1:30 in the late morning, Longcheng Administrative Office.
Li Mingsheng sat in his office and fell into deep thought after hearing what Jiangzhou said. Although he did not understand military affairs, he also understood that at this point in time, the safety of the city must be the most important.
No armed forces, whether it is the Wang family's troops, Xin Xiaodong's Renmin Army, or even the An faction or the main force of the Tan faction, can enter the city at this time.
Li Mingsheng thought for a moment and said to Jiangzhou decisively: "I know what happened, but the main force of the Wang family cannot enter the city. They can temporarily station in the eastern part of Xinxiao, behind the garrison of the First Army of the Renmin Army, and be ready to fight at any time. But their families can enter the city, and I will arrange for someone to handle this matter properly."
Jiang Zhou thought there was no problem and immediately said, "Okay, I'll go inform them. Sorry to bother you, Mayor Li..."
"Mr. Jiang, wait a moment." Li Mingsheng suddenly called him and asked, "How is Xiaoyu doing?"
Jiang Zhou thought for a moment and said, "It has only been four or five days since Xiao Yu was injured. During this time, he underwent two operations and was a little weak. He woke up once, but it was very short. However, Mayor Li, you don't have to worry too much. His injury has stabilized now, and he still needs some time to rest. The southern part of the Hua District has specially appointed a medical team to ensure that he can wake up as soon as possible."
"That's good." Hearing this, Li Mingsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After a long silence, he said to Jiang Zhou, "Mr. Jiang, there is one more thing."
Jiangzhou hurriedly said, "Mayor Li, please speak."
Li Mingsheng said slowly: "Xiao Yu is not here now. If the Wang family has any problems, let them contact my secretary Li Yuan, or the commander-in-chief of the Huatonghui Renmin Army."
Li Mingsheng stopped talking, but Jiangzhou understood the meaning of his words.
No matter what, the Wang family is now an armed force under the Huatonghui Renmin Army. But Wang Xiao always passes on messages through an outsider like him, which makes Li Mingsheng dissatisfied.
In any administrative unit, or even a company department, this behavior of bypassing one's own leaders and seeking external forces to communicate with higher-ups is extremely unpopular.
Although Li Mingsheng could guess that Wang Xiao did this because of the last incident in Shengbao City, it did not mean that he could accept this approach!
Jiangzhou thought about it and finally tried to smooth things over for Wang Xiao: "Okay, I understand. Actually, Wang Xiao doesn't have many ideas. He just has many requests but is embarrassed to mention them to you, so he asked me to tell you."
Li Mingsheng said calmly: "Tell him to rest assured that I treat all troops equally. There is nothing to be embarrassed about."
"Okay, Mayor Li!" Jiang Zhou changed the subject: "Then I'll let the Wang family prepare first!"
"Okay, that's it for now."
The two then hung up the phone.
Li Mingsheng put down his phone, leaned back in his chair, and gently rubbed his eyebrows.
"Leader, it's late, you should rest." Li Yuan came over and helped Li Mingsheng make a cup of fresh tea.
Li Mingsheng sighed, "It's not time to rest yet... Go inform Lu Feng and ask him to send some people to find a place in the city to temporarily house the Wang family. I estimate that there will be a lot of people, so it's best to manage them in a unified way and prevent them from spreading in the city."
Li Yuan nodded: "Understood, I'll go and notify them right away."
Li Mingsheng continued: "And..."
"Ding Ling Ling!"
Li Mingsheng's personal phone suddenly rang when he was halfway through his words. He picked it up and saw that it was Zhao Weihu calling, so he told Li Yuan, "You go and do it first."
"good."
Li Yuan turned and left the office. Li Mingsheng answered the phone: "Hello?"
Zhao Weihu said bluntly: "Leader, you are not asleep yet, I will speak directly to the point."
Li Mingsheng nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
Zhao Weihu then continued, "We fought a battle tonight and won a small victory! It temporarily bought some time for the three armies I pulled from the Mexican side to garrison. I estimate that the decisive battle may start in a week! The An faction has begun to clear the supply line between us and Longcheng along the way, but Bana City has not made any movement. This reaction makes me very uneasy! Once there is any change there, our southern defense zone will be threatened! By then, Sri Lanka will be in danger!"
Li Mingsheng thought about it, sighed in his heart, but remained calm on the surface, and told Zhao Weihu: "Okay, I understand the situation. Don't worry about it for now, I will communicate with Bana City, you only need to take care of the military issues."
Zhao Weihu nodded and said, "Okay!"
After the two ended the call, Li Mingsheng put the phone on the table, stood up tiredly, and the joints of his waist made a crisp sound.
Li Mingsheng was not strong enough to handle this old body. He held his waist and moved slowly, then dragged his somewhat stiff steps and walked into the bathroom nearby.
“Crash!”
He turned on the tap and simply washed his face to refresh himself. Li Mingsheng wiped his face and looked up at himself in the mirror.
I don't know when, but his hair has turned white. His eyes are bloodshot, and his exhausted face is full of ugly paleness.
"well… "
Li Mingsheng sighed to himself. He was exhausted from all the things going on, which made him miss and care about Gou Liuzi even more!
"call!"
After letting out a long breath, Li Mingsheng forced himself to wake up and returned to his desk.
He looked up at the clock on the wall, thought for a while, and then Li Mingsheng called An Zecheng again.
It was so late, and Lao An was obviously still awake. He quickly answered the phone: "Hello?"
Li Mingsheng said to him directly: "Zhao Weihu called me and said that we had a small victory in this battle. However, he is still worried that there will be problems in Bana City. I don't know much about military affairs. Come over here and let's talk."
An Zecheng didn't hesitate at all: "Okay, I'll be right there."
…
The outskirts of Longcheng, the rear area of the First Army’s base.
The Wang family's motorcade formed a long line that stretched as far as the eye could see. Many people jumped out of the cars to stretch their bodies and stretch their muscles.
Wang Xiao stood under the car and answered two calls in such a short while.
First, Jiangzhou called and told him what Li Mingsheng had said. Then the city government called and explained to him the matters concerning the family members entering the city.
Wang Xiao had a stern look on his face and was smoking a cigarette.
Wang Zhengjun walked over, took a look at his face, and couldn't help asking, "Uncle, what's going on? Did you give me an explanation?"
Wang Xiao looked at him, frowned and said, "The order from Longcheng is that only family members can enter the city. Our troops must stay here and prepare to fight a rotation battle with Xin Xiaodong's troops."
Wang Zhengjun's face turned ugly, and he couldn't help cursing, "Don't these people still trust us? We came here exhausted, but they won't even let us into the city, and we have to be separated from our families? What do they mean?"