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

On the second day, Liu Kangding returned to Zhenyuan City with more than 200 officers returning from Jiangbeice.

The headquarters' huge banquet hall, with a total area of ​​more than 500 square meters, was temporarily converted into a conference room.

There were 10 long tables that could accommodate to people and all of them were occupied.

Su Zhengyang stood up and glanced at these people who were very familiar to his original memory.

Among the more than 200 officers recruited by Liu Gangding, the oldest and the one who once had the highest position in the Jiangbei Army Corps was a 52-year-old man named Tang Zhengqi.

The Tang family can be said to be the earliest team of the Su family. Tang Zhengqi followed Su Zhengyang's father in battles for more than 20 years and made countless contributions.

He is the commander of the 29th Army of the Jiangbei Corps and also a veteran among the entire Su family. It was an unexpected surprise that Liu Gangding was able to turn Tang Zhengqi against his will this time.

You should know that after the Pang family took over the Jiangbei Legion, they also thought about getting rid of Tang Zhengqi to prevent future troubles, but Tang Zhengqi's prestige in the Jiangbei Legion was extremely high, and Tang Zhengqi's two sons were also in the Jiangbei Legion.

The eldest brother, Tang Yuanfei, served as the commander of the 107th Division, and the second brother, Tang Yuanming, served as the commander of the th Mixed Brigade.

They were all influential people in the army, and the Tang family was very sensible in handing over the military power, including Tang Zhengqi's two sons. They all took the initiative to resign from their positions, hiding at home all day, fishing and growing flowers, cultivating their sentiments, and completely relaxed the Pang family's vigilance.

Among the people Liu Gangding instigated to rebel this time, one was Tang Zhengqi's nephew. When Tang Zhengqi heard that Su Zhengyang was short of officers, he made a prompt decision and decided to conceal the truth and bring the entire Tang family to the northwest to continue to shine under the command of the Northwest Revolutionary Army.

You should know that the Pang family’s supervision over the Tang family is still very strict, but even in this situation, Tang Zhengqi actually used the secret passage in the Tang Mansion to escape from Yanjing with his family.

For a 52-year-old man, this is a huge risk. After hearing that Su Zhengyang had caused such a big stir in the Northwest and was developing very well, the old man insisted on coming to the Northwest to help Su Zhengyang stabilize the situation.

To be honest, Su Zhengyang was very moved by the actions of the Tang family, the Jiangbei Legion, and the old members of the Su family.

"First of all, I, Su Zhengyang, would like to sincerely thank you all for coming all the way to Linzhou in the northwest to contribute to the development of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. This is a very difficult decision for everyone. Many of you even brought your families with you and migrated to Linzhou. Once the Pang family finds out, the lives of the whole family will be threatened."

"Under such circumstances, you still came to Linzhou Province without hesitation. I know that you did it for the sake of our Su family and my father, but I still want to say thank you very much. Now that you have come to Linzhou, please treat this place as your home. I will take care of your families and solve all your worries. I hope that you can play your remaining role in the Northwest Revolutionary Army and work together with me, Su Zhengyang, to complete the feat of fighting for peace and driving away the powers of various countries!"

As Su Zhengyang finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out in the conference room.

Tang Zhengqi, who was sitting below Su Zhengyang, had a look of satisfaction on his face and looked at Su Zhengyang with admiration. The Su Zhengyang in front of him spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly, and his words were well-organized and logically clear.

There is no trace of him left in the past. When he was in Jiangbei, he was that carefree, uninhibited, unambitious, unlearned, and indulged in wine and sex all day long.

"Everyone should settle down in the next few days and get familiar with the situation in Zhenyuan City. I have asked Lao Liu to arrange accommodation for everyone. In a few days, I will assign corresponding positions to everyone according to their situations. Next, I will give you a brief introduction to the current situation of our Northwest Revolutionary Army."

Su Zhengyang frankly told the current number of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, its firepower configuration, equipment logistics, and the Northwest Military Training Academy that was being established.

The Jiangbei Corps officers present all had surprise in their eyes. It was obvious that they had not expected that the Northwest Revolutionary Army had grown to such a scale.

In their opinion, Su Zhengyang had only been in the Northwest for a few months, and he was lucky enough to have barely assembled a combat force of more than 10,000 people and set up a makeshift team. They did not expect that the Northwest Revolutionary Army was now developing so rapidly.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Su Zhengyang with admiration.

At the same time, I also had more expectations for my future military career in the Northwest Revolutionary Army.

After listening to Su Zhengyang's story, Tang Zhengqi was the first to stand up and slowly said, "Xiaoyang, today is a formal occasion, so I will follow the local customs and address you as Commander Su. But I still want to ask where your military aid comes from. You should know that your father has always hated people who kowtow to the great powers and wag their tails to beg for mercy. We Chinese must stand up straight. No matter how poor and backward we are, we cannot be running dogs of foreigners for some military aid."

Looking at Tang Zhengqi, who had gray hair and looked a little old, he still stood straight and looked at him sharply.

Su Zhengyang also couldn't help but sigh that the older generation of the Jiangbei Army was really spineless and worthy of the title of descendants of Yan and Huang, with the exception of the Pang family of course.

"Please rest assured, Uncle Tang. Although our Northwest Revolutionary Army has accepted military assistance from the World Peace Arms Company, the relationship between us is equal. We will never sell out the interests of the country for this military assistance."

Su Zhengyang looked frank and determined. Tang Zhengqi nodded in satisfaction. He patted Su Zhengyang on the shoulder and said, "We all watched you grow up. In the past, we old guys thought you were a playboy who only knew how to indulge in alcohol and sex and had no knowledge. You disgraced Commander Su and ruined the Su family's reputation. Now it seems that we old guys have no vision."

"After your father passed away and the Pang family took over the Jiangbei Army, the whole Jiangbei has changed. Now the Fuso people are rampant in Jiangbei, and the people of China have become inferiors. We old guys want to resist, but we are powerless. I hope you can lead the troops back to Jiangbei in the future, get rid of the scourge of the Pang family, and take back the Jiangbei Army that the Su family lost. If there is such a day, your father can rest in peace in his nine springs."

Su Zhengyang said solemnly: "There will be such a day, and it will not be too far away. The original intention of the establishment of the Northwest Revolutionary Army is to protect the country and the people, so that the people of the whole China can live a prosperous life and drive out the foreign powers. Please rest assured, Uncle Tang and the elders of the Jiangbei Army, I will definitely do it."

After the meeting, Liu Kangding, Qin Huaiyi and others began to provide accommodation for the newly arrived officers of the Jiangbei Corps and make arrangements for their families.

Tang Zhengqi did not leave, but looked at Su Zhengyang with a burning gaze and said, "Xiaoyang, although your uncle Tang is over 50 years old, he is not old yet. He can still lead troops to fight on the battlefield. I wonder how you plan to arrange for me?"

Su Zhengyang said without hesitation: "In terms of large-scale corps combat experience, you are the best in the entire Jiangbei Corps, except for my father. I plan to let you serve as the chief military adviser of our Northwest Revolutionary Army and concurrently as the vice president of the Northwest Military Training Academy."