The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

After all the tasks were arranged, Sun Zhengnan, the chief of the general staff, still expressed his biggest concerns:
"Master Jiang, if we use our fleet to attack Shandong under such circumstances, I'm afraid it will alert the Japanese..."

"Especially as we are now vigorously developing our navy, it is very likely that Japan will turn against us."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Old Sun, think about it carefully. We have already taken Tumen River. If it is just for import and export, why do we have to go through so much trouble to take Vladivostok?"

"Since the Paris Peace Conference, the major powers have been worried about the imbalance of power among the warlords, so they have imposed an embargo on Chinese weapons and strategic materials. We are the ones who are using the name of Duke Wenlina, and she is the one who imports weapons for us, right?"

"As for this trade seminar in Shuangchengzi, it was ostensibly organized by the Duchess, but in fact, the European and American businessmen who came to participate knew very well that it was Jilin that paid the money and received the goods behind the scenes."

Sun Zhengnan understood immediately: "You mean, this Russian fleet was sent out to fly under the banner of the Duchess?"

Jiang Cheng raised his chin slightly: "We don't have a fleet in Jilin. We only have a few coal-carrying ships converted into frigates--"

"You say, isn't it?"

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Jiang Cheng knew very well that unlike other branches of the military, the strength of the navy could not be hidden;
Moreover, because the Fengtian Army was pro-Japanese, there were too many devils active in China. Once they felt that the navy in the Northeast was threatened, they would definitely try every means to sabotage it.

In addition, after the Meiji Restoration and with the support of the United States, the Japanese naval strength was second only to that of the United States during World War II.

The Japanese army has strong overall strength, great destructive power, and a high level of control over China's information... Jiang Chengcai tried every possible means to get the navy to Vladivostok.

Even though he currently has a certain degree of control over this place, it is actually still the territory of the Russians.

Of course, the "fleet" naturally refers to the Russian fleet.

Even though Jiang Cheng was "dumping dumplings" into the sea under their banner, the Russians actually enjoyed it.

The hatred accumulated from many wars made the Russians hate the Japs deeply... Especially since Jiang Cheng started cooperating with them and engaging in worker-peasant mutual assistance, it had a bit of "Dawali" flavor.

"The navy of Vladivostok is strong, and the shore artillery of the Tumen River is strong - this means that our two countries can jointly defend against the Japanese invaders."

Jiang Cheng said calmly, "We can use this meeting in Shuangchengzi to sell the Russians' mineral resources... our relationship will become closer."

In the next few decades, China and the Russians always maintained a brotherly relationship. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, they jointly fought against 17 countries and were even called "Big Brother" -

Although there is no eternal friendship between countries, but for Jiang Cheng and China behind him, twenty... no, fifteen years at most, or even ten years is enough!
Listening to Jiang Cheng's confident plan, Sun Zhengnan felt relieved, but he was a little nervous.

After all, for people of this era, the Russians and the Japanese were both dangerous invaders, and cooperating with them was always like trying to get the skin of a tiger.

But what happened next once again proved the foresight of this great commander-in-chief.

When Ivanov led his fleet southward to the Shandong coast, Qingdao, which was poorly defended, suffered a great loss, and many ships were in serious risk of being sunk... Especially the two warships parked in the naval port, which were considered the most advanced in Japan at the time;
The staggering cost was enough to arm Japan with another division at that time, so they could not afford the loss at all. The Japanese high-level officials were shocked, from their Taisho Japanese emperor to Hirohito, who was in charge of the power, and the entire cabinet.

Almost on the same day, Hirohito summoned all senior officials including Hara Takashi to discuss such a vicious military conflict.

"Isamu Takeshita couldn't even handle a few pirates who were no different from stray dogs! He actually let them go around to Qingdao Naval Port again."

The Japanese heir, who was always known for his coldness, got angry at his subordinates for the first time, "Uehara Yusaku! Those rubbish in the Army Department couldn't stop these pirates from landing—"

"It is written in the report that the military port suffered heavy losses, including guns, ammunition and a large amount of military rations looted! What I want to know is, if the Chinese army is dispatched to Jiaozhou Peninsula, can you protect Qingdao Port? "

A series of violent scoldings made the entire venue silent.

Hara Takashi was completely speechless and could not find any words to respond, so he could only look for help to Tanaka Giichi who had just joined the cabinet.

This man was a meritorious official sent north to Siberia and was deeply trusted by the prince.

But at this moment, he knelt on the brocade cushion as if nothing had happened, without looking around, as if he didn't care about the argument in front of him at all.

"Your Highness, this fleet has been harassing the mainland waters. The Allied Fleet has...sunk two of them, and the rest of the ships have escaped. We, we can't chase them to Vladislavok, after all,"

Takeshita made up stories and excuses with a nervous look on his face, "After all, the peace talks have just ended, and the Combined Fleet cannot retaliate against the Russian mainland."

With the secret "supply" from Jilin, the Northern Expeditionary Army in Vladivostok was badly beaten by the Russians and had to sign the surrender and withdraw from Siberia.

It has only been over a year since they left, and the smell of gun oil has not yet dissipated from the soldiers. They are even more afraid of the desperate Russians. If they go to fight again? Will they suffer another big loss?
In the 10th year of the Taisho era, military exports were close to half of fiscal expenditures. What does this mean? Among the European powers that were frantically expanding their military forces on the eve of the European War, only Germany came close to this figure.

In the relatively peaceful era after the war, such high military expenditure was not only abnormal, but the entire Japan could not afford it.

No matter how unhappy he was about these words, even the high-ranking Hirohito could not say anything to refute them.

He knew very well that he was not completely without a chance of winning against the Russians, but no one could predict how much he would have to pay for it...

In addition, once a war breaks out, Europe and the United States will inevitably intervene, and,

Hirohito suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Could it be that behind this... there is the shadow of China?
"We had a conflict with Jinan Tai'an, and a fleet from Qingdao came to attack and plunder - isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

Nagata Tetsuzan, who had been deep in thought, suddenly said quietly, "Everyone present here knows very well that those two places are now the sphere of influence of the Fengtian Army;"

"And what is the relationship between Hai Pingchuan, the highest official in Jinan, and that bastard Jiang Cheng? Do you all understand?"

When the name "Jiang Cheng" was mentioned, all the high-ranking Japanese officials began to breathe hard: How much trouble had this bastard caused them, both overtly and covertly? (End of this chapter)