Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

"Let's go. We are here to reminisce about the past. Jinshu and the others are waiting for us to go out and discuss countermeasures."

With Su Zhengyang's comfort, Yang Jiakai suddenly felt enlightened and felt better. After sorting out his feelings, the two of them came to the coalition's general command room.

Today, Yang Jiakai has been elected as the commander-in-chief of the 750,000 Northern Frontier Coalition Forces, while Su Zhengyang serves as the deputy commander-in-chief.

The current Su Zhengyang is a completely different person from when he first served as a member of the Northern Frontier government. Just based on his behavior of turning the tide and saving the collapsing government in this disaster and the strong strength he has demonstrated, no one in the Northern Frontier system dares to take advantage of his seniority in front of Su Zhengyang, like Zhang Chengxiang did in the past, using seniority as an excuse to suppress him.

Many high-ranking generals present looked at Su Zhengyang with awe as he walked side by side with Yang Jiakai.

After the 40 or so major generals and above were seated, Duan Jinshu frowned and said, "President, Zhuang Mingqi has put forward his conditions to us. As long as our Northern Frontier government is willing to let him go, he will take his family and settle down in Europe and hand over his military power. If we are unwilling to let him go, he will fight us to the death."

Su Zhengyang looked solemn and said in a loud voice: "We must not make any compromise with traitors like Zhuang Mingqi who were core members of Zhang Chengxiang's group and played a role in promoting Zhang Chengxiang's collusion with Fuso. Otherwise, how can we explain to the countless soldiers who died in the civil war and to our fellow Northeastern Army soldiers whose bodies were scattered all over the ground!"

"But now Zhuang Mingqi is using the people in the city as a shield. If we launch an attack, he can launch a wanton massacre of millions of residents in the city in a short period of time. If we ignore the safety of the people and insist on launching an attack, public opinion will be extremely unfavorable to our Northern Frontier."

Everyone present began to discuss, but they could not make up their minds. No one dared to make the decision to launch an attack without caring about the people in the city.

Su Zhengyang, who had been silent for a long time, spoke again: "No matter what, we can't agree to Zhuang Mingqi's request. Let's hold him back first. I will solve the current dilemma!"

After Su Zhengyang took up the task, many people present breathed a sigh of relief, except Yang Jiakai and Duan Jinshu, who looked at him with concern.

If any accident happens and causes the tragic death of a large number of civilians in the city, Su Zhengyang will be branded as someone who doesn't care about the lives of the people.

After the meeting, Yang Jiakai called Su Zhengyang to his side again.

"Zhengyang, this is no joke. Tell me the truth. How do you want to deal with this matter?"

Su Zhengyang said calmly, "Dad, I have an important chess piece planted in the city. The identity of this person will be kept secret for the time being. The only way to open a breakthrough from the inside is to achieve our ultimate goal. Next, you just watch and see how I handle this matter."

In Qingyun City, the Northwest Intelligence Bureau had an insider planted in the Shipu District Police Station. The police squad leader Liu Xiaoming brought some fruits and made a special trip to the Qingyun City Guard Division Headquarters Hospital to visit Liu Dahai who was still in the hospital recovering from his injuries.

As soon as Liu Xiaoming arrived at the corridor on the third floor of the inpatient department of the hospital where Liu Dahai was, he was stopped by several armed soldiers.

Liu Xiaoming raised his hands and gave a kind smile, showing that he had no ill intentions.

"Please let me know. I'm an old friend of Commander Liu. My last name is Yi. I think Commander Liu should meet me."

As Liu Xiaoming spoke, he took out a stack of dollars and handed it to one of the soldiers.

The soldier glanced at the dozen or so dollars in his hand, then looked at Liu Xiaoming wearing the uniform of the city police station, and his expression relaxed.

"Wait here for a while, don't move around randomly, Xiao Wei, keep an eye on him!"

The soldier strode to Liu Dahai's ward and knocked on the door. Liu Dahai put down the newspaper in his hand and whispered, "Come in."

The soldier walked into the ward, saluted in front of Liu Dahai's bed, and said, "Commander, there's a police officer outside who wants to visit you. He said his last name is Yi and he's an old friend of yours."

"Your last name is Yi?" A trace of panic appeared in Liu Dahai's eyes, and Elantra's terrifying and cold-blooded look appeared in his mind.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Dahai suppressed the urge to have the soldiers capture him and said slowly, "Bring him to see me."

After a while, Liu Dahai looked at Liu Xiaoming, who walked into the ward. He was tall and thin, with a kind face, and looked completely different from Yilante. He asked tentatively, "Are you Mr. Yi's friend?"

"That's right. I'm here to visit you on behalf of Mr. Yi."

Liu Dahai was silent for a moment, then said to the guards standing on both sides: "You go out first. I want to talk to this gentleman alone."

When they were the only two left in the ward, Liu Dahai got straight to the point and said, "Tell me what your purpose is in coming to see me. I have already fulfilled Elantra's request as agreed. Can you please stop pestering me all the time?"

"The commander-in-chief of our Northwest Revolutionary Army has already arrived in Jiaozhou. Now, 750,000 coalition troops are at the gates of the city. Qingyun City is about to fall. If Zhuang Mingqi hadn't used the people in the city as bargaining chips to make the Northern Frontier Central Government have concerns, Jiaozhou would have fallen by now."

"Our commander wants Commander Liu to help mobilize the guard division in the city to start a civil strife and rescue the tens of thousands of people imprisoned in the concentration camps ordered by Zhuang Mingqi. At the same time, we will launch a general offensive and take down Qingyun City in one fell swoop."

Liu Dahai shook his head without hesitation and said, "Impossible. If I hadn't taken the initiative to give up my military power and showed goodwill to Zhuang Mingqi as soon as he came back, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive today. Zhuang Mingqi is still wary of me. In addition, the commander of the Guard Division is Zhuang Mingqi's confidant. How can I mobilize the Guard Division?"

Liu Xiaoming poured himself a cup of hot water and said with a smile, "Captain Liu has been the commander of the Guard Division for nine years. It can be said that the entire Guard Division, from top to bottom, is composed of your old subordinates. A fart from you is more effective than a hundred words from the new commander."

"Zhuang Mingqi was just a translator who knew Fusang language at first. He climbed up to his current position step by step by flattering others. His trusted subordinates are all good-for-nothings and have no control over the Guard Division at all."

"Our governor said that as long as Commander Liu is willing to cooperate with our actions, when the army breaks through Qingyun City, not only will the conditions promised to Commander Liu be fulfilled one by one, but we will also arrange a position for Commander Liu in the northwest police department in the future, so that Commander Liu and his family can still live a stable and prosperous life."

Half an hour later, Liu Xiaoming left the hospital. From the expression on his face, it was not difficult to tell that Liu Dahai had probably been convinced by him and had officially become the key factor in breaking the deadlock.