Chapter 2575: Two-sided, watertight

Zhu Feng said, "I need you to kill as many enemies as possible in this battle to weaken Monk's power."

Upon hearing this, Arslan frowned.

Going into battle to kill the enemy naturally meant weakening their strength. Moreover, he and Monk were already at the point of being incompatible with each other, where it was either you or me. How could he show mercy on the battlefield?

Zhu Feng's words were not only incomprehensible, but also suspicious.

He said in a deep voice: "What do you mean?"

Zhu Feng looked at him and said word by word, "The reason I made this request is because—I will also promise Monk to send troops to help him."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Arslan's thick eyebrows almost knitted together. He looked at Zhu Feng with a hint of coldness in his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, do you mean to have it both ways?"

Zhu Feng said calmly, "If I really wanted to have my cake and eat it too, I wouldn't have to say so much to you, King Nanli."

"So, what do you mean?"

"Why don't you think about what would happen to him if I only agreed to you and not to him?"

Hearing this, Arslan frowned again.

Zhu Feng said, "I've been dealing with you for so many years. Even if I don't know you perfectly, I know you all pretty well. Given Meng Ke's character, if he could think of coming to see my concubine, how could he not have thought that you would come directly to me?"

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"How could he not have thought that if he could bring up White Tiger City as a bargaining chip, you would naturally bring up the Great Wall Moat. Because both places are of no concern to you."

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"If I don't answer him, how could he not think that I will answer you?"

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"In this case, his actions will naturally need to be adjusted."

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"Before this, his attention and military strength were focused on confronting you in the northwest. But if I help you, he will obviously understand that my goal is the Great Wall. In this case, even if you give me the Great Wall, he will definitely make adjustments in this battle. I am afraid he will make drastic changes and give up White Tiger City to capture the Great Wall."

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"By then, wouldn't it be all in vain?"

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"Therefore, I need you to annihilate his remaining forces as much as possible, so that he can neither win this battle nor turn back."

“…”

"By then, I can capture the Great Wall Moat, and the pressure on your White Tiger City can be reduced."

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"Let's each take what we need."

Arslan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "That being said, His Majesty also said that you would send troops to help him."

"good."

Arslan sneered and said, "He and I are originally evenly matched. That's why I hope Your Majesty will send troops to help us, with the goal of defeating him. If Your Majesty really wants to send troops to help him, and also asks me to weaken his power as much as possible, is that possible?"

Zhu Feng said calmly, "This is what I want to tell you tonight about the arrangements for the battle formation."

"Um?"

Arslan looked at him and asked, "What are your plans, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Feng said, "I will indeed send troops to help him, but there is a saying, 'Work without effort'. Has King Nanli ever heard of it?"

"Working but not putting in any effort?"

Arslan frowned slightly and repeated the four words.

Although he was from the Neng country, he was well versed in the ways of the world and was not completely ignorant of the customs and habits of the Yan country. Even though he had never heard this sentence before, after thinking about it, he understood it.

He looked at Zhu Feng and said, "You mean, you're sending troops to help him, but it's just for show?"

"good."

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"I will first train the people I send out. On the battlefield, facing your troops, they will only pretend to fight, and will never fight to the death."

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"This way, your men can focus on dealing with Monk's men."

Arslan said coldly: "Isn't it still me who is fighting him?"

Zhu Feng said, "If I send troops, things will be different."

"What's the difference?"

"Because I'm sending troops, Monk will definitely hold back on deploying troops. After all, he's different from you. He still has Kulun City behind him, or in other words, my troops in Peking are watching him at all times. If the pressure here can be reduced, he will naturally not use his elite troops."

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"In this case, I don't need to explain the strength ratio between him and you."

“…”

"By that time, if King Nanli's troops launch an all-out attack, the outcome will be self-evident."

“…”

Upon hearing this, Arslan did not speak for a long time, but just frowned in thought.

Obviously, there is still some hesitation.

After a long while, he looked up at Zhu Feng and said, "Then how can my men distinguish between yours and Monk's?"

Zhu Feng said, "This is very simple. The troops I dispatched are dressed in white."

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"This is the agreement between Monk and Nan Yan. We made it on the way here, and it won't change."

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"When the time comes, my men will naturally not attack yours, and you—your men will just need to focus on Monk's men."

Arslan looked at him solemnly for a while.

Then he said, "Okay."

Zhu Feng said, "Then, it's a deal."

After saying that, the two of them raised their hands at the same time and clapped their hands together as an oath.

Zhu Feng said, "Then please ask King Nanli to go back and make good preparations. When the battle begins, my troops will cross the Yulian River and head to Baihu City."

Arslan said, "Please."

Zhu Feng turned around, waved to Xue Yun who was standing not far away, and prepared to walk towards the birch forest in the distance.

But just as he was about to leave, Arslan's voice came from behind him again.

"His Majesty."

"Um?"

Zhu Feng turned around and looked at him: "Why, King Nanli, do you have anything else to ask?"

Arslan glanced at Xue Yun, then looked at him again and said, "I have only one digression to say."

Zhu Feng seemed to sense something from his gaze and turned around calmly: "Go ahead."

Arslan asked, "Does the Imperial Concubine know what His Majesty the Emperor has done here...what decisions he has made?"

Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.

He could feel that Arslan asked this question with the intention of provoking him.

But this kind of anger is very limited.

Zhu Feng crossed his arms and said slowly, "She is the Imperial Concubine. I will let her know what she should know. No matter who tells her what she shouldn't know, she won't know."

Arslan looked at him for a moment.

Shen Chen said: "Then I will wait for your majesty's arrangements."

Zhu Feng turned around and left with Xue Yun.

Waiting until their backs disappeared into the night, Arslan, who stood still, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He said coldly, "What a good Zhu Feng! He has the best of both worlds and is completely flawless."