The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 428 Contradictions Emerge
Gao Wensheng quickly waved his hand, made a few polite remarks, and then reported the situation in a few words.

Entering the pass and all the way to Qinhuangdao were smooth. The Zhi army in Shanhaiguan and the passes along the route made them feel at home.

When they arrived at the Qinhuangdao Port, after Gao Wensheng showed the bill of lading, the port refused to unload the British ship named "July Brave" for various reasons.

"So, my cargo has not been unloaded until now?"

After hearing this, Jiang Cheng felt completely shocked.

The previous batch of goods, which had gone through numerous difficulties and dangers to get to Shanghai, was delivered nearly three months later than expected;
This time, he contacted Hai Pingchuan and Yang Yuting and finally succeeded in getting permission to "dock".

However, the captain ordered the freighter to dock, but the Qinhuangdao Port strictly ordered the July Brave to unload the cargo.

What’s even more terrible is that Gao Wensheng’s troops who came to provide support were blocked in Qinhuangdao. No one was allowed to leave and no news could be transmitted.

"Damn it, the damned Zhi army is going too far."

Jiang Cheng punched his palm.

They defeated Ye Yiming's troops and scared away the Zhi troops guarding the port, but now they were faced with the fact that the port did not allow unloading of ships at all.

"It's not that difficult. Let's have the brothers take down this broken port, point guns at the stevedores' heads, and if they refuse to unload, just break it and throw it into the sea. Let's see who dares to stop us."

Guo Xipeng has always had a hot temper and is stubborn, and his moves are always so simple and clear.

Wang Junshan sneered twice: "That's easy to say! Qinhuangdao is still a military port. Even if we take the port despite all the difficulties, do you think the Zhi army nearby is fake?"

Seeing his face flushed instantly, Jiang Cheng also fell into deep thought.

Jilin's elite troops rushed into Shanhaiguan, with Rehe as their backs to support them.

Even if Cao Kun was the "Cao the Fool" in the rumors, he should have known that the goods from Qinhuangdao were of great importance;

No, he should be very clear about the importance of the thing... That's why Wu Peifu used this seemingly "great defeat" situation to lure the Fengtian Army to continue to invest.

"I think we have fallen into Mr. Wu's trap."

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath of the slightly warm air - the stuffy and humid air near the military port aggravated the stalemate in this impromptu military meeting held in the wild.

He looked around at the generals, some puzzled, some thoughtful, some nervous, and so on, and continued, "Everyone knows that Feng Huafu and Cao Saner drove away Old Duan and Xiao Xu, but the influence of the Anhui faction is still there."

"Besides that, the direct lineages are not monolithic."

Jiang Cheng is very clear about the subsequent development. The Zhili clique will gradually split into the "Baoding clique" and the "Luoyang clique"——

But he never thought that Wu Ziyu had already begun to disregard Cao Saner, who had been so kind to him, at such an early stage.

"Feilan, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing him lost in thought, Zhang Xuecheng said softly, "This is not the time to think about things. We just beat up that Ye Yiming. Will Wu Peifu let it go?"

Jiang Cheng glanced at him.

No answer.

However, because of his increasingly cold gaze, the other party immediately lowered his head and avoided him.

"What are you all looking at? You're making me, the head coach, look like I'm lying on the ground, waiting to be worshipped!"

Jiang Cheng laughed, "I think our Yu Shuai is here to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements - he asked Qinhuangdao to seize our goods, isn't it just to test whether we care about this batch of goods?"

"Now that we are here, his first goal has been achieved... Of course, besides the importance of this batch of equipment, I must also come to pick up my uncle." At this point, Jiang Cheng looked around at the generals who were becoming more and more confused: "But the one named Wu has to think about it. The tactic of besieging a point and attacking the reinforcements is indeed a good one, but is the July Brave, which is blocked in Qinhuangdao, a dead object?"

"Besides, the reinforcements he wants to fight... that is, us. Are these soldiers under his command the 'reinforcements' that can be defeated?"

After saying this, Jiang Cheng said to Zhang Xuecheng, "I think this time, the Russians will have to take action again - the fun is yet to come."

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Qinhuangdao.

This port with a long history has been a natural harbor where ships gather since the Qin Shihuang period. In the 24th year of the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it was opened as a trading port, and docks and railways were built.

With the completion of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the strategic position of Qinhuangdao Port became increasingly prominent, bringing considerable income to the Qing government and local people.

After the Beiyang government took control of Qinhuangdao, the Zhili warlords carried out a series of infrastructure renovations here, which greatly improved the port's throughput capacity and made it an important foreign trade port in the north.

But whether the ship can dock and the cargo can be loaded and unloaded, everything will be in vain without the Zhili line's approval.

It's quiet at night.

The entire port ended a busy day and fell into a dead silent sleep.

There were soldiers patrolling inside and outside, and in the distance, points of light from torches could be seen wandering nearby.

The waves beat against the outskirts of the port. It was calm and peaceful tonight, and the patrolling soldiers soon relaxed their vigilance and began their daily bragging and chatting.

"I'm telling you guys, a new batch of young girls have arrived, each one of them is so tender that you can squeeze water out of them! Tsk tsk, I dare say that even the girls in the brothels in Tianjin can't compare to them..."

"Hehehe...from what you said, it really sounds like you've been to Tianjin and seen it all!"

"Of course not! Hey, Master Liu, can we go back and see what's going on after work?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several yamen runners started to smile evilly and turned their anger towards their squad leader, instigating him in various ways.

"Okay, let Lao Wan pay!"

"Oh, Master Liu, I like what you said. I heard that this kid got some money a few days ago. Let's have some fun."

Just as the group was being annoyed by the women in the building, suddenly several tall and strong black figures emerged from the tall grass on both sides of the road!

Before these people could even react, the black shadows pulled out their knives and slit their throats one by one.

"It must be said that Maozi is really amazing..."

Zhang Xuecheng, who was lying in ambush in the distance, observed through a telescope. It was actually so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly. He just faintly heard the sound of a corpse being thrown into a haystack.

"Proceed as originally planned."

At Jiang Cheng's command, Zhang Fushan took out a flashlight and flashed it a few times at the White Russian assault team in the distance.

They had no intention of capturing Qinhuangdao, but the several teams of scouts they sent out found signs of multiple Zhi troops surrounding them.

Even though Jiang Cheng brought elite troops into the pass this time, if they were really surrounded from several sides and the reinforcements and supplies in Shanhaiguan were blocked by the Wu for several days, there was a high possibility that they would be surrounded and killed here.

Even though there are some signs of power struggle between the Zhili and Fengtian families at present, they still maintain a high level of friendship, whether in terms of superficial friendship or substantive cooperation.

The Marshal's Office will not fall out with the Zhi army over a shipload of goods, and most likely will not fall out with the capital because of him, a governor who is replaced very frequently.

(End of this chapter)