"You say, will Ning Zhiyuan agree to our conditions?" After the four of them sat down in the living room, the obese head of the Zhong family couldn't help but take the lead in asking.

The head of the Duan family, who was slender and dressed as a scholar in a long robe, couldn't help but say with some worry: "I heard that Ning Zhiyuan, the prince of this town, has been a cannon temper since he was young, and he is known as the first tyrant of the capital.

Now that we use this method to force him to comply, will it anger him and backfire? ”

"What are you afraid of, Ning Zhiyuan is not a three-headed and six-armed monster. As long as we join forces, he will not dare to act rashly. The tall and sturdy head of the Mi family said with a determined face.

The words of the head of the Mi family did not dispel the worries of the two heads of the Zhong and Duan families.

Because in their opinion, this Mi Jinglin is a brave and reckless man. If it weren't for his status as the eldest son of the Mi family, where would it be his turn to be the head of the Mi family, so his words would not be believed

In the end, Zhong and Duan, the two heads of the family, looked at the eldest and most experienced head of the Shang family among the four of them, Shang Junwang.

"Shang Weng, what do you think about this matter?" The head of the Duan family, who has always been accustomed to literati, asked.

Just past the year of the sixtieth year, the head of the Shang family, who had an elegant appearance and a long beard, replied slowly: "What is the point of you still looking forward and looking forward here?"

Are you really willing to watch the Ning family blatantly raid your family's fields in the name of re-measuring the land?

The Ning family's move has not only affected a few of us, but has offended all the big families in the south of the Yangtze River.

If he really wants to do this, then he will have to weigh the consequences of doing so. ”

"Shang Weng, if Ning Zhiyuan insists on using force against Wanzhou, what should he do?" The head of the Duan family asked.

The head of the Shang family sneered: "Don't worry, he doesn't dare."

Indeed, as far as fighting a war is concerned, no one in the world can beat the famous Northwest Army.

Since even the Hu people were defeated by him, then we, the private soldiers raised by the Jiangnan family, are naturally not their opponents

But don't forget, Ning Zhiyuan is the one who wants to sit on that dragon chair.

Anyone like him often cares most about his reputation.

Especially at this critical juncture, which is only one step away from achieving his goal, he must do his best to maintain his reputation.

Now the rich and scholars in the whole Jiangnan are staring at Wanzhou, just to see what the Ning family will do.

And there are not only Tian Yiguang's men and horses and several of our private soldiers united on the Wanzhou side, but also a large number of untouchables who act as people's husbands.

These untouchables are the best shields.

Once the Ning family really wants to use force against Wanzhou, then the whole world will know that Ning Zhiyuan, the prince of the town, is a tyrant who kills people without blinking.

Just ask a person who has the heart to win the world, will he really not care about these rumors and rumors that greatly damage his reputation?

Therefore, the Ning family will only intimidate at most, and will not really do it.

We deliberately put on a posture of a dead fish and a broken net to him, just to force him to reach a tacit understanding with us that is self-evident: as long as he Ning family does not move our land, then we, the Jiangnan family, will fully support him Ning Zhiyuan to sit on that dragon chair. Otherwise, all of our Jiangnan families will come together to oppose him, which will not benefit both sides.

If we don't put on such a posture and attitude, Ning Zhiyuan will think that we, the Jiangnan clan, are weak and can be bullied, and it will only be us who will suffer at that time.

It's like playing chess, if you take a step back, people will probably think you're scared and start pushing forward.

Therefore, we cannot give him this opportunity, and we must force him to make this secret agreement with us before he actually sits on that dragon chair.

This is the reason why the old man strongly advocated that several families unite to rebel against the Ning family.

Since Ning Zhiyuan promised to give us an answer in two days, it can be seen that he is not a stupid person, and he knows the gains and losses and the stakes.

As long as he's not a crazy person who doesn't care about anything, there's a good chance that this matter can be discussed.

Next, we just have to wait with peace of mind. ”

"The merchant is really far-sighted, clever, really clever!" After hearing this, the two heads of the family, Zhong and Duan, immediately praised them convincingly.

"Yes, the merchant man's words really made me wait for the mouth to open. Now we can finally rest assured. ”

"I just said that as long as we join forces, Ning Zhiyuan will not dare to act rashly, but you don't believe it. Or Shang Weng thought clearly, just like I thought. The head of the Mi family said with a smug face.

Looking at the smug face of Mi Jinglin, the two heads of the family, Zhong and Duan, were really annoyed and disdainful in their hearts.

This fool has the face to compare himself to a shrewd person like Shang Weng, which is simply shameless.

Just when Zhong and Duan were scolding the Mi family master in their hearts, the businessman's housekeeper suddenly ran in with a frightened face and said, "Master, it's not good." The fight started, and the Wanzhou side fought. ”

"What do you say, Wanzhou is fighting? What the hell is going on, you tell me clearly. The face of the head of the Shang family changed, and he immediately asked.

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Master, the villain has just received an urgent report from Wanzhou, which says that the Northwest Army is attacking Wanzhou on a large scale, and the commander of Wanzhou, Tian Yiguang, asks the master to send reinforcements over quickly, otherwise Wanzhou will be in danger." ”

"You're right? Is the Northwest Army really attacking Wanzhou? ”

"How can this be, doesn't it mean that the Ning family won't really do it? How so? ”

"It's over, the Ning family really did it, what should I do now, what should I do?!"

When the three heads of the family, Zhong, Duan, and Mi, heard the news, they were immediately confused and at a loss.

The original calm head of the Shang family was also pale at this time, and muttered to himself: "Is this Ning Zhiyuan crazy?" Did he really care about his reputation? Crazy, this must be a madman! ”

"Merchant, what should we do now?" The head of the Zhong family, who was in a state of confusion, looked at the head of the Shang family as if he was grasping a life-saving straw.

After he asked like this, the other two heads of the family, Duan and Mi, also looked at each other with a dumb eye.

The head of the Shang family, who finally reacted, gritted his teeth and said, "Now that the situation is unknown, we can't mess with ourselves.

Let's go over and take a look first, come on, prepare the carriage immediately, and we will rush to Wanzhou City. ”

The three heads of the family, Zhong, Duan, and Mi, had no other way but to do so.

……………………

As the steward of the merchant said, the Northwest Army was indeed attacking Wanzhou City at this time.

It's not a show or a feint, it's a real siege.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom......

When one after another floor guns continued to explode on the city, not to mention the ordinary soldiers who were blown up and howled, even the low-ranking officers who were responsible for directing the soldiers in battle were already frightened.

When each shell explodes, it produces a large number of shock waves and flames, which blow up the center of the explosion and the nearby soldiers to pieces.

In the midst of this terrifying explosion, almost all the soldiers no longer cared about military discipline and military orders, and even the weapons in their hands were gone, and they only cared about running for their lives with their heads in their hands, scurrying around like headless flies.

In less than a quarter of an hour after the battle began, all that remained of the city was the corpses that had been blown to the ground, and there was hardly a single living person, and all who could run had fled.

In the face of the new cross-era firearms such as the floor gun, even the always fierce Hu people were blown apart, not to mention these Wei soldiers, who were far inferior to the Hu people, who were not vulnerable at all.

Looking at the floor cannons that kept exploding at the top of the city, Tian Yiguang, the commander of Wanzhou, and Lu Gongming, the commander of Wanzhou, who were standing on the viewing platform, were all frightened and could hardly believe their eyes.

Could it be that this is the "thunder" mentioned in "Seeking Truth"? W-What kind of murder is this?!

Almost all of them have read the latest issue of "Seeking Truth", and they probably know that at the beginning of the war, the Hu people were forced into the inner city by the "thunder" of the Northwest Army.

At that time, Tian Yiguang and others wishfully believed that the so-called "thunderbolt" was just an ordinary cannon, because many people had never seen anyone bombarding the city with a cannon on the battlefield, so they would make a fuss and call this cannon "thunderbolt".

But at this moment, they knew they were completely wrong, and they couldn't be more wrong.

This kind of "thunderstorm" that can directly cause an explosion is comparable to an ordinary solid cannonball, which is simply a big murder weapon that should not appear in the world.

Under this kind of big murder weapon that can easily blow people away, no one dares to stay in the city.

This battle was not fought from the beginning.

Originally, Tian Yiguang, who was still counting on joining forces with several major families and being able to force the Ning family to submit to the throne and keep his position as the commander of Wanzhou, only felt chills all over his body at this moment, like falling into an ice kiln.

It's over, it's all over!

At this time, Ning Zhiyuan, who was riding on a war horse, couldn't help but smile proudly when he saw that the city had been bombed into a no-man's land by the landing cannon.

Not to mention that there were only 80,000 or 90,000 soldiers in Wanzhou City at this time, even if there were more than 200,000 horses as the four envoys boasted, he was not afraid at all.

Since he used a series of firearms developed by his little son-in-law such as muskets, flowering shells, and floor guns in actual combat, Ning Zhiyuan has already figured out one thing: in the face of powerful firearms, the era of relying on large numbers to fight has completely passed.

Just as the youngest son-in-law, Chi Fei, said, the appearance of firearms will completely change the scene and outcome of future wars.

And their Ning family is holding such a big killing weapon in their hands, and it is the only one.

With such a big killer weapon in hand, let alone a mere 200,000 enemies, even if it is twice as much, he has the confidence to win.

"Pass my orders, attack the city!"

After Ning Zhiyuan's order, the horn of the attack sounded immediately, and tens of thousands of northwest siege soldiers who had been waiting for a long time immediately rushed to the city wall with a loud shout, and then quickly climbed up to the top of the city along the ladder.

In the meantime, there was not even a single Wei soldier who was willing to come out to resist, and it was as easy as climbing his own city wall.

After reaching the top of the city, thousands of northwest siege soldiers rushed down like a tidal wave.

The defeat was like a mountain, and those Wei soldiers who had been blown up by the landing cannon saw that the general situation had gone, and they threw down their weapons and fled everywhere, and some even simply surrendered on their knees.

In just one pillar of incense, Wanzhou, the gateway city that guards the throat of the Huainan region, was easily breached, and the city gate was wide open and countless defeated troops were defeated.

Looking at the city gate that had been completely opened, Ning Zhiyuan laughed at the little son-in-law beside him and said, "Let's go, Ah Zhen, let's go into the city." ”

"Yes, father-in-law." Chi Fei smiled and controlled the horse to follow closely.

With the support of the generals, the general of the Northwest entered the city proudly.

It was from this moment that a great liquidation campaign against the major families in Jiangnan finally officially began.