Wuchang East Lake, Chairman of the Committee.

Chiang Kai-shek and the bigwigs of the Military Council studied the battle situation in Xuzhou for a whole day.

Looking at the huge map of Xuzhou hanging on the wall detailing down to the township level, Chiang Kai-shek's head was groggy, his heart was beating faster, and his ears began to ring in the ears.

Turning his head and seeing that it was dark outside, Chiang Kai-shek stood up and waved his hand at the generals: "It's not early, let's go back!" It's been a tiring day today, so let's take a good rest! ”

When most of the people dispersed, all those left in the conference room were Chiang Kai-shek's confidants and favorite generals, and Lin Wei, the director of the first division of the chamberlain, came to Chiang Kai-shek's side and reported to him the itinerary for the next few days:

"Chairman of the National People's Congress, tomorrow morning at half past seven, your special plane will fly directly to Xuzhou, and after lunch, discuss the battle situation in Xuzhou with the generals of the Fifth Theater; after the meeting, Li Delin will make a special report to him, and in the evening he will meet with Tang Enbo, Guan Linzheng, Zheng Dongguo, Li Yannian, and other generals of the Central Army."

After concluding his trip to Xuzhou, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee will rush to Quzhou to inspect the New Second Army and the Maoliangwu Military Factory. I have called the Quzhou Administration and the Military Headquarters of the New Second Army to make proper arrangements to ensure your safety during your inspection in Quzhou. What do you think is wrong with this plan? ”

Chiang Kai-shek groaned slightly, nodded and said, "Very good, Wei Zhi...... You've worked hard during this time, so you can rest well when you go back tonight! ”

"Yes!"

Chiang Kai-shek stood up and strode out of the conference room, Qian Dajun, who was lagging behind, frowned, looked at Chiang Kai-shek's back, and plucked up the courage to follow.

Chiang Kai-shek had just sat down when he returned to his study, and before he could open the file that had been backlogged for a day and needed to be dealt with urgently, he listened to the aide-de-camp Jiang Guotao enter the door and report that Qian Dajun had urgent matters to see.

Chiang Kai-shek beat his spirit and asked Jiang Guotao to invite Qian Dajun in.

"Sit down!"

When Qian Dajun walked into the study, Chiang Kai-shek rubbed his head, pointed to the sofa on the side, and asked casually: "What is the matter...... Mu Yin, you have to accompany me to Xuzhou tomorrow, why don't you go home to rest? ”

Qian Dajun didn't go around the corner, and said directly: "Commission, I don't think you should go to Quzhou." ”

Chiang Kai-shek was poured ice water from head to toe, the whole person was excited, he stared at Qian Dajun with both eyes, and asked in an unusually stern tone: "Mu Yin, you have something to say...... What exactly are you trying to express? ”

Qian Dajun looked solemn: "Commission, you are the leader of the country that everyone expects, and your safety is not only related to you alone, but also to the survival of the national government and the overall situation of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression." Quzhou is now a place full of dangers, and you must not risk your life! ”

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Qian Dajun intently for a while, and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

Qian Dajun raised his neck and asked rhetorically: "Aren't you afraid of the recurrence of the incident in Xi'an?" ”

"Nonsense, how can Quzhou be Xi'an?"

The Xi'an incident was a great shame in Chiang Kai-shek's life, and now when he heard Qian Dajun expose his scars, he couldn't help but be angry and reprimanded loudly:

"The reason why there was a mutiny in Xi'an was because Zhang and Yang had long had bad intentions, and because the Northeast Army was bewitched by others......"

Qian Dajun interrupted Chiang Kai-shek's words, and retorted with a red face: "The commission, in the entire western Zhejiang and the surrounding areas, is now only garrisoned by the New Second Army, and at the same time, Fang Youchun, the commissioner of the Quzhou Administration, is Wu Ming's eldest brother - the current Quzhou is definitely not a good place for the commission. ”

Chiang Kai-shek snorted coldly: "Xuzhou is at war, and the Japanese army may attack at any time, why don't you say that Xuzhou is dangerous?" ”

"Although the Japanese army in Xuzhou pressed the border, at least the descendants of the Central Army in the Fifth Theater were controlled by the Huangpu generals. Although Li Delin has always been in opposition to the commission, he is now far away from his hometown Guangxi, and the proportion of the Gui army under his command in the army in the Central Plains is not high, and in addition to the current enemy of the Japanese army, he absolutely does not dare to risk the disapproval of the world to disadvantage the commission, and even if he wants to control the overall situation of Xuzhou, he still depends on the prestige of the chairman. With the chairman's order, a single telegram was all it took to deprive Li Zongren of his command. ”

Qian Dajun Zhenzhen said: "Quzhou is different, although Wu Ming's rise is not long, but he single-handedly built the new Second Army, there is no central army stationed in the surrounding areas of Quzhou, he can send troops to control western Zhejiang and eastern Jiangxi at any time...... If you have an accident in Quzhou, which army can serve the king in time? ”

"Nonsense!"

Chiang Kai-shek reprimanded with a straight face: "Li Zongren doesn't dare to risk the world's disapproval, so will Wu Ming dare?" With his seniority, what good is it for him to do so? ”

According to the report of the Secret Service, it is not an exaggeration to describe Wu Ming as covering the sky with his hands in Quzhou, and he is very grateful for Qian Dajun's heartfelt words, but his mouth cannot help but refute.

"Chairman, please hear me out...... Deliberately creating a drama in Quzhou where the Japanese sent assassins to assassinate the commission, this was really an extremely easy thing for Wu Ming. After the incident, he only needed to find a few Japanese devils from the prisoner of war camp to confess, and with his prestige on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, he would definitely win the unconditional trust of the people. ”

Qian Dajun continued to analyze: "Standing in Wu Ming's position, once the country lacks a commission to lead the overall situation, it will immediately be like a plate of scattered sand, and when the time comes, Wu Ming's troops will go out of western Zhejiang, eastern Jiangxi, southern Anhui, northern Fujian and other places, and Wu Ming can easily expand the army by 100,000. At that time, Wu Ming can completely become a prince, and I am afraid that even the Japanese will have to avoid his edge at that time......"

Qian Dajun didn't say any more, but Chiang Kai-shek understood.

With the continuation of the War of Resistance Against Japan, as long as Wu Ming's new Second Army becomes stronger and stronger, it is not impossible for one of the princes to win the central government.

"Niang Xipi, don't say it!"

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand vigorously: "Wu Ming is not Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng, let alone the ambitious Li Zongren and Feng Yuxiang!" Even if more than a dozen generals across the country die, it will not be his turn to be a small character, and he will not fail to see this! Besides, Jianfeng is currently in the New Second Army, if there is really any trouble, will he not know what to do? ”

"Yes, the chairman said yes!"

Qian Dajun stubbornly said: "However, Wu Ming is different from those people mentioned by the commission, he has climbed from an ordinary soldier to today's high position step by step, he has scheming, means, and strategy is even more outstanding, Jianfeng is in Cao Ying, but he may not be able to detect Cao Cao's conspiracy and tricks, commission, you ......."

"Don't say it, let's go!"

Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand weakly: "I'm tired, you go back and have a good rest!" ”

At this point, Qian Dajun bowed to Chiang Kai-shek helplessly, and walked out of the study in great frustration, leaving Chiang Kai-shek alone in a daze.

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Qianligang Mountain, Tangtouwan Village in the southwest of Grayping.

There were only a dozen families in this small village, and after a short battle, Nomura Nakasa walked into the village with several staff officers, two militiamen guarding the village and a soldier lying in a pool of blood, and several earth dogs lying at the entrance of the village, with dense bullet holes scattered on their bodies.

Nomura Nakasa didn't feel any discomfort and strode towards the tallest and best house in the village. Fang Yizhe, who was following him, was pale and resisted vomiting.

When he came to the door of the house, Nomura Nakasa kicked open the door of the empty house, and saw more than 50 villagers being tied up by more than a dozen armed devil soldiers and rushed to a corner of the hall.

Nomura Nakasa looked at Shimazu Shaosa, who led the team: "Did you alarm irrelevant people?" ”

"No, the village is very remote, and no passers-by pass throughout." Shimazu Shaosa lowered his head and replied.

"Yo Si! I will report your credit to the Front and the Military Department. Nomura nodded in appreciation, and then asked: "Where is Wu Zhe, the commander of the first brigade and the first regiment of the independent division of the New Second Army?" ”

Shimazu Shaoza turned his head, pointed to a tall and thin man at the back of the crowd, and ordered a few devils: "Escort him over!" ”

Nomura moved a bamboo chair and sat down rather leisurely.

Soon, a tall, dark-skinned man was thrown at Nomura's feet, his face covered in dust and blood. The man gritted his teeth angrily and glared angrily:

"You Japanese devils, you can't beat us on the battlefield, you actually came to my house, and my guards died under your sneak attack...... What a beast you are, vile and shameless......"

Nomura Nakasa helped Wu Zhe's shoulder, his eyes were half-narrowed, and he said with a cruel smile: "Wu Sang is a graduate of Waseda University in our Great Japanese Empire?" ”

"Humph!"

Wu Zhe turned his head angrily.

Nomura Nakasa glanced at the traitor Fang Yizhe behind him, Fang Yizhe hurried up and said respectfully: "Wu Zhe and I are classmates at Waseda University, and we will never be mistaken!" ”

"Niang Xipi, Fang Yizhe, you bastard, give birth to a son ****!"

Wu Zhe's eyes were about to pop out, the death of the guards and the two militiamen in the village, and the arrest of everyone in the village had already made him angry, and now he finally knew the answer - he was betrayed by his friends.

Nomura Nakazo grabbed Wu Zhe's shirt, gently patted the dust on Wu Zhe's shoulder, and said softly in Japanese: "Wu Sang, we came to your house today to ask Wu Sang to do a favor." After all, you studied in our Great Japanese Empire, and you have some connection with the Empire...... I think Wu Sang will help with this! ”

"Fuck you!"

Wu Zhe spat a mouthful of blood into Nomura's face.

Nomura Nakasa took out a white handkerchief from his coat pocket, wiped his face quietly, stood up and pointed to a bunch of tightly bound people, and gave an order to Shimazu Shaosa: "Pull out these more than 50 villagers one by one according to their age and kill them!" ”

"Hay—"

Shimazu Shaozuo comprehended, with a wave of his hand, three vicious-looking devils caught an old man and pulled him to the door, in Wu Zhe's terrible screams, Shimazu Shaozuo took out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it directly into the old man's chest, the old man struggled desperately, his pupils slowly dilated, and the corners of his mouth overflowed with blood.

Nomura Nakasa clapped his hands happily and ordered to the door: "Send the old man's body over and let our Wu Sang take a good look!" ”

The old man's body was quickly thrown in front of Nomura Nakasa, and every breath of the old man brought out bursts of blood.

"Father—"

Wu Zhe cried in pain, his eyes were red, and he looked at Nomura Nakasa and his classmate friend Fang Yizhe with great hatred.

"Next!"

Shimazu Shaosa caught an eight- or nine-year-old child this time, and saw the death of the old man with his own eyes, the young man was so frightened that he struggled desperately, crying and wailing in his mouth, but he still couldn't resist the devil's hand and was dragged to the door. In desperation, the child begged Wu Zhe for help: "Dad, save me, I don't want to die!" ”

"Yo Xi!"

A sinister smile appeared on Nomura's face, and he commanded Shimazu: "This is a child, he still has a lot of attachment to the world, and he can't end his life as quickly as he treats an old man, it's best to give him some time to see this beautiful world...... Shimazu-kun, I want you to remove the parts from this child's body one by one, starting with the toes, then the fingers, the limbs, and then the mouth and nose...... You were too eager to achieve quick results just now, and you have no sense of beauty at all, and this time I want you to enjoy the screams of fear and pain of the child......"

"Hay!"

Shimazu Shaosa held a bloody dagger and approached the child step by step. The child was terrified, struggled desperately, and shouted with almost all his strength: "Daddy, save me, save me!" ”

"Alright, I promise you!"

At the moment when the dagger was next to the child's toes, Wu Zhe finally gave in......