Lin Ziran's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the wooden chair, making a clear and crisp thumping sound.
He did not answer Jian Liangzhi immediately, and Jian Liangzhi was not in a hurry. He just sat drinking tea and had no intention of continuing to ask.
Because he also knows that Lin Ziran now needs time to think.
Lin Ziran was indeed thinking about the gains and losses in his mind.
It is obvious that the current situation in Luoan County has become chaotic.
The three-county war is not a big deal. The key thing is that the Jian family took this opportunity to raise troops and try to overthrow Cheng Lingfeng's rule.
What's even more subtle is that it seems that the Jian family came forward to fight against Cheng Lingfeng, but many powerful factions in Luo'an County unanimously chose to remain neutral and wait and see how the situation develops.
Feng Haozhong, the commander of the Third Division, is a typical representative of the neutral faction.
This person used to be Cheng Lingfeng's confidant and direct general, but even he chose neutrality. This shows that many powerful military generals in Luo An's army are extremely dissatisfied with Cheng Lingfeng.
Otherwise, there would be no so-called neutrality.
It is estimated that many people are happy to see the Jian family come forward and kill Cheng Lingfeng.
For a powerful military faction like Feng Haozhong, in fact, whether Cheng Lingfeng becomes the county guard or the Jian family rises to power, it will not have a great impact on his own power, because whether it is the Cheng family or the Jian family in power, they have to win over each other.
Rely on them, the powerful military figures.
Judging from the current situation, Cheng Lingfeng is doomed!
Without the support of the powerful military faction, a strong man like Cheng Lingfeng can only become a county guard in vain!
However, whether the Jian family can successfully ascend to power remains a question mark.
Although the Jian family is extremely powerful and prestigious, there are so many careerists that there is definitely not just one Jian family.
Who dares to say that Feng Haozhong of Chongguang City has no ambition?
Who dares to say that the other powerful military generals stationed on multiple defense lines such as the south or northwest have no ambitions?
Once they lead the main force of the military to move, no matter which side they prefer, it will have a major impact on the situation.
If the Jian family cannot properly handle the relationship with these powerful military generals, then the Jian family will become the next Cheng family.
In Lin Ziran's view, the current situation in Luo'an County is obviously about to change. The Jian family will most likely replace the Cheng family and take control of Luo'an County. However, judging from the neutral attitude of many powerful generals in the military.
However, he was not optimistic that the Jian family could completely control Luoan County.
And when it comes to your own side, how should you choose?
Lin Ziran's fingers continued to tap the armrest, and the crisp "dong-dong" sound continued to sound.
My mind is constantly deducing various possible changes.
If he turns to the Jian family, he will need to cooperate with half of Jian Liangzhi's temporary brigade to intercept the Sixth Brigade.
But can it be intercepted?
Lin Ziran couldn't guarantee this. The answer was that he knew that even if he could stop it, he would probably have to go through a hard battle and there was a high possibility of heavy casualties.
Once his patrol camp suffers heavy casualties, it will be more of a loss than a gain for Lin Ziran and the Qingshan patrol camp.
If he can't hold back, and is driven back to the county by the Sixth Brigade, and ultimately leads to the complete defeat of the Jian family, the Jian family will definitely be doomed, and he will definitely be doomed as well.
Because the Cheng family's revenge must be fierce and sharp.
The small Qingshan patrol camp can never stop the Cheng family's revenge!
The Cheng family is not an official family like the Luo Hai'an family, but a real vassal town. Even if many people betray them, the Cheng family's background can still attract tens of thousands of troops at any time.
This is the risk of taking refuge in the Jian family!
As for the advantage, this is naturally the position of county magistrate of Lianguan County, with a territory of more than 2,000 square kilometers. Perhaps it can be used as a collateral force of the Jian family in the future to gain the support of the Jian family and further strengthen its own strength.
If you don't seek refuge with the Jian family, then you will seek refuge with the Cheng family?
In fact, Lin Ziran had a good personal relationship with Cheng Hongbin, and Cheng Hongbin had personally come to win over him before. Although Lin Ziran didn't take the conditions he proposed, if he talked to Cheng Hongbin again at the critical moment, he would probably be able to
The promises received are no less.
In fact, the benefits that can be obtained by taking refuge in the Cheng family are similar to those that can be obtained by taking refuge in the Jian family.
Likewise, the risks are similar.
This is what makes Lin Ziran hesitate!
Faced with such a major decision, Lin Ziran did not give the answer immediately. Instead, he told Jian Liangzhi that the matter was of great importance and that he needed to think carefully.
Seeing that he could not convince Lin Ziran immediately, Jian Liangzhi made another suggestion, that is, he hoped that Lin Ziran could also remain neutral and not seek refuge with the Cheng family.
Obviously, he also knew that Cheng Hongbin had come to Qingshan Town to win over Lin Ziran.
Jian Liangzhi said that if the Qingshan Patrol Battalion could stand still, his Jian family would directly present a bank check of 10,000 constant yuan, issued by Nanzhou Bank, with a reliable reputation, and would also provide Lin Ziran with weapons and equipment for at least one regiment afterwards.
Lin Ziran agreed to this.
Because even if Lin Ziran does not seek refuge with the Jian family, it is impossible for him to seek refuge with the Cheng family. In the end, neutrality is probably a high probability.
Because in Lin Ziran's opinion, it was a high probability that the Cheng family would be destroyed, and he would not take the initiative to jump on the Cheng family's broken ship.
After Jian Liangzhi got his answer, he left quickly.
Lin Ziran, on the other hand, continued to think about the current situation. He was still a little unsure whether he should help the Jian family and then take over the position of Lian Guan County Sheriff.
After thinking hard for a long time, Lin Ziran called Luo Mazi, Dao Scar, Wu Dajiang and others over.
These people were all his right-hand men. Although they were a little less capable, they were still confidants. At this time, if Lin Ziran wanted to find someone to discuss such confidential matters, he could only go to them.
After listening to Lin Ziran's brief introduction, Luo Mazi took the lead and said: "Sir, from a small perspective, the best choice is to wait and see what happens!"
"Now none of the powerful factions in the military have moved. Who knows what changes will happen in the future, let alone Feng Haozhong. Once he favors any party in the future, it will have a huge impact.
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"We have small arms and legs, so we get involved in advance. It's okay if we stand in the right place, but if we stand in the wrong place..."
Luo Mazi didn't talk about the consequences, because everyone knew it without saying anything.
The honest man Wu Dajiang on the side also said: "If you can be the county magistrate, that would be good, but who knows whether you can become the county magistrate in the end?"
At this time, Scar said: "Let me tell you, they are nothing, why should we take refuge with them? Let's just take advantage of them to fight among themselves, and we can directly send troops to occupy several surrounding towns."
When Scar said it, he seemed to be angry, but when Lin Ziran heard this, it seemed as if a door had opened.
yes!
The struggle between the Jian family and the Cheng family is none of their business, so why bother getting involved? Why not take advantage of the chaos to occupy the surrounding territory?
In such troubled times, the only way to occupy territory and recruit troops is to recruit troops. Others are just bastards.
Thinking of this, Lin Ziran stood up immediately: "Let's do it, immediately formulate a battle plan, gather the troops, and I will take you to conquer the territory."