The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Jiang Cheng laughed and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Isn't that quite humorous? Besides, didn't you graduate from the Military Academy? You have been leading troops for many years."

"You know everything about infantry, cavalry, and tanks - and you studied abroad at Japan's Army University with Ting Lan and Ting Shu, so you are really capable!"

Zhang Xuecheng's face flushed with praise, and he frowned and smiled bitterly: "Well, how can I be as good as you say? I learned these skills from my time in Fengtian."

"Besides, I only studied in Japan for a short time, so I still have to be,"

Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, Jiang Cheng interrupted him impatiently: "Damn it, I entrusted you with an important task, but you keep pushing it away. What do you mean? Go away... If you don't want to do this, get out of here now!"

"Don't you want a wife and children to live in? But having said that, your sister can't leave! She lives well in the capital, it's safe and I'm supporting her! If she's not happy to go back to Fengtian, she may not be happy to stay with you either."

"Okay, let's get this straight. Do you want to do it?"

Zhang Xuecheng couldn't help but clench the stack of papers and was absent-minded for half a minute: "Okay! Since you, Jiang Feilan, think highly of me——"

"This is a big show, I have to accompany you to sing the whole song! But then again, you have to pair me with professional talents, I can't just perform a one-man show by myself!"

Jiang Cheng laughed loudly, turned sideways and held the guy in his arms: "That's right! Only those who say this are true brothers... Let's go, it's been a while since I found a restaurant to have a good drink."

"Today, just the two of us brothers will have a nice drink together!"

After saying that, she hugged Zhang Xuecheng and went out happily.

As soon as I walked out of the door, I saw Zhang Shoufang and Su Xiaowan standing at the corner staircase opposite the study door, looking over here nervously.

Seeing the two of them coming out arm in arm, smiling, Zhang Shoufang heaved a sigh of relief: "Oh my - I was so scared!"

"But why are you two like children, getting angry one moment and then being calm the next?"

Jiang Cheng waved his hand and smiled without answering. Instead, he shouted to the women in a domineering manner, saying that he wanted to go out for a few drinks with Xuecheng.

He thought about it carefully and felt that Zhang Xuecheng's ability might have been seriously underestimated by future generations.

He was a graduate of the Military Academy, and with his resume and years of commanding troops, his ability and strength far surpassed most of the Beiyang generals.

In addition, if Zhang Xuecheng were to be the person in charge of the Military Academy, it would be possible to avoid the covetousness of Fengtian to the greatest extent possible...

After all, his strength is growing, and the number of troops at his disposal has also greatly increased: together with Bai Haochen in Luanzhou in the interior and Hai Pingchuan in Shandong, their total number has long surpassed the troops under the Marshal.

This - does not include the number of people from Rehe. If we include my father Jiang Lanxuan's people, the number will be shocking enough.

In this regard, just in terms of the number of people, the equipment and logistical support of the Jilin Army are also first-class in Northeast China.

Tanks, cannons, gasoline, vehicles...even various military facilities, civilian facilities, and industrial facilities are continuously imported through Vladivostok.

His factory is already able to produce bullets, grenades, and some ammunition for small artillery. Although the output is not yet enough to cover a full-scale war, the accumulation over the past year and the inventory of various local armies can basically reach about three months of supplies.

The most important thing right now is to be able to imitate more high-end weapons, such as heavy artillery, field artillery, and close-in defense artillery.

He also wants to further speed up the development of the industry so that they can achieve self-research and development in addition to imitation.

In addition, the manufacture of tanks and cars must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Even if the main core components cannot be independently manufactured, the technologies of tank frames, shells, and shells must be mastered as soon as possible. However, all of this requires Jilin to have a relatively stable development environment.

Therefore, since he took office in Jilin, in addition to spending money on education to lay the groundwork, the most he has done is to crack down on destabilizing factors on the ground.

At present, all the Japanese have been driven away, and his development must be accelerated in all aspects——

It is absolutely necessary to be deeply bound with the Zhang family...because at present, perhaps only Zhang Yuting can control the situation outside the Great Wall, and move like a fish in water between the Beiyang and various foreign forces, and create an absolutely stable development environment for his Jilin.

Whether it was spending a huge amount of money to support Zhang Shoufang and her daughter, entrusting Zhang Xuecheng with important tasks, or giving Yu Fengzhi the greatest room to play, making money in the US stock market and doing various physical businesses in Jilin, all actions were centered around this goal.

Zhang Xuecheng was very satisfied with the good food and wine. The preparations for the Military Academy were finalized at the dinner table.

Someone sent him back to the Governor's Mansion to rest. Jiang Cheng thought for a moment and then called the Marshal's Mansion.

The end of 1920 was the critical point when the relationship between Zhili and Fengtian turned from cooperation to confrontation.

Jiang Cheng knew very well that as Cao Kun ascended from a big warlord to the "throne" of the leader of the Zhili clique, the support of Zhang Yuting, his relative outside the Great Wall, had a great deal to do with it.

And now, it is clearly time to start sharing the benefits.

But subsequent developments were equivalent to Cao Kun giving his children a slap in the face.

The serious inequality in the distribution of spoils caused the rift between Zhili and Fengtian to grow wider and wider.

Jiang Cheng was thinking about the request report sent by Hai Pingchuan when the phone was connected.

As expected, it was Little Zhuge who was listening again. Jiang Cheng said slowly, "Where's the handsome man?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line. "Someone has come from the interior, and he is receiving them... Feilan, your father did a great job in Mongolia. Why don't you fight the Russians directly in the name of our Fengtian Army?"

Jiang Cheng didn't answer him.

This guy has fired blanks in the name of the Marshal more than once or twice.

The Russians suffered a great loss in Vladivostok, but they only gained a mutually beneficial environment and commercial channel.

Just talking about this one thing, even if they lost a round...if nothing happened in Mongolia, wouldn't that be equivalent to losing another move?
But Jiang Cheng lowered his eyes and did not answer in a hurry: After all, in his opinion, the Russians made such a big fuss but did not gain enough benefits, so they just lost another round.

"Lingge, I can't predict anything else, but I can guarantee one thing. In the Mongolian situation, as long as we don't lose, we win. As for the Russians, if they don't win... they lose."

Jiang Cheng spoke of this important issue concerning military and national affairs in the calmest tone.

However, he quickly changed the subject without leaving any trace, "Hehe, if the Marshal is busy now, then I'd better send a report on the situation here to the Marshal's Office and the General Staff Headquarters."

However, the other party did not respond, but asked again: "Jiang Feilan, I heard that your Jijun, have you been adjusting recently?"

"The movement seems to be quite big, right?" (End of this chapter)