The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

The war situation in Shanghai was intense, and the whole city was shrouded in a dark cloud of terror.

The countries in the concessions all sent ambassadors to test the Fengtian Army's fighting intentions in front of Zhang Hanqing... They were worried that once the Henan Army led by Wu Peifu arrived, the war around Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai would expand, which would inevitably affect their interests in China.

The news reached the front line that the Jilin Army led by Jiang Cheng was joining forces with the Lu and He armies to attack the outer Zhi army in Shanghai.

Early in the morning, Jiang Cheng had just assigned the tasks in the forward command post when Lu Yongxiang came over with several of his men.

"This young commander has met many reporters in the city, including some from foreign countries such as Britain, France, and the United States..."

As soon as he entered the room through the curtain, Lu Yongxiang began to talk some seemingly meaningless gossip, but Jiang Cheng was not stupid and could clearly hear his intention.

This is not to say: While our brothers are fighting hard on the front line, your young marshal is comfortably "being a good man" in the rear, maybe even enjoying wine and dance every night, smoking and having fun with beautiful women.

Who made you not have the ability to reincarnate and not have a good father?
Jiang Cheng impatiently turned the topic to the battle situation on the front line, trying to interrupt his useless nonsense, but Lu Yongxiang seemed to be so angry that he just continued to talk nonsense.

One moment he said he met some diplomat, the next moment he said he met this socialite or that noble lady from Shanghai... However, when the topic turned to this point, Jiang Cheng was stunned.

This guy said that he met some famous socialite?

Jiang Cheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he turned his gaze back: "Whose daughter are you talking about?"

When he heard the other party say that among the celebrities he met was the third daughter of the Song family, his heart sank slightly:
It's true that what you fear will come true. You know, it's rumored that Zhang Hanqing once fell in love with this third lady and launched an "all-out offensive" in Shanghai... But what happened later, anyone with a little historical knowledge knows:
This young lady became the first lady of the Republic of China, and it was she who helped her husband to establish connections and gain a lot of support.

There is even a saying that the fact that 300,000 Northeastern troops later entered the pass to help Baldy fight Shi Yousan was also related to her assistance.

If those hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops had not entered the pass to fight the Central Plains War, there would have certainly been more manpower to resist after the September 18th Incident.

After adjusting his thoughts a little, Jiang Cheng suddenly had an urgent urge to ruin this kid's "good deed".

"The brothers are fighting hard in the front... In fact, the young commander is not just having fun in the back, he is also helping the brothers to win over public opinion and seek reinforcements--"

Jiang Cheng himself felt that his words were not sincere when he said this. "You might as well take a closer look. Aren't there more people sending food and drinks to the troops on the battlefield recently than before?"

After saying this, Lu Yongxiang stopped talking about the topic. Jiang Cheng continued, "Shandong reported that they have engaged in a battle with the Zhi army."

Hearing his powerful ally mention the war situation, Lu Yongxiang quickly turned his attention back -

He had heard that although the current Shandong governor Hai Pingchuan was Cao Kun's son-in-law, he was also Jiang Cheng's close friend.

Wu Peifu went south to Shanghai, where he once again faced off against the Fengtian Army.

He immediately chose to gather troops and intercept the Zhili troops heading south along the directions of Liaocheng, Dezhou, etc.
But on the day when the battle with the Zhi army came into contact, Sun Chuanfang's army followed closely behind Wu Peifu and arrived at the edge of the battlefield in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

"The Armored Corps pushed Qi Xieyuan's troops back all the way, but to a certain extent, it also helped them to gather and reunite."

"The next battle is bound to be very difficult."

This great battle around Shanghai, although the front army was defeated in a crushing manner;
But even Lu Yongxiang knew that their "leading forward" style of play had limited sustainability. "These are the only tanks the warships brought, and I'll be honest with you...the supplies will only last for a month at most."

Jiang Cheng spoke in a clear and steady voice, "My fleet is outside the Huangpu River, and the Zhili Army Fleet in Tianjin Port has now sailed south along the Yellow Sea and is likely to land in Hangzhou Bay."

Lu Yongxiang leaned his hands on the desk in front of him, staring at the spread-out military map in a daze.

He knew very well that if the Zhi army landed in Hangzhou Bay, they would attack from behind and launch a counterattack on the entire Shanghai.

No matter how corrupt and useless he was, Lu Yongxiang was, after all, a warlord who had led troops for many years.

He knew very well that once the current situation occurred, they would be surrounded by the Zhi army.

"I think you've seen that armored forces need support from the rear. If our rear is attacked and the logistics support can't keep up, the overall combat strategy will be affected."

Seeing the other party's nervousness, Jiang Cheng simply said the second half of the sentence, "You must make a perfect response plan for Wu Peifu and other troops who are coming to attack!"

What he meant was: It is your job to repel the Zhi army and defend Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai... I have come here and helped you win a battle, and now it is up to you.

Lu Yongxiang gritted his teeth and showed an embarrassed and worried look as the war became increasingly stalemate.

In fact, Jiang Cheng lied to him.

The so-called lack of supplies and the so-called encirclement by the Zhili Navy were just excuses he made up.

Since he dared to lead his troops here, he must have made a plan to win... If the chance of winning was not 80%, he would not have come.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang were not their main battlefields. The key point was that Jiang Cheng had never thought of defeating the Zhi army around Shanghai.

To put it bluntly, he came to Shanghai to maintain local stability - to put it more clearly, from the battle situation along the route where the Marshal entered the pass, Jiang Cheng had already seen through the Marshal's intentions:
Although the Fengtian Army had sent troops into the pass, seemingly intending to encircle the Northern Expedition Army advancing northward, the cunning old fox had always kept his brothers surrounding the Rehe-Zhili line, with the intention of supporting the Anhui Army without any support.

Previously, they joined forces with the Zhili clique to drive Old Duan out of the capital, and later the two families divided the spoils unevenly, which was equivalent to "helping" out an opponent.

If they join forces with the Anhui clique to kill Cao Saner and Wu Xiucai this time, will they turn against the Anhui clique again in the future?

So... in the current situation, the best way is to protect Shanghai behind us and leave the last territory for the Anhui Army.

I will just guard the outskirts of this place and let them fight each other in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.

"I understand what you mean, Commander Jiang... But He Fenglin and I want to defeat the Zhi army in one fell swoop, I'm afraid it's impossible,"

He was still anxious but still said the second half of the sentence, "I still want to ask Commander Jiang to join the coalition forces and help the brothers fight back!"

From what he said, he still wanted me to help beat Wu Xiucai. (End of this chapter)