As if to avoid the disaster of a war, even the waterfowl looking for fish on the river bank suddenly disappeared.
Wearing a golden crown on his head and a cloak embroidered with dragon and tiger patterns, Zuo Shiren raised his head and clasped his hands behind his back, looking coldly in the direction across the river.
After looking at it for a long time, he slowly withdrew his gaze.
"Tell this alliance leader what the situation is now in Cangzhou."
"Returning to the alliance leader, we will patrol the river as usual, but it seems that more troops have been deployed for defense on the river bank."
"As I expected. I just thought that after we met the alliance on the river, we would launch a cross-river attack from the river. Sure enough, Xu Buyi has the important task of holding back the Cangzhou river bank."
"Alliance leader...don't you just cross the river and fight?" The merchant helmsman beside him suddenly looked startled.
Zuo Shiren didn't reply, and his raised face showed a surge of anticipation. He had been preparing for this scene for a long time.
When Xu Buyi was still in Liangdi, he had thought about letting the Tang family of Qingzhou attract the army from the Cangzhou River. But unexpectedly, Xu Buyi, the king of Shu, suddenly came to Muyunzhou and proposed this strategy, and they hit it off immediately.
It's really God's blessing.
This time, the three states of Dongling are about to gain momentum.
"Prepare the altar and raise the sacrificial flag."
"Follow the order of the leader of the alliance."
"In addition, let the leaders of each alliance enter their accounts, and this alliance will discuss the main military matters."
War is not a child's play. When dealing with Su Yaohou, there is no room for any mistakes. Whether it is food, grass, baggage, or troop formation, Zuo Shiren needs the most appropriate consideration.
Of course, Xu Buyi would not move.
"Leader, my brother...my brother coughed again last night, can we discuss it another day?" At this time, Tang Wuyuan walked in from outside the tent, his face full of worry.
After saying this, he raised his hands and bowed before walking out of the military tent.
"You are also a member of the Tang family, but it doesn't matter if you sit down." Zuo Shiren raised his eyebrows and glanced at Tang Wuyuan. Qingzhou Wang Tang Yiyuan was indeed the instigator.
Qingzhou's geographical location is close to the two states of Laiyan and is equivalent to a horizontal peninsula. For Dongling, it is the most suitable choice for a pincer attack. Previously, in order to deal with the puppet emperor, he spent a lot of effort to tie up the Tang family.
On the Tanglin ship.
"I, Tang Wuyuan, am not the head of the family." Tang Wuyuan insisted. His gestures were quite pedantic as a scholar's.
"Take a seat." Zuo Shiren looked impatient and shouted in a low voice. At this time, Tang Wuyuan, who was a little stunned, was invited into the military tent.
There was not much time, and the 20,000-strong naval force had already asked General Miao Tong to go to Muyun State first to lay out the plan. He knew that there were also various defenses on the Demon Queen's side.
"Gentlemen, let me make a long story short. The demon queen is causing harm to the country and chaos in our Central Plains. Now, she is holding the young emperor hostage and listening to the government behind the curtain. If these demons are not eliminated, the country will never have peace. The leader of this alliance plans to lead our alliance army to cross the border in three days.
Jiang attacked Cangzhou."
"Gentlemen, please see, Cangzhou's river bank is very long. King Xu Shu is in the western section and initiates the war first, while we are in the eastern section, waiting for the opportunity. We will only wait for King Xu Shu to contain the Cangzhou Navy before we attack again.
"
After Zuo Shiren finished speaking, the businessman next to him suddenly frowned.
"Leader Zuo, what will happen if Xu Buyi doesn't try his best?"
Zuo Shiren turned around, looked at the small business helmsman, and grinned, "What do you mean, you don't believe King Xu Shu?"
"Leader Zuo, there are indeed some..."
"Then what do you want to do? He went to Shu to destroy Liang, and went from a small stickman to the stage of the world's competition. You have the wealth that has protected you for nine generations, but you can only bring an army of three to four thousand people, and Kezhou
Fight for some petty profits. If not, you can lead the troops to Muyun Prefecture to make him submit and let him cooperate well in the war."
The captain of the business helm turned red, and he didn't know how to answer the call.
"I've said it many times. In this troubled world, no one who can survive is a fool. I am not Zuo Shiren, and neither is he Xu Mu. Do you think that dealing with Cangzhou is only a matter of me, Zuo Shiren? Then
But that’s not right, Xu Buyi wants to conquer Cangzhou earlier and eliminate the serious problem of Xi Shu.”
"Under the common interests, what other military orders or tokens are needed? He is smart and I am smart, that is enough. Don't worry, Xu Buyi will do it."
Zuo Shiren took a breath after talking a bit too much. He suddenly discovered that no one came to the table for this so-called military discussion. There was no one who had a serious discussion with him.
"Mr. Tang, what do you think?"
Tang Wuyuan, who was sitting at the far end, had a cold look on his face when he heard Zuo Shiren's words.
"Leader Zuo, in the past, these matters were handled by my brother. This time, I will act as a messenger. After listening to the military discussion, I will convey it to my brother later when I return to my brother."
Zuo Shiren's face was expressionless. After glancing at Tang Wuyuan twice, he became silent again.
"Leader, I, Dongling, had some disagreements with Xishu before. This time we are fighting side by side, why not send a few more supervisors for supervision." At this time, the leaders of the nine tribes of Dongyue suddenly acted like fools again.
Open your mouth.
Zuo Shiren, who had just recovered his breath, closed his eyes in despair. They are all idiots, and they are not capable of making plans.
"With common interests, evil wolves can also become friends. Don't discuss Xu Buyi's matter any more. Now, I will start to arrange the formation. Please listen carefully."
In the central army tent, Zuo Shiren's voice was sometimes sonorous and powerful, sometimes as low as a roar.
Until dusk, until night. The candlelight left in the tent dragged the figures of the group of people who participated in the righteous act into a crooked shape.
…
In the early morning, the wind on the shore of Muyunzhou was very strong. The reed poles were shaking, shaking out water birds that were frightened and flew away.
Sitting on the balcony by the shore, Xu Mu summoned Miao Tong.
It must have been last night's banquet and the hangover had just passed. At this time, the Dongling Navy General's face still had the lingering feeling of drunkenness.
"Meet the King of Shu."
"No gift."
Someone brought the chair, and Xu Mu said seriously, "May I ask General Miao, but all the 20,000 navy troops have arrived in the west section of Xiangjiang?"
"Of course we arrived."
"You should know what Leader Zuo means, right?"
Miao Tong nodded seriously, "My lord said that this time, the order of King Xu Shu will be respected. A total of 40,000 naval troops will wait for the alliance order to come, and they will immediately go down the river and attack Cangzhou first."
"Okay, give me the military talisman first." Xu Mu nodded.
Miao Tong was startled and said, "King of Shu, I will obey the orders. My lord has never mentioned the matter of the military talisman, so I have to leave it to the King of Shu."
"Leader Zuo didn't say anything?" Xu Mu's face was even more surprised.
"My lord has indeed not mentioned a word about the military talisman."
Xu Mu frowned and said, "General Miao, you also know that this time, you and I have a heavy responsibility. If I, Xu Mu, can't do my best, how will I be able to contain the Cangzhou army?"
"You promised me earlier." Xu Mu looked unhappy, "Okay, General Miao, you send someone back to the alliance and ask for more information. It was clearly agreed before."
Miao Tong hesitated and nodded, and was about to get up. Unexpectedly, several warships patrolling the river came back in a hurry. As soon as he opened his mouth, Miao Tong was shocked beyond measure.
"King Shu, General Miao, and the Cangzhou Navy have intercepted the river!"
Standing on the bank of the river, Xu Mu was not surprised. Even before the letter was sent, he had guessed that the Demon Queen had already taken action.
The matter of the military talisman is a myth. But according to the discussion with Dongfang Jing, it is best to keep the two thousand Lingzhou navy in hand first.
If Zuo Shiren wins, the friendship will be great and it will be repaid. If something goes wrong with Zuo Shiren and he is defeated or dies in battle, then I'm sorry, but wealth can be found in danger, and these 20,000 elite navymen will definitely earn a lot of money.
Under his command.
Of course, what needs to be done is still done. With the seven alliance members, Xi Shu only needs to contain the army on the shore of Cangzhou.