"Since those people didn't directly send a large army when they knew that we had a certain amount of self-preservation, maybe it was just a knock on the bamboo, we are going to meet and greet us, kind words, and I believe that everything can be discussed." The third elder of the Liang family in Mingde Hall said.

"If it really doesn't work, or if those people are going too far and doing too much, we have to be prepared with the necessary means. We must not allow those below to do whatever they want in our house ... At this time, the fourth child, who was still a little thoughtful, said.

"Well, you go and prepare. However, even in self-defense, there is room for it. Our Liang family has not suffered much disaster for more than 2,000 years since the Zhou Dynasty and more than 100 generations. In this battleground to be able to survive many times when the war was rampant, it is very important to know how to be at peace with the situation, compromise and not easily sell yourself to others... At this time, an elder of the Xu family said.

The Liang family's preparation did not take too long, and it was only about half an hour before a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy and a dozen or so children of about the same age around him came to the gate.

In the old days, there has always been a saying that "there is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not firm", but at this time, the Liang family of Fengxian County also understood that these people who came from the north were not fuel-efficient lamps, and in the era of war and chaos, there were not so many rules for generations. Behind these young people, there is a terrifying force. You must not make a show and reason with the soldiers.

"Oops, the military master is here! Inside, please! "When the people had not yet arrived at the door, the Liang family put on an unprecedented battle to greet them, including the old lady of the Liang family. In the past, not to mention that he was a small leader in the ordinary army, even the prefect of Xuzhou would not have such a big shelf in front of the Liang family in Feng County. The powerful clans in the local area put up such a big battle to welcome only a dozen or so young soldiers, and it seems that the scene is a little strange no matter how you look at it. Some of the people of the Xu family who were forced to come out to greet them were a little unbearable on their faces. I think it's probably right to be polite, but it's a bit too much...

"Master Jun, what do you command, just say. Whether it's money, food, or people. What our Liang family can do, it must be... When an old man of the Liang family who seemed to have a certain generation said so quietly in front of the "military master" of his grandchildren. But he didn't expect that the young man of the grandchildren would directly plan the old man's speech as if he hadn't heard anything: "Is everyone here?" If not, let everyone in your circle gather and stand up first, forget about the children who are not as tall as your waist, and all the others will come out. I'll let some of the children I found in Feng County temporarily go in and check it... The young man who came didn't seem to have any intention of entering the door, but said so arrogantly outside the gate.

This approach made many of the Liang family members present really unable to get off the stage: "Master Jun, I don't know where our Liang family is... ”

"Less nonsense! Do as I say! If you are going to disobey our will, don't blame those who come after you for being unkind to you! Get out of here! The young man didn't seem to feel any guilt, and said with a full sense of anger.

In order to prevent a potentially dangerous situation from happening, under the hint of the old lady of the Liang family, hundreds of heavily armed strong men appeared on the wall of the gate and even near the gate at this time, armed with bows and arrows and shotguns. Obviously, the Liang family in Fengxian County has long been prepared, and there are probably far more than 100 people in the entire village who can be armed at any time.

At this time, the person in charge of the Liang family who came to speak seemed to be still polite, but he was not as groveling as before: "Master Jun! You're just a bit of a shame. And we also suspect that you want the Son of Heaven to be pro-army? Otherwise, you see: let your superiors talk to someone who can come over, or you children alone will be really suspicious. ”

The young leader at the head smiled: "In that case, this is fine! Let those who can convince you ... As he spoke, the dozen or so teenagers who were still imposing before saw that they were retreating, and withdrew from the distance of hundreds of paces amid the ridicule of many people, although they did not go far, they did not seem to dare to move forward. Just pretending to wave a red flag hung by a sleeve bamboo pole.

"What is the Son of Heaven pro-army? Nine times out of ten, I think it's just a thief who intends to fish in troubled waters. Either we will lead people now ... A nurse in charge of military affairs said.

However, at this time, the Liang family master was generally more stable, and while ordering everyone to retreat quickly and prepare for battle, he did not easily provoke these people. After all, even if there is a chance that these people are fake tigers, if there is a case, then I am afraid that they will not be able to eat and walk away.

What the Liang family did not expect was that it was only about an hour, far from getting dark, and even before noon, there were at least a dozen or so squads, totaling more than 100 young officers and soldiers, gathered from a radius of 20 miles through the method of red flag relay communication. These people seem to have made up their minds to storm Mingde Hall during the day.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were not as taboo as the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms or the Northern and Southern Dynasties, at least in the heartland of the Han Dynasty rather than the frontier, and it was very taboo to openly and privately make armor or artillery or conduct large-scale military training. However, without violating some unspoken rules, the entire Liang Family Mingde Hall also has a full-time family nursing home of 300 people, and if you count Ding Zhuang and even teenagers who can be mobilized and have a certain combat effectiveness, it is the strength of 500 people. These people not only practiced good sword and archery skills in the name of hunting, but also armed with many bird guns that were much better than the regular army of the Ming Dynasty. Even if it is not inferior to those salt merchants who once defeated the Japanese in Yangzhou, it is not far behind, and it is by no means an ordinary large family or local wealth can be compared.

These seem to be at most well-armored and lightly armed, and there are not many vehicles and guns and heavy tons of officers and soldiers, even if they are more elite pro-soldiers, it seems that there is no feasibility at all if they want to use more than 100 people to capture thousands of people, and at least 500 decent armed garrisons.

Therefore, when the housekeeper only formally inquired about the plan to fight or peace, the head of the Liang family finally gave an order to resist: "Shoot when you get close, don't let those hairy children climb over the wall." In the evening, you let the fourth henchman go to Xuzhou City and tell me about the things encountered here... ”

(End of chapter)