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

Chapter 373 122 coalition troops

This really made him feel inferior to himself.

Seeing that no one else spoke, Jiang Li also expressed his opinion directly, "I, Jiang Li, am willing to send 700,000 troops to join forces with you to fight against the Japanese pirates!"

"In addition, we can provide 60% of the weapons, ammunition and food for the subsequent battles, and provide a stable logistical supply for everyone."

After hearing Jiang Li's statement, the others could no longer remain unmoved and agreed to send troops to fight the enemy.

You have 50,000 and I have 80,000. The seven warlords in three provinces have a total of 400,000 people. Add to that Jiang Li's 700,000 and Li Jiayu's 120,000, and a total of 1.22 million troops.

Seeing that the army had almost gathered, Jiang Li took out the Xuanyuan Sword and stuck it on the conference table.

"I don't care what little thoughts you have, but if anyone dares to take advantage of the lack of manpower of other colleagues and launch a sneak attack, don't blame me, Jiang Li, for using this Xuanyuan Sword to chop off his head."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. They were not shocked by the fact that Jiang Li was going to kill people, but by the Xuan-Yuan Sword he mentioned.

Every Chinese knows about this thing. I think apart from the imperial seal, there is no more authentic token of trust than this sword.

At this time, a Sichuan warlord named Liu Guanglie suddenly asked Jiang Li, "Excuse me, Commander Jiang, I heard that your surname is Jiang, and you can trace your ancestry back to Bo Ling, the son of Zhou Gongdan, the younger brother of the Zhou emperor. You are a descendant of the Zhou emperor. Is this true?"

Jiang Li was stunned when he heard this. It seemed like he had boasted about this many years ago, and he didn't know how Liu Guanglie knew about it.

However, he couldn't deny it at this moment, otherwise his dignity would instantly fall to the ground, so he could only say something vaguely.

"Marshal Liu, please don't mock me. Now that the great cause has not been accomplished, Jiang really doesn't dare to bring shame to our ancestors, so it's better not to mention it now!"

"Let's continue discussing sending troops to fight against the Japanese!"

When Liu Guanglie saw that Jiang Li did not deny it, he knew that the rumor was most likely true. However, to be on the safe side, he still remained cautious and asked again.

"I have an unwelcome request, and I hope Commander Jiang can agree to it!"

Seeing Jiang Li frowning, he quickly smiled and said, "Commander Jiang, don't worry too much. I just want to take a look at your Xuanyuan Sword. After all, it is a legendary artifact. I am really curious!"

Jiang Li saw that not only Liu Guanglie, but others were also curious, so he simply said, "Go ahead and watch if you want. After watching, we will discuss the matter of resisting the Japanese invaders. That is the most important thing right now."

After saying this, he exerted a little force with his hands, and the Xuanyuan Sword was firmly inserted into the conference table made of rosewood.

Then he took two steps back to make room for them to take a closer look at the Xuanyuan Sword.

These warlords, including Yang Shen, all rushed over to check it out, but since they were not cultivators and had not been recognized as the master by the Xuan-Yuan Sword, they naturally could not see anything.

Everyone looked at it for a long time, and Liu Guanglie even played with it for a while. Apart from feeling that the sword was very old, and seeing the patterns painted on it and eight unfamiliar seal characters, there was nothing unusual about it.

Seeing this, Liu Guanglie quickly asked Jiang Li, "I wonder how Marshal Jiang confirmed the identity of this sword. Why didn't we notice it at all? What's so special about this sword?"

Seeing that he was still asking, Jiang Li frowned and replied, "This sword is undoubtedly the Xuanyuan Sword. The human luck attached to the sword has a great suppressive effect on practitioners and monsters and ghosts. You can also use this sword to easily kill them!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood what was going on. Seeing that Jiang Li looked unhappy, they stopped asking questions. Even Liu Guanglie, who was most interested in this, stopped asking any more questions.

After sitting down, he continued to discuss the details of the military deployment with everyone.

After that, they discussed for more than two hours, this time clarifying the time and route of the troops, as well as the specific details of the march.

After that they stood up, saluted each other, and left to arrange their troops and prepare to set off.

But Jiang Li saw that everyone had left except Liu Guanglie, so he stepped forward and asked, "General Liu, is there anything else you want to do? Why don't you go and reorganize the team?"

Liu Guanglie smiled awkwardly upon hearing this, "Commander Jiang, you may not know that I only sent 70,000 people to Shanghai this time, but this is definitely not because of any selfish motive on my part."

"The truth is that I have only been here for a short time, and I can only gather 50,000 to 60,000 guns. Although I still have tens of thousands of troops, I can't send them to the front line to be cannon fodder because they have no weapons!"

When Jiang Li heard this, he immediately had an idea, "So, Marshal Liu did fight the enemy with all his strength, but he just lacked guns and cannons!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

"As long as Marshal Jiang can provide a batch of guns and cannons, I will be able to gather more than 100,000 troops under my command, and then we will be able to contribute more to the fight against the Japanese invaders!"

Jiang Li nodded immediately upon hearing this. "Since Marshal Liu is so willing, I, Jiang Li, will do my part. I just don't know exactly how many people he has under his command, and how many guns he is still short of."

After hearing this, Liu Guanglie smiled awkwardly, "To be honest with you, Commander Jiang, I have been at the front line for some time, confronting your Anmin Army. I don't really know how many people you have recruited in the rear."

"But my military advisor is responsible for coordinating this matter. Why don't I invite my military advisor to tell you how many guns are still missing? What do you think?"

Jiang Li thought about the current situation after hearing this. Although the time didn't match, the geographical location was indeed correct. So this battle should be similar to the Battle of Shanghai in his previous life.

It will definitely be a protracted battle. The more people on our side participate, the greater the chance of winning. So I agreed to what he said and met the so-called military advisor.

When Liu Guanglie saw that Jiang Li agreed, he immediately asked the guard to invite his military advisor, and just after the guard left.

Liu Guanglie, however, inadvertently glanced at the Xuanyuan Sword on the conference table, but when he looked around, he could no longer see the sword.

So he thought carefully, but still couldn't remember when Jiang Li quietly put away such a long sword.

However, he didn't show too much anxiety, but sat down to accompany Jiang Li to drink tea and chat about random things.

Half an hour later, Jiang Li's guards brought over the military advisor named Wang Yuanxiu. After greeting Jiang Li and Liu Guanglie, he truthfully reported the number of troops and the number of guns available.

When Jiang Li heard this, he exclaimed, Wow! Liu Guanglie had more than 142,000 men under his command, but he only had 51,000 guns and less than 3 million bullets.

There was almost one gun for every three people. As for light machine guns, the entire army had no more than 100, heavy machine guns no more than 8, and artillery only about a hundred homemade cannons.

This really opened Jiang Li's eyes for a while, but after Liu Guanglie explained the reason, Jiang Li's eyes twitched a little.