Chapter 656 Pingzhou Declares War

"My dear, Xie Zhan is in Zhuozhou now. Do you think we can catch him this time?" Lu Desheng asked with a smirk.

"It's probably a bit difficult." Lu Songli told the truth.

Xie Zhan knew their plan to seize Zhuozhou, which means that Zhuozhou is not a very safe place. With Xie Zhan's intelligence, he will not stay in Zhuozhou for too long.

Hearing this, the smile on Lu Desheng's face gradually disappeared.

"Humph! How can he be so lucky?!"

Zhuozhou

That day, Xie Zhan just came back from outside and received a letter from Qingzhou.

After reading the letter, Xie Zhan was so angry that he cursed, "Stupid!"

Immediately, he summoned Jiang Boya and told him to do something.

Jiang Boya was surprised to hear this.

Xie Zhan handed him the letter sent by Liao Xuewang, "Take a look."

After reading the letter, Jiang Boya was also worried. Is it easy to take advantage of Pingzhou?

"I'll go prepare." At this time, Jiang Boya also felt that it was better to be prepared for the worst. It was also good to prepare a way out.

Then, a thunderclap sounded, and Pingzhou issued another notice.

"A letter to the people of Qingzhou"

Recently, the governor's office of Pingzhou received a complaint from Zhou Yi, a citizen of Pingzhou, against the governor of Leling County, Qingzhou, and the owner of Anhe Pharmacy.

In the fourth year of Tianhe, Zhou Yi signed a contract for the sale of donkeys with Anhe Pharmacy and others in Qingzhou. The contract stipulated that Zhou Yi would sell a total of 300,000 donkeys to Anhe Pharmacy and others at a price of six taels of silver per donkey in April of the following year. And to show his sincerity and strength, Zhou Yi put 180,000 taels of silver with the middleman, and agreed that if he could not supply, the money would be regarded as compensation; as long as he could supply so many donkeys, the transaction must be established.

In April of the fifth year of Tianhe, Zhou Yi went to Leling County, Qingzhou to fulfill the contract, but Anhe Pharmacy and others delayed the performance of the contract on the pretext of excuses. Yao Guangsheng, the governor of Leling County, and other officials were biased and protected him.

Zhou Yi could not afford to waste time, so he had to break the contract.

Anhe Pharmacy and others used this as an excuse to refuse to return the 180,000 yuan in good faith.

When Zhou Yi fled to Qingzhou, he was hunted down and his whereabouts are unknown.

Such practices are shameless and murderous!

Less than half a year after the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Dali and Pingzhou in Juyang, Dali officials and businessmen have repeatedly colluded to oppress Pingzhou merchants.

Previously, Zhao Minglou of Zhuozhou and Lu Xiujie and others raised the price and tore up the contract. Later, Zhou Yi was murdered for money in Leling, Qingzhou...

I, the people of Pingzhou, do business in Dali, abide by the law, be honest and trustworthy, and keep my place, but I have encountered such unfair treatment one after another. Dali is bullying me, Pingzhou, and no one is calling for it?

Such things happened again and again, making Pingzhou very angry.

Now, regarding the disappearance of Pingzhou businessman Zhou Yi, Pingzhou demands: Qingzhou opens its entire territory and allows Pingzhou troops to enter Qingzhou to search and rescue the victim. Otherwise, the consequences will be borne by the people!

Pingzhou's announcement was published in Pingzhou's newspapers.

For a time, the world was in an uproar. Pingzhou was declaring war.

After two breaches of contract, Pingzhou turned the table over.

For a time, the people of Qingzhou were cursing Yao Guangsheng and Anhe Pharmacy and other owners. Their actions not only embarrassed Qingzhou, but also brought war to Qingzhou! Yao Guangsheng and others are sinners!

Yao Guangsheng, Qi Daguanshi and others who were cursed were very angry and aggrieved.

"Shit! How could we commit murder for money?"

"That's right, Pingzhou put the blame on us!"

The governor of Qingzhou was so angry that he pointed at Yao Guangsheng and others and cursed, "Didn't you do it to her?"

"Yes." The owner of Anhe Pharmacy admitted reluctantly.

"That's it?"

"But we didn't--" send someone to kill him.

"Nothing? Didn't make her pregnant? Who can prove that?"

Yao Guangsheng and others really have no words to say at this moment.

The current situation is like yellow mud falling into the crotch, which is worse than shit. Even if they have a mouth all over their body, they can't explain it clearly.

They are wronged, a great injustice for the ages!

The people of Zhuozhou are also scolding Yao Guangsheng and others.

As soon as Pingzhou's announcement came out, it directly defeated Xie Zhan's achievements in recent days, and Zhuozhou, which had just stabilized, fell into chaos again.

Although Pingzhou held Qingzhou accountable this time, who made Zhuozhou do similar wrong things before? The people of Zhuozhou were also worried that Pingzhou would send troops to Zhuozhou.

The people of Zhuozhou hated Yao Guangsheng and others at this time.

Their actions caused Pingzhou to bring up the previous incident of Zhuozhou County Governor and the donkey tycoon breaking the contract. Zhuozhou was nailed to the pillar of shame by Pingzhou again and could not turn the page.

Just when people all over the world were talking about it, the Jintai army led by Qin Sheng took over the coastal Leling County with lightning speed.

Long before Lu Songli and the officials and generals of Pingzhou discussed going to war with Dali, Qin Sheng led the army quietly set out from Pingzhou and ambushed in the waters around Qingzhou.

As soon as the Pingzhou announcement was issued, Qin Sheng immediately led his men to land in Leling County, confronted the Qingzhou garrison, and demanded to enter the territory to search for Zhou Yi's whereabouts. This request was naturally sternly rejected by the Qingzhou garrison, and Qin Sheng immediately led his army to attack them.

The Jintai army had been holding its breath for a long time.

In ancient times, there was a saying that if the lord humiliates the minister, the minister will die. The officials and merchants of Dali protected each other, and the merchants of Zhuozhou and Qingzhou regarded the contract between the two parties as nothing. Isn't this because they did not take their governor seriously?

The governor did not hesitate to raise troops just to seek justice for the people of Pingzhou.

The lord loves the people like his own children, and the people will not regret it even if they die a thousand times.

It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only one day to use it. Now it's time for them to serve!

The Jintai army was full of vigor and unexpected. After Qin Sheng launched the attack, he took down the entire Leling County in less than two hours of fierce fighting.

This also fully illustrates the fact that speed is the essence of war.

At the same time, Qin Zhao also led his troops to the city of Zhuozhou.

This time, the war against Dali was launched. The six major military regions in Pingzhou were the first to mobilize the entire Jintai army.

Secondly, the station under Qin Zhao's control was in the coastal area of ​​Fang County, Liaodong County, which was easier to mobilize. Therefore, Qin Zhao was appointed as the general to lead the main force of the military region to attack Zhuozhou.

The other four major military regions did not move, and the main generals were guarding their military regions to guard against the Xianbei. Only a small team was dispatched to support the front line.

In Zhuozhou City, the common people fled everywhere.

For them, there was nothing worth lingering in Zhuozhou.

In the past year of raising donkeys, their food had long been eaten up. Moreover, as the price of donkeys plummeted, many civilians sold their donkeys and fields at a low price in order to survive and pay off their debts.

Most of the people in Zhuozhou returned to poverty. After they had no permanent property, everywhere was the same to them. Since Zhuozhou was dangerous, they left.

At this time, the general stationed in Zhuozhou was Wei Kuang.

Wei Kuang was one of the two generals under King Cheng. After King Cheng hanged himself, Xie Zhan incorporated the remaining troops of King Cheng into the court army.

Not long ago, Wei Kuang received an order to lead his troops to take over Zhuozhou.

At this time, Wei Kuang stood on the city wall wearing helmet and armor, facing the Pingzhou army from a distance.

Wei Kuang knew very well that everything was a play directed and performed by Pingzhou! The purpose was to have a legitimate reason.

At this time, Dong Jichuan asked Qin Zhao for instructions and then stepped out.

After he stood still, he shouted to Wei Kuang on the tower, "General Wei, for the sake of our friendship in the past, let's discuss something."

Wei Kuang was speechless. This was a blatant plot to alienate the enemy.

The deputy general next to Wei Kuang replied for him, "If you have something to say, just say it. If you have something to say, just fart! General Wei and you have no friendship!"

Dong Jichuan said indifferently, "General Wei, we want to borrow your road to rescue people. Can you give us a favor?"

Wei Kuang was even more speechless. Borrow your road? The kind of borrowing that goes but never comes back?

Who doesn't understand the strategy of using the road to attack the state?