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"Chairman, you must stand up for us!"

"The Huaxia Independent Brigade has privately dispatched troops into our territory to suppress bandits. This is clearly an overreach of authority and an infringement of our rights..."

A group of local warlords sat around a long table, talking all at once, spitting as they spoke.

"Alright."

Old Jiang put down his teacup, looked around, his gaze calm, his voice soft, yet it silenced everyone.

"Do you even know that the 'wet-chested brat' you're talking about wiped Japan off the map?"

The hall fell silent for a moment, and the faces of several warlords began to turn pale.

Chiang Kai-shek snorted coldly, "You want me to stand up for you? Do you want me to go and die?"

"Even someone as arrogant as Xiao Rizi was wiped out by him. Do you think I'm more powerful than Xiao Rizi?"

No one dared to speak.

Looking at the pale-faced warlords, Chiang Kai-shek said bluntly, "I'll show you the way: go back, disband your troops, and go home to farm."

"Live your life well and don't cause trouble."

"But Chairman, this is our territory..."

"Territory?"

Chiang Kai-shek sneered, "You're about to lose your life, and you still want territory? Did he conquer all that territory you have?"

No.

"The Japanese left, and you reaped the benefits. Now that they've come, you should give way."

"What if we don't allow it?" a hothead blurted out.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at him coldly, as if he were looking at a dead man, and said, "You can try the power of airplanes and tanks."

The hall fell silent again, and the warlords looked at each other, their hearts beginning to race.

After everyone left, Chen Cheng walked in through the side door.

"Chairman, I'm afraid these people won't leave willingly when they go back."

Old Jiang said nonchalantly, "Then let them make a scene. Lin Tian is not someone to be trifled with. We can use him to clean up this trash."

"But Chairman Chiang, they are still nominally the Central Army..."

"The Central Army?"

Chiang Kai-shek smiled calmly, "When have they ever listened to my orders? Back when we were fighting the Japanese pirates, they ran faster than rabbits."

Now that the territory is being divided, they're running away faster than anyone else. They're born bandits; keeping them around is just asking for trouble.

Chen Cheng nodded.

"So what do we do?"

Old Jiang thought for a moment, "Send a message to Lin Tian, ​​saying that some of my subordinates are dishonest."

He can kill all he wants; I'll bury him.

As for those who came to complain, compile a list and send it to Lin Tian.

We're all Chinese, can't we just live our lives peacefully?

"Chairman, what brings you here?"

"I've come to terms with it."

Chiang Kai-shek said with relief, "In the face of absolute strength, everything else is insignificant. Even a small country like ours was wiped off the map."

I don't want to follow in their footsteps. As long as I kneel down quickly, the advantage is mine.

Chen Cheng was stunned for a long time before responding and leaving.

He even wondered if he should kneel down first if Chiang Kai-shek went against Lin Tian.

Chiang Kai-shek sighed helplessly. If he had a choice, he would not compromise. But isn't compromise also a kind of rebirth?

If it weren't for the fact that I would give up China, I would rather go and conquer a neighboring country and become a local emperor myself.

He shook his head when asked about becoming emperor in China.

Since ancient times, China has only ever had one emperor; we must make plans for ourselves.

……

Lin Tian's command post.

Brigade Commander Chen walked in, holding a list in his hand. "Sir, Chiang Kai-shek sent someone to deliver a list."

Above are the warlords who had connections with bandits, along with their garrisons, troop strength, and equipment.

Lin Tian took the list, glanced at it, and a smile slowly crept onto his lips. "Old Jiang, you do know how to be pragmatic."

"Commander, he also said that some of the people below have dirty hands, so you can just kill them and he'll bury them for you."

Lin Tian laughed, "What a remarkable person."

"Pass down the order: each battalion of the Independent Regiment shall split up and take action. The targets are the warlords on the list. The deadline is one month to eliminate them all."

"yes!"

The troops began their operation.

Tanks led the way, followed by infantry.

Aircraft reconnaissance, artillery cover.

What I need is to subdue the injuries.

Some of the warlords were surrounded while they were still asleep; some tried to resist but were stunned by a barrage of artillery fire; and some tried to escape but were chased until they had nowhere to run.

Hunan, the base of warlord Zhang.

The 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment surrounded his headquarters.

Standing on the rooftop, holding binoculars, Zhang Jun, the warlord, saw a dozen or so tanks looming outside, and his legs went weak.

"Damn it, these guys are serious!" he cursed, then turned and went downstairs.

"I surrender! I surrender! Don't fire!"

Warlord Zhang led his men out of the headquarters, raising a white flag.

Ma Yongzhen stood on the tank, looking down at him.

"You're Zhang Hansan?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's me."

"Did you fight against the Japanese pirates back then?"

"I fought back, I fought the Japanese devils."

Ma Yongzhen: "Considering your contributions in the War of Resistance against Japan, I will spare your life. Your unit will be disbanded, and you can go home and farm. If you dare to cause trouble again, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Yes, yes, definitely, definitely."

Warlord Zhang nodded vigorously.

Ma Yongzhen waved his hand, and the soldiers stepped forward, confiscated their weapons, and dispersed.

Warlord Zhang, along with his wife and children, slunk back to his hometown.

Anhui, the base of warlord Wang.

The Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment surrounded his headquarters.

Warlord Wang stood on the city wall, looking at the tanks outside, his face ashen. "Damn it, we'll fight!"

He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Brothers, give it your all!"

The machine guns opened fire, and the mortars opened fire too.

Shells landed around the tank, exploding into bursts of fire.

The tank's armor is so thick that it's impossible to penetrate it.

The turret rotated, and a shot was fired, blasting a large hole in the city wall.

"Charge!"

The soldiers rushed in and engaged in street fighting with the king's men.

Gunshots, shouts of killing, and screams mingled together, and blood stained the streets red.

In less than an hour, Wang Jun's men were all wiped out.

The warlord was captured alive, bound hand and foot, and knelt on the ground, roaring, "You...you can't kill me, I fought the Japanese back then."

Ma Yongzhen glanced down at him and said, "You fought the Japanese, and the country remembers your merits, but over the years you have oppressed the people and exploited the locals, which is unforgivable."

"I……"

"take away!"

With a wave of his hand, Ma Yongzhen ordered the warlord Wang to be taken away, publicly tried, and executed. The people applauded and cheered.

Shandong, the base of warlord Liu.

The Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment surrounded his headquarters. Liu, the warlord, stood on the rooftop, looking at the tanks outside, his legs cramping.

"I surrender! I surrender!"

He ran down, holding a white flag, and knelt on the ground, pleading, "I surrender, please don't kill me!"

Stephen Chow looked at him. "You fought against the Japanese pirates back then?"

"I fought, I fought! I fought the Battle of Taierzhuang!"

Zhou Xingxing snorted coldly and said, "Considering your merits in fighting the Japanese, I'll spare your life. Your unit is disbanded, and you can go home and farm. If you dare to cause trouble again, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Yes, yes, definitely, definitely."

Warlord Liu nodded vigorously, the troops were disbanded, and he returned to his hometown in disgrace with his wife and children.

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