The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"Hey, speaking of mortars—did you ever find out where that shit they got from?"

Things like mutiny among his subordinates actually didn't arouse much anger in Jiang Cheng.

He didn't even take it seriously.

After all, Siping belonged to the Hai family's private land. Hai Rusong did a good job in entrusting Siping to himself, but there were some problems with the military construction itself;
He did not think of changing, but when he faced fatal weaknesses in logistics and wealth distribution, he actually used the old warlord's punishment rules to give his subordinates a drastic measure.

Now that the situation has been suppressed, Jiang Cheng also knows the principle of mending the fence after the sheep have been lost.

But now,
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng stared at Li Shitou. His eyes, which were slightly bloodshot due to sleepiness, became a little colder.

Mutiny is mutiny, and Hai Rushong himself has problems, but this rebellion seems even more strange.

First of all, Hai Rushong’s military strength was limited. Before the battle started, the people on the outside had already blocked the city gates... This was also confirmed by the Snow Fox agents ambushing in the city.

Moreover, these people were carrying heavy weapons, and their fighting power was not as strong as Hai Rusong's men;
After all, before attacking the rebellion in Haifu, he personally led his men to kill several officers.

Logically speaking, once the fighting really starts, the entire suppression war should be easy, as there's no point in fighting since the boss is dead.

Considering all these factors, the troops deployed in the city were simply unable to organize such a fierce battle.

"Master Jiang, what do you mean?"

Li Shitou was not so cunning. Facing Jiang Cheng's questions and sharp scrutiny, he really couldn't figure out what his master wanted to find out.

Just as he was feeling anxious, Hai Rushong walked in, followed by Hai Huixin, who was holding her son Jiahe.

Jiang Cheng turned his gaze and his expression suddenly darkened: his father-in-law's face was naturally gloomy, and Hai Huixin's eyes were also red, as if she had just cried.

"What are you doing here with your son in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Cheng's tone was not gentle, and his wife let out a low whimper from her throat. However, his son Jiahe came running towards him, staggering, and his pale little face looked up at him pitifully.

"Feilan, at this critical moment, such a big thing actually happened. As the garrison commander of Siping... I cannot escape the blame!"

He said this with his head lowered, and Hai Huixin's eyes suddenly became more sad.

Provoked a mutiny - poor command, and accidentally injured many civilians;

The key point is that such a big thing happened at the node of migration to the north.

If this gets out, what control will the Jilin governor have?

Isn't it embarrassing and ruining the fun?

He has been in office for two years. He has such a large territory and is in charge of an army of 30,000 to 40,000 people, but his subordinates are rebelling.

"Uncle Hai, after you and Pingchuan were promoted, I told you that we should not be stingy with our brothers. Especially now: the tasks are heavy, the responsibilities are great, and the brothers are shouldering more and more work."

Jiang Cheng picked up his son Jiahe and continued in a reprimanding tone, "Under such circumstances, if you don't give the brothers enough benefits, who will be willing to serve us?"

"Besides, now that such a big thing has happened, my subordinates have caused a mutiny in most of Siping City because of fighting for some benefits... These big and small newspapers in the Northeast are saying that I, Jiang Cheng, am too harsh on my subordinates--"

"Uncle Hai, think about it carefully. You are honest and clean when you are importing people and various talents... But how will our subordinates talk about us, the people above us?"

In fact, Hai Rusong seemed to understand what he was saying. He was born as a horse herder and had been used to a hard life since childhood. It was normal for him to not have enough to eat. Later, he followed Jiang Lanxuan and maintained the habit of living frugally.

Apart from anything else, you can tell from the shabby and dilapidated mansion he lives in now.

How can a habit formed over forty years be changed just because of a few words from the leader?
Jiang Cheng knew in his heart that after saying these words today, at most he would realize his own problems.

Staring at his somewhat struggling expression, Jiang Cheng thought to himself:

Even Hai Rusong, who was so loyal, was not very adaptable to the development of his army construction...

It can be seen that his current troops still have a long way to go if they want to transform into a new form and adapt to the form of future warfare.

Next,
Jiang Cheng wondered whether he should train a group of "instructors"... or, he should transfer these senior military officers to the capital from time to time for concentrated training or something.

In this way, each other's thoughts can remain unified.

"Okay Uncle Hai, you are really exhausted after today's battle."

Jiang Cheng handed his dozing son Jiahe to Hai Rusong and softened his tone, "You and Huixin should take the child back and get some rest!"

As he said this, his Chief of General Staff rushed in with a bit of nervousness - looking at his expression, it was obvious that either something had happened again, or he had discovered something while cleaning the battlefield.

Moreover, it is a major event and an incredible discovery.

Giving him a look, Jiang Cheng signaled him not to tell anyone in front of Hai Rushong, his wife and children.

How smart is Sun Zhengnan?
Then he gave Jiang Cheng an expression of "understanding".

After the father, daughter and son left, Jiang Cheng winked at Li Shitou beside him and told him to stay outside. He then asked, "What's the matter? Could it be that the Japanese attacked the Siping residence?"

Seeing his usually calm and capable Chief of General Staff acting like this, the only thing he could think of was that this "mutiny" was related to the Japanese again.

But what Sun Zhengnan said next shocked him even more: "Master Jiang! If it was the Japanese, that would be easy to explain—"

"After all, we have the cooperation of Machino Takema and Matsushita Hideki in Jilin. In addition, the Japanese and American northern expeditionary forces also cannot do without our support. If there are really blind little devils, at most they can only take advantage of the territory."

Jiang Cheng also thought of this: It is true that the Japanese wanted to encroach on the territory, but why would they fire artillery shells and machine guns at the official residence?

It was a stray bullet from a cannon that was so blind that it could have killed the commander-in-chief. Even if it had caused a little bleeding, it would have been a serious matter.

Not to mention whether Machino and Suzuki can do it, I'm afraid Tanaka and Fukushima in Siberia may not be able to do it either.

"Political enemy? Wait—"

Jiang Cheng's expression tightened, he glanced out the window coldly, and then sneered, "Damn, this is quite interesting! There are probably not many people in the Northeast who can mobilize troops and heavy weapons, right?"

"Wait a moment,"

His tone suddenly tightened, "Could it be someone from inside the pass?"

Seeing that he had almost guessed it, Sun Zhengnan nodded heavily and said, "I'm afraid it's Mr. Jiang!"

"Because the firepower attacking Haifu is obviously more fierce, and the defenders in the city have almost no combat effectiveness, I discussed it with Pingchuan and felt that there was something wrong!" (End of this chapter)