The night is deeper, the autumn rain that has stopped is beginning to rain again, at this time, it is the time when most people are sleeping, but now, in the conference room of this Xishan mansion, it is brightly lit, and a group of people are in this conference room, standing or sitting, in a tense atmosphere or waiting.

Yang Du stood in front of the military map hanging on the wall, staring at the circles on the map expressionlessly, as for what he was looking at, I am afraid that even he didn't know, Li Suhe, who was standing beside him, also had the same blank expression, and from time to time he took out the hanging watch from his pocket to see the time.

Tian Jinfu stood behind Zhao Bei, holding the folder in his hand, the expression on his face was very serious, the straight military uniform set off this seriousness, at this moment he was staring at Yang Ben who was pacing back and forth in the corner, the lame retired captain looked very anxious, his brows were twisted together, although the wooden prosthetic leg was sleeved, but when it landed on the floor, it could still make an "aggressive" sound, and this sound was also the only sound in this conference room now, monotonous and boring, but it always knocked on people's nerves. Paired with the lead-in submachine gun on Yang Ben's shoulder, it set off the tense atmosphere in the conference room.

It was in this tense atmosphere that Commander-in-Chief Zhao, the core figure in this conference room, continued his work calmly.

Now, Zhao Beizheng was hunched over the conference table, using a pen to quickly write orders on the telegraph, while beside him, a few steps away from Tian Jinfu, stood a guard. His only task is to take the telegram to the telegraph room next door to the conference room immediately after Zhao Bei writes the telegram order, hand over the telegram to the telegrapher, and the telegraph operator will make the telegram into a code, and then send it out through the radio transmitter, the radio waves will instantly convey all Zhao Bei's orders to the place where they should go, in order to ensure the normal operation of the radio station, two special generators are working, if one of them fails, the other will immediately replace the work, power supply for the radio station, to ensure the smooth and timely communication, At the same time, the telegraph room also controls all external communications in the mansion, and now, the captain of the guard, Qin Sihu, is sitting in the telegraph room.

Finally, Zhao Bei wrote a new telegram and handed it to the guard, who immediately rushed out of the conference room, and the slight impact of the oak door opening and closing made everyone in the conference room look for prestige.

"The last order has been given, and now, all we have to do is wait, wait for that" decapitation force. of arrival. ”

Zhao Bei stood up. glanced at everyone, and then calmly said a few words, "Beheading the troops" This is the code name given by Zhao Bei to the enemy commando team that rushed to the mansion, the other party obviously wanted to end Zhao Bei's nest in one fell swoop, and solve Zhao Bei, so that Zhao Bei's camp was leaderless.

It must be admitted that this plan is very bold and has the taste of a madman, in fact, this plan is Zhao Bei's idea, but it is an enemy force that implements this plan of action, and Zhao Bei's undercover agents play a key role in this operation, and this. The code name of the undercover agent is "Jiang Gan"

Hearing Zhao Bei say this, everyone in the conference room stopped, staring at the entrance of the conference room, even the lame captain Yang Ben stopped, and the conference room suddenly fell silent, and no sound could be heard.

Suddenly, the phone rang, and a few people were startled and turned their heads to look at the round conference table, where the black phone seemed to be about to jump.

Zhao Bei glanced at Tian Jinfu, and Tian Jinfu understood. Walking up a few steps, he put the folder in his hand next to the telephone, then stretched out his hand and picked up the microphone, and a voice came from inside, which was the voice of Qin Sihu who was sitting in the telegraph room.

"Commander-in-chief, the call from the presidential palace came from Rao Hanxiang, did you answer it?"

Tian Jinfu asked Zhao Bei, and then stared at Zhao Bei's face. Wait for him to answer.

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Zhao Bei nodded, then walked over, took the microphone, and Rao Hanxiang's voice came from inside.

"Senator Zhao, I'm sorry to disturb your rest so late."

"It's nothing, I haven't slept yet, I'm chatting with a few guests. What's the matter? Zhao Bei asked in a slow tone. In this case, Mr. President has just decided to meet with the petitioning representatives tomorrow morning, and he hopes to be able to meet with Senator Zhao at that time. Mr. President will send a special car to pick you up. Rao Hanxiang's tone was very respectful.

Zhao Bei smiled faintly and said into the microphone: "Okay, I will definitely rush to the presidential palace before nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and I will also ask General Rao to tell Mr. President." I don't have to send a special car to pick me up, I'll take the car myself. ”

"Well, I'll tell you, Mr. President. Disturb Senator Zhao's rest, goodbye. ”

After saying that, Rao Hanxiang hung up the phone, while Zhao Bei took the microphone and listened for a few seconds, before pressing down the microphone, hanging up the phone, and then glanced at everyone in the conference room.

"Now, they know that I'm still in the Xishan Mansion." Zhao Bei said lightly.

"You can leave now, right? Don't wait for the fight to start. Tian Jinfu asked.

"Nope. Wait a little longer. ”

Zhao Bei shook his head, then picked up the pack of cigarettes on the table, took out the last paper cigarette inside, lit the paper cigarette with a lighter, and took a few puffs.

Most of the people in the conference room sat down, with different expressions, but they were all looking at the time, some looking at the wall clock on the wall, and some looking at their watches, counting the time minute by second.

A few minutes later, the guard who was tasked with delivering orders to the telegraph room walked back to the conference room, followed by him

Qin Sihu walked up to Zhao Bei and said, "All the telegrams have been sent, and the callbacks have been received. Just now, the guard post reported that the first group of enemy commandos advancing in the direction of the mansion had been spotted, and they were less than twenty minutes away from the mansion, driving Wehrmacht vehicles, including five armored vehicles. ”

"Good, good. I know. ”

Zhao Bei put the half-smoked paper cigarette in the ashtray and extinguished it, then stood up again, glanced at the people gathered at the conference table, and gave an order.

"Now, it's time to go into the defense. When I was not here, Yang Ben was the supreme commander, Qin Sihu assisted Yang Ben in the battle, you must remember that the defense of the mansion can be held until dawn, and after dawn, whether you receive my order or not, you must retreat! ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Qin Sihu and Yang Ben are both upright. Salute.

Zhao Bei returned the salute, and then took the Wehrmacht Army General's hat handed over by Tian Jinfu and put it on his head, at this time, a guard also brought a long raincoat, Zhao Bei took it, quickly put it on, and put the hood down, covering most of the military hat. Then he looked at the leather shoes on his feet.

"Do you want to change your boots?" Tian Jinfu asked.

"No need."

Zhao Bei shook his head. Tell the guards to bring another raincoat and give it to the others to wear.

Everyone quickly finished dressing, and Zhao Bei still did not leave the conference room immediately, but stood in front of the military map hanging on the wall, looking at the map seriously.

"Is there any movement over there in Tianjin?" Zhao Bei asked Qin Sihu.

Qin Sihu shook his head and said, "Li Yuanhong has ordered the Marines to stand by in place, and without his order, the Marines are not allowed to advance in the capital. ”

"It seems that this is just a trick on the other side. Li Yuanhong was cautious, but he didn't know that he had been put into the saddle by the group of people around him. No matter who wins or loses, Li Yuanhong is a pawn. ”

After speaking, Zhao Bei turned around and walked towards the entrance of the conference room, nodded to Yang Du and Li Suhe at the same time, signaled them to follow, and then walked out of the conference room without looking back, Tian Jinfu also hurriedly followed, Qin Sihu followed, although Yang Ben also wanted to follow out, but after walking a few steps, he found that the person in front of him was walking too fast, and he couldn't keep up, so he simply stood in the corridor and watched Zhao Bei go away. "Brother Yang, where is the commander-in-chief? He's not with us? ”

A veteran guarding the corridor asked Yang Ben, a little confused.

Yang Ben grinned and said, "The commander-in-chief is a person who does big things, where can he make such a small deal in person?" It's okay to have me in command here, you guys, just follow me honestly, and if you do it well, it's a great achievement! This republic is defended by us! ”

Zhao Bei left the conference room and did not immediately go to the basement, but first went to the parking lot in front of the house, where hundreds of heavily armed soldiers gathered, a few of them were young people, and most of them were middle-aged, although most of these people were veterans, but now, they were all wearing the new combat uniforms of the Wehrmacht, and they were all wearing steel helmets on their heads, and they were also covered with military raincoats, standing in the night rain, waiting for orders.

"The Commander-in-Chief has arrived!"

Qin Sihu, the captain of the guard, let out a loud sigh, and everyone in the parking lot quieted down, and looked at Zhao Bei with all their eyes.

Zhao Bei boarded an armored car and also stood in the night rain, and in that faint light, he gave a brief speech to the soldiers present.

"Soldiers, there is now a group of conspirators trying to overthrow the republican system and the constitutional form of government. We must stop their plot! You stay here, defend here, this is your battlefield! Every inch of land, every lawn here is your position. Hold on until dawn and you'll be victorious! Tonight's action, the password "Iron and Blood Protect the Constitution,!" Do you have the confidence to defend the republic and the constitution? ”

"Have faith! Have confidence! ”

The crowd shouted in unison, and the shouts fell silent, and then drowned in the dripping rain of the night.

Zhao Bei saluted the soldiers and then jumped out of the armored car. followed Tian Jinfu and others to the basement.

When he arrived in the basement, Zhao Bei picked up the phone and shook the telegraph room.

"I order, from now on, cut off all telephone contact with the outside world!"

After speaking, Zhao Bei pressed down the microphone and turned his head to look at Qin Sihu.

"Four Tigers, I'll leave it to you here. There is no doubt that Yang Ben is a qualified officer, but after all, he has been discharged from the army for many years, and I have left a few staff officers. To assist you in commanding the battle, only to defend, not to attack, and to hold out until dawn, this must be remembered! ”

"Yes! Rest assured, Commander-in-Chief! Qin Sihu nodded.

Zhao Bei patted Qin Sihu on the shoulder, then turned around and walked towards the entrance of the secret passage, at this time, Tian Jinfu had already opened the iron door of the entrance of the secret passage, and everyone stood aside. Several guards entered the secret passage first. Then Zhao Beicai followed, the remaining attachés and more than a hundred armed guards followed, and after everyone left the basement, Qin Sihu closed the door of the secret passage again, leaving a few guards to guard here.

After walking out of the basement, Qin Sihu rushed to the parking lot first, and as soon as he walked into the rain, he saw a lightning bolt in the distance across the sky, followed by a "boom" of thunder.

"Thunder this season is rare."

Qin Sihu was a little surprised, but he didn't stay stunned for long. Soon he and Yang Ben began to arrange defenses.

At this point, the night was rainier and the temperature was lower. A few minutes later, a convoy quietly left the mountain behind the house and quickly disappeared into the night rain and night. (To be continued.)