Chapter 662 Taking the Initiative
The Xianbei attacked Xinxing!
The Dali soldiers stationed in Xinxing rose up in resistance.
Although Dali was on the defensive and had the advantage of geographical location, the Xianbei were outnumbered and unstoppable.
Xinxing City is close to Changshan, and Xie Zhan is very concerned about the battle situation in Xinxing City.
On this day, Yang Yingqin, the general defending Xinxing City, came over.
"Grand Commander, the Xianbei are advancing aggressively. Our army must either send more troops or abandon Xinxing and retreat to Taiyuan to build another line of defense."
Yang Yingqin was not optimistic about the current war situation. He didn't know how many troops the Xianbei would gather this time. He only knew that they were still sending more troops.
If they still want to hold on, they must send more troops, otherwise, Xinxing City will definitely not be able to hold on.
He was more inclined to retreat to Taiyuan. Taiyuan was all mountainous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If they made good plans, they might be able to stop the Xianbei.
Xie Zhan looked at the map with a serious expression. If he gave up Xinxing and retreated to Taiyuan, Changshan would inevitably be exposed to the Xianbei's sight.
If what Yang Yingqin said is true, they held Taiyuan tightly.
The Xianbei were blocked from advancing southwards towards Taiyuan, so Changshan would inevitably become one of their attacking directions. However, Changshan was not like Taiyuan, which had the advantage of its location to withstand the attack of the Xianbei army.
The defense of Changshan becomes the top priority...
Now Dali had to fight both Pingzhou and Xianbei at the same time, and was under attack from both sides. However, both Xianbei and Pingzhou had only opened up one battlefield each.
In this comparison, Dali was at a disadvantage. He had to find a way to get the Xianbei and Pingzhou to fight each other.
Xie Zhan was still lost in thought when he was interrupted by a voice, "Grand Commander, the imperial edict has arrived!"
Xie Zhan knelt down and received the imperial edict.
As the court suffered defeats in Bohai and Hejian, imperial edicts summoning him back to Chang'an came one after another, and this was already the third one.
"I will set off for Chang'an tomorrow. Let's give up Xinxing and retreat to Taiyuan. You will have to take care of the subsequent wars." Xie Zhan was ready to return to Chang'an.
Dong Guowei, Yang Yingqin and others are all veterans with many years of experience. It would be of little use for him to continue staying here.
Yang Yingqin hurriedly said, "General, there is no problem with fighting, but the supply of food and fodder is a big problem." The war was obviously going to expand.
Xie Zhanmo, food, and more food!
"After I return to Chang'an, I will gather food and supplies and send them here as soon as possible. I will also try to draw troops from other places to support you."
When Yang Yingqin heard that he would solve the food and grass problem, he felt relieved.
Pingzhou
Pingzhou's grassroots officials have been very busy recently, not only because Pingzhou is at war with Dali and they are busy providing support in the rear, but also because they are busy gathering the scattered civilians.
The common people who fled from Zhuozhou, under the intentional or unintentional guidance of Pingzhou, almost flocked to Pingzhou.
The people of Zhuozhou had three choices: Xianbei, Dali and Pingzhou.
They would not surrender to the Xianbei. They were not of our race, so their hearts must be different. Moreover, the Xianbei were brutal and would massacre cities at will. Going to a city under the rule of the Xianbei was simply asking for trouble.
They can only choose between Dali and Pingzhou.
These people were already disappointed with the court because of its inaction when the price of donkeys fell.
Later, after the arrival of Xie Zhan, the Grand Commander of the Army, although a series of measures were implemented to help them regain some confidence, it was a fact that Dali was ultimately unable to keep Zhuozhou, and they lost their homes.
If they choose Dali, if Dali is defeated again in the future, won’t they have to experience leaving their homeland again?
Choosing Pingzhou was a natural choice.
First of all, Zhuozhou is adjacent to Shanggu County and Yuyang County of Pingzhou, and life in these two places is almost the same as in Zhuozhou.
Secondly, Pingzhou gave us five taels of silver as a settlement allowance.
The most important thing is that Pingzhou is strong and has always won battles and never lost.
Fighting a war means losing one's life and property easily. The people on the losing side are especially miserable.
They don't want to experience that kind of stray dog experience again.
As they entered Pingzhou, they discovered that its people were well protected. Although they knew Pingzhou and Dali were at war, it didn't affect their daily lives. This feeling became even more pronounced as they headed east.
When someone comes, someone else will leave.
In the Liaodong Academy, in Pan Sitong's principal's room, Lu Desheng, Pan Sitong, Chen Dinghuai and Cui Chunhua were all there, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.
Cui Chunhua pointed at Lü Desheng's nose and cursed, "Lü Desheng, you Pingzhou people are raising an unjust army and attacking an innocent people!"
Lu Desheng put his hands on his hips and said, "Nonsense! Our Pingzhou attacks on Zhuozhou and Leling are all justified!"
Chen Dinghuai thought about it and decided to go to the toilet while the two were arguing.
"This is just a bullshit excuse, can it be justified?"
"Why not? Do you know how much money our Pingzhou merchants lost when your Dali merchants broke their contracts twice? If I tell you, it will scare you to death. Millions, even tens of millions of taels."
"Are there so many?" Cui Chunhua doubted.
"That's all! We in Pingzhou are not pushovers. How can we let others bully us all the time?"
"But I heard that this was clearly a trap set by you Pingzhou people!" Cui Chunhua was furious!
Lu Desheng looked at him like a fool. All's fair in war. The officials and businessmen of you Dali are stupid and greedy. Who can you blame?
"You are clearly fishing!" Cui Chunhua emphasized again.
Lu Desheng said calmly, "I don't know what you are talking about." Do you think I'm stupid? Will you admit it?
Cui Chunhua was irritated by him.
"Pan Shanzhang, please say something!"
Pan Sitong, who was suddenly named: ...
"What do you want me to say?" It was a mistake. I should have gone to the toilet with Chen Dinghuai just now.
"You should leave. You shouldn't help the evil." Cui Chunhua said seriously.
"It is our responsibility to teach and educate people and ensure that the inheritance continues. As for who the talents choose to be loyal to after they grow up, that is their business." Pan Sitong said, and this is also what he really thinks.
"I see you're determined to stay in Pingzhou. How disgraceful!"
Pan Sitong glanced at him and said, "We all remember to seek common ground while reserving differences. Just like you, you firmly stand on the side of Dali. Isn't that your freedom? Have I ever interfered?"
Cui Chunhua was stung by these words, and Chen Dinghuai happened to come back at this time.
"Principal, let's go. We don't have to stay in this shabby place, Pingzhou." Cui Chunhua went to pull Chen Dinghuai.
Chen Dinghuai: ...You came back early.
Lu Desheng rolled his eyes and said, "If you want to go, go. Anyone who doesn't go is a dog!"
Such a stupid person should leave quickly and stay in Pingzhou as a teacher. He is afraid that he will teach the students in Pingzhou bad things.
You know, the outstanding students trained by Liaodong Academy will inevitably be given important positions one after another. It is just as the saying goes, "If you excel in learning, you will become an official."
"Humph, let's go now, we won't stay here anymore!"
"You can go back if you want, but Director Chen is not allowed to leave!" said Lu Desheng.
"Why?" Cui Chunhua couldn't help but scream at the different treatment.
Of course it's because Chen Dinghuai is useful and you are useless. As I said before, if Cui Chunhua stayed in Pingzhou, he was worried that he would teach his students bad things.
"Because you are an ungrateful person. You eat and drink from us Pingzhou people, and now you are desperately trying to put the blame on us Pingzhou people."
Hearing this, Cui Chunhua was really furious. "Don't you Pingzhou claim to be free to come and go?"
"That was in the past."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dinghuai and Pan Sitong were both surprised and looked at each other.
There was a smile in Pan Sitong's eyes.
All the outstanding talents who are willing to come to Pingzhou are here, and they cherish these talents very much.
The decision to force the person to stay was made by the father and daughter together.
When the interests of both parties are aligned, if they want to achieve their goals, they cannot let others bear the risks.
Only by avoiding other people's risks, considering others, and solving their worries, can others be willing to be driven by them.
Pingzhou at this time is no longer the Pingzhou when the uprising just started. After showing its strong strength, it may not be a good thing to give the right of selection to the talents they want to recruit.
They forced people to stay in Pingzhou instead of letting them choose to stay.
Of course, they really wanted to stay. After they arrived in Pingzhou, they were reluctant to leave, which can be seen even now.
The results are the same, but the outside world's judgment is different.
Literati attach great importance to reputation.
Lu Songli chose to keep the bad reputation for herself and leave the good reputation to talented people.
They were all forced to stay, they did not rebel voluntarily, everything was Pingzhou's fault. They were all deceived.
In this way, it also provides protection for the families and relatives of these talents.
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