Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Chapter 174 Returning to Beilong City Yang Jiakai's Test

Two days later, in the early morning, the train stopped at Beilongcheng West Station. Su Zhengyang put on his military coat and got off the train.

At this time, the spacious and bright platform of Beilongcheng West Station was already covered with snow, and a large number of solemn-looking Central Guard soldiers had already sealed off the entire station and imposed martial law.

Su Zhengyang saw at a glance his future father-in-law Yang Jiakai, who was wearing a black fur-collared coat and standing tall in the heavy snow. And Yang Qiyue, who was standing not far behind him, wearing a white mink coat and a purple scarf around her neck, was looking forward to it.

The moment Su Zhengyang appeared on the platform, Yang Qiyue was like a big white rabbit seeing a carrot. She trotted towards Su Zhengyang, threw herself into Su Zhengyang's arms, greedily sniffing the familiar scent on Su Zhengyang.

Su Zhengyang was slightly startled, then took the initiative to hold Yang Qiyue's slender waist and whispered softly in her ear: "Although I know you miss me very much, your father and Uncle Duan are here, can we pay attention to our image?"

Su Zhengyang's slightly teasing voice made Yang Qiyue's cheeks flushed. After secretly glancing at her father who was walking towards her not far away, Yang Qiyue raised her head and looked at Su Zhengyang angrily and said, "Anyway, we are going to get married soon, and I will be yours sooner or later. What's there to be embarrassed about?"

Su Zhengyang smiled and touched Yang Qiyue's head tenderly. The moment their eyes met, everything was clear without words.

"Alright, alright, it's not proper to be so affectionate in public!"

Yang Jiakai looked at Su Zhengyang with puffy eyes. Ever since he decided to marry his precious daughter to Su Zhengyang, whenever he saw the two of them being so affectionate, Yang Jiakai felt that his most precious daughter seemed to have been taken away by someone.

"Uncle Yang, don't blame me. It was Qi Yue who jumped into my arms on her own."

Yang Jiakai looked at Su Zhengyang unkindly, "When I was cleaning your ass, you called me daddy all the time, but now you're calling me Uncle Yang? Come on, stop wasting time. We've prepared a family dinner. Your sister and Aunt Chen are waiting for you to come back for dinner. Let your men take the spoils back to your house. Just follow me back to the Yang Mansion."

Su Zhengyang nodded, turned around and gave Yan Shuangying a few instructions, then followed Yang Jiakai and his daughter into the car and went straight to Yang's house.

As soon as I walked into the gate of Yang Mansion, Yang Qiyue's mother Chen Xiulan and Su Zhenghong came to greet me.

"Zhengyang, you must have suffered a lot on the journey. Come into the house and warm up. The kitchen has prepared a large table of delicious dishes, all of which are your favorites."

Su Zhenghong glared at Su Zhengyang angrily and said, "You bastard, I've found that you are a jerk. You cause trouble wherever you go."

What Su Zhengyang did in Shanghai had long been spread to Beilong City. These days, seeing Yang Jiakai worrying about the dispute provoked by Su Zhengyang, Su Zhenghong often criticized his younger brother behind his back.

Su Zhengyang likes this warm family atmosphere very much. At this moment, he can take off all his disguises, truly integrate into it, and play the role of his younger brother and future son-in-law well.

The group arrived at the main hall, where the huge eight-immortal table was already filled with delicious dishes.

Yang Chengjun, Duan Jinshu, Yang Jiakai, Su Zhengyang, Wang Xiangdong and others took their seats one after another.

Yang Jiakai personally poured a glass of wine for Su Zhengyang, looked at him meaningfully and said, "No wonder you are so confident about your trip to Shanghai. It turns out you have prepared everything. You are so tight-lipped that you didn't reveal any news in advance, making us old guys so nervous every day. You are really a little fox."

"Tell me, how did you manage to transfer this elite force into Shanghai in advance without attracting the attention of various forces?"

Su Zhengyang had already thought of an excuse, and he slowly said, "I asked Peace Company to secretly train this troop, and they have been hiding near Bizhou. I didn't expect that they would be put to use this time. As for how they sneaked into Shanghai in advance, it was because Peace Company helped and used their connections."

Yang Chengjun also smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Dad, let alone you, even I didn't receive any news in advance. As soon as this kid went to Shanghai, he directly slapped Zhang Liye and the Southern Government in the face. At that time, I had made the worst plan and was ready to let my combat troops forcibly protect us to break through. Unexpectedly, this kid quietly revealed such an unexpected trump card. It took only two days to completely reverse the situation in Shanghai."

"Okay, okay, we need to discuss business. You can talk privately after dinner. The food is getting cold. Hurry and eat!"

Seeing that his wife had spoken, Yang Jiakai had no choice but to keep all his questions to himself for the time being.

After dinner, Su Zhengyang was originally planning to go out for a walk with Yang Qiyue, but was forcibly dragged into the study by Yang Jiakai.

In the study, Yang Jiakai looked at Su Zhengyang with a serious face and said, "You said that this troop was trained for you by the Peace Company. Is their loyalty guaranteed? Shanghai is the top priority of the Northern Frontier Government. Will leaving such a troop in Shanghai bring instability?"

Su Zhengyang said without hesitation: "Please rest assured, President. This unit is 100% loyal to me, Su Zhengyang. If I tell them to go east, they will never go west."

Yang Jiakai's expression finally relaxed, and he stared at Su Zhengyang's eyes with a meaningful look.

"How many cards do you have left to play, kid? You are very scheming and cunning like a fox. Old Duan said before that since you dared to take on this job, you must have made preparations in advance. I didn't believe it. Now it seems that you really never fight a battle without confidence."

Yang Jiakai's words attracted curious and inquiring glances from Duan Jinshu and Yang Chengjun.

Su Zhengyang said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "No matter how many cards I have, as long as I can sit in that position in the future, these hidden means will become the foundation of the Northern Frontier Government and the entire Chinese country. Why bother to get to the bottom of it?"

Yang Jiakai pointed at Su Zhengyang helplessly. This brat always looked mysterious and unfathomable, making it impossible to figure out his true colors.

"I heard that the unit under your command is called the Skull Division, and it has been equipped with a large number of the most advanced military equipment and armored units in the world. It must be very expensive to maintain such an ace unit."

Su Zhengyang was refreshed, realizing that the time had come for him to make a profit, and he cried poorly, "Dad, you are absolutely right. Although this unit is powerful and can be invincible when facing an enemy alone, the cost of logistics alone is an astronomical figure that is hard to imagine. According to conservative estimates, it costs at least 60 million dollars a year to maintain their combat effectiveness. Now, the Skeleton Division under my command has sacrificed their lives and blood for our Northern Frontier Government in Shanghai, facing the pressure from the Southern Government. You see, this huge cost, shouldn't our Northern Frontier Government help me share some of it?"

The moment Yang Jiakai heard Su Zhengyang change his tone and call him dad, he became alert. As soon as Su Zhengyang finished speaking, Yang Jiakai glared at him and said loudly, "Little bastard, stop talking nonsense to me. You know how much benefit you took from the Fusang Concession. Even the vault of Sanhe Bank was pried open by you. You are simply a bandit. In addition, the gangs you destroyed in Shanghai are all fat and greasy. I don't believe you can not stuff the fat into your own mouth? I help you clean your ass every day, and it's good enough that I don't ask you to give me some benefits. You still want to plunder my hair? It's simply unreasonable!"

Seeing that his plan failed, Su Zhengyang could only smile awkwardly and change the subject. It was no wonder that Su Zhengyang was like a Pi Xiu, with only income and no expenditure. It was really that the current expenditure of the Northwest Revolutionary Army was too high and he could not bear it.