Xiao County, Xuzhou, Xujia.

At this time, the news that Liu Juntao was ready to lead all the powerful people in Shandong to go south to Xuzhou had spread to all parts of Xuzhou, and Xu Zhaohui, the head of the Xu family, heard the news and immediately scolded, scolding Liu Juntao for being shameless, the two sides had just reached an agreement, and now they would let the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Yushan Town enter Xuzhou, and they wanted to completely defeat the Xu family's industry, which was too deceitful!

However, being angry is angry, Xu Zhaohui still calmed down and began to prepare a countermeasure, after all, he couldn't sit still.

At this time, the Xu family is no longer strong, after the defeat of the business war with Yushan Town earlier, and now it is fully restricted by Yushan Town, the Xu family's profits from producing iron tools have been left very little, and at this time, the family has been cut by half, and there is no longer the strength to resist the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Yushan Town going south to Xuzhou!

Xu Zhaohui can be said to want to cry without tears and have nothing to do, and now the poor silver in the Xu family's treasury can't last long at all, and it can't stand the consumption.

In this regard, Xu Zhaohui knew very well in his heart that if he could not resist the attack of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Yushan Town this time, then the last bit of the Xu family's family foundation would also be lost, and the Xu family would fall into the abyss, and there would be no chance of recovery!

Thinking that the foundation of the Xu family for so many years would be completely destroyed in his own hands, Xu Zhaohui's heart was like a knife, and his heart was painful.

"Since my Xu family is not the opponent of Yushan Town in the business field, what if we start fighting directly?"

Xu Zhaohui immediately shook his head, understanding that if the fight started at this time, the Xu family would not be the opponent of Yushan Town.

In the face of the strong strength of the Yushan Town Guards, now the Xu family's men and horses can only passively defend themselves, and they don't have the strength and courage to take the initiative to invite the battle!

Although the Xu family also has 30,000 miners in various subway mines and coal mines, and 15,000 people and horses are also deployed in various industries and strongholds, these horses are not the opponents of the Yushan Town Guards in terms of equipment and training, and the only advantage is that they are numerous.

However, in the face of the fierce bombardment of the tens of thousands of firefighters of the Yushan Guard, is the numerical advantage of the Xu family of horses of any use?

Xu Zhaohui knew very well in his heart that if it was just a large number of people, once the fight started, it would only be to send meat to the people and horses of Yushan Town, and the Xu family still had no chance of winning!

Thinking of this, Xu Zhaohui's heart was also a little desperate, but he still cheered up and began to plan a strategy to deal with Yushan Town.

Within a few days, the Xu family's scattered people received orders from Xu Zhaohui one after another and began to assemble; All the iron mines and coal mines of the Xu family were shut down, and 30,000 miners were armed in a very short period of time and were concentrated in batches in the area of Xiao County, ready to defend the old house of the Xu family.

These 30,000 miners are Xu Zhaohui's last hole card, and Xu Zhaohui will not let these 30,000 miners fight until he has no choice but to do so.

Not only because Xu Zhao would take into account that the various mineral deposits of the Xu family would be unexploited in the future, but also because the combat power of these 30,000 miners was better than the 15,000 men and horses of the Xu family.

Because on weekdays, when the miners go deep into the mine, they all need teamwork, in the small, dark mines, the miners not only cooperate tacitly, but also are full of courage and brotherhood, such people and horses are armed, as long as they can become an elite soldier after a simple drill!

The Qi family army of later generations was formed on the basis of Yiwu miners, and after rigorous training, they were unstoppable.

Xu Zhaohui also took a fancy to this, and he was reluctant to let these 30,000 miners fight unless he had to.

And the 15,000 men and horses of the Xu family also quickly gathered, these people and horses are all fierce and ruthless people from all over Xuzhou, one by one, they are all powerful, and there are hundreds of archers.

If the Xu family didn't face a tough opponent like the Yushan Town Guards, the Xu family's fifteen thousand men and horses would be enough to run rampant everywhere!

At this time, these 15,000 men and horses have been arranged by Xu Zhaohui, the head of the Xu family, to the south bank of the Yellow River, stationed everywhere where the river can be crossed, preparing to use these 15,000 men and horses to block the Yushan Town Guards on the south bank of the Yellow River, and maximize the consumption of the strength of the Yushan Town Guards.

At the same time, all kinds of knives, guns, and shields in the Xu family's inventory were also moved, not only equipped with 30,000 miners and 15,000 people, but also sent a large number of people and horses to Ye Zongliu's department.

At this moment, Xu Zhaohui, the head of the Xu family, had already done his best to mobilize all the forces that the Xu family could mobilize, and used all the ideas he could think of.

As for the victory or defeat of the Xu family in the end, Xu Zhaohui has completely left it behind, even if the Xu family is defeated, it is necessary to let Yushan Town and Liu Juntao pay the price, even if it is a defeat and death together!

Soon, as Xu Zhaohui's order spread everywhere, the entire Xuzhou was in turmoil, and the Xu family's tens of thousands of horses were mobilized to shock all forces, and even the Wolf Mountain garrison sent people to Xiao County to ask Xu Zhaohui, the head of the Xu family, what he wanted to do.

At this time, Xu Zhaohui couldn't care about anything, just looked at a thousand presidents who came to question him, and said coldly: "Hold me accountable?" Hum! On weekdays, my Xu family has never treated the garrison badly, not only do they have filial piety during the New Year's holidays, but also have garrison adults in various industries of my Xu family, even when the imperial court recruited troops and horses to go north to the imperial border, it was also my Xu family who spent a lot of money to make a point, so that the garrison adults stayed in Wolf Mountain to continue to garrison! How? Now that Yushan Town has bullied me, the garrison doesn't remember the old feelings and doesn't say anything, so it's just a matter of not sending people to support, and you still have to hold me accountable? What a reason! ”

The general manager of Qian also had a cold face when he heard this, and said: "The garrison said, Liu Juntao, the head of Yushan Town, just wants to come to Xuzhou to do business this time, and there is no violation of the laws of the Ming Dynasty, what does the head of the family want my lord to do?" What can I do! ”

Xu Zhaohui sneered when he heard this, and said, "Well said! In this case, the garrison lord will sit and watch the situation change, and after my Xu family is completely defeated, I want to see where the garrison lord can go to make money! ”

"The head of the Xu family! Be careful! ”

Mr. Qian said coldly: "This doesn't bother the head of the family to worry about, there are already words in Yushan Town, and through the relationship of Yan Shenggong, my family will be promoted to other places in Nanzhili, this bit of money of the Xu family, my family still can't look down on it!" ”

Looking at Xu Zhaohui's somewhat pale face, Mr. Qian said: "For the sake of the previous friendship, I also want to advise the head of the family: It's best not to go against Yushan Town, otherwise it won't end well!" ”

After Mr. Qian finished speaking, he walked away, leaving Xu Zhaohui gritting his teeth and waiting outside.

"Good! You, Liu Juntao, not only bully others, but also use your connections to make me isolated? What a calculation! ”

At this time, Xu Zhaohui's heart was full of anger, if Liu Juntao was by his side, Xu Zhaohui would definitely rush up desperately and fight to the death with Liu Juntao.

After a while, Xu Zhaohui forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and found the new housekeeper of the Xu family, and instructed: "Go to Jingoukou immediately!" Tell Ye Zongliu: I don't care what method he uses, he must expand his strength as much as possible within half a month, just say how much military equipment is needed, my Xu family has it! ”

After the housekeeper left, Xu Zhaohui ordered the 15,000 men and horses on the south bank of the Yellow River to be withdrawn, and all of them were transferred to Qulipu in the west of Xuzhou City.

"Even if you have to fight hard, you have to let Ye Zongliu and Liu Juntao fight first, and my Xu family's men and horses can't take the lead!"

At this time, Xu Zhaohui couldn't care about what method Ye Zongliu would use to expand his troops, nor did he care about whether Ye Zongliu would make the people in Xuzhou miserable, let alone whether Ye Zongliu's bandits would form a big tail even if he repelled the people and horses of Yushan Town.

Now Xu Zhaohui has only one thought in his heart, and that is to defeat the Yushan Town Escort Team and defeat Liu Juntao!

To this end, Xu Zhaohui also made two preparations!

After this warning from the Wolf Mountain garrison, Xu Zhaohui also realized a truth: there are no real friends in the government, only external forces that can be relied upon!

So, Xu Zhaohui sent a team of henchmen, brought a large amount of silver to the north of Yanzhou Mansion, and went straight to Ren Chengwei.

In Xu Zhaohui's opinion, although Lei Bo and Liu Juntao have a good relationship with the commander of Ren Chengwei, and it is even rumored that the two sides are allies, it is just an exchange of interests!

Xu Zhaohui thinks that as long as he bids higher, the commander of the city guard will definitely defect, at least he can drag Liu Juntao behind him, so that the Xu family may have a turnaround!

After the people were sent out, Xu Zhaohui sat alone in the study, looking at the stack of rare ancient books on the bookcase.

After a long time, Xu Zhaohui came back to his senses and muttered, "How did the Xu family come to where they are today? Where did this Liu Juntao come from! ”