The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Unexpectedly, Jiang Cheng's joke made Song Qingyuan almost cry.

After the scout untied him, he quickly told Jiang Cheng about the tragic situation in the city. Seeing these men with red faces from the cold put away their smiles and became extremely solemn, Song Qingyuan continued:
"My dear general, the Japanese have ruined Weifang! Men have been killed, and women... Hey! I want to fight you - to avenge the people in the city!"

After saying this, he introduced himself and Wang Jinzi's family background. When he mentioned the Liangshan Gang, there was a pride on his face that Jiang Cheng could see at a glance.

This person can be used.

Jiang Cheng immediately stepped forward and patted the other man on the shoulder, smiling and saying, "You are a real man! I, Jiang Cheng, accept you... Han Ming, find them some neat clothes, and then assign them to the escort brigade."

As they came along, they found that there was only one train leaving Weifang, and not many people were fleeing - mostly rich people with horse-drawn carriages.

After listening to Song Qingyuan's description of the miserable conditions in the city, Jiang Cheng looked at his physique and thought he must be a martial artist.

"Hey! I'll listen to you from now on..."

Song Qingyuan was about to pull Wang Jinzi over to change clothes, but Jiang Cheng grabbed him and signaled Han Ming to take Wang Jinzi down, and then took him to continue marching.

Jiang Cheng wanted to ascertain more information about the city - although Song Qingyuan was not a scout, through his description, combined with the intelligence brought back by the pilots during the first round of bombing, he could roughly piece together the situation in Weifang.

Through some of his descriptions, especially the equipment of the devils, their accents, as well as the number of people he encountered and their fighting style, Jiang Cheng could be sure that it was the Sixth Division that escaped from Yingkou and Lushun.

In addition, the number of people didn't match up - the number of Japanese soldiers was obviously more than twice as many as he had imagined.

At this time, the number of Japanese troops assembled near Weifang City should be no less than 40,000, or even 50,000.

Nodding silently, Jiang Cheng asked him to go down and change clothes first. At this moment, Han Ming came up and reported carefully that Wang Jinzi wanted some money to go back to his hometown.

"He was shot dead."

Jiang Cheng sneered and gave the order while facing Song Qingyuan's shocked gaze.

As if seeing through his confusion, the commander added, "It was a Japanese soldier... He lost one of his shoes, and the shape of his feet is suitable for wearing clogs."

"Haha, this kind of person has been a spy in China for many years. Even though he looks and dresses like us, it's still very obvious what kind of person he is."

In a flash, two gunshots were heard behind him, and Xu Fushan had completed the execution.

Even if he is not a Japanese spy, the large army cannot be exposed when it gets close to the Japanese army... If this guy slips away without being noticed, the whereabouts of the entire army will be exposed.

Song Qingyuan didn't dare to say anything and followed Han Ming quietly.

At this moment, a Japanese reconnaissance unit rode out of Weifang City on war horses.

Three hours later, the scouts at the vanguard of the troops smelled traces of the Japanese. After Jiang Cheng confirmed that the train transporting tanks had departed from Jinan Prefecture for more than two hours, he immediately ordered the entire army to prepare for battle.

"Master Jiang, Jinan Airport reports to you that the Air Force's 2nd and 4th Squadrons have completed their replenishment 40 minutes ago and are flying towards Weifang."

After the signalman was connected, he reported to Jiang Cheng immediately.

In Jinan Prefecture, Hai Rushong built the largest military airport in the entire Central Plains region - but because this father-in-law had limited ability to make money, the number of aircraft was much less than that in the Northeast.

"If you have enough ammunition, keep bombing!" Jiang Cheng gave an order and ordered Pan Sheng to set up the artillery array... There were almost no living people in the city, and they were all Japanese, so naturally they needed more artillery and a few more rounds of coverage.

"Tinglan said the tanks will arrive in an hour at the latest. Can we start the battle now?"

Zhang Xuecheng rubbed his hands and rubbed his face, which was a mixture of excitement and coldness. "Fuck these bastards, we won't spare any of them!"

At dawn, 350 heavy artillery pieces fired at the same time, turning Jiuqu Lane, Hanjia Cliff and other places into burning crowns.

The bomber formation dived in a goose formation, dropping incendiary bombs and sulfur bombs alternately. The ashes of Xiaohuanglou mixed with the limbs that were too late to escape, forming a black snow that stretched for ten miles over Weifang.

Jiang Cheng held up a telescope and observed the city that was baptized by war at dawn with a cold face.

It’s almost time for the Japs to counterattack.

As if to confirm his thoughts, Japanese fighter planes with plaster flags came roaring in from the east of Weifang.

They should have taken off from the Soryu. I don't know how these bastards managed to bring out the aircraft carrier formation in advance.

"Armored Division, get ready! Forward, forward!"

At Zhang Tinglan's command, the tanks that had been prepared in front of him rolled over the ice. Behind this torrent of steel spewing black smoke, all the Northeast Army soldiers were fully loaded and set off.

They encountered a lot of trouble along the way, including two air attacks. Thanks to their close-in defense artillery, otherwise they would not have had the chance to even reach Shandong.

You damned little Japs, let me show you what the real Northeast Army is like. If we don’t show our might, you would really think we are a sick cat that won’t resist!

The Japanese division commander on the city wall put down his telescope and rubbed his eyes hard with a look of disbelief.

Your Majesty, what is going on?

Could it be that... the Northeastern Army is chasing us from outside the Great Wall?

No, this is not possible. How can the Northeast Army be so fast?

Although the local Shandong troops fought bravely, he knew exactly what the combat effectiveness of the coastal garrisons was:
The tanks, fighter planes, cannons, and fully armed soldiers in front of him - they simply made him dazed!
"Damn China, are they trying to lure us into this trap!?"

The Japanese soldier cursed, turned around and gave orders to the signalman, and the officer on his side immediately pulled out his signal gun.

The Japanese army in the west of the city suddenly fired six green flares, and the anti-tank mines buried in the fish pond exploded in succession, rushing into the air at the rotating tank turret, and smashing Captain Inoue, who was chopping Weifang prisoners with a samurai sword, into a pulp.

"Damn the Japs, they actually have anti-tank mines!"

Jiang Cheng cursed, turned around, picked up the radio, and ordered Pan Sheng to adjust the shelling area and use howitzers and other "plowing" methods to destroy the minefields set by these Japanese.

Soon, the Japanese army discovered the engineering troops pouring in like a tide, and immediately dispatched the regiment to set up flamethrowers in an attempt to block the coordinated infantry and tank attack in this way.

However, the fighter planes hovering in the air had already noticed this trend and began to dive down continuously in the chaos, shooting and even dropping more bombs on the crowd.

More devils were blown up into the sky, and the scene was extremely bloody. (End of this chapter)