The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 23 Beating the Autumn Wind

Jiang Cheng added this unscrupulously, as if he was afraid that the Japanese present didn't know that they were going to take action today, which made his father feel a little timid.

"Commander Jiang, is your department taking any major action?"

Machino Takema naturally changed the subject.

"It's not really an action..."

Jiang Cheng immediately laughed and said, "Mr. Machino has lived in Fengtian for many years, so he probably doesn't know much about our small places..."

"Xinmin is often harassed by bandits, so we just ask the brothers to prepare and clear out the bandits nearby at night."

Machino Takema became interested: "Oh, so it's a bandit suppression operation?"

As he said this, he stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and dismissed all his subordinates present.

Even Xishun, who had followed along, was taken out as well.

This move not only shocked the "imperial envoy" from Fengtian, but also made Jiang Lanxuan stand up in shock.

Jiang Cheng, however, showed a sly smile: It seems that my guess is probably correct.

"Mr. Machino, are you interested in our actions?"

Jiang Lanxuan's face became darker.

"There is a saying in your country that frank people don't speak in secret..."

Machino Takema calmly sat back in his chair and said, "You two, are you still going to hide some facts from me?"

"A few days ago, a batch of farm tools transported by our non-official personnel passed near Xiushui River and were attacked by a large number of Fengtian troops."

"All personnel and materials have been missing until now—"

"You two should be very clear about the ins and outs of this matter, right?"

There was no change in Jiang Lanxuan's expression, but murderous intent could be seen in his eyes.

It turns out that he came here for this matter.

"Well, didn't Jiang mention it just now? Recently, there have been bandits in our Xinmin area."

Jiang Cheng smiled wryly, "This group of people gives us a headache. They are Mongolian bandits who sneaked across the border and burned, killed and looted."

"Oh, so Chief Machino's inspection was fake. He came to our Xinmin to investigate the farm tools lost in your country."

Machino Takema's eyes were already filled with anger at this dead pig's attitude of not being afraid of boiling water.

But after all, he was in Fengjun territory, so he maintained a relatively restrained attitude: "Is it clear to you two whether the people who looted our country's supplies are actually Mongolian bandits?"

Jiang Cheng glanced at his father, whose expression was getting uglier and uglier, and said calmly, "So, are these the farm tools you mentioned? I think you know it very well, right?"

"you!"

After hearing this, the little Japanese simply couldn't hold it back, "Oh, they say the Chinese are cunning, and today I see that their reputation is well-deserved."

"Hey! Don't speak too hastily."

Jiang Cheng was quite proud of himself for successfully angering the Japanese. He gestured to his father and continued with a smile, "Since Mr. Machino didn't mention this in front of your men--"

"I guess you still want to be considerate... After all, for your country: our Fengtian Army is still the best partner, isn't it?"

"But then again, we all know that there are some old-fashioned people who are trying to destroy the cooperation and support the old guys in the pass."

"The loess has been buried here, what kind of cooperation can we still talk about?"

As he spoke, Jiang Cheng slowly raised his clean white right hand and gently touched his chin, "Some people who are living in a corner should be thrown into the pile of old papers along with the old people and the young."

Such words were meant to warn Machino.

Jiang Cheng was very clear that the factional struggles in the military and the General Staff had extended to Japan's entire political situation, including its foreign policy and China policy.

After some probing, Jiang Cheng was certain that neither Kikuchi nor Machino was on the same page with the Black Dragon Society. That was why he said this with a sense of relief.

As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, Machino, who looked unhappy, laughed: "Haha, it is said that the Jiang family in Xinmin has a family of scholars - both father and son are very knowledgeable!"

"After seeing it today, it is indeed extraordinary."

Jiang Lanxuan, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally came to his senses.

He glanced at his son and then said slowly, "Now that we have come to this, Mr. Machino might as well make it clear."

"In fact, this action has nothing to do with our country."

Machino's eyes widened and he began to lie, "The bad guys are actually those Qing Dynasty veterans who escaped from the interior."

"They believe that Fengtian is the ancestral land of Shengjing, so they have always wanted to restore the country."

"Since they are going to use force, they have to mobilize troops. This is just one of the actions. They plan to transport weapons to Fengtian North Camp and instigate rebellion inside the camp."

"Then during the rebellion, we joined forces with the Mongolian commander Babuzab to capture Fengtian City."

After saying this, Jiang Lanxuan straightened up from the back of his chair.

Although he didn't show much shock, his tone still revealed some surprise: "News, is it true?"

Machino remained silent, his expression becoming more profound.

Jiang Cheng tilted his head and looked back at his father, but smiled and said: "Mr. Machino, your news is so timely and important to our Fengtian Army——"

"It's just that my father and I don't understand,"

"Why are you doing us such a big favor?"

Now that everything has been said, Jiang Cheng naturally wants to ask the most important question.

Those damn Japanese people are telling them such important information now, they probably have ulterior motives.

There is no doubt that they are using them, or the Marshal is using his hands to clip the wings of the opponents. There must be other reasons for going straight to Xinmin.

"You two are really too cautious."

Machino looked back at the increasingly alert father and son, and decided to tell the truth, "Ahem, there's no need to play dumb—"

"In fact, your troops withdrew from Fengtian, obviously with the intention of supporting Zhang, right?"

Jiang Cheng was getting impatient with his beating around the bush.

But he knew very well that for all Japanese, the more something could not be said clearly, the more serious the matter was.

He had to show more patience to deal with the devil in front of him.

After a few more words, Machino finally confirmed Jiang Lanxuan's intention, and then he slowly said: "As Mr. Jiang said, the general trend between China and Japan now is friendly cooperation."

"The General Staff has been looking for partners willing to cooperate with Japan."

"General Zhang is one of them... I have also seen your intention to cooperate, so I am naturally willing to do you a favor."

"But from now on, I hope that Xinmin will have closer exchanges with the General Staff Headquarters."

It turned out that this devil was not only here to extort money, but also to form a faction for himself.

Takeo Kikuchi's status was slightly higher than his, so naturally he got the biggest share of the benefits. Therefore, he was looking for people to cooperate with nearby.

"Mr. Machino gave us such important information and trusted us so much,"

Jiang Lanxuan also understood it completely, "We Xinmin will definitely work closely with Mr. Machino in the future."

"Feilan, go ask the accountant to give you a share so that you can work with me."

(End of this chapter)