It is impossible for an old fox like Jiang Zhengcheng to put all his eggs in one basket. Lu Xu can be sure that even if Jiang Zhengcheng loses one spy this time, there will still be Jiang Zhengcheng's spies on his side.
However, Lu Xu had the upper hand now. He took advantage of Jiang Zhengcheng's mistake and tried to scare the monkeys. He believed that it would be enough to scare the spies and make them not dare to act rashly.
But now... Lu Xu still has to concentrate on dealing with Jiang Zhengcheng.
So, he asked: "Not to mention that the news is unreliable, even if it is reliable, what does it have to do with you?"
Jiang Zhengcheng pretended to be surprised and said: "What does it have to do with me? You actually asked what it has to do with me?"
"You said at the beginning that our Wei'anbao didn't even have any decent equipment other than a waist knife. Are you going to use these equipment to fight against the bandits?"
Lu Xu sneered: "I remember when I found out that Wei'anbao's equipment was not good, I immediately went to find you. It was you who refused to cooperate with me?"
Jiang Zhengcheng waved his hand: "Don't talk to me about the old sesame seeds and rotten millet stuff. Let me ask you, do you have the equipment to fight against the bandits now?"
Lu Xu replied happily: "No!"
Jiang Zhengcheng nodded with satisfaction: "That's right. What's better than telling the truth? Our Jiang family is a family of blacksmiths, and we have been serving the military for many years."
"We are not ignorant people. As long as you can explain the 'misunderstanding' between you and me clearly in front of everyone, I promise to lead the people to work overtime immediately and never let the brothers
We suffered a loss because we didn’t have the equipment.”
Lu Xu sneered: "'Misunderstanding'? What misunderstanding?"
Jiang Zhengcheng said proudly: "Of course it was your team officer who misunderstood my Jiang Jiaxin, which led to the misunderstanding between our two families!"
Lu Xu understood that Jiang Zhengcheng was preparing to use the threat of bandits to make him bow to him! Moreover, Jiang Zhengcheng also wanted to kill people and punish his heart. He not only wanted to shame Lu Xu's face in public, but also took the responsibility for breaking up the two families.
They all put it on Lu Xu's head.
If Fort Wei'an is too damaged in the bandits' attack, the higher-ups will definitely hold them accountable, and Lu Xu will be the first target. In order to avoid being beheaded by the higher-ups, Lu Xu will definitely come to Jiang Zhengcheng for help. Jiang Zhengcheng
Zheng Cheng can use this to manipulate Lu Xu.
"The abacus is good!"
Lu Xu said with a smile. Jiang Zhengcheng saw that Lu Xu did not refuse on the spot. He thought that he had successfully manipulated Lu Xu, so he went further: "And you, Captain Lu, must make a written statement and promise not to interfere in the name of military orders in the future.
The work of our craftsmen.”
Lu Xu looked at this greedy man like a monkey: "So, wouldn't my workshop be built in vain?"
Jiang Zhengcheng laughed loudly: "How can it be built in vain? You can't use it, but we craftsmen can use it!"
"How about it? Think about it?"
Lu Xu snorted coldly, then kicked Jiang Zhengcheng to the ground with a flying kick: "Old dog, where did you get the courage to show off your power in front of me?"
"puff!"
Jiang Zhengcheng spit out a mouthful of blood and pointed at Lu Xu in disbelief: "You...you...you dare to hit me..."
Lu Xu said coldly: "So what if I beat you? Not to mention whether the news is reliable or not. If the news is really reliable, how could you not think of serving the country and actually come to threaten me? According to my Daliang law, although
I don’t have the power to kill you, but I have a lot of military skills that can deal with you, do you want to try it?”
When Jiang Zhengcheng heard this, his momentum immediately weakened!
"roll!"
Lu Xu yelled, and Jiang Zhengcheng could only stand up with difficulty and move outward.
"stop!"
Lu Xu shouted again, and Jiang Zhengcheng had to stop and look at Lu Xu. Lu Xu said lightly: "Since you are here to make terms with me, then I will make terms for you too."
"You, the Jiang family, are craftsmen, and what craftsmen eat is craftsmanship. You have stolen the position of head of the village, and not only do you have nothing to eat, but your craftsmanship is also terrible."
"In this case, please give up your position in the Jiang family and make way for the talented person to make way for the position of head of the village. Then the entire Jiang family will join my workshop and serve as apprentices for one year!"
"You!" Jiang Zhengcheng was furious: "How dare you bully me like this?"
After saying that, he spit out a mouthful of blood again. I don't know if he was angry or injured?
Lu Xu said calmly: "I bullied you, what can you do?"
Jiang Zhengcheng suppressed his anger: "What if I don't agree?"
Lu Xu raised his head and looked at the horizon and said: "According to my Daliang law, the commander and team officer in the battle fort each perform their own duties and are not allowed to interfere with each other in peacetime. But in wartime, the entire battle fort must obey the command of the team officer."
After saying that, Lu Xu turned his head and stared at Jiang Zhengcheng and whispered: "Including the director."
The last sentence "Including the inside" made Jiang Zhengcheng's heart immediately fall into the abyss. He understood what Lu Xu meant.
If Jiang Zhengcheng does not agree to Lu Xu's conditions, when the bandits come, Lu Xu will be the first to send Jiang Zhengcheng out of the city to meet the enemy. If Jiang Zhengcheng dares to disobey, Lu Xu can justifiably kill Jiang Zhengcheng.
"You..." Jiang Zhengcheng said sternly, "You threaten me?"
Lu Xu said coldly: "Doesn't it feel good to be threatened?"
Jiang Zhengcheng really regretted it. He didn't expect that what he thought was a sure win would actually bring him such a result.
Lu Xu's words have made it clear that the conflict between Lu Xu and Jiang Zhengcheng has escalated in an all-round way, and the two have risen from a power struggle to a life and death struggle.
He couldn't imagine that if he agreed to Lu Xu's conditions and took his whole family to be apprentices in Lu Xu's workshop, what kind of treatment would he and his family receive in Lu Xu's workshop?
He is scared!
But he was also angry!
He felt that Lu Xu was not following the rules. It was obviously an ordinary power struggle. Why did it have to escalate to the level of life and death?
Jiang Zhengcheng had forgotten that it was actually him who started a new era of competition between the two, and it was he who first started plotting Lu Xu's life.
So what's wrong with Lu Xu launching a reciprocal counterattack?
But Jiang Zhengcheng didn't think so. He still didn't think he was at fault, it was the "aggressive" Lu Xu who was at fault.
Jiang Zhengcheng didn't want to sit still and wait for death. He knew that he still had a chance of survival.
There are more than 2,000 craftsmen in Wei'an Fort, but only fifty soldiers. Even if Lu Xu mobilizes all his troops, the strength of his troops is not enough compared to the craftsmen in Wei'an Fort.
Although Jiang Zhengcheng can no longer control the entire craftsmen's household in Wei'anbao, his Jiang family is also a wealthy family, so it is not a problem to gather twenty or thirty men of the right age. Plus a few who are determined to follow the Jiang family.
In a small portal, the power in Jiang Zhengcheng's hands is not much weaker than that of Lu Xu.
As long as Lu Xu did not get the support of most craftsmen, Jiang Zhengcheng was confident that he could defend the Jiang family.