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

Early the next morning, Yan Shuangying brought a group of elites from the Northwest Intelligence Bureau and rushed to Zhongshan County, Yunzhou.

Yunzhou is not far from the northwest. It is located in the northeast of Linzhou, separated only by Yongzhou.

From a geographical point of view, it is somewhat similar to Shanxi Province in China.

The largest warlord in Yunzhou was the Yan warlord, and the highest leader of the Yan warlord, Yan Baoguo, was also the governor of Yunzhou Province.

Su Zhengyang's brother-in-law Wang Xiangdong was the commander of the 6th Regiment of the 35th Division of the 711th Army under the Yan warlord.

On weekdays, they are stationed in Zhongshan County in the south of Yunzhou.

Yan Shuangying traveled day and night and finally arrived in Zhongshan County after 5 days.

Zhongshan County is also the ancestral home of Su Zhengyang's brother-in-law Wang Xiangdong. The Wang family is considered to be the most prominent wealthy family in the local area. The family is prosperous and all the brothers of Wang Xiangdong's generation are promising. In addition to Wang Xiangdong serving as the commander of the regular troops in the Yan faction of warlords, Wang Xiangdong's eldest brother Wang Xiangbei is the director of the Government Affairs Department in Quanshan City.

The ancestral home of the Wang family is located in the middle section of Laobei Street in Zhongshan County. The residence, which covers an area of ​​more than ten acres, is made of red bricks and green tiles, with carved beams and painted rafters, and looks extremely imposing.

The Wang family, with a total of fifty or sixty people, live here on weekdays. Wang Xiangdong is an extremely responsible regiment commander. He stays in the military camp most of the time, eating and living with the soldiers, and occasionally returns home for a visit.

Yan Shuangying led his men straight to the Wang family's ancestral home. After knocking on the Wang family's door, a doorman opened the door.

Seeing the stern-faced Yan Shuangying and the dozen or so big men behind him, the doorman subconsciously felt that this person might have bad intentions.

"Sir, may I ask what you want from our Wang family?"

The doorman looked at Yan Shuangying with a vigilant gaze and spoke slowly.

"I want to see your Wang family's second young mistress, Su Zhenghong. Please let her know."

As Yan Shuangying spoke, he took out a pocket watch from his arms and handed it to the doorman, and slowly said: "Give this pocket watch to your second young lady for a look, and she will know my identity."

The doorman looked at the slightly mottled brass pocket watch on his palm and nodded, "Please wait at the door for a moment. I will go and inform the Second Young Madam now."

"Second Young Madam, the doorman sent a message that someone is looking for you with this token."

The housekeeper of the palace pushed open the door of the accounting office in the palace. Su Zhengyang's sister Su Zhenghong, with a frown on her face and her hair tied up in a high bun, was wearing a blue cheongsam with floral patterns.

Sitting at the desk, holding an abacus in his hand, he was settling the accounts of the shops under the name of the Wang family.

Hearing the housekeeper's words, Su Zhenghong raised his head and said calmly, "Show me the token."

The butler handed over the brass pocket watch, and Su Zhenghong's pupils shrank suddenly. He could tell at a glance that this was a personal item of his younger brother Su Zhengyang, and it was also a gift he had given to his younger brother before.

"Please bring my guests in to the living room. I will meet them in the living room later."

Su Zhenghong's tone was a little hurried, and the housekeeper was also startled. Su Zhenghong usually behaves calmly and always looks nonchalant. This is the first time he has seen Su Zhenghong look so anxious.

Soon, Yan Shuangying was invited into the reception room of the palace.

The servant brought tea and Yan Shuangying sat upright in the chair.

After a while, Su Zhenghong walked into the reception room with graceful steps.

Su Zhenghong looked at Yan Shuangying in front of him and asked, "Are you my brother's man?"

Yan Shuangying responded respectfully, "I am Yan Shuangying, the director of the Northwest Intelligence Bureau under Commander Su. Commander Su had some unpleasant things with the Pang family a few days ago, and he was worried that the Pang family would take action against you, so he asked me to come and take you to the Northwest."

Su Zhenghong frowned and thought for a moment before speaking again: "Isn't he developing his Northwest Revolutionary Army in the northwest? How did he get involved with the Pang family?"

Yan Shuangying patiently recounted the whole story.

Su Zhenghong suddenly realized.

"The Pang family has no real ability at all, but they are better than anyone else at playing these despicable tricks. But as the saying goes, if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. I am now married to Wang Xiangdong of the Wang family. If I follow you to the northwest, I am afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Wang family."

Yan Shuangying said slowly: "Commander Su has already thought of this problem in advance. It is reasonable for you to tell the Wang family that you are going to the northwest to visit your relatives and your brother."

Su Zhenghong also made a prompt decision and said, "Okay, I'll immediately ask someone to invite my husband back and discuss it with him, and then we'll set off."

An hour later, Wang Xiangdong, wearing a military uniform and with a tall figure, slowly walked into the reception room.

"Madam, please send someone to the military camp to call me back. What important matter do you want to discuss?"

"Mayor Liu from the upper echelons came to Zhongshan County these days to inspect the situation of our group and to assign tasks. I'm very busy."

"Please sit down first. I have something to discuss with you."

"This is Yan Shuangying, the director of the Northwest Intelligence Bureau under my brother."

Yan Shuangying stood up and greeted Wang Xiangdong.

"Hello, Captain Wang. Commander Su often mentions you. He says you are a warlord of the Yan faction and the best commander of the younger generation."

Wang Xiangdong frowned slightly, exchanged a few polite words with Yan Shuangying, and then looked at his wife with a thoughtful look.

Su Zhenghong explained the whole story in a calm and steady tone.

After Su Zhenghong finished speaking, Wang Xiangdong thought about it for a moment and then agreed.

"Zhengyang is right. The Pang family is a group of sinister and despicable people. I am also a little worried about you staying in the Wang family's ancestral home in Zhongshan County."

"Let's go to Linzhou in the northwest with Director Yan. I'll talk to the old man about this."

"Okay, I'll pack up and leave with you tomorrow."

After discussing this matter, Wang Xiangdong sat on the chair with a tired look on his face and took a sip of tea. Su Zhenghong did not avoid the presence of outsiders. He walked behind Wang Xiangdong and gently massaged his temples.

In a gentle tone, he asked, "Are you having any troubles again? Tell me and I'll help you think of a solution."

From the conversations and every move between the couple, it can be seen that they are still very much in love.

In fact, Su Zhenghong is completely different from the original Su Zhengyang. The original Su Zhengyang was a dandy boy who spent his days in brothels, drinking and having fun.

However, Su Zhenghong seemed to be born with a heroic spirit and acted decisively and vigorously. All the Su family's businesses in Jiangbei were left to Su Zhenghong to manage.

After marrying into the Wang family of Yunzhou, Su Zhenghong took over all the businesses of the Wang family and managed all the shops and businesses under Wang Jia's name in an orderly and prosperous manner.

She is a truly strong woman.

Whenever Wang Xiangdong encountered any problem that he couldn't solve, he would speak it out and discuss with Su Zhenghong to solve it together.

Yan Shuangying stood up and said goodbye. After Yan Shuangying left, Wang Xiangdong said, "The Governor's Office has issued an order that in a month, the troops of the Jiangbei Pang family will escort a large amount of military aid to Linzhou in the northwest. Let our regiment ensure the safety of the escort troops in Yunzhou. Their escort route happens to pass through Zhongshan County in Yunzhou."