The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

After suffering such a great defeat, the Marshal would definitely have to punish someone when he returned - as for who to punish, Jiang Cheng knew it very well.

However, attacking others would definitely make some people feel extremely unhappy or even resentful, so this gentleman resorted to this trick and left his beloved son behind in the last rear area.

Look, you all ran away, and I asked my son to cover your back. Do you think I am being nice enough?
Damn it, you guys fought such a terrible war, and I tried to persuade you with kind words, I even gave you money, and finally I even left my son behind in the rear - let's see what else you can say.

But since the Marshal was playing this way, he and Guo Songling couldn't take it seriously.

I was just being polite, trying to cooperate with the performance...Okay, you really put my son in the line of fire. If anything goes wrong, can you take the responsibility?
"Old White, your line of defense is still the first frontal defense - let the brothers ambush in the trenches. The old rules are, one person every seven steps, and beat anyone you see to death!"

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when the entire task was arranged.

The brothers hadn't eaten for almost the entire day, and Jiang Cheng and the others were already starving.

The cooks quickly brought up hot soup, hot noodles, and beef and mutton that had been slaughtered on the spur of the moment.

Jiang Cheng finished the bowl in no time, then raised his head and whispered to his men, "Did they send it to the inner room?"

After getting the answer that it had been delivered to Zhang Hanqing, he wiped his mouth and took a few guards with him, and had someone ride a motorcycle to take him to inspect the outer perimeter of the city defense.

Because the heavy firepower was properly deployed, the Zhi army basically didn't even reach the outer edge of Luanzhou, so the firepower deployed at various checkpoints in the city defense was still relatively complete.

Jiang Cheng was very satisfied after the inspection. He discussed with Zhang Xuecheng several points that should be defended before heading to the river beach in Luanzhou.

The fierce battle in the morning had left countless corpses here - as portrayed in many movies and TV dramas, the dead were lying there intact, no different from being asleep.

In fact, in the wars after the Industrial Revolution, there were not many intact corpses found at the crossfire points. Many of them were missing limbs, or even rotten to pieces.

However, it can be judged from the clothing left behind that most of the bodies were those of the Zhi army, and the Luan River was basically blocked...there were thousands of casualties.

One can imagine how brutal the exchange of fire was at that time.

"They won't attack head-on from here."

After Jiang Cheng's inspection, he said to Bai Haochen, who was walking side by side with him, "It is obvious that the Zhi army did not retreat, but chose to march quickly and take a detour!"

"I said that it was obvious that the firepower network this afternoon had weakened. Neither Wu Peifu nor Zhang Xiyuan had any intention of continuing the attack... It turned out that they were planning to take a detour and cross the river via the bridge."

Bai Haochen was shocked: "Then, Master Jiang, should we blow up the bridge in advance?"

Jiang Cheng shook his head: "It's too late - but from the side, we can also see that they are very determined to capture Luanzhou."

"Haha, come to think of it, so many brothers died in one morning. How can we just give up after losing money?"

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath, jumped on the motorcycle and headed back to the city.

He knew very well that this fierce battle was about to begin.

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The night fell like a huge black curtain, tightly covering a road outside Luanzhou.

In this age when widespread lighting is not yet available, without moonlight at night, the whole world is pitch black.

This small force led by Guo Songling had all changed into dark military uniforms, and even their faces were covered with black ink.

They were crouching on both sides of the road, ambushing - their target was the possible arrival of the Zhi army.

"We've been waiting all night, and the Zhi army is here long ago."

It is early summer and although it is not too hot at night, mosquito bites are still quite annoying.

After waiting and waiting but no one showed up, someone finally started to complain.

"Yeah, think about it, how can they be so fast? The fastest they can catch up is tomorrow, right?"

"That's right, I think so too. Everyone has to be a sprinter to catch up with others - I think," the voices were getting louder and louder. Guo Songling finally couldn't bear it anymore and growled, "Shut up."

In an instant, there was silence all around.

tomorrow?

Is there any point in chasing him tomorrow night... With the speed at which the Marshal is escaping, he will almost be on the train back to Shanhaiguan by this time tomorrow.

If Wu Peifu attacked Luanzhou again, the only strategic significance left would be Shandong, and it would be impossible for him to catch the turtle in the jar.

After glaring at these talkative people, Guo Songling growled again, "Just wait quietly!"

I don't know how long I waited, but just when sleepiness was overtaking everyone... suddenly, everyone heard a rustling sound.

The soldiers were suddenly shocked!
However, just when everyone was ready to attack, the scene before them was shocking -

Where are the pursuing Zhi troops?

Instead, it was a group of ordinary people who were running with their elderly and children, their families, their livestock, and their valuables.

Obviously, they were frightened by the fighting during the day, so they quickly took their property and ran away before the city was closed, so as to avoid being used as a burden when the city was attacked or broken.

"Oh shit."

At this point, even Guo Songling, who had been highly concentrated, let out a long sigh and couldn't help but swear.

Could it be that these soldiers were really right?

The speed of the Zhi army is indeed not that fast. Can't they catch up and attack the Marshal from behind?

But just when everyone was looking disappointed, a series of crackling sounds suddenly came from the road!

That was clearly the sound of a gun hitting someone's back...

The soldiers' pupils immediately shrank and they rubbed their eyes hard, only to find that this elite force in front of them, wearing neat uniforms, was marching quickly on the road!

"Quick, quick, chase after me—"

"Chase!"

The leader of the team, noticing the people fleeing on the road, suddenly became extremely excited:

He probably mistook the fleeing civilians for the fleeing Fengtian Army.

"Commander Guo, do you want to take action?"

Seeing that the pursuers had been caught, the captain of the team did not wait for Guo Songling's order and asked impatiently.

However, Guo Songling seemed to be waiting for something and made a "no" gesture to him.

"Hit me, hit me!"

Suddenly, the commander of the Zhi army roared, and all the soldiers loaded their rifles and shot at the fleeing civilians!

However, just when they thought the hunt was successful, Guo Songling's eyes suddenly darkened. He pulled out the gun loaded with flares from his waist and fired a shot into the air.

"brothers!"

"Follow me!"

The green flames lit up the night sky, and all the soldiers who had been hiding all night suddenly let out sharp roars, picked up their weapons and rushed forward. (End of this chapter)