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

An hour later, after the main force evacuated from the Donglu border, only one main force regiment remained.

The soldiers on duty and patrol were in groups of three or two, and they didn't have the leisure to wander around. They all hid in hidden corners, smoking and playing cards.

After all, it's so cold, and there's a war going on on the front line. These people have nothing to do, so who would want to be outside in the cold wind?

"Hey, I heard that after this battle, the boss will occupy half of the Great Xia Kingdom."

"Whether we occupy it or not has nothing to do with us. We still get so little salary every month, not even enough to buy a cigarette."

"Who says it's not true? These days, people will work for whoever pays the most. We are just cannon fodder on the battlefield. Who cares who becomes the emperor?"

A group of patrolling soldiers hid behind a pile of firewood, smoking and chatting about recent events.

In their view, whether it is fighting a war or becoming an emperor, these things are not something they can control.

It’s better to just work hard and make some money, live comfortably day by day and go to the stadium.

As for what happens next, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.

"We might have to fight a big battle this time, so we'd better be careful. We might be sent to the front lines tomorrow."

"Just go ahead, just like everyone has done before. You can just lie down among the dead and pretend to be dead. If you win, you can collect the reward. If you lose, you can just run away. Why not throw your life away on the battlefield?"

"Hehehe, brother, you still have a trick. You're right. We can't lose our lives. We're still hoping to get rich one day, marry a wife and have a child."

"Come on, you're a heavy smoker. You walk like you have a loose crotch every day. You can't even handle a woman like that."

blah blah blah...

As a few people were chatting and laughing, they heard the sound of dense footsteps not far behind them. Judging from the noise, it seemed that there were quite a few people.

"Who is it? Why is someone coming back at this time?"

An old soldier emerged from among the three people, stood up and looked behind him. When he saw the familiar military uniform, the sense of urgency in his heart disappeared. Then, as usual, he ran out to stop the main force and asked.

"Which part?"

"From the Third Brigade!"

At this moment, Chang Rui led a large group, slowed down his pace and came to the veteran, took out a forged ID and introduced himself.

"We're temporarily seconded here from Huishan. We'll be stationed here for a while and leave at daybreak."

"From Huishan!?"

When the veteran heard this, he suddenly felt something was wrong, but after looking at the ID in his hand, he didn't find anything wrong. He could only stand up and salute and respond according to convention.

"Sir, please follow me to the regimental headquarters to confirm my identity."

"no problem."

Chang Rui knew this would happen, so he waved his hand, signaling the main force to stop. He only took two guards with him and continued to advance following the veteran's pace.

Originally, according to the plan, all these remaining troops were to be wiped out, but Chang Rui felt that doing so would waste too much time, so he took the risk of leading the team himself, intending to carry out a decapitation plan and kill the leading regiment commander.

The remaining people will not be able to form effective combat power.

Twenty minutes later, Chang Rui followed the veteran back to the regiment headquarters. At that time, without the supervision of the superiors, the entire base was in chaos. Few people slept in the middle of the night. Most people either gathered together to drink and play cards, or stayed in the barracks to smoke opium and indulge themselves.

Even their regimental commander was drunk and stayed in the command center gambling and rolling dice with a group of battalion and company-level officers.

"Commander, Commander, someone is coming."

The veteran ran back to the regiment headquarters one step ahead, and when he saw the commander still playing with money, he immediately came up to him and reported.

"A large group of people have arrived, saying they are coming from Huishan. They want to stay here for one night and then go to Tianjin tomorrow morning."

"Who? Where did they come from?!"

The team leader was a fat man with a pig head, and he spoke in a daze.

"Let them stay where they want and leave me alone."

"Commander, do you want to verify your identity?"

The veteran was still somewhat alert and stepped forward to remind him again.

"If there's something wrong with the identities of these people, it could be bad news."

"Fuck you!"

Unexpectedly, the team leader was too lazy to care about this matter. He waved his hand and cursed indifferently.

"Everyone is fighting on the front lines right now. Who would come back to a place like this where there's no one to do anything?"

"Get out of here now! Don't delay me from playing with money!"

As he spoke, the guy picked up two small bowls on the table, stacked them together and started shaking them.

There was no thought of going out to take a look.

Bang!

The next second, the door was kicked open and Chang Rui walked into the room with his hands behind his back and a serious expression.

When he smelled the pungent smell of alcohol in the room, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

I really overestimated these soldiers. If I had known the internal management was so chaotic, there would have been no need to make this trip. I could have just fired a few shots outside and scared these bastards to death.

"Who is it? Will you close the door? Do you want to freeze me to death?"

The fat leader who was playing with money squinted his eyes and saw double images of people, and started cursing.

"Get lost, get lost, I'm just lucky now!"

"Fuck, you're such a jerk!"

Chang Rui was a little angry after being scolded by him, so he immediately took out his pistol and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bang bang bang! !

Several people in the room, including the old soldier who led the way, were all shot dead, leaving only the fat captain with a confused look on his face. He stared at him with wide eyes and fear, and asked tremblingly.

“You, you, you, who are you?!”

"I am your father!"

Chang Rui stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and dragged him to the entrance of the regiment.

The cold night wind blew in his face, and the fat man felt his body tremble and sober up instantly.

At this moment, the soldiers who were drinking and playing cards heard the gunshots and ran out of the barracks in a staggered manner. When they saw the regiment commander being kidnapped, they all stood there in a daze, not knowing how to deal with the situation.

"Everyone, listen up! You are surrounded. There are three combat groups outside ready to attack at any time."

Chang Rui grabbed the fat man's collar, pointed the gun at his forehead, and shouted angrily.

"Now, everyone, surrender your weapons and we will not kill you. If you resist with all your might, you will die!"

"Brother, let's talk it over. I see you're one of us, so there's no need to resort to violence."

The fat man was only wearing a thin shirt. After being blown by the night wind, he was shivering all over. He asked in a trembling voice.

"I'll give you whatever you want. How about we make money together?"

"Give birth to your mother!"

Chang Rui was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He pointed his gun at the group of smokers and gamblers and shouted at them.

"Do you all want to die? Put down your guns and squat down with your head in your hands!!"