At the end of August of the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, Yushan Town.

Liu Juntao watched Guo Muying's belly gradually get bigger, and he was also worried about those old mothers, worried that he would not take good care of them, so he asked Tang Yu to invite two safe and reliable mothers from Zhang Qiuzhen at a high price to take care of Guo Muying's daily life.

After that, Liu Juntao saw that the backyard was stable, so he began to plan how to deal with the alliance of the Xu family and Ye Zongliu.

At this time, after all, the bandits of Ye Zongliu's department had escaped from the Shandong territory, and Liu Juntao was not good at leading his troops to pursue across provinces, not to mention that the Xu family was not muddy, the Xu family and Ye Zongliu joined forces, and their strength was bound to increase greatly, so they must be cautious and remember not to act rashly.

So after thinking about it, Liu Juntao still hurriedly wrote Liu Zi'an to rush back to Yushan Town, ready to add Hu Dexing, and the three of them discussed it together.

A few days later, Liu Zi'an rushed back to Yushan Town, and Hu Dexing also rushed to the Yushan Town Office.

After the three met, Liu Zi'an told Liu Juntao and Hu Dexing a not-so-good news: the Xu family has deep roots in Xuzhou, and the armor is tightly guarded everywhere, and the manpower of the exploration department cannot penetrate into the hinterland of Xuzhou at all, so the exact news of the bandits of the Xu family and Ye Zongliu's department cannot be detected for the time being.

For Liu Juntao, this is really not good news.

Originally, Liu Juntao was restrained about going south to Xuzhou, after all, there are a lot of taboos here, and now he can't figure out the enemy's movements, so he is even more passive.

"So how do we prepare now?"

Liu Juntao frowned and asked in a deep voice.

Liu Zi'an and Hu Dexing glanced at each other, only to see that both of them shook their heads slightly, obviously there was no good way.

Now the Yushan Town Escort is not qualified to go south to Xuzhou, as long as Liu Juntao appears in Xuzhou with a large team, then the Xu family does not have to fight with Yushan Town at all, and it is good to report directly to the official and accuse Liu Juntao of intending to rebel.

After all, Xuzhou is not Shandong, Liu Juntao took the Yushan Town Guards to Qingzhou Mansion to protect him, and at least there was a signboard of "Righteous People Quelling Rebellion".

But when he arrived at the boundary of Xuzhou, Liu Juntao had no cover, and in the eyes of the Xuzhou government, he could only be a chaotic person!

As the saying goes: it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

Since the Yushan Town Guards could not go south, Liu Zi'an and Hu Dexing had no idea, and even Liu Juntao was at a loss.

At this time, Hu Dexing suddenly remembered something and said, "Then can we think of a way to lure Ye Zongliu and the Xu family north and let them fall into the net?" ”

Liu Juntao shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Ye Zongliu's tens of thousands of horses have been easily defeated by us, I'm afraid that they have been scared by our escort team, how can they send them to the door again before their strength is completed?" ”

Liu Zi'an also continued: "Since Ye Zongliu will not go north, then the Xu family will definitely not come out like this, and the two of them will definitely nest in Xuzhou Mansion to develop their power!" ”

"That's right!"

Liu Juntao said in a deep voice: "We are pressed for time now, then the Xu family wants people and mines, as long as it takes time, we can build a well-equipped and strong army, coupled with Ye Zongliu's toughness and people, I don't know what kind of bloody storm will be set off at that time!" We must completely produce this scourge before Ye Zongliu and the Xu family finish their preparations! ”

Liu Zi'an even said: "Mr. Lian, now I am still worried about one thing: the Xu family has a large number of blacksmiths and craftsmen, and it is difficult to guarantee that there are no talents who can build firearms, plus the iron mines and coal mines controlled by the Xu family, if the Xu family is not good, they will also make an army of firearms!" ”

Hearing this, Hu Dexing was suddenly startled, and Liu Juntao also looked solemn and said: "It's not that there is no such possibility, we must do it as soon as possible!" ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao sighed slightly, and said to Liu Zi'an and Hu Dexing: "If only I could get the position of the head of the Yanzhou Mansion People's League now, at least I can mobilize people and horses to directly station troops in the south of Yanzhou Mansion and monitor the movements of Ye Zongliu and the Xu family at close range." Once you find that the situation is not right, you can directly rush into Xuzhou to kill, and afterwards at best: suppress the bandits, and be in a hurry to obey the power! ”

Liu Zian also said: "Mr. Lian is right! It's just that now, although all parties have decided that Mr. Lian will be the head of the Yanzhou Mansion's militia group, the government's actions are still too slow, and I don't know when it will be! ”

At this moment, the three of them saw Guo Yongzhong hurriedly walking in, and even almost tripped over the threshold, so frightened that Liu Juntao hurriedly stepped forward to help.

"What's wrong with Tarzan, why are you so panicked?"

I saw Guo Yongzhong's face look happy and said, "Quick, Juntao!" Li Qianhu, who commanded the city guard Lei, is here, and the people have already arrived at your house, and now Tang Yu is taking care of it over there, go back and take a look! ”

Liu Juntao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and Liu Zi'an next to him was the first to react, and said in surprise: "Mr. Lian!" It must be the general matter of the militia training! ”

Hu Dexing was also so excited that he shouted: "What are Jun Tao waiting for? Come home and check it out! ”

Liu Juntao also laughed and hurried towards home.

When he returned home, Liu Juntao went straight to the main hall, only to see Li Qianhu drinking tea and chatting with Tang Yu, and the two saw that Liu Juntao was back, so they got up and saluted.

Li Qianhu hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Congratulations to President Liu Lian, Ren Chengwei has already issued an official document, from today onwards, President Liu Lian is the real president of the militia in my Yanzhou Mansion!" This is Ren Chengwei's official document, please see it Liu Lian! ”

After speaking, Li Qianhu handed a piece of official paper to Liu Juntao, Liu Juntao opened it and took a look, and sure enough!

"Haha! Lord Lao Li has worked hard to report the good news, Jun Tao must remember it! ”

After speaking, Liu Juntao sat down with Li Qianhu and Tang Yu, and Hu Dexing, Liu Zi'an, and Guo Yongzhong, who came next to him, also greeted Li Qianhu one by one, and everyone sat down one after another.

Liu Juntao smiled and said, "Lord Li, I don't know what instructions the commander has this time?" ”

Li Qianhu said: "There is. This time, the commander asked me to tell Mr. Liu Lian that after receiving the official document, he immediately took care of the affairs in hand, went with me to Renchengwei to report on his work, and by the way, received the notice and document from Mr. Lian of the Yanzhou Mansion. ”

"It's nature."

Liu Juntao pondered for a moment and asked, "There is just one thing, I still have to ask Master Li." ”

"Mr. Liu Lian, please speak."

"Now that I am the head of the militia training in Yanzhou Mansion, how many men and horses will the commander give me?"

Li Qianhu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said: "Liu Lian always doesn't know, it's like this: this militia group Lian General does not have the right to train and control the troops according to the imperial court system, but now that the troops in various places are empty, the imperial court is in a hurry to obey the power, and the militia group Lian in various places can recruit the township warriors as soldiers on their own, guard the township and maintain law and order in peacetime, and obey the dispatch of the commanders and envoys of various places in wartime. The Ministry of War has an official document: a place can recruit 1,000 township braves, a county can recruit 500 township braves, and the rest of the commercial towns and villages can recruit 100 township warriors depending on the situation! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Juntao was overjoyed, and the rest of Guo Yongzhong, Tang Yu, Hu Dexing, and Liu Zi'an were also overjoyed.

Li Qianhu continued: "Now Liu Lian is always the head of our militia in Yanzhou Mansion, and according to the meaning of the Ministry of War, Liu Lian needs to lead a thousand villagers to garrison Yanzhou Mansion. ”

Liu Juntao hurriedly asked, "Go to Yanzhou Mansion?" And what about the rest of the states and counties? ”

I don't know if Li Qianhu understands it, but I only heard Li Qianhu say: "The rest of the prefectures and counties do not have township warriors for the time being, and the command envoy will only need to maintain a team of people in Yanzhou Mansion." ”

Speaking of this, Li Qianhu suddenly laughed and said: "However, when I came, the commander said to me: Ye Zongliu's remnants of bandits have not been eliminated, and Yanzhou Mansion should be fully armed, so the number of 1,000 is false, and the number of troops in Yanzhou Mansion still needs to be discussed in detail with President Liu Lian!" In order to reduce the burden on the people of the prefecture, the place where the militia is stationed can also be discussed! ”

Hearing this, where would Liu Juntao not understand?

The commander of Na Lei clearly wanted Liu Juntao's men and horses to protect himself, but also didn't want to pay money and food to support Liu Juntao's army!

However, this is also in Liu Juntao's arms, Liu Juntao really doesn't care about the little money and food in the imperial court!

As long as you don't go to Yanzhou at this stage, it's good not to get too close to those big officials and affect the development of Yushan Town.

Two days later, Liu Juntao arranged the affairs of Yushan Town, especially telling Guo Muying to raise the fetus at home with peace of mind and not to sneak to the quilt factory anymore, Guo Muying also agreed in order not to distract Liu Juntao.

After that, Liu Juntao took twenty guards and went to Renchengwei with Li Qianhu.