Zhu Yihai picked up a big bargain, and the Chen family didn't want anything, as long as they could continue to do their business in the provincial capital. Zhu Yihai had no reason to refuse again, so he readily agreed.

Chen Jiahao successfully completed the task, and hurriedly left on the same day, saying that he could give Zhu Yihai a final answer in three days.

The future of the provincial city is well planned, and the battle outside the city has finally subsided. There was no suspense, the Zhu army won a complete victory, and according to later statistics, the Zhu army killed more than 10,000 enemies in this battle, captured nearly 20,000, and only escaped more than 10,000 people.

A large number of knives, guns, bows and arrows were captured, as well as the five foreign cannons. And Lai Jiaxing and Ling Dake also became prisoners, and they were escorted to the lobby of the government at this moment. The guards viciously pressed the two of them to kneel in front of Zhu Yihai and Mao Wenlong, waiting for them to fall.

Zhu Yihai just glanced at the two of them, then turned his gaze to Mao Wenlong and said with a smile: "Chief soldier, how do you think this king should deal with these two people?" ”

Mao Wenlong was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "Whether you want to live or die depends on the prince's preference." ”

Zhu Yihai rolled his eyes slightly, and he didn't bother with such a trivial matter anymore. He ordered the guards to take the people down and lock them up, and then make a decision later. After the guards left, Zhu Yihai said to Mao Wenlong: "Chief soldier, do you think it is feasible or not for this king to send troops to attack the provincial capital in three days?" ”

Mao Wenlong nodded and said: "Yes, three days later, it is the time for the Japanese to go to Chenjiagang, and the Japanese in the provincial capital will not have many troops left, and the prince can take the opportunity to take the provincial capital." ”

Zhu Yihai was affirmed by Mao Wenlong, and he said with joy: "Then I hope that the general army will try his best to hold back the Japanese robbers, so as to buy a little more time for this king." ”

Mao Wenlong laughed and said: "The prince can rest assured, the Dongjiang Army and Navy Division will arrive in two days, as long as the Japanese invaders dare to go to Chenjiagang, they will definitely be able to come and go." ”

Bursts of hearty laughter rang out in the lobby, and the guards outside didn't know what was going on in the lobby, which actually made the two princes so happy?

The city of Foshan was calm, but the provincial city began to surge, and the two major merchant gangs of Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants sent troops to attack Zhu Yihai. It was only a few days later, and the news of the defeat of the 40,000 troops of the two major merchant gangs spread in the provincial capital for some reason.

Since then, other merchant gangs have begun to pay close attention to the two major merchant gangs of Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants. For a while, a tense atmosphere permeated the sky over the provincial capital, and the Japanese sent a large army at this time, and they did not know where to go.

In this way, without the threat of the Japanese bandits, the provincial capital has become more tense, and the major merchant gangs have begun to gather forces, as long as the two major merchant gangs have any trouble, it will inevitably lead to a group attack.

"Damn, why did the news of our defeat spread so quickly in the provincial capital, who is behind it, investigate, find out for me thoroughly." An angry roar echoed in the lobby of the Hui Chamber of Commerce.

"Brother Li, now is not the time to pursue these things. Now that the other merchant gangs have heard the news, they have secretly gathered people and horses, and they will come to attack at any time. Brother Li, should we find a way to deal with it immediately? Leng Xiao, the leader of the Zhejiang merchants, was anxious and persuaded Li Hu, the leader of the Hui merchants.

"They dare, whoever dares to provoke trouble, I, Li Hu, will fight with whomever I want." Li Hu was still furious.

Leng Xiao frowned when he heard this, and he was very unhappy with Li Hu's performance at the moment. But Li Hu, who was thinking at this moment, was angry, and Leng Xiao did not have a seizure, this time of the 40,000 army, Li Hu sent more than half of the troops, and the losses were heavier.

Most of the more than 10,000 troops who fled back were Leng Xiao's people, and the two had a dispute over this matter before. Now that it has finally eased up, Leng Xiao doesn't want to have any more disputes with Li Hu.

Moreover, now that the two major merchant gangs are in the same boat, living and dying together, it is really not appropriate for infighting to happen again. Leng Xiao held back the irritability in his heart and patiently explained: "Brother Li, the situation is urgent now, and it is really not the time to be impulsive. The major merchant gangs in the provincial capital are eyeing each other, no one will be honest, if we are not careful, we may be swallowed up by other merchant gangs, we have not done such things before, I hope that Brother Li will focus on the overall situation. ”

Li Hu is not stupid, otherwise he would not have the status he has today, how could the leader of the Shang Gang be an impulsive person. Taking a deep breath, Li Hu quickly calmed down and said in a cold voice: "There is no other way to go, now we can only strengthen our vigilance, try to concentrate our manpower, and don't give other merchants any chance to take advantage of." ”

Leng Xiao nodded and said, "What Brother Li said is reasonable, but it's a pity that just like this doesn't ensure that we are safe." ”

Li Hu said upsetly: "Then what else can we do now?" If Brother Leng has a way, he might as well say it, let's discuss it? ”

Leng Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Li, junior brother doesn't have any good way, but there is a way to try, maybe it can really shock those merchants who have bad intentions towards us." ”

"Oh, what's the solution, say it quickly?" Li Hu suddenly came to his senses.

Leng Xiao paused for a moment and pondered for a while before saying, "Brother Li, we might as well go and visit the generals of the Japanese Kou together, send them some gifts, and ask them to send some people over to take the town." The younger brother thought that if there were Japanese robbers in our place, those merchants who were about to attack us would have to think twice. ”

The Japanese had a transcendent position in the provincial capital, and if the goods operated by the major merchant gangs wanted to go to sea, they would inevitably have to go through the hands of the Japanese invaders. Controlling the sea power, the Japanese are equivalent to holding the lifeblood of all the provincial merchants, and no one dares to offend the Japanese invaders.

And Leng Xiao saw this, so he thought about asking the Japanese to send troops to come to the town, so as to dispel those merchants who were eyeing them, so that they would not dare to act rashly.

Li Hu pondered for a long time, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Leng, this method is indeed feasible, I'm afraid that those would-be robbers will not pay attention to us at all." ”

Leng Xiao smiled confidently: "Brother Li, don't be distressed, there are many people in the world who seek profit, especially the Japanese who are greedy for money." I believe that as long as we are willing to spend money, we will be able to impress them. ”

Li Hu pondered for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, according to what my brother said, let's go and give it a try." ”

Leng Xiao was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered his subordinates to prepare a sedan chair, and immediately went with Li Hu to visit the general of the Japanese Kou.

The Chen family compound, located in the south of the provincial capital, near the Pearl River, is still a rather prosperous place. The Chen family's hidden hands in the provincial capital quietly gathered in the Chen family's old mansion compound today.

The main hall is crowded at the moment, Chen Jiahao and Chen Xin are here, and the two are the principals here, and the two of them are responsible for the operation of the provincial capital.