The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"But I have received accurate information from Cao Saner. The Duan man has brought his personal guards and several civil officials to the outside of the pass."

Zhang Tinglan was slightly distracted by the Marshal's words, but Jiang Cheng on the side shook his head and smiled, "Master Marshal, I think my elder brother is right."

Looking back at the slightly confused look in the old fox's eyes, Jiang Cheng continued with a smile, "People must come to our border area... Think about it, Duan Zhigui left from Fengtian before."

"He once promised the then-General Yuan that he would take back Fengtian Province one day - this was one of the reasons why he had to live up to his lofty ambitions."

"Secondly, Xiaoying's friend in Tianjin told me that Duan Zhigui's mansion was secretly controlled by Li Chun, and the old man's spies were everywhere... Now his family members have to be watched and guarded."

The Marshal raised his chin slightly, straightened his body from the high-back chair, snorted twice, and pointed at him repeatedly with his index finger: "Tsk tsk, you bad boy, you are quite well-informed!"

"Oh, the third thing is that Duan Zhigui actually declined repeatedly in Beijing, and even used excuses such as sickness to refuse to take up the post outside the Great Wall."

Jiang Cheng took over the conversation and said with a sly smile, "In order to force him to surrender, Feng Guozhang basically adopted the attitude of 'shoot him if he doesn't come'. The so-called 300 personal soldiers were not there to protect our Jilin governor at all."

"But... hehe, they took him to the office! I say, sir, let's say that the two families have deep resentment. Now the capital is controlled by the Zhi army, and in order to continue to suppress the Anhui clique, they have used all kinds of despicable tricks-"

"I'm afraid it's not easy for our Commander Duan to do his job!"

Because of what he said, the old fox's mouth almost reached the ceiling: "You little bastard, you are better at talking than fighting! And you still think he is the governor of Jilin?"

"Think about it carefully. Looking at the entire three northeastern provinces, let alone the entire country, is there anyone else who can be the governor of Jilin?"

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng lowered his eyelids slightly and gave a profound and indifferent smile.

Not to mention the entire Rehe area and Xinmin, Jiang Cheng had been in charge of Jilin for more than half a year. Due to the abundance of money and grain, he successfully expanded the army. The standing army alone was close to 30,000 people.

Two of the mixed brigades and one heavy mechanized brigade are fully equipped with military surplus from the European War. Not only are they well-equipped, but they are also new armies brought up with completely new military ideas.

The most important thing is that after three months of rigorous inspection, all the cities, big and small, in Jilin were replaced by Jiang Cheng's confidants; let alone Duan Zhigui, who was unfamiliar with the place, even if the Marshal himself went to take charge, it would probably easily provoke a mutiny.

In just two years, the Jiang family had clearly become a powerful force outside the Great Wall, a force that even his Zhang family would find extremely difficult to shake.

Is the old fox scared?

No, he said this not only out of fear of interference from the capital, but also as a test, right?

"Master, if you say that, I really won't answer."

Jiang Cheng raised his head and looked back absentmindedly, "All along the way, my protection and care for the Jiang family... Even if this kid is stupid, foolish, and has no sense, he can see it all."

"Everything the Jiang family has is a gift from you, Marshal. Without you, there would be no Rehe and Jilin today. You asked us father and son to take charge of the area on your behalf, to lead the troops and herd the horses, but as for the big plans for the Northeast, don't we still have to rely on you, old man?"

In fact, Jiang Cheng's words were at least 70% sincere... Although he knew that Zhang Yuting was similar to all the warlords of the Beiyang faction, all of them were short-sighted and only knew how to lead troops to seize territory;

But it was his personal charm that impressed Jiang Cheng. Moreover, along the way, he had taken care of and taught him just as much as he had done for Zhang Hanqing.

In Jiang Cheng's mind, the old commander's importance is equal to Jiang Lanxuan and Zhang Zuoxiang.

After Shizhong finished speaking, Jiang Cheng straightened his chest again: "Master, regarding the matter of Duan Zhigui, I would like to ask for your order - whether you want to kill him, chop him up or drive him away, it's all up to you!" No answer.

The other person's shrewd eyes like a falcon swept over coldly.

After examining him for a full minute, the old man slowly stood up and walked over. He raised his hand and gently patted his hair on his shoulders, as if brushing off the dust for him: "After all, you have grown into a big boy——"

"You've lost a lot of weight in half a year... Boy, the battles on the front lines must be tough, right?"

Not knowing why he was trying to change the subject, Jiang Cheng lowered his head and looked at him in surprise.

The wary look in his eyes at that time was unexpectedly kind like that of a biological father, as if the person standing in front of him was not him, Jiang Feilan, but his beloved son, Zhang Hanqing.

Even Zhang Tinglan, who was usually shrewd, turned his dazed gaze over.

Jiang Cheng held his breath unconsciously, but before he could think of a response, the Marshal heaved a long sigh of relief and said, "Boy, after all, he is the 'commander-in-chief' appointed by the capital. If we kill him directly, it will give people a reason to criticize us."

"I have discussed with a few brothers that we cannot let him go straight to Jilin. We should make some trouble for him along the way so that he has to stop in Jinzhou and cannot go north for the time being."

"You, Lin Ge, and Ting Lan and a few others, go to Jinzhou to meet our Jilin Governor--"

"As for what to say and what to do, you just have to wait and see."

Unexpectedly, before they came to Jinzhou, the Marshal's office had already reached a consensus on his administration of Jilin!

"Master, you..."

Jiang Cheng was about to speak, but Zhao Xishun, who had been standing behind the Marshal, suddenly spoke up: "What are you talking about, Feilan? This time, our Marshal has rejected all objections and supports you to be the governor of Jilin!"

"For this, I fell out with his older brothers. I..."

Before Zhao Xishun could finish his words, the Marshal suddenly turned sideways, raised his head and glared, "Fuck you, who told you to talk so much?"

"I'm talking to the governor of Jilin, and you're the one who interrupts me? Do you understand the rules?"

It was clearly a lesson, but Jiang Cheng could see that the Marshal deliberately wanted him to tell him all about this "favor".

But no matter what, it is a fact that he supports Jiang Cheng both verbally and with actual actions... He should remember this favor.

He immediately expressed his gratitude loudly, but the Marshal waved his hand and smiled: "If you want to thank someone, then thank my little girl Fengzhi - haha, she praised you to me a lot, saying that Jilin is now strong and the people are living and working in peace and contentment."

"Besides - hey hey handsome man, my wallet is fatter, and you have contributed a lot to it too!"

The topic turned to small talk. The old fox asked about some trivial matters at Jiang Cheng's family, and said that he should be invited to the children's one-year-old birthday party... They chatted until nightfall before letting him go back to rest.

The next day, Yang Yuting arrived and the group set off for Jinzhou.

Unexpectedly, not only Zhang Hanqing and his wife accompanied them, but Guo Maochen also followed them. (End of this chapter)