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

If we let the technical department tinker with it, maybe they could come up with something useful.

After reading the battle report, Jiang Li discussed the next battle with everyone.

After a long discussion, no good solution was reached. The conclusion was to build fortifications in the direction of Jinshanwei and fight a protracted war with the enemy.

On the other side, they gathered elite troops and fought street battles with the enemy in the city.

Finally, Jiang Li saw that no one else had any good idea, so he decided on this method and assigned combat tasks.

This time, the method of combat was finally no longer a night attack, but rather they could take advantage of their numbers and engage the Japanese pirates head-on.

Moreover, we have an advantage that the enemy does not have, that is, we have twelve medium tanks and a large number of armored vehicles, so we have a great advantage in this street fighting.

The most crucial thing is that the enemy's retreat was too sudden.

Therefore, they basically did not take any of their artillery with them, and because the heavy machine guns were too heavy, only a small number of them were taken with them.

At this moment, their hundreds of thousands of people only had some small-caliber grenade launchers and mortars, and a small number of heavy machine guns, which did not pose much threat to tanks and armored vehicles.

As for those light tanks, their defense is limited. They can withstand heavy machine gun fire from the front, but the sides are less protected and are very dangerous.

In street fighting, this risk would be further magnified, and he did not intend to take risks with these big guys that he had obtained with great difficulty.

However, he thought that the defense of these armored vehicles might not be safe, so he asked someone to install an additional layer of external armor on the outside to enhance the defense of the armored vehicles.

Seeing that there were no omissions now, he waved his hand and ordered the troops to launch an attack and engage in street fighting with the enemy.

At this time, Jiang Li thought of another problem, that is, the enemy is an industrial power with extremely strong military power, and the next batch of reinforcements must be equipped with airplanes and tanks.

If our side continues to fight like this, I'm afraid we might be completely wiped out.

So he went back to the map and examined it carefully over and over again, hoping to find a way to crack it.

He thought about it for two hours before he finally came up with some ideas.

So he immediately called Liu Huaqiang and the other two, first praised their contributions in person, and then promoted them, directly from deputy brigade commanders to brigade commanders.

Just when they were happy, Jiang Li gave them new orders again.

That is to continue doing his old business and take his troops to fight guerrilla warfare in other provinces occupied by Japanese pirates.

"Commander, we are already brigade commanders. It might be inappropriate for us to fight guerrilla warfare again!"

The person who spoke was Hua Yong.

Seeing him asking the question, Jiang Li was not angry at all. Instead, he said in a friendly manner, "Hua Yong, I know what you are thinking. You just think that it is a waste of your talent to let you fight guerrilla warfare, right?"

Hua Yong saw that Jiang Li had exposed him in one go, but he did not feel embarrassed. Instead, he looked at Jiang Li steadily.

Jiang Li didn't waste any words and told them his plan directly, "You may not know this, but your guerrilla warfare is more important this time than before!"

Then he took them to the map and said, "Look, the current situation is not good for us!"

"There are still hundreds of thousands of Japanese pirates in Shanghai that have not been cleared out. The reason why they don't retreat to Jinshanwei and evacuate with the hundreds of thousands of navy there."

"Aren't you just waiting for the reinforcements from the north to arrive, and then attack from the center to wipe out all of our more than one million people here?"

"So I asked you to fight guerrilla warfare in order to disrupt the logistics of the Japanese pirates' support forces. Then they will have to send a large army to escort them, so as to relieve the pressure on our front!"

The three men immediately became alert after hearing this. This meant that their trip was not dispensable, but rather crucial.

At this time, Hua Yong raised a question, "I understand the road the commander is talking about, but if the enemy sees that the land route is blocked and directly sends reinforcements by sea, then won't we be completely useless?"

"Jiang Li shook his head when he heard this. As long as you exist, you are useful. This will definitely make the enemy leave some troops to deal with you, and then our pressure will definitely be reduced."

"As for how many people they leave behind, that depends on the abilities of the three of you."

"In addition, since this mission is important and urgent, I will not adopt the previous strategy. I will directly select 30,000 people for you, and you can deploy the personnel on your own."

"I have only one request for you, that is, you must gather a group of people in a month to disrupt the enemy's logistical supply lines. Can you do it?"

The three men immediately perked up after hearing this, and then saluted and answered loudly, "Don't worry, Commander, we promise to complete the mission!"

After that, Jiang Li discussed with him the details of the dispatch and how to arrange logistical supplies. After the discussion was completed, he allocated 30,000 troops to them and set off with their equipment.

Well, it was still broad daylight at this time, and they shouldn't have marched so brazenly.

However, Jiang Li took into consideration that the enemy had been driven into the city of Shanghai, there were no troops in other places at all, and the support troops were even further away.

So they were allowed to travel during the day for a few days and then switch to traveling at night after a few days.

Watching them leave, Jiang Li knew in his heart that there was no guarantee of victory with just this one move, so he prepared to play the next card.

That is to encourage people of insight across the country to unite and fight against the Japanese invaders together. Only by taking advantage of the absolute numerical advantage can we have a chance of winning.

The method he used was naturally the same as the one he used to persuade the warlords in Jiangxi, Fujian and Sichuan provinces. He held the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand and made a call from a high place, directly appealing to the knowledgeable people across the country to actively fight against foreign enemies.

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Just when the street fighting in Shanghai was raging, Jiang Li gathered many Chinese and foreign reporters and held a mobilization meeting on a high-rise building on the Bund in Shanghai.

Jiang Li was seen holding the Xuanyuan Sword, standing on the rooftop and shouting to the reporters in front of him: "My compatriots across the country, Shanghai is behind me. Right now, the city is raging with flames and filled with smoke."

"But this is not just a crisis facing Shanghai, but a life-and-death challenge facing the entire Chinese land!"

"The land beneath our feet is being wantonly trampled by invaders, and our compatriots are bleeding and crying under the enemy's guns and cannons, so we cannot retreat or be afraid!"

"In this battle, our soldiers have risked their lives and killed 100,000 enemies. At this moment, they are fighting with their flesh and blood against the remaining enemies who have fled into the city. We hope that all compatriots will lend a hand and fight the Japanese pirates together."