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The first encirclement and suppression operation against the Red Party’s “Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base” ended at a huge cost of over half of the encirclement and suppression troops. As the supreme leader of the government, Chiang Kai-shek also proposed the encirclement and suppression operation. There is no doubt that it has been questioned by all walks of life within the Kuomintang and even his own political enemies.

Therefore, the first encirclement and suppression operation had just ended. In order to show his strength to the outside world and to recover his reputational losses, Chiang Kai-shek began to mobilize troops from all over the country, concentrate superior forces, and launch the second encirclement and suppression operation against Jinggangshan. Of course, during the period of mobilizing troops and dispatching soldiers, Chiang Kai-shek's mood must be very bad.

Just this morning, Dai Yunong, director of the Intelligence Department, hurriedly sent him a letter of intelligence that directly made a rare smile appear on Jiang Jiang's face.

"A mixed fleet of the Japanese Navy launched a retaliatory military strike on the Ninth Army for the Lushun Battle a few months ago... The Japanese mixed fleet has a total of one Fusang battleship, two ancient eagle-class heavy cruisers, and six Kamifeng-class destroyers... The entire mixed fleet can enter the coastal sea outside Qingdao at noon today and launch an artillery fire strike on Qingdao. Preliminary estimates: The main purpose of this Japanese mixed fleet attack is to destroy all coastal cities in Shandong Province through naval artillery artillery bombardment, so as to achieve the military purpose of retaliation against the Ninth Army..."

After reading the information, Chiang Kai-shek's first thought was: Li Guosheng's good luck was coming to an end.

With such a large fleet, as the chairman of the National Government, Lao Jiang believed that even if he took out all the naval assets under the National Government, he could not be a rival to the Japanese mixed fleet.

Even the central government's naval forces could not do anything to the other side, not to mention the only offshore fleet under the Ninth Army.

Facing the sea attack of the Japanese mixed fleet, if Li Guosheng ordered the weak naval fleet to meet the enemy, what was waiting for him would be the entire naval fleet to be destroyed. At that time, Li Guosheng, who is his own great trouble, will not only lose his only naval force, but also lose all coastal cities.

Of course, although the entire revenge of the Japanese army failed to cause too much damage to the hundreds of thousands of elite troops under the Ninth Army, all coastal cities were bombed into ruins, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to the entire Shandong Province's economy that was unprecedented in the past.

What’s more important is: as the highest chief executive of Shandong Province, as long as the coastal cities in Shandong are bombarded, the central government they represent can suppress Li Guosheng through public opinion attacks. What’s more, they can completely reduce the rights in Li Guosheng’s hands and the number of troops they command in the name of the central government, on the grounds of the failure to protect local areas, and other reasons, step by step, on the grounds of the central government, etc....

After a brief analysis, Lao Jiang was in a good mood and even began to fantasize about the scene of Li Guosheng's defeat and facing the central government's suppression, he looked helpless.

However, the good times did not last long. This kind of good mood had just been with Lao Jiang for less than three hours. He Yingqin, the Minister of Military Affairs, rushed into his office with panic expressions, and followed closely behind. Dai Li, the Intelligence Department, also appeared in his office with shock.

Lao Jiang was in a good mood and looked at his panicked subordinates. He scolded him with a look of ignorance: "Jingzhi, Yunong. What happened... Look at the current expressions of you two, are you still the image of the senior officials of the State Government? Don't forget. You are outside, representing the image of the entire National Government..."

After wiping his forehead, after the beads of sweat exposed due to fear in the middle of winter, Minister He Yingqin ignored Chiang Kai-shek's reprimand and subconsciously reported: "Chairman, I failed, but I failed..."

Seeing He Yingqin, who was a little unscrupulous in front of him because of panic and speaking, Lao Jiang asked with a smile: "What's the defeat... I understand: You must be saying that the naval fleet under the Ninth Army was destroyed under the attack of the Japanese mixed fleet... Didn't we reach a consensus on this result a few hours ago? You two, can't you be scared like this because of this result..."

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek had not yet understood, Dai Li, who was standing beside He Yingqin, had to speak: "Principal, it is not the Ninth Army, but the Japanese. The Japanese mixed fleet failed, and was completely wiped out by the Ninth Army at sea... One battleship, two heavy cruisers, and six destroyers, none of them escaped, and they were all buried under the sea... "

Lao Jiang, who was still smiling just now, became stunned as if he heard a big joke. He stared at Dai Li with his eyes, as if he was waiting for Dai Li to tell himself: All what he said just now was joking.

However, what disappointed Chiang Kai-shek was that Dai Li had just finished the report, and He Yingqin's words were like a bolt from the blue, and it had already reached his ears again: "Chairman, what Director Dai said is true... This is a telegram from Li Guosheng, Commander-in-Chief Li just sent to the central government, requiring the central government to publicly commend all the naval and air soldiers under the Ninth Army who participated in the war..."

Lao Jiang, who was shocked, finally realized the importance of this matter and subconsciously exclaimed: "This... how is this possible? Jingzhi, Yunnong, are you joking with me..."

Even though he was shocked, Lao Jiang's movements stopped at all. He quickly received the telegram sent by He Yingqin, and with a shocked face, he began to read it quickly.

One minute, two minutes... The entire office experienced five minutes of silence. Lao Jiang, who was full of shock, raised his head. He asked to his two confidant generals: "Jingzhi, Yunong, this is a mixed fleet carefully formed by the Japanese Navy. In terms of total tonnage, it is far more than the total of all our Chinese naval ships. With such a powerful naval force, who can tell me how Li Guosheng wiped out it all..."

Under the sharp eyes of Lao Jiang, Dai Li said: "Principal, the specific battle process is not clear to the students. However, there is a certain degree of humility. In this naval battle, the Ninth Army not only dispatched a large number of secret submarine troops that are unknown to us, but also dispatched at least one brigade of air force bombers."

Facing Dai Li's answer, Lao Jiang was replaced by shock again. Of course, the shock at this moment was not shocked by the naval battle where the Ninth Army had won, but shocked the large number of secrets hidden by the Ninth Army.

He suppressed his anger in his heart at the Director of the Intelligence Department Dai Li and asked sternly: "Submarine force, ** air bomber force, a large-scale surface ship force... Can anyone tell me how many military secrets are hidden by Li Guosheng that we don't know?"

As the saying goes, "The emperor's anger is a million corpses and bleeding thousands of miles...... Although Lao Jiang has always shown a kind-hearted king in front of his subordinates. However, as a student of Lao Jiang and a beloved general of Lao Jiang, Dai Li knew very well about Lao Jiang's angry side. It can be said that there is not much difference between him and the anger of ancient emperors.

With the reminder of He Yingqin's eyes beside him, Dai Li was worried and quickly spoke: "Principal, please calm down and go through the investigation of my Intelligence Department. I am sure: In addition to all the troops exposed to the surface, the Ninth Army also hides an unknown number of armored troops and an unknown number of air force..."

"As for the naval fleet under his command, because several major naval ports in Shandong have been under military martial law. Our intelligence officers are simply unable to access and have not found any useful information."

The answer was completed. Dai Li, director of the Intelligence Department, quickly lowered his head and prepared to welcome the emperor's wrath of Chiang Kai-shek. At this moment, a dull knock on the door was like raining in time. It reached the ears of three people in the office.

The angry Lao Jiang quickly took down the already rising anger in his heart. He spoke in a bad tone and ordered the office door: "Come in..."

The headquarter communications adjutant with the rank of major, walked in with a serious look on his face and reported: "Report to the Chief, the Communications Office has just received a clear code of electricity from Jinan, Shandong. Please check it out..."

"From Jinan...it must be this Li Guosheng again..." A bad premonition quickly emerged in Lao Jiang's mind. After receiving the telegram, he began to browse quickly.

Chiang Kai-shek was not wrong: Li Guosheng, commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army, directly sent a telegram to the central government for a change and detailed complaint, and then a clear message was sent to the whole country...

At this moment, Lao Jiang, who had a gray face, could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. In front of his subordinates, he cursed loudly without caring about his image: "My mother, what does this Li Guosheng want to do? Is he planning to use this victory to force the central government to palace? Did he take the central government seriously and did he take me seriously..."

Compared with Lao Jiang, He Yingqin, who was the chief of staff, seemed much calmer. After quickly scanning the telegram sent by Lao Jiang, a trace of enlightenment appeared in his mind. He spoke in a deep voice to Lao Jiang, who was still full of anger.

"Chairman, this telegram from Li Guosheng is one aspect of forcing the palace to our central government. In addition, Bei Yi is worried that behind this telegram there is another huge conspiracy..."

At the warning of Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin continued to speak: "No surprise, this Li Guosheng intends to push our central government to the forefront of the entire country through this telegram, and put us in a difficult choice."

"Agree with Li Guosheng's request to commend all the officers and soldiers participating in the war. We undoubtedly told the Japanese that behind this naval battle, there is the shadow of my central government. And the Japanese government suffered such huge losses. Once a new round of retaliation is launched, our central government will be within the ranks of retaliation of the Japanese government..."

"If we deny Li Guosheng's request, our central government will be criticized and opposed by all citizens and even all local forces in the country... As the central government, even the soldiers who defend their country dare not commend it. Is this central government still necessary to exist? It is certain that it will not take long for the telegrams from all over the country to support Li Guosheng will be sent to us."

Lao Jiang's brow suddenly condensed into the character "Sichuan" and fell into deep thought.

And at this moment, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army of Chenyang, Zhang Xueliang, also looked at the clear code telegram from Li Guosheng in his hand.

While shocking the strong strength of the naval fleet under the Ninth Army, he quickly turned his attention to Rong Zhen, the only chief of staff he could rely on, and said, "Chief of Staff, how should we deal with this clear telegram... After all, there has been a period of evil between the Ninth Army and our Northeast Army. I mean, there is no need for our Northeast Army to help the Ninth Army with the possibility of offending Chiang..."

Hearing Zhang Xueliang's slightly revengeful answer, a wry smile flashed quickly on the face of Rong Zhen, the Chief of Staff of the Northeast Army.

From this answer, Rong Zhen clearly felt the immaturity of the commander-in-chief in front of him. He could not treat something rationally. He only relied on his passion and his mood at that time. However, thinking of the old coach's explanation to him before leaving, he still suppressed the dissatisfaction and helplessness in his heart and reminded him.

"Commander-in-Chief, how is the relationship between the Japanese and our Northeast Army?"

Zhang Xueliang replied with no time to think: "Of course it's a hostile relationship... As long as I, Zhang Xueliang, serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army for one day, the Japanese will always be the enemy of my Northeast Army and the enemy of my Northeast Army..."

Zhang Xueliang did not forget the Japanese enemy who killed his father. The dissatisfaction in Chief of Staff Rong Zhen's heart was much better. He continued to remind him.

"Since the Japanese are the enemy of our Northeast Army, the Ninth Army killed the Japanese at sea, that is, to help my Ninth Army avenge my Ninth Army. If this matter is a little heavier, the Ninth Army has become the benefactor of our Northeast Army. What should I do to treat my benefactor..."

Facing Rong Zhen's explanation, Zhang Xueliang's face suddenly became ugly.

However, he knew that everything Chief Rong Zhen said was true. Rong Zhen, the minister who was entrusted before his father's death, would not harm him in this matter. Under Rong Zhen's gaze, he replied unnaturally: "Chief of Staff, facing the benefactor, of course, he must repay his kindness..."

"I understand, Chief of Staff, what you mean is: We will immediately generate electricity to the central government in the name of the Northeast Army General Command and support Li Guosheng's power supply..."

Seeing the unwilling expression on Zhang Xueliang's face, Chief of Staff Rong Zhen sighed and explained: "Commander-in-Chief. The result of this power supply: Even if we are unwilling to do so, we must do this..."

"What we received was a clear telegram from the Ninth Army. And while we received this telegram, all units with radio stations in the entire Northeast Army also received this telegram. It is certain that the news that the Ninth Army wiped out the Japanese mixed fleet outside Qingdao has been completely spread within our Northeast Army."

"Faced with this news, I can confidently say: hundreds of thousands of soldiers of our Northeast Army will definitely be greatly encouraged. At the same time, my favorable impression of the Ninth Army will also increase greatly. In this case, if the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army cannot obey public opinion and openly send a telegram to support the Ninth Army. Then, many officers and soldiers in the Northeast Army will begin to feel dissatisfied with the Northeast Army General Command because of our inaction..."

"So, whether it is to repay kindness or to vent the excitement of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Northeast Army, and to show the attitude of our Northeast Army. We must send this support telegram, and we must also send it out in a clear way of powering..."

Zhang Xueliang nodded and responded: "Chief of Staff, I understand... I will start drafting the telegram right away..."

The Guangxi Nanning Guizhou Division Command, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, were also discussing what they were talking about around this clear code.

Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the Guangxi clan, did not express any opinions on the content of the telegram. Instead, he spoke to Bai Chongxi with a sincere sigh: "Jiansheng, you still have your unique vision. Li Guosheng, who was still a chick a year ago, has now become an eagle that can soar in the sky..."

"A Japanese army's mixed fleet, such a powerful naval force, was defeated by Li Guosheng. I can't imagine it, I can't imagine it..."

Bai Chongxi smiled and did not deny it. However, the angle he looked at the telegram was different from that of Li Zongren. He spoke with a meaningful look on Li Zongren, "Do you think that in addition to forcing Jiang Chen to the palace and pushing Jiang Chen to the top of the silence, does this telegram hide another huge meaning?"

"Through my progress in Li Guosheng's development, I will make a summary: 'forbearance' has always been with Li Guosheng's development path. Now, Li Guosheng is not worried about the military revenge that the Japanese government may launch, and directly announced the results of the battle. In front of countries around the world, he slapped the Japanese government in the face. Don't you think this is refuted from Li Guosheng's always-development method?"

As the highest commander of the Guangxi clique, Li Zongren is also a rare politician. When he saw the light of inspiration, he seemed to find something, but when he thought about it seriously, he didn't know anything. He asked Bai Chongxi directly: "Jiansheng, what do you mean?"

Bai Chongxi did not hesitate and directly expressed his judgment: "This shows that Li Guosheng's Ninth Army has the ability to ensure the security of the controlled area and is no longer afraid of the Japanese government's revenge. Otherwise, according to Li Guosheng's always tolerant development method, the results of this battle would never be announced."

"Not afraid of the Japanese's revenge..." Li Zongren subconsciously exclaimed. However, after careful analysis, he had to admit what Bai Chongxi said.

How powerful is it to fight against the entire Japanese government with less than the territory of the two provinces? Although I dare not really confirm this fact, the two of them are definitely 80% sure of the development path of Li Guosheng.

Thinking of the huge China, a local force with such strong strength emerged without realizing it. The two people who were not very satisfied with Chiang Kai-shek's actions for a long time, a hint of excitement flashed in their hearts. Li Zongren first suggested: "Jiansheng, whether this is the fact or not. From the perspective of a Chinese man, I think we should generate electricity to support Li Guosheng's decision and ask the central government to publicly commend all officers and soldiers participating in the war..."

Bai Chongxi, who reacted from the shock, nodded without comment and said, "This is for sure. Although I, Bai Chongxi, have participated in several civil wars, I have always admired the anti-Japanese heroes very much. This is also the reason why I would ask for helping Li Guosheng when Li Guosheng was still very weak..."
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