The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

You actually asked me why they restrained themselves?
There is no need to think about this problem. Even Big Toe Bean should understand it by ordering him around. In fact, it is because the Japanese are not sure of winning at the moment.

The once invincible Japanese defeated the Russians and then infiltrated the entire Northeast, gaining some benefits.

But later, as Jiang Cheng kept a low profile for many years, neither the Zhang family nor the Japanese had paid attention to his development;

When they came to their senses, they found that with the opening of the port, Jilin's "expel Japan" action, and the recovery of northern Mongolia, not only the military strength of the entire area outside the Great Wall had been greatly improved, but also the economy, industry, education, and even foreign trade had made great progress.

Given the current strength of the Japanese, it is absolutely impossible to defeat them in one fell swoop.

"So, it makes sense to have a hard fist."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "I won't go to the meeting. The Japanese will definitely not be in a good mood when they see me. I will ruin everything."

"You are the governor of Heilongjiang Province. It's time for you to step forward."

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In fact, Jiang Cheng asked Wu Taixun to negotiate with the devils for two other reasons:
First, there are rumors everywhere that Jiang Cheng intends to default on the huge debt;
In addition, since the Huanggutun Incident, relations between the outside world and Japan have deteriorated sharply, and the attitude towards Japan from top to bottom has been infinitely moving towards a stage of conflict.

He has already formed a tough stance with the Japanese. At this time, it would be better to let Wu Taixun come forward and see what conditions the Japanese can negotiate. It would be best to stabilize them completely before the migration to the north is completed.

Three days later, Jiang Cheng's family arrived in Qiqihar.

In fact, before deciding to move north, he bought a mansion from a big Russian businessman, and asked someone to clean and renovate it carefully, and added a lot of new furniture.

When the women arrived, Jiang Cheng happily led his men to greet them. After a brief greeting, he glared at Cao Shiying in reproach: "Xiaoying, we are all family now... From now on, don't do such dangerous things again!"

Cao Shiying rolled his eyes stubbornly: "Humph, I don't care! As long as I can kill the devils, I will pay for it!"

Seeing Jiang Cheng's face darken again, Hai Huixin hurriedly pulled him, "Don't talk nonsense, sister-in-law. There are men to fight the devils! Besides, if you really want to fight the devils, there is no need to sacrifice yourself. It's not worth it to fight the devils."

Zhang Tingxue and Duan Xinyu also tried to persuade him, but soon they heard Zhang Shoufang's laughter coming from the gate: "Feilan, look who's back?"

Everyone turned around and saw her holding Zhang Tinghui with one hand and Yan Ziwen with the other, smiling particularly happily and brightly.

Following Jiang Cheng's orders, the two men negotiated a large business deal with the Americans in Vladivostok. In addition to long-term oil purchases, there were also several batches of new industrial equipment and naval guns to be installed on the "Jilin" ship that was about to be launched.

"Third sister, you've worked so hard along the way! Oh, you've lost so much weight in just a few months. You've worked so hard... I have to thank you very much."

Jiang Cheng walked up to him with a smile on his face, held Yan Ziwen's hand, and said some words of thanks.

However, after saying a few polite words, Zhang Tinghui and his wife said that they had some official business to discuss with Jiang Cheng.

Noticing that the two had strange expressions, Jiang Cheng turned around and looked at everyone, then got up first and went upstairs to the study.

Knowing that there would be a major war in the Northeast in the future, he ordered people to select the largest hall for renovation in advance. The sand table, topographic map, and conference table had not yet been arranged. The sofas, tables, chairs, and benches that had just been moved in were covered with dust-proof cloth, and several servants were still cleaning up.

"You guys get out." Jiang Cheng waved his hand and sent them off, then turned around and said, "What happened? I've read the contract, there's no problem."

Yan Ziwen looked at his wife, sighed and said, "Feilan, actually, this business is not going smoothly for us——"

"The conditions proposed by the Americans became increasingly harsh. In addition, the naval guns we purchased were currently the main combat weapons of the Americans. It took a lot of connections to negotiate the contract."

Jiang Cheng knew about these things, including the fact that the goods must be shipped after payment is received, and that no other people were allowed to watch during assembly. It had to be installed by American engineers, and the installation fees were extremely expensive.

In order to start production as soon as possible and install the naval guns, Jiang Cheng agreed to all the messy conditions... Unexpectedly, what Yan Ziwen said next surprised him.

"The most critical thing now is that the Americans need us to provide the blueprints and parameters of the warships. They also need to understand the purpose of our purchase of these equipment and devices."

Now, even the Americans are suspicious?
Jiang Cheng's heart trembled slightly.

The Jilin ship was built by German engineers based on the Hindenburg, which was not built at the end of World War II.

Various parameters can be said to be quite abnormal... Not to mention anything else, just looking at the warships around the world, once the Jilin ship is launched, it will probably refresh the development of the global naval community.

"I can't give them the blueprint parameters, but I can tell them the purpose—"

Jiang Cheng added with a gloomy face, "In fact, the Americans also know that we are just trying to guard against the Japanese."

Zhang Tinghui was in a dilemma: "Feilan... The Americans are indeed very clear about this matter; but the caliber, range and power of the naval guns we ordered terrify them."

Yan Ziwen completed the second half of his wife's sentence: "They must be worried about future threats; after all, the Jilin ship has the ability to fight in the ocean."

Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Don't be ridiculous, fighting in the ocean - how is that possible?"

I am not Yamamoto Isoroku. If I bombed Pearl Harbor with shells, it would have made the Americans furious. Their warships and aircraft carriers were like dumplings...

The last two mushrooms blew the Japanese dog into a docile little Teddy. Unless he is crazy, he would not go against the Americans now.

"I think the best way to allay the Americans' concerns is not to show weakness, but to continue to deepen cooperation."

Jiang Cheng rubbed his chin and suddenly thought of something. "Oh, right, Han Qing went south to support Zhongyuan. Let him help say a few words in Nanjing. It will be more effective than anything we can do."

According to the subsequent development of events, the Americans support Nanjing - if,
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Okay, just let me handle this matter. Third sister and third brother-in-law, you two have worked hard. Take a good rest first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."

After reporting the matter to Zhang Zuoxiang, Jiang Cheng arranged for a batch of mortars produced in Siping to be sent to the interior.

Zhang Hanqing knew that Jiang Cheng was engaged in construction: in fact, he had planned to tell Nanjing before he received this batch of equipment.

And Nanjing would not interfere. After all, if the Northeast Army developed well, it would be good for him to conquer and pacify the Central Plains. (End of this chapter)