Chapter 174: The Conspiracy of the Four Great Families
Although the four major families have their own side, their contradictions are still very deep, and now they are forced to get together due to the situation, and they can't help but keep an eye on them. Before arriving at Tumubao, it could be regarded as a concerted effort, coupled with the self-sacrifice of the Yu brothers, these people were barely tied together, but after arriving at Tumubao, the situation was different. In the past, whether they were facing Shi Chuan or Shi Xueming, they had an absolute advantage in numbers, and at that time, what they considered was the distribution of interests: how to defeat the enemy, or how to use what they captured. Now that they have reached their destination and are facing an enemy stronger than themselves, they think differently.
Everyone is selfish, even the greatest person, when he is faced with a problem, the first thing he thinks about is himself. The same is true of the four major families, since they appear in the form of groups, then, the first thing they consider is naturally the interests of their respective small groups. The first is in terms of siege. No one wants to be a pawn, and no one wants anyone else to sit in the back while their own people go to fight. In this way, the pre-war conference becomes undisputed, and without the war, where is the pre-war meeting? Dissatisfied with the current situation, conflicts gradually arose between the four families. The Xue family in the West Gate, the Chu family in the South Gate and the Nangong family in the North Gate have all had some conflicts in interests, and now the old things are brought up again, which will inevitably cause a tense atmosphere. And the Yu family of the east gate and the north and south gates also have a lot of entanglements, so that the east and west gates stand on the same front, and the north and south gates stand on the same front. A good team, completely divided into two factions. What is even more ridiculous is that the two factions have completely abandoned their original plans and began to treat each other as enemies, and they are outside the Tumu Fort, and they are consuming each other instead of besieging the city.
Lu Xinghe hardly had to do anything, just sit back and enjoy his achievements, but he still decided to make a quick decision. Of course, his enemies are not these people, but he is very worried about whether these people will lure wolves into the house, and the people of the Akiyama Peninsula outside the city are staring at him at this moment, Ma Xudong and Liu Xilie have already entered the city, but they can't find their figures. The thought of either of these two potential threats makes him feel like pins and needles.
For the sake of prudence, Lu Xinghe still secretly mobilized the people outside, and formed a siege of the four major families without anyone knowing.
The first to discover the anomaly was the Yu brothers. Although they are deeply involved in internal divisions, they still maintain a very sensitive vigilance against the outside world. Especially for their own rear, until they found out that the road was completely lost.
"We'll have to sit down and have a good talk." Yu Shaoqun brought the people of the four major families back together, and then said, "Our goal is to capture the Civil Fort, and now, the Civil Fort" is in front of us. Do we put aside our prejudices and come together to accomplish this goal, or do we remain at odds and wait for the enemy to destroy us? Between the two, one or the other must be chosen. Lu Xinghe has always been scheming, and he allowed us to be stationed outside his city without moving, not because he was cowardly, nor because he was helpless. There must be some conspiracy in this, and this conspiracy is very dangerous for any of us."
Neither the Chu family at the south gate nor the Nangong family at the north gate stood up to speak, and they hadn't figured out what the ultimate goal of the Yu brothers was, so they just glanced at each other and still chose to be silent. As an alliance, the Xue family naturally wouldn't look at them coldly, so Xue Zhongrui stood up and echoed casually: "Brother Yu is extremely right. Our contradictions, in the final analysis, are internal contradictions. This contradiction can be dealt with later, and the most important thing now is to seize the civil fort."
"I agree with that." As the head of the Nangong family at the North Gate, Nangong Yue said very cautiously: "The question now is, how to attack the city. Who is the main attacker, who is the support, and who is the backup"?
"Our Yu family can be the main attack", Yu Zecheng sighed, and then said: "But you have to do your best to assist."
Chu Shijian, the head of the Chu family at the South Gate, was the first to agree after hearing that the Yu family was going to be the main attack: "Since Brother Yu is like this, what else do we have to say?" Our Chu family is willing to do our best to support the Yu brothers."
Yu Shaoqun saw that the others had no objections, so he continued: "Although I said that, as the main attack, we still seem to be weak with the strength of our family, and it is not easy to succeed. We mean that we will be the main attacker, but you also need to send some people under our command to cooperate with us in the siege."
This request is not excessive, it can be said to be reasonable, however, Chu Shijian and Nangong Yue looked at each other again, and after that, Nangong Yue asked: "So, how many people does Brother Yu need?"
"Fifteen hundred".
This number can be said to have been carefully calculated. Among the four major families, the strength of the Yu family is the strongest, only 3,500 people, and the rest of the families are around 3,000 people. Fifteen hundred was almost more than half of their manpower, so that the main members of each family had to personally lead their troops into the war, and they also had to devote themselves to the war. At the same time, it is also a good check on the peripheral support forces, whose closest relatives are fighting desperately on the front line, and they must do their best to support.
Nangong Yue secretly scolded the Yu family brothers for being "cunning and cunning", but he still couldn't immediately deny this proposal, theoretically speaking, this proposal was extremely reasonable, and it was also very beneficial to all three of them.
"I don't have any opinion on this", this time it was Nangong Yue who took the lead, because the question was asked by him first, and the next words should naturally be said by him. This time, he didn't even communicate with Chu Shijian.
"Since the Yu family can put all their strength into it, how can I spare this half of the people? However, this is just my personal opinion, and it is up to them to decide what other people think." Although he didn't say this to Chu Shijian explicitly, in fact, he still wanted him to continue the topic, Chu Shijian was also an old fox, how could he not understand his intentions, he waited for Nangong Yue to finish speaking, then cleared his throat, and said: "Our Chu family also absolutely agrees, however, there is a question, I still have to ask." When and where do the Yu brothers want to attack the city?"
Yu Shaoqun looked at Chu Shijian with suspicion, tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and then said: "The problem of siege, you don't have to worry, since I have this proposal, I naturally have a very mature plan, but it is too early to say it at this time." What we have to do now is whether you all support this proposal and fully support us in getting it done."
Everyone understood what he was worried about, and he was worried that there might be someone in the four major families who might collaborate with the enemy, so he would never tell everyone his plan without absolute certainty.
"Now that Brother Yu has a complete plan, we won't ask any more." Chu Shijian was bored, and he was a little annoyed, but he still looked very calm and said: "I still say the same thing, our Chu family absolutely agrees with this proposal, and will spare no effort to support it."
"Our Xue family has no objections." Xue Zhongrui continued.
After all the people passed, the Yu brothers continued: "Since everyone has no objections, then, the sooner we act, the better. We hope that when you go back, you will prepare immediately, and in three days, we will be here again, and at that time, I hope that the rest of us are ready, and you are ready."
After everyone reached an agreement, they didn't have much communication and dispersed. After that, Xue Zhongrui came to the Yu brothers, and Chu Shijian came to Nangong Yue.
"Although I have not received any definite information, the few groups of scouts we sent out have not returned." Yu Zecheng said very worriedly: "This means that our rear is no longer safe, and I even suspect that our surroundings are no longer safe." Just when the Yu brothers explained their plan to Xue Zhongrui, on the other side, Nangong Yue was also explaining to Chu Shijian why he agreed with the Yu brothers' proposal: "If we are not surrounded, it is the luckiest thing, but I suspect that we have been surrounded." He looked at Chu Shijian in shock, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, such an old fox didn't know anything about military affairs.
"Although it is doubtful, it is not without evidence." He continued: "On our southern road, there have always been pedestrians passing through, and although they are afraid of us, they have not cut off the contact. But in recent days, no one has passed that road. I? I asked people to scout the surroundings, and the situation was basically the same."
"So we only have one way left, and that is to attack the city, and if it doesn't work, it will be a success."