Chapter 543: Teach Him a Lesson
"I have a question." Qin Sheng said weakly.
Lu Songli continued, "What's the problem?"
"How could Song Mo trust Xie Zhan?"
After all, Xie Zhan had let him down and betrayed him. As an emperor, Song Mo would not be so naive.
Lu Songli said thoughtfully, "Xie Zhan must have used some means to gain his trust."
"What methods did Xie Zhan use?" Lu Desheng was curious.
Lu Songli shook her head. She wasn't a god, so she couldn't make wild guesses without any information. But generally speaking, to gain someone's trust, it was best to let them have something on you...
Lu Desheng looked left and right and asked, "What should we do in Pingzhou?"
Everyone looked at Lu Songli. They had seen through Xie Zhan's plan, which meant they had the upper hand. It would be a pity not to utilize and cash in on such an advantage.
Lu Songli looked around and saw everyone's eagerness to make a move. A smile flickered in her eyes. "What we should do next is to take advantage of their trick."
Lu Desheng, Qin Heng, Guo Chong and others looked at each other and took advantage of the situation. They liked it.
"Let's look at the map," Lu Songli said. "I think Xie Zhan has assumed that Pingzhou is very likely to reject the alliance."
As discussed before, Pingzhou wouldn't benefit much from agreeing to an alliance. Furthermore, there was the feud between the Xie and Zhao families and the Qin and Lu families.
Guo Chong added, "That's one scenario. Another scenario is what if we don't refuse? Xie Zhan must also take this into consideration."
Lu Songli: "Yes, if we agree to form an alliance, he won't be afraid. If we form an alliance, according to Xie Zhan's plan, we can send troops to contain the King of Jin."
Speaking of marching and fighting, Qin Heng followed this line of thought and said, "During this period, Xie Zhan and Song Mo must have gone to eliminate Prince Cheng first. Leaving us and Prince Jin to fight to the death, it would be best if both sides were to suffer losses."
"When they have time, we can turn around and deal with the King of Jin. We can also take advantage of the situation and see if we can take over Pingzhou as well."
"This is Xie Zhan's complete plan, right?" Lu Desheng sighed.
In order to understand his own danger, he directly set up a trap, and even asked King Cheng and King Jin to come to Pingzhou to take the blame for him.
Prince Cheng and Prince Jin thought they were the hunters, but little did they know that they were the prey in this game.
Lu Songli smiled. Xie Zhan's situation was a perfect example of the saying that the most skilled hunters often appear as prey.
Everyone present exclaimed in amazement, what an amazing and thorough plan!
However, Xie Zhan is powerful, and their governor is even more powerful.
"Should we inform King Cheng or King Jin of our speculation?" Lu Desheng was eager to make a move, as he wanted to make things difficult for Xie Zhan.
"Why should we tell them?" Lu Songli raised her eyebrows. Since King Jin and King Cheng have joined in the fight for the world, they must have the awareness that the winner will be the king and the loser will be the bandit. If you are not as skilled as others, you will die. The fight for hegemony is so realistic and cruel.
"Even if we wanted to tell him, it might be too late. Xie Zhan and Song Mo's plan has already begun. At the very least, the scheme against Prince Cheng is definitely underway. Moreover, Prince Cheng and Prince Jin may not completely trust Song Mo and may not be unwarranted about the court."
"Are we really going to send troops to attack King Jin?"
"Xie Zhan wants to take advantage of our Pingzhou. So, we should take advantage of his trick and teach him a lesson, so that he knows what it means to use a meat bun to hit a dog." In order to get them involved, Xie Zhan will definitely create opportunities for them to land. It is better for them to go with the flow than to rack their brains to create opportunities for themselves later.
Lu Desheng glanced at his daughter and thought, "Well, isn't this metaphor a bit inappropriate?"
Lu Desheng moved his mouth but said nothing.
The others also pretended not to hear the word, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the map.
Their governors have already determined the goals, so they will make plans around these goals.
"This needs to be carefully considered." Guo Chong said.
After all, everyone present vaguely knew that their governor was interested in the Sun family army and Bingzhou.
The high-ranking officials in Pingzhou were equivalent to her confidants. Facing them, Lu Songli never concealed her ambition to plot against the Sun family army and Bingzhou.
If they took Bingzhou, Bingzhou would be connected with Youpingzhou, Fuyu County and other places.
Donghai is not close to Pingzhou, and compared with Bingzhou, it is still a little inferior geographically.
Lu Songli looked at Qin Heng, Qin Sheng, and Guo Chong. "Pingzhou is simultaneously engaged in two battle fronts. This could mean a three-front war. Can it be done?"
They all knew that the three fronts that Lu Songli referred to were one in the East China Sea, one in Bingzhou, and that after they sent troops, Pingzhou might face a counterattack from the Xianbei.
When the rebellion began, Pingzhou had only 70,000 soldiers.
Since the Pingzhou uprising, we have been recruiting soldiers and absorbing manpower.
Pingzhou now has 200,000 soldiers, not including militia. These 200,000 soldiers can be directly deployed to fight on the battlefield.
Currently, there are still 100,000 new recruits being trained in major military camps.
Fortunately, Lu Songli had a good way of making money, and the foundation had been well laid, so he was able to support such a huge military expenditure with only one state (because Youzhou had just been incorporated into Pingzhou, people's livelihood was still recovering, and there was not much output at present).
This time they attacked the Fuyu tribe and seized a large amount of grain, which was plundered by the Xianbei when they went south years ago.
Qin Heng thought about it and said, "The soldiers and generals are not a big problem. The biggest problem when sending troops to the East China Sea is logistics and food supplies..."
Logistics supply is indeed a big problem.
The East China Sea was isolated from them, and the only convenient route for supply was by water, but the Cao Gang had not yet been recruited for their own use.
It would have been great if they had already taken over the Cao Gang and expanded their territory to Xuzhou, which borders the East China Sea.
But there are no ifs.
Lu Songli sighed, sometimes opportunities are like this, they don't appear at the right time. But when it appears, you have to grab it if you can.
Lü Songli's ambitions were immense. She was determined to obtain either Bingzhou or Donghai, and ideally, both.
As the saying goes, if you aim for the best, you will get the middle; if you aim for the middle, you will get the worst; if you aim for the worst, you will get nothing.
Therefore, when they formulate strategies, they must strive for higher goals and directions.
"I'll find a way to solve this." Lu Songli took over the problem.
Qin Heng nodded, "That's no problem."
The atmosphere in the study room is very relaxed, and there is always someone to solve any problems you encounter. It feels great.
Guo Chong drank tea, deep in thought. The longer he stayed in Pingzhou, the more he felt that their governor was very capable in commanding people and governing the local area.
Like the issue of Pingzhou sending troops to the East China Sea that we just discussed.
Qin Heng said: There is no problem in sending troops, but I have a difficulty on my side. The supply of food and grass for fighting in a different place needs to be solved.
Governor: Okay, I'll solve it for you.
Guo Chong believed that the governor would later discuss with others how to solve the problem of food and fodder for the soldiers going to the East China Sea.
If Lu Songli knew what Guo Chong was thinking, she would definitely tell him that this was basic operation.
Every profession has its own expertise. Lu Songli cannot expect his subordinates to know everything and solve everything on their own.
On the other hand, if someone knows everything and is as good as her, why would they follow you and be your subordinate? They would have gone out to work on their own and set up their own business.
This does not only refer to Qin Heng, but to everyone.
Lu Songli has always managed them as a team.
She divided the entire team into three parts, with each person in the team responsible for different processes.
The military generals at the front end are responsible for fighting wars and conquering territories, the civil officials in the middle end are responsible for governing the conquered territories, and the back end is responsible for military camps, schools, and the people's livelihood.
The government office is responsible for integrating the resources and scheduling them to form a complete closed loop.
The three major parts of front-end, mid-end and back-end are each divided into several small teams.
The teams collaborate with each other to push the entire Pingzhou forward.
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