Mozi asked Shi to sit aside, he actually had an idea in his heart, but he hadn't said it yet.

There are not many skills to learn about defending the city.

But in the past few years, Mozi has a very good understanding of the right temperament, and if it weren't for something he understood very well, he wouldn't have said it. Now that I have said that, there must be some way.

In Mozi's view, there is a rough plan, so he also believes that the appropriate method must not be the details of defending the city, and the details of defending the city have been mastered by the Mozi extremely perfect, and there is no need to add to them.

"Tell me about it."

Shi bowed his head and said: "Sir, everything always has a purpose, and if it is so, it will face south." The purpose of the Mo people defending the city was not to defend Shangqiu, but to deter the Chu people. ”

"If you just defend it and hold on until the three Jin come to help, then I'm afraid that the people of the world will still be a Jin Chu hegemony in the end."

"When King Zhuang besieged the city, the Song people themselves allied with the Chu people, and the Chu people retreated, which was the right way. If the Moshi can rely on his own strength and reach an alliance with the King of Chu to let him retreat, only then can the name of the Moist not attack and stop the unjust war spread all over the world, and let the people of the world know that the Moji is not just talking. ”

Mozi nodded, for the general plan and purpose, it is the best among the many disciples, this is extremely clear, and it will never be clear about the priority.

What he had thought about before was almost the same as what he had imagined.

Defending the city is only a means, and deterring the warlike kings of the world is the goal.

Mozi asked, "In that case, you should also understand why you want to cut wheat, right?" ”

Shi replied: "Yes." Forcing the Chu people to attack the city can let the king of Chu know the art of defending the city of the ink people. Those gunpowder weapons are best used against siege ants. This time the explosion sounded, and a big city like Shangqiu, the warlike king would not dare to besiege it easily. ”

Mozi smiled: "That's right, you can understand clearly." Bird Slip is good at defending the city, but he is proficient in the art of defending the city, but he is still a little worse in general. But aren't those gunpowder balls capable of intimidating the warlike kings of the world? ”

Shi shook his head and said, "That's what the disciple wants to say. ”

In terms of history alone, Shi's insight is higher than Mozi's, after all, he knows a lot of things in the next two thousand years, which can be used as a comparative example to learn from them.

And the example of winning more with less before the Warring States period did not have much to learn from the Shangqiu defense battle at this time.

The battle of Makino, that is the conflict within the merchants.

In the battle of Baiju, there were two strong men known and strong, Wu Zixu and Sun Wuzi, who were well-trained, coupled with the internal contradictions of the Chu State, and the military orders between the county duke and Sima Lingyin could not be unified.

These two battles, in which fewer won more, basically cannot be used as a reference. Cao Di's battle of the long spoon, you have to ask Lu Hou whether he has won the hearts of the people, and in the current situation in Shangqiu City, I am afraid that the soldiers may not be able to fight Song Gong.

What comes to mind is the example of Zhang Liao breaking 100,000 grandchildren in later generations.

Sun 100,000's military system is somewhat similar to that of Chu, they are all feudal monarchs with more private soldiers, and it may be good if they are divided into three armies, left, center, and right, but it is extremely difficult to communicate and unify command on weekdays.

There are many private soldiers, many nobles, there are discord with each other, and the county officials have their own forces, which is the biggest problem of the Chu people.

War is not a simple addition and subtraction, let alone a simple list of people.

The army, as the highest representative of the organizational strength of various countries at this time, thinks that by looking at the feudal lords and nobles within the Chu State, you can know what level the organizational strength of the army of the Chu State will be.

This time, the ink scholar has a lot to do, so he must grab the credit of the king of retreat Chu in his hands, so as to force the Song Duke to swear an oath, recognize Pei's special status, and if possible, find a way to go deep into Pengcheng.

Shi also knew that if the Mo could not let the King of Chu withdraw alone in this city defense battle, in the end, the main event would become the Jin and Chu hegemony, and once the Three Jin Dynasty set foot in it, it would be difficult for the Mo to have a transcendent position in the Song State.

Since the weakness of the Chu people is similar to that of Sun Shiwan, then the swordsmen, righteous masters, etc. on the side of the ink man can fully assume the heavy responsibility of attacking through the formation.

In the past, when King Zhuang was besieged by the Chu people, there was a strange situation where Song Dafu Hua Yuan came to Sima Zi's account alone.

Although a long time has passed now, since King Zhuang, the state of Chu has been in constant internal strife and external troubles.

Because of the defection of the county prince caused by Xia Ji, the civil strife in Chu caused by incest with his daughter-in-law, and Wu Zixu's annihilation of Chu, it can be said that the internal politics of the Chu people may not be as good as when King Zhuang was in power.

Shi said his thoughts slightly, and Mozi sighed in his heart, Shi Shi's thoughts coincided with his own.

He hadn't read the stories that happened later, but he had considered the issue from a purposeful point of view, and he understood that the situation today was a bit ...... Amusing.

Because it was not to defend Shangqiu, he did not intend to sit quietly with the Chu army in the city and under the city to stare at and see whose food was eaten first.

Because it was not for Song Gong, he did not intend to defend Shangqiu, and waited until the Sanjin Dynasty dealt with the contradictions internally and sent troops to rescue.

Because it is for the benefit of the world, it is necessary to force the Chu people to attack the city, and the Mo people have enough confidence to crack any siege methods of the Chu army, so they have nothing to fear.

There are not many people who can think through this point, and it is impossible for the truth to be so bloody.

Regarding the details, Shi said: "Sir, do you remember what I told you that when I was studying with Mr. Sai, I saw the kind of strange clairvoyant mirror that can see into the distance? If there is such a thing, we are high, but we can see the movements of the Chu people clearly, so that we can start. ”

"I climbed the city wall a few days ago and saw that the surrounding area of Shangqiu was as flat as the sea, and even if the well was blocked, there was still a river. The Chu people may camp along the river, and it should be in the south, so as not to prevent the Jin from coming to Shangqiu to send troops to attack from the north and south. ”

"It's just that I am afraid that I may not be able to know where the military tent of the King of Chu will be."

Mozi smiled: "Although I have never seen the kind of clairvoyant mirror you mentioned, I believe that this thing must be there." I've seen Xuanlin before, and I've seen a Xuanlin cup filled with water make things bigger behind the cup. ”

"There is no such thing, but it may not be clear that it is far away. I have said that only when people do their best, so that the Superior can know everyone's talents and make good use of everyone, then the world can be governed. ”

"The world is too far away, but it is the same for defending the city. The blind man's ears are always sensitive, so I use the blind man and the dog to monitor the siege methods that the enemy may burrow; There are people whose eyes are born to see clearly into the distance, like goshawks, and I use these people to observe the movement of the enemy. ”

"Shangqiu defended the city, it is not the first time, and many people with special talents in the city are remembered in my heart. The Chu army is encamped, and there will be people watching their movements. ”

"Furthermore, in the Great Wilderness of the Western Classic of Mountains and Seas that you showed me, there was a Trojan horse incident, so I thought that this matter may not be able to be used to defend the city."

When Mozi said this, he slapped his palm and said, "Sir, that's what I think is the same." ”

Neither of them said how to do it, but their ideas were the same, and Mozi smiled and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Shi said a little embarrassedly: "Sir knows, I don't respect ghosts and gods very much, so I never learn about the 'Enemy Shrine'......"

The Enemy Shrine belongs to the category of superstition, and it is also a kind of dregs of the Mo family guarding the city, but it is more for the purpose of stabilizing the hearts of the people in the city.

The Enemy Shrine is a kind of sacrificial activity, using the carpenter technology of the Mo family, to build a high tower, and to worship on the tower, which is used to appease the hearts of the people in the city and pray for the protection of the gods and gods.

Mozi smiled: "When I say ghosts and gods, I just want people to feel that there are gods three feet above their heads, so even if they walk alone in the mountain streams, they will not think of doing unrighteous things." If you do not believe, but you continue to do righteous deeds, what difference does it make between believing and not believing? ”

"The Mohists do not want people to believe in ghosts, gods and gods, but hope that people can do righteous deeds. When I was sick, they came to visit me first, not about my illness, but about why the ghosts and gods didn't have protection......

When Mozi talked about this, he didn't get angry, just smiled and motioned for Shi Shi to continue.

Shi smiled, lowered his head and said: "From an outsider's point of view, the ink master is good at sacrifice, which is exactly the Trojan horse plan that the disciple thought of." ”

"Now the outside of the city is all fertile land, the best timber has been cut down, and the nearby are all Pingchuan, Shangqiu City is several feet high, if you want to observe the situation in the city, you need to build a high platform."

"I think that if we can bring in the king of Chu to think about it, guess that the Chu army will camp in several places, and then choose one place to build a wooden tower and a high platform...... This location must be convenient for the Chu people, but there are many conveniences, if we establish it in one place, then the king of Chu may set up a military tent nearby. ”

"At that time, if we want to attack through the formation, this tall wooden tower will be like a light in the night, so that the righteous master and ink will know where to attack."

"Moreover, the matter of the sacrifice of the ink is known to the whole world. The Chu people are obscene and obscene, and they will not be suspicious, thinking that it must be the enemy shrine where the ink guards the city, and there is no doubt that there is him. ”

"The public loss class has passed away, and Mr.'s carpentry skills are unparalleled in the world, and the wooden tower that you want to build must be tall and strong. There are no good trees around, so the Chu people are more likely to use this wooden platform to overlook Shangqiu. ”

"In addition, the Chu army is chaotic, there are many feudal monarchs, and Shangqiu cannot go out of the city to fight, the king of Chu will definitely want to let the order spread all over, and he will also choose the wooden tower as the banner."

"Since Mr. knows how to defend the city, he must know how to besiege the city, and the place he chooses must be convenient for the Chu people."

"In the first battle, the righteous teacher only knows how to move forward, but where is the front? They need to have a high tower as a guide to not easily deviate, after all, they are not the ink masters who prepare the city gates, they only rely on spears to form a formation, once they go in the wrong direction, they will lose the opportunity. ”

As he spoke, the more smiles appeared on Mozi's face, and it could be said that Shi's thoughts were really similar to what he thought.

Those trained righteous teachers were not single-handedly strong and disciplined swordsmen like the Moshi, but used spear formations as a means of assault.

It's fine if you've been in battle for a long time, but if you're fighting for the first time, you have to find a way to make them mature.

The biggest problem is not morale, not blood, but how to know where you should go without deviating from the direction, and have a clear purpose to penetrate the Chu army in one fell swoop.

Build a high tower so that the king of Chu can see the movement in Shangqiu clearly, and Mozi is not worried at all. Don't be afraid if you see it through, the self-confidence of the ink man to defend the city is enough to make the ink man unscrupulous.