Lingzhou, the royal capital.
After conquering Cangzhou, Zuo Shiren set out to build the royal capital and renamed it "Tiandu", which means the capital of thirty states in the world.
"I heard that to the west of Cangzhou, my little brother from Western Shu has sent a lot of additional troops, including all the 20,000 Pingman camps in Shuzhou." Sitting on the throne Going up, Zuo Shiren sighed and looked at the sky outside the palace.
It was approaching winter, and the sky outside the palace became gray.
"Xu Buyi is already on guard against me. Is this considered burning a bridge? Or is it killing a donkey? When I attacked Cangzhou and destroyed the Demon Queen, I, Dongling, contributed the most. Of course, it is undeniable that Xu Buyi's Xi Shu has also made great achievements. Now...I have some suspicions that he and Yuan Song, that traitor, are conspiring against me, Dongling."
"Lord, are you thinking too much..." Dongling Navy General Miao Tong hesitated before speaking. Next to Miao Tong, Shan Yue General Fei Fu also had a silent expression.
For example, the two of them cooperate the most with Xishu, and they do not have any deep hostility towards Xishu.
"Miao Tong, what's wrong? What are you doing?" Zuo Shiren laughed.
Miao Tong hurriedly knelt down and apologized repeatedly.
"Get up, I know your loyalty. You, Miao Tong, played an indispensable role in killing Tang Wuyuan this time. However, you must understand that Xishu is now planning to attack me, Dongling."
"I just want to ask, are you a Shu general? Or a Ling general?"
"Of course he is the general of Ling, I am Miao Tong. I am a man of Dongling in life and a ghost of Dongling in death!"
"Very good." Zuo Shiren finally smiled.
He raised his head and looked around at the ministers and generals under the throne.
"Pass the order, after winter comes, the counties in Dongling will begin to recruit troops and prepare supplies and supplies. If your guess is correct, after the beginning of spring, it will be the time for the heroes to compete for the deer!"
"Kang Zhu, your Shanyue camp also needs to be prepared."
Under the throne, a leading military general, with a strong back and a strong back, stepped out steadily and clasped his fists.
He is Kang Zhu, and the entire Shanyue Camp, even Feifu, is under his jurisdiction. If one were to say that the most loyal and brave general in the entire Dongling Army, it must be Kang Zhu. Taking the interests of the Shanyue people into account, Kang Zhu understood that only by attaching themselves to Dongling could the Shanyue people get out of the mountains and forests and live and work in peace and contentment.
Zuo Shiren held up the tea cup and smiled lightly again.
"I heard that a few rotten scholars in the inner city recently rated the top ten famous generals in the world. Jiang Zhu ranked you at tenth. Are you satisfied?"
"Lord, I don't care about this." Kang Zhu shook his head.
"Well, you are worthy of being my number one general in Dongling." Zuo Shiren said with satisfaction, "When it comes to fighting in the mountains and forests, even the plain barbarian camp in Western Shu is no match for you. I believe this."
"Thank you for your trust, lord."
"Next year will be a very important time for me in Dongling. To be honest, I don't want to fight Xu Buyi now. The primary enemy should be Yuan Song... But for some reason, I found myself, Suddenly I’m a little scared of Xu Buyi.”
"The people of the Demon Queen...their plans for so many years can be seen through by Xu Buyi and the two military advisors of Xishu. How terrifying. Xu Buyi's Xishu must be guarded against."
Zuo Shiren's tone was slightly bitter. Not only Xu Buyi, but also the king of Yuzhou in the north already had ten states, almost unifying the north. In other words, if the king of Yuzhou wants to unify, he will attack south.
The best situation is for Dongling to occupy the land south of the Yangtze River and drive Xishu to Liangzhou. In this way, we can rely on the elite navy to temporarily rule across the river with the king of Yuzhou.
But these, at first glance, seem difficult to accomplish.
"My Dongling Navy is so powerful in the world, and there are also brave Shanyue people in the mountains and forests, so we should move forward bravely. Everyone, let me tell you straight away, I, Zuo Shiren, want to lead you all in these thirty states. , conquer cities and territories, compete with other heroes, and establish a great hegemony!"
"I would like to follow my lord!"
In the palace, countless Dongling generals and staff all wisely echoed.
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On the other side of the river, past Kezhou, is the territory of Yuan Song, king of Donglai.
Compared to Zuo Shiren, Yuan Song looked more solemn at this moment. Since he was demoted to the state king, many aristocratic families have left one after another, causing the territory of the three states to fall into a downturn, whether in taxation or recruiting soldiers.
But Yuan Song had no choice. If he didn't demote himself to the state king, no matter how much he paid, Xu Buyi from Xishu might not be able to help him.
In addition, the most terrifying thing... is that the King of Yuzhou in the north has almost unified the north. There is no need to think that it won't be long before his army marches south. The first to bear the brunt...is his Donglai Sanzhou.
"Shentu Guan, after the spring of next year, you will lead an army of 20,000 to guard Wushui City in the north of Laizhou. If the army of the King of Yuzhou goes south and negotiations fail, you will defend it."
For some reason, Yuan Song always felt that that guy, the King of Yuzhou, probably didn't want to pay attention to him.
"There are many tributary rivers near Wushui City. You have to be careful. The King of Yuzhou will use water to attack... I almost forgot that you, Shentu Guan, are a famous general in the world. I am verbose when I say these words."
In front of Yuan Song, a Confucian general with a light beard and a silver crown stepped out of the line and clasped his fists.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will guarantee it with my life. If the King of Yuzhou comes to invade, I will definitely guard the Laizhou Pass."
"Very good. Zitang, go ahead and use your strategy to tell the whole world that the descendants of your Shentu family will reshape their generals' names in troubled times, and they will be too powerful!"
The Shentu family became the generals of the Yuan family more than ten years ago. But in fact, the Shentu family was one of the first ten generals of the Ji family dynasty. If he hadn't been involved in the border rebellion two hundred years ago, he would have been in power.
After listening to Zuo Shiren's words, Confucian general Shen Tuguan's face showed a look of anticipation. He knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to restore the glory of the Shentu family, he could only assist Yuan Song in front of him, open up a new dynasty, and become the minister of Conglong above all others.
"My son Yuan Chong, I will leave the matter of Kezhou to you. If Chen Fu doesn't do it within February next year, you can think of some way to kill him directly. Damn it, I suddenly feel a little reluctant to let go of Huang Daochong. Although Huang Daochong is a bit cunning, he can be regarded as a wonderful person in any case. But you see, the newly replaced Zhao family is like a waste, even if they give a gift, they are not dignified. "
"Why should I keep it? Capture Kezhou before Zuo Shiren does!"
Next to the throne, Yuan Chong thought for a moment and said, "Father, if it's over to Xishu -"
"Xu Buyi from Xishu is a smart man. Kezhou is far away from Xishu, so it doesn't make much sense to capture it. Unless he can connect Chuzhou and defeat it."
Yuan Song frowned.
"The only one who has to be careful is Zuo Shiren. This famous dogfighter in the world has a strong navy. With the help of Shanyue people, and if he gets Kezhou, I'm afraid that by then, I, the three states of Donglai, will be even more powerful. It’s hard to survive.”
"Until now, I, Yuan Song, have not understood... why this good situation suddenly turned into this. First, the Great Alliance of the World, and then the King of Yuzhou, suddenly occupied Hebei and Yanzhou. The whole situation has already It makes me breathless.”
He was getting old after all. Yuan Song coughed twice and sighed heavily.
