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

"Everyone, be quiet for a moment. Let me say a few words."

Seeing the mess in the conference room, which was as noisy as a vegetable market, Xu Zhenlin waved his hand, suppressed the voices of the crowd, and analyzed with a serious expression.

"Judging from the current situation, Old Feng just passed away. Logically, they wouldn't launch a surprise attack at this time."

"I always feel that this matter is a little strange, but I can't figure out what the problem is."

"Lao Xu, please stop analyzing."

Huang Weize, who was anxious and angry and about to curse, interrupted him and scolded him.

"Is Zhang Ye one of ours? We've all seen that guy. Isn't he trustworthy?"

"Right now, the enemy's 7th Division's three regiments plus Canglan City's two reinforced regiments, totaling over 10,000 men, are charging towards Fushui County. You're not thinking of ways to support them, but are still hesitating here. You have to wait until they're right at your doorstep before you start to take action, right?"

"If that's the case, I, Old Huang, have nothing to say!"

"That's right, you can't hesitate, Mr. Xu!"

Wei Tangfeng from the General Staff immediately stepped forward to persuade them. He himself was a warmonger and particularly disliked the Feng faction's style of doing things.

Now that the opportunity is right in front of me, how can I bear to give it up?

"We're going to have to fight sooner or later anyway. Since we have a legitimate reason this time, why hesitate? Do we have to wait until the Fengbei Army is defeated and the three forces reach a stalemate?"

"Okay, okay, no need to say anything."

Finally, Duan Tianlin turned his head with a solemn expression, looked at the secretary-general at the door, and gave instructions.

"Tell Cao Xin that his evil ambitions are clearly revealed. There's no need for any more hypocritical peace talks. Let's meet on the battlefield!"

The reason why Old Duan made this decision was because of what Wei Tangfeng said. Now is a good opportunity to officially end the battle. Once the Feng faction and the Fengbei Army join forces, they will be in a passive situation in this battle.

Moreover, Old Feng had just died and the Feng faction was leaderless. Seizing Zhili Province at this time would be of great help to their future development.

"Order, Donglu Border Defense Command, the 1st and 3rd Divisions, rush to Fushui County to provide support!"

"The 11th, 19th, and 21st Divisions are moving out in full force, passing through the Canglan City front and heading straight for Tianjin!"

"At the same time, the troops stationed at Huishan, the 2nd, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 13th Divisions, must assemble quickly and be ready for battle at any time to prevent Feng's support troops from moving north!"

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Boom boom boom...

At nine o'clock in the evening, there were constant sounds of gunfire in Fushui County. Zhang Ye, who was on top of the city wall, couldn't help laughing when he saw the dense car lights appearing in the wilderness around him.

"It's so lively and fucking exciting! The Feng Clan's Seventh Division and the Donglu Border Defense Force are all rushing towards us. I'm so itching to stay and fight them!"

"Haha. Commander-in-Chief, this is no longer our stage."

Lu Shan quickly surrounded them with a group of guards and reported.

"The city has been almost cleared, and all the exhausted mines have been blown up."

"The radio stations that had contact with the Feng faction have also been disposed of."

"We can go now."

"Notify Chang Rui and others that once the Donglu Border Defense Force is fully deployed, they should immediately take over the position and establish a defense line. Fushui is lost, but Jingshan is our base, and we must protect it!"

Zhang Ye leaned against the city wall and said with some reluctance.

Although Fushui County did not put in too much effort, he was still reluctant to give up.

After all, the people here have already established a foundation of trust in him, but now, with the war raging, he is the first one to run away. This feeling is really unpleasant.

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief. Brigadier General Chang has already opened up the transportation line between Jingshan and Donglu. As long as you withdraw, he can immediately blockade it."

Lu Shan stared at the car lights getting closer and closer in the distance, feeling a sense of urgency in his heart, and hurriedly urged.

"Let's go, Commander-in-Chief. If we're blocked in the city by the Feng clique, we'll be playing with fire and getting burned."

"Let's go, let them play by themselves. We can't look at this thing for too long, otherwise it will make us really itchy."

Zhang Ye made up his mind and quickly left the city wall under the cover of night, heading towards the convoy that had been prepared long ago.

Before they started, they had already planned their retreat route, fearing that they would run into support and their plan would be leaked.

At this moment, Feng's Seventh Division is about to arrive outside Fushui City, and the support troops from Donglu are even faster, pushing all the way to Fushui.

The real battle is about to begin. It will be very lively tonight.

Half an hour later, the 103rd Regiment of the 7th Division arrived outside Fushui City first.

Completely different from the expected fierce battle scene, the county town was now dead silent, so quiet that it was eerie.

The place that should have been filled with the sounds of gunfire and shouting was now completely silent.

The eerie silence made them feel uneasy, as if they were in a huge trap.

Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked around nervously, trying to find a clue, but found nothing.

"Commander, there are many of our corpses at the door."

At this moment, the sharp-eyed soldiers used the dim firelight to see a lot of dead bodies lying in front of the city gate.

Judging from their clothes, they must be one of them.

"Pull it over here and take a look!"

The head of the group was a man in his thirties. In the pitch-black night, he looked around vigilantly, unable to figure out what was so worth fighting for in this tiny county town.

Not long after, two brave soldiers came back hurriedly, crouching down and carrying a corpse.

When he saw the familiar military uniform, the regiment commander frowned and searched the body thoroughly, but he couldn't see anything distinctive.

Normally, regular troops like them would have the mark of "Feng's XX Unit" on their chests, but there was nothing on the dead bodies, and the clothes were all clean, as if they had just been distributed.

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!"

After turning the body over several times and not seeing any mark, the team leader instantly realized that he had fallen into a trap.

There was no one attacking the city at all. This group of "Feng's army" were all impostors!

This was a trap set by Duan Jun to lure them into it.

"Hurry, hurry, inform the commander, something big has happened!"

The regiment commander had a look of horror on his face. He grabbed the signalman's shoulders and shouted instructions.

"We've fallen into a trap. This is all a trap set by the Duan faction. No one is attacking the city at all!"

Woohoo! Woohoo!!!!

Before he could finish his words, a sharp and piercing whimpering sound suddenly came from above his head, and then, dazzling flames cut through the dark night sky, streaking across the sky like meteors, and rapidly shooting towards their location!

Bang bang bang! ! !

A series of deafening explosions followed one after another, like the roar of Thor, shaking the earth.

The sudden artillery attack left the 103rd Regiment with no time to react. The dense artillery fire poured down like raindrops, instantly covering the entire position.

The soldiers who had just stopped were engulfed by the surging heat wave before they even had time to catch their breath.

In the blink of an eye, they turned into balls of brilliant fireworks and disappeared into the endless sky and earth.

The shock wave of the explosion swept across the surroundings, raising a cloud of dust.

The originally peaceful night instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire and ruins.

In the light of the fire, the air was filled with smoke and debris, it was a horrific sight.

The entire battlefield fell into chaos and fear, and the shadow of death loomed over everyone.