The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"If they really dare to take action, the North Korean troops stationed outside Ji'an should have taken action long ago. Now there is news from Incheon Port: everything is still peaceful as usual."

"And judging from the supplies they brought in, there has been no increase in military supplies—"

Five days had passed since the first round of negotiations ended. Whether it was the Marshal's Office, the capital, the Central Plains, or the South, all the warlords, big and small, were surprisingly unanimous:
Silence, consistent silence.

Such a reaction surprised even Chief of Staff Yang, who always considered himself knowledgeable. "But then again, the Japanese are really too weird this time. Given their character, they should have turned hostile long ago!"

Zhang Xuecheng laughed twice: "That's right - when have the Japanese ever suffered such a loss?"

Jiang Dengxuan also took over the conversation and said: "It must be because of our increased strength, and also because Britain, France and the United States are on Jilin's side."

His generals joined in one after another, and a heated discussion began on the conflict with Japan:
Everyone's confidence was built up by tanks and cannons. In their eyes, whether it was the Kwantung Army entrenched in Feng Province or the Korean garrison... they were no match.

However, only Jiang Cheng and Jiang Dengxuan knew clearly that the supplies they had were only enough to fight for one month.

If the "empty city plan" fails this time, the whole Jilin may be conquered by the Japanese... Considering the nature of the Beiyang warlords, reinforcements are out of the question.
They only know how to sell out their teammates, for example, uprooting the Jiang family and handing them over to appease the anger of their "Japanese allies".

“It’s all as I expected.”

Raising a hand to stop everyone from continuing the discussion, Jiang Cheng looked around at the generals and said, "The Japs must be afraid of our tanks and artillery. Of course, we dare not gamble - with the national strength of the little Japanese, if they fight against the entire China, they will definitely lose in a protracted war!"

His point of view is not original, but it is appropriate here.

Looking back at Yang Yuting's meaningful eyes, Jiang Cheng continued, "However, we must not completely rely on the pressure from Britain, France and the United States."

"Also, regarding the capital, I have notified Pingchuan to go and mediate—"

"But no matter which aspect you try, it's just auxiliary!"

At this point, Jiang Cheng suddenly turned his gaze to Zhang Xuecheng, "The heavy armored combined brigade is on standby in Ji'an. Order them to continue moving along the China-U.S. border."

"Also, the White Russian Regiment... I have a mission to arrange."

Jiang Cheng couldn't wait for the Japanese devils to react. He had to take advantage of the fighting confidence that the Jilin Army had built up and try his best to "stop the war with war."

The Japanese garrison from Harbin to Siping...had all been driven to the Sino-North Korean border, which made the entire Ji'an area extremely tense.

Jiang Cheng planned to use the Xu Jin method, similar to playing "peace ball", to force the Japanese to make a decision early.

In addition, the highly mobile White Russian regiment will also be sent to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan——

As the last stop of the South Manchuria Railway, Shanhaiguan has also seen a sharp increase in garrison troops in recent years.

With this move, Jiang Cheng intended to kill someone with a borrowed knife: after Vasily led his troops in a surprise attack, the Japanese soldiers who had suffered losses many times would surely be furious. As long as he "dragged" these Japanese soldiers along the way and hit anyone he wanted, he could immediately force them to share the same hatred with the enemy.

After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!

After the meeting, Jiang Cheng immediately called Vladivostok.

As we enter mid-April, the temperature has begun to gradually warm up... Vladivostok, which has been closed due to severe cold and freezing, will soon resume traffic.

Jiang Cheng plans to contact the Duchess Wen Lina to accept the American ship as soon as possible:

There are a lot of desulfurization equipment on there. Once assembled, Jilin Prefecture will have the largest and most advanced steel plant in China!
Just as Jiang Cheng was thinking about this, he called the captain of the merchant ship stationed in Vladivostok. Han Ming, who was guarding the door of the office, suddenly growled, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Cheng was communicating with the other party. When he looked up, he saw that it was Yang Yuting. His face suddenly darkened: "I'll call you back later." After that, he hung up the receiver with a smile on his face and said: "Lin Ge - is there something wrong?"

When he said this, it was clear that he was a little resentful of him for coming in headfirst.

He glanced sideways at the guards in the room, clearly intending for him to send them away... Of course, Jiang Cheng cooperated after a brief consideration.

"Why, does the handsome man have some important secret, or——"

Before Jiang Cheng could finish his words with a fake smile, Yang Yuting came up to him coldly with his hands in his pockets: "Jiang Feilan, tell me the truth:"

"How long will the tanks and heavy artillery rations from Jilin last you? Three months, six months? Or... a year?"

He could actually think of this?
Although Jiang Cheng maintained a smile while sitting on the office chair, he was obviously skipping a beat in his heart.

"Oh, why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

Jiang Cheng's first reaction was to change the subject, "It doesn't matter how much, as long as it's enough for me to fight in Jilin, isn't it?"

Yang Yuting did not give in at all: "Why, you are so playful now that you are the warlord, and you don't even dare to tell the truth?"

"Is this question—so difficult to answer?"

Looking back at the other person, Yang Yuting stared at him with his cold eyes. Jiang Cheng would not find it strange if he said he would pounce on him and bite him in the next second.

"Is it important?"

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath, and finally decided to tell the truth for the sake of his position as Chief of the General Staff. "Half a year."

"It may be longer - of course it depends on how the war is fought and where it is fought..."

"Also, how to apply my method of infantry-tank-artillery coordination."

He lied.

In fact, all in all, Jilin’s rations...are only enough for his infantry, tanks and artillery to fight for one month at most.

In 1920, when there was little air firepower, this tactic was absolutely invincible on any battlefield, especially on the flat and indefensible Northeast Plain.

But the invincible tactics are by no means flawless - the coordinated consumption of infantry, tanks and artillery is extremely high, and often after a battle, the supplies at the front are basically empty.

"What, only half a year!?"

Yang Yuting was horrified. "You, you don't even have a ration for more than a year, what kind of protracted war are you talking about?"

"You have to know that North Korea and Japan are across the sea from each other. If they really break through the border of the Chinese Super League, how can we fight them?"

"If there is only half a year, a steady stream of Kwantung troops will be transported from the two major military ports of Yokohama and Hiroshima. By then,"

Jiang Cheng interrupted him with a smile before he finished speaking: "Why, I fought with the devils for half a year, and Heilongjiang and Fengtian provinces are just on my side?"

"Especially Mr. Wu, he wants to hack the Japanese expatriates on the curb to death now—"

"If there really is a Japanese coming to my door, I think he will rush faster than me, really!" (End of this chapter)