The Mohist Hill disciples who hurried to Zhongdu Bridge repeatedly offered their counsel to the Jin Army, volu…
The Mohist Hill disciples who hurried to Zhongdu Bridge repeatedly offered their counsel to the Jin Army, volunteering to rebuild the bridge to aid the struggle against the foreign invaders. However, Du Chongwei dismissed their proposal on the pretext of "insufficient manpower." He then rebuked them for disrupting military discipline and had them summarily expelled from the camp.