This chapter answers Qin Guli’s questions on countering earthen siege mounds, covering beacon signals, ration standards, scorched-earth rules, hostage systems, equipment management and five fatal flaws for city defense.
This chapter details defenses against suicidal ant-like swarming assaults. It covers pulley-hung shields, incendiary carts, wall stakes, boiling liquids, plus midnight ambushes and white-cloaked night troops to rout enemy waves.
This chapter records Mozi’s counsel to his devoted disciple Qin Guli on countering cloud ladders, detailing auxiliary walls, arrow slits, incendiary traps, ambushes and night psychological tactics to repel ladder assaults.
This chapter records Mozi’s response to disciple Qin Guli on countering enemy earthen siege mounds. It details tall inner counter towers and giant multi-shot linked crossbow carts with winch mechanisms for repelling elevated assaults.
This chapter records Mozi’s talk with disciple Qin Guli on city defense. It lists twelve siege tactics and matching countermeasures, detailing fortifications, weapons, manpower allocation and fourteen essential defense prerequisites.
This chapter recounts Mozi’s famous mission to stop Chu from attacking Song. He travels ten days to defeat master craftsman Gongshu Ban’s siege engines in a simulated battle, then reveals 300 disciples already guard Song, forcing Chu to abandon the war.