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

Cangyuan County is a small county located in the northwest of Linzhou and under the jurisdiction of Hutu City.

Because it is located on the edge of the Gobi Desert and the land is barren, it is also a notoriously poor county in Linzhou. The county seat is not large, and the old loess city wall is only more than three meters high. The entire county seat covers an area of ​​only five square kilometers and has a population of only 30,000 to 40,000.

The nearest town or village is more than thirty miles away.

This is a county town on the edge of Linzhou that has been almost forgotten by everyone, and is now also the breakthrough point of the motorized infantry brigade.

There are no regular combat troops of the Guo faction stationed in Linzhou County and its surrounding areas. There is only one county security regiment in the county, which is said to be a regiment-level militia combat unit of 1,500 people. In fact, it is similar to the previous situation in Sanjiang County. Most of the soldiers in the security regiment have been taken up by local wealthy households. In fact, the entire security regiment has less than 500 people and their equipment is very backward.

This is because there are many bandits nearby who come here to borrow food from time to time, so we can reluctantly support such an army. Otherwise, even 500 people would be a luxury.

On a red soil mountain at the edge of the Gobi Desert, Xue Ding was looking at the situation in Cangyuan County through a telescope.

In Xue Ding's opinion, the entire Cangyuan County seemed to be undefended. Perhaps because of the recent tense war, they had sent a few security soldiers to stand guard at the city gate to check the identities of people entering and leaving.

These security guards were all flabby, not even wearing formal military uniforms. They only wore tattered jackets. As the northwest wind howled, their faces turned red from the cold. They kept chopping peppers and rubbing their hands to keep warm, exhaling hot air that emitted white smoke.

He was even wearing straw sandals stuffed with cotton wool, and carrying a very old-looking homemade rifle on his back.

Xue Ding smiled and said, "With this kind of defense, we only need a platoon of soldiers to take over Cangyuan County."

Kuang Qingfeng frowned and said, "Brigade Commander, to be on the safe side, we still have to attack unexpectedly and seize their security regiment headquarters as soon as possible. They must have radio equipment to communicate with the upper level. If we alert them and let the 301st Regiment of the Third Army in Hutu City get the news, we will be out of the game."

Inside the county town, at the Cangyuan County Security Corps’ headquarters, Corps Commander Li Qinghua and all the officers of the security corps gathered in a room. On the stove in the middle was an iron pot, next to it were several plates of vegetables and half a washed and chopped chicken.

Seven or eight people gathered around the stove, putting food into the pot continuously with their mouths full of oil, and drinking strong liquor from small bowls. Their faces were flushed and they were drunk.

One of them joked, "Captain, we are living a life like a god in Cangyuan County. We fight hard on the front line, but we eat and drink well every day. We can even go home and hug our wives and have a good time. I heard that Captain Liu is going to recommend you to serve in a regular combat unit. I say, we don't want to suffer this. It's better to stay here and live a lazy life."

"That's right, the second brother is right. No matter how hard they fight, there are wars everywhere these days. Isn't it wonderful for us to enjoy the wine and the wine today, in this remote place?"

Another person frowned and said, "That's true, but if the Guo faction fails on the front battlefield and the Northwest Revolutionary Army moves north, our good days will be over."

Li Qinghua rolled his eyes in disdain: "Northward? Our Governor Guo is now fighting fiercely with the Fuso people. It will take a long time for the Northwest Revolutionary Army to defeat Guo's faction and march northward. Even if they attack us, we can just surrender and show our ability to be wise. I don't believe he can kill us."

Outside the city, five or six military trucks were driving along the official road. At the city gate, the security soldiers standing guard looked at the approaching military trucks curiously. To them, these were rare objects that they had never seen before.

The car stopped at the city gate. A young officer wearing a black military uniform, black gloves and military boots, who looked very impressive, jumped out of the car and walked up to us with great momentum: "Are you from the Cangyuan County Security Corps?"

The platoon leader of the security regiment who was in charge of commanding the soldiers on guard was slightly stunned and thought to himself, could this be someone sent by the higher-ups?

The regiment commander didn't inform us in advance! But I have never seen their uniforms before. They are different from the uniforms of the Guo-related troops of the 301st Regiment in Hutu City. But I have seen their glamorous rank of major.

The platoon leader bowed and walked forward, asking, "Sir, who are you?"

This officer was none other than Mo Shaohua, the commander of the 16th Regiment under the 12th Brigade. Mo Shaohua put on an arrogant attitude, glanced at the platoon leader and said, "I am Wang Hongfa, the commander of the 319th Regiment from Hanbei City. I have come to your Cangyuan County for an inspection under the order of my superiors."

The platoon leader showed a look of sudden enlightenment. The 319th Regiment was the ace regiment-level combat unit responsible for guarding Hanbei City. The Wang Hongfa in front of him was a real big shot to him.

Logically speaking, the platoon leader should have asked Mo Shaohua to show his officer ID to verify his identity, but on the one hand, he was intimidated by Mo Shaohua's aura, and on the other hand, he could never have imagined that people from the Northwest Revolutionary Army would appear in Cangyuan County.

So he responded without any doubt: "So it's Captain Wang. You are a distinguished guest. You have come to Cangyuan County and brought honor to our security team. I will take you into the city to meet our captain, but what's in your car?"

The platoon leader asked curiously.

Mo Shaohua snorted coldly: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Take me into the city!"

"Yes, yes, I was the one who spoke too much."

The platoon leader smiled wryly and prepared to lead the convoy into the city.

A soldier whispered in the platoon leader's ear: "Platoon leader, the regiment commander and the battalion commander are still drinking in the regiment headquarters. I think we should send someone to notify them first. It would be a shame if they get drunk."

The platoon leader suddenly realized what was going on and gave him an appreciative look.

"I'll leave this matter to you. Run quickly and inform the group leader and the others."

"I'm in a hurry, hurry up!"

Mo Shaohua urged impatiently. Looking at the two neatly dressed guards carrying brand new rifles behind Mo Shaohua, the platoon leader showed a hint of envy in his eyes.

Damn, regular ace troops are different. Even the soldiers under them look like decent human beings. I’m afraid I’ll never get to touch their equipment in my lifetime.

"I'll take your car and show you the way."

Mo Shaohua nodded, got into the driver's seat of the first car, opened the window and shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Get in quickly."

In this way, a military truck of the motorized infantry brigade carrying more than 200 soldiers actually used such absurd means to swagger into the city, and under the leadership of the enemy's platoon leader, rushed towards the security regiment's base.