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

He asked Jiang Li to regularly select those outstanding soldiers from the lower-level soldiers and send them to officer training classes to increase the soldiers' motivation to move forward.

On the other hand, as soon as Jiang Li arrived at the training ground, he saw a large crowd of people. After listening to the reports from the company commanders, he knew how many troops he had.

Tengteng County has 1,000 defenders and 600 new recruits, and each of the twelve towns has a full staff of 120 people. In addition to the eleven companies of 60 people in Guyang County and the 350 defenders of Guyang County, he now has 4,050 infantrymen.

There are also artillery companies, cavalry companies, and motorcycle companies, as well as 200 people left to guard Wuzhu Mountain. He currently has about 4,500 people under his command, and 4,300 of them have arrived at the scene.

Looking at this well-organized army, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart. "You may be curious about why I called everyone here today. Isn't it because the two counties of Dongshan and Qinghe are joining forces to attack!"

"They saw that we had wiped out the bandits, developed trade, built factories, and had a good harvest so that we could have a good meal. So they planned to use force to take away our money and food, and our land, so that we would go back to working for the landlords and not having enough to eat!"

"Can we agree to this?"

Jiang Li exaggerated the reasons for this military deployment, and the soldiers below the stage were filled with indignation. They had trained so hard and risked their lives to fight the bandits, but now they had only had a full meal for a year.

The people from Dongshan Qinghe County were coming to rob them, so they were not willing to agree. So they all raised their hands and fists and shouted, "No, no!"

Seeing this scene, Jiang Li immediately felt relieved. This was called the morale of the army. He simply stopped talking about big principles and just asked everyone to check their weapons and equipment. He then took more than 20 company commanders and Wang Zhijin into the military tent.

As soon as he sat down in the military tent, Jiang Li spoke, "The situation this time is not too bad. The enemy has only four to five thousand men in total, which is about the same as our strength."

"And according to intelligence, there are less than 2,000 people in Qinghe County. Their weapons and training are ordinary, and their combat effectiveness is about the same as that of the dead man Zhang Tiande's soldiers."

"So I let you in this time, not to ask you how to defeat the enemy, but to tell you to command well and not make any low-level mistakes, so as to avoid too many casualties!"

Everyone nodded solemnly upon hearing this. Jiang Li did not say anything more, but asked Jiang Youchi to explain the information he had to everyone.

For example, which place has open terrain, which place is suitable for ambush, etc. After everyone knew it clearly, Jiang Li stood up again and expressed his ideas.

"The enemy is coming with great force this time, so we must keep the battlefield outside Tengteng County."

"For this reason, I think we should place the battlefield on Qingqiu Slope, which is at the junction of the three counties. The slope is not very high and the terrain is very open. The key is that there are no decent big trees there except for some bushes and weeds, which will not block the sight and bullets!"

"Now, companies 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, you guys quickly rush to Qingqiupo, dig trenches and set up defenses there, the main force will be here soon!"

The nine company commanders looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, someone stepped forward and asked, "Mr. County Governor, do we still get to choose this battlefield? If the enemy doesn't come, won't we have worked in vain?"

"You just go, I will take care of the rest!" Jiang Li said confidently.

After hearing what Jiang Li said, they no longer had any questions and immediately sat down to continue the meeting.

Afterwards, Jiang Li arranged some miscellaneous things, and after they had finished their respective tasks, they dispersed.

Since Jiang Li had people prepare all the supplies two days before, after the discussion was completed and they left the military tent, everyone prepared what they needed to prepare and set off.

At this moment, Jiang Li was giving a speech to the cavalry company. "You all understand the current situation. I have set the battlefield at Qingqiu Slope, but the enemy will definitely not come here obediently."

"I will now hand over this mission to you. Use your advantage of rapid mobility to harass them. Note that I said harass, not fight head-on!"

"Your mission is only one, and that is to make them grit their teeth and follow you closely, and bring them to Qingqiu Mountain step by step."

"Can you possibly do it?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately responded loudly, "Yes!"

Jiang Li smiled immediately upon seeing this, "Well, go and prepare now. Just go to the warehouse and get whatever you need. We'll set off in an hour!"

After that, everyone took the order and went to prepare supplies.

As for Han Jinlong, he endured for many years and finally succeeded in seizing power. Then he spent nearly a year integrating and gathering his troops.

Although he had heard that there was a small warlord in Tengteng Town who was very active, he did not pay much attention to it. After all, how many troops could a town support? At most three or four hundred.

As long as I integrate the army, I can easily take control of it, so I didn't pay much attention to this matter.

Just when he had done all this, he sent people to gather intelligence on the surrounding towns and counties, thinking of taking all the surrounding towns and villages under his control in one fell swoop.

However, he learned a shocking piece of news. It turned out that the inconspicuous little warlord had become a powerful figure.

Not only did he change the Tengteng Town into Tengteng County, he also continuously used military forces to expand his territory, occupying many villages and towns, and most recently occupied Guyang County.

He was now in a dilemma. As the saying goes, "How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed?" He wanted to use military force against Jiang Li immediately.

But on second thought, Jiang Li controls two counties, so he might have something in his hands. If he fails to take it down in one go, it would be a huge blow to his prestige.

So he thought about it and came up with the idea of ​​driving the tiger to devour the wolf. He directly sent his most capable aide, Xie Xuan, to find Liu Zhen, the commander-in-chief of Qinghe County.

It has to be said that Xie Xuan was a capable man. With his passionate and inflammatory speech, he quickly fooled the idiot Liu Zhen.

Now that's a problem. Originally, Han Jinlong wanted to take advantage of the fact that Jiang Li had not yet completely absorbed Guyang County and take the opportunity to destroy him and occupy the territories of these two counties.

Now with the addition of Liu Zhen, he only needs to use some tricks, and I think he will be able to get three counties after winning this battle.

By then, he would have become a powerful warlord with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and in the end he even laughed out loud unconsciously.

This confused Xie Xuan who was standing by, but due to Marshal Han's ruthless character, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.

After laughing for a long time, Han Jinlong finally stopped smiling, rode to the training ground, and after giving a passionate speech to the soldiers, he ordered the entire army to march out to meet up with Liu Zhen.