"How did the talks go?"
Xiao Li poured Mo Ran a cup of tea. The two sides had just held talks, but Xiao Li did not participate. She was not good at negotiations and did not like this kind of atmosphere, so she did not go.
"Leave it to me, I'll make him agree."
Xiao Li felt that Mo Ran was really reliable at this time.
"I'll take you around the area tomorrow. There are many mountains here, the scenery is quite nice, and the air is fresh."
"Um."
The two stayed at Marshal Liu's residence, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The talks had yielded some results, and a deal was about to be finalized.
When I was feeling very sleepy at night.
"Bang bang bang..."
Mo Ran opened his eyes and his hand accurately reached for the gun holster next to the pillow.
"who?"
"Commander Mo, something has happened to Commander Liu."
When Mo Ran and Xiao Li arrived in the hall, what they saw was the doctor covering Liu Dashuai's face with a white cloth.
What's going on?
Liu Shaoxian looked at Mo Ran with red eyes.
"You're asking what happened? I'd like to ask you the same thing. There are no outsiders in this mansion except for you. You know better than I do how my father got into trouble, don't you?"
The guards behind Mo Ran stepped forward, ready to draw their guns and confront him.
Mo Ran pressed his hand down, "I, Mo Ran, have always acted with integrity and would never do such a sneaky thing."
"It seems I can't stay at Marshal Liu's residence. I'd better take my leave now. Once the truth is out, I'll come back to demand an explanation."
After saying that, Mo Ran left with his men.
Liu Shaoxian did not act rashly. He watched Mo Ran leave. Although he wanted to keep her there, he knew that it was not the time to break off relations.
Three days later, a funeral was held at the Liu residence. The official statement from the Liu family was that Commander Liu had died suddenly from an illness.
Military power fell into Liu Shaoxian's hands. Because of his trust in Nie Yun, Gu Liang also got a share of the spoils and obtained an important position.
Mo Ran brought people to offer condolences. This time, the death of Commander Liu made all of Mo Ran's efforts over the past half month futile, and all the previously agreed conditions were no longer valid.
However, it wasn't all for naught. Mo Ran contacted many of Commander Liu's subordinates, and a large number of them were willing to join the war, but they dared not disobey Commander Liu's orders.
After Liu Shaoxian took office, these people were dissatisfied with him because Liu Shaoxian also advocated self-preservation.
"To be so spineless at such a young age is a disgrace to Commander Liu."
"We men should strive to be strong. Now that the country is in crisis, we should contribute our strength even more."
"I've heard that Commander Mo's side has ample supplies of food and medicine, so why don't we..."
...
Everyone fell silent. This matter could very well cost them their lives. Their families were all in the southwest, and relocation was no easy task.
“I’ll do it. As long as Commander Mo is willing to take us in, I’ll follow him.”
"I'm willing too. The Japanese devils are about to come knocking on our door. How can we just stand by and do nothing?"
After everyone reached a consensus, they all came to find Mo Ran.
"General Mo, what do you mean?"
Mo Ran smiled, "Why come to me? We can form an alliance. This is your home; you don't need to migrate."
Whoever objects, just remove them from their position, wouldn't that solve the problem? Besides, I think Cangnan Valley is quite good; we can start from scratch there.”
Everyone suddenly realized that they could indeed start from scratch.
Thus, the Southwest Army split into two parts. A large portion of the army moved out of the Southwest Army and established itself in the Cangnan Valley, calling itself the Cangnan Army.
Another small group consisted of Liu Shaoxian's men, who were still part of the Southwest Army.
The Cangnan army quickly elected a commander, Zhao Wenjie.
General Zhao, representing the Cangnan Army, signed numerous contracts with Mo Ran.
Forming alliances was the top priority, and many other collaborations, including those involving supplies, provisions, and medicine, were detailed in the contracts.
The mission was successfully completed, and Xiaoli and Mo Ran embarked on their journey home.
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Liu Shaoxian was so angry his nose almost twisted out of shape. Mo Ran's move had completely destroyed his power. He now had less than a third of his original strength.
Those who left not only took military force with them, but also a lot of resources, including businesses in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.
Without these resources, sooner or later we won't be able to support the remaining people. At that point, the Southwest Army will be a joke.
He was in a bad mood, but there was nothing he could do to relieve it.
Unable to sleep at night and unable to concentrate on his work, he went to the courtyard to get some fresh air, only to witness a scene that horrified him.
Gu Liang sat under the shade of a tree with his young wife in his arms, the two of them entwined in a tender embrace.
What they said made him even angrier.
"Liang, when will this end? I don't want to go on like this anymore."
Gu Liang was very frustrated. He had finally managed to kill Commander Liu and was about to gain control of the military, but this mishap happened.
"The Southwest Army isn't exactly a desirable asset anymore; let's think about our options."
What a huge loss! We've lost both our wife and our army.
Nie Yun punched Gu Liang's chest with her small hand, "It's all your fault for making me pretend to be your cousin. Now look what's happened, I have to face that ugly monster every day."
Gu Liang comforted Nie Yun, he was also heartbroken, but now that things had come to this, they could only continue.
"It seems we need to plan ahead."
Nie Yun lay there silently. She was actually quite reluctant to give up her peaceful life, but when she thought of Liu Shaoxian's face, she felt it was better to carry out the plan. He was too disgusting.
Liu Shaoxian was furious, and he ran out from behind the door without a second thought.
"You two are a pair of adulterers, Nie Yun! How could you do this to me? My father treated you well, how could you bear to harm him?"
Nie Yun was so frightened that she quickly hid behind Gu Liang. Liu Shaoxian had just gone to the study, so why was he back in the yard?
Gu Liang was startled; this was going to be difficult to handle.
"Shaoxian, listen to me, Yunyun is just scared, I'm comforting her."
Liu Shaoxian was even angrier. "How do you comfort me? By hugging me? Do you think I'm blind?"
Gu Liang approached quietly, still making excuses as he did so.
"We really have nothing going on, please don't misunderstand."
Liu Shaoxian only saw Nie Yun's guilty and guilty look, and he felt both heartache and anger.
"Pfft~"
A chill ran through Liu Shaoxian's stomach. Looking down, he saw that Gu Liang was holding a knife, but now only the handle was sticking out; the rest had gone into his stomach.
Bright red blood dripped down his face. Despite the pain, Liu Shaoxian pushed Gu Liang away and ran towards the door, shouting for help.
"Help! Someone, save me!"
Gu Liang was surprised that he reacted so quickly and chased after him.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I saw a large group of people coming over.
"Grab them, quick! Call a doctor."
Gu Liang's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, how did these people get here so quickly?
Without thinking twice, he grabbed Nie Yun and ran toward the gate.
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