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

Who trains the soldiers? They're just there to make up the numbers.

Where would he get the money to buy equipment? The tax revenue of a city is not enough to satisfy his anger.

Brigade Commander Guo pleaded, "General, you are right to scold me. Please, have mercy on me and let me go."

As long as you're willing to give me a way out.

My men, my money, and my women are all yours.

"Please, General, give me a way out!"

After Guo Changshun finished speaking, he kowtowed heavily.

Li Yunlong scoffed, "Bullshit! Even if I kill you, all these things of yours will still be mine."

Guo Changshun:

What you said makes sense.

At this moment, Shen Hao, who had been slowly walking down the mountain, finally arrived late.

Upon seeing Shen Hao, Li Yunlong immediately saluted and said, "Greetings, Lord Shen."

"Greetings, Lord Shen"

Everyone quickly saluted.

This scene deeply shocked Guo Changshun.

Its mouth was wide enough to swallow an egg.

I'm sending this out!

How is this possible! How is this possible!

Why are these people his soldiers? It doesn't make sense!

At this moment, Guo Changshun's entire world collapsed.

He couldn't fathom where Shen Hao had gotten the equipment and men; it was completely illogical.

I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try.

However, although Guo Changshun couldn't believe it, he knew that Shen Hao was his lifeline.

Therefore, Brigade Commander Guo hurriedly knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Lord Shen, I was blind and offended you. Please give me a chance."

Give me a chance, and I'll be your slave.

Li Yunlong said, "Lord Shen, let me execute this brat. Keeping him alive is just asking for trouble."

Shen Hao laughed and said, "That won't be necessary. We'll still have a use for you. Whether I spare your life or not depends on whether you obey me."

Guo Changshun nodded without hesitation and said, "I will obey, I will definitely obey."

Shen Hao then said with satisfaction, "Very good. A wise man submits to circumstances. Brigade Commander Guo is quite clever."

"Take him away!"

"Yes"

Li Yunlong explained, "Lord Shen, why not just kill him?"

Shen Hao said, "He's still useful. Wouldn't it be better to execute him after he leads us to Qing City and takes over the entire city? That way, we'll avoid a lot of trouble."

Li Yunlong gave Shen Hao a thumbs up.

They really made the most of it.

"Lord Shen has considered everything thoroughly."

"Haha, alright, take inventory of the battlefield, send the prisoners to Goose City for reformation, and you take a regiment to take over Guo Changshun's troops," Shen Hao said.

"Yes"

The battlefield was quickly cleaned up.

980 people were captured, 526 were killed or wounded, and more than 400 escaped.

Two light machine guns and 2000 Hanyang-made rifles were captured.

A cavalry company.

After taking stock of the equipment, Shen Hao was speechless. Damn, we're so poor!

He then returned to Goose City and reported the situation there.

In the capital, Cao Yuanzheng was shocked after reading Shen Hao's telegram.

He previously said that as long as Shen Hao killed Guo Changshun, he would become the brigade commander, and that was true.

But no one expected that Shen Hao could actually do it.

He's only been in Goose City for a short time, yet he managed to take down a brigade commander. It's unbelievable.

A brigade commander with a large army carries far more weight than Cao Yuanzheng, the mayor of Beijing.

Cao Yuanzheng dared not delay and immediately reported the news.

Even Zhao Bingjun was shocked by this news.

They went to find Yuan Shikai that very day.

After all, Yuan Shikai was very concerned about the changes in the military.

This was the first time the name Shen Hao had come to the attention of the higher-ups.

Yuan Shikai was also very happy to hear this news.

The revolutionary army in Guangdong Province still wielded considerable power.

The top leader, Governor Hu, and the second-in-command, Deputy Governor Liu, were also members of the Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance). Yuan Shikai only had two divisions in Guangdong Province.

Now that I'm at Tianyi Brigade, I'm naturally in a much better mood.

Immediately, he ordered, "Since this Shen Hao is one of our own, and he eliminated forces from the Tongmenghui, he should be commended."

Order Shen Hao to be appointed commander of the Independent Brigade and concurrently mayor of Qing City, and immediately send a telegram to the entire nation.

"He is the president."

All the major warlords received this message.

Sun Yat-sen was also greatly surprised when he saw this news in the revolutionary Tongmenghui.

Shen Hao's sudden rise to prominence is truly remarkable.

They immediately sent people to win over Shen Hao.

They wanted to see if Shen Hao could join the Tongmenghui.

Zhang Zuolin in Northeast China received the news, and Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui in Zhili Province were both appointed regarding Shen Hao.

Shen Hao was the first person in the country to make Yang Ming.

A brigade commander wields considerable power.

When Governor Liu of Guangdong Province saw Yuan Shikai's telegram, he was so angry he jumped three feet high.

But they were also extremely wary of Shen Hao.

Although he was Commander Liu, to be honest, he only had two brigades under his command; the others didn't care about him at all.

The loss of an entire brigade was like ripping off its foundation.

He was so angry he vomited blood.

Governor Liu simply couldn't understand how a brigade could be wiped out by a county magistrate who had only recently taken office.

This sounds like a college student getting knocked down by a kindergartener.

This seems so unreliable.

After all, two forces are vying for power throughout Guangdong Province.

Yuan Shikai silver dollar, a member of the Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance).

However, in name only, the president is the one with the greater good.

Therefore, when Yuan Shikai issued the appointment, no one dared to openly oppose it.

Public opposition would be considered rebellion, giving Yuan Shikai the opportunity to lash out.

Today, the Tongmenghui's power is far inferior to that of Yuan Shikai.

There is simply no force capable of a direct confrontation.

We had no choice but to back down.

Therefore, even though Guo Changshun's entire brigade was taken down, no official representative stood up for him.

However, it has a very large influence among the general public.

Especially in Goose City, Shen Hao's prestige grew ever greater.

Mr. Zhang was somewhat glad that he had been sensible and had donated a sum of money in advance.

The Tan family patriarch was trembling with fear, never expecting that Shen Hao could wipe out an entire brigade.