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Chapter 961 Unacceptable Tactics
What Zhou Tianzi cared about was Shangqiu's wealth.

In the view of the emperor of Mofei Wangtu in the whole world, Song Disi is an enemy country, which can be plundered.

Shangqiu is rich and prosperous, and now it is famous all over the world, and Luoyi is also a metropolis, but after all these years, it is far away from Sishang.

If Shangqiu can be captured...

Thinking of the faces of those usury merchants, Zhou Tianzi felt secretly refreshed, and said in his heart: At the beginning when I asked you to borrow money, you refused to borrow it. After I captured Shangqiu and looted the spoils, you would regret it.

A businessman talks about profit, but if there is no profit, it will not be early. The reason why he does not lend money to the emperor is because there is no profit.

In essence, it is a kind of contempt.

Zhou Tianzi felt that the merchants thought they would lose, so they didn't borrow money.Investments that must be lost, and businessmen are not charitable gentlemen, how can they invest money.

And Shangqiu is so rich, if he can capture Shangqiu and plunder wantonly, although he has few soldiers, he still has the title of emperor, and he can get a lot of it.

When those hateful businessmen hear the news, won't they regret it too much and wish they could go back in time and give him more loans?
Although he was impatient, he also knew his own ability, so he only suggested that the princes march immediately.

However, the princes did not rush forward.

In order to weaken the momentum of the Mo family this time, the princes also tried their best to unite.

In order to prevent the situation that "If you don't fight the Mohists, you will die in the hands of the Mohists, and if you fight, you will die in the hands of future allies. It is better to discuss not to fight for the time being."

The left wing attacked Heshui and Taoyi to contain the army, mainly composed of Qi, Wei, and Wei allied forces, and the main general was Gou Bian, the veteran general of Wei State.

The middle road is the emperor's personal conquest, Qihou and Hanhou are both in the army, and the Qi army is the main one.

The right wing is dominated by Han Jun, and there are three thousand Zhao Jun as an expression of responding to the emperor's call.The Duan family of the Korean family is the main general.The emperor is nothing, but Han Hou is in the central army, which avoids the possibility that the right wing will not save him or the friendly army will be in trouble.

Similar to the way those people in the Mohist Military Committee guessed and inferred, the coalition forces of the princes did not have many options.

The Chinese army has the largest number and is the main force, with a total of more than [-], [-] bronze cannons, [-] cavalry, and [-] chariots.

The left wing is only to contain, but also to prevent the main force of the Mohists from crossing the border from Lu and rushing straight to the hinterland of Weiguo.

There are more than [-] main field troops on the right wing. In addition, there are also Xiangcheng, Yangcheng, and Xinzheng armies to besiege Xucheng and defend it after it is captured.

In the battle of Yongqiu, 3000 forwards of the Chinese army approached Yongqiu first, and the Mohist siege army left immediately.

It is not afraid of these 3000 people, but the main force of the Chinese army behind the 3000 people, which makes sense.

The battle of Yongqiu seems to have let the Mo family miss the bottom line, but there is still a long way to go before the princes can fully believe it.

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Xu Cheng.

Han Jun and some Zhao Jun gathered here.

The city was unguarded, and the scouts reported that there were no Mohist soldiers in the city, and some rebels in the city also withdrew.

The scout also said that before the Mohist soldiers left, they had made a speech, saying that the retreat at this time was for future victory, so that the people would have confidence in the Mohist cause of benefiting the world.

As for the reason for the retreat, it is actually very easy to understand.

Xu is too prominent in the front. If you want to prepare for an attack, this is the easiest place to launch an attack. This is why Chu State insisted on occupying Xu City in the battle of dividing Zheng. .

However, if the Mohists gathered their forces to defend Xudi, once the battle was unfavorable, the Mohists in the south of Xudi would have no soldiers to use.

Xu Xiangxi is where the Mohist army stationed in the flank of the Chu army is located, such as Ye and Fangcheng.

Therefore, it is very likely that the Mohists felt that their troops were insufficient and the battle line was too long, so they shrank their troops and focused on defending Ye and Fangcheng to prevent the flanks of the Chu army from being stolen.

After entering Xucheng, Duan Duan, the chief general of the Han army, sighed: "The Mo family are generals, and most of them are sluts, but they know how to advance and retreat."

"It's a wonderful strategy to abandon the big city of Xucheng and not keep it."

"From my point of view, it must retreat between Yingshui and Yinshui, and camp near the water."

As if to verify the wise decision of the general, the scouts soon reported back, and the Mohist soldiers who promised to retreat set up camp in Yingshui.

His counselors or other nobles praised: "The general has a good plan."

Duan Duan said seriously: "The nobleness of Shiqing comes from fighting. If you don't know how to fight, you can't build a family and protect yourself."

"If the Mohists have many soldiers, they must keep the promise."

"If he has few soldiers, he will give up his promise."

"If you keep the promise, you can cooperate with the princes of Ye, Fangcheng and other places to go down to Xiangcheng and force Yangdi; in the north, you can go to Xinzheng and endanger Shu."

"Abandon Xu, then you can form a line of contact with Fangcheng, Ye, etc., shrink your troops, and Chen, Shangcai, Xiang and other places in the rear can be used as reinforcements."

"Keep the promise, and the soldiers will be many; abandon the promise, and the soldiers will be few."

"The so-called poisonous snake bites a strong man and cuts it off. Although Xu is big and rich, but the Mohists just abandon it as they say, and don't underestimate the enemy."

Everyone obeys.

At that time, the Mohists abandoned Xucheng and retreated to the later Yancheng area, where they built fortifications near the Xiaoshang Bridge of the later generations.

At this time, the Yingshui River has not been diverted, and the Xiaoshang Bridge can connect Ye and Fangcheng in the west; Shangcai can be covered in the south.

With a reduced force, it is indeed easier to defend according to the art of war.

Duan Duan ordered the South Korean army, peasants and soldiers to go out of Xucheng to the south, and stationed there. At the same time, he conquered the people to build Xucheng's city defenses, so as to prevent the Mohists from counterattacking in the future.

He personally commanded the main force and headed east to capture Yangxia, thus covering the flanks of the main force of the Chinese army attacking Shangqiu.

However, he did not march immediately. Instead, he sent people to the main force of the allied forces of the princes in the middle road, and gave a general overview of the situation in Xucheng, and attached his own judgment.

When the news was sent to the Chinese army, the forwards of the Chinese army had already entered Yongqiu, but the main force had not yet reached Yongqiu.

After the Mohists who had besieged Yongqiu withdrew, more than 5000 people in the vanguard tried to attack Daicheng, but they were blocked in a small town south of Daicheng. There were about [-] defenders, and [-] people could not attack.

After receiving the news from Duan Duan, the princes discussed with the ministers and advisers, and believed that Duan Duan's judgment should be correct.

Since the Mo family gave up Xu, it proved that their military strength in Sishang was insufficient. Otherwise, if they had to stick to Xu, the coalition attack would be blocked.

There is only one reason for retreating to build fortifications between Yingshui and Yinshui, and that is that Zhaoling and Yinyang cannot be lost.

Once this place is lost, Nanyang, Chencai and Sishang of the Chu Army Corps will be divided into two parts.

The prerequisite for the main force of the allied forces of the princes to send troops is that the Han army led by Duan Duan on the right wing captured Yangxia.

To the north of Yangxia is Yongqiu, and to the south of Yongqiu is the important border city Chengkuang. Chengkuang is between Yongqiu and Yangxia. It once belonged to Wei, then Chu, and now Mo. It was originally built by the princes of the Central Plains important components of the district.

The main force of the allied forces of the princes divided [-] troops and turned to attack Chengkuang. The main force marched to Yongqiu, where they garrisoned and accumulated food.

Yongqiu is not far from Dai and Chengkuang.

If the vanguard meets the main force of the Mohist school, the main force of the coalition forces of the princes can also arrive quickly.

If Daicheng falls, the north can threaten Taoyi and Heshui fortified areas, which is the established goal of the coalition forces of the princes; and after capturing Chengkuang, they can march into Ningling. After Ningling, Shangqiu will be naked in front of the coalition forces. .

The attack on Chengkuang was also to cover the right wing from attacking Yangxia. Once Chengkuang was lost, the main force of the Chinese army and the right wing could communicate.

With support, Duan Duan began to advance towards Yangxia when the main forces of the princes divided up to attack Chengkuang.

More than [-] people from the vanguard first arrived at Gucheng between Xu and Yangxia, and they also fell without a fight.

I asked the local villagers, and the villagers said that the Mo family had withdrawn a few days ago.

Duan Duan was a little skeptical. It was understandable for Xu Cheng to retreat without a fight. He shrank his troops to cover the direction of Nanyang.

But Gucheng was an empty city, so he was somewhat murmuring in his heart.

Originally, he thought that the enemy should not be underestimated. He was the flank, not the main force, and his troops were not many.

Before Sishang, nearly 3 people could be assembled to attack Yongqiu. Although they did not capture it, it is said that most of them were new soldiers, old and weak, but his optimism was different from that of the princes.

The optimism of the princes was forced by the Mohists to enjoy the bitterness. If they could not attack Yongqiu on the [-]th, they could hold a banquet to congratulate each other, thinking that the Mohists could win.

But Duan Duan knew in his heart that even though most of them were old, weak and new recruits, if the main force of the coalition forces hadn't arrived in Daliang after the [-]-day siege, Yongqiu City would have been captured in just a few days.

In other words, the Mo family really has few soldiers in Sishang now, otherwise it would be impossible to give up Xu.

However, the Mohists can at least gather about 3 troops. These [-] people are not the main force, and they cannot eat the main force of the coalition army. However, if they rush forward rashly, they may be eaten.

He is aware of the field combat ability of the Mo family.

If one of them is eaten, or if they are severely injured and cannot fight anymore, then the flanks of the central army will be exposed.

At that time, if the siege of Shangqiu does not go down, the main force of the Mohists returns, and a gap is exposed on the right wing, it will be extremely dangerous.

So he sent scouts to search the surroundings extensively, and some of the forwards were stationed in Gucheng, waiting for the arrival of the army.

Two days later, the main force of the right wing arrived in Gucheng, and the vanguard arrived in Yangxia.

Yangxia is another empty city.

The vanguard captured Yang Xia without bloodshed, and immediately reported back to Duan Duan.

When Duan Duan heard about it, he was surprised instead of happy.

The generals and counselors under his command said: "The Mo family has no soldiers to use, so they use the empty city to make a fuss. Why don't the general take this opportunity to rush in with light soldiers, and the soldiers are approaching Hongshui, approaching Shangqiu."

"If our army crosses Hongshui, Cheng Kuang's defenders will panic and have to retreat back to Shangqiu. At that time, the general can ambush halfway."

"In this way, Chengkuang can be broken, so that the general and the Chinese army can be connected without any barrier, and the achievement of being the first to ascend and besiege is achieved, which is enough to surpass the world."

Duan Duan said: "In the past, the Duke of Xiang was in Hongshui, and the people of Chu halfway through Xianggong said that they would not push people into danger or force them to retreat, so that the Song Dynasty declined."

"Although the Mohists have their own benevolence and righteousness, they are not people like Duke Xiang. If he is deceitful and our army is trapped in Hongshui, when we cannot advance or retreat, we are suddenly surrounded, what will happen?"

"At that time, not only will it be useless, but it will be the crime of losing the teacher; the responsibility for failure."

There is a city in Linhongshui, named Zhecheng. It is famous for the many Zhe trees near the city. It is said that it was the fiefdom of the branch of Emperor Yan's clan in ancient times.

Zhecheng is only a few dozen miles away from Shangqiu, and it is close to Hongshui. In the battle of Hongshui in the past, Song Xianggong staged a unparalleled benevolence and righteousness here, but he was ridiculed and ruined the hegemony of Song State. Song Xianggong is a benevolent and righteous man.

Furthermore, his task was not to attack Shangqiu, but to continue to attack Qiaocheng eastward after capturing Yangxia, so as to cover the flanks of Shangqiu and cut off the support of the southern Mohist army.

Now that he has advanced all the way, Gucheng and Yangxia are empty cities; but Cheng Kuang and Dai, who are the main offensive, have encountered fierce resistance.

Either the Mohist forces were insufficient, and they were going to defend Shangqiu until the main force of the Mohist captured Linzi and returned to aid.

Or they just stared at him and wanted him to rush in so as to surround him.

(End of this chapter)