Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

The Second Division moved north through Jieshan County and entered Nanfeng City. It was like entering an empty land. Before they could even use their artillery, the enemy surrendered or fled.

In just four days, they captured four counties and arrived at the city of Nanfeng.

There is a security corps stationed in Nanfeng City, with nearly a thousand people, which is considered to be quite powerful.

But facing the huge army outside the city, the security chief was so scared that he was trembling all over.

He stammered, "Mayor, sir, what should we do now?"

"Captain Wang, Nanfeng City is handed over to you. I will go to Nanling to ask for help now. You must hold on." The mayor of Nanfeng was also trembling with fear at the scene outside the city.

The head of the security team cursed in his heart, this guy is really a piece of shit, you ran away and asked me to stay, what's your intention?

Regardless of the fact that the other party was his immediate superior, the head of the security team angrily said, "Mayor Liu, you are not going to escape from the battlefield, are you?"

"No, I'm just thinking about my brothers." The mayor dared not admit it and quickly denied it.

"The enemy is strong. If we don't spread the news, even if Nanfeng City falls, the governor will still be kept in the dark and we will become criminals."

Despite what the mayor said, the security chief knew in his heart that he was looking for an excuse to escape. Of course, the security chief himself also wanted to run away.

The Second Division troops were setting up artillery under the city. At this time, Deputy Division Commander Sun Yuhua and Chief of Staff Yu Hui came to Zhang Wei together.

Sun Yuhua said: "Commander, we cannot fire the cannons, even though we can quickly capture Nanfeng using the cannons."

"But after the bombardment, not only will the city wall be damaged, making it more difficult for us to defend it in the future, but it will also cause accidental injuries to the residents in the city."

Cannon attacks cannot be completely targeted. Even if you fire twice in a row at the same location, the landing points of the shells may be different.

When bombarding the city walls, there is a high possibility that the shells will fall into the houses inside the city.

"Not using cannons will increase casualties among soldiers," Zhang Wei sighed.

Zhang Sheng, a regiment commander standing nearby, said confidently: "Division Commander, if you let me lead the attack, I will definitely blow up the city gate with explosive packs to allow the troops to enter the city smoothly."

Zhang Wei glared at Zhang Sheng fiercely. How dare this fool think of this? He didn’t even think about the danger of doing so, even though he was already the head of the group.

"Commander, why don't we make some equipment to climb the city walls first and then let the troops launch a night attack," Sun Yuhua suggested.

Zhang Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard Sun Yuhua's suggestion: "Commander, leave the matter of climbing the city to me. I will make sure we can take the city."

"Division Commander, those in the city are just security forces, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. We can give the deputy division commander's suggestion a try." Yu Hui also spoke from the side.

Zhang Wei thought for a long time and finally made a decision: "Then prepare the equipment to climb the city and launch a night attack tonight."

"If the night attack fails, we will launch another assault tomorrow. If that still fails, we will have to bombard it with artillery."

Seeing Zhang Wei agree, Sun Yuhua and Yu Hui were both very happy, not to mention Zhang Sheng standing beside them. He thought that he was the most suitable person to carry out the night attack, since he was the strongest soldier in the entire division.

The mayor and the head of the security team on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the soldiers below the city begin to set up camp.

The mayor glanced at the head of the security team and said, "Captain Wang, you stay on the city wall first. I have some official business to attend to."

After saying this, the mayor went down the city wall and left without waiting for the security chief's reply.

"You stay here and I'll go patrol the other city walls." The security chief rolled his eyes and said to an officer on the city wall.

After saying this, the security chief disappeared in a flash.

The soldier next to the officer asked, "Boss, Wang is trying to run away, what should we do?"

"You go and keep an eye on him. If the man named Wang really runs away, we will surrender to the troops under the city." said the officer hatefully.

The soldier hesitated and asked, "What if the troops below the city enter and plunder the city?"

"The enemy has more people, it's only a matter of time before they break into the city. If we resist more fiercely, they will plunder more fiercely if they want to." The officer sighed.

The soldier had no choice but to descend from the city wall and secretly follow the head of the security team.

As expected, the mayor of Nanfeng and the head of the security team fled the city one after another.

That night, when the Second Division troops were preparing for a night attack, Zhang Wei received news that the people in the city wanted to surrender.

The guard brought a soldier from the security regiment into the headquarters, and Zhang Wei asked, "Do you want to surrender?"

"Our leader said that we can surrender, but you are not allowed to loot the city." The soldier nodded.

Zhang Wei said seriously: "The duty of a soldier is to defend the country. Our troops will not rob the people's property."

The soldier curled his lips and just listened to what was said, obviously not believing it.

"Why does your commander want to surrender?" Zhang Wei asked puzzledly.

They looked like they were on high alert on the city walls during the day, so why would they surrender at night? Zhang Wei was not afraid of a trap. As long as he entered the city, he would surely be able to take it with his own firepower.

The soldier sighed: "The mayor and the head of the security group have both run away."

Zhang Wei and Sun Yuhua beside him smiled at each other. They were both very glad that there was no bombardment of the city wall during the day.

That night, the troops of the Second Division entered Nanfeng City. Because the security corps surrendered voluntarily, Zhang Wei didn't know how to deal with these people. He could only send a telegram to Fang Jian for instructions early the next morning.

After seeing the telegram, Fang Jian immediately asked someone to call Zhang Wei back, asking those in the security team who were willing to stay and those who were unwilling to stay to be dismissed.

When recruiting new soldiers, those who are willing to stay in the security team must also undergo new soldier training.

Zhang Wei found the officer who surrendered. His name was Zhao Juncai. Zhang Wei said, "Zhao Juncai, the commander has made the arrangements for you. You can make your choice."

The telegram was handed to Zhao Juncai, who read it and said, "Captain Zhang, I am willing to stay and join the new recruits."

"Okay, I can give you the position of a recruit company commander." Zhang Wei was very satisfied with Zhao Juncai's decision to stay.

Zhao Juncai stood up and said excitedly: "Thank you, Master."

The Second Division began to move around Nanfeng, and Zhang Wei personally observed the surrounding terrain.

He chose three places: Gushankou not far from Changye, Jingzhu River near Nanling, and Gepo near Fengxian, to build outer defensive positions, preparing to defend against Ma Jincen's counterattack.

"Ding, congratulations to the host, you have captured a new county town and received a bonus infantry company."

Five system prompts appeared in succession in Fang Jian'an's mind, indicating that Zhang Wei had occupied five county towns in Nanfeng.

Nanfeng has ten county towns. The Second Division had no time to occupy the four county towns north of Nanfeng City as they were busy building fortifications. Feng County in the south was occupied by Ma Jincen's subordinates and could not be occupied either.

The strategic goal of the Second Division has been achieved, and now it depends on how Ma Jincen mobilizes the troops.

Fang Jian's main force had already been prepared, waiting for Ma Jincen's troops to take action so as to launch a thundering attack.