While the two were talking, suddenly a skinny Japanese soldier ran over along the thorns in the mountain and said anxiously to them: "Your Excellency, the division commander, it's not good, there is another Chinese pursuit force coming down the mountain."

Already.."

The two threw away the bark, each picked up a handful of almost rusty tortoise boxes, and stood up.

Nakamuraya gritted his teeth and said: "These damn Chinese people have noses sharper than dogs, and they are not letting anyone live."

Igo Masato advised: "Nakamura-kun, keep at it, His Majesty the Emperor will bless us, and we will definitely usher in the day of victory."

After saying that, Yiwu Zhenghe turned to the ragged Japanese soldier and said, "Order all squadrons to break out and move immediately!"

………………

Nanjing, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.

Chairman Chiang, together with Wang Zhaoming, Zhang Jingjiang and other Republican elders, had just finished paying homage to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and were walking down the mountain path to the tomb.

Suddenly a chamberlain came to report. After hearing the report, the captain of the guard, Wang Shihe, did not dare to delay and quickly caught up with Chairman Chiang Kai-shek who was talking to a group of elders of the Republic of China in front of him.

He added: "Commissioner, Zhang Hanqing has been captured, the Qingdao army has surrendered, and Zhang Xinghan has occupied the Jiaodong Peninsula."

Chairman Jiang's face froze, and then he said to Zhang Jingjiang and others who looked confused: "Ji Xin, please walk slowly with the instructor. I have something urgent, so I will go first. Please forgive me, instructor."

Seeing Wang Zhaoming and Zhang Jingjiang nodding in confusion, Chairman Chiang hurried down the mountain with Wang Shihe and some guards without delay.

When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, we boarded a special car and returned to Nanjing under the protection of all security forces.

When Chairman Chiang returned to the conference room of the Military Commission's Operations Hall, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng and others had been notified in advance and were waiting there.

Chairman Chiang entered the room hurriedly with his walking stick, waved his hands to everyone who stood up and saluted, and said: "The battle in Qingdao was defeated. Zhang Hanqing was defeated and captured. His life and death are unknown at the moment.

Ci Xiu, how is the construction of the Huaihe River defense line going?"

Chen Cheng quickly replied: "Commissioner, our Central Army's 14 divisions and eight brigades, totaling more than 200,000 people, have basically all arrived at their scheduled positions.

They will rely on the Jinpu Line and the Huaihe River for defense. In addition, hundreds of thousands of our troops are also deployed along the Yangtze River. As for the Central Plains, there is the Dabie Mountains as a natural barrier. If the rebels want to join the war, they can only go south along the Beijing-Hankou Railway. This area

, General Xue Yue has led ten divisions and six brigades to strictly defend the natural dangers of the three passes of Yiyang (Wusheng Pass, Jiuli Pass, and Pingjing Pass).

It can ensure that the three towns in Wuhan are safe."

Bai Chongxi continued: "There are many water networks in the Jianghuai River Basin, which is no better than the Thousand Miles of Plains in the north. This will greatly slow down the mechanized advance of the Northeast rebels.

Whether our army can stop the Northeast Army from moving south depends on this battle."

Chairman Chiang said: "Arrange immediately. This time I will come to Fengyang in person to supervise the bloody battle of the three armies."

"You must not entrust the throne. At present, Han Fuqu in Shandong is still resisting. It will take some time for Zhang Xinghan to occupy the entire Shandong and East China areas. He will not be able to cross Xuzhou and go south for at least half a month.

I believe that we still have enough time to strengthen our defense line. The safety of our delegation is of paramount importance to the country, and we must not risk our lives easily.

As for supervising the battle at the front, I think Gu Mo is enough, so please think again." Chen Cheng quickly advised.

………………

In the Shandong battlefield, after Zhang Xinghan occupied Qingdao, his handling of Marshal Zhang won the approval of Yu Xuezhong, Shen Honglie and other army and navy generals.

Three days later, the more than 30,000 captured army personnel were combined with the 15,000 people led by Zhang Tingshu and Liu Jianguo to form two Army Class A divisions, each with more than 25,000 people.

Since Xuezhong and Liu Duoquan were appointed division commanders respectively, Liu Duoquan temporarily went to Shenyang, and the troops were temporarily commanded by Zhang Tingshu, chief of staff of the 3rd Group Army.

These two divisions are under the control of the First Army Group of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force.

More than 10,000 naval personnel were reorganized into the Northeast Navy on the spot, which can be regarded as "reinstatement of official duties."

However, Zhang Xinghan did not leave them in Qingdao, but went directly to Kyushu Island to supplement the naval strength for executing the strategic blockade in Japanese waters.

After the adaptation is completed,

Zhang Xinghan ordered Zhang Yuxuezhong to lead two regiments to capture Yantai, Weihai and other coastal cities on the Jiaodong Peninsula.

At the same time, he ordered Zhang Tingshu to lead the main force south to Linyi to prepare for the attack on Xuzhou.

The Shandong Army stationed in Yantai and other places had an old relationship with the Qingdao Army. When Yu Xuezhong's troops arrived, they all surrendered. Yu Xuezhong effortlessly controlled the entire Jiaodong Peninsula for Zhang Xinghan.

More than 5,000 surrendered troops from the Shandong Army were obtained. Zhang Xinghan ordered these surrendered troops to remain stationed on the spot. Anyway, they were just a ragtag group of local security forces. They were not needed for the time being. After the domestic campaign was over, they would be able to attack all parts of the country. The motley crew undergoes unified reorganization and training.

Compile and train more usable soldiers.

Yu Xuezhong was ordered to return to Qingdao and prepare to go south with Zhang Xinghan.

In the young marshal's house in Qingdao, Zhang Xinghan was writing a letter to Han Fuqu.

Liu Jianguo, Yu Xuezhong and others stood aside.

Not long after, Zhang Xing Hanbi Zonglongshen finished writing an autographed letter, handed it to Guo Zhong and whispered: "Give it to the Secrecy Bureau immediately and ask them to deliver it to Han Fuqu as quickly as possible."

After Guo Zhong accepted the order and left, Zhang Xinghan said to Liu Jianguo, Yu Xuezhong and others: "My dear friends, the situation in Jiaodong has been completely settled. The next step in our army's battle plan is to attack Lunan and Xuzhou, and then march into Anhui and Jiangsu. Go south along the Jinpu Railway."

Before Zhang Xinghan finished speaking, Yu Xuezhong said: "Chief Commander, Han Fuqu is still resisting in the southwestern area of ​​Shandong. Should we wait for him before going south to Xuzhou to avoid worries?"

Zhang Xinghan said with a smile: "To be honest with brother Xiaohou, the letter I just wrote was to Han Fuqu. Now most of Shandong has been pacified by our army, and only a few areas in southwestern Shandong such as Jining are left under his control.

Shanxi and Henan were also captured by our army. If he did not want his entire army to be annihilated, he should have rationally accepted my persuasion to surrender.

My promise to him is that as long as he surrenders, I can send him abroad, or he can be given a sinecure after the New Deal is reorganized in the future, which will be enough for him to retire in his old age."

Zhang Xinghan did this as an act of benevolence and righteousness. Originally, he was not very interested in history as a true non-resistance general.

The reason why he was given a way to survive was because his political performance during the years he had been in charge of Shandong was pretty good.

Otherwise, Zhang Xinghan does not recommend following Chairman Chiang's example and killing him.

Seeing that Zhang Xinghan had already made arrangements, Yu Xuezhong nodded and said nothing.

Zhang Xinghan continued: "Of course, just in case, if Han Fuqu refuses to surrender, we will capture Jining first and then go south to Xuzhou."

As soon as Zhang Xinghan finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

When everyone heard the sound and took a look, they saw Guo Zhong leaving and returning. They saluted Zhang Xinghan very excitedly and said, "Master, look who's here."

"General seat, Jianguo, here I come!" Jiang Baili's hearty laughter came in.

A meteoric rise of talent followed.

"Chief of Staff, please take your seat!" Zhang Xinghan, Liu Jianguo and others quickly stepped forward to greet him.

Yu Xuezhong and other officers and generals who surrendered were also surprised. They had great respect for Jiang Baili, who was like a mountain in the military.

"Baili, why are you here?" Zhang Xinghan asked kindly, holding his hand.

"The matter in Taiyuan has basically been dealt with. Baili was worried that it would be too hard for one person in charge to coordinate the overall situation, so he flew here." Jiang Baili said with a smile.

"Okay, I'm worried that no one will help me solve my problems." Zhang Xinghan laughed happily, then turned around and said: "By the way, Baili, let me introduce to you, this is Yu Xiaohou, General Yu."

"I am humbled by Xuezhong, and I have met General Jiang!" Yu Xuezhong quickly stepped forward to salute respectfully.

"General, I am a famous general of our Northeast Army. Today I have given up the dark side and turned to the bright side. My future is limitless." Jiang Baili looked up and down and said meaningfully.

Yu Xuezhong said quickly: "The general is over-reputed. Xiaohou is a warrior. Thanks to Commander-in-Chief Zhang, he will not give up. From now on, I can only do my best and serve the country."

After some pleasantries,

Jiang Baili got to the point and explained his purpose: "General, our army won a complete victory in the Battle of Jiaodong and successfully pacified most of Shandong. Han Fuqu is no longer a concern.

What are the boss’s next plans?”

Zhang Xinghan said succinctly: "After Han Fuqu was solved, the main force was transferred from the Central Plains and went south along the Jinpu Railway, approaching Nanjing, forcing the Chairman to accept the proposal to reorganize the peace talks."

Jiang Baili frowned slightly and said: "Chief Commander, this is why Baili came here in such a hurry. According to the information obtained by the Secrecy Bureau, Chairman Chiang took advantage of the time when we were conquering East China and the Central Plains to separate the Guangxi Clique and the Central Army.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were deployed in the Huaihe River Basin and along the Yangtze River.

As we all know, there are many water networks in the Jianghuai River Basin, which is different from the Thousand Miles of Plains in the north, which will cause great disadvantages to our mechanized army.

If we follow normal tactics and gradually advance southward, it will inevitably turn into a protracted war of attrition. No matter which side wins in the end, it will be a waste of the precious national defense power of our Chinese nation."

"Chief of Staff, do you have any good suggestions?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

Jiang Baili frowned and said thoughtfully: "Before coming here, I had a rather risky plan. I wonder if the chief still remembers the Opium War?"

Zhang Xinghan was not very familiar with the Opium War, but he knew a thing or two about it. He didn't know what it meant and asked: "Baili, what do you mean?"

During the First Opium War, the British invaders led more than 10,000 navy and army troops to invade the Yangtze River from Wusongkou, went upstream, and finally reached the waters of Xiaguan, cutting off the canal, the main north-south artery of the Qing Dynasty, and forcing the Qing Dynasty to sign a treaty of abrogation of power and humiliation of the country.

Treaty of Nanjing."

Before Jiang Baili finished speaking, Zhang Xinghan suddenly understood, slapped his thigh and said: "I understand, Zhongzi, contact the Air Force immediately to dispatch a transport plane to Qingdao.

In addition, to generate electricity for the navy, the battleship Wei Qing and other ships have also temporarily canceled their eastward voyage to Kyushu Island, and immediately turned around and headed south along the coastline, aiming for Nanjing. The Air Force will fully assist. This time I want to capture the thief first and solve the reorganization matter in one fell swoop."
Chapter completed!