RPAGF Chapter 227 is depressing.
Chapter 227 is depressing.
With such a force at his disposal, Shen Pei naturally became bolder. Otherwise, how could he dare to hold such a banquet? If those powerful families were to launch an attack, by the time Gao Shun's First Organization troops arrived, they might only be able to collect Shen Pei's corpse.
"Are you all ready?"
Before entering the banquet hall, Shen Pei asked Xiong Shan, the commander of the garrison division, and Xiong Shan nodded to Shen Pei and said, "Leader, don't worry, I have arranged two thousand men to guard the entire area around your residence."
The rest of the men, working with the officials, have taken control of all the city gates and key roads outside the city. Even if someone manages to escape, they will be caught and brought back.
The garrison division has one hundred cavalrymen, all of whom are reserve cavalrymen. However, Xiong Shan is confident that they can deal with the rabble of those powerful families. Moreover, these cavalrymen are responsible for patrolling and reconnaissance outside the city, and for pursuing any possible lucky ones.
However, Xiong Shan did not believe that anyone could escape from the banquet hall. This arrangement was due to both Shen Pei's arrangements and Xiong Shan's own requirements.
As a former deputy leader of a front-line unit who retired to become a local garrison division commander, Xiong Shan still maintains the same requirements for himself as when he was in the front-line unit: to make thorough plans and contingency plans for possible accidents before combat, so that there is a chance to remedy any unexpected events.
If it weren't for the limited number of general positions in the front-line troops, which prevented Xiong Shan from ever getting the chance to be promoted to a full-fledged general, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to request a position as a general in the local garrison.
There was no other way; if he wanted a promotion, he had to compromise for now. The organizational rank of a local garrison division commander was colonel, the same as that of a regimental commander in front-line combat troops. This was a helpless situation.
The self-governing zone's organized teams have consistently achieved victories, and the organization has a large number of soldiers whose organizational achievements are sufficient.
Even though they had enough years of service in the organization, they couldn't get promoted because there was simply nowhere for them to go, except when the Sixth Organization was formed, which gave a large number of soldiers the opportunity to be promoted.
However, Xiong Shan missed the opportunity because his unit was on a mission at the time, so he could only apply to go to a local garrison division, but there were not many vacant positions in local garrison units.
After Yanzhou was incorporated into the autonomous region, Xiong Shan finally had a chance. He successfully became the general of the Yanzhou Garrison Division. His first task was to cooperate with the current leader, Shen Pei, and to fully cooperate with Shen Pei on the premise that Shen Pei had not betrayed the autonomous region.
That's why Shen Pei dared to set up this trap, though it could also have been a win-win situation.
"In that case, General Xiong, I shall go in and attend the banquet first."
The examiner addressed Xiong Shan, who smiled and replied, "Please, sir. I only hope that you will not actually use me."
Looking at the bustling banquet hall, Shen Pei said to Xiong Shan with a seemingly helpless expression, "I naturally hope so too, but sometimes many things are beyond our control. You know, there are always one or two monkeys jumping around and causing trouble."
“If that’s the case, I’m willing to serve you by killing one or two monkeys, and the rest will naturally obey,” Xiong Shan replied to Shen Pei.
"Hahaha..." Upon hearing Xiong Shan's reply, Shen Pei laughed and walked towards the banquet hall.
"The leader has arrived!"
With a loud shout from the host, the once bustling banquet hall immediately fell silent, and everyone turned to look at the entrance.
Shen Pei walked in through the main gate. Dressed in the official uniform of the autonomous region, Shen Pei entered the hall with a strong sense of confidence. He himself was unaware of how oppressive the aura he exuded was, given the powerful forces supporting him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Entering the hall, Shen Pei greeted everyone with a smile and said, "I just finished dealing with some security issues. Yanzhou has just been recovered, and banditry in the area is rampant."
"I just had a conversation with Colonel Xiong Shan, the commander of the garrison division, and ordered him to come up with a plan to immediately eliminate the bandits and restore stability to the area. So I was delayed for a while. Please forgive me."
“Our leader is very busy with official duties, while we are all people with free time. It’s only right that we wait a while,” a middle-aged man said to Shen Pei as soon as he finished speaking. Shen Pei looked at the man before him.
"We quickly found out who this person was from the previously compiled intelligence."
Shen Pei said, “Master Zhang’s words are very important. I am only temporarily in charge of the administration and local security of Yanzhou by the entrustment of the King of Wei. This is all within my duties. You are all people of renown in Yanzhou. I will need your assistance in the future.”
In just a few words, Shen Pei gave everyone present a warning. His words were not simply an explanation of why he was late; they were a deeper message to the people in the hall.
Don't think I don't know what those so-called bandits in the area are all about. I have a gun in my hand, and I can wipe them out immediately if I want to. In fact, a few people were accidentally injured in the process of eliminating the bandits.
Then don't blame me. If you want to cause trouble, you'd better think twice about what you're capable of. Behind me stands the King of Wei, who governs the entire northern autonomous region.
If you honestly accept the policies of the self-governed area, everything will be fine. If you don't accept them, then don't blame me for raising the banner of the King of Wei.
To ensure the operation was as perfect as possible, Shen Pei spared no effort. He mobilized all available resources and gathered all the connections within his Shen family.
Tonight, those families that are allied with the Shen family or are directly related to or vassals of the Shen family by marriage will be the vanguard of Shen Pei's campaign.
Zhang De was very unhappy to hear Shen Pei's words, but they were on someone else's turf, and the banquet tonight was not going to be very pleasant.
Zhang De could only meekly reply to Shen Pei, "Lord Shen's contributions to Yanzhou are evident to all. Lord Shen, rest assured, I, Zhang De, may not be able to say anything else, but at least I will cooperate with you without hesitation!"
"With Patriarch Zhang's words, I am relieved," Shen Pei said with a smile. He was quite surprised that Zhang De, a staunch supporter of the plan, would be the first to express his opinion tonight.
"Everyone, everyone!"
Shen Bi stepped forward and shouted loudly to the audience below the banquet hall, "Now, please welcome the newly appointed leader, Lord Shen Pei, to speak."