The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 388 Becoming suspicious

You come to me to talk to me about something. What else could a playboy like you want from me?

Although he felt somewhat disdainful in his heart, Jiang Cheng did not show it. Instead, he acted serious and raised his hand to guide him to sit down.

But Zhang Xuecheng glanced at Yu Fengzhi, and Jiang Cheng understood and smiled, "If you have something to say, just tell me. Big sister is not an outsider!"

But the eldest young lady was very tactful. She waved her hand and smiled, saying, "I have an appointment with the Chamber of Commerce. You two can talk first."

Her ability to avoid suspicion was truly comforting, and at Zhang Xuecheng's suggestion, Wu Dongyun accompanied his sister-in-law out of the house.

"Brother Xuecheng, you are making such a fuss that you really alarmed me."

Jiang Cheng pulled him to sit at the round table and filled a cup of hot tea for him. "Come on, now that everyone has left, can we talk about our business?"

He didn't take Zhang Xuecheng's words to heart at all, but the latter's expression immediately tensed up: "Feilan, are we brothers?"

Jiang Cheng picked up the teacup and froze in shock, then slowly put it down.

An unprecedented solemnity and seriousness appeared on this dude's face.

Jiang Cheng lowered his eyebrows and looked at the other person, then he put away his smile: "Of course... We were in school together when we were young, so who would dare to plot against each other? Were we not always protecting each other?"

"If I recognize you as my brother, then we will be brothers for life!"

Zhang Xuecheng held his breath, then lowered his brows and sighed: "Brother, I, Zhang Xuecheng, really don't want to deceive you - I came to your Jilin because my uncle asked me to come!"

"Maybe they are afraid that your Jiang family will become more powerful... and someone complained to my uncle, saying that you are very close to foreigners and have obtained a lot of good guns, artillery and equipment. Many people in the General Staff Department are talking about your Jiang family's desire to be independent."

"Also, Master Wu was not happy with you before, saying that you had stolen a lot of his officers. When Master Wu heard this, he also complained about you, saying that there were many people near Jinzhou who wanted to join forces with you, Commander Jiang—"

"Fei Lan, I'm not your brother, but I'm telling you, how come you've offended every one of the people above you?"

Is this my fault?

Jiang Cheng really wanted to laugh.

What our ancestors said really makes sense: A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind... Jilin has just started out, but it has already caused so much controversy.

Fortunately, Sun Liechen went south to beat up Old Duan, otherwise, based on the past incident with the Cai family, this sixth brother would most likely have reported me to the authorities.

"Oh, I thought you were talking about something nonsense--"

Although Jiang Cheng's heart was beating wildly, his expression and tone remained as calm and indifferent as that of a provincial chief executive. "Who are the Jiang family? Do you have an idea of ​​them?"

"Otherwise, how could he have given Rehe and Jilin to us father and son in succession? If I were really worried, I wouldn't have issued the appointment letter for Jilin... Did you also hear that just now?"

Zhang Xuecheng didn't comment, but he still looked a little embarrassed: "Brother, if my uncle is really so confident, why would he send me to watch over him?"

Arrange Zhang Tingxue to marry and send the two brothers of the Zhang family - and now place Zhang Xuecheng in Jilin.

Everyone in the Military Academy knows about your relationship with me. Besides, if we really want to do something, the extremely smart Ting Lan and Ting Shu are not of much use. What can a playboy like you do?

He is not Jiang Cheng's "love rival". He believes that the Marshal's successive actions are just "reminders" to him.

The power of the Jiang family is no longer what it used to be, but at present, it is far from enough to change the situation in the entire Northeast. Moreover, before the explosion in Huanggutun, Marshal Zhang was such a hero, developing the Northeast, and maneuvering between the Beiyang political situation and the Japanese, he was a first-class figure.

"Brother, since you recognize me as your brother, I might as well say a few words from the bottom of my heart."

Jiang Cheng calmly took out two cigarettes, lit them up, and handed one to him. He smoked slowly and said, "A real man should stand tall and do something."

"Master Shuai has been very kind to me, and this is not a compliment... If it weren't for his support, I and the Jiang family would not be what they are today. No matter how capable my father and I were, we would have been just cavalry battalion commanders under Feng Delin."

"You don't have to have any grudges - just stay in Jilin!"

"Look at the war going on at the front line. My office lobby is deserted. I'm worried that no one will come to help me! You don't need to go through the training like Brother Feng. From now on, you can be in Old Sun's staff department..."

"Haha, I'm the same here as Handsome. If you do a good job, I can give you everything except my wife!"

Zhang Xuecheng's solemn face brightened up a little, but he was still worried and asked, "You have dealings with foreigners, did you buy a tank?"

Jiang Cheng waved his hand and smiled, "What kind of tank is this? They call it a tank - it's just a big iron thing that can fire cannons and mount machine guns. There are only two of them. I'll show them to you when we get back to Changchun."

"Oh, by the way, you should ask your eldest sister about this. When my third brother-in-law discusses business with foreigners, your sister-in-law always goes there? You don't trust me...or your sister-in-law?"

Zhang Xuecheng was stunned by his words, but he nodded and stammered: "That's true - but speaking of my sister-in-law, do you know what's going on in Jiamusi?"

"It is said that there is a Zhao Jinshan who, under the pretext of robbing the land of the rich, has gathered a team of over ten thousand people... He and Guo Guizi are preparing to go north with their guard brigade to suppress the bandits."

Tsk, your uncle just mentioned to me - this is not a matter of suppressing bandits or not, he's just coming to me to get something for free.

"Wouldn't it be better to wait for him to come? It's been a long time since we brothers got together properly? We'll have to have a few more drinks then. Come on, brother, are you okay? Come with me to meet the foreigners!"

Then he took him to the renovated reception room on the third floor, where merchants from Britain and France were waiting for him.

Just when Jiang Cheng was discussing business cooperation with the second prince, the Fengtian Army, led by Sun Liechen and Zhang Jinghui, defeated the Anhui army... The war between the Zhili and Fengtian warlords ended with the Anhui army's hasty defeat.

The power of the capital eventually fell into the hands of the Zhili and Fengtian factions.

A new round of warlord hegemony is about to begin around the pinnacle of power in the Central Plains, the capital.

When Marshal Zhang at that time smelled the alluring aroma inside the Great Wall and realized that he had the ability to compete for the Central Plains, it was like opening the legendary Pandora's Box... From his previous worry that "the water inside the Great Wall is deep and muddy", he began to be obsessed and intoxicated with competing for the Nine Provinces.

He had already withdrawn most of his attention from the three northeastern provinces and had set his sights on the glittering power in the capital.

In addition, as the Kwantung Army moved southward, the heavy stone pressing on Liaoning and Jilin was also removed by half; Jilin's development seemed to have entered a stage of overtaking on the curve...

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History:

The Zhi-An War took place on July 1920, 7. It was a war between the Anhui warlords led by Duan Qirui and the Zhili warlords led by Wu Peifu and Cao Kun for the right to rule the Beijing-Tianjin government.

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The novel is set in April to May 1918, when World War I was gradually coming to an end.

(The interpretation is not a specific historical fact, so readers should not take it personally. Online articles are just for fun!)
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