Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

I guess many people in Shanghai are jealous of him now.

Many dignitaries present wanted to have a word with Young Marshal Zhang, but they had no chance at all.

Young Marshal Zhang took the initiative to talk to Ye Yunfei and wanted to chat with him alone later.

This kind of treatment would definitely make countless people jealous.

"However, no matter what, this is a good thing. Judging from Young Marshal Zhang's attitude towards you, it is still very good. He will talk to you alone later. You can take this opportunity to get along well with him."

"As long as you have a good relationship with Young Marshal Zhang, no one in Shanghai will dare to touch you. Even Lu Yongxiang will not dare to act rashly. This is a great opportunity for you."

Feng Jingyao said.

Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "I know. Let's chat later. I'm also curious about what Young Marshal Zhang wants to talk to me about."

He and Marshal Zhang had never met before, but Marshal Zhang said he wanted to talk to him.

I don’t know what to talk about.

Afterwards, Ye Yunfei followed Marshal Zhang to the hotel where he was staying.

After waiting in the hotel lobby for a while, a young man in military uniform came over and said, "Mr. Ye, Marshal Zhang invites you to the reception room."

Ye Yunfei nodded: "Let's go."

On the way, Ye Yunfei stared at the young officer in front of him and said, "Are you Marshal Zhang's subordinate?"

This young man in military uniform had a very strong aura and a murderous spirit. He didn't seem to be an ordinary soldier, so he asked out of curiosity.

The young man said, "I am Young Marshal Zhang's adjutant, Zhao Chengde. I am usually responsible for protecting Young Marshal Zhang's safety."

Ye Yunfei nodded.

In the reception room, Ye Yunfei met Marshal Zhang.

At this time, Marshal Zhang had already changed into a suit and looked very handsome.

"Mr. Ye, please sit down."

Marshal Zhang said.

After Ye Yunfei sat down, Zhang Shaoshuai handed him a cigarette and said, "This is an American cigarette. How about trying it, Mr. Ye?"

Ye Yunfei took it and lit it, then took a puff and said, "It's very ordinary, the taste is a bit light, I prefer cigarettes with a strong smell."

Zhang Shaoshuai heard this and smiled, "Indeed, the American cigarettes do have a very light taste. I also like to smoke the strong local cigarettes. On this point, I agree with Mr. Ye."

"It seems that we still have some common interests."

Ye Yunfei put down the cigarette in his hand and said, "Young Marshal, we have never met before, but I feel that Young Marshal seems to be very familiar with me. Can I ask what's going on?"

Young Marshal Zhang said, "The reason is very simple. Before coming to Shanghai, I had learned about Mr. Ye in detail."

"I know Mr. Ye's personality, what he does, and some of his hobbies. That's why I make you feel familiar with him."

Ye Yunfei narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't know. The young marshal knows what I do. Before at the train station, the young marshal also said that he had something to tell me. Now you can tell me."

Young Marshal Zhang put out the cigarette in his hand, then took a sip of tea before saying, "I heard that Mr. Ye's situation in Shanghai is not very good recently. Lu Yongxiang is preparing to mobilize the army to deal with you, right?"

Ye Yunfei nodded: "Yes, the young marshal is well-informed. Lu Yongxiang is indeed preparing to attack me."

The intelligence network of people like Zhang Shaoshuai is spread all over the Republic of China, so Ye Yunfei was not surprised at all that he knew about him and Lu Yongxiang.

Young Marshal Zhang stared at Ye Yunfei and said, "You killed Lu Yongxiang's son. You are very brave. Don't you know that Lu Yongxiang is one of the most powerful warlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with more than 100,000 troops under his command?"

Ye Yunfei said: "I know, but it has nothing to do with me, because he was the one who caused trouble for me first. I am like this. If the other party takes the initiative to cause trouble for me, no matter what gang leader he is or a warlord with tens of thousands of people, I will retaliate against him."

"Therefore, how many people Lu Yongxiang has has nothing to do with me."

Young Marshal Zhang said with a smile: "Courageous. I, Zhang Hanqing, like courageous people. Ye Yunfei, I want to be friends with you. What do you think?"

Ye Yunfei said: "Of course I would love for Young Marshal Zhang to be my friend, but I still want to know why you specifically want to talk to me."

Ye Yunfei felt that this young marshal was so friendly to him and took the initiative to ask if they wanted to be friends, so it shouldn't be that simple.

Feng Jingyao had said before that Young Marshal Zhang was very arrogant. Not to mention ordinary people, even many famous people were not taken seriously by him.

Today, Young Marshal Zhang took the initiative to ask him out for a talk and said he wanted to be friends with him.

What exactly does that mean.

Generally speaking, people who have reached Zhang Shaoshuai's level have a purpose for everything they do. It is impossible for him to have no purpose and just say he is here to make friends.

This is impossible.

Moreover, Ye Yunfei is also self-aware, although he is doing well in Shanghai now.

However, there is still a big gap compared with the warlords who were famous in the Republic of China.

Therefore, Zhang Hanqing must have a purpose for doing this.

What exactly are we facing?

Zhang Hanqing said: "Mr. Ye, you are a smart man. I won't say any more nonsense to smart people."

"It is true that I want to make friends with you, but there is indeed another purpose."

Ye Yunfei said: "What is your purpose, Marshal, please tell me directly."

Zhang Hanqing stood up, walked to the window and looked outside. The Huangpu River was flowing with great majesty.

After looking around for a while, he said, "This is my first time in Shanghai. Shanghai is indeed very beautiful and spectacular. I have fallen in love with this city."

"My purpose is also related to Shanghai. Mr. Ye should know that Shanghai is now the largest city in the Far East. It plays a very important role in the entire Republic of China and even in the world."

"Whoever occupies Shanghai is equivalent to occupying most of the southeastern part of the world. Therefore, Shanghai is the city that all warlords dream of."

Hearing what Zhang Hanqing said, Ye Yunfei's eyes narrowed and he said, "Young Marshal wants to occupy Shanghai."

"However, the young marshal's main territory is in the northeast, and Shanghai is very far away from the northeast. Even if the young marshal has a strong military force, it would still be difficult for him to occupy Shanghai from thousands of miles away."

He probably also understood Zhang Hanqing's goal, which was Shanghai.

This time, he came to Shanghai.

However, occupying Shanghai would probably not be easy.

Even for the Zhang warlord, one of the most powerful warlords in the country, it was not easy.

Young Marshal Zhang said, "You are right. Our Zhang family is indeed very interested in Shanghai. However, Shanghai is a bit far from our base."

“It’s very difficult to occupy it for a long time.”

“So, we thought of a better way.”