"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 brewing a big conspiracy when 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 can live 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 expression.
"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 still do it?"
"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 soldiers suffer serious losses——"
"Don't say 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 your 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 an alliance and have a common enemy, do we still have to guard against me, Xi Shu? If so, it would be better for us to go back to our respective families and fight on our own."
Zuo Shiren was silent for a while, and continued to look at Xu Mu. Suddenly, a smile appeared.
"Brother Xu said it well. Since we are forming an alliance, we should be united. Let's do this. Over there in Kezhou, I have 15,000 navy troops hidden. 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. The old fox is the 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 flesh army, you will do it even if you hold your neck. Otherwise, disobeying the alliance leader may cause dissatisfaction among many allies.
Of course, Xu Mu is not afraid. Everyone else is on the east side of Xiangjiang River, but he is on the west side of Xiangjiang River. In addition, the aristocratic families in the world have framed and criticized him. Apart from the support of the people, their reputation has been ruined.
He doesn't care who the leader is or not, if his interests are not right, he will just retreat. Right now, we only need 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 Tribes of East Vietnam, the fifth seat is for Shang Duo Guards, the sixth seat is for Mi Taoist disciples, and the seventh seat is for Ling The Salt Island Army outside the state."
Only after listening to it, Xu Mu discovered that at least two of them had never been heard before. In the past, Night Owl's information, such as Mi Daotu and the Salt Island Army, was occasionally mentioned. But at that time, they were at the end of the east side of Xiangjiang River, far away, and Ye Xiao did not focus on infiltration.
"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 a large number of Kezhou aristocratic families.
"Leader Zuo, it is best for Kezhou not to join the alliance and just support it secretly. On the contrary, after Kezhou joins the alliance, this kind of buffer will disappear."
"It makes some sense." Zuo Shiren smiled faintly, "Brother Xu, I am sincere enough. You only need to join the alliance and dispatch fifteen thousand naval forces 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, you have to come back soon." Zuo Shiren raised his head and spoke in an unhurried voice.
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"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 were the same, and it seemed like a good opportunity. The only drawback is that after joining the alliance, you will most likely be hindered.
After Dongfang Jing listened carefully, he 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, and the remaining Mi Dao disciples and Salt Island Army, they are not even considered small forces. It is just a matter of gathering a large number of people and adding 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's okay for my lord to go. As I said before, the war can't burn Xishu, and we can spend this period of time peacefully. Then, my lord is 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 small, scattered alliance with 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 Jiangnan 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 hard to find. Don't forget, I was a winemaker before."
"Brother Xu is interested." Zuo Shiren did not show dissatisfaction. If he wants to deal with the two false emperors, the King of Western Shu in front of him is his greatest help.
"Come, let's have a drink with the Zuo Alliance Leader. If you join the alliance in the future, please take care of me, the Zuo Alliance Leader."
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 cups, 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, correct the law, and destroy the rebels!"
Xu Mu put down the wine cup, licked his mouth, and suddenly found that the wine was a little sour.
