Okamura Ninji didn't answer, just muttered.

Hirata Masa said again: "Your Excellency Commander, you must not miss the opportunity, and you will not come again!" ”

Okamura Ninji waved his hand and analyzed: "The Tumen Mutiny seems to be treacherous, but in fact it is nothing more than two possibilities, first, this is a trap carefully designed by Yue Weihan, and its purpose is nothing more than to lure the imperial army into being deceived; Second, this is a real incident, there was indeed a mutiny within the 39th Group Army, and Yue Weihan was indeed detained by his subordinates. ”

"The second option may be the most beneficial to the Imperial Army, but I don't want to discuss it here." Okamura Ningji said this, and then judged to Tanabe Moritake and Hirata Masa, "Tanabe-kun, Hirata Jun, if it is the first possibility, that is, this is a trap carefully designed by Yue Weihan, then what will be his purpose? ”

Moritake Tanabe and Masashi Hirata suddenly fell into deep thought.

Okamura Ninji suddenly smiled and said, "Maybe you don't have to wait until next year, you can solve the 39th Army in advance." ”

"Well, solve the 39th Army in advance?" Tanabe Moritake said awe-inspiringly, "Your Excellency Commander, do you want to interrupt the 'encroachment' policy and sweep the Taihang base area of the 39th Group Army in advance?" ”

"Interrupting the 'cannibalization' policy?" A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Okamura Ninji's mouth, and he said thoughtfully, "No, the 'encroachment' policy is an established strategy, and it must not be abolished halfway. ”

Hirata Masashi also said: "Then I don't understand the humble position." ”

"You'll understand then." Okamura Ninji just smiled and didn't explain.

Tanabe Moritake and Hirata Masashi looked at each other, and they were both painted by Okamura Ningji.

However, there is one thing that Tanabe Moritake and Hirata Masashi have come to fruition, that is, Commander Okamura does not seem to believe in the real surname of the Tumen Mutiny, and His Excellency seems to prefer to believe that this is a trap carefully designed by Yue Weihan, and judging by the expression and tone of the commander's voice, he seems to have a countermeasure.

………… The western suburbs of Jingcheng County, Baiyun Temple.

In the firewood room in the backyard, Brigade Commander Chen pulled the door vigorously, but the door did not move.

At that moment, Brigade Commander Chen roared angrily: "Open the door, open the door quickly, I want to see Yue Weihan!" ”

There was silence outside the door of the firewood room, and no one paid attention to it at all, or no one at all.

"Chen Geng, don't waste that strength." Deputy Division Commander Xu said indifferently, "Calculate the time, Yue Weihan should have come back from southern Hebei a long time ago, if this was really a misunderstanding, he should have released people and rushed to explain to us, but he hasn't seen anyone else yet, obviously, this is not a misunderstanding!" ”

"Old Xu, do you mean ......," Brigade Commander Chen said awe-inspiringly, "Yue Weihan wants to attack us?" ”

"It's not enough to kill us." Deputy Division Commander Xu shook his head and said indifferently, "However, the Eighth Route Army and the 39th Group Army are close to each other, but I am afraid that they will never return, after all, Yue Weihan is still a Kuomintang after all, and at the critical moment, he still only listens to Chairman Jiang's greetings, alas, ......."

As soon as the words fell, the closed door was suddenly opened from the outside.

Immediately, several plainclothes flashed in like ghosts, and the person at the head was Ma Zhankui!

Ma Zhankui secretly joined the party, Master Liu and they all know, it is said that Ma Zhankui should be controlled by Liu Yi together with Zhao Xinyi and others, why is he here now? At that moment, Brigade Commander Chen asked eagerly: "Comrade Zhan Kui, haven't you been controlled by Chief of Staff Liu?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Zhan Kui, what kind of reputation is Yue Weihan doing?" Deputy Division Commander Xu also said.

"Two chiefs, this is not the place to talk, please follow me." Ma Zhankui turned around and left, and the three of them, including Master Liu, did not doubt him, and immediately followed Ma Zhankui from the backyard tunnel to leave the Baiyun Temple.

After about half an hour, a group of dark shadows suddenly appeared outside the temple.

This group of black shadows seemed to be extremely familiar with the situation of Baiyun Temple, and they easily avoided the dark whistles around them, and after crossing the courtyard wall, they went straight to the firewood room in the backyard, and poured no less than ten barrels of diesel fuel on the doors, windows, and roofs of the firewood room.

By the time the surrounding sentries found out that something was wrong, the fire was completely out of control!

………… Yucheng, the official residence of Chairman Chiang.

Director Dai asked for a meeting again at night and reported to Chairman Chiang: "The important members of the Eighth Route Army who have been detained in Baiyun Temple, including the commander of the 129th Division, Liu, the deputy division commander, Xu, and the commander of the 386th Brigade, Chen, have all been ambushed. ”

Chairman Jiang said with a grim expression: "Reliable news? It can't be that the people below are lying about the military situation, right? ”

"The message should be reliable." Director Dai said, "Since the commander of the 129th Division, Liu and the other three were escorted into the Baiyun Temple, the people of the military commander Jingcheng Station have been hiding outside the temple and secretly monitoring, until the entire Baiyun Temple turned into ashes, and no three people were found to leave, if nothing else, these three people should have been burned to death." ”

Chairman Jiang nodded, and said regretfully: "It's a pity." ”

After saying this, Chairman Jiang said again: "Yunong, immediately try to leak the news to Yan'an. ”

"Commission, everything has been arranged." Director Dai said in a dark voice, "If nothing else, Yan'an should have received the news by now." ”

………… Taiyuan, Yan Mansion.

Chief Yan was also closely following the situation in Tumen Fortress.

To be honest, Chief Yan's mood is very contradictory now, on the one hand, he really hopes that the 39th Group Army can fight with the Eighth Route Army, and it is best to fight for both defeats, for Chief Yan, there are two tigers sleeping soundly on the side of the couch, and it is not very solid to sleep this night, but on the other hand, Chief Yan is worried that after the 39th Group and the Eighth Route Army have been hit hard, he will take the opportunity to grab Shanxi.

Therefore, after the news of the Tumen Mutiny spread, Chief Yan called on the Eighth Route Army and the 39th Group Army to exercise restraint, and on the other hand, strictly ordered all units of the Jin Sui Army not to provoke the Eighth Route Army.

Just after breakfast, when Chief Yan was about to turn on the radio, the attendant adjutant Xu Youde suddenly came in.

"Boss, something is wrong!" Xu Youde wiped the cold sweat on his head and said in a fixed voice, "Last night, the Baiyun Temple, where the 129th Division Commander Liu and the other three people were imprisoned in the western suburbs of Jingcheng, was attacked by unknown armed elements. ”

"What are you talking about!?" Chief Yan was shocked and said, "Senior Commander Liu, they were killed?" ”

"Well, the message should be reliable." Xu Youde nodded and said, "According to the news coming out of the Military Unification Bureau, the war-seeking telegrams from the various departments of the Eighth Route Army are being sent to Yan'an like snowflakes, but Yan'an has sent more than a dozen telegrams in a row, asking all departments of the Eighth Route Army to exercise restraint and not allow the situation to continue to expand until the truth is finally clarified!" ”

"What about the 39th Army?" Commander Yan said, "What is the reaction of the 39th Group Army?" ”

Xu Youde said in a deep voice: "The 39th Group Army has just set up an appeasement command, with Cao Xinglong as the commander-in-chief, Chi Chengfeng and Li Yulong as the deputy commanders-in-chief. ”

Chief Yan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly sighed: "I really don't know how to end this matter......

………… Eastern suburbs of Beiping, Cuimingzhuang.

Keiroku Kato hurriedly walked into the war room, and immediately suddenly retracted his feet and reported to Okamura Ninji: "Your Excellency, the agent lurking in Yucheng has just sent back an urgent telegram, last night, the China Military Command Bureau planned an assassination and burned to death three important members of the Eighth Route Army seized by the 39th Group Army. ”

"Another ......," said Kato Keiroku again, "The Shimen secret service reported that the eight regiments of the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain, and the more than 20 regiments of the main force of the Southern Hebei Military Region have finished their rest ahead of schedule and are assembling along the Pinghan Railway, apparently preparing to cross the Pinghan Railway to reinforce the Tumen Fortress. ”

"Your Excellency Commander, it seems that the Eighth Route Army and the 39th Army are really going to war!" Hirata said excitedly.

Tanabe Moritake also said excitedly: "If the 39th Group Army can really fight with the Eighth Route and lose both, then the imperial army will face much less resistance when sweeping non-security areas in the future!" ”

Okamura Ninji didn't have any expression on his face, and asked Keiroku Kato, "Kato-kun, is there any news from Miss Yunzi?" ”

"Miss Yunzi has no news back yet." Keiroku Kato shook his head, and immediately analyzed, "However, according to the telegrams exchanged by all parties and the reactions of the political axe of China, the Jin Sui Army, the frontline departments of the Eighth Route Army, and Yan'an, this matter should be true, even if Yue Weihan has a plan, it is impossible for so many people and forces to revolve around him, right?" ”

"What if...... Everyone was deceived by Yue Weihan? Okamura Ninji asked indifferently.

After saying this, Okamura Ningji said again: "Kato-kun, don't you think it's strange to have a phenomenon? It has been more than 48 hours since the Tumen Mutiny, and on the surface, the situation has completely gotten out of control, but so far, there have been no incidents of misfire, is this really just an accident? ”

Keiroku Kato was speechless for a moment, thinking that this phenomenon was really a bit abnormal.

The Eighth Route Army and the 39th Group Army couldn't fight, because the two sides had not yet met each other in a short manner, and there was no melee between the Tumen Fortress Garrison Brigade and the main force of the 39th Group Army, which could launch a mutiny, so it was a bit too much to say, after all, after the Tumen Fortress Garrison Brigade detained Yue Weihan, it was already a betrayal!

Suddenly, a communications staff officer stepped inside, and immediately suddenly retracted his feet and said: "Your Excellency, the forward observation post of the Fourth Army reports that the main force of the 39th Group Army has launched a fierce attack on the Tumen Fortress from the flank and rear, the guns and artillery on the scene are firing, the battle is very fierce, and it is roughly estimated that the casualties of the attacking side have exceeded 5,000!" ”

As soon as the words fell, another agent from the intelligence agency entered and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, Miss Yunzi is in a hurry!" ”

(To be continued)