The location of the alliance has been decided, but the time of the alliance has not been decided, because both Lu Zhe and Wei Han have to wait for Qi Yan's reply, at least so that the two countries that have confirmed the alliance have enough time to hurry.

Lu Zhe didn't have much time to waste, and the deadline he gave Qi Yan was in the middle of summer.

There is no such thing as a calendar, and people's understanding of time is still relatively vague, generally measured by spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the days are calculated according to the full moon and the lack of the moon every month.

The current season is late spring, and there are nearly two months to go before the middle of summer, and if the kings of Qi and Yan are coming, two months is enough time for the two kings to reach Chenjun. If it is confirmed that the kings of the two countries will not come, the time of the alliance will be advanced to the beginning of summer, after all, whether it is Qi Yan or other Zhao Chu, it is not too far from this place of Shen.

In particular, the envoys of the Yan State were intercepted in Peiguo in Surabaya County, which was done by a group of petty guys in the Qi State.

Lu Zhe's side did not attach too much importance to the affairs of the alliance, and it was not complicated to have such a situation, because Wei Han was too small and weak, and Wei Han would be annexed sooner or later, and Lu Zhe's protection of Wei Han was just to allow the two small countries to act as a buffer zone. In addition, their attention is now all drawn to the Lingnan front, after the end of the court meeting, Sima Xin and other generals have rushed back to the war zone, and after the end of the spring rainy season, a new round of offensive will be launched against Lingnan.

However, whether you pay attention to it or not, you should come up with a strict mentality to face it, this time is the moment when Lu Zhe's side enters the historical stage, all countries will bring their troops when they are in alliance, and Lu Zhe is naturally no exception, how can he take this opportunity to erect an impression that Lu Zhe's soldiers are strong and strong.

Under normal circumstances, the number of troops that the party participating in the alliance will bring will be agreed in advance, and this time I don't know if it was negligence or what the situation is, Wei Han's side did not limit the strength of the alliance parties at all.

Kuaitong's guess is that Wei Han is seducing Qi and testing Qi with this kind of loophole that should not appear.

What does that mean? It's simple. That is, so that the Qi State can send troops to enter the territory of Wei and Han in the open, and it is completely convenient for the Qi army to do whatever they want.

"In other words, if the Qi army takes the opportunity to attack the city, then we must participate in the war?" Lu Zhe's expression was very flat, and there was no anger in his tone, and some of them looked uncertain.

It has been three days since the end of the court meeting, and the matter of going to Shen to participate in the alliance is also in the preparation stage, how many troops Lu Zhe should bring to the alliance, and those courtiers who should go to the alliance together, these should be discussed.

Kuaitong shook his head: "There is no official alliance. Logically, we are not obliged to go to war. ”

Lu Zhe needs Wei Han such a buffer zone, he must not be able to sit back and watch the Qi State destroy Wei Han, presumably some people in Wei Han have already thought through this layer of relationship, and they will take such a risk It must be that Lu Zhe will not sit idly by.

This layer of truth is also narrating, he thinks that Wei Han can't wait for Qi Guo to do something out of the ordinary, after all, this time the alliance not only has Lu Zhe, Wei Ji, Han Cheng, but also Zhao Xie and Xiong Xin. These kings will go to participate, and if the Qi State really wants to do something about attacking cities and conquering land, Wei Han has every reason to add a little more to the alliance. For example, there is such a thing as preparing for Lu Zhe, Wei, Han, Zhao, and Chu to form an alliance to jointly attack the Qi State.

A five-party alliance? Zhao Chu would never object to this matter. The reason for not opposing is not only that Lu Zhe is the in-law of Zhao and Chu, but also because Zhao is now in great need of Lu Zhe's support in terms of materials and troops, and Chu is disturbed by Lu Zhe's attack and is desperate to form an alliance and truce.

"You say, is Wei Han unwilling to become our protectorate?" Lu Zhe is not untargeted.

The alliance is based on the equality of the two parties. If Wei Han becomes the protectorate of Lu Zhe, then the general status of the vassal can only be a follower, and the identity is unequal in the first place, how to form an alliance?

Wei Han is too weak. Losing the protection of a powerful country is bound to perish, and Kuaitong does not think that Wei Han cannot see this, so the possibility of not wanting to become a protectorate is very small, although there is.

It is not difficult to guess that Wei Han has such a mind. They don't want to be weak forever, they have to create opportunities to make themselves strong. The Lord has now sent generals to help Wei Han train his troops, and they already have a chance to become stronger. Once the Qi State invaded Wei Han, in order to have a buffer zone in the north, the Lord would inevitably increase assistance in addition to sending troops to participate in the war. Kuaitong pondered for a moment, and then continued: "Once the Qi army invades, the situation will inevitably change. And this is also the opportunity for Wei Han Tuqiang. ”

Lu Zhe thinks that what Kuaitong said is not right, Wei Han's storage is to become a buffer zone, so what is the buffer zone for? Isn't it just to separate it from the Central Plains, of course, including the Qi State? At the same time, a large part of the buffer zone is also to reduce the corresponding administrative input and material tilt, once Wei Han can not play the role of the buffer zone, why should Lu Zhe continue to help Wei Han?

......In the final analysis, Kuaitong is still an ancient, and the limitations of his thinking cannot be compensated for by relying on high intelligence.

"It's understandable that Wei Han wants to be strong, but he can't fulfill his due obligations when he takes our things, why do you think that we will invest in vain, are we wronged?" Lu Zhe's theory is not unusual, it is still the concept of getting and giving.

It is very clear that once Wei Han can't play the role of a buffer, Lu Zhe will definitely give up immediately. If the investment is not proportional to the harvest, the cost of supporting Wei and Han is higher than directly neighboring Qi State, and the bad result is that now the territory of Wei and Han has been taken away by Qi State, and Lu Zhe's neighbor has been replaced by Qi State.

Of course, Kuaitong knew the concept of giving and receiving, and when he learned that his master did not necessarily have to protect Wei Han, he immediately smiled and said, "Naturally, this is the case." ”

Isn't it? Lu Zhe is not Wei Zhe or Han Cheng's father, and he has no obligation to pay for no reason, if Wei Han is sure that Lu Zhe will support him unconditionally, it is definitely a big mistake.

"The wise men of Wei Han are playing with fire, and they are also betting on your determination. Obviously, they made a mistake, the Lord is indeed not their father, and the investment is about return, since they have no value to be used, there is really no need to save zài. "Kuaitong is very happy that his own owner guarantees his own interests.

In fact, Lu Zhe is also responsible for his own subjects, and the attitude he should have is to ensure the interests of this group, if he uses his own interests as a bargaining chip, whether it is actually necessary or not, it is always not so appropriate, and if he has to pay, he naturally wants to be rewarded, otherwise he is not worthy of becoming the head at all.

"This time I went to the Alliance, I think it is enough to bring 50,000 elite soldiers." Kuai Tong's words were obviously not finished, and the 50,000 elite soldiers in his mouth were the so-called forbidden army sequence, of which 10,000 had completed the redress and were equipped with iron weapons. He pinched his fingers: "Among the 50,000 elite soldiers, 20,000 cavalry, 10,000 heavy infantry, 10,000 crossbowmen, and 10,000 armor soldiers of all kinds are the strong forces that accompany the lord. ”

The location of the alliance is similar to a transportation hub, no more than twenty miles away from Hengshan County, which is the seat of the Northern Army, and at the same time, Jiujiang County is no more than thirty miles away from the alliance, and Jiujiang County is one of the military regions of the Eastern Army.

The northern legion can gather 30,000 soldiers and 40,000 auxiliaries, and the eastern legion can gather 50,000 soldiers and 80,000 auxiliaries, so a total of 200,000 troops will be used as Lu Zhe's backing. Once something unexpected happens, the 50,000 forbidden troops will protect Lu Zhe, and the 200,000 follow-up troops can arrive within a day, and at that time, whether it is the side of the Qi State or the allies, the combined 250,000 troops can protect Lu Zhe back to the territory no matter how unfavorable it is.

"Qin State's ......" Lu Zhe obviously had a headache.

Lu Zhe has already received confirmation from Zhao Gao that the First Emperor is indeed choosing a princess, and the one who has been preliminarily selected is the ninth princess Yangzi, and only the last step is left to officially issue an edict. At the same time, Feng Zheng of Qin State returned to Xianyang, but Dong Fei stayed in Nanling, and what he wanted to say was about Dong Fei's official knowledge.

"The Qin State intends to join the alliance, but it is not an alliance, it is an alliance." Lu Zhe didn't understand what Qin Guo wanted to do.

The alliance is a formal covenanter, the alliance is a participant or a witness, and the view is purely private viewing that does not conform to national norms.

Kuaitong smiled "hehe": "It's not bad, at least it's a good phenomenon."

Indeed, it is a good phenomenon for the nations that the Qin State sent people to observe the ceremony in an informal capacity, which means that there has been some possible softening on the Qin side, and it is no longer so aggressive.

Lu Zhe's meaning is not so simple, what he wants to express is that the Qin State is estimated to have encountered some big trouble, otherwise he would not have taken this posture to make the countries relax their vigilance.

"You're saying that the Prairie Hu people will go south this autumn?" Kuaitong reacted quickly.

Only this explanation can be explained, otherwise how could a person as strong as the First Emperor marry a princess to stabilize himself in the face of a rebel general like Lu Zhe, and at the same time make obvious hints of softening the countries?

Lu Zhe nodded with a gloomy face: "There will be no other possibility. After a pause, he didn't know whether to sigh or joy: "In addition, the body of the First Emperor is also deteriorating. From last winter to this spring, His Majesty has fainted three times, and each time the duration of the fainting has become longer. ”

Regarding the body of the First Emperor, Lu Zhe did not learn about it from Zhao Gao, but the news that Xu Yang brought when he came to Nanling.

Kuaitong was obviously stunned, he kept his stiff expression for a long time, and said, "It's really not the right time! (To be continued......)