King Youxian immediately made preparations for counterattack after receiving the news. Shortly after he received the news, Wen Yuanzhong also received Lu Xu's battle report.
After receiving the news, Wen Yuanzhong still felt very complicated.
Although he knew that Lu Xu's Xin'an Army was very strong and was likely to bring him a huge surprise, he did not expect that Lu Xu's surprise would come so quickly!
Wen Yuanzhong originally thought that Lu Xu would have to stick to it for a while and consume some of the Beiting people's troops before he could launch a counterattack.
But I didn't expect that Lu Xu's counterattack would come so quickly! And the results would be so rich!
From the time Lu Xu started fighting with Prince Wulu until he defeated Daxi Mula, Lu Xu had already wiped out more than 10,000 Beiting troops.
Even the main force led by Wen Yuanzhong was unable to achieve such a result.
It would be okay if it was just like this, because Lu Xu is Wen Yuanzhong's subordinate after all. Lu Xu's military exploits are also equal to Wen Yuanzhong's. In fact, according to the rules of Daliang, if we really want to reward according to merit, Wen Yuanzhong's contributions are greater than those of Lu Xu
Even bigger.
What really made Wen Yuanzhong feel mixed was the impact Lu Xu would have on the current war situation after winning such a big victory.
The reason why Wen Yuanzhong and King Youxian received the news at about the same time is the same as the reason why Wen Yuanzhong has not achieved any decent results so far.
That is, since Wen Yuanzhong's main force withdrew from Qinzhou Prefecture, his troops have been retreating all the way. And King Youxian's troops are chasing him? Or are they driving him away?
Anyway, the effect is almost the same.
Wen Yuanzhong followed the imperial court's order and would never confront Qin Fenglu under King Youxian. King Youxian, on the other hand, was trying his best to find ways to annihilate this army.
After all, Wen Yuanzhong still has a heavy army. If this army is not eliminated, how can King Youxian's retreat be safe?
Therefore, Wen Yuanzhong spent this period of time very frustrated!
He thought that if he really fought with King Youxian, he would not be defeated, but what could he do if the court ordered him to do so?
However, when Lu Xu's battle report came, Wen Yuanzhong knew that it would be impossible for him to fish on the battlefield again.
No matter what the court's order is, war is something decided by both sides. King Youxian will never tolerate Wen Yuanzhong being away from home anymore.
Although this was indeed Wen Yuanzhong's original intention, the way it was implemented made Wen Yuanzhong feel that everything was out of his control. This made him slightly uneasy.
But!
No matter what he thought? He still couldn't ignore Lu Xu's request.
After all, Lu Xu has made such a great contribution, and Lu Xu is indeed very likely to face a wave of refugees. Lu Xu's request is considered reasonable and reasonable.
As for how difficult it was for Wen Yuanzhong to transport food to Lu Xu? It was certainly there, but now the difficulty has become very low.
After all, the mobile troops left by King Youxian inside Qinfeng Road have suffered heavy losses from Lu Xu himself, and the main force of King Youxian is busy fighting Wen Yuanzhong. Now is really a good time to send supplies to Lu Xu.
Wen Yuanzhong thought for a moment, Lu Xu is playing so well now. If his strength is further enhanced, then he is very likely to become a force that can determine the outcome, or at least have a great influence on the outcome.
Even if Lu Xu is likely to rebel in the future, so what? Based on Wen Yuanzhong's understanding of Lu Xu, it is impossible for Lu Xu to rebel without any reason. Even if he wants to rebel, he has to find a suitable reason.
Then, whoever "forces" Lu Xu to rebel will bear the responsibility. Even if Lu Xu gains an advantage on the battlefield, the court may have to count on the friendship between Wen Yuanzhong and Lu Xu to recruit Lu Xu.
Well, how could it be possible to place the responsibility on Wen Yuanzhong's head?
So, no matter what Wen Yuanzhong thinks? Supporting Lu Xu now is a very cost-effective thing!
So, he immediately made the decision to allocate a large amount of food and grass to Lu Xu! After Lu Xu's envoy received Wen Yuanzhong's reply, he did not dare to delay at all, and rushed to Xinanzhai as quickly as possible.
When he rushed back to Xinanzhai, it happened to be the first day of April. According to Daliang's law, it was April 1st in the 17th year of Jinglong.
A big event happened on this day, a big event that could shake the entire Qinfeng Road battlefield. That is, Ding Nian, the transshipment envoy of Qinfeng Road in Daliang, rebelled!
When the envoy rushed back to Xinan Village, Lu Xu was holding a memorandum and looking at it carefully.
This message was said to be written by Ding Nian himself. Lu Xu tasted it carefully and felt...it didn't look like it!
Because in Lu Xu's opinion, this appeal always has a strong sour taste, a taste of pretentiousness. Judging from the author's writing habits, this is not something that an official with a shaky stance could write.
Yes, it looks like the handwriting of those swordsmen and pen-writers.
This memorandum has three parts. The first part is a denouncement of the corruption in Daliang, as well as the monopoly of official careers by various academic circles, preying on the common people, and the rampage of various powerful men in the countryside.
This part was written so penetratingly that Lu Xu read it with relish. And because Lu Xu and his predecessor were both victims of various corruptions in Daliang, his sense of involvement and resonance was so strong that he almost endured it.
I can't help but cheer for the author.
When the emotions were almost piled up, the author immediately raised the banner and determined to rebel! He repeatedly emphasized in the article that his rebellion was not for personal gain, but to understand the people, and for the sake of the common people in the world.
Of course, no matter how well the author lays the groundwork, there will still be a question stuck in the readers' minds at this point, making them never able to accept the author's point of view.
That’s it—from Beiting!
Now Daliang is fighting Beiting after all, and Ding Nian stands up to rebel at this time. It is not only a betrayal of Daliang, but also morally untenable.
Lu Xu believed that the author should understand as well as he did that the people of Qin Fenglu would not have any objections to the rebellion. After all, Qin Fenglu had suffered a lot from the imperial court, and they did not care about their loyalty to the imperial court.
but!
This does not mean that they will support anyone who rebels.
No matter how much they hate the imperial court, they still know that rebellion is a crime that will punish the nine tribes. If they want them to follow Ding Nian, except for those who already have no way to survive, everyone else needs to follow a leader who seems to be reliable.
Once a leader has bad personal ethics, no matter how extravagant his words are, no one will dare to follow him.
After all, for the people on Qinfeng Road, the biggest survival crisis is caused by the Beiting people. If Ding Nian really wants to relieve the people from hanging upside down, he should aim his knife at the Beiting people. What happened to the people who built the beams?