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

Near noon, when the group had just walked down the dam, they saw a group of young men in plain clothes slowly walking towards them, surrounding a middle-aged man with a haggard face and a slightly depressed spirit.

In front of the crowd, Lu Shan jogged all the way, and when he got closer, he reported in a low voice.

"General, Xu Zhenlin is here and he insists on seeing you. No one can stop him."

"It's okay, let him come over."

Zhang Ye nodded calmly. He was extremely disappointed with the culprit who blew up Qujiang River. The little bit of old feelings left in his heart disappeared without a trace.

This kind of guy who ignores millions of people and only thinks about his own interests is not worthy of sympathy at all, let alone being his opponent.

Half an hour later, in a slightly small and dilapidated viewing pavilion near the dam, Zhang Ye was looking at the rushing river with a cigarette in his mouth and an expressionless face. He had no intention of paying any attention to the other party. He just sat there in a daze without saying a word.

Xu Zhenlin naturally understood his intention. He frowned and wanted to speak several times, but he couldn't find the right opportunity. In the end, he could only sigh and speak frankly.

"Chao Rong, I know you hate me, but this is my fate, and this is the path I must go on!"

"Your life? Your path!"

Zhang Ye crossed his legs, looked at the river water that had overflowed below the embankment, and sneered.

"Why should others pay for your affairs? You want to make a comeback, sit on the throne, rule the world and rule the world, that's fine, but why do you have to do such a decisive thing!"

"The common people north of Wulin haven't affected your ability to sit on the throne, have they?"

"Or have you already made plans to negotiate with me in this way?"

Faced with Zhang Ye's interrogation that went straight to the heart one after another, Xu Zhenlin actually breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer so nervous.

"That's right. I want to use this method to force you to negotiate and use it to threaten the Independence Army to support the Duan faction's comeback."

"Lao Xu, have you ever thought about this? This kind of ruthless act is enough to be recorded in history. Even if you can win, don't even think about erasing this dark part of history!"

Zhang Ye's eyes were filled with flames of anger, and the emotions suppressed in his heart were somewhat out of control at this moment. He pointed at the dim sky in the north and shouted angrily.

"Look north, look at the people north of Wulin City. Nearly three million people have been affected by the floods, and the death toll is as high as over 100,000!"

"Just one sentence, just one sentence. With just one damned word, you've displaced millions of people and flooded tens of millions of acres of forest and land!"

"I don't know if the Duan clique can unify Daxia, but I can be sure of one thing: you, Xu Zhenlin, Duan Tianlin, will be recorded on the pillar of shame and cursed by future generations for eternity!"

"It doesn't matter. The person is dead. What's the point of cursing or not?"

Facing his scolding and anger, Xu Zhenlin's eyes flashed with madness, and he shook his head and sneered.

"Since ancient times, victors have been kings and losers have been bandits. History is written by the victors. If we win, bombing Qujiang will completely disappear from history and no one will remember it."

"If we lose, it doesn't matter. Even if they don't bomb Qujiang, the winner won't portray us as positive characters. We're all bad guys anyway, so why would we care about one more crime?"

"Oh, you've fallen into the abyss of power, becoming neither human nor ghost, with no humanity left!"

The last trace of friendship in Zhang Ye's heart completely disappeared with his words and actions.

People with different ideas cannot work together. He didn't know why Xu Zhenlin became like this, but he was sure of one thing: the Duan family's future days would not be easy.

People tend to seek profit and avoid harm. This time, he found Zhang Ye's weak spot and forced him to back down and support the Duan faction's comeback. This risky plan brought them huge gains.

From then on, even if Zhang Ye did not cause trouble for the Duan faction, the bad reputation of bombing Qujiang would be enough to block his way forward and make it difficult for him to take new steps.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. They used thousands of people as bait to force Zhang Ye to compromise and successfully make a comeback.

It seems that he has made a successful comeback and has the capital to fight again.

In fact, without the support and consent of the people, the Duan faction will no longer have the possibility of unifying the country.

You can force the people to bow their heads with the gun in your hand, but you cannot make them convinced.

As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there is resistance!

The evil deeds of the Duan clan are enough to be remembered by all the people of Daxia for the rest of their lives, and they will never be able to achieve unification!

"Since you've said this much, I think there's no need to continue discussing this matter."

Xu Zhenlin didn't want to continue dwelling on the issue of Qujiang. There was no point in talking more about what had already happened. It would only add to his troubles.

"I came here today, firstly, to meet you, and secondly, to talk about the problems in the Central Plains."

"Zhongyuan? What's the problem?"

A hint of doubt flashed across Zhang Ye's eyes, but he immediately reacted and assured him.

"I, Zhang Ye, keep my word. Within ten days at the latest, the territory will be handed over to you!"

"It's probably impossible to take over the Central Plains in ten days."

Xu Zhenlin shook his head when he heard this, stood up and walked to the edge of the pavilion, and said in a deep voice.

"A secret report came from the Yangcheng Nationalist Army. The Eagle Sauce issued the latest combat order, requiring them to dispatch 50,000 troops to support the Central Plains battlefield to prevent the Feng faction from being defeated and completely annihilated by you!"

"Huh, 50,000 people are thinking of stopping me? You guys are really looking down on the Independence Army!"

Zhang Ye clenched his fists, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he sneered.

"Come on, everyone, come over here and have a good fight. It would be a quick fight to the death!"

"I've already delivered the message. How you fight is up to you. I don't care."

Xu Zhenlin turned around and looked at him, then asked.

"There is a problem now, and I need your help and cooperation."

"Say!"

"Zhijiangnan can no longer stay. Jiang Xiansheng has sent three commanders in succession, hoping to take over my command, but I have always made excuses to evade them. If this continues, the 50,000 people I brought from Minfu will most likely be recaptured by the National Army."

Xu Zhenlin asked in a hurried tone, staring at Zhang Ye in front of him.

"Now that our relationship is clear, I want to take someone to Tianjin through this passage!"

"What on earth do you want to do?"

Taking advantage of this topic, Zhang Ye recalled the war in the north, stared at him angrily and scolded him.

"You should be thanking Zhang Zuolin and me for the 100,000 Saibei troops being able to stay until now, but what happened? As soon as they showed up, Duan Tianlin teamed up with Cao Xin to attack the Fengbei Army!"

"I really can't see clearly now. What on earth are you guys in the Duan department trying to do? Do you have to be a troublemaker and offend everyone to feel comfortable?"