The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Duan Xinyu was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head, twisted her handkerchief and said bitterly: "Actually, I don't really understand military affairs... But I always heard from my father that if I could get a position in the Fengtian Army, it would be a good way out."

As she spoke, the girl glanced at Jiang Cheng anxiously and said, "In fact, in the past two years, my father has been running around in the capital to seek official positions. From Mr. Cao to Marshal Wu Yu, and Commander Xu, he has met everyone he should have met!"

"But Dad always says that these people take money but don't do anything, and it's really hard to get along with them..."

Jiang Cheng observed her expression as she spoke. After confirming that what she said was true, he slowly said, "In other words, your father's appointment to Jilin this time was also the result of money-making?"

It seems that in 1916, the Marshal and Feng Laosan jointly drove this old guy out of Fengtian, and his life inside the Great Wall was not easy.

Especially the capital city, which is a big melting pot as described by the Marshal.

Duan Xinyu nodded and told him the general situation of his family.

It turned out that in order to make a comeback, Duan Zhigui disbanded most of the government soldiers to save expenses, and then relied on the old trick of selling official positions and titles to donate an official position to make a comeback.

But unexpectedly, something happened in the Northeast, and the Japanese came to Beijing to come up with bad ideas, which gave Feng Guozhang the opportunity to take advantage of. So Feng Guozhang made a plan to make him the governor of Jilin.

This connects the story: The Japanese suffered a loss and wanted to take revenge, while Feng Guozhang wanted to reach out to the Northeast, and just in time he brought up Duan Zhigui, who was eager to buy an official position.

An old fox is an old fox. Now is indeed a good opportunity to unite with him. This wife...must be married, even if it means buying his trust first.

"Dad regrets it so much. He said that if he had known this would happen, he would have given all the money to you, Mr. Jiang—"

Duan Xinyu sighed and said, "The mansion has long been in decline and has no income, so I thought about the marriage. Let me, sigh."

Jiang Cheng stared at the other person without saying anything.

According to her, Duan Zhigui seemed to be of no use anymore.

But based on his understanding of the old fox Marshal, how could it be that all the efforts made to arrange a marriage would be of no use at all?
only……

When Jiang Cheng looked at her, he unconsciously felt something strange.

"You, still keep it?"

His eyes fell on the handkerchief in the woman's hand. The familiar jasmine pattern could not help but stir up all kinds of memories about his deceased wife deep in his mind.

Especially since she was lying next to him.

Duan Xinyu was stunned.

He looked down and saw the handkerchief in his hand, and quickly folded it carefully.

He handed it over with both hands: "I'm sorry, Master Jiang, I... I haven't had the chance to return it to you these days, so..."

Jiang Cheng lowered his head and took it, only to find that there was an embroidered word "Jiang" on the handkerchief.

"You can keep it. I am a man, and I don't need this little girl's stuff."

Gently pushing the handkerchief in front of him, Jiang Cheng unconsciously turned around and looked at the jade statue of his deceased wife. He didn't know who he was talking to, "This won't happen again in the future."

Duan Xinyu looked up at him, but turned away in an instant.

Twisting the corner of his clothes as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, Jiang Cheng was frowning and about to ask something when Xu Fushan trotted over.

He stood cautiously outside the iron gate of the cemetery, and only ran in quickly after Jiang Cheng's visual permission: "Master Jiang, Chief of Staff Sun is waiting for you outside. Fengtian has urgent military affairs."

Jiang Cheng nodded in response, glanced at him coldly and told him to shut up in front of Duan Xinyu.

"Send someone to take Miss Duan back."

Jiang Cheng gently held her still trembling shoulders and smiled at her calmly, "I'll come to see you in two days."

After saying this, he handed her over to Xu Fushan, and turned around to place a bunch of jasmine cut flowers that he had prepared in advance in front of Cai Chanjuan's jade statue. "I will take good care of Chengye... You should have a good sleep first, and I will bring the children to see you when I have time."

He spoke softly, using a gentle tone that he had never used before.

Behind him, Duan Xinyu's gentle and quiet little face suddenly had an expression that was extremely inconsistent.

Cruel and vicious.

…………

It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon when Jiang Cheng rushed back to the office lobby from the Sacred Heart Church.

I had been thinking of buying something to go home for dinner, and then talking to the two ladies about Duan Xinyu's story.

However, who could have thought that there was another urgent official business in Fengtian, and he felt hungry when he sat in the office.

"Ask the kitchen to make me a bowl of noodles."

Waving at Xu Fushan, Jiang Cheng casually opened the drawer to find something to eat. At this time, Sun Zhengnan walked in quickly: "Master Jiang, Fengtian is calling!"

"They said there was an urgent military matter, and asked you to take Pingchuan and the eldest son to Fengtian as soon as possible. Oh, and also asked you to take Duan Zhigui and his daughter with you."

what?
Jiang Cheng looked at him in astonishment: "I understand if you want to take Pingchuan and Big Brother with you, but why are you taking them with you?"

Are you planning to "do something" for me in Fengtian?

Sun Zhengnan stepped forward and said solemnly, "Master Jiang, I think it's probably something that happened inside the pass."

Inside the pass?

Jiang Cheng, who was hungry at the moment, was in a bad mood. He frowned and said, "Stop playing dumb. Just speak out what you have to say!"

Sun Zhengnan spread out the prepared map in front of Jiang Cheng: "It's Shandong."

"Master Jiang, do you still remember? When the European war broke out, the Japanese military issued an order for the South Manchuria Railway Guard Army Commander-in-Chief Matsushita Hideki to lead the Japanese army to Qingdao to fight and take over all the sphere of influence that originally belonged to Germany."

"The intention of the capital now is to send troops together to take Shandong back from the Japanese!"

Send troops and take Shandong back from the Japanese?
Jiang Cheng's sword-like eyebrows were tightly knitted together.

He didn't remember such a passage in history... On the contrary, at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, Mr. Gu Weijun angrily denounced the Japanese side, but still failed to prevent the great powers from signing the contract to cede Shandong.

Do these old Beiyang people really have the guts to do this?
Dare to challenge the great powers...

The more Jiang Cheng thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong: "I do understand a little bit - Marshal means that the Fengtian Army should also send troops. And, he intends to use this old guy Duan Zhigui as an excuse."

A fox is a fox... I haven't even married this guy yet, but I'm already thinking about using him.

Jiang Cheng rubbed his chin and said, "In that case, send a telegram to Hunchun in my name to call Pingchuan back!"

"I think it's too early to say anything now - let's arrange a trip to Fengtian as soon as possible."

Sun Zhengnan was a little nervous: "Master Jiang, Jilin's various undertakings and business operations are just getting started."

"The Tumen River Port is also importing a large number of equipment. You... it seems that it is not the right time for you to go to Fengtian now!"

Jiang Cheng understood this principle better than him.

But he couldn't openly disobey the Marshal's orders. Besides, Zhang Zuoxiang was in Jilin Prefecture, and it would be difficult for him to get away with it by claiming to be sick.

It would be better to take a trip and see what the capital city is up to. (End of this chapter)