The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 374 Foreign Merchants

Are you scared? Haha, the people of the Republic of China are really ignorant. They were scared like this by just two tanks!

The corners of Jiang Cheng's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a slightly turbid smile.

The tanks drove all the way to the Fengtian Army Division Headquarters in Changchun. Jiang Cheng was greeted by the generals and first saw the arms dealer Fernando, who was standing at the gate with Yan Ziwen and Yang Yucheng, looking very happy.

Around him, there were dozens of white-skinned people with high noses and heads covered and feet bound, their faces blue from the cold... They should be the European merchants who came to the Northeast with them.

At the command of "Attention!", all the soldiers at the entrance of the division headquarters saluted in unison to Jiang Cheng and his group who were getting off the car.

Before Yan Ziwen and Yang Yucheng and other staff members took the initiative, the arms dealer ran up to them with a smile on his face, shook hands with him enthusiastically, and chattered in French;

Although Jiang Cheng had learned some daily French from his third brother-in-law, the man was too excited and spoke too fast for Jiang Cheng to understand. Yan Ziwen hurried forward to translate:

Apart from expressing greetings, most of the messages were flattery, and some of them were bragging about their Renault tanks and so on.

I don't understand this, he just brought people here to ask for the balance.

Jiang Cheng glanced at the other party with a smile, shook hands and said, "Welcome everyone to our Changchun! Haha... The weather is so cold, and this place at the gate is not a place to talk. Come on, everyone, please!"

"Please, please, please!"

As he said this, he rolled up his sleeves and led everyone to the depths of the division headquarters. Before Yan Ziwen came back, he asked Zhang Tinglan to say hello to his brother, but because Jiang Cheng went to the Feng family, Sun Zhengnan, the Chief of the General Staff, did not have time to inform him.

However, knowing in advance that these French businessmen were coming, the entire military camp was cleaned again, and it looked solemn and dignified.

There were several rows of seats in the front hall and a charcoal brazier. Although the temperature was cooler than in the barracks with heated kangs and fire walls, it was much better than the freezing cold outside.

After sitting down, Fernando greeted everyone and then began to brag about the performance of his tank.

In fact, even if he didn't say it, Jiang Cheng still knew something about the big iron thing.

In addition to some specific data, he also knew very well that as a light tank, the FT-17 has strong mobility and flexibility in combat and can quickly and effectively attack enemy infantry and armored vehicles.

Moreover, the first batch of this type of tank produced had a maximum speed of 10 kilometers per hour, which was much more flexible than Germany's bulky A7V tank.

There are two models of this tank: one is a light tank equipped with a 37mm gun, and the other is a light tank equipped with an 8mm machine gun;
What was transported to Changchun this time was a big guy equipped with a machine gun. Ferdinand said that the reason why this first batch of tanks was not transported to the Northeast in the form of parts was because they wanted Mr. Jiang to see their products.

Jiang Cheng was not only not disgusted by this kind of ostentatious behavior, but was also quite satisfied with it.

To be honest, he knew in his heart that the Japanese territory near Kuanchengzi Station and Changchun City were probably full of Japanese spies.

Whether it is the General Staff or the military, I am afraid that they are colluding with Heilongjiang Province... The appearance of these two tanks in this "parade" form, in addition to greatly shaking the morale of the 29th Division,
It also serves as a warning to the Japanese - damn it, I'm going to go out and suppress the rebels now, and if you dare to make trouble, I'll beat you together!
Although he was happy in his heart, Jiang Cheng did not show his excitement on the surface. Instead, he acted like a deputy provincial governor and chatted with Fernando about business for a few minutes before turning the conversation to the main topic.

It turned out that in addition to the two successfully assembled tanks, the Deep Blue Iris also carried some tank parts and the equipment agreed upon by Yan Ziwen.

In addition to the two French businessmen, there were also businessmen from Britain, Belgium and the Czech Republic accompanying him.

Jiang Cheng's eyes lit up. These were all victorious countries, and during the entire First World War, they were all working hard to intensify the competition for armaments;

The abrupt end of the war left these countries with a large amount of surplus military supplies.

In addition to weapons and ammunition, there are also a large number of military uniforms, medicines, military rations... and even military vehicles and motorcycles.

These old Anglo-Saxons were not really rich before the war, and a world war wiped out all of Europe, both its people and its money.

Even though there were reparations and redistribution of colonial interests after the war, it was difficult for each country to recover in a short period of time...

When they heard that France had a wealthy man in China who used gold and controlled mineral and timber resources, how could they not think of coming to France and try to exchange the military supplies in the warehouses?
The business had always been managed by Yan Ziwen and Yang Yucheng, and now Zhang Zuoxiang's eldest son was added to the mix;

In fact, Jiang Cheng didn't need to ask about it personally, but since this group of white people came from afar, he still had to give them the necessary courtesy attention.

Sun Zhengnan was immediately asked to arrange a banquet to entertain these guests who had come from afar.

However, after three rounds of drinks, Jiang Cheng found an excuse, said goodbye to his confidants, and took Ye Hai and Han Ming back to his governor's mansion.

The entire western-style building was dressed in white, and the servants all wore white waists and plain clothes; the Spring Festival had just passed, and all the festive items were put away... It was all arranged by Hai Huixin -

Although Cai Chanjuan married Jiang Cheng first, her legal wife was Zhang Tingxue, and the first wife in charge of the household was Hai Huixin, so she could only be considered a concubine.

But due to a series of reasons, the government still put a lot of effort into handling her affairs.

"You're back?"

After taking off his thick cotton coat, Jiang Cheng handed the military cap to Chunyan and carefully opened the door to go in... Hai Huixin was sitting opposite Zhang Tingxue, and several maids were doing needlework together.

Jiang Cheng responded with an "ah" and sat down between his two wives, looking exhausted.

"You must be exhausted after the trip to Siping. Yan'er, there's red date tea brewing on the fire. Hurry and bring me a bowl."

Zhang Tingxue put down the half-sewn bellyband and waved at the girl.

"Stop busying yourself... I've already eaten at the division headquarters! Huixin, how is Xiaojuan's matter going? I wonder if the mansion is still... "

He didn't say the second half of the sentence - in fact, the considerate Hai Huixin also understood that after all, she was a concubine with a title and status, so the funeral should be held in a decent manner;
But in the midst of this respectability, there is still the rebellious Cai family... Now the entire Fengtian Army knows that Jiang Dengxuan is taking the lead in cleaning up Dapingzhuang, and the Cai brothers and his confidants will inevitably lose their heads... It would be inexplicably embarrassing to hold a grand ceremony.

Therefore, it is very important to control the degree - he cannot let people think that Jiang Cheng does not care about the old friendship, nor can he show an attitude of showing off his "friendship".

"She will be buried early tomorrow morning. There is a foreign church in Changchun... Xiaojuan used to go there often. I bought her a small piece of land with my own money. "

Hai Huixin sighed, "Alas, it's a pity that Xue'er and I are both pregnant, and we can't send her off as sisters."

(End of this chapter)