warring states careerist

Chapter 629

The engraving of the words is ugly, and it looks like it was engraved by myself. The son of Li Nong fulfilled his promise and made this standard iron sword a fashion. Engraved with similar words.

Many Mohists present understand that there are some things that don't need to be said. When the fight really starts, Mohist will charge forward. This is already a matter that does not need to be repeated.

They didn't make too many generous statements, because in their eyes, this was just a simple city, not Pengcheng Peiyi, which was as solid as a gold soup and shaped like a hedgehog, nor was it the capital of princes like Linzi, which was as tall as several feet. If there are too many, there is no need to sigh with emotion under this kind of city.

After the tasks were assigned, enough iron mines were also sent from the army. Although it is possible to make simple iron mines at this time, it is still a bit troublesome to make, so they are equipped with matchlocks for ignition.

Because of the large amount of charge, hemp rope is trapped outside, which makes it easier to carry the hemp rope for force and throw it farther.

This kind of gunpowder mine used for siege is relatively large, and generally requires the cooperation of one army, three are responsible for carrying the ignition and delivery, and two are responsible for throwing.

Four or five carts of iron mines the size of large potatoes were sent, enough to suppress the gap. Several soldiers looked at the iron mines taken out of the wheat straw and murmured: "It would be great if the artillery could eject such iron mines. Now it is A stone ball or an iron ball can only hit people."

The corporal at the side laughed and scolded: "What are you thinking? The cannon needs to be propelled with gunpowder. Wouldn't it blow up in the barrel when it burned? You didn't listen to those people in the artillery who laughed at themselves all day long, saying that most of our infantry died in the gun. Under the enemy's hands, most of their artillerymen died under their own cannons, and it is easy to kill people when the bomb is blown up. You are afraid that the artillerymen will not die..."

The soldiers laughed, without the tense atmosphere before the war, and another soldier asked: "Commander, you went to the company commander for a meeting, and you didn't say whether you improved the food after breaking the city? We ate fried wheat flour for several days Well, Father Liang can’t spend the monthly food expenses, and there’s no place to buy meat. This ruined city has to find a way, let the brigade organize people to get some fish to eat..."

This is not a complaint, the corps leader was about to make a joke, when he suddenly saw a group of people approaching Shi, he hurriedly shouted a salute, the soldiers who were chatting there got up one after another, and after returning the salute, Shi waved his hand Said: "Go ahead, what were you talking about just now?"

The soldier was a little embarrassed, but he didn't have much fear, and said, "Besides, I want to eat fish."

Shi smiled and said: "That's hard to say. After Pingyang is broken, I still have to go to Yingyi. I'm afraid I don't have time to repair it. You also saw it in Father Liang. It's hard to buy anything if you have money. Pingyang City is occupied by the Qi army. It’s been so long, and it’s difficult to supply, so I’m afraid it’s nothing.”

The soldier nodded, but he was not too disappointed. He just asked in a low voice: "After we arrived at the Qi territory, we found that the Qi land is not very rich. Although there are many rich merchants and noble people, there is not much food in the market. Didn't we say that , work to create wealth, is it because Qi people are lazy?"

The face of the representative of the company not far away changed slightly, but Shi didn't care. He looked at the young soldier and said with a smile: "20 years ago, Sishang was far poorer than Qidi. Could it be that the people in Sishang are lazy? Do you understand the principle that labor creates wealth, right?"

The soldier nodded without hesitation, and said with a smile: "That's it. Since the principle of working hard to create wealth is correct, and the people of Kyushu are not lazy, why are there so many poor people in the world? That can only prove one thing The thing is that the world is wrong today, and this is why we Mohists exist. It is not because there is a Mohism that the world is wrong; it is because the world is wrong that there is a Mohism that wants to benefit and heal the world."

Shi used this topic to talk a lot with the soldiers in the company.

The speaker is unintentional, perhaps it has become a habit, but the listener is interested.

Many senior military officers who followed secretly said: "Shishuai's words are much more serious and direct than before. It seems that a war between us and the princes of the world is inevitable. After this battle, I am afraid that there will be few It's a peaceful day."

Those members of the Propaganda Department are even more aware of the recent change in the direction of propaganda. The Mohists have prepared public opinion, and they seem to want to clean up and criticize those people and ideas that "found the country without attacking".

As a direct descendant of this faction, the Propaganda Department is more able to sense the change in the direction of the wind from the slight changes in the propaganda caliber, because the Propaganda Department is a department that can't talk randomly: what to say, there must be a radical. The general direction of the side is grasped and cannot be surpassed.

Qin Zi is seriously ill, he is about to succeed as a giant, and the old Mohist 20 years ago are getting old. These people probably understand that what the Mohist school will do in the future may have many changes from the past.

From the world is wrong, to the increasingly fierce world is wrong, so what we have to do is inspired, and many words about why the world has not been stabilized, etc. Mohists who understand what this kind of propaganda means will understand Well, after World War I, the Mo family could finally shout some slogans that they couldn't shout before, at least they couldn't say it clearly.

The issuance of the order to punish injustice is a foregone conclusion, and Shi Ye once said inadvertently: Even if Zhou Tianzi came by car, it is useless, if the trial is guilty, he must die...

What this sentence means, many people have already tasted it, secretly happy, or excited.

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Everything in the besieging army is proceeding step by step.

What should be reasonable is reasonable, the drawing that should be drawn, the calculation that should be calculated, but after the attack method and attack point are determined, the senior officers at the division level are all relaxed.

Three hundred steps away from the artillery position, the sound of cannons continued to ring out, without any suppression, and it was easy.

The infantry lined up in front for protection, and the soldiers of the two brigades carried firewood and clods on their backs, and took advantage of the suppression of the artillery to fill up the trench.

The trenches dug by the engineers are constantly extending towards the city wall. They only need to implement the width and depth calculated by the staff, because as long as they are qualified, if the depth or angle is wrong and cause casualties, the staff of their own staff will The person is responsible, and the chief officer of the engineer also needs to recalculate because they are obliged to propose amendments and objections when the time comes to pursue accountability.

All kinds of tools specially used for excavation, the method of "preparing holes" accumulated by the Mohists decades ago, and the techniques sharpened by mining and excavating canals and ditches in the past few years have made the Mohists dig trenches much faster than before. It is far faster than the digging speed of the soldiers of the princes of the world at this time.

In two days, six winding trenches were completed, some key points were dug by engineers, and the rest were dug out by engineers and handed over to each brigade to be responsible, day and night.

The defenders on the city have probably never seen an entire army digging holes like groundhogs. Even if there was a hole attack method before, it was digging tunnels, but they didn't dig out spider webs like this. Trench.

The nobles in the city also organized two counterattacks, but they could support each other in the trenches, and a large number of soldiers were hoarded behind, and the counterattacks were wiped out in an instant.

The archers and musketeers on the city fired a few rounds against the suppression of the artillery below the city, but the calculated angle made the angle formed by the depth of the trench and the height of the city wall, so that most of the feather arrows fell into the air.

The concentrated artillery below the city bombarded the top of the city again, making it difficult for the crossbowmen and musketeers on the city to stand on the city wall.

This creates a terrifying yet comical situation:
Just as the so-called deceitful way of soldiers is, it is the same principle when attacking a city in the past. Where is the truth, where is the falsehood, bluffing on all sides, and the main attack with one strategy.

But now, even the most ordinary soldiers in the city know the main attack direction of the Mo family, and even know how the Mo family will attack, which is ridiculous

However, it was of no use. The Mohists dug holes everywhere like groundhogs, clearly telling the defenders where they wanted to attack, but the defenders had nothing to do, which was terrifying.

It's really the local commoners who are responsible for carrying the soil, and they can see it, because it's too obvious.

Seven or eight trenches kept throwing soil out, getting closer to the city wall, but not even half a person could be seen.

Or sometimes when seeing a figure, dozens of bronze cannons concentrated in the city will aim at the top of the city and bombard it, and those who can be seen cannot be hit, and those who can be hit are afraid to look.

The direction of the main attack is only about 150 steps wide, which is obvious, but how to defend has become a big problem.

Abandon the walls?With the current organizational ability that is unstable in the army, it is impossible to rely on earthen buildings to resist steadily in the city, as mentioned in the Mohist city defense technique.

Once the city wall is breached and the commanding heights in the city are lost, the soldiers in the city will immediately become chaotic, and it is difficult to organize again.

If you don't give up the city wall, the Mo family's hole will be dug under the city wall. If you move the only four bronze cannons here, they will be suppressed in an instant.

Send people out to harass, and there are people everywhere in the pit.

Formation out of the city, the artillery bombarded.

The unstoppable formation dispatched warriors, and as soon as they jumped into the trench, they were surrounded on all sides, and their spears and spears came out.

After finally repelling a wave of Mohist guards with dozens of dead soldiers, an army array was assembled in the front and rear longitudinal roads, and even if they didn't run away, dozens of people would not be able to fill the pit.

Kaesongmen sent an army to counterattack?It might as well be more straightforward to surrender directly.

The city gate was not opened to fight back, and it fell down by the rope. The artillery suppressed the top of the city.

want to run?The cavalry of the righteous division were patrolling outside the city, and there were fewer people running away, so they couldn't fight.After running too much, opening the city gate and forming an formation, the main force of the Mo family's infantry is also enough to gather in the field.

Chariots out of the city to attack?You must go through the main entrance. Once the main entrance is opened, if you fail, then the door is really wide open and the Mo family is invited to enter the city.

He knew exactly what the Mo family was going to do, and even knew where the Mo family was going to do it, but there was nothing he could do.

In the early morning of the third day, the meandering ditches had already reached under the city wall, and the artillery that was [-] paces away also advanced to a distance of about [-] paces. He walked out of his mouth and came to the city to dig the soil with various tools.

Several heavy cannons were aimed at several points on the city wall and the hit rate was extremely high at a distance of [-] paces. The soldiers on the city had already seen the Mohist engineers below the city transporting gunpowder through the unobstructed lookout.

The bombardment lasted all morning, and when it finally stopped, several nobles from the top of the city looked down at the city. Under an ominous silence, puffs of white gunpowder smoke rose from the city, and hemp rope soaked in saltpeter came to burn. characteristic bitterness.

(End of this chapter)