Chapter 766 She was invited
It took Qin Sheng, the Jintai Army, the Sun Family Army, and the Fuyu Army led by Yue Shu four months to subdue the Xianbei. At this time, the three armies returned to Pingzhou for a temporary rest.
At the same time, Lu Songli issued an order, asking Qin Heng to lead the three armies to launch a general attack on Dali.
Under the command of Qin Heng, Pingzhou launched an all-out attack on Dali in three directions.
The first major direction is the north, where Dalib has a large army and the main force of the Pingzhou army is also there.
For example, the border between Yanzhou and Yuzhou, the border between Bingzhou and Jingzhou, and the border between Xuzhou and Donghai were all key battlefields where the two sides fought.
In addition, Qin Heng ordered the navy Lin Shan to assist and attack the East China Sea from the water to provide auxiliary support.
Donghai is adjacent to Xuzhou. Now Xuzhou belongs to Pingzhou. Donghai also has Zhengqiao as an internal supporter, so Pingzhou took over Donghai very smoothly.
Four years later, Donghai was once again incorporated into Pingzhou's territory.
The third direction was for the garrison in the south to attack together with the Li people, who brought a herd of elephants to assist.
In short, Pingzhou launched an all-out attack, encircling Dali from the south, east, and north to erode its territory.
The war progressed very smoothly.
After last winter and the various policies implemented by Pingzhou in the past few years to absorb the people of Dali,
At this time, except for Yongzhou and Yizhou, the rest of Dali was sparsely populated.
The Dali court did not provide sufficient support to the Pingzhou army. In addition, Pingzhou had been promoting benevolent policies over the years, so the people were not opposed to surrendering to Pingzhou.
When Pingzhou's cannons were fired outside the city gates, many city officials took the initiative to open the gates and surrender, or offered their cities in surrender.
The local officials of Dali have basically realized now that it is an inevitable trend for the world to belong to Pingzhou.
The war progressed smoothly, except when the Pingzhou army attacked Yizhou and Yongzhou, where it encountered obvious obstacles.
Chang'an is in Yongzhou, so it is normal that Yongzhou is difficult to conquer, but it is a bit unreasonable that Yizhou is also difficult to conquer.
The main reason was that Yizhou, the land of Bashu, Yunnan, and Guizhou, was inherently mountainous and difficult to attack. Furthermore, Xie Zhan had provided the people of Yizhou with free charcoal last winter, and the benefits of this had become apparent.
The people in Yizhou are not as demoralized as in other places, and the hearts of the people are still with Dali.
Faced with the long-standing siege of Yizhou, Qin Heng decided to dispatch Qin Sheng and his Jintai Army to support him, as well as the Sun family army and Yue Shu's Fuyu army. They had rested for so long and it was time to get them out to work.
In Changli, Qin Sheng reluctantly bid farewell to his wife and children, and led the Jintai army straight to the Yizhou battlefield.
Well, his wife is busy too, so he should go out and work, and finish it quickly so that his wife and elder brother will have less to worry about.
The other two armies were sent to other battlefields.
At the Pingzhou Army Command, Qin Heng was standing in front of a map, studying the mountains, rivers, geographical fortresses of Yizhou and the deployment of Dali's troops.
After Qin Sheng led the Jintai army into Yizhou, he did indeed open up a gap, and the situation on the Yizhou battlefield improved.
Now he is waiting for Qin Sheng to capture another strategic location for Pingzhou.
At this moment, a messenger came in quickly, "General, it's bad, General Qin Sheng is missing!"
Qin Heng immediately asked, "What's going on?"
After asking, Qin Heng found out that when Qin Sheng was in Fuling, he divided his troops and led them to a dangerous place. While trying to save two of his personal soldiers and a child of a commoner, he fell into a ravine from the mountain.
As soon as the accident happened, the Jintai army, led by Zhu Dazhuang, divided into three groups and went down to the mountain stream to rescue people. However, they searched back and forth three times and did not find anyone, and of course, they did not find the body.
Qin Heng knew very well that Xiaoliu had a strong ability to survive in the wild. Under normal circumstances, with his skills and luck, he would not be a cause for concern, but he was injured now, which made people more worried.
Considering the various impacts that would arise after the news of Qin Sheng's disappearance spread, Qin Heng planned to block the news first, send people to the place where he disappeared and the surrounding area to search carefully, and then make any plans.
However, thanks to the efforts of someone with ulterior motives, Lu Songli still found out.
As soon as Lu Songli came on duty, a letter was quietly placed on her desk with the five words "Lu Songli's Personal Letter" written on it.
Her face darkened. Seeing this, Hong Luo immediately called the guards outside in to check who had come in from last night to this morning.
At the same time, the people below checked the letter, opened it, and found that it contained an invitation letter. After confirming that there was no danger, the subordinates respectfully withdrew.
"Let me see."
Hong Luo picked up the invitation and handed it to Lu Songli.
Lu Songli was not surprised at all when she saw that the invitation was signed by Xie Zhan.
Xie Zhan's invitation letter essentially invited Governor Lü Songli to come to Yizhou. He was waiting for him in Fuling. If he didn't come, he would bear the consequences.
Lu Songli read it expressionlessly and threw it aside.
In fact, this is more of a threat than an invitation.
At this time, Lu Desheng, Xue Xu and others were all there.
When Lu Desheng took the invitation and took a look at it, he was furious. "No, where does that bastard Xie Zhan get his confidence from? Just because he invites you, you have to go?"
Xue Xu also read the invitation letter at a glance, frowning tightly. He was a smart man and thought a lot. Xie Zhan's invitation letter was quite strong, so he must have something to rely on, or he was sure that the governor would attend the appointment.
Lu Songli also thought so. Xie Zhan was not someone who would be so arrogant, so she asked someone to investigate.
The investigation revealed Qin Sheng's disappearance.
Pingzhou sent a letter to General Qin Heng to confirm the authenticity of the news.
During this period, Lu Songli received another message from below.
On the way out, Song Shiyu kept thinking about the reason why Zhao Yutan stayed in Fuling. After thinking for a long time, he figured out that he was particularly concerned about Zheyingchong.
Song Shiyu asked someone to pass this message up, but he didn't know whether it could reach Governor Lu.
Perhaps those who are righteous have more supporters, while those who are unrighteous have fewer supporters.
The news eventually reached Lu Songli.
Looking at what Song Shiyu reminded him of, Zheyingchong? Lu Songli was thoughtful.
Combined with the news of Qin Sheng's disappearance in Fuling, Lu Songli's heart skipped a beat, and she seemed to have a sense of something.
In addition, Pingzhou also received a piece of news - Xie Zhan buried a lot of explosives in Fuling City.
The message was sent by Xu Junfan and delivered to her as quickly as possible.
Lu Songli knew very well that it was not ruled out that Xie Zhan deliberately let her know this news.
Xie Zhan is using the people of Fuling City to threaten her!
After finding out about Xie Zhan's ceremonial procession, all the officials in Pingzhou disagreed with her going to the appointment with Xie Zhan.
Lu Desheng was the first to curse, "Xie Zhan is truly a lunatic!"
Xue Xu objected most vehemently, "Governor, you can't go. That despicable Xie Zhan must have set something up. If you go, you might never come back."
At this time, the only thing on Xue Xu's mind was the safety of Governor Lu Songli. Everything else was out of his consideration.
Ji Wuyin felt that Xue Xu's words were inappropriate and quickly asked, "But what about General Qin Sheng?"
The news they received was that General Qin Sheng was missing, and Xie Zhan's words implied that General Qin Sheng was in his hands.
Xue Xu asked in return, "Are you sure that General Qin Sheng is in Xie Zhan's hands? Do you have any concrete evidence?"
Ji Wuyin was really helpless about his friend's reaction, "It's better to be safe than sorry."
"Okay, stop arguing. I have my own considerations for this matter." Lu Songli stopped the quarrel with just one sentence.
Lu Desheng sighed, "Xie Zhan, that bastard, has given his daughter such a difficult problem!"
Ji Wuyin and others also thought so. Xie Zhan really gave the governor a big problem for their Pingzhou.
The governor and General Qin Sheng were husband and wife. How could a wife turn a blind eye to her husband's misfortune and not help him? However, for the entire Pingzhou faction, the governor's safety was of paramount importance.
But if the governor doesn't go, it means he doesn't care about General Qin Sheng's life or death. What will the Qin family think? At the same time, this will also chill the hearts of the soldiers fighting on the front line.
It’s difficult, it’s too difficult to decide!
"Can't we in Pingzhou make Xie Zhan's evil deeds public to the world?" asked Lu Desheng.
Xie Zhan used the life of his son-in-law Qin Sheng to threaten his daughter with the lives of the people in Fuling City.
But to outsiders, it seemed that Xie Zhan used Qin Sheng's life to threaten her to go to Fuling. They only saw the obvious side of the story, but did not know what was going on in secret.
Lu Songli shook her head, "No."
Lu Songli knew what Xie Zhan was thinking.
If they did so, it would mean that she had made a choice, and then Xie Zhan would immediately detonate all the explosives and let the people of Fuling city be buried with him.
"Xie Zhan insisted on having you go to Fuling. What exactly did he want to do? To get rid of you?"
Lu Songli remained silent. She had some guesses about Xie Zhan's intentions. Her father's guess was certainly his main purpose, but...
For the next two days, Pingzhou officials argued fiercely over whether Governor Lu Songli should accept the invitation.
In the past two days, the Qin family members were hesitant to speak when they saw her.
Qin's mother often shed tears, and whenever she saw her, she would force a smile.
Lu Songli saw all of this.
Lu Songli was making preparations silently.
After Lu Songli arranged everything, she announced her intention to go to Fuling, Yizhou, at Xie Zhan's invitation.
Upon hearing this, the Pingzhou officials were speechless, "Governor——"
Lu Songli raised her hand to stop everyone from trying to persuade her, "I know what you want to say."
"It's not difficult for you to persuade me not to accept the invitation, but it's difficult for me to feel at ease if I don't accept the invitation."
"Qin Sheng is not only a great general who has made great contributions to Pingzhou, but he is also my husband and Qin Xuan's father."
"Besides, Xie Zhan is threatening me with the people of the city. If I turn a blind eye, what will the soldiers think of me? How will the common people judge me? How will you redefine me?"
As the person with the highest power in Pingzhou, she has to pay attention to her public image and public evaluation.
If she turns a blind eye to this, it will do great damage to her image.
Xue Xu opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Lu Songli. What she had just said was just some weighing of the pros and cons.
Then she said, "Okay, you are my confidants, you will find a way to get me out of this without any damage to my reputation."
"I won't say whether I've lived a life worthy of heaven or earth. But you should know that for the 300,000 people in Fuling City, living with the lives of an entire city's inhabitants on their shoulders is a heartache that will never be cured."
If she just stood by and watched, letting things happen, how could she feel at peace every day and night for the rest of her life?
No one present tried to persuade Lu Songli anymore.
They had already seen that the governor had already made his decision.
The governor has always been a visionary and responsible leader.
She has always been good at making decisions, and she has already explained the pros and cons of this matter very clearly.
They didn't need to say much, just work hard to carry out her orders, do the relevant work well, and make sure to minimize the danger.
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