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Chapter 121 Rest assured

The Mohist family now has more than 45,000 people on the Western Front, all of which are elite. It is not impossible to have the opportunity to seize the opportunity of fighting along the Jishui coast and persuade the main force of the Western Front of Qi State led by Doctor Pingyin.

Especially with half a division of cavalry, as long as they can catch the fighter plane, they can fight an annihilation battle.

Liufing's idea is somewhat risky compared to the strategy of besieging Chengyang to catch turtles in the jar, and the benefits are also the greatest.

There is Heshui and Jishui as a supply, and the Yi Cang that was built in the name of benefiting the world, this time difference is not impossible to grasp.

Shi was pacing on the ground with his head and hands behind his back, while the rest of the people were frowning. He knew that the decision of this matter was of great significance and did not want to disturb Shi.

After thinking for a while, he called a messenger and said, "Go to Pengcheng quickly and ask someone to pass on the news from Chu Wei, Zhongshan, and Zhao Wei at any time. If possible, I hope that the news from Zhao and Zhongshan will be passed on here first."

When everyone heard this, they knew that Shi was quite interested in the idea of ​​annihilation of the main force of Qi's western front led by Doctor Pingyin in the Jishui River.

As soon as he stopped and walked, he watched everyone staring at him, someone asked, "So, it seems that he is going to find an opportunity in Jishui to fight and wipe out the Qi army led by Doctor Pingyin?"

Shi Xiao asked, "Why, my thoughts are so easy to see through?"

Several people nodded and said, "You are good at commanding in front of the battlefield. Since you ask about the news about Wei Chu, Zhao Wei, and Zhongshan, it will be very obvious."

"As long as Wei State is sure that it is impossible to increase its troops, the Six Fingers' plan is feasible."

He said nodded, and walked to the map again and said, "As long as Wei State is trapped on all sides, the Wei and Han alliance in Chengyang doesn't have to care at all. It is best to not fight with them and let them quit the war."

His finger pointed at Chengyang, moved to Oyezawa, and then moved along the Jishui River toward Qi State and said, "The Jishui River is now in the dry season, and the river is not an obstacle. Our marching speed is definitely faster than that of the Qi army."

"One hundred miles! Within one hundred miles, it is enough for us to find a mobile phone. The city defenses of these nearby Qi Kingdom cities were considered strong twenty years ago. At that time, only the means of guarding against ladders, crypts, etc."

"Now, it's as crisp as grass."

"Since we have confirmed such a battle, the top priority of this battle is to march. Our marching speed is fast enough to travel three miles faster than Qi's country every day. If we win three points first, we can win five miles a day, we will win half of it."

"At that time, each department will treat the marching as a decisive battle. The representatives of the Mo people in each department should be the pioneers of four horses, and some principles should be explained clearly."

"Once you reach a hundred miles, tell the soldiers clearly and tell them why they have to go so fast. Even if they make it clear, even if the people of Qi know, they can only watch it be surrounded and blocked by us."

Everyone present expressed their clarity, and a few people left behind to say something else.

The rest is waiting.

Now that the army is stationed in Teng, Qi State will not be unaware of it.

Tengdi can quickly support Wucheng or turn north to Chengyang. Before Qi takes office, he cannot move on his own. He can only wait until the Qi people fully launch their actions.

This time, the main force of Qi State was in two directions. According to inferences and investigations, the maximum number of soldiers in each direction was 70,000 to 80,000. If there were more, it would be a logistical disaster that Qi State could not support.

If the people of Qi gathered their main forces together and learned to advance slowly, Qi would not have the courage to come to Qi: the two previous battles between the Mohist and the Yue Kingdom of Qi had proved that the Mohist family had the ability to jump to the outside line to cut off logistics and conquer cities and siege the city and cut off supplies. Ten years ago, the strategy that Qi could choose today in the battle today was laid.

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Qi State, Boyang City.

The army gathered from Linzi is here, located north of Wenshui, only a few dozen miles from Mount Tai.

When Confucius passed by this place, he lamented that his harsh policies were more powerful than those of the tiger because of the miserable woman.

Mount Tai, thirty or forty miles north of Boyang, is of great significance to both Confucian and Mohism.

Confucius once climbed Mount Tai and lamented that the world was small; Zi Mozi was sad about the birds and slippery, so he kept the wine and dried jelly, and placed it on Mount Tai and sat on it.

Today, Mount Tai is no longer a paradise where Confucius could escape harsh politics. Although there are still tigers leaving the city, the population is gradually increasing. After Qi was taken away from Lu, it has begun to govern the country.

The policies of Qi State are divided into internal and external.

In the old land of Qi, farmers only had to pay one-twentieth of taxes, but they had to bear military service.

For the land of Lu occupied by Qi, farmers needed to pay one-fifth of the tax on the land of Lu, and basically did not have to bear military service, but they still needed to bear certain labor and transportation service with the army.

This place is located along the Wenshui River and at the foot of Mount Tai, and its population is considered a city of 10,000 households.

Recently, the army in Linzi has gathered here again, making it even more crowded.

Vendors of all kinds traveled and peddled goods near the army.

There are still military paradises and camp prostitutes in the Qi army, which were left by Guan Zhong back then, so Liuying's business here is not easy to do, but gadgets such as various foods, jewelry, and cloth are sold well.

Several nearby towns had to send civilians to transport food, and gather all the grain from the surrounding cities and towns here.

The crowds are full of noises and chaos.

At a vendor market near the army camp, several vendors were hawking some crude food and wine.

Some people use double-shaft carriages, ox carriages, etc. that have been circulated on the Si River.

Some people use the wheel ink carts circulated from Si Shang, which carry all their hopes for becoming rich or supporting their families.

There was some food and wine on a ox cart. The old cow was tied up at the back, and there was a dirty cloth behind the cow's butt, which was used to collect cow dung. These cow dungs ​​could be sold for money. Even if it was such a small amount of money, it seemed that the owner of the ox cart didn't want to waste it.

Most vendors look like this. Occasionally, there are some vendors selling expensive utensils such as glass and mirrors on Si. They usually drive carriages, and their business targets are mostly scholars or small nobles.

The owner of this ox cart looks like a couple. The woman was wearing a cotton jacket. After the cotton appeared, the spring was cold, and this kind of clothes began to become popular on the bottom floor early.

The face was frozen red, but the only thing missing was the cracks and red sun on the faces of the vendors, but the faces were covered with dust, so ordinary people could not see any difference.

The man has thick hands and feet, which looks like he has been rushing far away for many years, especially with his shoulders lower and higher. He probably can't afford to buy a ox cart before he leaned on his shoulder and carried goods on his shoulders. Since the strange handicraft products appeared in Si Shang, the profession of peddlers has become a new landscape in the city.

Several soldiers from all walks of life walked near the ox cart, threw out a few knives and said, "Come sweet potato wine, and another pound of peanuts."

This is obvious to ordinary soldiers, but ordinary scholars and small nobles will not come to such vendors.

The vendor took the money and the woman scooped some wine with a wooden bucket from behind, took out a jar from the box on the ox cart, poured out some fried peanuts from it, poured a small plate of soy sauce, took out a few peppers and placed next to the soy sauce in the small plate.

Every move seems to be the case.

When the wine was delivered, a clerk picked up a chili pepper in a small soy sauce dish and chewed it in his mouth. He took a sip of the wine while it was spicy and praised: "It tastes good."

The vendor seemed to be happy by the praise and shouted at the woman: "Give them half a spoon... It's so cold this day, and it's not easy to go on a war."

Several soldiers from Qi thanked each other repeatedly, and the soldier drank and said, "Yes, it's not easy. You have a fate, but what can I do?"

The vendor handed over half a spoonful of wine and asked, "Now I'm going to Feidi, I'm afraid there will be another big battle!"

The soldier laughed and said, "If there is a big war, there is no need to be afraid. He may have to fight with the Mo family, but the Mo family is not another family."

"My old father went to war against Linqiu. After his defeat, his head was cut off and was built into Jingguan by the Jin people."

"But before, I went to the expedition and was captured by the Mo family, but I had food and drink. I also said that they were all gangs, so why fight? Even if I was captured by them, I would not be beheaded as Jingguan, nor would I be captured as a slave. It was nothing."

At this time, there were some soldiers in the army around them, and the soldiers were not inconvenient to say anything, so they told their fellow villagers around them that they just drank.

The vendor just said something and didn't ask more. Soon someone came and went to entertain him.

After about half a month, the army from Linzi, Qi State gathered here and began to advance.

The speed of traveling is not fast, it can be said to be very slow, because these vendors can keep up, and they will follow near the Qi army every evening and sell various goods.

At night, the vendor would write some words near the ox cart with a very dark oil lamp.

"The Qi army from Linzi gathered together, with a population of about 65,000 to 70,000, and the daily march was only about twenty miles."

"The soldiers, the chariots, the chariots and the chariots are about a thousand five."

"There are thirty bronze cannons. There are about five thousand musketeers, twenty thousand crossbowmen, and thousands of martial knights."

"On the third day of the fourth month of the year, I passed through Wenshui Yang Pass."

"The soldiers were not willing to fight. The prisoners of Qi who were released from the most powerful battles in the past talked about the Mohist school's undetermination. There were many resentment in the army, and some people were dissatisfied with going to the war, thinking that this was the king's selfish interests and they should not die for it."

"Many scholars want to make achievements and seek wealth and honor, and want to use this battle to become senior officials."

"On the eighth day of the lunar month, I camped in Liangfu north, and it seemed to be still facing south."
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