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

"Then...should we continue to move forward with this matter?"

The secretary didn't understand what he meant and reminded him in a low voice.

"Judging from the current situation, the military attaches great importance to that location and has already sent a telegram asking about our handling plan."

"Hmph, are you anxious now?" Cui Yinghua snorted again upon hearing this. He picked up the teacup in front of him and complained in dissatisfaction, "They're here to help suppress the bandits. No matter what their point of view is, we shouldn't make things too awkward."

"Since they value that piece of land, why don't they just go and grab it themselves?"

"Let us step in. This is a stinking cesspool. There's no reward for handling it properly, and if friction arises, we'll easily be blamed."

"Let's wait and see. When there's friction between the two sides, we can talk about this later."

"But if we do this, I'm afraid the military will have objections."

The secretary felt that this approach was extremely risky. If he angered those soldiers, he would suffer the consequences.

"If you have any objections, go find General Feng, go find the President!"

Unexpectedly, Cui Yinghua didn't buy it at all. He slammed the teacup on the table and cursed angrily.

"I've told them more than once that bandits are rampant around Fushui County and asked them to send troops to suppress them, but they all acted as if they didn't hear me and remained indifferent."

"Now that their territory has been occupied, they're getting anxious. What were they doing before? If they had suppressed the bandits earlier, would this have happened?"

"Whoever's anxious should find a solution. We won't get involved in this matter anyway. If anyone asks us again, just say we're still discussing personnel. Don't pay any attention to them!"

"Okay, okay..."

The secretary didn't dare to go against his wishes and had to agree reluctantly.

At times like this, these assistant secretaries are the most uncomfortable. They are caught in the middle and dare not offend either side. They are scolded like grandsons every day, and still have to put on a smile.

There's nothing I can do, this is the job I was assigned to do!

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"Shanzi, stop looking. There's no way out. It's a waste of time to think about it."

In the Jingshan County Office, Zhang Ye sat in front of the chessboard, looking at Lu Shan with a bitter face. He couldn't think of a response for a long time. He was so happy that his mouth was grinning from ear to ear and he started to show off.

"When it comes to playing chess, I'm not afraid of anyone. If you don't believe me, go out and find someone. I'll beat anyone who comes my way. I haven't met an opponent in all these years."

"Wait a minute, don't worry, I'll think about it, there should be another way."

Lu Shan held his head and squatted in front of the chessboard, looking left and right. He hesitated for a long time but couldn't figure out where to move next.

Before the start, he had thought of giving way to Zhang Ye, but when the fight started, he found that he was no match for him at all. This guy seemed to have received professional training and was thinking three steps ahead. Most people were no match for him at all.

"Oh, think about it. Call me when you remember before dinner." Zhang Ye didn't urge him. He stood up, rubbed his sore waist, and yawned continuously.

After more than a week of emergency preparations in Fushui, mining work has been carried out smoothly.

Zhang Ye, who had nothing to do, felt uncomfortable staying there, so he simply brought Lu Shan back here to stay for a few days.

The newspaper's license hasn't been issued yet, and he's full of enthusiasm but has nowhere to display it, which is quite frustrating.

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There were dense footsteps in the corridor, and soon a pretty girl came into the room hurriedly to report.

"County Governor, Captain He from Tuoziling sent a telegram saying their logistics transport team was robbed this morning. Five large wagons of supplies were stolen, and all sixteen soldiers responsible for the transport were killed!"

"What?!" Zhang Ye had been leisurely drinking tea, but upon hearing the news, his expression instantly turned serious. He slowly stood up from his chair and said in a deep voice, "Prepare the car, go to Tuoziling."

Someone in Jingshan actually dared to touch Zhang Ye’s things. This is simply lawless and courting death!

An hour later, at the Tuoziling base, He Wei's eyes were red as he stared at the dozen or so corpses on the ground, flames of hatred burning in his eyes.

As soon as Zhang Ye got off the car, he saw the corpses placed at the entrance of the village. His heart suddenly became heavy. He walked forward quickly, staring at the pale faces. After a moment of silence, he asked

"Do you know who it is?"

"We've had someone investigate, and our initial estimate is that they're bandits from Qizigou." He Wei took a deep breath, calmed himself, and said softly, "That area is close to the border of Donglu. The ones who did it are a group of roving bandits who have been operating in this area for a hundred or two hundred miles all year round."

"It is said that Qizigou is their base camp, and the total number of people should be around 500."

"I don't care how many people he has!" Zhang Ye's face was gloomy. He kicked over the brazier with burning yellow paper. A determined light flashed in his eyes. He said in a deep voice: "Even if they are the people of the king of heaven, I will kill them all today!"

Although these people are just copies exchanged by the system, they are also the fruits of Zhang Ye's hard work, and are the public opinion accumulated bit by bit by thousands of people.

Now, they were killed by bandits just for a few supplies and food. Zhang Ye vowed not to give up until this revenge was taken.

"Gather the troops and bring your weapons. Today we have only one mission: wipe out Qizigou!"

After giving the order, Zhang Ye quickly walked to the front of the car, turned around and shouted again.

"I will personally supervise the battle today. After we clear Qizigou, your mission will be to clear out the bandits within a hundred miles."

"Seriously give them some face!"

At seven o'clock in the evening, Qizigou, located at the junction of Jingshan and Donglu, was brightly lit.

The chubby boss, shirtless, led a group of younger brothers, surrounding the five carriages. Looking at the piles of flour, vegetables and meat, he smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits.

"Hey, Gouzi, you really got a lot on this trip! You even managed to get some flour and beef and mutton. These things are really hot commodities in the county town!"

"Hehehe..." The bandit called Gou Zi was small in stature, only about 1.6 meters tall, as thin as a bamboo pole, with pockmarks all over his face. Only his eyes were bright.

At this moment, he was praised, straightened his back proudly, and started bragging carelessly.

"We targeted this group as soon as they left the city. We only took action after confirming they had no guards. I originally thought they would only have some vegetables and noodles, but I didn't expect there would be so much meat."

As he was speaking, Gouzi ran to the first carriage, took great pains to pick up a wooden box, and opened it in front of everyone as if he were presenting a treasure.

"Look, there's some good stuff here, a box of trauma medicine. These are rare goods. They would cost at least several hundred dollars in a pharmacy in the city."

"With these, it will be much easier to deal with any of us brothers if we get scratched or bruised in the future."