The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 209 The Real Gathering Place
Immediately afterwards, gunshots rang out from the direction of Baosheng's home. It must be Cai Yuanming and Guo Xipeng who also rushed out.

The gunfights that broke out everywhere instantly stirred up a hornet's nest for the bandits.

The Military Academy taught theoretical knowledge about narrow street fighting and also had training of this kind.

Facing these bandits who were inferior in weapons and had almost no combat skills, Jiang Cheng and his men fought them with ease. After about half an hour, all the bandits who had broken into the village were killed.

The villagers, who were originally wary of Jiang Cheng and his men, revered them as heroes after seeing such a heroic battle, and surrounded Baosheng's house in three layers;

They brought food and drinks, and an old lady even brought homemade rice wine. They all thanked the farmers for risking their lives to save them in the most simple way.

Some people also asked Jiang Cheng what they did, and whether they were the heroes mentioned by the storyteller.
After hearing this, Cai Yuanming was so happy that he immediately introduced himself.

As a result, when the villagers present heard that he was a soldier, they looked at each other in surprise.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

Of course, Jiang Cheng himself understood that unlike in modern times, being a "military master" was not a glorious profession these days;

There are even some tyrannical troops whose reputations are comparable to those of bandits.

Jiang Cheng didn't even bother to explain. Instead, Baosheng was the first to say, "They are not related to us at all, but they helped us beat the bandits away... I think the generals are all good people!"

Once these words were spoken, the woman whose reputation had just been saved by Jiang Cheng also stood up to help speak. Then several people stood up and said that the soldiers could ask for anything they wanted.

"You are so polite! I just want to find two fast horses to go to Jinzhou."

Jiang Cheng put forward his request in a concise manner:

In fact, when Bao Yulin asked him about countermeasures just now, Jiang Cheng actually had a momentary illusion.

He suddenly remembered the way Yu Haitian treated Zhang Hanqing, which seemed to be a bit hesitant.

Yu Haitian seemed to not care about the purpose of "Shanhai Pass", but his words and deeds urged them to go to Jinzhou;

Moreover, when Jiang Cheng suggested that they send a car to pick them up after arriving in Jinzhou, Yu Haitian showed an attitude of active support.

He even suspected that the destination that Guo Maochen was waiting for, "Shanhai Pass", was a smokescreen that was released in advance...

But no matter what, he had to go to Jinzhou.

"Jinzhou? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Just as Jiang Cheng finished speaking, a man squeezed out of the crowd and interrupted, "I heard that Jinzhou is building a gatehouse and is hiring workers nearby every day!"

"Two large cars drove up from Jinjiatun, carrying people to Jinzhou!"

Jiang Cheng was delighted when he heard this: "There is a big car in Jinjia Village? Do you know who it belongs to?"

The man scratched his head and said, "It is said that it is Commander Zhang in Jinzhou now."

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Under the guidance of the villagers, Jiang Cheng and Cai Yuanming trotted all the way to Jinjiatun.

The principle is similar to Dapingzhuang. Because Jinjiatunzi is located near a major road, it has become a distribution center for ten villages and eight shops nearby.

We found the so-called "big car" very easily. It turned out to be two brand new military trucks.

Several officers held tin loudspeakers and shouted loudly, saying that they would build a city wall for Commander Zhang and provide him with food and lodging for ten days in exchange for three dollars.

Many villagers seemed interested and some had already boarded the bus.

"You two, are you going to repair the city wall too?" An officer saw Jiang Cheng and Cai Yuanming squeezed up and looked them up professionally. "Tsk tsk, you look a little thin. Can you do it?"

Damn, I’m still thin?

Jiang Cheng wanted to curse the man for looking down on others, but he still revealed his identity and purpose of hitchhiking, and took out his cadet ID.

"Ah, you are Commander Jiang's son?"

Before the officer could reply, the driver jumped out of the driver's seat and said, "I've heard Xishun talk about you!"

Looking up at him, Jiang Cheng suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen him in the Marshal's Mansion. He seemed to be Zhang Jinghui's horse herder Li Shouyi.

"Is it...Brother Li?"

Jiang Cheng quickly put on an intimate look and briefly explained their situation;
Unexpectedly, the man immediately agreed generously and drove to Xiangshuitun himself to pick up Yang Yucheng and other wounded and sick people to take to Jinzhou.

Because they beat up a few crappy bandits, the matter was settled so easily. After Jiang Cheng and his men arrived in Jinzhou leisurely, no one knew where Zhang Hanqing and his men were.

"Let's go. We have to make arrangements for the wounded and sick. I'll take you to my brother's place. There are military doctors and accommodations."

Li Shouyi drove along Jinzhou South Street towards the railway station.

"Oh, Brother Li, how can this be so embarrassing? We can't keep bothering you!"

Jiang Cheng quickly waved his hands and pretended to be polite.

"No, don't try to play tricks on me! Last time at Marshal's house, it was your father who spoke well of my brother and begged for mercy. Otherwise, Mr. Wang would have killed him and Officer Dai together."

Jiang Cheng didn't know anything about this.

However, he had read some essays that said the Marshal's third concubine, Dai Xianyu, had a younger brother who got drunk and made trouble with a few brothers, and was killed by Wang Yongjiang, who had just taken charge of the Fengtian Police Department.

This should be what you are talking about, right?
Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes, waved his hand and smiled, saying that this was what he should do, and asked his brother not to worry about anything.

After they got off the bus, Li Shouyi immediately arranged accommodation for them and asked his men to arrange a military doctor for them.

It turned out that this guy had followed Zhang Jinghui for more than ten years, and had been promoted from a stable boy to a cavalry battalion commander; now he would soon be promoted to a regiment commander, and was considered a well-known figure in the 55th Brigade.

Just as he was thanking me, he heard Zhang Jinghui yelling from the side of the barracks: "Who the hell do you think I am?"

"Did the higher-ups give you a notice, or did the General Staff give you a notice? Why do you ask me to arrange your people?!"

Jiang Cheng and the others were so annoyed by the loud noise that they turned around to look. Hai Pingchuan couldn't close his mouth:

"This, isn't this...Guo Guizi?"

Even the thief rubbed his eyes and confirmed again that he was not mistaken:
Not only him, but also He Yongqing, and two assistant coaches Chen Zhenzhong and Song Zhenglin followed him.

He must have been driven out by the furious Zhang Jinghui. Among Marshal Zhang's brothers, this guy is well-known for his bad temper...

Apart from his own brothers, he even ignored Yang Yuting and others.

Compared with Tang Erhu, who was aggressive and didn't care about his own life, Zhang Jinghui's temper was more like "unyielding even when he was right" and "making a fuss even when he was wrong".

"Haha, it seems that I was right. Our real gathering location is not Shanhaiguan..."

"But, Jinzhou!"

Including Bao Yulin, Guo Xipeng and others all turned their eyes to Jiang Cheng, but he shook his head to signal everyone not to be anxious and to wait and see what Guo Guizi was going to do next.

(End of this chapter)