The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 262: Common Problems of Warlords
Do we expect them to understand the bigger picture and come to our aid when our brother troops are attacked?
Don't be ridiculous. Even if Feng Delin hadn't fought openly or secretly before, these warlords knew very well that the soldiers and territories at hand were their confidence.

Fighting a war requires money and manpower. What good will it do if you lose half a day helping him fight and protecting his territory?

Who would send troops to help Feng Laosan, who is no different from an "outsider" and a "stray dog" at this time?
It's impossible. It's impossible in this life.

"Okay, if Feng Delin can't get anyone here, we have to call for help. The Japanese are mobilizing troops, so we have to call our old family to help."

Having said that, Jiang Cheng's brows were tightly knitted together, and his emotions were still tense.

Siping is his territory. It is better to rely on himself than on others. He has to become strong on his own.

The phone call was made to Xiyingchang and Machang. Bayin and Hai Rushong, who stayed behind, sounded extremely excited when they heard that a war was about to start.

Especially the Mongolian, who kept shouting that he had to eat and train endlessly in the West Camp every day, and that he was so bored with having nothing to do.

"Haha, isn't this the chance?"

Jiang Cheng laughed a few times and said, "There's no need to keep the guards, bring all the weapons with you!"

After the order was given, Jiang Cheng hung up the phone.

However, just as he was about to turn around to discuss the deployment with Du Haisheng, the phone rang.

"Mr. Jiang."

As soon as the other party opened his mouth, Jiang Cheng was slightly surprised: Why is it him?

It has been a while since he last heard the voice of the Japanese consultant Machino Takema, and he felt a little strange.

"Hey, is it Mr. Machino?"

Jiang Cheng deliberately said in a sarcastic tone, "Should I, Jiang Cheng, investigate carefully? We just arrived in Siping and haven't even sat down yet, and you already know I'm here?"

Knowing that the Japanese were never good at talking, Jiang Cheng hinted at him and then prepared to deal with him with full concentration.

"Mr. Jiang, a terrifying war is about to engulf your Siping City... I didn't expect you to say such a thing."

The little devil still spoke in a rhythmic manner, with the unique Japanese arrogance;

But he didn't waste time talking to Jiang Cheng. Instead, he went straight to the point in a calm tone, "The consulate and the military department reported the Zhengjiatun incident, and the army was approaching Fengtian and Jilin provinces - how could Siping stay out of it?"

Jiang Cheng didn't have time to argue with him: "Okay, Mr. Machino, you don't have to tell me so much, just say what you want!"

"Are you also planning to cooperate with the General Staff... or are you going to tell me that you are planning to give up your support for Mr. Shuai for the past six months to them?"

The divisions within the Japanese military and the General Staff were even more severe than those between the army and navy, and the two sides had completely different policies toward the Northeast and even toward China.

Now, the military that attempted to kill Marshal Zhang has finally found an opportunity and will inevitably unite a series of "anti-Zhang forces" to put pressure on the provincial capital along the entire Fengtian border.

Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, Machino suddenly laughed.

"Mr. Jiang, are the certain cooperations you have reached with Machino still continuing?"

His voice was calm as he continued, "If you are willing to put pressure on the 28th Division in Zhengjiatun and guarantee Siping's future cooperation,"

"I am still willing to work with Mr. Kikuchi to classify this incident as an ordinary diplomatic incident and coordinate among them..."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng immediately became furious: Damn those Japanese dogs, now not only Meng Enyuan and the Mongolian bandits, but even Zhang Haipeng want to take advantage of the situation, even the General Staff Headquarters wants to take advantage of the situation!
Coordination, is there any coordination that is in vain?

If they want to get rid of them at that time, they will probably have to allow Siping to follow the example of Zhengjiatun and allow Japanese police or even garrisons in the city. Jiang Cheng sneered, "Mr. Machino's kindness, I, Jiang Cheng, appreciate it."

"But when you proposed cooperation with Siping at a time when the war is imminent, does that mean you are trying to make a peace treaty under siege?"

"I, Jiang Cheng, am a soldier. I only trust things that are exchanged for guns and cannons... If you want to cooperate, why not do it after this war is over!"

After saying this, Jiang Cheng hung up the phone without waiting for Machino to say anything else.

That night, scouts reported that the Japanese troops who got off at Siping Railway Station did not set out to Zhengjiatun for reinforcement, but seemed to be waiting for something.

"Zhengjiatun is already in chaos. If the Japanese don't go to support us, who are they waiting for?"

Just when Siping was greatly shocked, the student corps led by Guo Maochen discovered that there were troops heading here from Liaoyuan.

The report on Wu Junsheng's situation and the telegram for help were sent almost at the same time.

But their situation was the same as that of Zhengjiatun. Except for the response from Jiang Cheng's own troops, their superior Wu Junsheng seemed to have not received their telegram at all and had no intention of coming to their aid.

They are really like our brothers in Dapingzhuang and other places. They are too far away to come to our rescue for the time being.

But after the bandit suppression in the first month of the year, although Wu Junsheng himself was in the provincial capital, his main forces were almost all distributed along the Jilin border.

Not only did he not help his fellow troops, he even ignored his own men;

Jiang Cheng was not surprised by this result:

It seems that warlords everywhere are the same.

Think about why dad Jiang Lanxuan and Feng Delin fell out in the first place. Wasn’t it because this old guy was trying to steal benefits from his subordinates?
But until now, why has that shrewd Marshal Zhang chosen to retreat?
Zhang Hanqing's brothers...and Wu Junsheng's son are all in Siping City.

"We can only rely on ourselves."

Looking around at the brothers who were highly focused, Jiang Cheng began to assign tasks.

Undoubtedly, before the arrival of reinforcements from Dapingzhuang and other places, they had to resist the pincer attack from the Jilin Army and the Japanese, just like the isolated Liaoyuan.

The inner city's defense is divided into six points:

Guo Maochen led the cadets and took the initiative to take on the defense tasks of the Great West Gate and the Small West Gate.

Now there are still four defensive points in front of Jiang Cheng and Du Haisheng: the Front South Gate, the Back South Gate, the Big East Gate and the Small East Gate.

"In addition to these four gates, when I inspected this morning, I also found two waterway gates—"

Jiang Cheng marked on the map that there was a lack of weapons, equipment, personnel, etc., and he couldn't find two decent maps of the city.

"There are iron nets and fences, but I think they are not strong enough. I have ordered people to reinforce them."

He stared at Du Haisheng and said, "Uncle Wu, we need a few smart brothers to keep a close eye on us in case of any accidents."

Du Haisheng nodded and said, "The streets of Qiannan Gate and Xiaodong Gate are relatively narrow, so the focus of defense should be on Dadong Gate."

Dadongmen is opposite Siping Railway Station, and the streets are wide... Once it is lost, the enemy will march straight in.

On the day they left Zhengjiatun, Du Haisheng was actually reinforcing the bunker at Dadongmen:
In addition to trenches, roadblocks and barbed wire, a large number of sandbags were piled on the front wall, and light machine guns were placed on the top of the city wall.

(End of this chapter)