"How's it going, have you made contact with the 89th Division?" In the headquarters of the 20th Army Corps in Jinan, Tang Enbo, who was pacing back and forth, stopped anxiously and asked the combat staff officer behind him.

"Back to the commander, the 89th Division has called to say that the telephone numbers of the six infantry regiments under its jurisdiction and the division headquarters have been uncontacted, and the liaison soldiers sent out have not heard from them!" A lieutenant colonel staff officer also replied with an anxious face.

"Damn, this is really evil, what about the other divisions?" Tang Enbo angrily wiped his fat head and asked.

"The divisions of the 85th Army are stationed in Yanzhou, Zoucheng, Qufu, Wenshang, Ningyang and other counties, and the regimental and battalion-level troops have been unable to communicate with the division headquarters or interrupted!" The combat staff officer replied with a bitter face.

"What about the 52nd Army?" Tang Enbo asked again.

"The 52nd Army has not yet reported any abnormal situation, but Zheng Dongguo, the commander of the 2nd Division, sent a telegram reporting that the elite integrated first division of the Qiao Jiajun who confronted them had entered a wartime alert state since last night, and a fierce battle with the 2nd Division could break out at any time!" The words of the combat staff officer fell.

A communications lieutenant in the telecommunications room rushed out with an anxious face, and before he could salute, he reported to Tang Enbo: "General, Liang Kai, commander of the 195th Division of the 52nd Army, sent an urgent telegram that the reconnaissance unit directly under the 195th Division headquarters suddenly encountered a group of unidentified bandit forces twenty miles south of Zibo, and the two sides exchanged fire for more than half an hour, and the troops directly under the 195th Division lost more than half. ”

"What? What is the formation of the 195th Division? Tang Enbo asked with a dark face.

"Battalion level!" The corresponding lieutenant replied.

"Damn it, a battalion-level reconnaissance unit can't even do a bunch of bandits? Or lose more than half? Tang Enbo was furious when he heard this, and roared angrily: "Elect Liu Kai, immediately kill this stupid pig battalion commander to Lao Tzu!" ”

"General, according to the report of the 195th Division, this unidentified bandit army is extremely unusual, because they are all equipped with automatic weapons, powerful firepower, and well-trained, which is completely different from the bandits in the Luzhong area, Division Commander Liu guesses that this may not be real bandits!" The Lieutenant said tremblingly.

"Huh? Not real bandits? Could it be? Tang Enbo's face turned pale, and he suddenly realized, and suddenly slapped the table and roared: "Damn, no wonder there will suddenly be an abnormality in the 85th Army defense area, what kind of bullshit bandits, it must be the elite special operations unit under Qiao Anbang, he had led this special operations force to parachute into the local area of Yueben before, and turned the entire Yueben upside down, and now he is going to use this trick to deal with us again!" ”

At this moment, Guan Linzheng, the commander of the 52nd Army, who had left last night, and Wang Zhonglian, the commander of the 85th Army, went and returned, and as soon as they entered the headquarters, they reported to Tang Enbo: "Chief Tang, something is wrong!" ”

"What's wrong again?" Tang Enbo's face was full of doubts, but his heart sank.

"Brother Jieren, let's talk about it!" Although he was also a graduate of the first phase of Whampoa, Guan Linzheng, who was born in 1905, was four years younger than Wang Zhonglian, who was born in 1901, so he said solemnly.

The matter is important, Wang Zhonglian was not polite, and immediately opened his mouth to Tang Enbo: "Chief Tang, I have just received the latest news from the divisions of our army, and the connection between the regiments under their jurisdiction has been completely severed, because Qiao Anbang's armored division relies on the advantage of their fast mobility to blockade and intercept our logistics supply and transportation troops everywhere, and at the same time, it also frantically destroys the telephone lines between the regiments and cuts off the communication between the main combat units at the grassroots level. ”

"What is Qiao Anbang doing here?" Tang Enbo gasped and exclaimed.

"Commander, we have no way of knowing what Qiao Anbang's purpose is, but one thing we must understand is that if things are allowed to continue like this, the grassroots troops of our main divisions will collapse because they can't get supplies!" Wang Zhonglian said this with a bitter face, and suddenly his face turned cold and said to Tang Enbo fiercely: "So, according to me, we must take countermeasures immediately, if it is too late, there will be changes, and the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

"Countermeasures? What do you mean to declare war on the Qiao family's army? Tang Enbo didn't even hesitate and shook his head like a rattle, and said: "Not to mention that the commission has repeatedly ordered us not to take the initiative to provoke a war, nor to fire the first shot!" With the prestige of Qiao Anbang and his Qiao family army among the people of the whole country, if we take the lead in firing, in the end, in order to block the mouths of the people of the world, we may have to become scapegoats and carry a black pot in response to public opinion! Moreover, the Qiao family army is well-equipped, and it is unknown whether it can win the war rashly, so it is still impossible to act rashly! ”

Wang Zhonglian and Guan Linzheng thought about it, not to mention the outcome of the war against Qiao's army, just provoking a civil war and destroying the national anti-Japanese united front was enough for them to drink a pot, because they knew that although their commission was wise and martial, they were absolutely willing to abandon the car to protect the commander at a critical time and let his subordinates carry the black pot, Jiang Guangtou really did not do it less.

"But, Chief Tang, we can't just sit still, can we? If the situation is allowed to develop, it will not take ten days, and tens of thousands of horses in our department will starve to death just by starving, after all, the soldiers have to eat, and they can't rob the common people, right? Wang Zhonglian frowned again and said bitterly.

"Don't worry, don't worry, let me report this matter to the commissioner, and let him make up his mind what we should do!" Townenburgh groaned with a frown.

………………………… Yucheng, the official residence of the leader of Zeng Jiayan.

In Chairman Jiang's office, after someone saw the urgent telegram sent by his confidant General Tang Enbo, he couldn't help but be so angry that he was furious, and he slapped the table and scolded angrily: "Niang Xipi, this thief Qiao Anbang, what is he going to do?" It's a lot of inches! ”

"Call Tang Enbo back, immediately surround and disarm the troops of the 11th Group Army that entered the 85th Army defense area without authorization, and if there is stubborn resistance, shoot them on the spot, in addition, send a telegram to Hu Zongnan and Liu Zhi to advance from Henan to northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu, threatening Xuzhou and Pheasant Heji, and at the same time order Xue Yue to speed up his advance and join the troops of the Third Theater to approach Huainan, and also send a telegram to Wei Lihuang and Yan Xishan, asking them to quickly mobilize troops, Chen on the north bank of the Yellow River, and be ready to enter the south of the Yellow River to support Tang Enbo's troops at any time!"

"Take a seat, don't act impulsively!" Chen Cheng next to him was anxious when he saw this, and hurriedly persuaded: "Let's not talk about whether Yan Xishan will be a wall-to-wall watcher, and the fisherman will benefit." Moreover, according to intelligence, hundreds of thousands of troops of the 11th Group Army have already guarded the main roads and are waiting for them solemnly, obviously Qiao Anbang has been prepared for this for a long time, if he starts a war rashly, the outcome is unpredictable, in case he takes advantage of the situation to counterattack, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

"Hmph, I said a long time ago, I am just a disease of ringworm, Qiao Anbang, [***] is our henchman, especially Qiao Anbang, if he is allowed to develop, the party-state will die at the hands of this person sooner or later. Moreover, after a series of battles and counteroffensives some time ago, the invasion of China has been heavily damaged by me, and I am unable to attack in a short time. Chairman Jiang snorted coldly with a blue face.

"Bench, have you forgotten the fiasco of the Third War Zone's counterattack on Shanghai? Facts have proved that although the overall strength of the army has suffered heavy losses, its threat should not be underestimated! Chen Cheng gave an example of persuasion.

"Moreover, didn't you also say before that rashly provoking a war will undermine the united anti-Japanese front of the Chinese nation, and is not conducive to the sincere unity of the whole [***] people, and unite with the outside world! It's completely an act of the relatives and the enemies! ”

"Niang Xipi!" Chairman Jiang was even more furious, and shouted angrily: "He Qiao Anbang has abandoned the national righteousness and ignored it, what does I, Jiang Someone, do to do it?" Now Qiao Anbang's power is strong, and I have an indirect vendetta with him to kill my father, this person has already hated me to the bone, if he is allowed to win the world, we will die and have no place to be buried! ”

"In that case, before the war begins, why don't you send a telegram asking Qiao Anbang what his purpose is, and see if there is any room for recovery? If you can talk about it, you can talk about it, you can't talk about it if it's not appropriate, and it's not too late to go to war! Chen Cheng saw that Chairman Jiang had made up his mind, and immediately turned to suggest.

Chairman Jiang pondered for a moment, feeling that what Chen Cheng said was reasonable, and he also knew that now was definitely not the time to go to war with Qiao Anbang head-on, so he nodded and said: "Then try it according to what you said, but at the same time, you must also notify all the departments and make all preparations for battle just in case!" ”

"Yes, please rest assured, I'll do it right away!" Chen Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saluted and then turned around and walked away.

……………………………………………… Qingdao, Qiao Mansion.

In a guest room in the backyard of the mansion, Princess Mary Windsor and her sister Princess Margaret, who had been taken captive to China by Qiao Anbang for almost half a month, were furious in the guest room.

Margaret blushed with anger and kept kicking and banging on the door, shouting in protest in English as she did so, while greeting Joanbang's family and friends from time to time.

Because after being exiled to China for so long, the handsome Chinese man has not been seen again except once when he first came to see the sisters, and the sisters have been restricted from their freedom.

As for the promise made to them when they were in England that they would send them back when they arrived in China, they ended in nothing, and their freedom was restricted and they could not return home for a long time, and Margaret, who had been pampered since childhood, couldn't help but hold back the fire in her belly.

From the initial fear, it gradually evolved into anger, and he began to kick the door and insult every day.

And Mary Windsor did not stop her sister's protest, she knew that it was a way for her sister to vent her fears, otherwise, she might have collapsed.

Mary Windsor's mind is now thinking about how to return to England safely with her sister, as for the safety of herself and her sister, Windsor is not worried now, because they have not revealed to anyone their official identity as British princesses.

However, this is also the hesitation in Windsor's heart, she doesn't know who Jo Anbang is, if she and her sister reveal their identities, will he be afraid of the prestige of the British Empire and send her and her sister back to England safely, or will she kill people?

With such trepidation, Windsor had always hoped that Jo Anbang would reappear, and she knew that she had to see him, and only by gaining his trust and gaining freedom could she find a way to teleport the whereabouts of herself and her sister so that her father would come to save her and her sister.

It's just that I don't know what happened, Qiao Anbang didn't appear for more than half a month.

"Bastard, Chinese (bastard Chinese) let us out, shameless Chinese, you bastards, God will punish you, piss me off!" Margaret continued to curse and protest, her delicate little face was covered with a layer of red glow as she continued to kick the door and swear angrily, and her slightly bulging chest rose and fell due to shortness of breath.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, and then the closed room was opened with a creak, and Qiao Anbang, dressed in military uniform, appeared at the door with a smile on his face.

Qiao Anbang's sudden appearance made Margaret a little overwhelmed, and she was still scolding and protesting angrily just now, and she was stunned for a while, looking scared and ashamed.

Qiao Anbang walked in with a smile and greeted in not very proficient English: "Two English girls, are you doing well?" ”

"No, we're not doing well at all, please send us back to England right away, you promised!" Margaret came back to her senses and looked at Joan Bangdao with a serious face.

"Oh, it's okay to go back to the UK, but not now, wait a few days, I'm busy with the military now!" After listening to Chu Yan's translation, Qiao Anbang said with a smile. For English, Qiao Anbang will also have some in later generations, but he is not proficient at all, and he will say a few simple words of English and common greetings.

"Liar, you big liar, big liar who doesn't keep your word!" Margaret suddenly shed tears of grievance, and looked at Qiao Anbang's eyes full of hatred and anger.

Qiao Anbang shook his head dumbly and smiled, this time he really didn't lie to them, his own aircraft were used to transport the special operations battalion to carry out the mission, and he really didn't have time to send them back to the UK recently, and Qiao Anbang himself vaguely felt that these two British beautiful girls didn't seem to be ordinary people, so he kept thinking about it in his heart and wanted to find out.

Compared with her sister's recklessness and uncalmness, her sister Mary Windsor, who had never spoken, seemed much more mature and calm, she pointed to Qiao Anbang, who was wearing a military uniform, and asked in surprise: "You are a soldier, a [***] person?" ”

"Yes, I'm a soldier!" Qiao Anbang nodded indifferently.

"Great...... Mary Windsor was secretly happy in her heart, because she knew that the Chinese national political axe was a pro-British political axe, and she would never dare to offend the British Empire, let alone offend them as the royal princess of the British Empire.

However, for the sake of insurance, Mary Windsor still asked Qiao Anbang again: "Are you the Chinese National Revolutionary Army?" Can you tell me what your rank is? Who are you, and what is your name? ”

"My rank?" After listening to Chu Yan's translation, Qiao Anbang suddenly became vigilant in his heart, and replied after a pause: "I'm just an ordinary army captain, as for the name, it's a nobody!" ”

"Captain?" Mary Windsor looked at Qiao Anbang's military uniform, she didn't know about the middle [***] uniform and military rank, shook her head, and said to Qiao Anbang: "Okay, Mr. Captain, can I meet your commander?" I think your commander should be able to send us back to England, if you don't have time. ”

"My sir? Jiang bald? Qiao Anbang muttered in his heart, but said with a smile: "I'm very sorry, my chief is thousands of miles away now, and I'm afraid the two of you won't be able to see him for a while......

At this moment, there was another rush of footsteps outside the room, and Qiao Anbang and Chu Yan both looked back and saw Wang Gensheng, the head of the guard regiment, walking hurriedly with a face.

When he came to the front, Wang Gensheng immediately stood up and saluted: "General seat, I just received a telegram from Jiang Zhongzheng in Yucheng!" ”

"Huh?" Qiao Anbang's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Wang Gensheng and motioned for him to pay attention, but the Mary Windsor sisters couldn't understand Chinese, so Qiao Anbang's worries were completely unnecessary.

After stopping Wang Gensheng's report, Qiao Anbang turned to Mary Windsor and his sister Margaret and said: "Two, I have military affairs, so I am out of company, I have time another day, and I want the two of you to eat again!" ”

After speaking, Qiao Anbang turned around and strode away with Wang Gensheng, and when Chu Yan finished translating Qiao Anbang's words, he had already left the backyard.

Leaving Mary Windsor and Margaret so angry that they stomped their feet.

Out of the backyard, Wang Gensheng, who was accompanied by Qiao Anbang, asked, "What does the telegram say?" ”

"Jiang Zhongzheng called and asked, what is our intention in entering the 20th Army Defense Area?!" Wang Gensheng replied.

"Huh, intentions?" Qiao Anbang sneered and said, "It seems that Jiang Guangtou is about to lose his breath, is there any change in Hu Zongnan, Liu Zhi and Gu Zhutong's department?" ”

"I haven't received any information from the front line yet, so it's not clear yet!" Wang Gensheng shook his head truthfully and replied.

"What about Yan Xishan and Wei Lihuang, north of the Yellow River? What are they doing? ”

"There is no movement for the time being, since the recovery of Pingjin, Yan Xishan's Jin Sui Army and Wei Lihuang's Central Army, on the one hand, are busy fighting for fame and fortune, grabbing territory, and busy dealing with the powerful Eighth Route Army and the vast number of anti-Japanese armed forces under it, it can be said that they are deeply trapped in this mess, I think even if we break out in a military conflict with Yucheng, they are powerless to intervene!" Wang Gensheng replied and analyzed.

"Well, however, we still have to telegraph to all divisions and regiments on the front line that we must not relax our vigilance, and we must be vigilant and prepared for the unexpected, because at this juncture, anything can happen, and we must be fully prepared!" Qiao Anbang nodded.

"Well, please rest assured, I'll send them a reminder right away!" Wang Gensheng asked: "What about Chairman Jiang of Yucheng?" Do you want to reply? ”

After pondering for a while, Qiao Anbang raised his hand and said: "Give him a reply and clearly tell Jiang Zhongzheng that Tang Enbo's troops must all evacuate Shandong, otherwise they will bear the consequences!" ”

(To be continued)