"How can this be, how can this be, we have spent millions of taels of silver for so long, how can we raise such a group of rice buckets, more than ten county seats, thirty or forty thousand troops, and they were so easily captured by those rebels, if this continues, how long can our Pingyang Mansion last, ten days, or half a month, I'm afraid that even a month will not be, we will all be cut off by those rebels in Shaanxi!" In Pingyang Mansion, Fan Yongdou shouted loudly to the people sitting in the hall and to W Fuchen.

Hearing Fan Yongdou's roar, W Fuchen didn't say anything, just sat there with a resolute expression, although he was also very aggrieved in his heart, but as the supreme leader of the nominal army in Shanxi now, his responsibility was unavoidable if the battle was like this, so in the face of Fan Yongdou's somewhat Sistic anger, he didn't have too much justification.

W Fuchen didn't argue, it didn't mean that everyone didn't speak, and he heard Wang Dengku on the side speak, "Fan is in charge, there is no point in saying this now, now let's think about how to resist the Ming army, if we are complaining to each other at this time, I'm afraid we can really only wait for death, Fuchen and nephew, don't blame yourself too much, your ability, and your contribution during this time, we have all seen it, and now that such a thing happens, it is not your responsibility alone, so, Let's talk about how to face the army of the Ming army, after all, you are the only one who is proficient in military affairs. ”

After listening to Wang Dengku's words, whether it was W Fuchen or the heads of several other families, they all nodded secretly, only Fan Yongdou, who was the leader, had a cloudy and uncertain look in his eyes, and he was very dissatisfied with Wang Dengku's words, for so many years. Under his leadership, the Fan family has been steadily suppressing several other families, becoming the head of the eight major families, Wang Dengku has already been full of him, and now he finally seized this opportunity to belittle himself, how could Wang Dengku not make a move. But although he knew Wang Dengku's plan in his heart, he didn't raise any objections, after all, compared with the infighting of the eight families, the surging Shaanxi Ming army is now his biggest enemy, and he doesn't even have his life, so how can he fight, so suppress Wang Dengku's matter. It can only be placed after the war, otherwise, he will be disgusted by several other families, if that kind of thing really happens, even if the Fan family is strong, it will be a huge blow.

After listening to Wang Dengku's words, the W Fuchen on the side was full of gratitude in his heart, and he wanted to say. W Fuchen is a remarkable person, whether it is leading troops to fight or dealing with people in the world. The only thing that works is that this person is a little weak in character, not firm in doing things, and easily influenced by others.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now the Ming army in Shaanxi is coming violently, although the number is small, but the fighting spirit is high. The combat power is strong, so if we want to hold Binh Duong, the top priority is to contain their offensive, and only in this way is possible. Only then can we ensure our current territory, stabilize the territory, stabilize the morale of the army, and then be able to carry out the next move, otherwise, let them continue to fight like this, I am afraid we can only defend Pingyang Mansion to the death. W Fuchen said.

"How to curb their offensive, you must know that there is no danger in our southwest of Jinxi, and the morale of the current army has long been weakened, if you want to contain the offensive of the Ming army, I am afraid it is whimsical!" Wang Dayu on the side opened his mouth and said, to be honest, although Wang Dayu is now with a worried look on his face, he is very proud in his heart, after Huang Yunfa persuaded them to surrender to the Shaanxi Ming Army, he was still very angry in his heart, if he was not afraid that his family would be hurt by the Shaanxi Ming Army, he was afraid that he would really betray the Shaanxi Ming Army.

But now, this kind of thinking has long been thrown out of his mind, and now he even touched himself for his wise decision at that time, and he could wake up with a smile when he slept at night, he never thought that the Shaanxi Ming Army was so powerful, and if it didn't move, it was like a thunderbolt, and in a few days, most of the places controlled by the eight families, thinking of the benefits that his Wang family got after the Shaanxi Ming Army occupied the entire Shanxi, he was excited, fortunately, many years of experience in business and doing things, so that he could still maintain normalcy on the surface.

Hearing Wang Dayu's question, all the family members looked at the general W Fuchen, you know, this question is also what they desperately want to know. Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, W Fuchen asked people to send in a huge map, and everyone saw that it was the map of the entire Shanxi, of course, compared with the accurate map of later generations, this map was just like a comic.

But even so, most of the current places in Shanxi are still marked very clearly, not to mention, for the people here, even if W Fuchen does not take out this map, they can clearly appear in their minds the entire Shanxi and even the entire northern region, not for anything else, because for the eight of them, if they want to do business, they must be familiar with the path, and the people here can become family members, and it is after decades of experience that they have achieved their current achievements.

After spreading the map on the ground, W Fuchen pointed to a county town not far from Pingyang Mansion and said, "Hongdong County is the only way to come to Pingyang Mansion, whether the Shaanxi Ming army comes from the north or from the east, Hongdong County is the place they must take, so if we want to defend Pingyang Mansion, or even keep the current place, then we can only defend Hongdong County, as long as we can delay the Shaanxi Ming Army in Hongdong County for a period of time, then we can rely on superior military and financial resources to force the Shaanxi Ming Army to retreat." ”

"How can you be sure, as long as the resistance of the Ming army in Shaanxi lives, the Ming army will definitely retreat, you know, now that the Ming army in Shaanxi has pacified the land of Henan, they can fight a protracted war with us at that time!" On the other side, the head of the Liang family, Liang Guest, asked.

Hearing the words of Liang Guest, W Fuchen said with a smile on his face for the first time, "Ladies and gentlemen, for this point, the auxiliary ministers are absolutely sure, first of all, it can be seen from the crazy dispatch of the Ming army this time, they must hope to take us in the shortest possible time, as for why this is so, according to the auxiliary ministers, it is nothing more than two points, one is that the Ming army in Shaanxi has been making great achievements since this time, but you all know it." What does the war rely on, the soldiers and horses do not move the grain and grass first, and the war depends on food and materials, the Ming army has been fighting for a while, I am afraid that their treasury has long been empty, and the rats are gone. It is precisely for this reason that they seem to have an advantage at the moment, but this is only temporary.

If they continue to fight with us for a long time, they will definitely have to withdraw because they have no food. ”

W Fuchen said this, and the heads of the eight families nodded with joy on their faces, and they had a deep understanding of this, just like the Manchu Qing Dynasty back then. Before every war, they will frantically hoard food and supplies, and this is also a good opportunity for their eight families to make money.

Seeing everyone nodding, W Fuchen let out a light breath, and then continued, "Except for the first point. There is also a second reason that the Ming army in Shaanxi was afraid of the Qing court. Although the attention of the Qing court is now focused elsewhere, and there is no direct help for us, we should not forget that the Qing Dynasty still needs our existence, and as long as we exist, then Shaanxi will never be able to directly attack Beizhili. In this way, it will be even more impossible to threaten the safety of Beijing City, but if the entire Shanxi falls into the hands of the Shaanxi Imperial Court, I am afraid that the Qing Imperial Court will be really unstable, after all, when the time comes. The Ming army in Shaanxi can directly attack Beizhili, in this way, those Manchu masters of the Qing court will not be as stable as they are now, they will not be able to eat, they will not be able to sleep, and they are always worried about when the Ming army will go north to attack Beijing. ”

"Since we are so important, why is the Qing court still turning a blind eye to our situation all along, if they had sent reinforcements earlier, we would not have been so passive and anxious as we are now." Tian Shenglan opened his mouth and said, of course, what he meant by this was to divide the relationship between the Eight Great Families and the Manchu Qing Court, if these people were dissatisfied with the Manchu Court in their hearts, he would be even more satisfied.

Hearing Tian Shenglan's words, W Fuchen stopped talking, although he also had some guesses in his heart about this, but he would not just say his guesses, fortunately at this time Fan Yongdou next to him opened his mouth and said, "It's not that the Qing Dynasty doesn't take care of us, but the regent didn't expect that the Shaanxi Ming army would act so unscrupulously, some time ago, when the regent replied to Fan, he also said that he would send a team of Manchu elite troops to help us recently, but I didn't expect that the matter has not been decided, The Ming army in Shaanxi launched an attack. ”

As a hardcore traitor, Fan Yongdou will not let the Manchu court be blamed at all, the prosperity that the Fan family has pursued for decades is about to be realized in his hands, how can he slander his backer at this time?

"In this way, as long as we hold Hongdong County, then we will not only be able to repel the attack of the Ming army, but we may even be able to take the opportunity to unite with the Qing Dynasty to drive out or even completely exterminate these rebels." Jin Liangyu, who had not spoken all along, said.

"Yes, that's it, in the end, whether the Shaanxi Ming army can be completely wiped out, I don't know, but as long as there are enough troops and military funds to ensure the safety of Pingyang Mansion, I can still do it, and even if there are really Manchu elite soldiers, maybe I can really completely expel the Shaanxi Ming army from Shanxi." As soon as Jin Liangyu's words came out, it meant that the eight families had made the final decision, and W Fuchen also knew that if he didn't show his attitude at this time, I am afraid that he would really be regarded as an abandoned son by the eight families, in that case, for him, it would really be better to live than to die.

Hearing such a clear answer from W Fuchen, after a brief discussion among the heads of the eight families, they finally agreed to W Fuchen's suggestion to send troops to Hongdong County to block the attack of the Ming army in Shaanxi, of course, this is also their last resort, and now, they have only this one way, after all, they can't really watch the Ming army in Shaanxi kill without being able to do it, if that happens, I'm afraid what awaits them is to be beheaded, and all the wealth accumulated over the years falls into the hands of the Ming army. For this kind of fate, they don't dare to think about it at all.

In the early morning of the third day of the discussion, under the leadership of W Fuchen, 50,000 elite soldiers marched towards Hongdong County, looking at the mighty army marching towards the distance, the mood in the hearts of the eight families standing on the top of the city tower of Pingyang Mansion was different, for Wang Dengku, Wang Dayu, Tian Shenglan, these people who had already secretly defected to the Ming army in Shaanxi, it was a little disdainful, they had already sent the news out, and they knew that now the Ming army had already made preparations, just waiting for W Fuchen to win the plan.

And for the remaining people in the Fan Yongdou and other families, they are pinning their hopes on this army, because this is the last guarantee of whether they can survive and whether the family can survive, if this army is failing, they will only have a dead end, and this has also caused that after the army has gone away, the people above the city are still looking at the distance stupidly, just like the wife who is looking forward to the return of her husband who has been away from home for a long time

"Dad, now that the army of W Fuchen has left, our mission is about to begin, there is no more for you here, according to the child, you better go back early, and the rest of the things will be left to the child and others to deal with, if something happens here, the child will not be at ease in this life." The people who came to bid farewell to the army of W Fuchen were not only people from the eight families, but also many people, of course, for these people, it is more important to watch the excitement, and among them, in addition to the people, there are also some people with other thoughts, among which Huang Yunfa and Huang Mengsi father and son are like this.

This time he came to Pingyang Mansion, for the sake of his family and his son's future in the Shaanxi court, Huang Yunfa can be regarded as desperate, and now, all this has finally been harvested, how can he not come to see his results.

"Forget it, at this time, my father still won't leave, just living in this Pingyang Mansion, waiting for the imperial army to attack, besides, at this time, maybe there will be a time to be a father, after all, for the understanding of the eight families, you are still too much worse than me, and other favors for your father can't help you, while you can still do something now, just do more, in the future, I just want to help you, I'm afraid I can't help, in the future, what our Huang family and you can develop the city looks like, it depends on you." After listening to Huang Mengsi's words, Huang Yunfa, who was dressed like a farmer with a hat, said in a low voice.

Hearing Huang Yunfa's words, Huang Mengsi didn't say anything, he knew what kind of temper his father was, as long as he made up his mind, it would be difficult to change, besides, at this time, it was safer in Pingyang Mansion.

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