Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

"Yunong, tell me slowly what happened." Fang Jian was startled at first, but then he quickly regained his composure.

Tao Yunong calmed down and then introduced: "Commander, Linjin has been under martial law. Be prepared for a war."

"The capital is mobilizing the Third Army to move south and transporting combat supplies to Imjin. Judging from this speed, the war will start within a month."

"Since this battle is inevitable, let's just fight it." Fang Jian said coldly.

"Yu Nong, ask the commanders of each division to come to the conference room for a meeting."

An hour later, Jiang Xuanqi, Fang Guoxuan, Li Zhongwu, Zhang Wei and ten other people sat in the conference room with Tao Yunong and Fang Ji'an.

After Tao Yunong explained the situation, Li Zhongwu said worriedly, "Commander, we have too many new recruits, and they haven't been trained for a long time. If we send them directly, we will suffer heavy losses."

"Why not mobilize the veterans of the First Division, the Second Division, and the Third Division, a total of more than 40,000 people, to fight a decisive battle with the enemy at Changhuan."

"An enemy army has only about 30,000 people, while our division has 20,000 people." Fang Guoxuan said with a smile after hearing Li Zhongwu's suggestion.

"Even if the enemy transfers the Third Army to Sanjiang Province, it is impossible for the Third Army and the Seventh Army to be dispatched at the same time. Don't forget that they also have to guard against Jiyang Province."

"As long as the enemy doesn't send out two armies, we are confident that we can stop the Third Army at Changhuan."

After hearing what Fang Guoxuan said, Fang Jian looked at Tao Yunong and asked, "Yunnong, who are the commander of the Third Army and the commander of the Sanjiang Province garrison respectively, and what are their backgrounds?"

"Commander, the commander of the Third Army is named Zeng He, and he is Li Bingqing's confidant." Tao Yunong did not dare to neglect and immediately introduced him.

"The garrison in Sanjiang Province is the Seventh Army, led by Wu Lihuang, a close confidant of Yuan Shiting."

"The reason why Li Bingqing used military force against Nanshan Province this time was because of the Duan Chenglian incident, which caused him to be criticized within the northern government."

"The decision was made because they couldn't handle the pressure, and the people who were mobilized were also from Li Bingqing's camp. Most people on Yuan Shiting's side were opposed to sending troops."

This information was not a secret in the capital. The agents sent to the capital by the Intelligence Department easily collected it and reported it back.

"In the game between these politicians, although our Nanshan Province is the protagonist, we have become the least valued one." Fang Jian could not help but sneer.

Everyone present was somewhat angry with Li Bingqing. They would win him over when there was profit to be made, and would immediately throw him out when there was no profit to be made.

Since the war was confirmed, Fang Jian had no complaints. He arranged: "Guo Xuan, your first division will quickly assemble and garrison Changhuan."

"There are still three regiments of the Third Division stationed in Changhuan, and they are temporarily under the command of the First Division. The Second and Third Divisions will mix new and old soldiers to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"If the other side sends out two armies, we will need your support."

The former 1st Division that stayed behind in Fenglin, now the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Division, had already returned to Nanling from Fenglin.

Fang Jian looked at everyone and said, "In a few days, the New Kingdom will celebrate the New Year, but the soldiers need to assemble and stand by. There will be no holidays. Everyone needs to comfort the soldiers."

"Yes, Commander." Several division commanders responded.

After the meeting, several division commanders immediately returned to the barracks to mobilize the troops or intensify training. Tao Yunong followed Fang Jian to the office.

Tao Yunong wiped his neck and asked, "Commander, since the two sides have started fighting, what should we do with Duan Chenglian and the people sent by Yuan Shiting?"

"Duan Chenglian is just a small figure, and he is Yuan Shiting's man. The one who attacked us was Li Bingqing." Fang Jian shook his head slightly.

Fang Jian couldn't help but speculate darkly in his heart that maybe Li Bingqing was still hoping in his heart that he could kill Duan Chenglian as soon as possible.

"As for the people from the Fang family and Yuan Shiting, there is no need to take the initiative to contact them for the time being. Let's see what they do first."

After Tao Yunong left, Fang Jian sighed.

Li Bingqing's quick action caught himself off guard. The New Year for the new people was coming soon, and he could not afford to be careless at this time.

If the Northern government launches a sneak attack during the Spring Festival, it will inevitably cause heavy losses to its side.

Although the Intelligence Department provides intelligence, it was established too recently and the information it can obtain is limited.

For example, no one knew whether Li Bingqing had secretly deployed troops, the enemy's firepower deployment, personnel composition, combat effectiveness, etc.

You can only know some general information, such as who a certain senior military official is and who he has a good relationship with.

If the enemy launches a surprise attack during the Spring Festival, it will be difficult to get the news in advance if the secret march does not cause any big noise.

Of course, the enemy is unlikely to launch a surprise attack during the Spring Festival, but we must be prepared just in case.

In an inn, a subordinate reported to Yang Fu: "Mr. Yang, Li Bingqing has prepared to use troops against Fang Ji'an and is currently mobilizing the Third Army."

"It's almost the Spring Festival, right? Li Bingqing is so courageous? Are you sure Li Bingqing will really take action?" Yang Fu asked in surprise.

The subordinate sneered and said, "Mr. Yuan's telegram said that Li Bingqing made a big fuss about this matter. First, he wanted to get rid of the current unfavorable situation, and second, he naturally wanted to make Fang Ji'an surrender."

“Although the Third Army has been mobilized, it has not been sent to Sanjiang Province on a large scale.”

Yang Fu frowned in confusion: "If Fang Jianan didn't bow his head, would Li Bingqing really fight this battle?"

"If Francis could really give in so easily, he wouldn't have protested continuously and even reported the matter to the whole country."

The subordinate disagreed and said, "Maybe he thinks that once he mobilizes the army, Fang Ji'an will surrender. By the way, Lord Yuan means to take this opportunity to win over Fang Ji'an."

"If Fang Jian agrees to pledge allegiance to Lord Yuan and give up some of the power in Nanshan Province, Lord Yuan can take the opportunity to drive Li Bingqing out of power."

Yang Fu also agreed with this view. Although Li Bingqing would certainly find it difficult to win the next election, if he could be driven out of office more than a year in advance, Yuan Shiting could come to power again more than a year in advance.

That afternoon, Yang Fu contacted Zhuang Jiwu in the name of a special envoy, and found Tao Yunong through Zhuang Jiwu.

Under Tao Yunong's arrangement, Yang Fu met Fang Jian at ten o'clock the next morning.

"General Fang, you are young and promising, and you have amazing courage." Yang Fu said politely after meeting.

Fang Jian warmly shook hands with Yang Fu and said, "No, no, it's all the government's support and compliance with public opinion."

"General Fang, what do you think of President Li?" Yang Fu asked with a smile after the two men sat down.

Fang Jian gently shook his head: "I wonder what Mr. Yang means?"

"Alas, General Fang is very enthusiastic about President Li, but President Li treats General Fang like a worn-out shoe." Yang Fu secretly glanced at Fang Jian and sighed.

"General Fang doesn't know yet that President Li has already mobilized his troops to attack General Fang."

Fang Jixian pretended to be shocked and said in surprise: "Ah, how could this be? It's just a small misunderstanding, why do we have to go to war?"

Seeing Fang Jian's performance, Yang Fu shook his head slightly, thinking that the other party was just a young boy.

"As long as General Fang can support Lord Yuan, Lord Yuan will help General Fang solve Li Bingqing's problems."