Most of Guan Yu and others, Li Xingzai knew each other. Even some of them who had never met each other knew who Li Xingzai was by asking each other.
Li Xingzai was an informal person, greeting everyone one by one, no matter they knew each other or didn't know each other. Everyone felt like a spring breeze. After all, he was a man who came out of Toad Village. He was doing well, and everyone felt proud of him.
All the way into the big tent, Li Xingzai sat down alone, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
"Cheng Dalei is really a master of cultivation. With his character, he didn't come to join in the fun. Instead, he sent you here."
"The master planned to come, but we stopped him, otherwise it would still be the master who came this time." Liu Bei said.
"So that's the case, no wonder."
"Your Majesty, what is the situation here now?" Guan Yu asked.
"Hey, I know you have dark eyes now, so I didn't come here specially to give you some information."
After Guan Yu came over under the banner of King Liangzhou, various princes sent many gifts to show their goodwill. However, they all kept a distance and did not want to get too close to them. If Li Xingzai hadn't come here, Guan Yu would have wanted to explore this place.
The situation is really not easy.
Li Xingzai paused and briefly told them about the situation here.
This time the anti-Rong alliance was convened by the King of Yuzhou, and then various princes responded to the call. Everyone also understood the principle of death and coldness, and no matter what, the Rong tribe could not be allowed to enter the hinterland of the Central Plains.
The coalition of princes is composed of princes from Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou and other places. These are the princes from the north. The princes from the south include Jiangnan Li Xing and Xiaoyao King Li Xingzai. For example, Jiaozhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou
Because of the long journey, the princes did not participate in this coalition.
They are located in a remote area and have natural dangers to defend. Even if the Rong people occupy the Central Plains, they will not be able to threaten them. Therefore, they can sit back and relax and not join in this troubled situation.
But the northern princes are not so lucky. Once the Ruorong tribe breaks through Chang'an and spreads its tentacles to the Central Plains, it will definitely threaten their territory.
Everyone knows that the Rong people are difficult to defeat, and everyone knows that the situation at hand is critical, but no one will try their best. They all just hope that others will die, and they will take the credit later.
The princes from all walks of life gathered together, but they only had 100,000 troops. Now they are in separate camps, wary of each other, and plot against each other.
"With such an alliance, if we really challenge the Rong clan, I'm afraid they will be easily defeated by the Rong clan." Liu lamented: "We were still discussing this matter just now. Didn't the various princes think of this?"
"How could you not think of it? They are not fools." Li Xingzai said: "The key is that they are too smart. Who would trust their back to the enemy? Everyone can only make their own calculations to see how to escape from the fire. Of course.
, it’s not that it’s useless at all. After all, it’s an army of 100,000 people, which can be considered a huge force. What if the Rong people are scared away by this force.”
"So...were the Rong people scared away?" Guan Yu.
"of course not."
The three people in the big tent fell silent. They had nothing to say and didn't know what to say.
"What are you doing now?" After a long time, Guan Yu broke the silence.
"We haven't had a head-on war with the Rong people yet, and we are trying our best to avoid it." Li Xingzai said: "We have fought several small-scale battles, and the losses were miserable."
"The Rong people are good at field battles but not good at attacking fortresses. It's not surprising that they lost." Liu Bei said.
"Now, they are arguing about who should be the leader of the alliance." Li Xingzai said.
"If more than a dozen soldiers and horses are gathered together, there should be someone who takes the lead and gives orders. Do you have any clues now?" Liu Bei.
Li Xingzai shook his head: "We all don't obey anyone. Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Jizhou, etc. are all indifferent and look down on each other. Originally, Li Xing in Jiangnan was the most powerful, but didn't he lose to me? His waist is also weak.
It’s not very tough. I’m the most justifiable, but I have the smallest territory and I can’t convince everyone.”
Wherever there are people, there will always be grudges, and these grudges are politics. When all the princes come together, no one holds military power in his hands, and who is willing to let others command him. Political internal strife is a serious matter, and it has not yet been compared with the Rong army.
If the clan starts a war head-on, they can't say they will kill themselves first.
"You are here too late. We have been arguing about this matter for some time. Tomorrow, the big meeting will be held and the outcome of the dispute should come to an end. Remember, if I come forward, you remember to support me."
"Of course." Liu Bei and Guan Yu replied at the same time.
Li Xingzai stood up to leave, and Liu Bei asked again: "How is Chang'an?"
Li Xingzai paused, waved his hand and said: "Chang'an can no longer be defended."
The alliance has formed an army, but has not yet started a war with the Rong tribe. Chang'an City is still under the violent attack of the Rong tribe.
After the beginning of spring, the Rong tribe once again launched an siege. Li Letian took the lead and stood at the top of the city to fight, blocking the sieges one after another. However, if you defend for a long time, you will lose, and without follow-up support, it is only a matter of time before Chang'an is captured.
Tomorrow the Alliance of Lords will decide on its head coach. Li Xingzai’s words before leaving reminded everyone that he is not without ambitions for the position of leader, nor is he without opportunities.
Leading all the princes to fight, if they can defeat the Rong tribe, their momentum will be at its peak. People in the world will not remember those soldiers who shed their lives and blood on the front line, but will remember who their commander was. With the right way, he who wins the hearts of the people will win the world, and this will win the hearts of the people.
Hold it in your hand, and you will be more confident in competing in the world in the future.
If Cheng Dalei were here and brought enough men and horses, he would actually be qualified to compete for the position of alliance leader. However, the leader this time was Guan Yu, and he only had 500 men under his command.
In terms of identity, Li Xingzai was the sixth prince of the Ming Emperor and the brother of the current emperor. In the battle in Jiangnan, he also washed away his reputation as a playboy and proved that he had the ability to lead an army in battle.
The situation is more complicated than imagined, and it is not a matter of winning or losing a battle.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu both frowned, their eyes were filled with clouds, and they could not clearly see the future direction of the situation.
Guan Yu has the ability to lead troops in battle, and can be regarded as an enemy of ten thousand people on the battlefield. But he is really not very good at politics, and now he doesn't know how to make a decision.
Liu Bei consoled him: "This time we are inspecting and observing, and we have no plans to do anything. Now is not the time for us to take office."
Guan Yu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
Liangzhou's elite are here, but their military strength is not here. Five hundred people cannot influence the direction of the situation. After all, this battle will determine the future direction of the empire, but it cannot determine the outcome.
Therefore, it is not the opportunity for Liangzhou to take action yet.
The next morning, the war drums were beating, and the coalition forces called everyone together to discuss matters. Liu Guanzhang walked out of the camp and headed to the coalition camp.
The commanders of all the princes gathered together to determine or argue for a leader of the alliance.