The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Since taking back Mongolia, Jiang Cheng has been taking advantage of the port's convenience to quickly recover his losses.

Apart from anything else, that torrent of steel is enough to make the Russians tremble with fear today.

Besides, wars are fought for food and consumption. So far, Jiang Cheng says that he is the second best at stockpiling food in China, but no one dares to claim to be the best.

"When we get back, we'll tell the Russians what we should say and show them our fists...If they're willing to cooperate, we can sit down and continue the talks; if they break the rules, we soldiers will naturally have ways to break them."

After saying this, Jiang Cheng asked Xu Shuzheng to compile a report on Mongolia's development during this period for him.

The materials had been written long before coming. Looking at Jiang Cheng's panting face, Xu Shuzheng gave a brief report.

Almost all mining areas in the territory have been transformed...Except for all the military control, the ores are managed by a special mining bureau.

The two newly built power plants, Xing'an Power Plant and Haneihe Power Plant, are already operating at full capacity and are able to stably supply electricity to nearby factories.

The power grid in Kulun, the capital of Mongolia, has also been connected and assembled, and the entire city is covered by electricity and operating stably.

"The rest of the schools, hospitals, and research institutes have also been put into use one after another. Master Jiang, those foreign researchers you assigned to us are really capable, even though they all sound boastful."

Speaking of this, Xu Shuzheng was in high spirits. "The modern development concepts they proposed, such as the steam revolution and industrialization, have put Mongolia's development on the fast track."

"I think within five years at most, we will be able to produce more industrial products on our own..."

Even though Jiang Cheng was so tired that his eyelids were fighting, he still stood up excitedly and patted his shoulder: "Good job! You have worked so hard during this period, Brother Shuzheng."

"I have always had an idea that within five to eight years, we will surpass the Japanese in terms of industrial development and education level."

It took Japan nearly 1931 years to complete full industrialization, and he wanted to use the time until to make Jilin and Mongolia important industrial bases. By then... would he still need to be afraid of the Japanese?
And with these German experts around, if he can come up with some blueprints and directions for modern weapons, he won't have to worry about not being able to churn out more powerful weapons.

Just when the Russians suddenly changed the treaty and planned to use the railway to get more benefits from Jiang Cheng, a conflict suddenly broke out in Siberia.

The reason was that during a traditional Russian festival, a garrison officer drank too much, and a dozen soldiers rushed into the farm with guns and raped the hostess and her two daughters.

Under normal circumstances, this would not be a big deal - but the owner of the farm was away at Shuangchengzi selling grain. When he came back and learned about this, he ran to the local military camp to cry and appeal for justice.

The Red Soviet Army handled this matter strictly and strangled all the soldiers who committed the crime.

Now, their relatives are not happy with this... More people went to the military camp to cause trouble:
The stubborn officer simply ordered a fight, and a conflict caused by public resentment broke out, even alarming the top leaders of the Red and Soviet Union.

Based on the principle of rather killing the innocent than letting the criminal go, all the soldiers involved were demoted and transferred away. The newly transferred troops had worse military discipline and often clashed with the Jilin army over trivial matters.

The two countries, which were originally in a standoff over the railway, suddenly escalated their conflict over the Siberia region.

The two parties who originally sat down to talk soon found themselves in a confrontation, and even on the verge of a showdown.

Jiang Cheng transferred the three armies of Yang Hongyi, Jin Yanxi and Guo Xipeng to Shuangchengzi in one go, and the Soviet army dispatched a large troop group and headed straight for Vladivostok.

On the other hand, the situation in the Udinsk region also became tense. Xu Shuzheng withdrew all the negotiation teams and began to step up preparations for war.

The confrontation lasted from July 1922 to the beginning of the following year. The Russians had a pandemic in the spring, which relaxed the tense situation. What was even worse was that this epidemic, which was very similar to pneumonia, quickly spread to Siberia, making many soldiers lose their combat capabilities.

"It's what they deserve. These guys are so greedy that even God can't stand it anymore."

Upon hearing the news, Yang Hongyi curled his lips and smiled with disdain, "We already have a plan for dealing with epidemics—"

To put it bluntly, this response plan is thanks to the Japanese poisoning.

"In fact, at a time like this, wouldn't it be better to sell them some penicillin... or simply trade the medicine for territory with them?"

Guo Xipeng has a strong ability to draw inferences from one instance. These two people who are about to become division commanders are actually gloating over "God's help".

"Stop laughing. Let's report the situation here to Master Jiang as soon as possible."

After learning the news, Jiang Cheng quickly decided to follow the old rules and set up epidemic isolation areas in the cities of Vladivostok and Shuangchengzi, and provide free medical care to the Chinese people.

As for whether the Russians will provide treatment, it depends on what the local people say.

Hongsu also took this matter very seriously. After all, the spreading virus had left them in a state of panic.

Even though Russia has a vast territory and a sparse population, the virus is not easy to spread...but the army is different. There are densely populated people, and once one person gets sick, the entire garrison will be affected.

The confrontation became weak: In fact, Jiang Cheng knew very well that Hongsu had not yet developed in this era and was only a seemingly huge ally. It would take several years for it to truly turn from weak to strong.

Their repeated attempts were not intended to start a war, but simply to find out Jilin's bottom line and gain more benefits from it.

So this confrontation, which was a bit like a farce, quickly turned calm because of an epidemic... Jiang Cheng even exported penicillin to Hong Su in a way of goodwill cooperation.

The two sides also formally signed a new contract, under which the railway would be jointly managed by both parties, and the open agricultural cooperative corps in the Baikal region also officially began management and development.

Just as the development of Jilin and Mongolia entered a new stage, a major earthquake broke out in Japan across the sea, sweeping across the Kanto region.

Most of Tokyo was destroyed, and the earthquake caused the deaths of nearly 100,000 people, with countless more injured and disabled.

The huge cost of post-disaster reconstruction in Japan is a headache, and Inukai Tsuyoshi's political allies have begun to raise the issue of disarmament again...

And it was in this year that this extremely vicious and conspiratorial country officially embarked on the path of fully coveting China.

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In 1923, great changes came to the capital.

Cao Kun bribed his way to be elected as the commander-in-chief, causing an uproar across the country.

This incident undoubtedly provided an excellent opportunity for all parties in Fengtian to form an "anti-Zhi" triangle alliance.

The Marshal was the first to criticize this matter in the Fengtian Telegraph, and then the whole country was in an uproar. (End of this chapter)