After listening to Huang Shao's story, Zhao Yu tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about a way to break the situation.

As he expected, when he overstepped his level and failed to report to Yingchuan County, the desperate Lu Kuang really chose to turn to Wancheng for help and General Wang Shangde.

Although Zhao Yu had expected this, it was undeniable that this was still an extremely troublesome matter.

You must know that Wang Shangde is a general on an equal footing with Zhang Jing, one of the five tigers of Chenmen, and according to legend, there are also 100,000 garrisons under his command, compared to Zhang Jing's army is mostly stationed in Hebei, unless it is completely provoked, Zhang Jing will not go all the way to pull the army under his command to retaliate, and the imperial court will not allow it, Wang Shangde's army is stationed in Wannan, Nanjun area, less than ten days away from Kunyang.

Therefore, once Lu Kuang said that Wang Shangde was moved, his Black Tiger people would undoubtedly fall into a passive situation.

Of course, even if Lu Kuang said that Wang Shangde was moved, Wang Shangde would not send all the 100,000 troops under his command, Zhao Yu felt that when the time came, he would only be a partial general with 3,000 soldiers.

With 3,000 regular soldiers and a partial general, this is of course the biggest threat to the current Black Tiger Crowd, but if the strategy is used properly, the Black Tiger Crowd may not be able to repel it.

However, would repelling it defuse the calamity of his Black Tigers?

No! Instead, it will be retaliated by the Wancheng army more ferociously.

This is the same reason as Zhao Yu finally took the initiative to give up the main village and give up fighting with Zhang Jing last year.

In other words, once the Wancheng army entered the field, he and the Black Tiger people would have only one way to lose.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Yu said to Huang Shao, who was waiting for his response: "Huang Gongzi doesn't need to worry, this matter is not simple, but it is not difficult to say, Huang Gongzi might as well organize a caravan as soon as possible, go to Wancheng in the name of 'Kunye Mutual Benefit', and negotiate with that General Wang......"

Hearing Zhao Yu's calm tone, without any panic, Huang Shao was secretly surprised in his heart.

Surprised, he asked hesitantly, "Is this ...... Will it work? I don't question the head of Zhou, maybe the head of Zhou doesn't know, Lu Kuang has a good relationship with Kong Jian and Kong Wenju, the chief secretary of the Wancheng Military Market, and this time Lu Kuang is probably also asking for help from this person, then Kong Jian is the chief manager of the military market, if he deliberately favors Lu Kuang, deliberately blocks us and others, and does not allow us to trade with the military market, then ......"

"That's Kong Jian's own death!"

Zhao Yu lightly interrupted Huang Shao's words, and when the latter was surprised, he said lightly: "General Wang Shangde set up a military market, no matter what happens in private, on the surface, at least maintain the principle of fairness and openness, and will never condone someone to maliciously manipulate the price and trading partners of the military market, otherwise once it spreads, the reputation of Wancheng military market will collapse." …… I think not only General Wang, but also Kong Jian will not understand the truth. ”

After a pause, he continued: "If that Kong Jian dares to do this, you can send someone to spread rumors and accuse that Kong Jian of maliciously manipulating the military market, and then General Wang will definitely punish him severely in order to stabilize the military market." ”

"Spreading rumors ......"

Huang Shao muttered, a little embarrassed on his face.

As if guessing Huang Shao's thoughts, Zhao Yu chuckled and said, "Huang Gongzi is afraid? It's okay, I'll send my men when the time comes. ”

"Uh......"

may have been debunked, and Huang Shao's face showed a little embarrassment.

In addition to being embarrassed, he carefully pondered the words of the black tiger thief leader Fang Cai in front of him, and the more he listened, the more he felt that it made sense.

Merely......

A trace of doubt flashed in his heart, and Huang Shao cautiously asked Zhao Yu: "What does Leader Zhou mean, we are competing with Lu Kuang and others for a place in the military market?" But Lu Kuang...... To be precise, the Luye Freemasonry has cooperated with the military market and General Wang for many years, but my Kunye Mutual Benefit Association has only been established, how to ensure that General Wang does not favor Lu Kuang? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu chuckled lightly and teased: "Friendship? Do you think General Wang has feelings for Lu Ye Freemasonry? ”

Without waiting for Huang Shao to answer, he shook his head and said: "The affairs of the military market have always been handled by that Kong Jian, and General Wang almost doesn't ask, in this case, even if ten or twenty years have passed, do you expect that General Wang to have feelings for the Luye Freemasonry?" Scold! I'm afraid that in the eyes of that General Wang, the Luye Freemasons are just a tool that can be used at hand......"

"Tools?" Huang Shao couldn't help frowning, obviously disagreeing with Zhao Yu's opinion.

Although he has left the Luye Freemasonry and become the president of the Kunye Mutual Benefit Association, he still has feelings for the Freemasonry to some extent, and he is also a little uncomfortable when he sees Zhao Yu comparing the Freemasonry to a 'tool in hand', and it is the kind that can be replaced.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu chuckled and said, "Isn't it? I heard that the Wancheng Military Market is oriented to the merchants of various counties, and the Luye Freemasonry is just one of the larger traders, its advantage is that it can trade bulk goods, and there are many types of goods, including wine, grain, leather, wooden goods and other trading goods, so that the military market does not have to send people to buy separately, saving effort for the military market, in addition, compared with the merchants and retail investors, what are the advantages? …… If there is no suitable replacement, then how much will General Wang remember the Luye Freemasonry, and if there are tools that can be replaced, who will not use them? ”

“……”

Huang Shao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Although he was a little unhappy with Zhao Yu's statement, he couldn't find anything wrong with what Zhao Yu said.

Perhaps the Luye Freemasonry is just a tool for generals such as Wang Shangde......

『…… This Zhou leader seems to know General Wang Shangde very well."

Huang Shao glanced at the man with the tiger mask in front of him with some suspicion.

Zhao Yu didn't notice the strangeness in Huang Shao's eyes, and continued: "All in all, Huang Gongzi went to Wancheng to negotiate with the military market first, as long as the Kunye Mutual Benefit Society can show the ability to replace or even surpass the Luye Freemasonry, he can prevent that Wang General from being unfavorable to us......

"I see. Let's go and organize a caravan. ”

Huang Shao arched his hand and immediately got up to say goodbye.

As he left, he couldn't help but glance at the man with the tiger mask again, and all kinds of questions surged in his heart.

Lu Kuang went to Wancheng, even his brother Huang Fu was flustered when he learned about it, you must know that his Huang family is not the one who is targeted, after all, once the matter reaches a situation that cannot be managed, they can still abandon the black tiger thief and negotiate conditions with Lu Kuang.

Considering that about half of the Ye County businessmen followed his Huang family to cooperate with the black tiger thief this time, Lu Kuang might not dare to pursue it to the end.

The one who is really in danger is the black tiger thief, and it is the leader of the black tiger thief in front of him, Zhou Hu.

But what is surprising is that this Zhou leader was not panicked from beginning to end, calmly and calmly, and immediately came up with a feasible way, regardless of whether this method is feasible in the end, this bearing alone makes Huang Shao feel quite incredible.

Among the thieves, there are such characters?!

With an arch of his hand, he took his leave and left.

Looking at the back of Huang Shao's departure, Zhao Yu stood up, stood at the window with his hands behind his back, and looked at the lively street below.

In fact, he could have done a little more, such as completely dismantling the Luye Freemasonry, or even annexing it.

He is not worried about whether Wang Shangde will be punished for this.

In Zhao Yu's impression, Wang Shangde is a very conceited person, like this kind of conceited person, only the strong party is qualified to cooperate with him, which is a matter of course in his opinion.

Tigers, never disdained to be in the company of jackals; How can a dignified general be in the company of the weak?

But it was a pity that time was short, and Zhao Yu did not think that the remaining resistance of the Luye Freemasons would be crushed in just two or three months.

According to his original prediction, it will probably not be until around the beginning of next year that the Luye Freemasonry will reach the point where it is unable to resist the Kunye Mutual Benefit Association.

As for the moment, the strength of these two chambers of commerce is actually comparable, and even, it may be that the Luye Freemasonry has a slight advantage.

Of course, Luye Freemasonry has advantages, and Kunye Mutual Benefit will also have its own advantages.

First of all, the Kunye Mutual Benefit Association has more workshops than the Luye Freemasons, which can better meet the orders of the Wancheng Military City; Secondly, he also stuck in the trade arteries of the Luye Freemasonry, in other words, he controlled the transportation costs of the latter.

This kind of off-board move can greatly improve the competitiveness of the Kunye Mutual Benefit Association.

However, in the end, whether Wang Shangde chose the Luye Freemasonry or the Kunye Mutual Benefit Association, Zhao Yu was not completely sure about this.

If Wang Shangde finally chose the Luye Freemasonry, then he must prepare for the battle in advance.

The so-called preparation for battle, of course, does not refer to finding a way to defeat Wang Shangde's 100,000 troops, after all, it is unrealistic, he can only divert Wang Shangde's attention......

And in this regard, the Jingchu rebels are a good target.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu immediately took Jingnu and Niu Heng to the main village of Yingshan to discuss the matter with Guo Da and Chu Jiao.

During the discussion, he said to Guo Da: "Brother Guo Da, you should select a group of brothers who can be trusted as soon as possible, if you can't avoid Wancheng from attacking us in the end, I need them to go to the counties of Nanyang County to spread rumors and spread rumors in the name of the Jingchu rebels, so as to divert Wang Shangde's attention. Wang Shangde has been fighting against the Jingchu rebels in Nanyang County for many years, and he is very protective of the infiltration of the rebels, once there are rebels, he will inevitably suppress them immediately, and he may not be able to take care of us ......when the time comes."

"In the name of the Jingchu rebels?"

Rao is Guo Da was also startled, his face showed a little surprise, and he said politely: "Ah Hu, wouldn't it be too risky?" As grass thieves, we may still be pardoned, but once we get involved with the rebels, there is no turning back......"

From the side, Chu Jiao stroked his beard, although he did not speak, his expression was obviously very solemn.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu comforted the two of them: "This is the last resort. ”

Although he said that, when he fell asleep that night, Zhao Yu thought about the Jingchu rebels in advance.

In the area of Nanyang County and Nanjun County, the Jingchu rebels were the only powerful force that could contain the army under Wang Shangde.

Of course, this did not mean that Zhao Yu wanted to cooperate with the Jingchu rebels, or even join the other party, he just felt that this might become an option in the future.

After all, no one can say what will happen in the future, and one more choice will naturally give you more vitality in the future.

"I hope it doesn't get to that point......

Looking at the dark roof with his hands on his pillow, Zhao Yu thought secretly.

On July 14, at the request of Zhao Yu, Huang Shao organized a caravan in the name of the Kunye Mutual Benefit Association and personally led it to Wancheng.