Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

This number is quite important.

Xu Wenqiang said: "We have already investigated clearly. Now the Northeast Army has a total of 340,000 people, and their combat effectiveness is relatively strong, and their equipment is also relatively elite."

“It’s a very powerful army.”

"If the Northeastern Army joins Longmen, it will be a great boost to our Longmen's overall strength."

Ye Yunfei was a little surprised when he heard this: "There are 340,000 people? This is really beyond my expectation."

"I thought that after all these years of fighting and weakening, the Northeast Army should have less than 300,000 people. I didn't expect that there were still 340,000 people."

"It seems that Zhang Hanqing is managing the Northeast Army quite well."

Ever since Marshal Zhang died, Zhang Hanqing took over the Northeast Army, which has been fighting all the time.

Outside, we fought against the Japanese and the Russians, and inside, we fought against warlords all over the country.

There are several wars almost every year, and there are bound to be losses in every war.

In addition, Zhang Hanqing’s personal ability is actually not that strong.

There is a huge gap between him and Marshal Zhang who led the Northeast Army before. Therefore, the overall strength of the current Northeast Army is definitely not as good as it was during its peak period when Marshal Zhang led it.

I remember that during its peak period, the Northeast Army had about 300,000 to 400,000 people.

Unexpectedly, after so much time has passed, there are still 340,000 Northeast Army soldiers. This number still surprised him.

Of course, it was also a surprise.

The Northeast Army is now about to be incorporated into Longmen, so naturally the more people the better.

Xu Wenqiang said: "Yes, I didn't expect that the Northeast Army still has so many people."

"This Young Marshal Zhang is not as incompetent as imagined. At least, he is doing his best to manage the Northeast Army."

Ye Yunfei said: "Zhang Hanqing may be a little mediocre, but he is not incompetent."

"He has these 340,000 Northeastern troops, which is a great help to us."

"It seems that I still have to thank him."

Xu Wenqiang said: "Indeed, the Northeast Army he led is not weak, and he also fully supports the Northeast Army to join Longmen."

“It really helped us.”

Ye Yunfei said: "After this group of Northeastern troops joined Longmen, how many people do we have in Longmen now? Is it one million?"

Xu Wenqiang said: "I roughly calculated that after 340,000 Northeast Army soldiers joined Longmen, the total number of our Longmen should be around 900,000."

“It hasn’t reached one million yet.”

"Nine hundred thousand."

Ye Yunfei looked puzzled and asked, "How can it be 900,000? Didn't they say before that Longmen already has more than 600,000 people? Adding these 300,000, it should add up to nearly 1 million, even if it's not 1 million."

"How come there are only 900,000? There are 100,000 missing."

One hundred thousand people is not a small number.

He was a little confused about the sudden disappearance of so many people.

Xu Wenqiang said: "The original number should be more than 900,000, but I plan to clear out some people in the Northeast Army. In addition, I plan to clear out the more than 600,000 people in Longmen."

"Those who have mediocre abilities, poor fighting power, and are not very loyal will be useless if they stay in Longmen, and they are likely to pose a threat to Longmen."

"I plan to keep the people with the strongest fighting ability in Longmen."

"In this case, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people will be expelled, so the total number will be around 900,000."

After listening to what Xu Wenqiang said, Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "I understand. So, after you expel them, there will only be 900,000 left."

Xu Wenqiang said: "Yes, Longmen is not bad, especially some people in the Northeast Army, who have bad habits, and some even still smoke opium."

"In addition, some Northeastern troops were also dissatisfied with joining Longmen. Although they temporarily agreed under Zhang Hanqing's strong orders, they harbored rebellious intentions."

"Keeping these people here is useless to us and even harmful. Getting rid of them will do more good than harm."

“That’s why I wanted to do this.”

Ye Yunfei said: "What you did is right, just do it according to your idea."

"Longmen wants the most elite disciples. Those who smoke opium and are disloyal are really useless."

"You can handle it yourself."

Xu Wenqiang nodded: "I understand."

Afterwards, they chatted and unknowingly arrived at the Northeast Army’s camp.

This is a huge open space in the west of Peking, where more than 300,000 Northeast Army troops are stationed.

Because the two sides had merged, the top leaders of the Northeast Army also knew Xu Wenqiang.

Several people entered the military camp smoothly.

Ye Yunfei took a quick look.

The overall situation of the Northeast Army is similar to what Xu Wenqiang said.

Most of the Northeastern Army were quite good, with strong combat effectiveness and excellent equipment. They looked murderous and very military-like.

However, a small number of Northeastern troops were lazy. Some were thin, some had pale faces, and some had dark circles under their eyes.

These are obvious symptoms after smoking pills.

These people are not even as good as ordinary people, let alone the army.

Xu Wenqiang’s choice was correct. These people must be cleared out, otherwise, they will bring hidden dangers to Longmen.

As for the occurrence of this situation in the Northeast Army, it is also normal.

The Northeast Army was divided into several factions, some of which were strictly managed, had strict military discipline, and were highly combat-capable.

Some factions are lax in their management, which leads to opium smoking.

Each one is different.

This is simple. Just keep the ones with strong fighting power and clean out the trash.

After inspecting the military camp, Ye Yunfei had a basic understanding of the situation of the Northeast Army.

Afterwards, he returned to the headquarters with Ding Li and Xu Wenqiang.

As soon as he returned, one of his subordinates came to report that Zhang Hanqing had returned.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei said to Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li: "Since Zhang Hanqing is back, I will go to see him. You two go and deal with the Northeast Army's affairs."

"Use these two days to complete all the merger matters."

"Ali, you help Wen Qiang, it will be easier this way."

Ding Li nodded: "I understand."

After making the arrangements, Ye Yunfei went to find Zhang Hanqing.

Zhang Hanqing is in his office.

He also received the news that Ye Yunfei had returned to Peiping, and was planning to meet Ye Yunfei, but he didn't expect that Ye Yunfei had come to him in advance.

"Brother Ye, I don't even know when you came back."

Zhang Hanqing said to Ye Yunfei.

Ye Yunfei said: "I just came back. Han Qing, where have you been? You look so tired."

Zhang Hanqing said, "I went out to play for a while. I've been so bored in Peking lately, and there's nothing to do."

"I just found a woman, had some fun, and relaxed."

Ye Yunfei laughed when he heard this and said, "Han Qing, you are really cool. The Northeast Army has been incorporated into Longmen, and you still have time to play with women."

"It's really a happy and romantic life..."