The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 93 Surrender
He is right.

Sun Liechen's troops dragged out the 53rd Brigade that was attempting to attack Xinmin, and even caused them considerable casualties.

Coupled with the Japanese's random attack and bombing, both groups of people should still be confused at this moment.

Although the two troops have different goals, the correct thing to do now is to take away all the guns and ammunition that can be taken away and go back to take care of their own territories!
After running back to the city breathlessly, Jiang Cheng realized that he was soaked from head to toe and half a pound of water could be wrung out of his trouser pockets.

After jumping a few times in the city gate tower to shake off the water, Jiang Cheng didn't even bother to change his clothes or wipe his hair, and hurriedly trotted up to the tower.

It was bright in the sky at this moment, but the battlefield outside Xinmin City was filled with smoke and no movement could be seen.

"Be careful!"

Gao Wensheng, who followed closely, whispered, "The 54th Brigade has many sharpshooters, be careful they aim and shoot!"

Jiang Cheng shook his head silently.

Where is anyone?
The rain had gradually stopped, and with the help of a telescope, Jiang Cheng had seen the situation clearly: apart from the corpses lying all over the place, there was almost no sign of any troops.

"They all...ran away?"

Gao Wensheng couldn't believe it.

Jiang Cheng couldn't believe it either.

It is said that the warlords of the Republic of China were absurd, and many bizarre things have been seen in later generations:
But now that they really faced each other, Jiang Cheng actually had an urge to...can't help laughing.

No wonder these veterans basically didn't resist during the September 18 Incident...

Is this what you mean by preserving your strength?
Suddenly, a signalman came running over while he was distracted: "Master, Master!"

"A telegram from Brigadier General Sun outside the city!"

Jiang Cheng was stunned and took the yellow paper with a few lines of words written on it from him.

The words are plain, but the meaning is obvious.

Under the fierce fighting and siege of his 54th Brigade, the 53rd Brigade, which had lost the command of Tang Erhu, surrendered across the board and was disarming and surrendering at his base.

"I rely on?"

Jiang Cheng went crazy after reading it, "Hand... so fast?"

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"You little bastard, what can I say to you——"

"You turned a good fight into such a mess!"

It took Jiang Cheng a long time to report what had happened to Marshal Zhang after he entered the room. However, the old man seemed to be smiling when he listened, but he started to scold him after he finished listening.

Yang Yuting, who was standing behind his high-back chair, kept his hands clasped behind his back and gave him a cold, scrutinizing look.

"No one knew that the Japanese would come and interfere!"

Ignoring Yang's annoying look, Jiang Cheng pretended to be bitter and said, "When Captain Cai and I surrounded them, a bomb dropped from the sky and blew us up!"

The commander, who had been leaning lazily on the chair, now cast his lazy eyes towards Cai Yuanzong who was standing straight next to Jiang Cheng.

It was almost the first time for this rich young man to meet such a high-ranking official, and he was visibly nervous.

But before he could reply, Sun Liechen, who was sitting below Marshal Zhang, spoke up: "Marshal Yu, there is more!"

"When my troops rushed to reinforce, another group of Japanese troops rushed out from the South Manchuria Line and planned to head for Xinmin."

If that's the case, we have to thank the Japanese for their support, otherwise shouldn't Brigade Commander Sun realize that he was tricked into killing someone with a borrowed knife?
Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes quickly and immediately stepped forward to salute Sun Liechen, his tone full of gratitude: "That's why Feilan and the entire Xinmin garrison really want to thank you, Brigade Commander Sun!"

"If you weren't in charge, these bastards would definitely target Xinmin."

Sun Liechen was a little confused by his sudden series of flattery.

But he smiled brightly in an instant: "How can you say that? If you want to thank someone, you should thank Yu Shuai..."

"It is the old man who has a keen eye and sent me over to take extra precautions!"

After receiving such praise from his old buddies, Marshal Zhang burst into laughter.

He straightened up from his chair and began to instruct Sun Liechen, Wu Junsheng, Zhang Zuoxiang and others, saying cheerfully, "Hahaha, I mean, you guys..." "One by one, have you all learned the ways of scholars?"

"Brothers, we can't learn this, okay? Haha..."

Everyone smiled at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.

The old guys quickly turned the topic to meaningless things, such as playing mahjong, women occupying territory, and even when Xiao Liuzi would give birth to a grandson.

This is not surprising. The Fengtian Army, which had not been baptized by the First Zhili-Fengtian War, could only be described as a group of local armed forces with good weapons and equipment.

Can we still expect them to talk about high-level games and far-sighted political situations?

Of course, it was because the Marshal saw through this that he brought in Wang Yongjiang, Yang Yuting, and even Guo Songling and others.

"As for this little grandson, I'm really looking forward to it, hahahaha!"

Marshal Zhang's cheerful laughter interrupted Jiang Cheng's thoughts. When he turned his gaze away, he shook his black gown and stood up.

He stood up, and naturally all his brothers stood up as well.

"Why didn't Fifth Brother come today?"

Looking around at everyone, the Marshal raised his hand and stroked his mustache a few times.

Including Wu Junsheng, these veteran warlords suddenly stopped smiling.

That's right.

Zhang Jinghui, didn’t come today.

They exchanged meaningful glances with each other, neither knowing how to respond.

you still need to ask?

Jiang Cheng remained standing at attention without making any movement.

The news had already spread outside, and even the Fengtian Army's General Staff had heard about it:
After Tang Yulin is dismissed, Zhang Jinghui will be the brigade commander of the 53rd Brigade.

But when the rotation began, this statement was suddenly no longer mentioned. The General Staff was already drafting an order to promote Jiang Lanxuan of the 28th Division to brigade commander!
Two consecutive jumps within a month... the Jiang family is naturally in great glory.

And Zhang Jinghui had been rumored for so long, even the invitations for promotion and dinner were distributed, and suddenly this happened - Chun Chun was so shameless!
"Oh, are you going to cause trouble again?"

Marshal Zhang didn't take it seriously, and his smile deepened. "Alright, alright, guys..."

"Yuting has some mundane affairs to deal with right now... I'd like to ask all the brothers to go see Fifth Brother on my behalf and tell him to come home in the evening. It's time for us to gain some weight for the autumn!"

Although the words were polite, they also had the meaning of an order to leave. Led by the second-in-command Wu Junsheng, the old guys left one after another with a laugh.

Amid the smoke, Marshal Zhang's smile suddenly disappeared.

He raised his hand and asked Xishun to open the large window, then he slowly returned to his seat and picked up his pipe.

One mouthful.

He took another puff.

He stared at the pile of papers in front of him with his eyelids drooped. That was the combat report that Jiang Cheng had revised for two consecutive days without sleep.

"If you want to beat him, just beat him. Why do you have to take his life?"

Finally, he spoke softly, and his cold amber eyes swept over.

This was not the first time that he felt uneasy because of this look: Jiang Cheng knew very well that he was no match for this old fox in terms of both means and intelligence.

"Master, I wrote it very clearly in the report. It was an accidental injury."

Still standing straight, Jiang Cheng's eyes were firm but calm, "Brigade Commander Tang intended to kill Fei Lan with one shot, but Commander Cai was eager to protect me, so..."

"You bastard!"

Unexpectedly, Marshal Zhang suddenly slammed his pipe on the table. "If you kill him, how many people will say that I, Zhang Yuting, will abandon my meritorious officials after they have done their work?"

(End of this chapter)