Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

Chen Yulou laughed and said, "Yes, sunrise and sunset, dawn and dusk."

Seasons change, years pass.

"It's a matter of human nature to take time out of one's busy schedule to watch the sunrise; Governor Shen certainly has a refined taste."

Looking at the orange glow appearing on the horizon, the girl in red asked with a puzzled expression, "The sun doesn't rise every day, what's so interesting about it?"

Chen Yulou rolled his eyes, looking disgusted, and said, "You're so incredibly vulgar."

"Hey, what you're saying makes it sound like you're something special. You didn't see the sunrise at Changsheng Mountain that day, did you?"

"You think you're so great that you're digging up someone's grave?"

These words left Chen Yulou speechless.

Chen Yulou felt extremely ashamed that his subordinates were uneducated.

"You are really uncultured. Haven't you heard the poem 'The sunrise over the river is redder than fire, and the spring river is greener than blue'? Why don't you remember Jiangnan?"

This is a state of mind, you understand?

The young woman pouted and said, "I didn't see any artistic conception."

"I told you to read more books, but you insisted on playing with throwing knives. See? That's the difference in our levels of thinking. Talking to you about this is like a cow chewing on a peony, or casting pearls before swine."

Red Girl rolled her eyes, snorted, and ignored her.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shuzhen smiled and thought that Sister Hong's personality was really interesting.

Shen Hao said, "What people seek is nothing more than to be accompanied by sunrise and sunset."

Being able to take time to be with your loved ones, whether watching the sunrise or the sunset, is a true pleasure.

At this point, Shen Hao laughed and said, "Oh, I forgot you're all single, right?"

These words offended a large number of people.

Huang Qiying's wife is gone, he's a single dog.

Master Qianhe, women have disturbed my Daoist heart.

Ding Lianshan's woman is affecting my boxing.

Chen Yulou and Hong Guniang, both single, rolled their eyes at Shen Hao.

The other members of the Unloading Ridge faction were speechless. Is being single a mistake?

Cheng Shuzhen, however, was overjoyed, her beautiful eyes filled with love.

In her memory, Shen Hao had never watched the sunrise with another woman.

Just watching everyday moments with her is enough for Cheng Shuzhen.

Just as the group was chatting, the bright orange-yellow sunrise slowly rose from the mountaintop.

The continuous mountain range of Laoxiongling is complemented by the glow of the sunrise.

It's like being in a paradise on earth, with breathtakingly beautiful scenery of radiant sunset.

No one spoke; they watched the sunrise in silence.

Even the usually quick-tempered Hong Guniang suddenly felt the tranquility that Shen Hao had described, and her heart calmed down.

Looking at Cheng Shuzhen lying in Shen Hao's arms, Hong Guniang felt a strange sense of envy.

Suddenly, a sense of loneliness and desolation welled up in my heart.

He immediately shook his head, dismissing the unreliable idea.

'I swore I would never marry, but this Governor Shen is no good. He's trying to corrupt my resolve!'

Damn it!

Thinking of this, Hong Guniang lost all interest in watching the sunrise.

Instead, she turned her head and glared fiercely at Shen Hao.

This attitude left everyone bewildered.

It can only be said that a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.

After watching the sunrise, Shen Hao and the others did not go down the mountain, but chatted idly.

Chen Yulou could also tell who Shen Hao was waiting for, but he didn't say anything.

Sure enough, about half an hour later, a series of hurried footsteps came from the woods, and the woods swayed frequently, clearly indicating that a large number of people were approaching.

Chen Yulou's eyes were filled with vigilance.

"Don't panic, my men have arrived."

As soon as Shen Hao finished speaking, a group of fully armed soldiers wearing helmets appeared before them.

The green steel helmet was somewhat reflective and dazzling in the sunlight.

The one leading the group was Ding Wei.

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A moment later, Ding Wei strode over, saluted Shen Hao, and said, "Commander, we are late, we apologize for keeping you waiting."

Shen Hao said, "It's not too late. Let's occupy advantageous terrain first, wait for Luo Laowai's troops to come up, and capture them all."

"Yes, Commander."

Ding Wei waved his hand, and everyone began to prepare to build defensive fortifications.

To Chen Yulou's astonishment, the defensive fortifications dug by these soldiers were hidden by tree branches and could not be seen with the naked eye unless they were right in front of them.

Holy crap, that's amazing!

It's true that you don't know the harm without comparison.

Chen Yulou had seen Luo Laowai's troops; they were all emaciated and looked like they hadn't eaten enough. They had no manners, and there was no concept of military discipline whatsoever.

The best-equipped unit was the guard company, also known as the pistol company, because each soldier had a pistol; the others were equipped with Hanyang rifles and the like.

Moreover, their clothes were tattered and patched, and they didn't even have proper military uniforms.

......... .. .......

Then look at Shen Hao's troops: uniform military attire, upright posture, and strict discipline.

The two sides are like the Imperial Guard versus the peasant uprising army.

In terms of equipment, it's an absolute crushing victory.

Good heavens, twenty Maxim guns and mortars—Chen Yulou had never seen so much equipment before.

Each of them carried a German Mauser rifle, and with belts, heavy leather boots, steel helmets, bullet belts, and bayonets, they looked incredibly fierce.

He exuded a murderous aura, making him an absolute elite among elites.

Moreover, it seemed that this was the first time Chen Yulou had ever seen the steel helmets worn by the soldiers.

Even the Beiyang Army's Central Army didn't have this thing.

Only after this comparison did Chen Yulou realize how wealthy Shen Hao's family was.

Chen Yulou exclaimed, "A regular army is a regular army; they are truly different."

The people from Changsheng Mountain next to him also nodded solemnly.

They were all bandits, and they had dealt with the military before, but this was the first time they had ever seen such an elite and well-trained force.

Suddenly, Chen Yulou's expression changed, and he hurriedly walked to Shen Hao's side and said, "Governor Shen, could you please not fire the guns for a moment?"

Shen Hao asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

Chen Yulou explained, "Luo Laowai and I arrived first and left early. The rest of the group came later and walked slowly."

Therefore, the follow-up troops included not only Luo Laowai's men, but also our brothers from the Unloading Ridge faction; they were all together.

"If you look at the gun, there could be accidental injuries."

Shen Hao patted Chen Yulou on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't worry, they won't fire. These rabble will lose all willpower once they hear that Luo Laowai is dead."

However, to prevent casualties, you've lured these people into the ambush. Once they're surrounded, they naturally won't dare to make a move.

Chen Yulou nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it that way."

196. The entire army surrendered.

Ding Wei had his men set up an encirclement; this was something he was good at.

To Ding Wei's surprise, Luo Laowai's troops were moving incredibly slowly.

After a while, around four o'clock in the afternoon, they finally started to appear.

Ding Wei had been bitten by mosquitoes many times.

"Damn it, they're finally here!"

Then, Luo Laowai's troops and the bandits from Changsheng Mountain arrived one after another.

The leader clasped his hands in a fist salute to Chen Yulou and said, "Chief, where is my Commander Luo?"