Lu Qiming rubbed his beard under his chin, thinking about what to do.

The Privy Council has decided to take an offensive against Heshuo, and now Shang Yunxi and Zhu Mi are in Puzhou to collect the Daliang army and deserted troops for reorganization and training, which should be a force used by the county king to conquer Heshuo.

Of course, the Pinglu Army is also indispensable to conquer Heshuo, and there is no reason to use only a new army and leave the Pinglu Army behind.

According to the news from the Privy Council, the expedition to Heshuo may be launched within a month or two, and although the target this time is directed to the three states of Dicangde, it is estimated that it will not stop there, to confront the Khitans, passive defense will never be able to beat, and there will be huge losses.

If you want to take the initiative, you must take the initiative and not let the Khitans manipulate the situation.

Therefore, Wang Miao also clearly instructed in his letter to Lu Qiming that it is necessary to mobilize the forces of all parties to consider the long-term war with the Khitans from the perspective of multiple channels, especially to consider the infiltration and co-optation of the rear of the Khitans, such as the Yan people and the Xi people.

"Your brothers have people from Pingzhou and Yingzhou?

"Back to the capital, there are all, Xi and Yan people, raw and mature Jurchens, and Han people, in fact, in Yingzhou, Pingzhou and Jizhou, there are still more Han people, but they are mixed together, giving people the feeling that there are more Hu people and savages. The strong man responded: "In fact, last year, Wuwentang had recruited dozens of people among my brothers, including Xi people, Jurchen and Han people, most of them were from that side, and then there was no news after they were recruited, but it is estimated that there should be other arrangements from above." ”

Lu Qiming's heart was also moved, it seems that the Privy Council has been prepared for a long time, Wuwentang began to infiltrate Yingzhou, Pingzhou and Jizhou last year, it must be focused on fighting the Khitans, and the ambition of the county king can be described as full of pride.

"Wuwentang has the mission of Wuwentang, and it does not conflict with our plan. Lu Qiming shook his head, "We have to start two things now, one is that you have to collect and train the water forces in the East China Sea, Bohai Sea and Wuhu Sea as soon as possible, which can be used by us. Another thing is that you have to arrange reliable people, especially the brothers who have relatives, friends and connections in Yingzhou, Pingzhou and Jizhou, you must be flexible, let them go back, help us contact people, the Khitan people are very extensive in their rear, except for collecting taxes, basically do nothing, and in some Xi and Tatar tribes, especially in the mountains and forests, the Khitan people can't manage it at all, this is our opportunity. ”

The strong man showed a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face, "Du Du, people are easy to find, a small half of my subordinates are poor people from over there, and I also understand what Du Du means, that is, to pull up a group of people behind the Khitans, but it is bitter cold over there, it is not easy to pull up a group of people, food, weapons, armor, this is a huge cost, we have to think about these people, they are willing to use for us." ”

"Well, I know this, the king of the county and the Privy Council have given me an explanation, and the cost in this regard will be fully guaranteed, you first choose a group of people under your hands to come out, sieve well, choose some suitable ones, and there may be some simple training at that time, and then let them pass, as for the money, silver, materials, these are not a problem, they have their own arrangements. Lu Qiming nodded, "This matter must be taken seriously, but it can't be overlooked, I will arrange for someone to discuss with you, come up with a plan, and slowly figure it out." ”

sent the other party away, and Lu Qiming slowly calmed down to think about this matter.

This was something he had won over when he met the king of the county.

With the addition of Zhu Mao, Wang Shouxin, Liu Yansi and Shang Yunxi, there are more and more people available under the county king.

Xuzhou's territory is constantly expanding, Chai Yong and Tian Chunlai joined forces to break through the city of Chuzhou in only three days, there is no need to think about it, Chai Yong will definitely be recorded as a great merit, and it is a matter of time before he is promoted to the governor of a certain town; Xu Ziqing and Kou Wenli joined forces to attack Yangzhou, although they were under the leadership of Mei Guo, but Mei Guo was already an official privy envoy, and most of the credit for this on-the-spot command would fall on Xu Ziqing and Kou Wenli.

In a battle to attack Chuyang, how many people will be promoted to become wealthy, and their wives and children will be few, Chuyang and the two states are so rich, and the county king has always been heroic and generous, and there will definitely be heavy rewards.

For Lu Qiming, money doesn't mean much anymore, what he needs is to make meritorious service and prove his position in Xuzhou.

Liu Yansi and Wang Shouxin led the Ziqing Army and the Wuning Army to fight against the Shatuo people in the Central Plains, but it may not be a good place, judging from the attitude of the Privy Council and the county king, Xuzhou will not start a war with the Shatuo people for the time being, on the contrary, the battlefield in Xuzhou can only be the north and south ends, especially the war in the north is more tight.

Therefore, Lu Qiming does not think that he is left in the position of the governor of Pinglu Town, on the contrary, this is a great opportunity.

He always thought that he was a well-deserved general of the Northern Expedition, of course, he knew that the leader would definitely be a privy envoy in command, whether it was Yang Kan or Wang Miao, it didn't matter, the one who really commanded the battle in the front had to be the governor of a town like himself, but he didn't expect Shang Yunxi to suddenly come out and surrender to the county king, and he also won such an opportunity, which made him have to admit that Shang Yunxi had a good time.

Even Zhu Mi was assigned to Shang Yunxi as his deputy, which is enough to show that the Privy Council still values Shang Yunxi and these Liang soldiers very much, but Lu Qiming is not ready to back down, he has been preparing for this for so long, how can he give up the position of the chief general of the Northern Expedition so easily?

Therefore, he has to show himself with twelve points of strength and prove to the public that his position as Lu Qiming cannot be questioned.

Wang Miao discussed with him very early on that the war with the Khitans would be protracted, and the king of the county attached more importance to the Khitans than even the Shatuo people, so the battle of Heshuo was only the first step, and in the future, Xuzhou would definitely start a full-scale war with the Khitans in Hebei, and even recapture Lulong Town and even further Yingzhou and Pingzhou, Andong Protectorate, Raoledu Protectorate, and Turquoise Protectorate, all of which must be included, that is to say, to restore the glory of the former Tang Dynasty.

This vision made Lu Qiming's blood boil, he didn't know when this day would be, but from the strong momentum that Xuzhou is showing now, he feels that it is not impossible.

In just a few years, the king of the county was able to lead the army to sweep the entire Huainan Province and Henan Province, and now the power is even more directed at Hebei Province, even if it is the strongest Liang is not as good as the current Xuzhou Grand Governor's Mansion, who can do it in such a short time? Tian Khan can't do it, right?

In any case, Lu Qiming will not waste such an opportunity, an opportunity to prove himself in Hebei Province, he swears!

With the backing of the Pinglu Army, Lu Qiming believes that he can do it, better than Shang Yunxi and Wang Shouxin!

These East China Sea pirates now also have hope, they are also eager to make meritorious contributions, and they also hope to have wives and cute children, but for them, in the inland lakes and marshes, they have to compare with the northern water army adapted from the giant wild water bandits, they are not familiar with the terrain, and they cannot be compared with the Chaohu water army and the Huaishui water army in the south.

Their only advantage is that they are familiar with the people in the Bohai, Donghai and Wuhu Seas, and they also have a thousand feelings of pity for the wealthy gentry in these coastal areas, which is where their strength lies.

Especially in the coastal areas of Yingzhou, Pingzhou and Jizhou, where Hu and savages coexist, and there are also many Han people, many of whom are unable to survive in these places before joining the pirates.

Now give them a name, they can sneak back, dig out their original connections, pull up a team, as long as they have money, food and weapons, there is nothing they can't do.

At that time, the Khitans will find that what they thought was a base area for the rear would be full of beacon fires.

This war will not take a short time, Lu Qiming estimates that it will last at least three or five years, especially if you want to completely cut off the scourge of the Khitans, I am afraid that you really need to make great efforts to completely cut them off from the root, and to bring the henchmen of the Khitans such as the Yan Ya, Xi people, and Murowei into their command one by one, and completely sinicize them, and if the Khitan people can be sinicized, it is naturally good, if not, then there will be no place for them to stand in the Middle Earth.

"Are you saying that the Nanyang Liu family also wants to marry Jiang Feng?" Bai Mulan's flickering eyes showed a hint of curiosity, and her gray-green pupils flashed with a crystal luster, "It seems that Nanyang is also frightened by the Shatuo people, is it possible that only the Xuzhou family in the Central Plains can compete with the Shatuo people?"

The attendant coughed dryly, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Bai Chengshou had already returned to Wuzhou with the envoy, and what was to be discussed, as the leader of the attendants who stayed, he knew, but this Princess Mulan didn't know.

However, Princess Mulan was happy to stay, everything in Xuzhou made her very curious and fascinated, the customs of the Han people, as well as their food and culture, all made Bai Mulan overwhelmed, so she was very willing to stay for a while.

During this time, Bai Mulan also traveled all over the vicinity of Xuzhou, and now she is not willing to stay in Xuzhou, and proposed to go to Shouzhou to see what Xuzhou's prosperous commercial city is like, and also appreciate the scenery of Huainan.

"What do you mean by this expression? Well, do you want me to visit the Liu brothers and sisters?" Bai Mulan felt that her attendant's expression was a little strange, and asked puzzled.