The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"Oh, nothing, I just suddenly thought of something funny."

Jiang Cheng changed the subject in an instant, "What about Maochen? Since you and I have reached an agreement on whether to enter the pass, I think after the meeting, the three of us should jointly appeal to the commander-in-chief not to continue to send more troops to Shandong."

Zhang Hanqing's eyes darkened. "We don't need you to mobilize any more troops from Jilin. Is it that necessary?"

What are you talking about? Do you think that I, Jiang Feilan, say so much because I am worried that your father will compete with me for territory in Shandong?

Okay then, I won’t say anything more.

"Ahem... you've really confused me."

Jiang Cheng simply played dumb, "Since Mao Chen didn't come with us, we should just listen to Master Shuai!"

Only then did Zhang Hanqing's eyes soften a little, and he expressed some meaningless "personal opinions" on the current situation inside the Great Wall.

Jiang Cheng understood everything. This guy didn't come to discuss something with him at all. He was obviously making up an excuse and planning to join hands with him to ask his father to let him enter the country.

Whose idea could this be?
Most likely...it’s that Guo Maochen again!

After returning from the suppression of bandits in Jiamusi, Marshal Zhang did not give him any reward.

According to Jiang Cheng's understanding of later history, even after the First Zhili-Fengtian War,

Although Zhang Hanqing and Guo Maochen's 38th Brigade fought so brilliantly at Shanhaiguan, the Marshal still did not give them any substantial benefits.

Guo Maochen has ideals, but everyone knows that he is greedy for fame and fortune.

Go ahead. I won’t stop you if you want to go to Shandong to cause trouble.

Jiang Cheng continued talking intermittently, basically just following the boy's lead.

The meeting that afternoon was basically centered around “entering the country.”

Jiang Cheng had no interest at all and acted as if he was in a trance, thinking about the next political situation.

Of course, Zhang Hanqing's early "vaccination" also made him roughly understand the old coach's intention to enter the country.

At that time, the Marshal's meaning became clearer and clearer... No matter whether there is support from the General Staff behind this, he is determined to win Shandong.

For Jiang Cheng, this meeting was not only boring but also a waste of time. When the leaders of the Fengtian Army expressed their opinions, he and the governor of Heilongjiang Province expressed their support, saying, "We will follow the Marshal's lead" and so on.

He was the first one to "escape" from the meeting after the meeting...Now all he can think about is returning to Jilin as soon as possible.

There is still a lot to do - now, there is no need to "continue to invest" in Shandong.

"Feilan, you run really fast!"

Wu Junsheng actually jogged after him, and he and his son Taixun were on both sides, almost like a pincer attack. "Where are you planning to run to without saying a word?"

Knowing that he was trying to find out something, Jiang Cheng immediately smiled and said, "What are you talking about? I'm the governor of Jilin...where else can I go? I'm just going back to Jilin!"

The Wu family father and son didn't buy his story at all: "You are going back to Jilin, and you don't care about Shandong? Tinglan has been on the front line in Jinzhou all the time!"

I wanted to roll my eyes at him right away and asked, "You're still asking me about Shandong?"

Jiang Cheng immediately stopped and turned around to ask, "Why do you say that? Regardless of whether it's Duan Zhigui or the White Russian Regiment, they are just a vanguard for the commander-in-chief."

"It's time for the main event to start. If I just stand there and don't know what to do, I don't know who will get slapped in the face."

After saying this, Jiang Cheng turned around and left quickly. There was no need to stay in Fengtian any longer. Marshal Zhang was almost writing the words "grabbing territory" all over his face.

Jiang Cheng was unhappy, but to be honest... if he and Zhang Tinglan dared not give up the control of Jinan Prefecture, the old fox would carve the word "rebellion" all over their bodies!
but……

He really dares to move into Jinan and compete with the Japanese for territory. There will be plenty of fun afterwards.

Damn these old warlords, I don’t want to play with them anymore!
That night, Jiang Cheng had no intention of staying any longer, so he said goodbye to everyone in the Marshal's Mansion and took Duan Xinyu and Li Shitou with him to head north to Jilin.

Given China’s current strength...even if they really resort to military deterrence, Shandong will definitely be lost at the Paris Peace Conference.

He would not continue to invest in a situation that cannot be changed or is extremely difficult to change.

Now, there are clearly more important things to do!
It was almost noon the next day when we returned to the Governor's Mansion.

The road was bumpy and Duan Xinyu had a high fever again. She fell asleep in Jiang Cheng's arms in a daze, muttering something like "aunt".

When Hai Huixin got home and heard that she was seriously ill, she quickly asked Luo Rong to go to Beishi Lane to find a doctor.

"Feilan, you really scared me to death again!"

Zhang Tingxue threw herself into his arms, slapping him angrily, "I heard from my brother that you were assassinated again - my sister and I were so scared that we didn't sleep for two nights!"

Seeing tears welling up in her eyes, Jiang Cheng felt bad for Duan Xinyu. He was about to explain, but Zhang Tingxue said:

"My second brother told me before he left that Miss Duan married here because of the customs incident - don't say anything, my sister and I know everything."

On the contrary, his two wives were so sensible that he felt even more guilty.

Jiang Cheng explained helplessly, then said, "My second brother went to England. Has he made any arrangements at the mansion?"

"This time is different. The previous devils had no insiders, and most of them came face to face - this time is different."

"This group of assassins are originally from Jilin, and they have forces in both the black and white worlds..."

He didn't want to scare them, but the current situation was indeed a bit tricky to handle.

The next morning, Jiang Cheng went straight to Jilin Prison - all the tobacco dealers captured from near Jinzhou were gathered here.

Most of them were shot on the spot, and those who were brought back were all once brutal and wealthy drug lords.

After three days and two nights of continuous interrogation, each of these people was no different from a bald chicken.

Li Guiqi reported the general situation to Jiang Cheng:
These people did cooperate with Minamoto no Yoshimasa...but apart from the instigation of the Japanese devils, the key reason was their hatred for Jiang Cheng's ban on smoking in Jilin.

You have to know that at this time in China, the opium business had already developed into a highly profitable business, and had spawned many spawned industries.

In addition to the large opium dens that have sprung up everywhere, the opium paste that is directly sold, the smoking girls who accompany you to smoke, and the loan sharks who are eager to satisfy their addiction...

The profits these people made in a year were enough to cover the military expenses of an entire county.

"Damn, what a bunch of bastards who gave birth to sons without buttholes."

Jiang Cheng coldly looked at the unlucky guys on the training ground who were tied up and beaten beyond recognition. "It's already unethical to do this kind of thing, and now they're plotting against me!"

"Have you ever checked if there is anyone supporting these people?"

If they had not colluded with the government forces, how could they be so bold?
After all, he still has a private army, and there really is no backer behind him...who knows who will get the money from selling cigarettes. (End of this chapter)