The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 273 Official Appointment
"How many soldiers do you have under your command?"

what?
Listening to Zhang Zuoxiang's solemn words, Jiang Cheng thought that the other party was going to ask about some important matters in depth.

Before the other party opened his mouth, he was so confused at that moment that he thought of countless responses to the questions.

But he never expected that Zhang Zuoxiang would ask such an unreasonable question.

He suddenly raised his eyes to look at Guo Maochen who was standing in front of him. The volume of the phone was not low, and the old guy was so close to him... he must have heard it clearly!
The other party's half-smile made Jiang Cheng even more certain of this.

His face sank, and he turned slightly and frowned, "Uncle, you are teasing me... Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Zhang Zuolin was very dissatisfied with his evasion: "Don't talk to me about this, kid - just be frank and give me a number!"

Nima.

Jiang Cheng was stunned for a few seconds:

To be honest, even if Jiang Cheng wanted to answer honestly, he couldn't come up with an answer for the time being.

"I said, what are you doing all this fussing about?"

Facing his silence, Zhang Zuoxiang was clearly very dissatisfied, "You are already a grown man, don't hide things from me, your uncle."

Jiang Cheng smiled bitterly: "Uncle, if you say that, I'll stab you with a knife!"

"Is Fei Lan such a dithering person... As for me, hey! Tell my uncle your honest intentions. I, I really don't know how many soldiers I have under my command."

Zhang Hanqing, Guo Maochen and the others rolled their eyes at him without saying anything. Zhang Zuoxiang sneered again: "You answered with this, are you honest? You have to give me a number... five hundred, one thousand - or even ten thousand?"

That’s bullshit, how could it be worth tens of thousands?
Jiang Cheng knew that he was lying to him, but he couldn't figure out the number of troops he currently had at the moment.

Although Dapingzhuang obeys his orders, in reality... he cannot separate from Cai Yuanzong.

The Mongolian regiment in the western camp must be his own, numbering about 500 to 600 men, almost all of them strong cavalry;

Hai Rushong currently owns two major horse farms: Liulihe and Tianguan Horse Farm... There is a lot of water in these two places.

Because the last time I reported was when the Military Academy had just started last year, the Tianguan Racecourse had just started to build a camp, and the number of people was only about a hundred or so...

My goodness, it’s been a whole year, who knows how many people Hai Rushong has recruited for himself.

Adding the troops of Du Haisheng from Siping, there were about 700 to 800 people, and the soldiers he had...

If you do a rough calculation, it’s close to, close to a brigade?
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but think of Brother Yunlong's words: You guys are getting richer and richer now?

"Uncle, I really don't know. You said that I spend all day studying in the Military Academy and traveling around to study. How can I have the time to calculate the number of people under my command?"

Although it was unclear why he asked this, Jiang Cheng did not want to hide it from Zhang Zuoxiang: he was one of the few generals in the Fengtian Army whom Jiang Cheng admired from the bottom of his heart.

"But why are you so anxious to ask me about this? No matter how many soldiers I have, don't they still belong to the commander and Commander Wu?"

At this point, Jiang Cheng simply made a self-deprecating remark, "We will always be the vanguard of the Fengtian Army!"

Zhang Zuoxiang smiled, but then his voice became solemn: "That's enough! I won't tease you anymore——"

"Feilan, the General Staff has already decided that I should be the acting commander of the 27th Division... and I will recruit you and Haisheng."

"I will issue the order after today's meeting. You, Jiang Cheng, will be officially promoted to the garrison commander of Siping! The troops will be assigned to the 54rd Regiment of the 3th Brigade from their original organization."

Jiang Cheng was slightly shocked.

Zhang Zuoxiang has always been the commander of the 54th Brigade, and now he has become the acting commander of the 27th Division. Doesn't that mean he is independent of him? No wonder he wants to ask how many soldiers he has.

"Yes!"

After a brief thought, Jiang Cheng immediately straightened up.

"Feilan, you will be the superior officer from now on, so you can't mess around with me anymore."

Zhang Zuoxiang said earnestly, "Hey, but Siping has been under a lot of pressure lately... Yu Shuai has done a lot of work for you and Xiao Liuzi."

Damn it, I would be mad if I didn't mention this. Wu Datou's soldiers were just standing nearby watching the fun and almost got his own Wu Taixun killed.

"Oh, it's hard to explain. Let's talk about it when we meet in some time."

Zhang Zuoxiang continued, "In addition, the 28th Division will move out tomorrow morning and withdraw from Zhengjiatun to your Siping area."

"But he won't be able to stay for long... Marshal Yu has already decided to let your uncle enter the pass to support the battle. I'm telling you this to remind you to keep your men under control and avoid any conflict with the 28th Division."

Jiang Cheng curled his lips: "A bunch of defeated soldiers picked up by the Japanese, you still dare to drag them in front of me? Uncle, it's not that we look down on the Third Uncle. There are many Japanese soldiers fighting against him in Zhengjiatun, but he also has many people and weapons, but it turned out to be such a mess. It's really despicable."

Zhang Zuoxiang did not answer him, but asked him to hand the phone to Zhang Hanqing.

The tone of the voice on the phone was obviously a few notes lower, and Jiang Cheng could hardly hear it clearly because he was standing very close.

Just as he was wondering what trivial matter Du Haisheng was talking about, he saw Du Haisheng's adjutant Li Zhenyuan waving at him in panic from a distance.

Seeing his strange expression, Jiang Cheng frowned and stepped forward. The latter quickly pulled him aside and whispered, "Master Jiang, this is not good!"

"Mr. Bao, Mr. Bao...Mr. Bao is in trouble."

Something happened! ?
Turning his eyes away in astonishment, Jiang Cheng instantly understood the extent of this "incident".

One hand raised and grabbed his collar fiercely, "Where are the others - and where have they finished their studies!?"

For some reason, in the depths of Jiang Cheng's mind, the smile of the future rebel leader flashed across his mind;
Logically speaking, based on the crimes he committed in later life, Jiang Cheng should have been disgusted with him.

This unconscious reaction was something that even he himself found inexplicable.

Shocked by his superior's violent reaction, Li Zhenyuan quickly replied, "Master Zhang was slightly injured... He was the one who brought Master Bao back."

Without paying attention to the young marshal who was still on the phone with Zhang Zuoxiang, Jiang Cheng unhappily asked him to take him over.

Several brothers were gathered around the bed in the barracks. The military doctor must have just treated his injuries.

After a series of muffled groans, everyone looked gloomy, especially Wu Taixun, whose face was filled with grief, anger and pain;

Seeing Jiang Cheng coming in, he was the first to stir up the pain and said, "Feilan! How could this happen!?"

"Yu Lin is gone, and I have completed my studies, and I have completed my studies..."

Jiang Cheng then saw that the boy on the hospital bed had a thick bandage on his left eye and his cadet uniform was covered in blood and dirt.

With a jolt in his heart, Jiang Cheng looked back at the military doctor, who replied anxiously under his cold gaze: "Master Zhang's left eye was injured by shrapnel... He can't be saved!"

"Mr. Bao was shot in the artery in his neck. When he was brought back, he was already..."

Jiang Cheng gritted his teeth: "Stop talking!"

(End of this chapter)