Chapter 751
Lu Zheng wanted to go to Liaodong with the mission in person, which was simply a joke. Everyone in the audience was shocked by Lu Zheng's determination.
The Southern Constitution Army Lu Zheng is the backbone, and even the entire Dakang Lu Zheng is actually the backbone. Now the Lu family is so powerful, and the influence of the government and the opposition has no power to compete. The core key is that Lu Zheng exists!
Under such circumstances, Lu Zheng's safety must not be lost. Tan Lei from Liaodong killed people without blinking, and Princess Long Lingxiu and Lu Zheng are even older enemies. In this situation, what would Lu Zheng go to Liaodong mean to die?
A group of military generals led by Liu Song jumped out to oppose it, and then a group of civil servants and counselors also stood up to oppose it. Faced with the passionate opposition, Lu Zheng said:
"What do you think we have any choice? Do you think the Southern Army has more than 100,000 troops? We have only less than 30,000 cavalry now. Without cavalry, do our 100,000 infantry dare to attack easily except for staying in the city?
Under such circumstances, Yuzhou is a cage. If the Liaodong Army and the Northwest Army succeed in joining forces, we will be completely dead! All the main forces of the Southern Prefecture Army were strangled, what future and future do we have? So now we have no choice. At this moment, I, Lu Zheng, don’t go to Liaodong to lobby Long Lingxiu and Tan Lei. Who among you can turn the world?"
Lu Zheng's tone suddenly rose, and he said, "You may die if you don't go, but you will die if you don't. Why not go? I, Lu Zheng, have never been afraid and afraid in my heart since I was a concubine in this life. The more difficult it is, the more confident I am. Just like the current situation, we are facing a desperate situation, but I am more confident in my heart that I have the ability to go to Liaodong and let Tan Lei and Long Lingxiu change its original intention. As long as I wait for half a year, the situation in the north will change rapidly. At that time, Song Naifeng will completely lose his advantage, and next, we will be able to take back all the lost places little by little!"
Lu Zheng's tone was firm and decisive. Obviously he made up his mind. The generals and counselors under his command knew that there was no possibility of persuading him again when they saw this scene. They didn't know how to deal with it for a while. Lu Zheng said:
"Let me know. This time the envoy is Zhang Pinghua. I will follow the mission. I will come forward again at the critical moment. As for the entourage, let the boy follow me and select another fifty capable masters. Don't worry, I have been to Liaodong and I have seen Tan Lei, but it's not that easy for him to want my life!"
Lu Zheng was very confident, and gradually everyone's emotions stabilized. Then the strategists immediately began to discuss various arrangements and details of the mission, and then prepared to set off without mentioning the convoy.
The whole process was very fast. It took only one day to start from Lu Zheng to the mission. From the two rivers, they crossed Bianzhou and then went north to Liaodong. The total was less than a thousand miles. The mission of Yuzhou traveled day and night, and only four days to reach Liaodong. The Shengjing City in Liaodong finally arrived.
Lu Zheng has been to Liaodong, but this is the first time he has arrived in Shengjing. In fact, in the territory of Dakang, Liaodong is extremely special because Liaodong shoulders the heavy responsibility of resisting Northern Yan, so the general of Liaodong has been extremely powerful for many years.
The Liaodong Army is actually the real No. 1 Army of Dakang. However, in recent years, Longyou rose, and Song Naifeng himself served as the governor of Liaodong. Therefore, the strength of the Northwest Army has surpassed the limelight of the Liaodong Army in a sense.
However, in fact, if the Northwest Army and the Liaodong Army really have to face each other, they will not have the upper hand! The Tan Lei brothers have been operating in Liaodong for many years, and their power is deeply rooted. Shengjing City is also the most prosperous city in a radius of hundreds of miles.
Almost one-third of the people in Shengjing City came from Beiyan, so the trade in Shengjing City was extremely developed. When the conflict between Beiyan and Dakang was most prominent, the border between the two sides was almost blocked, the trade between Shengjing and Beiyan never stopped. This is the fundamental reason why the Tan Lei brothers were able to operate Liaodong into an independent kingdom.
After Tan Lei arrived in Liaodong, he provided too many preferential conditions to the people of Beiyan. His purpose was to introduce a large number of people from Beiyan. When the overall situation of Beiyan people poured into Liaodong, the connection between Liaodong and Beiyan could no longer be easily cut off.
You should know that the border between Northern Yan and Liaodong stretches for thousands of miles. How can such a vast border be guarded? Therefore, in the most severe and difficult times, Liaodong can still make a fortune through trade. People like Lu Zheng who trade directly with Northern Yan are actually extremely fragile in the eyes of Liaodong people!
The mission did not encounter too many obstacles when it arrived in Shengjing. When the carriage was driving on Shengjing Street, more and more people watched, and there were vague comments in the crowd:
"As soon as the Northwest Army arrived, the Southern Mansion Army's mission came over. This is really interesting!! What would the general choose this time? Will they choose to send troops to destroy the Southern Mansion Army?"
"Of course, the Nanfu Army thought it was an orthodox way, but in fact it was just a private soldier of the Lu family, the Lu family of Jiangnan. Our general hated the Jiangnan Quan family for a long time. How could he miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this time?"
"Wrong, you're wrong. The Northwest Army actually has a greater threat to Liaodong. Then Song Naifeng is not a fuel-efficient lamp! If the Southern Prefecture Army is finished, the Northwest Army and us will be left in the Northland, and they will let us go..."
Lu Zheng was shocked when he listened to the discussions of the people around him. He thought that Shengjing City is really amazing, and ordinary people can know so many things?
But he immediately denied this idea. He realized that there must be differences within Liaodong, and they definitely had two voices. It is precisely because of this that such discussions slowly began to spread in Shengjing City. The more such discussions spread, it means that Shengjing's discussions on such matters are more intense on weekdays.
When Lu Zheng thought of this, he was overjoyed and felt a clear mind. Zhang Pinghua, who was as thoughtful as him, felt that the pressure on his body was reduced sharply. As long as there was controversy in the Liaodong army, Zhang Pinghua claimed that with his ability, he could make Tan Lei convince the court and Yuzhou.
Shengjing City is very large and has an inn dedicated to the rest of the envoys. Tan Lei had long operated this place into an independent kingdom, and after he was appointed as the king, he even established a royal palace.
Although the Yin'an Hall of the royal palace is not as grand as the imperial palace in the capital, although the sparrows are small, they are all complete. Shengjing has six ministries and nine corpses. The mission in Yuzhou is also specially treated by the Honglu Temple. After the mission was placed in the inn, Zhang Pinghua took the initiative to take action and find opportunities to meet Tan Lei.
The boy fully utilized his power, and Dakang's Xuanjingsi began to exert his power. In just one day, the information was sent continuously.
The boy reported to Lu Zheng: "This time, the Northwest Army invested a lot of money. Not only did it send a high-standard mission headed by Song Wenjie, but it also brought about nearly one million taels of silver. In addition, Song Naifeng also promised to give up the capital. As long as Tan Lei sends troops, the defense of the capital will be handed over to Tan Lei. He focused on sending troops to deal with Yuzhou. After destroying Yuzhou, he didn't want the land of the two rivers. He only needed the inner gates north of Tongzhou!
Tan Lei is almost impossible to refuse such a condition. If I have changed to such a condition, I have no way to refuse it!"
Lu Zheng frowned slightly, and through the window he could see the outdoor scene of Shengjing City. The Liaodong people were indeed well-known for their war. On the vast grassland in the distance, there were many warriors riding horses and a group of people making fun of each other!
He couldn't help but sigh that in the era of cold weapons, the northerners really had unique advantages. They were born on horseback and grew on horseback. It was so easy to build a cavalry in Liaodong. In comparison, it took several years for Lu Zheng to build a cavalry in the Southern Prefecture Army, and it has only slightly reached a certain scale now.
"Boy, look at how it is here? Shengjing is prosperous secondly. The key is that there are natural war resources here. Their livelihoods are obtained through trade. In terms of combat preparation, the vast grasslands and cattle, sheep and horses on the grassland are their inexhaustible wealth! Liaodong is a place where military strategists must fight for!" Lu Zheng murmured.
Since Lu Zheng arrived in the north, he has been fighting and training troops. He has brought the Nanfu Army from a scale of tens of thousands to a scale of more than 100,000. In addition to the Nanfu Army in Jiangnan, the total scale of the Nanfu Army has exceeded 200,000.
However, the core of restricting the development of the Nanfu Army was not the other, it was the horses or the cavalry. Lu Zheng was lucky that he paid a huge price to get tens of thousands of horses from Song Wensong, otherwise the Nanfu Army would not have even the size of 30,000 cavalry.
In the era of cold weapons, the power of cavalry was too great. The strength of cavalry was not only in offense and defense, but also in its super maneuverability. Throughout history, infantry dealing with cavalry has always been an important topic that military strategists must study. However, no matter how they study it, infantry can even use the Modao formation to match the cavalry's combat power. However, once they are maneuvered at high speed, infantry will have no power to resist.
Most of the two rivers are plains. Lu Zheng's tens of thousands of troops and the Northwest Army are at a disadvantage when they fight. If both sides really want to fight, Lu Zheng can only defend the city to be foolproof. In this case, if Tan Lei is sending troops, Lu Zheng will definitely collapse completely...
The situation was not as bad as expected, but it was already very bad. Song Naifeng was a powerful man and was willing to spend a lot of money at the critical moment. Obviously, he was now determined to take down the Two Rivers.
"What should I do? The current situation is really bad, so we can only ask Zhang Pinghua to try it first! If Zhang Pinghua doesn't work, we will look for other ways, and you can find a way to find Long Lingxiu's residence!" Lu Zheng said to the boy.
The boy nodded and said, "Mr. Zhang has already gone to see Tan Lei. Judging from the information we have at present, he should not gain anything when he goes there. He can find him quickly and move quickly!"
Lu Zheng nodded and was about to speak, the boy said, "There is another news that we cannot confirm at present. This news is that the cracks are expanding step by step within the Liaodong army. The Tan family and His Highness the Princess did not show as seamlessly as they were. His Highness the Princess's voice in Liaodong is becoming increasingly weak!"
"What?" Lu Zheng suddenly stood up and stared at the boy and said, "What you said is true? This... If this is true, then we may not be on the dead end yet. No matter what, I have to go and meet Long Lingxiu for a while!"
Chapter completed!