Chapter 246 The Saint Paul Situation

Saint Paul City, Administrative Hall, Chief's Office.

Gustav sat behind his desk, smoking a cigar. Soon, the office door was pushed open, and the secretary led Huo Dongsheng in.

"Mr. Huo," Gustav put down his cigar and gestured, "My friend, please sit down."

Gustav had a smile on his face. The First District had already contacted him and agreed to his terms.

"Chief, I need your help." Huo Dongsheng leaned forward and sat down, expressing his sincerity, not mentioning the fact that he had been kept waiting.

"The door to this office will always be open to my friends." Gustav said with a smile, "I have considered Mr. Huo's request. I am willing to help you take over those Chinese armed forces, but I will not use my army."

Huo Dongsheng frowned, revealing a look of doubt.

Gustav took a deep breath of his cigar and looked at him, saying, "I don't want to have a direct conflict with the Chinese armed forces. You know, we are very poor here, and the territory is very small... The city's strength is weak, and it is not suitable for a meaningless war to break out."

"Then how do we take over the troops?" Huo Dongsheng said in a low voice.

"You know," Gustav said, holding his cigar and spreading his hands, "Besides the army, there are still many people here, many forces, who have guns. They have no political stance, no ideals, and are pure money slaves. They will be happy to serve you."

"Sir, I still think...!" Huo Dongsheng still felt that it would be better to send in the real army, so he wanted to persuade him.

"Don't worry, my army will surround them from the outside." Gustav said with a chuckle, "You just need to send someone to follow those money slaves and appease the Wang family's armed forces."

"Okay." Huo Dongsheng thought for a moment, "We need to act as soon as possible."

...

About an hour later.

Huo Dongsheng left the Chief's office. Immediately afterward, all forces in Saint Paul City, under official instruction, quickly mobilized.

Those involved in black market industries, those selling nerve-altering restricted drugs, and various private armed forces all received big jobs from above, and quickly gathered seven or eight thousand people within two hours.

Strictly speaking, this was not a disorganized rabble, because the culture and security situation here are different from other regions. Chaos has been prevalent since before the Cataclysm, and various illegal industries are rampant. Many celebrities have been blackmailed and coerced by local gangsters.

The Wang family's armed camp was located seventy kilometers outside Saint Paul City. The armed forces Gustav had gathered left the city with weapons and surrounded it from all directions.

At the same time, Gustav also used the pretext of military exercises to move his official army to the outer perimeter of the Wang family's armed forces, forming a second layer of encirclement.

Another hour passed, and the encirclement gradually narrowed, with these combined armed forces gradually approaching the Wang family's armed camp.

...

Inside the Hua Gong Hui (Chinese Workers' Association) armed regiment's barracks.

Wang Xiao's nephew and others were gathered in the war room, urgently discussing countermeasures.

"Report!" The door to the command post was suddenly pushed open, and an intelligence officer rushed in, hurriedly reporting to Wang Zhengjun, "A large number of armed personnel have been discovered in the east, west, and north directions of the camp, and they are very close."

"The official army is here?" Wang Zhengjun asked, raising his head. He was Wang Xiao's nephew, twenty-eight years old this year, and had military training experience in the Chinese District. He currently serves as Wang Xiao's deputy.

"It doesn't look like the official army, it looks like a group of private armed forces from the city." The scout reminded in a low voice, "You can see them from the window."

Wang Zhengjun walked to the window, picked up a pair of military binoculars, and looked outside.

On the dirt road in the distance, a dozen armed pickup trucks were clearing the way, followed by rows of vehicles filled with people. The road was filled with rolling dust, and the military vehicles were connected together.

The armed personnel sitting in the vehicles did not have uniform uniforms either, and were all wearing casual clothes. These people were covered in various tattoos, some were simply bare-chested wearing vests, and carried RPGs on their backs; some were even lying in the vehicles, taking hits from hookahs, looking quite happy.

Wang Zhengjun held the binoculars, frowned, and looked around, seeing that the situation on the other two sides was similar. He roughly estimated that the number of these private armed forces who had been assigned was no less than their own.

"Report!!"

A nearby officer suddenly shouted, "Deputy Minister, our communication network is down, no signal!"

"Ah?" Wang Zhengjun was stunned for a moment, immediately took out his cell phone, glanced down, and saw that the signal bar was indeed a red cross.

"Do you guys still have a signal?" The officer asked the others.

Everyone took out their cell phones and looked down, all in a state of no signal.

"We've been information controlled!!"

"No need to think, the Saint Paul City official army must be outside these bastards!"

"...!"

The officers discussed solemnly.

After coming here from the Chinese District, Wang Zhengjun encountered this situation for the first time, and it was the first time he had taken on a major role. He frowned, thought for a long time, and immediately shouted, "All units assemble!! Enter combat readiness. If the higher-ups haven't contacted us before they start fighting, then open fire! Don't hesitate!"

"Yes!!"

When the officers heard Wang Zhengjun issue a clear order, they felt a little more at ease and all stood at attention and shouted.

...

On the other side.

Yu Mingyuan sat on the plane to Panama City, closing his eyes to rest, his mind still planning.

Just then, a young man walked over, leaned over, and said, "President Yu, your call."

Yu Mingyuan opened his eyes, and the young man handed him a satellite phone. He took it and asked softly, "What's wrong? Speak!"

"President, there's a situation outside Saint Paul City." The intelligence officer said in a low voice, "A large number of armed personnel have appeared around the Wang family's troops."

Yu Mingyuan immediately asked, "Did the official army move? Are there any signs of firing??"

"No, the situation is a bit strange." The intelligence officer's voice revealed some doubt, "The official army didn't move, but a group of local private armed forces went. And those who sell gold bricks, they also went. And we can't contact the armed forces on the Hua Gong Hui side, they've been information blockaded."

"Okay, I understand." Yu Mingyuan immediately hung up the phone and dialed An Qiqi's number immediately, "Hey, Qiqi, the situation is like this...!"

After listening to Yu Mingyuan's words, An Qiqi immediately said, "Okay, I'll find a way to check what's going on over there."

"Okay, as soon as possible, I'm waiting for your news!"

"Got it."

...

At the same time.

In Panama City, Xin Xiaodong's troops were also fully assembled and ready to board the ship.