There was a lot of traffic outside Jianye City, and horse-drawn carriages galloped in from outside the city gate. Looking up, the carriage was full of the banner of the wealthy family, not only from Zhao, Li, Qian, and Fei in Yuzhang County, but also from Wu County, Huiji, and more than ten prominent high-ranking families such as Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang from Danyang County.

Thanks to the unique geographical environment and the troubles of Shanyue that have been difficult to quell for hundreds of years, the strength and rights and interests of the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River are greater than those in the Central Plains. Of course, if you go out of Jiangnan, it will be inferior to other places. After all, half of the energy of the family outside Jiangnan is in the court, but Jiangnan is confined to one place.

However, in today's world, this is an advantage. At least whoever becomes the lord of Jiangnan needs to face the countermeasures of these families.

"Brother Wu"

"Brother Zhang"

"Brother Zhu"

A series of voices rang in my ears, and the carriages stopped in front of the restaurant, and the owners inside opened the curtains and greeted each other. It's been a month since Jia Taishou became the master, and it seems that he and the others have forgotten. Unexpectedly, a month later, an order was suddenly issued to let all the Jiangnan families go to Moling City, that is, Jianye.

Such an abnormal move will inevitably not cause speculation, it stands to reason that after Taishou repelled Yuan Zhoumu, shouldn't he immediately gather the families in the three counties? But why did it drag on for a month?

Moreover, at this time, the situation in the world has changed again, Yuan Zhoumu's strength has increased greatly, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the war in the south of the Yangtze River is about to restart. But at this juncture, is it too late to convene the wealthy family? In a short period of time, how could it be possible for me to wait for my heart.

"Brother Wu, what do you think is the matter with Jia Taishou summoning us at this time?"

"What does Brother Zhang think is going on?"

"This?"

Zhang Da man frowned and shook his head at the man.

His eyes looked at the man he had just asked.

"Brother Wu, have you heard any rumors? Has there been an accident in Jiangbei? ”

"I heard that Yuan Zhoumu is in Runan, busy dealing with Yuan's affairs, even if he wants to attack Jiangnan, I'm afraid it will take a while"

Wu Kai lowered his voice and said to the two people beside him.

The other reached out and touched his beard.

"Since it's not Jiangbei Change, why is it unusual, hurriedly summoning us and waiting?"

"There is a way to have a banquet but not a good banquet, I am waiting under the rule of Jia Taishou, I am afraid that I need to be cautious."

The three of them whispered.

The man sneered.

"It doesn't matter if he's a good banquet or not, does Jia Taishou dare to risk the world's greatness and kill me?"

"One day, your nephew of the Wu clan will attack him"

"What Brother Zhu said is very true"

Wu Kai said to Zhu Jun.

Then he seemed to think of something, and when he looked around, he saw that no pedestrians around him noticed this, so he lowered his voice.

"I heard that a month ago, Guo Junshi led a total of 10,000 Shanyue soldiers from Yan Baihu and Peng Qing's subordinates to go to the sea by boat, but I don't know where they went."

"Is that so?"

The faces of the two changed drastically.

At this juncture, why did Jia Taishou send 10,000 soldiers and horses to the sea? You know, the sea is vast, but it's not a good place. Once you run out of food and water, that's when you bury in the belly of the fish.

"Are you sure this army is not attacking Guangling?"

"Impossible"

Wu Kai shook his head and said in a firm tone.

Zhang Da and Zhu Jun glanced at each other and quickly thought about the purpose of this army.

"Now the Yuan clan has invested almost half of its strength on Yuan Shu's body, making it dominate the Central Plains and look down on the south of the Yangtze River, not only holding the land of Yuzhou, Jiujiang and Lujiang, but also Jiaozhou, Xuzhou and Gongsun Zan in the north as wings."

"Liaodong?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Jun and Zhang Da couldn't help but gasp, as one of the few wealthy families and patriarchs in the south of the Yangtze River, their horizons were broadened, and they thought of a possibility almost instantly.

"Could it be that going to sea is fake, and the expedition to Liaodong is real? After all, Liu Ye, the military advisor under Jia Taishou, is the imperial prince, and Liu Yu, the Taishou of Youzhou, is also the imperial prince."

"Impossible, there is a vast sea between the two, even if Youzhou wants to gallop to the aid of Jia Taishou and other soldiers and horses to rush here by boat, I am afraid that the victory and defeat of the war have already been decided."

"Then why did Jia Taishou divide 10,000 troops to go to sea at this time?"

Zhang Da looked puzzled.

Wu Kai explained.

"After my speculation, it may be that he wants to unite with Yuan Shao and contain Yuan Zhoumu, and sending soldiers and horses is to show sincerity."

"This?"

Zhang Da and Zhu Jun fell into contemplation at the same time.

This reason is too reluctant.

"The dispute between Gongsun Chan and Liu Youzhou, what do you think of the victory?"

"I'm afraid it's not Gongsun Zhan's opponent"

That is to say, Gongsun Chan will occupy Youzhou and become Yuan Benchu's opponent, and at this time, if a group of soldiers and horses in Jiangnan cross the sea by boat to reach the rear of Liaodong's raid. and Yuan Shao flanked back and forth, how could Gongsun Chan be undefeated? After Gongsun Zhan's army was defeated, Yuan Shao would be able to occupy the land of Hebei and Youzhou to peek into the state, so wouldn't the north be all Yuan Benchu? ”

"What does this have to do with Yuan Zhoumu?"

"Lord of the Yuan Clan"

Wu Kai accentuated the tone on these four words.

Zhu Jun shook his head.

"Since you want to unite Yuan Benchu, why do you need to send troops and horses? Wouldn't it be better to send messengers? Moreover, the time and money required for the army to go to sea are difficult to measure, and some of the gains outweigh the losses."

"Brother Zhu's words are reasonable"

"Then why do you think Jia Taishou sent troops overseas? Although it is said that the young and strong are recruited to open the Yuzhang County Mansion, there are only 40,000 soldiers and horses. Now that 10,000 Shanyue soldiers are out, there are only 30,000 in the four counties south of the Yangtze River. Except for the troops stationed in the army, only more than 20,000 people can be mobilized. At that time, how did Jia Taishou face the Yuan Zhou Mu who played the role of Yuzhou, Lujiang and Jiujiang"

"Unless ......"

When Wu Kai said this, there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

Thinking of Jia Taishou's uncharacteristic move to convene the wealthy families of the Jiangnan family, its purpose is self-evident.

Naturally, the millions of people in the four counties of Jiangnan will not only have only 40,000 soldiers and horses, but the remaining soldiers and horses are all in the mansions of the wealthy families, how can they obey the orders of Taishou? An incident crossed their minds, and the three of them thought of Liu Biao in Jingzhou almost at the same time, didn't he set up a Hongmen banquet at the beginning, killed the heroes of the eight counties of Jingxiang in one fell swoop, and collected all the heroic soldiers, so that there were tens of thousands of troops.

Could it be that he, Jia Taishou, also wants to follow suit?

Thinking of this, the three of them glanced at each other.

"If we and other soldiers of the Hao clan are transferred, we can get more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but we are not Jingxiang heroes, and we must not repeat their mistakes."

"Brother Zhang's words are reasonable, now it's time for me to make some preparations, if Jia Taishou follows this ruthless plan, then don't blame me for expelling him from Jiangnan. But it's all conjecture, and if it doesn't matter, it's better to do your part."

Zhang Da said to the two.

The two of them nodded at the same time, looked at the rather large restaurant in front of them, and walked inside.