Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

That night.

Jincheng, the capital of Jinzhou Province.

"Hahaha.............."

"No...no...no..."

"I almost laughed until tears streamed down my face..." Luo Dazhou, the chief of staff of the Jinzhou Army who stayed behind in Jincheng, almost choked with laughter.

"Youzhou has issued a notice urging us to surrender?"

"Has this guy surnamed Shen had his head kicked by a donkey?"

Luo Dazhou waved the telegram urging surrender in his hand, laughing so hard he could barely breathe.

"Where did this idiot Shen Moshen come from?"

"After the former military governor of Youzhou, Zheng Kuiyong, kicked the bucket, is Youzhou completely devoid of talent?"

"No! Find out for me where this idiot Shen Moshen came from..."

"Whose pants were left untied and let this stupid thing out?"

Luo Dazhou finally calmed down: "Oh right! I should also hurry up and reply to that person's message."

puff~

At this point, Luo Dazhou couldn't help but laugh so hard he bent over: "Reply with a letter saying that we in Jinzhou are very grateful for the reminder from the Youzhou army, and we'll even use courtesy before resorting to force."

"Let's not consider surrendering for now. Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, right?"

"Hurry! Tell them to attack immediately, and don't hold back! I'll be waiting for the Youzhou army in Jincheng!"

After saying that, Luo Dazhou couldn't help but slap his thigh again, it was so damn funny!

Even the adjutant recording the orders managed to suppress a laugh as he wrote down the commands that needed to be conveyed...

In Luo Dazhou and his group's view, the attack on Jinzhou by Youzhou was like a half-dead, weak chicken sticking its neck out at a strong, vicious wolf and saying: What are you looking at? Look again and I'll fucking beat you up!

Among the thirty-six provinces of the Great Qian Dynasty, what kind of place was Youzhou?

Cats and dogs alike despise it; it's so poor it's practically nonexistent! The most impoverished province in the Great Qian Dynasty was Youzhou.

In the warlord circles of the Great Qian Dynasty, the Youzhou Army was basically—completely invisible.

The thirty-six provincial military governors of the Great Qian Dynasty were all nominally organized as a single division.

However, in private, apart from Youzhou, the military governors of each province generally controlled an army of around 80,000 to 100,000 men.

Take Jinzhou for example. Although the Jinzhou army was among the worst of the provincial warlord armies in the Great Qian Dynasty.

However, the Jinzhou army also numbered 100,000, and although its equipment was not great, it was certainly much stronger than the Youzhou army during Zheng Kuiyong's time.

At the very least, the Youzhou army was equipped with a certain number of machine guns and artillery.

Therefore, during Zheng Kuiyong's reign, Gu Xingbang's cavalry could only roam freely within Youzhou, which lacked heavy firepower. Outside of Youzhou, they were essentially only fit to be used as dismounted infantry...

Although the Jinzhou army is not much compared to the armies of other provinces, it can absolutely crush the Youzhou army!

This time, Fang Borong, the military governor of Jinzhou, also invested heavily in the war to suppress the rebellion. He took away the most elite troops of the Jinzhou army and even brought half of the Jinzhou army's forces into the ranks of the anti-rebellion army.

The old stronghold was garrisoned by approximately 50,000 troops, with Luo Dazhou, the chief of staff of the Jinzhou army, in charge.

This was also a standard practice adopted by various warlords participating in the war to quell the rebellion.

To prevent others from taking advantage of the situation during the war against the rebels, the various warlords would generally leave enough troops to guard their homes.

Therefore, Luo Dazhou, who was left to guard Jinzhou, had 50,000 troops under his command and did not take the "beggar army" of Youzhou seriously at all.

However, this is understandable—after all, even the most elite troops of the Youzhou army during Zheng Kuiyong's time barely managed to equip each soldier with a rifle...

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"By the way, inform Commander Guo that their base is quite close to the border of Youzhou, and tell them to be on guard."

"If this Shen Moshen is really a hothead and brings the whole army in for a direct assault, and Commander Guo's side isn't prepared, they might really suffer a loss."

As Luo Dazhou casually tore the surrender telegram in his hand to shreds, he ordered, "Have Commander Guo set up all their light and heavy machine guns to form firing points and keep them on guard."

"The only force in the Youzhou army that can be considered respectable is the cavalry regiment under Gu Xingbang's command."

"In addition, notify all departments to assemble and stand by."

"In this way, add the following to the telegram to Youzhou: 'My troops will be dispatched to Youzhou at 12:00 tomorrow in accordance with the orders of the capital to take over the city.'"

"We hope your department will make preparations for the handover."

"If your troops are willing to lay down their arms and surrender voluntarily, our Jinzhou army will treat prisoners of war well..."

Luo Dazhou imitated the surrender notice sent by the Youzhou army, and deliberately adopted a policy of politeness before resorting to force: "Since they are being so polite, we can't lose face."

"We need to give them a heads-up before we start, and we must also be considerate and let them have the first turn."

"They said they'd attack us at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, so let's do it at noon—let them come first!"

Luo Dazhou said jokingly, "Oh! I was just saying that staying in Jincheng was boring, now I finally have something to do."

"We didn't have time to warm up during the war against the rebels, so it's a good opportunity to go to Youzhou to practice our skills!"