Mo Zi asked Shi to sit aside. He actually had a thought in his mind, but he had not said it yet.

There are not many suitable techniques for defending the city.

But in the past few years, Mo Zi has known Shi's temperament very well. If he hadn't understood something very well, he wouldn't have said it. Now that he has said that, there must be some ways.

In Mozi's opinion, there is a general idea, so he also believes that the appropriate method must not be the details of defending the city. The details of defending the city have been mastered by the Mohist, so there is no need to add any further details.

"Tell me."

Shi lowered his head and said, "Sir, everything has a purpose. If Chu is like this, it must face south. Mo's goal is not to defend Shangqiu, but to shock the people of Chu."

"If you just defend the enemy and hold on until the Three Jins come to help, then you may seem like the world will be a domineering Jin and Chu in the end."

"When King Zhuang besieged the city, the Song people themselves had an alliance with the Chu people, and the Chu people retreated, this was the right way. If the Mo people could rely on their own strength to reach an alliance with the King of Chu to retreat, the Mo people would not attack, and the name of an unjust battle spread throughout the world, and the people in the world knew that the Mo people were not just talking."

Mo Zi nodded. For the sake of scheming and purpose, it is the best among the many disciples. This is very clear and you will never be able to figure out the main and the secondary.

What he thought about before was almost the same as he thought.

Defending the city is just a means, and the goal is to shock the warlike kings in the world.

Mozi asked, "Since that's the case, you should understand why you want to cut wheat?"

He replied: "You know. Only by forcing the Chu people to attack the city can the King of Chu know the Mozhe's skills to defend the city. Those gunpowder weapons are the best used to deal with the siege of the city. This time, a big city like Shangqiu was blown, and the warlike king would not dare to siege easily."

Mo Zi smiled and said, "That's true, you can understand clearly. Qin Huali is good at defending the city, but she is proficient in defending the city, but she is still a little worse in the roughly speaking. But aren't those gunpowder and iron balls that can shock the warlike kings in the world?"

Shi shook his head and said, "This is what I want to say."

As far as history is concerned, his knowledge is higher than Mo Zi. After all, he knows many things that will happen in the next two thousand years as a comparison example to draw experience from them.

The example of the battle with fewer victory over the most that occurred before the Warring States Period did not have much reference for the battle against the city guard in Shangqiu at this time.

The Battle of Makino was caused by conflicts within the merchants.

During the Battle of Baiju, there were two strong men, Wu Zixu and Sun Wuzi, who were well-trained. In addition, the conflicts within the Chu country made the military orders between the county government and Sima Lingyin unable to be unified.

These two battles of winning with less are basically not learned from. Cao Gui's Battle of Changshao must first ask whether the Duke of Lu won the hearts of the people. Even in the current situation in Shangqiu City, I am afraid that the soldiers may not have a heart-warming battle against Duke Song.

What I thought of was an example of Zhang Liao defeating Sun Hundred Wan in later generations.

Sun Shiwan's military system is somewhat similar to that of Chu. They have many private soldiers in the throne. It might be fine if they are divided into three armies in the left, middle and right. However, it is extremely difficult to communicate and unify command on weekdays.

There are many private soldiers and many nobles, and there are conflicts between each other, and the county and dukes have their own power. This is the biggest problem of the Chu people.

War is not a simple addition and subtraction, nor is it a simple list of people.

The army, as the highest representative of the organizational strength of various countries at this time, felt that by looking at the feudal nobles in Chu, we could know what the organizational strength of the Chu State would be.

This time, the Mozhe had to do a lot of things, so he had to take the credit for resigning from the King of Chu in his hands, so that he could force Song Gong to swear an oath, recognize Pei's special status, and find a way to go deep into Pengcheng if possible.

Shi also knew that if the Mohist could not let the King of Chu retreat alone in this battle against the city, the highlight would turn into a battle for hegemony between Jin and Chu. Once the Three Jins entered, it would be difficult for the Mohist to have a transcendent position in the Song State.

Since the weakness of the Chu people is similar to Sun Shiwan, then the swordsmen, righteous masters, etc. on Mozhe's side can fully assume the heavy responsibility of attacking through formations.

Before, when the Chu people siege the city during the rebellion of King Zhuang, there was a strange situation like the Duke of Song Huayuan who came to Sima Zi alone to rebel.

Although it has been a long time since King Zhuang, Chu State has been in constant internal and external troubles.

Because of Xia Ji's defection, the internal chaos in Chu caused by Chu caused by incest with his daughter-in-law, Wu Zixu's destruction of Chu, etc., it can be said that the internal politics of the Chu people may not be as good as when King Zhuang was.

Shi said a little about his thoughts, and Mozi sighed in his heart that Shi's thoughts actually coincided with him.

He had never read the stories that happened in later generations, but he considered this issue from the purpose and understood that the situation is a bit ridiculous now.

Because it was not to defend Shangqiu, I didn't intend to sit quietly with the Chu army on the city and stare at me to see who had finished his food first.

Because it was not for the sake of Song Gong, I did not intend to defend Shangqiu until the conflict was handled within the Three Jin Dynasties and sent troops to rescue them.

Because it is for the benefit of the world, the Chu people were forced to attack the city. The Mo people had enough confidence to crack any means of siege by the Chu army, so they were fearless.

There are not many people who can think thoroughly within Mozhe, and the truth cannot be promoted so bloody.

Regarding the details, Shi said: "Sir, do you remember what I told you that when I was studying at Mr. Sai, I saw the strange Mile Mile Mile Mile that could see in the distance? If there is such a thing, we can see clearly the movements of Chu people before we can start."

"I climbed the city wall a few days ago and saw that Shangqiu was as flat as the sea. Even if the well was blocked, there was still a river. The Chu people might camp along the river, and it should be in the south, so as not to come to Shangqiu to send troops to attack north and south."

"But, I'm afraid I may not know where the military tent of the King of Chu will be."

Mo Zi smiled and said, "I have never seen the kind of mirror you mentioned, but I believe this thing must be there. I have seen the water-filled cup to make things bigger."

"Although there is no such thing, it may not be impossible to see the distance. I once said that people should do their best to be the best, and those who are superiors can know everyone's talents and use everyone well, so that the whole 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 sharp, so I use blind man and dog to monitor the enemy's siege methods that may be digging holes; some people's eyes are born to see the distance clearly, just like goshawks, and I use these people to observe the enemy's movements."

"It has been not once that Shangqiu defended the city. I remember that many people with special talents in the city were camping. Someone would stare at their movements."

"Besides, in the Great Wilderness West Sutra you showed me, there was a Trojan horse incident, so I thought this may not be used to defend the city."

After Mo Zi said this, he patted his palm suddenly and said, "Sir, I think so too."

Neither of them said exactly how to do it, but their ideas were the same. Mo Zi asked with a smile: "What do you think?"

Shi said embarrassedly: "Sir, I don't respect ghosts and gods very much, so I never learn about the 'welves of the enemy'..."

Welcoming the enemy temple belongs to the category of superstition and is also a kind of dross for the Mohist family to defend the city, but it is more of a role in stabilizing the hearts of the people in the city.

The Welcoming Temple is a sacrificial activity. It uses the carpenter technology of the Mohist school to build high towers and sacrifice on the towers to pacify the hearts of the people in the city and pray for the blessings of God and gods.

Mo Zi smiled and said, "I mean ghosts and gods, but I just want people to feel that there are gods who are rising up. Therefore, even if you walk alone in the mountain stream, you will not think about doing unrighteous things. If you don't believe it, you still do righteous deeds. So what's the difference between believing or not?"

"The Mo family is not to make people believe in ghosts, gods, but to hope that people can do righteous deeds. Among the Mo people, there are many people like you. When I was sick, I first came to visit me. I was not my illness, but to ask me why ghosts and gods have no shelter..."

When Mozi talked about this, he was not angry, but just smiled and signaled Shi to continue talking.

Shi smiled and lowered his head and said, "It seems to be that Mo is good at sacrificing, and this is exactly the Trojan plan that the disciples thought of."

"Now there are fertile fields outside the city, the best wood has been cut down, and there are flat rivers nearby. Shangqiu City is several meters tall. If you want to observe the situation in the city, you need to build a high platform."

"I think if we can bring the King of Chu to think about it, guess that the Chu army would camp at several places, and then choose one to build a wooden tower platform... This location must be convenient for the people of Chu, but there are many convenient places. If we build it in one place, then the King of Chu might have to lay a tent nearby."

"At that time, if we want to penetrate the formation and attack, the tall wooden tower will be like the lights of the night, which will allow the righteous master Mo to know where to attack."

"Furthermore, the sacrifices of Mo are known to everyone in the world. The Chu people also like to worship lust, so they will not doubt it. They think it must be Mo's temple guarding the city, and there will be no doubt that there will be him."

"The Gongshu class has passed away, and Mr.'s woodworking skills are unparalleled in the world. I think the wooden tower built must be tall and strong. There is no good wood around it, so the Chu people are more likely to use this wooden platform to look at Shangqiu."

"In addition, the Chu army was in chaos and had many vassals. Shangqiu could not leave the city to fight in the field. The King of Chu would definitely want to spread the orders and would also choose the wooden tower as the flag."

"Sir, since you know how to defend the city, you must understand how to siege the city, and the selected places must be convenient for the people of Chu."

"The righteous army only knew how to move forward in the first battle, but where was it? We needed a high tower as a guide to avoid going astray. After all, they were not the Imperialists who prepared the city gate. They only relied on the spear to form a formation. Once they went in the wrong direction, they would lose the opportunity."

As Shi said, the more smiles appeared on Mo Zi's face, it can be said that Shi's thoughts were really similar to what he thought.

Those trained righteous men are not swordsmen who are extremely strong in single combat and disciplined as Mozhe, but use spear formations as a means of assault.

It would be fine if you have experienced a long battle, but if you go to the battle for the first time, you must find a way to make them mature.

The biggest problem is not morale or blood, but how can you know that you should go there and not deviate from the direction, and have a clear purpose to penetrate the Chu army in one fell swoop.
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