Although Fang La's Yongle Army was a little slower to react than Wang Yue had expected, it still responded quickly.
Fang La first sent a messenger at full speed to notify Yang Xiao, hoping the Jiang Zuo Alliance would intercept the Wu Dynasty's navy. Then he ordered Fang Xifo to prepare a defense, hoping to stop the Wu Dynasty's army north of the Da Jiang.
After Liu Xigua received the news, she told Chen Fan to continue gathering provisions, then hurried to Fuzhou to meet Wang Yue.
What she didn't know was that Wang Yue had already received two groups of visitors before she arrived in Fuzhou.
The first was Lu Hongti. Following Wang Yue's plan, she had spent a long time building up Qingmu Village, greatly improving its position on Mount Lvliang and attracting many people to join. Its influence had grown rapidly.
She had been in contact with Wang Yue's Secret Guard. When she learned that the Jiang Zuo Alliance's leader was Yang Xiao, she realized that it was one of Wang Yue's forces and had joined the uprising. That was why she hurried all the way here to ask Wang Yue about his plans.
The second person to come see Wang Yue was from the Secret Investigation Bureau.
His name was unusual: Wenren Bu'er. He had come on Old Qin's orders to discuss a pardon with Yang Xiao.
Old Qin didn't know that Wang Yue was here. He had simply sensed keenly that the Jiang Zuo Alliance would be harder to suppress than Fang La's rebels.
He also felt that if he could persuade the Jiang Zuo Alliance to submit to the court, the court would gain a formidable navy, tens of thousands of elite troops, and, most importantly, the alliance's enormous stores of grain.
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