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

"Boss Cao, Wu Yue has sent another urgent message requesting armed support!"

The next morning, at the Feng faction headquarters in the capital, Cao Xin looked at the mountain of telegrams in front of him, his haggard face full of dejection.

Starting from yesterday, a guy named Zhang Ye suddenly emerged and quickly occupied the three provinces of Donglu, Huishan and Wuyue with thundering means. This guy has sufficient troops and quite advanced equipment.

It was completely beyond everyone's expectations and caught them off guard.

This made the already extremely anxious generals of Feng's faction feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave, and their mood became even heavier.

"When will the 60,000 troops mobilized from Jiangyou arrive?"

"Mr. Cao, I'm afraid we can't make it..."

The secretary general gritted his teeth, looking embarrassed and not daring to look him in the eye.

"Zhang Ye's men have already set up a defense line in the southern part of Huishan. Our people simply can't cross the border quickly. If we take a detour, it will take at least ten more hours."

Bang!

Upon hearing this, Cao Xin slammed his fist on the table, looked at all the generals in the room with angry eyes, and shouted in an extremely violent tone.

"Who the hell can tell me what's going on with this Zhang Ye?"

"How could a mere county magistrate have so many soldiers and generals?"

"Mr. Cao, don't worry."

As the person closest to the boss, Cao Zheng stood up at this time and comforted him softly.

"This Zhang Ye is not only targeting us, he has also occupied two provinces of the Duan faction. This is enough to prove that he is not currently leaning towards any side."

"So, I think in the current situation, we should focus on the surrounding areas of the capital."

"You know nothing!"

Unexpectedly, Cao Xin, who was already furious, did not give his brother any face at all and took the opportunity to lose his temper in front of everyone.

"Everyone present here knows how important Wu Yue is. Losing Wu Yue is like losing your wallet!"

"Even if you can eliminate the Duan faction, you won't be able to sit securely on this throne!"

"But, but now we are already in a state of all-out war. If we don't complete our plan against the Duan faction, we will be attacked from all sides!"

Cao Zheng looked very unhappy, but he still insisted on beating Lao Duan first.

His idea is not without reason. Given the overall strength of the Feng faction, they still have a chance of winning in a one-on-one fight. If a war breaks out between the two sides, it is estimated that it will not take long before they will be exhausted by this extremely long tug-of-war.

In this case, it would be better to catch one and beat him up first, get rid of the worries, and then turn around to deal with the other one.

"You don't understand. We need time, and Zhang Ye needs time even more. If we let him gain a foothold in Wu Yue, it will be difficult to take it back."

Cao Xin's red eyes were filled with fatigue.

The reason why he wanted to counterattack Wu Yue was because he couldn't figure out Zhang Ye's background. This guy could mobilize an army of hundreds of thousands in a short period of time. Who knows if he would be able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops in the future.

Now, while Wu Yue is still in his hands and Zhang Ye has not yet stabilized the situation, he might as well fight to the end with all his strength. Maybe he can withstand this wave of attacks.

Otherwise, once he stabilizes Donglu and Huishan, it will be harder than climbing to the sky to take back Wuyue.

"Contact the Fengbei Army. I have only one request: Delay the Duan family for two months. I'll give him whatever he wants!"

In the end, Cao Xin decided to seek help from outside and put the fight against Old Duan aside for the time being. He wanted to free up his hands and deal with this little bastard first.

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"Listen up, soldiers on the front lines of the Duan faction. We'll give you one more chance to surrender. Our army does not want to start a civil war, and we certainly don't want to massacre our compatriots!"

"As long as you lay down your weapons and disarm your defenses, our army will absolutely not hold anyone responsible!"

"Come over, we have everything here, including food, drinks, cotton-padded clothes and quilts. As long as you are willing to give up resistance, our army will definitely welcome you warmly. Remember, Daxia people do not deceive Daxia people!"

"As long as you are willing to surrender, our army can provide you with the money to go home. Once you get home, you can also divide the land and live a stable life!"

On the Huishan defense line, large amounts of snowflakes fell continuously in the gray sky. The frozen soil that had been melted by the artillery fire froze again after only one hour.

At this moment, the Duan faction's defenders were lying on the cold defensive position, shivering from the cold, their bodies curled up into a ball.

Their heads and faces were covered with a light layer of white frost, as if covered by ice and snow. Even the guns in their hands were frozen, and a slight touch would sting the palms, making people gasp.

However, for them at this moment, the cold is not the most important thing. The real problem is that they have no food, no water, and no hot water to fill their stomachs.

Starting from nine o'clock last night, the rebels broke through their three blockade lines in succession, and launched a surprise attack from behind, directly occupying their logistics supply warehouse.

This sudden move completely stunned the soldiers trapped in the snow shell.

They never expected that the rebels would act so quickly, capturing their defensive positions and destroying their logistics units.

As a result, the soldiers on the front line were completely anxious. Although they still had some spare dry food with them, it was not a good idea for them to keep lying in the snow in such cold weather.

The most important thing is that the defense lines were lost one after another, and the support troops were nowhere to be seen. Faced with this situation, not to mention the soldiers below, even some generals began to waver in their hearts.

"Fuck it, we're all soldiers, why are we different from others? We can only hide in this snow shell and act like grandsons."

"I heard that the rebels have meat soup and steaming hot white flour buns for every meal. It's nothing like us here, where we can only chew on fucking rocks when we're hungry!"

In the trench, several soldiers gathered together, looking at the dying fire, cursing and complaining.

This was their last ammunition box. If it burned out, it would mean they were completely finished. They could only rely on their own resistance to survive in this heavy snow.

"Haven't you heard of Zhang Ye? He's said to have a good reputation. He distributes land to the people, exempts them from taxes, and even runs free schools, so children can go to school without spending a penny."

"If you ask me, it doesn't matter who you follow. Even if you can't continue to serve in the army, you can get two dollars for travel expenses and go home to farm. In this day and age, if you can eat without working hard, who the hell is crazy enough to come and carry a gun?"

"That's right, what kind of life is this? I haven't eaten or drunk anything, and it's almost a day, and I've already drunk a bellyful of earthy-smelling snow water. What a fuck!"

"Damn it, I quit!"

The more they talked, the angrier they became. Among them, a young man with frostbite all over his face stood up, threw away the rifle in his arms, looked at everyone and said with extraordinary decisiveness.

"Brothers, you guys are willing to stay here, but I don't want to suffer this!"

"Surrender and go home. I'd rather starve to death than serve in the army even if I'm given two acres of thin land!"

After saying that, the young man didn't care about other people's reactions. He stepped on the shovel on the ground, climbed out of the trench, raised his hands and ran towards the opposite position.

Seeing that someone had taken the lead, the rest of the people looked at each other, and then they all stood up at the same time, climbed out of the trenches one after another, and ran quickly towards the opposite position with their backs bent in the heavy snow.

As the distance got closer, they were surprised to find that under the snow, dense crowds of people were running out from all directions. All of them moved in unison, raised their hands high, made a gesture of surrender, and headed straight for the enemy position!