The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 445 It’s actually him
After making arrangements for Zhang Zuoxiang, Jiang Cheng was now filled with hatred and wanted only to kill these damn devils.

"Ah? Master Jiang, you said it was suspicious... Actually, how should I put it? Recently, the brothers always find strange things when they are on patrol!"

After he finished speaking, Jiang Cheng's face suddenly became stern: "What did you say? What did you find out?"

After seeing the military vehicle bombed on the South Manchuria Road and then encountering a sneak attack on the way back to Jilin Prefecture, coupled with Zhang Zuoxiang's serious illness, even if Jiang Cheng was a calm and composed person, his expression had a noticeable change.

Just this small facial expression made the subordinate suddenly even more nervous, but under Jiang Cheng's questioning, he still stammered and told the whole story.

His troops have been stationed here since then, and the situation has been quite peaceful, especially since they took the initiative to clear out the bandits in the area, and there has been no fighting for a while.

"But over the past ten days or so, the brothers who went out on patrol have always found signs of troop movements nearby."

Jiang Cheng restrained his expression, pretending to be indifferent, and listened carefully to what he said next.

The movement of troops will definitely leave traces on the ground: dense personnel movements, eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, sleeping, the movement of vehicles and horses, and various equipment and baggage, etc.

If the patrol soldiers on the ground paid a little attention, they would have noticed that something was wrong.

"It seems that there are quite a few of them, and they are very active, all around the roads and railways—"

After Xu Houcheng carefully reported everything, he asked carefully, "Master Jiang, have you taken any military actions around Siping, Changchun, etc. recently?"

There is a fart.

The withdrawal of troops from Hunchun is imminent, and various forces including the Zhili Japanese are still constantly looking for trouble in the Northeast. Apart from Zhang Hanqing who is suppressing bandits in Heilongjiang Province to gain military merits, who would look for trouble?

"Since you have discovered that something is wrong, why didn't you take the initiative to report it?"

Jiang Cheng looked back at him unhappily.

Xu Houcheng said anxiously, "Master Jiang, please don't be offended by my telling you the truth - my stationing here is not justified, and both the former Commander Rong and the later Commander Ding are very disgusted with reporting to higher authorities."

"I also feel that... this matter, ah, this matter..."

Jiang Cheng looked back and the boy immediately turned his eyes away.

This guy is interesting.

Speaking of the Zhengjiatun incident, when the Japanese provoked the barracks, he was willing to stand up and resist the foreign enemies, which shows that this guy still has a certain degree of passion and the heart to defend his country;

It's just that after being in the ranks of the old warlords for too long, this guy has become timid and cowardly, and has also become more tactful in his dealings.

This kind of person can be used.

"The Commander Rong you are talking about, is he Rong Shihong from the 28th Division?"

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes and began to make connections, "My father was also under Commander Rong's command... we can say it's still considered an old unit."

Xu Houcheng looked up, his eyes brightened: "Yes! I have heard of our old Master Jiang's resume - Master Jiang, you and my father are not ordinary people, you are bound to soar to the sky. You two have achieved what you have now, too,"

Jiang Cheng raised his hand to interrupt his flattery, and said with a smile: "You have been the company commander for more than half a year since you came out of Zhengjiatun. I heard that you followed Captain Ding and have always been a marginal figure because of your temper."

"As for me, I will promote you to battalion commander, the temporary garrison officer of Jiutai County. The appointment letter will be issued when I return to Jilin Prefecture! Old Xu, I like to speak my mind first. Your promotion is not for nothing - you have to find out clearly who this troop operating above your head belongs to."

"Also, you have to find them all for me, leaving no one behind!"

Unexpectedly, after answering questions with the governor, he was promoted and his territory was officially allocated to him.

How could Xu Houcheng not be excited? Under the eaves of this simple barracks, he saluted Jiang Cheng solemnly and said, "Master! You are so kind to me, I must lead my brothers to fight for our 29th Division!" After saying this, he put down his right hand and looked around the barracks at Jiang Cheng's smile and nodded, and said to Jiang Cheng in a low voice, "Master Jiang, can these brothers you lead say something they shouldn't listen to?"

Jiang Cheng was stunned, and immediately realized that he might have some important secret to tell him.

"There's nothing I can't tell you."

Jiang Cheng looked around at Ye Hai who had followed him out, but the latter nimbly dodged and cleared the surroundings with his three guards.

Jiang Cheng’s people can be trusted, but judging from the other party’s attitude, it is obvious that his own people cannot be trusted.

Even a few secrets are not dared to be spoken loudly in the barracks under his command. This kind of troop construction is amazing.

Looking at him with a bit of sympathy, Jiang Chenghe crossed his elbows and waited for his newly appointed battalion commander to say the rest.

However, this kid directly reported an explosive result, which made him feel very disappointed.

"Master Jiang, I know the origin of this army - they belong to Jinzhou!"

After Xu Houcheng finished speaking, he looked around again and said, "Sir, you know who owns Jinzhou, right?"

Jiang Cheng clenched his fists suddenly, but he still maintained the indifference of a provincial governor: "Oh? You have to be responsible for what you said."

"I want to ask, how can you tell from some signs that this unit belongs to Jinzhou?"

Xu Houcheng shook his head repeatedly: "How can I be so good at seeing it? It's just that I have a childhood friend who happens to be a platoon leader in this army..."

He talked a lot without any central idea, but Jiang Cheng actually got a lot of useful information from it:

The troops coming from Jinzhou probably numbered close to a regiment;

And the person leading the team was actually Li Shouyi.

He had met this man in the Marshal's Mansion. He was Zhang Jinghui's horse herder.

When Guo Songling led the cadets to Jinzhou for study, Li Shouyi helped them.

Jiang Cheng stared at the other person and listened to him continue to speak:
It is said that the order this unit received was that the big bandit Lu Yonggui from Jiamusi was wiped out by Zhang Hanqing and Guo Songling, and the remaining troops fled here, and they wanted to ambush and destroy this convoy.

"Master Jiang, I really didn't take it seriously when I heard about this, but who could have thought——"

Xu Houcheng lowered his head and dared not say anything more.

Jiang Cheng was speechless.

But he sneered twice.

Because the 53rd Brigade was intercepted by the Jiang family, Zhang Jinghui didn't get the ready-made advantage; and later, because he took this guy away when entering the pass, the old man hated him even more.

If someone really comes up to him, gives him some benefits, and makes some promises, such as "I will support you to become the governor of Jilin in the future" - there is no need to worry that he will become bold and do evil!
"Brother Li, Brother Li, I never thought that your first battle after becoming the leader would be aimed at me."

Jiang Cheng's stern tone seemed to lower the temperature around him by more than ten degrees.

Xu Houcheng hung his head and dared not say anything. At this moment, the guards outside the barracks came running over and said, "Master Jiang, Commander Li is here with his men!"

(End of this chapter)