The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 476: Forced Relocation of the Japanese

In fact, the day before Jiang Dengxuan took office, Jiang Cheng not only received a telegram about the relocation of the headquarters and the joint Kwantung Army's march north, but also secretly met with George, the American Consul General in China.

The last time I saw this person was in Tianjin, and we also talked about business matters.

Later, the person he had the most contact with Yu Fengzhi was Winston, an American businessman he brought with him.

From military products to industrial machinery, and later on, we cooperated with him to buy stocks and discuss the listing of penicillin...

If Zhang Tingshu hadn't mentioned the consul's meeting with Marshal again, Jiang Cheng would have forgotten about him long ago.

The meeting lasted only forty minutes, but it highlighted the deep cooperation between the two countries' militaries.

Jiang Cheng knew very well that the Americans were getting anxious:

Taking advantage of the First World War in Europe, the Japanese devils not only expanded their sphere of influence in the Northeast, but also drove the Germans out of Shandong and dominated all major coastal ports.

As for them, they have grown rapidly by selling goods and weapons to Europe, and even lending money to the war fighters. Now they have set their sights on the territory of the Far East.

Therefore, they approached Marshal Zhang and Jiang Cheng one after another, hoping to send troops together so that they could also get a share of the pie.

But this move was exactly what Jiang Cheng wanted.

Unlike the Marshal's concerns, the young Jilin governor believed that bringing in Americans would not only curb the Japs' aggressive growth, but also allow them to steal the industrial products of the old pirates.

Want me to send troops? I have no money, no weapons, no technical guidance.

Then the Americans will have to support him with a smile, give him money, provide weapons, and even sell him more good things for the Jilin army to fight before imposing a comprehensive embargo on China!

It’s hard to say who will have actual control over the seaport at that time.

With this in mind, Jiang Cheng acted "reluctantly" and readily accepted several conditions... After all, being unhappy, the weather is bad, his wife and children are sick, etc. are all reasons to be a deadbeat.

Jiang Dengxuan naturally didn't know this. At the moment, he was deeply moved by his boss's trust in him. Even if he was asked to sacrifice his life for his country on the spot, he would probably accept it with pleasure.

On the day he took command, Guo Xipeng's 132nd Brigade, Zhang Xuecheng's 139th Brigade, and Li Shitou's Mixed Guard Brigade all moved their camps and assembled in Yanji.

The overwhelming momentum of the army's arrival frightened the nearby people, who thought that another war was about to break out.

However, Jiang Dengxuan, the commander-in-chief, issued a notice stating several military regulations that prohibited disturbing civilians, etc. He also designated the virgin land south of Yanji as military settlements, so that they would not disturb the cultivated land of the people.

Seeing this, the people who had fled settled down one after another: after all, the year's harvest depended on these few days, and what would happen to the crops after they ran away?

After Jiang Cheng arranged the military affairs in Yanji, he took Ye Hai and Li Shitou and went straight to Dunhua.

The matter was handed over to Yang Hongyi to handle. Many of the officers and soldiers who had escaped were captured and brought back. After being interrogated by the Snow Foxes, most of them confessed:

As early as during Meng Enyuan's administration, the Japanese had infiltrated Dunhua and placed many Japanese merchants in the city. There were even Japanese serving as officials and Japanese "advisors" in the army.

"I checked and found that there are 600 to 700 Japanese expatriates in Dunhua City. They are distributed over a wide area, almost everywhere in the streets and alleys."

Yang Hongyi said with a sullen look on his face, "Once the battle started, the whole of Dunhua offered almost no resistance. Even the common people were led astray by the Japanese devils... I feel so frustrated by this defeat!"

Jiang Cheng sneered and rolled his eyes at him: "What's the point of complaining about this now?"

"Uncle, don't blame me for being blunt - you have accomplished almost nothing in the ten days in Dunhua." "The officers didn't find out anything, and the situation in the city didn't find out anything! On the other hand, Ting Shu's Snow Fox has caught so many spies in just four days!"

Yang Hongyi's face turned red immediately after hearing what he said, but he stammered and had no words to say in response.

"We are about to advance north, and Dunhua will probably become a military settlement... If the city is not stable, the soldiers on the front line may not be able to fight a peaceful battle."

"Fourth Uncle, do you have any plan for the day?"

The purpose is very clear. Jiang Cheng plans to do the same as Changchun: either make all the Japanese devils get out and give up the place; or, become his dog like Suzuki Hiroshi.

Of course, Uncle Jiang still prefers the former.

One or two dogs are enough. If I raise more, where would I get so much dog food?

Yang Hongyi did understand the idea - but he had no problem fighting in the battlefield, and when the rear asked him to catch spies and use underhanded tactics, he was not even as good as the young man Zhang Tingshu.

Seeing his uncle looking worried, Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Okay, Fourth Uncle, let me give you some advice!"

"Starting tomorrow, Japanese expatriates must move to the concentration area in Dunhua—"

When he said this, Jiang Cheng asked Li Shitou to take out the Dunhua political map that had been drawn in advance, "Look, I have set up a 'Japanese Overseas Chinese Area' in the north of the city. All Japanese expatriates must live there in a concentrated manner."

"You can find any reason you want."

Is this... okay?
It was easy for Yang Hongyi to carry out the order, but the Japanese expatriates who migrated to the Northeast would not agree to it.

Of course, they came all the way to the Northeast to settle down, and according to the so-called extraterritoriality, they think they are superior to others in the Northeast...

Especially those who do business and become small bosses in Dunhua are extremely arrogant.

Now that you are used to the comfortable life, can you still let the people from Northeast China control you?
However, they did not dare to resist with the regular army, but moving slowly was a basic operation.

Jiang Cheng cut off the water and electricity for these overseas Chinese without saying a word: You don’t want to move, right? If you don’t, I’ll make you walk three miles to fetch water, and you’ll be exhausted to death.

Of course, he cheated. Every time he cut off the water and electricity, he didn't cut it off for all households. He just randomly picked a few households.

The Japanese soldiers may stick together, but when it comes to personal interests, no one will cause trouble with the regular army just because their neighbor has no water or electricity.

After a while, a few of the weak ones couldn't stand it anymore and moved away, while the remaining few who were tough enough stayed where they were and practiced non-violent non-cooperation.

Jiang Cheng immediately asked Li Shitou to take the soldiers to live in the house vacated by the Japanese.

They slept all day and practiced shouting and killing at night. When they had nothing to do, they would sit at the doorstep of the Japanese's house and flirt with the female and male Japanese soldiers like a gangster - and then they would scare away another group of them.

The rest were easy to deal with, just defeat them one by one. Even Yang Hongyi, who was always serious, figured out a way. In just seven or eight days, he classified all the Japanese in the city into the "Overseas Chinese Area".

"What should we do next, Mr. Jiang?"

Yang Hongyi was so impressed by his dirty tricks, "Should we continue to cause trouble for the devils?"

(End of this chapter)