Bingzhou and Youzhou are adjacent to each other, and Yanmen and Shanggu County are only separated by Dai County.
Sun Ming, with his confidants and a small group of soldiers and horses, came to the agreed place hesitantly, and it was only at the time of Haishi.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of Zhuolu County, they heard the people above ask them, "But General Sun Mingsun?"
After receiving a positive answer, the city gate slowly opened.
The city gate was brightly lit, and you could see a thin-faced old man wearing a big cloak standing at the door, and a young man beside him.
"I, Xue Xu, would like to welcome General Sun here. General Sun, please come in. Our governor is waiting for General Sun in the restaurant next door."
Hearing this, Sun Ming was surprised. He knew Xue Xu's name. This person had a pivotal position in Pingzhou's forces, but it was he who came to greet him?
Sun Ming took a slow breath, clamped the horse's belly, and prepared to urge the horse forward.
"General?" Makino called softly. Once they entered, if it was a trap, then they would be caught in a trap.
"Go in!" After Sun Ming finished speaking, the horse carried him and trotted into the city at the lead.
Sun Congyi on the side quickly followed without saying a word. He was extremely glad that he went back early, just in time for his father to come to Shanggu County. He would have missed it if he had been later.
Sun Ming didn't know what his son was thinking. He was entirely focused on the matter in front of him.
Pingzhou was very sincere. He first asked Xue Xu to bring only one person to greet him, and then told him that Lu Songli was waiting for him at a nearby restaurant. Sun Ming knew very well that Pingzhou was telling him that if they were really cheating, they could take the two of them out of the city.
Of course, Sun Ming believed that Pingzhou must have arranged enough protective forces to protect these two people, but he was confident that with this distance, there would be no problem for him to force his way out of the city.
Both the Sun family father and son went in, and the others quickly followed.
After entering the city, Xue Xu led Sun Ming and his two generals to the second floor of the restaurant.
Xue Xu: "Governor, General Sun is here."
On the entire second floor, there was only a man and a woman sitting around the fire, and there were two guards behind the woman.
Hearing this, they all stood up.
"General Sun, I have long admired you."
"General Sun, are you okay?"
Sun Ming thought to himself that the young woman in front of him was Lu Songli, the Lord of Pingzhou. He had never seen Lu Songli, but he had seen Qin Heng next to him.
"Governor Lu, General Qin——" Sun Ming greeted them.
Lu Songli's eyes fell on Sun Congyi next to Sun Ming, and she smiled gently, "Is this General Sun?"
"Lv - Second Sister Lu, no, no, Governor Lu, I am Sun Congyi." Sun Congyi stuttered a bit, it was scary, Second Sister Lu's aura was even stronger than before.
Everyone present looked at him, his father frowned, Makino was surprised, and the others in Pingzhou looked happy.
Lu Songli smiled and said, "You can continue to call me second sister. You're welcome. I heard Mingzhi mention you. I thanked you for your help in Xie Zhan's matter before."
Facing his father's gaze, Sun Congyi shook his head repeatedly.
Lu Songli smiled and didn't care.
Then the two parties took their seats separately.
As soon as Sun Ming sat down, he said, "Governor Lu, I have to say that you are very courageous."
Lu Songli smiled slightly, "General Sun is worth taking the risk. And speaking of being bold, General Sun dares to come alone, so he won't give in too much."
Sun Ming was noncommittal about her compliment.
Lu Songli knew that he was worried about the Sun family's army and Yanmen Daijun, so he said seriously, "General Sun, Yanmen will not be able to defend it."
"Yes." Sun Ming nodded and did not deny it.
Sun Congyi on the side said, isn't this normal? Their Sun Army's 100,000 soldiers faced Xianbei's 300,000 troops. Even if they could defend the city, it would be difficult to offset the gap between the 200,000 troops.
"General Sun, Song Mo sent the 100,000 troops led by Yang Yingqin who were supposed to support you to the south to cooperate with Xie Zhan in encircling and suppressing the two kings. Therefore, there will be no reinforcements to support Yanmen and Daijun, and you still have to hold on. "?" Lu Songli asked.
Sun Congyi, Muye and others opened their eyes wide when they heard this. Oh my god, what did they hear? The emperor sent troops to the south, not to encircle and suppress Xie Zhan, but to cooperate with Xie Zhan to encircle and suppress the two kings?
Sun Ming obviously already knew the news, so his expression was quite calm. In fact, it couldn't be called calm, it should be called giving up.
"The emperor's order cannot be violated."
Lu Songli nodded, "It's an emperor's order that cannot be violated. General Sun did it knowing that he couldn't do it. He didn't care about his own life, nor did he care about the lives of his soldiers?"
Makino on the side said unconvincedly, "The general loves his soldiers as much as his sons——"
Sun Congyi nodded frequently from the side, "Second Sister Lu, you don't know, my father plans to lead a suicide squad at the front, die together with the Xianbei army, and cover the retreat of the remaining troops."
When his father glanced at him, Sun Congyi shut up. Anyway, what should be explained and what should be expressed were expressed. From now on, he would be as quiet as a chicken.
Is it? General Sun was so loyal to the imperial court, the Dali imperial court, and Song Mo.
"But General Sun, with all due respect, these are just unnecessary sacrifices."
Makino thought, how could it be an insignificant sacrifice? At least they died together and were able to kill many Xianbei soldiers. But it wasn't until later that he realized that his idea was indeed wrong.
At this time, Lu Songli continued, "General Sun, I know your purpose of doing this, and your starting point is good. This approach is indeed the best solution between the court's pressure and your inner choice. .”
"But, have you ever thought about it? When you want to keep some fire for the Sun family army and are unwilling to kill them all, you have already violated Song Mo's will."
"Song Mo is a headstrong person who hates others disobeying him. If you do this, he will not see your difficulties. Even if you die fighting for Dali, you are guilty of letting the Sun Army retreat. Your family will still I’m burdened by your decision.”
"For details, please refer to our Qin family and my father-in-law Qin Yue. The death of the former prince was due to the struggle between the princes. My father-in-law was innocently involved, even though he used his own body before his death to severely injure the Qiang and Hu clan. , the Qin family will not be immune to the disaster."
Sun Ming was shocked. Lu Songli's words pointed out the situation he was least willing to face.
Hearing this, Qin Heng had mixed feelings. General Sun was luckier than his father Qin Yue.
But Qin Heng also knew that Emperor Kang Cheng was in power at that time and his father had no choice. Unlike Sun Ming, there is still an alternative path.
When Sun Congyi heard this, he became angry, "Dad, did you hear that? Song Mo is also ridiculous, he has the nerve to punish us?"
"If the imperial court is really at the end of its battle, and the Sun family's army defends the border to the death, even if the entire Sun family's army is defeated, I have nothing to say. But the imperial court clearly has reinforcements, but Song Mo sent them to the south to quell the rebellion. Which is more important? , Doesn’t he know which is slow or urgent? He chose to sacrifice our Sun family army! "
No one spoke at the scene, which was probably the sadness of the general.
General Sun closed his eyes, "Governor Lu, you have actually been coveting the Sun family army for a long time, right?"
Sun Ming had guessed from the last time the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce provided them with cold-proof materials and some military supplies at a price lower than the market price. Even if this was not intentional, it was still suspected of being a temptation, and there was always covetousness.
Lu Songli did not deny it, "The Sun family's army is loyal and courageous, and can fight and win battles. Who wouldn't like it?"
Makino's eyes widened. How could Lu Songli, a woman, not conceal her purpose? He is worthy of being the governor of a state.
Sun Jiajun and others were also a little at a loss. Such straightforward appreciation was really confusing.
