Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

"If you lose territory, especially when you have a large army and can fight the Japanese, if you lose a large area of ​​Northeast China or lose the territory to the Japanese, then the whole Republic of China will be in an uproar."

"You should be aware of the current situation in the Republic of China. The people are generally very hostile to the Japanese. If you give up a large piece of territory to the Japanese at this time, you will definitely be poked in the spine and called a traitor."

"You are the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army. You should consider the factor of public opinion."

Ye Yunfei told Zhang Hanqing about the situation.

He knew that Zhang Hanqing must be feeling very complicated right now.

Northeast China is his hometown, and he certainly doesn't want to lose it.

However, because he knew he could not defeat the Japanese, he wanted to withdraw his troops from the Northeast.

However, once the troops are withdrawn from the Northeast, the Northeast will completely belong to the Japanese.

By then, both the Northeast Army and Zhang Hanqing himself would suffer a huge storm of public opinion.

He told Zhang Hanqing all about the situation to see what choice Zhang Hanqing would make in the end.

After listening to Ye Yunfei's words, Zhang Hanqing fell into a long silence.

After a long while, he said, "Brother Ye, according to what you said, if I withdraw from the Northeast, I will be a traitor. If I don't withdraw from the Northeast, I will die."

"Is my only way to serve my country by dying?"

Ye Yunfei said: "You don't have to die for your country, but in my opinion, you must not take the initiative to withdraw from the Northeast."

"At least, we must use all our forces to stop the Japanese invasion in the Northeast. Whether we can stop them is another matter."

"Giving up the Northeast without firing a shot and being forced to withdraw from the Northeast after an all-out battle are two completely different results."

"It depends on how you choose."

Zhang Hanqing stared at Ye Yunfei and said, "You mean to let my Northeast Army fight the Japanese in the Northeast."

"If this is the case, once the battle begins, our Northeast Army will be completely wiped out."

“Even if I could leave the Northeast, I would have nothing.”

"If there were no army, how would I, Zhang Hanqing, survive in the Republic of China?"

"I have so many enemies and so many opponents. If I don't have an army, they won't let me go. In the end, I will end up dead."

Ye Yunfei frowned.

This is true.

If we resist, we might indeed be wiped out.

If we don't resist, we will surely be spurned by the whole nation.

Zhang Hanqing's situation is indeed not good.

Ye Yunfei thought for a while before saying, "Han Qing, do you know how I would handle this matter if I were the commander of the Northeast Army?"

Zhang Hanqing shook his head and said, "I don't know. Tell me."

Ye Yunfei said: "If I were the commander of the Northeast Army, I would lead the Northeast Army to fight the Japanese to the death. At worst, I would die on the battlefield."

"We are all soldiers. Soldiers should die on the battlefield. Besides, it is an honor to die for the country, the nation and the people."

"When the Japanese occupied Shanghai, I was ready to fight them to the death."

"If the Japanese invaders had launched a massive attack on Shanghai at that time, I would have opened fire on them without hesitation and fought them to the death."

This is Ye Yunfei’s real thought.

In the past, in Shanghai, the Japanese Tianlong Society was rampant and did countless evil things.

He simply killed all the members of the Tianlong Society in Shanghai.

Then, blockade the entire Shanghai.

If the Japanese dared to attack Shanghai, he would fight them to the death.

You have to know that at that time, Longmen’s strength was very weak, with only tens of thousands of people.

At that time, there was almost no chance of winning against the Japanese.

But he did it anyway, but later, the Japanese did not attack Shanghai.

And now, the situation Zhang Hanqing is facing is actually similar to what he was facing back then.

The Japanese invaders were still wreaking havoc, and their own territory was also under great threat.

It depends on how you choose.

After listening to Ye Yunfei's words, Zhang Hanqing remained silent for a long time.

He didn't want to give up the Northeast, nor did he want his entire army to be wiped out.

This is almost a dead end.

No matter how you choose, there will be problems.

After a long time, Zhang Hanqing raised his head, looked at Ye Yunfei and said, "Brother Ye, do you think I should die in battle in the Northeast?"

Ye Yunfei said: "In my opinion, it might be better for you to die in the Northeast than to withdraw from the Northeast."

Zhang Hanqing sighed deeply and said nothing.

Ye Yunfei said: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. If you really want to fight the devils to the death, I might be able to help."

Hearing this, Zhang Hanqing looked up at Ye Yunfei and said, "You help, how do you plan to help?"

Ye Yunfei said: "If you plan to defend the Northeast and not retreat, then I can send 200,000 troops to help you defend the Northeast."

Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Zhang Hanqing stood up all of a sudden. He looked at Ye Yunfei in shock and said, "Brother Ye, are you willing to send troops to help me defend the Northeast?"

Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "Yes, I can send troops. I don't want the Japanese to occupy the Northeast. The Northeast is the territory of the Republic of China, and not a single piece of it can be given away."

"I sent troops, it's my attitude, and we are allies. Now that you are in trouble, I should help you."

"So, if you plan to resist, I can send troops to help you."

Zhang Hanqing looked at Ye Yunfei with great gratitude.

He didn't expect that Ye Yunfei was willing to send troops.

There is only one Northeast Army in the Northeast now. If he is asked to resist the Japanese attack with only one Northeast Army, he will definitely lose.

However, if Ye Yunfei is willing to send troops, the situation may change.

"However, even with your 200,000 troops, we may not be able to resist the Japanese attack."

Although Ye Yunfei sent troops, it will definitely be better than before.

However, if a war really broke out, even if Ye Yunfei sent out 200,000 troops and added his Northeast Army, the two sides would probably not be able to withstand the Japanese attack.

Although, their number is not small.

However, the Japanese had more people and their equipment was better than theirs.

This number of people is still difficult to resist.

Ye Yunfei looked at Zhang Hanqing and shook his head.

He said that sending 200,000 troops was to show Zhang Hanqing his attitude, and hoped that Zhang Hanqing could resist the Japanese attack with all his strength.

He will give you the utmost support.

He was willing to help Zhang Hanqing and defend the Northeast.

Although Zhang Hanqing's Northeast Army was also a warlord, the Northeast was definitely better off in Zhang Hanqing's hands than in the hands of the Japanese devils.

That's why he did it.

But looking at Zhang Hanqing's current state, it seemed that even if he sent troops to help, Zhang Hanqing still had the intention of retreating...