The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 342 Don’t be soft-hearted
I knew he was talking about the railway construction: the last stop of the South Manchuria Railway was the border town of Siping in Fengtian Province;

There is no railway connection between Siping and Zhengjiatun or cities like Jilin.

Jiang Cheng understood: Now that the Marshal has become the de facto ruler of the Northeast, the Japanese need a railway that runs through the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.

This has extremely important strategic significance for them to control the Northeast and even go north to compete with the Russians for territory.

Therefore, the Japanese are now eager to open up railways from Siping to Changchun and from Siping to Zhengjiatun.

Once the entire line is completed, the Japanese's South Manchuria Railway and North Manchuria Railway (China Eastern Railway) will be completely connected.

Once this vital line that runs through the entire Northeast is opened, it will be easier for the Japanese to deepen their control over the Northeast, and they can also begin to reach out to Rehe, the base camp of the Jiang family!
"Haha, that's fine. But I still say that road construction is such a big thing, I, a young man acting as Jilin, really don't dare to take the initiative!"

Jiang Cheng kept smiling, "But... I will definitely hand the matter over to Master Shuai, and will also advise and mediate with my master."

I'm not very smart, but I'm not so stupid as to not know the difference between the primary and the secondary; once you build the railway, shouldn't you think about Rehe... and think about going north?

Shuai Ye didn’t even go to the Hunan battlefield, so how could I follow you Japanese devils to Siberia?
I want to take over Vladivostok, and I must have my own outlet to the sea in the future...but at the moment, I know exactly how strong my fist is.

Knowing that Jiang Cheng's words were just a way of dealing with things, Dachuan couldn't help but push Machino aside and said, "Mr. Jiang, that's not what you said before. You promised us... that the consulate would help Kuan Chengzi."

But before he could finish his words, everyone's attention was drawn to the sound of rapidly approaching military boots.

"Big brother?"

Seeing the visitor's embarrassment and anger, Jiang Cheng's smile disappeared in an instant.

Are you so impatient?

However, they arrived at the right time. If he hadn't made some noise, these Japanese would have been like hot dog-skin plasters, which would have been difficult to remove from his body.

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes rapidly and winked at him: "When did you arrive? Can't you see I'm busy? Back off first and wait for me to call you back!"

Ye Hai and other guards rushed over upon seeing this, but Cai Yuanzong had been riding all the way from Siping, and was already filled with rage;

How could he retreat after hearing Jiang Cheng's disrespectful words? He immediately shook off Yang Yucheng's hand and rushed forward to curse him.

The Japanese have always respected small courtesy, and their brows immediately furrowed when they saw his rude look. However, none of them reacted as fast as letting go of the officer. He did dodge, but Machino and Okawa were pushed aside one after another and almost fell to the ground.

"Baga, what are you doing, you Chinese barbarian!"

Dachuan's true nature was exposed all of a sudden, but Cai Yuanzong didn't care about him at all. He ignored the dissuasion of Hai Pingchuan and others, grabbed Jiang Cheng's arm and dragged him into the office, cursing at him.

"Hey, Mr. Machino, everyone... let's make an appointment some other day!"

boom!
Before the door of the big office was closed, Jiang Cheng's helpless shout was still heard. Machino and the others looked at each other, but they also knew that this matter could not be discussed today no matter what.

"Everyone, Commander Jiang has some official business to attend to. We..."

Sun Zhengnan had a good-natured expression on his face. "Why don't you let me take a look at the appointment form, and then..."

Dachuan said angrily: "No need! Let's go back first."

After saying this, he put on his coat first and left.

As soon as Jiang Cheng and the others entered the room, before Hai Pingchuan could persuade them again, Cai Yuanzong immediately let go of the young commander's arm, stepped back from him, calmed down his expression, and lowered his eyebrows to straighten his wrinkled uniform. "The Japanese, are you in trouble?"

In just one second, Cai Yuanzong had completely suppressed his frustration and anger, and instead became calm and even humble.

Jiang Cheng's mind moved, especially when he saw his calm face covered with frostbite "given" by the cold wind, his anger suddenly subsided a bit: "Well... not really."

"Brother, you are here for Yuanming's matter, right? Let me tell you about it."

Cai Yuanzong sighed first, sat opposite him in the first seat, turned around and exchanged glances with Hai Pingchuan, Yang Yucheng and the others, then sighed and said, "I also heard a rough idea - this matter was not done by Yuanming."

"Earlier in Siping, he must have been a little angry after hearing Xiaojuan's complaints. You know Xiaojuan's temper, she is stubborn and won't say anything. We are all men, and no one will take it to heart if someone has three wives and four concubines, but women are different!"

Jiang Cheng looked at him, shook his head and smiled: "If it was just for Xiaojuan, I wouldn't have taken him to the bottom...Brother, you don't know, Yuanming got some money from a rich businessman in Changchun."

"Oh, if he really wants to use the money to marry a concubine and have fun, that's fine - but what is our second brother planning to do?"

What else can there be? Is it different from Yang Yuting and Xu Shuzheng? Expand the troops and develop a new mind to work alone.

They are still under the Jiang family, and have relied on Jiang Cheng's support to get to where they are today...Now that they have just settled in Jilin and haven't gotten established yet, they are thinking about going it alone and carving out their own territory.

Which master can tolerate this?

"Feilan...I,"

Although Cai Yuanzong was not very capable, he was well aware of these taboos.

After considering his words again, he stood up and said, "I understand what you mean, Feilan - but after all, we are a family, so you have to consider Xiaojuan and Chengye's face, right?"

I can’t find any reason, so now I’ve made up my mind…playing the family card?

Jiang Cheng was very calm.

He knew very well that the Hai family understood him - after all, they knew too many details along the way;
As for newcomers like Guo Xipeng, Jiang Cheng's current approach is indeed a bit inhumane.

But he was very clear that if Cai Yuanming was not taken action against this time to calm the situation, the road to stabilizing Jilin would be very difficult.

This can be seen from the Marshal's previous deeds: the old fox tolerated Feng Delin again and again, and made him the Fengtian Governor and the second in command...

This group was still not satisfied, and they pulled Tang Yulin into rebellion, and even wanted to send a telegram to the capital to force the Marshal to step down.

He doesn't have the skills and power of Shuai Ye, and he can't be merciful.

"Brother, now that we have come to this, Fei Lan also has something to say."

Jiang Cheng raised his chin slightly and looked at Cai Yuanzong who was standing beside him with an increasingly distressed look on his face. "We are all brothers. How could he consider Xiaojuan and Chengye's face?"

"No need to say more... I still say the same thing. If you are willing to be brothers, the door of my Jiang family is always open."

"By the way, big brother, you are already in Changchun, why don't you go to the mansion to meet Xiaojuan and your nephew?"

(End of this chapter)