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

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad, Gouzi, you've done a great job this time!"

The big boss looked at the full medicine box, squinted his eyes happily, and turned to look at the many bandits in the stronghold.

"Brothers, we have no other tasks tonight except drinking and eating meat."

"Tomorrow we'll kill those who need to be killed and release those who need to be released. Starting the day after tomorrow, we'll no longer be bandits, but the official New Second Battalion of the 73rd Regiment!"

"Listen to the boss, we brothers will be able to eat government salaries in the future!"

"That's right. From now on, I won't be a bandit that everyone wants to kill. Maybe one day I can become an official and marry a few concubines!"

The bandits all joined in the commotion, and they had no resistance at all to being incorporated into the local forces.

Although they seem free and easy, their lives are actually not going well.

In this era, wars are constantly raging everywhere, the number of caravans is decreasing, and most of the wealthy gentry and landlords have moved to the city.

This meant that the bandits often faced hunger, and sometimes they even went without food for several days.

Such a life made them feel exhausted. If life were just difficult, it would be fine, but what was worse was that the local armed forces and garrison troops were always keeping an eye on them.

This also means that they not only have to endure hunger every day, but also have to remain vigilant at all times to avoid being surrounded and attacked by other forces.

Over time, everyone longs for a chance to change their destiny.

Now, the opportunity to recruit him is finally here, and only a fool would refuse it.

"Come on, move all the wine out of the cellar. Let's have a good drink tonight!"

When the boss saw so much beef and mutton, he became excited and planned to get drunk with his men.

This group of people lived a hard life. Although they had some money in their pockets, they had no chance to exchange it for so many supplies.

Moreover, the current situation is very urgent. They have no connections in the city, so even if they have sufficient supplies, this group of people cannot transport them out.

That's why they were so excited after seeing so much fresh meat.

It’s even more exciting than catching a woman!

……

As night fell, at 8:30 p.m., Zhang Ye and others arrived near Qizigou.

Looking at the hill in front of them, everyone got out of the car, quickly gathered together, and prepared to attack at any time.

Right in front of the team, Zhang Ye looked at the burning fire not far away with a high-precision telescope and gave a brief order.

"Company One, Company Two, block all the exits down the mountain and make sure no one is left behind."

"Push all the mortars to the shortest distance possible and set them up. Fire three salvos first."

"When the bombing is over, He Wei and his men will charge forward. I want to see the outcome of the battle in half an hour at most!"

"Yes, sir!"

He Wei stood up and saluted, then led the soldiers of the third company to climb up the mountain road quickly.

Their battalion was an overstrength reinforced battalion, with four companies totaling about 600 people, an artillery company, and dozens of logistics supply personnel.

Now, with the artillery company's preemptive strike, after three rounds of salvos, He Wei's company can easily take over the hill.

"Sir, take a break. You haven't had dinner yet."

Lu Shan took out a thermos from the car and silently made tea for him.

At the same time, he also felt a little dissatisfied with Zhang Ye's behavior. They were just some insignificant bandits, so why did he need to personally supervise the battle?

If they just sent a battalion over, they could easily take the hill in less than a meal's time, and there would be no need for him to make the trip himself.

"How can I even have the mood to eat?"

Zhang Ye smiled bitterly, leaned against the front of the car, looked up at the night sky, and sighed.

"I used to think you were just items exchanged by the system, just like spending money to buy things, you can just buy more when you run out."

"But as time went by, I slowly realized that you are also human beings, people with flesh and blood and personal emotions. Sometimes, you can even bring me a little warmth, and it feels like we are a family."

"I have no relatives or friends in this world, and I probably won't have any relatives or friends in the future."

"Sir, fundamentally, you don't need friends, and we are not qualified to be your family."

Lu Shan put the teacup on the hood, stood in front of him and smiled foolishly.

"From the moment we materialized into this world, we had only one thought and goal in mind: absolute obedience to you. Beyond that, we were not allowed to harbor any other emotions towards the host."

"I think I understand the meaning of this setting..." Zhang Ye turned around, looked into his eyes, and said jokingly, "The system is afraid that the redeemed character will fall in love with its owner..."

"I mean, of course, the female characters."

"That's not necessarily true." Lu Shan blinked and took the opportunity to joke, "Sometimes, this kind of situation also happens between men..."

"Hahahaha..." Zhang Ye slapped him on the head, giving the boy a startle.

"Shanzi, you've become a bad boy. Now you even dare to make such a joke!"

"I didn't learn to be bad, I was bad before,"

Lu Shan picked up the hat that had been knocked off and put it back on, smiling slightly obscenely.

"But we weren't close before, so we didn't dare to talk too deeply."

Bang bang bang! ! ! !

While the two were chatting, balls of fire shot up into the sky halfway up the mountain. Zhang Ye quickly picked up the telescope beside him and anxiously observed the situation on the mountain.

As shells fell, the bandit village on the top of the mountain was instantly engulfed in flames. The fire was so fierce that it seemed as if the entire village could be burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

Through the telescope, Zhang Ye could clearly see that the panicked bandits, who were running away with their heads in their hands, were blown to pieces by the bombardment of artillery fire, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Unlike the battle between two armies, this time it was a well-equipped army attacking a group of mountain bandits. The gap in strength was huge, and it was simply a dimensionality reduction attack.

Whether in terms of weapons and equipment or tactics and strategies, the regular army held an absolute advantage, leaving the bandits powerless to fight back. The outcome of this battle was already determined; it was only a matter of time.

"Let's go up and take a look. I also want to see what these bandits are fed with. They dare to steal anything!"

Zhang Ye dropped the telescope and walked quickly along the mountain road.

"Drive, drive, drive up there! It's too dangerous to walk!"

Lu Shan quickly jumped into the driver's seat, fearing that this gentleman would just climb up like that.

Although they are now attacking the opponent with overwhelming advantage, who knows if something unexpected will happen later.

In case of an unexpected situation, at least drive faster.