The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

But he was furious after being hit at the border of Henan and Shandong, and began to urgently mobilize troops from Luoyang and other places.
He also issued orders to Baoding and Tianjin, and even had the intention of forcing his master Cao Kun to send troops.

There are nearly 20,000 people rushing here. In fact, among the three forces that are about to fight, he is the "most powerful" one.

But he sent a so-called "anti-rebellion telegram" to Jinan, but no matter whether it was Duan Zhigui or Jiang Feilan, they all didn't take him seriously...

The only words mentioned about him in the telegram were probably the one that said "I hope all the Beiyang warlords will put aside their past grudges"...which was like saying that he was being blamed by others.

Wu Peifu was really furious at the arrogance of Jiang and Xu, two young boys who totally ignored him:

All right, if you guys don't accept the telegraph war, then I'll go straight to the hot war.

There are 20,000 of us. Even if I march all of them into Jinan Prefecture, I should be able to crush you, Jiang Feilan, right?

This time, you and I should have a good fight face to face... And don't bring up the shameless old man who gave his daughter away for fame and fortune as your so-called spokesperson.

Let’s have a good fight!

However, when the army was advancing in full force, telegrams came in succession from Tianjin and the capital.

Needless to say, Tianjin, Cao Kun's words were sharp, and the whole article expressed: What are you trying to do, you bastard? Are you trying to seize power and usurp the throne? You took the opportunity to go to Jinan to cause trouble, so how dare you drag so many people from Baoding and other places to get involved!
Wu Peifu was completely concerned about taking back Shandong and taking revenge on that rascal, and he simply would not listen to Cao Kun's request to "withdraw troops."

However, what surprised him was that the people in the capital were surprisingly in agreement with Cao Saner at this time:
Beiyang's reason was simple: the commander-in-chief was seriously ill at the time, and in the face of such a foreign invasion, it would be inappropriate for the various factions to fight among themselves, which would make it easier for the Japanese to find opportunities and lose more territory that should not have been lost.

"Heh, it was clearly those Tartars outside the Great Wall who interfered with the situation inside the Great Wall. Can you blame me for the current situation in Shandong?"

After tearing the two telegrams into pieces and throwing them away, Wu Peifu still issued an order to advance on all fronts.

Jiang Cheng also received these telegrams. He didn't think that these words could drive away the famous Jade Marshal.

But the intentions of the capital and his master had been expressed so clearly. The news brought back by the scouts was that the Zhi army was still advancing. Jiang Cheng believed that the alienation strategy he had previously asked Hai Pingchuan to use had worked.

Even if we take a step back and say that Shandong or Jinan is still lost after the battle, they can still make a profit if they can make the Wu man rebel against Cao Saner at this time.

By the time of the first Zhili-Fengtian War in 1922, the rift between them would have been even greater, and by then...

"Feilan!"

Guo Songling's words, which he shouted while running towards him, interrupted his thoughts.

At this moment, he was patrolling the city defense and the fortifications built in the outer city with a few guards on the top of the city wall. Hearing his scream, Jiang Cheng put down the telescope and turned around.

"Xu Shuzheng...Xu Shuzheng has actually stopped moving forward. He is now a hundred miles away!"

Stopped moving forward?
Jiang Cheng blinked in astonishment, and a topographic map of Jinan suddenly appeared in his mind.

Although a hundred miles is not far, considering the movement speed of troops in this era, it would be very difficult for the team to stop at this distance and launch a sudden blitzkrieg on the city.

"Xiao Xu, you know the principle of making a last effort and then exhausting yourself, right?"

Jiang Cheng looked back at Guo Songling and suddenly realized something was wrong. "He... is he planning to wait until we fight to the death with Wu Peifu, and then come and reap the benefits?" Guo Songling nodded approvingly, but soon said seriously, "In my opinion, Xu Shuzheng is not the only one who has this idea!"

"The Japanese who are active along the Shandong coast and nearby must have the same idea..."

At this point, he quickly pulled out a military map he had drawn from his pocket, as if performing a magic trick. "Look at this,"

"This is the scout I sent out to reconfirm the situation of the Japanese army - their deployment has changed in just one day!"

Jiang Cheng looked at this crude yet detailed picture, and then patted his shoulder with a careless look: "Haha, Maochen, do you still need me, Jiang Feilan, to assign you a task?"

"Look at your casual moves, aren't you more capable than that staff officer?"

Guo Songling glared at him and said, "Don't flatter me." Then he continued, "I didn't send anyone to check on the Zhi army. Based on the divisions I've seen, I'm afraid this Jade Marshal will bring siege weapons."

"They won't move fast, but they definitely won't move slow either."

Jiang Cheng casually snatched the pencil from his hand and gently drew a circle on his map: "My scouts reported that the main force of the Zhi army is here."

Guo Songling looked up at Jiang Cheng, who was serious, and sneered, "Oh, it's just as I thought - he really joined the troops and formed a three-way stalemate with Xu Shuzheng and us."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

Although Wu Peifu had the largest number of troops, Xu Shuzheng's troops were second; and their troops were the smallest among the three...

But at this moment, the confrontation between the branches on the map seemed to be pre-arranged, forming a perfect "equilateral triangle".

"A triangle is a stable shape."

Jiang Cheng rubbed his chin with a smile and said, "Jinan City doesn't have long legs. It can't move at all in this triangular formation—"

"So, if we need to break the deadlock, we have to start with the other two."

Guo Songling immediately responded, "Xu Shuzheng is clearly here to take advantage of us. It's going to be hard to use our brains on him... Come on, let me try to see if I can drag the Wu guy out."

Jiang Cheng hadn't expected this man to have such a high level of ideological awareness. He had originally thought of tricking him into taking his soldiers out, and taking advantage of the chaos to give the old man two more slaps, so as to trick him out and attack him actively.

Because in this situation, whoever strikes first will be at a disadvantage, especially for him. Both Beiyang and Tianjin have ordered him to stop, but Wu still wants to attack Jinan, so he will not stand on the moral side.

"it is good!"

Jiang Cheng laughed and said, since you have such a high level of ideological awareness, then fine, you can go out and give this old guy who is eager for revenge a slap in the face.

That night, Guo Songling personally led the team and headed straight to the Zhi army's camp.

After firing a few cold shots, before the Zhi army gathered its main force, this brave cavalry unit repeated its old trick and turned around and escaped without a trace.

Shandong is a flat land with dense vegetation and abundant forests. Bandits often use this harassment tactic, and this tactical instructor at the Military Academy is even more skilled at it. (End of this chapter)