Lu Yuan and Yan Wangqiu's interests have been discussed many times before.

What Lu Yuan wants is Dongting County, and Yan Wangqiu wants Nanhai County, of course, if it really can't be done, it's not impossible to take Yulin County.

So there is no need for the two to say much about this.

The key is Su Xuange's side.

The Jiuchuan Sword Sect is located in Jian'an County, and it can be regarded as the overlord of the martial arts in the southeast of Dayue.

Although in terms of real strength, Su Xuange is actually much worse than Lu Yuan and Yan Wangqiu.

After all, both of them can send 300,000 soldiers, while Su Xuange can only send 150,000, this is where the gap lies.

"I need a county, no matter what."

Su Xuange clearly expressed his interests, that is, the three of them are treated the same, and they can all open the country with one county.

"Now Dayue, Xichuan County has been occupied by the Liang people, and there are only eight counties still in the hands of the imperial court.

Linhai County, Yuzhang County, and Guangling County, these three counties are the core hinterland of the imperial court, and it is impossible to give them up.

The remaining Dongting County and Nanhai County are also divided by me and Sect Master Yan.

On the side of Jiuzhen County, the imperial court has already promised Baifeng Temple. If we compete with it, we will offend this temple and add an enemy.

In this case, if Sect Master Su wanted a county, he could only choose from Yulin and Jian'an. Lu Yuan analyzed.

"Jian'an County can't."

After listening to Lu Yuan's words, Su Xuange said directly: "Jian'an County is bordered by Linhai in the north and Yuzhang in the west, both of which border the heart of the imperial court.

If I build a country here, it will be equivalent to a sharp sword, stuck in the heart of the court.

The imperial court will never allow it.

Even if it is allowed, the imperial court is facing danger at this time, and perhaps it is forced by a life and death crisis.

But when it has passed the crisis of today, troops were sent to the north and west on a different day, and hundreds of thousands of troops were on the border, so that the poverty of Jian'an County could be stopped? ”

Jian'an County only has eight prefectures, and there are eight mountains, one water and one field in the territory, which cannot feed many people at all. So far, there are only 300,000 households and 1.5 million people in the county.

With such a small population, such a narrow border, and such difficult conditions, even if Su Xuange tried his best, he could only raise fifty or sixty thousand full-time soldiers at most.

If you count the militia groups, you may be able to pull out more than 100,000 or 200,000 people.

But this strength is still not enough, and in the face of the blow of the imperial court, it can't bear it at all.

Therefore, staying here to open the country, although for the Jiuchuan Sword Sect, it can retain its strength to the greatest extent. But it also means that he has fallen into an embarrassing dead end, and he is at risk of being hit by the imperial court at any time.

On the side of the couch, how can you let others sleep soundly?

For the imperial court, Jian'an County is the side of the couch.

Yan Wangqiu stroked his beard next to him and said, "In this way, the only one that Sect Master Su can choose is Yulin County." ”

When Su Xuange heard this, he nodded slightly: "If it's Yulin County, this is okay." ”

In fact, the territory of Yulin County is also mountainous, and there are many barbarians, but the geographical conditions are still much better than those of Jian'an County.

The most straightforward point.

At its peak, there were 500,000 households and more than 2.7 million people. In terms of household registration alone, it is almost twice that of Jian'an County.

Today, Yulin County, although it has experienced the ravages of Jinghai Kingdom in the past few years, the population preserved should still be about two million, which is still stronger than Jian'an County.

The most important thing is that Yulin County borders Dongting and Nanhai Counties, and if you build a country here, you can help each other with Lu Yuan and Yan Wangqiu.

When the time comes, the three families will work together to deal with external pressure, which is enough to survive in the troubled times.

Lu Yuan personally agrees with Su Xuange's choice of Yulin County to open the country, because this person has given full play to the strength of the three people's territory.

The three counties can form a small circle, advance and retreat together, and they can cope with the crisis.

It's just that in this way, he became the one who suffered the most.

Both of them moved to Lingnan, and Lu Yuan was in the way in front of them. He was responsible for blocking the pressure of the Zhou State in the north and the imperial court in the east.

Neither of these two enemies is easy to deal with.

If you only rely on the strength of Lu Yuan Dongting County, you can't bear it at all.

Therefore, seeing that Su Xuange had chosen a place to establish a country, Lu Yuan looked at the two of them, but said: "The two sect masters chose to open the country in Lingnan, which is indeed appropriate." But at that time, I was alone in Lingbei, and I had to deal with the Zhou people and the imperial court alone.

After several years of war, Dongting County has long been dilapidated, and now there are more than a million people in the county.

It is really difficult to maintain it after it has withered so far.

When the time comes, I won't even be able to raise the soldiers and horses in my hands.

The two suzerains are in the rear, Lingnan is rich, and there is no external enemy to worry about, so we can help me defend against the enemy at that time.

After all, I was in Dongting County, but I helped the two of them to block the enemy from Lingbei. ”

Now Lu Yuan is under the rule of the six prefectures, with a total population of only 1.2 million. The remaining three prefectures of Yueyang, Hengyang, and Changsha controlled by the imperial court are estimated to have six or seven hundred thousand people.

As for the Tianmen Mansion in Jiangbei, hundreds of thousands of troops are there, and after the Zhou people are defeated, it is difficult to say whether there will be any people left.

Therefore, with such a small population, it is simply unrealistic to feed Lu Yuan's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Now there is assistance from all sides and external help, and it can be supported for the time being.

But after two or three years, when the money is used up, Lu Yuan's finances will collapse.

But the situation faced by Dongting County had to let him maintain such a large number of soldiers and horses.

Because to the north of Dongting County, there is Xiangyang County of Zhou State, to the east is Yuzhang County of the imperial court, and there is a Xichuan County to the west.

There are enemies in the west, north, and east, and this military pressure can be imagined.

At that time, the country will really be opened, and now whether these 100,000 soldiers are enough or not is still a problem.

Therefore, it is simply not feasible to reduce the army and save expenses.

If Lu Yuan wanted to maintain his rule in Dongting County, he had to maintain a military force of more than 100,000 people, so that he could suppress the internal and defend against external enemies.

But in this way, if he wants to raise such a large army, he can't rely on himself, and he must turn to outsiders for help.

And this outsider is naturally the two allies in front of him.

"General Lu, don't worry, you and I are allied, and we will support each other if we open the country on a different day. The general needs money, food, and materials, and we will provide subsidies. ”

Regarding Lu Yuan's request, Yan Wangqiu agreed very happily.

"Not bad. The general shielded Lingbei for us and isolated Zhou and Yue, and we will not be stingy. Su Xuange also expressed his attitude at this time.

These two sect masters are very clear in their hearts. The most critical and important part of this three-person alliance is Lu Yuan.

If there was no Lu Yuan blocking the north of Lingbei and blocking the Zhou State and the imperial court, then the hundreds of thousands of troops in the north would be suppressed by his two sides, and they would not be able to stop it.

Therefore, Lu Yuan must not fall, without the hundreds of thousands of troops under him.

Without this barrier, even if the two of them founded a country, they would never survive for long.

Maybe every few years, the country will be destroyed.

Compared with the consequences of the loss of the country, it is better to give some money and food, let Lu Yuan block the front for them, and bear the threat of the Zhou State and the imperial court.

As for what Lu Yuan should do if he took their money and food and strengthened his strength?

The two of them are confident that if they have money and food in their hands, they are equivalent to mastering Lu Yuan's lifeblood. From this, the lifeblood is there, and there is no need to worry about the other party, and in turn swallow yourself.

And the two sides work together, with two counties against one county, are you afraid that you can't beat it?

In this way, the three parties will be able to balance each other and work together to cope with most of the crises.

"With the two sect masters saying this, Lu was relieved." Seeing the two of them expressing their attitudes, Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile and nodded.

After setting this tone, the three of them began to discuss how much aid they should give to Lu Yuan after the founding of the country in the future.

The final solution is reached.

Lu Yuan's army of 100,000 yuan, six million taels of silver a year, and about five million stone of grain per year.

This expenditure will be borne by Yan Wangqiu with three million taels of silver and three million stone of grain. Su Xuange bore two million taels of silver and one million stone of grain. The remaining 1 million stone military expenses and 1 million stone grain were prepared by Lu Yuan himself.

From the division, it can be seen that Yan Wangqiu has the big head, Su Xuange is the second, and Lu Yuan is the least.

The reason for such a distribution plan is mainly based on the territory occupied by the three people and the degree of wealth.

Nanhai County is the richest, with convenient sea trade and prosperous commerce. and the great plains, which are the most important land for grain production. Therefore, there are a large number of household registrations, with 700,000 households and more than 3.7 million people.

Just such a county is worth the sum of the two counties of Dongting and Yulin.

So of course, Yan Wangqiu has gained such a great benefit, so he naturally has to do his best.

Otherwise, Lu Yuan and Su Xuange wouldn't have worked for him in vain.

And Lu Yuan has the worst territory, the smallest population, and the worst situation he faces, so he naturally has the least.

After talking about the distribution of interests, the three of them talked about it again, how to deal with the imperial court?

For example, if the imperial court does not agree to the conditions of the three people, how to deal with it.

In the end, there was a conclusion.

If the imperial court really turned against him, then Su Xuange raised troops to attack Linhai County in the north. Yan Wangqiu raised troops and attacked Yulin County and Jiuzhen County to the west and south. Lu Yuan waved his troops to the east and attacked Yuzhang County.

These three directions act together and echo each other.

However, at that time, how much territory each of the three parties can occupy will depend on their own ability.

Anyway, the face has been torn with the imperial court, and there is no need to condemn the three counties to death.

Whoever can grab as much as they can then.

"Since there is no objection, then today, we will wait for this and make an alliance with blood!"

After discussing all the covenants, Lu Yuan Yungong forced out a few drops of blood, dripped them into the three prepared wine glasses, raised them and said: "In the future, we will wait for the three families, facing the Dayue Imperial Court and the Zhou State, advancing and retreating together, sharing hardships and hardships, and being allies of each other."

If this oath is violated, heaven and man will be punished! ”

Yan Wangqiu and Su Xuange also raised their glasses one after another, and said in unison: "If you violate this oath, heaven and man will be punished together!" ”

With that, the three of them drank and smashed glasses, then looked at each other and laughed.

The Triple Alliance was thus established.

……

After the establishment of the Triple Alliance, the relationship between Lu Yuan and the three of them increased rapidly.

Several people understand each other that in the future, the three families will watch and help each other, and an intimate personal relationship is absolutely indispensable.

So take advantage of this time to enhance friendship as much as possible.

In a few days, they were all called brothers. Although he has not yet made a bow, at least on the surface, the relationship has been undoubtedly close to his best friend.

And at this time, the Five Poisons Sect was on the side, but after Lu Yuan grinded them for a few months, he finally relented.

Lan Zhaoyun, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, finally lowered his head and sent someone to spread the word, willing to come to Shaoyang Mansion City to meet him.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan finally nodded and was willing to meet him.

Then the two parties agreed to meet in the military camp outside Shaoyang on the twenty-third day of the lunar month.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the day of meeting has come.

On this day, Lu Yuandian will raise the drum and parade the troops in the military camp outside the city.

According to what he said before, he called Yan Wanqiu and Su Xuange and asked them to support the scene.

Later, he invited Anqiu Zhenren, who was also in Fucheng, to come and watch the ceremony.

The reason why I want to invite this old Taoist is mainly because this is a military parade and a lake to get the other party. Let the other party be more convinced that he intends to practice the Taiping Taoist book.

As much as possible, the time to turn the other cheek will be delayed.

At the same time, he can also show his strength through today's military parade. Let Danding Dao know that he is not something he can handle.

If the effect is good, maybe it can deter the other party, and when it is time to turn around, they will not dare to retaliate.

Moreover, Anqiu Zhenren, how to say it, is also an immortal cultivator who can be compared to the innate martial arts, not only has high strength, but also represents Danding Dao behind him.

Bringing such a person here, when he sees Lan Zhaoyun, is also a very strong deterrent.

At that time, it will undoubtedly be more advantageous for him to negotiate conditions with the Five Poisons Sect.

After so many preparations, at about nine o'clock in the morning, in the wilderness outside the city, the army had already been displayed and was practicing the formation skills.

At this moment, a report came from outside the camp that Lan Zhaoyun, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, had finally arrived.

When Lu Yuan heard the rumor, his expression remained unchanged, and he didn't mean to go out to greet him, but just said, "Call people in." ”

After speaking, he turned his head again, continued to talk to Yan Wangqiu and the others, smiled Yan Yan, and looked at the soldiers and horses below.

The three people invited to watch the ceremony, Yan Wangqiu was actually okay, he had been fighting with Lu Yuan before, so he knew the situation of the soldiers and horses under his command, and knew that this could be regarded as an elite army.

But Su Xuange and Anqiu Zhenren were the first time to see Lu Yuan's strong soldiers.

Under this wait-and-see, I couldn't help but be shocked.

It's not that they were shocked by the elite of Lu Yuan's soldiers and horses.

It must be said that among Lu Yuan's 100,000 soldiers, there are only 50,000 veterans who can really be called elite.

There were still 50,000 people left, all of whom had just been recruited, and most of them had not yet seen blood. Compared with the elite soldiers of the imperial court and Liang and Zhou, it is still far behind.

What really shocked the two of them was that Lu Yuan was able to support elite soldiers of this scale with the strength of half a county.

Although it is only 50,000 people, with this elite, with the new and the old, the army of 100,000 people in front of him can become an elite army in less than a year.

And with 100,000 elite soldiers in hand, even if it is a big country such as Zhou, Liang, and Yue, they dare not despise it.

After all, in these big countries, the regular soldiers are generally only five or six hundred thousand. And these people and horses have to be suppressed and guarded separately, and it is impossible to concentrate them all.

Lu Yuan has 100,000 soldiers, which is enough to fight a head-on confrontation with these big powers in a certain direction.

Isn't it shocking enough to have this kind of strength in the land of half a county?

After being shocked, Su Xuange came back to his senses, and his heart was naturally excited and happy.

The three of them are already allies, and their allies have such strength, and when the country is founded in the future, it will undoubtedly be more successful and more secure.

So, how not to like it?

Anqiu was also very happy.

Lu Yuan's training of elite soldiers like this undoubtedly shows that this person has the ambition to dominate the world.

And to dominate the world, you need to have enough strength.

This strength does not only refer to soldiers and horses. It also refers to the innate grandmaster, which has enough high-end combat power.

Therefore, from this aspect, it is even more confirmed that Lu Yuan is seriously preparing to cultivate the Taiping Dao Book.

And that's not all. ’

Anqiu Zhenren retracted his gaze to look at the military array below, turned his gaze to the side, and fell on Su Xuange and Yan Wangqiu, and his heart was shocked: "This Lu Yuan has such a close relationship with these two innate grandmasters.

Looking at their appearance, it is far more than a good relationship, but a bit like the six surnames and seven clans of the Yue Kingdom, which are allied with each other.

If what I guess is true, then there is already an alliance between the Jiuchuan Sword Faction, the Nanhai Faction, and this general who conquers the South, and I am afraid that there is already an alliance that outsiders do not know.

When these three people get together, Yue Guo and Zhou Guo, it is estimated that they will have a headache. ’

Anqiu Zhenren thought like this in his heart, and he was gloating.

Although he is an immortal cultivator, he is a person from the outside.

But I have to say that as the Dao line of Liang Guo, he is still quite happy to see that the two enemy countries of Zhou and Yue are unlucky.

Otherwise, Danding Dao would not have found the guy Chi Mingzhu when he supported the experiment, and he would have made an accident in Jian'an County, Yueguo.

Moreover, Lu Yuan's active search for allies is also more in line with the interests of Dan Ding Dao.

With so many allies, after he raised his troops, he would not be defeated by the Yue court all at once.

In this way, it can support more time, and even lay a larger territory, which is undoubtedly a valuable data for cultivating the Taiping Dao Book.

All of the above are very beneficial to Danding Dao.

So in a happy mood, Anqiu Zhenren looked at Lu Yuan next to him, and couldn't help but start to praise: "The general is worthy of being a famous general in the world, and it is no wonder that in just a few years, he has broken the chaos and leveled the seedlings, and his military achievements are ......."

As soon as these words were spoken, the person behind him who had just arrived here turned black in an instant, and he couldn't help but snort lightly.

When everyone heard the movement, they turned their heads, but saw a burly man dressed in Miao costumes, standing behind at this time, looking at themselves and others with a bad expression.

Needless to say, everyone immediately understood the identity of the other party, it was Lan Zhaoyun, the Five Poisons Sect Leader who came to beg for peace.

As soon as they thought of this, everyone's expressions suddenly became strange.

Being stared at by everyone, Lan Zhaoyun felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart, how could he have suffered such humiliation as the head of a dignified sect and the leader of the Miao people?

He wanted to glare back, to show a little bit of his integrity.

Tell them that even if I lose, I am not free to be bullied.

But his eyes swept around, looking at the four people in front of him, but his heart became colder and colder every time.

Because Lan Zhaoyun found that the three people in front of him were all innate grandmasters.

And the remaining one, although he is not a grandmaster, but looking at his momentum, it is not much worse than the grandmaster next to him, and even faintly stronger.

He is the master of the sect, so he naturally has insight.

Knowing that this should be those immortal cultivators in the Dao Sect, who are even more terrifying than the innate grandmasters.

"Gollum ......"

After recognizing the strength of the people in the field, Lan Zhaoyun's heart was angry, and he was instantly doused by the pouring water, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva dryly, desolate and bitter.