Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

The points have returned to 500,000. Although it seems like a lot, it may not be enough if you really want to buy weapons and ammunition.

The next day, Su Lin entered Xing County and reported Zhu Yaoxiang's conditions to Fang Jian.

Fang Jian sneered, "Even though they were beaten and forced to retreat to the city, they still have such a big appetite and such naive ideas."

Even though I was mentally prepared, I didn't expect Zhu Yaoxiang to be so bold in speaking.

50 kilograms of white flour is enough to feed people for two months. This person is simply taking advantage of himself.

"Go tell him that if he wants weapons and food, he can buy them with money. I can sell them to him at market price. If he wants them for free, forget it."

"Yes." After Fang Jian waved his hand, Su Lin saluted and went down.

The next day, Fang Jian waited for Li Defu to arrive and handed over all the seized old weapons to Li Defu for inventory and transportation. Then he led his troops back to Fenglin.

At the same time, the remaining company in Wen County also returned to the Second Regiment and abandoned Wen County.

The trucks of the Third Guard Regiment were not taken away, and many troops were marching on foot, and they were also accompanied by 6,000 prisoners, so the marching speed was relatively slow. It was not until the afternoon of the next day that they returned to Fenglin City.

When Fang Jian returned to Fenglin, Ma Jincen's troops were at their headquarters outside Qingshan City.

A middle-aged man in his forties with an elegant face and fair skin said in disbelief: "Ma Jinwei only brought back more than 400 remnants of the army?"

This middle-aged man was named Liu Minggong. He was the division commander under Ma Jincen and the commander-in-chief of this expedition against Zhu Yaoxiang.

"Yes." The officer next to him nodded solemnly.

Liu Minggong said with an unpleasant expression: "Who is this Fang Ji'an? Do you have any information about him?"

The officer shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. Liu Minggong could only wave his hand helplessly, signaling the officer to go out.

"Commander Liu, if Ma Jinwei was defeated by Fang Jian's troops, then Commander Han Zhifu might also meet with an accident." Yang Yancheng said on the side.

This Yang Yancheng was Zhu Yaoxiang’s former chief of staff.

Liu Minggong was stunned. Although he didn't care about Han Zhifu's division and looked down on its combat effectiveness, it was still a division after all.

Even if they were destroyed, there wouldn't be no news at all, right?

Although they had lost contact with Han Zhifu's troops for several days, Liu Minggong only thought that there was something wrong with the other party's radio and it could not be turned on normally.

After Yang Yancheng's reminder, Liu Minggong had to admit that there was a high possibility that his troops would be wiped out.

Liu Minggong was extremely confused at this time. If he had four divisions facing this situation, he would have been confident enough to defeat Zhu Yaoxiang first and then attack Xing County.

Now there are only two divisions left, and one of their own regiments has been sent to Wenxian.

Thinking of the regiment in Wen County, Liu Minggong exclaimed again: "Not good, Wen County..."

"What's wrong with Wen County? Isn't there a regiment stationed there?" Yang Yancheng asked.

Liu Minggong sighed: "I also equipped that regiment with a radio, but I haven't received any news from them for several days."

"This..." Yang Yancheng didn't know what to say.

Although no news is the best news, more are eliminated.

Weren't Ma Jinwei and Han Zhifu's troops eliminated so quietly?

After thinking for a moment, Liu Minggong immediately shouted, "Quick, the troops will reunite with Division Commander Zheng's troops, temporarily retreat, and report the situation to the military governor."

Yang Yancheng also reacted and felt a little flustered.

He understood what Liu Minggong meant. He was simply worried that Fang Ji'an's troops would suddenly attack them. At present, they only had two divisions and might not be a match for Fang Ji'an and Zhu Yaoxiang.

Moreover, Liu Minggong knew that it was now difficult for them to send reinforcements.

The division in Nanling must not be moved at all, and Cao Bingshen’s division in Huai Chong needs to keep an eye on Zhang Guilin.

"Hahahaha..." When Liu Minggong and Zheng Zhifan's two divisions retreated, Zhu Yaoxiang of Qingshan City couldn't help laughing.

"These people should know that Han Zhifu's troops were annihilated, and Ma Jinwei's troops..."

When Ma Jinwei's troops were mentioned, Zhu Yaoxiang became serious again, thinking to himself, "Could Ma Jinwei's troops really have been surrounded and annihilated?"

"If Ma Jinwei's troops were only attacked, the two divisions outside the city would not have to retreat, but should have gone to reinforce them."

Thinking of this, Zhu Yaoxiang became uneasy. He originally thought that Fang Jianan had some strength, but now it seems that this is called some strength? This fighting power made him feel a little nervous.

"My relationship with Francis Xavier is still good now. If we go to war with him, will I be able to stop him?"

Seeing Zhu Yaoxiang was happy at first, then fell into deep thought, his brows furrowed more and more, and his face became ugly, the adjutant stepped forward and asked, "Commander, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Zhu Yaoxiang's expression quickly returned to calm.

The crisis has been temporarily resolved, and the soldiers should be made happy. If they have a sad face, it will also undermine the morale of the troops.

Zhu Yaoxiang was feeling both happy and distressed, while Ma Jincen from Nanling was angry.

"Boom."

He slammed his palm heavily on the tea table and cursed: "Waste, all waste."

"Since the start of the war, we have lost three divisions. Not only have we failed to eliminate Zhu Yaoxiang, but we have also seen the rise of a certain Fang Ji'an."

After receiving the battle report from the front, Ma Jincen was furious. His adjutant Xu Yunhua and secretary Ma Yulin, who were standing nearby, were so angry that they dared not even breathe.

"General, we need to withdraw our troops now." After Ma Jincen vented his anger and calmed down, his adjutant Xu Yunhua said.

"If Fang Jian and Zhu Yaoxiang join forces to attack, our remaining two divisions will be in danger."

Ma Jincen said angrily: "Where did this Fang Jian come from?"

"They came to my jurisdiction without making any noise, and even formed a team that was able to defeat our regular troops."

"Governor, have you forgotten that at the end of last year you went to the capital and met with the former president..." Xu Yunhua said embarrassedly.

"At that time, the Grand Marshal requested that several local officials be sent to Nanshan Province, and Fang Jian was one of them."

Ma Jincen then remembered that when he went to the capital at the end of last year, he gave up the positions of several mayors and more than a dozen county governors in order to agree to the former president's solicitation.

To this end, the former president provided himself with a lot of weapons and equipment, including heavy machine guns and artillery.

Of course, these weapons were in small quantities and were all equipped to the division that Nanling trusted the most.

Ma Jincen narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You mean, this Fang Jian was the work of the former president, and the occupation of Fenglin was also supported by the former president?"

"Although the governor promised the former president, he may not trust you." Xu Yunhua sighed.

Ma Jincen slammed the table again and said, "What a jerk Yuan Shiting is. He tried to win me over in front of me, giving me money and weapons, but secretly plotted to take over my territory. He is really hateful."

After calming down, Ma Jincen asked, "Yunhua, how do you think we should deal with this?"

"With our current strength, we can only deal with one of them, Zhu Yaoxiang and Fang Jian." Xu Yunhua said helplessly.

"The commander-in-chief should decide whether to win over Zhu Yaoxiang and fight against Fang Ji'an together, or negotiate with Fang Ji'an and fight against Zhu Yaoxiang with all his strength."