The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Looking at these golden things, Zhang Xiyuan was stunned.

You know, unlike the Fengtian Army, which has been defending Shanhaiguan and developing independently in the external provinces in recent years, the Zhili Army has been fighting everywhere in the past two years because of his commander-in-chief Wu Yushuai's so-called "unification by force."

War not only seriously affects production and development, but there is also a saying: A cannon shot is worth a thousand taels of gold... Military expenditure has always been a "heavy burden" on all Zhi army leaders.

It's okay for big warlords like Cao, Wu and Sun who have fixed territories, but officers like Zhang Xiyuan whose territories are not fixed and who can only follow the big boss to "pick up benefits" are miserable. They can't get equipment and supplies at all, and they have to rely on plundering the common people along the way to survive.

Some troops even mutinied due to unpaid military pay, which caused a lot of headaches for Zhang Xiyuan, who had recently joined the battlefield in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

"This……"

Finally, Zhang Xiyuan took his eyes off the gold in front of him and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Faced with the huge sum of money, the heart of this Zhi army general was still pounding, but after all, he had seen the world and knew that he should not lose the big picture for the sake of a small one.

He suppressed his excitement and pretended to be calm. He turned his suspicious eyes to Jiang Dengxuan: "Sir, what do you mean?"

Hearing the other party's relaxed tone and the use of honorifics, Jiang Dengxuan smiled and first explained that he was the officer who led the Fengtian Army's armored forces to attack the Zhili Army... However, the two armies were facing each other, and they each served their own masters, so he was just obeying orders from his superiors.

But he also knew Commander Zhang's character and wanted to make friends with him, so he had suggested to their Lord Jiang that since your main force had fled, there was no need to fight a meaningless battle around this place;

It would be better to reconcile and turn hostility into friendship - and also to prevent the people here from suffering from further misfortunes.

The words were extremely elegant, but Zhang Xiyuan also understood that the other party meant to win him over.

My mind suddenly moved.

I have heard that these bumpkins outside the Great Wall are all very rich. Wu Junsheng has deposited several million in the Japanese Bank of China alone, and I don't know how much Shudi and Shengdi have...

While it was difficult for everyone to get imported weapons, the guy named Jiang was able to get tanks, cannons, and even airplanes. It was said that even Hai Pingchuan had received support from Jiang Cheng, and the entire Qi and Lu regions were also a scene of abundance.

As for the Lu Army, needless to say, its current standard configuration is similar to that of the Ji Army, with all powerful weapons and an armored force of thousands of people.

"This... doesn't seem good, does it?"

Although Zhang Xiyuan was extremely greedy for the gold and Jiang Dengxuan's proposal, he still said with an embarrassed look, "I think, I think... our two armies just finished this battle, and you and I shook hands and made peace so quickly, isn't it, too, too..."

Hearing his hesitation, Jiang Dengxuan immediately said, "Of course, the details of this matter will depend on the opinions of Commander Zhang and your brothers!"

"However, these things are a gift from my master, so please accept them first, Chief Zhang!"

After saying this, Jiang Dengxuan said goodbye with his entourage; but Zhang Xiyuan was obviously wavering, and followed them all the way out of the tent, and sent them to the car with some reluctance to say goodbye.

"How is it, has the lamb leg been delivered?"

When he returned to the Peace Hotel, Jiang Cheng, who was playing chess with Feng Yong in the room, turned around and asked him softly. Jiang Dengxuan smiled and walked forward, telling him about what happened today, and then added: "This Zhang Xiyuan doesn't seem to be willing to surrender..."

"But I think his intention has wavered. But, Master Jiang, I thought about it again and again on the way back. I always feel that there is something wrong with this Zhang guy. It doesn't really make sense for us to win him over."

He said this was a bit conservative: because in the eyes of Jiang Chaoliu, who was in power, there were few good people among these warlords;

They all exploit the people, fight for territory and engage in endless internal strife - recruit these people who are never satisfied with taking advantage into your team. You never know when someone may throw a leg of lamb to them in a few days, and they will become someone else's dog in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Cheng understood what he said best.

In the years since he traveled through time, he knew clearly the principles of how to survive in this world.

How could Jiang Cheng easily trust anyone other than these brothers who were willing to live and die together?

Even towards the Duchess Wenlina, with whom he had always cooperated, or those Russians who were "doing business", Jiang Cheng always remained highly alert.

"Oh, Brother Chao Liu, you are such an upright person!"

Jiang Cheng first pulled the car in front of Feng Yong's general, smiled and said "General", and then continued, "I've already told you to deliver the lamb legs - I didn't ask you to do anything else!"

"From the beginning to the end, I never said I wanted to recruit them."

Jiang Dengxuan was confused by his boss' words: "Then, doesn't that mean you want to cooperate?"

At this time, Feng Yongcai smiled profoundly and said, "Our Master Jiang said it was cooperation, but this 'cooperation' is just cooperation in a big show! Haha..."

Then the two of them smiled at each other, both with unfathomable expressions, and did not continue talking.

Jiang Dengxuan looked puzzled, while Jiang Cheng said, "Let's just wait and see what happens next."

It was almost noon when they were talking. The three of them walked out side by side towards the restaurant. During these days away from the war, the people Jiang Cheng met the most were the businessmen from Shanghai.

After all, the conditions in both Jimun and Inner Mongolia provinces are good, and Jiang Cheng has invested in the construction of a lot of transportation facilities, so communication between multiple places is now more convenient.

In addition, the arrival of his fleet at the Huangpu River was also an act of "showing his sword"... Everyone has always believed that this young governor is capable and can cooperate.

Jiang Cheng then negotiated with a number of manufacturers, such as a grain factory that specialized in mechanized husk removal and packaging equipment;
The clothing factory has the best and largest cotton textile equipment abroad; it also imports raw materials such as cotton, soybeans, minerals, and oil...

Just when Jiang Cheng was busy, several Zhili army troops near Jiangsu and Zhejiang suddenly broke out into internal strife.

The reason was that their superiors heard that Zhang Xiyuan had accepted a large box of yellow croaker from Jiang Cheng and was ready to defect to the Fengtian Army, intending to cheat them badly before the decisive battle between the Zhili and Fengtian factions!
Zhang Xiyuan naturally refused to accept the offer and said that he had been cheated. What Jiang sent was not gold at all, but some cheap stuff he got from somewhere. It was just a layer of gold sand on the outside, but full of lead blocks inside... All the yellow croakers inside were not as valuable as the box that contained them.

But how could the leaders, who had already fallen into a serious economic crisis due to years of fighting, listen to him? (End of this chapter)