Chapter 710 Frank Communication
The peace talks ended and Wang Heyu and his group left.
Guo Chong, Lu Wei, Chen Yue and others filed into the conference hall.
Lu Songli put down the pen in his hand and asked, "How is it?"
Guo Chong was about to answer.
At this time, Lu Desheng came in and said seriously, "It's nothing. The two sides exchanged views and had a frank communication."
Lu Songli raised her eyebrows. This was a huge disagreement. They had a fight and couldn't reach an agreement at all?
Guo Chong added, "This time we fully affirmed and exchanged views on both sides, creating a good atmosphere for further in-depth communication."
Chen Yue thought, we can’t say that the two sides had a big fight and almost came to blows, right?
Lu Songli nodded. The first day of the peace talks was the first day for both sides to test each other's bottom line, and they did not expect any results at all.
This peace talk is expected to last five to seven days.
At this time, Chen Yue presented the meeting minutes to Lu Songli.
After Lu Songli finished reading it, everyone discussed and exchanged opinions regarding the upcoming negotiations.
Seeing that it was almost noon, Lu Desheng suggested having lunch first.
They can have lunch at the government office or at home.
Lu Songli asked them to go back first, because she wanted to go back soon. If there was nothing urgent, she would go home to see her daughter at noon.
After saying goodbye to his daughter, Lu Desheng left first, followed by Lu Wei and Chen Yue. Guo Chong deliberately stayed until the end.
Lu Songli could tell he had something to say, "Mr. Guo, is there something wrong? Feel free to speak up."
"Governor, you just read the minutes."
Lu Songli hummed, "Is there any problem?"
"This time, we launched an all-out attack on both the Xianbei and Dali, especially Dali. The reason for the attack was that you, Governor, were murdered by Xie Zhan. After the peace talks, both sides stopped fighting. What excuse will they use to seize the remaining territory of Dali?"
If Song Mo heard this, he would be furious. This war has not yet ended, and Pingzhou is thinking about what excuse to use to attack Dali again next time.
Lu Songli understood what he meant.
When they started the rebellion in Pinggang, the reason and entry point they used was to criticize Song and Mo and to seek justice for the grievances and persecutions suffered by the Qin and Lu families.
This time, they launched a large-scale military campaign against Dali, using the excuse that she was harmed by Xie Zhan, resulting in premature birth and injury, to seek justice for her.
No matter how reasonable these reasons are, in the final analysis, they are all for personal grudges.
Especially the latter, this is already the highest level of personal grudge.
The key point is that this reason can be used by Pingzhou and by people in the future.
The problem that Guo Chong was worried about was something that Lu Songli had already thought about when he decided to send troops against Xianbei and Dali at the same time.
She was considering whether to come up with a new guiding ideology.
Thoughts determine actions.
Guiding ideology not only affects individual behavior but is also the soul of organizational or strategic planning. It provides the basic direction and path for formulating and implementing strategies.
Every political power has its own representative classes and interest groups. For example, the current Pingzhou army, whether it is the Qin family army or the Sun family army, is only concerned with its own interests and is extremely personal.
But Guo Chong's requirements were too high and he was thinking too far ahead. If they wanted to prevent future generations from using the excuses they could use now, wouldn't that be equivalent to closing the track directly?
She came from the future and knew of only one person who had accomplished this. That person had proposed the idea of building a people's army, but she couldn't just copy it, right?
Guo Chong nodded, "Governor, I'm glad you understand what I mean."
Guo Chong had been pondering this question for a while, but he hadn't come up with a good solution. "Governor, why don't we take advantage of the peace talks and have the soldiers on the front lines work hard to capture cities and strongholds. We can capture as many cities as possible, eat our fill at once, and then slowly conquer them later?"
"No, this won't work. Starting from the attack on Leling County in Qingzhou and Zhuozhou in Jizhou this year, some troops have been fighting for three or four months in a row. The tension is too high." It is impossible to conquer an empire in one go. It is better to proceed step by step. If you take too big a step, you will end up hurting yourself.
Considering the fatigue of the soldiers on the front line, Guo Chong said helplessly, "That's the only way."
"Governor, if there is no better reason to raise troops in the future, we can continue to use similar reasons." Just be thick-skinned. After all, they are just trying to seize territory and get benefits.
Lu Songli said, "You're right to think so. Slogans like 'Punish the tyrant Li, overthrow Song and Mo, and stand up for the suffering people' are very useful."
Guo Chong nodded. Indeed, there were thousands of reasons. As long as they were willing, they could always find the right one.
At this time, everyone was paying attention to the peace talks between Dali and Pingzhou.
Jizhou, Shangdang
Back to a few days ago, under the watchful eyes of the troops, the Dali envoys just boarded the carriage and left.
As soon as they left, the soldiers stationed on both sides began to discuss.
"Is that Dali's peace negotiation group?"
"Yes, they set out to negotiate with the officials in Changli, Pingzhou."
“I don’t know what the final outcome will be.”
"We currently have the advantage in Pingzhou, so the result shouldn't be too bad."
"It's hard to say. I heard that the civil servants in Dali are very cunning. They must have been holding back when they went to negotiate this time."
"Another point, is it possible that they want to take back the territory we conquered?"
"The governor and his men won't agree to this. We earned this territory with our blood and sweat. Wanting to take it back? Are you kidding me?"
"That's what the previous dynasty did. To demonstrate their magnanimity, they not only returned the territory that the soldiers had fought so hard for, but also sent people to help rebuild it."
"I'm afraid that the soldiers will be left dead in the wilderness while the civil officials will shake hands with the enemy and make peace."
That would be boring.
At this time, Qin Heng came back from the wounded camp and happened to hear it. He said, "Don't worry, your governor is not sick."
Zhou Da, who was standing nearby, also said, "Yes, everyone should trust the governor and the others. They won't let us suffer any loss."
"Let's wait for the results. It shouldn't take a few days."
South, western Guangdong
Wei Kuang led his troops to encircle and suppress the Li people, but he did not expect that things would not go smoothly.
The Jintai troops from Pingzhou arrived too quickly, and they were also very skilled in jungle combat. Furthermore, the Li people had the advantage of being familiar with the terrain, so they couldn't gain any advantage in the clash.
In addition, the other party seemed to have clairvoyance and could not hide any movement from them.
The troops he led were in small groups, and once they were sent out they could never come back.
The more Wei Kuang fought, the clearer it became that it was impossible for the imperial court to use the Li people as bargaining chips to negotiate with Pingzhou.
But he didn't expect that there would be a turning point in the situation. Deputy General Xie Haoran somehow captured Xue Xu and brought him back to the base camp.
However, they were also attacked by the Jintai army.
Qin Sheng, with stripes of camouflage on his face, walked out from the crowd of soldiers, "Xie Haoran, let him go, I'll take his place."
Then there was a cry of surprise, "Sixth Master!"
Qin Sheng raised his hand to stop his subordinates from persuading and worrying.
Xue Xu felt dizzy and weak all over. The high fever made his mind confused. The little bit of consciousness he had left made him speak with difficulty, "Sixth Master, no - no!" It was all because of his weak body.
If something happens to Sixth Master in the South, how will he explain it to the governor?
Xie Haoran was considering that Qin Sheng was certainly more important to Pingzhou and Lü Songli than Xue Xu. However, there were risks involved in exchanging hostages.
The two looked at each other, as if sizing each other up, as if evaluating each other...
They all knew that Dali and Pingzhou were ready for peace talks, and both sides wanted to add some bargaining chips to their own camps.
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