The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 482 Trouble Again
"So... in this situation, the U.S. military chose not to take the initiative to attack, or even to assist?"

Sun Zhengnan was very surprised. "Then I still don't understand what is involved?"

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "It's very simple. As a newly emerged capitalist country, the United States also needs to expand its colonies, dump its products, and plunder raw materials..."

"But after years of war, the world's colonies have almost been divided up; the United States cannot yet compete with old European countries such as Britain and France."

Sun Zhengnan nodded silently, and said thoughtfully: "Then I understand. So the United States is targeting our Northeast?"

Jiang Cheng snapped his fingers at him: "Smart! After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan's sphere of influence in the Western Regions and even in Shandong has further expanded;"

"But compared to their strength and financial resources, they cannot swallow Northeast China and Shandong in one gulp. On the contrary, their overly large appetite may choke them to death."

At this point, Jiang Cheng picked up the thick pile of documents on the table and continued to read, and continued slowly, "The reason why I am now promoting the battle at the seaport is naturally that taking the seaport is beneficial to the development of the Northeast after all;"

"On the other hand, cooperation with the Americans can help us drive out the Japanese; in addition, the United States' advanced technology and talents can flow into Jilin as quickly as possible."

Sun Zhengnan said with admiration: "No wonder Ziwen and his wife always say that our Mr. Jiang has a clear mind and a far-sighted vision for development! Now look at how prosperous Jilin is, it's really the case."

Jiang Cheng pretended to be dissatisfied and glanced at him: "I say, how come you have learned to flatter me? I don't like it, Master Jiang!"

"The war on the front line is a bit tight because of the withdrawal of the United States, but with the participation of my second brother and Pingchuan, plus Hanqing and Maochen, I think it won't be a problem to take over Vladivostok in a month or two. Okay, okay, what's the situation in the city recently?"

When Sun Zhengnan heard him change the subject, he quickly reported, "With the Guard Brigade here, the security situation in the city is much better than it was a few months ago."

"The number of various crimes has also dropped significantly. The Guard Brigade defeated the horse bandits in Nan'an Village two days ago. The main criminals have all been escorted back to the city and will be sentenced soon."

"Now the people around here live and work in peace and contentment, and they are all praising you, Master Jiang, for your good governance."

Jiang Cheng nodded with satisfaction: "This is all thanks to Shitou... Hey, didn't I tell you not to flatter me? Why are you doing it again?"

Sun Zhengnan was just about to say, "I'm telling the truth," when Jiang Cheng's phone suddenly rang.

Jiang Cheng picked up the phone and answered "Hello", and recognized it as Zhang Xuecheng's voice.

He was appointed as the garrison officer of Yanji, and together with Zhang Tingshu, he became the chief of logistics for the entire northward march.

"Hey, hey, why are you panicking? What else could happen? I...what!?"

Jiang Cheng was suddenly startled, "What's going on? Tell me again?"

The man on the other side described the incident again, and Jiang Cheng's eyes widened immediately. "Damn it! It's the Japanese who are causing trouble again... Can you help me? Okay, okay, I'll finish the work on hand and go over to take a look."

Seeing that his boss was furious, Sun Zhengnan immediately calmed down and said, "Master, what happened?"

Jiang Cheng threw the document on the table: "Damn it, he said there wasn't much to do today and he could go back to see his wife and kids... This must be the Japanese trying to make trouble for me again!"

You know, even though Zhang Xuecheng is from the Marshal's family, he is always nicknamed "Second Prince" behind his back.
But this guy had always been Zhang Hanqing's follower when he was in Fengtian. After studying abroad, he injured his eyes. Even though he had a temporary position here under Jiang Cheng, he was never given an important position.

Zhang Xuecheng finally got promoted and gained territory, so he made three big moves:

Not only did he work with Zhang Tingshu to coordinate supplies for the front army, he also led the soldiers to help the villagers repair houses and do farm work, and he was deeply loved by the people in Yanji.

But when they were doing farm work, trouble happened again. When they attacked Yanji earlier, they used heavy artillery to bombard the city. After they entered the city to rescue civilians, they found that the shells landed in the areas where Korean expatriates gathered in the city.

Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng stood up, took his military cap, and walked out while cursing: "Damn it, if I had known this would happen, I would have just increased the artillery fire to kill them all and saved all this trouble!"

Zhang Xuecheng, the garrison commander of Yanji, reported that a conflict had broken out between the Korean ethnic group in the city and the local farmers over canal digging.

When the area was occupied by the Japanese army, these devils relocated a large number of Koreans to reclaim wasteland - during this period, they had many conflicts with local farmers, which continued until recently.

This matter must be handled properly. After all, Jilin has entered the stage of gathering grains that are gradually maturing. If anything changes because of this matter, it may affect the fighting on the front line.

He called Ye Hai and Li Shitou, and led a regiment of guards straight to Yanji.

Just as the convoy arrived at the border and had not yet approached the city defense, Jiang Cheng, who was in the military vehicle, heard a loud noise.

Specifically, it should be the sound of gunfire.

"Master, we have brought a lot of people this time, do you want us to..."

Ye Hai, who was driving the car in the front seat, suddenly asked in a low voice.

"No hurry—but we have to go and take a look."

Jiang Cheng waved his hand.

The reason why he didn't rush to give the order to attack was because the sound he heard was probably not made by a proper weapon.

That is the so-called local sprayer.

Especially when he saw a field of crops in the direction of the sound, Jiang Cheng became more certain of his thoughts:

Most likely, the local farmers and the North Koreans started fighting again.

He immediately rolled down the window and gave orders to Li Shitou, and the group quickly turned on the dirt road towards Yanji and headed straight for the place where the "gunshot" came from.

However, before they got close, someone shouted "The soldiers are coming", and the fight came to an abrupt end in an instant. Both sides began to flee in panic.

The speed was so fast that Jiang Cheng couldn't help but tease: "Wow, these long-legged generals, how can they fight...but they are so awesome at running for their lives!"

Seeing that those who escaped were all in rags and holding farm tools, Jiang Cheng became more and more certain that it was a fight between two groups of farmers over land.

"Master Jiang, there are several injured people here!"

Li Shitou has always been quick to react. When he found out that the two groups involved in the fight had escaped, he immediately took a few of his men to search the area and actually found a few unlucky guys who were injured and had no time to escape.

"Hey, what are you doing? Do you have to be so rude?"

Seeing that Li Shitou had ordered his men to tie up the guys he had brought back, Jiang Cheng smiled and shook his head, waving his hands, "Let them go, there's no need to perform any formalities."

These people did not know Jiang Cheng, but a middle-aged man recognized Ye Hai and immediately called him "Captain Ye" in surprise and joy.

(End of this chapter)