The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"But fortunately, the brothers in Tianjin sent a message saying that Wu was not summoned by Cao Kun and only went to Tianjin. He didn't expect to see his superior 'squeezing' him out."

Zhang Xuecheng showed a gloating smile and continued, "Now he has rushed back to Luoyang with his troops. I'm afraid Cao Kun has already fallen out!"

Jiang Cheng looked up from the pile of documents he handed over, then shook his head and smiled: "What you said - things are too easy for you to think!"

"If I can drive a wedge between Cao and Wu with this simple move, then Wu Xiucai is no longer Wu Xiucai; and Cao Kun's so-called 'favor of recognition' for him is no longer the same thing!"

"Okay, the things in the interior of the country haven't come to an end yet... Don't forget, your brother is still in Jinan Prefecture."

Jiang Cheng transferred him back from Hunchun, in addition to checking the recent situation at the seaport;
In addition, we also need to understand the development situation in Yanji and other places.

"The immigrants who were settled in have successfully started to cultivate the land - they all say that our black soil is fertile, but they are concerned about whether the taxes are high or not."

When Zhang Xuecheng heard the words "My brother is in Shandong", he unexpectedly didn't seem to care. He just smiled with narrowed eyes and continued to talk to him about the political and military affairs in Yanji and other places.

The immigrants who were allocated there had houses to live in, food to eat, and were even immediately given land to farm.

Even though Jilin is more remote and colder than the interior of the country, these immigrants were disaster victims who could not even get enough food to eat and were on the verge of starvation. For them to have such treatment was like living in heaven.

Moreover, Jiang Cheng simply exempted the head tax in Yanji, Tumen, and Helong with a stroke of the pen, and the land rent was halved that year. This gave those who left their homes and settled here more confidence in living and working in peace and contentment.

"Now everyone says that you, Jiang Cheng, are a great and kind person who is the reincarnation of the Buddha - they even say that they are building a shrine for you in Yanji!"

Jiang Cheng waved his hands when he heard this: "No, it sounds unlucky for a living person like me to enter the ancestral hall!"

"Okay, okay, as long as you make the arrangements properly - hey, if you go back to the beginning of this year, in the Northeast, except for Jilin, which had developed water conservancy earlier, many wells were dug in advance, so that spring farming could be started,"

"Look at Heilongjiang and Fengtian provinces. Except for some prefectures and counties with rivers, many places are suffering from drought. Our commander asked me for several train cars of food at once. Tsk tsk... We have to make up for it this year!"

Zhang Xuecheng was a little unhappy when he heard his words: "Why, what are you saying? My uncle is not giving it to you for free! Just like the tanks bought from the British, didn't they give priority to you?"

It was Zhang Hanqing who proposed to buy the tanks: the reason was similar to that of Jiang Cheng's original purchase of FT-17, which was also to pick up British World War I surplus military equipment.

But compared with the FT-17, the performance of British tanks is much worse... It is said that this batch of tanks has never even been used on the battlefield and has not been seriously debugged.

In fact, even if it has been debugged and the parameters are perfect, it is basically a waste in Zhang Hanqing's hands.

It’s bad enough that fuel and accessories are in short supply, but where can they get tank drivers?
You know, Jiang Cheng has a lot of tank drivers, including some who were hired with high salaries and some who escaped from Germany...

Moreover, in two years, his mechanical college also trained a large number of tank drivers.

The Zhang family's father and son did not have any of the above conditions at all. They rashly bought tanks and wanted to carry out infantry-tank coordination, but it was equivalent to getting a pile of scrap metal.

Of course Jiang Cheng didn't say these words. He just curled his lips at Zhang Xuecheng and said, "Hey, in a year of disaster, food is more valuable than gold. Your uncle is really smart. He exchanged a pile of scrap metal with me!" Zhang Xuecheng glared at him and said, "Oh, you are still arrogant, kid? Okay, okay, you are awesome and you can talk... But he is my uncle after all. At this critical moment, don't you lend a hand to the people of Feng Province?"

Looking at Jiang Cheng's expression, he immediately laughed and added, "Okay! This year we have a good harvest, and then we'll make it up to you!"

The topic then turned to the interior of the country. Hai Pingchuan was now in Jinan Prefecture, fighting against foreign enemies together with his brother.

"Shandong is a place of controversy. I originally wanted Duan Zhigui to be the first to take action. It would be best if he could gain a firm foothold in Jinan Prefecture. If he fails, it won't be a big loss for us."

Seeing that he had turned the topic to something serious, Jiang Cheng let out a long sigh and continued, "Now the Japanese have ordered the abandonment of Jinan Prefecture, but the coastal areas of Shandong have always been in their hands."

"And given the devil's temper, they will definitely continue to reach out to the inland - given the current situation, if the Japanese don't say anything, we'd better maintain a balance."

Zhang Xuecheng nodded in agreement, but soon smiled bitterly and said, "But you know that Guo Guizi won't listen to you."

"Although Mr. Gu refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles, the document sent to Shandong was recognized by all the participating powers... Our tactical instructor was furious. I heard from my brother that he basically shouted every day that he wanted to lead the troops to Jiaozhou Peninsula!"

now go?
What a joke he is making.

It is true that their passion is worthy of praise, but the Japanese devils on the Jiaozhou Peninsula are even worse than those in the Northeast.

If a real war breaks out, the international community will not recognize China's interests.

After all, a piece of contract has already designated Shandong as the devil's sphere of influence. Once trouble occurs... it will definitely be on the devil's side.

"He fought a war to awaken the Chinese people to fight, right? Just like the Huanghuagang incident back then."

Jiang Cheng said calmly, "Oh, although I admire his bravery, he is going to consume the power of our Fengtian Army in carrying out his so-called righteousness."

"Of course, if we really spend some money on it, even if we can't gain any advantage over the devils, as long as we can gain recognition from Zhi Wan or even Yan Lao Xier, then we won't be at a loss."

"But what I'm afraid of is that if a war really goes on, we won't gain any advantage at all, and the group of old turtle warlords in Beiyang will laugh at us for being stupid... We can't do this business that will lose money."

After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Zhang Tinglan, who had been silent in the office, spoke up: "But if we stand aside like those old turtle warlords you mentioned at this time, the Japanese will try every means to annex all the cities near Jiaozhou Peninsula."

"By then, it will be difficult for us to get it back, and it will also be difficult for us to operate in the vicinity of Jinan Prefecture—"

Zhang Xuecheng looked at him, then at Jiang Cheng, and stammered, "If it's really like what you said, then why is my brother guarding the city of Jinan, and why did Pingchuan run to Jinan?"

"It would be better to withdraw from Shanhaiguan to Jilin immediately and leave the mess to Duan Zhigui!"

Jiang Cheng glanced at him and didn't want to talk. (End of this chapter)