Chengyang and Liqiu are connected, although they are enclaves, but they are the bridgehead for Wei to enter Sishang and maintain the hegemony of the Central Plains, and it is the support point for Wu to take the Central Plains after the Central Plains strategy was vetoed and to take the Central Plains to maintain the strategy of attacking on all sides, which cannot be missed.

Wei waited for a long time, and only twenty years ago waited for the opportunity for the Tian clan to be in the civil strife and Gongsun Hui to stand on his own and enter the Jin, and then obtained Xiaqiu in one fell swoop, and then Chengyang.

It seems that Xiaqiu was only because of Gongsun Hui's rebellion, but in fact, it was Wei who waited for more than 20 years, united Zhao and Han, and obtained the approval of Zhou Tianzi, and finally got it.

Otherwise, Wei would not have had a chance to get these two important cities at all, because Qi was not unaware of the importance of these two cities, and a city would involve the struggle for hegemony between two great powers, and it would take a long time to have a chance.

Chengyang is only a few dozen miles to the south, and it is Taoyi.

Near Taoyi, there is Heshui.

Heshui connects Surabaya and Jishui.

Jishui leads directly to the Yellow River.

Along the Yellow River are the essence of Wei.

If Cheng Yang loses, it will be difficult to know the attitude of Wei Guo, a vassal state of Wei on the Eastern Front, and Wei is only afraid that it will be difficult to interfere in the affairs of Sishang, and for Wei's hegemonic strategy, Cheng Yang cannot be lost no matter what.

In the first battle of Nanjishui, the Mo family jumped to the outside line and annihilated the Qi Pingyin army in Jishui, causing Chengyang's Wei and Han coalition forces to fall to death.

The Qi State has lost dozens of cities in just a few months, can Chengyang hold it?

Isn't Chengyang important to the Mo family? After capturing Chengyang, it can be connected with the Lu State, which joined the non-offensive alliance, along the coast of Onozawa.

Advancing can attack Qi, retreating can be stuck in Chengyang, so that if Qi wants to enter Sishang, it must pass through Lu or Junan East China Sea, and both of these are difficult to enter Lu State, which involves the contradiction of Qilu, and the news of Mojia's victory in the first battle of Nanjishui is equivalent to the news that Lu completely abandoned Qi as an ally; Junan downward, Zhuyi in the East China Sea, the Mo family and the Yue Kingdom built the city again that year, and the Xi Liuzhou division of the Mo family could go straight to Jucheng when the main force of the Qi State went south.

Chengyang is in danger!

This is a danger signal that Wei Zhen can perceive.

It is also a threat that the Mohist envoy has been secretly mentioning in his words that he will either negotiate peace, and now the Wei State has completely withdrawn from the war between the Mohists and the Qi State; Or, once the Linzi army of Qi is destroyed, the Mo family will take Chengyang, ally with the Chu State, and go straight to Daliang, believe it or not.

This morning, the envoy of the Mo family was extremely proud, facing Wei Zhen and a group of Wei ministers, and said loudly, "The fowl is seriously ill, but the organization of the Mo family is still there, and the Seven Enlightenment Hazards still exist." The Mohists are synonymous with the upper and lower levels, what is good at the top must be good, and what is not at the top must be not. The master of my Mo family is a giant, but the giant is not a person, but the righteousness of everyone. It's just that the public will is not a person, but the unchangeable public will that has been elected as the executor of the giant who is beneficial to the heart of the world. ”

"The understanding of my Mo family has been determined to fight a battle, not to attack the city and seize the city, not to seek wealth and people, but to punish the unrighteous Qi Hou who embezzled money."

"This battle is unwinnable, and my Mo family will not stop."

"Princes also know how to govern the country, such as the law, if anyone does not obey it and is not punished, can the country be governed?"

"Now, Qi Hou is unjust, but he has not been punished, is this the world stable?"

"Tens of thousands of handsome and handsome teachers are stationed in Jishui, and they have broken Pingyin, Yingyi, and Lucheng. This is not to occupy these cities, but to restrain the unrighteous Qi Marquis from fighting unrighteous wars in the future. ”

The envoy of the Mo family spoke eloquently, and never mentioned the capture of Chengyang, but Wei Zhen and the ministers of Wei understood that the Mo family said that it was not to occupy those cities of Qi State, but to the biggest threat to Wei State.

If it is to occupy those cities of Qi, it is easy to say that if you occupy the cities, you need to divide your troops to guard them, and you need to guard against the counterattack of Qi people.

But if you don't occupy those cities of Qi, once you make peace with Qi, you will turn around and attack Wei and capture Chengyang, Qi is afraid that you will be frightened by then, and you will not dare to attack the Mo family behind your back.

Once Chengyang is broken, Wei Guo is only afraid that within a year, he will join the non-offensive alliance as a prince of a small and weak country, get rid of his status as a vassal state of Wei, and be exempted from all kinds of tribute.

The more chaotic the Central Plains, the more energy the Wei State will be involved, and the cities that the Chu State has lost for more than ten years can still be recaptured and completely driven out of the Central Plains.

The importance of Daliang and Yuguan to Chu is self-evident, to get Daliang Yuguan, Chu has achieved strategic advantages, the east and west lines can be connected to each other, the direction of Luyang can attack the Yiluo line into the hinterland of the Sanjin Dynasty, and the direction of Daliang can directly take the east of the Wei River.

Only when Lu Yang and Daliang are in hand, can the Chu State maintain its strategic initiative, otherwise it can only be passively beaten.

Only now did Wei Zhen somewhat understand why the Mo family punished the "unrighteous king" in such a high-profile manner this time.

It seems that Fei Di is just a matter of Qi and Mexico, but in fact, it is closely related to the princes of the world, and it affects the whole body.

There were many unrighteous things before, so is it the most righteous thing for Qi to attack? But I didn't see the Mo family send troops to Pingyin to punish.

Today, he seized the opportunity, waving the banner of righteousness, mobilizing the contradictions of the princes of the world, and completely plunging the Qi country into a desperate situation.

When the envoy of the Mo family left the main hall, Wei Zhen couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "The Mo family has the wisdom of the Mo family, the courage of the Mo Zhai disciples, and the demagogic morality, can it be defeated?" ”

Uncle Gong said forbiddenly, "Your Majesty, I have heard such a story told by the people of the fiefdom. ”

"It is said that a man lives in the mountains and keeps chickens and dogs in captivity in the mountains. There is a tiger in the mountains, and he often enters the man's courtyard to hunt chickens and dogs. ”

"This person often loses chickens and dogs, but he is not a person of Kong Wu, and he has no evil power, so he can't fight tigers."

"But the tiger has an heir, so this man took advantage of the tiger's predation to go deep into the tiger's den and captured the tiger."

"The tiger returns, he is angry, but he is worried about the heirs, and he must not think that the alliance wishes that the covenant will not enter the tiger's den and the tiger will not enter the people's house."

After a few years, the man's friend came to visit and asked about it. When this friend heard this, he laughed and laughed that I was trying to get a few tiger skins and thought it was a bedding. ”

Then he took his sword into the mountain, slaughtered the tiger's den, and returned with his skin. Before leaving, for that humane, the tiger will not be allowed to enter your house for the rest of his life! ”

Uncle Gong asked, "The king thinks that if the person who lives in the mountains can slaughter the tiger from the beginning, will he swear with the tiger that no one will enter the tiger's den and the tiger will not enter the people's house?" ”

Wei Zhen shook his head and said, "If you have the power to fight the tiger and slaughter the tiger in the mountain, the tiger will naturally not enter the human house again." ”

Uncle Gong said again, "You think that the Mo family is the mountain man who has no power to slaughter tigers? Or a warrior who wants to sleep in a tiger's skin? ”

Wei Zhen suddenly said happily, "What do you mean is that the Mo family itself does not have the strength to fight against the Wei State, so they made peace with us?" If he could use his strength to fight against Wei, he would be like a warrior who wanted to sleep in the tiger's skin, and he would not sign an alliance with the tiger at all? ”

"In the past years, I fought with Qi, although I won, but the Qi army is still strong and cannot be underestimated."

"Could it be that in the past twenty years, the Qi army has been weakened to this point, and the Mo family can win in one battle, but they can't defeat the Wei Zhijiashi?"

Uncle shook his head and said, "Your Excellency is mistaken." The reason why the mountain man signed an alliance with the tiger was because he couldn't defeat the tiger, but also because he didn't want to sleep in the tiger's skin, but just wanted to protect the chickens and dogs in the courtyard. ”

"The strength of the Mo family's righteous teachers is invincible without martial arts. But the martial arts are the essence of Wei Jia, and they cannot be moved lightly. ”

"But these words of the Mo family's envoy also revealed some of the Mo family's secret meanings."

"Imagine it, if the Mo family wants to seize Chengyang, then this is the best opportunity, they have righteousness in their mouths and soldiers in their hands, and I, Wei, are fighting in Zhao, Chu, and Zhongshan on all sides, will they give up this opportunity to make peace with us?"

When it was really a word to wake up the person in the dream, Wei Zhengdeng understood.

If the Mo family has enough strength to defeat the Wei state, it is impossible to choose to negotiate peace with Wei at this time, but will fight the Wei state and wait for the Wei state to take the initiative to ask the Mo family to sign a treaty.

If the Mo family wants to seize Chengyang, it is even more impossible to negotiate peace with Wei at this time, and once the peace talks are in the style of the Mo family, it is impossible to take Chengyang again.

These envoys of the Mo family seem to be arrogant, but in fact they expose the bottom line of the Mo family, they can't defeat Wei State, and they don't want to seize Chengyang, but they just want to negotiate peace with Wei State.

Wei Zhen was overjoyed and said, "The Mo family has insulted me for a long time, they think that their arrogance can scare me, but they don't want to have a resourceful talent like you, and they see through their bottom line. Is it difficult, with the intention of Xiangguo, shouldn't he negotiate peace with the Mohists? ”

Uncle Gong shook his head again and said, "Just now, the king compared the Mo family to a mountain man or a warrior who can slaughter a tiger, but in fact, the reverse is also true. ”

"The Mo family is like a tiger, but the Wei State is not a warrior who can slaughter a tiger. The Mo family is like a tiger, although they are worried about the tiger's offspring, don't the people in the mountains worry about the chickens and dogs in the courtyard? ”

"In the king's opinion, if the Qi country is defeated and the Mo family moves to attack Chengyang, who can win the battle?"

Wei Zhen was silent, and said for a long time, "If it weren't for the widow's personal recruitment, I would have to use the minister of state." As for Wu Qi and Le Yang's generation, although they know the soldiers, they are not loyal, even if they have never killed themselves in Wei, they cannot be used. It's just that even so, the number of victories and defeats is only five or five, shaking the country's foundation, and Zhao Chuqin is eyeing it. Even if he can win the ink, it is difficult to resist Qin Chu and Zhao ......"

Uncle Gong sneered, "That's exactly what I meant." The Mo family is not invincible, but after defeating the Mo family, the states of Qin, Chu and Zhao will not hurry up to eliminate the great harm in the world, but will seize the opportunity to attack the Wei state. ”

"And what about the Mo family...... Even if it is said that the number of five or five, the Mo family has defeated the Wei State, but not to mention the death and injury of the soldiers, it has hindered many things of the Mo family. ”

"Your Excellency is not unaware that the envoy of the Yue people came to say that the Yue people were going to move south. The Mo family is persecuted in the East China Sea, Huaibei and Langya, and the Wu people have become stronger and stronger in recent years with iron oxen farming, Wu Yue is not the same boat, and Huainan is the foundation of Yue, and there is no room for loss......"

"The Yue people moved south, the East China Sea, Huaibei, and Langya all belonged to the Mo family. The administration of the Mo family, not to divide the feuds, will be directly governed by the officials, and the people will be bewitched to make them the same as the righteousness of the Mo family. This must have a lot of ink people, and there are only those ink people in total, if you want to get the East China Sea and Huaibei, you can't continue to fight; If the war continues, the time to win the East China Sea and Huaibei will be delayed. ”

"For the Mo family, the East China Sea, Langya, and Huaibei are the heirs of the Mo family's tigers."

"And for Wei State, Chengyang and Liqiu, this is the chicken dog in Wei Lu."

"The Wei State doesn't want to sleep in tiger skins, and the Mo family doesn't want to live in a human house, this is the time to kill soldiers."

Wei Zhen understood that this was Lao Cheng's wise words, but he couldn't help but sigh and said, "In the past twenty years, the Mo family has gone from hundreds of ink scholars at the time of Mo Zhai to now holding three counties, which can break through the strong Qi and persecute the widowed Wei. ”

"If the Mo family gets the East China Sea, Huaibei, Langya, and then the land of two counties and hundreds of thousands of Dingkou, who will be able to control it in the future? The serious illness of the poultry should have been an opportunity for the Mo family to be weak, but it let the world know that the Mo family is unshakable, and now the Mo family is getting stronger, which cannot but be wary of! ”

Uncle Gong bowed and bowed again, and said, "Your Majesty, after this war, the Mo family has a grudge against Qi and a grudge against Wei. Get the East China Sea, Huaibei, and Chu will fight. The more people hate, the sooner they hate. Song Jun was angry early. ”

"When the moon is full, it is lost, and when the water is full, it overflows. Do you think that the Mo family got Huaibei in the East China Sea, defeated the Qi State, captured Linzi, and exalted the world, which is a matter worthy of our concern? ”

"The Mo family has to be strong in the north, ten years later. Wei Ruo lost the beam, complained about Zhao, abandoned Zhongshan, and moved to the West River...... That's weaker than 10 years. ”

"It's like a farmer's house has a fire and you don't put out the fire, but you don't go to the field to dig a ditch because you're worried that the next year's rain will flood the crops. This is unwise. ”

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