The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Sun Zhengnan did not seem to be relaxed, and continued, "Master Jiang, it is necessary to continue to interrogate Yuan Yi;"

"But I'm worried that the Japanese aren't so easy to fool. What if they find out that the body they bring back is not Minamoto no Yoshimasa?"

Jiang Cheng laughed loudly, raised his hand and punched him lightly on the shoulder: "I say, Old Sun, you have been with me for such a long time, how come you have become less smart and intelligent?"

"Think about it carefully. They sent a guy like Okawa Masao. Doesn't that mean they have doubts about Minamoto Yoshimasa's death?"

"If they really believed it, would they have sent people to test it? Besides, do you think they really care whether the devil is dead or alive? All they care about is whether the information has reached my hands, Jiang Cheng."

Even if we really handed over Minamoto no Yoshimasa's "corpse" to the Japanese, would they think that the Yoshi army failed to interrogate him for some important information?
In the current situation where they still need Jilin and cannot fall out with him, it would be a bit good if they could find out that the body was not Minamoto no Yoshimasa himself.

That’s right, a warning to the enemy.

Let them know that Minamoto no Yoshimasa is still in my hands - and I already know basically what you are going to do in Northeast China! Stop playing tricks in front of me as soon as possible.

"Okay, okay, let's not waste any more time on such a trivial matter."

Jiang Cheng said with a relaxed look, "Old Sun, tell Snow Fox what I mean: tell them to use whatever means they can to pry all the information that unfortunate devil knows out of his mouth."

Sun Zhengnan immediately straightened his back: "Yes!"

Sure enough, after this warning, the Jilin devils became much quieter.

With the arrival of the Spring Festival, the weather became colder day by day; Jiang Dengxuan, who was on the Siberian front, was recalled by the governor to report the situation.

Because of the severe cold, there were fewer conflicts between both the Japanese Northern Expeditionary Army and the Russian guerrillas.

How can we leave them idle?

Jiang Cheng immediately secretly sent out a baggage train to continue supplying both sides, and secretly revealed some of the Japanese movements to the Russian guerrillas through White Russian soldiers such as Vasily Ivan.

The conflict surrounding the Vladivostok region caused Tanaka and Fukushima a lot of headaches;

What's worse is that as the appetite of the troops sent north grew, the United States repeatedly demanded that Japan abide by the "Agreement on Limited Troops" and not increase the number of troops sent north or continue to expand the war northward.

But the benefits are already within sight, and with the support of the Jilin region, how could the Japanese miss the opportunity to expand their territory?
As a result, the contradiction between Japan and the United States became increasingly serious, and Jiang Cheng also took advantage of the intrigues among several companies to persuade the United States to continue selling goods to him.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Hai Pingchuan, who had gone to Qinhuangdao to escort imported goods, returned safely.

This time he brought back a large amount of gasoline, imported artillery, ammunition... and a batch of close-in defense guns produced in the Sudetenland.

This thing can be called a divine weapon whether it is used for attack or defense——

It has a very fast firing rate, a large caliber and strong power, and can be placed on city walls for defense;

You can just jump on a horse-drawn carriage or car and drag it along. When attacking, it is much more powerful than a heavy machine gun.

"Tsk tsk, once we get this thing, in the future, let alone infantry and cavalry that want to attack Jilin Prefecture, we can even take down all the damn Zero fighters!"

Jiang Cheng happily touched the cannon covered with a gun casing that gave off a scent of oil, and spoke words that the brothers present could not understand.

"Feilan, what are you talking about?" Zhang Tinglan looked puzzled. "What is that fighter plane you just mentioned?"

Jiang Cheng laughed and made up an excuse to explain it away. He then said, "Pingchuan has done a great job this time! I can't find anything good to reward him with."

Hai Pingchuan hurriedly said in fear and trepidation: "Master Jiang, let's see what you are going to say."

"Everything our Hai family has was given by you, Master Jiang. It's my duty to help you with something. What's the point of saying reward or not?"

On the contrary, since he was so polite, Jiang Cheng had to reward him well.

After all, they brought back so many important materials, including a production line specifically for processing trinitrotoluene.

In layman's terms, this thing is TNT - it was synthesized in 1863 and was originally developed as a dye;

But it was not until 1891 that people discovered that it was actually an explosive with great power.

This production line has important and far-reaching significance for the future development of firearms in Northeast China.

First, a two-day celebration banquet was held for him. Then, Jiang Cheng decided to expand a large area of ​​land south of Jilin Prefecture to build an official residence for Hai Pingchuan.

He and Cao Shiying have been living in the Governor's Mansion all this time. Although the conditions are not bad, it still feels a bit like living under someone else's roof.

In addition, Jiang Cheng also gave Cao Shiying some of her stock rights in the United States, allowing her to learn how to manage the business with Yu Fengzhi and Hai Huixin, which was equivalent to giving her a tree that could make money.

In addition, the arable land near Hunchun was assigned to him for management... With so many rewards given to Hai Pingchuan continuously, the generals under Jiang Cheng were all jealous, and each of them was looking forward to the opportunity to make meritorious service.

"Feilan, I came back from the Central Plains... I heard that there are many conflicts in Shandong!"

At breakfast one day after the reward ceremony, Hai Pingchuan was fiddling with two fried eggs on the plate while reporting to Jiang Cheng with some hesitation.

"Oh... what trouble? After Han Qing and Mao Chen arrived, I heard that they had strict military discipline and never harmed the people. They were very popular!"

Jiang Cheng lowered his head and helped his concubine Duan Xinyu spread peanut butter on the bread. "What kind of conflict could there be? At most... it's just that we don't get along with the Zhi army, right?"

Hai Pingchuan looked back at Jiang Cheng - in the huge restaurant, except for Sun Zhengnan and his wife, everyone else was Jiang Cheng's relatives.

But the only person he was worried about was Duan Xinyu: in his opinion, this woman was a "spy" left by Duan Zhigui beside Jiang Cheng, and some confidential matters might not be spoken in front of her.

"You are someone who always speaks your mind, what happened to you today?"

Jiang Cheng handed the bread to Duan Xinyu, smiled and said to her, "If you are weak, eat more." Then he added, "If you have something to say, just say it!"

After looking at his sister, Hai Pingchuan finally spoke: "Yes, Master Jiang."

On the way back from Qinhuangdao, he heard a lot about the conflict in Shandong. After Duan Zhigui sent troops to Jinan, Feng Guozhang also gave the official book of Jinan garrison to this old guy according to the agreement with the Marshal.
According to the old man's thinking, since he was able to take over the capital of Shandong with the support of the Fengtian Army, it would only be a matter of time before he was appointed as the governor.

Just as they were feeling smug about the success of their "honey trap", the troops reorganized from the Marshal's Guard Brigade led by Zhang Hanqing and Guo Maochen arrived in Jinan. (End of this chapter)