After agreeing on these mutually satisfactory terms, the envoy of the Mo family said that the matter would be handled immediately, and gave a time that made the king of Chu dumbfounded.

The king of Chu felt more and more that there was no luck in starting a war with Sishang, and this kind of mobilization efficiency and extensive standing army service system could enable the Mo family to mobilize a field army at a speed that surprised the king of Chu.

The troops supporting the Chu army would follow the morality of not attacking the army, not passing through the land of the neutral country, but going north along the Huaishui River through Yingshui and gathering at Chendi.

The command of the campaign can be handed over to the Chu people, but the Mo family will put forward opinions on some professional issues and keep the Mo family's establishment unchaotic - the so-called professional problem, that is, the problem of cavalry, artillery, and engineers, so in fact, the Mo family's participating troops are still semi-independent.

The logistical supplies were supported by the Chu State, and the Mo family would also provide a sum of money to be paid directly to the Chu State in the form of weapons, gunpowder, and some luxury goods.

At the same time, the Mo family and the king of Chu would jointly issue a statement, and once the statement took effect, the Mo family would immediately cross the Jishui to attack Chengyang, Liqiu and other places in the Wei state.

The king of Chu would also sign a royal decree, ordering the nobles of Chu not to detain the Mo and those surveyors who were active in Chu Mingmian, but secretly told those nobles to strictly prevent the Mo family's lectures and infiltration in the Chu state.

When the news came back to Shangqiu, Shi was very satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations.

With an army of less than 10,000 people, the Mo family successfully diverted the water to the west, so that the relationship between Wei, Han and Chu became tense because of Zheng Guo, and they could rest assured in a short time.

He is not afraid that Wei Chuhan will learn about the Wei Han anti-water under Jinyang City back then, Jinyang City is the main force of Zhibo, and after being destroyed by Wei Han's anti-water, the fall of the Zhi clan is inevitable.

If Chu really wanted to start a war with Sishang, then it didn't have to engage in any defensive treaties for the Central Plains, and it would have chosen to send troops into the Song Dynasty a long time ago.

Now that the best time has been missed, if you turn against the water because of this 10,000 Mo family's troops, it is not worth it, and you can't consume all the strength of the Mo family, it is irrelevant.

Moreover, Shi is not afraid that Wei Han will expand the war, Wei Han does not have the courage.

If the Song state was neutral, then Wei Han's flank would be safe.

If once he and the Mo family turn their faces and take the initiative to attack, then the Song State can fulfill the non-offensive alliance, and the most vulnerable waist of Wei Han will be easily cut off by the Mo family - the main force of Hedong is in Zheng, along Jiyang and Jishui to the Yellow River, that is the most vulnerable waist of Wei Han, if the Song Dynasty participates in the war, the Mo family can directly cut off Wei Han's waist.

It can be said that Wei, Han and Chu have already missed the opportunity to start a war against Sishang, which was already doomed in August when Wei Han continued to plant autumn wheat as usual without full mobilization and conscription.

The battle of Dangshan also scared Wei Han enough, and when he could not ensure that his main city could support the main force of the Mo family for more than a month, Wei Han did not dare to start a full-scale war in a short time.

Now the offensive and defensive situation is easy, no longer when the Song State just sent troops to try to avoid a full-scale war, it is to seek peace and peaceful coexistence through struggle, because of the comprehensive mobilization and undying attitude of Sishang, forcing Wei and Han not to dare to start a full-scale war, the situation in the Song State is stable, and the offensive and defensive situation is easy, at this time, the Mo family has to find a way to find something to take the initiative to arch the fire, so that the Central Plains is in chaos, don't be so happy, brothers and brothers, Jin and Chu meet each other with a smile and enmity.

Here, the Mo family was prepared when Wei Han entered Zheng, and the goal had already been set, so there was no need to mobilize, and a part of the cavalry and artillery could be directly dispatched to the south to enter Chu immediately.

Shi Ye repeatedly told not to provoke Wei Han too much, and to continue to maintain the appearance of the Mo family's "Song Xiang formula gentleman" - the righteous teachers on the border of Song, Wei and Han immediately gathered and retreated for a short time, not to clash with Wei and Han, but to strengthen patrols in the border areas and deal with cross-border matters as high-profile as possible, creating a kind of unexcused appearance of the Mo family's desire to add crimes, forcing Wei Han to restrain the border soldiers as well as not, and not to provoke lightly.

The troops who went north to attack Chengyang should also pay attention to the envoys sent by the Wei Guo to negotiate with the Song State and the general Gou Chang of the Wei State, not only to let the Wei people see the military strength of Si, but also to show that the Mo family respects the Wei State, and even if they start a war with Wei, they will not enter the land of the Wei State.

At the same time, he immediately sent an envoy to borrow a road from the Qi country.

He also had to send someone to inform Wei Han that the Mo family wanted to punish Wei Han, and Qi did not join the non-offensive alliance, so let's go to Qi together and let Qi Hou testify: I hope that Qi Hou will allow the righteous master to cross the Qi border, but Wei Han is not allowed to start a war in Qi, and Wei Han is allowed to wait at the border to invite war.

The Mo family will learn the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, and give Wei Han a war letter to fight west of Maling on the border of Qi and Wei, and welcome Wei and Han to wait for the battle.

In this way, Wei Han will inevitably come forward to mediate with the Qi State, and in view of the fact that the Qi State does not want to offend Wei Han and the Mo family, it will inevitably prevaricate with the reason that "Wei Han does not agree to Si Shang's righteous master entering Qi" - Wei Han will not blame the Mo family for the pot on the face, but in fact, it provides Wei Han with substantial benefits, which can be accepted by all parties.

If Qi Hou's mind is clear enough, he knows what to do.

To be a gentleman, it is not necessarily the battle of Xianggong Hongshui, or it may be the battle of Chengpu to retreat.

After the deployment was completed, the Sishang side also immediately drafted the order, and after the vote was signed by Shi, Sishang, who had been calm, was once again busy for the war.

Liuzhi was the commander of the Battle of Chengyang, leading four infantry divisions, a part of artillery and cavalry, and engineers, to assemble on the south bank of Jishui north of Taoqiu, temporarily stationed, waiting for the news of the war announced by the Chu State side, and immediately crossed Jishui, attacking Chengyang, which should have been captured five years ago.

Chengyang is too close to Taoyi, and it is a rich land, so supply is not a problem, and it has always been the land operated by the Mo family for many years, and there are not many Wei troops stationed there.

The purpose of the attack is also to deal with the state of Chu, which is actually of little significance, and can also be used as capital for future negotiations.

The artillery and sappers who supported the state of Chu boarded the ship first, and transported directly to Huaishui along the water, from Huaishui to Xia Cai, where the local merchants were responsible for supplementing food supplies, and after arriving in Xia Cai, they went north first.

The cavalry troops will assemble, and then they will follow, first in Xia Cai, and wait for the arrival of the receiving troops of the Chu State to go north together.

As soon as the order was given, the whole Sishang was busy.

baggage, transportation in an endless stream; The staff officers worked out the marching plan and the handover of supplies; The young officers and cadets have joined the combat units one after another, and they are familiar with the work that officers at the level of company commander must master, such as camping, stationing, and marching; The propaganda department's overwhelming propaganda was also launched immediately, which not only publicized the intelligent performance of the Xinzheng War Ink Writers, but also told the righteousness of punishing injustice.

The ink scholars in Chengyang also began to have secret contact with the nobles of the main generals stationed in the Wei State: it is okay to fight, but it is not okay to burn the bridge, and the bridge on the Jishui is the main road of north-south transportation and trade, and it is not easy to build, if the bridge is broken, it will be regarded as a war criminal, and it will be judged in the future.

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When the entire Sishang, Chencai, and Luyang regions of the Chu State began to prepare for war, whether and when Xinzheng City would fall became the focus of attention in the Central Plains.

The instructive letter about the defense of Xinzheng, the relationship between the Mohists and the Zheng nobles, and the preparation of the future situation had also arrived in Zheng Guo.

But there is still some distance from Xinzheng.

Zheng Guo, Ze Xun.

This city, which was originally begged by the State of Qi to beg Wei Wenhou to help him ask for a title from the Son of Heaven in history, was only forty or fifty miles away from Xinzheng.

There are many traces of the past of the Wei and Han armies, such as the Korean troops patrolling the streets, and some of the local nobles who participated in the coup d'état and had blood feuds with the fugitive nobles and Koreans have fled.

The city is not depressed, Zheng Guoren is tired, and he doesn't want to work for the monarch and nobles, everything is as before, the nobles of the Si clan are gone, in exchange for the lord of the Han clan, it seems that there is no difference, and in the short term, at least there is less such a thing as service.

The people here in Zheng Guo did not say that they were eating the pulp, nor did they say that they were unanimously resisting.

In a wine shop, several large-shouldered and round-waisted ink artists are quietly eating in the upper compartment, which is naturally a local contact point for the Mo family.

The grassroots control is like the gauze that filters tofu, and South Korea is new to the country, so I don't know what is going on here.

At the back of the compartment, the ink man who came here from Shangqiu said, "The giant hopes to send this letter to the city as soon as possible. I know it's hard, it's under siege right now, but it's important that you figure it out. ”

The person in charge of the Mo family in the Xunze area thought for a moment and said: "If it is really necessary to deliver the letter, then we have to activate the relationship in the Wei and Han armies, I can only be responsible for the contact, and the specific situation has to be agreed on by them." ”

The inkman from Shangqiu asked, "How long?" ”

"Two days, I'll give you an answer in two days."

The owner of the liquor store also knew that this matter was urgent, and there was no other means of communication at this time, so it was indeed too difficult to pass on the news under the siege, but it was not impossible.

Many of the connections between this kind of secret ink artists are one-lined, and it is inconvenient for Shang Qiu to ask.

The shopkeeper of the liquor shop said a few more words, arranged for his lodging, and then went out to a place on West Street, near the city gate, and did not linger long, and then went back again.

In the evening, a man entered the wine shop, and before going to bed at night, the owner of the wine shop met the ink man from Shangqiu and talked in the secret room.

"That side can only be responsible for sending the letter to the Wei Han army first, and then find a way to send the letter into the city when it arrives in the Wei Han army."

"Early tomorrow morning, we will requisition some people to transport grain and grass, and our people can use this opportunity to deliver the letter to the Wei Han army."

"When you get to the army, the comrades over there will figure out a way."

The owner of the liquor shop thought for a moment about the inkers in the afternoon, shook his head with a smile and said, "You don't have to go, you are not ordinary people, nor are you locals, your task is to send the letter here, and leave the rest to us." ”

"It's fine."

The people from Shangqiu also nodded in agreement, these people who came could speak fluent Xinzheng dialect, and they were all loyal and reliable, but after all, they didn't specialize in this, and they were indeed a little easy to attract attention.

He didn't want to make more trouble, so he just said, "Then let's wait here, and when this matter has a result, we will leave." ”

The shopkeeper comforted, "There will be results." There is some news, maybe Wei Han Zheng's prince doesn't know yet, let's know first. In this world, although the silverfish who steal the land of the people in the world are divided into Koreans, Zheng people, and Wei people, there are still many people who are willing to sacrifice their lives to benefit the world. ”