Xiao Linghu's arrival, but Meng Fanwei was very happy, and kept bragging to the people in the guard regiment for Xiao Linghu, in fact, many stories of Xiao Linghu have been told to everyone by Meng Fanwei, many people want to see this company commander who has been locked up three times in a military academy for three years, who is sacred, he even dares to fight the Japanese vice consul, which is extraordinary. Ｘ

When Cheng Jian saw Xiao Linghu, he couldn't help laughing, and he said to Xiao Linghu: "Do you know? Wen Sen called me just now, telling me to teach you a good lesson, and give you a three-board first, otherwise, you may not even know the three eyes of Ma Wangye! ”

Xiao Linghu said: "I only know that Erlang God has three eyes, and I really don't know that Lord Ma also has three eyes!" ”

Cheng Jian was stunned, and laughed more and more, but Xiao Linghu laughed inexplicably, and after a long time when he finished laughing, he couldn't help asking: "Tuanzao, is this so funny?" ”

Cheng Jiandao: "Let me tell you, today's New Year, Wen Sen and I are still sitting together, he bragged to me, saying how to train you, you are the number one disciple in his mind, at that time, he said that we couldn't envy it, but I didn't expect it, but it turned out that he was originally making wedding clothes for others, but it was cheaper for me!" ”

Xiao Linghu then understood the reason why he thought it was funny, and remembered the bits and pieces when he was in school, he had indeed been taken care of by Wen Sen for a long time, and at this time, he suddenly left him when he was training and improving in the first battalion, and he was indeed a little sorry for him.

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On Wednesday, Xiao Linghu took one of his companies, sat in two troop carriers, and escorted two military jeeps from Zhongshan Gate all the way along the Beijing-Shanghai Highway to Suzhou.

When I arrived in Suzhou City, it was already evening.

General Zhang Zhizhong is a dignified-looking, somewhat thin man, aged forty-seven or eighteen, the same age as Xiao Huang, they are both graduates of the Baoding Military Academy, so they seem very affectionate when they meet.

At this time, General Zhang Zhizhong was the commander of the Beijing-Shanghai garrison.

After seeing Xiao Huang and the other two senior staff, General Zhang immediately welcomed them into the war room, where several of his capable subordinates were already waiting, and it was obvious that they also knew that the Military Commission was going to have an important operation, so they had been waiting here for a meeting. Although it was not early, no one had any intention of leaving.

Xiao Linghu got off the military vehicle with the guard company, a small lieutenant colonel came over and greeted him, when Xiao Linghu turned to look, he immediately recognized it, this lieutenant colonel is also Wen Sen's classmate, he still remembers that his name is Zhuo Tongfeng, remember that when they first met a few years ago, he was still a staff officer of the 88th Division, and now it seems that he has been promoted, from major to lieutenant colonel.

Seeing Xiao Linghu looking at him with a surprised expression, Zhuo Tongfeng asked with a smile, "Don't you recognize me, Xiliang Ma Chao?" ”

Xiao Linghu was more and more surprised, he still knew his nickname.

"Where...... How can it? Xiao Linghu touched his head and said with a smile: "You are our head of the regiment and Brother Wen's classmate, right?" He really didn't remember Zhuo Tongfeng's name, so he stared at the boss and carefully looked at the badge on his chest, which was washed a little white, and his name was written on it.

"Not bad! Not bad! Zhuo Tongfeng said: "You still remember me, hehe, but my name may be difficult to remember." Don't look at it, my name is Zhuo Tongfeng, remember this time? ”

Xiao Linghu smiled embarrassedly and nodded: "Yes, remember!" As he spoke, he couldn't help asking, "Chief Zhuo is now the chief of staff?" Is it still in the eighty-eighth division? ”

Zhuo Tongfeng shook his head and said, "I have been transferred from the 88th Division to the Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Command. ”

"Hehe, it turns out that the chief has been promoted!" Xiao Linghu flattered: "When did you rise here?" ”

Zhuo Tongfeng said: "I am also new to the headquarters not long ago. As he spoke, he said to Xiao Linghu: "By the way, the last time I went to Nanjing, I went to find Wen Sen, and asked you about your situation, aren't you teaching the corps?" How did you get to the General Staff Guard Regiment? ”

"I'm just like you, I just transferred over, and this time I'm here to Suzhou to carry out a mission!"

"I know!" Zhuo Tongfeng nodded, of course he knew where these guards came from, and the senior staff of the General Staff Department went to the Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Headquarters to formulate a combat plan.

Xiao Linghu put his head in front of Zhuo Tongfeng and asked in a low voice, "Do you really have to do it with the devil in Shanghai?" ”

Zhuo Tongfeng frowned, smiled slightly, and said, "You came from the General Staff, you should know better than me." ”

Xiao Linghu shook his head helplessly, he knew that although Zhuo Tongfeng was very affinity, and there was no trace of an official in front of him, it was impossible for this kind of military secret to tell him, even his father Xiao Huang would not give him the answer he wanted.

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The military meeting of the day was held late, and when Xiao Linghu returned to the army guest house with Xiao Huang, it was almost twelve o'clock.

In the following days, the three senior staff officers of the General Staff Department held meetings in the headquarters of the Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Command and discussed what to do, until the news came from Shanghai on the 9th that a regiment of the Second Division of the Security Forces disguised as China had killed a Japanese officer who had trespassed at the Hongqiao Airport.

Xiao Linghu suddenly discovered that a big war might just break out.

Just like the Lugou Bridge Incident, there was hardly a trace of signs in the eyes of outsiders, and the battle in Shanghai began.

It was only when Xiao Linghu and Meng Fanwei communicated in private that he understood the whole situation, Meng Fanwei knew a lot more than him, that is, facing him, if it was someone else, Xiao Meng would not talk about it.

The fighting in North China has always been in an extremely difficult situation, but from the situation that the Military Commission is most worried about, it is still afraid that the Japanese will choose to attack from the east, they have a military base in Shanghai, and there are several thousand naval and dispatched troops, if these enemies are not driven into the sea, then the enemy can continue to come from the sea, and smoothly go ashore in the port, and then swagger to attack the capital Nanjing.

Since sooner or later this will be the result, why not strike first? Drive the enemy out of Shanghai so that they cannot find a dock where they can dock.

It was precisely on the basis of this idea that the Military Commission secretly ordered the Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Command, which was closest to Shanghai, to send troops to find a way to infiltrate Shanghai.

After the end of the Songhu War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1932, China and Japan signed a "Songhu Armistice Agreement", because the Chinese side was also the defeated side at that time, so this agreement stipulated that China could not station a regular army in the urban area of Shanghai, but could only put a security regiment and some police to maintain law and order. This is tantamount to opening the door of Shanghai to become an undefended city.

At the same time, the Japanese also got their benefits, and they could station heavy troops in the Hongkou and Yangshupu areas of Shanghai, and they specially set up a Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters in Shanghai in Hongkou District, with more than 3,000 marines, and a large number of Japanese warships could patrol the Yangtze River and Huangpu River all year round.

It is precisely because of this that in order to be able to seize the opportunity, General Zhang Zhizhong finally changed the second regiment of the supplementary brigade of the second division into the clothes of the security brigade, and drove into Hongqiao Airport and several important military points in Shanghai under the cover of night.

However, such an operation still attracted the attention of the Japanese, and here Japanese spies played a key role.