The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"Hey, look at what you said...are you not very welcome to us or what?"

Huang Yongan just put on a playful smile, but Guo Songling didn't give him any face at all. He walked up to him and pushed him away rudely, then got on his horse in a bad mood and galloped towards Jinan city.

"Don't stop him, let him go."

Seeing his subordinates were not convinced and were about to scold, Huang Yongan, who had already put away his smile and had a stern face, shook his head and smiled, "Looking at his expression, he probably knows something... He is definitely angry, but the brothers are here, what can he do to Master Jiang?"

Everyone shrugged and smiled awkwardly. Huang Yongan immediately gave loud orders to hurry up and work, and the artillery tower and trenches must be repaired before dawn.

Guo Songling, with a look of resentment on his face, spurred his horse and whipped it, not even paying attention to the sentries who tried to stop him. He shouted all the way to identify himself and galloped into the city like a flash.

At this time, Jiang Cheng was in the second-floor conference room of Jinan's government hall. Hai Pingchuan, Guo Xipeng, Zhang Xuecheng, and even Jinan's "current garrison commander" Duan Zhigui were also there.

Everyone was gathered around the military map on the big desk, while Jiang Cheng was holding a bamboo pole and explaining the distribution of troops around Jinan, the current main strongholds of the Japanese army, and so on.

But before he could finish his words, Guo Songling rushed in loudly. When he looked up at the situation in the conference room, he was a little confused for a moment.

"Mao Chen, you're back?"

Facing Han Ming and other guards who were following closely and trying to carry him out, Jiang Cheng simply padded the bamboo pole in his hand, waved to his brothers and smiled nonchalantly, "Looking at you, you must have worked hard along the way!"

Guo Songling's hot temper instantly came back. He stared with eyes that seemed about to explode. He looked around but ignored his words: "Where is Han Qing?"

His sharp gaze landed directly on Zhang Xuecheng, shocking the Second Prince so much that he almost dodged behind Guo Xipeng. "There are so many people in the room, why are you glaring at me alone? Do you think I, Zhang Zhuqing, am easy to bully or what?"

Jiang Cheng glanced at him and continued, "Han Qing is not feeling well, and my eldest sister is about to give birth. He took a special car back to Fengtian last night. You,"

Hearing this, Guo Songling suddenly became furious and stepped forward and said aggressively: "Stop giving these excuses!"

"Let me ask you, how many people did you bring? And why did you bring your spokesperson with you? Do you think I don't know that you are trying to steal the credit again?"

Grabbing credit?
Damn, I wouldn't be so angry if you didn't mention it.

There was a sudden spark in Jiang Cheng's eyes, but he snorted and laughed grimly: "How dare I? If it comes to stealing the credit, I'm not as good as you, instructor..."

"If we want to trace the source, who took over Jinan Prefecture?"

As he said this, he turned his cold face to Duan Zhigui, who was wishing he could crawl into a crack in the ground, and said in an increasingly mocking tone: "No matter what, it was Captain Duan who took back Jinan after all—"

"When it comes to stealing credit, who can compare to you and your disciple?"

Guo Songling was already furious. He dared to act rashly with the young marshal, but seemed a little afraid to act rashly with Jiang Cheng - after all, when facing Hai Pingchuan and Guo Xipeng who were already grabbing their guns, he still had to care about his life.

"Jiang Cheng, let me ask you, even if Jinan Prefecture was taken back by Duan Zhigui, has he made any achievements during this period?"

As he said this, he stared at the other person with an annoyed look, "When the students went on strike, he pretended to be blind, and when the workers went on strike, he said he couldn't do anything about it—"

"The markets of all sizes in the city took advantage of the chaos to raise prices, making life difficult for the people of Jinan Prefecture. Who led the escort brigade to maintain order? And who arrested Japanese spies one after another and defeated several tentative attacks?"

"Yes, he has made contributions. But the Guard Brigade guarded Jinan and stabilized the region. Isn't this also a contribution? Oh, you, General Jiang, are so unfair!"

Jiang Cheng knew very well that he might not be a match for Instructor Guo when it came to arguing. Besides, what good would it do to win the argument? He snorted a few times and said, "Okay, you and Han Qing both contributed, I admit it, but can I ask you first... what are you doing here? Are you arguing with me, Jiang Feilan?"

"By the way, I heard from Han Qing that you were patrolling around with your men to check on the situation in Shandong... What, you've seen enough, and now you think that it's all my fault, Jiang Cheng,"

"So, you come back here and fight me first?"

When he said this, he didn't even bother to stop Gu Haipingchuan, who seemed a little worried. He raised his head halfway without any fear, and walked towards him while smiling, "Come on, tell us about this in detail in front of everyone. Who caused the situation today?"

"And what should you and I really do next?"

The anger that was burning in her eyes suddenly died down in an instant.

Guo Songling glared back at Jiang Cheng, and of course, the arrogant young commander glared back at him.

I have never seen such an unsettling stare-in. Hai Pingchuan even took out his service gun.

He must ensure the safety of the governor at all costs. He is not like Zhang Hanqing, who would tolerate his continued insolence because of his so-called talent and ability.

"what do you want to say?"

Guo Songling's expression became more gloomy, but he felt the threat of a thorn in his back. He also saw Hai Pingchuan who had already drawn his gun, and Guo Xipeng who had put his right hand on his waist... His voice had softened a little,

"Are you trying to say that the current situation in Shandong was caused by Han Qing and I?"

"General Jiang, you are so smart and capable, and you know how to judge the situation - you should be able to see the situation inside the pass, right?"

"The Japanese are pressing forward step by step, and the Zhili and Anhui factions are fighting each other. What has Shandong become?"

His progressive words left the entire conference room speechless.

Outside the window, bursts of noise continued to be heard, and the increasingly strong smell of gunpowder made the whole atmosphere more and more depressing and unbearable.

Even Duan Zhigui, who had the most experience and was the oldest, couldn't help but raise his hand to loosen his collar and sigh;

Jiang Cheng looked back at him and sneered: "Mao Chen, since you know this, you know all this, so you know what to do now, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the messenger quickly reported in.

He stood at attention and saluted, then handed over a stack of telegrams translated by the communications company.

Jiang Cheng raised his eyelids and glanced at Guo Maochen coldly, then lowered his brows and quickly scanned the content:
"Look, it's really here again—"

As if infected by his mocking expression, Guo Songling quickly put away his anger and stepped forward: "Is it - did Wu Peifu start a telegram war?"

"I knew it! Before launching an attack, the Zhili clique would always send a telegram to inform all troops of the 'righteousness' of their attack——"

"This is their old rule!" (End of this chapter)