The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 142 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
On the contrary, this straightforward conversation made Jiang Cheng laugh: "Yeah, where can I take 40 million worth of equipment with me... It's not too much to make me, Jiang Feilan, a commander, right?"

Clearly noticing his pupils shrinking immediately, Jiang Cheng smiled and patted his arm: "Okay, brother, Fei Lan doesn't have such a big idea!"

Moreover, these equipments are a powerful weapon for Marshal Zhang to shake the division of the forces outside the Great Wall.
But when it came to him and his father, without powerful territory and money, they could not recruit useful soldiers in a short time. Wouldn't it be like a young boy carrying two large pieces of gold and showing off in the market?

I can't work alone for now, so why not go south?

Ha ha……

The water inside the pass is deep and muddy. What can the troops do without rear support?

I'm afraid he can't even get out of Zhili. In a few days, he will be chased and bitten to pieces by people like Wu Xiucai.

By then, your life and property will be gone. It is better to stay far away from the border where the emperor is far away and follow an old fox!

"Here comes someone!"

Jiang Cheng shouted, "Pass on my order!"

"All officers and men are ready for battle."

"Cai Yuanming, listen to my orders. You and your cavalry battalion will head to Tangshan. Set off immediately!"

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Even if they did not enter through Shanhaiguan in a blatant manner, such a large troop entry would definitely be discovered by the secret sentry posts of the Zhi army distributed in Zhili and other places.

Now they want to go straight to Qinhuangdao to get a forged note and cheat the equipment. In addition to providing cover and buying off the port, they must also make a feint to the east and attack in the west.

Draw the attention of Old Feng, Cao San'er, and Wu Xiucai from Luanzhou to other places.

Attacking Tangshan is the best choice, as the defenses there are not as strong as other cities, and the terrain is more suitable for cavalry combat.

Cai Yuanming and his men will fire a few shots, do a few tricks and then run away. The nervous Old Feng will definitely chase them all the way, and then they will go straight to Qinhuangdao to take the evidence and run away.

Not only that, Jiang Cheng has other tricks.

Before setting off, he asked Gao Wensheng to send a telegram to Hai Pingchuan in Shanhaiguan, asking his transport team to set off immediately.

In addition, he was also asked to plant flags and set off cannons along the road, and after walking for a while, he would casually throw a few bags of food and get off the car.

After Jiang Dengxuan reported it, Yang Yuting must have been reprimanded by the Marshal. They have no shortage of food or drink... throwing some things would be very useful.

Wu Peifu, who regarded Jiang Cheng as a "young boy" and "a child still wet behind the ears", was destined to suffer a big setback this time.

Working day and night, the entire team moved out of Luanzhou city at a forced march towards Qinhuangdao Port.

Stationed at the port was the 133rd Regiment, which was under the command of Wu Peifu, the Zhili Army.

However, their leader Zhao Yu was bribed by Yang Yuting for a large sum of money more than a month ago.

The movements of the entire port, and even its throughput, were all reported back to the Fengtian General Staff Headquarters. To put it bluntly, not even a fart could be hidden from the commander's eyes.

"Sir, the troops picking up the goods have arrived!"

It was three o'clock in the morning, the most sleepy time of the night, and even the soldiers standing guard at the gate were panting heavily.

Except for a few personal guards with strong quality, the soldiers during the Beiyang period were basically mediocre.

Seeing that the person was the young man Yang Yuting mentioned on the phone, Zhao Yu said seriously: "Where is the delivery note?"

Jiang Cheng stuffed a stack of banknotes into his hand and said with a smile: "Please help me, sir!"

Anyone who can be bribed must be extremely greedy for money, and these things are enough to make him do what he wants.

As expected, he couldn't hide his smile immediately, nodded and sent someone to take them for an inventory.

The smell of gun oil that hit him in the face made Jiang Cheng hold his breath - the ammunition boxes piled up in front of him... made him dizzy.

No matter how much Jiang Cheng told himself to stay calm before taking action and not be blinded by the good things, when he saw the large amount of supplies displayed in front of him, a huge wave of anxiety still surged in the depths of his mind.

"move!"

Holding back his strong thoughts, Jiang Cheng growled.

The soldiers rushed in quickly, and boxes of ammunition were moved out of the warehouse and loaded into trucks.

Things went much more smoothly than Jiang Cheng had expected. Except for one or two people who were clumsy and dropped things, the whole operation was quick and successful.

All the guns, ammunition and even various equipment were exactly the same as on the cargo list, and after more than two hours they were all loaded onto the truck and left.

"This commander, hehehe..."

After all the things were shipped out of the port, Zhao Yu, riding a horse, caught up with two of his men.

Jiang Cheng stopped his horse in confusion and asked Gao Wensheng to lead the team to leave quickly. He turned around and frowned: "What's going on?"

Seeing his embarrassed yet somewhat flattering smile, Jiang Cheng immediately understood what he meant——

This bastard is probably afraid of being held accountable by his superiors for losing the arms, so he plans to surrender to the Fengtian Army now!
"Haha, why do you ask this question when you already know the answer? I just want to follow you and work for Marshal Fengtian to earn a living."

Jiang Cheng examined his overly greedy eyes, lowered his eyebrows and smiled, "Oh, really? Then please join us and go together."

As soon as he finished speaking, he made a gesture near his neck towards Han Ming and the two men who followed him.

The three men jumped off their horses at the same time, drew their swords and rushed forward together. Only then did Zhao Yu and others realize that these prairie wolves outside the pass intended to kill them to silence them.

It was too late to run, and begging for mercy was useless.

In the blink of an eye, there were several more useless corpses in the forest, and they had to be mocked by the handsome young general: "You sold your old master for a few dollars. Do you dare to want someone like you?"

"Go with peace of mind. Be a good person in your next life and don't be a running dog."

Tightening the reins and riding his horse to chase the main force, Jiang Cheng growled again: "Hurry up, I think Wu Xiucai will catch up soon!"

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Almost at the moment when Jiang Cheng's officers and soldiers took all their belongings and started to flee towards Shanhaiguan, the furious Wu Peifu was gathering several aides to discuss how to capture alive the Fengtian Army troops that harassed Tangshan.

I'm so sleepy. I haven't slept well for two nights. There are explosions here and there.

"There shouldn't be many people, but they have heavy weapons. The artillery array is really scary."

"Yeah, I've fought a lot with Master Yu, but I've never seen anything like this before: it exploded before it hit the ground, and the top of the head was covered with flowers and on fire, killing both the man and the horse!"

Of course, they have never seen a flying thunder cannon. This thing is cheap, easy to manufacture, and can be produced in large quantities. The key is that you can just put a barrel on it and fire it like a sky rocket. It is definitely a guerrilla warfare weapon.

"Master Yu, this group of Fengtian troops came and went in strange ways. I'm afraid their target is not Tangshan, but..."

A reminder from an aide made Wu Peifu break out in a cold sweat.

Such a general who has been involved in countless battles for many years has a natural sense of threats.

He also smelled a strange smell.

"Could it be a feint to the east and attack in the west? This brat who is still wet behind the ears knows such a strategy?"

The telephone on the desk behind him suddenly rang loudly, and he turned around and picked up the receiver.

A minute later, the face of Yu Shuai, who was later called the most famous general of the Republic of China, changed drastically!

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