The Republic of China: A Letter of Appointment Creates the Most Powerful Warlord

"I don't care how others fight in this battle, but Zhijiang Province must not be lost!"

Xu Zhenlin's sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the conference room, making everyone feel pressured and an indescribable sense of urgency surged in their hearts.

Lao Xu’s idea was very simple, which was to prolong the duration of this war indefinitely, and it would be best if the Independence Army could be exhausted to death on the Zhijiang battlefield.

Anyway, this battle is a trap set by Jiang Xiansheng. No matter whether they win or lose, these Duan family elders will not get any benefits.

Since this is the case, then we will neither win nor lose, and we will just wait it out here. The longer it takes, the better it will be for Xu Zhenlin.

"Mr. Xu, please tell us what to do. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is still quite difficult to defend Zhijiang Province."

Lu Yongxiang couldn't understand why he was so confident. Their heavy armored brigade was no pushover. In just one night, they had already advanced nearly a hundred kilometers.

If they can't come up with a way to contain the enemy and simply rely on piling up human lives, it will probably be difficult to stop the enemy.

"Their current advantage lies in their armored forces. As long as those tanks are shut down, the pace of the Independence Army's offensive will be slowed down several times!"

Xu Zhenlin didn't hesitate. He stood up and walked to the map of Zhijiang Province. Looking at the densely packed markings on it, he set his sights on Wulin City.

"The Independent Army's Heavy Armored Brigade is approximately sixty kilometers away from Wulin City. At their current rate of advance, they will successfully reach the city in about four hours."

Having said that, Xu Zhenlin faced everyone's confused expressions and pointed to the winding waters in Wulin City.

"What we need to do now is very simple. We need to blow up the Qujiang River and use the large amount of river water to stop the tanks' attack."

"Once this plan is successfully implemented, the threat posed by the heavy armored brigade will be resolved."

"Blow up Qujiang!?"

Upon hearing the sound, Lu Yongxiang jumped up from his chair, his small eyes wide open like bells, filled with fear and disbelief.

He never expected that Xu Zhenlin's killing move was so cruel that he would blow Qu Jiang up right away.

You should know that Qujiang River winds its way through Zhijiang Province, and its route covers an extremely wide area.

Not only that, the end of this river is closely connected to the sea. If a gap is formed here by explosion, it will cause catastrophic consequences in an instant.

At that time, no matter what difficult difficulties the independence army will face, the innocent people in Zhijiang Province will inevitably become the first victims of the flood.

This involves the survival of millions or even tens of millions of people!

At this moment, Lu Yongxiang stared at his former superior with mixed feelings in his heart. For a moment, he could not find the right words to describe his almost crazy behavior.

Looking back on the rumors I heard in my early years, they all said that Xu Zhenlin was the craziest person in the Duan faction who would do anything to achieve his goals.

But now that I have witnessed his actions with my own eyes, I realize that the word "unscrupulous" is too euphemistic and implicit to describe him.

This is not unscrupulous, it is clearly ruthless and inhumane! !

"Do you have any other ideas?"

Xu Zhenlin saw the horror in everyone's eyes, but remained calm. He pointed at the Independence Army mark on the map and said in a deep voice.

"I can tell you clearly that if we don't adopt this plan, within half a month at most, you, me, and the hundreds of thousands of brothers below us will all be killed by the Independence Army's guns without a chance of escape!"

"I know what bombing Qujiang means, and I also understand the consequences."

"But I have no choice. If there is any other choice, who would want to be cursed by the people and do such a wicked thing that will be infamous for eternity?"

"But...but this is also..."

Lu Yongxiang hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything.

Deep down, he still agreed with what Lao Xu said.

Zhijiang cannot be lost. If he loses Zhijiang, he will really become a stray dog ​​with no place to stay!

"Okay, old rules, vote!"

At the critical moment, Xu Zhenlin chose to make the final decision by voting.

Blowing up Qujiang River can indeed stop the tank brigade, but it also means that thousands of civilians will suffer from floods.

To be honest, he had already thought of this idea on the way here. The reason why he didn't execute it immediately was because he felt a little guilty about it.

No matter what, they are all the people of Daxia, and the war has caused them great suffering.

Now, in order to delay the enemy's offensive, they are going to blow up Qujiang again. This result is really unfair to the people.

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

"I agree. Bombing Qujiang is the only way to stop the tank brigade. We are in the right place and we are doing our job. We are not wrong!"

"I agree. Future generations will judge right and wrong. We must be responsible for the hundreds of thousands of brothers under us!"

Soon, all the generals who had come with Xu Zhenlin expressed their agreement to this dangerous but unavoidable plan.

As they say, future generations will judge right and wrong.

Since ancient times, the victor is the king and the loser is the bandit, and only the winner has the right to speak!

It is still uncertain who will win or lose in this battle. If the coalition forces win, bombing Qujiang will not only not be a mistake, but will be recorded in history and become a story to be admired by future generations.

"I, I agree!"

In the end, Lu Yongxiang was reluctant to give up this piece of land and gritted his teeth and agreed to this inhumane resistance plan.

There was no other way. Zhijiang was the only place he could stay now. He would definitely not be willing to give up this land unless he had no other choice.

"Okay, since everyone agrees to this plan, let's hurry up and make preparations. We must blow up Qujiang before the Independence Army arrives!"

Xu Zhenlin's face was solemn, and he showed the determination and momentum of a last battle, intending to die in Zhijiang Province.

As long as he is not dead, the independence army will never be able to occupy this place!

……

On the other side, towards Phoenix City in Beijing.

After a night of fierce attacks, the Feng garrison actually withstood the attack of the Fengbei Army and did not retreat a single step.

Since the two sides came into contact, they have been engaged in a fierce stalemate, and the fighting was extremely brutal.

In just one night, the Fengbei Army suffered nearly 3,000 casualties, and despite launching more than a dozen assaults on Feng's positions, they were unable to break through the enemy's positions.

This made Old Zhang at the headquarters very angry. He got up early in the morning and started cursing and scolding his subordinates.

"What about your abilities? What about your skills?"

"Normally, they're all boastful, but now they're really going to do it!"

"Our forces are equally matched, and our equipment is no worse than theirs. Over ten hours have passed, and we haven't even broken through the blockade. What the hell are you doing?!"