The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Looking back at the old fox's extremely calculating expression, Jiang Cheng smiled awkwardly in his heart.

This old fox, does he really think of me as a sheepdog?

But if you think about it carefully, I have done a lot to help the Zhang family conquer the world in the past few years, so it is reasonable that he is used to relying on me.

Moreover, Guo Songling's rebellion not only took away his elite Third and Fifth Corps, but also, in order to deal with this guy's rebellion... the Marshal temporarily paid military pay to all the Fengtian troops;
In addition, in order to get the Kwantung Army to go out, he had always taken care of this group of "advisors" of the Japanese. It seemed that he had suffered serious losses, so he was planning to let him help out again.

"Master, you don't need to give me any more instructions."

Looking back at the trusting and expectant eyes of the father and son, Jiang Cheng lowered his eyes and smiled calmly, "In fact, when I sent troops to Jinzhou, I had already made some arrangements."

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"Master Jiang, is it necessary for you to keep working for the Zhang family?"

On the military vehicle returning to Jilin Prefecture, Sun Zhengnan suddenly asked in a low voice.

At this time, Jiang Cheng was supporting his head with one hand and closing his eyes to rest - the temperature of the car had not risen since it started, and the bumpy road made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Hearing the words of his chief of staff at this time, he slowly opened his eyes.

Looking back at him, she smiled and said, "You mean, to help the Zhang family conquer the world, right?"

Facing his subordinates' indifference, Jiang Cheng continued, "The Zhang family's world - isn't it also our Northeast's world?"

"Oh, let's stop joking... Actually, before Runchuan retreated, I had already informed Pingchuan that he was heading north."

Shandong, has it set out?

Then, will that...

Jiang Cheng lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "You are worried that Li Jinglin or Cao Kun will attack you together, right?"

"You have to think about it. What is the biggest difference between Li Jinglin and Guo Guizi? He is different from Guo Guizi... Since he followed Master Shuai, he has really benefited."

Sun Zhengnan hesitated: "Zhili Governor?"

Jiang Cheng sneered and nodded: "That's right - Guo Guizi has an arrogant personality. Even though Han Qing has been protecting him, we all know that he has also recommended him for merits."

How smart was Sun Zhengnan to be the chief of staff in Jilin? Obviously, the biggest difference between him and Guo Songling was that Li Jinglin was a vested interest of the Fengtian Army...

The reason why he got into trouble with Guo Guizi was entirely because of the internal conflicts with the Fengtian Army. To be more clear, it is unlikely that Li Jinglin will completely turn against the Northeast.

In this case, if Shandong sent troops north, it could capture Luanzhou and Shanhaiguan again.

If that happens, Feng Yuxiang and Guo Songling’s communication with the rear will be completely cut off!
"Beating the dog behind closed doors, huh?"

Sun Zhengnan repeated, and suddenly turned his gaze to Jiang Cheng, "Master, then... have you already been with Li Jinglin?"

He didn't say the second half of the sentence, because the commander in his eyes once again supported his cheek with his hand and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The sky outside the window is gloomy and it seems that snow is about to fall again.

Just as the convoy was returning, Hai Pingchuan had already led the main force northward towards Luanzhou.

Ever since Guo Songling announced his rebellion against Feng and fought against the main force, Li Jinglin had been dawdling in Luanzhou. Even after the vanguard army urged him again and again, he became reluctant to leave and asked his trusted subordinates to go to the outside of Shanhaiguan in his own name, taking the reinforcements and supplies that Guo wanted.

As for himself, he continued to stay in Luanzhou to "watch the battle". To put it bluntly... he was just watching.

The weather in the Northeast is too cold, and they don’t have enough cotton clothes and other things, so it’s actually not suitable for sending troops;

In addition, Feng Yuxiang's troops were attacked from both sides by Jiang Lanxuan and Ji Jinchun as soon as they entered Chahar, and were stuck in a tough battle... Even Yan Laoxi, who was planning to take advantage of the situation, ran away first.

In addition to the above unfavorable factors, Li Jinglin was just as Jiang Cheng thought. He didn't want to completely break off relations with the Zhang family at all.

If Guo Songling could defeat the Fengtian Army, he would lead the remaining troops in Luanzhou out of the pass;
If he...

Weighing the pros and cons, the old guy was not idle in Luanzhou.

Anyway, this was the territory that was taken over from Jiang Cheng's subordinates, and the people here were relatively wealthy - it would be a waste not to take it. While everyone's attention was focused on the war in the northeast, Li Jinglin happily let his troops plunder in the city.

However, at this moment, Hai Pingchuan arrived from Jinan Prefecture.

I originally thought that this was the rear area, but I didn't expect that it would become the front line overnight!
The Northeast wanted people and guns, and even if Li Jinglin didn't give much, he still spent money... The key point was that Hai Pingchuan caught him off guard;

In addition, the looting of the people aroused the greatest public indignation. When they heard that it was Jiang Ye's troops outside the Great Wall who had returned, many ordinary people actually took the initiative to run forward to welcome the Lu army and guided the troops all the way into the city.

The siege lasted only a few hours, and Hai Pingchuan easily captured Li Jinglin alive. He surrounded the enemy from all sides and caught him in a trap, so that almost none of his men escaped.

Guo Songling, who retreated to Lianshan, was completely stunned when he heard the news.

Not only did he not expect Li Jinglin to be so useless, he also did not expect that the supplies and reinforcements sent by this guy... have not arrived until now, and he couldn't even get in touch with them.

Sometimes he even doubted whether this guy was just trying to trick him with the "reinforcements".

But the subsequent situation did not allow Guo Songling to think these things through.

The Kwantung Army, which set out from Lushun, launched a fierce attack on Lianshan with lightning speed.

The worst thing was that when Feng Yuxiang discovered that his retreat in Luanzhou was cut off, he actually chose to withdraw his troops directly from Rehe, heading all the way south back to the northwest.

Ji Jinchun led his troops to the northeast to attack Guo Songling, and a decisive battle broke out between the two sides...

At this moment, Jiang Cheng had returned to Jilin Prefecture and was meeting with Lu Yongxiang, who was secretly traveling north by boat from Shanghai.

While everyone's attention in the Northeast was focused on Guo Guizi, Jiang Cheng gave this new friend three million silver dollars as activity funds and successfully won him over as the "manager" of the southern area.

At this time, the southern battlefield has entered the decisive battle stage. Whoever can control this key node will be the future master of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

This is a big piece of fat meat!
Lu Yongxiang assured Jiang Cheng that once he took control of Shanghai, all future profits would be shared equally with him.

Of course, more money is better, but what Jiang Cheng needs most now are still various new technologies from overseas and returning talents.

"Since Master Jiang is eager to recruit talented people, I must recruit as many as possible for you while I am in Shanghai!"

Having received the military funds, Lu Yongxiang was naturally delighted and made repeated promises to Jiang Cheng.

"Hui Xin, ask Xiao Luo to instruct the cook to make a few more of our Northeastern dishes to entertain Chief Lu."

Jiang Cheng shook hands with him and led him to the dining room of the Governor's Mansion. (End of this chapter)