"Brother Xu, what do you mean, the Demon Queen is going to take action?" Zuo Shiren had a sullen face and was panting a little.
Xu Mu shook his head seriously, "I don't know either, but this is the news I got. I'm afraid the Demon Queen is planning a big conspiracy as she mobilizes her troops."
"The Demon Queen secretly mobilized her troops, perhaps to protect herself."
"It should be." Xu Mu smiled, "As long as the leader of the Left Alliance does not attack the false emperor, and everyone lives in peace, that's fine."
"Wang...Wang Ling, please stand upright and don't lose your composure."
"Lord, my name is Hu Ling." The staff behind Zuo Shiren said with a startled look on his face.
"Stand still." Zuo Shiren gritted his teeth, raised his head and continued to look at Xu Mu, "Brother Xu said earlier that he wanted to lure the Cangzhou Navy into the river, but can he still count?"
"Of course it's a count, but as I said, our country in Western Shu is not as good as Dongling. We don't have enough food and grass, and our troops suffer serious losses——"
"Don't talk about these words again." Zuo Shiren frowned and looked at the desk with his fingers, "How about this? I will send out a navy and hide it in Kezhou. Then I will cooperate with you in the war."
"It's not cooperation, it's my control." Xu Mu looked calm, "Of course, I will return to Chuzhou after the war."
"Brother Xu, it's not good for you to be like this."
"Leader Zuo, since you and I are in alliance and have a common enemy, do we still have to guard against me, Xi Shu? If so, it would be better for each of us to go back to our respective families and fight on their own."
Zuo Shiren was silent for a while, and continued to look at Xu Mu. Suddenly, he smiled.
"Brother Xu said it well. Since we are forming an alliance, we should join forces. Well, over there in Kezhou, I have 15,000 navy troops. When the time comes, it's okay to let you control it. However, I have a
Require."
"any request?"
"Your Xishu wants to join the alliance."
Xu Mu frowned, "Isn't there an alliance now?"
"It is not an alliance between you and me, but an alliance to fight against the false emperor. Besides you and me, there are many other allies."
Xu Mu sneered in his heart. An old fox is an old fox. If Xishu joins the alliance, then it will be controlled by Zuo Shiren, the leader of the alliance.
If you are asked to transport food, you must transport food. If you are asked to be cannon fodder for the army, you will do it regardless of your neck. Otherwise, disobeying the leader of the alliance may cause dissatisfaction among many allies.
Of course, Xu Mu is not afraid. Everyone else is to the east of Xiangjiang, but he is to the west of Xiangjiang. In addition, the famous families in the world have framed and criticized him, and apart from the support of the people, his reputation has been ruined.
He doesn't care who is the leader of the alliance or not, and if his interests are not right, he will just retreat. Now he only needs to borrow a navy from Zuo Shiren, which will be a great help whether it is patrolling or attacking.
"How many seats are there in total?"
"There are seven seats in total. Apart from you and me, the third seat is for the Qingzhou Tang family, the fourth seat is for the Nine Tribunals of Dongyue, the fifth seat is for Shang Duo Guards, the sixth seat is for Mi Taoist disciples, and the seventh seat is for Ling
The Yandao Army outside the state."
Only after listening, Xu Mu discovered that at least two of them had never been heard of. In the past, Night Owl's information, such as Mi Taoist and Yandao Army, were occasionally mentioned. But at that time, they were all in Xiangjiang
The end of Edom is far away, and Night Owl does not focus on penetration.
"There should be an eighth seat. Kezhou has been holding off and refuses to join the alliance."
It is really difficult for Lao Huang to live with his large Kezhou family.
"Left Leader, it is best for Kezhou not to join the alliance and just support it secretly. On the contrary, after Kezhou joins the alliance, there will be no such buffer space."
"It makes some sense." Zuo Shiren smiled lightly, "Brother Xu, I am sincere enough. You just need to join the alliance and dispatch 15,000 naval troops to help you defeat the enemy in Western Shu."
"This is a good thing. Leader Zuo, please take a moment while I go get a pot of good wine."
"Brother Xu, please come back soon." Zuo Shiren raised his head and spoke in an unhurried voice.
…
"Bo Lie, what do you think?" Xu Mu said in a deep voice while holding the wine bottle.
According to his own wishes, there is no harm in joining. The interests are the same, and this seems to be a good opportunity. The only drawback is that after joining the alliance, it is likely to be hindered.
Dongfang Jing listened carefully, then thought about it and spoke.
"My lord, you must understand that this is just a small alliance. Apart from your lord and Dongling, as well as Qingzhou, the remaining Mi Dao disciples and the Yandao Army are not even small forces. They are just a combination of more people and a few points.
The momentum is reversed. I estimate that even the so-called Nine Divisions of Dongyue are Zuo Shiren's own people."
"However, it doesn't matter if my lord goes. As I said again, if the war can't burn Xishu and we can spend this period of time peacefully, then my lord will be the winner."
It was precisely because he was worried that if the war situation changed and the war caused by the two emperors would reach Muyun Prefecture, Xu Mu rushed from Shu Prefecture to Muyun Prefecture without stopping.
"What worries me the most -" Dongfang Jing paused, "is not Zuo Shiren's unreasonable arrangements. After all, he wants to kill all the false emperors more than the lord, and he will not go too far. The lord really
What needs to be careful is whether the people in these seven seats can work together. If not, it will be like gathered loose sand. Even if it takes shape, it will collapse all of a sudden."
Xu Mu understood what Dongfang Jing meant. What Zuo Shiren led was just a scattered alliance in a corner, and there were too many unsettling factors.
If Uncle Chang personally took the lead and united with Xishu, Dongling, many Wangding border generals from other states, and people from dozens of towns, I am afraid that the Demon Queen would turn pale when she heard about it in Cangzhou.
"There is no harm in joining the alliance, but the lord needs to leave a way out and withdraw at any time. This time, it is just to buy some time. If by chance, everything comes to pass, Western Shu will also have a chance to breathe after the successive conquests in the south and the north."
Not only is it a chance to breathe, but the Cangzhou royal family who has expelled Demon Queen Su is afraid that future wars in the south of the Yangtze River will be smoother.
"Brother's wonderful words."
"A lame man has no special abilities and can only make decisions for his lord."
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Holding the wine flask, Xu Mu walked back to the pavilion on the river bank.
Zuo Shiren closed his eyes, slowly opened them, and sat upright again.
Slapping the wine jar away, Xu Mu smiled.
"Don't blame me, Leader Zuo. This pot of good wine was found with great difficulty. Don't forget that I was a winemaker before."
"Brother Xu is interested." Zuo Shiren did not show any dissatisfaction. If he wanted to deal with the two false emperors, the King of Western Shu in front of him was his greatest help.
"Come and have a drink with the leader of the Zuo Alliance. In the future, if you join the alliance, please take care of the leader of the Zuo Alliance."
This sentence undoubtedly gave Zuo Shiren reassurance.
"Okay!" A smile suddenly filled the face of the world-famous King Dongling, "With Brother Xu's words, these two false emperors who are causing harm to the common people are really hopeless!"
The atmosphere is very harmonious.
The two sat on the ground, sitting in the river breeze, raising glasses and clinking lamps, and for a while they started laughing and laughing.
"In the near future, I plan to hold an alliance meeting in Kezhou. At that time, I hope that Brother Xu will come to join us in the righteous cause and defeat the puppet emperor!"
"To tell you the truth, Brother Xu, when I think that all the people in the world will be harmed by the misfortunes of the Second Emperor, I can't sleep all night long. I wish I could lead the army immediately to uphold order and destroy the rebels!"
Xu Mu put down the wine cup, licked his mouth, and suddenly found that the wine was a little sour.