EBE Chapter 107 System Upgrade: Korean Style with a Huge Price
Chapter 107 System Upgrade: Korean Style with a Huge Price
After discussing the development trends and goals of the Northwest Revolutionary Army with the senior leaders present, Su Zhengyang received unanimous support from everyone.
Today's Northwest Revolutionary Army truly gives people hope for the revitalization of China, and everyone is full of energy and expectations for the future.
At the end of the meeting, Su Zhengyang's face was cold, and he spoke loudly: "The Han warlords in Yongzhou have occupied the Shangjiu City and Gucheng City in the east of Linzhou, a total of two cities and nine counties. Our Northwest Revolutionary Army is fighting desperately with the Guo faction and the Fuso people in the front, but the Han faction is using the feathers of the Northern Frontier Government as a token of authority and coming to Linzhou to pick peaches. Immediately call the Han faction's troops in Linzhou and give them seven days to unconditionally withdraw from Linzhou and give us the territory of Linzhou. Otherwise, we will let the Han faction know what an insurmountable gap is!"
"Yes, Commander!"
In the Linzhou Liquor Market, Han Jingting, a young master of the Han family, sat on the sofa with a gloomy face and said in a low voice: "I didn't expect the situation to change so quickly. Guo Qicheng, a stubborn man, actually broke his usual habit and surrendered directly to the Northwest Revolutionary Army. I originally thought that our troops could take the lead and directly capture Yong'an City. The damn Jia Ming also took advantage of our raising the price and directly surrendered to the Northwest Revolutionary Army. This piece of fat meat, our Han family didn't even have a bit of meaty smell."
Chen Jiahu, the commander of the Sixth Korean Army, said in a consoling tone, "We Koreans have taken over a large area of eastern Linzhou at the cost of a small number of casualties. This deal is already a huge profit. I just don't know what attitude Su Zhengyang will have towards the Koreans next."
"I think Su Zhengyang will definitely make our Sixth Army hand over the territory in the eastern part of Linzhou. Su Zhengyang is just like his father, with a bad temper. If we refuse to return the territory, there may be a military conflict."
Han Jingting sneered, "If Su Zhengyang wants to take back the territory, he has to pay a corresponding price. It is impossible to take back the territory with empty words."
"I know him. He is just an uneducated and unskilled dandy. I don't know how he got lucky enough to get the support of the so-called Peace Company, which allowed him to develop the Northwest Revolutionary Army to such a level. When I was at the Yunzhou Military Academy, I beat up this little bastard a lot."
Back then in the Yunzhou Military Academy, Han Jingting was a representative figure with an outstanding family background and excellent academic performance. He couldn't stand Su Zhengyang's behavior, and there was even a fierce conflict between the two. Su Zhengyang was beaten up in public and humiliated by Han Jingting. This experience made Han Jingting look down on Su Zhengyang from the bottom of his heart.
What he didn't know was that things and people have changed a lot now.
A messenger walked into the office in a hurry and saluted the two men.
"General, the Northwest Revolutionary Army sent a telegram in the name of Linzhou Governor Su Zhengyang, ordering our Korean Sixth Army to unconditionally withdraw from Linzhou within seven days and return the two cities and nine counties to the Northwest Revolutionary Army. Otherwise, they will take tough measures against our army."
Han Jingting took the telegram, read its contents, sneered, and tore the telegram to pieces.
"What a posturing! His Northwest Revolutionary Army just took over Linzhou, and there is a huge mess waiting for Su Zhengyang to deal with. He has no spare energy to start another war."
Chen Jiahu frowned and said, "The strength of the Northwest Revolutionary Army cannot be underestimated. The Guo faction is almost as strong as our Han faction, but it is still losing ground against the Northwest Revolutionary Army. If Su Zhengyang really wants to take back the territory by war, it will cause immeasurable losses to our troops."
Han Jingting retorted, "General Chen, we, the Han faction, were ordered by the Northern Frontier Central Government to assist them in exterminating the Guo faction. Now, with our great help, Su Zhengyang has successfully taken down the Guo faction. We, the Han faction, have come from afar and mobilized a large number of troops, so it is only natural that we should be given some travel expenses. Call Su Zhengyang back. If you want to take back the territory, you have to give us five million dollars in cash and a large number of military equipment in exchange. The Northwest Revolutionary Army is now a fat sheep, and it would be a waste not to slaughter it."
At this time, in the Governor's Mansion of Yong'an City, Su Zhengyang, who was handling government affairs, suddenly heard the voice of the system in his mind again.
[Ding! The host has occupied Linzhou and successfully laid a solid foundation. The system will be upgraded for a month. During this month, the host will not be able to use any functions of the system, and the system will enter a dormant state. ]
Su Zhengyang was shocked. The system was upgraded again. Does it mean that the rewards will be more generous in the future?
This batch of rewards from the system has been transported to Hanbei City in the north of Linzhou under the instruction of Su Zhengyang. Today in Hanbei City, the Hanbei Iron and Steel Plant is being expanded in full swing, and the Northwest Arsenal, Northwest Machinery Factory, coal chemical and oil chemical plant and other heavy industrial facilities are being built.
Chief of General Staff Qin Huaiyi has already rushed to Hanbei and is busy every day.
Su Zhengyang also had to deal with the mess left by the Guo faction. For example, government departments with serious redundancy, including the police department and local security forces, were all staffed by local wealthy and powerful families. This certainly allowed the Guo faction to gain the support of these local big families, but in the long run, these people were in office but did not govern the country. They only knew how to squeeze the people's fat and use the power in their hands to bully the common people. The Du family in Sanjiang County was a classic example.
If this continues, the Guo faction will lose the support of the people. What Su Zhengyang wants to do is exactly the opposite of the Guo faction. He wants talents who can really get things done, rather than looking at their background. Only in this way can a clean and efficient government system be created. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. This truth is true in any era. The ruling power that loses the support of the people will sooner or later be overthrown by the people.
Fortunately, the 500 government talents rewarded by the system have filled the vacancies in the current government system.
A young man wearing a black Zhongshan suit, with a straight figure and gold-rimmed glasses knocked on the door. After receiving Su Zhengyang's response, he pushed the door open and walked in.
This bookish-looking young man is called Zhang Luanyu. He is one of the most outstanding among the 500 political talents. Su Zhengyang recruited him to his side and gave him the position of Secretary-General of the Linzhou Governor's Office.
"Governor, the Korean side has replied to us. This is the telegram they sent. Please take a look."
Su Zhengyang took the telegram, read it carefully and then laughed out of anger. The content of the telegram was simply shocking. The Korean side not only demanded five million dollars in cash, but also tens of thousands of rifles, a large number of light and heavy machine guns, and hundreds of artillery pieces in exchange before they were willing to return the territory to the Northwest Revolutionary Army.
Su Zhengyang slammed the telegram on the table and said to Zhang Luanyu, "Immediately ask the commanders of the First and Second Divisions to come to see me! Han Xi thinks that Linzhou is in ruins and our Northwest Revolutionary Army is unable to fight again, so he dares to ask for such a high price! In this case, let's not talk about it! Let's start the war directly!"
In fact, Su Zhengyang also understood that militarism is not a good thing. Today's Northwest Revolutionary Army has reached a period of stable development, but Su Zhengyang likes a saying of great men in later generations: "Strike the first blow to prevent a hundred blows." Since you, the Han faction, think that my Northwest Revolutionary Army is a soft persimmon, then I will fight you to death!
Only by showing a tough attitude can the Northwest Revolutionary Army be protected from the prying eyes of major forces.