District 9

Old Triangle, 56th Army Headquarters.

Pu Xiazi pointed at the sand table and ordered in a hoarse voice: "We must prevent the 57th Army, the City Defense Brigade, and the remaining rebel regiments from attacking the outside from the Mekong River. In a protracted war, they must not persist. The only way to solve the situation is to break through our encirclement and suppression area and join the troops in the fifth area. My only order is to annihilate all the rebels in the territory at all costs."

After hearing the sound, everyone nodded and responded.

"Report to Commander, I have received a secret message that needs you to open in person." The personal guard walked into the room and saluted before saying.

"Where did the secret message come from?" Pu Xiazi turned around and asked.

The guard glanced at the people around him and said nothing.

"Okay, you can continue the discussion." Pu Xiazi understood the guard's intention, gave instructions to the staff team, and quickly left the conference room.

…

In the commander's lounge.

Pu Xiazi sat on the chair, frowned and asked again: "Where did it come from?"

"Yes... it's the city defense brigade." After the guard replied, he reached out and placed the printed letter on the table.

"You can go out." Pu Xiazi waved his hand.

After the guard left, Blind Pu picked up the letter and read it expressionlessly.

"Father kisses me.

When I was writing this letter, I drank a lot and wanted to call you several times, but I was too cowardly to face your voice and your questions. After thinking about it, I still feel that writing a letter home is more appropriate. Able to express my thoughts, emotions, and regrets clearly.

The civil war that broke out in the old triangle area was not what I wanted, let alone what I wanted.

The attack on the inspection team was indeed planned by me and I agreed to execute it, but I don’t know anything about your assassination. I don’t know if you have ever doubted me, but I can tell you that you will always be my father and someone I respect. The blood that flows in my veins and my upbringing would not allow me to make such a decision.

From my son's perspective, our Pu Corps cannot unite with the three major regions for the following reasons.

First, the geographical location of the Old Triangle is in the conflict zone between the fifth district and the three major districts. If we betray the fifth district and cooperate with the three major districts, we will face endless military harassment and economic control from the fifth district. and sanctions, which will not do any good to the development of the old triangle region. We may face a war that lasts for more than ten years or even longer.

Secondly, the internal strife in the three major regions is extremely serious. Various factions are fighting each other, warlords are constantly fighting, and the political situation is complicated. No matter who we choose, we will be suppressed by the hostile factions of the partners in the future. This conflicts with our concept of steady development.

Thirdly, there are conflicts and resentments that cannot be ignored between our Pu Corps and the Sichuan Province, the Eighth District, and the Ninth District. Most of our grassroots soldiers and senior officers are unable to accept cooperation with them. This contradiction is the source of the outbreak of this civil war, not Pu Xingquan's unanimous response.

Fourth, in addition to open conflicts, the senior officers and generals of our Pu faction have inseparable ties with the Fifth District. There are many objective political marriages between us and there, and there are many dirty but unignorable under-the-table deals. Take Wu Junsheng, for example. He gets as much as four to five billion in additional military expenditures from the fifth district every year. If you say you won't cooperate with him now, it is equivalent to cutting off his financial resources and forcing him to delegate power. That's why he wants to rebel.

Now that the civil war has begun, wars are everywhere in my hometown. Our people are not only experiencing a life of poverty and hardship, but also experiencing endless wars.

As a child born in this land, I cannot look directly at the pain and damage caused by the artillery fire to my hometown. Therefore, I ask my father to rethink the future direction of Urasai and make careful choices.

My most respected father, your son will always be a warrior who dares to take responsibility. I will not ignore my mistakes.

I will use my life to clear away the misunderstanding of me from the outside world.

I will use my last cry and appeal to stop the civil war.

Father, I will bear all the responsibilities for this civil war. At the same time, I sincerely hope that you can ease the relationship with District Five and let us return to the original starting point.

Goodbye, my father.

Goodbye, my hometown.

May my dead soul protect every inch of the land; may I be your son in the next life.

Pu Xingquan's last work. "

Pu Xiazi read this letter from home and sat alone in the cold rest room, crying so hard.

He clutched the letter and was distraught.

As the leader of the old triangle area, he and his son could not see things from the same perspective.

From Pu Xiazi's perspective, the rise of the three major regions has begun to take shape. As long as they can be unified in the future, they will have absolute say in Yam.

If a major region is to be established in the old triangle area in the future, it must win the support of the three major regions.

This is why Pu Xiazi prefers to make a new choice in his heart. He knew that this choice might bring pain to the old triangle area. As Pu Xingquan said, as long as the position is changed, there is no way to avoid this civil war.

But for Pu Xiazi, he is the leader and the highest decision-maker in the old triangle area. From his perspective, it is necessary to use a civil war and certain sacrifices to change the future. Even if this future is realized in the throes of some people, we will not hesitate.

On this point, the father and son have different opinions.

Pu Xingquan has never thought about rebellion. His series of actions are all aimed at the three major districts. He just wants to cut off the connection between the Pu Department and them so that future integration cannot be realized.

He is very simple and has a completely different personality from Pu Xingbang, so he has today's letter from home.

…

In the same empty room of the 57th Army, Pu Xingquan personally sent a message to all the officers of the city defense brigade. The content was very concise.

"Stop the civil war and go home!"

At the same time, the commander of the city defense brigade announced Pu Xingquan's family letter. All the officers stood in the dilapidated command room, bowing their heads in silence with solemn expressions.

After Wu Junsheng heard what happened to the city defense brigade, he immediately led people into the room where Pu Xingquan was located, but all he saw was a corpse.

Pu Xingquan committed suicide by swallowing a gun. In order not to attract attention, he wrapped the muzzle of the gun with a sofa pillow.

"Damn it, why don't you keep an eye on it!" Wu Junsheng shouted angrily.

The guard lowered his head and did not dare to refute, so he remained silent.

Pu Xingquan's cry before his death was beyond imagination in promoting the end of the civil war in the old triangle area.

Two hours later, the city defense brigade announced its surrender. Many battalion-level and company-level combat units of the 57th Army fled and surrendered to the Pu Clan Corps.