Chapter 523 Going Crazy
When the news that Prince Cheng and Xie Zhan had joined forces to fight against the imperial army reached Chang'an, Song Mo's roar echoed throughout the palace.
"Song Qian, you are a traitor. Are you worthy of the ancestors of the Song family?"
If Prince Cheng were here, he would definitely curl his lips and say, "After you beat Xie Zhan, you're going to beat me. Do you think I'm stupid?"
The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. This situation was really...
"I will destroy them!"
The ministers said: "Your Majesty, please think twice."
"Don't try to persuade me to think twice! What you have to do is to carry out my will! Make my idea come true!" Song Mo said coldly.
Ministers: But I can’t do it.
Song Mo didn't care, "My dear ministers, let's talk about the solution now."
The ministers then began to whisper to each other and discuss in whispers.
Under the current circumstances, there are actually two options: one is to increase troops, and the other is not to increase troops.
If we increase our troops, where can we find the manpower?
Now the northwestern border and Liangzhou are occupied by the Xianbei, and the northern border soldiers led by Fu Jiangong have retreated to Lueyang.
Lueyang is located at the junction of Liangzhou and Yongzhou, and is an important military town.
Fu Jiangong led the northern border soldiers to defend this place to prevent the Xianbei.
The Sun family army led by Sun Ming was stationed in Yanmen and Dai County, which was an even more difficult task.
We cannot move while defending Pingzhou in the east and resisting the foreign tribes of Hulu in the north.
An army was also sent to the King of Jin to prevent it from becoming more powerful.
The 100,000 troops that Dong Guowei had previously mobilized to encircle and suppress Xie Zhan were all the troops they could muster.
I thought we could win the battle quickly by outnumbering the minority, but unexpectedly, King Cheng intervened and the whole plan went awry.
Sending more troops is just like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Without reinforcements, there would be a stalemate. This battle turned from a blitzkrieg into a stalemate.
So the ministers in the court started arguing again.
Song Mo was really troubled because each of these ministers had his own reasons.
Looking at the ministers arguing endlessly below, a hint of blood flashed in Song Mo's eyes.
Pingzhou, Governor's Mansion
Before the imperial army went to war with Lingnan, Qin Heng returned to Changli to meet with Lu Songli.
The two talked in the government office for two quarters of an hour...
"Sixth brother's wife, I believe Xie Zhan is not the kind of person who would surrender without a fight."
After several encounters, Qin Heng believed he had a good understanding of Xie Zhan. Therefore, the imperial army's encirclement and suppression of Lingnan was likely to become a protracted war.
"Yeah." Lu Songli agreed with his judgment.
The imperial court is attacking Lingnan. If this battle cannot be concluded quickly, there will be disaster.
"How are the soldiers doing?" she asked.
"They are all very good." Qin Heng replied.
"Then I agree with this plan, big brother. Just go ahead and do it. Don't worry about the logistics and supplies."
"Okay, let's get ready."
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it.
As soon as the Xianbei made a move, they would take action.
It would be a waste if they didn't take action at such a good opportunity.
Later, they received news that the Dali court and Lingnan had gone to war.
Except for the generals stationed in various places, all the senior officials of Pingzhou Prefecture gathered together.
Lu Desheng was the first to say, "It seems that Xie Zhan and King Cheng have formed an alliance."
It’s hard to tell whether it was disappointment or what, but he curled his lips and knew that Xie Zhan would not surrender.
In the conference room, senior officials such as Xue Xu, Guo Chunsheng, Xu Zheng, Chen Ping, Liu Heshan, Ji Wuyin, Wu Chi and Lei Xin were discussing this matter with each other.
Now Prince Cheng and Xie Zhan have formed an alliance.
The Dali court and the Xianbei royal court remained powerful, firmly ranking first and second.
Pingzhou's strength originally ranked third, but now it's second to last?
Although there is King Jin at the bottom, I always feel that it is not that safe.
If you fall behind in the rankings, you will be easily bullied.
"Will the imperial court turn around and attack Prince Jin?" Liu Heshan worried.
"They may also attack our Pingzhou," Chen Ping added.
Originally, the six factions were independent. Excluding the Dali court and the Xianbei royal court, our Pingzhou ranked third.
Guo Chunsheng looked at everyone and said, "Governor, should we send someone to Donghai to express our Pingzhou's willingness to form an alliance with King Jin?" Forming an alliance in advance can prevent the Dali court from treating Pingzhou as a soft persimmon.
"Will the imperial court be exhausted by this?" Ji Wuyin felt that the Dali court would not be so stupid.
Lu Songli felt that Song Mo would not do this.
Whether they turn around to attack the King of Jin or attack Pingzhou, if they both choose to unite, the court will have wasted its efforts and no one will be able to do anything.
Therefore, if they could think of forming an alliance with the King of Jin, the Dali court would certainly have thought of it as well.
"I think an alliance is a good idea," Xue Xu said with a smile. "Although Pingzhou doesn't need it so urgently, I think a show of weakness is necessary."
At this time, everyone looked at Lu Songli.
Lu Songli smiled and said, "Alliance? That's not impossible."
Although the imperial court was powerful, it could not withstand four blows with two hands. They had to be on guard against this and that. The military forces they could mobilize were limited.
In fact, the most fundamental problem of the Dali court was that Dali’s military forces were too short-sleeved.
It is difficult to solve the current dilemma using conventional methods.
In fact, Song Mo is a little crazy, but many people seem to ignore it. This is probably because he has been quite normal for the past two or three years.
Song Mo has just ascended the throne in the past two or three years. He definitely wants to do a good job and works very hard.
But unfortunately, Song Mo has not achieved anything in his two years in power.
Even the three-year peace treaty they had orchestrated last year, signed between the imperial court and the Xianbei royal court in Houcheng, Liaodong County, which Song Mo had thought was his first political achievement after ascending the throne, now seemed like a joke.
There were also various natural and man-made disasters that brought him denial and abuse.
All these things tortured him.
Plus, things have been going wrong lately, so I haven't been able to express that anger.
Lu Songli guessed that he was on the verge of going crazy.
At this time, it would be a bad idea for them to speculate on the court's next move and then take relevant precautions.
The best strategy was to publicly express their eagerness to form an alliance with the King of Jin, while secretly pursuing another strategy. This would prevent them from being affected by Song Mo's outburst of madness.
Wu Chi, the prefect of Xuantu County, was a little confused. "But what if the Dali court finally chooses to encircle and suppress the King of Jin first? Wouldn't our Pingzhou have to send troops to help?" In this way, wouldn't we suffer a loss?
Hearing this, most people present laughed.
Wu Chi and Lei Xin were confused.
Lu Desheng sighed, "Brother Wu, we have only worked together for a short time. You will understand after a while."
Wu Chi and Lei Xin still didn't understand.
Ji Wuyin also smiled, "Lord Wu, don't worry. No matter who suffers, our Pingzhou will not suffer." He thought to himself, anyone may suffer, but our governor will not.
The two seemed to understand a little bit, as long as they didn't suffer any loss.
Lu Songli said, "Alliance is one thing, but sending troops must have conditions."
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