warring states careerist

Chapter 692 Waves of the Times ([-])

Speaking of which, the transfer of the concubine Mina was not only because of meritorious deeds, but also a microcosm of the strategic considerations of the Mo family for the situation in the north under the times. He is just a duckweed that has been overturned under the waves of the times.

The infantry knight company he was in was originally used for patrolling. It turned out that when Gao Liu had just gained a foothold, he still needed such a mobile force to go deep into the north.

With the smooth negotiations in Handan, the war debt Zhao Houzhang borrowed for the battle of succession was exchanged for the exclusive right to trade in the north.

The Mohists mixed sand to control, but not directly governed. It could not only pull the merchants in Handan and Zhao on the same front, but also enable the merchants to gradually develop their power.

Furthermore, some division commander-level officers in the Gaoliu area were transferred from Si to form a regular field army.

With the development of the border fort, the increase in population, and some trade and vassal tribes in the north of Gaoliu, it is not necessary to consider small-scale battles with the Hu people in the Gaoliu area for the time being. Now the retired farmers with guns in the border fort are enough to deal with it Some skirmishes.

Big battles are going to be fought in Yunzhong, Jiuyuan and other places. There are farming areas, which is the development direction that the Mohist cannot give up.

Since big battles are going to be fought, the existence of such light and mobile infantry knights, who use the company as the unit of action, to harass and engage in small-scale combat is of little significance.

Replacing officers and forming a legion suitable for future field battles is the future development direction of Zhao Di's Mo family.

A large number of company-level cadres who are accustomed to small-scale operations and border conflicts have to withdraw to Sishang to re-study, and a large number of young military officers who have just graduated come to Gaoliu, precisely to realize the Sishangization of Mohist volunteers in Zhaodi - to be able to Fight large-scale field battles, not small-scale armed conflicts.

The task of infantry knights in field battles is to use their own mobility to cooperate with artillery and shock cavalry to raid the opponent's flanks, use muskets to open gaps in the phalanx, create chaos, and create opportunities for martial knights to attack.

Zhao Guo has many horses. If Zhao Houzhang has the ambition to reform, a new stirrup cavalry will be formed soon. In future conflicts, it will not rely on personal bravery and equestrian skills, but on discipline, formation, and coordination.

The advantage of Zhao State is that the people in the cities and towns of Daidi are good at equestrian skills, and the Mohists can't take advantage of equestrian skills alone.

On the other hand, Chuyue’s cavalry is very poor. Huaibei Sishang is considered the best place to sample horses in Chuyue’s region. Yue has almost no cavalry, and Chu’s cavalry is also very poor. The conflict required a large number of hussar officers with small harassment operations.

Because the territory of Chu State is too wide, once there is a war with Chu State, the actions that the light cavalry are best at are going around the rear, sneak attacking, cutting off food, and cutting back roads outside of the battle.

The cavalry officers in the Gaoliu area were transferred to Sishang, and that was after horse farming was popularized in northern Jiangsu and Sishang. The large amount of horsemanship is acceptable compared to Chuyue, but compared with Dai and Zhao, the self-cultivating farmers Liangjiazi can form new light cavalry , so as to gain a greater cavalry advantage over Chuyue.

Shock cavalry is too expensive, too troublesome to train, and cannot sustain much on Sishang.These non-impact cavalry should be more than enough to bully the cavalry of Chu State in Xiayue State.

This is also the background of the Mohism's entire strategic center of gravity shifting southward, and the influence of ordinary people in the turmoil of the times.

The destiny of a person, of course, depends on self-struggle, but the process of history must also be considered.

He has an unrestrained temper, likes to show off, has excellent equestrian skills, and is ruthless in his strikes. He has the right to decide when it comes to border forts and patrols.

If he had been in Sishang all the time, the several battles fought by the Sishang volunteers would all be decisive battles after the strategic march formed an opportunity, and the main players were artillery and infantry.There are no small-scale battles in siege warfare, siege warfare, and field battles. The task of company-level cadres is to organize camps, train, and obey the orders of the brigade commander.

So he may be an obedient company commander, but he will not be a company commander who can seize the opportunity to make military exploits.

However, in Gaoliu, the management of the Mohist School was effective; small-scale battles were launched in frontier fortresses; barbarian caravans patrolled; a group of irregular border residents who were good at controlling horses fought with a group of tribes with stone bones; led patrols On border patrol, he stands out.

Now that Gao Liu's strategic layout has changed, he has already gained a reputation, and he will be transferred to Sishang to continue his studies.

Soon, the infantry company where the concubine Mi was located was incorporated into a newly formed infantry brigade, and the brigade commander was a representative of the original Sishang brigade.

Most of the people who were specially conscripted for interfering in the war of succession of the Zhao Kingdom returned home. After the autumn harvest, a new round of conscription work will start, and a large number of young people who are newly forced to serve will be incorporated into the new infantry brigade.

The handover between him and the new company commander is to get acquainted with the personnel, teach them skills such as camping, counting, and drills.

As for the skills of finding Hu people's tribes based on sheep dung, water sources, horse dung piles, etc., he didn't need to teach them. Some of the few irregular border patrol cavalry teams left were masters of Hu people's origins.

After being busy for more than half a month like this, it also snowed in Gaoliu, and I had a rest.

Before marriage, he and Xing'er finally had a rare chance to meet. Although he was suffering from suffocation, firstly, there was an order from the organization department, and Mohist discipline within the Mohist family was established since Mo Zhai founded the Mohisth; secondly, Even if it was too cold, there was really nowhere to go.

The two naturally held hands and had a meal of noodles in sour soup on the street. This is a normal thing in Gaoliu, even encouraged by the Mohists. When they are not allowed to walk at all, they must keep a certain distance between men and women. .

When I was about to buy some persimmon cakes in the market, I heard a woman's voice shouting from behind: "Brother! Brother!"

Xing'er had known about the family of the concubine Mie, and also knew that there was a sister named Junzi with a weird name, so she hurriedly got up, tidied up her clothes, and thought about what to call herself.

It doesn't matter if she raised her head, Xing'er couldn't help but said in her heart: "Oh..."

In the distance was a woman, riding sideways on a horse, with a big braid hanging down. It was obvious that it hadn't been washed for many days, and it was greasy and dusty.

He was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket of a grayish color, instead of a skirt, he was wearing a pair of thick cotton trousers with two sheepskin knee pads on his knees.

She wore a pair of sheepskin boots, which were big and wide.

The saddlebags on the side of the horse's back were bulging, and there was a bundle behind it, with a short firearm stuck under the saddle, and a standard cotton cloak, which was originally white but now gray, was draped over the back.

Her complexion is not fair, it is obvious that she has been exposed to the sun all year round, but her facial features are not bad, her eyes twinkle like those of the few Sishang girls that Xing'er has seen, there is an indescribable feeling.

The concubine Mi put down the persimmon cake and hurried over with Xing'er. Before Xing'er could speak, the concubine jumped off the horse and said, "She must be Xing'er. How are you?"

After tidying up his clothes a little, he raised his right hand and pressed it on his left, bent his body slightly, raised his hand to his forehead, lowered his head slightly, and performed a Mohist-improved suwow.

This is the lightest etiquette among the nine worships at this time, and it is also a female etiquette commonly used in the Mohist school.

Su worship is a military salute, and one does not bend one's waist, because one wears armor, and almost every family in the areas controlled by the Mohist serves as a soldier, so this kind of etiquette and hand-holding salute are common ways of meeting and saluting within the Mohist school.

According to the old rules that existed at this time, women are generally respectful, and after a little improvement, it gradually spread.

The Mohist school itself has a "thrifty and useless etiquette" feces. If there are too many deductions, those messy kneeling etiquettes are basically cancelled. The main reason is that with the prosperity of Sishang's industry and commerce, those who start businesses don't want to let hired workers waste their time. Instead of spending on various etiquettes, it is better to let them do more work to earn more.

Handholding ceremony is an internal etiquette of the Mohists. Zhuxia itself has a handholding ceremony, and the Mohist school opposes thick burials and those messy funeral etiquettes, so the Mohist family calls holding hands a handshake, because... shaking hands is a time for heavy burials A kind of obedience at the time, the things that are put on the hands of the dead are called handshakes, and the Mohist simply broke the jar and called holding hands a handshake.

Subai followed the problem of accepting both male and female students in Sishang School. After the improvement, it basically became the etiquette for women to meet. Xing'er saw it often in Gaoliu. I thought to myself, I haven't saluted my sister yet.Quickly returned one.

The concubine Mi smiled and pulled her sister's hand, saying: "Sister, there is a bath over there, why don't you go wash?"

The gentleman nodded and said: "But I have to wash. You don't know, this way...I'll put down my things first and go to take a shower. You will wait for me at the place where I first came to eat mutton. By the way... "

Turning back, he took out a brass compasses from his saddle bag and said, "Where is there a coppersmith here? You can ask the coppersmith to repair this for me first, and I will use it at night."

When the concubine Pu Mi took it, the concubine left in a hurry, Xing'er stuck out her tongue secretly, thinking that this sister was weird.

She has seen compasses before, the Mohist regards Yu as holy, and the image of Dayu has always been left-handed and right-handed, so it is not unusual.

But compasses made of brass are rare.

The color of brass is good-looking, but because the boiling point of zinc is lower than the temperature of the reduction reaction, the production of brass is only controlled by the Mohist Lingyang family and has no semicolon, except for making cannons, it is used for military medals, shiny and concubine prisoners Mi's military medal-like material made Xing'er very curious.

"That's what my sister learned. These things are like our muskets and horseshoe nails. You have to carry them with you."

After explaining a bit, he said, "My sister is pretty good. My family is also pretty good... Sishang is also pretty good. Although it's far away from home, but when the paradise is built one day, I will definitely build a wide road. Yes, the road from Sishang to Gaoliu, when the time comes, I want to come back and take a look. It will take only one month to get on the carriage without any bumps. At that time, there will be post stations and shops at intervals along the road..."

He used his fantasy of the future paradise to describe the future that seems not too far away, and he also hoped that Myolie could feel at ease and not feel sad because of leaving home.

After all, the wedding date is approaching, winter will be over soon, spring will not be far away, and then we will go back to Sishang.

(End of this chapter)