Chapter 557 Picking Half the Fruit
"Governor, can Daijun and Yanmen be defended?" Sun Ming asked Lu Songli.
Hearing this, the other members of the Sun family army also looked at Lu Songli.
Lu Songli, Xue Xu and Qin Heng looked at each other.
Then Lu Songli told him regretfully, "We cannot defend both places. In the end, we can only defend Dai County." They had rehearsed this before.
"Even if we let the Pingzhou army directly take over the two cities of Yanmen and Daijun, wouldn't that be possible?"
"Yes."
The Yanmen Pass suffered severe damage and was almost defenseless.
The Xianbei Hu Lu were best at field battles because they had cavalry.
In contrast, the Pingzhou Cavalry Battalion was still under construction. The horses, in particular, were a significant source of quality, having been captured from the Xianbei last year and subsequently bred. In short, the Pingzhou Cavalry Battalion was still underdeveloped.
Pingzhou currently does not have the strength to confront the Xianbei head-on, so it needs to avoid their edge.
Sun Ming and others were quite surprised to hear Lu Songli admit so straightforwardly that Pingzhou could not defend the two places even if it took over.
Facing their gazes, Lu Songli was very calm. What she didn't say was that it was actually possible to hold on if she tried hard.
But Lu Songli thinks that one should eat as much as his appetite allows.
Using one's own weaknesses to fight the enemy's strengths, and using the lives of soldiers to fill the gap in the middle, in order to make up for the gap between the two sides, is something only a fool would do.
It's not that she is cruel and doesn't care about the people in Bingzhou and the Central Plains who moved south, but she has to be responsible for the people under her jurisdiction when she is still young and weak.
Today, the 300,000-strong Xianbei barbarian army north of Bingzhou is like a huge flood, and Yanmen and Daijun are their designated flood outlets.
If they, Pingzhou, snatched away all the fruits of the Xianbei's hard work, she was afraid that the Xianbei would go crazy.
By then, the Xianbei’s anger will surely be directed towards Pingzhou.
Pingyou and Youzhou already had six counties bordering the Xianbei and Hulu. Adding Yanmen and Daijun, the long defense line would be very difficult to defend.
Pingzhou is so small, so it’s better not to let all the Xianbei attack Pingzhou.
So, she decided to pick only half of the fruit.
Look how generous they are.
If the generals of the Xianbei royal court knew her thoughts, they would definitely sneer at her. They were clearly worried that if they occupied both Yanmen and Daijun counties, the flood would have nowhere to drain, and Pingzhou might end up facing the consequences. That's why they left Yanmen to them for flood control.
Lu Songli calculated their gains in this battle. They had obtained Dai County and the Sun family army, so their gains in Pingzhou were quite a lot.
The battle on the East China Sea is still ongoing. I wonder what the final gains will be?
Xue Xu himself was a person who valued his life very much. He strongly agreed with Lu Songli's steady and cautious approach. Let the Xianbei's anger be directed at Song Mo.
Besides, the losses of Yanmen and Daijun in Bingzhou were the fault of Song Mo and Xie Zhan. They should have to taste the bitter fruit. Why should Pingzhou take the blame for them?
Next, Qin Heng, Sun Ming and others used the sand table to deduce the tactical deployment for Yanmen Dai County.
Even if Yanmen cannot be defended, they will make the Xianbei barbarians pay a heavy price!
Chang'an, Imperial Palace
When the good news came that King Cheng Song Qian had been executed, Song Mo cheered loudly!
When the ministers in the court heard the good news, they realized that the emperor and Xie Zhan had set up such a big trap! They used a strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that the two would join forces?
When Xie Zhan rebelled, their emperor really wanted to eat his blood and flesh, but the two of them could actually cooperate secretly?
This is something no one could have imagined.
For a moment, the court officials felt that the emperor was a little unfathomable.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The traitor has been brought to justice. This is all thanks to Your Majesty's great fortune. May Heaven truly bless the Li people."
The congratulations from the ministers made Song Mozhi very proud, except for the King of Jin.
If all goes well, Dali's Thirteen States and Nine States will all be under his control. Once the universe is unified, Dali will only need to deal with two enemies: the Xianbei and Pingzhou.
After daydreaming for a while, Song Mo continued to read the memorial.
In his memorial, Xie Zhan said that they had gathered troops, half of which would be sent to attack the King of Jin, and the other half would be sent to Yanmen and Dai County in Bingzhou to support the Sun family army.
Song Mo thought, with the southwest pacified, and the King of Jin in Donghai only having 50,000 troops, Xie Zhan's 100,000 would be enough to encircle and suppress them. He really needed support for the Sun Clan Army in the north; he didn't want Bingzhou to be lost. He just hoped the Sun Clan Army could hold out a little longer.
After reading the memorial, Song Mo issued an edict, appointing Xie Zhan as the commander-in-chief of the Dali army, in charge of all the troops in the world!
Xiao Qun, the former Grand Marshal in charge of the military forces of the entire country, was suddenly sidelined.
Xiao Qun's face looked very ugly.
The ministers exchanged glances.
Song Mo turned a blind eye.
During the period when Xiao Qun served as the Grand Marshal, the world was torn apart, but he was helpless to do anything. It was his incompetence.
Since he is incompetent, the position of being in charge of the military should naturally belong to the most capable person.
Xie Zhan has the talent to govern the world, he is that capable person.
During this period, Song Mo truly felt the lack of top talents.
He and some of his trusted ministers had analyzed the situation and concluded that Xie Zhan would not dare to betray him again.
A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. If Xie Zhan betrays again, it will be a problem again and again. He will probably lose his reputation. If his reputation is ruined, who will dare to rely on him?
The most important thing is that he wants to use Xie Zhan to deal with Pingzhou and Xianbei!
Southland
Compared to Song Mo's optimism, Xie Zhan was quite worried at this moment. He was very worried about the Sun family army. He was worried that the Sun family army could not hold on, and he was also worried that Lu Songli would win over the Sun family army.
He pinched his brows. When he had planned to alienate Song Mo and the Sun family army through the hands of King Cheng, he had never expected that he would shoot himself in the foot.
The timing of his sowing discord was right. At that time, he was focused on gaining territory and had not yet realized the gap between him and Lu Songli. He only wanted to weaken the power of the court.
He could only try his best to remedy the situation now. After conquering the southwest, General Yang, at his request, had led 100,000 soldiers north to support the Sun family army. He hoped it was still not too late.
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