Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Within the territory of Youzhou—Youdu.

"General, a telegram has been sent from the capital, saying that you are a remnant of the Xie faction and that your position as military governor of Youzhou will be removed, and Fang Borong, the military governor of the neighboring Jinzhou, will be put in charge of Youzhou concurrently."

"If we fail to comply with the official letter from the capital, we will be regarded as enemies of the entire Great Qian Dynasty, and everyone can kill us..."

Ge Daqiang took the telegram he had just received and recounted its contents to Shen Moshen.

"Oh? So Zhuo Yongwang's first of three 'fires' in office has already spread here?"

Shen Moshen straightened his new military uniform in front of the mirror.

The standard gray-green officer's uniform of the Great Qian Army looked particularly good on Shen Moshen.

The five gold stars on Shen Moshen's shoulders were particularly eye-catching!

It turns out that Shen Moshen had formed his own faction and directly appointed himself as a Special Class General.

This also makes it easier to promote the ranks of the generals under his command.

Otherwise, even Shen Moshen himself only holds the rank of Lieutenant General in the Imperial Army, which would directly limit the level of caution among the senior generals of the Youzhou Army!

Besides, Shen Moshen had already decided to become the emperor long ago after he left the mountain.

With the current strength of the Youzhou Army, even if all the warlord forces in various parts of Daqian were to unite and fight against Shen Moshen's Youzhou Army, they would still be no match for it.

No need to take it too seriously; just a little bit of strength is enough to crush these warlord militias who only know how to bully their own kind!

The five-province allied army, renowned for its superior weaponry and fresh from the crucible of the war against the rebels, was utterly inferior to the Youzhou army.

Compete with weapons against the Youzhou army?

If this were said to the soldiers of the Youzhou army, it would be an absolutely lame joke.......................

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"Immediately issue a telegram throughout the country in the name of our Youzhou Army, stating that Zhuo Yongwang is using the pretext of eliminating the remnants of the Xie faction to actually eliminate dissidents!"

"And they forcibly charged Youzhou with crimes on trumped-up charges."

"Zhuo Yongwang's sinister intentions are obvious."

As Shen Moshen spoke, he thought of his words and instructed Ge Daqiang to issue a nationwide telegram according to his wishes: "The so-called war against the rebels is actually a struggle for interests between the Zhuo faction and the Xie faction."

"Zhuo Yongwang's 'purging the emperor's inner circle' is a pretense; his true intention is to emulate Xie Kangnian's strategy of using the emperor to command the feudal lords!"

"His actions are no different from those of Xie Kangnian, and in some aspects even worse!"

“Youzhou will never bow to such a fabricated charge.”

"There will be no compromise on any injustices in Youzhou; there will be no possibility of us being exploited by others!"

Shen Moshen thought for a moment, then continued, "Therefore, faced with Zhuo Yongwang's shameless act of fabricating charges to eliminate dissidents, all soldiers of the Youzhou Army will vow to rise up and fight against him..."

That's the general idea. You can polish it up if needed.

"This is our Youzhou army's declaration of war, and we must make sure it is reasonable, well-founded, and impressive!"

"Understood! In short, the core meaning is—first, this dispute was initiated by Zhuo Yongwang."

"Secondly, Zhuo Yongwang's claim of protecting the emperor was a pretense; his true intention was to use the emperor to command the other lords!"

"Thirdly, our troops marched out of Youzhou for two reasons: first, to resist Zhuo Yongwang's oppression, and second, to rescue His Majesty the Emperor, who is being held hostage by Zhuo Yongwang..."

“That’s right, let’s stick to these key points.” Shen Moshen nodded with a smile: “Since they’ve already brought up their reasons for sending troops, why should we be polite?”

"With the Western Luo Continent preoccupied with its own troubles, now is the perfect time for us to unify the Great Qian Dynasty."

"It seems that Zhuo Yongwang has quickly gotten into the swing of things."

"He really thinks he's the new leader of the Great Qian Dynasty..."

Shen Moshen couldn't help but chuckle, "They actually want us to hand over Youzhou just by sending a telegram in a commanding and threatening tone."

"This guy's putting on airs is even more pretentious than Xie Kangnian!"

"At that time, I'd like to ask Zhuo Yongwang myself—who the hell gave him such courage and confidence!"

"Just for this reason, I'd be doing a disservice to their 'hospitality' if I didn't beat these guys to a pulp!"

With that, Shen Moshen walked directly to the phone and picked it up: "Hello! This is Shen Moshen."

"Pass on my order—the entire army shall officially enter a state of combat readiness immediately."

"Early tomorrow morning, the 16th Division of the Youzhou Army will march out of Youzhou and head straight for Jinzhou."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Moshen added to Ge Daqiang, "By the way, make sure to clarify one more point in the telegram issued in the name of the Youzhou Army later."

"Anyone who dares to stop the Youzhou army from marching to the aid of the emperor is an enemy of Youzhou."

"We treat prisoners of war well, and we welcome those with a strong sense of righteousness to rise up and surrender."

"But when it comes to those stubborn enemies, the Youzhou army will show absolutely no mercy!"

Shen Moshen thought for a moment and continued, "Also, immediately send a notice to Jinzhou urging them to surrender."

"If we do not receive a surrender response by 8:00 AM tomorrow, we will consider them a stubborn enemy, and our army will immediately take military action against Jinzhou!"