The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

On the way, Jiang Cheng read the report from Jiang Dengxuan and others, and instinctively felt that this matter was not good.

The reason is that the old Russians on Su Hong's side believe that the entire land should be under their rule, and the so-called Duchess is the dregs of the old era and should be wiped out from the new era.

This is not good news for Jiang Cheng... After all, he had just helped Duchess Wen Linna to power. She had just established her position in the Vladivostok region and achieved autonomy in the surrounding areas.

Moreover, in order to ensure that these orphans and widows could maintain their control of the overall situation, Jiang Cheng also handed over some of the weapons left behind by the northern expeditionary force to them, and also gave them a lot of "support" in real money.

In the later stage, he would definitely send a part of the troops to assist Wen Lina and her son in managing the naval port, but now Hong Su actually intervened, which made Jiang Cheng feel difficult.

"Are they... considered White Army?"

Jiang Cheng muttered to himself: Unlike the reform methods of later Chinese, the stubborn Maos who can’t think flexibly adopt particularly tough measures in reform—

It was even a bit bloody and brutal. Killing them directly was considered the lightest punishment. Some unlucky nobles were exiled, enslaved, and tortured... The purge operation killed most of them, and the number of people was difficult to estimate.

If this is not handled properly, the Russians will definitely take the port back... Even if they don't take it back, the port that they have finally opened up for "purchasing goods on behalf of others" will be in vain, and Jilin's development will be in vain!

Jiang Cheng was in a bad mood the whole way, and even when he arrived in Harbin, he had no intention of appreciating the vast fertile land he had managed, and was focused on rushing to the lobby of the local government office.

At this time, the highest commander Jiang Dengxuan was not there, but went to the newly built Nandaying outside the city. The local garrison in Harbin once belonged to Wu Taixun. When they withdrew one after another and handed over the garrison rights, Jiang Dengxuan and several of his subordinates were heading here.

Because the total number of people was close to 5,000, they could not be accommodated in the city... Jiang Dengxuan decided to reorganize 800 of them into an armed police force;
The rest of the troops were stationed outside the city. After Wu Taixun withdrew from the West Camp, the barracks became vacant, just enough for the troops to move in. The so-called "South Camp" was the newly expanded camp after he reported it to Jiang Cheng.

"Damn it, he knew I was coming, but he didn't hurry back to wait for me. I'm tired enough from the long journey, and he still wants me to wait for him."

Jiang Cheng, who was already in a bad mood, became even more impatient because of the long journey. He slumped down on the leather sofa in Jiang Dengxuan's office and was about to take a nap when he heard noises coming from the door.

Someone was talking - the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

He suddenly turned his unhappy look away, and sure enough, he saw that it was Duan Zhigui and his nephew standing at the door, chatting with the gatekeepers Feng Qing and Xu Fushan, obviously intending to go in to see their commander-in-chief.

Unconsciously, Jiang Cheng was furious. He stood up and started to curse: "Is there a ghost in broad daylight? What are you two doing?"

Duan Congbin took two steps back in awe, but Duan Zhigui came forward with a sticky smile: "Oh, Master Jiang, I've been looking forward to your return for so long..."

"We have been waiting for your job for a long time. We have said before that we will be loyal to Jilin... Especially since you have driven away the Japanese this time, the people of the whole territory worship you as a god and admire you so much!"

Hearing his series of flattery coming out at random, Jiang Cheng was really furious. He immediately stepped forward and curled his lips and said, "Let's skip the first three chapters. If you have something to say, just say it directly. I am just like you, I can't stand any flattery."

I'm used to being so pretentious and beating around the bush, so it's a bit strange to hear this old guy speak directly.

The clever and cunning Duan Congbin immediately responded, and after expressing his admiration in a concise manner, he turned the conversation to the main topic, saying that they had not done anything serious for more than a year... They originally wanted to help Pingchuan in Shandong, but the other side was unwilling to accept them, so they returned to Jilin and planned to ask Jiang Cheng for a job. Jiang Cheng curled his lips.

Duan Congbin knew a little bit, and seemed to have some knowledge, while Duan Zhigui was uneducated. When he was in Beiyang, he relied on giving women to get close to Yuan Datou, and when he fought wars, he mainly played cards such as "Building the Great Wall".
During the Hunan battlefield, he had pissed off generals like his sixth uncle Sun Liechen. Now he was asking for a job from him?
Damn it, don't say I don't want to give you a job. Even if I really did, when Feng Yong and Sun Zhengnan start to reorganize their military forces in the future, they will have to give you two the work.

But Jiang Cheng didn't say it when the words came to his lips.

After all, they were relatively well behaved in Harbin, and they hadn’t caused any trouble during the recent negotiations in Lushun.

It is always more reliable to use someone you are familiar with than someone you are not familiar with. Jiang Cheng looked at Duan Congbin silently and said, "Okay, it's easy to find a job, but I don't really know what you two are good at."

Duan Zhigui couldn't explain why, and just said casually that he had no problem leading the troops, and could still fight even if he was not good enough.

Duan Congbin immediately replied that he had studied abroad and knew foreign languages, including Russian.

In terms of subject, he studied trade abroad and is proficient in related management.

Jiang Cheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

This is really what you ask for! I only learned a little bit of Russian from Ivan, and right away, a talent who is proficient in trade and Russian was sent to me. Isn’t this a good arrangement by God! ?

"You know Russian and trade? Great! Come with me to negotiate with the Russians this time!"

Jiang Cheng raised his fist and hit him on the shoulder, "If you make great contributions, you two, one civil and one military, go and manage the external military port for me!"

what?
Duan Congbin blinked and was stunned when he didn't expect the position to be assigned so quickly, but his unreliable uncle was very excited and repeatedly expressed that they were willing.

It was clear that Duan Congbin's eyes were full of sparks - Damn, you agreed too quickly, didn't you? What kind of military port is this and where is it located?

You agreed to it so quickly, what if it turns out to be a bad job?
Looking back at Jiang Cheng's slightly smug smile, Duan Congbin instinctively felt that he was on a pirate ship, and asked with a sullen face: "Master Jiang, can I ask where exactly is the military port you are talking about?"

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Mr. Duan is so smart, why not try to guess it?"

Duan Congbin's face darkened: "You just said that you were negotiating with the Russians, and you also said that you would take care of the military port in the future--"

"You're not talking about Vladivostok, the Russian territory?"

Jiang Cheng laughed loudly: "Well, where else can I say it?" (End of this chapter)