The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

So, while Feng was fighting with his father and others, Jiang Cheng reported to the Marshal's Mansion first, and said that he could deceive Li Jinglin, so... a telegram of condolences filled with deep care was delivered to him.

In addition to his concern for him personally, Jiang Cheng deliberately used some suggestive words to tell him about the situation in the Central Plains, the direction of the situation in the Northeast, etc.

This bunch of Beiyang warlords are all very shrewd people. When Jiang Cheng hinted at this, the man immediately understood that the other party was hinting at him not to mess around with Feng and Guo. In the current situation, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose.

Li Jinglin held the telegram in his hand and his heart trembled unconsciously: It was obvious that the governor of Jilin must support the Marshal.

Li knew very well what kind of fighting power he had. In the past, no matter it was the Zhi and Anhui families or the Japanese, they all suffered great losses at his hands.

Moreover, unlike any other place outside the Great Wall, Jilin has a strong army and a powerful armored division. The army is fully equipped with German and American weapons... There are also airplanes flying in the sky;
If this really comes to a head, let alone him, Guo and Feng may not be able to defeat him.

Suddenly, Li Jinglin, who didn't want to completely fall out with the Marshal, became even more nervous.

"Let's see the battle situation first."

In the end, this "Sword Immortal" commander chose to be a fence-sitter at this time.

Unlike this grass, Guo Songling not only had a tough attitude, but also was determined to go all out.

He knew very well that the Zhang family would definitely turn against him. Fortunately, when Xiao Zhang came to find him, he did not soften his heart and followed him back to Fengtian.
This father and son must be in cahoots. They tricked me into going outside the Great Wall, where I will surely die.

Just when Feng Yuxiang clashed with the Fengtian Army, he had left the hospital in Tianjin and appeared in Shanhaiguan.

Before that, the Fengtian Army, which was planning to move south, had already transferred the 3rd and 5th Corps to the Shanhaiguan front;
Who would have thought that the two-faced Feng Yuxiang would suddenly change his mind, which led to the troops staying here.

This also gave Guo Songling a great opportunity to rebel against Feng!
Because these two corps belong to Xiao Zhang, but in fact they have always been managed by Guo.

Since Old Guo has always held tight control over logistics, personnel and other powers, and Xiao Zhang trusts him extremely, Guo is in charge of all matters concerning the two corps alone.

Later, even the appointment of guards and civilian staff around Zhang Hanqing had to be decided or approved by him.

Under such circumstances, the Third and Fifth Corps nominally belonged to Zhang Hanqing, but in fact they all obeyed Guo Songling... Xiao Zhang did not actually have much substantive influence on his "soldiers".

In other words, even if Xiao Zhang did not return to Fengtian or to the outside of the Great Wall, if Guo Songling gave the order to launch a mutiny, Xiao Zhang would be powerless to reverse the situation.

After arriving at Shanhaiguan, he immediately telegraphed Li Jinglin in Luanzhou, asking him to immediately mobilize troops and march quickly to Shanhaiguan to relieve him of defense.

His intention was obvious. He wanted Li Jinglin to hold this pass, which was so powerful that ten thousand men could not break through it, to prevent the Fengtian Army from Shandong and other places from going outside the pass to provide support.

And he himself was going to lead his troops personally to "fight against Feng"!
After receiving three life-threatening telegrams in one day, Li Jinglin suddenly found it difficult to make a decision.

After all, the troops under his command nominally belonged to the Fifth Corps. If he did not listen to the Corps Commander, Lao Guo would definitely suspect that he was double-dealing.

Given this man's ruthlessness, he would definitely "pacify the country" before attacking Fengtian Province, get rid of himself, and then attack Fengtian Province. Thinking of this, this cunning Zhili governor immediately called back, using the excuse that although all the troops were in place, all the baggage troops near Luanzhou were transferred because Feng Yuxiang was heading to Chahar Rehe to attack.

He can move his troops forward now, but the supplies such as ammunition and firearms cannot keep up. He hopes that Lao Guo can wait for him for two more days... Once the baggage troops return, he will immediately mobilize all his troops to march towards Shanhaiguan.

Guo Songling didn't know that this guy was thinking of sitting on the fence. Besides, he had just arrived at Shanhaiguan and had to mobilize troops immediately, so he didn't have the energy to think about this:
So he called back to tell him that he would leave two battalions of troops at Shanhaiguan, and then come quickly with the telegram to relieve the guard.

Li Jinglin naturally responded without hesitation, but he secretly leaked the content of Guo's telegram to Jiang Cheng in an "accidental" manner.

"Look, this Li guy really doesn't intend to completely turn against our Fengtian Army... He is different from Lao Guo. This old guy has his own territory. If a fight really breaks out, he will still be the governor of Zhili regardless of the outcome."

After receiving this telegram, Jiang Cheng showed a smug look on his face, and said to Sun Zhengnan, Zhang Xuecheng and others, "Think about it, that Guo Guizi has always been a domineering person, and he must have had conflicts with Li Jinglin."

After "hearing" from Zhang Zuoxiang that Guo Guizi had rebelled, Jiang Cheng hurriedly reported to the General Staff Headquarters and the Marshal's Mansion, and at the same time immediately summoned all the senior military officials from Jilin to hold a secret meeting in the large study in the Governor's Mansion.

At this time, Guo Songling's telegram about "clearing the imperial court" also arrived: everyone was furious when they saw it!

He wants to purge the court... OK, then what have we become! ?

In this unhappy mood, Sun Zhengnan immediately nodded and said: "Yes... Now Feng, Guo, and Li have gathered together because they have common interests."

"This kind of interest relationship is actually not stable... The three of them wanted to use each other and restrain each other, so they must have been sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams."

Guo Xipeng nodded quickly and said, "Yes - especially this Feng Yuxiang. This man has rebelled again and again. Now he is the first to rebel and the one who fights the hardest."

"Li Jinglin is currently in Luanzhou, still wavering between the two sides. He obviously does not want to completely break with us."

Yang Hongyi continued, "But we all know that the young marshal's troops can be mobilized at any time by this Guo devil. Although they are now deployed on the front line of Shanhaiguan, they are numerous and well-equipped. If they really fight all the way here and join forces with Feng Yuxiang in Rehe, Jinzhou and other places will be in danger!"

At this moment, all the officers at the meeting were worried. The situation was just like this:

Moreover, if Old Guo attacks, even if the Jilin army rushes to Fengtian for rescue as quickly as possible, it will be dangerous.

Jiang Cheng let out a long sigh: "Everyone has a point - in fact, I also understand in my heart that after the development of the past few years, although our Jilin Army has always been the leader of the combat power outside the Great Wall, the troops of Marshal Han Qing are also powerful."

"The Third and Fifth Corps also have tanks, planes, and fierce artillery—"

"If they go to Jinzhou, I think it will take two or three days before Old Liu can hold on."

At this point, he said the second half of his sentence more solemnly, "Just two days ago, I spoke to Runchuan on the phone... and told him that he must defend Jinzhou to the death." (End of this chapter)