It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

After Lu Xingchen finished talking with Master Guo the night before, he convened a military meeting the next day.

Wei Hu, Lu Feng, Zhang Fan and others were among those attending the meeting.

"General, do we have any plans for the next step? I won't stay behind this time. I want to be the vanguard." Zhang Fan excitedly stood up and expressed his opinion first.

Don't leave him at home to guard the house again. He is not a guard dog. He is a hunting dog and he will go out and bite people.

Everyone was already accustomed to Zhang Fan's statement, so they didn't take it seriously.

"Next time, can you please wait until the commander-in-chief finishes telling you what the matter is before you jump out?" Wei Hu said speechlessly.

"I'm just anxious. The last time you went to attack Qingzhou, you left me alone at home. I was really suffocated." Zhang Fan reluctantly shook off Wei Hu's hand.

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly, "Whether you can play as a forward this time is not up to me."

Zhang Fan looked at Lu Xingchen with surprise.

Pei Jun, Guan Yue and the newly joined Leng Feng all looked at Lu Xingchen with meaningful eyes.

They were all veterans and seemed to understand what Lu Xingchen was going to say next.

"What does this mean, General?" Zhang Fan asked impatiently.

Lu Xingchen shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it later."

Then she looked at everyone and continued, "Next, I want to take over the four states of Renzhou, Anzhou, Yizhou and Huozhou..."

A huge strategic map was hung in the tent.

Lu Xingchen stood up and pointed to four locations on the map with a thin wooden pole.

Everyone looked at the map with burning eyes.

"Okay, I support it." Zhang Fan was the first to stand up and shouted with his fist raised.

"What do you think?" Lu Xingchen ignored Zhang Fan and looked at everyone.

No one had any other opinions, only Leng Feng moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something.

Lu Xingchen knew his concerns and directly called his name.

"Leng Feng, do you have anything to say? Just speak up."

Pei Jun, on the other hand, had a gloating expression on his face as he looked at Leng Feng. Now it was finally the turn of a newcomer who was newer than him to be called out, and the one being called out was no longer him.

Pei Jun suddenly felt like a daughter-in-law who had been a daughter-in-law for a thousand years and finally became a mother-in-law.

Leng Feng didn't expect that Lu Xingchen would see it just by moving his lips.

"That... is an immature idea of ​​mine. Since we have already reached Jiangzhou, why don't we take Suizhou in the north as well? Instead, we continue westward."

Everyone's eyes fell on Suizhou.

Indeed, Suizhou is very close to Jiangzhou, and beyond Suizhou is the territory of the Great Wei.

"The commander-in-chief wants to leave a buffer zone with Wei." Lu Feng said.

"If we take Suizhou, we will directly face the Wei Dynasty. At that time, we will have to leave troops to garrison Suizhou."

"Suizhou has existed for so many years and has formed a relatively balanced situation with Wei. We don't have the power to challenge Wei yet, so it's better to maintain the status quo."

No one had much opinion on Lu Feng's explanation.

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly. "Sima Lu's explanation is exactly what I want to say."

"We are still focusing on expanding our territory. We also need to pick on the weak ones."

"We don't have the strength to challenge such a powerful opponent. Once we grow big enough, we will definitely take back the territory that belongs to the Central Plains from the Wei Dynasty."

After hearing what Lu Xingchen said, Leng Feng's eyes suddenly turned red and tears burst out.

He used to be a garrison soldier in Liangzhou. After being defeated by the Wei army, he had no way to flee south and ended up in Qingzhou.

Although he did not say it explicitly, which passionate man does not have the desire to recover his country?

What's more, these territories and cities were lost in their own hands and snatched away by the Wei Dynasty.

As a general and a leader, the rage in his heart had already been burning fiercely, but he had no strength and no choice, so he had to suppress it forcefully in the end.

At this moment, Leng Feng suddenly felt that he had followed the right person.

In the Central Plains, three dynasties changed in thirty years. There were constant wars, serious population deaths, and extreme corruption in the dynasty, which gave the Wei Dynasty an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Are those barbarians really strong? Not really. Are they good at governing cities? Not really. But it is because the Central Plains is too weak that they are bullied but have no ability to resist.

"Since you all have no objection to attacking these four states, let's set a strategic goal to capture the four states within two months." Lu Xingchen said.

"Take over four states..." the soldiers shouted in unison.

After shouting, Lu Xingchen expressed his second thought.

"Last night, Master Guo and I discussed it all night and felt that these four states are all states with relatively weak troops. It would be a waste for us to concentrate all our forces in one place and attack one state together."

"So I decided to split the troops into two groups. I will lead one group, and Wei Hu will lead the other group..."

When Zhang Fan heard such an appointment, his eyes widened in surprise.

Before, he and Wei Hu were equal, but now Wei Hu can lead the army independently, so what should he do? Isn't he inferior?

"General, I also want to lead the troops independently." Zhang Fan jumped up and said unconvinced.

Lu Xingchen didn't explain too much to him, but looked at Zhang Fan with a stern expression.

"This is an order."

Zhang Fan had a lot to say and felt extremely aggrieved, but in the end he just sat down.

Lu Xingchen saw the excitement in Wei Hu's eyes, but he concealed it very well, and he was able to keep his composure, which Lu Xingchen admired very much.

Pei Jun and others seemed to have known that this would be the result, so they were not surprised.

Lu Feng's eyes flashed with envy and unwillingness for a moment, but eventually he calmed down.

In terms of ability, closeness and trust with Lu Xingchen, he is the only one present who can lead the troops except Wei Hu.

However, Lu Xingchen still chose Wei Hu.

Lu Feng felt a little uncomfortable, but the discomfort was not severe.

After the military meeting, Wei Hu came to see Lu Xingchen alone.

Now they are no longer as simple as before in Xing County, when Lu Xingchen was the young master and he was Lu Kui's adopted son.

Their territory is expanding and their identity is undergoing tremendous changes.

After all, he was just Lu Kui's adopted son, and he still retained his original surname.

Lu Xingchen's ability to give him such power showed his trust in him, and he had to express it.

"Brother Wei, please sit down." When Lu Xingchen saw Wei Hu, he smiled and motioned for him to sit down.

Feixue served a cup of hot tea.

"Girl, don't worry, I can definitely lead the troops to expand the territory." Wei Hu said.

Lu Xingchen said calmly, "I have great confidence in Brother Wei's ability, otherwise I wouldn't have let you lead the troops independently first."

"It's your loyalty that I'm concerned about."

Lu Xingchen also doesn't like to beat around the bush. It is most appropriate to say it directly and openly.

Wei Hu stood up and knelt on the ground. "Don't worry, young lady. I will definitely be loyal to you and the Lu family."

"If the master hadn't rescued me from the refugees and saved my life, I might have died on the road of exile."