The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 383: Grabbing Territory

Such a large order not only made Fernan's eyes light up, but also made the British businessman greedy. He wanted to transport all the weapons and supplies that could not be shipped out of their warehouses and sell them all to this young senior executive on the spot.

With this mentality, Johnson didn't give the Frenchman any chance to speak. He leaned over and squeezed past Fernando, grabbed Jiang Cheng's hand and started complimenting him.

It is still difficult to communicate with the French without a translator, but Jiang Cheng's English is still pretty good.

Even though he was flattering us in every way, it was obvious that he was eager to cooperate.

In addition to military surplus, there are also various supplies... Jiang Cheng suddenly had an idea, which is to buy their production line.

"Haha, easy to talk about!"

Jiang Cheng glanced sideways at Yang Yucheng who followed closely and was about to translate, but he found that his boss had no problem communicating with the British, so he just stood there with his hands clasped behind his back and smiled without saying a word.

However, the communication between them made the French anxious... Damn it, they were the ones who cooperated with this wealthy border warlord first, so why did it seem like the British had taken the lead now?

He immediately approached with dissatisfaction, intending to "pull votes" for his business, but just as he opened his mouth, Jiang Cheng's chief of staff Sun Zhengnan held the receiver and shouted in a low voice: "Master Jiang! It's a call from Changchun, it's Ting Shu."

When Jiang Cheng attacked Jiangqiao this time, the Zhang brothers were responsible for staying in Changchun.

When Jiang Cheng heard that it was his call, he couldn't help but be shocked: Could it be that the Japanese devils at Kuanchengzi Station were causing trouble?

He quickly glanced at Yang Yucheng, turned around and walked towards Sun Zhengnan to pick up the phone: "I'm Jiang Feilan..."

Zhang Tingshu on the other end of the phone sounded a little nervous. Even though he had studied at a military academy in Japan, this was his first time to command a battle.

"Feilan! The Japanese have just informed us that for the sake of railway safety, the entire South Manchuria and China Eastern Railways will be shut down!"

"Also, the Japanese troops in Kuanchengzi, Siping and other Japanese-controlled areas seem to have made some moves. Should we... report this to the commander?"

This damn little Japanese, is he still planning to support the Bao family?
Jiang Cheng's face darkened.

wrong.

Before the war, he had a phone call with his advisor Machino who was in Fengtian. The old man repeatedly assured him that both the General Staff and the consulate supported Jilin.

Moreover, Machino also delivered a batch of Type 38 ammunition to the garrison troops in Siping in his personal name, at a price as low as one-third of the normal cost.

"It seems that this is the intention of the Japanese military and the Kwantung Army Governor's Office..."

Jiang Cheng stared at Sun Zhengnan who also looked nervous——

All the high-ranking officers of the 29th Division were very clear about one thing: with their current strength, plus more and more officers surrendering, they could attack Heilongjiang Province from Jiangqiao and Songyuan, and it would not be a problem to make the old Bao family a dumpling;

But the biggest problem behind them is the contradiction of the Japanese.

"Feilan, make a decision quickly - no matter what, we have to inform the higher-ups. If the Japanese take advantage of our fighting to raid Siping, then..."

Jiang Cheng interrupted him softly: "Be patient. But second brother, we still have to say hello to our father... But I'll tell you the truth, I don't take the Japanese seriously at all." "At present, the benefits they want are nothing more than building railways - but the Japanese are not stupid. They will see that the Bao family is not a good person. They will definitely not support a fool who is about to be defeated."

"Do you know why I held off the attack and waited until now?"

Jiang Cheng didn't explain the reason to him, but took a meaningful breath and said, "Just report the situation to our father... There's no need to worry about anything else, just stay at home and take good care of the family!"

Although he didn't understand why he was so sure, these calm and confident words quickly calmed down the originally nervous Zhang Tingshu.

After giving a few more instructions on the key points of defense, Jiang Cheng didn't take the Japanese seriously at all. He actually started talking about business with the foreigners with a smile on his face.

At this time, a high-level Japanese military meeting in the Japanese-controlled territory of Fengtian was reaching a white-hot stage.

This was also the first time that the General Staff and the Military sat down and discussed the future direction of the Northeast in the form of a meeting.

By mid-April 1918, the German army had suffered a massive defeat on the Western Front. As the World War was about to end, these little guys were getting a little anxious.

In this war, they basically had no presence, and were almost hiding in China to take advantage of the chaos.

In order to further expand his interests in China, the Japanese Emperor wanted to take advantage of the Germans' lack of attention and continue to attack the Germans in Shandong...

In this way, they can not only obtain Jiaozhou Bay, but also further obtain all of Shandong through the Jiaoji Railway!
But the Japanese army has always been divided into dry and wet types - the navy and the army have always been at odds, and their Japanese emperor is also well aware of this; so if they want to grab territory now, the fastest way is to send the Japanese troops in the Japanese-controlled northeast to the south.

The beads on the abacus ticked loudly, but there was one biggest problem: the Japanese troops in Northeast China were now divided into two factions, and the internal struggles were even more intense than those in the navy and the army.

The focus today is not whether to send troops or not, nor how to grab territory with a few German remnants, but the fear of losing their respective territories.

It is already difficult to guard against the Fengtian Army... God knows if these political enemies will come to seize the territory once the main force leaves the territory?
This group of Japanese officers knelt down on the tatami and looked at each other with unfriendly eyes.

"Is the Emperor's order clear to everyone?"

As the organizer and highest commander of the meeting, Fukushima Yasumasa, the governor of the Kwantung Army, began his speech after announcing the order, "This battle was not a fierce one for all of you colleagues."

"In the third year of the Taisho era, the Imperial Army fought against those ridiculous Germans around Qingdao - the results were very satisfying to His Majesty;"

"So, we must have the strength to send troops to Shandong to destroy those damned German troops this time."

It must be said that the Japanese are quite good at flattering others... This time, he was temporarily appointed by the Japanese Emperor as the supreme leader of the "special operation". He still planned to let the people from the General Staff go to die, while they could try to grab territory in the rear.

Hideki Matsushita clenched his fists little by little, but the young executive kept a stern face and said nothing.

His Majesty the Emperor asked you to take over German territory, but he also asked me to find a way to open up the North-South Manchuria Railway!

If I hadn't planned to meet with the Fengtian Army's top brass today, I would have been working for the Empire in Siping.

And you damned opportunistic politicians, instead of thinking about serving the empire and being loyal to the emperor, actually plan to use this incident to attack us!

(End of this chapter)