In the face of the worries of the heads of the family, Brother Pao would not care at all. The Brotherhood has developed in the Sichuan-Shu region for hundreds of years, and its influence is huge and deep-rooted. Although Cai Yi is in charge of the southwest, his power in the private sector is not very strong. Xiong Lao believes that with the influence of the Elders' Association, coupled with the financial resources of these big families, they will definitely be able to influence the future direction of the southwest.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although Cai Ye is powerful, he is only one person after all, and the total number of new troops in Sichuan is only 60,000. And the new army under our control has reached 100,000 people. With 100,000 people against 60,000 people, and our ubiquitous elder brothers, it is not difficult to deal with Cai Yi. Xiong Lao said confidently.

"Having said that, General Cai Ye is a well-known commander in the country. Even the Japanese were defeated in his hands, even if we have an advantage in troops, can we be Cai Yi's opponent? "A family head obviously lacks confidence in what Xiong Lao said. The news of Cai Yi's divine might on the Sino-Japanese battlefield has already spread in the southwest, and Feng Yong will naturally not stop it if it increases Cai Yi's prestige like this. After all, Cai Yi's entry into the Northeast has become a foregone conclusion.

"I have already found a good general for the troops under our control, and I believe that if he leads the troops in battle, they will definitely be able to achieve the final victory. What's more, we don't necessarily need to go to war with Cai Jie, if Cai Yi is interested in building the southwest according to the will of the revolution, we will still support him. Xiong Lao said with a smile.

"Old Xiong. I think we should still focus on negotiations, after all, General Cai Yi led the southwest to achieve the current form. Although he was confused and bewitched by the Northeast for a while, as long as he was lost and knew the opposite, we would still support him. Another head of the house said. The heads of these big families are still satisfied with the current situation in the southwest, although the northeast industry is strong, but after all, this is a place where their ancestors have been operating for generations, with too much potential strength, and there are many advantages in development, and Cai's southwest government still supports their business development. And there will be no confiscation of their land.

"Yes, yes....... I think we should focus on negotiations. Besides, there is no real evidence for the news that the southwest is going to be annexed by the northeast, and I don't know if it is groundless, if the news is wrong, it is unfair for us to treat General Cai Ye like this. A head of the house said. His family was in Hanzhong, and he was the largest local landowner. But if there is really turmoil in the southwest, he will probably bear the brunt of it under Cai Yi's nose. Therefore, compared with the war, he supported peace talks with Cai Ye more, forcing Cai Ye and Beiyang to unite against the Northeast, and strive to make history repeat itself and divide the world into three parts. Several heads of the family in Sichuan have expressed their support.

"Of course, I also hope it was a misunderstanding, but now we've done it. I'm afraid there's no turning back. Xiong Lao said with a smile.

"Old Bear! What do you mean? Did you plan all this? A head of the family said dissatisfied. This is the characteristic of the feudal family owner, as soon as something happens, he will shift the responsibility to others and make himself clear. This change in the southwest was obviously the hands and feet of their family heads who were frightened by the rumors, but now they look like they don't know at all, which is really shameless.

"Alright. Let's not say anything useless here. This time, we have gathered together to form a unified organization to put pressure on the Governor's Office of the Southwest and the entire four provinces of the Southwest. I suggest that we can build a coalition. It's called the Southwest Business Alliance. In this way, the resources in our hands can be pooled through the organization of the Business Alliance. Elder Xiong threw out his plan.

"Southwest Business Alliance?" The surrounding heads of families looked at each other. They secretly came to Chongqing to gather, with the intention of connecting together to form a force against the southwest government in order to maintain the status quo in the southwest. But now, Xiong Lao's meaning is obviously not as simple as being content with the status quo.

"What is the function of this Southwest Business Alliance?" A housekeeper asked.

"The Southwest Business Alliance is composed of sixteen of our forces. With our strength, it is no worse than the industrial power in the northeast and southwest. With such strength, we can compete with the industries in the Northeast, and then gradually squeeze the forces of the Northeast out of the Southwest. As long as the Northeast industry is weak. The safety of the southwest has also been guaranteed. Xiong Lao said.

All the heads of the family nodded one after another, the most tricky thing in the southwest is not Cai Yi's Southwest Governor's Palace, but the industries of the Northeast government all over the southwest, among which the industry of the Maossen Chamber of Commerce is the largest. Half of the largest iron ore mine in the southwest is in the hands of the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce. There are also strategic resources such as coal mines, copper mines, etc. These were the resources of the development of the Southwest, which had to be mortgaged to the industries of the Northeast during the War of the Southwest. For the industries in the Northeast, even if they give these owners ten dares, they don't dare to rob them. After all, the strength of the Northeast is too strong. The defeat of Japan made the prestige of the Northeast Army as high as the sky.

In the current southwest, even the arrogant Xiong Lao would not dare to provoke the Northeast industry, after all, there is no taboo for the Northeast Feng Shaomarshal to use troops. If they are given an excuse to invade the Northeast, all their plans will be in vain. After all, their purpose is to organize the Northeast to meddle in the Southwest.

"Now we basically control Guizhou and Yunnan. Although Liu Xianshi of Guizhou refused to cooperate, he did not object to us using his name to calm the morale of the army. The 50,000 new troops in Guizhou are already basically in our hands. The situation in Yunnan is somewhat special, and the capital Kunming area is occupied by Longyun. Elsewhere fell into our hands. The 20,000 soldiers of the New Army in Yunnan are also basically divided into two, and our forces have a slight advantage, but Longyun's forces are not weak. We, the Robe Brothers, have secretly reached an agreement with Long Yun that Long Yun will remain neutral during our operations. Xiong Lao said.

"Is Long Yun credible?" A housekeeper asked.

"It should be credible, Long Yun is not a person who is willing to live under the people, he has long had different ambitions in the Yunnan army, and now we can't take care of him, and it is not too late to subtract him when the southwest settles down." Xiong Lao said.

"Not bad. Long Yun has closed off the surroundings of Kunming, and the forces close to Tang Jiyao have been secretly arrested by him. Long Yun and Tang Jiyao are already incompatible, and they will not help Cai Yi. A family head in Yunnan said.

"We can't control the Southwest New Army in Xikang, but the Tibetan people in Xikang are rioting, and the 30,000 New Army can't afford anything else, so we can only sit on the wall and watch." Xiong Lao said: "And our robe brother organization is also secretly expanding the new army of various departments, expanding the size of the new army in our hands to 100,000 people, as long as we get a good general, we will be able to win." ”

"Old Xiong, is this general you are looking for an opponent of General Cai Yi?" A housekeeper asked. Cai Yi's peerless name is not blown out, but really played. For the good generals in the mouth of the old bear, they are naturally difficult to trust.

"Don't worry, there will be a way." Old Xiong smiled weirdly.

Next, the entire meeting was completely controlled by Xiong Lao. Although the heads of the families felt helpless, but now the situation is stronger than people, and they can only be led by the nose by the old bear. As for the benefits promised by Xiong Lao, although they are tempting, it is not easy to realize, after all, they are facing Cai Ye in the southwest and the northeast government behind him.

Northeast Marshal's Mansion.

"Young Marshal, the Southwest Bureau has called, they have sent someone to inform General Cai Ye of the news of the secret gathering of those big family heads, but General Cai Ye has not moved. Those lords did not return to their respective families after the meeting, but stayed in Chongqing, not knowing what conspiracy was being nurtured. Jing Tong reported the information he received to Feng Yong.

"He really didn't do it, the kindness of the woman, I'm afraid General Cai Yi will suffer a big loss this time." Feng Yong said in a deep voice. On the one hand, he admires Cai Ng's spirit of adhering to principles, and at the same time he has a deep understanding of his pedantry. Judging from Cai's actions, he is really not a politician.

"This may be what makes General Cai Yi respectable." Jing Tong said with a smile.

But this kind of woman's kindness is fatal at the critical moment. Let the people of the Southwest Bureau pay attention and try to find out the conspiracy of these people, focusing on the robe brother organization. This organization is mysterious and troublesome. They have too much power in the people. If you're not careful, you're going to suffer a big loss. We are bound to win the southwest, and there must be no problems. Feng Yong said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Jing Tong nodded.

"Have you found the rumor-mongers? With such a big influence, it is definitely not as simple as ordinary rumors. Feng Yong said with a gloomy expression. The unrest in the southwest stemmed from a rumor that one southwest had been merged into the northeast, and that the northeast would continue to implement the land policy and confiscate the landlords' land. This rumor exploded with great credibility. The self-proclaimed wise heads of the family immediately took action. first put pressure on the southwest government, causing a small riot, and then colluded with the Pao Brothers' Association, resulting in the current strange situation in the southwest. All this shows that there is a pair of black hands manipulating the chaos in the southwest.

"I didn't find out, but judging from the clues, this rumor came either from Japan or Beiyang. There are suspicions on both sides. Jing Tong said in a low voice. The rumor occurred after Cai led his army north, and the Japanese side walked the rumor and recalled Cai Yi's troops to relieve their pressure on the front line, which is reasonable. At the same time, General Cai Yi's northward movement also revealed the close relationship between the southwest and the northeast, and the Beiyang government, which has always been militarily incompetent and politically sensitive, will not remain indifferent. It is in Beiyang's interests to incite the southwestern forces to rebel. After all, there are still large armies stationed on the southwestern edge of Beiyang.

"Check! At all costs, be sure to find out! Feng Yong's expression was a little hideous, he originally wanted to take over the southwest peacefully through Cai Yi, but because of the turmoil in the southwest, the time to take over was delayed again.

(To be continued)