Many unmarried young female students and some ladies from home learned that Qiao Anbang was still a bachelor, and at a young age he became a major general of the national army. He also led his troops to recover Shanghai and made great achievements.

They all searched for connections and sent Qiao Anbang a letter of condolence.

The passionate young people and loyal and brave men with ambition to serve the country were also deeply inspired. The students decided to abandon their pens and join the army and serve the country. The capable and strangers in the world decided to go directly to the Hu Ben Brigade, to achieve a good future, and to see what kind of army this was.[]

Several companies are happy and sad. News of the Shanghai victory spread rapidly around the world like a virus, and of course Japan is no exception.

Shanghai was lost, and the cruiser Izumo, which was once the Emperor's throne ship, was sunk. The news that more than 10,000 soldiers, including Matsui Ishione, commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force, and commander of the Third Navy, Kiyoshi Kawatani, shocked the entire Japanese government and the public.

The arrogant and arrogant Japanese militarist leaders were all angry and angry, and they shouted to completely eliminate the Hu Ben Brigade and its commander Qiao Anbang, who had repeatedly caused heavy losses to the Japanese Imperial Army at all costs.

This time, Qiao Anbang's name is not only a household name in China, but also a very high reputation in Japan. However, the Japanese only hate Qiao Anbang.

The Japanese cabinet headed by Konoe Fumimo promoted Qiao Anbang and his Tiger Brigade to the strategic goal of the Japanese army in China second only to Chairman Chiang and the National Government.

At the same time, the Japanese base decided to reorganize the imperial army that is now fighting in central China. To this end, it issued a battle sequence for the Central China Expeditionary Army and its affiliated Shanghai Expeditionary Army, and the 10th Army. At the same time, it ordered the formation of the Central China Front Army, with Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke as the commander of the Front Army, and Major General Tanabe Morito as the chief of staff.

The primary combat task of the newly formed Central China Front Army was to re-capture Shanghai and wipe out the Hu Ben Brigade under Qiao Anbang, and the strategic plan to capture the Chinese capital Nanjing was postponed.

The new appointment was quickly transferred to the Japanese divisions. Of course, the commander of the 10th Army in Hangzhou, Yanagawa Heisuke was no exception. When Yanagawa Heisuke saw the appointment message from the base camp, he was so excited that he could hardly speak.

He has been under high pressure from Matsui Ishigen. Now Matsui Ishigen is dead and he has transformed himself into the commander of the Central China Front Army. How can he not be excited and how can he not be excited?

Although the base camp did not promote his military rank to general, Yanagawa Heisuke believed that it was only a matter of time. As long as he re-captured Shanghai, wiped out Qiao Anbang's Huben brigade, and then commanded his troops to capture Nanjing, the Chinese capital, the general's military rank would be natural, and he might even be named the Imperial Marshal.

Just as Yanagawa Heisuke was fantasizing about his future glorious future, Tanabe Moritake, who had just been promoted to Chief of Staff of the Central Front Army, also walked in with a look of excitement.

"Tanaben-kun, congratulations on being promoted to Chief of Staff of the Central China Expeditionary Army!" Yanagawa Heisuke quipped happily.

"Your Excellency General laughed. It should be a humble congratulations to the general for being promoted to commander of the front army!" Tanabe Masamu said with a respectful look on his head.

"Hahaha, we are happy together..." Yanagawa Heisuke smiled proudly and asked: "Tanabay, what are your plans for the next battle plan of the Imperial Army?"

"Report to the General, through research, I found that some of the tactical characteristics of the Chinese Huben Brigade in Shanghai might be of some help to us encircle and annihilate them." Tanabe Moribu replied with his head down.

"Oh? Please tell me!" Yanagawa Heisuke waved his hand and signaled.

"Hay!" Tanabe Moriwu suddenly lowered his head and responded, then stepped forward to the giant map hanging on the wall. He picked up a command pole placed next to him and pointed to the map and turned to Heisuke Yanagawa: "General, please see, this is the marching route of the Chinese Tiger Brigade. They first pretended to attack Xuancheng from the Lishui area, and then suddenly turned east to counterattack Liyang, and got rid of the pursuit of the 18th Division of the Imperial Army and the Guoqi Detachment."

"After he immediately went straight to Yixing County and captured Yixing County, the cunning Chinese people divided into two groups, and went south along the west bank of Taihu Lake to Huzhou, creating the illusion that their main force was heading south for the pursuit of the Imperial Army. Their main force took advantage of the situation to advance eastward. First, they unexpectedly captured Wuxi, where the Imperial Army had an empty defense, and then they forcibly captured Suzhou. You know the general later."

"Yeah." Yanagawa Heisuke's expression became solemn, and he nodded and said, "Tanabai, what do you want to say?"

"Weizhi believes that from the above-mentioned marching route of the Chinese Tiger Brigade, we can see how cunning their commanders are, and the combat effectiveness of these Chinese troops is indeed very strong. Even the imperial army is not its opponent under the same force." Tanabe Morito said this and said: "The Chinese people have such a unit and this commander with great strategic and tactical vision, which is extremely unfavorable to the Japanese Imperial Army. The murder of Prince Hirohiko Asakamiya and the disastrous defeat in Shanghai have proved that this person is extremely dangerous."

"Well, what Tanabe-kun said makes sense, so this time we must wipe out this cunning Chinese fox and his troops in Shanghai in one fell swoop." Yanagawa Heisuke Fuka nodded with consent.

"General, please forgive me for saying frankly that if you want to destroy the Chinese Huben Brigade, you must ensure that you cut off all your retreat. Otherwise, it will be as hard as climbing to the sky if you want to eat them in one bite." Tabayashi Mori said in a deep voice with a difficult face.

"Tanabian, what do you mean? Will they be willing to give up Shanghai and escape again?" Yanagawa Heisuke said in surprise.

"Absolutely, General, haven't you seen it yet? The Chinese army does not care about the gains and losses of a city and a land. They are fighting mobile wars with the imperial army. Therefore, they will never stay in Shanghai, a strategic death ground to fight the imperial army. After knowing that they are defeated, they will give up Shanghai without hesitation and continue to fight." Tanabe Moriwu said thoughtfully: "So, if you want to destroy them, you must block all their retreats, and then encircle them on all sides, so that they can't escape, and finally eliminate them in one fell swoop."

"Yoxi, the Chinese are very cunning, Tanabe, what good way do you have? How can you block the retreat of the Chinese people?" Yanagawa Heisuke nodded happily and asked.

"General, please look at the map." Tianbian Shengwu pointed at the giant map on the wall with his command pole again and said: "Now, most of our main forces in the front army are east of Taihu Lake, Changshu, Zhenjiang and other places, and are rapidly advancing towards Shanghai along the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, so it is safe here. However, in the areas west of Taihu Lake, the imperial army's garrison forces are very empty. Once the Chinese army abandons Shanghai and continues to roam, their retreat route should be to retreat along Jiaxing to Huzhou, Guangde, and Xuancheng, so that they can eventually retreat to Anhui or Jiangxi."

"So, we must mobilize heavy troops to increase our defenses in the area west of Taihu Lake. Cut off the way the Chinese army retreat along the west bank of Taihu Lake!" Tianbian Shengwu paused and said: "In addition, we also need to increase the garrison force in Hangzhou to prevent it."

"Enhance the garrison in Hangzhou?" Yanagawa Heisuke looked at Tanabe Morito in surprise: "Tanabian, what do you mean? The Chinese army dares to attack Hangzhou?"

"It's not impossible. General, don't forget the lessons of Shanghai!" Tanabe Moriwu said meaningfully.

Yanagawa Heisuke turned around and sat back at the conference table, frowned and pondered for a moment, nodded happily and said, "Yoxi, Tanabe, what you said makes sense, execute it now."

"Hayi!" Tanabe Moribu suddenly lowered his head, then turned around and took a saber and walked away with his long stride.

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Just as the Japanese army was planning to block the retreat route of the Huben Brigade, a mysterious figure came to the Huben Brigade Department in Zhabei.

Qiao Anbang looked at the old man in front of him, who was about 60 years old. This man looked a little fat, but a trace of light was faintly revealed between his eyebrows. At the same time, he was also looking at Qiao Anbang.

He was also secretly surprised that the famous general of the Hu Ben Brigade turned out to be a young man in his twenties.

The two looked at each other, and finally smiled heartily at the same time. Qiao Anbang took the lead and said, "Sir, may I ask you, sir?"

"After General Lao Qiao asked, I am Huang Jinyong, I have heard of the reputation of the general for a long time. Today I can comfort my whole life!" Huang Jinrong stood up and answered with his fists.

"Huang Jinyong?" Qiao Anbang was secretly surprised when he heard this. He was a second generation and knew a little about the people of the Republic of China. Could the person who claimed to be Huang Jinyong in front of him was Huang Jinrong, one of the Qing Gang bosses who dominated Shanghai in the 1930s?

"Mr. Huang is too rewarded," Qiao Anbang smiled and clasped his fists. Although he didn't know the purpose of Huang Jinrong coming to find him, he hurriedly asked to sit down.

After the two of them sat down, Qiao Anbang went straight to the point and asked straight to the point: "I don't know why Mr. Huang came to find Qiao this time?"

Huang Jinrong didn't expect Qiao Anbang to be so straightforward. He was slightly stunned and then recovered and smiled as usual: "General Qiao is so straightforward, so I won't keep it."

Huang Jinrong paused and said, "When the general led his troops to attack Shanghai, I also sent all my disciples and brothers to help. Now that the country is in trouble, I want to cooperate with the general to fight against Japan together. I don't know what the general wants?"

"Oh? What kind of cooperation method?" Qiao Anbang understood a little now. He guessed that this gangster boss thought he would stay here after conquering Shanghai, and he wanted to get closer to Qiao Anbang, so that he would gain a foothold in Shanghai in the future. After all, no matter how powerful the gang is, it is not enough to compete with the military.

However, Huang Jinrong's next words were shocking: "General, Shanghai is not a place to stay for a long time. I know that the general will lead the troops away soon. After the general leaves, the Japanese army will inevitably occupy Shanghai again. If the general wants to learn some information, will it be much more difficult?"

"Hmm?" Qiao Anbang was slightly stunned when he heard this. It seemed that Huang Jinrong had good eyesight, and then said bluntly: "Mr. Huang, what about your request?"

"My request is very simple. General Qiao has made many great contributions to the National Government, and his future will be unlimited. I just hope that after the general becomes successful in the future, he will be able to take care of my disciples of the Qing Gang, especially my business in Shanghai." Huang Jinrong looked at Qiao Anbang and said in a deep voice.

"This is no problem." Qiao Anbang agreed without thinking.

"Then thank you General Qiao. My Qing Gang disciples are everywhere. As long as the general needs it, he can send someone to sort it out and use it for the general. It will be much easier to obtain information from all aspects in the future." Huang Jinrong nodded with a smile.

"Yeah." Qiao Anbang nodded softly. Huang Jinrong's words were true. There were indeed many disciples of the Qing Gang, and they had close ties with gangs and other underworld forces in various places. If they could really make good use of it, it might be of great help to the future imperial intelligence network.

In fact, it is very simple to integrate these disciples from all over the country, that is money. As long as you have money, everything will be easy to solve. And when it gradually becomes scale and organizational in the future, everything will naturally get on track.

Just like the Military Control Commission, in fact, in each area, there are only a few leading officials who are considered members of the Military Control Commission. Those who actually collect intelligence for them are gangsters and gangsters from all over the world and some gangsters.

Although the importance of the intelligence department is now optional for the Huben Brigade, as the power and territory of the Huben Brigade gradually expands in the future, the intelligence department will be indispensable, so Qiao Anbang doesn't care about it and plans for the future.

Of course, Qiao Anbang would not really place his hope of establishing an intelligence department entirely on Huang Jinrong's Qing Gang. If the Qing Gang is available, it will be used. If it is not available, it will not cause any losses to Qiao Anbang.

Because after Qiao Anbang returns to the northern Anhui base, he will definitely train a group of agents himself, and then send these agents out to develop downlines, gradually forming a huge network of intelligence agencies, and Qing Gang personnel from all over the country are good candidates for downlines.

After seeing Huang Jinrong away, Qiao Anbang returned to his command center. Looking at the large combat map in front of him, Qiao Anbang frowned and fell into deep thought. According to the speed of the Japanese army's marching, it is estimated that the Japanese main divisions will be able to arrive in Shanghai in at most one week. In order not to be caught by the Japanese army, the Huben Brigade must evacuate Shanghai within five days.

The retreat route Qiao Anbang had already had an initial idea, which was to advance west along the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway, first conquered Jiaxing and pretended to make a military move to enter and force Hangzhou, then immediately rushed north, headed north along the west bank of Taihu Lake, and finally returned to Wuhu, and finally crossed the Yangtze River from the Wuhu area to the west, and finally returned to the northern Anhui base.

But Qiao Anbang didn't know yet that the retreat route he had initially selected had been plotted by the cunning Monobu Tanabe.

ps: The fifth update is so shameful. I want to break my promise. Please forgive me once. Add this chapter of 4,000 words, Qiu Feng has updated 20,000 words today. If you follow the 3,000 words per chapter and 24,000 chapters per chapter, I still owe you 4,000 words. However, in order to express my apology, I will update two chapters. Even if I don’t sleep, I will make up those two chapters tonight.
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