The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"That's right, we'll just use their own tactics against them - if we encounter the stubborn resistance from Fu Yu again, we'll treat them as the White Army and fight them all!"

Jiang Cheng tapped the table with his right hand. His voice, which had become more magnetic than that of a teenager, was sonorous and powerful. "There is no use retreating. There is no use at all... In the current situation, if we show any weakness in the front, no matter if it is the old Russians outside Mongolia or the little Japanese outside Ji'an, they will all attack us."

"By then, not only will Jilin have no living space at all, but the entire situation outside the Great Wall will be in chaos—"

"Anyway, the Beiyang government has been refusing their request to send troops, and neither those old Russian diplomats nor their local government have given them a single whimper... We'll just beat them to death!"

After finishing this long speech, Jiang Cheng picked up his military cap and walked out, continuing to talk to Sun Zhengnan, "Xiao Xu has already fought the most difficult battle for us... This battle concerns Jilin and even the entire area outside the Great Wall. It's our turn to take the field next!"

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As Wang Junshan, Hai Rushong and Pan Sheng's troops were led by Jiang Cheng's headquarters, the entire Chahar rebel army was like mud under a bulldozer and was completely wiped out along the way.

During the advance, Jiang Cheng also met Ji Jinchun, a veteran of the Fengtian Army who had been suppressed by the White Army during this period.

He was also an old subordinate of Feng Delin. Later, he followed him to the capital to follow the queue army. He was dismissed by the Marshal, but was re-employed because of his outstanding ability and succeeded Old Feng as the commander of the 28th Division.

This man is also very straightforward and a patriotic general:
Historically, after the September 18th Incident, he saw a large number of high-ranking officials defecting to the Japanese and becoming leaders of the puppet army. Ji Jinchun was unwilling to go along with the crowd, so he angrily resigned from his public office and went to Tianjin.

Many puppet army leaders came to persuade him to join the puppet Manchukuo, but he sternly rejected them all.

In the future, a general like this who is both talented and has good character must be brought under his command and maintained well. So when Jiang Cheng met him, he first asked him about his well-being in a gentle manner, and then confirmed with him the losses of the troops, the overall situation in Suiyuan, and so on.

Ji Jinchun actually had a good impression of Jiang Cheng. After all, he and Jiang Lanxuan were both from the 28th Division, and they also had a good personal relationship.

In addition, Wang Junshan, Hai Rushong and others took the initiative to rescue him, and the veteran was grateful from the bottom of his heart.

Holding his hands, he answered one by one. The situation in Suiyuan was not good. The White Army was facing the main attack direction, and wherever they passed, they were no different from locusts.

Moreover, in order to cope with the battle, Ji Jinchun almost put all his main forces to resist, and his subordinates were killed or injured, and Wu Junsheng's rescue came too late...

And the worst thing is that Wu Datoutou also feels sorry for his soldiers. Not only do they come slowly, but they also drag their feet and move their positions too far away. They only help him fight the White Army reinforcements on the periphery, which is equivalent to putting all the people in Suiyuan and letting him fight on his own.

"Fortunately, Feilan, your reinforcements arrived in time, otherwise the 28th Division would be in danger if they were attacked from both sides!"

Ji Jinchun concluded very touchingly, "There is one thing I cannot help but say... No matter what is right or wrong, we are from the same hometown, so we should treat each other as our own family!"

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but smile gently after hearing these slightly emotional words which clearly had a "mountaintop" connotation.

Ji Jinchun himself had no idea how much truth there was in his words, but if he took this one sentence as his sincere intention to change his faction, then Jiang Cheng would be a complete fool!
But even so, Jiang Cheng knew very well that before the military reorganization, there were many factions within the Fengtian clique and the internal divisions were quite large... This could be proved by the current incident.

From Zhang Yuting, the King of the Northeast, to the leaders and officials below, all of them were afraid of losing troops and were reluctant to invest in military expenses. Looking at the entire Fengtian clique, there was probably only one person like him who was willing to use regular troops to fight in "other people's territory", except for Sun Liechen who took the initiative to rescue Jiang Cheng.

"Well, before I came here, Master Shuai actually told me that we should be on guard against the Japanese and Wu Peifu at home, so..."

Unexpectedly, before Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Ji Jinchun smiled lazily and waved his hand to interrupt him: "Feilan, we know that you and your son are sincere and kind, but this world... Oh, forget it, let's not talk about this matter for now-"

"When you conquer Mongolia, you must come to Guisui for a few drinks!"

Seeing Hai Pingchuan and others walking into the main tent of the camp, Ji Jinchun had no intention of continuing the conversation. Instead, he quickly changed the subject and took out an exquisite silver knife:
"When I first arrived in Suiyuan, they said it was given to me by a descendant of a Mongolian Khan - so I gave it to you, Feilan!"

The style is antique, inlaid with various gems, and the workmanship is extremely exquisite. It is obviously a treasure.

"Oh... this is a treasure, I have to keep it well! By the way, I can't just not take back such a good gift, right?"

Jiang Cheng laughed and accepted the thing generously, then raised his chin towards Pan Sheng who was standing upright behind him.

The latter immediately stood at attention and saluted. When Ji Jinchun was looking puzzled, Jiang Cheng walked up to him with a smile, made a "please" gesture to him, and guided him all the way out of the tent.

Opposite the camp entrance, there are two trucks painted in army uniforms, which are quickly loading various equipment.

Ji Jinchun immediately understood what Jiang Cheng was going to do, but he was more or less a little bit unconvinced. He looked back in astonishment at the tall young man.

"Haha, when my sixth uncle was appointed to a post in Jinzhou, I thought that since we were all family members, I would at least give him some financial support—"

Jiang Cheng waved his hand generously, asking the brothers around him to be more polite, "Uncle, you don't have to be so polite. This is just a small gift from me, a young man."

Ji Jinchun was extremely moved. Northeastern men are not good at expressing their feelings with words. He held Jiang Cheng's hand for a long time without saying anything.

Jiang Cheng told him not to be too polite and didn't pay much attention to it. His words were implicitly telling him that he should return to Suiyuan to defend and there was no need to go to Mobei to help.

After politely sending him and his subordinates away, Pan Sheng said, "Xishun revealed that the commander-in-chief wanted to promote Ji Jinchun and Sun Liechen—"

"One will take charge of Suiyuan, and the other will take charge of Chahar... People in Fengtian are saying that we have been helping the commander-in-chief by fighting all the way from Jilin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shitou said angrily, "That's not good. The brothers in the escort brigade also heard this rumor, and they are all very discouraged!"

Hai Rusong quickly gave him a disapproving look: "I said, the higher-ups have long said that we should not say anything that is detrimental to unity... Let the brothers keep their mouths shut."

Jiang Cheng glanced at everyone, but shook his head and smiled: "If we look at the current situation, isn't it just like making wedding clothes for others?" (End of this chapter)