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

The next morning, just after daybreak, Feng Dingshan was already dressed and ready to take the 28th Regiment and his guard battalion to transport the large amount of looted food back to Tongshan City.

"Captain, the food has been loaded onto the donkey cart. Everything is ready. As long as you give the order, we can return to Tongshan."

Feng Dingshan nodded in satisfaction, patted the shoulder of his guard battalion commander Liu Changshui and said, "Old Liu, you are the one who makes me worry the least. You can handle anything as long as I give you a simple instruction."

"Sir, are you satisfied with the girl who was sent to your room last night?"

Li Jiashang looked at Feng Dingshan with a lewd expression like a lackey.

Feng Dingshan showed a hint of aftertaste: "I am satisfied, but her temper is a bit too fierce. However, I just like riding such fierce horses. This time when I return to Tongshan, I will take her back with me."

Zhuo Wenqing, the head of the 28th Regiment, saluted Feng Dingshan and said, "Commander-in-Chief, all the soldiers of the 28th Regiment are ready to go!"

"This Zhonghai County is really a good place. Xiao Li, you have to work hard and keep a close eye on that wolf cub Gu Chenghai. I think he has a rebellious mind. Once you use the influence of the Gu family in the local area to develop the 29th Regiment, the position of the regiment leader will be yours sooner or later."

Li Jiashang was immediately delighted, and nodded and said, "Don't worry, Captain. As long as I'm here, Gu Chenghai won't be able to make any waves. Next time you come, I'll arrange a double phoenix spread for you, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

At this time, Gu Chenghai came over with Huang Sheng. With a smile on his face, Gu Chenghai said to Feng Dingshan, "Captain, after two days of reflection, I have deeply realized my mistakes. I would like to ask you to stay for two more days so that I can do my best to entertain you."

Feng Dingshan snorted coldly, "It's good that you have figured it out. You are one of my men. As long as you don't forget where your roots are, I will not treat you unfairly. This time, I will not keep you any longer. If you have this intention, you should behave well next time I come."

Gu Chenghai nodded to Huang Sheng, and Huang Sheng took out a very exquisite porcelain cup from his arms. Gu Chenghai took it and handed it to Feng Dingshan, saying, "Master, this is a porcelain cup with a phoenix pattern and enamel pattern handed down from our Gu family's ancestors. It is an item that came from the palace. In order to show my determination to change my past and follow your footsteps unswervingly in the future, I want to give this antique to you."

Feng Dingshan took the porcelain cup in his hand and kept looking at it. With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see that this porcelain cup was definitely a valuable item.

Gu Chenghai whispered in Feng Dingshan's ear, "We still have a lot of antiques like this at home. Please stay for two more days so that I can collect them all and give them to you as a gift."

Feng Dingshan's eyes flashed with greed, and he patted Gu Chenghai on the shoulder and said, "Little Gu, I've said long ago that you are a rare young talent. Since you know you are wrong and sincerely invite this brigade commander to stay for a few more days, I can't let you down. I like this teacup very much. If you still have it at home, please send it to me. The more the better. Of course, I won't take advantage of my subordinates. Old Liu, give Little Gu twenty dollars as the money for me to buy this cup."

Gu Chenghai sneered in his heart, this porcelain cup was a fine piece of porcelain used by the royal court. If it was sold in a prosperous place, it would be worth at least two thousand dollars. Not only was Feng Dingshan greedy, but he also had to put on an air of being noble and buy this teacup.

Gu Chenghai acted servile and smiled on the surface, and finally managed to keep Feng Dingshan.

On the security corps side, Su Zhengyang personally led the reinforced battalion under Liu Chengxu, the seventh battalion of the security corps, and the firepower battalion, totaling more than 1,700 people, and rushed to Butaikou, the only way for Feng Dingshan to return to Tongshan City.

The terrain here is just as its name suggests. A straight road passes through the canyon between two hundred-meter-high hills. The hills are covered with dense vegetation, making it easy to hide a large number of people and horses here.

In order not to attract the attention of the Zhao warlords, Su Zhengyang and his men traveled at night and found places to hide during the day. Finally, they set up an ambush on the low hills on both sides of Budaikou one night in advance.

In Zhonghai County, Feng Dingshan, who had taken two more antiques from Gu Chenghai, was finally satisfied and took the 28th Regiment and his guard battalion to escort the looted food back to Tongshan City.

This time, Gu Chenghai did not try to keep Feng Dingshan. His apparent attitude made Feng Dingshan extremely satisfied. Even Feng Dingshan's golden lackey Li Jiashang felt a sense of crisis, fearing that Gu Chenghai would replace him.

As Feng Dingshan led a large group of people away, Li Jiashang looked at Gu Chenghai in a veiled manner and said, "Oh, I thought our Captain Gu was such a man of integrity, but it turns out he is just a flatterer. Even if you empty out the Gu family's assets, in the heart of the brigade commander, you are not as important as one toe of Li Jiashang."

Li Jiashang, this old yin-yang man, is used to being arrogant in the 29th Regiment and is always outspoken. For Feng Dingshan's sake, Gu Chenghai usually tolerates him.

Who knew that today's Gu Chenghai would not play by the rules at all. As soon as Li Jiashang finished speaking, Gu Chenghai strode forward and slapped Li Jiashang hard on the face with such force that Li Jiashang turned around on the spot, and his cheeks swelled up rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"You...you dare to hit me!"

Li Jiashang covered his face, climbed up like a madman, and rushed towards Gu Chenghai. Gu Chenghai kicked Li Jiashang in the chest, almost killing him.

"Hit you? Not only will I hit you today, I'll also send you to hell!"

Li Jiashang cried out in pain.

"You are all blind, right? Didn't you see that bastard Gu Chenghai hit me? Catch him for me, or I will report him to the host and you will all be in trouble!"

The officers of the 29th Regiment present all turned their heads away as if they hadn't seen anything, their eyes filled with disgust.

"A few days ago, it was you, a bastard, who broke into Yujiagou in the middle of the night, captured old man Yu's eldest daughter and gave her to Feng Dingshan, right?"

"Today I will make you pay with your life!"

Gu Chenghai pulled out a pistol from his waist, his eyes emitting cold murderous intent, which made Li Jiashang tremble all over.

Gu Chenghai put the muzzle of the gun to Li Jiashang's forehead. Li Jiashang looked panicked and collapsed on the ground, begging for mercy: "Captain Gu, Captain Gu, please let me go. I will never dare to go against you again. It was Feng Dingshan who ordered me to do this."

"I have tolerated you for a long time. Go down and beg for mercy from the King of Hell."

With a bang of a gunshot, a bloody hole appeared between Li Jiashang's eyebrows, blood and brain matter gushed out, and his body fell in a pool of blood with his eyes open.

"Someone! Take his body away, chop it up and feed it to the dogs!"

Gu Chenghai turned around and stood in front of the officers of the 29th Regiment. He said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Brothers, we are all from Zhonghai County. Li Jiashang, this bastard, and Feng Dingshan are harming our fellow villagers. Can we agree to this?"

"No!"

"I declare that from today on, I, Gu Chenghai, have rebelled! From now on, I will follow Captain Su of Sanjiang County to fight for our own kingdom! I will never have to take care of the warlords again!"

"Okay! I should have done this a long time ago. Damn it, I was almost suffocated to death these past few months!"

"Captain, we'll follow you wherever you go!"