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

"Don't worry about food and drink. We, the Independence Army, can't guarantee anything else, but we will definitely not fool you when it comes to food and drink."

Zhang Beifa put the vest on his shoulders, stood up and assured with a smile.

"Every day, trains carrying food arrive from the three provinces of Eastern Shandong. Food comes before ammunition."

"Hahaha, sir, now that you've said that, we feel at ease. We don't want anything else in this life except to have a few full meals."

The surrendered soldiers laughed in unison.

They are quite pitiful, all of them are from poor families, and some of them were even forced to join the army.

They lived in uncertainty every day, the army did not pay them, they were not well fed, and yet they had to rush forward to fight. With that kind of life, anyone with a little courage and brains would consider running away.

"Commander, urgent message!"

At the edge of the trench, the signalman spoke breathlessly, carrying the order that had just been received.

Zhang Beifa hurriedly climbed up the trench, took the telegram and took a glance at it.

There were only a few words on it, but the content made him extremely excited.

[Urgent telegram from the Marshal's Headquarters: The Fourth Army will switch from defense to offense and quickly eliminate the enemy in northern Central Plains!]

"Great! That's great news!"

Zhang Beifa held the telegram in his hand, his mouth almost stretched to his ears with joy. He ran excitedly to the rear command post and hurried to prepare for battle deployment.

Now, the battle of Zhili Province has begun. Zhang Ye's idea is very simple. He orders the Fourth Army to seize the time to defeat the 50,000 enemy troops in front of them, and then immediately turn around and gather in the southern part of the Central Plains to prepare for a decisive battle.

Although the Fourth Army is outnumbered by the enemy, Zhang Ye has confidence in them and believes that these young men can break through the enemy's defense line within three to five days.

After all, they have the advantage of mechanical troops and artillery fire. It is definitely impossible to wipe out 50,000 people, but it should not be difficult to defeat the enemy.

……

That night, a special train came speeding from the northwest of Huishan, passing quickly in the dark night.

Inside the carriage, behind the ornately decorated office desk, Zhang Ye lay in a chair with his eyes narrowed, staring blankly at the blurry scene outside the window.

He has been busy since yesterday. After leaving Zhijiang, he immediately boarded a special train heading straight to the Central Plains. He wanted to rush to the front-line command center before the decisive battle and personally participate in the battle.

The Feng faction, the National Army, and Feng Yuxiang who had been hiding in Hedong Province, all forces have focused their attention on Zhongyuan Province. If he doesn't watch such a fierce battle on the scene, he will always feel uneasy.

"Marshal, get some sleep. You haven't slept for more than three hours since yesterday."

Lu Shan came closer with red eyes and persuaded in a low voice.

Zhang Ye, who was lost in thought, turned around when he heard the voice, glanced at the clock on the wall, and found that it was already past one in the morning. He then looked at Lu Shan's red eyes and laughed softly.

"You're not even as good as me. I'm afraid you haven't slept for an hour."

"I'm not sleepy, but you're just trying to hold on. How can it be the same?"

Lu Shan rubbed his face and said with all his strength.

"Oh, I'm afraid you said it the other way around."

Zhang Ye stretched, nodded at him and gave instructions.

"Go to sleep. I'm fine. I'll be alone for a while. Don't get too sleepy."

"I'm really not sleepy!"

Lu Shan stared with his eyes wide open, still stubborn.

As the Marshal's personal bodyguard, he is very clear about his duties and tasks. The boss hasn't slept yet, so even if you really put him on the bed, this guy won't be able to sleep well.

"How about... accompany me to go somewhere else?"

Zhang Ye looked around the closed office and said with a smile on his face.

"Walk around? Do you want to stop?"

Lu Shan was slightly stunned, then pointed outside the window and said uncertainly.

"It's out in the middle of nowhere, there's not much to see. Let's wait until the next stop to have some fun."

"I can also notify the local government in advance and ask them to prepare some special wine and food."

"What kind of food and drinks? Come with me."

Zhang Ye showed a mysterious smile, waved his hand, walked out of the room and walked towards the back of the carriage.

Seeing this, Lu Shan was also confused. He didn't know what he was going to do, so he quickly called two guards to follow him.

Ten minutes later, at the top of the carriage, above the curved roof, Zhang Ye sat on the ground, feeling the night breeze, with an expression of enjoyment on his face, and laughed.

"It's nice, isn't it? This place is much more comfortable than the car, and it's quite cool."

"It's cool, but it's not safe. If we run into a tunnel, we'll all be minced into a pulp."

Lu Shan stepped on the curved roof of the car and spoke in an inappropriate manner.

At the same time, this guy was not idle either. He notified the train conductor to slow down the speed and arranged for a number of guards to go on the roof to keep a close watch, in order to prevent unknown risks and obstacles, wires and the like.

"You, you need to relax a little after being tense all day."

Zhang Ye sat on the roof of the car, the night wind blowing his thick hair, his clear and bright eyes gazing at the starry sky, and he smiled unconsciously.

"After all, we're all still young. Even though we run a huge business, we can't be as steady as those old guys, nor can we endure loneliness as well as they can."

"Why, Marshal, are you lonely?"

Lu Shan came closer and joked in a low voice.

He didn't dare to say such things out loud like a fool.

"It is indeed lonely, but the loneliness I am talking about may be different from the one you are talking about."

Zhang Ye glanced at his obscene smile and guessed that this guy was up to no good.

To be honest, when he was in Jingshan County, he would occasionally have some physical impulses and would want to find an opportunity to relieve his loneliness from time to time.

After occupying the three provinces of eastern Shandong, he really no longer had any thoughts in this regard. It was not that he was incapable, nor that he did not like women.

It's because I'm under too much mental pressure and have absolutely no interest in that area, not even the desire to think about it.

His biggest dream now is to be able to sleep soundly, thinking about nothing, asking nothing, and sleeping soundly for days and nights.

"Hey, even if that's what I thought, it's normal. After all, you're only in your twenties. It's perfectly normal to want a partner."

Lu Shan sat beside him, grinning and started chatting.

"Look at those people of status and position. Which one of them doesn't have three wives, four concubines, and a bunch of concubines? Even those small warlords with only a few thousand men under their command live like local emperors. With their scale, you can definitely marry a hundred wives without any problem."

"Oh, marrying a hundred women is a pipe dream. I'm so busy every day, there's no woman around me, not even a bitch."

Zhang Ye shook his head and laughed. When he thought about it carefully, he felt that the people around him were really plain, just gentlemen. It was really hard for him to meet someone of the opposite sex.

"The bitch is fine. I'll find one and send it over tomorrow."

Lu Shan blinked and teased.

"Fuck you, no matter how horny I am, I'm not worthy of a dog!"

Zhang Ye smashed a big dice on his head, laughing and scolding him.