strictlysupreme Chapter 167 Lin Zongde's Defeat
Chapter 167 Lin Zongde's Defeat
A group of people walked into Nanshan Bank, which was divided into a general area and a VIP area.
Because it was the first day of opening, there were a lot of people in the general area, but relatively few people in the VIP area.
Fang Jian and a group of people walked straight towards the VIP area. A bank employee was about to stop them, but Hu Hanzhang stopped the man and went to meet him.
"Sir, how can I help you?" Seeing that Fang Jian'an and his entourage were all in plain clothes and were followed by many people, Hu Hanzhang did not call Fang Jian'an the commander.
Fang Jian smiled and said, "I'll bring a few people to exchange banknotes."
"Everyone, please come this way." Upon hearing that they came to exchange banknotes, Hu Hanzhang personally received them and brought them to the VIP area.
Seeing the luxurious VIP area, one of Fang Jimin's classmates couldn't help but exclaimed: "This place is really luxurious."
There were not many people in the VIP area, which was divided into private rooms, which were equipped with sofas, tea tables, small stoves, etc.
A private room can seat more than ten people. The room was crowded with Fang Jimin's classmates. Wei Hanzhou and Wang Hu could only stand behind Fang Jimin to protect him.
"I heard that the VIP area is where large transactions take place." A classmate said timidly when he saw such a luxurious box.
They were just military academy students, and even if some of them were from wealthy families, it was impossible for them to carry many silver dollars or gold bars with them.
Fang Jimin was not worried about this because his elder brother was the military governor of Nanshan Province and he did have some privileges.
Seeing these students whispering, Fang Jianan smiled and said, "Just tell President Hu how much banknotes you want to exchange, and he will exchange them for you."
Hearing this, Yang Xueru looked at Fang Jian in surprise: "Isn't the VIP area set up for large transactions?"
The newspaper announcing the bank's founding has been selling like hot cakes in Nanshan these days. Naturally, it gives a general introduction to the bank's functions. Newspapers are also available in the military academy, so they all have some understanding of this.
"It's okay. We government employees enjoy some preferential treatment when handling business." As he said this, Fang Jian looked at Hu Hanzhang with a smile.
Hu Hanzhang is a four-star talent and a four-and-a-half-star financial expert. He was appointed as the president of Nanshan Provincial Bank, responsible for the operation of all banks in Nanshan Province.
The reason why he appeared at Nanling Branch of Nanshan Bank was because the head office was in Nanshan and they were worried about coming over to keep an eye on it.
After listening to Fang Jian's introduction, Hu Hanzhang cooperated and said, "Yes, because we have some cooperation with government agencies, there are some preferential policies for government employees."
Yang Xueru still looked at the two with a slightly suspicious look. He remembered that when Hu Hanzhang first addressed Fang Jianan, he called him "Mr." He not only did not call him by his surname, but also did not call him by his position.
Looking at Hu Hanzhang's attitude now, why didn't he refer to his position or Mr. So-and-so?
Although she was confused, she did not ask. Moreover, she was also interested in the banknotes made in Nanshan Province, so she put this doubt behind her.
"Really? That's great." Fang Jimin's classmates were very happy to hear that it could be processed in the VIP area.
Afterwards, Hu Hanzhang handled the exchange business for everyone one by one. One silver dollar could be exchanged for one yuan of paper money, and Fang Jian temporarily set the exchange rate at one to one.
Some of Fang Jimin's classmates exchanged more than ten yuan, some exchanged a few yuan, and some exchanged dozens of yuan, and so on.
Those who exchanged the banknotes all examined them carefully. There was no other way. The banknotes printed with Nanshan Bank were so exquisite, and the paper used to make the banknotes felt very smooth to the touch, even finer than silk.
Yang Xueru is from Donghai and has seen many banknotes from other countries in Donghai. Whether it is Dengta or Xionghui Country, the quality of their banknotes is not as good as Nanshan banknotes.
Many people couldn't help but love these brand new banknotes when they touched them and were reluctant to spend them.
After exchanging the banknotes, everyone had lunch together and played in Nanshan before saying goodbye. During this time, Fang Jian and Yang Xueru interacted several times.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was May 15th.
That day, Tao Wenliang came to Fang Jian's office and said, "Commander, Lin Zongde was defeated in Sanjiang Province and asked us for help."
"Ask for help? Ha, that's a nice thought. Lin Zongde was defeated, what exactly happened?" Fang Jian said coldly.
Fang Jian was very dissatisfied with Lin Zongde's looting in Imjin City. After this incident, he no longer had a good impression of him, so Fang Jian would not save him.
Tao Yunong introduced: "Some time ago, the reinforcements of the Northern Army arrived in Qingyang County, leaving one division to garrison Qingyang, and the rest of the troops set out to support Linjin."
"The commander of the 12th Army, Wan Congsheng, led a total of 50,000 troops southward. After learning that Lin Zongde had captured Imjin City, he immediately stationed his troops in Shanyang City."
"Learning that Wan Congsheng was coming to help, Lin Zongde was initially quite cautious. Unexpectedly, several battles ended with Wan Congsheng's defeat."
"Wan Congsheng retreated all the way to Qingyang County, and Lin Zongde also chased him to Qingyang. Finally, when Lin Zongde was crossing the river, he was ambushed by Wan Congsheng. Lin Zongde's 30th Army lost nearly 20,000 people."
Hearing about this loss, Fang Jian gloated: "The 30th Army has nearly 40,000 troops in total, and lost 20,000. Doesn't that mean there are only 20,000 soldiers left who can fight?"
"According to the report, they had only about 10,000 soldiers capable of fighting, and they suffered quite a few casualties during the attack on Linjin," Tao Yunong explained.
Fang Jian frowned: "So, in this case, Lin Zongde has no choice but to retreat, except to mobilize troops from Jiyang and Zhuyang?"
Although he did not like Lin Zongde, Fang Jian did not want Lin Zongde to be defeated so easily.
Lin Zongde had only three armies and seven divisions under his command. If he transferred troops from the rear, Jiyang and Zhuyang would be left empty, making them easy targets for a surprise attack by Lu Rongqing.
"Commander, what should we do now?" Tao Yunong asked when he saw Fang Jian fell into deep thought.
Fang Jian was also very troubled by this. He hoped that Lin Zongde would be defeated, but he also hoped that he could maintain a stalemate with the northern government. This was very contradictory.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Jian said, "Send a telegram to Jiang Changkun and Lin Zongde, and tell them that Nanshan Province currently has only two divisions capable of fighting and needs to take on the task of defending Changhuan, and is unable to provide support. This will test their attitude."
After receiving the order, Tao Yunong immediately arranged to send the message.
After Tao Yunong left, Fang Jian came to the map of the Great Xin Kingdom and analyzed the current situation.
To Fang Ji'an, both the northern government and the new army in the south were enemies. Now that the two sides were equally powerful, he hoped that they could maintain a balance of power.
Only in this way can he seize the opportunity to eliminate the surrounding warlord forces and strengthen himself.
The current situation was not very bad for Fang Ji'an. What was difficult for him to accept was that when the Southern Army was marching north, Xu Weigong actually went south to attack the southern warlords and brought the warlords into this battle.
Yang Shude and Xue Chengguang were fine, as they only occupied one province each and did not pose much threat.
The uncertain factor is Lu Rongqing. Once he joins the war, Lin Zongde's retreat will be cut off and he will have to retreat from Sanjiang Province. Then he will be the one to face the Northern Army.
Rubbing his head, Fang Jian felt a headache.