The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 323 Target Jilin
That same day, he and Zhang Tingxue took a military train heading north back to Siping. In addition to being loaded with various military supplies, the train also contained a batch of books printed by Jiang Cheng in the printing factory in Fengtian.

He had previously discussed with Yang Yucheng about building a three-year school in Siping that would specifically enroll children around twelve years old.

It is not to reserve talents for the military, but for the subsequent steel mills, arsenals, pharmaceutical factories, even gunpowder processing plants and light industries, which all need to reserve talents.

Jiang Cheng plans to appoint Yang Yucheng as the principal, who will also have to implement strict military management in addition to teaching.

These textbooks were obtained with the help of Yu Fengzhi - she was studying at Fengtian Girls' High School at the time, and now she is the lady of the Zhang family, so it is easy for her to get a set of current textbooks for printing.

All children of school age will be screened and the smartest ones with the best physical fitness will be picked out. In addition to free admission, food and accommodation, they will also be treated as student soldiers and given two yuan per month to supplement their family expenses.

Of course, with such favorable conditions, students must complete such courses within one year and then be classified into professional subjects - those suitable for leading troops can join the army, and those who engage in research and production can join factories and R&D teams.

He had to catch up with Japan as quickly as possible, and he also had to speed up his research on smokeless gunpowder and steel products.

World War I was a trench war, in other words, a war of attrition, with human lives at stake...

But the following World War II was different. The Germans' purely mechanized blitzkrieg would give these European masters a loud slap in the face.

He had to complete industrialization in his own territory before the two Zhi-Feng Wars.

However, if he wanted to accomplish such a big business, Siping alone would not be enough.

The territory is not big enough, the products are not abundant enough, and the population base is not large enough.

We have to deal with Meng Enyuan as soon as possible.

If he could take over the entire Jilin region, with Heilongjiang behind him and Fengtian Province at the forefront, and then take over the imports and exports of Vladivostok, he would be able to complete full industrialization in three to five years.

When she returned home that night, Zhang Tingxue was like a victorious general, bringing gifts to share with her sisters.

Jiang Cheng went straight to the office and asked Han Ming to send several telegrams he had prepared on the way to the signalman.

One of the letters was sent to the Marshal, which stated that Zhang Ming was the one who leaked the information and also explained the cause and effect.

And at the end of the telegram it was mentioned that this person was detained by my father, and the Marshal was asked to deal with him at any time.

In addition, he contacted the surrounding county garrisons regarding the recent meeting:
Meng Enyuan has been quiet for so long, and now the October Revolution has broken out in Russia, and World War I is about to end... Jiang Cheng has planned to solve the problem in Jilin immediately.

Early the next morning, commanders of surrounding garrisons all rushed to the Siping Command Center for a meeting.

The first item on the agenda of the meeting was to announce that Hai Pingchuan would be his deputy. In addition, Cai Yuanming and others were promoted to the next level as group leaders.

After each unit received its standing army establishment, Jiang Cheng asked Sun Zhengnan to draw up the military budget before the meeting and distribute it all to continue expanding the army as soon as possible.

It was clear that their leader was determined to take Ji, and these young faces were all filled with excitement.

Ever since my father was officially appointed as the governor of Rehe, the Jiang family has become increasingly popular, far overshadowing the older brothers under the Marshal.

Of course, the Marshal appointed him to Siping so that he and Wu Junsheng could join forces to conquer Jilin...

In the future, one of them will go to Jilin and the other to Heilongjiang. "Since Yu Lin's death, the Bao family and the commander-in-chief have been at odds. When Yang Yuting was in charge of the General Staff, the Bao family had secretly joined forces with the Russians many times to prepare to go south."

Jiang Cheng had a large sand table prepared in advance, with flags marking the terrain and political divisions of Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. The officers stood around it, silently listening to his words.

"The October Revolution broke out, and the Heilongjiang Province was in chaos. As the garrison of Heilongjiang Province, the Bao family was still in chaos - now is the best time for us to take back Jilin."

Jiang Cheng analyzed the current situation and continued, "I have suggested to the Marshal that we report to the capital to impeach Meng Enyuan for embezzling military pay and joining forces with foreign enemies to oppose Fengtian Province—"

"In the Zhengjiatun incident and the Liufangzi coal mine incident, I will also join Luo Yuzhu and hundreds of other miners in writing a joint letter to sue Meng Enyuan for collaborating with the radical Japanese military faction Yuan Yiping to injure and kill people in the mining area."

After the Liufangzi Incident, Matsushita Hideki, who belonged to the Japanese General Staff, occupied Siping Station, while Minamoto no Yoshihei was sued to the Japanese military and political circles by the consul Okawa Masao, who was anxious to protect himself, for being "too radical and causing serious diplomatic incidents in South Manchuria."

This incident caused an uproar in the Japanese political arena, and it was also the beginning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs leaning towards the side of the General Staff.

Even though Jiang Cheng was in the interior, he had heard a lot that Machino had always kept in close contact with him.

He was well aware that the military's repeated miscalculations had resulted in its control over the Northeast becoming increasingly out of control, allowing the General Staff to take control of South Manchuria and Fengtian Province.

"Once the Marshal files a complaint in the capital, both the Zhili clique and the Anhui clique will dismiss Meng Enyuan because they want to ally with the Marshal."

Cai Yuanming raised his hand and pointed at the two dark blue flags on the sand table, representing "Jilin Prefecture" and "Kuanchengzi", and continued, "But after being dismissed from office, the old man will definitely not be willing to be uprooted and lose his territory."

Jiang Cheng nodded silently: According to historical records, after Meng Enyuan was dismissed from office, he was naturally indifferent to the orders from the capital, and he and his nephew Gao Shibin and others raised the banner of anti-Feng.

After the defeat, the Zhili clique transferred him back to the important area of ​​the capital to serve as a guard.

But Jiang Cheng was not going to give him this opportunity... Considering that Meng Botao had fought against the Feng clique several times and almost brought disaster upon himself, it would not be considered bullying to take the life of this old man with the hairpin.

"If he raises the banner, it will definitely alarm the Russians and Japanese soldiers near Kuanchengzi."

Jiang Cheng picked up the bamboo pole lying on the sand table and pointed at the focal point of the South Manchuria Railway and the Middle East Railway. "The Maozi are short of troops at this time. The Japanese have long planned to occupy this place."

"As soon as they get wind of this, we can pull the Jilin army to fight near Kuanchengzi."

Sun Zhengnan turned his gaze and asked: "You mean, use the Japanese to force the Jilin army to retreat?"

Jiang Cheng sneered and shook his head: "How can it be enough to force them to retreat?"

Gao Shibin has a large number of subordinates. Moreover, General Zanhua has been entrenched in Jilin for many years, so he must have a large number of supporters.

Once the war breaks out, these people will raise the so-called banner of justice and come to fish in troubled waters.

"So, we must not only win this battle, but also win it big. We must also fight at the most painful and fatal places for the Japanese and Jilin troops."

Jiang Cheng poked down the blue flag representing the power of Kuanchengzi with a bamboo pole and said coldly, "Wait for the telegram from Beijing to come down, and we will wait and see what Meng Enyuan does!"

"All troops assembled... on alert!"

(End of this chapter)