Chengyang and Linqiu are connected. Although it is an enclave, it is the bridgehead for Wei to enter Si Shang and maintain the hegemony of the Central Plains. It is the support point for Wu to first take Qin and then Central Plains to take the strategy of maintaining the four-sided offensive strategy of Si Shang in the Central Plains. It cannot be missed.

The Wei State waited for a long time before waiting for the civil strife of the Tian family twenty years ago, and Gongsun Hui's chance to enter Jin independently, and obtained Linqiu in one fell swoop and then Chengyang.

It seems that Linqiu was only because of Gongsun Hui's rebellion against Qi, but in fact, the Wei State waited for more than 20 years, united Zhao and Han, and won the recognition of the Zhou emperor, and finally obtained it.

Otherwise, Wei would not have the chance to obtain these two important cities, because Qi did not know the importance of these two cities. A city would involve the battle between two major powers and would have to wait for a long time to have a chance.

Only a few dozen miles south of Chengyang is Taoyi.

Near Taoyi is Heshui.

The Heshui connects to the Si River and the Ji River.

The Ji River directly connects to the Yellow River.

The Yellow River is full of the essence of Wei.

If Chengyang is lost, it will be difficult to know the attitude of Wei State, a vassal state of Wei on the eastern front. Moreover, Wei State is afraid that it will be difficult for him to interfere in Si affairs. For Wei State's hegemony strategy, Chengyang cannot be lost in any case.

In the battle of the Southern Jishui River, the Mo family jumped to the outside line and annihilated the Qipingyin Legion on the Jishui River, causing the Wei and Han Allied Forces in Chengyang to die.

Qi State lost dozens of cities in just a few months. Can Chengyang be defended?

Is Chengyang not important to the Mo family? After seizing Chengyang, it can be connected with the State of Lu, which joined the non-aggressive alliance, along the coast of Onozawa.

Advance can attack Qi, retreat can block Chengyang, so that if Qi wants to enter Si Shang, it must pass through Lu or Junan East China Sea, and it is difficult to advance in both places: Lu involves the conflict between Qi and Lu, and the news that the Mo family won the battle of Jishui in the South is equivalent to the news that Lu completely abandoned Qi as an ally; Junan goes down, Zhuyi in the East China Sea, Mo family and Yue build cities again that year, and the Xi Liuzhou army of the Mo family can go straight to Jucheng when the main force of Qi is heading south.

Chengyang is in danger!

This is the danger signal that Wei Ji could detect.

It is also a threat that the Mohist envoy has been secretly pointing out: either peace talks, now the Wei State completely withdraws from the war between the Mohist and Qi State; or once the Linzi Legion of Qi State is destroyed, the Mohist will take Chengyang, join forces with the Chu State, and go straight to Daliang, believing it or not.

This morning, the envoy of the Mo family was extremely proud. Facing Wei Ji and a group of Wei ministers, he shouted: "Qinzi was seriously ill, but the organization of the Mo family was still there, and the seven enlightenment still exists. The Mo family has a synonym for the superiors. The superiors and subordinates must be good for the subordinates, and the superiors must be wrong for the superiors. The superiors of my Mo family are giants, but giants are not alone, but the public will of the righteousness of the people. However, public will not be human, and the giants who are in the heart of benefiting the world are elected as the executors' unchangeable public will."

"My Mo family's enlightenment has been determined: the battle between Qi is not to capture cities or cities, or to seek wealth and concession, but to punish the Duke of Qi who invaded and infringed on injustice."

"I can't win this battle, my Mo family will never stop."

"The king and the prince also know how to govern the country, such as the laws. If someone does not abide by it but is not punished, can the country govern it?"

"Now, the Duke of Qi is unrighteous but has not been punished. Is this the world stable?"

"Shishuai Shuai Yishi stationed tens of thousands of troops in Jishui, and defeated Pingyin, Yingyi and Lucheng. This was not to occupy these cities, but to restrict the unrighteous Duke of Qi from the future.

The Mo family's envoy was rumored and never mentioned the capture of Chengyang, but Wei Ji and the ministers of Wei understood: The Mo family said that it was either to occupy the cities of Qi, or the biggest threat to Wei.

If we want to occupy the cities of Qi, it is easy to say. If we occupy the cities, we need to divide our troops to guard them, and we need to be prepared for the Qi people to fight back.

But if the cities and towns of Qi do not occupy the peace with Qi, they will turn around and attack Wei and seize Chengyang. Qi will be afraid that they will be scared and dare not attack the Mo family behind their backs. Wouldn't Chengyang go down in one go?

After Chengyang was destroyed, Wei State was afraid that within one year, he would join the non-aggressive alliance as a small and weak prince, get rid of his status as a vassal of Wei State, and be exempted from all kinds of tributes.

The State of Chu will definitely praise you at that time. The more chaotic the Central Plains, the more energy it will be involved in. The cities that Chu states that had been lost for more than ten years, which were lost to the Daliang Yuguan can still be recaptured and completely drive the State of Wei out of the Central Plains.

The importance of Daliang and Yuguan to Chu is self-evident. With Daliang Yuguan, Chu gained strategic advantages: the east and west lines can connect with each other, the Yiluo line can be attacked in the heart of the Three Jins, and the Daliang direction can directly take the Hedong of Wei.

Only with Luyang and Daliang in hand can the State of Chu maintain its strategic initiative, otherwise it will only be passively beaten.

Until now, Wei Ji understood why the Mo family punished the "unrighteous king" so high-profile this time.

It seems that the affairs of the two countries of Mo are closely related to the princes in the world, and it affects the whole body with one blow.

There were many unrighteous things before, so was the most righteous attack in Qi State? However, the Mo family sent troops to Pingyin to punish him.

Today, this is a chance to seize the opportunity, waving the banner of righteousness, mobilizing the contradictions among the princes in the world, and completely stolen Qi into a Jedi.

When the Mo family envoy left the hall, Wei Ji couldn't help but sigh: "The Mo family has the right wisdom and strategy, the fierceness of the Mozis is not afraid of death, and the deceptive morality is imposed on them. Can it be defeated?"

Gongshu Zhuo ban said, "Your Majesty, I have heard the people in the fiefdom tell such a story."

"It is said that a person lives in the deep mountains and raises chickens and dogs in the mountains. There are tigers in the mountains, and they often go into the man's courtyard to prey on chickens and dogs."

"This man often loses chickens and dogs, but he is not a person from Kong Wu, and he has no power to come, so he cannot fight against a tiger."

"But the tiger has children, so this man went deep into the tiger's den and captured the tiger's son when it was preying on the tiger's hunting."

"The tiger returns, furious, but is worried about his descendants, so he cannot think that the alliance is: the alliance promises: people do not enter the tiger's den, and tigers do not enter the human hut."

"After years later, this person's friend came to visit and asked about this. This friend had the courage to come and tear the tiger's nose. When he heard this, he laughed and said, "I was about to get several tiger skins and think they were bedding."

"So he lifted his sword into the mountain, slaughtered the tiger's den, and returned with skin. Before leaving, he said to the man: In this way, the tiger will not be able to enter your hut for the rest of his life!"

Gongshu Zhuo asked, "Your Majesty thinks that if the man lives in the mountains can slaughter the tiger from the beginning, will he swear with the tiger: If a person does not enter the tiger's den, a tiger does not enter the human hut?"

Wei Ji shook his head and said, "If you have the power to fight a tiger, you will slaughter the tiger in the mountains, and the tiger will naturally not enter the human hut."

Gongshuzhuo said again: "Your Majesty thinks that the Mo family is the mountain man who has no power to kill tigers? Or is it a warrior who wants to get a tiger skin and sleep?"

Wei Ji suddenly realized and said happily: "What you mean is that the Mo family itself has no power to fight against Wei, so they negotiated with us? If they can fight against Wei with their power, they will be like a warrior who wants to sleep with the tiger and will not sign an alliance with the tiger at all?"

"In the past, I fought against Qi. Although I won, the Qi army was still strong and should not be underestimated."

"Didn't the Qi army be so weak in twenty years that the Mo family can win in one battle, but cannot defeat the Wei soldiers?"

Gongshuzhu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is wrong. The reason why the people in the mountains signed an alliance with the tiger is that they cannot defeat the tiger, but they are also because they do not want to sleep with the tiger's skin, but they just want to protect the chickens and dogs in the courtyard."

"The strength of the Mohist charity is that the military soldiers cannot win. However, the military soldiers are the essence of Wei Jia and cannot be moved lightly."

"But these words from the Mohist envoy also revealed some of the secret intentions of the Mohist family."

"Your Majesty imagine that if the Mo family wanted to seize Chengyang, then this was the best opportunity. They had righteousness and soldiers in their hands. We, Wei, fought against Zhao, Chu, and Zhongshan from all sides. Would they give up this opportunity to negotiate with us?"

When Wei Ji really woke up the dreamer, he immediately understood.

If the Mo family had the strength to defeat Wei, it would not be possible to choose to negotiate with Wei at this time, but would fight Wei and wait for Wei to take the initiative to ask the Mo family to make a contract.

If the Mo family wanted to seize Chengyang, it would be even more impossible to negotiate with Wei at this time. Once the peace talks with the Mo family's style of conduct that values ​​faith and promises, it would be impossible to seize Chengyang again.

These envoys of the Mo family seemed arrogant, but in fact they exposed the Mo family's bottom line: they could not defeat Wei, nor did they want to seize Chengyang, but they just wanted to negotiate with Wei.

Wei Ji was overjoyed and said, "The Mo family has been humiliating me for a long time. They thought their arrogance could scare me, but they didn't want to have the wisdom and talent like you to see through their bottom line. Is it difficult? Shouldn't we talk to the Mo family with the intention of a prime minister?"

Gongshu Zhuo shook his head and said, "Justice just compared the Mo family to a mountain man or a warrior who can slaughter tigers, but in fact, the same goes for the other way around."

"The Mo family is like a tiger, but the Wei State is not a warrior who can slaughter tigers. The Mo family is like a tiger, and although they are worried about the descendants of the tiger, aren't the people in the mountains worried about the chickens and dogs in the courtyard?"

"In the view of the emperor, if Qi State is defeated and the Mohist school moves his troops to attack Chengyang, who can win the battle?"

Wei Ji said without saying a word, and after a long time, he said, "If I had not personally fought, I would have to use the prime minister of the country. As for Wu Qi and Le Yang, although they knew the army, they were unfaithful. Even if they had never committed suicide in Wei, they could not use it. However, even if they did not commit suicide, they would not be able to use it. However, even if they did, victory or defeat was only 55, which would shake the foundation of the country. Zhao Chu and Qin were eyeing it. Even if they could defeat Mo, they could not resist Qin Chu and Zhao..."

Gongshuzhuo bowed and said, "That's what I mean. The Mo family must be invincible, but if they defeat the Mo family, the Qin, Chu and Zhao countries will not hurry up to eliminate the great harm of the world. On the contrary, they will seize the opportunity to attack the Wei State."

"And what about the Mo family... Since it is said that the number of five or five is, the Mo family defeated the Wei State, but not only did the soldiers die and injured, it also hindered many things from the Mo family."

"Your Majesty is not unaware that the Yue people came to talk about the Yue people moving south. The Mo family was forced in the East China Sea, Huaibei, and Langya. The Wu people used iron tools and ox plowing in recent years. Wu and Yue have different boats, and Huainan is the foundation of Yue, so there is no need to lose money..."

"The Yue people moved south, and the East China Sea, Huaibei, and Langya were all under the Mo family. If the Mo family was in charge of the administration, they would not be granted a feudal position, so they would have to directly govern the government and bewitch the people and make them the same as the Mo family. This requires a lot of Mo people, and the Mo people were only one of them. If they wanted to obtain the East China Sea and Huaibei, they could not continue to fight. If they continued to fight, they would have to obtain the East China Sea, and the time for Huaibei would be postponed."

"For the Mo family, the East China Sea, Langya, and Huaibei, these are the descendants of the Mo family tiger."

"For the Wei State, Chengyang and Linqiu are the chickens and dogs in Wei Lu."

"The Wei State does not want to sleep in a tiger's skin, nor does the Mo family want to live in a house. This is the time to stop the war."

Wei Ji understood that this was Lao Cheng's wise words, but he couldn't help but sigh: "In the past twenty years, the Mo family has gone from hundreds of Mo people at the time of Mo Di to now owning three counties, which can defeat the strong and force Wei."

"If the Mo family gets the East China Sea, Huaibei, Langya, and two counties, hundreds of thousands of dykes, who can control it in the future? The matter of birds and slips should be a weak opportunity for the Mo family to be weak, but the world knows that the Mo family is unshakable. Now that the Mo family is becoming stronger and stronger, this is something that we must be wary of!"

Gongshu Zhuo bowed and bowed again, and said, "Your Majesty, after this war, the Mo family made enemies with Qi and Wei. They got the East China Sea and Huaibei, and they would fight with Chu. The people of Yue were hated earlier. The Song Jun was angry earlier."

"It is the full moon that will cause losses, and the full water that will cause overflow. Do you think that the Mohist family will obtain Huaibei, defeat Qi, conquer Linzi, and promote the world. This is something worth our worries?"

"The Mo family became stronger after Huaibei. Ten years later. Wei Ruo lost Daliang, blamed Zhao, abandoned Zhongshan, and moved to Xihe... This is weaker than within ten years."

"It's like a farmer's home where you don't go to put out the fire, but you worry that it will rain next year and flood the crops, so you don't go to put out the fire and dig the canals in the fields. This is unwise."
Chapter completed!