Chapter 957 - 415. Three defections, small effort, big impact
As Hou Yuxiao entered the military tent and saw Chu Kuangren, he was already confident. Persuading Chu Kuangren to switch sides was his idea, and he had instructed Lu Kangping to invite Chu Kuangren.
Emperor Yuliang was fighting the alliance in Dongyuan Path, yet the Jiangbei Alliance did not deploy a single soldier. From this, it could be seen that Chu Kuangren was not aligned with Great Jin. Of course, it could also be said that Great Jin did not value the Jiangbei Alliance’s limited forces. Regardless of the reason, the Jiangbei Alliance was certainly a target for alliance, this much could be confirmed.
Ten days ago, three million Hurricane Heavenly Army troops of the Lu Family were deployed at Linjiang Path, and five million troops from Hexi landed and marched north in just five days. Given such a long time, it was certain that Chu Kuangren, Leader of the Jiangbei Alliance, was informed.
With the armies of two families stationed at Linjiang Path and marching north, as long as Chu Kuangren wasn’t foolish, he would surely guess the reason. His willingness to accept Lu Kangping’s invitation to meet with him was already quite telling.
For someone as clever as Chu Kuangren, persuading him with just a few words wasn’t realistic. Hou Yuxiao knew it wouldn’t be that simple. Even though he was confident, he pondered carefully and organized his words in his mind before formally speaking out.
"Although the Jiangbei Alliance is strong, it is still vastly different from the Holy Land. Not to mention the Great Jin and the alliance; the feeling of siding with Great Jin, Leader Chu, you must have experienced during this time. If you directly join the alliance, excuse my frankness, the difference from siding with Great Jin isn’t that significant.
However, if the Jiangbei Alliance joins forces with my Hou Clan and the Lu Clan, it would be entirely different. Our three families united against Jin would firstly mean no internal hierarchy among us, and secondly, the alliance would be forced to pay attention to us. At the very least, it’s much better than any one of our families individually joining the alliance.
Therefore, by joining us, fairness is achieved!"
Fairness is easy to understand, it’s merely that the strength of the Jiangbei Alliance is too far apart from the Holy Land. Furthermore, the current alliance is jointly formed by the five Holy Lands and King Wuwei, and joining them directly means there’s no fairness, simply put, it’s like becoming a lackey, earning no respect or benefits.
But joining with the Hou Clan and the Lu Clan is different.