Tan Hengqiang lay on the reclining chair, his eyes closed, and asked, "Did they let you go?"

"They allowed me to go with you," Chief of Staff Zhang replied truthfully.

"Ah!"

Tan Hengqiang sighed deeply.

"This is a banquet of no return," Chief of Staff Zhang frowned slightly. "The conflict with the 77th and 78th Regiments won't be easily brushed aside."

"Let's have a meeting to discuss it," Tan Hengqiang opened his eyes. "What's coming will come, there's no avoiding it."

"Should we call Lao An?" Chief of Staff Zhang asked.

Tan Hengqiang looked at him suspiciously, "Did the Great District Assembly also recall Lao An?"

"Yes," Chief of Staff Zhang nodded, "Lao An also has to go back and give a report."

Tan Hengqiang pondered for a long time, "Then call him over too."

"Okay!"

After the two finished discussing, Chief of Staff Zhang turned and left.

In the quiet office, Tan Hengqiang picked up the teapot, feeling somewhat uneasy and restless. The garrison killed so many from the 77th and 78th Regiments; the higher-ups would definitely not let it go easily. Especially the old guard who supported Zhou Xian, they would definitely use this stain to make trouble.

And the most important point was that a large number of generals and officers of the Third Division of the garrison had been found by the investigation team to have serious corruption and disciplinary violations, and instead of submitting to the law and confessing their crimes, they had angrily gone up the mountain to join the Chi Army!

This matter had definitely poked at the Great District Assembly's lungs, so Tan Hengqiang's current situation was not good. As long as he took a wrong step, the result would definitely be utter destruction.

"Whirr!"

Tan Hengqiang poured tea, his eyes extremely solemn, wondering what Lao Li's situation was at this moment.

...

In the small town of Sri Lanka, at the gate of the Third Division's temporary division headquarters, Su Tianyu stood in front of the guard and said, "I want to see your division commander and chief of staff."

"Yes, please wait!" The guard turned and left.

At the entrance, Fei Pingsheng, with his hands behind his back, curled his lips and said to Su Tianyu, "I don't think it will be easy to talk to them. You should be prepared."

"It's nothing more than a matter of interests," Su Tianyu said lightly, "It'll definitely be difficult, but we can just lower our stance."

"If it doesn't work, then screw them," Hou Guoyu interjected, "Damn it, we're already here, can we let them take advantage of us?"

Fei Pingsheng sized him up and patted him heavily on the shoulder, "Brother, if you're angry, just splash some water on it! Don't act tough and lose control later. Just watch how Little Liu plays it."

"I'm really angry."

"Don't be impulsive! If you really can't hold back, we'll find an alley, and I'll help you cool down?!" Fei Pingsheng said softly.

Hou Guoyu broke out in goosebumps, "Ew, please stay away from me, Brother Fei!"

While the three were talking, the guard soldier returned, saluted, and gestured, "Let's go, Regiment Commander Xin is waiting for you inside."

The three looked at each other and followed the guard into the division headquarters.

About five minutes later.

In a small conference room temporarily set up in the division headquarters, Su Tianyu saw Xin Xiaodong, whose face was extremely ugly. The latter sat on an old wooden chair, looking coldly at the three of them, without even taking the initiative to greet them.

Actually, it wasn't surprising that Xin Xiaodong had such emotions. Now that things had reached this point, everything that had happened was not difficult to understand.

Red Square Group was just a decoy. The Huagong Association had been planning for three or four years, spending money to support the Xin family's descendants. Their main purpose was not to obtain any resources through Xin Chaojie, but to set their eyes on this Third Division.

But at the moment, Xin Xiaodong didn't know that the Huagong Association was the one behind the scheme, because he knew very little about this aspect of the information. So, he believed that the Hua District capital and Lao Li's team were secretly contacting each other, jointly setting up a scheme to force them to rebel.

Moreover, in the process of forcing them to rebel, Xin Chaojie almost died and was still seriously injured. Xin Xiaodong's younger brother was also dead, and several other core leaders' families had also been sacrificed.

This price was indeed a bit too high. In addition, they were originally a well-respected division-level army, living happily and wealthily in Dragon City. Suddenly, they were forced to rebel, not only coming to a strange country, but even the chairs in the division headquarters were borrowed from the Chi Army's field hospital.

The gap in circumstances was too great, and Xin Xiaodong was very dissatisfied with Lao Li's team's actions, harboring resentment. So, it was normal for him to be cold.

...

Inside the room.

Su Tianyu glanced at Xin Xiaodong, sat down with Hou Guoyu and Fei Pingsheng, and took the initiative to ask, "How is Commander Xin doing?"

"Thanks to you, he's temporarily out of danger," Xin Xiaodong replied coldly.

Su Tianyu originally planned to communicate with the other party in a flattering and enthusiastic manner, but Xin Xiaodong's performance made him change his strategy.

"Oh, that's good," Su Tianyu said indifferently, "I'm here on behalf of the Chi Army to discuss the issue of troop integration."

"What integration?" Xin Xiaodong asked coldly.

"Since we're here, we must merge the troops into one place, research a primary and secondary issue, and a leadership issue," Su Tianyu replied.

"I haven't considered this," Xin Xiaodong said lightly, "My idea is to talk to Commander-in-chief Lao Mo first. The Chi Army's plate is too small. Although it's called an army, the scale of the troops is less than ten thousand people. Although Zhao Weihu calls himself a commander, he's actually doing the work of a brigade commander. Is it a bit unreasonable to let a brigade commander lead a division-level general with ten thousand armed soldiers? The brothers below won't accept it!"

Su Tianyu interlocked his fingers and asked with a smile, "So, you mean you only accept the reorganization of Lao Mo's official army, and don't accept the Chi Army's leadership?"

"That's right, we can be friendly forces with the Chi Army, but there's no need to integrate," Xin Xiaodong's intention was very clear. He was almost telling Su Tianyu directly that he could take ten thousand people and find a warm meal anywhere. There was no need to be coerced by you.

Su Tianyu nodded slowly, "That's not impossible."

Xin Xiaodong frowned and looked at him, not answering, but he was a little surprised in his heart.

"If you decide to talk directly to Lao Mo's official army, then we won't get involved. It's all up to you to negotiate a price," Su Tianyu added lightly, "But there's one thing I must make clear to you. If Lao Mo's official army doesn't want your ten thousand people, then the Chi Army won't keep you here. Oh, and I can tell you in advance that many of Lao Mo's official army's military equipment purchases are through our Tongji Association. Although the Chi Army is small, it has always been respected here. Although my elder brother Zhao Weihu actually only leads a brigade, his treatment is actually at the level of a theater commander!"

"Pfft!"

Hou Guoyu covered his mouth next to him, making a suppressed laugh, and muttered in a low voice, "He's really good at bragging! A brigade commander, he can make him sound like a theater commander by just glaring his eyes!"

Fei Pingsheng frowned and looked at Hou Guoyu, "Can you be serious? Otherwise, go to the alley!"

...

Dragon City Garrison Headquarters.

Lao An led people into the conference room, frowned and said to Tan Hengqiang, "I also received an order to return to the First District to give a report. Alas, the higher-ups are going to liquidate, this is definitely a banquet of no return...!"