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

In the Northwest Revolutionary Army Headquarters, an intelligence officer said to Su Zhengyang: "Commander, our secret line has sent back news that Jia Ming seems to still want to wait for a price. Currently, both the Zhao faction and the Han faction have offered generous prices for the Second Army."

Qin Huaiyi sneered at the side and said, "Commander, the Han clique in Yongzhou is taking themselves too seriously. The Northern Frontier government asked them to assist the Northwest Revolutionary Army in wiping out the rebellious Guo clique. The huge pressure of the main battlefield in the south is borne by our Northwest Revolutionary Army. They are in the eastern part of Linzhou like a fish in water. I don't know how much territory they have seized. Now they want Guo's troops. They are simply greedy!"

Su Zhengyang slowly put down the teacup in his hand and said thoughtfully: "In response to our secret line, as long as Jia Ming is willing to defect, our Northwest Revolutionary Army will arrange the rest of his life and let him live a comfortable and rich life. If he doesn't know how to appreciate it, when the general offensive begins, I will be the first to take the heads of dozens of people in his Jia family!"

"Jia Ming is an old fox. He has led troops in battles for so many years, and he can see the key points more clearly than anyone else. If he surrenders to the Han or Zhao faction, he will not be able to escape from the battlefield smoothly. Once those two warlords strip him of his military power, all his promises will be a joke. Under the current situation, only by surrendering to the Northwest Revolutionary Army can he and his family rest assured."

"As for the Han faction, we will settle accounts with them after we take over the entire Linzhou. If the Han faction is willing to give up the territory they have acquired, that's fine. But if they insist on taking advantage of it, I will turn my guns around and shoot at the Han faction next!"

[Ding! Congratulations to the host's motorized infantry brigade for successfully taking over the four cities and seventeen counties in the northern part of Linzhou, and completing the special achievement: going deep behind enemy lines.]

[The following rewards are now issued to the host: 60 1000mm mortars, 100 million shells. 75 600MM mountain cannons, 75 50MM shells, 105 300MM howitzers, 105 20MM shells, 150 80MM heavy howitzers, 150 8MM shells, 203 Thor's Hammer (20MM giant cannon), 2 shells. 7.62 million 2000 bullets, 60 wooden-handled grenades, 5 cans of beef, 1500 tons of refined rice, 2000 tons of refined flour, 2000 million yuan in cash, tons of gasoline, and 300 heavy artillery tractors. ]

Su Zhengyang was shocked and overjoyed. This was the first time so far that the system included rewards in the form of cash, which perfectly solved the salary pressure currently faced by the Northwest Revolutionary Army.

With so many artillery pieces, the Northwest Revolutionary Army can even directly upgrade its three current artillery regiments into artillery brigades. It can be said that this batch of rewards directly made the Northwest Revolutionary Army the warlord force with the most luxurious artillery quantity and quality in China today.

In today's domestic environment, most of the warlords' artillery are still 75MM mountain cannons imitated by domestic arsenals. The number of 105 howitzers is extremely scarce, and only the real ace troops have a small amount of equipment. 150MM heavy artillery is even rarer, not to mention Thor's hammer, a weapon that can destroy everything and kill people and animals with one shot.

This systematic reward brought about a fundamental qualitative change in the Northwest Revolutionary Army. In future battles, they could even carry out a round of inhumane artillery fire before launching infantry coordinated operations, and they were always successful.

After receiving these rewards, the number of artillery pieces of the Northwest Revolutionary Army had become extremely exaggerated, and it was a crushing force compared to any other warlords in the country.

They even have the confidence to compete with the great powers.

Five days later, Cruz sent this batch of system rewards to Zhenyuan City again. Along with it came good news from the secret line of the Northwest Intelligence Bureau. After a series of negotiations, Jia Ming, the commander of the Second Army of Guo's faction, finally decided to defect to the Northwest Revolutionary Army and cooperate with the Northwest Revolutionary Army to open a gap in the front battlefield and deal a fatal blow to Guo's troops.

What's even more ridiculous is that at this critical moment, the commander of the Third Army, Rong Zhide, actually found a way out for himself. He led the troops of the Third Army to evacuate secretly and entered Ganzhou. He announced to the outside world that he had turned to the light and given up working for the traitor Guo Qicheng. He surrendered to the Zhao warlords and his new number was the 12th Zhao Army.

The sudden series of blows made Guo Qicheng, who had been stretched to the limit, suddenly fall ill and could die at any time. Fortunately, the First Army was considered to be Guo's direct line, trained by Guo Qicheng himself. The army commander Wang Tianlu was also Guo Qicheng's nephew. He still adhered to his principles and lived and died with the Guo faction.

On the front battlefield, due to the withdrawal of the Third Army, the Second Army suddenly turned against them. The Northwest Revolutionary Army took this opportunity to launch the final general offensive.

The originally impregnable defense line of Nanguan City had already become riddled with holes after the loss of the Third and Second Armies. The two divisions of the Northwestern Revolutionary Army, together with the Second Army that had defected from the Guo faction, launched a comprehensive encirclement and suppression of the First Army. The sound of artillery fire lasted for two days and two nights. The fighting on the battlefield was extremely brutal, with smoke and blood everywhere.

As a last resort, the commander of the First Army led less than 12,000 defeated soldiers to break out of the siege and return to Yong'an City, abandoning all the territories outside Yong'an City in Linzhou, and even the six county towns and important checkpoints under the jurisdiction of Yong'an. He stationed heavy troops in Yong'an City, fortified the city and cleared the fields, preparing for a desperate fight.

In the intensive care unit of the First People's Hospital of Linzhou Province, Guo Qicheng looked very haggard. He was very old and skinny. He could barely sit on the bed and was barely breathing.

Wang Tianlu, Li Wenqi and other core members were standing by the bed, each with a heavy look on their face.

"Tianlu, Wenqi, please help me arrange a meeting with Su Zhengyang. I want to meet this little brat who has caused Guo Qicheng to suffer losses time and time again."

Everyone present looked at each other in surprise. They could not believe that Governor Guo’s last request before his death was to meet Su Zhengyang.

Now the entire Guo faction is on the brink of disintegration. The Second Army and the Third Army have successively defected to other forces, leaving only more than 10,000 defeated soldiers to fight stubbornly. The demise of the Guo faction is only a matter of time.

"Governor, the Northwest Revolutionary Army is now at loggerheads with us and has an absolute advantage. How could Su Zhengyang come to see you?"

"Just tell Su Zhengyang that if he dares to come and see me, I will surrender unconditionally and give all the wealth that the Guo family has built up over the years to his Northwest Revolutionary Army!"

In the Northwest Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Su Zhengyang looked at the telegram sent by the Guo faction, a smile forming on his lips.

Qin Huaiyi and others said, "Commander! Now that we have our troops on the frontier, we are sure to win. In less than half a month, we will be able to completely annihilate the remaining Guo's troops and capture Yong'an City. Why do we have to agree to Guo Qicheng's conditions?"

Su Zhengyang pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Since Guo Qicheng's last wish before his death was to see me, then I will fulfill his wish and let the Second Division and the Third Division station troops outside Zhenyuan City to respond to the Guo faction. If they want to see me, they must unconditionally let our headquarters' guard division enter the city!"