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. As expected, the important task of holding back the Cangzhou river bank is none other than Xu Buyi."
"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 face looked up with a surge of expectation. He has been preparing for this event for a long time.
When Xu Buyi was still in Liangdi, he had thought about letting the Qingzhou Tang Family attract the army from the Cangzhou River Bank. But unexpectedly, Xu Buyi, the king of Shu, suddenly came to Muyun Prefecture and proposed such a 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 alliance leader."
"In addition, let the leaders of each alliance enter their accounts, and the main military affairs of this alliance will be discussed."
War is no child's play. When dealing with Demon Queen Su, there is no room for even the slightest mistake. 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 from 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 instigated by him.
Qingzhou's geographical location is close to the two prefectures of Laiyan and Yanzhou, which is equivalent to a horizontal peninsula. For Dongling, it is the most suitable choice for a flanking attack. In order to deal with the false emperor, he had spent a lot of effort to tie the Tang family to the Dongling ship.
"I, Tang Wuyuan, am not the head of the family." Tang Wuyuan insisted. There is quite a pedantic look of a scholar in his gestures.
"Take a seat." Zuo Shiren looked impatient and shouted. 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 Prefecture for layout. He knew that the Demon Queen also had various precautions.
"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, and 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 Shang Tuo leader 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 small profits. If not, you can lead the troops to Muyun State to make him submit and let him cooperate well in the war."
The merchant helmsman's face 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 my business, Zuo Shiren? Then But that’s not right, Xu Buyi wants to conquer Cangzhou earlier and eliminate Xi Shu’s henchman."
"Under the common interests, what 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 meeting. There was no one who had serious discussions with him.
"Tang, what do you think?"
Tang Wuyuan, who was sitting on the far side, 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 had no expression on his face. 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 useless.
"With common interests, evil wolves can 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 military 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 was probably 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 spoke seriously, "May I ask General Miao, have all the 20,000 navy troops 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. There are a total of 40,000 naval troops. As soon as the alliance order comes, 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 did not mention 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 before." 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 nodded hesitantly 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, Cangzhou Navy has intercepted the river!"
Standing on the river bank, Xu Mu did not feel surprised. Even before the letter could be sent out, he had guessed that the Demon Queen had already taken action.
The matter of military talismans is nothing. But according to the discussion with Dongfang Jing, it is best to keep the 20,000 Lingzhou Navy in hand first.
If Zuo Shiren wins, the friendship will be greater than heaven, so just return it. If anything goes wrong with Zuo Shiren, and he is defeated or dies in battle, then I'm sorry to say that wealth and wealth are in danger, and these 20,000 elite navy troops will definitely be under his command.
Of course, what needs to be done still needs to be done. With seven seats in the alliance, Xi Shu only needs to contain the army on the shore of Cangzhou.
