In just one year, the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Qin lost their monarchs in the same year.

In just a few years, the Mo family became famous all over the world, participating in the world's disputes, and the situation in the world became more and more chaotic.

Wu Qi, who was far away in Xihe, paid attention to the situation in the world and thought about the future of Wei, in order to repay the kindness of Wei Hou.

And now, he is in the house to ask someone to read the new pamphlet of the Mo family, telling about the conformism of the battle of Niu Yi.

He didn't go to learn the Mohist script, but now there are a lot of them in the market, and he also sent Xizuo to Peixian as soon as possible, and he has long been curious about the Mohist family, so his cronies around him also know those words.

In the booklet, the general process of the entire defense of the city of Niu Yi is described, which is not interesting or legendary, but uses plain words and detailed figures to tell the whole process.

Wu Qi knew that the person who wrote this pamphlet must have personally participated in the battle of Niuqiyi, otherwise it would be impossible to write it so clearly, even if it was thousands of miles away and months apart, it was still as if he had experienced it after reading it.

Among them, the appearance of the city wall, the concept of the walking wall, the deployment of soldiers, gunpowder weapons, etc., all made Wu Qi feel like he was suddenly open.

He is not good at defending cities, he is good at field battles, and he is also good at besieging cities. Although he was proud, he also understood that if he only talked about defending the city, he was inferior to the Mo family.

After listening, Wu Qi praised: "The Mo family guards the city, and it has the ability." I thought that with three times as many troops, I would be able to break through the city guarded by the Mo family. Now it seems that if a Xiongcheng like Shangqiu were to be built in the same way as Niuqiyi, I would be able to break it with five times as many troops, and even if it was broken, half of it would be lost. ”

Reading that the person was also a close confidant of Wu Qi, he said: "The firearms of the Mo family, I heard that they are displayed in Anyi. The archer laughed a lot, thinking that it was far inferior. ”

Wu nodded and said, "It's really far inferior." But where are the archers in the Ox Valley? Those peasant soldiers can accumulate projectiles in a few months, and how many years of hard training do archers need? The best weapon to defend the city is the bow and crossbow, but the bow needs to be trained hard and the crossbow needs to be made, and the firearms of the Mo family can make the soldiers who have never bent the bow become archers and crossbowmen, which is the terrible thing. ”

The cronie said: "Well, this book says that there are also artillery, and if you push iron pellets with gunpowder and shoot 200 paces, you can delay and injure the soldiers in the formation......"

He paused slightly, not knowing whether to say the following words or not. Wu Qi governed the army, the requirements for the formation type were extremely strict, and there was no army without a formation, and the evaluation of the armies of all countries in the world was mainly based on whether the military formation was neat.

After thinking about it, he said: "The Gongzhi army is in formation, if the artillery goes out with the army in the future, is it ...... This military formation is useless? ”

Wu Qi laughed and said: "You are wrong, not only do you have to use it, but it is also more stringent than the previous formation." If it is loose and the enemy rushes into battle, how can it be prevented? He said that this cannon can shoot iron pellets, and how many people can it kill? ”

"In my opinion, in the future, there will be one more strong army in the world."

The cronies hurriedly asked, "What?" ”

"The iron pellet bombards, the army formation is not chaotic, the drums are beating forward, and the pace remains the same. Only when this is done can it be called a strong army. ”

"If I personally lead the soldiers and fight the Mo family in the field, even if there is artillery, I will win. It's just that the soldiers don't see it, so they may panic. Didn't the book say that the Mo family could sell some equipment to defend the city? This cannon is also sold, but it is not sold that can blast through the city wall? ”

The cronies nodded, "That's right." However, it is expensive and can only be obtained in exchange for copper or horses. Thousands of pounds of copper at every turn, and thousands of pounds of copper can be equipped with 500 peasant soldiers...... It's hard to choose. ”

Wu Qi thought to himself, I'm afraid it's not difficult to choose, he must look at this thing, and let the soldiers get familiar with the sound and power of gunpowder in advance, so that they can be invincible in the future.

Moreover, all countries have craftsmen and casters, and if the Mohists can make it, all countries may not be able to do it.

It's just that gunpowder is hard to get.

The news from the fine work there that the composition of the gunpowder was not a secret, and it seemed that there was charcoal, sulfur, and some dung, as well as ...... As well as what seems to be a large amount of salt.

The place where the gunpowder was distributed in Pei County was in a secret place and difficult to access, but the sulfur purchased by the Mo family from merchants, the charcoal burned in Pei County, and the dung purchased by the Song Dynasty were not wrong.

Then there is the fact that large quantities of salt are often transported into it, and it is speculated that gunpowder may be made from these four things, but no one knows how to do it.

He only knew how to transport salt into it with great fanfare, but he didn't know whether there was salt in the gunpowder.

In addition to these, the fine work in Peixian also reported that the righteous teachers mastered by the Mo family no longer used chariots, but saddles and stirrups.

This thing is not a secret, it is easy to get one back, and the Mo family said very clearly, this thing can "make the knight impact the bow, no longer need to ride the horse with his legs between the belly of the horse, and can also step on the stirrup with both feet with the help of waist strength......"

In addition to these, it is also said that the firearms equipped by the Peixian Yishi are extremely long, but these extremely long firearms are not sold, saying that they are worried that the warlike king will use them to raise an unjust war.

In detail, the extremely long firearm can shoot a hundred paces, the lead pellet weighs one or two, and the middle man is killed instantly, and the rate of fire is far and fast at the time of the bow and crossbow, but the drill is simple.

This thing is forbidden for sale, and it can't be made at all, so it can only be roughly described.

After Wu Qi saw the stirrup and listened to some of the explanations of the Mo family that were relayed in detail, he knew that this thing would be of great use.

He attached great importance to war horses, and he also had soldiers who were good at riding horses with legs between legs to maneuver.

He once said: "Husbands and horses must have their place, suitable for their water and grass, and feed their hunger and contentment." In winter, it is warm, and in summer, it is cool. Cut out the hairy mane, and drop it carefully. His ears and eyes were not shocked. Xi Qi chases, idle its progress and stops.

And he said, Every horse shall not be hurt at the end, but at the beginning; It will not hurt hunger, but it will hurt fullness. The sun and twilight are far away, and they must be counted up and down. Rather work for others, be cautious of horses. There is more than enough to prepare for the enemy to overthrow me.

Chariots are indeed invincible in the decisive battle on the plains, but some places are not conducive to chariots, so they can only rely on foot soldiers. Moreover, the chariot battle generally faces the impact directly, and many times when Wu Qi wants to outflank from both wings, he feels that the foot soldiers are moving slowly, and the chariot cannot complete such a task.

Now that stirrups have appeared, it seems that it is possible to train a cavalry to charge or threaten the flank, replacing part of the chariot army.

He even thought that if he had artillery, he bombarded the enemy position with artillery, and took advantage of the scattered enemy formation to attack the scattered enemy formation with stirrup riders, and he was afraid that the enemy would disperse in an instant.

In this case, the stirrups and cannons should be obtained in any case, and the Marquis of Wei should be informed of the importance of these things, so he tried them with the Xihe pawns.

Since the Mo family thought that as long as the artillery could not break the city wall, it could be sold, Wu Qi thought that this thing could also be used in field battles. Even if it's expensive, buy some to try.

No kind of tactics can be imagined out of thin air, he needs to see it with his own eyes, and after he has formed an army, he will decide on tactics, but before that, he must have it first.

The first battle of Niu Yiyi has shown the role of this kind of city defense and firearms, and as the first person in the world to know the soldiers, he naturally attaches great importance to it.

Although he also understood that not all of the victories in the Battle of Niu-eup were military victories, after reading the pamphlet, he was also convinced that he would have to pay a heavy price to conquer such a city.

From Sun Wuzi to Wu Qi to Sun Bin who is about to be born, the requirements for famous generals are to create opportunities without opportunities when attacking, and when defending, even if they tell the world how to defend the attacking side, it is difficult to break through.

The Mo family has such self-confidence in defense, so it publishes the world and clearly tells the defenders how to defend the city, but even if they know, they need to pay a heavy price, which is exactly what is terrible.

There is no outline in the booklet, only tactics and simple arithmetic, and these things should be kept secret.

In his thoughts, Wu Qi untied his belt, and according to the appearance in the booklet, he surrounded the Xingmang city wall of Niu Langyi, and reenacted a battle of siege and defense of the city according to the above introduction.

After pondering for a moment, he tapped the table with his hand, and then shook his head for a moment, obviously thinking about something.

Cronies did not dare to speak for fear of disturbing.

I don't know how long, Wu Qiqi nodded, shook his head and said, "Gongzi made a mistake in attacking the city. This kind of city defense should storm one corner of the stars, break one corner and break the rest, and it should not be besieged on three sides. ”

The cronies hurriedly asked, "Why is this?" ”

Wu Qi asked his cronies to untie their belts again, and after folding them in half, they just surrounded three sides of the city wall.

He also spread out the girdle of which he had made the wall, and straightened it on three sides, more than twice the length of the wall that his cronies could have folded in half.

Wu Qi said with a smile: "I thought about the four words on the front of the book, and finally understood what it meant. Gongzi hit three sides and surrounded him, that is, there were not many soldiers in Niu Yanyi. If he besieges the Mo family's lair like Peixian, haha, besiege on three sides, don't say more than ten days, I'm afraid that he will have to withdraw in three days! ”

After that, he wrapped his belt around it, put his finger near the city wall at the corner of the concave surface, and said: "The siege gate, the left, middle and right sides can be shot, how can you capture it?" ”

"It's just that the book says that the Niu Lang Yi was only piled up in a few months, and if it is really built according to the style of building many mangs and horns mentioned above, it will be difficult for me to break through."

"In order for the generals to make decisions on the spot, the use of troops must judge the enemy's reality and tend to his danger. The old law should not be followed......"

The rest of the words, he didn't say explicitly, in fact, his cronies also understood.

Wu Qi is saying that Gongzi's level of hitting as a general is too far from his own, and his reputation is spread all over the world, but he is just using the country's strength, and if he wants Gongzi to fight at such a level to fight between the Lu State and the Qi State that he guarded back then, I am afraid that he will be defeated long ago.

If he led his troops, even if it was difficult to attack, he would not suffer so many casualties, and he would not follow the old method to storm the city gates.

After that, he asked his cronies: "That book says that this requires the study of geometry and nine numbers." I know all about nine numbers, what is the study of geometry? ”

His cronies have inquired about a lot of news in the market, and said with a smile: "Mo Zhai was born as a carpenter, and he mostly uses rules. Geometry, it seems to be the length of the Pythagorean square circle......"

Looking at the belt on the desk, the cronie said again: "If you just compared the length of the belt, that's geometry, right?" How long and how short? The Mo family doesn't seem to need to compare, just count by nine. Especially the one with the right name, it is said that it is the most proficient in this technique. ”

Wu Qi snorted and said slowly: "This kind of knowledge is very useful for defending and attacking the city. Instead, you should inform your lord and send more people to Pei County to study. ”

Considering stirrups and artillery and other equipment, Wu Qi summed up his thoughts and asked his cronies to prepare pen and paper to write a letter to suggest Wei Hou.

Just as he was about to write, the envoy of the Marquis of Wei arrived, and after greeting him, he conveyed the meaning of the Marquis of Wei and said some more words of reward and comfort.

Wu Qi pondered for a while, understood Weis's intentions, and secretly praised this as a clever plan to defeat the imperial court, plus he had just beaten the Qin people once, and Qin Jun was again, even if the internal chaos was not there, he would never want to get involved in the West River again within five years.

He thought that it should be Wei Hou who was ready to use him as a general to attack Chu. One is that the Marquis of Wei is old, and now that the two Han and Zhao families who were entitled at the same time have died, they can't help but worry about the future, and it is unlikely that Gongzi will be able to fight again; The second is ...... I'm afraid that the attack on Chu will not have to be able to make him Wu Qi so powerful that he will be able to make the Chu State decline for more than ten years in one fell swoop with the help of Wang Ziding's inheritance.

If it can be done, it can be regarded as repaying Wei Hou's kindness. It's just that what are the Chu people doing now? Will they give up the opportunity for Han Zhaojun to die and Zheng Ren to betray the alliance?

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