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

bang bang bang...

The rounds of executions lasted for a full half hour. Zhang Ye sat in the middle of the village, looking at the blood pooled on the ground, his expression unchanged.

Everyone chooses their own path, and before doing anything, they must consider the consequences in the future.

He didn't feel pity for these bandits, and they didn't deserve pity.

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Not long after, He Wei walked quickly over, stepping on the sticky blood, opened the folder in his arms and reported loudly.

"Reporting to the commander, all the bandits have been executed, a total of 493 people!"

"Yeah." Zhang Ye nodded slightly, pointing at the pile of corpses and gave orders.

"Burn all these corpses to prevent the spread of plague. Clean up the entire village and take away anything useful."

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving the order, He Wei immediately arranged for people to take charge.

It is quite difficult to dig a large pit that can bury hundreds of people.

"Sir, what should we do with these people?"

Just as Zhang Ye was about to go down the mountain, Lu Shan came out with a group of slaves with drooping heads and pale and skinny faces.

Most of the people in the team are young people. Judging from their clothes and appearance, their family conditions should be pretty good, at least much better than ordinary people.

"We interrogated them one by one and released all those with innocent identities."

Zhang Ye waved his hand gently and had no intention of making things difficult for these people.

It's bad enough that they were tied up in the mountains and used as hostages. If they were slaughtered next, that would be too cruel.

……

At noon the next day, a large number of troop transports poured into Jingshan County one after another.

In front of the basement that had just been completed, Zhang Ye looked at the copper ingots that had been smelted and formed, and his smile almost reached his ears.

These guys may seem cold and useless now, but in the later stages of the war, they will be treasures that cannot be bought with money!

You know, for those warlords, this thing is the confidence of a man. Whoever has more military reserves has a louder voice and is more powerful when he bangs the table.

"Mr. County Governor, the first batch of smelted copper ore is all here."

Second Battalion Commander Chang Rui personally led the escort team. When everyone was unloading the truck, the guy handed over a report and explained.

"This is the number Fang Yu counted. He also asked me to tell you that they've implemented a 24-hour shift system, and the quantity delivered next time will be two to three times this amount."

"Wow, that's a lot." Zhang Ye's mouth opened in surprise when he saw the number. "In just three or four days, he was able to refine more than 20 tons of copper ingots. This result is already very good."

"Haha, Fang Yu said that all this is thanks to you." Chang Rui pointed at the formed copper ingots and said with a smile: "He said that if it weren't for those smelting equipment and professional talents, the output would not be so high."

"He also said that at the current rate, the hilltop will be mined completely in six months at most. By then, we should be able to produce tens of thousands of tons of finished copper ingots."

"Hahaha..." Zhang Ye laughed happily upon hearing this, rubbing his hands and sighing uncontrollably.

"Tens of thousands of tons of copper ingots. If all of them were turned into bullets, the amount would be quite terrifying."

"It's also quite scary to cause a shell."

Chang Rui curled his lips, feeling that he was quite humorous.

"Go away, go play somewhere else!" Zhang Ye was too lazy to argue with him, so he put his hands behind his back and went to visit the warehouse.

He hasn't been inside this thing since it was built. Now that the copper ingots have arrived, the security here must be strengthened in the future.

"Sir!"

Before he entered the house, Lu Shan hurried over and reported breathlessly.

"Here comes the troublemaker. Fu Yongyi from the 73rd Regiment has arrived at the office."

"Oh, he really dares to come here."

Zhang Ye had a look of disdain on his face. He dusted off his hands and sneered.

"Let's go and meet this ragtag group leader who recruited the bandits."

An hour later, Jingshan County Office.

Five troop carriers were parked at the gate, with about a company of soldiers standing upright with live ammunition. Judging from their posture, they seemed to have bad intentions.

At that time, Zhang Ye had just entered the yard. When he looked up, he saw a middle-aged man in military uniform with the rank of lieutenant colonel sitting at the tea table drinking water.

Perhaps because he was in a bad mood, the man had a gloomy look on his face. When he saw Zhang Ye, his dissatisfaction became even stronger. His face fell and he stood up to greet him.

"Haha, Captain Fu, right? I'm not very talented, but I'm Zhang Ye, the County Magistrate of Jingshan County."

Zhang Ye put on a smiling face and asked politely.

"Captain Fu has come all this way, I'm afraid something's wrong."

"Something's happening, something's really happening!"

Fu Yongyi was a rough man with a loud voice. He stared at the man and went straight to the point, asking loudly.

"Mr. Zhang, you're not a good county magistrate, but you have to act like a big shot and go suppress bandits. Do you know that the people in Qizigou have been recruited by our 73rd Regiment and will soon change their flag to become my new Second Battalion?"

"I know." Zhang Ye leaned forward and sat down at the tea table, and his words almost choked the other person to death.

"You, you..." Fu Yongyi's eyes were full of shock. He pointed at him for a long time without saying anything.

Before coming, he had thought of countless possibilities and drawn up several response plans.

No matter how this Zhang guy tries to argue, he will have to bleed today.

But who would have thought that the first words this kid said would disrupt his plan, leaving him with a lot of countermeasures but a feeling of not knowing where to start.

What do you mean by know? How the hell did you know that?

You know what I should say?

At this moment, Fu Yongyi was panting so hard that his face turned red. He resisted the urge to kill and came to the tea table and asked angrily.

"Since you knew they had been recruited, you still dared to do such a cruel thing. You killed all 500 to 600 people in the village. What do you mean by this? Are you really suppressing the bandits, or are you dissatisfied with our 73rd Regiment?"

"Do you know that once these people are recruited, they will strengthen our Duan Clan's military strength? What on earth did you come up with? You must give me an explanation today!"

"Don't worry, Captain Fu, let's talk it over." Zhang Ye remained calm in the face of his questioning. Instead, he looked at Lu Shan with a smile and said, "Go get that good tea I made a while ago and help Captain Fu calm down."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Fu Yongyi, who was already furious, became even more furious after seeing his nonchalant look. He slapped the tea table and asked viciously.

"Mr. Zhang, judging by your military rank, as a major, you should salute your superiors. From a military and political perspective, although we are not superiors or subordinates, we are both members of the same department. What I am discussing with you now is a serious matter. I hope you will stop joking and answer my questions directly!"

"cough……"

Zhang Ye coughed lightly. Seeing that he was biting his trouser leg like a mad dog and refused to let go, he could only stand up helplessly and respond directly.

"First, let's talk about military rank. I, Zhang Ye, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel half a month ago for my work in suppressing bandits. I might even be promoted to Colonel in early August. So, right now, we're at least on the same level."

Having said that, Zhang Ye brushed off the dust on his sleeves, looked at him with a proud expression, and continued to respond.

"Secondly, I don't care who recruited that bandit or which unit he belongs to. As long as he commits crimes in my territory, he deserves to be surrounded and eliminated!"

"I have answered my questions. If Captain Fu has nothing else to do, you can leave!"