bronze cannon instead of the chariot, the hot air balloon instead of the observation tower, and the simple arquebus instead of the crossbow.

However, the concept of the overall defense concept, the cross-firepower of the walls, the mutual support of the Vega Triangle, the borrowing of food and houses from the people must be repaid after writing a contract, the choice of decisive battles in the wild as much as possible, and the concept of deploying defense in depth in stages for defending the city. Change.

The Mohist's city defense technique is unparalleled in the world, not relying on those few mechanical magic skills, but relying on the defense system of rational deduction far beyond the times.

Only relying on one or two magical machines, the Mohists could not have been able to reconcile the wars between Qilu, Chu and Song Dynasties for a long time before Shi appeared.

It seems to be bizarre, but in fact the essence has not changed, and it has come down in one continuous line.

The only difference is that Shi Shi did not prepare for a decisive battle under the city, nor did he regard this defense of the city as a defensive defense, but only a strategic support point when the time came when he could finally encircle and wipe out the Linzi Army.

The second division was dispatched to organize the defense of Yingyi, and he was convinced that the current siege methods of the Qi army would not be able to take down Yingyi, which was now armed to the teeth.

Logistics is not considered, because if the city is besieged, Qi's logistics will collapse first, and the Mo family occupies Liangfu, which can always threaten the Qi army's retreat, so it is impossible for Yingyi to be breached.

Based on such considerations, Gongzaoye on the southern front received a suitable letter discussing the upcoming war, which seemed to coincide with each other.

Gong Zaoye was born as a scholar, not a noble at the level of a doctor, so he didn't understand what Tian Wu's sudden action was for.

But no matter what Tian Wu wanted to do, he and Shi Su considered the same way to deal with it.

Meng Sheng also finished reading Shi's letter at the side, and said with a smile: "This coincides with each other, presumably our letter just happened to be received."

"Our ideas are consistent with Shi's. No matter what Tian Wu does, in addition to attacking and cooperating with him in the south, we must also keep an eye on the direction of Yishui and Qufu."

Gong Zaoye nodded and said, "We don't have to think about what Tian Wu wants to do, because no matter what he does, the mountains, rivers and rivers will not change, and there are not many choices he can make. Look..."

The rough finger pointed to the map on the table and said: "Father Liang is in the hands of our army, which means that Tian Wu in the direction of Lu has no room to move."

"If he wins the city, it is false, and he enters Qufu to support Lu Gongzi's coup in order to seek an alliance between Lu and Qi. Father Liang's army can directly enter Qufu. As long as we can last until Father Liang's army arrives, Tian Wu will be defeated."

"If he really attacks Winning Town and puts all his eggs in one basket, then Winning Town will be the anvil and Father Liang's direction will be the hammer, and it will still be a defeat."

"The matter has come to this point, what needs to be considered is the complete annihilation of the Linzi Army, and the direction of this pocket is Yishui."

"You also know why Tian Wu and Tian Qing didn't retreat directly towards Yishui before. But at that time, it was certain that they would not go there, and it was different from where they fled after they were defeated."

Meng Sheng understood this truth.

Yingyi was stuck to death, Wei Han chose not to move forward, and Lu State had an ambiguous attitude. After these three conditions were met, the direction of Yishui, which seemed to have a way out, was actually a dead end.

Tens of thousands of troops, moving slowly.

From the battle of Lishui back then to the current Qi-Mo war, the Mohists have demonstrated far more mobility than Qi, especially after seizing Yingyi and Father Liang, Tian Qing and Tian Wu knew how to fight for mobility even if they were stupid. But the Mohists.

Retreat is not a defeat. If you want to ensure the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops, someone needs to defend a few cities to buy time for the army to break through the Mohist defense on the Yishui side.

However, under the feudal system, who will stay behind?Where can there be such organizational power that can leave a mortal army that will never retreat?

Facing the reality of the Nanji Water War, who can hold on?

Unable to defend, the tens of thousands of troops were chased by the Mohists from behind, blocked from Yingyi and Feiyi to the east, and stopped in the Yimeng Mountains.

Counting on the reinforcements from Judi, Judi itself is hard to protect, and if the reinforcements come, Judi is captured by the Mohists, what about the logistics?Nearly [-] troops are eating grass roots in Yimeng Mountain?I'm afraid that there will be no need to fight at that time, as far as the current organizational strength of the Qi army is concerned, it must be hard to control when they disperse.

The battlefield situation is constantly changing. The current situation is because Tian Qing chose the most suitable method before.

If Tian Qing had any attitude of retreating along the Yishui River before, the Mohists would also take offensive measures and wipe out the Linzi Army in the Yimeng Mountains in the west of Juxi.

On the contrary, it was because Tian Qing chose to retreat, and the Mohists were unwilling to take the initiative to attack. Instead, they wanted to force Tian Qing to take the initiative to attack. Relying on diplomatic pressure to sever the relationship between Qilu and Tian Qing, Tian Qing would be forced to attack one day.

Because of this, the Ministry of Public Construction and Metallurgy has only one brigade of troops stationed in the mountains near Yishui, and it did not put all the troops there, and it is not necessary.

It is not easy to supply there.Moreover, only one brigade is enough, the Qi army cannot break through if the number is small, and the two rebel corps on the side of Father Liang and Fei Yi can also use their mobility to encircle the Qi army on the march.

Now that the situation has changed, Gongzao must also consider two possibilities.

First, the Qi army really just smashed Yingyi, captured Yingyi and returned to Linzi, shrinking its forces to fight the defense of Linzi.

Na Gongzaoye had to attack northward when Qi's army attacked Yingyi, capture the few cities under the Qi army, and form a siege with the other side.

The lack of troops over there does not mean that it is not enough to defeat the Qi army, but it is not enough to fight a battle of annihilation. Now the initiative of the Qi-Mo war is in the hands of the Mohists, but the Mohists still need a bigger victory to get enough follow-up Benefit.

The second is that it is false that the Qi army fought to win the city, but in fact, it was a desperate attempt to attack Qufu with light soldiers, cooperating with the princes and nobles of the Lu state to launch a coup, dragging the Lu state into the war, and relying on the Lu state as the rear to continue. Persevere in order to change the situation in the world.

This requires a part of Gongzaoye to divide its troops and keep an eye on the vicinity of Qufu. Once there is a possibility of a coup d'etat or information about the elite operations of the Qi army, go to Qufu immediately. As long as it can withstand a few days, the army in the direction of Liang's father is enough to wipe out Yingyi The Qi army in the north direction went south to solve the Qufu problem at the same time.

These two considerations are not contradictory, but in addition to these two considerations, there is another point that Gong Zaoye knows very well.

That is the direction of Yishui.

No matter what, the Qi army lost their minds in this battle, and the only way to escape is Yishui. If there is no tight tie there, the end of the Qi-Mo war will not be a complete victory.

Regardless of the possibility, there is only one direction of escape after failure.

Gong Zaoye now has a main division and some miscellaneous troops, counting nearly 1 elite troops.

The rest are the public volunteers from Fei country, together with the Mohist volunteers, there are about 3000 people in total.

The defense is sufficient, but the offense is insufficient. Some of the troops on the eastern front are still staring at Juyi to the north of Langya.

Yu Tu's brigade of the Seventh Division is currently in the Yimeng Mountains. If the Qi army flees on a large scale, it may not be able to stop it. One more person who flees back will be more disadvantageous for future affairs.But considering the logistics before, not too many can be stationed there.

The idea that the two sides coincide with each other is based on this reality of seeking truth from facts.

In the letter, the appropriate meaning is to let Gongzao divide the army into two parts.One concentrated on martial knights and infantry knights and moved westward.Once there is a change in Qufu, support can be provided immediately, and starry night can arrive.

The remaining heavy troops began to move towards Dongmouyi.

In the army tent, Meng Sheng also tapped Dongmouyi with his finger. At this time, Dongmouyi was still occupied by the Qi army, and it was also an important city that the trapped Linzi army could control.

To the east of Dongmu is Yishui.To the west is Father Liang.To the northwest is Pingyang, the Chongyi city of the Qi army.

Gong Zaoye said: "As long as there is a fight in Yingyi, we can take advantage of the Qi army to attack Dongmouyi, then we will have no worries. At that time, even if the Qi army is defeated and wants to flee, they will be locked in this radius Within fifty miles."

"The north is Yingyi, the southeast is Mou, and the west is Liangfu. It can not only prevent the Qi army from escaping, but also support the battle over there. The Qi army forms a complete encirclement."

"Yu Tu's brigade is near Yishui. If the Qi army retreats and disperses, his brigade will be able to tighten up in the end, enough for none of the Qi people to escape."

At this time, the city is more of a supply station and a gathering point for heavy troops. It is not necessary to know Tian Wu's plan, but if he wants to wipe out the Qi army, he naturally has to pay attention to Mou Yi.

Meng Sheng said: "If Qi's army is dispatched, there will only be tens of thousands of people staying in Mouyi. But don't be impatient, Deng Shi should tie his pockets tightly, and we must wait until the fighting in Yingyi is fierce, so that we can take it in one fell swoop. Win The Yi side needs to give us enough time to prepare, five days, as long as the city is not defeated within five days, we can approach Mou Yi, and the Shih side can also completely tighten their pockets and surround and annihilate the Linzi army."

Naturally, the five days are not counted from today, but from the day when the offensive and defensive battle in Yingyi broke out, or five days after the Qi army arrived in Yingyi, set up camp, and started to form a formation.

Gong Zaoye smiled and said, "We will be able to defend ourselves in five days. We also need five days to capture Mouyi, which should be no problem. If we capture Mouyi, the Qi army will be turtles in a urn and fish in a urn, and there is no escape."

After laughing, he put the appropriate letter on the map, and several staff officers drew the contents of the letter on the map.

On the picture, with Yingyi as the anvil, the Great Wall of Qi is the ground under the anvil, and Linzi is further north.

The army in the direction of Liang's father is gathering, waiting for the opportunity.

Once the siege of Yingyi began, Father Liang's main force moved towards Pingyang, and captured Pingyang when Yingyi was breached, completely cutting off the Qi army's retreat.

The cavalry of the Ministry of Public Construction and Metallurgy will be stationed in Qiuyu. If there is any change in Qufu, they can go straight to Qufu.

Yu Tu's brigade remained immobile in the Yishui area, serving as the mouth of the bag for the final encirclement of the Qi army.

The remaining main forces of the Gongzao Metallurgical Department will attack Dongmou after the siege of Yingyi begins, cutting off the Qi army's escape route to the east, and completely blocking the Qi army within a narrow area south of Yingyi.

This is the situation before Qi Mo's possible final battle and the plans of both sides. Tian Wu was not led by the nose by Shi, and Shi was not led by the nose by Tian Wu, because the strategic goals of the two sides were fundamentally different.

What is needed is a war of annihilation, which will completely cause internal turmoil in Qi, make Qi completely weak, deter the princes of the Central Plains, and let go of their hands and feet to lay the foundation for the Mohist expansion to the southeast under the situation of the Yue Kingdom retreating south.

What Tian Wu wants is to flee back to Linzi, lead his elite private soldiers to launch a coup, and wait for the princes to shake the world, and the countries will mediate. As for whether the Linzi army will be destroyed, that is not under consideration.

(End of this chapter)