Zhang Shunxiao shook his head: "No, this is too dangerous. What if Kang Zuo kills or detains you?"
Hong Fengliu thought for a moment and said, "Lord, I have my own way to escape."
"It's better not to go, why bother with him?"
"For the sake of the lord, I must go this time."
Hong Fengliu insisted on going. After talking for a while, Zhang Shunxiao couldn't say anything and could only let Hong Fengliu go.
Lado City is directly east of Red Maple City, but there is no direct road connecting the two cities. They must pass through Sanya City, which is north of the two cities.
Hong Fengliu had already obtained the documents for his mission before setting off, and after successfully passing through Sanya City, he arrived at Lado City.
After several introductions, Hong Fengliu arrived at Kang Zuo's office with the paperwork.
Kang Zuo saw that Hong Fengliu was dressed as a scholar and looked like he had no fighting ability. He couldn't help but chuckle twice and said: "I heard that Hong Fengliu has no fighting ability. Now that your limbs are weak, I am even more sure that you are a useless person who dares to come to my territory." Come on, aren’t you afraid of death?”
Hong Fengliu was not angry but smiled and said: "Hahaha, they say Lord Kang is wise, but now it seems that he is nothing more than that."
"What's the matter?" Kang Zuo's face darkened, he controlled his tone, his voice was steady, and anger had already gathered on his face.
Hong Fengliu continued: "Kang City Lord, since Sanya City was captured by you, our lord has no intention of going eastward. Kang City Lord must know this."
Sanya City was originally Zhang Shunxiao's cyst. Later, due to the Western Expedition, the troops could not be taken into account, so Kang Zuo took the opportunity to capture it. Because of this, Kang Zuo was always wary of Zhang Shunxiao.
Kang Zuo knew Zhang Shunxiao's fighting power. If he fought hard, he would never be sure of winning. Hearing what Hong Fengliu said was a good thing for him.
"Are you sure you won't attack me?" Kang Zuo didn't believe it and asked again.
"Of course, we have a large enough territory and we will not easily fight the Lord of Kang City for Sanya City." Hong Fengliu said with certainty.
Kang Zuo still didn't believe it and said casually: "If you don't want to fight, I won't fight. What are you doing here?"
"I came here to ask Lord Kang to withdraw his troops." Hong Fengliu said directly.
"Retreat?" Kang Zuo said in surprise: "Then what will you do if you attack me?"
Hong Fengliu chuckled and said, "Could it be that Lord Kang deployed so many troops in Sanya just to defend us?"
Kang Zuo was startled, feeling that someone had exposed his thoughts, and his face looked a little ugly.
Hong Fengliu continued: "As long as Lord Kang retreats, I can give Lord Kang a city."
Giving away a city was something Kang Zuo never dared to think of. After being surprised, he laughed: "Hahaha, there is no such good thing in the world."
Hong Fengliu said: "Lord of Kang City, instead of seizing the city from us, it is better to go south and seize Vali City."
Kang Zuo had already investigated the combat power of Valley City, and found that it would not be easy to win. On the contrary, Zhang Shunxiao of Red Maple City had been leading troops to fight, waiting for the opportunity to enter when the city was empty.
"I prefer peace to war. Valley City has no grudge against me and cannot bear to be violated."
After listening to Kang Zuo's words, Hong Fengliu secretly laughed. If he didn't annex others, where would he have a city?
"As long as Lord Kang is willing, our Red Maple City can send troops south to help Lord Kang."
He didn't expect such a good thing to happen. Kang Zuo didn't quite believe it: "How can I trust you."
"Our army will go south first, then turn east and lead the Valley City army out of the city. At that time, the Lord of Kang City can go south and capture Valley City."
This does not sound like a loss, but Kang Zuo didn't understand why Red Maple City wanted to help him, and asked: "What benefits do you have?"
Hong Fengliu chuckled and said: "It seems that Lord Kang still doesn't believe it. In fact, we just want to make friends with Lord Kang, and want Lord Kang to withdraw his troops and relieve the pressure on the east. Besides, we are only suppressing the Wali army, and we still need to rely on Kang for the actual attack. The city lord himself.”
This was far easier than attacking Red Maple City. After weighing it, Kang Zuo made up his mind: "Okay, let's do it."
After the discussion was completed, Kang Zuo held a banquet in honor of Hong Fengliu. After a lot of toasting, they stopped and went home late at night.
After Xiujie pacified the southwest, he always wanted to send his army northward to annex other forces.
Futuo persuaded Xiujie to postpone going north on the pretext of stabilizing the cities in the southwest.
In the council hall, Xiu Jie's face looked ugly, anger emerging from his eyes.
"This time, I have decided to go north, and no one is allowed to persuade me."
These words were obviously directed at Futuo, and Futuo naturally understood.
"Lord, only Zhang Shunxiao's side is powerful in the north of us. It was not the right time before, but now the time has come."
Xiujie was very happy to hear that Futuo changed his mind and said, "Okay, tell me what you think."
Fu Tuo said: "Lord, Kang Zuo, who is east of Zhang Shunxiao, has been peeping at Hong Maple City. We can deploy our troops in the north of Houshuang City and continue to increase our troops to put pressure on Hong Maple City. In this way, Hong Maple City will definitely also We will mobilize troops for defense. If Red Maple City is empty, Kang Zuo will definitely attack by surprise, and Zhang Shunxiao will be defeated by then."
Xiu Jie smiled coldly and said, "Do I need to rely on someone like Kang Zuo to fight Zhang Shunxiao?"
"Of course not." Lan Yao said, "But with Kang Zuo stabbing us on the side, it will be easier for us."
Xiu Jie became impatient and said, "Since you said so, let's do it. But my waiting time is limited, so let's leave today if it doesn't matter."
After hearing Xiu Jie's words, everyone bid farewell to Xiu Jie and exited the council hall one after another.
Zhang Shunxiao couldn't sit still when he got the news that Xiu Jie was preparing to attack Red Maple City, and came to Hong Fengliu for discussion.
"It's really annoying. That guy Xiu Jie is gathering troops in the north."
Xiu Jie has long declared that he wants to unify Central Continent, and it will be a matter of time before he goes north.
Hong Fengliu said: "It seems we are still too late."
Zhang Shunxiao asked: "What are our chances of winning against Xiu Jie?"
Hong Fengliu has considered this question countless times in his mind. Now that he heard Zhang Shunxiao ask this question, he remained silent for a moment and said, "Unless there is a miracle, the chance of winning is almost zero."
Hearing what Hong Fengliu said, Zhang Shunxiao looked indifferent: "That's fine, no matter who it is, just fight with him. If you win, you will make money. If you lose, you won't lose. You can't win in the first place." .”
It's really obvious that he finally managed to secure a piece of territory. If Xiu Jie takes it away now, he may never have another chance in the future.
Hong Fengliu frowned and said, "It would be great if we could unite the surrounding forces to fight against Xiujie. Unfortunately, they are all afraid of Xiujie and refuse to unite."
"Forget it, don't make it so troublesome. I'm going to mobilize the troops now to prepare for a battle with Xiu Jie."
"Wait, lord." Hong Fengliu stopped Zhang Shunxiao and said: "We have discussed with Kang Zuo of Lado City before. Now we are deploying troops in the south, so that Kang Zuo can lead the army south to attack Valli City, which can also reduce the burden on the city. We put pressure on the East.”
