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

No. 192 The Southern Government’s Swearing-in Ceremony Officially Launches the Northern Expedition

The sudden outbreak of war in Europe made the situation in the whole world turbulent.

Just as Su Zhengyang expected, after the Ingli Empire officially withdrew its 150,000-strong Far Eastern Army Group, Fuso began to show its ferocious fangs.

The Fuso Kwantung Army, which had been confronting the Far East Army and constantly engaged in small-scale wars with each other, suddenly swept across the entire Mongolian grassland, from east to west, and beat the so-called self-defense army of Mongolia, forcing it to flee in panic and cry for its parents.

However, this was already expected by Su Zhengyang and the Northern Xinjiang government. After the British Empire gave up its Mongolian colony, the local nomadic peoples were no match for the Fuso Kwantung Army. In the era of cold weapons, these Mongolians who had lived on horseback since childhood had almost conquered the entire world. But today, with the increasing development of military technology, their proud cavalry units have become complete sitting ducks on the open grasslands.

Most of these Mongolian nomads were still using cold weapons. The gun ownership rate of the entire self-defense force was less than 40%, and they were all outdated flintlock rifles, hunting rifles, and earthen guns. They didn't even have artillery. Facing the ferocious Kwantung Army, it was a one-sided massacre.

South of the Longjiang River, in Taizhou and Jianhai City, the governors of the major provinces of the Southern Government, as well as high-ranking military officers, all gathered in the Congress Hall in neat uniforms with solemn expressions.

Standing on the podium, Huang Guangtai, dressed in a Zhongshan suit and full of energy, spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice: "My fellow colleagues from the Southern Government, now that a full-scale war has broken out in Europe, the Western powers are already overwhelmed. The time for our Southern Government to march north has come!"

"Starting from Mr. Liu Zhishan, the father of the South, the Northern Expedition and the unification of China by force is the ultimate goal and ideal of our Southern Government! Since the fall of the Shuiqing Empire, the warlords headed by Yang Jiakai in the Northern Frontier have begun to rely on their own troops. The tide of the times has rolled in. History has proved that their feudal dynasty-like ruling methods are no longer feasible. Since the Northern Frontier Government insists on its own way and is unwilling to peacefully unify, causing the 600 million people in the northern border of China to fall into dire straits, then our Southern Government must show its tough attitude and means! Unify China as soon as possible, so that our descendants of Yan and Huang can realize the dream of China standing on top of the world again!"

"I declare that starting today, the Southern Government will officially declare war on the Northern Frontier Government! The Northern Expedition will begin! This is an inevitable war between old enemies, and it is also a painful period that China must go through. I hope that all colleagues will work together, risk their lives, and achieve the goal of China's unification as soon as possible!"

"Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition!"

"Overthrow the warlord government in the northern border and free the 900 million Chinese people from suffering! Achieve great unification!"

The high-ranking generals of the Southern Government and the governors of various provinces began to shout slogans passionately. Huang Guangtai nodded with satisfaction. Compared with the Northern Frontier, which was divided and fragmented, the Southern Government undoubtedly had a much greater chance of winning.

"Huzhou Military Commander Bai Qigang!"

"You will lead the Ninth Army of Huzhou, cooperate with the 14th Army of the Central Army of the Southern Kingdom, and the 16th Army. You will be ready to go from now on. You will meet at Xuwei City on the border of Taizhou and go straight to Bizhou. I will give you one month to capture Shanghai! Shanghai is the hub between the north and the south, a place that must be fought for by military strategists. We must not lose it. All the hidden chess pieces that our Southern Kingdom government has planted in Shanghai can be used by you. I want to see a satisfactory answer from you!"

"Yes, President, I promise to complete the mission!"

The Ninth Army under Bai Qigang includes five army-level combat units, namely the 6th Army, 7th Army, 5th Army, 8th Army and 9th Army of the Huzhou Security Corps, with a total combat personnel of . In addition, there are two ace armies of the Central Army with extremely strong combat effectiveness, with a total strength of . It can be seen that Huang Guangtai is determined to take Shanghai in one fell swoop. This is also the biggest challenge that the Skeleton Division will face so far.

"Song Yuanfeng! From today on, you are appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army, and I will personally serve as the commander-in-chief. You return to Yaozhou immediately. I will let Yezhou and Ezhou fully cooperate with you to establish the third, fourth, and fifth armies of the Northern Expedition. We will raise 450,000 troops and march north to Mingzhou and Dongzhou to deal a head-on blow to the Yuan and Chen warlords of the Northern Frontier Government! Within two months, I want to see the control of half of the territory of Dongzhou and Mingzhou fall under the control of our Southern Government!"

"Sun Chengwen! You will lead the troops of Yingzhou, Bazhou, Fuzhou, and Tangzhou to form the Sixth Northern Expedition Army. Lead an army of 200,000 soldiers from Fuzhou to the north, first capture the Hanzhou royal family, and then from west to east, cooperate with the army led by Deputy Commander Song to capture Dongzhou and Mingzhou!"

"The troops from Tingzhou, Lingzhou, Dingzhou, and Junzhou, together with the Second Corps of the Central Army, will form the First and Second Armies of the Northern Expedition. I will personally supervise the battle. We will march north from Tingzhou and Junzhou, first take Jiangzhou, and then wait for an opportunity to act!"

"I'll make it clear in advance. If anyone dares to be afraid of fighting, or engages in intrigue and delays the opportunity to fight on the battlefield, I will be the first to personally send him to the military court. Similarly, if anyone has made military achievements, I will never be stingy with rewards! The fate of the world, the cleansing of China, and the development trend of China in the next hundred years all depend on this battle! I hope that you can work together, sacrifice your lives and shed your blood on the battlefield, and fight for a bright future for our Southern Government and our China!"

"There are loyal people buried everywhere in the green mountains, why should we return home wrapped in horse hides! Please rest assured, President! We will definitely lead the charge! Even if we are torn to pieces, we will fight for a future for our country and defeat the northern bandits!"

Song Yuanfeng, deputy commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, was the first to make a serious statement. The governors-general and generals present all stood up straight and expressed their determination to fight to the death for the Southern Government.

Huang Guangtai nodded with satisfaction. This time, the four armies of the Southern Government, with a total of 115 million soldiers, almost went out in full force, just to destroy the Northern Frontier regime in one fell swoop and unify China. After this battle, China will become a complete regime and will no longer be in a state of division and separatism. And he, Huang Guangtai, will also stand on a higher stage to realize his lifelong dream.

In the next half month, the Southern Government began to mobilize troops and prepare to launch a war at any time.

It has to be said that Huang Guangtai's control of the timing was extremely accurate. Now the Fuso Kwantung Army has completely freed up its hands and feet, and may expose its ambitions at any time and march south in a large number of troops. Under this situation, it means that at least the troops on the northern border of the Northern Frontier must not be easily mobilized, and the chances of the Southern Government's winning have been invisibly increased.

In the world of Su Zhengyang's previous life, the Northern Expedition eventually broke out and achieved final victory.

In this world, the Northern Frontier government has Su Zhengyang, a troublemaker who can turn the tide. Its future destiny may change.