Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

Because the entire Shanghai is now controlled by Longmen, Ye Yunfei just found a place and took the two of them out for a meal.

Ding Li and Xu Wenqiang indeed made great contributions to Longmen this time.

The two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei were incorporated into Longmen's sphere of influence, which greatly increased Longmen's strength.

At the same time, it also set a good start for Longmen's continued expansion in the future.

After being besieged and injured by Wu Fatian, Ye Yunfei had made up his mind to develop the power of Longmen at all costs.

Before, he only wanted Shanghai, but now, he wants the entire Southeast and the entire Republic of China.

Let Longmen become the strongest force in the Republic of China.

Only by becoming the strongest can you avoid any threats.

Moreover, the impoverished and weak Republic of China really needs someone to save it.

He wanted to make the Republic of China develop rapidly so that all the people of the Republic of China would have food to eat and money to spend.

Let the Republic of China stand tall in the east of the world and become the most powerful country in the world.

No one, no country, can bully the Republic of China anymore.

This is what Ye Yunfei is thinking now.

Of course, he is still a long way from this step now and may not be able to complete it in a short time.

However, there is no need to rush, just take it one step at a time.

Anyway, everything he thinks about now, he will achieve in the future.

……

On the other side, Wu Fatian also returned to his territory with his army.

However, on his way back, he received news that Ye Yunfei brought the people from Longmen and killed Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei.

Moreover, the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei were occupied by Ye Yunfei.

Upon hearing the news, Wu Fatian's face turned very ugly.

Xu Ren, the adjutant standing beside him, said, "Commander, Jiangnan and Jiangbei are under your jurisdiction. You are the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces of the five southeastern provinces. Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei are also your subordinates."

"Ye Yunfei sent troops to destroy Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei, and also occupied Jiangnan and Jiangbei. This is clearly an enemy of ours."

"Commander, we can't just let this go."

Wu Fatian said with an unpleasant expression, "Southern and northern Jiangnan are indeed our territories, but now Ye Yunfei has occupied these two territories. What else can we do? Go back and fight him now to take back southern and northern Jiangnan? You know, this is impossible."

"We have already withdrawn our troops. Now we are on a long journey back. It is useless for Ye Yunfei to wait for us to tire out."

"Besides, Ye Yunfei has also contacted the Northeast Army. If we really fight, we have no chance of winning."

Xu Ren said: "Are we going to give up the two provinces to Ye Yunfei so easily? This is too much of a loss. That is our territory. Moreover, Jiangnan and Jiangbei are two relatively large provinces in the southeast. If we lose these two provinces, our territory will be greatly reduced."

Wu Fatian said: "Although Jiangnan and Jiangbei are large in area, they are very poor and have little oil and water. They are even a burden. For us, these two provinces are dispensable."

"Now that Ye Yunfei has occupied these two provinces, let him be. Besides, we were the ones who started this matter. If Ye Yunfei hadn't led his troops to surround Shanghai, he wouldn't have attacked."

"If he wants Jiangnan and Jiangbei, we will give them to him temporarily and take them back later."

Wu Fatian doesn't care much about the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

Because these two provinces have always been controlled by Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei.

In name, Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei were his subordinates, and the two provinces were also his territories.

But in fact, he had basically no direct control over these two provinces.

He also had to provide some financial support to Li Chong and Zhao Mingfei from time to time, so it didn't matter to him whether he had these two provinces or not.

Furthermore, although Ye Yunfei's occupation of the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei made him extremely unhappy, he was the one who made the mistake first after all, so he could not completely unaccept it.

After listening to what Wu Fatian said, Xu Ren frowned and said, "Commander, what you said makes sense, but giving two provinces to Ye Yunfei is too easy for him."

"Shanghai originally belonged to us, but he not only refused to give up Shanghai, but also robbed us of two provinces. He is just shitting on our heads."

"Besides, if the other warlords in the Republic of China knew about this, it would be bad for our reputation."

Xu Ren’s idea was very simple. He couldn’t let Ye Yunfei go so easily. He had to teach him a lesson.

Wu Fatian glanced at Xu Ren and said, "Xu Ren, don't worry, I will definitely deal with Ye Yunfei, but not now."

"When the time is right, I will make him disappear from the southeast. By then, whether it's Shanghai, the southeast, or the northeast, they will all be ours."

Xu Ren said: "I understand, Commander, I will listen to you."

As Wu Fatian's loyal subordinate, Xu Ren naturally puts Wu Fatian first in everything.

Of course he had to obey Wu Fatian's order.

……

In the following period, Shanghai and the southeast temporarily stabilized.

However, the warlords of the Republic of China had all received the news that Ye Yunfei had occupied the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

As early as when Ye Yunfei defeated Lu Yongxiang and occupied Shanghai, almost all the warlords in the Republic of China already knew Ye Yunfei's name.

Ye Yunfei, who dominated Shanghai, had already become a well-known figure in the Republic of China.

And now, Ye Yunfei has occupied two provinces, Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

His territory in the Republic of China is growing larger and larger.

Of course, many people are unhappy about this.

Because the territory of the Republic of China is limited, if you occupy more, others will naturally occupy less.

Territory is the most critical and important thing for a warlord. Generally speaking, the larger the territory, the stronger the warlord's strength.

Without exception, the top three warlords in the Republic of China all occupied very large territories.

Therefore, now that Ye Yunfei has occupied the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei, as well as the beaches, many warlords have been secretly resentful.

However, no one said anything.

The main reason is that Jiangnan and Jiangbei are not their own territories. These two provinces belong to Wu Fatian.

Ye Yunfei seized Wu Fatian's territory, but Wu Fatian didn't say a word, so of course they didn't care.

In addition, Ye Yunfei's current strength is already very impressive.

It occupies a vast territory in the southeast and has an army of 200,000 to 300,000.

With such strength, few people dare to go against him.

Therefore, even though many people are unhappy, they dare not say anything.

Therefore, they also tacitly accepted Ye Yunfei's occupation of the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

……

A few days later, on the beach.

In Lido, Ye Yunfei was watching the situation of the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei that Xu Wenqiang had just sent to him.

Now that we have occupied the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangbei, we must have a clear understanding of all the situations in these two provinces.

Including the population, economy, food, railways, and other aspects of the two provinces.