Tongnan's opening is a risky move, there are three main dangers, the first is to lose Liu Xiang, secondly, Liu Xiang can't be defeated too badly, and finally Liu Wenhui can't be allowed to occupy Yucheng.

Liu Xiang's subordinates did not disappoint Zhuang Jihua, Liu Wenyuan's words and peace were useless to Liu Wenhui, who was about to win the victory, but Liu Wenhui still sold the face of the eldest brother, he clearly told Liu Wenyuan that Yichuan does not allow second-rate (Liu), he and Xiangwa can only keep one, but the eldest brother can rest assured, he will not do anything to Liu Xiang, he will leave him a few counties, and he can no longer make trouble in the future.

Liu Wenyuan shook his head and sighed and returned to Yucheng, and Liu Wenhui immediately ordered Zhang Qingping and Leng Yindong to strengthen the offensive in Jiangjin and Yongchuan, and not let Pan Wenhua and Tang Shizun escape.

Xia Shouxun's victory in Tongnan put Pan Wenhua and Tang Shizun in a very dangerous situation, if Liu Wenhui was not in a hurry to take Yucheng, but ordered Xia Shouxun to insert the Yongchuan Jiangjin flank from the direction of Bishan, then the two armies of Pan and Tang might be in danger of being wiped out.

Tang Shizun and Zhang Qingping on the Jiangjin front were mixed together, and the two sides started a tug-of-war in the Simianshan area, Zhang Qingping's many strong attacks were repulsed without progress, and three days later Liu Wenhui personally led the follow-up troops to detour to the flank and defeated Tang Shizun in one fell swoop.

After Pan Wenhua got the news that Tongnan was defeated and Xia Shouxun attacked Qingmu Pass, he was very anxious, leaving Guo Xunqi's brigade to block Leng Yindong, and he led the main force back to Yucheng. Guo Xunqi has a reputation for being good at fighting among the generals in Sichuan, and he did not disappoint Liu Xiang and Pan Wenhua, he first hardened the Yongchuan border for a day, and then retreated while fighting. Although the resistance of Tang Shizun and Guo Xunqi did not completely turn the tide of the war, it allowed Liu Xiang to gain time.

Liu Xiang's model division was Xia Shouxun in Qingmu Pass for three days, Pan Wenhua led his troops back to Yucheng, which made Liu Xiang breathe a long sigh of relief, this model division is not a model in the army, but a divine division, after Liu Congyun, a famous god stick Taoist in Sichuan, was hired by Liu Xiang as a military division, Liu Congyun organized his believers, and the weapons and ammunition of the department were also purchased by believers. I pulled them up to top the thunder, but I didn't expect these people to withstand Xia Shouxun's attack for two days at Aoki Pass.

The arrival of Pan Wenhua and Guo Xunqi's victory alleviated the crisis in Yucheng, but did not fundamentally change the situation of the war, and Liu Xiang pinned his hopes on Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao.

"Division Commander Tang called back, and he established a defensive line on the other side of the Daxi River and asked for reinforcements." The adjutant read the telegram in a calm tone.

"Commander Deng called back, our department is assembling, and it will take about ten days, and I hope that your department will support it with all its strength to win a complete victory."

"Tian Jun Changdian, the troops in northern Sichuan are assembling in Santai, and it will take about seven days, hope..."

"Did Guo Xunqi call?"

"Nope."

Liu Xiang didn't ask again, just waved his hand to let him stand down, Fu Chang was so angry that his face was flushed, he jumped up and shouted: "Mouse eyes!" Rats' eyes! We're done, Liu Wenhui will let them go! ”

"Didn't you say it at the beginning," Qiao Yifu also muttered, "Are they really sitting idly by?" ”

"It's not that they don't care, but when we have fought enough and our strength is almost consumed, they will send troops." Zhang Sike said coldly, his heart became more and more rushed to this, there was a pair of hands behind him, but what did they want? Is it really to support Liu Wenhui?

"Report, Mr. Lu Zuofu and the president of Meifeng Bank ask to meet the military commander." The adjutant came in to report.

"No," Liu Xiang said irritably, Zhang Sike hurriedly stood up, Lu Zuofu is the leader of the industrial and commercial circles in Yucheng, and now he is fighting with the consortium from Nanjing, whether he wins or loses, he will have to deal with him in the future, and Meifeng Bank is the leader of the financial circles in Yucheng, which must not be offended.

"Let's meet, he has been in a hot fight with Mrs. Jiang's niece recently, it's better to meet." Zhang Sike suddenly felt that maybe Lu Zuofu could bring him the answer.

"Okay, please." Liu Xiang is right to think about it.

After a while, Lu Zuofu and the two came in, Liu Xiang stood up to greet him, and said with a smile: "Boss Lu and President Zhan are here, I don't know what happened?" ”

"Fu Gong, the situation is chaotic, and we are also entrusted by colleagues from the industrial and commercial circles and financial circles in Yucheng to come to meet us," Lu Zuofu said with some embarrassment: "I heard that Qingmu Pass is fighting fiercely, can you hold it?" ”

"Hehe, Boss Lu is well-informed." Although he was anxious, Liu Xiang still smiled with a smile on his face: "General Pan Wenhua has arrived at Qingmu Pass, the defense line of Qingmu Pass is as stable as Mount Tai, and friends in the business community can rest assured." ”

"Fu Gong, it has been hundreds of years since the opening of Yucheng, hundreds of thousands of people in the city, this war is together, the jade is burned, and I also ask Commander Liu to be more thoughtful." Lu Zuofu arched his hand and said.

President Zhan also said sadly: "Fu Gong, General Tang has been defeated in Jiangjin, General Pan has arrived at Qingmu Pass, but Leng Yindong is advancing step by step, Yucheng City is a bloody battle, and most of Yucheng are wooden houses, as long as a cannonball falls in the city, the fire will be together, Yucheng will be reduced to ashes, and I hope the general will think more." ”

Liu Xiang couldn't pretend anymore, he had completely mastered the current battle situation, and the most important thing was that even these laymen knew that he had lost.

"Please rest assured, I have been in Yucheng for a few years, and Yucheng is also my mulberry land, and I will never start a war in Yucheng City." Liu Xiang assured the two.

Although the Sichuan Civil War is fierce, there are very few real battles to defend the city, and even there are few battles in the city, most of the cities in Sichuan are wooden buildings, and the jade is burned as soon as they fight, so as long as the formation is opened, the people in the city will send the opening fee, ask the defenders to leave the city, and the defenders will leave with the trend.

"Mr. Lu and President Zhan, can you come forward to talk to Liu Wenhui." Zhang Sike said with wandering eyes: "Let him stop attacking." ”

Liu Xiang looked at Zhang Sike inexplicably, this is beyond common sense, there is an unwritten rule in the Sichuan Civil War, soldiers fight soldiers, local officials (such as the mayor of Yucheng, if it is not appointed by Liu Xiang, then there is no need to escape, and there is no need to go to work) and business people do not participate, whoever wins them "rewards" whom, of course, the victorious soldiers cannot be looted. Sure enough, Lu Zuofu shook his head and said: "Mr. Zhang thinks highly of us, Mr. Wenyuan can't convince Liu Wenhui yet, how can I have such ability." ”

Zhang Sike's eyes flashed: "You also know about Mr. Wen Yuan?" ”

Lu Zuofu paused slightly, and then said meaningfully: "There is no impermeable wall in the world." ”

"To tell you the truth, our current situation is very bad, and defeat may be inevitable," Zhang Sike said, "and I would like to ask Mr. Lu to give some advice on how well we have gotten along in the past few years." ”

The office was silent, and Liu Xiang and the others all realized that Zhang Sike's actions had a deep meaning at this moment, so they all looked at Lu Zuofu silently, and there was a little nervousness in the air.

Lu Zuofu pondered for a moment and said, "So I'll just say it casually, it's not right, please don't be surprised." In my opinion, the reason for the war between the two armies is similar to that of our business, and the battle between the shopping malls is nothing more than who has the most money and who can stand it; If you have little money, you have to give in if you can't stand it, but sometimes you need to apply for a loan if you don't have the money for a while. Now there are a few places where Fu Gong can lend money, Commander Deng Jun Tian in Chengdu, Commander Yang Jun Li in Nanchong and others, if they are willing to lend to you, then the problem will be solved. ”

Liu Xiang was not only greatly disappointed, if they had participated in the war, the battle situation would have been like this for a long time, Fu Chang and Qiao Yifu were also very disappointed, and the two couldn't even hide their expressions.

Only Zhang Sike was disappointed, but he still stared at Lu Zuofu and said: "Ming people don't mix slag in their eyes, and they can't count on loans for the time being." ”

Lu Zuofu's heart was pounding, a little sweat broke out on his forehead, he deliberately thought about it before saying: "Actually, there is a way to drink water to quench your thirst, I don't know..." ”

"Boss Lu, you should be refreshed, even if it is poison, you can say it first." Fu Chang couldn't help but exclaim.

It seems that the time has come, Lu Zuofu deliberately sighed in embarrassment: "This is really a way to quench your thirst, loans sometimes depend on the bank, if the banks in Sichuan are not willing to lend, why not look far-sighted and find banks outside Sichuan." For example, when I bought a boat the year before last, I asked for a loan from the Bank of Shanghai. ”

Zhang Sike's eyes suddenly brightened, but Liu Xiang's brows were furrowed, Fu Chang and Qiao Yifu nodded, but quickly shook their heads again, they understood Lu Zuofu's words, but....

"Alas, but the funds from outside Sichuan won't come for a while." Liu Xiang said with a sigh.

"Fu Gong, there was an incident in the Shanghai shopping mall, when He Fenglin served as the Shanghai Protector, he saw a factory, so he wanted to seize the factory, the boss saw that it was not good, so he took the factory as collateral and borrowed a large amount of money from American and British banks, so He Fenglin did not dare to rob it, why? If he robbed the factory, he would rob the American and British banks, and the consuls of the two countries would come to protest. Lu Zuofu immediately stood up: "Fu Gong, I haven't led troops to fight, just a little insight accumulated in business for many years. Whether it's right or wrong, please bear with me. There are still many people in the family waiting for our news, farewell, farewell. ”

After finishing speaking, Lu Zuofu raised his feet and left, Liu Xiang was still immersed in the "story", Zhang Sike called him gently, Liu Xiang came back to his senses, Lu Zuofu had already walked to the door, Liu Xiang hurriedly caught up: "Thank you Boss Lu, go back and tell friends in the business community, please rest assured that Liu will never let Yucheng turn into ashes." ”

"Thank you, thank you, stay here, stay here." Lu Zuofu and President Zhan hugged their fists at the same time, and after going downstairs, President Zhan frowned and asked: "Lu Gong, when did you say that, this Anglo-American Bank was so reckless, don't you know that He Fenglin has taken a fancy to that factory?" ”

Lu Zuofu didn't answer, just looked at the other side and smiled.

After seeing Lu Zuofu and them leave, Liu Xiang returned to the office, and when he entered the door, he bumped into the eyes of Zhang Sike, Qiao Yifu, and Fu Chang. ”

(To be continued)