Chapter 268 The Fan family's confidence: Let the enemy be arrogant for a while
"Master, are we just going to watch these enemies' big moves?"
"If we let the other party develop like this, then..."
In Lingshanwei City, in a luxurious restaurant near the east city gate, a young man in gorgeous clothes and two masters of the Qi Refining Realm were sitting by the window along the street.
One of the middle-aged men spoke respectfully to the young man.
This young man was none other than Fan Yubin, the man who took over as the head of the Fan family after the death of the head of three generations of Fan Yongdou's family.
He has an intelligent and outstanding economic mind and is the most talented among the four remaining direct grandsons of Fan Yongdou.
Even though he is only twelve years old, after taking control of the Fan family, he has used various means to stabilize the situation of the Fan family.
After Fan Yongdou's death, he took the initiative to give up some of his interests and trade routes to various forces, allowing the Fan family to survive and avoid being completely devoured by other big Shanxi merchants.
After the deaths of Fan Ming, Fan Yongdou, Fan Sanba and two third-generation eldest grandsons of the Fan family, Fan Yubin seemed to have gathered all the luck of the Fan family into one person. His luck was flourishing and he even broke through to the early stage of Qi Refining Realm half a month ago.
Not long ago, after Fan Wencheng outside the Great Wall sent a message back, the Fan family already knew that the enemy now entrenched on Lingshan Island was their own enemy who had destroyed their family.
After all, that golden eagle is very special.
Recently, even the Later Jin clan suffered heavy losses twice at the hands of that mysterious man, and the losses were extremely heavy, no worse than that of the Fan family.
"Settling accounts?"
"Looking for trouble with the other party?"
Fan Yubin looked at the head of the family guards coldly and said, "Haven't you heard that the Fuqing Ye family also suffered two major losses at the hands of the other party?"
"Not only the Ye family, but also the Houjin clan and the white barbarians in Haojing, which of these three major forces is not stronger than us Shanxi merchants?"
"Even they have suffered heavy losses at the hands of the enemy. What can our Fan family use to fight against them now?"
"Let's not talk about the mysterious enemy, just look at the level 5 peak golden eagle, and their many treasure ships, psychic cannons, and psychic crossbow carts. How can our Fan family deal with them?"
"In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is useless!"
"Take the official and military forces of Lingshan City for example. Why did they let the forces of Lingshan Island do whatever they wanted? They didn't dare to stop them from collecting refugees and transferring them to Lingshan Island."
"It's not that they don't want to, but they are afraid!"
"They are afraid that if the other side gets angry, they will directly capture the Lingshan City! Or even the entire Jiaozhou area!"
"Can all the towns in the Jiaozhou Bay area withstand the bombardment of so many psychic cannons?"
"Not to mention that the Lingshan City defense formation can't stop it, even all the towns in the entire Qilu land, including the capital city of Jinan, can't stop it!"
The more Fan Yubin spoke, the colder his tone became. He didn't sound like a teenager who hadn't even reached adulthood yet. "According to the intelligence our Fan family has recently obtained, among all the major forces that are hostile to the new power of Lingshan Island, the worst one is the Governor's Office in Haojing."
"Their two large fleets fell into the hands of the enemy one after another, and even the soldiers and officers were basically lost. I heard that recently even the governor of the Trench Territory was so scared that he fled the Trench Territory overnight and his whereabouts are unknown."
"With the strength of our Fan family, if we stubbornly go looking for trouble with them, it would be like inviting fire upon ourselves and bringing about our own destruction!"
"My Fan family currently does not have the strength to withstand a massive retaliation from the other party."
"Although I don't know why these enemies, who are so powerful, still choose to hide on Lingshan Island and have no intention of causing trouble, the current situation is what the officials and major forces in Jiaozhou Bay want most."
"This is also the reason why the Laizhou government and various forces, even though they know that the other party is making a big fuss and collecting and transferring a large number of refugees, are still letting it go and doing nothing."
"For them, the other side is too strong. As long as they don't rebel, they can do whatever they want."
"Anyway, even if we gather the strength of all the forces in the land of Qi and Lu, we may not be able to defeat them. It is better not to provoke them."
It has to be said that Fan Yubin, the current head of the Fan family, has an extremely calm mind and can make very logical analyses.
If he had been in charge of the Fan family in the past and had chosen not to provoke this mysterious force, they would not have suffered so many misfortunes. Even their old house in Jiexiu was directly attacked by the enemy and the entire family was wiped out.
It’s not that Fan Yubin doesn’t hate in his heart, but that he has self-knowledge.
Rather than trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm and seeking death, it is better to work hard to accumulate strength so as to take revenge in the future.
"Master, but in this way, this mortal enemy who has gathered a large number of refugees will have a huge amount of money and materials in his hands. The speed of development will definitely be very fast. If we just let it go, won't it be hopeless for revenge in the future?"
Zhang Guangfu was a servant of the Fan family. His ancestors had been serving the family for generations and were loyal to the family. He was also one of the few Qi Refining masters in the Fan family. He asked the young master Fan Yubin with some confusion.
"Hum..."
Upon hearing this, Fan Yubin sneered and said, "Let this mysterious force continue to be arrogant for more than a year. Their doomsday will come in the spring of the year after next."
"I have received a secret report from Fan Wencheng outside the Great Wall. Huang Taiji has made up his mind to personally lead a million troops into the Great Wall in the spring of the following year!"
"At that time, while they were attacking the Ming Dynasty's various official armies, they would go all the way south, directly killing their way through the land of Qi and Lu, and reaching Lingshan Island in Jiaozhou Bay!" "Even if this mysterious force was able to grow and develop, how could it be possible for it to develop to the point where it could be an enemy of the million-strong army led by Huang Taiji in less than a year and a half?"
"At that time, their demise was already certain, there would not be any suspense!"
"Just wait and see! This mysterious force will not be able to remain arrogant for long. The deep hatred of our Fan family will be completely resolved within two years."
Fan Yubin firmly believed that under the attack of a million-strong army led by Huang Taiji himself, except for the Ming Dynasty which could cope with it with the whole country's strength, any other forces in this world that wanted to stop it would be vulnerable and turned into ashes!
Ever since learning the news, Fan Yubin treated this mortal enemy entrenched on Lingshan Island as if it were a dead person.
The other party is already dead anyway.
"Of course, our Fan family also received the task from Huang Taiji, which is to collect all kinds of intelligence about the area north of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty and pass it to Huang Taiji in a timely manner, so as to provide guides for their army to march south and prepare food and supplies."
"As Huang Taiji said, the wool comes from the sheep. All the efforts of our Fan family will be returned double after their battle to enter the pass and go south."
Fan Yubin's face was solemn, and he said to the two capable assistants beside him, "In the next two years, our Fan family must shift all our focus to the relevant aspects, and we must ensure that the army led by Huang Taiji can smoothly complete this round of entry into the pass!"
"Before this great event, any force that dares to obstruct us must be remembered. When Huang Taiji leads his troops into the pass, they will be liquidated!"
"Whether our Fan family can truly rise depends on whether we can do our job well this time and whether we can satisfy Huang Taiji."
"Once we complete this mission perfectly, the rewards our Fan family will receive will be unprecedentedly generous. It is not impossible for us to become the top Shanxi merchant in the future."
After saying this, he turned his gaze to the street outside the window, looking at the large number of refugees who were rushing towards the East City Gate with their families. A cold light flashed in his eyes and a sneer appeared at the corners of his mouth.
There is only less than a year and a half left. No matter how this mysterious hostile force tries to escape, it will be in vain and will eventually perish.
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"Commander!"
Seeing countless refugees rushing towards the temporary settlement next to the big dock, Xiao Shitou was just feeling happy when he suddenly saw a military intelligence officer leaping over and reporting to him, "We have basically found out the reactions of various forces in Lingshan Weicheng."
"They didn't take any action at all, and didn't use any means to hinder our work of collecting the refugees in this area."
"At present, all forces, including the government troops, are standing by and watching. They have not even closed the city gates, allowing a large number of refugees to leave the city."
"Commander Liang, this unusual situation, could it be that the enemy is plotting something?"
Obviously, even this military intelligence officer was confused by what was happening in this area.
Although the family has made various emergency preparations, they are not worried at all about what conspiracies or tricks these hostile forces might play.
"What's the conspiracy?"
Little Stone sneered and said, "Before this major operation began, the commander-in-chief had already said that if anyone came to disrupt our plan, they would be killed!"
"We can also take this opportunity to deter all forces and make an example of them!"
"Our great fleet is here, with so many psychic cannons and psychic crossbow carts. Are they vegetarians?"
"We don't have the time to play the game of house with the other party. Any force that dares to stop us will be destroyed!"
"Humph!"
He snorted coldly and said, "Our Lingshan Island Renaissance Army has defeated so many enemy joint operations one after another before. It is impossible that this news will not reach the ears of these forces."
"If they still don't know what's good for them, this Lingshan City can be conquered."
"I just don't believe that a mere Lingshan City can withstand the bombardment of our psychic cannons."
"The reactions of these various forces now prove that they are afraid, not that they don't want to stop us."
Before this round of major operations began, the commanders of the squadrons, including Xiao Shitou, had received instructions from Li Dingguo: they would not occupy any coastal towns for now, but if they encountered hostile forces that came to disrupt their major operations, they must strike hard to make an example of them.
Until any enemy who dares to come and obstruct is completely killed and scared away!
In order to quickly make up for the biggest shortcoming of the Renaissance Army: the problem of too small population, they would not hesitate even to go to war with the government in the land of Qi and Lu!
There is no doubt that we have become the dominant force in this sea area. We have a large number of treasure ships, psychic cannons, and psychic crossbow carts. We can advance or retreat, attack or defend, and we don't have to worry too much like before.
In short, no matter what, we must take advantage of the current chaos in Qi and Lu to solve the problem of insufficient population resources as soon as possible.
Once this thorny problem is solved, there will no longer be any obstacles that can stop the rapid development of the Lingshan Island's revival army.
By the time the enemy really reacts, it is already a done deal and everything has become a foregone conclusion.
(End of this chapter)
