Chapter 758
Mobilization Order
Chapter 758 Mobilization Order
After the general strategic discussions were completed, they all revolved around the idea of weakening the Song State, controlling the Song State, and deterring other countries so that they would use the policy of appeasement and not send troops.
Gong Zaoye finally asked: "If Wei Chu, Han Qiyue really send troops...then we can only fight."
Shi said: "Didn't the General Staff have a plan in advance? This possibility has always existed, and the specific strategy has already been formulated."
"Once Wei, Chu and Han send troops, regardless of whether Qi participates or not, they must attack Qi first, take down Linzi, and disintegrate Qi."
"If there is an alliance of Qi, we will fight, and if Qi does not have an alliance, we will fight. First solve Qi, and force Wei, Chu and Han to join forces."
The strategic concept of the Mohists is Chu first and then the Central Plains, but there are also plans for various unexpected situations, because sometimes others may not follow their own ideas, and a preparation is always needed.
Qi State is innocent, even if it is very likely that it is impossible to join the alliance due to its own threat, but once the Central Plains War breaks out, Qi State must be the first to fight.
One is that the southwestern region of Qi has a good public foundation, and the other is that the disintegration of Qi can make it impossible for Qi to gather strength in a short period of time.
And most importantly, leave more preparation time for yourself.
In the war five years ago, Wei, Chu and Han must have learned their experience and lessons. It is impossible to continue to use the strategy of dividing troops and attacking together, fearing that they will be defeated by the Mohists and eaten.
But once the troops are combined, the huge logistical pressure makes it impossible for countries to maintain a state of war for too long, and there will be a nationwide famine, especially under the system of the integration of agriculture and soldiers.
Moreover, if Wei, Chu and Han join forces, it will take longer and require a rallying point for the coalition to join forces. During the process of gathering, fighters may be defeated one by one.
Furthermore, since there is a fight, it is impossible to fight around Song Guo.
Song State is a plain, there is no danger to defend, and it is not like Surabaya is full of new city defenses.
The pressure Wei Chuhan faced was also extremely huge. Five years ago during the first Central Plains War, the Mohists jumped out of the inside line and confronted Fei and Qi, but the main force went straight into Qi and surrounded Linzi to save Fei.
This time, if there is a real fight, the same method can be used. Wei, Chu and Han are all likely to be attacked. If they want to join forces under the pressure of logistics and the threat of Sishang, they will inevitably leave heavy guards behind.
If Wei, Chu, and Han join forces, it will take at least a year to prepare. The longer the preparation time, the more time Qin, Zhongshan, and Zhao will spend on diplomatic mediation. It will definitely put huge psychological pressure on Wei Guo.
As long as one part is annihilated and the state of defending south and attacking north is adopted, Wei Guo will choose to rebel against the alliance in all likelihood. Once Wei Guo retreats, it is impossible for South Korea with Zheng's mind to continue fighting. If only Chu State is left, then It's easy to say.
If there is only Chu State left, with at most two victories, once Chu State suffers heavy losses, the contradictions accumulated in the entire Chu State due to the reform will erupt.
Prince Zang is barren and childless, and the prince’s good husband stands on the side of the nobles to covet the position of the prince. The king of Chu has been complaining about the centralization of power. The nobles have complained. If the king of Chu wins Sishang, everything is easy to say, but as long as he fails once or twice, the state of Chu will wait for civil strife. .
It's just that the Mohist leaders are unwilling to fight now, because the preparations are not yet sufficient, the rebellion in the South China Sea has just subsided, the large population there has not yet been converted into a basic market, and the economy of Sishang may suffer major problems once the war starts.
Everyone present knew these situations, and finally concluded: "If we really fight, we will certainly have great difficulties, but the difficulties of Wei, Chu and South Korea are no less than ours, and the competition will be toughness."
"It's good not to fight. But if we really want to fight, we don't have to worry about it. Our difficulties are not as good as theirs, and their internal conflicts will be more serious because of the defeat and the long-term war."
"It is especially important to note that in the past when countries fought, they may accept the peace negotiation method of changing the monarch, or use the punishment of the monarch as the reason for war."
"But they fought against us for no other reason than to oppose equality, oppose meritocracy, oppose war, and make the people rich. What they want to do is to eradicate us, but once they do, it is tantamount to fighting with us. All the people are enemies, and the world sympathizes with us and recognizes our people as enemies."
"They are going to perish after all. I originally thought about making coffins for them later and letting them perish, but if they can't wait to die now, then we have to kill them."
After convincing everyone, Shi personally drafted the "Special Exercise Mobilization Order". After signing and stamping, the main content of this meeting was over.
Before dawn, the envoy headed by a committee member, accompanied by [-] cavalry and the backbone of two professional artillery companies, hurried to the Song Dynasty.
At dawn, the news of the coup d'état in the Song Dynasty was spread, and the envoy of the King of Chu hurriedly asked to see him, but the Mo family refused to meet him on the grounds that they did not have time for the time being. Make a gesture that you don't want to talk to Chu.
By noon, the efficiency of Sishang's centralized power began to show.
With Pengcheng as the center, along the roads extending in all directions, the messengers with special flags in their hands galloped towards Sishang in all directions.
In the afternoon, outside a very ordinary village in the upper reaches of Surabaya.
The people in the village are digging canals in full swing. The weather is a bit dry this year, but thanks to the canals dug a few years ago, the land in the village can be irrigated. Although the output will be affected, at least it is not the same as in famine years. .
Under the premise that the land is large and small, the village communities in Surabaya and the Subei Plain below, driven by propaganda and interests, basically adopted the method of collective cooperation.
The remnants of the original clan village community are still there, and there is a lot of land per capita. Most of them use rough planting methods, not intensive cultivation.
Some machines from the wood and iron age such as double-horse heavy plows, horse-drawn ear cutters, and horse-drawn threshing machines cannot be afforded by one household. The joint operation of the village community can not only bear some risks, but also cooperate. Some handicrafts.
And the most important thing is that we can work together to build water canals and dig wells, which is a collective labor that is simply unbearable for each family.
The site where the canal was built in this very ordinary village has frequent explosions. Gunpowder has become a very common thing in Sishang, whether it is firecrackers, or blasting soil slopes, or mines, even if it is just a newborn. My children are also not surprised by the gunpowder buried under the mound of earth and stones.
On a small rocky cliff in the distance, it has been riddled with holes from the bombing. Most of the Surabaya River Basin, the southwest of Qilu, and even the northern Subei Plain are impact plains, and stones are very rare.
The impact plain is easily washed out of the deep pit by floods, and stones are extremely needed as the foundation of the canal. This small stone cliff is the place where more than 20 nearby villages gathered stones together.
The few people who specialize in civilian blasting were miners and were assigned to work in villages and villages. At this time, they were using iron drills to drill holes for installing gunpowder.
A few horse-drawn carriages were waiting far away, and a hard-surfaced gravel road leading to Surabaya built by more than 20 village communities was less afraid of rain than those dirt roads, and it was also more suitable for transportation.
It is said that standing tall and seeing far away, the old miner who smashed the iron drill on the cliff stopped the sledgehammer in his hand, and the young man who supported the drill wondered why he did not hear the knocking sound for a long time.
Looking up, I found that the old miner was building a pergola with his hands, staring at the distance in a daze.
The young man followed his gaze and found several horses galloping on the road in the distance, and the red and black flags held by the riders could be seen in the distance.
"problem occurs!"
The people on the mountain said this in unison, and hurriedly dropped their work and walked down the mountain.
By the water canal far below the mountain, men, women and children are all busy. When the Mo family defended the city, they always emphasized that men, women and children are useful, so that in the original history, after Qin Mo entered Qin, the three armies defending the city of Qin were "a strong man is one army." , Strong women form an army, and the rest of the old and young form an army."
Those who dig the soil, those who pick the baskets, are busy but not chaotic.
A large pot was burning beside it, and a pot of water was boiling in it. The earthenware pot was filled with water soaked with some of the cheapest tea leaves. Two weaker women were in charge of boiling the water there.
Several men were sweating profusely digging the soil, chatting about some household matters from time to time.
After choosing their surnames a few years ago, they all have their own first and last names. Because men must serve as adults, almost all of them can write their own names proficiently.
It's just that everyone's name is almost a cheap name, which can be heard from some homely conversations.
A man spat twice into the palm of his hand, and said while he was breathing: "I went to sell pigs in the city a few days ago, and when I was eating at a restaurant at noon, guess who I saw?"
"Chen Gouzi, his woman, was with a man at the time. When she saw me, she quickly lowered her head. She didn't talk to me, and I didn't pay attention to her... Tell me, Gouzi threw it on the ground and followed a few My companion in the same robe went to the South China Sea, and I heard that he got sick and died several times... His wife and children have all lived in the city, and Gou Zi is out fighting to make money, but that woman is hooking up in the city, what the hell!"
"If you ask me, the current law is too loose. Just watch, when Gouzi comes back this year, they will definitely get divorced. I told Gouzi a long time ago, don't go to South China Sea."
"I have a wife and children. If you don't guard here, who knows what will happen? Besides, South China Sea can make money, but how many people died there? One of my comrades in the military also followed others to break through. After arriving in the South China Sea, he fell ill and died... That money is really worth your life."
"You say it's strange. Money can make people risk their lives. How many people go to the South China Sea every year?"
The South China Sea is far away, and they may have never heard of it 20 years ago.
But now, the South China Sea is very close, and even people in the village are talking about those fellow villagers who risked their lives for wealth.
When several men who were working together were about to complain about the marriage laws introduced in recent years, someone also noticed a few horses galloping on the road in the distance.
A man who had been a cavalryman wondered: "Who is this? Wouldn't it be a waste to ride a horse like this? If this is in the army, it will inevitably be criticized..."
There are quite a lot of horses in the village, and as important livestock for arable land, the people in the village have an indescribable affinity for cattle and horses, especially the one who has been a cavalryman.
However, when they ran closer, they heard the brass bells that could only be used in emergencies shaken by the flag bearer on the horse. The men who were digging the soil just now immediately put down the tools in their hands.
(End of this chapter)
After the general strategic discussions were completed, they all revolved around the idea of weakening the Song State, controlling the Song State, and deterring other countries so that they would use the policy of appeasement and not send troops.
Gong Zaoye finally asked: "If Wei Chu, Han Qiyue really send troops...then we can only fight."
Shi said: "Didn't the General Staff have a plan in advance? This possibility has always existed, and the specific strategy has already been formulated."
"Once Wei, Chu and Han send troops, regardless of whether Qi participates or not, they must attack Qi first, take down Linzi, and disintegrate Qi."
"If there is an alliance of Qi, we will fight, and if Qi does not have an alliance, we will fight. First solve Qi, and force Wei, Chu and Han to join forces."
The strategic concept of the Mohists is Chu first and then the Central Plains, but there are also plans for various unexpected situations, because sometimes others may not follow their own ideas, and a preparation is always needed.
Qi State is innocent, even if it is very likely that it is impossible to join the alliance due to its own threat, but once the Central Plains War breaks out, Qi State must be the first to fight.
One is that the southwestern region of Qi has a good public foundation, and the other is that the disintegration of Qi can make it impossible for Qi to gather strength in a short period of time.
And most importantly, leave more preparation time for yourself.
In the war five years ago, Wei, Chu and Han must have learned their experience and lessons. It is impossible to continue to use the strategy of dividing troops and attacking together, fearing that they will be defeated by the Mohists and eaten.
But once the troops are combined, the huge logistical pressure makes it impossible for countries to maintain a state of war for too long, and there will be a nationwide famine, especially under the system of the integration of agriculture and soldiers.
Moreover, if Wei, Chu and Han join forces, it will take longer and require a rallying point for the coalition to join forces. During the process of gathering, fighters may be defeated one by one.
Furthermore, since there is a fight, it is impossible to fight around Song Guo.
Song State is a plain, there is no danger to defend, and it is not like Surabaya is full of new city defenses.
The pressure Wei Chuhan faced was also extremely huge. Five years ago during the first Central Plains War, the Mohists jumped out of the inside line and confronted Fei and Qi, but the main force went straight into Qi and surrounded Linzi to save Fei.
This time, if there is a real fight, the same method can be used. Wei, Chu and Han are all likely to be attacked. If they want to join forces under the pressure of logistics and the threat of Sishang, they will inevitably leave heavy guards behind.
If Wei, Chu, and Han join forces, it will take at least a year to prepare. The longer the preparation time, the more time Qin, Zhongshan, and Zhao will spend on diplomatic mediation. It will definitely put huge psychological pressure on Wei Guo.
As long as one part is annihilated and the state of defending south and attacking north is adopted, Wei Guo will choose to rebel against the alliance in all likelihood. Once Wei Guo retreats, it is impossible for South Korea with Zheng's mind to continue fighting. If only Chu State is left, then It's easy to say.
If there is only Chu State left, with at most two victories, once Chu State suffers heavy losses, the contradictions accumulated in the entire Chu State due to the reform will erupt.
Prince Zang is barren and childless, and the prince’s good husband stands on the side of the nobles to covet the position of the prince. The king of Chu has been complaining about the centralization of power. The nobles have complained. If the king of Chu wins Sishang, everything is easy to say, but as long as he fails once or twice, the state of Chu will wait for civil strife. .
It's just that the Mohist leaders are unwilling to fight now, because the preparations are not yet sufficient, the rebellion in the South China Sea has just subsided, the large population there has not yet been converted into a basic market, and the economy of Sishang may suffer major problems once the war starts.
Everyone present knew these situations, and finally concluded: "If we really fight, we will certainly have great difficulties, but the difficulties of Wei, Chu and South Korea are no less than ours, and the competition will be toughness."
"It's good not to fight. But if we really want to fight, we don't have to worry about it. Our difficulties are not as good as theirs, and their internal conflicts will be more serious because of the defeat and the long-term war."
"It is especially important to note that in the past when countries fought, they may accept the peace negotiation method of changing the monarch, or use the punishment of the monarch as the reason for war."
"But they fought against us for no other reason than to oppose equality, oppose meritocracy, oppose war, and make the people rich. What they want to do is to eradicate us, but once they do, it is tantamount to fighting with us. All the people are enemies, and the world sympathizes with us and recognizes our people as enemies."
"They are going to perish after all. I originally thought about making coffins for them later and letting them perish, but if they can't wait to die now, then we have to kill them."
After convincing everyone, Shi personally drafted the "Special Exercise Mobilization Order". After signing and stamping, the main content of this meeting was over.
Before dawn, the envoy headed by a committee member, accompanied by [-] cavalry and the backbone of two professional artillery companies, hurried to the Song Dynasty.
At dawn, the news of the coup d'état in the Song Dynasty was spread, and the envoy of the King of Chu hurriedly asked to see him, but the Mo family refused to meet him on the grounds that they did not have time for the time being. Make a gesture that you don't want to talk to Chu.
By noon, the efficiency of Sishang's centralized power began to show.
With Pengcheng as the center, along the roads extending in all directions, the messengers with special flags in their hands galloped towards Sishang in all directions.
In the afternoon, outside a very ordinary village in the upper reaches of Surabaya.
The people in the village are digging canals in full swing. The weather is a bit dry this year, but thanks to the canals dug a few years ago, the land in the village can be irrigated. Although the output will be affected, at least it is not the same as in famine years. .
Under the premise that the land is large and small, the village communities in Surabaya and the Subei Plain below, driven by propaganda and interests, basically adopted the method of collective cooperation.
The remnants of the original clan village community are still there, and there is a lot of land per capita. Most of them use rough planting methods, not intensive cultivation.
Some machines from the wood and iron age such as double-horse heavy plows, horse-drawn ear cutters, and horse-drawn threshing machines cannot be afforded by one household. The joint operation of the village community can not only bear some risks, but also cooperate. Some handicrafts.
And the most important thing is that we can work together to build water canals and dig wells, which is a collective labor that is simply unbearable for each family.
The site where the canal was built in this very ordinary village has frequent explosions. Gunpowder has become a very common thing in Sishang, whether it is firecrackers, or blasting soil slopes, or mines, even if it is just a newborn. My children are also not surprised by the gunpowder buried under the mound of earth and stones.
On a small rocky cliff in the distance, it has been riddled with holes from the bombing. Most of the Surabaya River Basin, the southwest of Qilu, and even the northern Subei Plain are impact plains, and stones are very rare.
The impact plain is easily washed out of the deep pit by floods, and stones are extremely needed as the foundation of the canal. This small stone cliff is the place where more than 20 nearby villages gathered stones together.
The few people who specialize in civilian blasting were miners and were assigned to work in villages and villages. At this time, they were using iron drills to drill holes for installing gunpowder.
A few horse-drawn carriages were waiting far away, and a hard-surfaced gravel road leading to Surabaya built by more than 20 village communities was less afraid of rain than those dirt roads, and it was also more suitable for transportation.
It is said that standing tall and seeing far away, the old miner who smashed the iron drill on the cliff stopped the sledgehammer in his hand, and the young man who supported the drill wondered why he did not hear the knocking sound for a long time.
Looking up, I found that the old miner was building a pergola with his hands, staring at the distance in a daze.
The young man followed his gaze and found several horses galloping on the road in the distance, and the red and black flags held by the riders could be seen in the distance.
"problem occurs!"
The people on the mountain said this in unison, and hurriedly dropped their work and walked down the mountain.
By the water canal far below the mountain, men, women and children are all busy. When the Mo family defended the city, they always emphasized that men, women and children are useful, so that in the original history, after Qin Mo entered Qin, the three armies defending the city of Qin were "a strong man is one army." , Strong women form an army, and the rest of the old and young form an army."
Those who dig the soil, those who pick the baskets, are busy but not chaotic.
A large pot was burning beside it, and a pot of water was boiling in it. The earthenware pot was filled with water soaked with some of the cheapest tea leaves. Two weaker women were in charge of boiling the water there.
Several men were sweating profusely digging the soil, chatting about some household matters from time to time.
After choosing their surnames a few years ago, they all have their own first and last names. Because men must serve as adults, almost all of them can write their own names proficiently.
It's just that everyone's name is almost a cheap name, which can be heard from some homely conversations.
A man spat twice into the palm of his hand, and said while he was breathing: "I went to sell pigs in the city a few days ago, and when I was eating at a restaurant at noon, guess who I saw?"
"Chen Gouzi, his woman, was with a man at the time. When she saw me, she quickly lowered her head. She didn't talk to me, and I didn't pay attention to her... Tell me, Gouzi threw it on the ground and followed a few My companion in the same robe went to the South China Sea, and I heard that he got sick and died several times... His wife and children have all lived in the city, and Gou Zi is out fighting to make money, but that woman is hooking up in the city, what the hell!"
"If you ask me, the current law is too loose. Just watch, when Gouzi comes back this year, they will definitely get divorced. I told Gouzi a long time ago, don't go to South China Sea."
"I have a wife and children. If you don't guard here, who knows what will happen? Besides, South China Sea can make money, but how many people died there? One of my comrades in the military also followed others to break through. After arriving in the South China Sea, he fell ill and died... That money is really worth your life."
"You say it's strange. Money can make people risk their lives. How many people go to the South China Sea every year?"
The South China Sea is far away, and they may have never heard of it 20 years ago.
But now, the South China Sea is very close, and even people in the village are talking about those fellow villagers who risked their lives for wealth.
When several men who were working together were about to complain about the marriage laws introduced in recent years, someone also noticed a few horses galloping on the road in the distance.
A man who had been a cavalryman wondered: "Who is this? Wouldn't it be a waste to ride a horse like this? If this is in the army, it will inevitably be criticized..."
There are quite a lot of horses in the village, and as important livestock for arable land, the people in the village have an indescribable affinity for cattle and horses, especially the one who has been a cavalryman.
However, when they ran closer, they heard the brass bells that could only be used in emergencies shaken by the flag bearer on the horse. The men who were digging the soil just now immediately put down the tools in their hands.
(End of this chapter)