The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 328 Return
After secretly "arranging" Zhang Ming to go to Rehe, Jiang Cheng immediately sent a telegram to the Marshal to report this guy.

I heard from my dad that on the day Zhang Ming arrived in Rehe, he was surrounded and arrested by the Marshal's spies, and then there was no further news about him.

There was no way Marshal Zhang would spare the life of such a completely useless rebel.

"So...what do you mean?"

Cai Yuanming stared at him and said, "The team is getting bigger and bigger. Should we also consider selecting the best among ourselves?"

Jiang Cheng turned around and looked at him silently.

Ever since he married Hai Huixin and Zhang Tingxue, something seemed to be wrong with him.

Especially after he took Zhang Tingxue to the capital, he talked even less to him and they communicated much less in private.

"Did our eldest brother tell you something, or did Xiaojuan?"

Cai Yuanming curled his lips: "Are you an ungrateful person or what? I've already told you that it's because the team is big and I'm afraid of bad guys sneaking in... You're here to bite your own family."

In fact, Jiang Cheng understood what he meant before he said this.

The Cai family's army rose up in Daping Village, which was also Jiang Cheng's first pot of gold.

They were the ones who helped him conquer the world, helped him gain power in front of the Marshal, and even helped him eliminate Feng Delin's forces near Fengtian.

But the Cai family did not receive support like the Hai family father and son:

Hai Pingchuan now controls most of Jiang Cheng's troops and is also Jiang Cheng's deputy;

In addition, due to the marriage with Cao Saner, the Marshal also highly values ​​them father and son;

His father controlled two horse farms, and because of his effective combat performance in Zhengjiatun, he was appointed as the acting commander of the 55th Brigade and the governor of several districts and counties outside Zhengjiatun.

Compared with them, the Cai family, as the "old team", is now developing much more bleakly.

"Brother, I understand what you mean."

Jiang Cheng knew that Cai Yuanzong had currently established a firm foothold in Erliangou, Dapingzhuang.

But his ability was limited, and the recruitment of soldiers in Xiyingchang was not smooth; instead, Wu Junsheng's subordinates got ahead of him.

From the Cai family's perspective, it was Jiang Cheng who made the distinction between close and distant relatives... allowing the Hai family, a latecomer, to take the lead.

"We also know Xiaojuan's personality. She is not the material to be a wife... her family background is naturally not as good as our headmaster's daughter, but you, ah!"

Seeing this thief showing such a sighing expression for the first time, Jiang Cheng was actually amused: "And you said Xiaojuan didn't tell you anything——"

"Okay, second brother, I have always known this in my mind... It only takes a few steps to capture Kuanchengzi, and there can be no ambiguity!"

"Once we can share the hardship, we can definitely share the prosperity!"

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Almost at the same time when Jiang Cheng and Cai Yuanming were privately communicating about some trivial matters, Yang Zheng, who had received Jiang Cheng's "promise", was planning to return to the city defense of Kuanchengzi with his brothers who had already changed into cotton clothes.

But before the people ran out of the camp, Zhang Fushan, under the arrangement of Jiang Cheng, quickly followed with a dozen fully armed brothers.

"Commander Jiang arranged for us to carry out the mission with you."

Zhang Fushan's words were brief and his expression was very serious.

Knowing that the gentleman who followed him should be the "imperial envoy", Yang Zheng smiled at him as friendly as possible: "Yes, yes, what is the name of this officer?"

Zhang Fushan didn't bother to be polite with him: "My name is Zhang. Stop talking nonsense! Let's go..." How could Yang Zheng dare to delay?

Even if they returned immediately, they would have been deserting for about 2 or 3 hours.

It is possible that I have been discovered by the patrol supervision team. If they catch me then, what will I say?
Just as they were feeling anxious, the group, urged by Zhang Fushan, quickly returned along the same route.

Fortunately, no one noticed their little episode...but the inside of the turret was already pitch dark, probably because the fire was put out by the crosswind.

"It's damn cold! You guys, hurry up and find some more firewood to light it up..."

When he first ran out, he didn't read Jiang Cheng's note carefully. He glanced at it and the general idea was that he should go directly to see Xu Yantang and inform him of his intention of "alliance":
Let him not be buried with Gao, and turn to the light before the siege begins.

However, just as he found an excuse to light a fire to drive his men away, a brother ran in with some uneasiness: "Boss... Xu, Captain Xu is here!"

After all, Yang Zheng felt a little guilty and became nervous all of a sudden.

"What are you doing? Go quickly!"

Zhang Fushan winked at him and urged him in a cold and harsh voice.

The guy's face turned pale, and he looked back to see Zhang Fushan checking the ammunition of his gun at the fastest speed. He was so shocked that his heart beat faster.

Before I could carefully read the instructions from my superiors, the commander had already arrived.

When he turned around and went out, he almost bumped into Xu Yantang. The boss immediately looked dissatisfied and said, "What are you doing here? You look so flustered..."

Zhang Fushan, who was following closely behind him, turned sideways and looked coldly: This Xu Yantang was probably in his twenties, with a pair of bright and intelligent eyes, which made him feel as if he was seeing their Chief of Staff Sun.

"Subordinates, subordinates are here to greet the commander!"

Yang Zheng stood at attention and saluted, acting as if nothing had happened.

Xu Yantang didn't respond. He walked around twice with his guards with a cold face.

Jiang Cheng led his troops to attack Kuanchengzi, and his troops were only a few miles away from the city defense. As the officer in charge of the defense of the eastern part of the outer city, Xu Yantang would of course inspect the area under his jurisdiction before the battle.

"According to your order, Commander: set up the gun towers, machine gun positions, perimeter patrols, and roadblocks and barbed wire!"

"Please rest assured, Captain, we can definitely do it,"

Xu Yantang did not allow the subordinate to finish his words, but interrupted him with a cold face: "Brother Yang, you said that we have known each other for many years, right?"

Not knowing why he suddenly said that, especially after hearing him address him, Yang Zheng said in all seriousness, “It’s not that bad, it’s been seven or eight years!”

Xu Yantang looked back at him solemnly, which made the boy feel creepy.

"Half an hour ago, I led a patrol...Brother Yang, where did you take your people?"

Having said that, he suddenly took a step towards her, his eyes becoming more and more scrutinizing, "You want to desert, right? But...what's the reason that made you come back again?"

"Is Jiang Cheng's offer not good enough, or is he planning to use someone's head as a stepping stone for you?"

Having said this, the guards on both sides of him suddenly picked up their weapons and pointed them at everyone present.

"Don't even move!"

Zhang Fushan, who had been following Yang Zheng closely, suddenly spoke up. He glanced at Yang Zheng, who was almost unable to stand, and said calmly, "Captain Xu, now that we have made it clear, you might as well consider whether to follow our Commander Jiang..."

"Do you still plan to continue following Gao Shibin and become his sacrificial victim?"

After he finished speaking, Xu Yantang showed shock on his face, and the sounds of gun bolts being pulled all around him suddenly became one!
(End of this chapter)