Chapter 304 The Dragon City Rises

On the official road, Zhu Bajie coldly watched the other party and the guards from the war zone headquarters, frowning as he reached for his waist.

"Hehe, Regiment Commander Liu, the deal I'm here to discuss with you is a big one. You really don't need to resort to weapons," the strange man said, waving his hand. More than twenty people rushed out of the forest, all wearing camouflage uniforms and raising their guns.

"Clatter!"

At the same time, the guards from the war zone headquarters also raised their guns at Zhu Bajie and his men.

This scene instantly made Zhu Bajie's hair stand on end. He knew that something big was about to happen tonight, and the first thing he thought of was his big brother, Zhao Wei Hu.

...

Inside the Chǐ Army headquarters' barracks, the farewell banquet was almost over. The high-level officials of the Renmin Army had been sent back to their residences, and Gui Mengjun, Yu Mingyuan, Kong Zheng Hui, and others had also returned to their rooms to rest.

Under the moonlight, Su Tianyu was about to return to his residence when Zhao Wei Hu stopped him at the door. "Little brother!"

Su Tianyu turned around. "What's up, big brother?"

In fact, since the two had become sworn brothers, Zhao Wei Hu had never used such an affectionate term to call Su Tianyu. He usually used a teasing tone, such as "my brother, Little Su," or Gou Liu Zi, and so on.

Realistically speaking, Zhao Wei Hu initially became sworn brothers with Su Tianyu because he valued two important resources he possessed: the newly established Tongji Society, and the relationship between Su Tianyu and Li Mingsheng. So, the so-called brotherhood was more based on interests than personal feelings.

But as the two sides came into frequent contact, Zhao Wei Hu gradually recognized Gou Liu Zi.

From a macro perspective, the arms business was a win-win situation. The Tongji Society could make money, and the Chǐ Army would gain importance in the Renmin Army because of this resource.

However! Obtaining this resource was not easy. Su Tianyu, Yu Mingyuan, and others faced several life-threatening situations in the Old Triangle, essentially risking their lives for a future, and the Chǐ Army had not given them much help before.

However, after the arms business started, the Chǐ Army sometimes delayed payments and sometimes took some leftover materials for free, such as military uniforms and tents. But Su Tianyu never haggled with Zhao Wei Hu.

The last time they fought on Seven Island, Su Tianyu transferred half a company from the Chǐ Army to help. Zhao Wei Hu thought that Gou Liu Zi was making him repay a favor.

But after it was over, Su Tianyu paid him eight million in cash to settle the families of the fallen soldiers, the seriously wounded soldiers, and to give the brothers high bonuses.

You should know that Ouyang Zhen had only given Su Tianyu 15 million in activity funds at the beginning, and he paid it in installments after much hesitation. This included the expenses for the entire incident, including Wei Xiangzuo, Gu Baisun, Lu Feng, the people from the Tongji Society, as well as the cars and materials bought along the way.

This incident made Zhao Wei Hu feel very comfortable. It was also from then on that he recognized Su Tianyu, feeling that this little brother was considerate and kept his word, and that his inner character was actually very similar to his own.

...

At the entrance of the barracks, Su Tianyu came to Zhao Wei Hu's side. "What's up, big brother?!"

"Come on, let's take a walk, you and I." Zhao Wei Hu had probably drunk a lot of wine today, and was somewhat sentimental.

"Let's go." Su Tianyu followed him towards the dark sentry posts around the camp.

On the way, Zhao Wei Hu said to Su Tianyu with his hands behind his back, "Little brother, do you know why I want to build this Chǐ Army?"

Su Tianyu shook his head.

"You and I have both been soldiers, witnessed a lot of history, and seen a lot of things." Zhao Wei Hu already had white hair at his temples. He walked forward against the cold wind and said softly, "On a small scale, so many brothers are following me, I have to find a place for them to settle down and make a living, so that they can live. On a large scale, there are nearly ten million overseas Chinese, but the puppet government of the Dragon City has not changed much, corruption is rampant, and the system is dark. Especially the Chinese legions in our District One, I despise them the most. They're fighting a war of independence, and with a single word from the upper echelons, hundreds of thousands of our troops have to be cannon fodder. I don't know why those high officials would accept such orders! In fact, Governor Qin was right when he said that among the generals who left during the great migration, those with backbone died on the battlefield, and the remaining old men are spineless cowards!"

Su Tianyu frowned as he listened, not interrupting.

"So, I want to build an armed force and gather a team! The Chǐ Army is still very weak, but if one day, a great wind rises in The Dragon City, and there is a trend of uprisings in various regions, then who can say for sure that today's small Chǐ Army may not be tomorrow's army of kings?!" Zhao Wei Hu was very excited when he said this, turning his head to look at Su Tianyu, his eyes shining brightly.

Su Tianyu was so scared by these words that his pants almost fell off. "Big brother, are you drunk?!"

"Do you think I'm drunk?"

"..." Su Tianyu curled his lips and said, "I'm a law-abiding citizen!"

"Don't lie. Why do you have to enter the system? Can you get over what happened to your parents?" Zhao Wei Hu didn't believe it at all. "I can see through you."

When Su Tianyu heard this, he lowered his head and fell silent, his eyes also becoming gloomy.

"One day, if there's even a sliver of a chance, I will definitely kill my way into The Dragon City!!" Zhao Wei Hu said very bluntly, "Old Li is one of the few hard bones left. If his ideas are the same as ours, I'm willing to lend him a hand at a critical moment."

These were definitely words from the bottom of his heart. Su Tianyu turned his head to look at Zhao Wei Hu and replied succinctly, "Big brother, thank you for thinking so highly of me."

"You're worthy of being my brother, Zhao Wei Hu. I'm telling you this to explain why I agreed to Gui Mengjun's intention to cooperate." Zhao Wei Hu frowned and said, "I need money, and I also need to survive in the cracks. The Renmin Army is definitely not the final destination for my troops!"

Su Tianyu nodded emphatically. "Big brother, I agree with your opinion, but I think..."

As the two brothers were talking, a staff officer from the headquarters, completely sober, ran out and shouted, "Commander! Commander! The rebels are making a move!"

"Rumble!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of intense artillery fire from the western border of the Chǐ Army.

Zhao Wei Hu turned his head to look at the location where the artillery fire came from, frowning and cursing, "Damn rebels, they haven't made a move for more than half a month, and now they're suddenly energetic again."

"Our Number One Regiment's position on the front line has been attacked. The damage isn't great at the moment, but the enemy has suddenly gathered a large force, at least two field regiments," the staff officer ran over and said.

"Order the Number Two Regiment to support, and the guard regiment to assemble. I'm going to the second position to command." Zhao Wei Hu calmly issued the order, reached out and patted Su Tianyu's shoulder. "Get some rest early, I'll go take care of it."

"Are you okay, big brother?!"

"Over here, this is just normal friction, it's nothing." Zhao Wei Hu waved his hand. "Let's go!"

"Commander, Regiment Commander Liu is not here," another officer ran out and shouted.