The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Damn, you kid...are you actually afraid?

But at such a tense moment, Jiang Cheng couldn't smile no matter how unruly he was. He just opened his mouth to express his opinion, but Feng Yong straightened his back and said, "I have discussed it with Chief of Staff Yang. I will lead a team to meet Han Qing."

“But once the central troops also retreat, the Zhi army will surely pursue them relentlessly and chase us along the way.”

Jiang Cheng's face changed drastically, and he grabbed his sweaty hand and said, "No way! How can I put you in there again? If something happens, how are you going to explain it to Uncle Three?"

"Stay at the rear and guard! Stone..."

He pulled Feng Yong, turned sideways and shouted to Li Shitou who was standing upright behind him: "Hurry up, pick a hundred or so good fighters, and go to support Han Qing!"

Li Shitou knocked his boots against each other's feet so hard that they made a loud noise. He then told Xu Fushan, Han Ming and others to take care of Master Jiang before he trotted out the door.

"Don't worry, with Shitou here, Hanqing won't be in any trouble. Lin Ge, Shitou is out to recruit soldiers, you need to find a few capable and knowledgeable people to lead the way for him."

In the face of major events, Jiang Cheng was not vague.

Yang Yuting came back to his senses at this moment, nodded to him, and ran out to make arrangements.

Jiang Cheng let out a long sigh, then frowned and glared at Feng Yong again: "I'm telling you, it's good to consider brotherhood, but you are my future Air Force Commander, so you can just go forward when I'm told to?"

Feng Yong smiled helplessly, but Jiang Cheng didn't say anything else. Instead, he dragged him towards the city defense.

The two 38th Brigades in the middle are undoubtedly the "single pillar" that supports the battle situation at this stage.

Just as Feng Yong said, once they all retreat, the entire Zhi army will inevitably be like an overwhelming force, and will all be pressed to the Luanzhou line.

How many days can he last?
Behind Luanzhou is the retreat route of nearly 100,000 people. Once it is closed by the Zhi army, there is no need to think about it... Not to mention being caught in a jar by Cao Saner and Wu Xiucai, their own people will have to rush forward and kill their leaders in exchange for their lives!
"damn it."

Jiang Cheng cursed inwardly.

In an era when transportation capacity is so tight, why would the Marshal show off his generosity by mobilizing more than 100,000 people to fight the Zhi-Feng War... He only thought about rushing straight to the capital if he won, but didn't he think that if he lost, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape?

But it was useless to complain in his heart. He could only use every possible means to cover the retreating army!

If possible, he would make the man named Wu suffer a little and never let him think about taking over Luanzhou!

The angles of all close-in defense guns have been adjusted; the directions and positions of each repaired turret have been clearly divided, and light and heavy machine guns have been mounted... The bunkers and trenches are also well configured.

Looking into the distance, several trenches for cavalry were prepared, and the soldiers were driving piles, each wrapped with barbed wire.

"Damn it, if they dare to come, I'll let them know how powerful I am."

This time when Jiang Cheng came from Jilin Prefecture, he not only brought money but also a large number of new weapons.

In addition to the improved "heartless cannon", there is also the "shrapnel bomb" that can scatter countless shrapnel - in addition to this, the British also sold him a lot of flamethrowers and so on.

If these Zhi troops dare to attack the city, they will surely suffer.

"The ammunition has been placed on the city wall. Also...what do the artillery say?"

Zhang Xuecheng was in charge of arranging the artillery arrays on the east and west sides of the outer city. After he became the head of the Jilin Military Academy, he also studied and learned from several foreign instructors and developed many unique tactics. The field artillery they brought this time had a range far exceeding the artillery of the Zhi army - and they could load ordinary artillery shells or "shrapnel shells" that were more lethal to infantry at any time according to the range and the enemy's formation.

In this battle, Jiang Cheng not only wanted to "show his loyalty" to the Marshal, so as to ensure a safe and peaceful future, but also to avoid being suspected...

In addition, he planned to test the "new weapons" produced by his research institute with the pursuers of the Zhi army.

Although there are not many things, each one of them is a heartfelt gift from Jilin.

"Listen, we need to place the Zhi army troops close enough—"

Jiang Cheng put down the telescope and ordered Feng Yong and the signalman, "Let all the accompanying observation team see it clearly and remember it clearly!"

Several people agreed immediately, but they were all a little timid: after all, they had to face Wu Peifu, who had driven the Fengtian Army of more than 100,000 people into a panic.
And...the tens of thousands of people under his leadership.

Tens of thousands of people.

If we step on it, we should flatten Luanzhou, right?
Just as Luanzhou was making careful arrangements, Zhang Hanqing, the commander of the central army, encountered an overwhelming attack.

It was as if the sky had been blown apart, and artillery fire was pouring down everywhere like meteors of fire.

The sound of gunfire and artillery fire, mixed with the roars of soldiers and the screams of the wounded, filled the entire trench with the smell of gunpowder and blood.

Zhang Hanqing's three close bodyguards have all died. Now the one who takes over this "heavy responsibility" is a young man who is as nervous as a rookie recruit facing the artillery fire.

Guo Songling had already ordered a breakout, but his troops were already engaged in a fierce battle with the Zhi army on the front line. If they suddenly broke out, they would be throwing their butts to the enemy, and would be directly shot through by the enemy who rushed up.

At such a close distance, he could even hear the bugle calls of the Zhi army.

At this moment, a group of people rushed out from the other side of the trench, grabbed his arms without saying a word, and dragged him out of the trench and retreated as if kidnapping.

If they were not wearing the same Fengtian military uniform, Zhang Hanqing and his guards would have opened fire immediately - but when he looked up in a daze, he actually saw that this group of unreasonable guys was led by Li Shitou.

"You, you guys..."

Zhang Hanqing was speechless for a moment, but the explosions and stray bullets on his left and right sides became more and more frequent, and flying shrapnel and stones hit his body from time to time. He didn't dare to say anything else.

"This battle cannot be won—"

Li Shitou ordered his men to drag him away while growling, "The road ahead is full of defeated soldiers. Zhang Xiyuan will engage in close combat with Luanzhou by tomorrow morning at the latest."

"By then, all the brothers here will be killed! Commander Zhang, it's too dangerous here... We are following the order of the Chief of General Staff to take you back to the rear area immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a shell landed on their retreating path, and the blast it created immediately knocked several people to the ground.

The two brothers closest to Zhang Hanqing fell down and there was no sound. A large amount of blood was gushing out from under their bodies which were half buried in the mud.

His face suddenly turned even paler, his whole body ached, his ears were buzzing, and his vision was strangely blurry. He couldn't even stand up.

Li Shitou in front of him seemed to be shouting at him, but he only watched him open and close his mouth...but he couldn't hear a single sound. (End of this chapter)