Chapter 97: Gathering at the Border Bridge

The situation at Dragon City's border line was actually quite abnormal and pathological, which was related to the history of the New Era.

Before the New Era, national borders were very clear and bright. Generally speaking, the area on the inner side of border markers was one's own national territory, while the outer side was foreign territory.

But the New Era was different. Because of the previous forty-plus years of mini ice age that had created large uninhabited zones, forming ungoverned areas and areas awaiting planning, border definitions had become very blurred. Although after Year 42, the major districts had begun to restore their ethnic territories, there were many disputes over border definitions.

Independent armed forces, newly established ethnic governments, major warlords, minor warlords, and districts with stronger fists all had their own thoughts, and no one would complain about having too much territory, which led to wars breaking out in many places outside the Nine Districts.

The rich bullying the poor, the strong beating the weak - it had always been thus.

This was Dragon City's current situation. Actually, according to normal rules, the land beyond Border Bridge should all be considered Xinaluo's territory.

But currently, Xinaluo was in the midst of warlord warfare, with over a dozen large and small regimes of note. So Zone One found an excuse, claiming that the fighting in Xinaluo posed an invisible threat to Dragon City's military security. Therefore, the border troops spread around Little Sky Mountain were actually stationed outside the border. The intention was to prevent early on Xinaluo's civil war from affecting Dragon City, but the actual nature of this was border occupation.

However, given Xinaluo region's current situation, their government army was only focused on fighting their civil war and conquering territory. As for Zone One sending some border troops over, that was an insignificant matter. To put it bluntly, if the government army really controlled the Xinaluo region in the future, they might need to maintain good relations with Zone One and get support from the major power. Even if they had to cede some territory then, it wouldn't affect much.

Survive first, then talk about other things.

......

Due to the complex situation at Dragon City's border line, Su Tianyu and the others were in a very difficult position. To be completely safe, they had to cross Border Bridge and enter Dragon City territory. But the problem now was that outside Patrol Post No. 04, who knew how many dock gang people were blocking the road. Xu Hu's brother had died - would they easily let them return?!

Around 6:30 AM, the convoy had driven five or six kilometers, definitely outside Patrol Post No. 04's jurisdiction.

In the car, Su Tianyu kept his head down sending text messages, not saying much.

"Fuck, what are you doing?" Kong Zhenghui glanced at Yu Mingyuan in the passenger seat and said softly to Su Tianyu: "I've noticed, how can you be so calm? The garrison won't escort us - do you think the road ahead will be easy?"

Su Tianyu put away his phone and said with furrowed brows: "What else can we do? Not go back and join the army in Xinaluo?"

"Damn it, say something useful!" Kong Zhenghui replied urgently. "We definitely can't get through up ahead."

"Boss Yu is in the car too, don't panic."

"The dock gang people might not dare touch Yu Mingyuan, but they'll definitely dare to cut us," Kong Zhenghui slowly shook his head. "I don't think him being in the car helps much."

"Then we fight."

"They have hundreds of people, what fucking fight? How many dozens can you take on?" Kong Zhenghui was speechless.

Su Tianyu turned to look at Old Black in the back seat: "When the fighting starts, take out Xu Hu first."

Old Black's forehead broke out in sweat as he said very doggishly: "Actually I shouldn't have come along, this matter doesn't have much to do with me. How about... I get off up ahead?"

"Say that again?" Su Tianyu looked at him coldly.

"Alright, alright, if we really fight, we'll take out their leader first," Old Black replied through gritted teeth.

......

Near Border Bridge.

A young man walked to the lead SUV and said softly: "The convoy is coming, heading toward Border Bridge."

"How many cars?" Xu Hu asked.

"Seven."

Hearing this, Xu Hu got out of the car and waved his hand, calling out: "Tell the brothers on the perimeter to clear the road, let them come in. Everyone else cross Border Bridge, right now!"

At these words, several leaders in the cars all got out and started calling out on their walkie-talkies.

"Big Brother has spoken, go outside the line."

"Hurry up, those in the back all get out too!"

"Fuck, they only have seven cars, we could kick them to pieces with one kick each."

"...!"

Shouts rang out endlessly as lackeys on both sides of the road all got into cars with their weapons. Dozens of vehicles started up simultaneously and slowly drove across Border Bridge.

Xu Hu stood in the center of the crowd, watching the distant road with a cold expression.

At the same time, inside the border line, people from the navy troops, customs anti-smuggling department, and maritime police all got out of their cars to observe the garrison troops' movements.

"Is anyone from the garrison coming to pick them up?"

"Don't see anyone!"

"Damn, they're really abandoning these lackeys?"

"...!"

Several leading officers discussed in low voices.

......

East of Border Bridge, on the road outside Qika Mountain, seven cars slowly emerged.

Yu Mingyuan sat in the car and said to his military officer friend: "Ask where the garrison troops coming to pick us up are."

Just as his friend took out his phone at these words, Kong Zhenghui, who had been observing all around, suddenly saw several SUVs following about three to four hundred meters behind the convoy.

"Fuck, people are coming!" Kong Zhenghui called out in warning.

Just then, Su Tianyu looked ahead and also saw the dense crowd and convoy outside Border Bridge.

The road outside Border Bridge was about thirty meters wide but was now completely blocked by cars. Along Dragon River's bank, dock gang lackeys gathered in groups. Looking out, there were at least several hundred people.

Even the bold Su Tianyu and Old Black felt their scalps tingle at this sight.

There were too many people!

"Hurry and make the call!" Yu Mingyuan urged his friend.

Beside them, seeing so many enemy lackeys, the driver's heart also started pounding as he asked Yu Mingyuan in a trembling voice: "Should... should we stop?"

"If you stop, they won't come over?" Yu Mingyuan waved his hand in reply. "Useless! Drive through!"

"Alright," the driver nodded.

"Mingyuan, the people picking us up say the troops are already at the bridge," his friend looked up and said after finishing his call.

Yu Mingyuan bit his lip: "Later you get out with me, everyone else stay in the cars."

"Okay," his friend nodded.

The seven cars continued driving forward toward the hundreds of people outside Border Bridge.

Two minutes later, the lead car stopped about two hundred meters from the crowd, and Yu Mingyuan and his military officer friend got out together.

From the dense crowd opposite, Xu Hu drew his gun and stepped forward.

Behind him, all the dock gang members present carried weapons and pressed forward behind Xu Hu.

Yu Mingyuan came from a military-political family and had grown up in luxury, usually mixing with elite circles. How could he have seen such a scene before?

To say he wasn't nervous would definitely be nonsense, but Yu Mingyuan still stood firmly in front of the convoy and called out: "Xu Hu, don't do this! Today either you kill me, or I'll definitely take the convoy across!"

Xu Hu led the dark mass of lackeys, walked up to Yu Mingyuan, and said concisely: "I'll give you three seconds to get out of the way, just three seconds!"

"I can't move!" Yu Mingyuan ignored the lackeys and said softly to Xu Hu: "If you want to do it, do me too."

In the car, Su Tianyu swallowed and took out his phone again.

"Xu Hu, the people in the cars behind are wanted by the Garrison Command. I need to take them back to report. If you make a move today, it counts as attacking military vehicles," the military officer friend was also nervous now and said whatever came to mind.

Xu Hu gritted his teeth and turned to look at Yu Mingyuan's friend, saying word by word: "You think this is the same as last time? This isn't Tianhong Port, this is outside the district! Today I won't give you face, and you'll have to take it!"

"Try and touch me?!" The officer pointed and shouted at him, directly drawing his service weapon.

Xu Hu stared at him and suddenly shouted: "Get him, I'll take responsibility for whatever happens!"

After the shout, there was a brief silence.

"Still putting on airs outside the district? How many fucking bullets do you have?!" a burly man standing behind Xu Hu shouted.

"Whoosh!"

Twenty or thirty men instantly rushed forward.

"Bang!"

The officer didn't dare hesitate and fired a shot at the crowd, but there were too many people. After one person was shot down, the others swarmed forward and instantly grabbed his arms.

Xu Hu looked at Yu Mingyuan and directly raised his arm, bringing down his gun handle: "You still dare block the way. If those above hadn't spoken, I'd have dealt with you too today!"

Yu Mingyuan staggered back after being struck by the gun handle.

"Slap!"

Xu Hu grabbed Yu Mingyuan's collar and waved his hand, shouting: "Get them!"

"Get them!!"

The dock gang rallied, and hundreds of people carrying weapons charged straight at the seven cars.

"It's over."

Kong Zhenghui shouted with red eyes, jumping out with a knife and calling: "Dad, get out!"

At the same time, Old Black and Su Tianyu jumped out of the car, each with a gun, and opened fire at the crowd. But the handguns' rate of fire and ammunition capacity really couldn't suppress hundreds of people.

Even if the people charging in front wanted to dodge when they saw the guns, those behind hadn't reacted before people had already reached the seven-car convoy. They couldn't even tell who was shooting, because some people on the dock gang side also had guns.

The crowd surged forward like a tide, swinging weapons as they charged toward Su Tianyu and Old Black's side.

"Squelch!"

The people in the cars certainly wouldn't wait inside to die. Su Tianbei held a knife in his right hand, jumped out and cut down two people before shouting: "Dad, you go first!"

"No need to run, we can't get away. Stay by the cars, take down whoever comes up," Su Tianyu shouted back. "I have people on my side..."

The scene was chaotic, and Su Tianbei and the others couldn't hear clearly what Little Six was shouting, only desperately swinging their weapons in self-defense.

When the wave-like crowd surged to the seven-car convoy, they instantly shattered Su Tianbei, Su Tianyu and the others' formation. They were isolated by their own vehicles and couldn't support each other.

The melee broke out, and everyone went completely red-eyed, leaning against the vehicles and swinging weapons at anyone they saw, but with minimal effect. Because the mountain road was too open, more and more dock gang people gathered.

"Clop clop clop...!"

Just as Kong Zhenghui was about to be beaten down, the sound of hoofbeats suddenly came from the slope of Qika Mountain.

Eight war horses descended from the mountainside, charging toward the foot of the mountain like thunder.

Although the Xinaluo region had many mountains and rugged roads difficult for vehicles, in modern society, people who traveled on horseback were definitely very rare.

On horseback, eight people with eight guns came roaring down!