The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Zhang Hanqing slapped his head anxiously and said, "That's what you meant! Since you all knew that something was going to happen in Shandong, why did you only pick me up, Maochen..."

Having said that, he himself also understood Guo Songling's character -

Not to mention that if the Zhili clique and the Anhui clique fought a war in Jinan, it would be wishful thinking to force them to retreat if a gun was pointed at their heads.

"never mind!"

He glanced at Hai Pingchuan again, and asked angrily, "What should we do now?"

Jiang Cheng looked at him, then looked at Zhao Xishun who was smiling like a peacemaker, lowered his brows and said thoughtfully: "Han Qing, it's not safe inside the pass... Let's take Xishun back to Fengtian as soon as possible--"

"But don't take it too seriously. It's not about anything else... My elder sister has been feeling unwell these past few days. It's not right for you, her husband, to not be around as she's due. Even the handsome guy asked you to go back quickly."

Although he knew that his good friend was trying to save his face, Zhang Hanqing still felt angry. He gritted his teeth, turned around and yelled at his guards to leave.

"This... doesn't require a night's rest?"

Seeing his cousin's sharp eyes, Zhang Xuecheng changed his domineering attitude as a superior and became a follower in the Military Academy again. He jumped up and ran after him for a long distance, "Ah, there's no rush to give birth to a child..."

"Oh, damn, he's gone!"

Several people exchanged glances and curled their lips, but no one took it to heart. In fact, even Zhang Xuecheng probably didn't take it seriously. It was just because of the uncle of the Northeast King.

"With his temper, even if he were on the Jinan front, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to help much. Sooner or later, he would cause trouble."

When Zhang Xuecheng turned back at this time, the brothers in the entire command center had already gathered around the sand table.

"gone?"

Facing the question from his highest officer, Zhang Xuecheng curled his lips and put his hands on his hips: "Not that bad - haha, this is my temper, it's all because of my uncle!"

Jiang Cheng did not respond, but shook his head and smiled, pointing at the sand table and said seriously: "You can see it: the Zhi army inside the pass is currently only Luoyang rushing out... Baoding, Tianjin, and the troops in the Zhili direction are still sitting still."

Hai Pingchuan looked at Zhang Xuecheng who was walking forward, then turned his gaze back and continued to point at the sand table and said, "Look at Old Duan and Xiao Xu's side. They obviously think Shandong is an opportunity to turn the tables, and they all want to intervene here."

"In Hunan, Zhejiang, and even Anhui, almost all the troops that could be mobilized have been mobilized."

Guo Xipeng, who has always had a violent personality, immediately said: "Even if they come, what can they do? The Anhui faction has been declining in the past three years;"

"Whether it's soldiers, food, or even territory, we're losing them all... If we don't count Xu Shuzheng's group, we have nothing to fear."

Huang Yongan immediately said: "Xi Peng, I think you should not underestimate the enemy! We all know how difficult Xu Shuzheng is."

"It was this guy who cheated Feng Guozhang out of 4000 million military equipment and facilitated the alliance between us. If this guy wasn't so greedy, the one who would have occupied the capital now would most likely be his master Duan Qirui!"

Huang Yongan's intelligence has always been one of the most worthy candidates for the title of "brain trust" among all the generals of the Jilin Army...

When he was in the Military Academy, he had always been excellent in both character and academics and ranked among the top in grades. Moreover, when it came to assessing the situation, no one in the first class of the Military Academy could compare with him.

Guo Xipeng and Zhang Fushan followed his instigation and came to join Jiang Cheng - otherwise, with their backgrounds, they would have been nothing more than a regiment commander until their death.

"Old Huang has a very smart brain!"

Jiang Cheng smiled approvingly at him, "Think about it, Feng Guozhang is suddenly seriously ill, and Shandong has made a mistake at the Paris Peace Conference," "Xu Shuzheng can immediately figure out the time and opportunity, and bring troops to say something to respond to public opinion!"

"I think if our Jilin army intervenes now, we will be dragged into the battle by Xu Shuzheng, and we will have to face Wu Peifu directly."

Hai Pingchuan stared at the sand table and muttered to himself, "What a trick... In just a short telegram, they said they were going north to drive out foreign enemies. To put it bluntly, they were planning to reap the benefits!"

Zhang Xuecheng was confused. He looked at Hai Pingchuan and then at Jiang Cheng: "Wait a minute, why am I always confused?"

"One moment you said Wu Peifu used this as an excuse to drive out foreign enemies, and now you're talking about Xu Shuzheng?"

"Who came up with whose idea, between the two families?"

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "You still don't understand? Are the two families really just for Shandong? Now that Feng Guozhang is suddenly seriously ill, the commander-in-chief's position will be vacant."

"We lost Shandong at the Paris Peace Conference, which led to wars and uprisings all over China. Just think about it. If someone could gain a foothold in Shandong at this time and fight the Japanese a few times, then..."

Zhang Xuecheng slapped his thigh and suddenly realized: "So that's it! It seems like they are fighting for Shandong, but in fact they are fighting for the position of the commander-in-chief in the capital!"

"Well... why are these people saying these old men are so high-sounding? If you have the ability, just come up and do it."

If there really is a war, we are not afraid of them doing so.

Jiang Cheng licked his lips and cast his gaze towards the small flags on the sand table representing various parties and forces.

There is no need to talk about Old Duan and Little Xu. Since the series of defeats in 1917, the Zhi army, with the cooperation of the Marshal, has completely squeezed them out of the power center of the capital.

Fighting for Shandong is their last chance. Cao Kun does not want to fight in this battle, and Wu Peifu is just holding his breath and planning for revenge... But Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng will definitely bet everything they have!

"I have to remind you that my uncle's guard brigade is still in Jinan Prefecture - and I didn't tell Guizi Guo that I smuggled my brother back to the interior overnight."

Seeing the headquarters fall into silence, Zhang Xuecheng raised his hand and patted Jiang Cheng, "My dear Mr. Jiang, this old devil is still leading his soldiers to patrol everywhere, and he has no idea that my brother has escaped."

"If something serious happens in Jinan Prefecture or the Guard Brigade... uh, uh, do you think my uncle can shoot me?"

The more Jiang Cheng saw him like this, the funnier it became: "I really don't believe that Mr. Shuai would come here to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice - haha, I won't tease you anymore!"

"Don't forget, your brother ran away, but there is still a leader in Jinan Prefecture."

Zhang Xuecheng was stunned: "You, you are not talking about Duan Zhigui, are you? Come on, what can that old man do!"

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The next morning, Wu Peifu, who led his troops from Luoyang to Jinan, unexpectedly learned that Xu Shuzheng was also leading his troops northward to the capital of Shandong!

"Oh, this is quite lively. Are you all dissatisfied with the contract and here to fight the Japanese?"

Riding on a tall horse, Wu Peifu sneered, "Jiang Feilan left, Xu Shuzheng came, and there is also Zhang Hanqing in the city——"

"Haha, my opponents are all brats!" (End of this chapter)