On the evening of April 20, near the Jiuxing Hotel in Ganyang City, there were armed troops with loaded guns everywhere.

Tonight, Zhou Rui hosted a banquet at the Nine Star Hotel for the heads of the other five major families in Ganyang City, and some of these troops near the Nine Star Hotel belonged to the Zhou family, and the rest belonged to the other five families.

Cui Hong, the head of the Cui family, and Chen Xian, the head of the Chen family, met unexpectedly at the gate of the Nine Star Hotel.

"Brother Cui, what do you say Zhou Rui's purpose for inviting our other five families to dinner tonight?"

Cui Hong said with a wry smile: "There is no good banquet, but I heard that the Zhou family is in Zhenwei Town, and they have wiped out several families who received the benefits of the Silver Wolf Empire at the beginning." ”

Chen Xian hesitated, "Then what are you going to do with the Cui family?" ”

Cui Hong shook his head, "Let's see what Zhou Rui says tonight!"

It's really not good, our Cui family can only leave Ganyang City, after all, with the strength of the Zhou family, even if the five of us join forces, we can't beat others.

What's more, Ganyang City is still a port city, and people can directly collapse the army of our five families with the large-caliber naval guns of warships. ”

Chen Xian said in a fierce tone at this time: "It's not so easy for the Zhou family to monopolize Ganyang City, it's a big deal to beat Ganyang City to pieces!" ”

At seven o'clock in the evening, in a luxurious private room of the Nine Star Hotel, Zhou Rui held a wine glass and said to the heads of the other five families with a smile: "You can all be said to be my Zhou Rui's elders.

Today, I prepared a little thin wine, mainly to discuss the future of Ganyang City with the elders. ”

As soon as Zhou Rui's words fell, Kong Hui, the head of the Kong family, said in a strange manner: "We don't dare to act as an elder in front of you, the envoy of Zhenwei.

What does Zhou Dashuai mean by bringing us over today? Let's get it straight! ”

Zhou Rui slowly put the wine glass on the table, and the smile on his face immediately retracted, "I'll show you something first." ”

Xiang Tao, who was standing behind Zhou Rui, handed over the five documents to the other five people on the table.

After taking a bottle of "Primary Physical Fitness Enhancement Elixir", Xiang Tao has successfully advanced to the rank of Grandmaster Martial Artist.

In recent days, Xiang Tao, the future military god of the Han and Tang Empires, has been following Zhou Rui's side, and together with Xiong Da and Niu Ben, he has served as Zhou Rui's personal bodyguard.

Cui Hong and Chen Xian took the document and looked at it, the expressions on their faces suddenly became gloomy, on the top of this document, all recorded were evidence of collusion between the Cui family, the Chen family, and the Silver Wolf Empire.

"Senior Commander Cui and Senior Commander Chen, you two shouldn't want this evidence to be on the front page of newspapers in our Han and Tang Empires, right?"

Chen Xian asked gloomily, "Zhou Rui, what do you mean?" ”

Zhou Rui smiled slightly, "It's very simple, I feel that the place in Ganyang City is too small to accommodate so many of our families.

I hope that the Cui family and the Chen family can take the initiative to withdraw from Ganyang City, otherwise...... Hehe. ”

Chen Xian gritted his teeth and asked, "Otherwise, what would you do?" ”

"In our Han and Tang Empires, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimp, this is the norm, presumably Master Chen should be very clear.

Now our Zhou family is the big fish, and the Cui family and the Chen family can only be regarded as a small fish compared to our Zhou family.

I'm actually very reluctant to let Ganyang City experience the war, but if Xiaoyu doesn't come to his senses, then our Zhou family can only be polite. ”

Cui Hong said in a deep voice: "Zhou Rui, this is Ganyang City, not Zhenwei Town under the jurisdiction of you, the envoy of Zhenwei Festival.

Ganyang City belongs to Fengwu Town, and if you want the Cui family and the Chen family to leave Ganyang City, you have to ask Fengwu Jiedu Mansion if you agree! ”

Zhou Rui said indifferently: "Over there in Fengwu Jiedu Mansion, I will handle it properly, so I don't need to worry about Master Cui."

Now I only ask Master Cui and Master Chen one sentence, will you two leave? ”

Chen Xian smiled angrily and said, "Zhou Rui, you are inevitably too rampant!"

Do you think that the Chen and Cui families are just soft persimmons that can be pinched by you! ”

Zhou Rui said calmly: "I wouldn't think that the Cui family and the Chen family are soft persimmons, so I have gathered 50,000 elite troops in Ganyang City.

In addition, dozens of warships were gathered in the Ganyang military port and the Ganyang port, including more than a dozen battleships with full main guns.

And if I want, I can also draw another 200,000 troops from Zhenwei Town, and from several other ports, and another hundred warships. ”

Zhou Rui's words couldn't help but make Chen Xian stunned, and he didn't know what to do next.

If he really fights, Chen Xian will not dare, just as Cui Hong said at the gate of the Nine Star Hotel, even if the remaining five families in Ganyang City are united, they are not the opponents of the Zhou family at all.

What's more, even if the Chen family really leaves Ganyang City, it will not fall to the point of exhaustion, the Chen family, like the Cui family, also controls a market town that can be called a small city outside of Ganyang City.

Previously, the Chen family had transferred a lot of assets to that small city, and even directly transferred a full brigade from the Fifth Division of the Chen family's Fengwu Army.

Dong Zhong, the head of the Dong family, then coughed lightly and said: "Zhou Dashuai, our six major families have coexisted in Ganyang City for so many years, I feel that Zhou Dashuai is so intimidating to the Cui family and the Chen family, it is really a bit inauthentic. ”

"Not authentic? Hehe, Brigade Commander Dong, I have something even less authentic, I didn't say it!

I'm afraid of trouble, and I hope that this time I can solve all the things in Ganyang City at once.

Therefore, the Dong family, the Pang family and the Kong family, please also leave Ganyang City together, and there will only be one voice left in Ganyang City in the future, that is, the voice of my Zhou family!

Five, remember.

I'm not talking about a request, but an ultimatum from our Zhou family. ”

Pang Yanqing, the head of the Pang family, slapped the table angrily, "It's just too deceitful!"

Zhou Rui, aren't you afraid that the five of us will unite and break the net with your Zhou family? ”

Zhou Rui sneered, "I'm really not afraid, and I can only break the net, our Zhou family's big fish will definitely not die, but can live better." ”

Seeing that Zhou Rui didn't eat it, the other five people were silent.

Now the Zhou family is clearly that they want to rely on their strong military strength to eat the remaining five.

Did you really choose to go to war with the Zhou family?

For the five families who all have a way out, they may not be willing.

Zhou Rui saw that the five people stopped talking, and his tone suddenly slowed down a little, "Everyone, for Ganyang City, the Zhou family is imperative!"

Of course, our Zhou family will not do things too much, and the Zhou family is willing to pay a price higher than one percent of the market to buy all the properties of the five of you in Ganyang City and the surrounding villages and towns.

In addition, from now on, if the army under the control of the five of you can withdraw from Ganyang City within 10 days, our Zhou family is willing to give each family a 10 million silver coins opening fee. ”

After Zhou Rui said the conditions offered by the Zhou family, he left this luxurious private room.

Even if the five family heads were here, it was impossible to immediately decide whether to start a war with the Zhou family or the entire family to evacuate Ganyang City, and they would have to go back to discuss with the other high-ranking members of the family.

Next, in the luxurious private room, only the five heads of the family with very ugly faces remained.

"Senior Commander Cui, what do you think the five of us should do?" Dong Zhong, the head of the Dong family, asked Cui Hong.

Cui Hong sighed, "It will definitely not be able to be defeated, as soon as the dozens of warships of the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet open fire, the army of our five families will collapse directly if they can't do it well." ”

Pang Yanqing, the head of the Pang family, said unwillingly: "Could it be that the five of us left Ganyang City in such a gloomy way?"

Which of us hasn't been in Ganyang City for hundreds of years, and was just driven away by the rising star of the Zhou family? ”

Kong Hui, the head of the Kong family, followed and said, "What if the five of us join the Fengwu Festival Mansion? ”

Cui Hong shrugged his shoulders and said, "Fengwu Jiedu Mansion doesn't even have a single warship, and it doesn't have the strength to fight against the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet at all.

Anyway, our Cui family is ready to take the opening fee of 10 million silver coins, and you don't have to think about our Cui family for joint affairs. ”

That night, Shen Zhi, the commander of the Third Division of the Fengwu Army, learned that Zhou Rui had given the other five families an ultimatum to leave Ganyang City.

Shen Zhi couldn't sleep anywhere, so he immediately rushed to Zhou's mansion and asked to see Zhou Rui.

However, Shen Zhi was closed to the Zhou Mansion, and Zhou Rui did not meet Shen Zhi on the grounds that he was ill.

Owe me you big-headed ghost!

If you are ill, then who is the person who gave an ultimatum to the other five families in Ganyang City at the Nine Star Hotel tonight?

After eating a closed door soup at the Zhou family, Shen Zhi immediately hurried to the Cui Mansion again to visit Cui Hong, the head of the Cui family.

"Senior Commander Cui, what does your Cui family think?"

Cui Hong said helplessly: "Third son, the Zhou family holds the coastal defense fleet in their hands, what can our Cui family do if we think about it again?"

Our Cui family has been preparing to evacuate Ganyang City and temporarily retreat to Liqu Town. ”

Although Liqu is also a city, it is not among the cities under the jurisdiction of Fengwu Town, and Liqu is only called Liqu Town on the surface.

When Shen Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but say urgently: "Senior Commander Cui, your Cui family has been in Ganyang City for hundreds of years, and if you leave like this, are your Cui family willing?" ”

"Of course I am not reconciled, but what can I do if I am not reconciled?

Ganyang City is a port city, and without a strong fleet, even if all the armies of our five families, plus several descendant troops of Fengwu Jiedu Mansion, there is no way to compete with the Zhou family in Ganyang City. ”

Shen Zhi gritted his teeth and said: "Ganyang City is the city of Fengwu Town, and it can't be decided by the Jiedu envoy of Zhenwei Town!"

Fengwu Jiedu Mansion will never agree, Ganyang City is exclusively occupied by the Zhou family! ”

After learning that the Zhou family had given an ultimatum to the other five families in Ganyang City, Shen Xiao, the envoy of Fengwu Jiedu, received urgent information from the Intelligence Department of Fengwu Town before he could take action.

Tens of thousands of army units in Zhenwei Jiedu Prefecture are assembling in the border area of Jingyang City, and they are putting on a posture of wanting to recover Jingyang City.