A few minutes later, Fourteen returned. He reported to Huang Ke that the pilots who were able to fly at night that day had already flown out to carry out their missions, and because Huang Ke had abolished the standby system for leaders' special planes, he was afraid that the pilots who wanted to fly at night now would have to be transferred from Jianqiao Airport, and if they were not allocated, they could only wait until the end of the night flight period to take an ordinary plane to Xi'an.

Huang Ke couldn't help frowning, people at Jianqiao Airport can't be mobilized, it's located on the front line, and one person and one plane may affect combat effectiveness. If you wait until the end of the night flight period, it will be even later, Huang Ke knows that the night of the plane voyage is not determined by time, but by the sun at that time, the so-called "night" of the plane flight refers to the time half an hour before sunset to half an hour after sunrise the next day, and now it is almost the winter solstice, and it is also very long, if you wait like this, the daylily will be cold.

Huang Ke frowned anxiously.

Fourteen Tsai looked at Huang Ke's anxious expression and said: "Commander, it is also said that there is a military transport plane going to fly to Xi'an in 20 minutes, but it is a transport plane, and there are not only a lot of goods in the cabin, but there are no seats ......."

"Why didn't you say it earlier? Confused! Before Fourteen finished speaking, Huang Ke hurriedly reprimanded: "Hurry up and contact to see if the plane has taken off?" Arrange it immediately, and I'll go to the big campus. ”

Half an hour later, Huang Ke boarded the Y-2 transport plane and took off from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport and flew straight to the north and northwest. The pilot is very experienced, and being able to maintain a stable flight at a constant speed in such a dark night is indeed a big test of flying skills and psychological quality.

Huang Ke sat on the makeshift seat to rest, Fourteen Tsai and the guards sat in the cabin on both sides, and the plane was very quiet, only the rumble of the plane.

Nearly 3 hours after the flight, the plane landed at Xi'an Airport. At this time, Cui Wu, who came to pick up the plane, had already arrived, and everyone looked solemn.

"You've done a great job!" Huang Ke stepped forward and shook hands with Cui Wu, these two people who had a relationship between superiors and subordinates since they started from Guangzhou had not seen each other for a long time. At the beginning of the war with Japan, Huang Ke did not use this fierce general, but used him to be responsible for the transfer of military factories and many equipment personnel.

When Cui Wu heard Huang Ke say this, the iron-beaten man was a little moved, and he said with a little choked up: "Chief of Staff Jiang ...... him"

Huang Ke patted him on the shoulder and said, "Take me to have a look, I'm going to send Brother Baili for the last ride." ”

After a few simple greetings, the two got in the car and went straight to Xijing Hospital.

The ancient city of Xi'an has just woken up from sleep, the warm sun is shining on the ancient city, there is no breath of war here for the time being, the streets are full of shouting small traders, and the people are falling early.

Huang Ke looked out of the car window, this is the life of the people, if there is no war, everything is so beautiful!

"Commander, that's it ahead." Cui Wu's words brought him out of this conjecture, and he looked up to see that Xijing Hospital had arrived.

It seems that Cui Wu and the others have made preparations, because there are already heavily armed soldiers standing at the entrance of the hospital, although there is no interception and inspection of pedestrians, but the murderous aura makes ordinary people feel a little nervous.

Huang Ke got out of the car and walked forward surrounded by everyone. On the first floor of the hospital has been guarded, three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, Huang Ke admired his appearance, and after asking the doctor about the cause of death, he wanted to go in and take a look, but in the end he still walked out, the matter is a foregone conclusion, Huang Ke is not here just to come and see, he wants to preside over the overall situation.

"Commander, the obituary has been prepared, you see?" Cui Wu walked over and asked.

Huang Ke thought in his heart, Jiang Baili is a great military strategist, his military strategy directly affected the war against Japan, at this time, his departure will have a great impact on the stability of the people's hearts and the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, can you publish an obituary at this time? How to publish is a problem!

"What's the situation with public opinion outside?" Huang Ke didn't answer Cui Wu, but asked him.

Cui Wu frowned and said: "Although we try our best to keep it secret, some of the actions here still cause a lot of speculation, and now some people have spread the news that Chief of Staff Jiang was assassinated, and some say that there is a fire in Xi'an and ......."

"It looks like the rumors are already before us." Huang Ke looked ahead and thought for a moment, he calculated the pros and cons of this matter in his mind, what are the pros and cons of not releasing the press conference for the time being? What are the pros and cons of the immediate press conference?

The people have the right to know, and if they want to cover it up at this time, it will cause adverse benefits, and covering it up will make many people feel that without Jiang Baili, the War of Resistance will be lost.

The War of Resistance did not rely on any one person, but on the 40,000,000 people of China.

Thinking of this, Huang Ke already had the answer in his heart.

After a while, he said firmly: "Cui Wu, you now start to make arrangements, immediately notify some media reporters in Xi'an, we are going to hold a press conference to announce the death of Chief of Staff Jiang Baili, the whole country will be telegraphed to publish an obituary, and I will be arranged to speak in person." ”

As soon as the news of Jiang Baili's death was released, it caused a huge sensation in public opinion, and public opinion from all walks of life rushed to Xi'an. Huang Ke delivered a speech in Xi'an at noon on the same day, remembering General Jiang Baili, and also expressing his determination to resist the war to the end, which made people feel the tragedy and confidence of China's war of resistance.

Subsequently, Wang Jingwei, chairman of the State Government, Sun Ke, president of the state council, Jiang Zhongzheng, minister of the army, Xu Shaozhou, minister of the Air Force, and other dignitaries, Zhu Kezhen, Li Siguang and other scientists, celebrities and literary tycoons Zhang Shizhao, Huang Yanpei, Shao Lizi, Wang Yunsheng, editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Pao, and gang members Du Yuesheng and Xu Wenqiang also sent telegrams to express their condolences or wrote letters to express their condolences.

A few days later, Jiang Baili was buried by the West Lake in Hangzhou, and Huang Ke went with him. With the last handful of loess covered, General Baili's was gone, but the impact of this matter had just begun.

After learning of Jiang Baili's death, the Japanese intelligence services immediately reported to Tokyo. However, the Japanese top brass believed that Jiang Baili's military strategy had been deployed in place, and that this person's life and death would not affect the overall situation of the Sino-Japanese war, so they did not pay too much attention to this matter.

But after Wang Maocai of Tokyo got the news, he smelled the important impact that it could have. He is very familiar with China's political scene, and this matter must not be simply passed away. He was brewing a new plan, and he jumped for excitement at the thought of this.

On the fifth day after Jiang Baili died of illness, Wang Maocai found Miss Ouyang. Huizi is very uninterested in this guy who knows how to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble all day long, and the last mutiny, he found out that he was crooked, and he was important to the commander because of this.

But in his heart, this guy is nothing good, she has tried to throw this person on the street or kill him many times, but when she reports to the chief of Tufeiyuan, she is scolded every time.

Governor Tu Feiyuan said, "Wang Maocai is a critical person, and he can be worthy of an army. ”

To be honest, Huizi really didn't see that such a pot-bellied guy was worthy of an army? But since the chief of the soil and fertilizer is so sure, she can't say anything more, anyway, give him food and live for him, and just raise a pig.

Wang Maocai came to Miss Huizi's office, and when he came in, he took a random flower from the vase on the table next to him, and said with a smile after entering the office: "The weather is good, this flower is for you, Miss Huizi." ”

"......" Huizi ignored Wang Maocai, she is no longer on a hidden mission now, and now her main job is to gather intelligence on China. These tasks are relatively tedious, and Miss Huizi is also very busy, so she didn't look up at Wang Maocai at all, and continued to review the documents in her hand.

Wang Maocai threw the flower on the document in front of Huizi, and Huizi was about to get angry, Wang Maocai suddenly said seriously: "It's boring to read documents here, right?" I have a plan for you to be transferred back to China, would you like to hear it? ”

"Oh? Is it? Something to say, I still have a lot to do here. Although Huizi's tone was tough, the pen in his hand stopped, ready to listen to what Wang Maocai had to say.

Wang Maocai approached her, and Huizi blocked him with his hand and said, "You don't need to be so close, there is no one else here, you can just say it." ”

Wang Mao only stepped back a little, but he was still lying on his desk. He whispered in a low voice, the expression on Miss Keiko's face constantly changing.

"That's it?" After saying that, Keiko seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and she asked with a frown.

Wang Maocai nodded: "Of course, but there is a key point here, if you get closer, I will tell you." ”

When Huizi heard this, she immediately leaned in, but Wang Maocai took advantage of her to get close and kissed her on the face. Huizi was annoyed and angry, raised his hand and was about to slap Wang Maocai, but Wang Maocai grabbed it.

Huizi could not allow such humiliation, and her other hand had already opened the drawer and found the Southern Type 14 pistol inside.

Seeing this, Wang Maocai hurriedly pressed her hand with his other hand, and he made a reverse pincer action to subdue Huizi. He said proudly: "Xiaoxiang, can't cure you?" ”

At this time, the sound of fighting inside attracted the guards outside, and the two fierce guards immediately rushed in, seeing this scene, they thought that Wang Maocai was going to do wrong, and the rifle in their hands was aimed at Wang Maocai.

"Mr. Wang is teaching me the counter-grappling movements, you can go out!" Ouyang Huizi said.

The two guards looked at each other and immediately went out. Wang Maocai let go of his hand and said solemnly: "I said that the key to the success or failure of the matter lies in you, you only need to ...... like this."

Wang Maocai whispered to Ouyang Huizi, but Huizi's expression gradually turned from anger to joy, and soon after that, he laughed heartily.