The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 436 Crisis
This kind of thing of executing first and reporting later would be fine if it happened in the past, but his Jiang family is now truly second to none in the Fengtian Army... I don't know how much criticism he has suffered behind the scenes.

As the saying goes, three people make a tiger. The Marshal didn't take this seriously before, but he was afraid that after hearing too much and considering the Jiang family's growing power, he would become wary.

I have to be careful with this.

Jiang Cheng held his breath, lowered his brows and remained silent.

Zhang Zuoxiang and Yang Yuting, who were standing side by side with him, also maintained absolute silence and faced the supreme ruler of the Northeast with respect.

Jiang Cheng knew that sometimes the boss's absolute silence was even more effective than harsh scolding.

Sure enough, the entire suite became extremely quiet, so much so that the noise from the banquet hall downstairs could still be faintly heard.

After finally wiping his face, the Marshal threw the towel to Zhao Xishun with a look of surprise: "Hey, why are you all standing? Sit down, sit down..."

Knowing that he was just being polite, Yang Yuting quickly responded, "Master, you are just giving me a lecture. There is no place for us to sit down."

She glared at him pretentiously and said, "You and the brat are young, but you are too old to let him stand in front of me? Sit down!"

But before Jiang Cheng could even move his butt to the prepared chair, Marshal Zhang scolded him coldly, "You little bastard, have you caused trouble for me again?"

Jiang Cheng told him everything he knew, but he didn't talk about instigating Wu Peifu. Instead, he was indignant and said that the Zhili clique was immoral and had withheld his good equipment.

"I don't like to hear your complaints."

The Marshal slapped his thigh and glared at him, "Fuck you, if you have the ability, you can just go and rob or take it! I'm asking you, how are you going to prepare for the next battle? The Japanese soldiers in Hunchun have withdrawn, but the internal fighting is still going on--"

"They have been in control of that place for many years, and their power is deeply rooted in every aspect... If you want to gain a foothold, it will be much more difficult than in places like Siping and Changchun!"

Jiang Cheng was stunned.

He didn't expect that the Marshal didn't mention the matter of entering the pass at all, nor did he ask much about the conflict with the Zhili clique. Instead, he directly ignored this seemingly overstepping authority action.

Every step of the way, he kept a close eye on the changes in current affairs and the power struggles in the Northeast...

As for the interior of the pass, it seemed to be completely out of his sight.

Seeing his sudden confusion, the old fox chuckled: "Why, after helping you with so much, can't I let you do your best to recover all the lost land in Jilin?"

Jiang Cheng straightened his body quickly, but looking back at Yang Yuting's slightly jealous expression, he showed his usual playful smile: "Look at what you said, Master Shuai, you really didn't help me get the things in Jilin, I am also your boy,"

"Wherever our Fengtian Army needs you, I'll go there!"

These words made Marshal Zhang laugh again: "Fuck that, they say Mr. Wu is a good talker, but this rascal of mine...hahahaha, that's enough, sit down and talk."

Jiang Cheng smiled lightly, unbuttoned his chin as he sat down, and told the general his general idea, and then said: "I thought of the withdrawal of troops from Hunchun when the Sixth Master won a great victory in Hunan."

Yang Yuting looked at Jiang Cheng unnaturally.

Prior to this, Jiang Cheng had actually reported the possibility of withdrawing troops from Hunchun to the General Staff Headquarters.

But at today's banquet, Jiang Cheng observed that the Fengtian Army's top brass were all very excited about the withdrawal of troops from Hunchun;

Even the Marshals and their close ministers, Wu Junsheng and Zhang Zuoxiang, were overjoyed. He was sure that Yang Yuting had suppressed the matter, and the reason was unknown... But one thing was certain, Yang Yuting, who had returned to the General Staff Headquarters, was most likely still wary of him.

However, seeing the other party's expression, Jiang Cheng continued, "So before that, in addition to continuing to maintain the standing army in Jilin Prefecture, I also increased the garrisons in Tumen and Yanji."

"Once the Japanese army begins to withdraw its troops from Korea, I will personally take charge of the front line and take over the shift with them."

In fact, Jiang Cheng knew it very well, and he also mentioned it in the previous report: The Japanese army said that they were withdrawing from Hunchun to Korea, but their actual direction of action must be northward to Siberia.

Reporting this matter is also to remind Marshal Zhang that he can make preparations together with Jilin, which may help him regain the sea outlet.

He originally wanted to bring up the old matter again today, but then he remembered that Yang Yuting had already intercepted his report. If he said this again, he might be tripped up by this guy, so it was better not to mention the matter for now.

"Master, in my humble opinion, Fei Lan's ideas and action plans are reasonable and well-founded, and he seems to have been prepared for it a long time ago."

Yang Yuting said with a smile, "After all, he is a man who became the governor of Jilin at the age of 18. He actually has such a strategic vision. It is really admirable!"

Zhang Zuoxiang glanced at him and said, "Marshal Yu, I heard this from Tinglan and Tingshu early in the morning."

"They said that the Japanese soldiers on the North Manchuria Road were all changing guard... They said that they heard some nosy Japanese soldiers say in a tavern in Jilin Prefecture that they were going home or something."

"I thought that the Japanese might be withdrawing their troops. After much thought, I discussed with Fei Lan whether we should send more troops to Yanji and other places."

The Marshal did not seem to listen to these insinuations. Instead, he praised several people in succession and then stood up and left.

Yang Yuting also stood up and said goodbye, trotting all the way to catch up with the Marshal.

"Feilan, I think this matter is difficult to handle. I have already agreed with your father that I will go back to Jilin Prefecture with you."

Zhang Zuoxiang suddenly grabbed Jiang Cheng.

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The three high-ranking Fengtian Army officers took a special train on the South Manchuria Railway and headed north to Siping and then to Jilin Prefecture.

Jiang Lanxuan was very smart. After learning the news about his son from Zhang Zuoxiang, he started to move around in the General Staff Headquarters and heard a lot of rumors.

"In other words, when Yang Yuting came back this time, in addition to insisting that the Zhili and Fengtian families continue to unite, he also said a lot of bad things about our Jiang family?"

After listening to his father's description, Jiang Cheng smiled as he held the steaming hot milk in his hand, "The Chief of General Staff is really kind to me. Why is he always staring at me?"

Zhang Zuoxiang smiled bitterly: "You and your son, one in Rehe and the other in Jilin, have taken up half of our Fengtian Army...Except for my second brother, do you think there are few people who say bad things?"

The old warlords are the old warlords, aren’t they only concerned with profit?

"Dad, you take your brothers too seriously."

Jiang Cheng drank half a cup of milk in one gulp, wiped his mouth and smiled, "You and Master Shuai should know very well that the Jiang family is what it is today because of Master—"

"There was Tang Yulin in front and the Cai brothers behind. Who doesn't know what happens when you disobey your master?"

(End of this chapter)