The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Therefore, after being defeated in the Battle of Luanzhou, the two major camps of the Zhi army, Wu Peifu and Zhang Xiyuan, both chose to retreat at the same time.

On May 1922, 5, the Zhili and Fengtian armies sent a telegram to the whole country, announcing a ceasefire between the two sides in the name of mediation by British and American missionaries.

This war, which was powerful enough to change the national situation, came to an abrupt end after only less than ten days.

After the Zhili clique won, they completely controlled Jiang Cheng and continued to implement the policy of "rule by force".

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"As long as you and Xiao Liuzi are fine, that's all I can say!"

On the return train, Marshal Zhang sat on the sofa in the independent carriage, looking at his son and nephew lovingly, and finally his eyes fell on Jiang Cheng, "This time, it's our little brat who has made a great contribution again."

Jiang Cheng, who was standing next to the two of them, actually had an indifferent and lazy look on his face, and his mind was already wandering.

It wasn't because of any other reason, but he was already feeling tired at this moment.

You know, since Jiang Cheng decided to go to Luanzhou from Jilin Prefecture for reinforcement, he has not had much rest - especially after the defense war started, he has been mobilizing supplies day and night, commanding and supervising the overall situation everywhere.

Even though I slept all night yesterday, I still haven’t made up for the sleep I missed.

"Oh, Master, look at what you said - in fact, this is what I should do. Especially since you and Han Qing are both inside the pass, I would feel uneasy if I don't come to help."

At that time, Jiang Cheng immediately noticed the heated look in Zhang Xuecheng's eyes and quickly added, "Actually, it was Zhu Qing who suggested that we come to reinforce!"

The Marshal immediately turned to his nephew with a surprised and happy expression. He placed his hands on the coffee table in front of him and twitched his beard: "Haha... is this true? I know you wouldn't dare to lie to me!"

"Ah, it's true that the new generation is pushing the old generation forward - all of us guys outside the Great Wall are making great progress."

After saying this, the Marshal went on to say a bunch of meaningless words about rewards and rewards, and said that they would discuss it again when they got back, and then he let Jiang Cheng and the others go back first.

The highest-ranking official on this military train was naturally the Marshal, and Jiang Cheng and his companions were his subordinates, so they squeezed into a carriage to rest.

Jiang Cheng, who had just walked out of the Marshal's place and was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, yawned and went to his bed.

Who would have thought that just as he took off one of his military boots, Zhang Hanqing came over and sat next to him.

When Jiang Cheng, who was sleepy, looked up, he was met with an indifferent expression and even a hint of impatience on his face. Jiang Cheng immediately became unhappy. He turned his head, took off his other military boot and threw it on the ground, then fell asleep with his legs spread out.

I'm already exhausted, and I'm not in the mood to guess what you're thinking or deal with you.

Seeing his lazy attitude towards him, Zhang Hanqing was immediately furious; but he also knew in his heart that his friend was now in a high position and was much more powerful than himself...

What's more, he knew clearly that his father would trust him more and use him more in the future.

After all, compared to his expedition to northern Mongolia, his father's battle with the Zhi army was so disastrous that even he himself felt ashamed.

Now, as the last small remnant retreating to Fengtian, he could feel his father's unprecedented frustration - under such circumstances, Zhang Hanqing really wanted to talk to him.

But when I actually sat down next to him, I couldn't open my mouth at all.

Zhang Hanqing turned his gaze away from his good brother who was snoring loudly, and his eyes fell on his younger brother. Almost at the same time, this cousin, whose status in the army was no lower than his, suddenly felt at a loss: it was obvious that he was reacting to his brother's reaction, thinking that his cowardly temper would lead to another "civil war", and he quickly said with a bewildered look on his face:

"Feilan is just exhausted, that's why..."

Before his brother could finish his words, he put his hands on his knees, stood up and walked out of the car.

"We are all exhausted, let's have a good sleep first."

Almost at the same time when the iron door of the carriage was slammed shut by someone trying to leave, Jiang Cheng slowly opened his eyes a little and spoke softly to his old friend and subordinate.

At this moment, Zhang Xuecheng, who had always been cynical, showed an expression of helplessness for the first time on his face.

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The military train sped towards Fengtian, and every soldier and officer's face was filled with exhaustion.

"Take out all the medicines you brought and use them. Also, the military doctors can't just take care of our own people. All wounded soldiers must be treated properly..."

Jiang Cheng instructed the captain of the medical team, "We should continue to treat them in batches, starting with the most serious cases and then the less serious ones."

The leading officer immediately stood at attention and saluted, then turned around and trotted out of the carriage.

There were not many casualties among the Jilin troops who entered the pass to fight this time, but there were many casualties among Zhang Hanqing's 382nd Brigade and the Marshal's guards. In addition, as the weather was getting warmer, many people became infected... The medical team was under great pressure to treat their patients.

As soon as the officer left the room, Zhang Xuecheng opened the door from the other side of the carriage and walked in. Jiang Cheng turned around and saw his unhappy expression, then glanced in the direction he came from, and roughly understood that the Marshal must have lost his temper again.

"What's wrong? Seeing you like this...does our handsome man think you fought well and is preparing to reward you with something?"

Being teased by him suddenly, Zhang Xuecheng put his hands on his waist and was about to scold back, but Jiang Cheng asked seriously, "Come on, come on, tell me what happened?"

"Is it something outside the Great Wall, or something in the capital?"

With Sun Liechen signing the agreement in Tianjin, the First Zhi-Feng War was officially declared over, and the Zhi army also occupied this thousand-year-old imperial capital representing the power center of the Central Plains as the "master".

What they will do next is to liquidate internal and external enemies - and the one who will block the liquidation is undoubtedly Marshal Zhang.

"Hey? They say our Chief Canon Yang is a little Zhuge Liang, and you are almost as good as Zhuge Liang! You can really guess everything... My uncle said that Cao Saner and Wu Xiucai have already controlled the capital, and those in the city who are inclined to my uncle's side have been cleared out one after another."

"Besides, from what he said, it seems that the marriage between the Cao family and Xue Si is also going to be cancelled - this kind of thing, ah!"

The liquidation came so quickly?

Jiang Cheng lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then quickly looked around and asked again, "What about your brother? Is he still with Shuai Ye?"

Zhang Xuecheng nodded: "With Little Zhuge—well, he is not alone in such a battle, and he has not been so arrogant these days."

He originally wanted to go over and take a look, but Jiang Cheng finally suppressed the urge: given the situation of the war, even if he came out and said something, it wouldn't make much sense.

Just when everyone was in a state of uncertainty and anxiety, the military train slowly drove into Jinzhou in the evening. (End of this chapter)