Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

At the Meng family, Meng Huaisen said with a sinister smile: "Brother, this new county chief acted without a word, which shows that he doesn't take us seriously."

"Young people are always full of youthful vigor." Meng Huailin shook his head slightly.

Meng Huaisen asked: "Then we do nothing?"

"What do you want to do?" Meng Huailin glanced at Meng Huaisen indifferently, with a shrewd look.

"They are so numerous and powerful, are you going to fight them with your strength?"

Meng Huaisen said dissatisfiedly: "The only ones with guns in the city are our big families and the police station. Looking at the exchange of fire, they are not going to attack the police station, right?"

"So what if they take over the police station? Most of the policemen inside are Liang Ji's people." Meng Huailin shook his head slightly, feeling helpless that his brother could not calm down.

"If he takes over the police station, he will have to maintain law and order and guard the city gates. There will be fewer people available, so our chance will come."

Meng Huaisen was still unconvinced: "They have recruited more than 300 people in the past few days. Can't these people be used after a little training?"

"They have no weapons, they are just farmers. They will be scared out of their wits with a little intimidation. There is nothing to worry about." Meng Huailin couldn't help but laugh.

"The three of us together have more than a hundred guns and three or four hundred people. Even if Fang Jianan wants to secure his position as county magistrate, he needs to rely on us."

Although he felt that what Meng Huailin said made sense, Meng Huaisen was still angry: "Are we just going to ignore Liang Ji?"

"Of course we can't do nothing. We still have to teach him a lesson." Meng Huailin said with a smile.

"Most of them are on the move, so the defense of their base must be empty. Weisen, take your men to attack his base and cause him some trouble."

"Francisco's regular troops have less than 200 men, and the militia has been disbanded. Even if they recruit some new soldiers, they don't have much combat effectiveness. I think there won't be many people left in the garrison."

Hearing Meng Huailin's order, Meng Huaisen was eager to try and said, "Okay, brother, don't worry, I will definitely give them a good beating."

"By the way, should we send someone to the police station to support Liang Ji?"

"No need. The other party must have sent their main force to attack the police station. Even if we bring people to reinforce, it will not be of any use." Meng Huailin shook his head.

Meng Huailin led seventy or eighty guards of the Meng family, armed with more than fifty long and short guns, and some people holding sticks, and rushed towards the militia’s base.

In this era, although the cost of guns is not outrageous, the price of circulating guns is very high.

A Taisho Type 60 rifle that cost silver dollars could be sold for silver dollars outside. In some places, it was even sold for silver dollars, but there was still no demand.

Therefore, although the three major families are wealthy and powerful, and each family provides more than a hundred guards, less than half of them actually carry guns.

当孟怀林带人靠近驻地的时候，就被侦查班的士兵发现。现在驻地就剩下传令兵3人、医疗兵2人、掷弹组16 人、机枪班15人、工兵组3人、侦察班15人，总共54名战士。

A soldier from the reconnaissance squad came to Wei Hanzhou and reported, "Sir, a group of unknown people have arrived, about a hundred of them."

In order to avoid accidental injuries, all soldiers approaching the garrison would use flashlights to signal or call out in code words, and only continue to approach after checking. As these people approached, the reconnaissance team naturally discovered something unusual.

"Great! Let's gather all the brothers in the front yard and prepare to meet the enemy." Wei Hanzhou suddenly became excited. Finally, there was a battle to fight.

Although Wei Hanzhou only has three stars in command ability, it is more than enough for him to command more than fifty people.

"Da da da..." Meng Huailin led his men closer to the militia’s base and was about to lead the charge when the sound of machine guns was heard.

Under the machine gun fire, because the people led by Meng Huailin were standing relatively close together, they were immediately killed or wounded.

Meng Huailin immediately hid in the corner and shouted loudly: "Brothers, fight for me, rush into the militia station, and each of you will be rewarded with ten silver dollars."

Although he shouted like this, he was still a little disappointed. He was only equipped with more than a dozen box guns and forty rifles. How could he fight back when the other side used machine guns?

He just hoped that there were fewer people on the other side and that his people would have better luck and be able to shoot down the enemy's machine gun.

Wei Hanzhou led the remaining soldiers to the front yard and ordered, "Throw three rounds of grenades, and then the machine gun squad will rush out with me."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"Ah, ah, ah..."

As the grenade exploded, screams were heard outside the door.

Wei Hanzhou said loudly: "Listen, people outside the door, if you surrender, you won't be killed, brothers, kill them."

After saying this, Wei Hanzhou led the machine gun squad to launch a charge.

"Sir, don't kill me. I surrender."

Meng Huailin led seventy or eighty people. At the beginning, several of them were killed by machine guns, and many were killed or injured by grenades. When they saw the opposite side launching a charge, many of them immediately knelt down and surrendered.

"Asshole." Meng Huailin couldn't help but curse inwardly when he saw this.

He also knew that he had no chance, so he didn't dare to stay and immediately fled with a few close confidants.

Wei Hanzhou captured more than 40 prisoners, among whom more than 10 were injured. He ordered: "Collect the weapons from the prisoners, find a room to lock them up, and have the injured treated urgently by medical soldiers."

After giving these instructions, Wei Hanzhou curled his lips. The enemy in this battle was too weak, which made him feel unsatisfied.

When Wei Hanzhou walked into the hall, Fang Jian asked, "Hanzhou, how is it, have you figured out who attacked the base?"

"These are the guards of the Meng family. They are quite brave." Wei Hanzhou said disdainfully.

Then Wei Hanzhou asked: "Commander, should we take action against the Meng family now?"

He felt that since the Meng family had taken action, it would be legitimate for him to lead people to take down the Meng family.

"No rush, let's wait until the situation stabilizes." Fang Jian shook his head.

Now that most of the people have been sent out, there are not many people around, and it is not worth the loss to take action now. Moreover, we have to consider the attitudes of the other two families. What will the other two families think if we take action against the Meng family?

It is best if they keep quiet. If they start to cause chaos, it will be difficult to deal with them as some of them have guns.

Although I am stronger than them and their strength does not pose a threat to me, causing unrest is not good.

In the early hours of the morning, most of the troops from the first and second platoons returned to their bases, with only a few guarding the county government and the warehouse.

Fang Jian instructed Fang Guoxuan, "Guoxuan, send someone to inform the three major families and government officials that I will officially take office as county magistrate tomorrow and invite them to discuss the development plan of the county."

"Yes." After Fang Guoxuan left, Fang Jian took the time to rest for a while. He had been guarding for half the night and was already very sleepy.

After receiving the news of tomorrow's meeting, both the Zhang and Liu families agreed.

Meng Huailin, the head of the Meng family, was still a little hesitant. Meng Huaisen asked, "Brother, what should we do? Will Fang Jianan come after us?"

Meng Huailin was also a little unsure. The other side was strong in men and horses, while his own strength was greatly weakened. It was obviously unreliable to rely solely on the support of the other two families.