Orthodox eleventh year at the beginning of March.

The rallying order issued by Kong Sancai spread outward from Ningyang County, raging like a hurricane throughout Yanzhou Mansion, without caring whether the news would be detected by Yushan Town, nor did it take any secret measures, directly causing a huge commotion in all counties of Yanzhou Prefecture.

The powerful and gentry in Yanzhou Mansion were dumbfounded, and they never expected that the dignified Confucian family would carry out a large-scale mobilization for Yushan Town, which means that there will be a bloody storm on the ground of Yanzhou Mansion!

For a while, the powerful and gentry from all over Yanzhou Mansion were noisy, and everyone held their breath, quietly watching the conflict between Yushan Town and the Kong family, where it would go.

At the same time, Zheng Zhixian of Dong'e County also learned the news, and he was also worried in his heart, not knowing whether Yushan Town could hold up in the face of the full force of the Kong family!

"Perhaps, Liu Juntao really has thousands of fine firearms in his hands, and this time he should be sure to win, right?"

Suddenly, Zheng Zhixian thought of something, and his face instantly became ugly: "It's broken!" If Liu Juntao defeated the Kong family with a firearm, wouldn't the whole world know about the private firearms in Yushan Town? At that time, Liu Juntao will be the target of everyone! ”

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhixian thought of immediately sending someone to inform Liu Juntao and ask him to be more careful.

But after thinking about it, Zheng Zhixian calmed down, and said secretly in his heart: "Hmph! Even if Liu Juntao becomes the target of public criticism because of this? What does it have to do with me! ”

So, Zheng Zhixian nested in the county office, continued to sit and watch the changes in the situation, and strictly ordered his subordinates to guard the county seat of Dong'e County, and the two did not help each other!

At the same time, with the spread of Kong Sancai's order, the Kong family's scattered people began to gather one after another.

The people scattered in the central and southern parts of Yanzhou Prefecture also began to move on a large scale, gathering towards Bac Ninh Town.

Ten days later, the number of Kong family horses gathered in Bac Ninh Town has reached more than 8,000! Among them, there is also a bandit of more than 500 people, and a horse team of 1,000 people!

At this time, because the garrisons of the guards in all parts of Yanzhou Mansion basically went north to the border, so the local governments were all asking for soldiers and no soldiers, and they wanted food and no food.

The people in Yanzhou Mansion are panicked, and almost all the people near the city are pouring into the city to take refuge with the old and the young; And the people who are far away from the cities can only resign themselves to fate!

The men and horses of the Kong family are different from those of the Chen family, they have basic discipline and can restrain the men and horses under their command.

The people of the Kong family are the same as Kong Sancai, most of them are arrogant and vicious, not to mention that there is a bandit of more than 500 people!

It can be said that the places where the Confucian family and horses passed were basically barren, and the vast prefectures and counties from Dongping Prefecture in the north to Ningyang County in the south were basically mobilized by the Confucian family and horses, and they were assembling towards Beining Town.

Bac Ninh Town.

Kong Sancai watched his men gather more and more, and his heart became more and more stable, and he constantly sent people to the surrounding villages and towns and large households to "borrow grain" and "borrow money", and none of the villages and towns and large households that were borrowed by the Kong family dared to resist, all of them did their best to raise food and pay for the Kong family, for fear of annoying Kong Sancai and causing trouble!

Uncle Lin looked at the tragic situation around Beining Town, and he was also a little unbearable in his heart, but in the face of the pressure of Yushan Town, he didn't say anything, but helped Kong Sancai allocate money and food, distribute people and horses, and make every effort to prepare for a decisive battle with Yushan Town.

Yushan Town.

The news of the Confucian family gathering people in Ningyang County has already flown all over the sky, and Liu Juntao naturally received the news a long time ago.

Therefore, Liu Juntao strictly ordered Zhang Xiaojun stationed in Anshan Town, Yan Hu stationed in Yushan Military Bureau, and Chen Ziping stationed in Huakou Town, so that the three of them must be strictly guarded to prevent the Confucian family from suddenly attacking north.

At the same time, Liu Juntao convened Guo Yongzhong, Zhang Baigui, Tang Yu, Gao Ran, Zhou Zongsheng, Hu Dexing, and Liu Zi'an to discuss the matter.

Soon, everyone gathered at Liu Juntao's house and began to discuss the matter of fighting with the Kong family.

Liu Zi'an first said about the gathering of the Kong family's horses: "Mr. Lian, everyone, according to the news gathered by my exploration department, now Kong Sancai has gathered more than 8,000 people and horses in Beining Town, including bandits and horse teams, and the strength can be described as unprecedentedly strong!" ”

Liu Juntao said in a deep voice: "In other words, there were not many Confucian horses rumored by the outside world before, and the statement that there was no bloodline of the Holy Prince's Yan was distorted!" ”

Liu Zi'an nodded and said: "Kong Sancai is scheming, it seems that this time he also regarded our Yushan Town as an enemy of life and death, which exposed all his strength!" ”

"Humph!"

Liu Juntao sneered and said, "That's fine!" That Kong Sancai gathered all the men and horses under his command, and also saved us a lot of hands and feet, and directly destroyed the enemy in Beining Town! ”

Next to them, Guo Yongzhong and Zhang Baigui both persuaded: "The Kong family is strong, we must not fight hard, we must find a way to win with a plan!" ”

Liu Juntao nodded, looked at Tang Yu, and asked, "Now are all the money and food needed to escort the south?" ”

Tang Yu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lian, now the Ministry of Commerce has prepared 100,000 taels of silver and 80,000 stone of grain, and the doctors of the Medical Care Hall are also ready, and they can go south with the escort team at any time!" ”

"Good!"

Liu Juntao asked Zhang Baigui again: "Master Zhang, is the armor created by the War Bureau ready?" ”

Zhang Baigui said with a smile: "Jun Tao, don't worry, although the number of armor created by the Soldier Bureau is not large now, it is enough for the Central Military Department and the horse team of the escort team to change their clothes!" I have already sent someone to hand over all the armor in stock to the Central Military Department and the horse team! ”

Liu Juntao laughed and said, "So I'm relieved!" ”

At this time, Guo Yongzhong asked again: "Jun Tao, how are you going to fight?" You can't work hard with a hot mind! ”

Zhang Baigui also said worriedly: "Yes, Juntao, it is not easy for our Yushan Town to have today, but we must be extremely cautious!" ”

"Second elder, don't worry, I won't come hard!"

Liu Juntao looked at Gao Ran and Zhou Zongsheng again, and said, "Gao Ran listens to orders!" ”

"In!"

"You led the main force of your command to stay in Yushan Town, and sent Chang Hongdao's department to guard the Yushan Workshop!"

Gao Ran clenched his fists and said, "Order!" ”

Then, Liu Juntao said to Zhou Zongsheng: "You immediately rectify the horse team under your command and go south to Beining Town for my Central Military Department!" ”

Zhou Zongsheng stood up with excitement on his face and said loudly: "Order!" ”

At this time, Liu Juntao looked at everyone, and saw that Hu Dexing was looking at him with anticipation, so he asked, "Brother Hu, how many people are there you have summoned over there?" Where to assemble now? ”

Hu Dexing said loudly: "I have gathered more than 300 people from the rivers and lakes with Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen, in order not to let the Kong family's eyeliner find out, now Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen have taken these more than 300 people south to Dongping Lake to gather in the reeds. ”

To be honest, Liu Juntao never expected that Hu Dexing would have such a great energy and could gather more than 300 people in such a short period of time, and these horses are all dead soldiers who can go to the battlefield!

"The hundred households in Slip Town are really incompetent, there are capable people like Hu Dexing under him, but they can't be reused, it's really a failure!"

Liu Juntao thought secretly in his heart, and said: "Brother Hu, today you will go south to Dongping Lake to the reeds, and after finding Sun Xu and Meng Fanchen's department, you will immediately go south to Ningyang County!" ”

"What do I need to do?"

At this time, Hu Dexing's eyes were already shining, and his heart was extremely excited.

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "I need Brother Hu to lead his troops into Ningyang County in advance, just wait for me to lead my troops to attack Beining Town, and Brother Hu will lead his troops to seize Ningyang County and take all the properties of the Kong family in Ningyang County!" ”

Hearing this, a trace of hesitation flashed on Hu Dexing's face, and he said: "Jun Tao, I don't have any doubts about the punching family, but if you want to seize the county seat of Ningyang County, is this a bit too much?" ”

Guo Yongzhong and Zhang Baigui were also a little worried when they heard this, although Liu Juntao's move can be regarded as a good idea, which can make the Kong family unable to care about each other, and have a surprising winning effect, but if they directly attack the county seat of Ningyang County, this is too taboo!

Tang Yu, Liu Zi'an, Gao Ran, and Zhou Zongsheng also looked at each other, obviously frightened by Liu Juntao's plan.

Who knows, Liu Juntao laughed indifferently and said: "You don't have to worry about this, I didn't want to rebel to attack the county seat of Ningyang County." After Brother Hu takes control of the county seat of Ningyang County, he must not have a conflict with the magistrate, and when I lead my troops to rush there, I have a killer weapon in my hands, even if we attack the county seat of Ningyang County, we can be safe! ”

Hu Dexing now has great trust in Liu Juntao, thinking that as long as it is what Liu Juntao wants to do, it will definitely be done.

Therefore, Hu Dexing listened to Liu Juntao's words, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "Okay! I'll be on my way right away! Jun Tao, let's see you in Ningyang County! ”

On the same day, Hu Dexing hurriedly went south to Dongping Lake and swung the reeds.

And Liu Juntao also gathered the men and horses of the Central Military Department and Zhou Zongsheng's horse team, preparing to set off south the next day.

That night, Liu Juntao deliberately went to Guo's house, at this time Guo Muying was sewing things, Liu Juntao saw it and walked forward, standing aside silently.

Guo Muying glanced up and said, "You're leaving tomorrow, right?" ”

Liu Juntao nodded: "Yes, I will leave early tomorrow morning." ”

"After defeating the Kong family, our Yushan Town should be able to calm down for a long time, right?"

"Yes, it will be calm for a long time."

Guo Muying laughed when she heard this, and Liu Juntao was stunned for a moment.

"Come back safely with the young men of the escort team, promise me!"

"Yes! I promise you! ”