Chapter 1 President's Residence

　　Lungo, the capital city of Morphela.

　　The streets in front of the Presidential Palace were filled with patrolling guards, and numerous military SUVs with machine guns mounted on their roofs appeared at the end of the streets.

　　As the day for formally submitting the application for vassalage approached, the atmosphere in Lungo became increasingly tense.

　　Many people knew that some generals in the country held different ideas from the President. In the National Assembly, the President's faction and the opposition faction led by Suo Nan had many quarrels, but in the end, the President's faction forcibly passed the vassalage proposal.

　　Suo Nan also publicly stated many times that he would never hand over military power.

　　With the day for formally submitting the application for vassalage fast approaching, the President couldn't possibly be unprepared for Suo Nan.

　　The thousands of city defense troops and garrison troops in the city, as well as the two regiments of nearly six thousand men who had just been temporarily drafted outside the city, were the best proof of this.

　　The President was also afraid that Suo Nan would directly send troops to besiege Lungo, after all, the military region under Suo Nan's command was the closest to the capital city among the six military regions in the country!

　　If Suo Nan really wanted to rebel, the capital city would be in danger.

　　"Mr. President, you seem very uneasy." Inside the Presidential Palace, a general looked at the somewhat anxious President Balin and said with a soft smile, "What are you worried about?"

　　"I asked you to monitor the movements of Suo Nan's faction's troops, have they had any unusual movements recently?" the President asked.

　　The general smiled and said, "Don't worry, all the troops of their faction, including the Suo Nan military region, are under our strict surveillance. Not to mention large-scale troop movements, even the movement of company-level combat units cannot escape our eyes!"

　　"Since the last National Assembly, Suo Nan's faction's troops have not shown any abnormalities. No deviations have been found in their garrisons. Although Suo Nan and some generals have been in contact privately, as long as the main force cannot move, they will definitely not be able to cause any trouble!"

　　"..." The President did not speak, but frowned.

　　"Even if Suo Nan wants to move, as soon as his main force moves, the Second Military Region behind him, which belongs to us, will come to support him. Moreover, we have two regiments stationed outside, attacking from both sides, he has no chance of winning!" The general seemed very confident: "It's better if he doesn't move, if he wants to move, we will take this opportunity to completely eliminate him!"

　　"What if..." the President began to say, still not feeling relieved despite his subordinate's confident guarantee.

　　But at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

　　"Come in!" The President's words were forced to stop halfway, and he turned to look at the door.

　　A servant walked in and said softly, "Mr. President, several military region commanders have arrived."

　　"Let them in," the President said in a deep voice.

　　Soon, several generals in general uniforms walked in and shook hands with the President. These people were all military region commanders of the President's faction.

　　After exchanging pleasantries, the group quickly got to the point.

　　"I think we should take the initiative and arrest and detain Suo Nan and his accomplices first! Otherwise, we simply can't figure out what they will do." A general said with a gloomy face: "Let me execute this matter. I will feign a restart of the National Assembly to discuss the vassalage plan again! Summon Suo Nan and his accomplices together. As soon as Suo Nan and his accomplices enter the capital city, we will take action!"

　　This proposal was approved by everyone, but the President still had some concerns.

　　"Mr. President, don't think about it anymore! Suo Nan and his accomplices will never give up their idea of splitting the country. We can only strike first! If you are worried about inciting a mutiny, we can not execute Suo Nan and others for the time being, but imprison them first. When the vassalage application is officially submitted and the Russian army comes to station, everything cannot be changed. Even if Suo Nan is angry, he will have to recognize this fact!"

　　"That's right!"

　　"We must strike first!"

　　"Suo Nan may also be planning some conspiracy, we must be ahead of him!"

　　Everyone spoke up, supporting the President to get rid of Suo Nan.

　　The reason is very simple. If Suo Nan launches a coup and succeeds by chance, they will lose all their power. Their military power will be taken away, and those soldiers will no longer be chips in their hands...

　　For the sake of their future, these generals were almost crazy to kill Suo Nan.

　　Finally, the President made up his mind. He raised his head, his face gloomy: "In five hours, notify all military region commanders to go to the National Assembly to discuss matters. As soon as Suo Nan and his accomplices arrive, arrest them immediately!"

　　...

　　At this time, in the military region, Suo Nan looked at the order sent by the President's office and suddenly stood up.

　　"The President is summoning the military region commanders to discuss matters. Obviously, this is a trap!" Suo Nan said loudly: "People of the President's faction have already attacked us. We can't wait any longer. According to our intelligence, several military region commanders of the President's faction have arrived in the capital in advance. They must have conspired a plan to deal with me."

　　"Notify them to start taking action! Occupy the capital within 48 hours!"

　　With Suo Nan's roar, the secret coup force led by his deputy and assisted by Bai Jingyan began to move!

　　...

　　Inside Lungo, a large number of soldiers were on standby.

　　After deciding to take action against the generals of Suo Nan's faction, the President issued an order to the city defense forces in the capital city, requiring them to pay close attention to any unusual movements outside the Presidential Palace, because the President was also afraid that Suo Nan would carry out assassinations and attacks against him.

　　At this time, there were as many as eight hundred soldiers surrounding the outside of the Presidential Palace.

　　Buzz! Buzz!

　　Helicopters hovered in the sky, and almost the entire Presidential Palace was like a fortress. In this situation, almost no one could sneak in quietly!

　　The sky gradually darkened.

　　The soldiers in charge of guarding the Presidential Palace stood in front of the Presidential Palace like iron pillars, surrounding the area tightly.

　　At this moment, on the road in front of the Presidential Palace, it was not known whether it was because the road was too slippery due to icing, or because the driving soldiers were too tired from patrolling for too long, two military trucks full of soldiers crashed into each other with a bang!

　　This was originally a very small matter, and the soldiers guarding the Presidential Palace did not take it seriously.

　　Pa ta!

　　Pa ta!

　　The drivers of the two rear-ended trucks opened the doors and jumped down, checked the rear-ended parts, and chatted softly for a few words.

　　But for some reason, the voices of the two people talking became louder and louder, and finally they began to argue. As the driver of the rear car punched the driver of the front car in the face, the argument turned into a fight!

　　The soldiers guarding in front of the Presidential Palace frowned.

　　Recently, the soldiers have been under great psychological pressure, and they are also physically and mentally exhausted due to long-term patrols and work. When people are tired, they are prone to irritability, so dozens of such brawls occur almost every day. The guarding soldiers are already used to it.

　　He also knew that this fight would not last too long, and the superiors of both sides would soon come to stop it.