When Lu Qi returned to Huining County from Longde County, Xiaodie had already moved from Yuanzhou to Huining County with nearly 4,000 military strength. The reason why he moved to Yuanzhou was naturally because he didn't want a temporary home in Yuanzhou, so his family moved to Huining County.

After seeing Xiaodie, Lu Qi learned that Pinggao County was attacked by 50,000 troops. He couldn't help but be afraid of the future and regretted that he had left less military power in Pinggao County. His arrangements in Pinggao County were just a way to prevent problems before they could be attacked by 50,000 troops, which was beyond his expectations.

Xiaodie talked about Xiaoqing's contribution. She told Lu Qi that since Xiaoqing showed his power in the battle to defend the city, the soldiers who stayed in Pinggao County were obviously in awe of Xiaoqing. She asked her intentionally and found out that the soldiers thought Xiaoqing was a witch.

Lu Qi was surprised when he heard this. He came to the northwest. Of course, he knew that the Dangxiang people in the northwest not only worshipped Buddha, but also believed in ghosts and monsters. It was not surprising that the belief phenomenon was that Buddha was a great god, like a high emperor, while ghosts and monsters were small gods, like local officials or city gods.

Xiaodie suggested that Lu Qi could use Xiaoqing's superpowers to bewitch the people here, which was to make Xiaoqing the kind of witch official established by Xia State. Lu Qi thought it was feasible after hearing this, so he captured a witch official in Huining County, so he handed it over to Xiaodie to deal with it, asking the witch official to teach Xiaoqing how to pretend to be a ghost, but Xiaodie needed to check it out and could not teach cruel and evil ways, which were normal various sacrificial techniques and rituals.

After Xiaodie arrived in Huining County, she naturally became Lu Qi's agent. According to the security rules formulated by Lu Qi, the Prime Minister dealt with Huizhou's political affairs. Lu Qi was in charge of military affairs and confiscated the serfs, Lu Qi received more than 15,000 troops, of which 6,000 were raised by residents of Huizhou. Because Lu Qi's military recruitment treatment was very high, Lu Qi's military strength in Huizhou expanded to 50,000.

Even with 50,000 troops, Lu Qi did not dare to be arrogant and think that he could only take over the defense of Huizhou, and he still needed the support of Zhou's strength. In addition, asking for help from Zhou State was an attitude, indicating that Lu Tianfeng did not have the mentality of self-respecting his troops. Once the Zhou court recognized that he was self-respecting his troops, Lu Qi would become a sandwich.

What made Lu Qi happy was that Huining County had a very rich storage, which was stored in a large amount of grain, enough to eat for a year of 100,000 troops. Half of the grain stored in the warehouse was transported from Hehuang. It was a strategic transfer reserve in Xia State. In addition, the confiscation of Xia Guan's property and Huizhou's official bank bank savings combined was enough to 10 million yuan in total. Huizhou's oil and water were unexpected. Of course, the officials of Xia State were too rich, but the wealth of Huining Ling had three million yuan worth of money, and most of them were gold.

If you have money and food, you will naturally be able to raise 50,000 troops. Lu Qi first used a lot of money to spread the military power, motivated military training and prepared for war, and then took out some of the rice in the warehouse to help the people. The naked ones won the hearts of the people. Lu Qi captured Huizhou, but the Zhou court would most likely have officials to take over, so why bother to leave it to others?

Lu Qi's performance immediately, Huizhou was filled with joy. Civilians were afraid of the arrival of war and did not dare to leave their houses. They also walked out of their houses because they could get rice. For a time, people came and went around in the city, and the people who received grain and rice were smiling. However, the officers and soldiers who used to fear them now have strict military disciplines and no one has the goal of standing upright.

After seeing Xiaodie, Lu Qi wrote a letter to Wang Yansheng and the 20,000 troops guarding Yanzhou, asking them to pay close attention to the military trends of Lingzhou and told the Yan'an Army that the 50,000 troops in Lingzhou had once attacked Yuanzhou, implying that when the Xia army in Lingzhou attacked Yuanzhou, the Yan'an army should not have no response. Normally, the Yan'an army should have made a feint attack on Lingzhou, and Lu Qi was putting pressure on the Yan'an army.

Lu Qi's letter of invitation to help arrived at Jingzhao Prefecture two days later. Jingzhao Prefecture was left behind, and was extremely surprised after reading the letter. Lu Tianfeng's letter of invitation to help also put him in a dilemma. Although he was left behind by Jingzhao Prefecture, he had no choice but to support Bashu and Hanshui. He went to Huizhou to send troops, so he should ask the court for instructions.

However, Lu Tianfeng's letter clearly stated that the military situation was urgent. If the troops were not sent, it would have a reputation for delaying the war in the future. After asking the messenger in detail, the civil and military officials gathered urgently to discuss it.

After a while, those who supported sending troops had the upper hand, but in the end they rushed to the court while sending troops. If the court did not allow the troops to be sent, they would be recovered again. Because the Zhou emperor attached importance to military achievements, he could not bear the reputation of delaying the war. After the discussion, the 50,000 spare imperial guards stationed in Jingzhao Prefecture, 30,000 troops rushed to Huizhou. It can be said that the response was very fast.

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In Kaifeng Prefecture, the Zhou court rushed forward with the 800 miles left by Jingzhao Prefecture, and the important officials of the court gathered in the Chuigong Hall. In the past few days, the Zhou emperor's body felt cold and had not dealt with the government affairs. However, the letter from Jingzhao Prefecture was a military and national event, and the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council must not be ignored.

The Emperor Zhou sat behind the Dragon Case, with a clear face a little tired, but he looked at the book with a calm expression. The book was delivered by the Political Affairs Hall, but he also passed the Privy Council to see that the prince and King Cao were also on the train. They were adult princes and were able to participate in politics frequently.

"What do you think of all the ministers?" asked the Zhou Emperor.

The ministers remained silent collectively. The ministers did not dare to make any comments easily when Lu Tianfeng entered Huizhou. It is logical that Lu Tianfeng entered Huizhou to seize Huizhou as a rash move, but Lu Tianfeng's great military achievements in Shizhou are already a famous general who is not good at fighting.

Moreover, this time when Lu Tianfeng entered Huizhou, he actually wiped out the 20,000 Xia army in Huizhou, including 10,000 cavalry. What is the concept of 10,000 cavalry? That means powerful mobile combat power.

Ten years ago, the Zhou Kingdom's 100,000 troops conquered the Xia Kingdom and eventually returned to defeat. What was the reason for the defeat? The main reason was that the Dangxiang people had powerful cavalry. In most cases, the infantry would fall into passive beatings. The cavalry could attack and avoid them maneuverably, and could erode the infantry's combat power step by step, especially in plain areas, where the cavalry was the overlord of military power.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Lu Tianfeng is a rash move." Xue Juzheng said that he was the prime minister and could not help but respond to the emperor's question.

"Your Majesty, I also think that Lu Tianfeng is a rash move. When Lu Tianfeng enters Huizhou, he should ask the court for instructions first. He should not be allowed to send troops without authorization." An army ruling from the Privy Council agreed.

"Your Majesty, Lu Tianfeng has taken Huizhou, but it will inevitably cause the counterattack of Xia. The war between Bashu and Jiangnan is still going on. If he fights fiercely with Xia again, it would be unwise." The Minister of Revenue also deposed.

War requires financial support. Now the Zhou State's war support against Bashu and Jiangnan is already very tight. Of course, the Ministry of Revenue does not like to consume financial resources to the northwest anymore.

No one spoke next, Zhao Pu remained silent in the train, and suddenly Emperor Zhou asked, "Zhao Qing, what do you think?"

Zhao Pu hurriedly went out of work and politely said, "When you go back to your Majesty, I think that Lu Tianfeng's entry into Huizhou may have been a bandit mentality at first. He might have wanted to go to Huizhou to rob, but he tempted him to destroy the main Xia army of Huizhou. So Lu Tianfeng was determined to take Huizhou. According to Lu Tianfeng's previous war speculation, Lu Tianfeng should have 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry at this time. I believe that he can support and defend Huizhou."

After hearing this, many people's faces changed slightly, but the Minister of Revenue said: "If you support Huizhou, the court will be overwhelmed."

"Mr. Liu, I just suggest supporting the defense of Huizhou, because Huizhou is the strategic hinterland of Xia State. If Xia State loses Huizhou, it will block the passage between Xia State's capital and Lanzhou, making Xia State's rule over Lanzhou and Hehuang weaken. In addition, there is the Yellow River as a barrier in northwest of Huizhou, and the focus of defense is Lingzhou and Lanzhou. Lingzhou's defense is powered by Yuanzhou and Yanzhou. Lanzhou Xia Army has the military strength of Weizhou and Qinzhou, so Huizhou has the military strength of 60,000, which is enough to defend. As for the specific defense consumption, it requires Lu Tianfeng's letter to determine. If Huizhou cannot afford half of its military strength, then we can give up Huizhou." Zhao Pu explained clearly.
Chapter completed!