Yingze is a place full of disasters. More than 200 years ago, Beidi Vawei broke the guards in Yingze, and the country was almost destroyed. Later, the Duke of Qi Huan united the armies of the princes to defeat Beidi and help the defenders restore the country with the strategy of respecting the king. In this way, the reputation spread far and wide, and the status of the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period was established. Originally a city, it was destroyed by foreign invasions. Populations and cities no longer exist. After 135 years of recuperation, the Yingze region has regained its prosperity. Unexpectedly, Jin and Chu fought for hegemony, but chose to start a war here. Glowing was destroyed again. Today, it is in ruins, the population is withered, and there are only a few villages. Most of the people have moved south of the Yellow River to escape the war.

In the dimly lit room, Wang Xu, Mo Zhai, and Yu Huali sat separately. An oil lamp is placed on each low table. After Wang Xuming's intention this time, he and Yu Huali both tilted their heads to look at Mo Zhai. The faint light reflected a faint layer of oil on Mo Zhai's swollen cheeks. The pleasing and slightly immature face was extremely incongruous with the expression at this time. The frowning eyebrows and the flashing eyes seemed to be difficult to choose.

"Zhai is a Song person, he should serve his homeland, how can he stay in the country as an official? Please forgive me. ”

The atmosphere in the room became solemn. Mo Zhai had already made a choice to put his chips on the Song Kingdom. However, there was a moment of hesitation in his eyes. Wang Xu knew that changing the other party's mind was at this moment.

"A year. As long as Brother Zhai agrees, Xu is willing to join Momen. ”

Mo Zhai was slightly stunned, and then smiled.

"Morning! As long as Brother Xu is willing to join, don't be an uncle for a year, even if he teaches in the school for ten years, Zhai is willing. ”

Wang Xu came to visit at night to implore Mo Zhai to be the uncle of Yingze's cousin Baisi Mansion and the prime minister's fiefdom of the shogunate. He had already figured it out. There is only one year left for Ji Lan to do. It is imminent for Mo Zhai to send envoys to Jin and Qi. This is the main purpose. If the other party refuses, he will take refuge in Momen first. Anyway, Mozi's thighs will have to be hugged sooner or later. If it doesn't work, he will lure him with profit and give all the income of Yingze to the Mo family as an investment in advance. The final killer feature is the two drawings that have been drawn. He knew what was on it, and Mo Zhai must be interested.

However, Wang Xu prepared so much. In just one round, Mo Zhai surrendered. After calculating everything, he inexplicably began to worry about the future of the Mo family.

"That's right! Brother Xu joined. The position of the third master is made for you. I also have subordinates in the future. Finally, I don't have to carry the burden and carry the luggage anymore. Hahaha..."

"Hmm... Well, in the future I will be gone, and the position of the moment will also be done for you. ”

It was originally a very sacred thing to be able to be friends with Mozi and jointly create a non-Confucian school of Mohists. But coming out of the mouth of the bird, Wang Xu suddenly had a feeling that he was about to become a sand monk. Joining Momen, from then on, he took over the second senior brother's flat shoulder and luggage. The loss in my heart is indescribable. He looked at the two cheering people in front of him in dumbfounded. Before I took the burden, I felt heavy on my shoulders. I really overestimated them. Listening to Mo Zhai and the fowl's longing like a family, Wang Xu sighed weakly, stood up, and shouted:

"Stop! We're in the business of organizing. The famous Momen. It's not a copycat gangster, it's not going to an artisan association. Find out what's going on! A sucker! ”

Hearing this, Mo Zhai and Yu Lili got up suddenly, walked in front of Wang Xu, and clamped him tightly in the middle. The two invariably hooked up with Wang Xu's shoulders and pressed him down on the table.

"What is Brother Xu's opinion? Fast! Fast! ”

"Brother Xu just has a lot of ideas. Tell me how you can recruit Brother 180. I was teaching people to drive a car in the school, and I died of grievance. ”

Wang Xu pushed away the big hand of the bird in disgust, and rubbed the face that was attached to the table. The three of them sit together in the same case, they are really like brothers, and they don't feel cold when they are huddled together. Wang Xu slapped the desk.

"Develop your own armament and help others defend the city. Hit the reputation first. ”

His idea was simple. If Mo Zhai doesn't defend the city, won't the idiom of conformism disappear? Then, Wang Xu took out two pieces of white cotton cloth from his sleeve robe and spread them on the table, tilted his head, and raised his eyebrows at Mo Zhai.

"Hey, hey, hey... Understand these and crush Luban in minutes. Brother Zhai! When bullying Luban, don't forget to take me with you. ”

Mo Zhai's eyes flashed. His hands touched the cotton cloth, and his body trembled as if he were convulsed.

"The school will be closed in the winter. During this time, let's first study how to defend the city and pack your conformism well. When the spring comes, you go to Yingze to recruit disciples. I will take out all the money and food given by the king to support the development of Momen. What does the moment mean? ”

A shout of "moment" made Mo Zhai's heart itch. He nodded repeatedly.

Mo Zhai has a straightforward temperament and is kind to others. On weekdays, in order to take care of the birds, it is inevitable to use some unseemly means, but those are forced by life, out of helplessness. Calculate the equivalent exchange of one's own knowledge with matter. In fact, he is still an upright and humble boy in his bones.

Oh... Of course, after a few years, the baby fat on the face will fade, and you will be able to take off that pleasing appearance.

Mo Zhai had never been jealous of his thoughts. Even if it is a failure to fight with Lu Ban. Although he was not convinced, he still admired Lu Ban's talent and wanted to surpass the other party with his own efforts. However, in just two months after coming to Yunmeng, under the influence of Wang Xu, a profiteer, Mo Zhai's comparison psychology became stronger and stronger.

Wang Xu is half a year older than him, and Mo Zhai is envious of him both in terms of family and career. Mo Zhai originally planned to leave Yunmeng after the beginning of spring and return to the Song Kingdom to fulfill his ambitions. He thinks very highly of himself and doesn't want to send people under the fence. Especially working for Wang Xu, a close friend, he will feel very shameless.

So far, Mo Zhai thinks that he has learned Wang Xu's skills, and the skills of the craftsmen have also improved a lot. Thinking of his shame before looking for Lu Ban in the future, he enjoyed the feeling of abuse... It must be good. This made him so excited that he couldn't sleep, and he was eager to leave Yunmeng. However, the two patterns in front of him changed his perception. Lu Ban, who was regarded as an opponent by the young man, was like a joke in Wang Xu's eyes, and it was not worth mentioning at all. Mo Zhai thought he had learned a lot, and he didn't want to be just the tip of the iceberg.

After a moment of excitement, a heart full of frustration ensued many objects on the cotton cloth, which he could not understand. Mo Zhai couldn't help but sigh,

"Brother Xu is really a ghost in the world, and I am afraid that the foolish brother will be beyond the reach of the dust after spending his whole life. Ay! ”

Wang Xu patted Mo Zhai on the shoulder. Encouragement:

"Brother Zhai can't be presumptuous. There is a sequence of hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry. In terms of the study of craftsmen, I am not as good as you. In terms of toughness, I am not as good as you. Why bother? You and I encourage each other to compete with the two countries in the future. What does Brother Zhai think? ”

"Good! Deal. ”

In Wang Xu's calculations, as long as Ji Lan can control the power of the country. Once the Spring and Autumn period ended, it entered the Warring States period. He just needs to grasp the opportunity to find Li Kui and Wu Qi, two great celebrities of the Wei Kingdom, and prevent them from going to work in Wei. In the future, the undefeated Wei Wushu will become a military soldier who defends the country, and there will basically be nothing to do with the Sanjin. After that, it is to hug Mozi's thighs and be the three masters of Momen, and this life will be over. As for whether Shang Ying went to Qin to develop, he had already stepped into the coffin with half a leg at that time. Before he died, he didn't see the Qin State becoming stronger, and he didn't have the opportunity to witness the demeanor of Lü Buwei and Jing Ke.

Mo Zhai and Yu Huali listened to Wang Xu's plan for Momen's future, as if they had been fascinated, and their stupid eyes were full of enjoyment and longing for the future. They worked hard to teach in Yunmeng for more than a month, and only then did they develop three members, and they were children with pigtails. At this time, compared with Wang Xu's plan, they just wanted to say.

"Fuck, can you do this?"

At the end of the second day, after Professor Mo Zhai finished his homework in the school, he took the bird slippery to the Yezai Mansion together. The three of them agreed to study the method of defending the city. When he saw that Wang Xu was still busy with the collection of taxes, Mo Zhai went to prepare the model for the drill first, while Yu Huali stayed outside the East Chamber, taking care of maintaining order. The poultry slippery to the courtyard with a pestle, can stop the crying of children. The efficiency of the office has improved a lot. In the courtyard, not only did no one make trouble, but they didn't even dare to speak loudly. Everyone looked frightened and peeked at the two-meter-tall giant. After Wang Xu realized this unbelievable thing, he shook his fists and said:

"Tomorrow, the servants in the mansion will visit the houses and collect the spring festival tax, why don't you go with you? All the brothers? ”

Most of the households that need to be visited and expropriated are clan families. They are quite resistant to the imposition of a poll tax. If the bird is willing to go out, it is estimated that not only will no one dare to complain, but it will also be much easier and more efficient to do things.

Wang Xu's words were earnest, and his eyes were burning. However, in the next second, he was dumbfounded.

"Do you care about the rice?"

He should have thought that it was useless to talk to Fowl Slippery about this. What the other person cares about most is eating. Afterwards, Wang Xu laughed and scolded a few words, and the cat was busy in the east chamber until the unitary hour. After all the things were done, the hungry three people ate in the main hall of the government and discussed the matter of defending the city. Mo Zhai first briefly introduced the method of attacking the city under the curtain.

"To attack a city, it is common to strike the city gate first. After the city gate is breached, the chariot foot soldiers will cover the kill. This is the usual way to break the city. ”

It is similar to punching. The exterior is covered with stiff cowhide to protect against arrows. There is a huge log inside. There are four wooden wheels underneath to facilitate the soldiers to push the colonel

"If the wall is low, two soldiers can use Changge to hold one soldier up and climb it. If the walls are high, the person who is holding up can hang Changge's reinforcement above the battlements. In this way, it is like climbing with the help of ropes, and you can attack all over the city walls. ”

It's a long experience. It turns out that Changge's protruding part of the hoe - Ge Yuan, has such a magical use. Wang Xu always thought that Ge Yuan existed to facilitate the drawing of the shield and the convenience of breaking the defense.

"In addition, it is a water attack and a soil attack. Water attacks are mainly based on damming and diverting water into the city, which is generally difficult to achieve. The earth attack is to dig a secret passage, sneak into the city and open the city gates. However, when it comes to fighting, the defenders are usually on guard. Bamboo tubes were buried under each section of the city wall for listening. Neither method is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and undesirable. ”

After hearing this, Wang Xu was eager to try. He put down the dishes and chopsticks and had no intention of eating, walked to the sand table, and practiced with Mo Zhai as the siege party. The model prepared by Mo Zhai is very exquisite. The soldiers carved out of wood are also different in their weapons and equipment. Wang Xu played with great interest. After a moment, he pointed to the two barrels above the city gate and asked:

"Brother Zhai! What is this, is it something that prevents the gates from catching fire? ”

Mo Zhai laughed.

"Splash manure."

It turned out that during the siege, the defenders would set up two cauldrons on the city gate to boil dung water. When the enemy attacked, the dung poured down. Although it could not kill the enemy, it was a very serious blow to the morale of the enemy.

"Oh? Why do you want to splash manure? Wouldn't it be better to splash oil? ”

"Haha, oil is too expensive, and it won't be used in battle. Splashing manure is different. If a soldier is contaminated with hot dung, his skin will ulcerate and become ill, which can easily spread in the barracks. If bad luck causes another plague, the defending side will win without a fight. ”

"Wow! It's so vicious. ”

Wang Xu opened his mouth wide. The so-called biological and chemical weapons probably evolved from throwing dung. He couldn't help but secretly praise the wisdom of Gu Rao. Subsequently, Wang Xu took a pair of chopsticks from his desk and told Mo Zhai that this was a cloud ladder. He carried out the siege with soldiers wearing rhino armor and holding short warriors as the vanguard. Mo Zhai looked at the pair of chopsticks and was really speechless. He had seen the ladder invented by Wang Xu and knew that it was feasible for the ladder to be used for siege.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were no ladders, and the buildings were mostly built in the form of terraces. That is, the foundation is first rammed with earth, then the earth is piled high, and then the house structure is buried in the soil, and it is built layer by layer, so that there is no need to climb. When the house was completed, the excess soil was dug up and cleaned away, leaving behind the tall building.

Bows and arrows can't do any significant damage to the rhinoceros at all. Mo Zhai immediately removed the archers from the city and defended it with a spear formation. After a moment, he looked at the perverted pair of chopsticks, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. Wang Xu pointed to the gate that no one cared about, gloating.

"Hehe... Your seems useless. ”

"How can it be so, how can it be so."

In the end, the defenders barely blocked the attacker's first wave of attacks with a casualty ratio of 2 to 1. If it were in actual combat, such casualties would have already crushed the morale of the defenders, and it is estimated that the defenders would choose to surrender the city to fight for a way to survive for themselves and the people.

Just as Mo Zhai was wiping his sweat, Wang Xu lined up the archers and shot at the spearmen on the city, and then removed the wooden figures placed on the city, Mo Zhai was immediately stunned and went to stop him. shouted;

"Brother Xu! You... You're playing tricks. The bow can only shoot 200 paces, and it can kill enemies at a distance of 100 paces. Is there a bow that can last 400 paces? Give it back. ”

"Who doesn't have a 400-step strong bow? Using tough wood as an arm, and then using animal horns to assist in support, after repeated application of lacquer, the wooden bow made is much larger in toughness than a bamboo bow made of fish gelatin. If you can use beef tendon as a bowstring, the distance of 500 steps is not a problem. If a strong man like Slippery opens a bow, as long as the bow continues, it is not difficult to reach 600 steps. ”