Chapter 53 Situation (Second Update Seeking Collection)

  Wuping County. An ordinary county town at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong, Wuping County is now shrouded in thick smoke, with gunfire echoing through the air! Fierce battles have broken out in three directions around Wuping County, with shells even falling within the county seat, where buildings can be seen collapsing from time to time.

  County government. This is the command center, and Lin Hu just happened to be here, his hair was a bit disheveled, and his eyes were bloodshot from staying up all night. His military uniform was still neatly combed, and his boots were still polished!

  He stared at the map with a ferocious expression, his face twisted in anger. "How did Zhao Wencai fight this battle?" he bellowed. "This is all just a bunch of nonsense! He said he could hold out for half a month, but it's only been a few days? I'll kill him! Idiot! He's absolutely an idiot!"

  Lin Hu's furious roar made the people around him tremble with fear, and no one dared to speak easily. Then they heard Lin Hu roar again: "It's really frustrating, frustrating! I originally wanted to rush straight to Fuzhou, but who would have thought that even a small Longyan couldn't be crossed? Is it that heaven doesn't help me either?"

  "General, calm down. This can't be blamed on Commander Zhao, but rather that none of us expected the combat strength of Xu Chongzhi's troops to be so fierce. Their weapons and equipment are far more advanced than what we have. These cannons are too numerous, their firepower is too strong! Moreover, the local people in Fujian do not support them now, both the terrain and the people are against us! Commander Zhao has managed to hold on until today, which is already quite good. The current plan, General, should prioritize safety, let's retreat!"

  "Retreat?! Where are we retreating to?!" Lin Hu suddenly lifted his head and looked at the speaker, his eyes were red as if bleeding, with a face full of murderous intent.

  "This, this is naturally to withdraw from Chaozhou and plan for the future! Now the enemy is strong and we are weak, it's really not suitable to fight hard! General!" This staff officer, who Lin Hu valued highly, still insisted on expressing his own views.

  "Chaozhou? Haha! What a sight it was before I went to war? Are you asking me to slink away with my tail between my legs? Besides, the outcome is still undecided, and you want me to surrender first? You're shaking the morale of the troops, this is a capital offense!"

  As soon as the words fell, everyone saw Lin Hu quickly take out his pistol and fire several shots at the staff officer.

  The gunshot shocked everyone present, and even the guards outside rushed in immediately. After seeing the scene before their eyes, they all unexpectedly didn't dare to move, looking at Lin Hu and waiting for orders.

  Lin Hu said in a stern voice: "If anyone dares to mention retreat again, kill! He will be the next one!" Lin Hu pointed at the staff officer who had just been shot dead, his whole body radiating murderous aura as he stared at the crowd.

  Everyone was holding their breath, and Lin Hu shouted loudly: "Take it down!"

  The guards immediately carried out the staff who had been shot, and Lin Hu continued: "Order the third division Liu Xu Guang to come over immediately, order him to launch an attack from the enemy's right flank two hours later! If you delay, military law will be enforced! Pass it on immediately!"

  The order was executed without discount, and Liu Xu Guang soon received this order. After reading it, he immediately cursed: "What the hell is this order? Let me lead the troops to launch an attack on the enemy's right wing within two hours. Can I grow wings? Even if I arrive on time, who doesn't know that the main force of the enemy army is in the right wing of Wuping County? Let my tired troops attack? That's looking for death!"

  Although Liu Xu Guang couldn't grasp the entire situation, he still grasped a small part of his troops. He immediately deployed them and ordered an emergency military meeting to be held at the division headquarters.

  Not long after the military meeting of the teacher's department was held, gunshots were heard, and soon Liu Xu Guang, the third division, regained power. He had several Lin system regimental commanders killed! He immediately arranged for his confidants to take charge of the three regiments as regimental commanders, re-grasping the forces of these three regiments!

  An hour later, Liu Xuguang made a move, but it wasn't to reinforce, rather to launch a sneak attack!

  Lin Hu looked at the time, but didn't see the attacking scene, he roared: "Where is Liu Xu Guang? Where is the third division? I think he wants to test the law with his own body! He's tired of living!"

  Several telegrams were sent in a row, but there was no response at all! After a while, the third division sent back a telegram, informing that they would arrive at their destination soon and launch an attack immediately.

  Lin Hu's face eased a bit, he also knew that his order was a bit harsh, but now seeing such a response, his anger eased! This is not the time to discipline people, as long as Li Guang can fight effectively, then this so-called disobedience and disrespect can be forgiven, atone for one's crime by meritorious service!

  The gunfire finally rang out, and the sound of artillery explosions also finally rang out, but Lin Hu's face changed greatly. Lin Hu said: "What is going on? What is going on?"

  As soon as the words fell, a shell exploded in the open space in front of the command post! The shockwave from the explosion shook the command post violently for several seconds, and dust fell down layer by layer!

  When the shout of killing came from behind, he knew that before he could open his mouth to speak, he received a report from his subordinate: "Report! It's not good! Liu Xuanguang has defected with three divisions and is launching a fierce attack on the North City. The brothers are almost unable to hold on!"

  Lin Hu glared up at him and roared: "Liu Xuguang, I won't let you off! I...!"

  A shell exploded within ten meters of Lin Hu, and after the smoke cleared, someone was heard shouting: "Commander, Commander! Something's wrong, the Commander is wounded!"

  On January 11th of the 12th year of the Hua Xia calendar, Li Xu Guang's unit under Lin Hu's command launched a military coup, pretending to hold a military meeting, and killed three regimental commanders of the Lin system. After grasping the actual power of the three divisions, they immediately contacted Xu Chong Zhi's unit and quickly launched an attack on Lin Hu's unit from behind! The first division of Lin Hu suffered heavy losses in the pincer attack! Lin Hu was rescued by his subordinates at the risk of their lives, and Wu Ping County was captured that day!

  Yongding County, the Second Division is in a state of unrest! On the afternoon of that day, after receiving news of the General's safety, the Second Division quickly abandoned Yongding County and retreated into Guangdong Province. Thus, Lin Hu's Eastern Expedition ended in failure, with over 5,000 casualties and more than 5,000 defections, resulting in a heavy price that greatly reduced Lin Hu's power.

  Zhu Peide's troops captured Sanshui yesterday, advancing rapidly! These two pieces of news spread throughout Guangdong one after another, causing a great stir among the people of Guangdong. Many forces in Guangdong were shaken and had thoughts of changing their allegiance.

  Swatow. Chao Ping-chou, remaining in the headquarters, looked around at his subordinates and said: "Since everyone's opinions are unanimous, I will now telephone - no, telegraph - Commander-in-Chief that Swatow will consider only the orders of the Commander-in-Chief as important, and will not listen to any other person's commands!"

  Meizhou. Huang Mingyang smiled and looked at Ding Zhong, saying: "Ding family's second master, Meizhou is still stable now, and it can be said that it has settled down, but in the future, things will require a lot of effort, Commander is expecting a lot! This cannot let Commander down! If Commander is disappointed, then I'll have a hard time, if I have a hard time, then you'll have a hard time! You'll have a hard time, and many people will have a hard time too. What do you say?"

  "Yes, yes! Commander Huang is right, he's absolutely right!" Ding Zhong no longer had the demeanor of his former self. Over the past three days, his sharp edge had been worn down by Huang Mingyang. A cowardly and cunning old man - that was what a rascal was all about! When it came to reasoning, they wouldn't listen, but when they needed your help, they would reason with you. If you disagreed, they would turn around and become a rascal again, and still be armed to boot!

  Huang Mingyang listened and still smiled, saying: "You've also heard about the situation on the front lines, right? I didn't expect Generalissimo to lose again, and it's a crushing defeat. But I don't know what you think? I'm really a bit confused and want to hear your thoughts too! Can't we take this as a reference?"

  "I don't dare, I don't dare! What suggestions could I possibly have?! It's too presumptuous, too presumptuous! Whatever the commander decides to do, we will certainly follow and carry out!"

  Although Ding Zhong said so, in his heart he was scolding: "Nonsense! You think I'll show you my tail and let you step on it? I'm not that stupid! This trick is useless, I've seen it all before!"

  Huang Mingyang nodded, still smiling, but with a more sincere expression. He said: "You can think that way, it's the best, I don't want to make things difficult either! Since you're so aware of the situation, I can tell you now that Commander gave me a secret order before he left. If I find out that you, Ding Qiang, are not cooperating or secretly sabotaging, then I have the authority to take action, and by 'taking action', I think you understand what it means!"

  "After that, Huang Mingyang said calmly: 'Back to the main topic, there are still two big households in Meizhou that we haven't visited. Now it's our turn to set off! I wonder how much money we can get this time? It's really exciting!'"

  Although Ding Zhong was extremely frightened at this moment, he didn't really lose his mind. He knew that he had managed to save his own life. Before he set out, he had thought it through very clearly - the first priority in coming to Meizhou was to preserve his own life; as long as he could keep himself and his family safe, everything else could be sacrificed, and a price could be paid!

  However, Ding Zhong was still extremely shocked by Mao Feng's ruthlessness. He had not expected that he already had the intention of surrendering, but he did not expect such an order. It was truly a ruthless and decisive killing! This time, Ding Zhong really saw the cold-blooded side of Mao Feng, and money might not be what this person values most.