Chapter 660 Autonomy
Then, Lu Songli summoned Xue Xu, Guo Chong and others to discuss the deployment of troops and the escort of subsequent grain and grass. They also had to guard against Dali's counterattack and the possibility that Dali's navy might intercept Pingzhou's grain and grass at sea.
Orders were issued from the governor's office and scattered.
After the discussion, Qin Heng said that he wanted to go to Qingzhou in person.
Qin Heng knew very well that the matter of the sixth brother could be big or small, and someone had to come forward and could not be left alone. This time, the sixth brother's wife was not convenient to go, so he would go.
Lu Songli agreed.
The military was in a hurry, and Qin Heng was ready to leave immediately.
After Qin Heng left, Xue Xu and Guo Chong looked at each other, and left the conference room like everyone else, and went about their business.
As soon as Qin Heng left, Lu Desheng felt extremely sympathetic to his cheap son-in-law, "Poor guy."
"Let's deal with this matter like this." Lu Songli didn't say much.
Expanding the results of the war is not a bad thing, but the bad thing is that Qin Sheng set a bad example. He thought that he could conquer more territory, but he was a little too impatient.
Pingzhou and Qingzhou are not adjacent to each other. To attack Qingzhou, a fulcrum is needed. Now Leling County is this fulcrum.
Taking Leling County is equivalent to Pingzhou driving a nail into the land of Dali, Qingzhou and Jizhou. After this fulcrum is taken, it cannot be lost.
The attack on Qingzhou Leling County is a blitzkrieg. The number of troops and food and grass deployed are not large, which is not enough to support them to attack Bohai County while defending Leling County. At least when formulating the battle plan, they considered it this way.
The Jintai Army is alone outside, which is worrying.
Now the longer the front line is, the weaker the defense.
If Dali counterattacks at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.
She can understand Qin Sheng's psychology as a general who wants to seize the opportunity to expand the results of the war. But his move did catch them off guard. In her opinion, even if they wanted to take action, it would be better to wait until the follow-up troops from Pingzhou arrived.
The current situation is that they underestimated the strength of the Jintai Army and overestimated the strength of the Dali Army.
However, after this time, when Qin Sheng led the Jintai Army to go on an expedition in the future, she and Qin Heng would consider giving more military autonomy.
But not this time, such behavior must not be encouraged.
Songzhou, the headquarters of the Sun Family Army
After receiving the order, Sun Ming immediately summoned his youngest son Sun Congyi, "Qingzhou needs support. You lead your subordinates to set off as quickly as possible, and food and grass will be delivered later."
"Yes!"
At this time, Xie Zhan, who retreated to Changshan, also received news that Hejian and Bohai were attacked.
His face changed. The two armies in Pingzhou did not act like Lu Songli's steady and cautious nature.
Xie Zhan quickly calmed down and analyzed the current situation in Hejian and Bohai County with other generals based on the existing information.
He decisively ordered Dong Guowei, "Quick, send heavy troops to Bohai County for support!"
Generals such as Dong Guowei and Wei Kuang all supported this decision. Everyone agreed that Bohai County and Leling County were easier to recapture than Zhuozhou and Hejian, which were already connected to Pingzhou and backed by Pingzhou as a rear base. At the very least, they had to prevent the Pingzhou army from opening up the coastal roads and connecting the achievements.
Chang'an
As soon as the news of Pingzhou's attack on Dali reached Chang'an, the bad news of the change of ownership of Zhuozhou and Qingzhou Leling County came.
And this time is not over yet, the two armies of Pingzhou are attacking Bohai County and Hejian.
Bohai County and Hejian are in danger!
"Wolf ambition, really wolf ambition!" Song Mo was so angry that he trembled all over.
He could afford to lose Zhuozhou, and he didn't care! However, losing four counties in a row was equivalent to losing a state, which he couldn't accept!
The ministers below also shared the same hatred.
"What Dali officials and businessmen oppressed Pingzhou merchants is just an excuse!"
"Yes, who doesn't know that this is just an excuse for Pingzhou to send troops to attack Dali?"
"Pingzhou is ambitious, this battle must have been planned for a long time!"
The officials headed by the aristocratic families looked at each other, and the opportunity came!
"Your Majesty, isn't General Xie in Zhuozhou? How could he let Zhuozhou be easily taken away by Pingzhou?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Xie Zhan is derelict in his duty and should be punished!"
Song Mo was furious, "Where is Xie Zhan? Draft an edict to let him roll back to me!"
"In addition, pass the edict to Dong Guowei, asking him to support the Bohai River with heavy troops and make sure to take back the lost city!"
Bohai County
After taking Gaocheng County, the Jintai Army consciously began to rest and did not continue to attack the other five counties of Bohai.
After Qin Heng arrived, he first scolded Qin Sheng, reprimanding him for attacking Bohai County on his own initiative without asking for permission from his superiors...
Qin Sheng hadn't said anything yet, but the people below were not convinced when they saw their Sixth Master being scolded.
"General Qin Heng, we didn't lose, and we took down Bohai County." Why are you still scolding us?
Qin Heng looked at them majestically, "You think you are great just because you won, right?"
Zhu Dazhuang, Lu Dayou, Chen Jinlong and others didn't say anything.
He knew these people were not convinced without them saying anything.
"Your third brother heard that you were going to attack Bohai County, so he followed suit and led his troops to attack Hejian without authorization!"
"So, do you know how much impact your behavior has brought to the rear?"
Qin Sheng:...So, he is also to blame for his third brother's affairs?
Qin Heng gave him a look, who else should he blame if not you?
"Now this general is going to punish you, do you accept it or not?"
Zhu Dazhuang, Chen Jinlong and others were immediately upset when they heard it.
"General Qin Heng, this has nothing to do with the Sixth Master."
"Yes, it was his subordinates who instigated him." Zhu Dazhuang said hurriedly,
Qin Sheng shouted at them, "Shut up!"
Qin Heng was watching from the side, and after they all calmed down, he said, "Are you done?"
He pointed at Qin Sheng, "He nodded, he made the decision, so I only want to find him to blame."
"If everyone follows his example, when fighting, they will act in different places and not obey orders, wouldn't it be a mess?"
Zhu Dazhuang, Chen Jinlong and others looked at each other, and then lowered their heads.
"It's also the governor's intention to punish you."
Qin Sheng was speechless, he lowered his head, "General Qin Heng, I was wrong."
Qin Sheng didn't care about rewards and punishments, as long as he really conquered the territory.
Qin Heng announced the punishment, only punishing Qin Sheng, not others.
This time, Qin Sheng took all the punishments.
"... Fortunately, you won the battle, and the merits and demerits offset each other. Otherwise, I would have ordered severe punishment for General Qin Sheng."
After that, Qin Heng went to visit the wounded, leaving the space for Qin Sheng and his subordinates.
As soon as he left, Zhu Dazhuang and others surrounded Qin Sheng.
Qin Heng looked back for the last time, and his mouth moved slightly.
The first purpose of Qin Heng's trip was to help Governor Lu Songli establish his authority.
It is not easy for a woman to be in power. Xiao Liu did cross the line this time. If she is not punished, how can she convince the public? There cannot be two voices in one force.
The second purpose is to help Qin Sheng gather the hearts of the army. There are many arrogant and brave generals in the Jintai Army, but each of them is also a thorn. Only Xiao Liu can subdue them.