The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 326 Fire in the Backyard
These angry quartermasters went back and started cursing.

The higher-ups had issued strict orders, saying they didn't care about anything Japanese, or whether the civilians had fled to the former territory;

The supplies to the frontline must not be delayed. If you delay the fighting of the soldiers on the frontline, General Meng will shoot you all.

The higher-ups have issued the order to "shoot to death", so how dare these quartermasters and transport team members delay?

So this group of people didn't care about anything else or any agreements with Japanese territories. They would just take their soldiers and guns and rob any carriage that could be used to transport supplies.

The rear was in chaos, and civilians were killed or injured in looting in the city almost every day...

In addition, there were many soldiers who took advantage of the situation to rob and steal anything they saw - later it developed to the point where they even robbed women.

From the 15th to the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month when the war broke out, there were more than 20 incidents of rape and death of women.

The entire Kuanchengzi was in mourning because of the outbreak of the war.

It is true that when a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer.

The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is Little New Year’s Eve.

The armies of Jiang Cheng and Wu Junsheng broke through the Jilin army's defense line one after another, and the encirclement of Kuanchengzi was about to be formed.

However, the Jilin army was stopped by the Japanese police in the Japanese territory because they tried to forcibly requisition Japanese horse-drawn carriages.

Because of the tolerance of robbery and rape by senior military officers such as Meng Enyuan, officers from top to bottom further escalated the situation.

The soldiers did not take the Japanese police seriously at all, and a conflict broke out between the two sides the moment the verbal abuse began.

The ferocious Jilin army, relying on their superior numbers and equipment, killed six Japanese policemen on the spot.

This move immediately caused great dissatisfaction among the Japanese soldiers stationed in Kuanchengzi.

Before Gao Shibin, who was commanding at the front line, could react, the Japanese troops in the rear were already fighting with their own people.

"Report to Commander Jiang! Commander Cai from the forward command post called!"

The signalman ran into the tent quickly, and the whistling cold wind felt like a knife on his face.

Jiang Cheng was talking on the phone with Wu Junsheng. When he heard this, he winked at Ye Hai beside him and asked him to accept the message first.

"Don't worry, Master. If you follow my method, we will surely win a great victory tonight."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Junsheng on the other side became a little anxious: "Hey, brat, do you really not take Lu Yonggui seriously?"

"This guy is a tyrant in Jilin. It is said that he has more than 10,000 brothers under him... and when the Russians were building the Eastern China Railway, they hired many of them as security guards. A lot of good things flowed into the civilian population!"

Wu Junsheng has always been a life-threatening fighter, but compared to the brave Sun Liechen, he has some of the temperament of a businessman...

Jiang Cheng was very clear about his temper: when he met a strong enemy, even if the opponent's force was just a little bigger, he would start to make plans.

"Second Master, don't you still believe me?"

Jiang Cheng said calmly, "In just one or two days, Kuanchengzi will definitely be in chaos, and even if Lu Yonggui has a large number of people, they are just a bunch of scattered soldiers..."

"Those Japanese had already negotiated with the Jilin Army a few days ago. It's only a matter of time before trouble breaks out."

Wu Junsheng paused for a full half minute before he said, "Okay! I'll believe you this time..."

"I am now alone in deep territory, which is a taboo in military strategy. If anything happens to me, I will not let you go."

Jiang Cheng laughed loudly: "Don't scare yourself... As of now, everything is going as planned." "Once the general attack order is given, the tall guys outside Kuanchengzi will have to raise their flags and surrender. Your second master will go straight to Jilin Prefecture!"

At this time, Wu Junsheng led the entire army to bypass Kuanchengzi and headed straight for the capital of Jilin.

This style of fighting was equivalent to a two-pronged attack: Wu Junsheng attacked the rear of the Jilin army, while Jiang Cheng attacked Kuanchengzi.

It looks like the founding battle of later generations, where the enemy is divided into two groups:

From a tactical point of view, there was no problem, but Wu Junsheng was worried that Jiang Cheng had spread his troops too thin and would not be able to defeat Kuanchengzi.
He was even more worried about the Jilin Prefecture, because besides the Hairpin-flowered General Meng Enyuan, there was also the giant bandit Lu Yonggui who was said to have "tens of thousands of people".

Jiang Cheng, on the other hand, believed that Lu Yonggui was nothing more than a group of bandits who had gathered together for profit... They only had some false military power, but were far inferior to the regular army.

Therefore, he had communicated with the brave Big Tongue in advance and decided to adopt this style of fighting to destroy the Jilin army as quickly as possible.

Wu Junsheng heaved a sigh of relief: "That's true... But if I can't beat Gao, then I'll be the rat in the bellows, getting bullied from both sides!"

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Jiang Cheng to reply, Wu Datou hung up the phone with a bang.

Jiang Chengxin thought that every one of these warlords was really afraid of death, no wonder the September 18th Incident could run away with their troops in the name of "so-called preservation of strength."

"Master Jiang, telegram."

Ye Hai, unaware of what he was thinking, ran over and handed him the telegram.

Jiang Cheng reached out to take it and immediately laughed: "Haha, I didn't expect these little Japanese guys to be so powerful!"

"Look, there's already a fight going on in Kuanchengzi!"

There was a fire in the rear, and even if Gao Shibin fought bravely, he could not withstand the attack from both sides;
However, the military headquarters and the Kwantung Army Governor's Office were completely furious at this time.

The Jilin army was originally the target of their alliance, so why did a fight suddenly break out in the rear?
The military chief ordered the garrison at Kuanchengzi to stop fighting, but it was clear that they could no longer hold back.

The war on the front line was becoming increasingly tense. The Jilin army in the city had already broken its last string under pressure from all sides, and simply treated the Japanese as enemies and fought them to the death.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the fighting was barely stopped with the mediation of Gao Shibin... But how could Jiang Cheng's troops miss such an opportunity?
Taking advantage of the fire in his backyard, they advanced rapidly and broke through the last line of defense of Kuanchengzi.

Hai Pingchuan and Guo Xipeng's troops were stationed at the outer edge of Kuanchengzi, while Jiang Cheng led other main forces to directly cut off the communication between the China Eastern Road and Jilin Prefecture.

At this time, Kuanchengzi had become an isolated island.

"After three days of surrounding him, I think I'm in a mess."

There is no need to waste manpower to attack the city at a time like this. Besides, there are Japs here, as well as overseas Chinese. He doesn't want to get his hands on blood.

Of course, before the war, Jiang Cheng did another thing besides letting Bayin Agula lead the Mongolian cavalry to launch surprise attacks everywhere.

At the printing factory in Fengtian, Jiang Cheng printed a batch of promotional leaflets with pictures and texts and asked his subordinates to distribute them widely.

The main content of the above is: Now the Ji army is no longer tolerated by the capital, and the commander has sent a large army to attack -

As the commander-in-chief of this operation, Jiang Cheng made it clear to military officers from all over the country that he would only kill Meng Enyuan, Gao Shibin and Lu Yonggui, and would not make things difficult for others.

Moreover, the conditions were detailed above. For low-level soldiers to join the army, each person would receive five dollars in cash per month...

Those who come with their brothers will not receive the same treatment as before, and will be rewarded with two large yellow croakers!

(End of this chapter)