Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

It was not until noon that Fang Jian entered Nanling City and moved into the Governor's Office.

Fang Guoxuan and Tao Yunong hurried into the lobby. Fang Guoxuan reported to Fang Ji'an, "Commander, the results of the battle have been counted."

Although the results of this battle were very brilliant, many soldiers were also sacrificed.

"Go ahead." Fang Jian sighed. Although he knew that there would be casualties in war, he was still very sad to see the casualties of his soldiers.

Fang Guoxuan did not dare to hesitate and took out the document and read it out: "In this battle, a total of 4017 enemies were killed. Among them, 1762 were from Zheng Zhifan's army, 1441 were from Ma Jinwei's newly formed division, and 814 were from Ma Jincen's guard regiment."

"A total of 4471 prisoners were captured, 65 Daxin XI-type guns, 51 old sleeve guns, 20 heavy machine guns, and light machine guns were seized."

"There are actually light and heavy machine guns. How many casualties have the troops suffered?" Fang Jian was really surprised this time. Fortunately, Ma Jinwei's troops were not well-equipped, otherwise their side would have suffered greater losses.

Speaking of casualties, Fang Guoxuan's expression became more serious: "876 soldiers were killed in the battle."

"Among them, the Guard Division had 236 casualties, the Second Division had 314 casualties, and the First Division had 326 casualties. The Guard Regiment of Ma Jincen engaged in a firefight with the First Regiment of the Guard Division. The other side was equipped with light and heavy machine guns, so the losses were relatively heavy."

When Fang Jian heard that 236 people of the Guard Division were killed, he was incredulous. How could the number of casualties of the Guard Division catch up with that of the New Army?

Fang Jian was relieved when he heard that the one engaging in the firefight with the Guard Division was Ma Jincen's Guard Regiment, and that the other side also had light and heavy machine guns.

"There are more than a thousand injured soldiers in the entire army," Fang Guoxuan added.

Fang Jian felt that since Nanling had been taken, the future government would definitely be located in Nanling, so he said, "Move some of the medical staff of the field hospital to Nanling."

"We will gather doctors and nurses in Nanling and set up a field hospital headquarters. Let's call the hospital: Nanling Field Hospital."

The reason why all the field hospitals were not moved to Nanling was because there were still wounded in the hospital. More than a thousand seriously injured soldiers in this battle were being treated in the hospital.

Because Ma Jincen's troops did not have many artillery pieces, there were very few wounded soldiers with missing limbs.

After talking about the war damage, Fang Guoxuan couldn't suppress the smile on his face and said, "Commander, the treasury and Ma Jincen's private property have all been sorted out."

"Oh, tell me about it quickly." Fang Jian was also very much looking forward to these properties.

Fang Guoxuan reported: "The treasury has more than 307 million silver dollars, 8564 large yellow croakers, small yellow croakers, and countless grains, salt, iron and other supplies."

"We seized 2164 Daxin XI-style rifles, 5422 old sleeves, and countless ammunition from the treasury."

Fang Jian was not surprised by this figure, as it was the treasury of a province. Of course, he was more looking forward to Ma Jincen's private property.

Not only had Ma Jincen served as a military commander for several years, he was also an officer of the previous dynasty, so his private property must have been considerable.

Sure enough, Fang Guoxuan introduced: "From Ma Jincen's home, we seized more than 1715 million silver dollars, large yellow croaker roots, and small yellow croaker roots."

"As well as valuable jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, land, shops, etc."

"So many?" Fang Jian couldn't help but exclaimed.

The silver dollars and gold alone add up to nearly 40 million, not to mention the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, land and goods, etc., how much would that be if all were added together.

Tao Yunong explained: "Ma Jincen began to exploit the people a few months ago, recruiting soldiers and forcibly conscripting men, making the people of Nanshan miserable."

"Yu Nong, notify all division-level officers to hold a meeting."

Although he had taken over Nanshan Province, there were still a lot of problems that needed to be solved, so Fang Jian did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

After Tao Yunong went to notify, all the division commanders, deputy division commanders, and chiefs of staff arrived soon and sat respectfully in the conference room.

Fang Jianan glanced at everyone and saw the joy on their faces. He said in a deep voice, "Everyone, although we have occupied Nanling, we still face many problems."

Seeing the serious expression on Fang Jian's face, everyone quickly stopped smiling and became a little more serious.

"Although we have taken Nanling, we have not yet dealt with Zhang Guilin in Nanyun City and Cao Bingshen in Huaichong."

"Secondly, we need to face the pressure from the northern government and the new army in the south."

"Finally, we will restore the economy and people's livelihood of Nanshan Province and rapidly develop Nanshan Province."

Zhang Wei looked at everyone and said, "Commander, if the southern government and the northern new army attack us, we only need to defend Changhuan."

"If the pressure is too great, we can abandon Changhuan and retreat to Xinyuan. With the geographical advantage of Xinyuan, it will be difficult for the enemy to break in."

Francis first nodded at this strategy, then shook his head. This was feasible militarily, but politically it would be too disadvantageous.

"In terms of military defense, we can arrange it according to this strategy. Politically, the North and South still have to join forces."

Li Zhongwu asked tentatively: "Commander, should we join the new army?"

In terms of the north and the south, the northern government is stronger than the southern government in terms of territory, economy, and military, but the northern warlords are numerous and powerful, and their troops are numerous but not well-trained, and they cannot coordinate as one, so they are at a huge disadvantage.

Although the new army forces in the South occupied less territory than those in the North, they only occupied seven of the thirteen provinces in the South.

However, the new army in the South not only had the support of the great powers, but its soldiers were also professionally trained and had more advanced equipment, which gave it a clear advantage over the North.

Li Zhongwu thought that Fang Jian would definitely join the more advantageous South.

"No, I plan to join the Northern Government." Fang Jian shook his head slightly.

"It is precisely because the South has obvious advantages that we should fight against the strong with the weak. Otherwise, if the new army wins, we will be worthless."

The New Army was also divided into three factions, and there were constant intrigues among them, otherwise they would have marched north long ago. This led to the fact that although the New Army won most of the Civil Wars, they did not continue to march north.

What Fang Jian didn't say was that it was precisely because the northern government had so many powerful warlords that they could develop with peace of mind.

If I join the South, I will be forced to surrender my territory and reorganize my army in a matter of minutes. What will I have left?

Once they choose to join the new southern army, the northern government will be happy to see itself fighting with the new army.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Fang Jian just ordered: "Yu Nong, you will arrange to send a telegram to the Northern Government to say that we are willing to obey the Northern Government's dispatch."

"At the same time, have Zhuang Jiwu go to the capital to establish relations with the northern government."

All those present were officers and had no objection to this arrangement.

After arranging the first item, Fang Jian ordered: "The first and second divisions, send out troops immediately to attack Zhang Guilin's troops."

"The elite troops of Zhang Guilin should not be underestimated. Nanyun is not a place to charge. You can choose to use artillery to attack and end the battle quickly."

"After destroying Zhang Guilin, we will enter Huai Chong and destroy Cao Bingshen's troops as well."

After receiving the order, Li Zhongwu and Zhang Wei stood up excitedly and replied, "Yes, Commander, we will complete the mission."