The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"Why, could it be possible that I guessed it right?"

As if he could sense Jiang Cheng's displeasure from a distance, Yang Yuting spoke calmly, "In fact, everyone knows that a man who knows the current situation is a hero..."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Cheng interrupted him in an even colder tone: "Lin Ge, I don't care whether this is your idea or Mr. Shuai's, but I only have one thing to say, it's better to save yourself from these inexplicable speculations."

“It is said that officials force the people to rebel… Sometimes the people really are forced to rebel.”

Yang Yuting was outwitted by him, his eyes were red, but he opened his mouth but didn't have time to say anything. Jiang Cheng snorted and said, "Come on, I've said everything I should say... If you still think that I, Jiang Feilan, have a rebellious heart, then I have nothing to say."

"Oh, I almost forgot about the main thing. Lin Ge, recently Zhengjiatun uncovered a case of a premeditated bombing of Siping. We have already arrested the principal offender. According to his confession, the explosives and weapons were given to us by the Japanese garrison in Fushun."

Yang Yuting said impatiently, "Even if you have all the evidence, it's impossible for you to turn against the Japanese now... The commander has repeatedly reminded all places to maintain close and friendly relations with their allies."

Jiang Cheng was silent.

As the Marshal was firmly seated outside the Great Wall and took back Chahar, Suiyuan and Mongolia, he became the true King of Manchuria and Mongolia... Of course, the Japanese would take advantage of the situation and try every means to win him over.

As the Japanese were advancing step by step in the interior and foreign countries were chasing and blocking China with an "arms embargo on China", the Marshal would of course be inclined to cooperate with the Japanese.

"Jiang Feilan, whether it's the General Staff Headquarters or the Marshal's Mansion, we still hope that you will put the overall situation first."

Jiang Cheng answered absentmindedly with a few random words and then hung up the phone.

Unlike China after 1931, at this moment in time, the Japs have not yet fully revealed their hideous faces and are even a good partner.

Throughout the Northeast, the number of Japanese troops stationed there increased day by day, and once again approached 20,000 people. There was not even a single Japanese soldier in Jilin, which was too different... It was no surprise that he was targeted by the Japanese.

Obviously, they were planning to create a "window" in Jilin, and then try every possible means to send more troops into Jilin.

Especially now... Jilin under his rule has the steel they want to plunder the most, a large amount of war resources, as well as abundant labor and markets. How can the Japanese not be salivating?
If this is really the case, we must maintain the results of the first direct-Fengtian transition in 1922.

Because only in this way can the Marshal concentrate on developing himself, and Japan can shift its focus away from him and his Jilin.

Jiang Cheng rubbed his chin, and finally walked to his desk, took out a pen and started writing——

He wanted to send a secret letter to his father: The general principle is that the Rehe Army has withdrawn from the interior and the status quo should be maintained.

If a war has to break out between Zhili and Fengtian in the future, please ask him to preserve his strength.

That’s enough to say here.

Jiang Cheng called Li Guiqi and asked him to arrange a suitable subordinate and go to Chengde in person.

But after he finished all these things, he didn't expect to let the matter go so easily.

The Japanese are trying to create trouble in Siping. If we don't teach them a lesson, these bastards might think they are afraid of them.

Jiang Cheng lowered his eyes secretly and quickly came up with an idea.

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In January 1922, the Japanese commerce department received a report that the Iris, which was originally scheduled to arrive this month, not only did not arrive on time, but also lost contact with the dispatch center. The minister of commerce was dumbfounded because it was an American cargo ship fully loaded with grain and various light industrial products.

All imports are shipped upon receipt of payment, which means that the ship is full of their Japanese goods!
This really hit them hard - after the Meiji Restoration, the entire Japan developed from an agricultural country to an industrial country. The already scarce arable land became even smaller, and a large number of farmers moved to the cities... The extreme imbalance between supply and demand caused food prices to soar, so they had to rely on imports for food over the years.

An entire shipload of grain was lost, and the faces of several ministers in charge of commerce turned purple. Three of the responsible persons chose to commit suicide that night.

When their crown prince received the report, he was so angry that he crushed a pure porcelain teacup on the spot.

But no matter how angry he was, he had to solve the problem... After learning that the person in charge had committed suicide, this powerful prince closed his eyes tightly and let out a long sigh.

"No matter who they are, I want the combined fleet to be dispatched immediately to stop these criminals who dare to lay their hands on the empire's precious assets!"

Following his order, the Combined Fleet, which had just undergone hasty repairs at the Hiroshima naval port, patrolled the high seas.

"I knew that these little Japanese would find a way to take revenge."

After receiving the news that the fleet was setting off, Jiang Cheng smiled happily.

As the instigator of the merchant ship hijacking, he was of course happy to hear that the enemy was in big trouble.

The route and information about the ship were all provided by his new friend Carter.

Zhang Tingshu, the commander-in-chief of the navy, became interested as soon as he heard the plan and immediately called his subordinates to plan this successful robbery.

All the food on the ship that could be taken away was taken away, and of course the part that could not be taken away could not be enjoyed by the Japanese. Ivanov had it all dumped into the sea to feed the fish.

Seeing that Jiang Cheng was very satisfied with this mission, Sun Zhengnan quickly added: "Before they set out, Ting Shu repeatedly told them that after destroying the merchant ship, they must immediately withdraw to the military port."

"I'm worried... these Russians are so angry that they won't follow the rules. Or, what if they don't obey orders and quickly withdraw, and after fighting with the Combined Fleet, they get sunk or chased by the enemy?"

He didn't finish his words, but Jiang Cheng understood what he meant.

Given the Russians' temperament, it is unlikely that they will not think about expanding their victory...and it has only been a few months since they were recruited, and their loyalty has not yet been fully cultivated.

If it is sunk, the loss will be too great;
But if the Japanese discovered that the cargo ship that hijacked their cargo ship was their own fleet, things would be very difficult to say.

"But I have already thought about how to deal with this matter."

Jiang Cheng rubbed his hands and smiled, "I have contacted Mr. Huang in Shanghai and asked him to protest to the foreign ministers in the concession: Japan's combined fleet has once again violated the rules of free trade and affected the trade interests of various countries."

Sun Zhengnan didn't think this trick would work, but the facts were completely different from what he thought.

First, Britain protested to the League of Nations, followed by France, the United States and other European and American countries expressing their dissatisfaction.

All this was within Jiang Cheng's expectations. The last time the joint fleet blocked the waterway, these countries suffered serious losses in their imports and exports.

This time they finally got a chance to file a complaint, and they all banded together and spared no effort. (End of this chapter)