The battle of Chumo has been fought so far, and the princes of all countries have actually reached a consensus in their hearts, and they must besiege it with several armies.

A single prince is powerless.

Because this is an offensive war, not a defensive war, and the logistical supply, terrain and popular support are not superior, whoever rashly enters the territory of the Mo family will die first.

And as long as one family dies, flaws will be exposed between the princes, and they will be powerless to attack.

If Qi attacked first and was defeated, Wei, Han and Zhao could not advance westward, and could only be trapped on the eastern front, and Qin could not support it alone on the western front.

If Han attacks first and is defeated, then Qi and Qin will not have a central axis to connect them, so they can only fight separately, and they can only defend but not attack.

After 30 years of development and technology diffusion, all countries have reached a delicate tipping point.

The old patriarchal system and the village community system were on the verge of collapse; The peasant conscription system has also been verified, and it is impossible to defeat the standing army at all; In the past, Wu Qi's prophecy that 30,000 soldiers could fight 100,000 peasant soldiers has become more and more true.

There are fewer and fewer soldiers capable of fighting, because countries cannot afford to raise too many standing armies, and the reform of the military system needs a whole set of systems to adapt to it.

There are only a few elite legions, and once they defeat each country, they will lose the opportunity to gain a foothold in troubled times.

No one wants to take the initiative to attack Sishang, not only because they have to worry about those so-called allies stabbing them in the back, but also because they don't want to fight head-on with the dissolved army that is in the limelight.

Han Hou's favorite minister means to make peace with the Mo family first and paralyze the Mo family.

Because they have been fighting for so long, the Mo family also needs to recuperate for a while, and they also need to stabilize the newly conquered areas of Jianghan and Nanyang, plus the Yue Kingdom has not yet stabilized.

If you can make peace with the Mo family temporarily, then the Mo family is likely to turn around and fight the Yue Kingdom.

After the alliance, the offensive routes of various countries were stipulated, and the peace treaty was suddenly tore up in the form of several sieges, and the Mo family fought to the death when they attacked the Yue country.

If they win, whether the Chu State is restored or the princes are divided, at least the Mo family is forced back to Sishang, and the countries will have the opportunity to struggle for a while.

If you lose, it's nothing more than death, and if you don't fight anyway, sooner or later you will die.

The contradictions between the two sides are irreconcilable, and no one can retreat.

Han Hou was worried about one point, and said: "Now that the princes are in contact, if I make peace with the Mo family alone, I am afraid that there will be another discord between the princes in the future, and it will be difficult to get along." ”

The favored minister said: "In troubled times, it is difficult for a gentleman to survive. Those who keep the covenant, the generation of Song Xiang. How can nations not know? ”

"Besides, among the princes, there are already discords, and each has its own conquest, how can it be completely resolved? But the Mo family is powerful and incompatible with the princes, once they oppose Mo, will Qin Qi Zhao go to war with the monarch again? ”

"The war has not yet started, and the princes have not yet conspired, and at this time peace is only delaying time."

"For today's plan, the only way to do this is to choose the most virtuous people from all countries, and to coordinate the anti-ink affairs of various countries. When will the troops be dispatched? How many troops? Where to attack? This needs to be discussed, and it cannot be solved by one country. ”

Han Hou thought for a while, and suddenly said: "The day before yesterday, someone said that it would be better to take this opportunity to attack Chu and obtain a hundred miles of buffer land. Since a battle with the Mo family is inevitable, it is better to grab some land in advance, in case the Mo family's Chen soldiers are hundreds of miles away from the capital and can be attacked at any time. ”

"Even if the Mo family starts a war with the widows, then the Qi, Qin and Zhao kingdoms see that the Mo family is so unrighteous and ambitious, and they know that they are fortunate, and they must send troops."

The favored minister hurriedly said: "The king must not listen, this is a disaster for the country!" ”

He was in a hurry, and when he heard that Han Hou obviously intended this, he said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, this person is stupid!" The question now is, do countries not know about the ambitions of the Mohists? No, it's a matter of countries that are difficult to send troops without coordination. ”

"The person who spoke didn't even understand the main contradictions, so he let go of this bad word for the country, and the king must not be trusted!"

In a hurry, he didn't care a lot, and even used some taboo words and ways of thinking in Mohist books, he was not a Mohist, but under the premise of anti-Moji in various countries, but anyone who opened his mouth about Tianzhi, closed up contradictions, and produced people could not be reused by the princes, which was a taboo in the aristocratic circle.

"It's a matter of time before you fight with the Mo family, but if you want to clear it, can you defeat the Mo family by relying on the strength of South Korea? If not, then what difference does it make if the capital is 100 miles or 200 miles from the border? If the monarch thinks that he can defeat the Mo family on his own, or at least the field battle is undefeated and equal, he can do so. ”

"Otherwise, this is provoking the Mo family early, once the field division is defeated by the Mo family, even if you get this hundred miles of land, can you still hold it? If you can't keep it, the land will be taken away by the Mo family, and the people will be wiped out by the Mo family, is this a benefit or a disadvantage? ”

"All countries now know the ambitions of the Mohists, and what they need to do now is not to make the princes believe in the ambitions of the Mohists and send troops, because they already believe in them; Instead, it is to gain time and coordinate the princes, so as to send troops in an orderly manner, so that the Mo family will not be broken by each one. ”

"Who's going to keep it? Who attacked? What is the route to the march? Where will it meet? If the Mo family attacks Korea, how can Qin Qi save it? Will they return to defend or continue the attack to force them back? Where is South Korea sending troops? How do the Qin people cooperate? ”

"That's what we need to solve now. The capital is certainly dangerous, but if the main force of the field still exists, then even if the capital is taken in the future, it can be recovered, and it is a big deal to retreat to Zhaodi; But if a hundred miles of land are temporarily seized and the field army is wiped out, then the capital will still not be able to hold even if it is five hundred miles away. ”

The favored ministers felt that Han Hou still had no serious problem, and once he started a war with the Mo family, it would not be a matter between Korea and Sishang, but a life-and-death struggle between the old system and the new system.

At that time, it is not that you can win by defending the capital, but you must be prepared to retreat to Zhaodi, once this battle starts, it will definitely be endless.

It will be a battle in the world that surpasses the intensity of the previous war, and the favored ministers feel that the current monarchs and ministers in Korea have not yet realized this, and even use the idea of the dispute between the princes to consider the future - there are actually three cities and five cities that deceive, and the idea of taking advantage of the weakness of the neighbors to seize the neighbors' cities.

As a result of this battle, either Sishang will be scorched to the earth, and all the people who have been bewitched by the Mohists will be killed, so that the world will be cut off from this idea of equality and rationality with obvious ambitions; Either all the princes abdicate and become commoners, and there is only one mainstream morality, one writing, one coin, and one weights and measures in the world.

He has read a lot of books of the Mo family, and has already understood what the synonym of the Mo family means, and what is even more odious is that the Mo family has always advertised that he has inherited the will of Dayu.

And Dayu is not a prince, but the co-lord of the world!

But so far, what are the plans of the various princes? How can you still take advantage of the chaos to grab a few cities, expand your territory, and even think about stabbing your allies?

Han Hou's pet was heartbroken, Han Hou thought for a while, and finally said: "What you said also makes sense. So, how much good is it for the widow to want people without land? ”

Han Hou is not the son of Zhou Tianzi, nor is he the co-master of the world.

The dispute between the old system and the new rules involved every prince. But under the old system, the princes were also enemies, and Han Hou wanted to hear the views of his favored ministers on the future.

The favored minister was helpless in his heart, and his thoughts had come to this point, and the best result he could think of was that the Mo family retreated to Sishang and abandoned Jianghan, but it was impossible to recapture the Huaishui cities.

The war will continue after that, the Mo family's special military system and rich reserves, at most three years, there will be a group of new people in the Mo family who will grow up, and it is necessary to continue the war, where can we consider dividing up the interests in the future?

However, Han Hou asked, and the favored ministers had to answer.

In the end, Han Hou agreed with the views of the favored ministers, accepted people but not land, and began to negotiate with Moxi, and began to send envoys to contact the princes.

At the same time, he sent an envoy to Zhou Tianzi's place, so that Zhou Tianzi could find a name to gather the princes and meet in Luoyi to discuss the plan.

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Nanyang Basin, Wancheng.

When the Korean envoy arrived in Wancheng, he was disappointed.

"South Korea won't send troops."

The few people who knew the plan were disappointed.

This time, Liuzhi quietly mobilized troops, gathered from Danyang to Wan, and converged the appropriate army under the condition of ensuring the defense of Danyang, and was ready to go north to cut off the retreat of the Korean army as soon as South Korea sent troops to rescue Chu. Strive to annihilate the main force of the South Korean field within a month.

However, South Korea's performance has disappointed these people.

At the meeting, some people sighed, and Shi Ye could only force a smile and said: "Expecting South Korea to send troops is originally counting on the opponent to make mistakes." In fact, we are also very inward-looking, and we can't pressure South Korea too much to force it to send troops, because we also need to repair. ”

"If he doesn't send troops, the future war will be complicated and brutal, but the results are far better than they could have been expected before the war. Even so, there is no need to be impatient. ”

Those who attended the meeting could be regarded as coalition forces.

The South China Sea, Nanzheng, Yunmeng, and all the characters deployed around Chu have gathered together.

The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the future situation, and the secondary purpose was to rotate a group of personnel. Some cadres in Nanzheng, Nanhai, Yunmeng and other places must be rotated; Some units also need to be reorganized, that's the rule.

As for the future war situation, the key lies in the administration of the Jianghan and Nanyang regions.

Now that all countries are gaining time to expand their armaments and wars, and the princes are waiting for the opportunity to conspire together, there is actually not much time left for the Mo family.

Within one year at most, effective rule in the Jianghan region, grassroots building, and political power building are the foundation for future victories.

In terms of strategic layout, since South Korea has determined that it will not send troops to rescue Chu first, in essence, several important checkpoints are equivalent to belonging to the Mo family.

However, the Mo family did not have enough troops to defend too much.

So at the meeting, Shi Jiang read out a resolution from Sishang before.

The main force of the Chu army was stationed in Wancheng, and now that it could not effectively rule, the only forces that could be mobilized should be used to build the fortress groups of Xiangfan and Jingruan, so as to prepare for the future war and turn Nanyang into a battlefield.

These include an appropriate retreat to induce the Qin and Jin armies to appear in a gap, so as to break through one alone and turn the passive into the active.

Once such an opportunity is not seized, then it is necessary to make a decision immediately, withdraw to Xiangfan, and rely on the naval division and the natural danger organization to defend.

Shi repeatedly emphasized that the breaking point of the Mo family is the eastern front, and the key point of expansion is Jianghan, although Nanyang is good, it must be a place of four wars for the time being, and it must be built, but not too much investment, at least in terms of capital, iron, technology, and cadre investment, it should be less than Jianghan.

Jiang Han can hold on, that is a steady stream of strength; It is too difficult to defend Nanyang, and as a battlefield in the future, it will inevitably be a place where lives will be devastated, and now it is a little ...... Waste.

Nanyang, in the rough is just an abandoned child.