When Yan Tang returned to Laizhou, he saw his master Yuan Song with an expression as if he had swallowed a fly.
"So, you read the letter to him, and he was manipulated?" Yuan Song straightened his body, probably very angry, his silver hair flying faintly.
"Father, it's true, it's true." Yan Tang didn't dare to quibble.
"You are a dog egg! A piece of dog egg!" Yuan Song gritted his teeth and raised his hand to slap it down, but he finally held it in the air and held back.
"I should have thought that Xu Buyi is extremely cunning, so I shouldn't have sent you."
Yan Tang knelt down and couldn't get up.
"Father, it's not my brother's fault, or Xu Buyi's lack of appreciation." Yuan Chong walked by and helped Yan Tang up.
Yuan Song slumped on the dragon chair and closed his eyes slightly.
"This time, Xu Buyi's intention is already very obvious. In his heart, he is still with Zuo Ren. I'm afraid that after the crusade against Cangzhou, the world's great alliance will target the two states of Laiyan and me."
"Father...if not, will we form an alliance?"
Yuan Song, who had been taking a breath, suddenly became angry again and stomped away angrily, kicking Yan Tang down several times as he opened his mouth to speak.
"Form an alliance? Who are you looking for to form an alliance with? The forces in the world are divided into two factions! One is the Great Alliance of the World, and the other is Cangzhou! Who do you think I stand on? My old face is in front of Xu Buyi, and he is partial to No. Could it be that I, Yuan Song, a royal and orthodox person, want to serve the Demon Queen of Cangzhou?"
Yan Tang was trembling all over and didn't dare to speak anymore.
"Damn it, I saw it very accurately. In the name of the original chaos in the world, Yuan Song, in the name of royal family orthodoxy, will definitely be able to gather human resources by giving me some time. But Xu Buyi must take the lead to organize What a world alliance!"
"That mad dog Zuo Ren, even though he pretends to be a gentleman, he really wants to conquer Cangzhou. He will turn his head, grab a big victory, and immediately attack our two states, Laiyan!"
"Now that I'm waiting, I've already got one leg stuck in the quagmire, do you understand?"
As I get older and talk a lot, no matter how good my health is, it is still a bit too much for me. After finishing speaking, Yuan Song raised his head and sighed, slumped on the dragon chair again, and looked at the top of the palace in silence.
for a long time.
This cunning old man in his eighties said coldly.
"Go and send a messenger to Qingzhou to tell Tang Wuyuan that I want to see him."
"Damn commoner thief."
…
Xu Mu, who was far away in Muyunzhou, suddenly sneezed. After rubbing his nose several times, he sat upright again. He and Dongfang Jing looked at the map in front of them.
At this time, more than half a month has passed since the autumn harvest. Once the drought is over, the weather in late autumn begins to become cooler.
"My lord, winter is coming."
Listening, Xu Mu felt a little uncomfortable. It was the same last year. In order to attack Liangzhou, we prepared for a whole winter. It's good now, for the great alliance of the world to gather together, preparations will be made.
It seemed that in the life he traveled through, he could not escape the fate of being shrouded in horse leather.
"There seems to be no more moves on the Demon Queen's side."
Previously, due to Dongfang Jing's plan, the people in Chuzhou were in high spirits in order to "retrieve the looted grain". Under such circumstances, even if the grain king wanted to transport grain into Cangzhou, he would not do it. Most likely.
Just like this, the Demon Queen seemed to have no backup plan.
"Bo Lie, mute dogs are the most terrifying thing when they bite people."
If you don't move, it's enough; if you move, it's amazing.
Xu Mu frowned, and when he thought of the old letter from the young marquis, he felt that things were even more strange.
He had discussed it with Dongfang Jing, but even after several rounds of discussion, the two could not reach a conclusion. It remains to be discussed whether the Demon Queen is the surviving daughter of Princess Changfu.
But no matter what, the most important thing before us is the alliance war starting next spring.
"Zuo Shiren received a letter yesterday. In the letter, he asked whether the matter of retrieving the stolen food could be concluded." Dongfang Jing sighed, "I have to say that the Demon Queen is a wise person, and It's a pity that she didn't get into the network. I guess she has a lot of things hidden."
To be honest, by now, Xu Mu is already a little disgusted with these intrigues and intrigues. Especially on the Demon Queen's side, he could get into trouble if he wasn't careful.
"Before winter comes, my lord can do one thing. Let all the forces that join the alliance send envoys to gather in Kezhou, and only wait for spring before returning to their respective homes. In this way, it will prove to the world that the cohesion of the alliance .”
Dongfang Jing paused, "In addition, the deployment of troops and generals in Western Shu, as well as the supplies of grain and grass, and the people's luggage can also be carried out secretly."
Xu Mu nodded.
He knew very well that next year's battle would very likely change the world's structure. It is even said that whether Xi Shu will drink soup or eat meat in the future depends on this one.
"Bolie, besides Cangzhou, where else do you think there will be allies of the Demon Queen?"
Dongfang Jing thought for a while, "I said before that Qingzhou, as well as Yanzhou and Hebei, should all have allies of the Demon Queen. In addition... there are many foreign races in the four corners of the Central Plains, so we need to be careful."
"Beidi?"
"possible."
"Barbarians and horse bandits?"
"It's possible." Dongfang Jing replied seriously, "My lord, what you and I are worried about is what the Demon Queen is hiding. But she is very smart and has not exposed it again. If such hidden things become successful, The most terrifying thing is to kill your son."
Xu Mu smiled helplessly.
"By the way, my lord, there is one more thing." Dongfang Jing's tone became a little sad, "The information that Ye Xiao sent in Hezhou is that the veteran general Lian Yong is seriously ill and dying again. I'm afraid he won't be able to survive this. It’s been a winter.”
Xu Mu felt bitter after hearing this. Some time ago, he sent a letter to Lian Yong, as if it was yesterday.
"Nowadays, all the defense soldiers have resigned. After the King of Yuzhou learned about it, he transferred a miracle doctor from the inner city to save this veteran general."
"I know what my lord means, but even if I go to Shuzhou to inform Chen Que. It's so far away and winter is about to come, there's no way I can make it."
"This God is already blind." Dongfang Jing sighed.
Xu Mu didn't answer and only raised his head. In a trance, he seemed to see the scene where he and Lian Yong fought side by side in Wangzhou again, throwing stones, flying arrows, blood, broken limbs, the shouts of the Beidi people, and the roar of the defenders who fought to the death.
"Bo Lie, please write a letter to Huang Daochong. Ask him to take two old wild ginseng and send them to Hezhou City. Although Hezhou is far away, I know that Huang Daochong must have someone there. of."
Dongfang Jing nodded.
"In addition, Lian Yong has temporarily stepped down, and the replacement general has already been selected. It is exactly what the Lord said, the younger brother of the Yuzhou King, Chang Jiulang. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be in charge of the future defense of Hezhou. Got it."
If possible, Xu Mu hopes that Chang Wei will be the one to succeed Lian Yong and continue to guard Hezhou. But now, it's basically settled.
"That year, I entered the border with hundreds of horses and blocked Beidi in two cities. Zhao Qingyun didn't save him, and all the Hezhou camps didn't save him. Only the old general Lian Yong, with 60,000 veteran households, rushed to Wangzhou to die. With this big win.”
After saying that, Xu Mu's eyes suddenly turned red.
Old friends fade away like the wind, and in a hurry, they are never seen again.
