The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Good on you, cloth merchant!

Jiang Cheng's eyes suddenly lit up with sparks. I asked you to write a recommendation letter for your son-in-law, and you f*cking asked me for the right to station troops in Shandong! ?

Starting out as a stall in the Beiyang government, do you, Cao Kun, and your army have any control over Shandong?

What's more, in this firefight, the most capable fighter among your men almost got beaten to pieces by my brothers... What kind of mental state are you in to say such shameless words?

Immediately, a sarcastic smile appeared on Jiang Cheng's face, but he had no intention of responding.

Given the current situation in the capital, we still have to rely on Cao Kun to get the most out of Shandong...

Besides, the war was over, Cao Kun hadn't broken off relations with him yet, and there was no need for Jiang Cheng to break off relations with him either.

"Father-in-law, you are joking."

Even though Jiang Cheng did not express his attitude, Hai Pingchuan, who was about to take office in Jinan Prefecture, immediately expressed his opinion, "The situation in Shandong is so complicated now... The Paris Peace Conference allocated Qingdao to Japan, and it is an important area that the powers of various countries are keeping their eyes on."

"Its geographical situation is as complex and intertwined as Shanghai today - if your Zhi army is deployed there, wouldn't it be..."

Before Hai Pingchuan finished speaking, Cao Kun interrupted him with dissatisfaction: "Damn it, Pingchuan, what do you mean?"

"I just mentioned the matter of garrisoning troops, but you kept making excuses! Feilan is your brother, so who am I to you?"

"You are always trying to trip me up. Whose son-in-law are you?"

Hearing that he was clearly angry, Jiang Cheng glanced at his brother and then smiled, "Well, look at what you said, uncle. You are his biological father-in-law, so am I not also his biological brother?"

"Do you really want to force me, your brother, to sort out who is close to you and who is distant from you? I think you know in your heart that this son-in-law is the most honest and stubborn one. Haha, if he wasn't such a person, would you still marry your precious daughter?"

These words made Cao Kun smile happily, but their topic soon turned to the Zhi army's garrison in Shandong.

However, this time, Jiang Cheng readily agreed to the "garrison" matter.

But he currently has only one request, which is that the Zhi army must be self-sufficient when stationed in Shandong.

General Jiang said: Because Shandong is still experiencing drought, the people are living in poverty and cannot even be self-sufficient in food... The Jilin garrison troops all provide their own dry food and so on.

He rolled his eyes at him in his heart and cursed inwardly: I heard that this bastard is from Shanxi, and he is just as stingy as that old man Yan.

Well, if he lets me station troops there, I will find a way to make my brothers fight for territory.

If I can’t snatch it from you, Jiang Feilan, then it should be easy for me to snatch Shandong from my son-in-law, right?
Besides, I don’t believe Pingchuan can really save face and fight with me.

Cao Kun felt relieved after thinking about it, and patted his chest and repeatedly said that the Zhi army was going to Shandong to help the brother troops stabilize the situation; as for dry food and the like, they would provide it themselves.

After reaching an agreement on this matter, Cao Kun naturally agreed to help his son-in-law take office.

The situation is now at this point, and the capital can no longer stop the Fengtian clique from continuing to deploy troops to Shandong through Shanhaiguan... Cao Kun is just doing a favor.

Therefore, this appointment was issued at almost the fastest speed: Hai Pingchuan was promoted two levels in rank and his military rank was also promoted to major and general of the army; he was officially appointed as the highest commander of the Jinan garrison army and concurrently served as the governor-general of Shandong.

On the way back to Fengtian, Jiang Cheng lay sideways in the independent carriage and took a nap.

At Jiang Cheng's suggestion, Huang Yongan was appointed as Hai Pingchuan's deputy, jumping two levels;
Guo Xipeng followed the army and returned to the city with him.

"Really? Why don't you let me stay in Shandong? Lao Huang is not as good as me in terms of military achievements, and he doesn't have as many troops as I do. I..."

Jiang Cheng was half asleep when he vaguely heard Guo Xipeng complaining in the corridor outside the carriage. Soon, Li Shitou's voice came: "Hey, stop making noise. Mr. Jiang has his own reasons for any appointment."

Before Li Shitou could finish his words, Jiang Cheng turned over and yelled to the outside: "Old Guo, come in!"

Hearing the officer yelling inside, Guo Xipeng felt a little weak, but he quickly gritted his teeth and rushed in: "Master Jiang, I, you must have heard what I said!"

"I just don't agree with him, Old Huang. We are classmates. I, Guo Xipeng, have made as many military achievements as him. Let's not talk about the distant past, just take the battle of Jinan this time. How am I worse than him?"

Jiang Cheng had been lying on the sofa, waiting for him to finish his words with a cold look in his eyes, and then he said slowly: "Sit down first."

On the contrary, it was Jiang Cheng's overly calm attitude that made Guo Xipeng speechless out of guilt.

He looked at his boss' serious expression, scratched his hair, and obediently sat down opposite the other's sofa: "I, I,"

Seeing his sudden nervousness, Jiang Cheng sneered, but soon became serious again: "Old Guo, you also know that we are classmates."

"In fact, you are also at ease: in the Ji army, the ones closest to me are Pingchuan, Xuecheng, and Feng Yong, right?"

Guo Xipeng had always been a stubborn person, and he had no idea why he suddenly mentioned this matter. He just nodded anxiously and said, "You are right. Back then, you were close to the young marshal and the others, and you were friends with them... these, haha, noble young men, right?"

Seeing that he quickly began to hesitate, Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled, "So, I praise Pingchuan, Feng Yong and Xuecheng, you won't feel anything in your heart-"

"But you're fighting with Old Huang, aren't you? Now he's promoted you... You must be feeling bad, right?"

Guo Xipeng slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, Master Jiang, you hit the nail on the head!"

"To be honest, when I was in school, I was always competing with Lao Huang. We had to compete with each other in academic and technical subjects...Now he has suddenly surpassed me by two grades. I feel really uncomfortable!"

Jiang Cheng laughed, pushed the sofa with his right hand, sat up and said, "Old Guo, you are so boring now!"

"We are all brothers, how can you be so jealous? Besides, he is just a deputy to a small Jinan Prefecture, and you are jealous now - when Old Huang becomes the commander of Shandong, won't you be so angry that you will jump into Songhua Lake?"

Guo Xipeng told him the embarrassment: "This - is not the case!"

Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled, "Come on, I know you want to make achievements in your heart; but didn't I tell you before that if you work hard, I can give you everything except my wife."

"Old Guo, I won't waste my time on you... I'll tell you the truth, Old Huang and you are both good at martial arts and have your own uses." (End of this chapter)