The king of Chu had his own plans, and many cities in the north of the confrontation with the Three Jin Dynasty needed to be built to prevent them from being attacked by the Three Jin.

There is still a certain gap between the city building technology of the Chu people and the Central Plains. The capital of Chu was rebuilt and became stronger, and it was not until Wu Qi became the commander of Chu that he re-presided over the construction.

The king of Chu had heard of the woodworking, stonemasonry, and city-building techniques of the ink masters, and now he saw it with his own eyes, and his heart was amazed, but also ignited a lot of hope.

This time the siege of Shangqiu was not to destroy the Song Dynasty, but to make the Song people submit, so as to be a buffer between Chu and the Three Jins, control the internal affairs of the Song State, and support agents.

If Song County is destroyed, it will be opposed by the collective opposition of the Song nobles, and it will also lead to the unprecedented unity of the Three Jins, so that they will send troops together.

Although there were contradictions between Zhao and Wei, Wei Si did not die, and he was still sure of the general strategic direction, and it was impossible for the Three Jin Dynasty to tolerate the Chu people destroying the Song Dynasty.

Although Han Zheng has a grudge, even if the Zheng people are now pro-Chu, once the Song Dynasty is destroyed, the Zheng people will put aside their contradictions with Korea and fight against the Chu army together.

Taking advantage of the contradictions within the nobility of the principality to give the pro-Chu faction the upper hand is the best choice, and it is also where the confidence of the king of Chu lies.

In his opinion, once the Song people surrendered, they could use the manpower and food of the Song State to strengthen the defense line of Yuguan and Daliang.

The Song Kingdom can sway from side to side, but swaying from side to side means being close to Chu. Because of the direction of Fangcheng and Luguan, the Sanjin could not attack, and the Song State was the bridgehead for the Chu people to counterattack from Jianghuai to the north.

At that time, it may be necessary to drive 40,000 Song people to help build it, but it can be reduced by a part, and in the name of benefiting the world and the people, ask the Moshi to come forward to help preside over the reinforcement of Yuguan and Daliang.

If such masonry technology is adopted, it will definitely be possible to make the northern defense line last longer, and the Sanjin may not be able to easily break the city.

He learned some of the situation in the city from those scouts and meticulous mouths, and knew that the Mo people were not in vain to defend the city, but only besieged the city and waited for the internal contradictions of the Song State to break out.

Shangqiu is Shangqiu, Song is Song, Song is Song, Song is Song, and nobles are nobles, and if this can be distinguished, it is easy to straighten out the danger of Song at this time.

A few days later, witches and men from Chu came with a high crown of bird feathers, and sacrificed to the seven gods of the West on the rebuilt tower, and used some miraculous means to boost the morale of the Chu army.

Siege warfare, not siege warfare.

On the one hand, the biggest problem facing the siege was firewood, food, camping, drinking water, etc.

Not everyone had tents, only the nobles and the gentry had their own tents, and the rest of the apprentices were stationed in their place.

The word "gang" originated in the army, with ten people as a group, sitting around a bonfire, sleeping and resting at night, and not moving around at will.

At this time, there were no iron pots, let alone large marching pots, and the soldiers used their own small clay pots to cook, and the meals were very coarse.

Within thirty miles, there were originally some grain fields, and the remaining firewood and grass mountains were also burned clean when the walls were cleared.

If the soldiers do not have a campfire at night, it is difficult to maintain morale, and it is easy to have some accidents, so the Chu army needs a lot of firewood every day.

The firewood had to be transported from thirty miles away, and a part of the army was assigned to guard the ripening wheat fields, and a part of the army was to be prepared to transport grain and grass in the future......

In fact, there are not many armies in the Chu army that can really fight in the field, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, and most of them are feudal compulsory peasant soldiers who accompany the army.

It's just that at this time, it is impossible for a battle to break out at night and in a rainy day, and the army can easily lose its way, and can only use the method of surprise attacks by small troops, and cannot cause large-scale harm.

Even a scream from someone in the barracks at night may trigger a cascade of follow-up reactions, causing everyone to flee.

The apprentices had no tents, only campfires in groups of ten.

The king of Chu has his own cowhide tent, and the generals also have their own small tents, and the feudal system is serious, so the management of the army is extremely chaotic.

The big tent of the king of Chu was in the pile of brick and stone camps left by the ink man, and next to it was a tall wooden building that could transmit orders, observe the distance, and check the movement of the camp after being used for sacrifices.

These masonry camps, elaborately designed, seem to have been carefully calculated, and camping inside could be supported by several star-shaped horns that could be shot outwards and supported by each other.

It's not enough to be a fortress, but it's perfect as a temporary camp.

The generals, Sima, Zuo Yin and other nobles were lined up in the big tent, and the bonfire was thick outside, and the people accompanying them were shrinking wine with bud grass.

In the past, when Qi Huan was hegemonic, he united the princes to attack the Chu State because of this cheap thatch.

By now, the once hegemonic state of Qi has declined somewhat, and even allied with Chu because of the rise of the Three Jin and Yue.

The Jin State, which ended the Liuqing Rebellion, still dominates the world even if it is three points, and the Chu State is vast, but because of the power of the Gong royal family, it cannot be matched after all.

Most of the people in the tent were nobles.

The nobles basically had two opinions on the siege of Shangqiu.

Cutting-edge young people see this as an opportunity to build on merit, and they want to be able to storm a city rather than besiege it.

Some of the old ministers of the previous king's era were very secretive about the siege of the city, and when they were young, they had seen the controversy between Mo Zhai and the public loss class more than 30 years ago.

As a cutting-edge faction, Yin Xiandao, the palace stable: "The ink master burned the grain outside the city, filled the well, and burned a large amount of firewood. ”

"If our army besieges the city, we will have to divide our troops to transport grain, grass, and firewood, and even if there are wheat fields thirty miles away, it will take manpower to harvest."

"It's better to attack the city, otherwise once the three Jin troops arrive, our army will be worried!"

Gong Stable Yin's words are not unreasonable, and the logistics problem is a big problem.

During the reign of King Zhuang, when the national strength was at its peak, the siege of the Song State had almost made the Chu army exert all its strength.

The weather is fine now, but with the arrival of May, it is easy to have a series of rainy days, when the campfires cannot be lit, and the soldiers are bound to be resentful and homesick, and their morale will fall, which will be more difficult to support.

You Yin retorted: "Mo Zhai personally defended the city, how to attack?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, those old ministers agreed, and the palace stable Yin smiled: "Why is Right Yin timid? If he is not ambitious, Mo Zhai can defend the city, but he may not be unbreakable. ”

"Besides, I heard that in the past, he fought with the public loss class, and he has told the art of defending the city one by one, and there are also strong people who have strong knowledge in the past, so what are you afraid of?"

This is the newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger's words, the palace stable Yin is not young, but he has not really experienced the fighting method more than 30 years ago, many of them have only heard.

And those old ministers who have seen it with their own eyes understand the ridiculousness of these words.

Right Yin didn't care about Gong Stable Yin saying that he was timid, and asked rhetorically: "Knowing but not being able to crack it, is there any difference between not knowing and not knowing?" ”

Gong Stable Yin said: "Do you just besiege but not attack?" Wouldn't it make the Song people laugh shamefully? ”

Right Yin laughed and said, "Shame? How to laugh at it? Back then, the Qi people attacked Lu, and Mozi could also make the Qi people retreat, is there any difference between the Qi people attacking Lu and my Chu attacking the Song Dynasty? ”

"Besides, if you can't attack it, the morale in the city is higher, and the ink man has shown the means of defending the city, which is shameful!"

The two argued, the new and the old fiercely competed, and the final decision was still in the hands of the King of Chu.

As You Yin said, the terrifying thing about Mo Zhai's methods is ...... Even though he had already said more than thirty years ago how to deal with the Gong Yi Ban, even though many of his disciples had passed on the art of defending the city to the outside world, they ...... Still helpless.

This kind of means of knowing the other party but still helpless is the terrible part.

The news that came from the city before, the Mo Scholar's jurisdiction was well organized, and the details almost covered all kinds of twelve siege techniques, including a long-term siege, and the king of Chu knew that Shangqiu was not so easy to capture.

He was waiting, waiting for the riots of the nobles who were in collusion with the Chu people, waiting for the internal strife of the Song State.

The soldiers of the Three Jin Dynasty would not arrive so quickly, and the king of Chu believed that he still had enough time, even if he transported grain and grass to besiege the city and exhaust the strength of the neighboring counties, he must complete the first major event since he succeeded to the throne, so as to provide a foundation for the future centralization of power.

After arguing for a long time, the king of Chu finally said: "The ink man defended the city, more than 30 years ago, but now he thinks about it, and he can't attack it." ”

"As long as you camp and besiege the city, prepare more firewood and grass, and wait for the opportunity."

"If the city is attacked, the dead and wounded will be many, the morale will fall, the city will not be able to fall, and the Song army will be blazing, and it will not be attacked!"

When he said this, he actually acquiesced in the statements of those old ministers, and the siege of the city was not something to consider at all, and he could only choose to besiege the city.

More than 30 years ago, Mozi relied on the deterrence caused by his belt, wood chips, bamboo chips and tongue, and he is still there thirty years later, still making Chu people feel palpitations and dare not act rashly.

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Inside the city, Shi and Mo Zhai and others stood at the head of the city, looking at the bonfires scattered outside the city, their brows stretched, and their faces relaxed.

Shi said with a smile: "Mr.'s reputation for defending the city with righteousness makes the Chu people dare not act rashly. ”

Mo Zhai pointed to the bonfire in the distance and said with a smile: "They don't dare." The art of siege is in my heart; Who in the world can defend the city? If he attacks the city, he is only afraid of losing his troops and losing his generals, and his soldiers will be frightened, but it is better to besiege it than to attack. ”

"The most important thing now is the grain and grass in the city, and there must be no problems. If there is no food in the city, the Chu people besiege the city, and many people in the city starve to death, then they can only obey the Chu people. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Zhai asked again: "In your opinion, if the Chu people only besiege the city, when will they attack and force the alliance through the formation?" Suitable, you can talk about it. ”

Thinking of the siege that took place here in the Anshi Rebellion in later generations and almost ate up the entire city, he said: "The disciple thinks that the truth is false and real, and the tired Chu people make the Chu people suspicious, so it is best to attack again." ”

"Now that the Chu people have just besieged the city, they can first send brave men to fall down the city wall and attack the Chu people at night."

"Several times, the Chu people will inevitably be on guard."

Before he finished his words, the public maker on the side said, "Suitable, your method is not good." Since we want to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Chu people and force the Chu people to form an alliance by night attack, we must nurture the Chu people's contempt and negligence in order to break it with one blow. ”

"As you said, send warriors out of the city to attack first, and the Chu people will definitely be on guard. Once the Chu people are on guard, how can they take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Chu people to blackmail the prince of Chu into forming an alliance? ”