warring states careerist

Chapter 90
At this time, it was hot summer, but the three rebels wanted to send charcoal. The young master didn't even think it was too hot, so he asked: "I have a copper furnace, and non-good charcoal will not burn. The three of you entered this copper furnace from the east, what can you do?" What about the charcoal in the snow?"

Young Master Lian has heard about Linqiu's matter, it is a major event related to the strength of the Three Jins.

He had been looking forward to the news from the west, such as rumors in Weidu that the Qin people took the opportunity to go eastward and take the Hequ, or that Wu Qi suddenly fell ill and died of a serious disease, but none of these happened.

I couldn't hear the news from the west, so I heard more news from the east. Before the Battle of Linqiu, Rebel Mo used ropes to climb into the city wall to persuade Gongsun Hui and defeated Tian Bu's tactic of digging tunnels to attack the city.

He has heard about the Mohist, but he doesn't like to communicate with the Mohist. On the contrary, he favors those people from Xihe Confucianism.

After asking, the taller one of the three rebels stood up, pointed at his sword and said, "I can kill people in ten steps. I can also prevent people from killing people in ten steps."

A short man with a shrewd look on his face said, "I can kill thousands of miles with my tongue, and bleed."

The last person said: "I don't have any skills that you can look up to, but we, thirty rebels, can make up the whole family and kill people with thousands of spears, spears and crossbows."

Young Master Lian listened to three sentences of killing, and said with a smile: "It's not easy to kill Mozhe, but you have the ability to kill?"

Rebellious Mo, who was short in stature and claimed to be able to kill thousands of miles with his tongue, replied neither humble nor overbearing: "To punish unrighteousness, how can I not kill people? I waited for Rebel Mo, and I forgot righteousness, but I haven't forgotten the ability to kill."

Young Master Lian intends to be a sage who accepts many guests, but the dead soldiers around him must be a villain who is wary of him.

So the dead man took the lead and said: "Young master likes sword dancing the most, why not dance sword to entertain you. Sword dancing alone is boring, please dance together."

After speaking, he took a step forward, and another dead soldier stood beside him in his original position to prevent such a thing as Zhuan Zhuo Liao from happening.

Rebel Mo knelt on the ground, put the short sword away, and waited for the people from Gongzilian to bring the wooden sword.

With the wooden sword in hand, after saluting, the two of them did not make a sword dance pose at all.

At this time, the wooden sword is not long, and it is said that the three-foot sword is a three-foot sword, but the three-foot sword is Zhou Chi.

Rebel Mo held the sword in his right hand, with his left in front, and slashed casually, as if showing that he could dance a sword.

The dead man just glanced at it, smiled inwardly, and said in his heart that he had heard that there were many swordsmen in the east, but I'm afraid they were all brave and ruthless people in the market, and didn't know the real art of fighting in an army.

A sword wounds a person by stabbing.

When ordinary people hold a sword, they will subconsciously slash, but the slashing distance is long, and it is difficult to kill.

Most of the Qin people fought with Yiqu, and the opponent was less armored, so the Qin people didn't use much stabbing swords. These dead soldiers were all fought by themselves, and the rebels on the opposite side were chopping at will, and the movements were useless. There are too many, and the dead soldiers already look down on them a bit.

Bronze swords are not heavy, and the best swords weigh only four or five catties, but holding them in your hands depends entirely on your wrist strength, and swinging a one or two catty sword requires a lot of strength. The distance is too far and the effort is great, and a real good player will not do useless waving movements.

The dead soldiers no longer need to show themselves in front of Young Master Lian, but they feel that these people's skills are mediocre, and I'm afraid they are useless, so they have to solve them as quickly as possible to make these people retreat in shame, so as to show Xiqin's skills.

Thinking about it in his heart, he didn't want to betray Mo but shot first, took a quick step forward, and suddenly stabbed the dead man in the heart.

This already felt like fighting for his life on the battlefield, but the dead man was not worried, he quickly dodged to the right, seized the opportunity of the opponent's light advance, and stabbed at Rebel Mo's throat.

The dead man felt that the winner could be determined in an instant, so that the young master could understand that these people were useless.

But just as he stabbed at the throat of Rebel Mo, the sword that Rebel Mo stabbed at his heart suddenly withdrew, and his empty left hand suddenly grabbed his right arm.

The dead man was shocked inwardly, he didn't expect the opponent's speed to be so fast, the sword that pierced his heart just now was just a feint and he didn't use all his strength, it was just deceiving him to make a move.

This slayer has been trained many times in desperate fights, and he can tell that the opponent is a good fighter just by looking at it.Anyone who is good at using the sword will not slash; anyone who can deceive and deceive must also be a good hand.

Rebel Mo's body jumped forward suddenly, and got stuck within two feet in front of the dead man, his left hand grabbed the dead man's wrist, and the right hand holding the sword was too short to use because the distance was too short.

The dead man subconsciously stretched out his left hand to grab the opponent's right hand. The experience gained from many times of fighting made him understand that it is impossible to stab in such a narrow space.

The wooden swords of the two fell to the ground almost at the same time, and they both knew that holding the sword in their hands would result in a loss in wrestling. This is not a dagger but a sword. They both use swords, so they have already formed a habit in many fights, and they also understand that In the narrow space, they grabbed each other's arms, and whoever wanted to keep the sword would be passive instead.

The dead man wanted to take a step to the left to prevent being blocked by the opponent in his way of advancing and retreating, but after all, he did not have the intention to calculate, and was a step slower.

Rebel Mo blocked the position of his left foot first, and the dead man knew that his leg had been blocked by the opponent, so he tried to withstand the opponent's strength with his waist and abdomen.

As soon as he exerted his strength, Rebel Mo's waistband was already stuck to his crotch, and his shoulder was firmly pressed against the dead man's body.The dead man couldn't stand upright and fell backwards. When he fell, he stretched out his arms to hold the rebel Mo desperately, trying to pull him to the ground and wrestle with him.

When his back fell heavily on the ground, the dead man suddenly felt his belly go cold, and the clothes on his body were lifted off by that rebel Mo at some point.

He just lifted his clothes, but the dead man shouted directly: "I lost."

Rebel Mo also turned over, stood aside and saluted, looked at the young master and asked: "What do you think of this sword dance, young master?"

The young master even knows the abilities of the dead men around him, it is not rare in the world to meet opponents, and he is not Qin Bo. Those who follow him may not be considered the best swordsmen among the Qin people, but they are all descendants of Yiqu who conquered Yiqu with Duke Li. The means are already considered possible.

The sword dance between the two ended in no time. Even the young master knew that his slain soldier had surrendered, but he didn't see how he lost.

Xin said that he had seen people compare swords before, how could there be such a comparison?How come the sword competition has become a corner fight?
But he knew that the dead man must have used all his strength. Although he didn't know how to win or lose, he knew that he had indeed lost.

Moreover, the other dead soldiers standing beside him grasped their swords one after another after seeing this scene, as if facing a formidable enemy.

He already understood that this seemingly meaningless sword fight, like fighting against each other, is probably the swordsmanship of fighting to the death. He said with a smile: "The sword must be very good, but the dance is not good. I watch dance a lot, but the sword is not good." Not good at it. Zhong Ni said, knowing what you know is knowing and what you don’t know is not knowing. This is knowledge. So I would like to ask what is so good about the sword?"

Bi Sheng's rebellious Mo saluted: "My lord is not ashamed to ask, I have to answer. But the winner doesn't know where the sword is, and the loser will know. So please ask me another question."

The young master even took a look at the dead man who had surrendered, but he didn't understand why the dead man surrendered after he lifted his clothes.

The dead man showed no shame, and said solemnly: "A nobleman must have armor. It may be leather or copper. When you lift up your clothes, you lift off your armor. When fighting, elite soldiers must have daggers, so I lost."

The young master asked, "Why don't you stab your throat?"

"Throat is in front. When stabbing the throat, the arms can be twisted vigorously, but you can't start when you are in a hurry. Lifting the armor and stabbing is the fastest way to kill, but it is also difficult to guard against. Arms can wrestle the dagger that wants to pierce the throat, but it is difficult to wrestle and pierce the abdomen. dagger."

Young Master Lian seemed to understand, and after complimenting him, he asked the traitor, "Could it be that Mo is good at stabbing in the dark?"

The question seemed to be calm, but in fact, Young Master Lian was secretly happy.If these rebels are proficient in assassination, they can really use them for themselves and do a few big things.

Hearing the words, Rebel Mo immediately shook his head and said: "Mohists are not good at assassination, this is just the method of defending the city taught by Zi Mozi."

Even though these people claim to be rebels against Mozi, when talking about Mozi, Gongzilian can obviously feel the respect in it.

Mohist as the world can and Confucianism are prominent learning, the young master has heard of it, but he really can't figure it out.

I have noble blood, gold and copper, chariots and horses and beauties, and the dead soldiers left by my father's generation. If so, I just gathered dozens of loyal people.

But the Mozi wears short brown clothes and eats thick rice. The young master can't even figure out how Mozi gathered these dead people.

Even though these people rebelled against ink, they still did not change their respect. This is where he really can't figure out the joint.

Even hearing the respectful tone in these rebellious voices, the young master thought that he still has followers by his side, but if one day his uncle's heir is firmly seated, how many people will be left by his side?

Originally, I just hoped that these rebels would be proficient in assassination, but now I had some other ideas, so I asked these rebels politely, why these seem to be methods of fighting and assassination, why they are the way to defend the city.

"Since the son asks, I will answer."

"When it comes to assassination, Zhuanzhu of Wu was the most famous in the past. Ou Yezi picked tin from Chijin Mountain; copper from Ruoye River, forged five swords. Young Master Guang got three swords and gave Zhuanzhu with fish intestines, which can be broken A. But the famous swords in the world are expensive, and the Mohists are so poor, there are always smelters and casters, and good swords are seldom used."

"However, when the Mohists guard the city, the most dangerous time for the city to break is when the city gate is broken. When the city gate is broken, those who pour into the city gate must be relatives, warriors, and doctors, relying on their bravery. Zhongni My father raised the gate of the city to rescue sixty soldiers and seven doctors, that's how it is. Non-warrior relatives can't break down the gate in one fell swoop."

"Warriors are dear, and they must wear armor. Whether it is copper or leather, and they have been trained to fight since childhood, it is not ordinary people who can guard."

"If you want to kill a warrior in armor, you'd better use an awl or an axe. However, Zimozi forbids the guards of the city gates to carry awls and axes, so he can only think of other ways."

Young Master Lianqi said: "If you're dealing with armored men, it's best to use an ax and an awl, why don't you bring them with you?"

Rebel Mo laughed and said, "Because it prevents someone from taking the opportunity to open the city gate. Axes and awls can be used to cut off the latch and open the city gate."

The young master thought for a moment to understand, and wondered, "Don't Mo Di trust people?"

"Zimozi loves and trusts people, but he never puts all his hopes on trust. Therefore, he must be compiled into Shiwu and Ming Zhengzhou. Since the guards are not allowed to carry axes and awls, they can only use swords. The former master thought hard about the countermeasures, and finally came up with such a method. Attack with short swords and wooden shields, and short swords make the formation dense."

"When fighting, hide the dagger in the waist, overturn the relatives and nobles who broke the city gate, lift the armor and stab into the belly, and can kill the nobles in armor and rushing into the battle without a famous sword like fish intestines. Zimozi himself Professor, there is also a swordsman like Gongzaoye Chabu, so he can beat your dead warrior."

Gongzaoye's reputation is not obvious outside Mohist, and Young Master Lian has already seen the methods of that rebellion against Mohist. Hearing that these city defense techniques are all thought of by one person, he can't help being fascinated.

"Can Mo Di defend all the cities?"

Rebel Mo said with a smile: "Zi Mozi once said that there are no more than twelve ways to attack a city in the world. Building mountains to attack, climbing the city with hooks and ladders, attacking the city with chariots, attacking the city with cloud ladders, filling up the ditches, and flooding the city with water." , Tunnel siege, piercing through the city wall, drilling holes in the city wall, climbing the city densely like ants, using four-wheeled carts covered with cowhide, and using towering carts. Maybe there will be new methods in later generations, but the only ones in the world today are These twelve kinds."

"Zimozi may not be able to defend all the cities, but he can deal with all the twelve methods of attacking the city. As for people's hearts, soldiers, and food, these are not within the twelve methods."

"We betrayed the Mohist family, but these methods of defending the city are all skilled."

The young master even heard the Mohist talk about twelve ways to attack the city, asked them one by one, and asked a few more ways to deal with it. Mohists can deal with the two kinds of siege techniques, but I can't think of any more methods other than this."

So he asked: "Among the Mohists, can you be regarded as sergeants?"

The rebellious Mo who claimed to be able to kill thousands of miles away by his tongue, who had been silent all this time, bowed and said, "Zi Mozi, we dare not compare. It is better to defend the city than to be big... well, we are already rebellious, we can't call it that, it's just Habit. Defending a city is not as good as a bird..."

Rebel Mo wanted to say a few more names, but finally stopped, and said with a wry smile: "Master, I must have heard of wheat flour and the like. That is a new Mohist named Shi. Even if it is only half a year old Moh If you plant crops and gather the hearts of the people, we are not as good. Among the Mohists, there are so many capable scholars, and the young master can be fascinated."

Seeing that the rebellious ink was the one who claimed to speak like a sword, the young master smiled and asked: "You are rebellious ink, and you also say that there are many capable people among the ink. If this is the case, why should I use your charcoal? Without you, the true Mohist with so many capable scholars can no longer be used by me?"

Rebel Mo smiled lightly and said, "My lord, you have heard of such a sword. This sword is unparalleled in sharpness. It does not touch blood and water. It can cut jade with a little force. When it comes to battle, anyone who kills can always make a dragon cry." The sound, the sound vibrated for several miles, the morale of the side holding the sword was greatly shaken, and the soldiers on the other side fainted immediately when they heard the sound of the dragon's chant, they abandoned their armor and shuffled away."

Young master didn't know why this rebel Mo would ask such a question, he was very happy when he heard such a sword, and felt that it was far more than those famous swords he had heard about, so he thought that this sword really existed, so he kept asking what is the name of this sword?Where is this sword?

Rebel Mo pointed to the roof, Young Master even raised his head to look up, but Rebel Mo said: "This sword is on the sun. However, there is another sword, which cannot cut jade, but its sharpness is not weak, and its thickness is not inferior to Zhanlu. , the light is comparable to a pure sword, the murderous intent can conceal evil, the length is comparable to a giant sword... may I ask my lord, which sword are you willing to spend your whole life looking for?"

The young master pondered for a moment and said: "Although the Dragon Yin sword is good, it is not available. Although that sword is not as good as the Dragon Yin sword, it is also contained in the world, and it will eventually be in the world. It can always be obtained. I am willing to get the latter one."

Rebel Mo saluted and said: "That's the reason, so you should find a way to get our support and trust, instead of thinking about those real inks that are far superior to us. If you can't get it, no matter how good it is, it has nothing to do with you. So in As far as we can get, we rebels are the best soldiers you can get at this time."

"Young master only said that your copper stove is not good charcoal, but you don't know that good charcoal is also a copper stove."

When the young master heard the words, he returned the courtesy and said: "Please put it in the furnace to test the charcoal."

The furnace is also a cottage, and the talk is also a charcoal.Putting it into the furnace to test the charcoal is also going into the hut to talk with the teacher.

　At this time there is armor, but of course it is not the kind of armor in later generations.Axes and awls can pierce armor, and if the city gate is opened, the first wave of intruders will probably be elite soldiers or low-level nobles.However, "Mozi, Beicheng Pian" clearly stated that it is strictly forbidden to guard the city gates with axes and awls, in case spies take the opportunity to open the gates.The twelve siege methods are basically complete. Even with explosives or cannons, they are just variants of these twelve methods.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)