The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

In fact, Jiang Cheng was a little puzzled.

How could the patrol battalion of Jilin Prefecture discover that Zhang Xuecheng was fighting with the Japanese before Changchun?
If we talk about awareness, it should be Zhang Tinglan's troops who discovered it first, right?
But when he walked to the phone and hadn't even picked it up, the phone started ringing loudly -

The person who called was none other than Zhang Tinglan, who was extremely anxious.

According to him, fighting was discovered near Jiutai County, north of Changchun... He asked Jiang Cheng whether he should go to provide reinforcements.

He actually, didn't he know that after he finished his studies, he started fighting the Japanese?

Puzzled, Jiang Cheng turned his gaze to Huang Yongan, and immediately ordered him to go for reinforcement while becoming suspicious.

Just as he hung up the phone, he received a call for help from Xu Houcheng, the garrison commander of Jiutai.

It is said that Zhang Xuecheng and his troops suffered losses nearby and rushed all the way to Jiutai County to "seek refuge."

And he had already reported very clearly that the Japs were looking for an attack.

"Master Jiang, the firepower of these devils is simply too strong. We can't withstand it at all!"

Xu Houcheng's extremely nervous voice kept coming from the phone, and Jiang Cheng could vaguely hear the sound of chaotic gunfire.

Before, Zhang Jinghui ordered people to ambush him, and Jiang Chengke went to Jiutai County to check the situation...

That territory used to belong to Ding Chunxi, and his residence was located in a relatively central location in the county town - he could hear such a loud noise from here, which showed how intense and even tragic the fight had become.

"What kind of devils are they? How did you find them?"

Jiang Cheng hung up the phone and asked Huang Yongan, "How did your patrol battalion get to Changchun and discover the fight?"

He then scratched his head and said, "Master, the brothers were patrolling nearby, but they reported this matter... What do you want me to say?"

Huang Yongan hesitated. His soldiers were indeed active nearby, but his subordinates had received an "anonymous letter" about the attack, which described the sneak attack on Zhang Xuecheng in great detail, as if they had personally experienced the formulation of the "plan" and so on.

"So, your subordinates didn't report it, and then you sent people to the vicinity of Changchun. When they really found someone attacking Xuecheng, they quickly ran back to report it?"

Jiang Cheng was somewhat speechless, "Old Huang, you are not very good at controlling your subordinates. You suppressed such a big thing yourself?"

As expected, he was being reprimanded. Huang Yongan blushed and stammered for a long time: "Yes, yes, this time it was my fault for being careless!"

"I will discuss the regulations with my brothers in the future. From now on... from now on, I will never allow such a thing to happen again!"

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath and looked at Huang Yongan calmly without any expression, but when the other party became more nervous, he waved his hand and let him go.

With Li Shitou and Zhang Tinglan around, no matter how weak Jiutai is, the Japanese will not be able to take it easily, and the lives of Zhang Xuecheng and Duan Zhigui will be threatened.

The only thing that makes Jiang Cheng unhappy now is where did this group of Japanese devils come from and why they attacked Zhang Xuecheng's troops.

Another call was connected immediately. This time, Jiang Cheng was looking for Machino Takema, who told him in a nervous tone that he knew something about the matter. Jiang Cheng found out without much effort: it turned out that this group of Jap guys came from far away.

It was the Japanese brigade that attacked them in Jinzhou... After all, they suffered a great loss in Jinzhou, so now they have to seek revenge on the situation, right?
But, is it really just to... find a place to fight?
Jiang Cheng really couldn't believe it. After all, under the previous cooperative conditions, it was unlikely that the Japanese army would be able to obtain approval from their superiors to launch a surprise attack on the Fengtian warlords.

So, what is going on?

After a series of questioning, Machino Takema finally told the truth: He said that the commander of the Japanese was not just the Japanese soldier Anno Nobumoto who attacked him in Jinzhou, but there was also a guy named Minamoto Yoshimasa.

He is the Japanese officer who was killed by Jiang Cheng, and the biological brother of Minamoto Yoshihei!
"Oh my goodness, I have stirred up a hornet's nest."

Jiang Cheng smiled with interest, "If his brother didn't miss me, why would I kill him?"

"Alright, alright, now I know he's here for revenge, but did he get approval from your superiors to come here for revenge? Did he punish himself with three cups of wine after the defeat in Jinzhou, and consider that as a solution?"

Machino Takema was also very worried and said, "Hey, General Jiang, it's hard for us to deal with this matter now! Mr. Matsushita and I have jointly written a letter to the military to accuse these bastards of attacking Jinzhou without approval."

"We have reported all the information about our attack on your army near the safety zone to the Cabinet and His Majesty the Emperor. However, we really don't know how much effect it will have."

Jiang Cheng interrupted him impatiently: "Since you are impatient, please report it immediately, Mr. Machino, and say that I, Jiang Cheng, have tolerated him for a long time--"

"For now, Jiang Cheng is still willing to sit down and negotiate with the two commanders, ask them to withdraw their troops, apologize, and compensate for our losses, but..."

At this point, Jiang Cheng's tone suddenly turned colder, "But if he continues to provoke me, then I, Jiang Cheng, will not be polite!"

Machino Takema had received so many benefits from him that he would definitely speak for him, so he immediately agreed and said that he would coordinate the matter with Tanaka Yoshiichi and Fukushima Yasumasa.

As the two of them were discussing this matter, dusk had already fallen.

Jiutai County has been turned into a mess... It's not just because the Japanese are too strong, the key is that it is a small county with little defensive capabilities, and the firepower of the city defense is not enough to support the offensive and defensive battles.

The moment the city gate was breached, the Japanese army was excitedly preparing to launch a general attack, but everyone on the battlefield heard a strange rumbling sound.

The pebbles on the ground began to jump at a very high frequency along with the strange sound!
All the Japanese soldiers couldn't help but gasp, and turned their eyes away with surprise, shock, or fear.

On the horizon that was slightly dyed red by the setting sun, a number of steel "behemoths" appeared!
Their tracks crushed the ground, making a deafening roar, as if the earth's pulse was beating.

The all-metal tank turret slowly turned as if it had eyes, and the gun barrel spewed out angry and dazzling flames. A large number of bullets poured over, quickly carving out a death zone in front of them like plowing land!

The ferocious tanks are clearing the way for the infantry's charge.

The torrent of steel is particularly majestic in the smoke and dust... In this era, they are the overlords on the battlefield and no one can stop them!
"Hide, hide!"

Both Minamoto Yoshimasa and Anno Nobumoto let out a shrill roar at this moment. The Japanese soldiers who were thought to have controlled the direction of the battle changed their ferocious expressions and hid randomly with their Type 38 rifles howling like ghosts and wolves. (End of this chapter)