Strategy and tactics are not the same thing.

The Mohist school emphasized democratic centralism, but it is difficult to grasp the degree of slandering the superiors if they have any mistakes.

This time, the strategy of siege and the fact that the visiting group composed of envoys from various countries forced countries to build new-style gunpowder era fortresses at high cost, these division-level cadres do not need to be discussed.

But Si Shang has always adhered to the system of the company commander receiving education from the brigade commander, and this discussion is also hoped to develop the strategic thinking ability of these division-level cadres.

After Liu Finger asked, a teacher raised his hand and said, "In my opinion, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages."

"The system, taxes, and per capita grain output are not comparable to other princes."

"Even with the wealth of our Si Shang and the hearts of the people, we can only choose to build enough fortresses in the direction of Taoqiu, Heze."

"If it were Wei Han, they would have devoted their whole country to the goal, and they would probably have to choose to build a few in the border area and near the capital."

"But this will greatly consume their national strength. If they are given money, then the tax will be heavy; if they are not given money, the people will complain."

"Building such a fortress was not the rammed earth building in the past. The Emperor's clan was in charge of the Song Kingdom for 20 years and engaged in more trade with us, but only built two angular cities."

"Besides, we cannot conquer such cities, but we just have some troubles in attacking. He spent his national efforts to repair it, and at most it would only block us for a month or two, which was meaningless. The final decision on the winner would be the field battle."

The words of this teacher attracted many people's approval.

As senior officers, they knew very well how much it would cost to build such a city defense system.

Given the wealth of Si Shang, it was only chosen to build a fortress area southwest of Qilu in Peiyi, Pengcheng, and Heze Taoqiu.

The entire construction method requires national strength as the basis, and the foundation of national strength requires reform as the foundation. However, reform will inevitably harm the interests of the old nobles. Building a fortress also requires a lot of manpower, and the people will be dissatisfied.

In the long run, it would be beneficial to drag countries into the situation of a competition in frontier fortresses.

In fact, before this, countries had been dragged into this arms race, but most of the Great Walls were built by countries.

The Great Wall of Chu, the Great Wall of Qi, the Great Wall of Wei, the Great Wall of Zhao... These Great Walls are the optimal solutions to cold weapons and the defense system of the Bronze Age.

With the popularization of gunpowder, copper cannons, geometry, blasting siege methods, and tunnel proximity methods, the cost-effectiveness of the Great Wall system has become very low.

From Sifang City to Star Fort, this is not something I thought of in a slap in my head.

In the Hegemony War between the Mohist School and Yue Kingdom, the new siege method was applied to break the city for several days, and the world was shocked. More people saw the "Victory of Ration, Victory of Geometry, and Victory of Heaven" written by the Mohist School in the market newspapers.

From the siege method that originally relies on experience to the geometric angle, angle, parallel, vertical, side length, length of battle, etc., the unfathomable war academics have been transformed into the inferable nine-number geometry, in order to win rational thinking.

In the short term, all countries will develop, which may be detrimental to Sishang.

In the long run, the development of rational thinking has made the leisure class in the market increasingly lean towards the Mohist school, which is extremely beneficial to Si Shang.

Now this time, the siege visit and dragging countries into the fortress arms race is similar.

This incident is like the Zheng Guoqu in later generations.

Even if countries know that this is Si Shang wants to consume the power of each country and exhaust all countries, the problem is that they have to repair even if they know it - especially if Dangshan is soon captured.

The old-style defense system and city-defense methods are no longer adapted to the material foundation of the new era.

If not, the Chu people had commented shortly after the Qi-Mo War that the capital built under the two construction laws of Chu 20 years ago may not last for two days under the attack of the Mohist siege troops.

In the Qi-Mo War, Si Shang created a new war mode, with long-distance raids, field battles, surrounded Qi to rescue funds, siege the city to fight aid, etc., and mobilize the enemy troops and eliminate the enemy's living forces as the main purpose.

Under this combat method, the importance of siege and defense battles is fully reflected.

If Qi could defend Pingyin and Licheng back then, where would Si Shang have the opportunity to act directly into Linzi?

If cities such as Pingyin and Lucheng can defend for more than three months, the princes of various countries will inevitably respond, and the Mo family's situation will be extremely unfavorable.

If Qi State can have the confidence to defend Linzi, then the army will not have to return to support. The Si Shang Yishi will withdraw first...

All of these are summaries of experiences of various countries after the First Central Plains War.

So a new city defense system was built, which was what countries even knew that the Mohist family was exhausted.

Especially for some major transportation roads, if there is such a fortress, even if the Mo family wants to bypass it, it will inevitably leave some troops to siege the city, monitor and protect their supply lines, which will lead to the dispersion of troops and the offensive becoming weaker and weaker.

But just as this teacher said, not all princes can build such a fortress.

The Si Shang can practice it like this, relying on promoting the people's wholeheartedness, relying on excess profits, and relying on commodity dumping profits.

The gap in national strength is reflected in this. For example, in today's South Korea, if South Korea has built a building area of ​​Heze Taoqiu defense line in Si Shang within 20 years, the entire South Korea will inevitably have people's grievances and aristocrats rebelled.

Building a fortress requires people and money.

Where do coquettish people and money come from?

Under the peasant and soldier system, people also need to bear taxes, grain production, and weapons manufacturing. If these people are vacant, they will be reduced in other places.

Under the aristocratic feudal system, if the aristocratic fiefs cannot build such a city defense system, will the king agree to send someone to build a noble? Even if the aristocrat agrees, the king will be so stupid that he can build a fortress for the nobles that he can fight against the central government in the future?

This is not the same as the construction of Zheng Guo Canal in later generations and the construction of Ximen Bao in Yecheng caused the people's resentment.

The canal was repaired, and the irrigation agriculture was immediately effective, and the people's hearts were restored for up to three years.

What about the fortresses? People go to work hard to build, their family taxes continue to be paid, the aristocrats are forced to pay debts every day, and their own land is bought and robbed by those who do not need to work hard... If the people can be willing, they will be devil.

Back then, the Song State built Shangqiu City during the slack season. The people complained fiercely, and at the same time mocked the nobles who supervised their construction of the city, counting the embarrassing things of the nobles.

Nowadays, the Mohist thoughts are spread so quickly. Every time tens of thousands of people gather together to do something, it is a carnival of the Mohist Xuanyi tribe. Various ideas will be spread among the people like wildfires: the people themselves are bound to the land, and the world is only within a hundred miles. They are worried about the difficulties of publicity. The princes took the initiative to help gather the people together. Aren’t these princes members of the Mohist Xuanyi tribe?

So the commander said that in the long run, domestic conflicts will inevitably be unable to be resilient, and they have almost won the recognition of most people.

This is strategic.

Some people agree, others add.

Another representative of the Mozhe from another teacher said: "In addition, the role of the city and fortress is to delay our marching and supply, but the final victory is still based on field battles."

"What the field war requires is a new military system, and the new military system must be consistent with the new land system and political system. You cannot imagine the standing army under the peasant and soldiers system, nor can you imagine the rural shooting archers under the destruction of the well-field system and the collapse of the village community. This is the same principle."

"This kind of fortress is expensive to build, with nine numbers, geometry, and education of artillery gunners; training of musketeers, a standing army that can help you to escape and fight in the field... These involve not just building fortresses."

"In the short term, it may have an impact on our future operations. For example, if the Qi people built new urban defenses in some important cities, it will take longer to capture them, and the Qi people may gather more troops."

"But in the middle, this matter will inevitably lead to civil strife in various countries. The monarchy, the nobles, the common people, taxes, labor... This cannot be solved by a simple decree. If you want to reform, there is nothing that will not shed blood."

"Looking in the long run... in the long run, we have made the world a fortune, and those cities and fortresses are only part of the Jiuzhou. They can be demolished or kept, and it is meaningless."

"Since we do not want to fight against the princes in the short term, then the short-term drawbacks will have no effect on us, which is equivalent to not being there."

"Since we cannot allow the old nobles to continue to rule the world like this and harm the people of the world, then the pros and cons of the long-term are not something we need to consider."

"Since we only consider the medium term, the benefits must outweigh the disadvantages. Even if the city is strong, someone needs to guard it. If there is chaos in the country, even if the city is strong, it will be like paper soaked in water. It will be broken if it is gently torn."

This is not what they, the senior officers, learned in the school, but it can also be said that this is what they learned in the school.

The senior military and political university professors at Si Shang all teach methods, just like the difference between "Tao" and "art" that the Hundred Schools of Affairs often say, "Tao" and "Tao", what they learn may be just methods, but methods can analyze many principles that they need to learn but can understand by themselves.

The expectation in the minds of these senior officers on Si was to fight the princes within ten years, and at most only twenty years.

Because... After the bird's illness was seriously ill, the first opinion that I put forward was to prevent the situation of serious illness in the elderly. The Giant's term of office was at most two terms and 24 years.

Five years have passed, and the senior officers all understand, would the giant let such an opportunity to benefit the world be given to the next?

Since there is a time expectation, and then analyzing the pros and cons, there will be a scope. If, based on the fifty years, fortresses and military reforms have given rise to reforms from various countries, it will definitely be unfavorable to Si Shang; the problem is that it is fifty years, and these people think it is not within the scope of consideration.

Fifty years are too long, three years are too short, and ten years are just right. Ten years are just the most embarrassing time, when the old law is tired and the new law is not determined.
Chapter completed!