Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

Ding Li was shocked when he heard Ye Yunfei asked him to lead troops to the Northeast.

The Northeast is Zhang Hanqing's territory, and the relationship between them, Longmen, and Zhang Hanqing in the Northeast has always been pretty good.

The two sides are still allies.

Are you leading troops to the Northeast now to prepare for a war with Zhang Hanqing?

Ye Yunfei said: "Something happened in the Northeast. Zhang Hanqing might give up the Northeast."

"If he gives up the Northeast, you will take your troops directly to the Northeast by train and blockade all the places in the Northeast."

"Let Northeast China become the territory I give to Longmen."

Although he didn't know what happened in the Northeast, after hearing what Ye Yunfei said, Ding Li nodded and said, "I understand, Brother Fei. I'll get ready. As soon as you give the order, I'll lead my troops to the Northeast."

"Ah."

Ye Yunfei said, "I will go to Zhang Hanqing now. You wait for news in Lido. As soon as I get the news, you will leave immediately."

"clear."

Ding Li nodded.

Ye Yunfei then left Lido and went to find Zhang Hanqing.

He wanted to hear what Zhang Hanqing chose.

Zhang Hanqing’s choice today is still very important.

It may determine the fate of Northeast China and even the entire Republic of China.

Zhang Hanqing lives in a top hotel in Shanghai.

The entire hotel was booked by Zhang Hanqing, and the Northeast Army was everywhere around the hotel.

After Ye Yunfei arrived, he directly asked the guard at the door to inform Zhang Hanqing.

After a while, the soldier came out and asked Ye Yunfei to go in, saying that Zhang Hanqing was waiting for him in the living room.

After Ye Yunfei entered the hotel, he found Zhang Hanqing sitting on the sofa in his pajamas, as if he had just got up.

Moreover, there was an extremely beautiful woman sitting next to him.

This beauty is wearing a cheongsam. She has a charming figure and a pretty face. She is very good looking.

Ye Yunfei frowned. If he remembered correctly, this woman seemed to be a female star named Butterfly in Shanghai.

Although he controls the entire Shanghai, he doesn't know much about the Shanghai entertainment industry.

Just to give you a general idea, there are several very beautiful female stars in Shanghai who are very popular.

This butterfly is one of them.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Hanqing hooked up with Hu Die not long after arriving in Shanghai.

Judging from the looks of it, Butterfly should have been with Zhang Hanqing last night.

Zhang Hanqing's eyes revealed fatigue, he must have exercised a lot.

Zhang Hanqing looked at Ye Yunfei and said, "Brother Ye, please sit down. Why are you here so early? I haven't even woken up yet."

Ye Yunfei said: "Han Qing, you have a really good mentality. At this time, you still have the mind to spend money and have fun with women. I admire you."

Zhang Hanqing knew that Ye Yunfei was talking about butterflies.

He said, "Miss Butterfly is one of the top female stars in Shanghai. Brother Ye, you are the boss of Shanghai, you must know Butterfly."

Ye Yunfei said: "I have heard of it, but I don't understand it."

Zhang Hanqing said, "Brother Ye, you really don't know how to enjoy yourself. There are so many beauties in Shanghai, and they are much prettier than the girls in our Northeast."

"You are in Shanghai, why don't you just have fun?"

Ye Yunfei said: "I am not interested in these, Hanqing, I came here today to discuss important matters with you, let's skip the topic of women first."

This Zhang Hanqing was actually talking to him about women at this time.

Ye Yunfei also admired him.

His hometown is about to be occupied, but he is still playing around with women. He has a really big heart.

There were rumors before that Zhang Hanqing was a playboy, and he was a little skeptical, but now he believes it.

Perhaps it was because I didn’t have much contact with Zhang Hanqing before, so I didn’t understand him well enough.

Before, the impression Zhang Hanqing gave him was pretty good and reliable.

At least he is worthy of being the head of the Northeast.

But now, after spending so much time together, he finally understood.

Zhang Hanqing does have some ability, but not much.

His nature is more like that of a playboy.

He is a character, but definitely not that powerful.

People like this are actually unable to defend the Northeast.

Even if he stayed this time to resist the Japanese, the result would probably not be very good.

Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Zhang Hanqing nodded and said to Butterfly next to him: "Butterfly, go back to the room and wait for me. Brother Ye and I have something to talk about. I will come to you after the talk."

Butterfly nodded, then twisted her body and entered the room.

After Butterfly left, Zhang Hanqing said, "Brother Ye, go ahead and talk about whatever you want to talk about. I'm all ears."

Ye Yunfei said: "Han Qing, have you forgotten what we said yesterday? The Japanese invaders are attacking Northeast China. Do you plan to withdraw from Northeast China, or do you plan to stay in Northeast China and use the troops in your hands to guard Northeast China?"

"You said you would discuss this with the elders and generals in the Northeast after you returned. I wonder how the discussion is going now."

Zhang Hanqing said: "After returning yesterday, I discussed with several veteran figures in the Northeast and the generals who commanded the troops. Some of them advocated withdrawing from the Northeast, while others advocated staying to resist."

"We discussed it until late at night, but still couldn't come to a conclusion."

Ye Yunfei frowned and said, "So, until now, you still don't have a clear answer, whether you want to leave or stay."

Zhang Hanqing said: "They were arguing left and right, and what they said was very reasonable. Moreover, the two sides were arguing so fiercely that no one could convince the other."

"So, after discussing it all night, there was no result."

Ye Yunfei said: "It's useless for them to discuss. You are the commander of the Northeast Army. You are the one who makes the decisions for the Northeast Army."

"Whether you want to leave or stay, all you need is a word from you. You don't need to care what they say."

"Han Qing, you just need to tell me whether your Northeastern Army will withdraw from the Northeast or not. Just one sentence will do."

Zhang Hanqing lowered his head and pondered for a while, and finally said: "Although there is no unanimous opinion within the Northeast Army, my opinion is that we should withdraw from the Northeast first."

"The Northeastern Army cannot resist the attack of the Japanese. If they really start fighting, our Northeastern Army will be wiped out."

"I only have this much wealth, so I don't want to die in the Northeast."

Ye Yunfei said: "So, you are planning to retreat."

Zhang Hanqing nodded: "Yes, that's what I think."

Ye Yunfei said: "That's fine. If you don't want to guard the Northeast, then take your people and leave. Let Longmen guard the Northeast."

"After that, I, Longmen, will directly take over all the border defenses in the Northeast. Just leave the fight against the Japanese to us. You don't have to worry about it."

Zhang Hanqing looked up at Ye Yunfei and said hesitantly, "But, after all, Northeast China is the foundation passed down by my father. I don't think it's appropriate to just quit like this."

"Besides, it's such a pity to lose such a large piece of land in vain..."