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

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire box fell into a dead silence. Everyone stared at Mo Tianhua, who was sitting in the corner smoking silently, like wooden carvings or clay sculptures.

They couldn't understand why people could be so crazy that they would send hundreds of people to attack a county town just because of a few quarrels at a dinner table.

This behavior is really too extreme. No matter what the final result is, it may lead to serious consequences and may even be severely punished by superiors.

To be honest, Lao Mo was really in the wrong this time and shouldn't have made such a big deal out of it.

"What are you looking at me doing?"

Mo Tianhua crossed his legs, looked innocent, and shrugged.

"County Magistrate Zhang has a lot of experience in suppressing bandits. We just happened to meet him today, so he must show us some of his skills."

After saying that, Mo Tianhua stood up, walked out the door and went to the rest area, sat down at the mahjong table, and invited him cheerfully.

"I don't know how good County Magistrate Zhang is at playing cards. Why don't we play a couple of rounds while we can?"

"Okay, since Brigadier General Mo is interested, I'll play a couple of rounds with you."

Zhang Ye did not show any strong emotional fluctuations in the face of his provocation. He took the initiative to sit at the mahjong table and smiled faintly.

"Since it's bandits attacking the city, there's no need to be polite. Give the order for an all-out counterattack, leaving no one behind!"

"Yes, sir!"

Lu Shan nodded and ran to the restaurant front desk to send a telegram.

It's probably impossible to resolve this matter peacefully today. I can only use a head-on approach to prove my strength.

"Mr. Feng, would you like to touch me together?"

When Mo Tianhua saw that there were still two people missing, he immediately turned his gaze to Xiao Feng standing beside him.

If he hadn't been here today, Mo Tianhua would have arranged for someone to detain Zhang Ye long ago.

A small colonel, who had been a local tyrant in the countryside for a few days, dared to bring those bad habits to the capital.

You like to fight bandits, so I'll give you two elite companies to see which one is tougher.

"Brigade Commander Mo, this could kill someone!"

After Xiao Feng sat down, he stared at Mo Tianhua with angry eyes and growled softly.

"Do you have to make it this big?"

"Mr. Feng, I don't understand what you are saying..."

Mo Tianhua was still pretending to be confused, shuffling the mahjong tiles on the table, continuing to look at the people in the room, intending to find another person to come and fix the door.

crunch...

The wooden chairs made a harsh sound as Xu Linlin sat down at the east gate with a very unhappy look on her face, and she yelled in extreme anger.

"Is there anything you can't talk about nicely? Did your superiors give you the right to lead troops just to let you play house here?"

"Hey, I won't take the blame for this!"

Zhang Ye immediately raised his hand and argued like a primary school student.

"From the beginning to the end, I have not committed any violations. Even if this matter is brought to the commander-in-chief, I will have something to say."

"We are soldiers. It is our duty to suppress bandits. We are always right wherever we go."

Having said that, Zhang Ye glanced at the man opposite him and sneered with a hint of meaning.

"I'm afraid some people will degenerate and become bandits instead of serving as good officers and soldiers."

"Well, you're absolutely right."

Mo Tianhua held three dice, tossed them lightly, and chuckled.

"Some people keep calling others bandits, but in fact, they have done a lot of things that are similar to banditry."

"He plundered the wealth of the wealthy, publicly offering small favors to deceive the ignorant people, but in reality, most of the money went into his own pocket."

"This is even more ruthless than a bandit. They've wiped out entire families and dug up their ancestral graves!"

"What Brigade Commander Mo said is very reasonable." Zhang Ye replied without raising his head while counting the cards.

"Logically speaking, such a heartless act should be condemned by the people. After all, these people plundered a large amount of wealth, but gave them less than half. Such greedy people are definitely not good people."

"But why don't the people condemn or curse him, but instead praise and love him?"

"Could it be that simply giving them half of our wealth would earn us such support? According to that theory, some of these individuals must be quite popular among the people in the garrison."

"Not necessarily. Sometimes a good mouth that can deceive people is more effective than money."

Mo Tianhua played a three-cake card, his eyes drifting to Xu Linlin beside him, and continued.

"They give small favors to the ignorant people below, sacrificing the government's tax revenue, in order to establish an image of an honest official."

"He uses flattery and fawning to please his superiors, and his eloquence is so eloquent that it can win over both men and women. No matter if he is a county magistrate or a military commander, it is not as good as having a good father-in-law behind him."

"So, nowadays, when people get married, they have to find a woman from an ordinary family, right?"

Xiao Feng, who had been listening for a long time, couldn't help it anymore. He threw out a card and stared at Mo Tianhua's face, waiting for a response.

His marriage with Jiang Yan'er was a political one. Mo Tianhua said that Zhang Ye was having an affair with Xu Linlin, but in fact, it hurt Xiao Feng's heart.

This scene was beyond his expectation. His expression froze immediately and he lowered his head in embarrassment, not continuing the topic any further.

"Ha ha……"

Xu Linlin, who was at the east gate, saw him being humiliated and laughed out loud in public without concealing her joy.

Although she didn't have a good impression of Zhang Ye, let alone being his friend.

But no matter what, they all belong to the same camp, and at this time, they must be united in facing the outside world.

Moreover, although she was a little confused about the conversation just now, she could still understand the general meaning.

Zhang Ye accidentally killed the head of a regiment under Mo Tianhua while suppressing bandits, and the two became enemies because of this.

Now Mo Tianhua arranged for people to disguise themselves as bandits and attack the county town under Zhang Ye's command.

This is a bit too unreasonable.

Regardless of whether it is appropriate for a brigade commander to do this, let’s put that aside.

Do the people of Jingshan County deserve to die?

Who did they offend?

Just because you had an argument in a restaurant hundreds of kilometers away, they have to suffer an unexpected disaster?

This is a bit too willful!

……

Half an hour later, the first round of cards ended.

Zhang Ye neither won nor lost, but Xu Linlin did win ten yuan.

At that time, Lu Shan came quickly from outside and leaned close to his ear. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Ye gently waved his hand and spoke.

"Speak louder. Brigade Commander Mo is particularly concerned about suppressing the bandits, and there are no outsiders in this room."

"Yes, sir!"

Lu Shan opened the document in his arms and read it loudly in front of everyone.

"At 2:20 p.m., the bandits arrived at a small ravine five miles outside Jingshan County. Our Second Battalion deployed multiple units, and a fierce battle ensued as soon as the two sides came into contact."

"So far, the Second Battalion hasn't suffered too many casualties. All the bandits have been stopped outside Jingshan City and can't move an inch!"

"Please rest assured, sir. The Second Battalion will strictly follow your orders and carry out the annihilation campaign!"