Bei'an County's attitude is very clear. Giving you Lin Hongfei some food is considered as giving you face, and I hope you can take care of yourself and don't stretch your hands too far.

Although Bei'an County is small, not just one person can dominate here.

Pingcheng County's attitude is more direct, just two words, no!

Chen Ze was born as a gangster and had a character that was not afraid of anything. Previously, He Taikang wanted to collect food, fodder, and military pay in Pingcheng County, but Chen Ze refused.

He Taikang was angry for a while and even sent troops to attack Pingcheng County. However, he was met with disappointment. The militia under Chen Ze's command was quite fierce and they dared to chase He Taikang's team of more than 2,000 people.

The county magistrate, Pei Feng, is originally a local, and he is also a former Qingju. He has acquaintances in Lingnan Province and even in the capital, so there are always people mediating peace talks among them.

Therefore, after a lot of back and forth, He Taikang could only admit defeat.

Relying on Chen Ze's fierceness and Pei Feng's connections, Pingcheng County is fearless.

The governor has been beaten away by me, how dare you, a small garrison envoy, to come to Pingcheng County to ask for food?

Don’t give it!

No matter life or death!

If you have the ability, come and get it. If you can get it, it’s your ability!

The reactions of the two counties were actually within Lin Hongfei's expectations.

These two places are also famous as strongholds in Lingnan Province. Basically, all previous governors have been unable to do anything about these two places.

With the mobile forces that Lin Hongfei can currently use, he will still be rich if he captures one county, but it will be very difficult to capture two counties.

Therefore, Lin Hongfei needed to scare the monkeys by killing one of the counties first and frightening the other.

Wait until your hand is drawn, then gather your troops to deal with the last county.

As for which county is the chicken and which county is the monkey, Lin Hongfei is still hesitant.

At this time, Huo Yunshan found Lin Hongfei. During this period, he had been busy with factory matters, so he had not participated in recent military affairs.

After the two of them talked about the start of production at the factory, Lin Hongfei mentioned Pingcheng County and Bei'an County to Huo Yunshan during their chat.

Talking about this, Huo Yunshan suddenly said: "County Magistrate, there is something you may not remember clearly. Do you still remember that among our sixth-term students, there is a person named Pei Zongze?"

Hearing this name, Lin Hongfei fell into deep thought, and an already vague name came to his mind.

"I remember, Zongze, back then this kid couldn't understand geography surveying and mapping, so I helped him pass the exam."

"Yunshan, you mentioned Pei Zongze, is he related to Pei Feng?"

Huo Yunshan immediately said: "Yes, Pei Zongze and I were close at the beginning. In addition, the rice paper made by our paper mill is good, and the Pei family has come to buy it several times."

"So, I learned that Pei Feng, the magistrate of Pingcheng County, is Pei Zongze's uncle!"

When Lin Hongfei heard this, he couldn't help but slap the tabletop, with a smile on his face: "I was still hesitating about which county to deal with first, but now I finally have the answer."

"Since Zongze belongs to the Pei family in Pingcheng, we naturally can't attack our old friend's hometown, otherwise we won't be able to reminisce about old times when we meet in the future."

Sometimes, the key to determining the direction of a major event is often these accidental factors.

Because of Pei Zongze, Pingcheng County was spared from the war, but Bei'an County became Lin Hongfei's key target of attack!

At the same time, Lin Hongfei and Huo Yunshan said: "Yunshan, do you know what Zongze is doing now?"

Huo Yunshan thought for a while and said, "The Pei family came to my paper mill to buy paper half a year ago. I happened to meet them and asked about them once."

"I heard that after Zongze graduated, he was assigned to serve in Shaanxi Province. At that time, he was already a lieutenant and deputy company commander."

When Lin Hongfei heard this, he immediately said: "Yunshan, take some time and write a letter to Zongze, saying that I, Lin Hongfei, am in urgent need of manpower and need help from his old brother."

"As long as he is willing to come, I will make him a lieutenant colonel and battalion commander!"

Huo Yunshan was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "What, do you want to use Zongze's identity to build relations with the Pei family in Heping City?"

Lin Hongfei chuckled and slowly explained:

"Although I have never been to Pingcheng County, the only information I know about Pingcheng County is the information obtained by the Special Investigation Division."

"But one thing I know very well is that unlike Bei'an County Magistrate He Shuzhong, who is a puppet, Pei Feng is a county magistrate who has real power in internal affairs."

"One is the county magistrate who has real power over internal affairs, and the other is the commander of the security regiment who has military power."

"Moreover, these two people have quite tough personalities and will not give in easily."

"So, I can guarantee that there must be an old grudge between the two of them, Pei Feng, the magistrate of Pingcheng County, and Chen Ze, the commander of the security regiment."

"It's just that the two of them don't have enough strength to defeat the other. That's why they have coexisted in Pingcheng County for so long under this strange balance."

"If we can take advantage of the contradiction between them, win over one and get rid of the other."

"Then Pingcheng County can be controlled by us without any bloodshed."

"Just to win over people, you need a middleman."

"He must not only have a close relationship with the Pei family, but also be someone worthy of our trust."

"Zongze is exactly the most suitable candidate."

Huo Yunshan nodded and agreed: "It's true that Zongze is a very loyal person. If we sincerely ask for this favor, he will definitely help!"

"Moreover, after we get rid of the Pingcheng County Security Group, we can send troops to garrison. With the army by our side, we won't cause trouble if we come to the Pei family."

"What's more, there is Zongze!"

Lin Hongfei smiled slightly and said: "That's right, so we are going to offer Zongze an excellent offer that we cannot refuse."

"Let him understand that only by following us can he have a bright future."

"His attitude will naturally affect the Pei family's attitude."

"With the support of this big local snake, entering Pingcheng County will be very smooth!"

Huo Yunshan nodded: "Okay, then I will write a letter to Zongze now and persuade him to come to our place."

The plan was finalized, and Lin Hongfei quickly issued an order to the frontline troops to attack Bei'an County.

After the soldiers of the newly formed 16th Division, who were already gearing up, received the order, they immediately pressed forward with troops. A team of more than 3,000 people immediately marched along the highway of Bei'an County towards the county seat.

On the way, small groups of troops were constantly stationed at key locations to avoid being cut off by the Bei'an County militia.

The actions of the newly formed 16th Division were quickly noticed by the Bei'an County Militia Group, and Zhang Qingbao, the commander of the militia group, immediately became energetic.

This person is a natural martial arts lunatic, otherwise he would not have given up his middle school studies and gone to the martial arts hall to study military affairs.

Ignoring the persuasion and obstruction of County Magistrate He Shuzhong, Zhang Qingbao led the militia directly to meet him head-on.

He Shuzhong closed his eyes, turned pale, and sighed: "It's over!"
Chapter completed!