In a safe house in Longcheng.
Zhang Xunchen secretly moved here under the pretext of returning to the city to deploy defenses.
The entire safe house is fully equipped with facilities and a complete set of communication equipment, so you can give commands to the outside world unimpeded by sitting here.
In addition to Zhang Xunchen, there were also some of his personal guards in the room to protect his safety.
At this time, Zhang Xunchen held his mobile phone and said to Kang Dinghuang: "Tan Hengqiang doesn't trust anyone recently. His family members were sent away secretly without even notifying me. This shows that he is on guard against me. In this case, I have no chance to set up a trap to kill him at the headquarters. After all, no one is willing to die!"
Kang Dinghuang thought for a moment and said, "Then don't think about assassination. Your current mission is to help the Wang family stabilize the battlefield in Anhe Street District! In an hour at most, we will be able to defeat Wang Dacheng's unit of the First Army of the Renmin Army and reunite with you!"
Zhang Xunchen nodded: "Okay."
After the two hung up the phone, Zhang Xunchen took out his phone and started contacting other people.
Long before the merchants took the lead in causing trouble, the National Bureau of Investigation had already discovered that some people from the garrison logistics support regiment were involved.
Therefore, Gu Baishun had already noticed the garrison and thought that there might be problems within them, so he reminded Anze City several times.
The garrison also showed an attitude that it took the matter very seriously. They specially sent people to take away the problematic people in the logistics support regiment and launched an internal interrogation and investigation.
The person in charge of leading people at that time was Zhang Xunchen!
Gu Baishun had no doubts about Zhang Xunchen's leading the troops at that time, because he felt that Zhang Xunchen, as the chief of staff of the garrison and the most trusted right-hand man of Tan Hengqiang, should be very reliable!
But no one could have imagined that Zhang Xunchen would also betray the group! Now that I think about it, the things the logistics support group did at the beginning should have been instructed by him.
After Zhang Xunchen contacted everyone he needed to contact, he leaned back on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and fell into deep thought.
Kang Dinghuang started sending people to contact him very early, but Zhang Xunchen at that time had never thought of taking this path.
In fact, when Longcheng and District 1 broke up at the beginning, Zhang Xunchen stood firmly on Tan Hengqiang's side. But as the events progressed and Longcheng's situation became increasingly disadvantageous, especially later, when the Lao Li faction, the An faction, the Hua District, and even the Lao Mo official army faction alliance unanimously decided to use the Lao Mo area as the main battlefield, Zhang Xunchen began to waver.
In Zhang Xunchen's opinion, with Lao Mo as the main battlefield, in a sense, their garrison has become a cannon fodder force guarding Longcheng, and they are responsible for withstanding the heavy pressure from District 1!
Zhang Xunchen had also suggested this to Tan Hengqiang, but he didn't expect that he didn't follow his ideas in the end. In addition, over the years, Old Tan was too stubborn in some matters, which led to a lot of psychological dissatisfaction with him that he dared not speak out.
Due to many factors, and the fact that the conditions offered to him by District 1 were too generous, his position was shaken even more!
Therefore, Zhang Xunchen secretly benefited from the logistics support group and participated in various actions of the merchants. But these were just some cold stoves that he casually burned in order to protect himself.
It was not until today, just a few hours ago, that Zhang Xunchen officially decided to rebel! Because he could no longer see hope for Longcheng, and he did not want to continue to sink with the big ship of the Tan family.
And rebelling at this time is the most valuable for District 1!
Therefore, Zhang Xunchen made his own choice at this critical juncture and completely completed his team selection. He is a patient person, especially at such an important moment, his mentality is changing almost every moment.
In other words, if Long Cheng could have gained more advantage in today's battle, he would not have decided to rebel completely.
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At the same time, Longcheng front-line command center.
Tan Hengqiang held the sand table with both hands. After learning that Zhang Xunchen had betrayed him, his mind went blank.
The generals were silent, and they were also shocked. It can be said that the betrayal of the chief of staff had changed many people's hearts to varying degrees.
After a long while, Tan Hengqiang's emotions finally calmed down. He pondered for a moment, turned his head, looked at Anzecheng, and said solemnly: "I think Longcheng can't be defended..."
Hearing this, An Zecheng said nothing, but just looked at him with a frown.
Tan Hengqiang slowly stood up and said, "Although Zhang Xunchen has been the chief of staff for so many years, his control over the troops is not that strong. The real military power has always been in my hands. Therefore, his relationship with the generals below is not that close, so not many people will follow him to rebel, otherwise he would not return to the city first before doing these things. My conservative estimate is that he can only command about 6,000 to 7,000 people now. However, even if there are only 5,000 to 6,000 people, it is enough to change the current battlefield situation."
After saying that, Tan Hengqiang thought for a while, pointed to the sand table in front of him and said: "Look, here in Anhe Street, there are only two troops in total. One is Su Tianbei's independent regiment, and the other is Xin Xiaodong's second division. Now, in the southern defense zone, only Wang Dacheng's division headquarters of the First Army of the Renmin Army is stationed. His troops alone can't stop the suppression of the First Corps. Once this is broken through, the opponent's 50,000 to 60,000 troops can drive straight into Longcheng and merge with the Wang family and Zhang Xunchen's troops. At that time, the two troops in the city will not be able to stop their encirclement. Not only that, once they break through, our defense line will also be attacked from both sides. Combining all the above factors, I think Longcheng can no longer be defended. Our only way now is to abandon Longcheng, withdraw all the main forces, transfer them to the Laomo area, quickly help the Laomo government army resolve the civil strife, and then we will unite our forces and counterattack Longcheng!"
Hearing this, An Zecheng refused without even thinking: "No!"
Tan Hengqiang frowned and said immediately, "You know, my strategy is the safest and most rational! All the troops we can mobilize in Longcheng now add up to no more than 60,000 to 70,000 people! This also includes the air force and logistics units! Because we have supported the battlefield in Lao Mo twice, a total of 10,000 to 20,000 people have been transferred away! Our cards are now on the table. The external pressure is so great, and there are so many fence-sitters inside who are helping District 1... Lao An, think about it carefully. How can our 60,000 to 70,000 people defend a city with a population of tens of millions? Contact Lao Li now and prepare for evacuation as soon as possible!"
"I don't agree!" An Zecheng remained firm and said sternly, "Even if I die, I will die in Dragon City!"
Tan Hengqiang said speechlessly: "Lao An, you are insisting on doing what you want!"
An Zecheng stared at him and said forcefully, "You are the one who is stubborn! Fighting, you told the people that this war is for the sovereignty of tens of millions of overseas Chinese! Now that you are at a disadvantage and can't fight anymore, you turn around and run away? Are you kidding? Where is the correctness of your war?!"
The shouts spread all around, and many people lowered their heads with mixed emotions.
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At the same time, in the Hua District, South Shanghai City.
A military vehicle stopped at the door of a building. Su Tianyu pushed the door, got out of the car, and walked into the building alone.
The hall was very empty, with many white mourning couplets placed around it. On the wall at the end of the hall hung two black and white portraits of the deceased.
The guards were standing outside the door, and in the entire hall, Qin Yu was the only one sitting next to the portrait, looking somewhat lonely.