#351 - Chapter 351 Conquering Phoenix Mountain
Their first stop was the Phoenix Mountain Resettlement in Phoenix City.
Phoenix City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Andong City, and administratively, it is also under the management of Que Xin.
However, Niu Fanling, the leader of the temporary command team of the Phoenix Mountain Resettlement, had long stopped listening to Que Xin's orders, so his first goal was to clean him up first.
The train tracks led directly to the foot of Phoenix Mountain, and the 50,000 civilian soldiers led by Que Xin arrived outside the Phoenix Mountain Resettlement in about two hours.
"Listen up, people inside, I am Que Xin, the mayor of Andong City. I order you to open the city gate immediately," Que Xin shouted at the city walls.
The patrol team on the city wall saw that the people outside were not zombies but people, and they were puzzled. Now they heard someone shouting that he was Que Xin, and they didn't know what to do.
Soon, Niu Fanling received the news and rushed over.
"Mayor Que, what are you doing at Phoenix Mountain in the middle of the night?" Niu Fanling shouted from the city wall.
"Leader Niu, do I need to report to you what I do?" Que Xin retorted.
"That's not necessary. It's just that there are zombies everywhere at night, and I'm worried that it's not safe for Mayor Que to travel outside," Niu Fanling explained.
"Humph! You also know it's not safe, so why don't you quickly open the city gate and let us in?" Que Xin certainly didn't believe his words.
"I'm sorry, Mayor Que. It's too dark, and we really don't dare to open the gate. If zombies take the opportunity to run in, the people of the entire resettlement will suffer," Niu Fanling refused, making excuses.
The two of them were having a casual conversation here, actually saying it for others to hear.
Que Xin wanted the soldiers to understand why they were attacking the Phoenix Mountain Resettlement, which was that this Niu Fanling was disobedient and didn't follow orders.
And Niu Fanling said this to make the people in the resettlement understand that there was a reason why he didn't follow orders, and that it was for everyone's safety.
To launch a campaign, there must be a just cause.
If the campaign is without a just cause, the people below will not have unified thinking, and if the people's hearts are not aligned, they will not be able to exert their combat effectiveness, and it will not be easy to manage.
"That's nonsense, where did the zombies come from? If there were zombies, could we still be standing here?" Que Xin retorted.
"That's hard to say. Now there's a large crowd under the city, who knows which one is a person and which one is a zombie?" Niu Fanling said nonsense.
"Niu Fanling, I see that you just don't want to obey management and are deliberately fabricating reasons. Security team members inside, I, in my capacity as the mayor of Andong City, announce the dismissal of Niu Fanling from the position of leader of the temporary command team of the Phoenix Mountain Resettlement. Whoever can capture him and open the city gate, I will appoint as the new leader," Que Xin tried to divide them with benefits.
He didn't have much hope for this trick, it was just a means of delaying time.
He had already sent a small team to quietly cross Phoenix Mountain, planning a secret maneuver.
It would be fake if the security team members on the city wall were not tempted. How easy is it to become the person in charge of a resettlement?
Of course, conversely, if they had such courage and vision, they wouldn't be reduced to being security team members.
So, some people were tempted, but no one acted.
"Don't be deceived by him, this person is kind-faced but ruthless, everyone must not believe him," Niu Fanling said quickly, feeling a little guilty.
"Niu Fanling, is this how you evaluate your leader? As the mayor of Andong City, I have the power to dismiss you. Everyone listen, Niu Fanling is no longer the person in charge of the resettlement, I order you to open the city gate immediately and let us into the city," Que Xin said unhurriedly.
The security team members did not know the true situation, and no one dared to move.
Another crucial point is that it is too dark now. They cannot see the specific situation under the city, so they dare not rashly execute Que Xin's order.
Another hour passed, and the time came to the darkest moment before dawn.
The small team sent out by Que Xin had successfully crossed the mountain and quietly sneaked into the resettlement.
"Bang bang bang ~"
Someone fired a gun.
Niu Fanling was startled when he heard gunshots inside the city.
There were no decent weapons in the Phoenix Mountain Resettlement, at most a few pistols. But Que Xin's people were using uniformly equipped K8 assault rifles. The firepower on both sides was not on the same level, so they quickly attacked the city walls.
"Stop them! Stop them quickly!" Niu Fanling shouted loudly when he saw someone rushing over.
Unfortunately, fighting is not about shouting, how can you stop them with inferior weapons?
Seeing that the situation was not good, the security team members all found places to hide, no one wanted to risk their lives.
The city gate was opened.
Que Xin ordered the main force to rush in.
He himself was still standing outside the city under the protection of a small team.
Bullets have no eyes, it is safer outside.
It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut to have tens of thousands of people fight against a security team with no weapons. When the sun rose, the battle ended.
Que Xin gathered the people together and held a criticism meeting.
The protagonist of the criticism was Niu Fanling.
He successively listed several of Niu Fanling's crimes, letting everyone know how heinous he was.
After the criticism meeting, Niu Fanling was executed on the spot.
The people who did not know the inside story applauded and praised Que Xin as a good official who did justice for the people.
