The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

But the young marshal had already spoken, and if he raised any objections at this time, he would surely anger the other party... Who knows, this hot-headed Xiao Zhang might simply make a replacement, send himself back, and let Yang Yuting come out again to help him fight!
Forget it. If I were to be greedy for that little bit of benefit and make the Northeast King's son angry, it would be more trouble than it would be.

Jiang Cheng glanced at Zhang Hanqing sullenly, then turned around and said to him, "Although we have dealt a heavy blow to Guo Jun, we have lost Lianshan and Gaoqiao——"

"We must return to Jinzhou as soon as possible and prepare for a life-and-death battle with Guo Songling!"

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Just as Zhang Hanqing ordered a rapid retreat across the board, the battle between Rehe Chahar and Feng Yuxiang had entered a white-hot stage.

Xu Shuzheng, who was ordered by Jiang Cheng, led the Mongolian army along the Chita-Xinmin route to the firefighting points in the Longhua area of ​​Chengde for reinforcement.

With the support of this young and vigorous figure, Feng Yuxiang was once caught in a tough battle... In addition, despite being fully prepared, the soldiers coming from outside the Great Wall were still not used to the climate here, which led to the war quickly coming to a stalemate.

However, a cold wave swept southward, rapidly causing the battlefield temperature to drop by more than ten degrees, causing numerous soldiers to suffer frostbite;

Not only that, the severe cold made it impossible to deliver supplies, and some soldiers even had their rifle bolts frozen and couldn't be pulled open.

Feng Yuxiang failed to capture the city after a long siege and had to retreat. However, due to the bad weather, his original plan to go to Jinzhou to encircle Guo Songling had to be temporarily cancelled.

At this time, the cold wave had already reached Feng Province, turning the entire Jinzhou line into a sea of ​​ice and snow.

Jiang Cheng discussed with Zhang Hanqing and decided to temporarily guard the gate, using only close-in defense guns and other weapons for protection.

In addition, a certain number of scouts were sent out to survey the surroundings to prevent sneak attacks by Guo's troops.

In fact, this worry is completely unnecessary. The climatic conditions are so harsh... Not to mention the Guo Guizi who came from afar to rebel, even if it is the Jilin army that has already changed its equipment, Jiang Cheng does not agree to let them go out of the city to attack.

But Xiao Zhang was a little unhappy:
The two battles of Lianshan and Gaoqiao were fought in a lukewarm manner - neither the main force they brought nor the ones withdrawn from Lianshan had a head-on battle with the rebels.

In fact, after a series of psychological struggles, Zhang Hanqing was eager to defeat the rebels. Of course, he really wanted to see his "mentor and helpful friend" with his own eyes.

"While Guo's troops are gathering in the Gaoqiao area, he must be unstable. It is a good time for us to attack now!"

Zhang Hanqing's impatience had long been suppressed. "It's been three days. Liu Runchuan, who was said to have attacked the supply line along Shanhaiguan, hasn't come back yet—"

"We will attack from Fengtian and Jilin provinces and we will surely defeat the rebels in one fell swoop!"

Listening to him chattering on and on about his views and suggestions on tactics, Jiang Cheng was actually a little angry.

Strictly speaking, this disaster was basically caused by his Zhang family... Old Zhang neglected the hero, and Young Zhang used the wrong person and shouldn't have trusted him too much.

"If you want to fight, that's your business - it's freezing outside, even the gun oil has frozen."

Jiang Cheng frowned and said, "Brothers' lives are also lives. If we rush out rashly, I dare not say how many people will die in the battle, because the cold will cause too many casualties and injuries!"

Moreover, when the troops were deployed and it was windy and snowy outside, how could they maintain communications in such harsh weather conditions?

Even Guo Guizi chose to retreat to a safe area to avoid the wind and cold, so why would they go out?
Zhang Hanqing felt even more angry.

Originally, he felt guilty because "the trouble was caused by himself" -

But all along, Jiang Cheng was supposed to be his subordinate in this operation, but he took over the leadership in a minute, commanding Taiding and the two battles, not only inflicting heavy damage on the enemy, but also leaving the troops he brought with him without any casualties. He caused the trouble himself.

But all the credit belongs to him.

If I return to Fengtian in the future, I won’t be able to distinguish between the big and small kings in the army.

Just as he was about to force him to go to battle by asking questions like "Are you afraid of fighting?", a telegram was delivered by Zhang Hanqing's correspondent.

Seeing him avoid him to read the telegram, Jiang Cheng felt a little disdainful, thinking, why do you have to avoid me? So he turned around and discussed the distribution of supplies in the city with Sun Zhengnan and others.

In the winter in Northeast China, various living resources were already in short supply. In addition, the military and civilians in Lianshan withdrew to Jinzhou, and the population suddenly increased by more than 20,000 people.
Coupled with the more than 4,000 people withdrawn by Gaoqiao, Jinzhou, a relatively prosperous city, suddenly became tight.

As the highest commander, Sun Liechen applied to Fengtian for supplies twice. The Marshal's Office urgently drew military rations from all over Fengtian Province, but the situation was still tense.

This is also one of the reasons why Jiang Cheng is not in a hurry to go out. If the war causes a shortage of supplies, there is a high possibility of riots in the city.

You have to know that the Japanese are watching us closely.

However, just as the two of them started talking, Zhang Hanqing turned around and walked out of the headquarters gate after reading the telegram.

"What did he do?"

Jiang Cheng was very surprised. It was windy and snowy. Could it be that the young marshal, who was eager to achieve success and defeat Guo’s army, was going to lead his troops to attack in person at this time?
However, before he could figure it out, his signalman arrived -

It was sent from the General Staff Headquarters: The Marshal has reinstated Yang Yuting, and he has already led reinforcements to Guo Songling!
"In this weather, at this time?"

After quickly browsing the content, Sun Zhengnan's face changed, "This, this is going to be a problem!"

Who cares so much?
Jiang Cheng quickly contacted Sun Liechen - the veteran who was still sick was so frightened when he heard that the Young Marshal and Yang Yuting were running towards Guo Songling that he almost fainted.

"Feilan, be careful of them! I'll ask the Marshal's Office for permission and have them withdraw first!"

Sun Liechen coughed for a long time before calming down and speaking slowly, "I'm afraid that Guo Songling will set a trap at Lianshan Gaoqiao and they will be surrounded!"

Jiang Cheng was naturally afraid of this: but he also knew that Yang Yuting was more eager to make achievements than the young marshal.

Because of his previous resignation, this kid probably realized that if he didn't make more contributions to his superiors, he would be too easy to replace!
After finally being reinstated, he would definitely think about leading his troops to kill his old rival and prove to the Marshal that he is definitely the best candidate for the Fengtian Army's Chief of Staff.

However, when Sun Liechen reported to his superiors in his own name, he was reprimanded by the commander-in-chief for being afraid of fighting. He even issued a strict order that they must completely defeat the Guo-Feng coalition within seven days, otherwise he would be dismissed from his post.

Hearing that the man was really anxious, Jiang Cheng simply made up his mind and decided to pretend to die in this battle.

Damn it, my people are going to stay in Jinzhou and die, and I can’t do anything about whether the Fengtian Army wants to confront Guo Songling head-on.

Two hours later, all the soldiers who could be mobilized in Jinzhou City were ready for battle.

Zhang Hanqing and the reinforcements that arrived opened the gates of Jinzhou and rushed into the snowstorm, heading for the troops led by Guo as reported by the scouts. (End of this chapter)