In the early morning, Xu Mucai rubbed his waist and walked out from the backyard of the palace. As soon as he entered the palace, he found Jia Zhou and Dongfang Jing, the two military advisors, waiting for him.
"What's wrong?" Xu Mu was stunned.
"Lord, there is an urgent report from Cangzhou."
Xu Mu received the secret letter and felt a little nervous in his heart. If the two great conspirators could come together, it could only be said that something terrible must have happened.
Sure enough, after reading the secret letter, Xu Mu's expression became extremely serious.
"As expected, the people from the Liang King went to Zuo Shiren. In the past two days, the Liang Wang Anzi in Kezhou began to mobilize to help Zuo Shiren and quickly occupied half of the area. In the other half of the state, Yuan Song has been defeated due to confusion in intelligence."
"In this way, when Zuo Shiren becomes more powerful, my lord's plan to capture Jiangnan will become even more difficult."
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead.
The Liang King had just retreated from the inner city, but he took such a desperate risk and went directly to Dongling to seek refuge with Zuo Shiren.
"Wenlong, how is Yuan Song doing?"
"The spies reported that Yuan Song has transferred General Shen Tu Guan and is preparing to rush back to Laizhou."
"Have you transferred Shen Tuguan? What about the defense in the inner city?"
Jia Zhou thought for a while, "Although the Ye Xiao team did not find out some things, I guess that Yuan Song must have sent a letter to the King of Yuzhou. You know, the current King of Yuzhou has nothing to do with the King of Liang." The gangsters are also filled with hatred. Therefore, it is very likely that they have reached some kind of tacit agreement with Yuan Song. Let Shen Tuguan be temporarily transferred back to Laizhou to block Zuo Shiren's Dongling army."
"The situation is getting more and more complicated."
"This damn Grain King is always haunted."
With the entry of the Grain King, Dongling will definitely increase in strength. But Xu Mu felt that Zuo Shiren was not a fool. Could it be that he couldn't see the disadvantages of cooperating with the Grain King?
"Lord, I said earlier that Zuo Shiren's ambition should not be underestimated. Now it seems that his words have come true."
Xu Mu nodded, thought for a while, and looked at Dongfang Jing, who had been silent.
"Bolie, what do you think?"
"My lord should have guessed it." Dongfang Jing said with a serious face, "Besides, I have rested long enough here in Chengdu. There are teachers staying behind, so I, Dongfang Jing, should go to the front line and defend Cangzhou for my lord."
Although I don't want to, it is almost the safest way now.
To the west of Cangzhou, almost all the troops in Western Shu were stationed there.
"My lord, don't hesitate. The lame Dongfang Jing will definitely live up to my lord's trust."
This sentence made Xu Mu finally make up his mind.
"Okay, over there in Cangzhou, could you please Bo Lie to go there in person?"
Dongfang saluted with his hands and bowed, and took the military orders.
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In Kezhou, Zuo Shiren, who had captured half of the state, seemed extremely high-spirited. Next, according to this situation, the other half of Kezhou will be captured soon.
"Zide, what do you suggest next?"
Ling Su walked over, straightened his Confucian robe, and spoke calmly.
"I have received information that Yuan Song is going to transfer General Shen Tu Guan back. If there is no mistake, he will counterattack and will form two groups of people to attack our Dongling army."
Lingsu raised his hand and pointed to the river bank not far ahead.
"Most of my lord's elite troops are naval forces. And the Shanyue camp, which I rely heavily on, is guarding Western Shu. Therefore, I advise your lord not to be impatient, and focus on defense first, and then attack again. After all, the other half of Kezhou , most of them are mountainous swamps, and the navy has no advantage."
"Sir, what do you mean, don't take advantage of victory and attack?"
"My lord, you took advantage of the victory and defended it. The spirit of Yuan Song's army was unleashed. That's when your lord won a great victory. There is also Donglai's number one general Shen Tu Guan. This person should not be underestimated. I heard that Shen Tu Guan is good at Use the army upright and fight steadily. Although it is difficult to defeat, there are also disadvantages. For example, using partial divisions as suspects to contain Shentu Guan, then, the main force of our Dongling Army will be placed on Yuan on the other side. Matsumotobu.”
Listen, Zuo Shiren thought for a while and then he understood, and his face blossomed with joy.
"Sir, you are a great talent! I, Zuo Shiren, have always been short of a counselor who can make decisions... Qi De, why are you so late?"
Ling Su smiled and said, "Since you and I have no way out, we can only cooperate for a win-win situation. Once the matter in Kezhou is over, my lord can rest assured that many people will come to the south of the Yangtze River to visit my lord." .”
Many people are those who are the King of Grain.
Zuo Shiren heard it clearly and felt neither sadness nor joy. In his heart, the power of the Grain King is like a double-edged sword. If used properly, it can become a sharp weapon for attacking cities and plundering territories.
"I will follow what sir said. Next, we will focus on defense first, and then look for opportunities to defeat Yuan Song's two armies."
"Very good." Ling Su nodded.
"By the way, sir, you are so talented, why have you never heard of him before?" Zuo Shiren turned his head and asked intentionally or unintentionally.
Ling Su's expression was indifferent, "My lord may not believe it, but I stayed in Cangzhou for a long time."
Zuo Shiren didn't mind. Cangzhou was once an imperial state. Before Suozhou, there was an endless stream of wealthy businessmen from all over the world.
"The geographical location of Kezhou is like a sharp knife. Not only Yuan Song, but also Xu Buyi, who is not far away, must have been too shocked to sleep after capturing Kezhou."
"My lord's great cause will begin to truly spread its wings after occupying the south of the Yangtze River. After annexing Western Shu, the biggest enemy will be the king of Yuzhou. Whoever wins will conquer the world."
Zuo Shiren was deeply convinced by these words. At that time, with the navy in the south of the Yangtze River, even if the northern expedition is not possible in the short term, those northerners will not be able to cross the river.
"Send the order to repair the city gates and prepare for war! Notify the logistics camp to quickly transport the grain, grass and baggage to Kezhou within five days!"
"Take orders!"
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It was different from Zuo Shiren's chatting and laughing.
At this time, Yuan Song, who was wearing golden armor, had anger all over his face. At a very young age, he was tricked into fighting.
"Where is Shentu Guan's army?"
"Back to my lord, we are almost here. We will join forces with you."
If there was a second choice, Yuan Song would not want to transfer Shen Tuguan. But now, the situation is getting more and more unfavorable, and the entire Kezhou's intelligence has been completely confused. The Donglai army, which was originally full of confidence, suddenly became like headless flies.
"Father, if not, ask for help from Xishu?" His son Yuan Chong, also wearing a battle armor, thought for a while and spoke.
Yuan Song sighed, "It is unlikely that Xishu will send troops. What he originally wanted was the result of the fight between snipe and clam."
"But the situation has changed now... Let's send someone there. Whether it succeeds or not, we will tell later."
Yuan Song raised his old face and looked outside the military tent, his voice a bit hoarse.
"The King of Grain has entered the game. Suddenly, I, Donglai, are already weak. I have already said that these old bastards who have been around for thousands of years should be eliminated one by one. When the time comes, Zuo Shiren can conquer the world, but there are With people like the Grain King here, can he sit still?"
"He should have learned from the King of Yuzhou and cut through the mess quickly."
"Damn it!"
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