Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Fang Jian frowned and said, "Continue to secretly investigate Duan Chengrui. I want to know more about him."

"Yes." Tao Yunong answered excitedly. Being able to investigate Duan Chengrui's position clearly was an important piece of information.

Although Duan Chengrui did not have military power, his political influence and appeal were considerable. If he did not support Li Bingqing, Li Bingqing would definitely have no chance of serving in the next term.

Although Francis Xavier didn't care who would be the next president, he had to know who it was so that he could prepare in advance.

Tao Yunong was about to go down when he suddenly thought of something and said carefully, "Commander, today I saw that the School of Political Science and Law was recruiting students and many girls signed up to participate. Will the military academy also recruit a group of female soldiers?"

"Sure." Fang Jian knew what Tao Yunong meant. He must want to recruit some female soldiers into the Intelligence Department.

He did not rule out female soldiers, but still gave a stern reminder: "In the future, you can recruit female agents, but female agents cannot seduce or force promiscuous relationships."

"Don't worry, Commander. I will definitely supervise strictly." Tao Yunong's expression changed and he quickly assured.

Since female soldiers were mentioned, Fang Jian added: "In military academy training, male and female students are separated. In order to ensure the safety of female students, we need to recruit female soldiers from outside."

"This group of female soldiers is mainly responsible for guarding female cadets at the military academy, the dormitories of female agents in the intelligence department, etc."

Tao Yunong had no objection to this. It was indeed inconvenient to have male soldiers guarding the female students. The only thing he cared about was who would be responsible for recruiting female soldiers and how many would be recruited.

"We will recruit according to the organization of an ordinary regiment and temporarily assign it to the garrison division for management. The enrollment will be handled by you, Fang Guoxuan, and Shao Wenli." As if seeing through Tao Yunong's thoughts, Fang Jian added.

After receiving clear instructions, Tao Yunong left and prepared to discuss the recruitment of female soldiers with Fang Guoxuan and Shao Wenli tomorrow.

After Tao Yunong left, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, so Fang Jian went to the backyard to rest.

Logically speaking, not only the Governor's Yamen, but also the Governor's Mansion was occupied by Fang Ji'an. The Governor's Mansion was much more comfortable than the Governor's Yamen, and Fang Ji'an could rest completely in the Governor's Mansion.

However, Fang Jian gave up Ma Jincen's Governor's Mansion and used it as a temporary military school. The formal military school was under construction and would take at least half a year to complete, so he simply lived in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion.

Li Bingqing's delegation stayed in Nanling for a few more days, during which time Fang Jian met them several times. In the end, it was still Tao Yunong who escorted them.

The convoy stopped at the border between Changhuan and Sanjiang provinces. A troop of four to five hundred people was already waiting on the opposite side.

Tao Yunong got out of the car and said to Wang Fuyuan with a smile: "Secretary Wang, I won't see you off. You are welcome to visit me again next time."

"Okay, okay, Director Tao, if you have the chance to visit the capital, I will definitely take you to visit the capital's splendor and taste the capital's specialties." Wang Fuyuan said politely while standing in front of the car.

The two of them said goodbye, as if they had deliberately forgotten Duan Chenglian, but Duan Chenglian stood aside and sneered, looking at the two people who were pretending to be sympathetic.

After exchanging pleasantries with Wang Fuyuan, Tao Yunong was about to turn around and get in the car when Duan Chenglian's voice came coldly: "Director Tao, wouldn't it be impolite to go back like this?"

Wang Fuyuan stopped, turned around and looked at Duan Chenglian with a frown, wondering what he was up to.

"Why, Mr. Duan, do you have any advice for me?" Tao Yunong did not take Duan Chenglian seriously and said disdainfully.

Duan Chenglian sneered, and with a dozen guards beside him, he retreated into the welcoming team. He said confidently: "It's not a question of seeing you, but I've taken a liking to your convoy. Please keep it, otherwise I won't guarantee your safety."

Duan Chenglian really wanted to humiliate Tao Yunong, but now was not the time. His target was the car team.

Only forty trucks were dispatched to escort the delegation, and the escort consisted of a guard company and twenty intelligence agents.

The reason why Duan Chenglian wanted these trucks was because Daxin didn’t have a single truck yet. This means of transportation was not only convenient but also very practical, so he couldn’t help but take action.

Although the trucks were not expensive, costing only a few thousand silver dollars, Daxin could afford them. But if Daxin wanted to buy them, it had to find someone who could sell them and transport them over.

A truck costs thousands of silver dollars, and shipping across the ocean is troublesome and the transportation cost is also very high. The reality is that the Daxin government is willing to pay for it, but it can't buy it, so how can Duan Chenglian not be jealous.

"Heh, Mr. Duan wants to rob?" Faced with this situation, Tao Yunong was not panicked at all. He waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers with guns raised surrounded him.

The hundreds of people who were responding from the opposite side immediately surrounded them with guns raised. It was obvious that these troops were obeying Duan Chenglian's orders.

The diplomatic envoy's delegation consisted of more than sixty people, including fifty guards and more than a dozen staff members.

Among the fifty guards, Wang Fuyuan had thirty and Duan Chenglian had twenty.

Seeing the tense situation, the guards immediately placed Wang Fuyuan and more than ten other staff members in the middle, and slowly moved to the left from the middle of the two opposing sides.

During the move, Wang Fuyuan couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Duan, what do you want to do?"

"What are you doing? Don't you take me seriously? Mr. Tao, I will remember you. Hand over the truck obediently, otherwise you will not be able to bear the consequences." Duan Chenglian said proudly.

More soldiers jumped off the trucks and pointed their guns at Duan Chenglian's group, while Tao Yunong slowly retreated behind the soldiers and said, "Master Duan, tell your men to put down their guns, or you won't be able to bear the consequences."

"Secretary Wang, I hope the Northern government can give us an explanation for this matter."

Wang Fuyuan's face looked extremely ugly, but he had already cursed Duan Chenglian countless times in his heart.

He had just reached an agreement with Francis Xavier and obtained his support, but the northern government's army attacked his subordinates in the blink of an eye. How would Francis Xavier think of this, and how would other warlords view the government?

Wang Fuyuan immediately expressed his opinion: "Don't worry, Director Tao, I will report this matter to the President truthfully."

Seeing Tao Yunong counting three, two, one, Duan Chenglian didn't care at all. He didn't think Fang Jian's troops dared to fire first and thought they were just trying to scare him.

When he was in Nanling, Duan Chenglian was still worried that the other party would deal with him, because he had no ability to resist in Nanshan.

After leaving Nanshan Province, he had a battalion of troops around him, so he was not afraid of Fang Jian'an of Nanshan Province, who was just a local warlord.

"Three... two... one, fire."

When Tao Yunong counted to one, seeing that the soldier on the opposite side was still holding his gun, Tao Yunong decisively ordered him to shoot, while he himself hid behind a truck.

"Da da da……"

The two sides were only twenty meters apart, and under the submachine gun fire, the opposing troops fell down in large numbers.

Seeing the soldiers opening fire without hesitation, Duan Chenglian was frightened and hid backwards in a panic. The guards around him also protected him closely.

In a panic, Duan Chenglian fell to the ground, but was helped up by the guards. He stumbled and ran to hide behind a ridge on the side of the road, shouting loudly: "Fight back, fight back."