Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

Si Gong was sweating profusely, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Understood, Brother Fei, I will investigate immediately and make sure the whole matter is thoroughly investigated."

After saying that, Si Gong immediately turned around and left to investigate.

After Si Gong left, Ding Li said, "Brother Fei, why do I feel something is wrong?"

"Does the island nation really have such powerful capabilities that it can plant thousands of spies right under our noses without us knowing it?"

"I feel like something is wrong."

Ye Yunfei said: "You are right, the situation is indeed not right."

"The Japanese are making big moves this time. I have a vague feeling that a huge battle may begin in Shanghai."

Ding Li's eyes narrowed and he said, "Brother Fei, what you mean is that the Japanese will really launch a large-scale attack on Shanghai."

"Why would they do this? What good would it do for them to attack Shanghai? Is it just to avenge the Tianlong Society? There's no need for that."

Ding Li still didn't understand the purpose of the Japanese attack on Shanghai.

Ye Yunfei said: "It is definitely not just about revenge for the Tianlong Society, but to annex the entire Republic of China."

"The Japanese have always had intentions towards the Republic of China. In the past hundred years, they have attacked the Republic of China countless times. Their goal is not just to occupy a city or seize some territory. They want to occupy the entire Republic of China and bring it under their rule."

"Over the past few decades, the Japanese have been infiltrating the Republic of China for this very purpose."

"And now, they are very likely to have made all preparations and take action at any time."

“So, this time, the situation is serious.”

Ye Yunfei told Ding Li about the situation.

Ding Li is not stupid. After listening to what Ye Yunfei said, he also realized the seriousness of the problem.

This time, the Japanese are definitely not going to fight a small fight, but a big one.

The kind that destroys a country.

Ding Li said: "Brother Fei, what should we do? How should we deal with this matter?"

Ye Yunfei thought for a while, then said: "How many troops are there near Shanghai Beach now?"

Ding Li said: "We currently have 200,000 troops around Shanghai, and the rest of the troops are stationed in various places."

Although Longmen now has nearly one million troops, the territory it controls is also very large, so these nearly one million troops are distributed all over the country.

There are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in each place.

Therefore, there are not many troops near Shanghai now, only about 200,000.

Ye Yunfei said: "If the Japanese really attack in large numbers, 200,000 troops may not be enough."

"You should draw some troops from all over the country to increase the total force in Shanghai to about 400,000."

"With about 400,000 troops, we should be able to hold Shanghai."

Ding Li said: "Okay, I will go and mobilize the staff right away."

"However, if we draw troops from other places, the defense of other places will be relatively weakened."

"By then, if the Japanese attack from other places, I'm afraid there will be trouble."

Ye Yunfei said: "Don't worry too much about this. If the Japanese want to attack, Shanghai will be their most important target."

"Because Shanghai is the largest city in the Far East and the political and economic lifeline of the Republic of China."

"Moreover, Shanghai is a huge port city. If we want to attack the Republic of China, Shanghai is the best target, and almost the only target."

"So, if the Japanese take action, they will definitely attack Shanghai Beach first. We just need to defend Shanghai Beach."

After Ye Yunfei finished speaking, Ding Li said, "I understand, Brother Fei, I will immediately dispatch troops to Shanghai Beach to consolidate the defense of Shanghai Beach."

"Ah."

Ye Yunfei nodded, and Ding Li left immediately.

Ye Yunfei looked out the window with a serious expression.

If the Battle of Shanghai really broke out, it would be a major event that would shock the Republic of China.

Perhaps the situation of the entire Republic of China will change because of this.

If they lost the war, even the Republic of China might be overthrown.

This could be a war that would destroy the country.

In history, after the Battle of Shanghai broke out, the Japanese began a large-scale attack on the Republic of China.

The entire Republic of China suffered heavy losses.

After countless years of hard struggle, and at a huge cost, we finally defeated the Japanese.

Although the Republic of China won that battle, the situation now is different from before.

Before, almost all the warlords in the Republic of China gathered together to fight the Japanese.

At that time, the whole country was united as never before and used all its strength to defeat the Japanese invaders.

But now, half of the Republic of China was occupied by him, and Shanghai was also under the control of Longmen.

If the Japanese attack Shanghai, it is very likely that Longmen will face them alone.

No one knows whether other warlords will get involved.

Ye Yunfei even felt that if Longmen really went to war with the Japanese, the warlords of the Republic of China would not only not help, but might also attack them from behind.

Everything is possible.

So, this matter is very important.

"It's troublesome."

Ye Yunfei frowned.

His original goal was to eliminate the warlords of the Republic of China one by one and unify the entire Republic of China first.

But now it seems that this goal is a little difficult to achieve.

The Japanese jumped out at this time. If the Japanese took action, then we would have to deal with them first.

However, it is hard to say what our chances of winning against the Japanese are at this time.

If it was just a small-scale attack, then he was of course absolutely sure that he could defeat the Japanese.

However, if the Japanese really launched an attack on Shanghai with the whole country's strength.

That situation might be hard to say.

You know, the Japanese have millions of standing troops.

Moreover, after their reform, their army's combat effectiveness was very strong and their weapons were quite advanced.

Today's Japanese not only have top-notch attack weapons such as airplanes, tanks, cannons and warships.

And there are aircraft carriers.

Moreover, they had a large number of aircraft carriers. According to historical records, the Japanese had more than 20 aircraft carriers during World War II.

This number of aircraft carriers is second to none in the world.

Such a huge number of aircraft carriers, plus millions of troops, as well as planes, tanks and warships.

It is definitely not easy to deal with such a powerful army.

Just talking about aircraft carriers, there is only one aircraft carrier in Longmen right now.

Compared with the Japanese's more than 20 aircraft carriers, the gap is huge.

In addition, we have fewer tanks, planes and warships than the Japanese.

No matter from which point of view, there is a gap between Longmen and the Japanese.

So, if a fight really breaks out, the outcome is hard to predict...