Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Originally, Luo Dazhou had a team of fully armed soldiers lying in ambush next to the conference room.

If any of the brigade commanders attending the meeting disagreed with surrendering, Luo Dazhou would not hesitate to take them down on the spot.

However, it now seems that my arrangement was completely unnecessary.

These brigade commanders, who usually appear respectable, are all incredibly loyal and righteous.

They were even more eager to surrender than anyone else.

Even Luo Dazhou felt a little scared – if he hadn't expressed his stance in time, these bastards might have tied him up as a surrender gift to the Youzhou army!

This shows that the Jinzhou army has truly mastered the tradition of being opportunistic and pragmatic.

However, on the other hand, this also clearly reflects a common characteristic of the warlord armies of the Great Qian Dynasty - everyone came out to carry guns just to make a living, who would bother to risk their lives?

Don't be silly! Why risk your life for such a small benefit? It's not worth it!

Especially for people like Luo Dazhou, it doesn't matter who they associate with.

It's just a change of boss; in the warlord circles of the Great Qian Dynasty, this was actually standard practice.

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It was exactly noon that day.

A shocking telegram was issued in the name of the Jinzhou Army, announcing that the Jinzhou Army had officially switched sides and joined the army of the loyalist forces of Youzhou, and firmly supported Commander Shen Moshen in his campaign against the traitor Zhuo!

Alright! We took down one thief, Xie, and now another thief, Zhuo, has appeared...

Upon receiving the news, Fang Borong, the military governor of Jinzhou, nearly died of anger on the spot!

"Hey! Luo Dazhou! Have you lost your mind? What's with this nationwide electrification thing?"

"Don't tell me you got raided by the Youzhou army and lost Jincheng!"

Fang Borong, far away in the capital, roared into the phone.

"Old Fang, are you out of your mind? If Jincheng had been occupied by the Youzhou army, would I still be the one answering your call right now?"

"Old Fang? No! What did you call me? What did you call me?"

"Brother Borong, listen to my advice—quickly lead your troops back to respond to our Commander Shen's call to defend the emperor, and don't follow that old bastard Zhuo Yongwang down a dark path."

"By the way, your concubines and brothers who stayed in Jincheng will be taken good care of for you..."

"Luo Dazhou! You son of a bitch! Are you possessed or have you gone mad?" Fang Borong listened to the voice coming from the other end of the phone in disbelief, and even doubted whether he had misheard.

"Old Fang, Sixth Concubine is right next to me. Why don't you let her talk to you?"

Snapped!

Fang Borong slammed down the phone, trembling with rage!

"Pass down the order: the troops must immediately march back to Jinzhou! I'm not a Fang if I don't tear those two bastards, Luo Dazhou and Shen Moshen, to pieces!"

"General, the Chief Minister just called and asked you to come over." The adjutant, who had just entered, cautiously reported this to the furious Fang Borong.

"Understood. I'll head over now and get the troops ready to depart. We'll leave as soon as I get back!"

"Yes!"

"General, the car is ready for you..."

Twenty minutes later.

Fang Borong rushed to Zhuo Yongwang's residence as the chief minister.

"My lord! I will lead my troops back to Jinzhou immediately and give you an explanation!"

"That bastard Luo Dazhou must have taken countless benefits from Shen Moshen, and yet he betrayed me!"

"This is the nationwide electrification announcement previously released by Youzhou."

Zhuo Yongwang casually handed a telegram to Fang Borong: "I didn't even want to bother with this clown."

"Who knew that this Shen Moshen was so wicked, he managed to subdue Luo Dazhou, who was left behind in Jinzhou, in just one day."

"Now your Jinzhou has become someone else's territory, and you even openly sent a telegram in response to Shen Moshen saying that I, Zhuo Yongwang, am a traitor of the Great Qian Dynasty!"

"Your Excellency, please calm your anger. I will personally handle this matter..."

"This matter cannot be delayed any longer. By the time you lead your troops back to quell the rebellion, it will be too late!"

"Just now, I urgently ordered the troops left behind in several surrounding provinces to help you clean up the mess."

"Bo Rong, I'm not trying to be mean, but you'd better keep your eyes open when it comes to hiring people in the future."

"We must never let scoundrels like Luo Dazhou take advantage of any loopholes again."

Zhuo Yongwang said earnestly, "This time, the imperial court will take care of your troubles."

"You'll have to learn from your mistakes in the future!"

"You should lead your troops out today. By the time you get back to Jinzhou, the chaos there will probably be over."

Clearly, although this incident angered Zhuo Yongwang, he was still very confident that he could quickly resolve the trouble in Jinzhou.

In Zhuo Yongwang's view, all of this was simply because Fang Borong had chosen the wrong person!

If you were to tell Zhuo Yongwang now that the Youzhou army has airplanes, tanks, and artillery, and that its equipment is far superior to that of his five-province allied army, Zhuo Yongwang would definitely not believe it.

Therefore, in Zhuo Yongwang's view, this disturbance in a remote place was nothing more than a small farce or episode in the transition between the old and new eras.

After all, there are plenty of arrogant and ignorant people these days...

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Fang Borong said indignantly, "Your Excellency is right—I will definitely be more discerning in hiring people in the future!"

"I will never forgive that bastard Luo Dazhou! I trusted him so much, and he stabbed me in the back, causing our Jinzhou army to lose face so badly..."

"Your Excellency, just you wait and see!"

Fang Borong patted his chest and gave his assurance on the spot: "Luo Dazhou followed Shen Moshen in openly slandering the Chief Minister, which also brought shame to our Jinzhou Army. This is all due to my lax management of my subordinates."

"When I get back, I'm determined to personally deliver that bastard Luo Dazhou to the Chief Justice for him to deal with in person!"