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

Su Zhengyang smiled and said, "What I mean is that there is a fundamental difference between opposing the Guo faction warlord and rebelling against the Northern Xinjiang government."

"Why was Guo Qi able to secure his position as the governor of Linzhou Province? To put it bluntly, it was because he had people and guns under his command, and he defeated and annexed all the other warlords in Linzhou. Therefore, the Northern Frontier government had to recognize the status of Guo Qi and appointed him as the governor of Linzhou."

This is the current situation in the entire northern part of China. Warlords from all over the country obey the Northern Frontier Government on the surface and admit that they are members of the Northern Frontier Government. However, in reality, they only follow orders and not declarations, and each has their own ulterior motives. There are constant frictions between the major warlords.

But even so, no northern warlord dared to stand up against the Northern Xinjiang Government and break away from the control of the Northern Xinjiang Government. Anyone who dared to openly oppose the Northern Xinjiang Government would inevitably be attacked by other warlords.

"I've thought about it. Instead of just being a local security chief, I might as well build my own kingdom. If I have the ability to develop and swallow up the Guo warlords, the Northern Xinjiang government will just turn a blind eye to winning me over. Do you believe it?"

Gu Chenghai frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded, agreeing with Su Zhengyang's statement.

"Brother Su, your idea is good, but you have to consider the actual situation. The territory you actually control now is only Sanjiang County, and you only have a few thousand people. How can you compete with the Guo warlords? Although the Guo faction is not a powerful faction in the Northern Frontier system, Guo Qicheng also has 100,000 troops under his command, of which 40,000 are his own troops. Standing on the opposite side of the Guo faction is undoubtedly like hitting a rock with an egg."

"Everything depends on human effort. Guo Qicheng only slowly developed from Yushan County in Linzhou. To put it bluntly, he was also a bandit in the mountains. His Guo family was able to develop into a warlord faction with a scale of 100,000 people occupying an entire province, so why can't I?"

"Okay, I won't try to persuade you anymore. The Provincial Government Affairs Office will definitely send someone to hold you accountable for killing County Magistrate Ma Jiawei. Once Du Xiaojun gets the news, he will immediately dispatch troops to avenge the Du family. You'd better be careful and don't be careless."

Su Zhengyang nodded, but did not continue the discussion on this topic. Instead, he asked, "What is your purpose for coming to Sanjiang County suddenly this time?"

Gu Chenghai sighed and said, "The Chief of Staff of our regiment reported my purchase of guns and ammunition from you to the brigade commander Feng Dingshan. Feng Dingshan came over personally and asked me to be his middleman and buy some arms from your security regiment."

"I have brought all the deposit he gave me. I was planning to raise money to buy the remaining committee rifles from you and arm my 29th Regiment after some time. I didn't expect that Feng Dingshan would intercept it. He is my direct superior, and I can't do anything about it."

Su Zhengyang glanced at Gu Chenghai and said, "As long as you can pay a lot of money to do business with us, there will be no problem on my side. How many committee rifles and bullets does Feng Dingshan want?"

"Feng Dingshan has a big appetite. He should be able to take whatever you have left."

After the two men discussed for a while, the security corps finally accepted the deposit brought by Gu Chenghai, and once again asked Qin Huaiyi to lead a company of soldiers to deliver 1200 committee rifles to Zhonghai County. Su Zhengyang did not sell any 7.92 mm bullets this time except for the ones that were given as gifts. The security corps conducts live-fire training every day, and the consumption of bullets is extremely high. Now the security corps is in very short supply of bullets.

Gu Chenghai returned to Zhonghai County that afternoon. In the combat command room of the security regiment, all officers above the battalion level sat upright. Su Zhengyang glanced at everyone and was the first to speak: "I called you here today for two things. First, Ma Jiawei, who was personally appointed as the county magistrate by the Governor's Office, has been executed by our security regiment. In addition, the Du family, the Guo family and their supporters have also been completely eliminated by us. It is foreseeable that once the news spreads, the Governor's Office will definitely send people to hold them accountable. In addition, the 358th Regiment stationed in Honghe County, miles away, will also return to Sanjiang County under the leadership of the regiment commander Du Xiaojun to avenge their Du family."

"It can be said that the situation our security group is facing is extremely serious, but what I want to say is that our security group eliminated these three landlords for the sake of the people of Sanjiang County. Although the Guo warlords are the actual controllers of Linzhou Province, we will never surrender and will fight them to the end!"

"The captain said it well! Damn it, no matter who wants to come to Sanjiang County to show off his power, our security team will never let him go."

"I don't know who the Guo faction warlords are or who the governor is. I only know that we are soldiers under the commander's command. We will fight whoever the commander tells us to fight!"

Su Zhengyang nodded with satisfaction.

"Wang Hua! Fang Zhengfei! The two of you lead the soldiers of the first and second battalions and set out overnight to camp in Kuanyan Town, which is closest to Honghe County, to prevent the 358th Regiment from suddenly launching an attack on Sanjiang County! If the 358th Regiment dares to move, beat them back fiercely."

"Yes, leader!"

"Li Yuan, Nie Xiaogang, the two of you lead the soldiers of the third and fourth battalions to garrison in Tashan Town to prevent the Guo faction warlord from mobilizing troops from Zhenyuan City to attack Sanjiang County."

"Qin Huaiyi, you will immediately recruit soldiers on a large scale throughout Sanjiang County. Anyone who is willing to join the security team can receive a resettlement allowance of two dollars. I will give you ten days to expand our security team to a size of eight thousand people! And the training of these new recruits will also be given to you. You must train them into qualified soldiers who can fight on the battlefield in the shortest possible time!"

Under Su Zhengyang's command, the entire security team operated in an orderly manner like a precision machine.

Thirty miles away, in Fengshan Stronghold, a small lackey came to the Juyi Hall and said to Liu Chengxu, "Boss, great news! News came back from Sanjiang County that Su Zhengyang of the Security Corps, with the soldiers of the Security Corps, has completely exterminated the Du, Ma, and Guo families. Damn it, this Su Zhengyang is really ruthless, he didn't even let go of children under ten years old. The lackeys of the three major families in other villages and towns have also been dealt with by the Security Corps."

Liu Chengxu was slightly stunned, obviously shocked by this sudden news.

The second in command, Sun Yuanshan, touched his head and said, "Brother, shouldn't Su Zhengyang be in the same group with the three families? Even the base of their security team was lent to them by the Du family. Why did they suddenly start fighting? Also, last time Su Zhengyang led his troops to attack our mountain stronghold, he wandered around the foot of the mountain, then turned around and killed Wang Mazi and Lu Guoquan. Why can't I understand Su Zhengyang? Is he good or bad? What does he want to do?"

Liu Chengxu picked up the wine bowl, drank the liquor in it, and revealed a meaningful smile.

"I am becoming more and more interested in this Su Zhengyang. Come down the mountain with me tomorrow and we will go meet Captain Su."