Chapter 573 Feeling Sincerity

Xuzhou, Guangling County, Dongtai County

Qin Zhao summoned the important generals of the Pingzhou expeditionary army to discuss matters.

Sun Congyi asked as soon as he came in, "Brother Qin San, are we going to fight?"

"You are so smart, it is true." Qin Zhao did not deny, "Didn't we tell Bai Xingzhi before? Let the King of Jin feel the sincerity of our Pingzhou."

Guo Chong smiled and said, "After all, the King of Jin gave us a city for free. We really feel bad if we don't give something in return." They are all people with conscience.

Yue Shu also said, "We have been on the expedition for so long, and we only fought back when we just landed in Dongtai County and Jiangdu. The younger ones are all looking forward to stretching their muscles."

Sun Congyi smacked his lips. These seniors are all eager to fight.

Qin Zhao looked at the map and asked Guo Chong, "Mr. Guo, which of the four places do you think has weaker defenses, Yancheng, Xinghua, Gaoyou, and Guangling County?"

These four places are adjacent to the territories they occupied, Dongtai County and Jiangdu, in the northwest.

Xie Wei is now leading troops to garrison the four places to guard against them.

Guo Chong stroked his beard and said, "The court will definitely focus on guarding against Yancheng, Xinghua, and Guangling County, especially Yancheng and Guangling County."

The focus on guarding against Yancheng is because Yancheng is in the north. Xie Zhan will definitely be wary of their Pingzhou expeditionary army and the Pingzhou headquarters rushing north and south in both directions, trying to open up the path from Pingzhou to the East China Sea.

The court will definitely try to prevent their expeditionary army from connecting with the headquarters.

The same is true for deploying heavy troops in Xinghua.

As for guarding against Guangling County, it is because if they take Guangling, they can better connect Dongtai County, Jiangdu, and Qutao.

These three places have different meanings for the Pingzhou expeditionary army, and they are considered important military locations.

Only Gaoyou is not that important to the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force?

After analyzing this, Sun Congyi pointed at the map and asked curiously, "Which county should we attack first this time?"

Qin Zhao and Guo Chong smiled at each other, "It must be Gaoyou."

"Eat something soft first, and replenish some food and grass."

Sun Congyi: ...

He thought that Qin Sange told him not to worry about the food and grass because he had enough food and grass. It turned out that they had to rob the food and grass themselves?

Qin Zhao smiled but said nothing.

Yue Shu looked at the map, nodded and said, "I guess the court would not have thought that our Pingzhou Expeditionary Force would attack Gaoyou, which is useless, when we are weak."

After occupying Gaoyou, they can go south or north.

Sun Congyi touched his smooth chin, "Xie Zhan, the military commander, knows about Mr. Guo's existence. Is it possible that they do the opposite and deploy heavy troops in Gaoyou?"

"Then there is no choice, we can only force it."

The formulation of strategies requires logic. If the court really deployed heavy troops in Gaoyou as Sun Congyi said, then they can only say that they are crazy.

"We hope to relieve some pressure on King Jin by doing this."

"That's a must."

"General Yue, this time the attack on Gaoyou is left to you." Qin Zhao said.

"What about our Sun Family Army?" Sun Congyi asked hurriedly.

Qin Zhao told him, "The highest general in charge of garrisoning Yancheng, Xinghua, Gaoyou and Guangling County is Xie Wei, your previous expedition to the south. Your Sun Family Army should not be exposed too early. How about you play auxiliary in the back this time?"

"Okay." Although Sun Congyi wanted to make merit with the Sun Family Army, he knew the priorities. At present, so many family members of the Sun Family Army are still in Chang'an.

When he led his troops to fight, he would also wear an armor mask and try not to meet the court generals.

…

That day, Ning Changge asked to see Lv Songli.

Ning Changge's face was very bad, "Governor——"

"What's wrong?"

"I received a letter from home." As he spoke, Ning Changge presented the letter with both hands.

Jiang Yizhou took it and presented it to Lv Songli.

Jiang Yizhou is now the chief clerk of the governor's office, responsible for assisting Lv Songli in handling all official affairs, which is equivalent to the position of secretary general of the office in the future.

Lv Songli spent a while reading the letter. The main point of the letter was that Ning Changge's grandmother was seriously ill and asked him to go back to the south.

"The elder is seriously ill, and he should indeed go back." Lv Songli said.

"Governor, not only did I receive letters from home, but all the scholars in our southern land received letters from home."

"Hmm?"

Ning Changge said solemnly, "All the letters from home are calling us to go back, either openly or secretly." This made him suspect that there was a problem with the safety of his family.

"What do others say?" Lu Songli asked.

"Most of them want to go back and take a look."

"Okay, I know. If anyone of you wants to go back and take a look, count them and report them, and I will ask someone to arrange it."

Ning Changge was stunned, "Governor, are you willing to let us go?"

To be honest, Ning Changge was surprised that the governor decided to let them go without any hesitation or embarrassment. After all, this group of people in Pingzhou can be regarded as a small place, and if all of them leave, it will also have an impact on Pingzhou.

Lu Songli laughed, "I said that we in Pingzhou can come and go freely. Besides, all good things must come to an end. But you must do a good job of handing over the relevant work."

"Don't worry, Governor." At this time, Ning Changge was extremely grateful that Pingzhou had a lot of talents. At least there were a group of students in Liaodong Academy who could take over their work.

Ning Changge hesitated for a moment and asked, "Governor, if we return to the South, the court will let us serve as officials..."

It's not that he thinks highly of himself, but that after more than a year of training in Pingzhou, this group of scholars, he believes that their level of local governance is no worse than the county magistrates he has seen before.

"Then go out!" Lu Songli said, "In the future, no matter where you are, if you have the opportunity to use your talents to benefit the people, just go ahead and do it. You just need to remember that what you do is beneficial to the Han people."

Ning Changge is like a seed cultivated in Pingzhou, spreading to all parts of Dali.

"Governor--" Ning Changge saw in Lu Songli the broad mind of a superior who cares about the world.

For a while, Ning Changge wanted to ask the governor if there was any way to bring their family members out. But he soon gave up this impulse because he knew it was difficult. The South was originally Xie Zhan's base camp, and their Pingzhou forces were too far away and out of reach.

Ning Changge was very sad. He really learned a lot in more than a year in Pingzhou. Pingzhou is a very beautiful place, where he has a group of like-minded friends.

Seeing that he was sad, Lu Songli smiled and changed the subject, "You can go back by water, faster."

"But didn't the Cao Gang and our Pingzhou temporarily stop cooperating?"

"Don't worry, it's okay." Lu Songli felt that if Xie Zhan wanted to lead Ning Changge and other southern scholars back to the south, he would definitely not let this matter become a problem. You know how fast it is to go by water.