Chapter 66 The Siege of Dangshan (11)
The emperor's father Yue Ling hopes that the envoys from various countries can see the tragic scenes of ruthlessness and recklessness through this counterattack.
However, in the eyes of the envoys of the princes, this was a stupid counterattack.
More than 300 soldiers who went out of the city to harass the city were killed by a volley shot, and more than 20 were captured, and the rest fled back to the city without caring about it.
Many observers summarized this action with a sentence from Zuo Zhuan.
The Chu envoy witnessed this scene and sighed for a long time: "The trapped beasts are still fighting, let alone people? Dangshan is helpless and unwilling to stop him, so he is the only defeat."
After looking at the captured soldiers in the city, some people sighed with grief. The Chu envoy thought, if one day the enemy country attacked the capital of Chu and there were no reinforcements outside and the moat was winding, I was afraid that I would also fight the king for loyalty.
However, when I thought about it, this kind of desperate struggle was meaningless.
He thought, what is a loyal minister when Mozi said back then? A person who is a loyal minister would do whatever he said is not a loyal minister, but rather a shadow.
A true loyal minister should not be moved by a loyal minister and die without hesitation when he is helpless, in order to seek inner comfort.
A true loyal minister should put forward good enough opinions on governing the country, governing the political and military taxes, so that the country and the country will be prosperous and strong, and that the enemy will not have the opportunity to attack the capital, rather than choosing to have no choice but to die at the last moment.
Looking at the prisoners coming from afar, the Chu envoy shook his head, sighed, and asked the companionship staff of Si Shang beside him, "What will these people do? When you were fighting with the Qi people, the Duke of Qi and their families redeemed the noble prisoners with horses and gold and bronze, but this place is different."
"The Song people must have divided the land and property of these rebel nobles this time. You are afraid that no one can ask for ransom? In the past, Huayuan was captured, and Song Gong redeemed four hundred men. Now Song Gong denounced these people as rebellious, so how could they spend money to redeem them?"
The young companionship counselor smiled and said, "We will use the truth that conforms to the will of heaven to convince and educate them. Of course, their previous crimes cannot be punished, and they may have to be sent to the South China Sea to build a paradise, right?"
"Last year, a island was found in the south of Cangwu in the South China Sea. It was wilderness and infinite. It seems that I heard that such a serious crime would be sent to exile there in the future, right?"
"Or it is called the Nanfu deserted place."
Cangwu is already very far away, and it is even more difficult in Cangwu. The Chu envoys could imagine the desolation of the island. They said they were going to build a paradise, but in fact they were exiled. There were miasma and poisonous animals everywhere, and snakes and insects were everywhere. They were afraid they were even more wilder than the southern border of Chu.
The Chu envoy was very worried and sighed: "In the past, Guan Zhong committed the crime of shooting Qi Huan. Qi Huan forgives his crime for his virtuousness and makes him a prime minister. This is the right way to seek talent."
"There are many wise men and their masters, and perhaps their talents should be considered and appointed."
He always felt that scholars were superior to common people and should be scarce talents. As long as he became an official, he would have to have a single official position or a half position.
However, the young adviser of Si Shang said in confusion: "But what can they do? The so-called gentlemen despise them; in war, this is their profession, but the war is like this. If someone in Si Shang did this and insisted on being arrested and investigated by the Supervision and Inspection Department... Then, where are their abilities?"
The Chu envoy was silent. His way of thinking had not changed. Although he actually supported some of the morals of the Mohist school, the education he received was still different from that of the Si Shang. It was difficult to understand the vigorous pyramid collapse and reorganization under the changes of the times.
With a whole set of things on Si Shang, he no longer needs some so-called talents, especially those who knew a few words in the past. Aside from their pride in driving and archery skills, which are of no use in Si Shang, I really can't find someone who can be called a virtuous person.
The Chu envoy thought for a while and asked, "Can I go and see the prisoners?"
The staff officer said that he could not make decisions and asked him to wait and ask for instructions.
In the command post, Liuzhi heard this request and asked the people around him: "Those prisoners should be stubborn, probably can't say anything good, right?"
The representative of the Ink Master of the Legion smiled and said, "It's not their turn to summarize these bad words, we have heard a lot."
"There is no need to bring people to refute. Whether countries send troops cannot be solved by just a few words."
"In this world, there are no monarchs like Duke Xiang of Song. The rest are all profit-loving people. How could they use their own fiefdom to bury the world system?"
"Since he wants to go, then go."
Liuzhi had no objection and said, "Since the counterattack in the city failed, I will order and strictly prevent it. Tonight is the most important night and the one we may be the laxest. Tomorrow, the trenches can be widened, the artillery will be deployed, and Dangshan will be broken in a few days."
"The key is whether to break the city or not. As for the words of these people, it is useless and only makes people laugh."
He clenched his fists and laughed, "If you can solve things with your fists, you have to use your mouth. It's just because you can't beat them. Let him go."
The order was passed, and the troops outside the city continued to prepare, and four more grenade forces companies first arrived to go to the front line to prevent a raid tonight.
The Chu envoy accompanied by several Mo people went to see the captured scholars.
But seeing them glaring at the guns and short swords of a group of soldiers, they still looked firm, arrogant, and really proud.
The Chu envoy secretly praised, "These are all true gentlemen. If they had to be a warrior thirty years ago, they could bear great responsibility. Yi! They were born at the wrong time."
While sighing in his heart, he suddenly heard a captive man whispering loudly: "Look at you wearing a high crown, isn't it the Chu envoy?"
The messenger looked in the sound and saw a prisoner's hair scattered, with lots of mud and footprints on his chest, and blood on his face, but it seemed that he was not his own.
The Chu people replied: "Of course."
The prisoner whispered: "The Mo family is unrighteous and cruel and harms the world. The Song Dynasty's great imperial court launched a military campaign for the righteousness. He knew that he would die, but he still did not retreat. Song is a small country, Chu is a big country. A small country has courage, but a big country has no courage. Isn't it ridiculous?"
Under the sarcasm, the Chu envoy's face turned slightly red and said stutteringly: "Was Chu not brave? If Chu was surrounded and he would be willing to go out of the city to fight back, there would be no less than 10,000 people. But... the righteousness and unrighteousness of this matter still need to be considered."
The captured man snorted coldly, changed into an orthodox and said to prevent being understood by the common people of Si Shang, "Although Chu lives in the southern corner, it belongs to the world. If the world is in chaos, how can Chu be safe? Si Shang finally became the great enemy of Chu. Today he will swallow Song and attack Chu tomorrow."
"The Si area is like fire, the Song area is like fire, and the fire is like fire, and the fire is even stronger. Some people say that this fire is not burning in my courtyard, so I will avoid it. After a few days, all the neighbors will be fire, and there will be no one to seek help."
The Chu envoy carefully looked at the Mo family soldiers and accompanying people around him, but he did not dare to respond. He knew that there were many people in the Mo family, many people from all over the world, and many people from noble families, and many people who could understand the Yayin. This was a naked instigation of Chu to send troops.
He was not afraid of himself, but he felt that the person in front of him was quite demeanor and had the spirit of a gentleman, and he was afraid that if he continued to anger the Mo family, he would be executed.
With a squinted look, a Mozhe who was accompanying him was looking at him with a smile, obviously understanding the words opposite him.
The Chu envoy quickly said to the Mozhe: "This is a loyal and brave man, and he has the spirit of Boyi and Shuqi. He is righteous and does not fear in the face of danger, but he is afraid that he still thinks that he will sacrifice himself for justice. This is a hero. If each of them is his master, he will be without any sin. Haven't he heard of the incident of Guan Zhong in the past? "
The Mohist beside him said seriously: "The Mohist family is loyal to God in heaven, the people are the masters of God, and those who respect God will be the people in the world will be the people. All the people in the world are our lords."
"Since we are talking about his masters, we are the people in the world, so why do we call him a hero on the other side of the people?
"Zi Mo Zi said that in the past, Zhou had a brave man who caught a tiger and killed people by pointing to a painting. This person was called "Evil's Being loyal. When Zhou died, most of the ministers surrendered to Shang. Evil's Being angry and rebuked them and died without surrendering. If he talked about it, he would be considered a hero?"
"If evil comes as a hero, then what is the King of Martial Arts who execute evil comes as a hero?"
The Chu envoy was speechless and thought that the Mo family was good at eloquence. Wouldn't he be humiliated by his own words?
There is no need to pay attention to the situation outside, and the outcome is decided unless reinforcements from various countries can fly in.
The Chu messenger just brought a feeling of death in the rabbit and the fox, and looked at these scholars who knew they were not afraid of failure. This was an indescribable emotion.
Perhaps one day, the State of Chu will also be enemies with the Mo family, and then it will also have the same choice.
I will send these captured scholars today, and who will send them to you again tomorrow?
In their opinion, the Emperor's Father clan is already a battle of trapped beasts, and nothing is meaningless.
With the current advancement speed of Si Shang Yi Master and the obvious siege method, the time for the city to be broken can be calculated.
Dangshan was the last opportunity for the nobles of the Song Dynasty. Even if various countries send troops, they must consider the situation in the world.
If the chaos in the Song Dynasty continued and the nobles' forces were still entrenched everywhere and causing chaos everywhere, then all countries could send troops.
When the enemy country is in chaos, the troops can be out.
However, Dangshan was captured so quickly, and the Song State was reborn from the ashes, and the Mohist family guaranteed independence. At this time, it was really unfavorable for all countries to enter the Song Dynasty.
As a scholar in the centralized faction of the King of Chu, he knew the King of Chu's attitude and did not want to participate in the affairs of the State of Song, nor did he want the internal nobles and previous changes to be wasted because of this war.
But if you think about the captured person's words, it makes sense. The war between the Mo family and the princes will break out one day. No matter what, the power of the Song State entering Mo and Si will increase again, and the price to be paid in the future will be even greater.
But he couldn't control all this. He thought for a long time and understood whether to send troops was ultimately determined by the King of Chu's own attitude, and he was just an envoy.
The day when Dangshan City was broken was the time when Song State was stable, I am afraid that Chu State would be even more likely to send troops at that time.
Everything that those who charged before and those who are now captured do is meaningless and inevitably desolate.
I sighed and decided not to communicate with these people anymore. When I left, I seemed to suddenly think of something.
He took off his high crown, walked to the captured scholar, picked up the man's hair, and gave his crown to the man to put on.
Chapter completed!