There is no turning back from the bow, all the pre-layout is being carried out in an orderly manner, no matter what Zhang Jiangke is planning behind his back, the army still has to continue to move forward.

Bashan is already in the bag, and in the end, whether it is forcibly seized by force, or outwitted with the help of the Zhao family, the result will not change much.

Chen Ziqian is now more concerned about whether Zhang Jiangke, who is indifferent, can still sit still after taking Bashan.

According to intelligence, Zhang Jiangke has been sitting in Huaihua City recently, and once Bashan is conquered, Huaihua will be in danger.

Chen Ziqian was a little expectant, just like an unsolved case was about to be revealed, and Zhang Jiangke's intentions would soon be exposed.

And at the same time as Chen Ziqian was heading towards Bashan, in Bashan City, in Zhao's Wu Fort, the head of the family, Zhao Zhuosheng, was convening the clansmen to urgently discuss countermeasures.

In addition to the Zhao clan, there was also a middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears sitting on the main seat.

This person is Tu Hengshou, the county magistrate of Bashan County, in addition to being the county magistrate, Tu Hengshou is also the brother-in-law of Zhao Zhuosheng, the head of the Zhao family.

Because of this relationship, Tu Hengtao is destined to be tied to the chariot of the Zhao family, and at the moment, whether it is the Zhao family in crisis, or Bashan who is facing a strong enemy, it is related to their life and death.

A decision must be made as soon as possible as to which way to go.

"Zhang Taishou has an ambiguous attitude, 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Rongwei have not been mobilized for a long time, it seems that he really intends to sit back and watch the fall of Bashan and ignore it." Zhao Zhuosheng sighed under pressure.

Bashan was in a worrying situation, and they originally had two ways to go, either to work with the guard Pan Feiyu to hold the city with all their might, or to cooperate with Chen Ziqian to open the city and surrender.

No matter which of the two paths is chosen, the Zhao family must bet the life and death of the whole clan, and once the wrong bet is placed, it will be doomed.

But now because of Zhang Jiangke's attitude, they really can't raise the confidence to advance and retreat together with Bashan, but Chen Ziqian's side has put forward a lot of sincerity for cooperation.

In addition, Chen Ziqian's 50,000 army is about to enter the city, and there is less and less time left for them to choose.

As the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Zhuosheng was under great pressure, so he had to ask Tu Hengshou to interfere in the family's internal decision-making.

Tu Hengshou, who has been in the officialdom all the year round, obviously knows very well what Zhao Zhuosheng meant when he said this, he pondered for a while, and saw that everyone's eyes were focused before he had to say: "The risk is too great, it is better to slow down or slow down." ”

Regarding Tu Hengshou's attitude, everyone seemed to have expected it, but they were a little disappointed.

Zhao Qinglin looked at the people around him, this time he proposed the matter of joining forces with Chen Ziqian, and immediately stood up and arched his hand: "Chen Fujun is cunning and wise, if he knows that my Zhao family is left and right, and the two ends are flattering, he will inevitably cancel the cooperation afterwards, and then my Zhao family may fall into the situation of riding a tiger." ”

Zhao Qinglin said with a serious face: "Qinglin thinks that Zhang Taishou is indifferent and must have other plans, but no matter what the result is, my Zhao family is as worthless as ants in his eyes, in this case, why don't we accept the olive branch thrown by Chen Fujun, take advantage of the situation to change to the camp, and have a future?" ”

"What you said is light, not to mention whether Chen Fujun will fulfill his promise after seizing Bashan, it is not easy to cooperate with him to seize Bashan, and now that the military and government of Bashan have fallen into the hands of General Pan, even if it is an uncle, it is difficult to interfere, how to cooperate with Chen Fujun to seize Bashan?" A middle-aged man about the same age as Zhao Qinglin stood up and snorted coldly.

This person's eyes were mixed with contempt and said: "It is said that such a disaster is not caused by you, if you don't provoke Chen Fujun, will this Bashan change hands, and what does it have to do with my Zhao family?" ”

"When the city is broken, do you think my Zhao clan can stay out of the matter?" Zhao Qinglin glanced at the other party, he tried his best to promote cooperation with Chen Ziqian, and he was indeed selfish.

After all, the disaster started because of him, if he couldn't promote cooperation with Chen Ziqian, if Zhao made any mistakes afterwards, he would not be able to escape the responsibility.

While there is still a chance to remedy it, it is natural to do all your best to convince the clansmen.

And in business, cooperating with Chen Ziqian is indeed beneficial and harmless, and there is no difference between the risk and staying out of the matter, so why can't you go all out?

"There are still 10,000 soldiers and horses of General Pan in the city, so you are so sure that Chen Fujun will be able to capture Bashan smoothly?" The clansman said with a straight face: "If we give up cooperating with Chen Fujun, and Bashan finally successfully resists the enemy and holds on, my Zhao clan will not have any losses, why do we have to wade into this troubled water?" ”

"Huh." Zhao Qinglin smiled coldly and said, "It turns out that you still think that Chen Fujun is not capable of taking Bashan. ”

"It's really naïve, you simply don't know anything about Chen Fujun's strength." Zhao Qinglin said with contempt: "When Chen Fujun attacked Banyang, I was in the city, the defenders of Banyang were nearly 10,000, and the whole army was wiped out in less than half a day. ”

"Paraffin water!?" The expressions of everyone in the hall became solemn, they are businessmen, they do any business to make money, and they are naturally no strangers to stone resin water.

It's just that that thing was mostly used for lighting or lubrication in the past, and even used in medicine, and I have never seen a large-scale investment on the battlefield, how can Chen Ziqian use the stone grease water to conquer the city?

It is extremely difficult to extinguish after the stone fat water is ignited, and everyone knows these common senses, and if you really want to use it to attack the city, it is indeed no less than a big killing weapon.

"How did you, an outsider, know about this?" Zhao Zhuosheng's face was solemn, and with his old and spicy business sense, he immediately seized a huge business opportunity from Zhao Qinglin's words.

With troubled times approaching and frequent wars, what better business can be done than arms and arms in these years?

Zhao Qinglin saw that the head of the family was so serious, and he didn't dare to slack off immediately: "After the stone grease water is ignited, the black smoke is billowing out, and the smell is pungent, my nephew has seen it more than once when he is out of business, and he will never be mistaken." ”

"If this is the case, then Yong'an must be rich in stone resin water, if we can open up the market in this area, explore the way to use, it will be a good business in the future." Zhao Zhuosheng's eyes lit up, and his heart was already very moved.

The clansman who was arguing with Zhao Qinglin in the hall suddenly changed his face and said: "Family master, this matter must not be done, this is a big siege weapon in the hands of Chen Fujun, how can outsiders know about it?" If our Zhao clan pays attention to the stone grease water, Chen Fujun is afraid that he will not be able to tolerate my Zhao family. ”

"Stupid!" Zhao Zhuosheng slapped the table and scolded: "Why does this kind of thing need to be made public, do you think that in the territory of Dayan, there is stone grease water in Yong'an?" As long as we can get in touch with the method of use, we can start a new stove in the future, what can he Chen Ziqian do to me? ”

"What the head of the family said is very true, Yong'an is just a springboard for my Zhao family, we just need to survive this catastrophe, everything is possible in the future!" Zhao Qinglin's eyes lit up, no matter what happened afterwards, as long as he could promote this cooperation, he didn't want to care about other things: "Then the matter of cooperating with Chen Fujun ......"

"Well, what do you think?" Zhao Zhuosheng did not rush to make a conclusion, but gave the clansmen enough time to think.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and all kinds of exchanges came and went, and soon everyone expressed their positions one after another.

"I am in favor of cooperating with Chen Fujun, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and it is worth a fight."

"Yes, I'm in favor of it too."

"I object, the city defense is in the hands of General Pan, how can we meet Chen Fujun's requirements? This is too risky, and it is likely to put the entire Zhao clan in it. ”

"I'm also in favor of cooperation, the greater the risk, the greater the reward, if it can be done easily, why should Chen Fujun ask me Zhao to cooperate?"

Everyone had their own opinions, and Zhao Zhuosheng was not in a hurry to express his position, so he sat in his seat and sipped tea.

As the head of the Zhao family, although he has the right to make decisions, there is no need to be arbitrary and arbitrary when he can brainstorm for this kind of major decision-making.

And in the face of interests, how to choose, everyone has a scale in their hearts, and there is no need for him to bother at all.

"Report!" Just when everyone in the hall was talking, the little guy who had been sent out to negotiate with Chen Ziqian happened to return to the city......