The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"This is too ugly. They usually always talk about propriety, righteousness, integrity and honor, but now they feel a little threatened and start to quarrel and sabotage each other..."

Li Guiqi's face was full of disdain. Lin Xiaoyue, who was holding Zhang Tingxue's arm, snorted softly: "Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, since ancient times, merchants have always been the lowest class——"

"In fact, our ancestors were really farsighted. Merchants are always looking for profits. If they are allowed to seize power, it will bring disaster to the country and the people... I really admire Master Jiang's foresight."

Originally, Jiang Cheng's full attention was focused on the group of businessmen on the parade ground... He was still thinking about how to divide this group of unlucky guys, but Lin Xiaoyue's voice interrupted his thoughts.

Jiang Cheng turned around with a look of surprise, tilted his head to look at her, and smiled slightly: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Tingxue also turned her eyes away, but Lin Xiaoyue said calmly: "I understand what Master Jiang means... He wants to use these people to tidy up Qihar's economy."

Jiang Cheng smiled: "Haha, Miss Lin, you are very smart - but you are only half right."

"If anyone can cooperate with the devils and gain benefits from selling out Northeast China, and nothing has been done about it, will people follow suit in the future?"

There was a wave of doubt in her eyes, but Jiang Cheng didn't wait for her to say anything, and immediately ordered: "As the future head of Qiqihar Chamber of Commerce, Miss Lin, you go and represent me, Jiang Cheng, and Governor Wu, and give them a few words of advice."

"You organize the language yourself. The gist is to tell them that I won't pursue the matter of cooperating with the devils... but they must explain the details of their cooperation and the details of their transactions—"

"Of course, if you know other people's stories and have empirical evidence to prove them, I have a reward for you."

Jiang Cheng gave a few more instructions... Lin Xiaoyue basically understood the gist of it, which was to make all the merchants in Qiqihar draw a clear line between themselves and the Japanese;
In addition, he planned to let these wealthy businessmen report each other, so as to investigate the economic situation of the provincial capital and how deeply it was "bound" to the devils...

The most important thing is that this resourceful commander-in-chief may have already made up his mind to replace all those unscrupulous businessmen who are stubborn and refuse to cooperate.

Moreover, all their assets must be confiscated.

"I understand. Leave it to me."

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These unscrupulous businessmen were much easier to deal with than the Japanese - in just two or three days, they had confessed everything.

The situation was worse than Jiang Cheng knew: Qiqihar was almost a replica of Fengtian. Except that the garrison was not as large as there, Japan almost completely controlled the economic lifeline.

"No wonder Heilongjiang Province is developing so slowly. Logically speaking, the resources here are no less than those in Jilin."

Looking at what Lin Xiaoyue and Guan Zhiyuan reported, Jiang Cheng was completely speechless.

No wonder Wu Taixun doesn't want to take care of things. Anyone who has this problem will have a headache.

"Come one by one,"

Jiang Cheng tapped the table with his fingertips, "Let's start with Mi Zhongjing!"

Two days later, Mi Zhongjing, Han Jingming and four other members of the Chamber of Commerce were taken to the execution ground in a prison van and shot.

The charges were collusion with foreign countries, selling out a large amount of black provincial power, heavy speculation, and murdering colleagues, etc.

This was the first Chamber of Commerce president to be executed since the establishment of the Heilongjiang Province Chamber of Commerce... Coupled with the crimes of these death row inmates, it was enough to cause a sensation in the whole city.

As Qiqihar's business was taken over by Jiang Cheng, the first armored class, mainly composed of tank pilots, was officially established in Qiqihar. Jiang Cheng, together with Yang Longxing and others, held a grand opening ceremony, and with his impassioned speech, all these carefully selected brothers were mobilized to be enthusiastic.

However, as the conflict in Heilongjiang Province intensified, the Japanese dissatisfaction with Jiang Cheng became increasingly severe.

They began to exert pressure on the Northeast, saying on the one hand that the Japanese officers detained by Qiqihar must be released;

In addition, it also demanded the restoration of "normal trade" between Japan and Heilongjiang Province, and that no one should interfere with commercial activities, etc.

Not only were these rejected by Wu Taixun, but even Zhang Hanqing, who was inside the Great Wall, also said that any decision outside the Great Wall was their family affair, and no one, let alone the Japanese, could interfere.

But Jiang Cheng was also very clear that as the conflict between the two sides further intensified, the Japanese began to have evil ideas in their minds.

As Shi Yousan was instigated and conflicts arose, a vigorous civil war broke out.

The main force of the Fengtian Army entered the pass in large numbers, while the Kwantung Army began to continuously send reinforcements to the entire Fengtian Province.

As time went on, factories began to spring up in Heilongjiang Province, and close-in defense guns and anti-aircraft weapons imported from Europe and the United States also began to be installed... Everything was on the right track.

In early August 1931, the troops in Jilin and Rehe, under the order of Jiang Cheng, all entered a state of readiness for war;
Ammunition was issued, and the army stopped discharging any soldiers. For soldiers who had already been discharged and returned home, managers at all levels also issued conscription orders, requiring them to immediately register with the local army and transfer to the reserve to be ready to join the army at any time.

As soon as September arrived, Jiang Cheng returned to Fengtian from Qiqihar with weapons and ammunition.

He did not meet Wang Yize, the general manager of Fengtian City at that time, but went to the police department in person.

At this time, Wang Yongjiang had passed away for many years, and the person who succeeded him as the Chief of Police was Huang Xiansheng, who was known as a national hero.

When he saw him, Jiang Cheng did not exchange pleasantries, nor did he make his purpose clear. Instead, he directly handed him a list of weapons he had brought this time.

"I think, with your information network, it won't be difficult to hear about the Japanese sneak attack."

Facing his shocked look, Jiang Cheng continued calmly, "Let's not talk about anything else. These weapons...are all for you to use to resist the Japanese!"

Huang Xiansheng stood up in shock: "Sir, do you know about this? Yes, I learned about the Japanese attack through some intelligence networks--"

"But I have reported this to my superiors and the commander-in-chief... but they all said that the Japanese have been making a lot of noise for many years, but have only taken real action a few times. This time, it is probably just bluffing!"

It is really similar to what people said in later generations.

Jiang Cheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Come on, I won't say anything else - in my opinion, everyone in Feng Province has misjudged the situation."

"The Japanese offensive intention was already obvious, but the main force of the Fengtian Army, except for Sun Jiunian who was defending Jinzhou, had almost all been transferred to the interior to fight Shi Yousan."

"Don't worry, I have mobilized the entire Jilin and Rehe army to prepare for the battle—"

Huang Xiansheng's eyes lit up: "With your words, we will fight the Japanese to the death!"

Jiang Cheng grabbed his hand and said, "You are a man... but fighting the devils is important, but more important is to save the lives of our brothers. Fight smartly, don't fight hard!" (End of this chapter)