My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

The approximate budget required was also simply calculated and a report was made and kept.

Jiang Li picked up the report and started reading it. After quickly scanning it, he nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, this makes it more formal!"

After leaving the procurement office with satisfaction, Jiang Li arrived at the military camp and spent two days selecting 120 people who could ride horses to form a cavalry company.

As for why Jiang Li would bother to develop such a useless military force as cavalry when he already had motorcycles and trucks, it was because of quantity and logistics issues.

There are only a few motorcycles produced each month, and there is only one truck. If we want to set up a fast mobile force, it will take a long time.

And even if it was developed, fuel would be a huge problem. Judging from what he could only buy now, it would be very difficult to support a semi-mechanized force.

So he had to settle for the second best and use the cavalry that was destined to be replaced as a transition.

As for the cavalry's weapons, they could only be rifles like the Morganassin. Machine guns were too heavy and difficult to use on horseback, so in order to increase their firepower, Jiang Li equipped each of them with a Mauser pistol.

On this day, Jiang Li was training cavalry when Jiang Youchi suddenly came to report, "Master, we found some urgent intelligence. How about I find a place to report it to you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li directly handed over the training task to a newly promoted company commander, and he himself followed Jiang Youchi to the camp.

"Tell me, what news do you have? Is it necessary for us to talk here alone?" Jiang Li asked Jiang Youchi in confusion.

"To answer Young Master's question, there seems to be unusual movement in Qinghe County and Dongshan County!"

"According to the reports from our subordinates, the warlords of those two counties have been moving around frequently since they learned that we annexed Guyang County. They seem to be gathering troops these days, as if they are making some big moves."

Jiang Li frowned after hearing this. "The map is with you. Take it out and show me how they mobilized the army."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Youchi immediately took out a map from his arms and then explained to Jiang Li the general situation of their troop deployment.

But when Jiang Li saw the location he pointed out, his face looked very ugly, because from the deployment of their troops, it was obvious that they were drawing troops from the rear and then stationed in a place close to Tengteng County.

It was obvious that they were joining forces to attack me. "Fuck, they are going to attack us!"

"Young Master is right. When I first saw them mobilizing their troops at the same time, I thought they were going to fight. But when I saw where they were stationed, I immediately felt something was wrong."

"Do you think we should call back all the troops? I've calculated before that if the two of them come out in full force, they might be able to gather 5,000 troops. We have to be careful to deal with it."

Jiang Li's face became even uglier after hearing this. "How is the training of these two guys' men? How are their weapons and equipment?"

"This Qinghe County is not so bad. They have less than 2,000 men and their weapons and equipment are not very good. Our people went to investigate and found that they have not trained much. They may be slightly stronger than Zhang Tiande's soldiers!"

"But Dongshan County is different, because there is a Dongshan River in the county, which is connected to the Minjiang River. Water transportation is very prosperous, so the business in Dongshan County is very prosperous."

"So the warlord of Dongshan County has more than 3,000 soldiers and their training and weapons and equipment are much better than those of Qinghe County. So we have to be very careful when dealing with them, otherwise we will suffer a great loss!"

Jiang Li was very surprised when he heard this. "What's the name of this commander of Dongshan County? Since he has more than 3,000 troops, why doesn't he send troops to Qinghe County?"

"Even earlier, there were no powerful forces around Teng Teng County. Why didn't he send troops to take it over directly?"

"Could it be that he is also like Zhang Tiande, dragged down by his clan, or has no ambition, and is a second-generation military man who inherited his father's legacy?"

Jiang Youchi's eyes twitched when he heard this. "Master, you have a very rich imagination, but the truth of the matter is not like this."

"The warlord in Dongshan County is called Han Jinlong. He was the adjutant of Chen Bin, the former warlord of Dongshan County. This guy is also a man of means and ambition."

"He had been patient for many years, colluding with officers at all levels under Chen Bin and gradually sidelining him. It was not until last year that he really took action to seize power and directly killed Chen Bin's entire family, even the elderly, the weak, women and children were not spared!"

"So it's not that he didn't want to use troops before. He was probably integrating his troops and placing his confidants there!"

Jiang Li nodded after hearing this. "So, this guy saw that we were developing too fast and was afraid that we would threaten him, so he joined forces with the warlords in Qinghe County and wanted to eliminate us in one fell swoop and annex our territory."

"Master, you are wise. I think so too. So when do you think we should gather our troops? If we are late, we may be in a passive position!"

Jiang Li did not hesitate after hearing this. He immediately walked out of the barracks and issued an order to the 100 cavalrymen, "Now I will give you a difficult task. You must immediately take my order to notify the garrisons in each town and tell them to rush to Teng Teng County before tomorrow night. If they are late, they will be punished by military law!"

After issuing this order, the 100 cavalrymen took the warrant and went to pass it on, and he found Jiang Youzhong, "Jiang Youzhong, listen to my order. I order you to immediately gather all the garrisons in Tengteng County and all the new recruits who are in training. I have something important to announce."

Seeing Jiang Li's serious expression, Jiang Youzhong did not dare to neglect and took the order and left. After seeing him leave, Jiang Li ordered Jiang Youchi to continue to inquire about the movements of Dongshan County and Qinghe County.

He himself took a few Taoist soldiers to the armory to count the weapons and ammunition.

This inventory took two days. He looked at the list in his hand, and now there were weapons and ammunition that the troops were currently equipped with.

There are still hundreds of thousands of bullets, tens of thousands of grenades, thousands of rifles, and fifty light machine guns in the armory. A batch of thirty grenade launchers has just arrived and has not yet been distributed.

After thinking for a while, he muttered, "I don't know if these things are enough. For a war involving thousands of people, these bullets may not be enough, right?"

"Fortunately, the production capacity of the Wuzhu Mountain Arsenal has been expanded several times. If it is fully operational, it can produce tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition every day. It should be able to replenish the supply and fight for a few more days!"

While Jiang Li was daydreaming, Jiang Youchi found Jiang Li and reported, "Master, the troops have been assembled. You can go and inspect them anytime!"

Jiang Li nodded upon hearing this, and followed Jiang Youchi to the training ground with a few Taoist soldiers. As soon as he arrived at the training ground, he saw Wang Zhi, who had got the news from somewhere, standing in the middle of the field with more than a hundred reserve officers.

Speaking of the number of reserve officers, Wang Zhi specifically reminded them of this in order to ensure the vitality of the troops and to ensure that the soldiers would not be without motivation for promotion.