The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 368 Military Meeting
Including Hai Huixin, all the women in the Jiang family were stunned; but Hai Pingchuan, who was a confidant, immediately stood up and said: "Master Jiang is right! Everyone is indeed sad about the young lady's incident, but the dead cannot be resurrected..."

"Besides, the situation in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces is complicated. It is important for Master Jiang and Master Wu to put the overall situation first."

After all, he was the deputy of the 29th Division, so Hai Pingchuan's speech changed from being straightforward as before to being more tactful.

Glancing at him with the corner of his lips slightly raised, Jiang Cheng pulled his cloak into his body, raised his chin slightly towards Wu Junsheng and his son, and walked quickly forward.

Wu Junsheng frowned, and signaled to his subordinates to hurry up.

The cold wind blew up the snow on the ground, bringing the temperature of the entire Jilin all the way to freezing point. A group of people who came to pick up the car transferred to a military vehicle and headed straight for Changchun. Everyone was in a solemn mood and did not say a word.

It was nearly 7pm when they returned to the Governor's Mansion in Changchun. Jiang Cheng squeezed Hai Huixin's icy hand, kissed her swollen cheek and said, "Go back to your room with Xue'er and rest. We can do it tomorrow."

Hai Hui looked back at him bitterly, sighed, and shook his warm, dry hand: "I'm at home, don't worry! By the way, the eldest young lady is still in my room, right?"

She certainly didn't go to the pick-up station today, but Hai Huixin whispered to her that Yu Fengzhi was discussing with Sun Zhengnan about investing in coal mines and several factories.

Let her in, anyway, with her as a shield, the Marshal can be more assured about them.

"Good boy, haven't you been suffering from morning sickness recently? Let's talk about these things later. I have something to discuss with Master Wu!"

He patted her face again and held her hand with Zhang Tingxue's. "Go back and have a rest... I'm here in Jilin, and nothing can stop us!"

As they were talking, Wu Junsheng and his sons and their subordinates also arrived by car. The female members of the family hurriedly knelt down and saluted, making way for these Fengtian Army high-ranking officials who looked solemn and dressed in uniform.

"Mr. Wu, please."

Jiang Cheng took off his military cap as he walked, handed it to Ye Hai beside him, and quickly went upstairs. The boots of the senior executives knocked on the marble floor, like a percussion prelude to a war epic.

The guards in the conference hall stood at attention and saluted, then turned around and slammed the door open. The senior executives took their seats one by one at the long table that had been arranged long ago, and in front of each person was a cup of hot tea and a map of the political districts with black and white sounds.

Hai Rushong, who came here according to Jiang Cheng's call, was the first to stand up and analyze the situation in front of the large map facing everyone.

Bayin's Mongolian cavalry regiment has expanded three times and is stationed at Tianguan Horse Farm, which he is in charge of.

The cavalrymen spread out in all directions to conduct reconnaissance and found out the situation along the Heilongjiang Province line.

In addition to the enemy troops gathering in preparation for war in the Taonan Jiangqiao area of ​​Heilongjiang Province, the Japanese troops along the North Manchuria Railway (China-Eastern Railway) seemed to have received the news long ago and began to rely on the railway to mobilize large amounts of food, fodder and ammunition, and all camps were also on alert day and night.

"If the Japanese are also involved, it will definitely not be a good thing for us."

After Hai Rusong finished his report, Wu Junsheng spoke first, "The China Eastern Railway also connects Heihe, Qiqihar and other places... If the Japanese are colluding with Bao Guiqing, even if they don't directly participate in the front-line combat, giving up the railway along the line for them to use will be a heavy blow to us."

Looking at modern and contemporary warfare, whether troop deployment and logistical supply can keep up is the key to determining the outcome of the battle.

Jiang Cheng nodded silently, his dark pupils narrowed coldly at the thick red line representing the North Manchuria Railway - this railway that destroyed China's sovereignty was built since the Treaty of Shimonoseki, and was the starting point for the Russian invasion of China;

It connects almost the entire Heilongjiang Province, and its terminal station is the former Kuanchengzi District of Changchun. "Who the hell can say for sure? None of us knows what the Japanese are planning!"

While Jiang Cheng was thinking, Wu Junsheng's subordinate Jin Yanxi interrupted, "My camp is close to Taonan. The Heilongjiang troops have clashed with my people twice under the pretext of territorial disputes."

"On the 20th day of the first lunar month, the regimental commanders of the Heilongjiang Provincial Army, Cheng Zhixin and Cai Hehua, led their troops to surround our territory. At the instigation of that bastard Xu Lanzhou, they used the excuse of crossing the border to kill our patrol soldiers."

Although his words were as loud as a bell, everyone could still hear the grievance of the commander-in-chief.

"I said, Lao Jin, you didn't fight back?"

He had barely finished speaking when another captain who was sitting down spoke in a somewhat lazy tone.

Jiang Cheng remembered him. This kid's name was Ye Qinglin and he was originally a subordinate of Feng Delin. When Feng Laosan was guarding Zhengjiatun, he was the head of the regiment and was responsible for the security of the inner city.

Jin Yanxi's ancestors were from the Chao clan, and his temperament was somewhat heroic. He immediately became angry when he heard this, and slammed the table and said, "When the hell did a defeated general like you have the right to speak? If you want to be so powerful, why didn't you get beaten into a dog's head by the Japanese?"

As the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face, and don't expose someone's weaknesses when you scold him. Old Jin's words immediately made the boy angry and embarrassed. Just as he was about to retort, the chief Jiang Cheng spoke quietly: "If Captain Ye is so capable, why don't you take the lead this time?"

These words do not sound very harsh, but when said in front of the entire Jilin military leadership, it sounds like a slap in the face.

Jiang Cheng glanced back at his dark face with cold eyes, and the gloomy look in his eyes made him turn pale and lower his head.

"Xu Lanzhou is Bao Guiqing's top general. He has already said that the battle in Heilongjiang is a sure thing."

There was no time to argue with these petty warlords who were full of banditry... Jiang Cheng was now furious, and the man named Bao was right at his gunpoint, so he could be used as a target.

"So they crossed the bridge, didn't they?"

Jiang Cheng's eyes quickly condensed into a needle-like point and stared at Jin Yanxi, shocking the latter so much that he stood up immediately: "Reply to Jiang Ye! Taonan has a large army gathering now, and it is said that they have the intention of heading south."

Jiang Cheng turned his gaze to Wu Junsheng again. Before the second master could speak, his son beside him spoke first: "The scouts have been keeping an eye on them. Although the Heilongjiang Provincial Army has crossed the border and defeated the nearby Captain Jin... they have already assembled and seem to be waiting for something."

Zhang Tingshu, who had been listening, frowned and leaned forward to support the table: "Are you waiting for the right opportunity? You can't gather together for a long time and then get scared and retreat - we will have to fight sooner or later!"

Jiang Cheng nodded in agreement: "I'm afraid they are negotiating terms with the Japanese."

These devils had long coveted the railway, and they had previously had a quarrel with Jiang Cheng over the construction of the railway between Changchun, Siping and Zhengjiatun...

They probably want to drive Jiang Cheng and Wu Junsheng out of Jilin even more than Bao Guiqing does.

"Even the Cai family has been won over, how can they not flirt with the Bao family?"

Wu Junsheng spoke in a deep voice, "Feilan, in the previous battle of Kuanchengzi...didn't the Japanese suffer a loss?"

(End of this chapter)