Xuhai Provincial Administration is the official office of Xuzhou in the Ming and Qing dynasties, according to the pattern of the old times, the front should be a long shadow wall, the two sides of the shadow wall are the Yuanmen, and the entrance is the three-entry gate of the Taoist Administration. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 However, at this time, it has been more than 20 years since the fall of the former Qing Dynasty, and the shadow wall in front of the office is still preserved, but the gates on both sides are gone. Chang Kaishen's car stopped directly at the entrance of the bureau, and under the protection of the guards and guards, he and Li Zongren and others walked into the courtyard quickly.

After a short rest in the wing, Chang Kaishen summoned Du Yuming, Zhang Yanmeng, and Mao Yingchu. These are all descendants of Whampoa, and Mao Yingchu is also the nephew of his private school teacher. After a few people reported respectfully, Chang Kaishen put down the glass and asked kindly: "How is it, do you have the confidence to fight this battle?" ”

Chang Kaishen's question made all three of them seem embarrassed. In terms of the 88th Armored Army, Xuzhou is a good battlefield, but Taierzhuang is definitely a bad battlefield.

The Jinpu Railway runs straight south along Weishan Lake from Jining to Xuzhou, while the Longhai Line runs perpendicular to it through Xuzhou to Lianyungang. In this big cross, there are two passages that cannot be ignored, one of which is the branch road of Jinpu Road Lincheng Station (north of Xuzhou) to Zaozhuang in the east, Lincheng, Zaozhuang, Yicheng, Taierzhuang, and Linzhao Railway to Zhaodun Station (east of Xuzhou) on Longhai Road. This is equivalent to taking the Jinpu Railway and the Longhai Railway as the two right-angled edges, and the Linzhao Railway as the beveled edge, drawing an irregular triangle.

God seems to be deliberately trying to make this land of less than 200 square kilometers more complicated, and the three railways are encircled in a triangle, and the canals are adding to the chaos. The canal runs from east to west in Taierzhuang, and a knife is cut horizontally on the waist of this triangle, dividing the triangle into two pieces, and then flowing into Weishan Lake.

Taking Taierzhuang as a battlefield is excellent for infantry, Zhuangzi is to the north of the canal, artillery can be deployed to the south of the canal, under the cover of their own artillery, and even train guns, the place is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, this area, which is sandwiched into several pieces by the railway canal, is really not conducive to the operation of the armored forces, and the other is that this place is close to Weishan Lake, and the Xue River, the Panlong River, the Chengguo River, the Dongsha River, the Dasha River, the Yinping Sha River, and the Weizisha River ......, and more than a dozen rivers are lying in front of the armored troops.

There are so many rivers, and there are mountains directly north of Taierzhuang. What Dang Mountain (Dang Mountain is Meng Lianggu above), Tiger Mountain, Longshan, Luofeng Mountain, this mountainous area divides the entire battlefield into east and west, the west is the 10th Division of the triangular area, Tengxian is at the top, below is Lincheng, and then down is Yicheng; To the east was the 5th Division, which had attacked from the northeast, but they had fought hard in Linyi and had not yet advanced to Xiangcheng, which was 40 kilometers away from Taierzhuang on the east side of the mountain.

In Du Yuming's view, the infantry battle in Taierzhuang can be done, but the battle of the armored troops is simply a nightmare, this place where the river is crisscrossed, almost like Shanghai, the hometown of Shuize, and at the same time, because of the mountainous barrier, the battlefield is extremely narrow, and the 88th Army cannot be used here, but Li Zongren, the commander of the theater, thinks that the 88th Army can be used here. Of course, he can start from the perspective of the infantry, and assign tanks to infantry to fight, so that even in the mountains and jungles, tanks are used. Although the 88th Army was subordinate to the Supreme Command, it was difficult for Du Yuming to change Li Zongren's intentions, so the matter was deadlocked.

"It's up to the principal to decide." Chang Kaishen summoned him, naturally hoping that the 88th Army would appear at the Battle of Xuzhou, although Du Yuming had made many reports before, but to no avail.

"Guangting has no faith?" Chang Kaishen is still kind, after all, this is his own person, and at the same time, the German adviser General Falkenhausen spoke highly of the battle plan drawn up by Du Yuming, but unfortunately the commander of the 5th Theater was Li Zongren.

"Report to the principal, it's not that I don't have confidence, but I feel that the terrain is very unsuitable, and it is difficult for the 88th Army to give full play to its due strength. This time the Japanese were alerted, and next time they will definitely be on guard. Du Yuming said helplessly.

"Don't be too demanding." Chang Kaishen was relieved, "Although Brother Delin commanded the battle this time, you should also make a difference." In order to cooperate with the 88th Army, the 2nd and 4th Air Force Brigades were transferred, and the airfield was expanded several times. It can be said that Jin Shanwei was taught a lesson by the navy, and now it is the turn of the army to teach the Japanese a lesson. ”

Chang Kaishen said that the 2nd and 4th Air Force Brigades, and the two Air Force colonels saluted Du Yuming. The 2nd Brigade was a bomber group and the 4th Brigade was a destroyer group, all of which were invited by Du Yuming to seize air supremacy and suppress Japanese artillery when the armored forces were advancing at the request of Du Yuming.

Everything is ready, but to fight on such an extremely unideal battlefield, Du Yuming endured the pain in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "The students must annihilate the Japanese invaders and report to the principal!" ”

"Good!" Chang Kaishen laughed, "When the meeting is held, act according to the order." ”

"Yes! Headmaster. Du Yuming straightened up, saluted Chang Kaishen and withdrew.

The meeting began twenty minutes later, and strangely, Chang Kaishen did not arrive on time. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi looked at each other a few times, thinking that Chang Kaishen was going to have some kind of moth again, when Lin Wei, deputy director of the Ministry of Military Affairs, came over and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the committee still has important business, and the meeting will be postponed for 30 minutes. ”

Hearing that the meeting had been postponed for half an hour, the generals in the conference room immediately slackened off and began to discuss privately -- the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee has always had a military style and attaches great importance to time, and if he wants to postpone the meeting this time, something big must have happened. While some people were whispering, a piece of news suddenly came: Dai Yunong, the head of the secret service, was here.

"Headmaster, Mr. Takano is in Hong Kong on behalf of Miss Maria." In the wing room just now, there are now guards guarding the front and back, and there are only two people in the room, Chang Kaishen and Dai Li. "The news she brought this time is extremely significant, saying that it is going to... Prompt the war between Japan and the Soviet Union! ”

"Ahem... cough ......" Chang Kaishen, who was drinking boiled water, choked suddenly, and when Dai Li was about to help him, Chang Kaishen stretched out his hand to stop him. The war between Japan and the Soviet Union was something he dreamed of, but the Soviet Union only thundered and did not rain, and now someone mentioned that it would cause the war between Japan and the Soviet Union, and he couldn't help coughing and being excited!

Chang Kaishen lowered his head and slowly wiped his water-stained collar with a handkerchief, silently reciting God to calm his mood. After a while, his expression was as usual, and he said, "How did Mr. Takano bring about the war between Japan and the Soviet Union?" ”

"The students don't know. As before, Miss Maria asked for payment in advance to reveal the information, and this time ......" Dai Li glanced at Chang Kaishen, "this time she wants a huge amount of money, and if the matter is successful, she will have to pay 200,000 pounds......"

"Two hundred thousand pounds is not much," Chang interrupted with a wave of his hand. "But it must be successful!"

"Headmaster, she needs to pay 100,000 pounds upfront. But at first she only asked for 50,000 pounds, and the students did not know why she changed her mind and added 50,000 pounds temporarily. Dai Li said this scary number, 100,000 pounds is already 1.5 million national dollars, of course he doesn't know that this is because Lin Xianxi forced Li Kongrong to ask for this and that, so he doubled the price.

After Dai Li finished speaking, he had to pay 100,000 pounds first, Chang Kaishen was a little silent, he could give it a try without hesitation for 50,000 pounds, 100,000 pounds is a bit outrageous, and according to the convention, the other party will not reveal anything before paying.

"Headmaster, considering that Miss Maria is in Hong Kong, the students have invited her to come to Wuhan. She didn't dispute that, but she just asked us to pay before we could tell us about the plan. In addition, Miss Maria said that the money was for the early operation, and without this money, it would be difficult to carry out the plan. Dai Li said, with the intention of encouraging Chang Kaishen to agree.

"I remember that more than 30 years ago, when the Japanese and Tsarist Russia went to war, the Japanese spent 1 million Japanese dollars to stir up civil strife in Russia, and the civil strife finally led to Russia's defeat on the battlefield and had to negotiate peace with the Japanese invaders." Chang Kaishen suddenly jumped into his mind, "At that time, one million dollars was 500,000 US dollars." ”

Chang Kaishen muttered about the secrets of decades ago, as if he was giving himself confidence. At this time, it had been nearly a year since the start of the war, and although the exchange rate had not changed, the country's foreign exchange was becoming more and more tense, and Kong Xiangxi had several quarrels with him because of this. The Soviet Union had previously said that it would send troops, but as of today, it is still a pie. If a million dollars can lead to a war between Japan and the Soviet Union, the price is not outrageous, and only half of it will be paid, half a million dollars, before it is completed. Thirty years ago, when the dollar was more valuable, the Japanese dared to pay $500,000, so why couldn't they pay $500,000 themselves?

"You can pay, but she has to go to Wuhan first." Under Dai Li's expectation, Chang Kaishen finally nodded.

"Yes, Headmaster. Students apply immediately. Dai straightened up, as if to pay homage to Chang – he thought the deal was worth it, and previous deals had shown that Rokuro Takano would never be untargeted.

Susan Esposi never imagined that she would one day return to China, just as she never thought she would go to Japan. The journey in China is not the same as the journey in Japan, where she was just a fake electrical appliance merchant, but now she is the guest of honor of China's great leader. The planes were escorted by fighter jets when they entered China, and after landing, they were escorted to an exquisite villa, served by special servants, and macaroni made by Italian chefs, all of which were unimaginably elegant and noble.

The next morning after waking up, someone quietly told her that the money had been remitted to the Swiss bank, and then sent a special car to send her to the telegraph office to send a report for verification, and in the afternoon, a confirmation telegram from Switzerland reached her, and after checking the code on the telegram, she felt that she should disclose the information to the Chinese. Unfortunately, no one spoke to her. After three days, just when she was feeling bored, the Italian interpreter who brought her in told her that the Chinese leader would invite her to dinner at home.

At the residence of Chang Kaishen in Luojiashan, Wuhan University, Susan met the clients she had been paying, the bareheaded Chinese leader Chang Kaishen and his wife, Song Meiling.

"It is an honor to meet you and your wife, Mr. Chairman." Susan had been told before she came to call Chang Kaishen the chairman, and she had to do so, but she still chose between the Nazi salute and the curtsy according to her imagination.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Maria." Chang Kaishen looked at the Italian woman who was pushed to the front of the stage by Rokuro Takano, and Song Meiling smiled and held hands with her and started a conversation between women: "The leather bag is so beautiful, it's Chanel's!" ”

Soong only speaks English, Susan speaks Italian and German, and some French, and the conversation between the two can only be done through an interpreter. After sitting down at the table, Susan suddenly remembered something, and she said, "Mr. Chairman, because of your victory in Xuzhou, the Japanese army has decided to surround your army. The 14th Division will cross the Yellow River in Heze ......"

This was a piece of information from a few days ago, and Susan said it when she saw Chang Kaishen. "Kenji Dohihara, the general of the 14th Division, is a very shrewd and cunning Japanese general, and he will soon cut off the Longhai Railway."

I wanted to use a family dinner to get closer to Maria, but as soon as they opened their mouths, it was important information, Chang Kaishen had to say sorry, walked to the door and gave a few orders to the attendants, and he asked the people from the headquarters to immediately investigate the location of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army.

When Chang Kaishen walked away, the two women began to talk happily in mutual appreciation, and when Chang Kaishen came back, the two of them were already giggling.

"Darlene, what are you talking about?" Chang Kaishen's face was flushed.

"Madam Maria says you are more handsome than the Italian leader Mussolini." Song Meiling said with a smile, this is not the first time that someone has praised Chang Kaishen for being handsome.

"Huh." Chang Kaishen laughed. He replied: "Your country, Monsieur Mussolini, is a great leader, who leads the Italian people to a great revival, which is the rise of peace, and in time Italy will regain the glory of the Roman Empire." ”

Chang Kaishen didn't want to praise another woman in front of Song Meiling, so he had to praise her leader. In such courtesy, the dinner was very pleasant, but at the moment when the atmosphere was at its most harmonious, Song Meiling suddenly said, "Ms. Maria, can I ask how you met Mr. Takano?" ”

"Yes." Susan was prepared for such questions, and she laughed: "It was a chance train trip in France. He was a very handsome man, a very gentleman, and when he said he was going to give me the job, I could hardly believe it. ”

"It's a job?" Song Meiling was puzzled.

"Of course, if I say something I shouldn't have said, Mr. Takano will fire me, so ......," Susan laughed, "please let me keep this job, I've always done a good job." ”

Susan's blunt words made Song Meiling laugh dryly, and she said, "We are very grateful to Mr. Takano for everything he has done, just to get to know him better. ”

"Yes, but he can't come to China." Susan said, she actually picked up a cigarette, which made Chang Kaishen only frown. Moreover, he has always stressed that the chairman is surrounded by spies, and only those he designates are safe, and conversely, those who are not on his list are unreliable. He was so skeptical, but he liked China, he didn't want China to go to war with Japan, he thought it was a huge mistake, the Japanese made a mistake, and it was a mistake made by Soviet spies who were misled. (To be continued.) )