Since the Battle of Chu and Mo, the princes of various countries have actually reached a consensus in their hearts that they must work together to siege.

A single prince is incapable of being able to do so.

Because this is an offensive war, not a defensive war, and when logistics supply, terrain and people's hearts are not superior, whoever rashly enters the Mo family's territory will die first.

As long as the family dies, flaws will appear among the princes and they will be unable to attack.

If Qi attacked first and was defeated, Wei, Han and Zhao could not advance westward and could only defend the eastern front, while Qin could not support it alone on the western front.

If Han attacked first and was defeated, then Qi and Qin would not be connected by the central axis, and could only fight on their own, and could only defend but not attack.

After thirty years of development and technological dissemination, all countries have been at a delicate critical point.

The old patriarchal system and village and social land system have reached the brink of collapse; the peasant soldiers recruiting system has been verified that it cannot defeat the standing army at all; the prophecy that 30,000 martial soldiers who said in the past could defeat 100,000 peasant soldiers became more and more realistic.

There are fewer and fewer soldiers who can fight because countries cannot afford to support too many standing troops, and military system reform requires a complete set of systems to adapt to it.

There are only a few elite legions, and once they are defeated, they will lose the opportunity to gain a foothold in troubled times.

No one wants to take the initiative to attack Sishang. He not only has to worry about the so-called allies stabbing the knife in the back, but also does not want to fight the head-on battle with the limelight Jiexuan Army.

The meaning of Han Hou’s favored ministers is to make peace with the Mo family first and paralyze the Mo family.

Because after fighting for so long, the Mo family also needed to rest for a while, and to consolidate the newly conquered areas such as Jianghan and Nanyang, and the Yue Kingdom was not stable yet.

If we can make peace with the Mo family for a while, then the Mo family will likely turn around and fight against the Yue Kingdom.

Turning around to fight Yue can also gain a buffer for the princes for a period of time. After the alliance, the offensive routes of each country were stipulated, and the peace treaty was suddenly tore up and the Mo family was attacking Yue.

If you win, whether the Chu State restores the country or divides the princes, at least you will force the Mo family back to Si Shang, and all countries will have the chance to struggle for a while.

If you lose, it's nothing more than death. Anyway, if you don't fight, you'll die sooner or later.

The conflict between the two sides is irreconcilable, and no one can retreat.

Han Hou was worried about one point and said, "Now the princes are in contact. If I make peace with the Mo family alone, I am afraid that there will be other conflicts among the princes in the future and it will be difficult to get along with them."

His favorite minister said: "In the chaotic times, gentlemen are hard to survive. Those who keep the covenant are Song Xiang. How can all countries not know about it?"

"Besides, there are conflicts among the princes and their own conquests, so how can it be completely resolved? But the Mo family is powerful and has no match for the princes. Once they rebel against Mo, will Qin Qi and Zhao go to war with the king again?"

"The war has not yet begun and the princes have not yet conspired. At this time, peace is just a delay."

"For the sake of the present, we can only choose the most virtuous people in all countries, be the leader, and coordinate the anti-Mochi affairs of each country. When will the troops be sent? How many troops are sent? Where will each attack be attacked? This requires discussion, and cannot be solved by one country."

Han Hou thought for a while and suddenly said, "The day before yesterday, someone suggested that it would be better to take this opportunity to attack Chu and gain a buffer zone of hundreds of miles. Since a battle with the Mo family is inevitable, it is better to grab some land early to prevent the Mo family from attacking at any time."

"Even if the Mo family went to war with me, then when Qi, Qin and Zhao countries saw that the Mo family were so unrighteous and ambition, they knew it was difficult to be lucky and needed to send troops."

The favorite minister said anxiously: "Your lord must not listen to this, this is a saying that harms the country!"

He was very anxious, and he heard that Han Hou was obviously intending to do so, and repeatedly said, "Your Majesty, this person is stupid! The problem now is that countries do not know the ambitions of the Mo family? No, it is that countries cannot send troops without coordination."

"The person who makes suggestions has not even clarified the main contradiction, so he will make such a refusal to the country. You are absolutely untrustworthy!"

In desperation, he didn't care much about it and used the words and ways of thinking in some of the books of Mohism that were quite taboo. He was not a Mo, but under the premise of opposing Mo in various countries, anyone who spoke of the heavenly ambition, kept talking about conflicts, or production was something that the princes could not reuse. This was a taboo in the aristocratic circle.

"It will be a battle with the Mo family sooner or later, but the emperor wants to eliminate it. Can the Mo family be defeated by relying on the power of South Korea? If not, then what is the difference between the capital or two hundred miles away from the border? If the emperor thinks that he can defeat the Mo family by himself, or at least the field battle is unbeaten and equal, he can do this."

"If otherwise, this is to provoke the Mo family early. Once the field army is defeated by the Mo family, can we still defend it even if we get this hundred miles of land? If we can't defend it, the land will be taken away by the Mo family and the people will be destroyed by the Mo family. Is this beneficial or harmful?"

"All countries now know the Mo family's ambitions. What they need to do now is not to make the princes believe in the Mo family's ambitions and send troops, because they have already believed it; but to gain time and coordinate the princes, so as to send troops in an orderly manner so that the Mo family will not be defeated by each one."

"Who defends? Who attacks? What is the route of the march? Where will we get along? If the Mo family attacks Han, how can Qin Qi save him? Should we return to guard or continue to attack and force him to retreat? Where will Han send troops? How can Qin Qi cooperate?"

"This is what we need to solve now. Although the capital city is dangerous, if the main force in the field remains, even if the capital city is seized, it will be restored in the future. At most, it will retreat into Zhao territory; but if a hundred miles of land is temporarily captured and the field army is destroyed, the capital city will still not be able to defend even if it is five hundred miles away."

The favorite ministers felt that Han Hou still had no seriousness of the problem. Once a war with the Mo family began, it would not be a matter between South Korea and Si Shang, but a life-and-death battle between the old system and the new system.

At that time, it is not necessary to win by defending the capital, but to be prepared to retreat to Zhao. Once this battle starts, it will definitely last forever.

It would be a world-class battle that surpassed the intensity of the previous war. The favorite ministers felt that the king and minister of South Korea had no awareness yet, and even used the idea of ​​a dispute between princes to consider the future - there were actually three or five cities that deceived them, taking advantage of the weak neighbors to seize the neighbor's city.

The result of this battle was either the Si Shang turned into scorched earth, and all the people bewitched by the Mo family killed them to cut off the world's idea of ​​equality and rationality; or all the princes abdicated and became common people, and there was only one mainstream morality, one word, one currency, and one weight and measure in the world.

He read a lot of books from the Mo family and understood what the synonym of the Mo family meant. What was even more disgusting was that the Mo family always claimed that it inherited the will of Dayu.

And Dayu was not the princes, but the common ruler of the world!

But now, what are the plans of the princes? They took advantage of the chaos to grab a few cities and expand their territory, and even thought about stabbing their allies. How can they fight?

Han Hou's favorite minister was heartbroken. Han Hou thought for a while and finally said, "What you said makes sense. So, how much benefit does it do to me if you want people or not?"

The Marquis of Han was not the Emperor of Zhou, nor was he the common ruler of the world.

The dispute between the old system and the new rules involved every prince. But under the old system, the princes were also enemies, and the Han Hou wanted to hear what his favorite ministers think about the future.

The favorite minister was helpless and thought that everything had come to this point. The best result he could think of was that the Mo family retreated to Si Shang and gave up Jianghan, but the Huai River City could no longer be recaptured.

The war will continue in the future. The Mohist family's special military system and wealthy reserves will have a group of new members growing up in the Mohist family for up to three years. If the war is necessary, how can we consider the future division of interests?

However, when Han Hou asked, his favorite minister had to answer.

In the end, Han Hou recognized the view of his favorite ministers, and instead of land was taken. While he started negotiating with Umo, he began to send envoys to contact the princes.

At the same time, the envoys were sent to the place where the Zhou emperor was, and asked the Zhou emperor to find a name to summon the princes, meet in Luoyi, and discuss the major plans.

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Nanyang Basin, Wancheng.

After the Korean envoy arrived in Wancheng, he was disappointed.

"South Korea will not send troops."

Several people who knew the right plan were also disappointed.

This time, the Six Fingers quietly mobilized their troops, gathered from Danyang to Wan, and gathered the right army while ensuring Danyang's defense. Once South Korea sends troops to rescue Chu, it will immediately go north to cut off the Korean army's retreat. It will strive to annihilate the main force of the Korean field within one month.

However, South Korea's performance disappointed these people.

At the meeting, someone sighed, and Shi could only force himself to smile and said, "Relying on South Korea to send troops is to expect the opponent to make mistakes. In fact, we are also harsh and weak on the inside. We cannot suppress South Korea too much, because we also need to fix it."

"If he doesn't send troops, the future war will be complicated and cruel, but the current results are far better than expected before the war begins. Since this is the case, there is no need to be impatient."

Those who attended the meeting could be considered as coalition forces.

People from the South China Sea, from the South Zheng, from Yunmeng, and from all walks of life deployed around Chu were gathered together.

The main purpose of the meeting is to discuss the future situation, and the secondary purpose is to rotate a group of people. Some cadres in Nanzheng, Nanhai, Yunmeng and other places must be rotated; some troops also need to be reorganized, which is the rule.

As for the future war situation, the key lies in the rule of Jianghan and Nanyang areas.

Now that all countries are fighting for time to expand their military and prepare for war, and the princes are waiting for opportunities to conspire and work together, there is actually not much time left for the Mo family.

Within one year at most, effective rule in the Jianghan area, grassroots construction and government construction are the fundamentals for future victory.

In terms of strategic layout, since South Korea has confirmed that it will not send troops to rescue Chu first, in fact, several important levels are equivalent to those that already belong to the Mo family.

However, the Mo family lacked troops and could not divide their troops to defend too much.

So at the meeting, Shi read out a previous resolution from Si Shang.

The main force of the Chu army was stationed in Wancheng. When it was unable to effectively rule, it would speed up the construction of Xiangfan and Jingruan Fortress Groups, prepare for future wars and turn Nanyang into a battlefield.

This includes appropriate retreat to lure Qin and Jin armies into gaps, thus breaking one by one and turning passive into active.

Once you do not seize such an opportunity, you must make a decision immediately and retreat to Xiangfan, relying on the navy and natural security organizations to organize defense.

Shi repeatedly emphasized that the Mohist school's breakthrough point was the Eastern Front, and the key point of expansion was Jianghan. Although Nanyang is good, it must be a place of four battles for the time being. It is necessary to build, but don't invest too much, at least in terms of capital, iron tools, technology, and cadres, it should be less than Jianghan.

If Jianghan can defend it, that is a continuous stream of power; it is too difficult to defend Nanyang, and as a battlefield in the future, it will inevitably be a place where life will suffer. Now it is a bit of a waste of investment.
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