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

"Send a telegram to Yue Zhongxiang of the 76th Division immediately! If he fails to wipe out the Northwest Revolutionary Army within a month, I will skin him alive!"

Guo Qicheng almost died from anger on the spot. He obviously did not expect that Su Zhengyang would dare to send a telegram to the whole country, announcing the establishment of the Northwest Revolutionary Army in Linzhou Province. This would make Guo Qicheng and even the entire Guo warlord faction a laughing stock.

Li Wenqi glanced at Guo Qicheng, whose face was flushed and whose chest was heaving, nodded, and asked someone to send a telegram to the 76th Division.

Zhenyuan City, 76th Division Headquarters.

"Report to the commander-in-chief! A telegram has been sent from the Governor's Office!"

"Read!"

"The rebels led by Su Zhengyang have sent a telegram to the whole country to establish the Northwest Revolutionary Army, making our Guo faction warlords a laughing stock in the northern border. We now order the commander of the 76th Division to immediately mobilize troops to launch a full-scale war against Sanjiang County and Honghe County occupied by the Northwest Revolutionary Army! Within one month, the Northwest Revolutionary Army must be completely wiped out! To avenge our Guo faction warlords from this great shame!"

Yue Zhongxiang frowned and said, "How have you found out the specific situation of Su Zhengyang's troops? Don't you think it's better for Su Zhengyang to just be the head of his security team? He had to jump out and set up this damn Northwest Revolutionary Army. As the saying goes, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Now the governor is furious. Our 76th Division has to fight even if we don't want to."

"Reporting to the division commander, our spies in Sanjiang County have sent us intelligence that the Northwest Revolutionary Army has just established the First Combat Division, which has three reorganized brigades under its command. It is estimated that the number of troops is no less than 15,000. We have also learned from the local people that an unknown third-party force has used military trucks on a large scale many times to deliver a large amount of aid materials to the security group, and there may be a large amount of heavy firepower."

A hint of incredible surprise flashed across Yue Zhongxiang's eyes.

"What did you say? Fifteen thousand people! Our 76th Division only has three brigades and nine regiments from top to bottom, with a total of less than 76 regular troops. The Northwest Revolutionary Army's strength is actually similar to our th Division? If there are also a lot of heavy firepower, how can I fight this battle?"

"That old bastard Guo Qicheng has always treated our Second Army as his stepmother, and asked me to work hard for him. Going to fight the Northwest Revolutionary Army head-on is just a pipe dream. Pass my order to the brigade commanders to keep their troops in place and not to cause any military friction with the Northwest Revolutionary Army."

"Master, if this happens, we won't be able to explain to the Governor's Office."

"Let's just delay it like this for now. If the Governor's Office holds us accountable, we can find a way to deal with it later."

Northwest Revolutionary Army Headquarters in Sanjiang County. Since the establishment of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, Su Zhengyang simply converted the original county government office in the county town into the headquarters, and the original Du family house was converted into a collective dormitory for the headquarters officers.

"Commander, once we send out this telegram, that old man Guo Qicheng will be furious."

Liu Chengxu said: "Guo Qicheng is an old man who cares about his reputation the most. The news that we have established the Northwest Revolutionary Army is like a loud slap in his face. It would be strange if he didn't get angry."

Qin Huaiyi nodded in agreement and said, "The closest Guo-affiliated unit to us is the 76th Division in Zhenyuan City. I think Guo Qicheng will definitely give orders to the 76th Division to lead troops to wipe out our Northwest Revolutionary Army."

Liu Gangding rubbed his hands and said, "Our revolutionary army is now strong and well-equipped. The brothers below are howling like wolf cubs, all wanting to go to the battlefield and win a great victory. If the 76th Division dares to come, they will definitely not return."

After Su Zhengyang pondered for a moment, he slowly said, "Let Wang Hua of the 121st Brigade lead the 76st Brigade's three main combat regiments to garrison in Honghe County to guard against a sudden attack by Zheng Jiahai of the st Brigade. Let the st Brigade's reinforced regiment guard Tashan Town. If the th Division dares to come, beat them hard. The other troops will stay put for the time being. If there is any change in the battlefield situation, be ready to carry guns and go to the front line at any time."

"Yes, Commander!"

Su Zhengyang frowned. What the revolutionary army needed most now was time for development. Except for the first brigade, most of the soldiers were veterans who had fought on the battlefield several times, more than 80% of the soldiers in the remaining second and third brigades were new recruits. Now the entire revolutionary army was still intensively training new recruits in full swing. If they were to form effective combat effectiveness on the battlefield, it would take at least one or two months of training.

Gu Chenghai, the chief of staff of the First Combat Division, is busy all day long in order to train a large number of qualified artillerymen. He is no different from an instructor.

But the system's task was to let him establish the Northwest Revolutionary Army and send a telegram to the whole country, and there was nothing he could do about it.

The next day, a telegram from the Northern Frontier Central Government shocked the whole of China. Northern Frontier President Yang Jiakai personally issued a statement, recruiting the entire Northwestern Revolutionary Army under the Northern Frontier Government and making it a part of it. He also awarded the rank of Lieutenant General to Su Zhengyang, the commander-in-chief of the Northwestern Revolutionary Army, and retained the number of the Northwestern Revolutionary Army. The Northwestern Revolutionary Army is now qualified to expand to three division-level combat units.

Qin Huaiyi ran back to the headquarters in a hurry, only to find that Liu Kangding, Liu Chengxu and others were already sitting upright.

"What do you think about the central government's incorporation of Northern Xinjiang?"

Liu Chengxu said without hesitation: "In the short term, this is definitely a good thing for our Northwest Revolutionary Army. Originally, we were the king of our own, and to put it bluntly, we were a third party force sandwiched between the Northern Frontier and Southern Governments, an absolute rebel army. But now that we have been incorporated and appointed by the Northern Frontier Government, we are part of the Northern Frontier Government, and it is legitimate. If Guo Qicheng wants to mobilize troops to attack us, he needs a suitable reason."

Su Zhengyang closed his eyes and thought. This telegram from the Northern Xinjiang Central Government was full of sincerity. It not only made him the youngest lieutenant general in the entire Northern Xinjiang government, but also gave him full authority to decide on the appointment of officers at all levels under his command.

This telegram from the Northern Frontier Government gave the newly formed Northwest Revolutionary Army enough time to develop. Just as Liu Chengxu said, the Northwest Revolutionary Army is now a combat force under the Northern Frontier Government, a warlord system recognized by the orthodoxy. It is impossible for Guo Qicheng to start a war without reason.

But at the same time, it also put a shackle on the Northwest Revolutionary Army. In the future, the Northwest Revolutionary Army had to obey the orders of the Northern Frontier Government in name.

Moreover, the intentions of this old fox Yang Jiakai are so obvious that people can see through them at a glance. The reason why he is willing to support the Northwest Revolutionary Army and give Su Zhengyang the rank of lieutenant general is nothing more than wanting to form a two-legged tripod with the Guo faction in Linzhou Province and check and balance each other. In this way, the central government can temporarily put aside the idea of ​​guarding against the Guo faction. At this time, the Southern Government has begun to mobilize the army to prepare for the Northern Expedition. The Guo faction, whose intentions are unpredictable and erratic, can only temporarily work together with the Northern Frontier Government under the potential threat of the Northwest Revolutionary Army to repel the Northern Expedition Army before making any plans.

Liu Gangding seemed extremely excited: "Young Master! You are now the true commander-in-chief of the three armies. If the old master knew how successful you are, he would be so happy."