Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

In the context of An Ze City's "extremely active" ordered forces supporting the Tan faction, the Dragon City battle officially began.

At this moment, Tan Hengqiang stood in the operations command center, his hands behind his back, watching the large screen, his heart surging.

In Old Tan's heart, he had foreseen this war long ago. However, he did not want this war to happen before he had fully grasped the situation in Dragon City.

If Tan Hengqiang were given another one to two years of maneuvering time, he might be able to completely secure the top position in Dragon City's military and political affairs. He clearly knew that what Li Mingsheng's team wanted to rely on had to be a strong local military force, and the garrison was their only choice.

Although the Hua region would provide support, it was a drop in the bucket. If he firmly grasped the military and political power of Dragon City, coupled with the marriage with the An faction and the operation of various political means, then Tan Hengqiang's plan to become a border king was not a pipe dream, and everything could be realized.

At that time, Tan Hengqiang would negotiate with the Hua region as the number one figure in Dragon City, which would be completely different from the current situation, and the bargaining chips in his hand would be much heavier.

However, his rhythm was now directly broken by Old An! An Ze City's sudden eruption brought all the plans forward.

In fact, the route Tan Hengqiang had taken before had always been a strategy of integration. Employing Old An and being close to Old An had also brought him many excellent rewards!

The stability of Dragon City in recent years had stemmed from An Ze City's vigorous efforts to mediate from a neutral standpoint. He was close to the Tan faction and secretly helped Old Li, which postponed the military conflict that should have occurred when he arrived by several years.

Tan Hengqiang knew Old An's plan in his heart, but still maintained a close relationship with him, which made his weight in the First District even heavier. Because only he could suppress the An faction and the Li faction.

Therefore, the First District gave him the title of Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and then gave him the right to expand his troops, and increased the military budget several times, wanting to stabilize him.

This allowed Old Tan to obtain tangible benefits in the First District, but it also laid some hidden dangers. In this process, Old An, who seemed to be used, instead grasped Tan Hengqiang's desire to become a border king, and kept secretly promoting the development of Old Li's team, and finally successfully integrated countless overseas Chinese groups to establish the Hua Tong Association.

In fact, for Tan Hengqiang, his late political career can be said to have been made by Old An and also ruined by Old An!

But these were no longer important. Once the war started, there could be no more hesitation! For a commander-in-chief who had been in the military for half his life, he knew very well what the opportunity was.

The space to maneuver with the First District had completely disappeared. He had lost his choice and could only stand firmly on the side of the Hua region.

...

In the conference room, an emergency military meeting was held.

Tan Hengqiang sat at the head of the table, with Zhang Xunchen and An Ze City seated beside him, followed by two rows of Tan faction's core generals.

Everyone looked solemn, waiting for the meeting to begin.

Tan Hengqiang crossed his hands and swept his gaze across everyone. From these people's eyes, he saw many complex emotions.

After pondering for a moment, Tan Hengqiang opened his mouth and said, "The war has already begun. For the garrison, there is no turning back. The First District will not tolerate negotiating with us again after causing casualties in a large-scale firefight. Everyone, drop all naive ideas and prepare for a desperate battle!"

Everyone was very serious, sitting up straight, waiting for orders.

Tan Hengqiang paused, and said in a methodical manner: "The front-line troops continue to huddle together, do not confront the enemy's armored forces and air forces head-on! Our combat power is getting weaker and weaker, we must ensure the survival of our forces and delay the war! Make the First Army pay a bloody price for every step forward!"

"Yes!"

The generals responded one after another.

Tan Hengqiang nodded and continued, "Next..."

The meeting continued, and various military orders were continuously conveyed. The garrison in Dragon City began to accumulate strength, preparing to resist the invasion of the First District!

...

Dragon City, Military Inspection Department compound.

In a dimly lit warehouse, Shang Shixun sat on a chair, anxiously making phone calls, remotely controlling the protest队伍 in Dragon City.

He was also accompanied by about twenty people, including his personal guards, and more of them were core members who were working with him on this matter.

The state of the crowd at this time was not very good, and they all looked sad and waited anxiously for the results from the front line.

At this moment, the door of the warehouse was suddenly pushed open, and a young military officer walked in and said to Shang Shixun, "Latest news, the war has officially begun!"

Hearing this, Shang Shixun stood up excitedly and asked, "Has there been a large-scale firefight?"

The military officer nodded: "Yes, it's no longer suppression, but a real firefight has begun."

Hearing this, Shang Shixun let out a long breath, and the repressed emotions were instantly released!

What he was most worried about was that the First District would not start a firefight tonight, and that there would be no large-scale war. In this case, as long as Dragon City was given a little more time internally, then their Shang family would be finished.

But if the war started, it would undoubtedly be a shot in the arm for these forces he controlled in the city! This meant there was still a chance!

The people in the room were also shocked, and the atmosphere instantly improved a lot, and many people's faces softened a lot.

Shang Shixun's brain was running fast, and after pondering for a moment, he turned to the twenty or so people around him and shouted: "Everyone come here, I have a few words to say!"

Everyone gathered around, Shang Shixun stood in front of the crowd, and said powerfully: "Everyone, since the fighting has already started outside, it proves that our opportunity has come! Notify everyone below, don't make trouble for now, all of you should lie low and wait for the front line to advance! When the time comes, cooperate with the rhythm of the First District, and we will take the next step! At the same time, everyone should contact their respective downlines and notify them to cut off as many clues as possible that might expose themselves, so as to delay our actions!"

"Okay!"

"We listen to Young Master Shang!"

Everyone regained their confidence and started to get busy with their phones.

...

At the same time, Dragon City Administrative Building.

Gu Baishun had arrived here and was walking to Li Mingsheng's office. Just now, he had also learned the news that the front line had officially started fighting.

While walking, Gu Baishun dialed Guo Zhengdao's phone and directly ordered: "The front line has started fighting, prepare to move against Shang Shixun."

Guo Zhengdao immediately asked, "How do we move?"

Gu Baishun thought for a moment and said, "Like this, I will immediately contact the An Ze City guard regiment and the anti-terrorism bureau forces, and let them secretly contact you and prepare for a strong attack."

Guo Zhengdao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "Director Gu, is this necessary?"

Gu Baishun frowned: "What are your thoughts?"

Guo Zhengdao explained: "Look, this military inspection department is after all the core department of the Tan faction. Once we confront them and cause casualties, it will be difficult for us to explain to the garrison. And now the First District has already attacked, shouldn't we stabilize internally?"

Gu Baishun didn't say anything, just asked: "Then what do you think we should do?"

Guo Zhengdao thought for a moment and said: "My suggestion is to directly notify the garrison or General An, explain the matter clearly, and let their people take us in. Our people will also surround the outside, and Shang Shixun will not be able to escape. We can definitely hold him down!"

Gu Baishun's voice was calm and he asked in a low voice: "Have you ever considered that what you hold down at that time may be a dead person?"

Guo Zhengdao was stunned when he heard this. For a military general, he had not considered this level.

Gu Baishun explained to him: "Even the inspection department is involved, you simply don't know how many people inside the garrison have rotted. If you notify the command, Shang Shixun will die. If he dies, how will we clean up the inside?"

Guo Zhengdao instantly understood Gu Baishun's meaning and repeatedly agreed.

Gu Baishun paused and said again: "Prepare for a strong attack! Other things, we'll talk about it after we're done!"

"Yes! I will prepare immediately!"

"Be careful, Brother Guo!"

"It's okay!"

The two ended the call, and Gu Baishun walked into Li Mingsheng's office.