Cao Kun looked at the embarrassed Yao Hongtao with a pale face, and after learning the news of the loss of Songjiang City, he felt as if he had been poured a basin of cold water. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Dog Emperor!" Cao Zhengtong on the side scolded fiercely, "He still intervened!" “

Cao Kun's eyes suddenly sharpened, he expected that Xiao Ming would not sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight forever, but choosing this time to make a move was too annoying.

After such a long period of fierce fighting, both Li Chuyuan's army and the parliamentary army were already very tired, and there were more or less problems with ammunition and food and grass.

And this place in Songjiang is the base for the parliamentary army to transport grain and grass from the sea, and now that this place has been taken by Xiao Ming, their supply line is equivalent to making matters worse.

"The Merchant Council was set up with great painstaking efforts in order to make the Great Yu Kingdom truly rich and powerful, and no matter what, we will fight against the corrupt imperial power to the last man." Cao Kun suddenly shouted impassionedly to the members of the council in the main hall.

Yao Hongtao suffered a gunshot wound to the arm, and after the royal soldiers stormed the city, he led his own soldiers to fight their way back to the city of Suzhou, a battle that made him truly realize the strength of the royal army.

He began to suspect Cao Kun's elaborate lies, so he retorted: "Cao Kun, you must be wrong, the royal family today is no longer the royal family of the past, I can see the strong will of the royal soldiers in battle, if every soldier supports Xiao Ming so much, then Xiao Ming must be very respected by them, not to mention that as far as I know, the north is getting richer and richer now." ”

Cao Kun stared at Yao Hongtao, his face turned from blue to red, he pointed at Yao Hongtao and scolded: "Coward! Are you frightened by the armies of the North? It is the will of every member of the council that only the merchant council can completely destroy the decaying Great Chongqing Kingdom and build a prosperous and powerful country. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Every member of the council has to fight to the death for the merchant council, you are a deserter, you are a disgrace to the council, come and take Yao Hongtao down and show it to the public!" ”

Yao Hongtao raised his head suddenly, and he said angrily: "You dare! “

"I'm the Speaker of the Parliament, why wouldn't I!" Cao Kun raised his hand slightly, and the soldiers on both sides immediately pounced on Yao Hongtao and pinned Yao Hongtao to the ground.

Yao Hongtao realized at this time that Cao Kun was serious, and he smiled sadly: "I am really blinded by power, how can I believe you businessmen who have no faith in their words and move for profit!" Don't think we're all fools, you're just for your own ambitions, you lackeys of Westerners! ”

"Don't take it with you yet!" Cao Zhengtong reprimanded angrily.

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately pulled Yao Hongtao out of the main hall, and after a while, a gunshot rang out into the main hall, and Yao Hongtao's shouting and scolding stopped.

At this time, Cao Kun turned to the council members in the main hall, and he said: "Now that we have no way out, we will either defeat Xiao Ming and own half of the country, or die in his hands, Songjiang City will be broken, Xiao Ming will definitely send a navy to blockade the coast, and none of us can escape from the land of Dayu." ”

In the main hall sat three hundred and seventy-five members of the council, some of whom were former merchants, some of whom were formerly wealthy families, and some of whom were generals and officials who had taken refuge in the council.

As soon as Cao Kun's words fell, a man in his thirties stood up, he looked at everyone and said: "What President Cao said is really three points, now we are chaotic ministers and thieves in the eyes of Xiao Ming and Li Chuyuan, no one can escape, and now we can only make a desperate bet, now my subordinates have gone to various places to collect the army of the people to join the council, and soon we will have several times more troops than now." ”

The parliamentarians looked at this person with complicated expressions, and they all knew that this person's side was the Qinglong King who had stirred up the storm in Jizhou.

Not long ago, the Blue Dragon King came to Suzhou City with his men, and in a very short time he became an important figure in the council.

"What's the use of having a lot of people? Yao Hongtao said that the muskets and artillery of the Northern Army are much more powerful than ours, and the 40,000 soldiers in Songjiang City are also elite, but they were defeated in just one day. A chubby councillor stood up and said, he was the largest porcelain merchant in the Chu State.

The deputies fell silent, as the councillor said, the firearms they were proud of were nothing in front of the Northern Army.

Seeing this, the Blue Dragon King said playfully: "Look at your appearance, just losing Songjiang scared them like this, can you fight with the Northern Army with such courage?" Firearms are important, but the morale of the soldiers is even more important, as long as the soldiers can rush within a hundred meters, there is not much difference between the firearms of the Northern Army and ours, as long as they can fight hand-to-hand, their weapons lose all advantages. ”

"It's worthy of the Green Dragon King, that's right."

"We just need to find a way to make the opponent's weapons lose their advantage."

"Yao Hongtao said that the army of the Great Chongqing State used trenches, why can't we use them, so that their firearms cannot play to their advantage?"

“……”

Cao Kun listened to the following discussion and cast an approving look at the Qinglong King, the loss of Songjiang City is not terrible, and there is still a large area of land in the south.

It's just that this is a serious blow to morale, and now the words of the Qinglong King have restored the confidence of many councilors, but this is not enough, after hesitating, he said: "In addition to this, there is also good news for you, soon we will get a group of elite talents, these people are all from Qingzhou University, and their arrival I think will make up for the gap between firearms." “

"What! And such a thing! "The parliamentarians were shocked.

Cao Kun smiled mysteriously, this plan has been going on, but he really wants these shadows to learn more things, but from the current situation, it seems that it is time to move.

"I'll reveal the details when they arrive." Cao Kun smiled mysteriously.

The parliamentarians were overjoyed and enthusiastic, and in their view, the future was still full of hope.

Re-energizing the members of the council, Cao Kun had the group disbanded, leaving the Blue Dragon King alone.

With a sigh of relief, he said to the Blue Dragon King: "These people are really easy to coax, and they will be killed in three years. ”

The Green Dragon King laughed, "Speaker Cao, just say such things in front of me, don't leak them to outsiders, be careful that there are internal ghosts here." ”

Cao Kun's expression became serious, and he sneered: "The news I just revealed is to lead to the inner ghost, and it is said that Xiao Ming's secret guard has some ability. “

"I see." The Green Dragon King's eyes rolled, this Cao Kun was really an old fox, and he didn't believe anyone.