Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

If Fang Ji'an is not punished, not only will the warlords laugh at him, but the government forces will also be dissatisfied.

On the contrary, if he attacked Nanshan Province in a big way, it would be very beneficial to Fang Ji'an and Li Bingqing.

It was his own people who were at fault, and he took the initiative to stir up trouble. Both Fang Jian and Li Bingqing became victims, and he was the one to take the blame.

If you really do that, not only will you not vent your anger, but you will also help them out.

When Li Anguo reported Wu Lihuang's attitude, Cao Yuangui couldn't help but hold his forehead and said, "Arrange someone to go to Nanling to discuss the redemption of the captives."

"Yes, Governor."

After Li Anguo left, Cao Yuangui sighed and felt very troubled by this matter. It was not about redeeming the captives, which were all trivial matters. What he really cared about was how to treat Fang Ji'an.

Cao Yuangui belonged to Li Bingqing's camp, and of course he knew the benefits of gaining the support of warlords and senior military officers to Li Bingqing.

The situation became very difficult after the exchange of fire. If this had happened before he accepted Franciscan, he would have suggested going to war with Franciscan without hesitation.

But this happened after acceptance. It is impossible for you to accept it and then take action against it.

At the same time, in the capital, Duan Chengrui and Li Bingqing also received news from Nanshan Province, which was sent by Wang Fuyuan via telegram.

Li Bingqing looked at Duan Chengrui with complicated eyes: "Old Duan, how do we deal with this?"

"I will contact Lord Yuan and ask the Fang family to go to Nanshan Province to redeem Cheng Lian in the name of visiting Fang Jian." Duan Chengrui looked relatively calm, and did not hide his relationship with Yuan Shiting.

Li Bingqing sighed, but did not embarrass Duan Chengrui. He just waved his hand and said, "You can go down."

Acting as an undercover agent in Li Bingqing's camp, Duan Chengrui felt very complicated. He sighed and turned to leave.

After Duan Chengrui left, Li Bingqing felt a headache and was troubled by the difficulty of handling this matter. This matter not only involved him and Yuan Shiting's camp, but also concerned the relationship between the warlords and the government army.

If we are not careful, not only will we lose the support of the people, but we may also cause a greater division.

The Northern Government has twelve armies, fourteen divisions, and five hundred thousand men. The combined strength of the warlords in various places is six hundred thousand men, and of course if you include the unincorporated troops, there are certainly more.

Although the warlords had many troops, they were not as elite as the government army and their weapons were advanced. Moreover, the new army in the south was also eyeing them covetously, which made the situation balanced.

Once the balance is broken, the consequences will be unpredictable.

After thinking for a moment, Li Bingqing said to the secretary beside him: "Send a telegram to Nanshan, ordering Fang Jian to hand over the murderer and apologize to Sanjiang Province."

"Yes." The secretary heard the order and did it without any hesitation.

Li Bingqing had seven or eight secretaries, and the number of secretaries was constantly changing, either transferred in or out from other places, but there was only one secretary general.

After receiving the telegram from the Northern Government, Tao Yunong hurried into Fang Jian's office and said, "Commander, something has happened."

He has to be in a hurry. He is the one in charge of this matter. Isn't this targeting him?

"Yunnong, don't panic. Tell me what happened slowly." Fang Jian couldn't help laughing when he saw him like this.

Tao Yunong didn't say much and handed the telegram directly to Fang Jian.

After reading the telegram, Francis sneered and said, "Protest to the Northern government and accuse them of their atrocities. Not only that, but also report the whole incident to the whole country."

In Fang Jian'an's opinion, Li Bingqing handled this matter in a very confused manner.

Doing so might protect the authority of the northern government, but it would be unfriendly to Li Bingqing.

He will not gain much support from the top military officials and will also make many warlords who support him dissatisfied.

Let’s talk about the top government military officials first. Those who already support him will not think highly of him because of this incident, and those who do not support him will not change their attitudes because of this.

It’s different for the warlords who support Li Bingqing. They support you just for their own interests and safety.

After relying on you, my safety cannot be guaranteed and I will be blamed if something goes wrong. Who can accept this?

Of course, the most important thing is that this incident was very unfriendly to Fang Ji'an, and alienating Li Bingqing was inevitable, but what would happen next? How to deal with the relationship with the northern government, whether he would be attacked by the northern government, etc., were all uncertain.

Of course, Francis Xavier was not too worried. Even if he would go to war with the northern government because of this, it would not happen in a short period of time.

Whether it is preparing for war or mobilizing supplies, it will take a lot of time, which is enough for Fang Jian to deal with it.

"Yes, Commander." Seeing that Fang Jian had no intention of throwing him out, Tao Yunong felt much more relieved.

At the same time, Fang Jian asked Fang Guoxuan to intensify the training of troops and let the garrisons in Changhuan and Xinyuan prepare for the defense of Sanjiang Province.

After Tao Yunong sent a telegram to protest to the northern government, he reported the whole incident to the whole country, causing an uproar.

This incident not only caused warlords in various places to feel insecure, but even within the government, many people were dissatisfied with Li Bingqing's handling of the matter.

Of course, Fang Jian also has to thank Li Bingqing. If Li Bingqing had not blamed him but comforted and compensated him, when the matter became a big deal, Fang Jian would have been the object of everyone's dissatisfaction.

After all, it is natural for the general public to yield to the strong and sympathize with the weak.

When the new army pacified the capital, Jiang Changkun, Lin Zongde, Xu Weigong, and their respective confidants gathered together.

Jiang Changkun tapped the table with his fingers and said seriously, "Zongde, Weigong, what do you think about this matter in Nanshan Province?"

"This is an opportunity. We should be prepared to send troops to Sanjiang Province." Lin Zongde stated.

Xu Weigong shook his head and said, "Zongde, don't be anxious when things happen. Regardless of how this matter will develop, attacking Sanjiang at this time will easily reunite the northern government."

"Yes, what Weigong said makes sense." Jiang Changkun also agreed with this.

Hearing this, Lin Zongde's face showed anger. Jiyang Province belonged to Lin Zongde's jurisdiction. Every time he sent troops to Sanjiang Province, he would be stopped by the two men.

Although there were various reasons for blocking them, the most fundamental reason for the two was naturally to prevent Lin Zongde from expanding his strength.

Since most of the logistical supplies had to be supplied through Jiang Changkun, he could only endure it every time.

Lin Zongde still refused to give in and said, "Even if we don't mobilize the troops, we should prepare supplies for the expedition. If something big happens in the north, it will be too late to respond."

"I have no objection." This time Xu Weigong did not object.

Jiang Changkun still very much wanted to launch a Northern Expedition, but he did not want Lin Zongde and Xu Weigong to increase their strength during the Northern Expedition.

Since Xu Weigong and Lin Zongde both agreed to prepare supplies for the expedition, Jiang Changkun also agreed.

Four days later, Wang Fuyuan and his party arrived in Linjin and took a train to the capital, arriving there two days later.

"Mr. President, how could you give such an order?" After getting off the car, Wang Fuyuan ignored his fatigue and hurried to the Presidential Office to meet Li Bingqing.

During these days, Wang Fuyuan was on the train and did not know much about the situation. It was not until he got off the train and bought a newspaper that he learned that the incident had become a hot topic.