Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

"Jiangnan and Jiangbei are now the core areas of our Longmen. We must not lose them."

Today, Jiangnan and Jiangbei are the only two provinces occupied by Longmen besides Shanghai.

Moreover, Longmen has now established a foothold in these two provinces, and will rely on these two provinces for development in the future.

Therefore, at this time, the south and north of the Yangtze River must not be lost.

Ye Yunfei's idea was very simple. He wanted to defend the south and north of the Yangtze River while ensuring that there were no problems in the battle against Wu Fatian.

Xu Wenqiang smiled and said, "Brother Fei, don't worry. Let alone 10,000 or 20,000 people, even if there are a few thousand people, there will be no problem in the south and north of the river."

"Now everyone and all forces in the Republic of China know that Jiangnan and Jiangbei are our Longmen's territories. Whoever attacks Jiangnan and Jiangbei is attacking our Longmen."

"In the current Republic of China, there aren't many forces that dare to directly become enemies with Longmen."

"If someone really wants to take advantage of our situation and attack Jiangnan and Jiangbei while we are fighting Wu Fatian, then even 10,000 or 20,000 people, or even 100,000 or 200,000 people, may not be of any use."

"So, it doesn't really matter how many people we leave in Jiangnan and Jiangbei. What matters is the strength of our Longmen. With the strength of our Longmen suppressing them, no one dares to take action."

Ye Yunfei understood what Xu Wenqiang meant, which was to rely on Longmen's current fame and reputation to protect the south and north of the Yangtze River.

Actually, it’s not wrong to think so.

Longmen is definitely one of the top warlords in the entire Republic of China.

If you want to make moves in the south and north of the Yangtze River, you have to think carefully about whether you have the ability to do so.

Otherwise, if you dare to touch the dragon gate, there is only one way to go, and that is death.

With Longmen's current momentum and reputation, it can definitely suppress countless people.

However, I am afraid that some people who are not afraid of death will take advantage of the situation and stab Longmen in the back while Longmen is concentrating on dealing with Wu Fatian.

Although Longmen now has absolute prestige and strength, we must still be on guard against everything.

Therefore, what Xu Wenqiang said is not entirely correct.

Ye Yunfei thought for a while, and finally said: "How about this, I will leave 30,000 people to guard the south and north of the river, and I will take the rest to Shanghai."

"You take 30,000 people to guard Jiangnan and Jiangbei. If there is any situation, report to me at any time."

Xu Wenqiang frowned and said, "Brother Fei, if you leave 30,000 people behind, that means you only have 370,000 people. Isn't it too risky to take these 370,000 people to fight Wu Fatian?"

"I feel that 370,000 people are still too few. You can take everyone with you. I can guarantee that there will be no problems in Jiangnan and Jiangbei. If there are any problems in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, you can ask me for it."

Ye Yunfei said: "Not leaving you a single soldier, this is the biggest risk."

"I don't like to take risks. With 370,000 people, it might be a little dangerous to deal with Wu Fatian, but compared to the deserted Jiangnan and Jiangbei, this risk is nothing."

"So, some people must be left behind in Jiangnan and Jiangbei. Otherwise, I won't be able to lead them to deal with Wu Fatian with peace of mind."

After hearing what Ye Yunfei said, Xu Wenqiang thought for a moment, and finally said: "Brother Fei, how about this, delay the attack on Wu Fatian for three to five days, or even a week."

"In this way, I should be able to recruit more people, and you take these people to Shanghai Beach and let Ding Li train them."

"Although the 100,000 people I have here are not small in number, most of them were just recruited. Their combat effectiveness is relatively weak and they still need training."

"Use these few days to have Ding Li conduct expedited training for them to improve their combat capabilities. This way, after the battle against Wu Fatian begins, the chances of winning will be higher."

"During the training period, I worked hard to recruit people. We took a two-pronged approach and solved both problems."

Hearing Xu Wenqiang say this, Ye Yunfei's heart moved.

Xu Wenqiang's method can be said to have the best of both worlds.

The problem of insufficient manpower has been solved, and the problem of weak combat effectiveness has also been solved.

Moreover, his original plan was to take action against Wu Fatian in about a month.

And now, there is about one week left until one month.

This week or so is just the right time to recruit people and conduct training.

Thinking of this, Ye Yunfei said: "Wen Qiang, your idea is good, then okay, let's do as you said."

"I will take the 100,000 people to Shanghai and give them to Ding Li for training. You continue to recruit people here."

"After a week, let's see how many people you can recruit."

Xu Wenqiang said: "Okay, let's do it this way."

Everything was agreed upon, and Ye Yunfei and Xu Wenqiang took a two-pronged approach.

Ye Yunfei took his people away, and Xu Wenqiang was responsible for continuing to recruit people.

The next day, Ye Yunfei led 100,000 people and left the south and north of the Yangtze River and headed towards Shanghai.

Jiangnan and Jiangbei are actually not far from Shanghai.

These two provinces are almost adjacent to Shanghai, and it only takes half a day to get there by train.

Moreover, the train from Shanghai to Jiangnan and Jiangbei was built under the supervision of Longmen. The railway is completely controlled by Longmen, so no accidents will occur.

In less than half a day, the 100,000 people had reached the outskirts of Shanghai and joined the 300,000 people led by Ding Li.

Four hundred thousand troops gathered in the suburbs of Shanghai.

Ding Li was surprised to see Ye Yunfei coming with so many people, "Brother Fei, where did so many people come from at once? There must be more than 100,000 of them."

Ye Yunfei said: "You guessed correctly, a full 100,000 people were recruited by Wen Qiang in Jiangnan and Jiangbei."

Ding Li exclaimed: "Brother Qiang is really amazing. In just such a short time, he has recruited another 100,000 people."

"Tsk tsk, this method of recruiting soldiers is incredible."

Recruiting people is actually not an easy task. It was generally difficult for warlords in the Republic of China to recruit people.

Because of this, many warlords had very small armies, and a warlord with an army of over 100,000 people was considered quite powerful.

Xu Wenqiang occupied the south and north of the Yangtze River, and in just about a month, he recruited 100,000 people for Longmen.

This kind of recruiting ability is indeed extraordinary.

Ye Yunfei said: "You don't need to marvel at Wen Qiang's ability. I will hand these 100,000 people over to you now. You will give them expedited training."

"These 100,000 people have just joined Longmen, so their combat effectiveness is generally weak. Therefore, you need to do your best to improve their combat effectiveness and individual combat capabilities within these few days."

"You only have one week, Ali, can you do it?"

Ding Li smiled and said, "Brother Fei, don't worry. Training soldiers is my forte..."