Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

With Shen Moshen's order, the landlords and gentry of the four provinces of Jinzhou, Songshan, Gaohe, and Tongmu immediately experienced what it meant to be in hell in one step!

Because all of this happened so fast.

The day after the "newbie safety protection period" was lifted in Youzhou, the Youzhou army took action, followed by a series of blitzkrieg deterrence operations.

As a result, the landlords and gentry in Jinzhou, Songshan, Gaohe, Tongmu and other places had no idea about the actual situation in Youzhou, let alone what the landlords and gentry in Youzhou had experienced three years ago.

Therefore, the landlords and gentry of the four provinces of Jinzhou, Songshan, Gaohe, and Tongmu never imagined that they would welcome a "righteous and just official" who would stand up for the common people...

In fact, not only the landlords and gentry, but also the people of the four provinces did not expect that Shen Moshen would play by his own rules.

Everyone firmly believed that Shen Moshen's arrival was nothing more than a change of military governor for the four provinces of Jinzhou, Songshan, Gaohe, and Tongmu.

These days, aren't all people the same no matter who comes to power?

Looking at the warlords, big and small, throughout the Great Qian Empire, how many of them actually cared about the common people?

Therefore, the people of Jinzhou, Songshan, Gaohe, and Tongmu provinces did not show much enthusiasm for the strong entry of the Youzhou army.

Besides being greatly impressed by the superior equipment and unparalleled spirit of the Youzhou army, the local people were also deeply moved.

The people of the four provinces were rather indifferent to the arrival of the Youzhou army; it was merely another topic of conversation for them during their leisure time.

Moreover, most of these opinions are negative.

Because many people believe that Shen Moshen, the leader of the Youzhou army, is likely even more wicked than Fang Borong and others!

As the saying goes, evil people will always be punished by other evil people.

In this world, isn't the one who can defeat evil people the one who is even more evil than them?

In particular, the weapons and equipment displayed by the Youzhou army were so impressive!

Although ordinary people don't know much about weapons and equipment, they can still tell whether something is good or bad.

Can those big airplanes flying overhead and tanks rumbling on the ground be cheap goods?

Ultimately, all these things still require money to build up!

Therefore, many people came to the conclusion that Shen Moshen would definitely try every means to make money after conquering new territory with such a powerful armed force as the Youzhou Army.

Otherwise, how would he support these troops?

In the end, won't it be these same people who suffer and torment?

Therefore, most of the people in the four provinces of Jinzhou, Songshan, Gaohe, and Tongmu believe that the arrival of Shen Moshen is not necessarily a good thing for them, and they may even be exploited to a greater extent!

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While the landlords and gentry of the four provinces of Jinzhou, Songshan, Gaohe, and Tongmu were enjoying the "special treatment" from the Youzhou army.

Even more distressed than the landlords and gentry whose homes were being raided and whose property confiscated were Fang Borong and others who had lost their "homes".

The military governors of Jinzhou, Songshan, Gaohe, and Tongmu were originally rushing back to their strongholds with their troops.

Before he even arrived, news arrived from the capital that Zhuo Yongwang had announced the immediate disbandment of the Anti-Rebel Army....................

Then, without saying a word, Zhuo Yongwang led his troops and fled.

The other provincial governors also went back to their own homes and found their own mothers!

It's alright if they haven't lost their territory and have somewhere to go back.

However, Fang Borong and his group's territory had already been occupied by the Youzhou army.

They had hoped that Zhuo Yongwang could stand up for them, but now that hope is gone.

The situation facing Fang Borong and his three companions was now extremely awkward and hopeless—they had nowhere to go back to, and their backer had collapsed!

However, for these four unlucky brothers, there are still two options to choose from.

The first option is to go all out, with all four of us joining forces to fight our way back and reclaim the lost territory!

However, Fang Borong and others would definitely not choose this gambler-like, reckless option.

The second option—wasn't their "home" stolen by the Youzhou army? They can't afford to offend the Youzhou army, but they can take the opportunity to steal from others!

While other warlords had not yet led their troops back to their garrisons, which was still relatively effective, Fang Borong and his troops had a lot of room to maneuver in order to seize new territory by gathering resources nearby.

At least, there's a chance of winning if you do this!

Therefore, Fang Borong and the others, who were already heading in the same direction, immediately gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

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Changgou Ridge, within the territory of Daqian.

"Why are we guys so unlucky?"

"We can't believe we've run into this kind of thing!"

With a full beard, Wu Zhengshan, the military governor of Tongmu, fumed as he fiddled with his beard, lamenting his bad luck: "Is this some kind of bad luck I'm having?"

"I've been thinking about this for the past few days and I still can't figure it out—where did those country bumpkins in Youzhou get all this equipment from!"

"How did the Youzhou army, which was once dirt poor, suddenly become like this?!"

"Can any of you figure this out?"

"Anyway, I just can't figure this out no matter how hard I try!"

"It would be a miracle if anyone could understand this!" Jinzhou Military Governor Fang Borong cursed. "Damn it!"

"What did we do to deserve this?"

"It's all that bastard Zhuo Yongwang's fault! He insisted on giving Youzhou to me!"

"This is really bad—we've stirred up a hornet's nest right now."

"Not only can he not stay in the capital, but he's also dragged us all down with him!"

"Pooh!"

"What the hell!" Fang Borong spat on the ground angrily: "I saw it a long time ago—that bastard Zhuo Yongwang is even worse than Xie Kangnian..."

"They have absolutely no sense of responsibility!"

Instead of taking the lead in settling the matter after something happened, he was the first to run away!

“In this respect, Xie Kangnian is more responsible than that bastard Zhuo Yongwang.”

Fang Borong was furious at the thought of Zhuo Yongwang's audacious act of running away and leaving them stranded on the road: "You bastard, you caused trouble and dragged us into this mess, but you got away with it all!"

Now, Fang Borong has to bring up Zhuo Yongwang's ancestors from time to time to give them a good scolding.

This little boat of "friendship" has truly capsized completely.

Not long ago, Fang Borong was still fawning over Zhuo Yongwang.

His every word was a sycophantic praise of Zhuo Yongwang.

When Zhuo Yongwang casually "dumped" Youzhou into Fang Borong's hands, Fang Borong was so excited that he almost kowtowed to Zhuo Yongwang on the spot!

Now that disaster has struck, everyone's fleeing for their own lives, and the situation has completely reversed—it's estimated that Fang Borong is currently the most vocal critic of Zhuo Yongwang in the entire Daqian region...