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

"Report, Qizhou has lost contact. The last message for help was two hours ago, claiming they were attacked by nearly 10,000 troops!"

"Report, the Qizhou government has confirmed that the rebel leader is indeed Zhang Ye, and Qizhou has been occupied by them!"

"Report, the enemy's defense in the Jingshan direction is strong, the Eastern Route Army requests artillery support!"

"Report: Over 80% of the county and city governments in Donglu Province have lost contact!"

"Report, the defenders in Huishan have called in, suspecting they've spotted a large number of unidentified armed forces gathering and approaching their positions!"

In the early morning, telegrams were like huge hammers, beating the hearts of Duan's generals again and again.

After learning that all parts of Donglu had fallen, Duan Tianlin, who had been up all night, lay on his back in the chair and sighed tiredly.

"A wolf's ambition will only bring disaster to you if you raise a tiger!"

"What's going on with this Zhang Ye? Where did he get so many troops? He could actually mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops overnight and capture the entire Donglu Province in an instant."

"Boss, it's more than a hundred thousand."

Xu Zhenlin was also shocked by the successive news. Considering the situation in Huishan and other places, Zhang Ye definitely had more than 100,000 men under his command.

Moreover, judging from the current dynamics and marching route, this kid's ambitions go far beyond Donglu Province, and Huishan is probably already in his sights.

"There's also movement over in Wuyue. It's said there are quite a few people involved, at least five mixed brigades!"

"This kid is really amazing, but there's one thing I just can't understand."

Lao Xu held his pipe and looked at everyone in confusion.

"Even if Zhang Ye has the ability to make trouble in the sea, where did he get so many wind-fire wheels?"

"Nearly 300,000 troops, that's no small number. How does he manage to hide so completely on a normal day?"

"I think General Huang has the most say on this matter. After all, this is his most talented student."

In the crowd, a young general looked at Huang Weize, who was sitting in front of the window in a daze with a dejected look on his face, and said in a sarcastic tone.

Originally, they didn't believe that Zhang Ye had the ability to rebel. After all, in their eyes, that guy was just a county magistrate who hadn't even grown all his hair.

Even if all the people in the two counties under his command were soldiers, they would not be able to put together a few serious combat units.

But who would have thought that as telegram after telegram arrived and important cities fell, they realized that this little county chief who was ridiculed and looked down upon by everyone actually hid such enormous power.

Especially the heavy armored brigade of Jingshan County, which slapped everyone in the face.

Have you seen armored vehicles? Have you seen tank units?

Have you seen a 105mm caliber heavy mountain cannon that can fire more than ten kilometers away with one shot?

As soon as that thing was launched, the point of impact instantly turned into hell on earth.

Fortunately, the top leaders of the Eastern Army had foresight and set up their headquarters thirty kilometers away. Otherwise, they would have probably been roasted to death in the first round of artillery fire.

When the news was passed back to the headquarters, not to mention the grassroots officers, even Duan Tianling was like seeing a ghost. He almost slapped himself twice to see if he was dreaming.

The heavy-armored combined brigade, this is something he has been coveting for a long time.

This powerful weapon, which only appeared in heavy industrial areas abroad, miraculously appeared under his nose.

He couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't understand who this Zhang Ye was and how he could get such powerful offensive equipment!

"Now that the problem is right in front of us, it's better to stop making useless sarcastic remarks."

Xu Zhenlin had a cold face and signaled these people to stop talking useless nonsense.

Zhang Ye's rebellion is a foregone conclusion, and this is a fact that no one can change.

As for whether Lao Huang was involved and whether he knew about it, we can just wait for the special intelligence department to investigate after the war. At this time, we should consider the current war situation.

"General Duan, the Northern Route Army has already reached the edge of Tianjin, and is only a little over a hundred kilometers away from the headquarters. Let's prioritize the overall situation."

"The big picture? Which is the big picture?"

When Duan Tianlin heard this, he felt extremely aggrieved. Your old nest has been taken over by others, so why are you still talking about the overall situation?

Where is the overall situation?!

"This morning, the 342nd Brigade of the Fengbei Army moved. We are now in danger of being attacked from both sides."

Xu Zhenlin was still cautious and patiently persuaded in a low voice.

"Zhang Ye commands an army of 300,000, but he hasn't set his sights on Zhili Province or the capital. Instead, he's occupied Donglu, Huishan, Wuyue, and other regions. This shows that he has no ambition to advance."

"In this case, we must take advantage of this opportunity to cut off the tangled mess in front of us. If the Feng faction and the Fengbei Army join forces, we will be in a passive position."

"Humph, those horse bandits of the Fengbei Army, as soon as they stick their butts out I know what shit they're going to do!"

In response to the developments inside the pass, Duan Tianlin snorted coldly and said with great displeasure.

"Zhang Laoqi is just waiting for a good price, waiting for our two families to come and ask for help. The old man really has a good plan. He wants to get out of the customs, but he doesn't want to pay a penny!"

"If I had that money, I might as well send a telegram directly to Zhang Ye. Just one sentence: I don't want Donglu Province anymore, but on one condition: lend us the Jingshan County Heavy Armored Brigade to storm the Feng Clique headquarters in Zhili Province and directly flatten them all the way!"

This old guy cursed Marshal Zhang for being shameless, but in fact his own conditions were also extremely shameless.

Donglu Province has been conquered by Zhang Ye. Now he is using their territory to negotiate terms with them and asking for the heavy armored brigade right away. What's the difference between this and robbery?

Anyone with a bit of common sense probably wouldn't agree to this!

"Boss Duan, this won't do!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhenlin hurriedly stopped him and tried to persuade him.

"Let's not talk about whether Zhang Ye will agree to this plan. Even if he agrees, we can't do this."

"Think about it, if we both join forces, who will be the most anxious?"

"Who? It can't be that the Fengbei Army is anxious, right?"

Duan Tianlin was overwhelmed by so many things and had no time to analyze the current situation.

"They're just anxious. If we join forces with Zhang Ye to target the Feng clique, Old Zhang from Fengbei will definitely be too worried to sleep."

Xu Zhenlin patiently gave instructions step by step.

"Think about it. If our two sides, with 500,000 or 600,000 soldiers and horses, truly joined forces, it would be no big deal for us to crush the Feng clique. How could Old Zhang not panic then? If that day really came, the Fengbei Army would definitely try to form an alliance with the Feng clique and join our opposing side in order to protect themselves!"

"So, at this critical juncture, it would be great if Zhang Ye is willing to hold his troops in place. As for Fengbei, if we can win him over, that would be great. But if we can't, we must find a way to keep him neutral."

"Only in this way can we form a situation of mutual checks and balances and give all parties a certain sense of security."