nucmednet Chapter 216: The Desperate Zhu Haidong's Elite Force Shadow Dragon Army
Chapter 216: The Desperate Zhu Haidong's Elite Force Shadow Dragon Army
Zhu Haidong's words were like a stone that caused a thousand ripples.
The commander of the 13th Army, Lan Jingzhou, was the first to stand up. His voice was sonorous and powerful, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife as he looked at Zhu Haidong.
"Northern Xinjiang has grown from a small country to a powerful regime that governs the north of Longjiang River and 600 million people. The leaders of Northern Xinjiang, headed by President Yang and Premier Duan, have made great contributions. Commander Zhu, what do you mean by this? Everyone in Northern Xinjiang knows that Zhang Chengxiang is a lackey of Fuso and a complete spineless person. How dare you blatantly propose to betray the Northern Xinjiang central government and be unfavorable to the president at the military meeting? What is your intention!"
"General Lan is right! Commander Zhu, you actually dared to say such treasonous words at the military meeting. You are unworthy of being the deputy commander of the Central Guard Army. You have completely forgotten your original intention. What benefits did Zhang Chengxiang and Fuso give you to make you willing to be their pawn!"
"We will never betray the Northern Frontier Central Government!"
"Now it seems that Commander-in-Chief Xia's assassination must have something to do with you!"
"Zhu Haidong, do you know what you are talking about!"
The senior generals of the Central Guard Army present were filled with righteous indignation and emotionally denounced Zhu Haidong.
After all, the Central Guard Army is half of Yang Jiakai's direct troops. Most of the generals in the army are loyal to the Northern Xinjiang government and Yang Jiakai. It is undoubtedly extremely difficult for Zhu Haidong to easily change their positions.
Facing the scene where he was being criticized by thousands of people, Zhu Haidong calmly picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.
"I have long thought that you pedantic people would never easily change your position and agree to my proposal. It would be a shame if you don't accept my proposal."
Zhu Haidong threw the teacup in his hand hard to the ground, making a crisp sound, and broken porcelain pieces flew everywhere.
Following Zhu Haidong's signal of smashing the cup, a large number of fully armed soldiers from Zhu Haidong's direct troops broke into the venue with guns in hand.
The pitch-black muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at the senior generals of the Central Guard Army present.
"Zhu Haidong! It's not too late for you to turn back from your wrong path now. If you continue to be confused, you will be the eternal sinner of the Northern Frontier Government and even the entire Chinese nation!"
Zhu Haidong smiled coldly, walked up to Lan Jingzhou who had spoken, and said disdainfully: "Eternal sinner? In this world, the strong prey on the weak, and the winners take it all! As long as Councillor Zhang can successfully capture Beilong City and eliminate the President's faction, I, Zhu Haidong, will be a hero, and will be the commander-in-chief of the entire Northern Frontier government's military in the future! Since you, Lan Jingzhou, are so noble and ungrateful, then go to hell and serve your so-called president."
In full view of the crowd, Zhu Haidong drew the pistol from his waist and shot Lan Jingzhou in the shoulder with a clean shot.
Lan Jingzhou groaned and fell to the ground. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he was still staring at Zhu Haidong.
"Zhu Haidong! Even if you kill me, Lan Jingzhou, today, the entire Thirteenth Army will still not fall into your control."
Wang Dingan, chief of staff of the Thirteenth Army, also stood up and glared at Zhu Haidong.
"You are a traitor to the Northern Frontier government! The entire Northern Frontier will not let you go! History will remember you as a sinner!"
Zhu Haidong laughed out loud, hysterically, and gasped for breath. Suddenly, another shot pierced Wang Dingan's right leg on the spot.
"Hard-boned? A die-hard fan of the president? I will have your bones broken one by one today!"
"Someone, bring up the torture instruments I prepared in advance!"
A soldier came in with a sledgehammer weighing twenty pounds.
Zhu Haidong's henchman ordered his men to pin Wang Ding'an to the ground very roughly. With a hint of sarcasm in his expression, he raised a big hammer and smashed it viciously on Wang Ding'an's left calf. A bone-breaking sound that made people's scalp numb was heard. Even a man like Wang Ding'an who had fought in battles all his life and had countless old wounds and bullet holes on his body, a man of iron will, still let out a hysterical scream in pain.
"Break every bone in the bodies of these two old fellows, Wang Dingan and Lan Jingzhou, one by one! Then chop them up and feed them to the dogs!"
At this time, Zhu Haidong had fallen into a state of complete madness. His expression was distorted and his eyes were red, which made people shudder.
The big iron hammer was repeatedly raised and dropped, the sound of bones breaking and blood splattering everywhere, as if everyone was not in the Garrison Command but in the Asura Hell.
Ten minutes later, Lan Jingzhou and Wang Dingan, the two highest commanders of the 13th Army, who were over 50 years old, were finally tortured to death.
Zhu Haidong still refused to let them go, and instead ordered his men to drag their bodies out, chop them into meat sauce and feed them to the dogs.
"Wait until I take over Beilong City! The first thing I'll do is raid the Lan and Wang families. Sell all the women to brothels as prostitutes and kill all the men! No one will be spared!"
Zhu Haidong showed a nervous smile on his face and turned to look at the Central Guard Army generals who were silent in the meeting hall.
"Now, who agrees with this commander's proposal, and who opposes it?"
Everyone present looked at each other, but no one dared to stand up and refute Zhu Haidong.
It was obvious that this meeting was a Shura field. With the precedents of Lan Jingzhou and Wang Dingan, who would dare to stand up and die in vain?
"If you don't say anything, I will assume that you are all on the side of Councillor Zhang and me. Now, immediately, call the commanders of your lower-level troops and have them act according to your instructions. No one is allowed to leave here until the situation in Beilong City is settled! If anyone dares to play tricks on me, I swear to kill your entire family!"
Zhu Haidong risked the public's condemnation and forcibly took control of these senior generals of the Central Guard Army, temporarily taking the military power into his own hands.
At the same time, in Beilong City, a large number of young and middle-aged people who were usually inconspicuous, hidden in the market, and working in various industries, including police stations and security maintenance teams, quickly began to gather late at night and soon formed a force of about 8,000 people.
This army is called the Shadow Dragon Army. Yang Jiakai's original intention of secretly establishing this army was to make them like shadows hidden in the dark, serving as the last barrier of the central government of Beilong City to protect the center, which is equivalent to the ancient secret guards of the palace.
The supreme commander of this force is Kang Ruming, who was once known as the Twin Heroes of Northern Xinjiang together with Xia Zhenhua. Kang Ruming was a meticulous person with good military skills and strong ability to command and respond on the battlefield. He should have had a bright future, but he was thrown into prison in the bombing of the Northern Xinjiang Government Affairs Building six years ago. Now it seems that all this was a backup plan arranged in advance by Yang Jiakai.
"Zhang Chengxiang has already raised the banner of rebellion, intending to assassinate the president and change the entire Northern Frontier! It is time for our Shadow Dragon Army to show our swords! Ten years of hard work! Tonight, our mission is to quickly capture the traitor Zhu Haidong's Ninth Army and deal a head-on blow to the rebels!"
"I'll give you twenty minutes to prepare. Set off in twenty minutes! Go straight to Huanglong and engage the Central Guard Army and the Ninth Army head-on!"