Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

The operation to detain Zhuo Yongwang, planned by the Secret Intelligence Bureau and carried out by Yang Guodong, the commander of the Jicheng Garrison, and Zhuo Dayong, the captain of Zhuo Yongwang's personal bodyguard, went even more smoothly than expected.

Basically, there were no major setbacks.

Apart from Meng Changshan, the commander of the Imperial Guard Division, the other senior officers of the Independent Army present were all remarkably "open-minded"...

Originally, Yang Guodong was prepared to unleash a massacre at the garrison command headquarters.

Unexpectedly, Zhuo Yongwang is so popular.

It's unclear whether it was Zhuo Yongwang's character failing or the Independent Army's generals being overly rational and pragmatic.

In short, the entire mutiny operation was more than successful than expected, as only one unlucky fellow, Meng Changshan, was killed.

That evening, the handwritten order bearing the seal and Zhuo Yongwang's signature was delivered to the garrison troops of Jicheng.

It's unclear how many slaps he received, but when Zhuo Yongwang was taken into solitary confinement in the backyard of the garrison command, his face was visibly swollen.

At Yang Guodong's request, the senior generals who were attending the military conference were also temporarily kept at the garrison command.

However, after discussing with the secret intelligence agency, Yang Guodong unanimously decided that these people would be detained until Zhuo Yongwang was taken away, at which point they could be released.

It turned out that after Wu Wenqin slapped Zhuo Yongwang in public that afternoon, everyone else couldn't sit still anymore...

In this situation, they have essentially placed themselves on the opposite side of Zhuo Yongwang.

So even if we release them now, it wouldn't be a big problem.

However, to be on the safe side, it was ultimately decided to wait until Zhuo Yongwang was transferred before letting them go back to organize the uprising.

With the support of these people, the entire uprising became much simpler and easier to manage.

In addition, Zhuo Yongwang, who was slapped on the spot, not only wrote a handwritten order at Yang Guodong's request, but also recorded a message announcing that he was giving up resistance.

This recording will be released after Zhuo Yongwang is taken away from Jicheng.

The recording roughly stated that, given the smooth progress of the peace talks with the capital, Zhuo Yongwang would personally go to the capital to apologize and decided to abolish the illegitimate name of the Yongchang Independent State, effective immediately.

The Yongchang Independent Army laid down their weapons and prepared to surrender to the Daqian Zhenguo Army........................

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That night.

The Imperial Capital – Imperial Chief's Office.

"Chief, the defection operation in Jicheng has succeeded!"

"The whole process went much more smoothly than we expected!"

"The garrison of Jicheng was generally overjoyed after receiving the ceasefire order."

"It's clear from one thing—no one wants to fight this internal strife except for Zhuo Yongwang!"

Chen Guyan, the head of the secret intelligence bureau, excitedly reported this great news to Shen Moshen that very night.

"The plane carrying Zhuo Yongwang will arrive in Jicheng first thing tomorrow morning."

"The authorities in Jicheng had received prior orders not to obstruct our aircraft in any way."

"If everything goes smoothly..." Chen Guyan glanced at his watch and continued, "Before nine o'clock tomorrow morning!"

"Zhuo Yongwang will be taken onto a plane we've arranged, and then fly directly to Beijing!"

"Wow! Your secret intelligence agency is indeed exceptionally efficient!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Moshen was pleasantly surprised: "You completed such a difficult task in no time!"

"Great! Your secret intelligence agency always manages to surprise us."

"What happened? How many of Zhuo Yongwang's die-hard supporters were killed before the situation was brought under control?"

"Chief, there are no die-hard loyalists..."

"Oh! No, that's not right either! We can't say there's absolutely none."

Chen Guyan thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "In Jicheng, there's a guards division commander named Meng Changshan..."

"This person is truly and utterly devoted to Zhuo Yongwang!"

"Even with so many guns pointed at him, he still dared to speak up for Zhuo Yongwang and even gave Yang Guodong, who led the uprising, a thorough dressing down."

"However, Meng Changshan did serve as a warning to others."

"After Yang Guodong killed Meng Changshan, not one of the division commanders present spoke up for Zhuo Yongwang."

"Not only that, it has also turned into a major face-slapping scene."

Chen Guyan smiled and said, "After Zhuo Yongwang was taken into custody at the Jicheng Garrison Command, a few minor incidents occurred..."

“Small song?”

Shen Moshen immediately became interested: "What little incident?"

Chen Guyan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Perhaps it's because Zhuo Yongwang is so unpopular that these people are indeed feeling very repressed."

"They couldn't hold back and each of them went up and slapped Zhuo Yongwang several times."

"I heard that Zhuo Yongwang has several loose teeth..."