warring states careerist

Chapter 870 Variables
Seven days after the Battle of Yinyang.

The Mo-Chu allied forces defeated Xu, and Xu Zhi's defenders fled. Chen Bing of the Mo-Chu allied forces rushed to Yanling with partial strength.

At this time, an envoy came from the army.

In the secret room, Sima Chu heard the message from the messenger.

"The king said that Chen Bing was in Xu, and he was not allowed to march. He repaired the city and waited for peace talks."

"If the Mo family wants to fight, it is not allowed, and it is not allowed to fight alone, lest Wei and Han counterattack. If they fight alone, they will cut off their food and grass, and force them to retreat."

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In the camp where the Mohists are stationed alone, orders are also given.

"There is an order from the central government to urgently seek a war, to save Zheng and punish injustice, and to ask the Chu people to march north to Xinzheng. If they don't obey, they just shout. If the Chu people let us fight alone, we will not be able to do so in the name of having no infantry cover. If you want to go out, you must ask the people of Chu to act together."

"The whole army is on alert and ready to retreat. If the Chu people turn their faces, they will violate the non-aggression alliance agreement and can directly enter the Song Dynasty; if they don't turn their faces, it will be just a quarrel. Once the order is issued, they will immediately retreat southward along the Shashui via Yangxia."

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At the same time, Chu's Luyang, Fenxing, Yangxia, Yuguan, Lin; Wei Hanzhichengfu, Xiangcheng, Changshe, Yongqiu, Xiangling, Daliang and other places.

They all received similar orders: to assemble the whole army, not to go to war, and to stand by each other as a deterrent.

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Shangqiu, walking around the room with his hands behind his back, smiling.

In the Battle of Yinyang, the Mo-Chu Allied Forces won, and the troops headed straight to Xinzheng.

In the battle of Chengyang, the six fingers deterred the Wei army, and even broke Chengyang Hill. The Wei people did not dare to let Wei's defeated army enter the city. They asked the Wei people to fight a decisive battle in the north of Maling, and the Wei people should not.

The situation is great.

Shi turned around a few times with his hands behind his back and laughed loudly.

In this battle, he didn't expect to gain any real benefits. It is impossible for Chu to continue to fight, and he must choose peace talks, because if the fight continues, the Mohists will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight to become the overlord.

Wei Chu is not stupid.

This battle is very important to the Mohists.

This is the most critical battle after Shishi has secured his position as a giant: After this battle, the non-aggressive faction in Sishang and the faction that still has illusions about the princes will completely lose their voices and become a supporting role in Sishang's political situation. .

In the upcoming new round of the Mohist Congress, the non-aggressive faction and the fantasy militancy peace treaty faction will usher in a suitable final blow.

The eight words "Abandon illusions and prepare to fight" are no longer just slogans, but the awakening of nobles and princes after slapping their faces.

Su Shi took control of the situation and gave the fantasies the last chance, but in fact dug a deep hole: troops were sent to interfere with Zheng, and Chu also cooperated. Will the Chu Congress choose to release a Zheng who implements the Sishang policy?Will Wei Chuhan recognize the demands of the people of Zheng State?

Haven't tried it, how do you know?

Relying on reasoning, sometimes it is not clear, in this case, let the nobles use facts to reason with those fanciful factions.

Before that, I deliberately put forward the most desired result of the fantasists: the conclusion of a covenant, the League of Nations of Zhuxia replacing the Emperor Zhou, the elimination of troops from all countries, no war without attack, reform of the system, no bloodshed and no war.

This is advancing with retreat, because he knows very well that this thing is impossible to achieve.

However, what cannot be achieved always sounds beautiful and deceptive.

Not only some factions within the Mohist school, but even some scholars in the world feel that after becoming a giant, the Mohist school has somewhat deviated from the righteousness of Mozi, being warlike, fighting, uncompromising, and not taking a step back.

For the Mohists, this is not a big deal, but it is inevitable that they will be somewhat passive in publicity.

Now after this series of events, the Mo family has regained the initiative.

Non-offensive, elimination of soldiers, League of Nations, international law based on non-offensive and equality of states regardless of size, change of public opinion, princes and nobles and the Mohists each take a step back...

Everything was in the propaganda at the beginning of the war.

So beautiful, it seems so.

However, the more beautiful, the more easily broken.

It is suitable for those swingers who feel that the world will be peaceful if they take a step back and compromise: it is not that the Mohists are too radical, but that the nobles and princes are too bastards. It will also end without a problem.

It's not that the Mohists want to fight, it's not that the Mohists want to punish injustice for the benefit of the world, it's because the princes and nobles don't give them the chance.

You see, the League of Nations, is it okay to discuss everything?All countries have relaxed customs duties and unified tax rates, and the same text has the same track. The cheap handicraft products of the Mohist school are beneficial to the world, okay?The world honors the virtuous, and those who are talented will go up, and those without talent will go down, okay?
all good.

The Mohist wished for this, but the nobles and princes refused to agree, so the Mohisth must be blamed.

After walking around for a long time, he finally calmed down and wrote a letter to the Mohist Central Committee.

There are three opinions on the letter.

Chengyang Linqiu can be returned to Wei State as a symbol of sincerity, but if Wei Chuhan fails to meet the Mohist bottom line requirements, he must be prepared to relocate people, and the people in several cities in Wei State will voluntarily relocate with the Mohist.

Ask Wei Chuhan to fulfill the righteousness of non-aggression, withdraw from Zheng State, agree to the reasonable demands of Xinzheng people, and distribute the contracted land to the people.

The countries of Wei, Chu and South Korea are required to disarm, and on the premise of agreeing to disarm and withdraw from Zheng, convene the third military alliance.

The key is to ask Chu State to continue to march, go straight to Xinzheng, drive away Wei Han, make Zheng State completely neutral, the people elect a new king, formulate new laws, and distribute land, and no country can garrison troops.

And... the monarch of Wei and Han informed the world to express his apology and express his remorse for the unjust war of invading Zheng.

This is of course impossible, but of course it sounds wonderful.

Therefore, it is necessary to publicize the Mohist peace proposal, publicize the efforts of the Mohists for world peace, appreciate Wei Chuhan's alliance in the name of maintaining peace in the Central Plains, and actively ask the Mohist to also participate in the alliance, and make Wei Chuhan Fangmo's alliance into a mess. Cheng Mojia led the elimination of troops.

The Mohists don’t care. The Mohists can agree to all the conditions put forward by the Mohists: For example, the release of the customs tax, allowing free mining, allowing the people to move freely in Zhuxia, and changing the land system. The Mohism can agree, and even many of them have already Do it again.

But do princes and nobles dare to agree?

The Mohism does not rely on land tax. The Mohism will turn into an emerging bourgeoisie, with capital and technology, and industry and commerce that are stronger than other countries.

What does nobility have?
A land system that does not bind farmers, is there still nobility?There are good nobility, but no aristocracy who renounces land bondage and feudal obligations...for if they do, it is no aristocracy any more.

After this battle, the Mohist's strategic intention has been achieved.

The state of Wei was weakened, the state of Song became a vassal of the Mohists, and the state of Zheng was divided up. The conflict between Wei and Han increased, which induced the state of Chu to believe that the strategy of the Mohists was to go north and migrate people to supplement the Huaibei area, forcing all countries to build fortresses to expand their armaments...

Occupying the righteousness of the world, blocking those doubters who have illusions and think that the world is peaceful by taking a step back, is just a way, and of course it is also very important.

Regarding the result of this battle of Yinyang, Shi is very assured that he will follow his plan.

Because there is double insurance.

Even if the state of Chu decides to release the state of Zheng as a buffer, there is still a layer of insurance that the state of Zheng must carry out comprehensive reforms. It is wrong to promise Zheng Guo to "ink".

Therefore, the state of Chu had to bear the big scapegoat of "breaking promises and seeking profits in the name of non-offensive".

Of course, if the state of Chu chooses to carve up the state of Zheng with Wei and Han in order to guard against the Mohists, then this big black pot will have to be carried by the three countries of Wei, Chu, and Han.

In fact, the Mohist family that drove the whole chaos behind will be the most "pure and innocent" white lotus in the chaotic world... Betrayed by princes and nobles, and used as a gunman for the sake of righteousness, in desperation The soldiers retreating in grief and anger no longer believed in the innocence of princes and nobles.

For the Mohists, Zheng Guo is not even considered a tasteless place now. If you throw it away, you can throw it away. If you get it, you can't keep it.

As for the time when the Mohists swept across the Chu land and attacked all the countries so that the countries were in turmoil, and then came up with today's words of defeating the soldiers and not attacking... The times are changing, and of course there is no one in the Mohist family who wants to agree.

Picking up the pen and writing down the last word, Shi tapped on the table lightly, thinking about the biggest variable.

The biggest variable is not Qin, but Zhao.

The Battle of Yinyang declared that the Wei State was already strong outside the middle, and it also announced the loss of field mobile forces in the central plains of the Wei State. Hexi soldiers must move part of their troops to the Central Plains.

The siege of Xinzheng will make Qin State even more nervous: If the siege war in the world is so difficult in the future, if Wei State starts to build fortresses and cities in order to prevent the Mohists from raiding northward, then Qin State must consider the defense of Xihe before Wei State is completed. attack.

Coupled with the age of Wu Qi Shengchuo and others, the birth of Prince Qin... All these problems may make Qin State attack Xihe within a few years.

When Qin attacked Hexi, it was the opportunity for the Mohists to enter Chu.

When Qin attacked Xihe, Wei and Han were unable to attack Sishang.

The Sishang Heshui Jishui defense line is basically completed, and more troops can attack Chu.

The canal in Wuling is basically completed.

Qin's attack on Xihe was unable to attack Hanzhong, and the army of Hanzhong and Nanzheng could go down the river and attack Xiangyang.

The king of Chu has also reached his age. As long as he dies, the state of Chu will be in chaos.

Wei and Han are powerless to intervene, the people of Qin will not intervene, and the intervention of Qi is hardly a threat. It is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

However, Qin State was too far away from Sishang, and when something happened, they were unwilling to send troops to the Central Plains. On the contrary, Zhao State, who had been silent for the past few years, had to consider it.

Zhao Guo's attitude.

Is it to take advantage of Wei's chaos to take Wei's order, and cooperate with Qin to divide the Wei country?Or do you give up your own interests to help Wei Fangqin?
It is hard to say now, but this will also be the focus of the Mohist diplomacy in the next few years.

For the Mohists, Zhao Guo's choice is actually the same, and the Gaoliu area was originally a sacrifice for the final victory.

But it is different for Chu State.

The Mohists need strategic deception, and they must continue to make Chu think that the strategic direction of the Mohists is to the north.

The relationship between Zhao and Wei, after the battle of Zhao's succession, it is difficult to be sincerely allied.

A few years later in history, Zhao Guo once established Wei Guo. As the saying goes, the king must start with this and end up with this. Succession dispute.

South Korea is more conservative and hopes to divide Wei State into two as a buffer, because South Korea is sure that Zhao State cannot be defeated; while Zhao State hopes to directly abolish King Wei Hui, establish a new king, cut the land, become a vassal, and erode Wei State.

Now the situation is more complicated.

There is a problem with Zhao's strategic direction.

If the Sanjin alliance is reached, the state of Zhao will not be able to go south, and the capital will always be under the threat of the state of Wei, and the direction of using troops can only be four.

Seizing Gaoliu Yunzhong means a complete break with the Mohist family, and Wei Guo will be scared to death, because Sishang may not be able to support Yunzhong, but he can take Wei Guo as a hostage: Zhao Guo and Mo Jia Sishang are indeed separated by Wei Guo, and the Three Jin Alliance With the existence of Zhao Guo attacking Mo, the Mohists will definitely gnaw at Wei, and Wei Guo will not agree, then the Three-Jin Alliance is tantamount to disintegration, and Zhao Guo dare not attack Mohism alone.

Attacking Zhongshan is the best choice for the Mohists after blocking Zhao Guo from going north and using border trade to provide Zhao Guo with a steady stream of tax revenue. This matter depends on the follow-up of the Battle of Yinyang.If the Mohists were "betrayed" by the princes and nobles, and they never mentioned the matter of non-attack and annihilation under the grief and indignation, it would definitely be the best choice.

To attack Qi, one has to consider the attitude of the Mo family. Wei and Zhao join forces to attack Qi and threaten Sishang's flanks, and the Mo family will definitely not agree.

Attacking Yan is also a good choice, but it is worse than attacking Zhongshan. Zhongshan is sandwiched between Zhao and Yan. It is best to destroy Zhongshan first and then seek Qiyan.

Conversely, if Zhao Guo is not prepared to form the Three Jin Alliance and attack Wei, there will be advantages and disadvantages.

Li, and Qin attacked Wei, defended Handan, and acquired Hebei, the situation of Zhao State was much better.

Disadvantage, if Wei State is over, Zhao State will face the threats from Qin, Mo, and Chu, and lack allies.

Of course, the best situation is that Qin gets Xihe, Zhao gets Hebei, weakens Wei and then forms the Three-Jin Alliance, then this Three-Jin Alliance is dominated by Zhao.Because there is a common threat to deal with Qin and Mo who are attacking Xiongqi, the Sanjin alliance is more likely.

(End of this chapter)