The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 22: Come to explore the truth
Only then did Li Shitou catch his breath: "Staff Officer Gao ordered the troops to assemble, but before the order was passed down...someone came from Fengtian."

"It is said that the commander-in-chief has just hired a Japanese consultant who wants to see the situation of the garrison around Fengtian."

"I don't know if it was intentional, but it came straight to Xinmin!"

"Captain, what should we do now? We are going to attack the Japanese, but they are coming straight at us. Should we still act?"

The father and son were both surprised.

"Is there a spy?"

Jiang Lanxuan would naturally think so. They had just finalized the battle plan, and the Japanese came to Xinmin under such an excuse that seemed to be just a trial?
"Probably not."

After a brief thought, Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Even if they knew our battle plan, they couldn't come so quickly."

Moreover, the person who came said that he was the Japanese consultant newly hired by the Marshal.

As far as he knew, the "Japanese advisers" during the Republic of China period were a faction that was friendly to Marshal Zhang, and they had differences with the Black Dragon Society and the military that supported the Zongli Socialist Party and intended to kill Lao Zhang.

Will it be...

Did he feel that someone was interfering in Fengtian's affairs, so he came to Xinmin under the pretext of inspecting the standing army to find out the truth?

If this is true, the sudden visit of these devils to Xinmin actually has nothing to do with their actions.

"Perhaps, it has nothing to do with our actions today."

Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and chose to use a formal address, "Captain, in my humble opinion, they have already arrived in Xinmin, so we can't not welcome them. Let's see what they are going to do."

The father and son looked at each other, and Jiang Lanxuan turned around and asked Li Shitou to invite the visitor in.

Before the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in Northeast China, Japan and the Fengtian Army had always cooperated closely, and the internal cooperation and struggle between them were intricate and intertwined.

In general, China and Japan do dislike each other, and they also compete for power and profit.

But at this stage, even if Japan is stronger, it is a foolish dream to completely divide up the Northeast under the siege of the great powers;

On the other hand, in the Northeast, no matter how arrogant and domineering the future King of the Northeast may be, he is still not fully grown at this moment.

The various forces in Fengtian are intertwined and complicated. He is currently maintaining a friendly attitude towards Japan and intends to use them to occupy the entire Northeast.

Even Marshal Zhang is like this, and his sworn brothers and subordinates are no exception, and they have close contacts with the Japanese.

The Jiang family was no exception: when they heard that the Japanese were coming, although they were wary, they would not refuse to interact with them.

However, the person who brought people in at this moment was Zhao Xishun, Marshal Zhang's personal bodyguard.

Behind him followed several men wearing Japanese Kwantung Army uniforms.

Jiang Cheng was stunned at first, and couldn't help but look at his father again;

He was also stunned, but immediately put on a smiling face and stepped forward and said, "Just now I was thinking that some distinguished guest would come in this weather, but I didn't expect it to be Xishun!"

"Please come in. It's really hard to make a trip on a rainy day."

"Haha... Captain Jiang is so polite. I, I am also on official business!"

"A few of you have asked the commander for permission to go around Fengtian and inspect the specific situation of our army."

The smile on his face was somewhat forced. Xishun glanced at the Japanese officers on his left and right, as if to signal them, "That's the way it is..."

"Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Machino, the newly hired Japanese consultant in the Marshal's Mansion—"

"Same as our previous advisor, Mr. Kikuchi."

Jiang Cheng blinked and almost couldn't hold it.

This is the second time this has happened, right?
I just used Machino's name at the Tanaka Bathhouse, but I didn't expect the real Machino to show up? That's right, those bastards of the Black Dragon Society must have known that Machino Takema's real body was going to patrol nearby, so they were willing to let him go. Otherwise, how could it be so easy?

Wusheng made a questioning expression to Xishun, but Xishun's response seemed forced and he could hardly tell what the meaning was.

Jiang Lanxuan smiled, made a welcoming gesture, and welcomed Machino and his party into the house.

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes, turned around and walked around the Japanese who came in, quietly grabbed Xishun's wrist, and dragged him all the way to the corridor outside the office.

"Brother Xishun, why did you come to Xinmin with a few Japanese without even saying hello?"

Jiang Cheng looked around first, then lowered his voice and said, "Damn it, you are so mean!"

"What's not good about that? We also launched a surprise attack on the Japanese!"

Xishun also looked helpless, "You don't know about that. The day after the assassination of the handsome man, the Japanese ministry and consul came with a group of people -"

"They said that Mr. Shuai was frightened and came to comfort him, and Mr. Shuai was so angry..."

"A few days later, another group of people came. I heard them say something, both openly and secretly, telling Master that they knew what the assassination was and who was behind it."

"When the handsome man was happy, he gave this Machino 30,000 dollars and made him a consultant."

Jiang Cheng probably knows something about this matter.

When Duan Zhigui was the governor of Fengtian, he had a Japanese adviser, the famous Takeo Kikuchi.

And this Machino Takema, like Kikuchi, belongs to the same camp of the General Staff Headquarters.

But this guy didn't have a noble birth like Kikuchi, and he was extremely greedy for money;

He is different from Kenji Doihara, Mitsuki Suzuki, Shigeru Honjo and others who came after him.
This guy doesn't have a noble status like Takeo Kikuchi, nor did he graduate from a prestigious university. He is greedy for money and afraid of death. He came to China just for money!
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng showed a slight smile on his face.

Based on the information currently available, this crappy consultant knows about the same thing as he does.

Don’t worry, take a look first.

If this Machino Takema is the same as what is described in the literature, they can use him.

Thinking this in his mind, Jiang Cheng smiled and perfunctorily replied, and went to his father's office with Xishun.

Machino Takema was probably in his early thirties and looked like a serious military officer.

At this moment, he was leading several of his men to chat with Jiang Lanxuan about some meaningless topics, which had nothing to do with the so-called joint defense situation of the standing army that he was going to inspect.

Jiang Lanxuan glanced at his son and continued chatting with the consultant.

However, Li Shitou, who was standing behind several Japanese officers, seemed a little anxious.

Jiang Cheng knew that he was thinking about the military action: the damn Japanese might transport grain out of the city tonight... and they are not prepared at all now!

"Deputy Battalion Commander Li."

Noticing the anxiety on his face, Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes and immediately said, "Don't we still have official business in the camp?"

"This……"

Hearing his lecture, Li Shitou was startled and immediately turned his shocked gaze to Jiang Lanxuan who was sitting upright.

The latter also frowned and looked back at his son. After receiving an affirmative look in response, Jiang Lanxuan nodded and motioned him to leave.

"The old rules remain unchanged."

(End of this chapter)