Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

In Yong'an City, Linzhou, the Governor's Office, a telegram came from Hutu City in the north of Linzhou.

"Governor, news has come from the north of Linzhou that Hanbei City has been captured by the Northwest Revolutionary Army. The second batch of military aid sent to us by the Fuso Empire has also been destroyed by the Northwest Revolutionary Army."

After the messenger finished speaking the contents of the telegram, he lowered his head and dared not breathe. He knew in his heart how furious Guo Qicheng would be and how difficult it would be to accept this news.

Guo Qicheng, who was sitting at his desk and flipping through a book, stood up suddenly. He felt a black screen in front of his eyes and almost fell to the ground.

As the messenger and Li Wenqi beside him had expected, Guo Qicheng's rage did not happen. After a moment's silence, Guo Qicheng said, "Everyone get out. I want to be alone for a while."

Li Wenqi hesitated to speak, wanting to say something to comfort him but didn't know where to start. It was foreseeable that after two large investments by Fuso failed to achieve the desired results, it would inevitably give up the Guo faction and the Northwest. Without the assistance of Fuso, the future of the Guo faction would be almost visibly bleak.

Judging from Guo Qicheng's trembling shoulders, it was obvious that he was not calm at the moment.

Li Wenqi shook his head helplessly, turned and left Guo Qicheng's office.

In the office, Guo Qicheng slumped on the sofa, feeling dejected. He picked up a cigar and wanted to light it, but found that his hands were shaking violently. The lighter that usually lit up with one touch, but today, it would not burn at all.

After being stunned for a moment, Guo Qicheng threw the exquisite copper lighter against the wall, breaking it into pieces, and then overturned the coffee table hysterically, looking like a madman.

"It's over, it's over..."

At this moment, Guo Qicheng seemed to have aged by dozens of years. This old man, who led his troops from the northern border of Linzhou and became the leader of the largest warlord in Linzhou step by step, and this iron-willed general, couldn't stop sobbing at this moment.

He led the entire Guo faction like a complete gambler, placing his last hope on Fuso, even willing to bear the infamy of being a traitor for it, but in the end he still lost miserably.

Guo Qicheng couldn't understand how the troops of the Northwestern Revolutionary Army had managed to break into the northern border. All the important roads from south to north were completely blocked by nearly 80,000 troops from three armies under his command. He had made all the preparations, but in the end, all his efforts were in vain. The place where problems were least likely to occur suffered a fatal blow.

At the gate of the Governor's Mansion, Ito Tanaka rushed in with a gloomy look on his face and several guards.

"I want to see your Governor, now! Immediately!"

Twenty minutes later, Itoda Zhen appeared in Guo Qicheng's office with a gloomy face and cold eyes. He said, "Mr. Guo, this batch of military aid was transported from the northern part of Mengguo, the occupied area of ​​our Fusang Empire, to Linzhou. No one else knows the specific information except our Fusang senior officials. Why was the escorting troops ambushed? There is a traitor in your Guo faction! There is a serious problem!"

"I came here today to tell you! Your Guo Clan is so disappointing. When a full-scale battle has already begun in the south, you were attacked directly. The backyard is on fire. Our Fuso Empire has decided to give up any form of support for the Guo Clan and withdraw from Linzhou. The Ito Chamber of Commerce will also leave. You can take care of yourself."

Ito Tanaka's words were very rude, and he did not give Guo Qicheng any face. At least in his opinion, the Guo faction had lost its last value. It was only a matter of time before the Northwestern Revolutionary Army completely took over the entire Linzhou. The current Guo faction was no longer worthy of Fuso making any investment in them.

Guo Qicheng let Ito Tianzhen vent his anger, then stood up suddenly, staring at Ito Tianzhen with red eyes and said, "Fuck you little devils! My biggest mistake was choosing to cooperate with you! I, Guo Qicheng, have been saddled with a bad name that will be hard to wash away for generations! Now you dare to put on such a high and mighty attitude in front of me, I will kill you, you bastard!"

Guo Qicheng took out his service pistol from the holster, removed the safety, and pointed it at Ito Tanaka's head with unspeakable anger in his eyes.

Itoda was stunned for a moment, then he said angrily: "Guo-san, do you know what you are doing? How dare you point a gun at me? You filthy Chinese! You are a bunch of rotten mud that cannot be helped up!"

Until this time, Ito Tianzhen still didn't believe that Guo Qicheng dared to shoot him.

Bang! A loud gunshot was heard, and the guards outside the office were startled. Guo Qicheng's guards kicked the door open immediately and saw the scene in front of them. Itoda was shot in the eyebrow, with an incredible look in his eyes. His body lay peacefully on the ground, his eyes wide open, and blood stained the wool carpet in the office.

Guo Qicheng put away his gun and said to the stunned captain of the guards: "Pass my order down! Execute all the Fuso devils in the city, and burn down the Ito Chamber of Commerce!"

The captain of the guard was so shocked by this sudden scene that he stood there in a daze. He couldn't understand why the Guo faction and Fuso, who were so close a few days ago, suddenly became so incompatible.

"Go quickly! Didn't you hear my order?"

In Yong'an City, a large number of Fuso people were captured, gathered together and executed on the spot. The sudden change left Yan Shuangying, who was still hiding in the city, a little confused.

At night, bad news came again.

"Governor! The 6th Army of the Korean faction in Yongzhou has launched a war against our eastern border! The Northern Frontier Central Government has ordered the Korean faction to cooperate with the Northwest Revolutionary Army to wipe out our Guo faction rebels!"

Guo Qicheng nodded grimly and said, "Got it. Let the garrison troops on the eastern border retreat to Chishui City east of Yong'an City and defend it strictly."

Originally, this was just a local war between the Guo faction and the Northwestern Revolutionary Army, but Guo Qicheng's move to allow the Fuso troops to enter the country undoubtedly touched the bottom line of the Northern Xinjiang government. Under the high pressure of the Northern Xinjiang government, the Korean warlords in Yongzhou were forced to participate in the war. This was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and instantly plunged the entire Guo faction into a bottomless abyss.

In Zhenyuan City, at the Northwest Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Su Zhengyang issued an order to the 16th Brigade which had just captured Hanbei City.

"Have Xue Ding lead the troops to capture the four counties under the jurisdiction of Hanbei City. Relying on Hanbei as the base of the 16th Brigade, we will fully expand in the northern border of Linzhou. We must capture the three cities of Hutu, Fengshan, and Beikou."

Qin Huaiyi frowned and said, "Commander, they only have more than 6,000 soldiers in total. More than 30% of them were killed in the capture of Hanbei City. It may be difficult to capture other cities."

Su Zhengyang pointedly said: "Now in the northern part of Linzhou, except for the major cities, the other counties are all local militias with low combat effectiveness. We can allow the 16th Brigade to surrender these militias and form a temporary cannon fodder force. At all costs, we must take over the entire northern region!"

"Yes, Commander!"