The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"It doesn't count if you are too independent. This is what Han Qing meant."

Jiang Cheng stared at Zhang Shoufang with his eyebrows lowered, his eyes slightly darkened——

It can be seen that with the care and company of his three wives, Zhang Shoufang has regained some dignity... but beneath this extremely superficial dignity, one can see her embarrassment.

This kind of embarrassment was clearly not caused by the exhaustion of running around in the chaos of war, but rather resulted from extreme family misfortune and blows in all aspects of life.

There was actually more sympathy in Jiang Cheng's eyes... because there was once a woman in a similar miserable situation by his side.

"He's a poor fellow, alas, it was Hanqing's idea that he stay in the mansion for a while. By the way, if you have time these days, call Xue'er and Xinyu to go together... Hey?"

She was looking at the handsome man's eldest daughter, feeling sad because of the misfortune caused by her political marriage, but suddenly she let out a cry of surprise -

Because he saw his eldest son Chengye, who had unexpectedly pulled Ye Hai's son Shengshi over with him.

You two brats, is it appropriate to disturb us now?!
Jiang Cheng cursed inwardly, "Why didn't you keep a close eye on her?" Hai Huixin also knew the consequences, so she quickly lifted the hem of her cheongsam slightly, turned around and trotted downstairs.

However, as soon as he turned his gaze away, he saw Zhang Shoufang suddenly startled, and then slowly stood up with a look of astonishment on his face.

Jiang Cheng then noticed that the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, who had always been strong-willed and unruly, seemed to have bruises on her face.

Jiang Cheng's face darkened as he thought of this - Zhang Shoufang in front of him suddenly walked towards his son Chengye, half-knelt down, hugged him and sobbed.

It seems that she has suffered a lot of grievances in the old Bao family. Jiang Cheng was thinking to himself when Xu Fushan's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Master Jiang, the young commander called!"

He responded and turned around and quickly followed him into the nearest room with a telephone extension.

Picking up the receiver, Zhang Hanqing's voice came immediately -

He first asked about his sister's situation in detail, and Jiang Cheng told him everything without hiding anything. Although he heard the other side was in a hurry, he could still clearly feel the stalemate in Zhang Hanqing's taste.

"Feilan, this time... I really don't know how to thank you properly."

The young commander on the other side sighed and continued, "But I still have something to trouble you with—"

"My sister will probably have to stay in your house for a while...I'm afraid she doesn't want to return to Fengtian."

Jiang Cheng couldn't ask for more.

Because as Jilin grew and developed, he clearly felt the fear from Fengtian.

If Zhang Shoufang, the former apple of his eye, could be allowed to stay in the capital of Jilin for a long time, the Marshal would always consider his daughter's face and avoid causing trouble.

In this way, Jiang Cheng will definitely be able to take back Vladivostok and gain a firm foothold before the First Zhi-Feng War!

"Hey, who said it wasn't, Hanqing——"

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes quickly and spoke carefully after considering his words, "I've thought about this carefully. My sister has suffered a lot of grievances in the Bao family. She will definitely vent all these grievances to our Zhang family."

"I think the best way is to let her stay in Jilin Prefecture for a while... I'll have good food and drink here, and let Xue'er and the others accompany her to go around and relax. After the incident is over, I'll send my sister back."

Jiang Cheng's words were not completely insincere, and of course Zhang Hanqing was deeply moved when he heard it: "Feilan, you... Alas!"

"I really don't know how to thank you properly - my father recently sent me into the country, saying that there are some things to deal with in the capital, and when I come back... I will go to Jilin Prefecture to thank you." After hearing his heartfelt thanks, Jiang Cheng asked him a few more questions without leaving any trace.

Feng Guozhang is really not in good condition. He has gone from seeing the Secretary of State once every three or four days to not being sober for ten days or half a month.

After the battle in Shandong, the Luoyang faction, which had been severely damaged, was no longer able to compete with the Baoding faction. With the successive defections of several confidants...Cao Kun has replaced Feng Guozhang and become the de facto leader of the Zhili clique.

Jiang Cheng understood immediately: the old fox didn't get any advantage in Shandong, so now he plans to help his own children and relatives to get promoted, and then try to take advantage of other things?

Well, you are really a person who would rather lose money than get a bargain -

Jiang Cheng secretly rejoiced in his heart: Zhang Shoufang came at the right time... Pingchuan's appointment as the governor of Shandong must have stimulated the old fox and the little Zhuge to the greatest extent. It would be a miracle if they didn't take any action in the near future!

"Hey Feilan, have all the fifteen tanks I got from the United States arrived at Zhengjiatun?"

Zhang Hanqing's words interrupted his thoughts, and Jiang Cheng immediately responded, saying that it had entered the debugging stage. After all, the performance was different from that produced by the French Renault Company, and the engineers here had no clue for the time being.

"It's not like a big lump of iron can be moved just by saying so... I've wasted my money!"

Zhang Hanqing complained nonchalantly, "Forget it! Anyway, my elder sister knows how to make money. She can make it back to me in two or three months——"

"Oh, by the way, I heard that Xiaoying and Huixin are also doing some kind of stock and securities business. Haha, I finally discovered that the grown men in Northeast China all have to rely on their wives for support!"

After making a few more jokes, Jiang Cheng hung up the phone.

Things have been settled, and the most important thing now is to advance the war in Vladivostok.

The Japs have already reaped the benefits in Siberia, and now it's his turn.

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Ten days later, Tanaka Giichi, who was at the frontline command post in Vladivostok, received a report:

A batch of military supplies sent from North Korea was attacked by the Red-Haired Army. The baggage train was almost wiped out and not even a grain of food was delivered to the front line.

Due to the impact of this year's drought, food collection has become much more difficult, making the already tight situation on the front line even worse.

Seeing that their troops were about to run out of food, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and hold their noses and ask for help from their Fengtian "friends".

Wu Junsheng said that there was no extra food, and although Zhang Yuting agreed, he also said that it would only be supplied after the autumn harvest.

Tanaka Yoshiichi was so angry that he wanted to curse. If they bought from the Americans, the price of grain would be enough to make His Majesty the Emperor and the Ministry of Finance grit their teeth.

After much thought, they decided that the only option was to look for the General Jiang, whom they "hated the most".

Unexpectedly, this cunning boy agreed immediately, saying that Jilin had a small surplus of grain this year...

But there was one requirement: to exchange firearms and equipment for food.

Tanaka Giichi didn't think it was a big deal, because in the previous "cooperation", they had exchanged rifles, mortars, grenades, etc. for food and drink.
Now he is using the same old trick again. Did he suffer heavy losses when he attacked Shandong? Is he planning to use food to make up for the losses?

Tanaka Yoshiichi and Fukushima Yasumasa agreed without a second thought and told Jiang Cheng to just deliver the food to the Korean border... The Japanese army would naturally exchange their equipment with them. (End of this chapter)