A thunderbolt broke through the sky covered by dark clouds, making the entire Jinling City light up.

Immediately, a thunderclap sounded in the sky, and the world seemed to tremble.

Along with the thunder and lightning came howling winds and torrential downpours.

The strong wind blew away the heat heat in the city that had been stuffy for many days, and this heavy rain brought coolness and happiness to everyone, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief.

Since the end of May, the weather in Jinling City is hot day by day, which is really the meaning of entering the middle of summer.

Even in a spacious and airy hall, because there is no wind at all, it can often make people sweat. Well, this torment is finally over, this wind and rain is enough to make everyone feel comfortable for three or five days, and it has also relieved the heat considerably.

Maybe only those slaves in the Gu family's mansion were a little unhappy at this time.

Because they need to hurry up before the storm has disturbed the important conversations of many hosts and distinguished guests in the hall, they need to quickly close the doors and windows, and prepare candles without smoke, as well as ice basins and cold drinks to cool down and escape the heat...... This time it will be at least half an hour, and they will inevitably be drenched by this heavy rain one by one.

Of course, it is impossible for everyone in the hall to understand and pay attention to the thoughts of these house slaves, and they are talking about important things at this time.

Gu Tang, the sect leader of the Gu family, was sitting on the main seat at this time, his expression was as solemn as that of the children and guests below, and only after waiting for the doors and windows of the hall to be quickly closed did he speak again: "So, this time, I really have to work with the strength of my family to get through the current difficulties?" ”

"That's it. Unless they are alarmist, with the growth of the power of the Zonghenghui over the years, when they really tear their faces and want to use troops against Jiangnan, it is absolutely impossible to beat them back with only one family and one surname, and only one or two cities. ”

Sun Ning replied with a solemn face, and then looked at the other people next to him: "Everyone, even if you haven't really seen the strength of the Liangzhou Army, you should have heard a lot. They were able to completely capture half of the Central Plains and the two lakes in just a few years, which shows their sharpness.

"Once they really do their best to invade the south, only relying on the danger of the Yangtze River, do you really think they can hold it?

"There is an old saying that guarding the river must defend the Huai, and now the Huaishui is almost under their control, and they can completely go down the river and attack Jinling. The so-called Yangtze River natural insurance has long existed in name only. ”

Although Gu Tang and the Gu family looked unhappy, they didn't refute it out loud, because this is the truth. That's why they're willing to take the initiative to reach out to each family today, wanting to reach an alliance.

There is no way, who let Jinling be on the edge of the Yangtze River, which happens to be the first target of the enemy's invasion of Jiangnan.

"I also thought that this time we should put aside all prejudices and sincerely cooperate." Wu Tieyi also opened his mouth, this time he came as a dual representative of the Wu family and the Suzhou government, so he naturally had more right to speak.

"How?" Someone asked.

"The Zongheng Society is really our great enemy, and if we can't inflict heavy damage on them, they will inevitably become more and more presumptuous. What happened to me in Suzhou before, you all know about it or suffer from it, even if they don't attack this time, but those conspiracies and tricks are really unguardable. ”

Wu Tieyi looked disgusted and palpitated: "In the past few years, I, Jiangnan, have always adhered to the strategy of stability and self-defense, and have never had the intention of competing with others. However, if we guard such a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, others will not let us go.

"Since it's always inevitable to fight, why not take the initiative? Rather than let our cities, our people, suffer destruction and suffering, it is better to bring the flames of war to their territory. ”

Qian Zongbo also said: "What Wu Xian's nephew said is very reasonable, and taking the initiative to attack can not only make our losses smaller, but also have a greater chance of winning.

"Don't forget, it's only been two years since the Zonghenghui and the Guo clan took the land of Huainan, and their foundation is not yet secure, once there is a big war, it is difficult to guarantee that those local forces who have no choice but to surrender to them will not defect.

"If this is the case with the two Huai, the two lakes may also have the same reaction, and at that time, all the territory he will eat will become highly poisonous to kill them.

"But if they take the initiative to attack Jiangnan, the situation will be completely different."

When Sun Ning heard this, his eyes lit up: "It's indeed a good idea." Even we can retaliate with a tooth for a tooth, and while taking the initiative to attack him, we also send men to the two lakes to plot against and destroy their many newly acquired territories and disrupt their foundations! ”

At this time, everyone became interested, and they all echoed it, and some people even proposed that they could contact the Pingtian Army and other forces in the north to attack back and forth, so that it would be easier to break the enemy.

Seeing that everyone was talking more and more unlikely, Gu Tang couldn't help but cough dryly, and interrupted: "Don't mention the introduction of anti-thieves like Pingtianjun, we are still Dayue courtiers in the final analysis, and the internal strife is reasonable, but it can lead to rebellion, then it will be criticized by the world." ”

Only then did everyone react and say yes again and again.

Then I only heard another person: "Then it's better to contact the southwest and let the imperial court also send troops to cooperate......"

Before he finished speaking, the man noticed that everyone's faces were very strange, and then he thought of something, so he kept his mouth shut, and the others just didn't hear the idea.

Only Sun Ning sneered in his heart, these guys are used to being the emperor of a soil, how can they submit to the imperial court again?

But they must not have imagined that their emperor, who was among them, was pushing them little by little, so that they would eventually become powerful pawns for their own unification of the world.

After some analysis, everyone finally reached a consensus, and Gu Tang did not delay any longer, and said: "It seems that this time our alliance is already imperative?" ”

"Exactly, Jiangnan is worried about internal and external troubles, how can our families sit idly by? Otherwise, we will really lose the trust of the people everywhere. ”

"Yes, Zongheng will be so vicious, they should be allowed to reap the consequences and taste the attack of us!"

"I, Hangzhou Qian, am willing to send 20,000 troops to fight the enemy together!"

"My Wu family in Suzhou can send 30,000 troops!"

"My Lu family has 50,000 soldiers!"

With them making their positions clear one by one and showing sincerity, this alliance of several major forces in the south of the Yangtze River was officially established.

At present, there are three problems that need to be faced by the establishment of the alliance, one is who is the leader, the other is how to deal with the three traitor families inside, and the most urgent thing to solve and figure out - the question about Sun Changan.