The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Indeed, after nearly three years of construction in Jilin by Jiang Cheng, in addition to preliminary industrialization, productivity has also been greatly improved.

As a result, Jilin's fiscal revenue has increased by dozens of times compared to the past. In particular, penicillin has earned Jilin a large amount of foreign exchange.

Especially since the end of the European War, epidemics have been rampant in European countries, and penicillin was once in short supply. The price of "penicillin" in the markets of Britain and France was even sold at the same price as gold.

"Hehe, we all know that Mr. Jiang is not short of money, but since he is not short of money, what are we short of?"

Li Shitou, who was honest and straightforward, naturally couldn't figure this out, but Jiang Cheng didn't tell him clearly.

With the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the Paris Peace Conference officially ended.

The division of spheres of influence after the war was officially declared complete...but there was also a far-reaching impact, which was the full start of the arms embargo on China.

It is now difficult for the warlords in China to purchase weapons. Many weapons contracts that were about to be signed, those that had not yet been executed after signing, or those that had not yet been completed were all terminated.

Even Jiang Cheng's several weapons and equipment contracts were publicly stopped by various countries.

Apart from the Renault tanks, which had all been delivered, the contracts most seriously affected were for fighters, light bombers and warships;

In addition, machine guns, close-in defense guns, mortars, heavy artillery, and various light weapons and ammunition, etc., all affected delivery to varying degrees.

While thinking about all this, Jiang Cheng got into his car silently. Then the convoy drove towards the relatively peaceful city of Jinan amid the rumbling sound of gunfire behind him.

His eyes slowly moved to the desolate fields outside the car window, and Jiang Cheng continued to think:

These old bastards probably won't return the deposit they received... So how to get them to deliver the goods and continue to arm their Jilin army has become the next most important task.

and……

"Master Jiang, our Jilin is developing very fast—"

Li Shitou, who was sitting next to him, interrupted his thoughts and said, "I heard that it's not just the Central Plains that are suffering from drought, but also Heilongjiang and Liaoning are suffering from severe drought, and many arable lands cannot be planted... It must be that you have a unique vision and built a lot of water conservancy projects in advance. Now many areas are using water to irrigate the fields."

"Plus, many disaster victims from the mainland were brought in to open up wasteland this year, so our grain production should not be affected."

Slowly retracting his gaze, Jiang Cheng looked at him with a smile: "So, what next?"

Li Shitou was stunned by his question. He opened his eyes wide and blinked, "Well, then...then, well, let's just say that if the people have enough to eat, they won't think of rebelling."

"Who doesn't want a wife and children and a warm bed? Two acres of land, marrying a wife and living a good life, how nice it would be?"

Jiang Cheng smiled.

His simple viewpoint can definitely represent the most direct life attitude of the Chinese working people.

"Correct."

Jiang Cheng raised his hand and gently squeezed his shoulder. "The world is a harmonious place. Who doesn't want to live a down-to-earth life? Who wants to suffer from hunger and starvation in the midst of war and chaos?"

At this point, his brows darkened. "But since ancient times, China's abundant resources and vast land have always been coveted by the great powers."

"Peace is hard-won... If the Chinese want to live and work in peace, they can only rely on a strong fist."

Han Ming, who was driving, also took over the conversation: "What Mr. Jiang said is true - think about the Japanese who died in the previous protests. If we hadn't stepped in to mediate, but let Duan Zhigui, the weakling or the young marshal, go, I'm afraid the little Japanese would have crossed the Jiaozhou Peninsula and come to Jinan... But this time this old guy is more or less useful. At least within the Beiyang, he is still a legitimate garrison appointed by the capital. It's still a good name to resist Wu Peifu in his name."

Jiang Cheng lowered his eyebrows and smiled, and said nothing more.

Once the battle started, not only all the generals under his command understood it, but even Han Ming understood it. Therefore, Guo Songling was willing to take the initiative to assume the subsequent defense responsibility before the decisive battle began.

Whether this battle could be won or not, the outcome had actually been decided long ago - the Zhi army's current desperate struggle was nothing more than a last-ditch effort to save face before General Yu was completely defeated.

Duan Zhigui, who had just returned to Jinan Prefecture, came back after being withdrawn from the front line.

The cold sweat on his face had not yet completely disappeared - it was obvious how scared he was when facing the Zhi army that was several times larger than his own.

After a few words of comfort, Jiang Cheng had already been eager to return home... This battle would at least bring two years of peace to Shandong, and would inevitably establish Jinan and its surrounding areas as the sphere of influence of the Fengtian Army.

at the moment……

Jiang Cheng slowly turned his gaze towards the timid old fool, a hint of murderous intent flashing across his eyes.

"Xinyu has been thinking about you in Jilin Prefecture."

Jiang Cheng suddenly said something for no reason. Facing the other party's trembling eyes, the young and powerful man added, "I think, Jinan - why not leave it to Pingchuan?"

"You are a bit old now. It is better to leave the charge and killing of the enemy to the younger ones."

Jiang Cheng raised his hand and asked Han Ming and others to bring up the four treasures of the study. "Please write a letter of resignation to the commander-in-chief of the capital."

The guards all put their right hands on the weapons at their waists... Duan Zhigui, who was out of his trance, finally sighed as if he had accepted his fate, and obediently picked up the brush that he had prepared long ago.

"Mr. Jiang...Mr. Jiang, you, you will let our whole family go——"

Duan Zhigui held the pen in his right hand, and thick black ink kept falling to the ground with bursts of tremors. His tone was full of pleading.

Jiang Cheng did not comment, and said sarcastically: "Then, are there any other options?"

The sound of gunfire outside the window gradually stopped, as if announcing to the Shandong region:
A new era and a new master are coming.

…………

After the decisive battle between Wu and Jiang broke out, the person who was most troubled was Cao Kun in Tianjin.

It is no exaggeration to say that the old guy was so angry that he was shaking all over.

It’s not because Mr. Wu was too cowardly for his ineffective combat, but because he was too “cowardly” so cowardly that he didn’t even listen to his master.

Damn it, he doesn’t even listen to me!

I told him to retreat, and told him not to fight with that little bastard Jiang Cheng... Not only did he turn a deaf ear to me, but he actually bit me in the back.
They said that all the Zhi troops were cowards. It was fine if they were afraid of the Japanese, but they were even afraid of a kid like Jiang Cheng! They were really cowardly.

"Damn it, you're not afraid... How many times have you been beaten by him?"

Cao Kun stared at the pile of papers in his hand, unable to describe it, as if these battle reports from the front line were a pile of straw paper that had been used to wipe the poop. (End of this chapter)