The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

As soon as Yang Yuting got off the car, he angrily glared at Jiang Cheng who was standing under the porch pillar, "Do you know how big a disaster you have caused?"

Having dealt with Yang Yuting for so many years, Jiang Cheng is well aware of his tendency to exaggerate... He always complicates simple issues.

But Jiang Cheng knew in his heart that he was really in big trouble this time.

"I know, otherwise why would I ask you, Little Zhuge, to come out?"

Jiang Cheng smiled smugly, as if the crisis he was about to face had nothing to do with him... He even stepped forward and put his arm around the Chief of General Staff's shoulders affectionately.

"Let me be honest, we are really in trouble this time!"

Jiang Cheng took him into the hotel. The large main hall had clearly been carefully decorated.

The marble floor was polished to a high shine, and new furnishings were placed around it... but despite the seemingly luxurious furnishings, there was a sense of coldness and vigilance everywhere.

Every position was guarded, and the front hall and backyard were filled with fully armed guards.

In addition to doubling the defense compared to the last negotiation, several more armed snipers were added.

"Don't give me that. Since you dare to do it, you must have prepared all possible countermeasures, right?"

After entering the room, Yang Yuting sat opposite him and said, "From Harbin in the north of Jilin to Siping in the south, even the last Japanese garrison has been driven out by you—"

"The Japanese side must be furious. The current Marshal's Office is under great diplomatic pressure. That Nagata Tetsuzan has already sent us several rounds of questions in succession."

"In his eyes, no, now the entire Japanese Army Department regards your actions as an act of war!"

Jiang Cheng did not speak, but instead slowly moved his lazy eyes towards Zhang Xuecheng, who was sitting at the lower left seat of the long table. Zhang Xuecheng immediately said angrily, "Chief of the General Staff, what are you talking about?"

"The damn Japs killed Chi Fang right in front of us, and then planned to blow Fei Lan and my uncle to death here!"

"We have guns, cannons, and tanks now. Why should we be afraid of the Japanese?"

Ma Zhanshan also said: "Zhu Qing is right! If Miss Wu hadn't risked her life and warned the Second Master loudly, the governors of Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces would be gone now!"

"General Staff Yang, you don't think there are no masters in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces, do you?"

Knowing that Ma Huzi was a straightforward person with a loud voice and would not show mercy to anyone, Jiang Chenggang gave him a look to "restrain".

Yang Yuting, who was sitting in the lower seat on the right, leaned forward slightly, raised his hand and knocked heavily on the long table several times.

The entire venue fell silent immediately. The generals temporarily stopped their angry speeches, while Yang Yuting spoke word by word: "It's not as simple as you think."

"After the Russo-Japanese War, the Russians handed over the branch line of the Chinese Eastern Railway, that is, the section of the 'South Manchuria Railway' from Harbin to Lushun via Changchun, to Japan."

"That is to say, you are happy to send troops to drive these bastards away now, but have you ever considered... Isn't this giving the Japanese a reason to start an all-out war?"

He is really a little Zhuge, who pointed out the key to the problem in one sentence: "Since you, Lin Ge, are clear in your mind, there is no need for me to say anything more."

At this time, Jiang Dengxuan's adjutant Yun Wang trotted in and whispered in Jiang Cheng's ear: "Master Jiang, the Japanese have just arrived. Follow Commander Jiang upstairs..."

"The Wu family also followed, didn't you?"

Jiang Cheng immediately shook his head and smiled: "Let Erye and Chaoliu deal with it first, we can sit here for a while."

Yang Yuting didn't understand what he meant, but he saw through Jiang Cheng's deep meaning in an instant.

Yang Yuting leaned slightly towards him and took a deep breath. "Jiang Feilan, you are overdoing it this time, aren't you?" "You are not planning to gamble the entire Northeast. Are you sure Japan doesn't dare to start a full-scale war?"

Jiang Cheng raised his eyebrows and laughed out loud: "Hey, General Yang, no wonder you are so unpopular in our Fengtian Army!"

"This kind of talk is always so rude. Who would like this?"

Yang Yuting was anxious: "You, you—you really want to gamble!?"

Before coming, he had a long conversation with the old fox almost all night long.

The complexity of the situation was thorny, but Yang Yuting had an idea in his mind - this bastard Jiang Cheng might bet the entire Northeast.
They bet that the Japs dare not start a war, that the old fox and the Fengtian Army he leads can keep the situation under control, and that the Beiyang government will stand firmly on their side this time!
If they win, the entire Middle East Railway will belong to them, and the lifeline from Vladivostok to the Northeast will be fully connected.

And lost...

Yang Yuting felt as if a basin of ice water was poured down on his head, freezing him from forehead to heels. He held the armrest of the high-back chair tightly and shivered: "You, how dare you!?"

"If the Japanese want to start a full-scale war, not only will I not be able to protect your Jiang family, I will also have to hand you, a daring kid, over to them for disposal—"

"This will calm their anger!"

Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes and smiled.

But this smile was full of hooliganism, and he even raised his hand to pick his teeth: "As for me, Jiang Feilan, it seems that I am not worthy of this title, right?"

His pair of alert dark pupils kept glancing back and forth at the other person.

"Damn it, you bastard, are you planning to implicate me?"

But Yang Yuting had just finished speaking with gritted teeth when Ma Zhanshan on the opposite side interrupted and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Master Jiang!"

"It was me, Ma Xiufang, who was dissatisfied with the Japanese for injuring my eldest daughter, so I led the troops to destroy the Japanese military camp in Suifenhe."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xuecheng beside him added: "Besides him, there is also me——"

Immediately afterwards, all the generals, both big and small, in the entire meeting hall stood up and stated that attacking the Japanese army was their own idea and had nothing to do with the governor.

"You guys...are actually quite loyal!"

Seeing Yang Yuting's amused look, Jiang Cheng was deeply moved, but he also remained silent.

Yang Yuting was right, he was a gambler, but he was not crazy...

If Jiang Cheng didn't have at least an 80% chance of winning, he would never have made this move in this round.

My brothers are so loyal and trust me so much, how can I put them and the entire Northeast into danger?
However, just as his eyes were clear, Li Shitou came running in: "Master Jiang!"

"Those foreign friends you invited are here too!"

Jiang Cheng raised his head, stood up with a look of joy and said, "Damn, the person I've been waiting for is finally here!"

"Come on, brothers, follow me to meet the Japs!"

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Just now, Yang Yuting was right about all the bets Jiang Cheng had made, but he hadn't mentioned the most important one:
Betting on which side the foreign powers will stand on this time after World War I. (End of this chapter)