The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Even though they disrupted the Japanese army's formation tonight, given the Japanese's speed of reaction and their strong desire for revenge, Jiang Cheng could foresee that there would be an overwhelming war next;

And tonight's air force attack is just a larger-scale appetizer.

Under Jiang Cheng's order, the troops left enough security personnel on patrol, and the rest took the time to rest.

The weather at the end of May was still relatively warm. In order to prepare for the battle that might break out at any time, the soldiers chose to rest on the spot at their respective combat positions.

Surprisingly, many ordinary people in Jinan city took the initiative to step forward, took food and eggs, and some even killed chickens and sheep, and continuously sent food and drink to the positions and fortifications.

However, this kind of thing is quite common in the Jilin Army. Jiang Cheng has always paid attention to military discipline management over the years. In addition, many road construction and urban reconstruction projects are also done by the army.

Therefore, the relationship between the military and the people has always been relatively good, and the people of Jinan also expressed their gratitude for the military-supporting items they sent.

When the soldiers had eaten and drunk their fill and fell asleep, Jiang Cheng washed his face and took Han Ming and Feng Qing to see Hai Rushong.

How could this veteran, who was over fifty years old, bear to see his son sacrificed in such a tragic way?
All the generals came for a meeting, but Hai Rushong was not present. He followed two soldiers, wiping their tears as they collected Hai Pingchuan's body.

When Jiang Cheng arrived, several people had just cleaned him up and put him in a brand new military uniform.

Looking at him lying quietly in the makeshift mourning hall, and noticing that Hai Rushong's eyes were red, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat again.

"father."

Ever since he and Hai Huixin got married, they had been addressing each other the same way for many years... This was the first time he called her "Dad", but he already felt very familiar and intimate with him.

About half a minute later, Hai Rushong looked back at Jiang Cheng in a daze... He almost didn't recognize his haggard face: the departure of his son made him age a dozen years faster.

"Although I know that as a soldier, there will always be a day like this in this chaotic world—"

Hai Rushong's voice sounded surprisingly calm. "But I just feel a little uncomfortable. How did this kid get ahead of me?"

At this point, two lines of tears flowed down again, and Jiang Cheng felt very sad: "Dad, I know you feel sad..."

"I hate myself so much. If it had been earlier, would Pingchuan be fine now?"

At this point, Jiang Cheng waved his hand to let the extra people leave the door, and then lowered his voice and said, "Dad, I can't tell this to others for the time being:"

"The Fengtian Army has never been united... but it is even more different now. With the Marshal's entry into the country, the crises surrounding us are increasing;"

"The situation is definitely not the same as before. For example, this time, I originally thought that the Marshal deliberately delayed our journey and did not want the Northeast troops to waste their strength;"

"But then I thought about it carefully, there must be something fishy about this matter... someone must be trying to sow discord between me and the Marshal."

In fact, it's not just this matter. Jiang Cheng now thinks carefully that he and Lao Zhang and Xiao Zhang have had many conflicts, big and small, over the years.

I think a lot of this was probably instigated by some people.

When Hai Rusong heard this, his originally sad eyes quickly became more lively and angry: "Feilan, what you mean is... our arrival in Jinan Prefecture was delayed this time because someone deliberately made trouble?"

Jiang Cheng nodded solemnly: "Dad, this is certain... and please rest assured, I will definitely settle this account with Pingchuan!"

After hearing these words, Hai Rushong's eyes regained some spirit: "Feilan, since you said this, I, Hai Rushong, must follow you to the death!" "First, kill these damn Japanese devils to avenge Pingchuan, and then go back to the Northeast and catch the instigator and chop him into pieces!"

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath, stepped forward and held Hai Rusong's hands tightly: "Dad, no matter what...you must take care of yourself."

"Besides, I can't stay here for long. I have to take my brothers to inspect the city defense of Jinan Prefecture carefully again... Please, stay with Pingchuan for a while on my behalf."

Hai Rushong turned around and his eyes turned red again when he looked at his son's remains.

But he immediately frowned and said stiffly: "We have been apart for many years... Actually, we don't need to worry about this moment!"

"Feilan, I'll go with you - I think Pingchuan also hopes that we can keep an eye on Jinan and protect it well!"

Jiang Cheng smiled knowingly, and seeing that he was so persistent, he went hand in hand with him to inspect the surrounding area.

After all, facing a powerful enemy, no one dared to be negligent. Fortifications, trenches, various machine gun positions, fire points, observation posts in front of the close-in defense guns on the city walls, etc. were all fully prepared.

"The tanks supporting the battle have all been overhauled and replenished, and can be deployed at any time."

When the officer on the position saw Jiang Cheng coming, he hurried over to greet him and reported the surrounding situation to him one by one.

After listening to this, Jiang Cheng looked around at his brothers in the battle position:

After several battles, everyone huddled in the trenches and fell asleep with their guns in their arms; their once young and radiant faces were now filled with fatigue.

If it weren't for those damn devils, these young people would still be in Jilin... Although as regular soldiers they have heavy daily training and business missions, they can still reunite with their families every now and then in a peaceful environment.

But who could have known how many people would be separated from each other after this battle?

In the past, Jiang Cheng led thousands of troops to charge into battle, what a heroic spirit he had... In his opinion, a soldier's duty is to shed his blood on his homeland and fight against those enemies who dared to invade.

However, Hai Pingchuan's death made him feel for the first time that the so-called military duty, in addition to being glorious and great, seemed to be mixed with too many emotions.

"Brothers, you have all worked hard - when we return to Northeast China, everyone will get a big share!"

Jiang Cheng said loudly, "By the way, even though it's almost June, it's still a little chilly at night. Be careful not to catch a cold before the Japanese come."

After giving a few more instructions, he and Hai Rushong got on the car and returned to the Governor's Mansion in Jinan Prefecture.

The signalman immediately delivered several telegrams: in addition to the usual requests from all parties for him to refrain from fighting, the Marshal also issued a death order, forbidding him to fight again, otherwise he would be severely punished when he returned to the Northeast.

Jiang Cheng snorted twice and quickly read through the telegrams one by one.

Immediately afterwards, news came from Luanzhou, telling him that Hai Pingchuan's wife and children had been picked up, and that appropriate personnel had been arranged to escort them all the way to Jilin Prefecture.

Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and passed the telegram to Hai Rusong, who immediately said, "Don't inform her about Pingchuan for now—"

"This girl is still seven months pregnant. I'm afraid she can't bear it!" (End of this chapter)