When the aircraft landed and the hatch opened, Liang Yilu and other soldiers of the special operations battalion who accompanied him walked out first.

Qiao Anbang finally walked out of the hatch slowly with his father in his arms, and when he walked out of the hatch, he found that the main street at the entrance of Qiao's compound was already crowded with people.

The eldest brother Qiao Anguo took the lead in kneeling in grief surrounded by Gao Chu, Qiao Wu, and others, the first company commander of the special operations battalion, and then the officers and soldiers of the special operations battalion who were present and the pheasants and people who rushed to hear the news followed and fell to the ground.

"Daddy!" Qiao Anguo let out a heart-rending cry, and his handsome face was already in tears.

The officers and soldiers and the people present were all in tears, and even more so they wept in grief, and the scene was moving, making those who heard it weep and those who saw it sour. Qiao Siyuan accumulated a good life before his death, helped countless people, won the hearts of the people within a radius of dozens of miles in the pheasant and the set, his death, so that countless hometown fathers and elders regretted it, once the news spread, the people in the city who had received the favor of the Qiao family rushed to greet them.

Looking at the tear-jerking scene in front of him, Qiao Anbang held back the tears that almost came out of his eyes, and slowly walked towards his compound with his father in his arms.

As soon as he walked to Qiao Anguo and Qiao Wu's side, Qiao Wu suddenly stepped forward to hug Qiao Siyuan's body and cried bitterly: "Big brother! Why could you bear to leave your brother alone and go first? Your kindness to save the people, Qiao Wu has not yet had time to repay it! ”

Before the words were finished, I couldn't cry!

"Fifth uncle!" Looking at his father's old friend and Qiao Wu, the most loyal Qiao of the Qiao family, Yi Zhenhua finally couldn't bear it, and tears burst out of his eyes in an instant, at this time he really didn't know what words to use to comfort Qiao Wu, who was no less grieving than himself.

Qiao Wu suddenly raised his head, resolutely gritted his teeth, and said hatefully: "Third Young Master, the hatred of killing your father is not shared!" The old man died tragically in Chiang Kai-shek's official residence, all because of Chiang Kai-shek and his lackeys minions, Qiao Wu begged you to immediately gather troops to attack Yucheng, Qiao Wu is willing to be a pawn in front of the army, swords and mountains and fires, and he will personally kill Dai Li's culprit! To comfort the spirit of the lord in the sky! ”

"Fifth uncle, if I can, I will kill Jiang Zhongzheng and his minions as early as Yucheng to avenge my father! It's just that the reason why my father chose to commit suicide was really well-intentioned, and left his last words, all the soldiers of my Qiao family army should focus on the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, first get rid of the Kou, restore China, and then avenge him after he invades Tokyo! Qiao Anbang choked in pain.

After speaking, Qiao Anbang said to Qiao Anguo, who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly: "Big brother, my father said, my Qiao family boy stands up to the sky and the earth, and he doesn't need tears, only cowards can only cry, and our next priority is to put my father in the ground as soon as possible!" ”

After saying that, Qiao Anbang walked into the courtyard door without looking back.

Qiao Anguo wiped a handful of tears, got up and walked in.

……………………………… Yan'an; [***] smoked a cigarette meaningfully and said to Zhou Gong and Ren Gong who were reading the message: "Jiang someone is moving a stone to shoot himself in the foot this time!" ”

"Old man Qiao, a loyal martyr, it's really regrettable!" Ren Gong is not without regret.

"Poor Qiao's family is loyal and dedicated to the country, but in the end, Chairman Jiang still ruined his family!" Zhou Gong also said with regret on his face.

"This is an inevitable thing, since the day Qiao Anbang led the army to come out, it is destined to be today's thing, when Qiao Anbang's department is so strong that Jiang someone can't check or control it, things like today are inevitable." [***] in the word.

"Chairman, do we need to send a message of condolences? How can I say that Qiao Siyuan can be regarded as cultivating three national heroes for the country! Zhou Gong suggested.

"I think it's okay, the Qiao Anbang brothers are all loyal and brave people, and now they have been born with the Kuomintang, maybe they can consider developing into a member of our party and our army!" Ren Gong's unique opinion.

"The condolence message will definitely be sent, as for the development of the Qiao brothers to join the party, this needs to be carefully considered, and it will not be implemented for the time being!" [***] thoughtful way.

There are other deep considerations, first of all, the current strength of the Qiao Jiajun is not under the Eighth Route Army, their military industry, logistics and other infrastructure are complete, and the military and political affairs are determined by the two Qiao Anbang brothers, it can be said that they are in their own family, such potential warlords can only make friends, and it is difficult to take them for their own use.

Zhou Gong is probably the person who knows Mao Weiren best in the world, and immediately said: "The chairman is right, this matter should not be rushed, and it should be dealt with according to the times!" ”

……………………………… In the next few days, Yan Xishan, Wei Lihuang, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and other senior generals of the Second War Zone sent messages of condolence.

In addition, the commanders of the divisions and brigades of the Tiger Ben Army, who were far away on the front line in Qingdao, also called one after another, asking the Tiger Ben Army to withdraw from the front line, attack Yucheng, and avenge Old Man Qiao.

Of course, Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong are not among them. Fundamentally speaking, they were not the true descendants of Qiao's army, and although they felt extremely sorry for Qiao's father's death, and at the same time extremely disgusted by Chairman Jiang's actions, these were not enough to support them to dare to directly advise Qiao Anbang to attack Yucheng.

To the indignant subordinates, Qiao Anbang called back one by one to reassure them, and refused their request to return to Pheasant and Ji to attend his father's funeral.

On August 19, the 28th year of the Republic of China, after discussing with Qiao Anguo and others, it was decided that his father Qiao Siyuan would be buried with his mother who had passed away for many years on this day.

On the street, countless soldiers of the Qiao family army with white cloths tied on their shoulders stood like pacesetters on both sides of the road, and behind them were tens of thousands of people who spontaneously rushed to see each other off.

In the suffocating waiting, Qiao Anbang and Qiao Anguo took the lead in walking out of the Qiao family compound, followed by the soldiers of the Qiao family guard platoon led by Qiao Wu, when they walked out carrying Qiao Siyuan's coffin.

Many people immediately cried, and Zhou Hao, the commander of the airport garrison battalion, who was responsible for directing and maintaining order at the scene, took the lead in saluting and ordered loudly: "Salute!! ”

The officers and soldiers of the garrison camp present all saluted in unison, mourning music played, and the two Qiao Anbang brothers took Qiao Siyuan's coffin and walked towards the outside of the city under the eyes of tens of thousands of pheasants and soldiers and civilians.

………………………… Beiping, the North China Front Army Headquarters.

Including senior general Seishiro Itagaki , the entire North China Front Army Command can be said to be star-studded, but the faces of all the generals present at the meeting did not return to their former brilliance and smiles.

Everyone's face was solemn and preoccupied.

"Your Excellency Commander has arrived!" As a squire officer sounded loudly, Seishiro Itagaki and other senior generals of the army stood up solemnly.

Under the gaze of everyone, Senior General Sugiyama Mototo, the newly appointed commander of the North China Front Army, and Major General Yamashita Fumi, the new chief of staff who had just taken over from the former chief of staff of the General Staff of the Front Army, Naosaburo Okabe, walked into the conference room one after the other.

The two of them came to the top of the long conference table one after another, and at the same time saluted Itagaki Seishiro and others and motioned for everyone to sit down, and then sat down in a priority manner.

After sitting down, Sugiyama Mototo took a telegram from Yamashita Fengfumi's hand, held it in his hand, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, there is now news that is very favorable to the Imperial Army, and perhaps everyone has already learned about it in advance. But I still want to personally inform you that the Tiger Army, the most powerful and dangerous enemy of the Imperial Army in China, has officially broken with the Nationalist Axe headed by Chiang, and war is very likely to break out! ”

Before Sugiyama Yuan finished speaking, Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki, the commander of the Fifth Division, who was sitting at the head of the mountain, said: "Your Excellency Commander, according to the information coming from the front line, the Tiger Army in China has not shown signs of withdrawing, and the main force of the Central Army led by Jiang is still fighting a bloody battle with the Central China Front Army in the vast operational area south of the Yangtze River. Even, even zero. ”

Sugiyama Yuan suddenly changed color, looked at Itagaki Seishiro and said: "Itagaki Jun, I don't know if you don't know, the Chinese often say that the hatred of killing the father and taking the wife are not the same as the sky, and now Jiang forced Qiao Anbang's father to death, and the root of hatred has been planted between them, not to mention that Jiang is already trying to weaken and suppress Qiao's tiger army, which Qiao Anbang cannot not know." ”

"What His Excellency the General said is not unreasonable, but he believes that the people of China always think that the imperial army and them are national enemies, and Jiang and Qiao Anbang are just family hatreds, and before the national hatred, they will definitely put aside their personal grievances and continue to join forces against the imperial army." Seishiro Itagaki insisted on his opinion.

"General Itagaki is right, therefore, His Excellency the Commander has summoned all the generals and His Excellency together this time to discuss how to escalate the personal grievances between Jiang Qiao to the hatred of the country and the family. Once they kill each other and fight each other, it will definitely be a big advantage for the imperial army at the moment! Yamashita Fengwen hurriedly spoke.

Itagaki Seishiro wanted to say something more, but was secretly stopped by Yamashita Fengfu, in fact, Itagaki Seishiro knew that with Qiao Anbang's shrewdness, he would never be fooled, because he was jealous and rejected by the imperial army in his bones, and wanted him and Yucheng Zhengaxe to completely turn their faces, unless the imperial army all withdrew from China and returned to the mainland, which was also impossible.

"Hmm!" Sugiyama nodded with satisfaction and said: "What the chief of staff of Yamashita is right, now the Chinese army is getting stronger, and the imperial army has lost one after another in the frontal battlefield, especially in the northern battlefield, the imperial army has lost most of Shandong and Shanxi in a row, and now the Jiaodong Peninsula is also in a precarious situation, and the base camp has issued a strict order, this time it is necessary to hold the Jiaodong Peninsula no matter what, and reserve a coastal base for the imperial army's counteroffensive." ”

"Therefore, in order to strengthen the garrison of Qingdao, the third, fifth, and first fleets of the navy have all gathered in Qingdao, and if Jiang Qiao fails to provoke Jiang Qiao to start a war, then the imperial army must ensure the victory of the battle of Qingdao!"

(To be continued)