In the telegram from the boss of the Military Commission, Gao Jiu first congratulated Gao Jiu on his capture of Prince Chaoxiang Palace in Shanghai, and on behalf of the Military Commission, he proposed a commendation to Gao Jiu, and at the same time asked to send Prince Chaoxiang Palace to Chongqing.

The big man wanted Prince Asakara Palace to have his political purpose. Gao Jiu had to maintain his credibility. Credit was very important to Gao Jiu. Even if he had credibility with the Japanese army, it would be very convenient to do many things. Just like this time Prince Asakara Palace was able to cooperate with Gao Jiu like this, mainly because Prince Asakara Palace believed in Gao Jiu's credibility.

The Chongqing side wanted Prince Chaoxiang Palace, Gao Jiu had already thought of this. The reason why he sent Prince Chaoxiang Palace away so quickly was to avoid this situation.

Gao Jiu said to Fang Yunwu: "Your boss didn't talk about this earlier. Now that the person has been let go, I won't blame me."

Fang Yunwu had no choice but to reply to the boss of the Military Control Commission according to Gao Jiu's statement.

Chongqing.

When the big man heard that Gao Jiu let Prince Chaoxiang Palace go just to rescue a soldier under him, he said angrily: "This Gao Jiu is simply a fool, he has no view of the overall situation at all, and this person is unbearable."

The big guy was really angry and even revoked the reward he had promised to Gao Jiu.

The boss of the Military Control Commission persuaded the big man that there would be something to do next and Gao Jiu would need help. The big man then agreed and gave him the reward for Gao Jiu.

Outside the suburbs of Shanghai.

The boss of the Military Control Commission sent a telegram again, hoping that Gao Jiu could cooperate with the Military Control Commission to arrest the Japanese special envoys and traitors who contacted the Japanese special envoys.

Gao Jiushi hated the traitors who surrendered to the Japanese army, especially those senior officials in the government. Their surrender had a very bad impact. Under their leadership, dozens of senior generals of the army, millions of troops and government personnel surrendered to the Japanese invaders, causing great difficulties to China's War of Resistance Against Japan.

Gao Jiu replied to the boss of the Military Control Commission, saying that he had no choice but to do this.

Just as Gao Jiu and Fang Yunwu were about to go to Hong Kong to arrest the traitors, bad news came from Shandong.

Ding Jie's incident had a very bad impact on the Japanese army, causing them to be slapped in the face in front of the whole world.

Not only that, there is no airtight wall in the world. Although Gao Jiu did not deliberately exaggerate, Prince Asaka Palace was once captured by Gao Jiu and replaced Ding Jie, and it was still spread. The rear naturally exaggerated the matter vigorously, and foreign media also regarded this matter as a big news, which made the Japanese look dull. So alarmed Tian Huang. He personally issued an imperial order and ordered the Japanese base camp to launch an encirclement and suppression of Gao Jiu.

The commander of the 12th Japanese Army was scolded by the Japanese base camp. He was anxious and decided to take advantage of Gao Jiu's men in Shanghai to launch an attack on Taohua Mountain immediately. They wanted to destroy Gao Jiu's nest first, so that Gao Jiu became a bandit without a foothold, and then find a way to eliminate him.

Gao Jiu is in a very difficult situation now. On the one hand, he really wants to arrest the traitors who are joining the Japanese envoy; on the other hand, he is worried that his old nest, Taohua Mountain, will be captured by the Japanese army.

On the one hand, it is national justice and on the other hand, it is its own foundation. Both aspects are extremely important.

Gao Jiu fell into a dilemma between the two.

Gao Jiu asked: "Brother Fang, Hong Kong is not the world of Japanese people. You can act freely there. You should be sure to seize those Japanese envoys, right?"

Fang Yunwu said: "Under the British rule, Hong Kong will be arrested there, if it arrests Japanese envoys, it will be equivalent to violating the British law. Even if it arrests those traitors, this problem also exists.

Although the British remained neutral, because the Japanese are too powerful now, to some extent, they still favor the Japanese. It is still difficult for our Military Control Commission to take action there.

This is not the most critical and the most deadly problem is that those traitors and traitors will stay in Hong Kong for a short time. If they cannot quickly find their place, catch them, and when they complete negotiations with the Japanese and bring back the secret agreement, the government will be very passive.

Therefore, our military commander was under great pressure, so the boss ordered me to go to Hong Kong in person to do this. The reason he sent you a telegram is that he hopes you can help solve this matter. This matter is of great importance. Brother Gao also asked me to go to Hong Kong with me for the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war."

Gao Jiushi said in embarrassment: "I am not familiar with Hong Kong and can't find the location of the Japanese envoy. Your military commander has been operating there for many years, and they have no choice. I'm afraid I can't help much.

The most important thing is that the Japanese army is going to launch a large-scale attack on Taohua Mountain, where my brothers and sisters are the foundation for my life. Without Taohua Mountain, Gao Jiu became a lonely man and would be sad in the future.

It’s not that I won’t help you, who knows that the Japanese are going to attack Taohua Mountain now?”

Gao Jiu made a very reasonable statement. Fang Yunwu understood Gao Jiu's difficulties, but Fang Yunwu believed Gao Jiu. Although he didn't know what Gao Jiu would do, he believed that as long as Gao Jiu went to Hong Kong, he would be able to find the place where the Japanese envoy was hiding, and be able to catch the traitors who came to meet.

He wanted to persuade Gao Jiu, but Gao Jiu was not from the government. He could not throw away his old nest that had settled in order to get help from others, and Fang Yunwu would not agree to it even if he replaced him.

Fang Yunwu didn't know how to persuade Gao Jiu, so he could only say: "Brother Gao, this matter is not only a request from our boss to ask you for help, but also a request from the big figure of the Military Commission. In Taohua Mountain, do you see if there is another solution?"

The Japanese army had long been about to attack Taohua Mountain. Gao Jiu was frequently active near Jinan during this period, and finally gave up their idea of ​​attacking Taohua Mountain.

The Japanese army in Shandong could not withstand the pressure from Tianhuang and the Japanese base camp. This time it was really fun. Gao Jiu could no longer stop the Japanese army from attacking Taohua Mountain.

Gao Jiu thought seriously to see if there were any other solutions.

Fang Yunwu reminded: "Brother Gao, see if there is a way to let the Japanese army temporarily suspend the attack on Taohua Mountain, and make time for us to go to Hong Kong first, solve the problem of arresting those traitors, and then you will return to Taohua Mountain."

Fang Yunwu's words reminded Gao Jiu, and Gao Jiu suddenly had an idea. He immediately drafted two telegrams, one to the boss of the Military Commission, asking him to submit it to the Military Commission. The other telegram was to send a clear telegram in the name of Gao Jiu.

After drafting the telegram, he asked Fang Yunwu to send the telegram from the Military Commission first. He had to wait for the other party's reply to see if he would send a second telegram.

Chongqing responded quickly, and they agreed to Gao Jiu's request. Gao Jiu felt much more at ease, so he sent a clear code telegram in his own name.

Jinan 12th Army Headquarters.

Not long ago, after receiving the order from the Japanese base camp, the 12th Army decided to organize troops to attack Taohua Mountain on a large scale, with General Haneda being in charge of command.

Gao Jiu went to Shanghai this time and actually kidnapped the dignified Japanese prince. To be honest, none of the senior Japanese generals in Shandong were worried. If Gao Jiu targeted a certain person, who could defend him?

When General Haneda convened a combat meeting and conveyed the instructions from the Japanese base camp and began to discuss how to sweep Taohua Mountain, no one of the senior Japanese and puppet generals who attended the meeting spoke, including the division commander and chief of staff of the 114th Division. They no longer had the confidence to challenge Gao Jiu.

At this time, General Matsuda, who attended the meeting, said: "How can my great Japanese Huang Army be scared by a bandit from Taohua Mountain? Here I have to praise someone, who is the incompetent Yoshihiro Hamada in everyone's eyes. Although he was defeated repeatedly in the fight against Gao Jiu, he still maintained the Bushido spirit that a soldier in the Imperial Japanese army should have. He fought against the fierce Gao Jiu repeatedly and never retreated.

Before attending the meeting, I had just visited the hospital and visited Yoshihiro Hamada. Just on the hospital bed, he suggested dispatching a large army to first sweep Taohua Mountain and destroy Gao Jiu's foundation. Although Gao Jiu's ability is strong, just like his actions in Shanghai this time, every action he himself faces great danger. As long as he fails, he will be finished.

As long as Gao Jiu's nest was destroyed, Gao Jiu lost his wings and became a bandit, forcing him to perform every mission in person. He often walked by the river, so how could he not get wet his shoes? He was also raised by his father and mother, and just one bullet could kill him.

I think Hamada Yoshihiro’s suggestion is correct. Do we have to live in the shadow of the bandit Gao Jiu all day long?”

Among the people attending the meeting, General Matsuda was qualified to say this. Facing the fierce Gao Jiu, he never retreated. In this Ding Jie incident, he himself stood in the East Square.

In this incident of Ding Jie, Yoshihiro Hamada's performance was remarkable. He openly challenged Gao Jiu in public. Not to mention anything else, the Japanese generals here still admired him with his courage.

What's more, the responsibility for the failure of Jinan this time was not the Japanese army in Shandong, but the Shanghai dispatched troops were in trouble. This shows that Hamada Yoshihiro was still talented and forced Gao Jiu to take action in Jinan and was forced to run to Shanghai.

In this sense, Hamada Yoshihiro’s suggestion is still correct.

General Haneda praised General Matsuda's words very much, and he said: "The people here are all senior generals of the Great Japanese Huang Army and the Public Security Army. Are you not as good as one of Hamada Yoshihiro?"

Next, General Haneda asked everyone about their attitude towards attacking Taohua Mountain.

Chief of Staff Haneda first asked that the commander of Inoue Brigade, the Independent Mixed Brigade, which also participated in the mop-up of Momohua Mountain, had never dealt with Gao Jiu and had not personally felt Gao Jiu's strength. He simply and neatly expressed that he would firmly obey General Haneda's command.

General Haneda's second question was the commander of the 114th Division. He hated Gao Jiu to the core and had a very firm attitude.

The third question was the commander of the Eighth Division. The commander of the Eighth Division knew that this mission had alarmed Tianhuang and the Japanese base camp, and it was definitely not possible not to go. Before attending the meeting, he and the Chief of Staff had already discussed it. They decided to agree to the combat plan of the 12th Army Command in person, and to moisten the craftsmen during the operation and act according to the opportunity.

Therefore, when General Haneda named him, he agreed without hesitation.

Then there was the third air force. Commander Makio Yokota had already thought of a countermeasure and agreed.

Then there was Wei Liming, the commander of the Third Division of the Public Security Army, and Zhao Wannian, who participated in the encirclement and suppression. In this case, they had no reason to refuse to agree. They all slapped their chests, expressing their firm obedience to the orders of the 12th Army Command.

General Haneda was very satisfied with everyone's attitude, but he really didn't know that the people who attended the meeting had their own ulterior motives. After the meeting ended, Wei Liming and Zhao Wannian simply sent a telegram to inform Gao Jiu of the content of the meeting.

At the meeting, Zhao Wannian asked a question that everyone had to face. He asked: "His Chief of Staff, many people supported them in the anti-Japanese elements' combat operations against the Huang army and our public security army. How should we deal with this situation?"

In order to destroy the war resources such as personnel, materials and other war resources in the anti-Japanese base areas, the Japanese army adopted a cruel three-light policy of killing, burning and robbing them all in Shandong, Hebei, Suiyuan, East China and Central China, causing serious casualties to the general public and large-scale displacement.

The reason why Zhao Wannian raised this question at this meeting was to see if the Japanese army would adopt such a cruel three-light policy when they went to southwestern Shandong this time.

When this question was mentioned, the venue suddenly became silent.

Gao Jiu once sent a clear telegram, which clearly stated in the telegram that as long as the Japanese and puppet parties dared to massacre innocent people, their commanders would definitely be the same as Shimada and Ayumi Hamasaki who committed the same crime. Even if he fled to the horizon of the cape, Gao Jiu would definitely chase them to the end.

Although these senior Japanese generals were all fierce and evil, it was because Gao Jiu did not clearly express his ability to target one of them, with Gao Jiu's elusive ability, probably except General Matsuda and the ignorant Yoshizhi Hamada, no one has the courage to do so.

General Haneda himself was protected by heavy troops every day, so he was not very afraid. But he knew that the people under his command must be very scared. If they were asked to face Gao Jiu, no one would dare to participate in the next combat operation.

General Haneda was silent for a while and said, "The target of our siege is mainly the Gaojiu bandit gang in Taohua Mountain. As for the other people, as long as they do not resist in armed ways, don't bother with them for the time being."

When General Haneda said this, everyone felt glad. The attack on Taohua Mountain was sent by his superiors. The war between them and Gao Jiu was a normal military operation. Gao Jiu would not hate one of them, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, everyone was also very frustrated. The dignified Japanese Huangjun had to make concessions in front of a small Taohua Mountain bandit.

The Japanese army once again gathered troops towards Jinan. According to Hamada Yoshihiro's suggestion, it was planned that the 45th Regiment of the 114th Division should be dispatched immediately. At the same time, the Qiushan Brigade stationed in Tai'an of the 8th Division would send a corps to attack Taohua Mountain. Taking advantage of Gao Jiu's absence in southwest Shandong, they would first surround Taohua Mountain to prevent other bandits from escaping.

When everyone heard that the plan was proposed by Hamada Yoshihiro, they were immediately reluctant. There was no way. This guy's reputation was too bad. Whoever carried out his plan would be unlucky.

The commander of the 114th Division also expressed his firm opposition. He said: "This time the attack on Taohua Mountain, we can no longer take the action of division of troops and advance. We must encircle and suppress the troops. Therefore, we must wait until the army gathers in Jinan and go to Taohua Mountain together."

His suggestions were unanimously praised by everyone.

General Haneda saw this situation and knew that his subordinates were already scared, and he did not want to send a small amount of troops to Taohua Mountain to take risks. In order not to give the bandits of Taohua Mountain sufficient preparation time, he ordered all the troops participating in the encirclement and suppression of Taohua Mountain to immediately gather in the direction of Jinan, and limited them to bring the troops participating in the besieging Taohua Mountain to Jinan City within 48 hours, and take 24 hours to prepare, and then send troops to Taohua Mountain.

From now on, there are 72 hours left, the Japanese army is about to face a large army, and Taohua Mountain will face unprecedented tremendous pressure, and a cruel bloody battle is inevitable.

Shortly after the combat meeting, Wei Liming, commander of the Third Division of the Public Security Army, and Zhao Wannian, who attended the meeting, sent a telegram to Gao Jiu and notified him of the content of the combat meeting. Gao Jiu soon sent a Mingcoded telegram.

Gao Jiu said in the telegram: "You are so full that you are so full that you come to my Taohua Mountain again and again. It seems that the lesson you have taught you is not enough.

It doesn’t matter, just come. If you go to attack my Taohua Mountain, I will attack your Jinan City and your other military targets in Shandong. Let’s fight each other. Let’s see who can’t stand it in the end?

I warn again that as long as you dare to massacre innocent people, the commanders of the relevant troops will be chased to the end.

If you come to Taohua Mountain, you will definitely pay a heavy price.

It’s the same old saying, don’t let it go. Peach Blossom Mountain Gao Jiu.”

However, Gao Jiu's telegram did not scare General Haneda, and he decided to continue to implement the original plan.

Shortly after Gao Jiu issued the Mingcoded telegram, Chongqing also sent a Mingcoded telegram, which said: "I heard that the Japanese army in Shandong were going to encircle and suppress Taohua Mountain in large numbers. The government would never sit idly by and decided to send the main 68th Division of the 41st Army, the 69th Division and the newly formed 187th Division to urgently rush to Taohua Mountain."

This is the content of the telegram sent by Gao Jiu to the boss of the Military Control Commission. He asked Chongqing to take the initiative to rescue Taohua Mountain.

Just after Chongqing issued this clear-code telegram, the underground party in Jinan also issued a clear-code telegram. They called on the anti-Japanese military and civilians in the entire Shandong region to take emergency action and launch an attack on the Japanese army within the province to support the Taohuashan guerrillas' fight against encirclement and suppression.

Jiang Xiaomei also sent a clear telegram on behalf of the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district, saying that tens of thousands of main forces of the Eighth Route Army and militia armed forces in the Southwest Shandong Military Sub-district were about to launch large-scale reinforcements to Taohua Mountain.

The combination of punches made by Gao Jiu suddenly disrupted the deployment of the Japanese army. The Japanese army did not expect that Gao Jiu's energy was so great. If it was not handled well, the achievements made by Shandong's strengthening of public security would be ruined. The 12th Army Command held an emergency meeting to study and decided to suspend the implementation of the plan to attack Taohua Mountain, and then head to Taohua Mountain after the deployment was calm. In this way, several clear telegrams disrupted the Japanese army's offensive deployment, winning time for Gao Jiu to go to Hong Kong.

Shanghai.
Chapter completed!