warring states careerist

Chapter 952 Please God
After the banquet, Lin Jing made many inquiries and found out that two divisions with a total of more than [-] troops had been transported this time, so he stationed in the city to rest.

He didn't know what was going to be discussed in the meeting three days later, so he was inevitably flustered.

One was afraid that the Mohist family would force them to contribute money and people, and the other was that he was also worried that the Qi army would come to destroy the entire Jiaozhou Bay and be affected by the war and affect his own property.

Three days later, all kinds of viscounts from nearby places gathered in the county.

At the beginning, it was said that the agitation and propaganda of going to war for the benefit of the world should be aligned, and everyone has known it in the past three days.

Lin Jing is concerned about his own property and whether he needs to spend more money.

But he didn't want to say nothing about the second thing he was worried about in the subsequent meeting, only saying that everything was done according to the rules, and there was no need to pay more money as military tax for the service that should be served and the conscript that should be recruited.

Only then did Lin Jing heave a sigh of relief, thinking that the Mo family really had a lot of wealth, so they didn't need to collect more taxes for such a battle.He also thinks that the Mo family really abides by the rules. He has been laundered and has a lot of wealth. What he fears the most is not to follow the rules.

At the end of the meeting, some bans in special periods were discussed, nothing else.

As soon as the meeting ended, many people came to inquire about the news. These were all public, so Lin Jing could talk freely.

Many people with a lot of industries breathed a sigh of relief. The more they were like this, the more confident they felt.

The reserve soldiers and civilians who are often recruited according to age and service also assembled and served in accordance with the rules, and there was no increase in manpower or mobilization to participate.

There is no change in the city, and the hearts of the people are settled.

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In Jimo city.

Tian Zhongshou, a doctor of Jimo, was terrified when he learned that the Mo family had suddenly increased their troops in Jiaozhou Bay.

Jimo is not far from the Mohist school, and it is also the ruling center of Qi State in the southeast of Jiaodong, and it is one of the five capitals.

There was originally a standing army of 7000 people stationed here, but with the Mohist attack on Chu, this standing army has been transferred to Zhucheng to confront the Mohist in Jucheng and Chengyang, preventing the Mohist from breaking into Qi from the east.

Now there are only two thousand troops in Jimo City, and the rest are farmers and soldiers who can be recruited temporarily.

Moreover, Jimo's city defenses have not been repaired for many years.

After the Qi-Mo War ended, the Mohists strictly prohibited the construction of new city defenses in Jimo in the name of preventing Qi Hou from harming the world again.

Qi State was defeated in that battle, unable to resist, so he had to accept it, and worried that he would provoke the Mo family and give them an excuse to attack Qi again, so he was extremely obedient.

In the past few years of recuperation and internal reactionary changes, they have finally accumulated some wealth and troops, and they have slowed down, but the city defense of Jimo City is still the original rammed earth city of the Bronze Age.

The Mo family suddenly dispatched troops to land in Jiaozhou Bay. Even though the war had not yet begun, a little thought showed that the Mo family was definitely planning to fight Jimo.

Jimo is not only near the port, but also the nearby metropolis, and it is also the middle line connecting Jiaodong.

If Jimo City is destroyed, then the entire Jiaodong area will belong to the Mohist family, and there will be no one to stop them.

To the west is Gaomi and Weishui, both of which are plains.Not far after Weishui River is Linzi.

Jimo at this time is not the Jimo of later generations, but is near Pingdu, at the "waist" of Jiaozhou Peninsula.

In the old days of Wu Qi's water battle, the doctor Zhu Mao built Jimo City, not only to monitor Lai Yi, but also to deal with the rear of Wu State going north.

Later, the Yue State established Langya as its capital, and Qi and Yue fought several times, so Jimo's geographical location became even more important.

Tian Zhongshou knew that if the Mo family attacked Jimo from Jiaozhou Bay, it might be difficult to defend, and he could only think hard about the strategy when he was anxious.

On the one hand, he sent scouts and confidants to inquire secretly, on the other hand, he quickly sent people to Linzi and Zhucheng to inform the matter.

The city soon got the news, and was very disturbed, and rumors spread everywhere.

Or the Tian clan or other nobles wanted to flee to Linzi, or some marketers said that the Mohists were invincible and would rather surrender.

Tian Zhongshou came up with a good plan, and when the city was chaotic, he didn't come out to calm down the mood of the people. Instead, he had banquets all day long to make everyone feel at ease.

He secretly ordered people to throw some minced meat of beef and sheep at the sacrificial shrine in the city. For several days, many crows were attracted to peck at it.

When it was a foregone conclusion for the Mohist army to send troops, he suddenly appeared in the sacrificial shrine, ordered people to set up the altar, and asked the sorcerers for divination.

Many people in Jimo City went to watch, those crows can often eat carrion here this time, and they are not afraid of people.

Many nobles in the city were amazed. Tian Zhongshou pretended to ask the divination people, and secretly asked people to drive away the crows when people gathered in the sacrificial hall.

For a while, the crows flew around, chirping, and the drums of the Shenya Shrine were like a miracle.

After the witch oracle prayed, he burned the tortoise shell and said to the crowd, "It's a good omen. The Mohists have been wreaking havoc on the world for [-] years. This time they attack Chu and offend God, and there will be a catastrophe."

"If they besiege Jimo, it will be difficult to conquer. At that time, the soldiers from Zhucheng and Linzi will come to help, and they will besiege their army and the city of Jimo, and the Mohists will be defeated."

"The crows of the gods are flying everywhere, and the gods have sent orders to the world. In this battle, the gods will send gods and men to help them."

The soothsayer said it three times in a row, and many people around watched the crows flying all over the sky, and they actually believed it a little bit.

These people and the policies of the Mohists are mortal enemies, and they are fearful themselves. In addition, the Mohism has maintained the reputation of being invincible over the years, and they know that it is difficult to resist despite the fear, and they are inevitably looking forward to some magical skills.

Tian Zhongshou doesn't know much about military affairs, he doesn't know how to command operations, and he doesn't know how to develop industry and commerce to accumulate wealth and train the army.

But as a noble at the level of a doctor, he has a thorough understanding of ghosts and gods, and he doesn't believe in them at all, so he can think of a way to use the power of ghosts and gods to stabilize the morale of the army.

He knew that the war was coming, and the most terrifying thing before the war was not the strength of the enemy, but the lack of fighting spirit on his own side.

Originally, the Mohists had the reputation of being good at attacking the city and the myth of being invincible. Is there any standing army in Jimo City?

Since he is a member of the Tian clan, he was entrusted to Jimo and became a doctor in Jimo. He is also a hero with obsession in his heart.

He knew very well that if Jimo couldn't defend against the danger of falling in the short term, the field army in Zhucheng would be surrounded by the Mohists. Once that field army was destroyed, there would be no soldiers in the east of Linzi.

If you can hold on to Jimo for at least a month, you will be able to buy time.

It is obvious that the Mohists are attacking from east to west this time. No one expected that the Mohist will transport troops to Jiaodong by sea and land, and fight from east to west.

The most important thing is to be caught off guard. If you can defend for a month, the army in Linzi and other places will be ready, and you may even win a battle in the Jiaodong area, boost the morale of the nobles, and declare that the myth of the Mohist invincibility is shattered .

Although he doesn't understand those numbers, and he doesn't know how far the means of attacking and defending the city have evolved, but he believes that as long as the soldiers are willing to fight, they can defend it.

This time, it is for this reason.

On the altar, the divination man prayed again and again, repeating words like "God will send a man of God to help the battle". After three times in a row, someone suddenly stood up from the crowd.

He shouted loudly: "Hey! God sent me to teach you! Can I be your teacher?"

The nobles who were expecting a miracle in despair turned their heads one after another, only to see that the person who shouted that he was an envoy of God was only in his twenties, he was not well-known before, and he was dressed in ordinary military attire.

Tian Zhongshou rushed to meet him, knelt down facing this ordinary soldier, and said to the crowd: "This must be an envoy of God!"

Seeing that Tian Zhongshougui is a doctor in the capital, the nobles actually knelt down in front of such a man of low birth, and thinking of the scene of crows flying all over the place, they all thought: "This man's birth is low, if it is not an envoy of God, how can the doctor kneel down?"

Then look at the soldier who claimed to be the envoy of the gods, his eyes turned white, it didn't look like human eyes, but he really wanted to die as if he was possessed by something.

Tian Zhongshou asked him to take a seat, so that he sat facing east, and Tian Zhongshou placed himself under it.

The soldier known as the envoy of the gods said: "God sent me here because the Mohists were guilty, so they punished them."

"There are ten crimes committed by the Mohists."

"Firstly, it's called Ming ghosts and gods, but it's actually blasphemy and blasphemy. It's obvious to talk about the will of heaven. Believe in ghosts and gods but say that there is no life in the world, and power can overcome life. This is one of the most serious crimes!"

"Second..."

This soldier looked ordinary, dressed in ordinary clothes, and spoke a Qi dialect, not aristocratic accent.

But even talking about ten crimes, every sentence is clear, which is definitely not something that an ordinary person can say.

After talking about the ten crimes, the soldier said: "This time the Mohist school will be defeated. God sent me to pass on the policy to the doctor. The order of the doctor is the word of God."

Tian Zhongshou led the rest of the nobles in the city to thank the gods and offered more sacrifices. For a while, many nobles breathed a sigh of relief.

In the distance, among a group of spectators, there are a few Mohist spies working carefully.

They were really stunned by Tian Zhongshou's performance, and they hadn't seen Tian Zhongshou repairing weapons or city defenses in the past few days. They thought Tian Zhongshou knew that he was invincible and was about to escape.

I never thought that such a show would be staged today, and it was God and God's envoy. I couldn't hold back my laughter after watching these meticulous workmen.

One person thought, such a method might have been useful 20 years ago, how can it be useful now?You are a doctor but you don’t know, how many people in the market today know that thunder is just electricity?
If he could only defend against the enemy in this way, I'm afraid that this attack will really destroy the dead.

These secret agents shook their heads, quite disappointed in their hearts, sending back such information, I am afraid that the higher-ups may not believe it.

After all... Jimo is too close to Sishang, and Jimo is an important transit point for transportation connecting Jiaodong and Sishanghai. There are frequent business exchanges, and there are many lecturers in the market. It is really useless to do this in Jimo. .

This is no longer an era when a group of noble warriors fought bravely to turn the tide of battle. Jimo has few cannons, few guns, weak city walls, and no reinforcements outside. Even if there is a god to help, what is the use?

Seeing the end, a scout couldn't help shivering, and secretly said: "Tian Zhongshou can't let the 'God Envoy' give the order to abandon the city and not defend it but go out to fight in the city? If that's the case, our teacher really don't like it." If you want to get too many merits, you will only be laughed at by other teachers... At that time, other teachers are fighting people, but we are fighting a bunch of fools, where will this face be placed after the war?"

(End of this chapter)