The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

All forces, including the capital, were dumbfounded: after all, this cunning old fox had previously taken 300 million silver dollars of "Mongolian conquest fees" from the capital on the pretext of "insufficient war preparedness", and had vowed in a telegram to conquer the northern border, and even made bold statements such as "If the task fails, your body will be left on the border!"

Including Jin Yunpeng, Xu Shichang, and even Cao Kun and Wu Peifu, they all thought that this cunning old fox was really going to take action;

Unexpectedly, not only did they not send a large force, but they did not go to the front line at all. Instead, they went around the border area of ​​Rehe and Chahar and went to Suiyuan.

Jilin was originally stable, the Japanese army had completely withdrawn from the Vladivostok area on the Far East coast, and with the support of Britain and the United States... everyone thought that this guy would keep his promise and retake Outer Mongolia in one fell swoop.

However, after he took office as the Governor of Mongolia and Xinjiang, he did not think about sending troops to Outer Mongolia immediately, but how to digest his vested interests first.

Seeing that the White Army led by Ungern was growing stronger and stronger, and was threatening to spread across Chahar and move southward, the capital could no longer hold back.

Xu Shichang discussed with Cao Kun and Wu Peifu successively, hoping that these two warlords could think of a way to enable Zhang to conquer Mongolia as soon as possible.

As a general of "orthodox" origin, General Wu has always looked down on these bumpkins from outside the Great Wall. He repeatedly expressed his intention to issue strict orders and then pressured these bastards to send troops through telegrams and major newspapers.

But Cao Kun, the in-law of his children, said that the Zhang family was now powerful, not only had a large number of soldiers and generals, but also had the support of Japan and many other countries.
Not to mention him, even the 300-year-old boy Jiang Cheng is becoming more and more powerful. If he is threatened in this way, Zhang Yuting will only be desperate and swallow the million without taking any action.

If they really fall out with Zhang Yuting, they will have a more difficult time because there are White Army in northern Mongolia and Fengtian bandits outside the Great Wall.

He suggested that if they wanted Zhang to march north as soon as possible, they had to transfer the original Suiyuan governor, and then appoint Fengtian Army general Ji Jinchun as Suiyuan governor according to his request.

Xu Shichang had no choice but to accept this suggestion. However, the Fengtian troops stationed in Rehe were redeployed one after another. Although they claimed to be heading to Mongolia, there was actually no movement.

Xu Shichang and Jin Yunpeng repeatedly sent telegrams urging him to urge him, but Zhang Yuting's response was always that he was not prepared enough.

The entire capital and northern border were shrouded in a mood of unease.

Despite the war, the border between Rehe and Suiyuan was so quiet that it seemed uninhabited.

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Time quickly came to 1921, and the entire capital of Jilin was filled with the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

Jiang Cheng took Chengye and Ye Shengshi to the Sacred Heart Church. He hadn't visited Cai Chanjuan and Ye Hai for a while, so today he brought flowers, wine, and their favorite snacks to pay homage to their statues and reminisce about the past.

The two children grew up gradually and understood the sorrow of the death of their relatives. Jiang Chengye cried for a long time, but Ye Shengshi clenched his fists and threatened to kill all the Japanese to avenge his father.

He was in a bad mood on the way back, and as soon as he got off the car, he saw Xu Shuzheng standing at the gate, looking anxiously waiting for him.

"Damn it! Didn't I tell you to wait in front of Rehe?"

Jiang Cheng lost his temper when he saw him. He glared at him and scolded him, "You are a commander, you run away in the middle of a battle, be careful or I will shoot you!"

Facing his boss's rage, Xu Shuzheng was not afraid at all. Instead, he came forward even more anxiously: "If Master Jiang wants to execute me, I won't say anything—"

"It's just that the rear is peaceful now, and with a strong army and horses, it's a good opportunity to march to the north of Mongolia! Why don't you, the Marshal, say a word? Speed ​​is of the essence in war!" Jiang Cheng's face became even gloomier: "Come upstairs with me... Is there anyone breathing? Someone come quickly to carry Chengye and Shengshi away!"

The adults were angry, and two wet nurses and maids came running from the side of the corridor and took the two young masters back to the house.

In fact, Jiang Cheng was well aware of Xu Shuzheng's anxiety - as he said, the situation in Northeast China was peaceful right now, and it was a good opportunity to break out of Rehe and attack northern Mongolia.

It is true that speed is of the essence in war. At the beginning, Xiao Xu arrived at the city of Kulun with lightning speed and thus achieved complete success.

And now, the old fox’s actions... don’t look glorious at all.

"Master Jiang, I heard in the Xinmin Defense Zone that the Marshal took the 300 million Mongolian expedition fee and bought a lot of equipment from the Japanese to expand the border. After letting Ji Jinchun swallow Suiyuan, he kept his troops in place on the grounds of insufficient preparation. This, this is really-"

As soon as he entered the door, he heard the newly appointed coach raging with anger, and Jiang Cheng turned around and looked back at him.

In addition to his irritability, his expression even showed a hint of grievance. He wanted to laugh instead: "What is the truth? We are different from you southerners - northern gentlemen always speak their minds when they have something to say."

Xu Shuzheng opened his eyes wide, and finally gritted his teeth and said in frustration: "He is just doing it for the benefit of his Fengtian Army, right? He never thought of going to Mongolia!"

Jiang Cheng laughed loudly: "You are so brave! Not to mention a junior like me, even my Second Master Wu wouldn't dare to say such a thing to the Marshal."

"If this news reaches the Marshal's Mansion, I, Jiang Feilan, will not be able to protect you."

Since the words had already been spoken, Xu Shuzheng simply finished the second half of the sentence: "In fact, it's not just the commander-in-chief. I have seen through it... Even if he talks about morality and regards himself as a patriotic general, he is still fighting for territory internally and compromising with others externally. I-"

"I, I really fucking despise them!"

Seeing this man, who always presented himself as a Confucian general, swearing for the first time, Jiang Cheng was even more amused.

In fact, relative to the situation of the Fengtian Army, Zhang Yuting was not completely lying.

The "arms embargo on China" issued by the Paris Peace Conference resulted in warlords in various places, except for the Jilin troops imported from Vladivostok, being in a miserable situation of "living off their past capital".

Before sending the joint telegram swearing to march north to Mongolia, he convened a meeting of the three northeastern provinces to conquer Mongolia and tried his best to mobilize troops and raise supplies.

Under his instructions, the Fengtian Arsenal produced weapons day and night, but still felt that there were too many gaps, so he purchased five thousand rifles from a foreign company in Shanghai and millions of bullets from the Hankou Arsenal.

Even the Marshal took out the treasures in his chest. After the Zhi-An War, the Fengtian Army seized a batch of planes from the Anhui Army, and he decided to allocate four or six of them to accompany the expedition to Mongolia. Recently, planes can often be seen in Fengtian conducting continuous training in the air.

"Then, how long will Yu Shuai prepare? Will it be enough until Enqin has taken over the entire Chahar?"

Xu Shuzheng understood what was said, but he still looked troubled. "The longer this matter is delayed, the more difficult it will be to deal with! Master Jiang, I think you should make the decision on your own. Our Jijun will shoulder this matter!" (End of this chapter)