The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"This time, I won't let any of the devils go!"

After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, he began to give orders to Sun Zhengnan, "Immediately mobilize the Suiyuan and Chahar corps to enter the country from Zhangjiakou!"

"The Mongolian cavalry, led by Feng Yong and Huang Xiansheng, will board the carriages from Siping and enter the interior of the country through Shanhaiguan. They must not interfere in any battles along the way and must first go to Jinan Prefecture for rescue."

"Also, mobilize all air support to Shandong - this time, not a single enemy will be spared!"

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Just when Jiang Cheng was about to lead his troops to enter the pass, all the forces that had been lifeless and turned a blind eye to the civil war immediately became nervous as if their legs had been ripped off.

In addition to criticizing Jiang Cheng for ignoring the situation, the most talked about thing is that this kid rashly entered the country at this moment and brought a large army with him. Is he planning to seize power?

All the generals were filled with grief at the same time. The north and the south were unprecedentedly united at this time, and even several high-ranking officials sent telegrams to Jiang Cheng to inquire about the matter.

Anyway, all I have to say is one sentence: What do you want to do, kid?

"Damn it, the Japanese attacked Northeast China and you pretended to be blind; they killed people and set fire in Fengtian and you pretended not to know; they fought all the way north and almost rushed to Jilin, your hometown, and you still did nothing!"

Jiang Cheng, who was in the special car, received the telegram, with an angry sneer on his face, "Now, everyone hears that I'm going to enter the pass to fight the Japanese... Instead, they think I'm here to seize power, right?"

"With just a bunch of useless people like this, if I really want to take it away, which one of you can be my opponent?"

After saying this, he threw the pile of papers in his hand, which were full of fierce words but ultimately nonsense, into the trash can, looked at the signalman coldly and said, "To all the above telegrams, give a unified reply: The Northeast Army is entering the pass to fight the Japanese. Anyone who can't stand it, just bear with it!"

The signalman immediately saluted, turned around and trotted out.

"Feilan, there's no need to get angry with these rubbish... They're just thinking about starting a civil war."

Zhang Xuecheng licked his lips and became a little nervous.

His brother was clearly over the top. In fact, even he was a little worried that if he went too far, his brother would...
He quickly shook his head to dispel this overly stupid thought - after all these years, don't I know him well enough?

All the charges and every strategy were for the sake of justice and the people of the world... In fact, he even thought that if his brother could not protect the people and take care of his homeland, why not,
"Brother Xuecheng, I know what you are thinking."

At this time, Jiang Cheng had already turned his gaze to him, "Actually, I also understand... In the current situation, no one would believe that I only fight the Japs, right? Besides, too many people think that I am the one who brought the disaster to the interior of the country."

Zhang Xuecheng said quickly: "If you have to catch every fart, then your life will be too tiring——"

"Feilan, don't think too much. We have been brothers for almost thirty years. Don't we know each other? There is no need to say too much between you and me."

Jiang Cheng stared at him absentmindedly, but ultimately stopped talking.

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In early December, in the cold fog with temperatures of more than ten degrees below zero, a military train puffed white smoke as it drove into Shanhaiguan Station.

When the soldiers under Zhang Xuecheng and Wang Junshan jumped off the iron carriage, the sacks piled up beside the sealed carriage were kicked by the soldiers who accidentally brought them there, making a loud noise.

That was the brothers' food, filling up the scattered baskets of military water bottles, weapons and equipment... now mixed with the grenades made overnight by the Harbin Arsenal. The remaining snow was crushed into black mud by thousands of pairs of military boots, and the barrels of the machine guns sticking out of the carriages were still condensed with icicles brought hundreds of miles from Jilin.

Wang Junshan's troops were the first to raise the battle flag and kept shouting words like "Brothers, follow up" and "Move things quickly".

This is the last supply station on the Jingfeng Railway - after entering the Pass, I'm afraid the Japanese will be everywhere.

The strong men who rushed over from Jilin kept moving things into the carriage with sharp eyes.

In addition to large amounts of food and clean water, the most abundant supplies are medical supplies and gasoline... These supplies determine the victory of the battle and are also the winning conditions for reversing the situation in Shandong and even North China.

The blacksmiths squatted beside the switch, quenching the notched guillotine in the fire of the switch room. The hissing of metal and the collision of the train whistle above the frozen ground.

When the early morning sun came, dull cracking sounds were heard under the ice all around. It was unclear whether it was a sign of an approaching cold wave or the echo of the Japanese army's hooves crushing the mountains and rivers.

Jiang Cheng stood in the car and raised the telescope. The lens reflected the snow-capped mountains along the Shanhaiguan line - that white color would be swallowed up by the hottest blood tide in the Northeast in two days.

After an hour of replenishment, the train conductor's whistle rang through the sky, shouting loudly: "Go, go!"

The locomotive was instantly loaded with coal, blew its whistle, and quickly drove out of Shanhaiguan Station.

After entering the customs, things were indeed not peaceful. There were reconnaissance planes constantly flying over the top of the roaring trains.

Just as Jiang Cheng realized that the situation was not good and ordered the car to stop and evacuate quickly, all the men who were carrying supplies heard the familiar engine sound.

"The Japanese bomber!"

"Southeast direction, two in total! Hurry up, everyone -"

The scout standing on the high ground suddenly roared angrily, and the brothers all changed their faces and shouted loudly, "Run", "Don't take things", "Retreat quickly" and so on.

Sure enough, half a minute later, when the two bombers dived, the pilots clearly saw the twisted wreckage of the stroller on the railroad tracks.

Four 250-kilogram incendiary bombs separated from the bomb bay and detonated in advance thirty meters above the ground - this was a new air-blast tactic developed by the Army Aviation Corps. The splashing magnesium-aluminum alloy molten liquid bloomed like a lotus from hell, melting the surroundings into a red rain curtain.

"Haha, do Chinese pigs give birth on railroad tracks?"

The pilot grinned through the sight, but did not notice the reflection of the lens on the top of the water tower on the northwest side.

As his plane flew over the charred wreckage of the carriage, six anti-aircraft guns hidden at the rear of the train suddenly roared.

The 37mm armor-piercing bullet accurately tore open the right wing, and the aviation gasoline leaking from the fuel tank was ignited by the burning below. The entire plane turned into a fireball and plunged into the distant ravine, instantly turning into a ball of exploding flames.

Seeing this, the other fighter plane tried to turn around and escape in panic, but he was obviously a novice and had certain limitations in controlling the bomber. He climbed too fast, causing the engines on the left and right wings to overload, resulting in the most deadly accident for aircraft in these days - stall.

He had to open the glass window and parachute to escape. The out-of-control bomber was like a kite with a broken string, and it plummeted diagonally in another direction. In an instant, another louder explosion occurred.

The flames almost set the entire pine forest on fire. A hint of murderous intent flashed across Jiang Cheng's eyes, and he whispered, "Connect the signal and contact Shanhaiguan!" (End of this chapter)