warring states careerist

Chapter 660

After several disputes, the Mo family's tone was extremely strict and they did not move at all. Some issues of principle directly showed an attitude that cannot be compromised or discussed.

How could Gong Zizhang not know that he was drinking poison to quench his thirst?But what can I do if I don’t drink poison to quench my thirst?
In desperation, knowing that there would be no result in arguing any longer, he could only admit it while pinching his nose.

After Zhao Hou read the Mohism-written agreement in person, he expressed his approval, and then the envoy followed the Mohist to Gaoliu and read Zhao Hou's oath.

Most of the people around Gaoliu gathered together, and after hearing the oath of alliance, they shouted long live, and then reorganized the army.

Get [-] regular cavalry, [-] rangers from farmers, [-] infantry, a total of [-] soldiers, and a number of soldiers. Go south to defeat the rebels at Xiawu Mountain, turn to Zhongshan, and pass through Zhongshan Country all the way to Juluze , Go straight to Handan along the Yellow River.

What the concubine Mi knew was the things he swore with the Democratic League, and he couldn't help laughing when he recalled it, because the emissary of Gong Zizhang finished the oath and preached Zhao Hou's benevolence, but he didn't want the people of Gaoliu to be ignorant at all. Listen, it made the emissary very uncomfortable to get off the stage, it was the people from the Mo family who came forward to give the emissary a little face.

Before the smile of memory receded, it was time to set up camp. At this time, the brigade was the main battle formation, and the company commander's tasks were mainly reflected in the various things of camping at night.

Here is not far from Handan, everything must be careful.

As soon as the company was stationed, a messenger asked him to go to the camp. The company he commanded was infantry knights, which did not belong to the regular brigade organization. They were generally used as motorized infantry to cooperate with cavalry or mounted artillery to attack the flanks in decisive battles. Therefore, he can be regarded as a unique elite, and he has been working in the border fort all year round, so some things fell on his head.

After receiving the order, in the early morning of the second day, he led his company to escort several Mohist envoys, and went to Handan first to negotiate with Ximen Bao.

When he was approaching Handan, the concubine Mi was a little excited, and Ximen Bao was the first familiar figure outside the Mo family that he was about to meet.After all, the story of Ximen Bao’s governance of Ye was changed by the Mohists and he read two lines of poems in the story. It can be regarded as controlling the water in Ye, but he is famous in Sishang.

On the way, a few scouts from Wei followed up, and the prisoner Mi received the order not to conflict with these scouts, and the two sides did not understand the language very well: he knew Sishang dialect, Dai dialect and some Hu dialect, Wei The country's scouts spoke a thick Yedi language.

Among the escorting envoys, there were naturally those who knew the local dialect and Yayin of Ye. After the scouts approached, they explained it, and someone came to greet them in the afternoon.

Wei Jun's camp is located a few miles outside Handan City. It can be seen that Ximen Leopard has already responded to the news of the dispatch of troops in the Gaoliu area, but the strength of the troops is still stretched.

Passing through the gate of the camp, he saw a group of soldiers in leather armor standing in a line from a distance, presumably they were the elite peasants and soldiers in Yedi.

The concubine Mi Xin said: "This is for us to see. It is similar to when we greeted Zhao Hou's envoy in Gaoliu."

He gave the order calmly, and the original four-row cavalry quickly changed from four rows to eight rows. The conversion process was extremely smooth and smooth, and he didn't make too many movements.

Suddenly the sound of drums sounded on the opposite side, and the Wei people stopped shouting in unison, but most of these people who came here were people who had fought in and out on the grassland several times, not to mention this little movement in the camp, they actually stood still and moved forward steadily.

Those war horses usually listen to the sound of explosions, how can the sound of gunpowder explosions be comparable to human power?The thundering horses were not afraid of the explosion, and despite the shouts of the Wei people, the horse and man were united.

In the camp, Ximen Leopard would not go out to greet him, but he did not sit upright, but quietly observed the movement outside.

"The Mohists' soldiers are really elite."

Secretly praised, it is an expert who knows the way. The strength of the formation lies in the ability to command soldiers, especially the peasants and soldiers who are difficult to organize. It is difficult for farmers and soldiers to train off-duty. The Xihe model has not been extended to the entire Wei State. There are not many soldiers who can gather and turn the array to this extent.

Looking at the cavalry again, the horses are naturally majestic, with stirrups hanging down, a matchlock gun hanging on the saddle bag, and an iron sword hanging on the side. Same.

The soldiers are strong and strong, and when they changed formation just now, they really felt like they were at their disposal.

A group of generals of the Wei army beside him couldn't help but said: "The Mohists are good at fighting. Looking at their soldiers, they are incomparable to the soldiers of Xihe Guard. In the battle of Nanji River, the whole army of Qi people was wiped out. From this point of view, it is reasonable."

Another person sighed: "These are not Sishang elites, they are all Gaoliu Border Army."

Because his son has always been influenced by the Mohists and because the Mohists had come to Yedi to observe water conservancy before, Ximen Leopard had a lot of contact with the Mohists, and had met Hu Feizi and other figures.

He is also a descendant of the Xihe School, and Qin Huali studied under Bu Zixia before rebelling against Confucianism and returning to Mohism. Even in the Xihe School, he is considered a senior, and he had some contacts in the early years.

People in the world often say three things that don't deceive, Ximen Bao makes good use of punishment and government, the people dare not bully, and he sees some methods of the Mohists more clearly than others.

It's not that he didn't know the methods Wu Qi used in Xihe, but he knew that Wei Guo couldn't afford so many soldiers from Xihe.

The so-called Xihezu's professional soldier training is "one person who can learn well can teach ten people; ten people who can learn well can teach hundreds of people... ten thousand people can learn well and teach three armies". s reason?
But the land of Ye is no better than Xihe, Xihe was snatched from the hands of the Qin people, and the nobles of the Qin state were wiped out, and they could reward soldiers by "dividing the land and benefiting the land", but how could he do it in Ye land?In the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Ye was already a heavy city. After thousands of years, the aristocracy has been deeply entrenched. How can there be such conditions as Xihe?

Xihe is so vast that it can only support [-] out-of-production soldiers, how many soldiers can be raised in a mere area of ​​Ye?
Wu Qi once said that [-] military soldiers can defeat [-] peasant soldiers. Although the number of troops sent by the Mohists is not large, it is difficult to break through Handan City by itself. plan.

After sitting down, Ximen Bao said solemnly: "Invite Zhao's envoys to enter the tent for a talk."

The servant beside him said in his heart, that is clearly the messenger of the Mo family, but he didn't know what Ximen Bao meant, that Wei Guo had made peace with the Mo family over Linqiu Chengyang's matter, but the Mo family was violating the peace treaty.

After the envoy of the Mohist family entered the account and saw the ceremony, Ximen Bao took a look and found that it was someone who had been to Yedi before, and said coldly: "It's been a long time since I saw the water conservancy in Yedi, and we had a very happy conversation. I don't want to meet today , each armed with troops."

Not to be outdone, the envoy raised his head and said solemnly: "In the past, the Duke governed Zhangshui and irrigated ten thousand fields, which was the righteousness of benefiting the world, so we had a good conversation. We meet today, and you are playing drums for the unjust war. It's for injustice. Each holds his own troops, it's not that I have changed, but the public has changed."

Wu Qi laughed and said: "You have your righteousness, I have mine. There may be similarities between the two righteousness, but there are also differences. Today I don't talk about righteousness, only talk about things. Today, what are you doing? ?”

The envoy said bluntly: "Please withdraw your troops, so as to eliminate the disaster of war and benefit the people."

"Now tens of thousands of soldiers from Gaoliu are coming, and Hu Feizi can't break through Handan for several months. He stationed his troops under the fortified city and attacked from inside and outside. This is not suitable for battle."

Ximen Leopard didn't object to this point. He couldn't take down Handan City at all. It wasn't that he didn't know how to use troops, but the new city defense system couldn't be captured easily with the military skills he had mastered.

And it was obvious that the city of Handan was far from exhausted, and he didn't know that the Zhao people in Handan city were preparing to bargain with Gongzizhang, but there was also a detailed report on the situation in the city: the situation was just like that of Xiangzi's Jinyang in the past.

But now that Wei and Zhao are fighting like this, if he retreats, it will affect his whole body.

His withdrawal is not just a problem with his army. Withdrawing the siege of Handan is equivalent to giving up the Wei army in Zhangshui. The Gaoliu cavalry can cooperate with the Handan peasant soldiers to directly support Zhongmu, and can face the besieged city that cannot be attacked. The next Xihe pawn.

But if you don't withdraw, you really can't beat it.

The siege has been too long, and the morale of the army has been slackened.

The autumn harvest is just around the corner, and farmers and soldiers are homesick.

Before I came here, the Mohist preached that this was an unjust war, and the complaints in the army were far better than before.

Gaoliu's army is a new force, and he doesn't know how powerful it is, but the Mo family's Nanjishui annihilation of Qipingyin's army can be compared.

He was also extremely shocked by the transformation of the escorting cavalry from four columns to eight columns.He is different from those tribes on the grasslands. Those people would appreciate the superb equestrian skills, but there are so many warriors in the Central Plains army, and hundreds of them are highly skilled, but the art of battle formation is the most frightening in the eyes of the Central Plains generals. pointed out.

Ximen Bao was silent for a while, and asked back: "Even if I can't win, the tens of thousands of Xihe soldiers are in Danshui."

"The Mohist army is inherently victorious in Lushui and Jishui, but its soldiers are also as strong as Yin Jin and Daliang. The outcome is unknown."

The messenger said with a smile: "The two armies are facing each other, and the outcome is not known. But apart from the confrontation, the outcome has already been divided."

"Firstly, although the pawns of Xihe are strong, they were trained by Wu Qi. He uses them as if he has an arm. Although Gong Shucuo has talents, he may not be able to match them."

"Secondly, when our army is approaching Handan, if you station your troops under the fortified city, you will lose this battle."

"Thirdly, the unrighteous war of the Wei people caused a lot of resentment among the Zhao people. Since the incident in Jinyang, how has Wei Zhao ever seen soldiers? Wei Hou betrayed the alliance first, this is the public opinion of the world. Resentment, the town is like Jinyang of Xiangzi. My Mohist is good at guarding, and I choose a good guard to enter the city. The food will not run out, and the city will not be destroyed."

"In the past, Bo Zhi besieged Jinyang, and even died. Isn't the situation in Wei now similar to that of Bo Zhi?"

"Wu Qi entered the Qin Dynasty, Xihe is well known; the Chu people have won new victories, and want to restore Daliang Yuguan. This is not a situation that can be ignored."

"In a field battle against the pawns of Xihe, the outcome is unknown, but if Handan is settled, and the alliance goes north to Zhongshan to defeat Gongzizhi, what do you think the odds are?"

Ximen Leopard was silent, he knew the level of Gong Zizhi, if this army broke the siege of Handan and joined forces to attack Gong Zizhi, it would surely win.

The envoy asked again: "When Zhongshan is settled, what are the chances of winning?"

Ximen Leopard was silent again, how could the rebels of Gongzichao be the opponents of this group of people?
The envoy finally said: "If you attack the enemy, you must save them, and force them to fight decisively. This is a heroic strategy. The Xihe soldiers are strong, and the Mohists have heard a lot about it. It is believed that if you fight with us in Handan, you must first consume our army, and then you can use it." Let the Wei army in Zhangshui join forces with the military pawns, our army will save Zhongmu, the Wei people will wait for the decisive battle, and use the strength of the military pawns to defeat the last field mobile force that Gongzi Zhang can use, and solve Zhao's affairs in one fell swoop."

"Perhaps many people think that the elites of the Mohists are all on Sishang, and peace has been negotiated. The Mohists firmly believe that it is impossible to send troops on the southern front. The decisive battle on the northern front will eliminate the last available soldier of Zhao Gongzizhang, and he will have the right to inherit the son's dynasty. When the time comes Zhao is like Han to Wei, and the only enemies on all sides of Wei are Qin and Chu."

Ximen Leopard was startled, the emissary snorted and said with a laugh: "But... Zhongmu, the capital of Zhao, must be saved by the Mo family? Young Master Zhang lives in Zhongmu, and the city is besieged. He will save himself and defend the city resolutely. But Zhaodu is not the city we must save. We can slowly clear up the prince's power in the north. If Zhong Mou breaks down and Prince Zhang dies, there will be many descendants of the Zhao family who can be marquises. At that time, it will be Han Zheng's revenge. What slogan did Si Ziyang rely on to govern the country of Zheng?"

"Furthermore, even if Mr. Zhang wants to surrender, there may be some unwilling Zhao Renyi who will assassinate him, and it is not known that he would rather have the jade broken than the tile."

"I am an envoy of the Mohist family, not an emissary of Mr. Zhao Zhang. The Mohist family must be saved. The south is in Pengcheng, Peiyi, and the north is in Gaoliu, but the only thing that is not in Zhongmou."

"The interests and the disadvantages have already been laid, whether to retreat or not is up to you."

(End of this chapter)