Homesteaders, merchants, businessmen, workshop owners, peasants or village communes under the complete control of the Mohists all supported the war in their hearts, and this had a sufficient mass base.

As long as private ownership still exists, no party or school of thought can represent the interests of all people, which the Mohists know very well, so they sit very upright.

The growing divide between the countryside and the city made it possible for the Mo family to sit in it and maintain governance.

If the hired workers of the cities revolted, they could be suppressed by the most conservative yeoman soldiers.

On the other hand, the peasant uprising could not defeat the artillery and muskets that appeared in the development of urban industry and commerce.

Now the contradictions have not been acute to such a point, and there are even more disgusting nobles, making Sishang and even Song Land a scene of concerted efforts in general.

This is the source of confidence for the high-level Mo family to fight a great war of annihilation in the Song Dynasty, although there are many contradictions of this kind and that in Si, but if it is worse than rotten, the princes are much worse than Sishang.

Under this mass base, more than 20,000 passionate and generous people were soon recruited in the eastern part of the Song Dynasty, and together with a part of the field troops in Sishang, a new regiment with weak combat effectiveness was formed.

In September, the four kingdoms of Qi, Wei, Han, and Wei had reached an agreement and officially announced the dispatch of troops.

At the same time, the Mo family also staged a play in Sishang where "the Mo family's first siege of the city was unfavorable".

The Xuanyi Department used an extremely rare tone in the newspaper to perfectly express what it means to be "lustful and inward."

On the one hand, he warned Han and Wei not to try in vain to hinder the great cause of benefiting the world, and on the other hand, he got rid of the propaganda that even if the main force of the Mo family was not there, they still had the ability to attack the city and conquer the territory, and threatened Han Wei not to act rashly.

In order to cooperate with these words, this newly formed legion took the initiative to march into Yongqiu after the Qi-Han Alliance announced the dispatch of troops, as if to prove that the legion that the main force was not in Sishang could still be invincible, and as if it was really preparing to capture Yongqiu and march to Daliang.

Nearly 30,000 deliberately cobbled together troops preemptively began the act of besieging Yongqiu when the coalition forces of the princes were still assembling.

Yongqiu is very important in the geopolitical situation of the disputes of the countries, with Daliang in the north and Shangqiu in the south, which was part of the defense line of the Chu, Han and Wei defense and Mexico alliances.

The walls are very thick, and originally existed as a border fortress.

There were not many temporary garrisons in the city, and there were three thousand regular standing troops.

Although the newly formed corps was cobbled, it existed at most as a second-line garrison.

However, there are not many standing troops in Yongqiu, and many of these people have served in the army. Although the abdication of Song Gong was not long after the new legion was formed, the soldiers in Yongqiu City did not dare to come out to fight in the field.

The equipment of this newly formed corps is relatively poor, including the brigades that are the backbone, and they are also the second-line troops in Sishang.

Standard mixed hot and cold formation, half arquebus, half spear, four small cannons per brigade.

Most of the elite troops in Sishang use flint guns, and even if they have stepped up to expand their armaments in recent years, they will not be able to achieve one per person.

The new army under the newly expanded army and mobilization was still mainly composed of hot and cold weapons, without simple bayonets and flint shots, and had to rely on spearmen as shields to cover the musketeers.

Compared to Sishang, these configurations are very shabby, but compared to the main army of the princes, the configuration is almost the same or even stronger.

Among the princes, Chu and Qi were both schools in the Qi-Yue War in the past, with musketeers replacing crossbowmen as the main output, and spearmen as cover.

Han and Wei were heavy phalanx schools, with heavy infantry phalanxes in leather armor, surrounded by heavy musketeers, relying on the slow advance of the phalanx to break through.

Qin was unique, replacing the Qin crossbow with a heavy flintstone gun that could not insert a short spear, and used it to form a denser projection fire formation than the arquebus, and the number of musketeers was more than that of the spearmen, and the formation was also longer and thinner, so as to give full play to the advantages of the heavy flint gun that replaced the Qin crossbow.

The Yan State was still using the township shooting system to recruit archers, while the Zhao State was mainly based on light cavalry, supplemented by a heavy infantry formation of the same origin of the Three Jins.

This kind of mixed cold and hot weapons, which was considered a second-rate army in Sishang, could still be regarded as a strong army if it was placed among the princes under the perfect military system of conscription and training and retirement.

However, the "strong army" of 30,000 people was still mainly based on exercises, so that the princes could believe that Sishang was empty and the main force had not yet returned, so as to be able to induce the princes to join forces to advance.

The attack on Yongqiu is to create an impression of being fierce and inward-looking, so this battle is bound to fail.

After the new legion that was supposed to be transferred back to the vicinity of Pengcheng to continue training surrounded Yongqiu, it adopted the same old three ways as the Mo family attacked the city.

Zigzag trench parallel tactics, artillery cover suppression, sappers digging pits and burying explosives.

Before, the siege was like this, and it was invincible.

However, under Yongqiu City, there was a problem, and the artillery of the Mo family was suppressed by the vassal states for the first time.

In the past, whether it was attacking Dangshan or Chengyang, the tactics of the Mo family were simple and rude, but these three things were indispensable.

In the battle of Dangshan in the past, Pengcheng mobilized almost all the artillery that Pengcheng could collect; In the first battle of Chengyang Liqiu, Six Fingers commanded the most luxurious artillery unit at that time.

The parallel tactics of zigzag trenches are very effective, but this effectiveness is based on the superiority of artillery, although the zigzag trenches alone can also be fought, but the losses will be large.

Originally, the purpose of this legion was not to capture Yongqiu, so the lord would carry out the appropriate idea and conduct an unprofessional siege with the aim of killing as few people as possible.

Around Yongqiu, the two sides dug pits, counterattacked, counter-impacted, counter-dug pits, burned sulfur smoked tunnels, night attacks, and counter-night attacks......

In this way, they pretended to besiege for twelve days, and when they saw that they were really going to capture Yongqiu if they continued to fight, the troops of the princes' alliance finally assembled in Daliang.

The general in charge of pretending to besiege the city breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly chose to withdraw his troops on the grounds that it was dangerous to garrison troops under the fortified city.

After the news reached the camp in the northwest of Daliang City, the princes rejoiced, and the Son of Heaven held a banquet, and for a while it seemed to have fought an incredible victory.

Zhou Tianzi did not borrow usury, so he used force to forcibly collect the nationality tax Qiu Jia Fu and special commercial tax, plus the princes needed to use the Son of Heaven, and it could be regarded as a compliment, Zhou Tianzi finally requisitioned an army of 4,000 people and became the spiritual idol of the princes' coalition army.

At this time, Ji Xi was very aware that he was nothing, and he was poor and couldn't afford to borrow usury to recruit soldiers, so he naturally wouldn't show off Zhou Tianzi's score, but tried his best to "get along with the monarch and the minister".

The princes finally have to carry the statue of Zhou Tianzi, so it is not good to insult and disdain tomorrow today, and one by one they also regard themselves as virtuous and loyal ministers in front of them.

The reason for setting up a banquet to celebrate the Battle of Yongqiu is simple.

This is the first time in 30 years that the Mo family has not captured the city, although in the end the city has been in danger, but after all, the army has arrived in large numbers, and the Mo family has retreated.

Just that's enough to celebrate with a feast.

In the midst of the staggering, Han Chen's vassals Duan and his attendants held a few iron balls and dedicated them to the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven was ignorant, and when he saw these iron balls, he wondered, "What is this?" ”

Han Hou hurriedly said: "The iron bullet of this copper cannon is also." ”

Zhou Tianzi sighed, but muttered in his heart.

I thought that when you Sanjin were going to split up, you had to get three kinds of Jiahe from Sishang to offer, and you still knew some rules at that time.

What do you mean by giving me a few iron balls now?

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was silent, Han Hou hurriedly smiled and said, "These iron balls were dug out of the soil on the Yongqiu city wall. The largest iron ball is no more than five catties, and the number is very small. This is a good omen. ”

Ji Xi smiled: "Qing is still familiar with divination? ”

Han Hou was disdainful in his heart, but his face became more and more respectful, and he replied: "The Mo family is the best at attacking the city, and it is the best use of artillery. ”

"Whoever attacks the city must first bombard it with artillery for several days, and when the bronze cannons in the city are destroyed, then send the diggers to dig like the rats, and gradually approach the city wall."

"In the past, when attacking Dangshan, the iron ball had a maximum of 18 catties, and it was eroded for several miles in one shot, and it was all dead, and the longitudinal stone could be smashed for the city."

"Today's attack on Yongqiu, 30,000 troops, siege for more than ten days, the largest projectile is only five catties."

"From this, it can be seen that the army of the Mo family will not be in Sishang, and it is suitable for attacking Laiwu to encircle Linzi, and it will take away all its good soldiers."

"The reason why I attacked Yongqiu was just to pretend to be brave. If Yongqiu is captured, it seems that as they say, Sishang can still fight against the army of the Son of Heaven. ”

"Today's siege has been around for 12 days, and it has not been done in 30 years, and the soldiers on the Mojia Si are all old and weak, and they are vulnerable."

"It's the words of the old minister, and this is an auspicious omen. This time the Son of Heaven personally conquered, Shangqiu Bike, didn't he respond to the will of heaven and secretly cooperate with the intention of King Wu? ”

Shangqiu is the capital of the original Song Kingdom, the Song Kingdom is the descendant of Yin Shang, and the Song Duke said in the last sacrifice of the Sanglin Society that Shang Tang and Xia were because Xia Wei could not inherit the original intention of Yu to benefit the world, so it violated the will of heaven, and now the rise of the Mo family is to inherit the will of Dayu......

This caused Zhou Tianzi to be very dissatisfied with the abdicated Song Gong, because Song Gong's words clearly questioned Zhou Tianzi's legitimacy from within the system.

The Mo family does not sacrifice the surname of Yin Shang of the Sanglin Society, but sacrifices to the Dayu who controls the mountains and rivers. The Mohists value the will of heaven and ghosts, but they believe that the people are the gods, and Mozi's theories of "love" and "respect" make the Mohists oppose the Son of Heaven.

Mozi's evaluation of Dayu in the past years is like this: We love Dayu, not because he is Dayu, but because he did to dredge the world to benefit the people. Therefore, we respect Dayu, not for this physical body, but for what he did.

This set of theories is the standard anti-ghost god idol banner, according to Mozi, the Son of Heaven has no legal principles at all. The Mo family's attitude towards Dayu is still like this, what about the Son of Heaven? I respect you for your benefit, not because you are the Son of Heaven school, but because you benefit the world; If one day you harm the world, it is only natural that I will oppose you.

Zhou Tianzi was dissatisfied with this, but he was helpless.

But the remarks of Song Gong in the Sanglin Society before his abdication were very different.

The Song State undertook the sacrifice of Yin Shang, and Zhou took Yin for the Shang ministers, and the words of Song State in the Sanglin Society were equivalent to proclaiming the legal principles of the Mo family at the level of another rule.

The Mohist theory is a new one, I say that I am reasonable, I am justified, Zhou Tianzi can only use the old rules to oppose it, but the Mohists even oppose the old rules, and the opposition is meaningless, and finally it falls to the moral dispute, which cannot compete with the Mohists who have formed a system.

The words of Song Gong's abdication were based on the remarks under the rules of the old system, and they gave the Mo family legitimacy in the name of the descendants of the previous generation of the Son of Heaven under the old rules.

Zhou Tianzi could not care about the new rules of the Mo family, but he was extremely concerned about the remarks of supporting the Mo family under the old rules, which would directly threaten the only valuable legal reason he had left.

He doesn't know how to fight, and he doesn't know the difference between a five-pound iron ball and an eighteen-pound iron ball; He doesn't know how to line up and doesn't know the difference between a striker's flank and a main defender.

But he knew these old rules very well, and when he heard Han Hou say that this was a good omen and had the meaning of the Martial King's war, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Qing Yan is very true!" What you say! The Mo family is unrighteous and virtuous, and the widow will conquer it, and the emperor will protect it, and this battle will be won. ”

"As Qing said, there are only five catties of iron bullets in Sishang now, and the main elite are all on the Eastern Front, why not march immediately and attack Shangqiu?"

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