Warlords: Rise of the System

Lu Tianhao left 50 tons of rice and 50 tons of flour to the village.

A lot of oil, seasonings, meat and vegetables were also left behind.

1000 semi-automatic rifles and rounds of ammunition were left behind.

50 light machine guns and rounds of ammunition were left behind.

Ten 81mm mortars and 500 rounds of shells.

Ten 120mm mortars and 500 rounds of shells.

Five heavy machine guns and ten thousand rounds of bullets.

The reason why the mountain stronghold is equipped with 120mm mortars and heavy machine guns is mainly for defense.

With the defense of these two heavy weapons, we should be able to hold our ground even if we encounter a large number of enemy attacks.

Lu Tianhao also left Zhang Li and Liu Honglei 50,000 silver dollars in military funds for them to use to recruit soldiers.

Lu Tianhao now had silver dollars in his hand, and he immediately gave ten silver dollars to these newly joined soldiers and the soldiers who had not received resettlement allowances.

Lu Tianhao specifically instructed Zhang Li and Liu Honglei to recruit a large number of soldiers and suppress the surrounding bandits, so as to support the war by fighting and not to live off the resources.

Lu Tianhao knew that it would be difficult for him to come here in person again in a short period of time. Once he recruited a large number of soldiers, he asked Zhang Li and others to send people to meet him.

Lu Tianhao did not stay in the mountain village for too long. Early the next morning, he led more than 600 people and left quickly.

At the rate of forced march, it would take at least a week to get back to his hometown.

Fortunately, these more than 600 people have all received training and their physical fitness has exceeded that of ordinary people, so they can march continuously.

Lu Tianhao’s hometown is in a small border county in the northeastern part of Heyuan Province. It only takes a dozen miles to enter the territory of Dongyuan Province.

Dongyuan Province is a coastal province, and it is said that most of the province has been occupied by bandits from Haisang Country.

The reason why Lu Tianhao was anxious was that he was worried that the bandits from Haisang Kingdom would continue to advance westwards and attack his hometown.

After only three days of forced march, the scouts sent out in disguise heard some very bad news.

Dongyuan Province has been completely occupied by the bandits of Haisang Kingdom, and several provinces in the north have also fallen.

Several coastal cities in the south also fell one after another, and the most prosperous Haicheng was completely occupied by bandits not long ago.

The bandits mobilized a large number of troops, preparing to encircle the Kyoto Prefecture of the Tianlong Kingdom from the north and south.

Kyoto Prefecture is now controlled by the great warlord Jiang Guangshi, who has always claimed that he now belongs to the orthodox Tianlong Kingdom.

Kyoto Prefecture must not be lost, so he has mobilized all his troops and is ready to defend Kyoto Prefecture to the death.

Jiang Guangshi sent a telegram to warlords across the country, hoping that they would put aside their prejudices and send troops to help defend Kyoto Prefecture.

Kyoto Prefecture has always been the symbol of the Tenryu Kingdom. Once Kyoto Prefecture falls, it means that the entire Tenryu Kingdom has truly fallen into a state of anarchy.

Lu Tianhao no longer cared whether he could defend Kyoto Prefecture.

What he is most worried about now is his family.

The entire Dongyuan Province has fallen. He is only a dozen miles away from his hometown. There is a possibility that bandits are invading his hometown.

Even with a forced march, it would still take four days to reach his hometown.

Lu Tianhao was a little anxious. He checked his points and found that he only had a few points left.

Lu Tianhao gritted his teeth and exchanged for 20 5-ton transport trucks, spending 1000 points.

Another 20 elite soldiers were trained to serve as drivers of the transport vehicles, and everyone traveled by vehicle.

With cars as a means of transportation, the speed of marching has been greatly accelerated.

Since everyone was traveling by car, it was impossible to conduct a comprehensive investigation.

Lu Tianhao asked two cars to set off ten minutes in advance as a reconnaissance team to investigate the situation on the road ahead.

What made Lu Tianhao feel relieved was that he did not encounter any dangerous situations during the journey.

A day later, the convoy was less than a hundred miles away from Lu Tianhao's hometown.

Suddenly, the reconnaissance vehicle ahead returned rapidly, and the soldiers on board reported that they had discovered a number of civilians, who were heading in their direction with their families.

Lu Tianhao's heart tightened. If he had already discovered fleeing civilians here, then his hometown would be even more dangerous.

He made a prompt decision and ordered the team to move forward at full speed, determined to reach their hometown before dark.

The convoy accelerated and finally arrived at the county town before dark.

However, the scene before him shocked Lu Tianhao. The entire county had become a ruin, with broken walls everywhere.

The village where Lu Tianhao's family lives is twenty or thirty miles away from the county seat. It is the most marginal village and also the closest village to Dongyuan Province.

Lu Tianhao led the convoy and continued forward towards the village where his home was.

Lu Tianhao prayed silently in his heart, hoping that the village where his family lived would escape this disaster because of its remoteness and backwardness.

When the convoy was halfway there, there was no wide road ahead, only a narrow road that cars could no longer pass.

There was no other way, so Lu Tianhao asked all the soldiers to get off the bus and prepare to march quickly to his village.

The 20 cars were directly stored in the system space, and Lu Tianhao led the soldiers to rush towards the village in a hurry.

What made Lu Tianhao feel uneasy was that several villages he passed by along the way had been looted by bandits, and the entire village had been turned into ruins.

The bodies of civilians could be seen everywhere, having suffered all kinds of torture.

When Lu Tianhao and the soldiers saw this, they were filled with anger.

Lu Tianhao felt even more depressed. Such a village with inconvenient transportation had also been attacked. It was estimated that the village where his home was located would not be able to escape either.

Lu Tianhao led the soldiers to speed up, wanting to reach his village as soon as possible.

More haste, less speed. The more impatient you are, the more likely something will go wrong.

Just then, a scout came running over in a hurry.

"Report to the battalion commander, we have spotted a large number of enemies on a side road three miles to our right.

They are coming our way, and it won't be long before we meet."

Lu Tianhao signaled the troops to stop immediately, as their village was less than ten miles away.

Lu Tianhao was somewhat familiar with the terrain here.

The road I am walking on now is the main road leading to the county town.

On one side of the road is a hillside several meters high, and on the other side is land three or four meters lower than the road.

Lu Tianhao immediately commanded the soldiers to climb up the southern hillside, preparing to set up an ambush on the spot and eliminate all the enemies.