In Wangchen County Government, Chen Yunxuan and others welcomed Zhang Guangxin's envoy.
"My name is Liu Heyi, and I'm here to meet Master Chen." The envoy spoke first, then had the gifts delivered to the palace. "These are gifts from my master, all of them are specialties from Lingzhou. Please accept them, Master."
"Thank you for coming all the way here, Lord Liu. I wonder why Lord Zhang sent you here?" Chen Yunxuan asked the envoy's purpose as usual.
"My lord has sent me here to strengthen our relationship," Liu Heyi said, adding, "When Lord Ding Nanjing, the governor of Xiangzhou, was still alive, he established a good relationship with my lord."
"Although Lord Ding is gone now, my master still intends to maintain contact with Xiangzhou."
"Previously, the lord had heard that a young hero emerged from Xiangzhou. After Lord Ding's death, he quickly integrated the southern part of Xiangzhou. He has been looking for an opportunity to send someone to establish diplomatic relations."
"However, in recent years, banditry has resurfaced along the route. Lord Zhang has put in a lot of effort to quell it."
"Only when the journey from Lingzhou to Xiangzhou is safe and secure will I have the opportunity to come and pay my respects to Master Chen."
Chen Yunxuan nodded and listened to Liu Heyi convey Zhang Guangxin's willingness to establish diplomatic relations.
The establishment of diplomatic relations this time was not just a simple greeting between the two countries, but was actually more inclined towards the formation of an alliance.
It turned out that since Ding Yunyi unified the northern part of Xiangzhou, his nominal ally Xie Wenzhou was unable to expand his territory westward, so he could only attack from the north and south directions.
To the north was Xiahou Jing. Xie Wenzhou attacked the north several times, but always ended in defeat. He was even almost captured alive by a local general once.
If Ji Xushi had not led his troops to risk their lives to rescue him, Xie Wenzhou would have become a prisoner of Xiahou Jing's forces.
Because he was overshadowed by the north, Xie Wenzhou turned his expansion direction to Zhang Guangxin in the south.
"Our army once formed an alliance with Lord Ding and fought against the Xie family of Linzhou many times."
"A few years ago, I thought the Xie family had finally quieted down for a while, but they've started plotting against us again, repeatedly sending troops to invade Lingzhou."
"Our army is weak and outnumbered, not as strong as Linzhou, so we would like to request an alliance with Lord Chen."
"Besides, our Lingzhou's goods usually go north through southern Xiangzhou. If we form an alliance..."
Liu Heyi tried his best to explain Zhang Guangxin's willingness to form an alliance, emphasizing the economic, military and other benefits that both sides would gain after the alliance.
In response to the alliance request, Chen Yunxuan first arranged for Liu Heyi to be settled, and then held an additional meeting to discuss it.
"Everyone, what do you think about forming an alliance with Zhang Guangxin?" Chen Yunxuan looked around.
"In my opinion, this is a good option." Yue Lingyun elaborated on his thoughts: "Ever since our ally General Ding unified northern Xiangzhou, the Xiangnan Army has rarely fought a battle."
"This alliance with Zhang Guangxin provides us with a pretext for fighting and helps us maintain our army's fighting spirit."
"Therefore, Yue agrees to the alliance."
Yue Lingyun made an analysis based on military geopolitics, and in fact it was exactly as he said.
After Ding Yunyi integrated the northern part of Xiangzhou, Chen Yunxuan's forces actually only had three neighboring forces, one was Ding Yunyi, the second was Xie Wenzhou, and the third was Zhang Guangxin.
In order to keep the army in combat condition, it is naturally impossible to attack ally Ding Yunyi.
As for Xie Wenzhou, since the two sides were separated by mountains, it was impossible for either side to climb over the mountains to attack the other side.
Physical strength is a problem, food is a problem, and how to defend the city after taking it is also a problem.
But it is different in Lingzhou. Both sides can fight through Lingzhou, which is better than crossing mountains and rivers to attack each other.
In addition, once Lingzhou is occupied by Xie Wenzhou, Chen Yunxuan and his men will lose their space for expansion and will be trapped in the southern part of Xiangzhou.
This is contrary to the strategic plan of Chen Yunxuan's forces. At Lin Tongxi's suggestion, they set their sights on Lingzhou in the south from the beginning.
Lingzhou is a vast country with abundant resources, but its disadvantages are that it is sparsely populated and has a hot climate.
In addition, the local development of Lingzhou is not sufficient, and many places are still uncivilized.
Having said that, in Lin Tongxi's opinion, Lingzhou is indeed a good place and relatively easy to conquer.
For this reason, Lin Tongxi and Chen Yunxuan formulated their strategy: ally with Ding Yunyi in the north, control Xiangzhou in the south, and control Xie Wenzhou in the east.
Although Ding Yunyi, Chen Yunxuan and Xie Wenzhou had briefly joined forces, it was only for their own benefit.
Now that there is a conflict of interest, the tripartite alliance is in name only.
On the contrary, the alliance between Ding and Chen is very strong. You should know that Chen Yunxuan once saved Ding Yunyi in Ruihe Town.
Ding Yunyi also reciprocated the favor by writing many letters to Ding Nanjing, speaking well of Chen Yunxuan.
Of course, in addition to personal relationships, there are also considerations of the interests of both parties.
If Ding Yunyi wants to march westward and northward, he must have a stable rear base, even if it is just an ally.
Xie Wenzhou in the east often created friction and was quite dissatisfied with Ding Yunyi's occupation of the northern part of Xiangzhou.
Chen Yunxuan in the south is not so bad. He often sends people to make friends with Ding Yunyi's forces. His business ties are also very close, so he can be considered a stable rear base.
Chen Yunxuan also needs a stable rear and a righteous cause.
Ding Yunyi, a member of the royal family, is the source of righteousness. The slogan of fighting against the traitor Xiahou and restoring the Chi Dynasty can effectively strengthen internal cohesion and is also conducive to diplomatic relations.
As a result, the two sides hit it off and formed an alliance.
If Chen Yunxuan wants to expand his power, he can only focus on the south.
Just when the two were worrying about how to break into Lingzhou, Lingzhou Mu Zhang Guangxin took the initiative to make friends and expressed his intention to form an alliance.
After discussion, Chen Yunxuan's forces agreed to the alliance request.
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