Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

"If I join you, at least when a war breaks out in the future, my Southwestern Army will not be wiped out, and I myself will not die under the gunfire."

"If I have to choose one of them to surrender, I will definitely choose you."

"Yan Laoxi, Feng Yuxiang and the others may seem powerful and have the strength to fight you together, but in my opinion, they have no chance of winning at all. The only thing waiting for them is death."

"So, I have to choose you, and only you."

Long Han told Ye Yunfei the reason why he chose him.

In his opinion, there is no warlord in the entire Republic of China who can be compared with Ye Yunfei.

Going against Ye Yunfei is like an ant trying to shake a tree. There is no hope at all.

Joining Ye Yunfei is the best choice and the only choice.

After hearing Long Han's explanation, Ye Yunfei smiled and said, "Yes, it seems that Commander Long has a clear understanding of the situation."

"Since Commander Long has given us such a great deal of respect, we, the Longmen, will naturally warmly welcome Commander Long's arrival."

"As long as Commander Long joins our Longmen, I can be sure that I will never let Commander Long down."

"I can't say anything else, but at least, your result will definitely be better than Feng Yuxiang, Yan Laoxi, Li Bai and others. I can guarantee that."

Long Han stared at Ye Yunfei and said, "Master Ye, I don't want to compete with them. I want to compete with another person in your Longmen."

"The other person, I don't know who Commander Long is talking about."

Ye Yunfei said.

Long Han said: "Zhang Hanqing."

"He also led the Northeast Army to join Longmen not long ago and is now in Longmen."

"My requirements are not high, as long as I can be the same as him."

In fact, Long Han saw that the results were quite good after Zhang Hanqing joined Longmen.

That's why he wanted to follow Zhang Hanqing's example and join Longmen.

Zhang Hanqing joined Longmen and continued to guard the Northeast. The Northeast was still his territory, and he had the power of life and death within the Northeast.

Although it is nominally under the management of Longmen, in fact, it also has a great deal of autonomy.

Zhang Hanqing’s ability to achieve such good results has a lot to do with his decision to join Longmen.

Therefore, Long Han wanted to follow Zhang Hanqing's example and join Longmen.

In name, it was under the management of Longmen, but in reality, he still controlled the southwest and dominated the southwest.

He still has a place in the Republic of China.

That's why he did this.

After Long Han finished speaking, Ye Yunfei also understood what he meant.

Long Han wants to be the second Zhang Hanqing in Longmen.

In fact, Long Han was not wrong to think so, because Zhang Hanqing was doing quite well in Longmen now.

Almost the same as before.

Moreover, Long Han's power is not much different from Zhang Hanqing's.

Both of them were warlords with hundreds of thousands of troops under their command, and both of them had great influence in the Republic of China.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Long Han comparing him with Zhang Hanqing.

Ye Yunfei looked at Long Han and said, "Commander Long, so after joining Longmen, you are also planning to become the King of the Southwest."

Long Han said: "My military strength is about the same as Zhang Hanqing's. Although my influence is slightly weaker than Zhang Hanqing's, it is definitely not much different."

"In addition, my territory is also not much different from Zhang Hanqing's."

"In this case, if Zhang Hanqing can be the King of the Northeast, it is normal for me to be the King of the Southwest."

"Master Ye, what do you think?"

After Long Han finished speaking, he looked at Ye Yunfei.

Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "According to Commander Long's analysis, it is indeed true."

"Okay, if Commander Long sincerely joins my Longmen, I can let Commander Long govern the southwest and become the king of the southwest."

"There is just one thing, Commander Long, please note that once you join Longmen, you are a member of Longmen. You and your army must obey Longmen's orders."

"You must obey orders and never disobey Longmen's orders."

Long Han said: "I know this. Since I have joined Longmen, I will naturally obey Longmen's orders."

"What is his identity and what he does? I know this clearly, so you can rest assured."

Ye Yunfei said: "That's all."

"When are you going to join Longmen?"

Long Han said: "I am in Shanghai now, so it is natural for me to join Longmen now."

"I will immediately publish an announcement in the newspaper and send a telegram to the whole nation, announcing that I, Long Han, voluntarily join Longmen and submit to Longmen's rule."

"In addition, all my troops are under the management of Longmen."

"That should be fine."

During the Republic of China period, the most important thing about surrendering was to issue a statement and send a telegram to the whole country to announce the matter to everyone.

Because if you don't put it in the newspaper, you may regret it at any time, or even get a counterattack.

Once you publish a statement in the newspaper and everyone knows about it, if you then go back on your word, you will be going back on your word and have no credibility at all.

Will lose trust in the whole world.

In this way, no one will believe you anymore. Not only the common people, but even the warlords will never believe you and may even gang up on you.

Therefore, it is extremely important to place advertisements in newspapers and send telegrams to the whole country.

As long as this is done, it basically means that the matter is confirmed and no more accidents will happen.

The fact that Long Han chose to take out an advertisement in the newspaper and send a telegram to the whole country also shows that he was sincere in joining Longmen.

When Ye Yunfei heard Long Han's words, he thought for a moment, then said, "Commander Long, send a telegram to the whole country. It's not necessary for the time being."

"We can sign an agreement privately, and you will join our Longmen. For now, only the two of us will know about this."

"When the time is right, we will announce it to the whole country."

Hearing this, Long Han was puzzled and asked, "Why? When will the time be ripe?"

"Isn't it best to solve this kind of thing right now?"

Ye Yunfei said: "Commander Long already knows that I will launch an attack on the three warlords Yan Laoxi, Feng Yuxiang, and Li Bai."

"And your Southwestern Army happens to be behind their three major warlords."

"When Longmen and the three warlords are at a critical moment, you will attack them from behind and catch them by surprise. In this way, the three warlords will be attacked from both sides."

"When the time comes, they will be quickly defeated."

"Commander Long, do you understand what I mean?"

Long Han nodded and said, "I understand. Sect Leader Ye wants to attack Yan Laoxi, Feng Yuxiang and the other three warlords from both sides. Moreover, he wants to catch them off guard from behind when they don't know that I have joined Longmen..."