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Chapter 811 Changes in the Art of War

Although the backbone of the faction supporting the change of the King of Chu is the scholar class, Da Sima was not born as a scholar, but a nobleman. Otherwise, it would be impossible to hold the post of Da Sima.

However, Sima Chu was single-handedly promoted by the two generations of the King of Chu, and he was not compatible with those traditional big families. He still supported the reform of the Chu State and the policies of the King of Chu, and he was regarded as the humerus of the King of Chu.

The taxi class in Chu State is the same as other places in the world. In fact, there are two kinds of taxis.

One is the feudal system of scholars who have a fief, or receive a salary that is sufficient to farm for them; the other is the tourist who is everywhere in the world today.

For example, Shi, with his background, has nothing to do with the status of a scholar, but since he joined the Mohist school and became a disciple of Mozi, then he is considered a scholar in a broad sense.

Another example is Su Qin in later generations. When he was young, his poor sister-in-law raised eyebrows coldly. She wore the seal of the Seven Kingdoms and returned home and sighed. If he had [-] acres of land and a cow back then, how could he achieve the achievements he has today?

It has been a long time since the rise of the power of the Chu State scholar class, but it has been difficult to compete with the real nobles. The tragic death of Wu Qi in history also confirms this point.

The reform of Chu State since the defeat at Daliang Yuguan was really due to the strength of the Mohists. Many Mohists accepted the order of the organization and became officials in Chu State, serving as some grassroots officials and instructors of the new army of the King of Chu.

This is actually a transaction.

The Mohist helped the King of Chu to train a new army, served as an official on the part of the land under the direct control of the King of Chu, and implemented some reform policies; the King of Chu acquiesced to the Mohism to spread morality in Chu, and granted the Mohism tax exemption rights for some industrial and commercial products.

The Mohism did not appear suddenly, and the spread of the theory of the Hundred Schools was originally a tradition in the Zhuxia countries. Before the Mohism's various "extremely harmful to the world" morals came out, none of the princes realized the spread of this kind of theory. Terrible, and therefore not forbidden.

Even if the other one is banned, it can’t be controlled. Not to mention anything else, Chu State can’t even do such things as centralization and control of Ling Yin, but it is delusional that Chu State can strictly control the grassroots and strictly prohibit the inheritance of various morals and associations. , that is really a dream.

Up to now, the Sishang Mo family has exposed their fangs, and the blood stains on the fangs are not concealed at all, and the ruling class of Chu State has also begun to panic.

It can be said that Mohism spared no effort in infiltrating Chu State.

Places close to Sishang and Huai River, material temptations, disaster relief and people's rescue, seem to assume the responsibility of the second government.

Far from Surabaya, but economically developed Nanyang area, excavation of iron ore, development of industry and commerce, dissemination of theories, the audience is blocked.

Cangwu Dongting, which is close to the South China Sea, has a continuous stream of business exchanges, border cooperation, and canal construction.

Mohists from various Chu countries were sent to their hometowns for activities. General Qu, who had made great achievements in Gaoliu, was directly transferred back to Chu to preside over some of the work of Chu Mohists. The scene of Deng Xi in Zheng at that time: when there were problems and conflicts, they did not go to the local government, but to the local grassroots organizations of the Mohists...Of course, in terms of the degree of centralization of Chu State, there is no local government.

What's more, Yu Yanying claimed that the Mohists had orders, and most of the street rangers obeyed their orders.

The reform of the king of Chu became a little fast and ruthless. In fact, it exceeded the normal speed of the reform of Chu, because the Mo family gave the king of Chu a lot of loans, which intensified the conflict between the king of Chu and the nobles, and the king of Chu Not too daring to provoke the Mo family.

This is not to say that it is as simple as not paying back the money if it is provoked, but that the Mohist family will cut off the subsequent loans if they are provoked.

In the past few years, I have finally received the results of the reform, more or less started to have a surplus, and my back has become a bit stiffer.

However, the Mohists never had unrealistic fantasies about the King of Chu, or even any of the princes. Delaying time was only for the benefit, and for the development and progress of the whole society, there was a basis for the riots of the industrialists and citizens.

This time the Chu State and the Mohists were not considered to be breaking up, but it was almost there. The Grand Sima of the Chu State knew very well that this time he participated in the alliance, and the next step was to send out some gifts from the Mohists who were in public activities in the Chu State.

The king of Chu has already felt the threat of the Mohist family, but the threat of the king of Chu to the Mohist family still stays in the idea that Sishang is a newly rising prince.

Because before this, there has never been an organization or school of thought capable of uprising across hundreds of miles at the same time.

In order to achieve this in history, we had to wait until "the sky is dead and the yellow sky is standing" and the 36 parties rioted in an organized manner at the same time.

Since there is no such history at this time, there is no such experience, which is really difficult to face.

If the Mohist family should be regarded as the princes of Sishang, then the strategy of Da Sima of Chu State to go to Wei and Han to participate in the alliance and organize defense this time is actually correct.

The state of Chu is so big and the capital of Ying is so far away. The state of Chu never considered that the Mo family would have the ambition to destroy Chu in one fell swoop. This is really beyond the cognition of the state of Chu.

From the outside, there are only three threats to Chu.

Luyang-Nanyang line; Daliang Yuguan Song State line; Huai River Dabie Mountain line.

There is no need to talk about the former, that is where Sanjin and Chu fight all day long.

The front line of Song State in Daliang Yuguan is the main battlefield where Jin and Chu contend for hegemony.

The front line of the Dabie Mountains on the Huai River was a lesson learned by Wu Duoying.

But in fact, from the perspective of Chu State, the Huai River Dabie Mountain route of the Wu-Chu War cannot be replicated, especially the current Sishang Mohism cannot be replicated.

Back then, because of the Xia Ji incident, Shen Gong Wuchen rebelled against Chu and taught Wu State chariot warfare. Wu State was actually a foreign aid cultivated by Jin State to contain Chu State.

The background is still Jin Chu's struggle for hegemony, and Wu Guo, who didn't want to make a feint attack, made a big news and became the main attack.

Second, Wu Guo was after Taibo, Jianghan concubines were completely wiped out by Chu, and he laughed at himself as a barbarian all day long. The vassal states of Chu State and the exterminated concubines still supported it later.

Third, when Wu State participated in the struggle for hegemony, Yue State took the opportunity to sneak attack and destroy Wu. All countries must learn this lesson.

Now Sishang occupies Huaibei and is very powerful in Huainan, but Yue State is still alive; Qi State is still there;

Therefore, without considering the internal conflicts, the threats Chu now faces are only two directions, that is, Songzhong Yuandi and Nanyang Lushan.

Since Sishang must be guarded against, the front line of Lushan Nanyang is not considered.

Therefore, Sishang's biggest threat to Chu State is still the front line of Song State.

The division of Chen Cai used to serve as the general reserve team and firefighters of the state of Chu, and played a unique role in many battles, but the Wangziding split incident actually destroyed the division of Chen Cai of the state of Chu.

The division of Chen Cai is the main force in Jin Chu's battle for hegemony in Song State. It has been more than ten years since the split of Wang Ziding, and it took only four or five years to pacify Chen Cai. The pacification of Chen Cai is also a turning point in the relationship between Mo and Chu: The Mohists are a threat and no longer a help.

The king of Chu used the prince to decide the incident to clean up the Chencai area. This is a good thing for the people, but it is a disaster for the local nobles, making the Chencai area a part of the power directly under the Chu king.

The reconstruction of Chen Cai's division and the decision to belong to the king of Chu instead of the county magistrate enabled Chu to have a field group in the Chen Cai area.

Going north can participate in the struggle for hegemony between Jin and Chu, and can also guard against future invasions by Sishang of the Mo family.

The king of Chu hoped that through this Song incident, Wei and Han could recognize the threat from Sishang and reach an anti-Mexican alliance in the Central Plains.

The Chu State has the Chen Cai Legion, the Wei State has the Daliang Legion, South Korea has the Huangchi Legion, and the Wei State, which is a vassal state, still has a certain amount of power. In addition, the contradiction between the Mohist and the Yue State and the Qi State will form an iron curtain as much as possible. Locked on Si.

The basis of this anti-Mexico alliance is that the three countries of Wei, Chu and Han reached a consensus of interests in the Central Plains and established a common enemy.

It is impossible for Qi State and Yue State to join this alliance on the surface, but they do not need to participate, as long as they have the ability to contain part of Sishang's troops.

Because the Mohist attitude towards the weakened Qi and Yue is extremely domineering, as long as Qi participates in non-aligned activities, it will be beaten, and Yue is really unable to take the initiative to attack now.

As for field intervention in the Song State, it is impossible, not only because of internal political issues, but also from a military point of view, Grand Sima Dan of the State of Chu thinks it is difficult to do.

The Chen-Cai Legion was newly built, and there were only [-] field divisions. The climate in Sishang had already been established, and it was best at outflanking and maneuvering. The [-] Chen-Cai Army was no longer enough to lead the way in this era after the Spring and Autumn Period. Taking the initiative to march would easily destroy the entire army; Working together with Wei and Han can easily be stolen by the Mo family; the results of continuous reforms with the power of the whole country will be destroyed once.

Besides, it is unrealistic for the three countries to fight together, have a hundred years of hatred, and each has their own ideas. It is really unrealistic to want to work together.

That being the case, it is better to form a defense of the Central Plains with Chen Cai's division, Daliang Army, and Huangchi Army as the mainstay, build cities, reach an agreement on a theater alliance against Mo, and lock the development of Mohism in the direction of the Central Plains.

The Mohist Siege of Dangshan City ended neatly and neatly. In order to spread the "rational spirit", various experiences of the Battle of Dangshan were passed on to the world, and Da Sima of Chu also saw some things that others may not see.

The battle of Dangshan was simple and beautiful, and the strong city was broken in half a month, but the premise was that there should be at least five times the infantry, twice the artillery, and superior engineers.

In other words, three times the force is not enough to attack the city.

Then, if Yongqiu, Daliang, Yangxia, and Xiangling build strong city fortresses, and Chen Cai's division, Daliang Army, and Huangchi Army have a total of about [-] people defending here, it means that the Mohists will lose their best mobility. , Around the back, and mobilize the tactics.

For example, in Yangxia, the main force is at the back, and there are more than [-] guards. If the Mohists want to attack, they must concentrate almost all of the main force. During this period, as long as the covenant can be guaranteed to work, and the main forces of the Three Kingdoms gathered in the Central Plains send troops, the situation of the Mohist family will be very dangerous.

If they don't attack, but continue to go straight to the rear to find an opportunity to fight decisively, then the Mo family needs to leave at least [-] troops to besiege the city, and prevent the troops in the city from cutting off the supply line.

In that case, it would be equivalent to the Mohists losing their ability to mobilize around the rear and outside lines. Tens of thousands of people would divide their troops to besiege the city. How could they threaten what all countries must save?
Gunpowder, geometry, the siege of Dangshan... The emergence of these things has actually changed the tactics of the world, forcing countries to change their tactics and military systems, and changing the previous war mode in which the two armies fought each other in a day.

The methods of repairing forts, new city defenses, border defenses, stationing troops behind a hundred miles, and guarding exhausted enemies in the field have quietly affected countries' thinking about the transformation of the art of war.

What Chu Sima was thinking, he believed that the sages in Wei and Han could also think clearly.

The foundation of the Central Plains Anti-Mexican Alliance is the threat of the rise of Sishang, but apart from this foundation, Zheng Guo is also an unavoidable problem.

Zheng and Song, the two buffer countries where Jin and Chu fought for hegemony, have now lost Song, but fortunately they have not been lost to the Jin people.

Then, the anti-Mexico alliance of Chu, Wei and Han in the Central Plains must ensure that Zheng is independent and still a buffer state, and countries must not interfere or invade.

Chu State can give up Daliang’s claim and admit that Wei and Han occupied Zheng State’s land, as a sincere attitude, in exchange for Wei Han’s unanimity in the Central Plains Anti-Mexican Alliance, but it will not include the division of Zheng State into Wei Han, making Chu State Deploying defenses at Yuguan is like guarding the border for Wei Han, and may be stabbed in the back at any time.

(End of this chapter)