Xuzhou City, the Chief Commander of the Fifth War Zone.

Qiao Anbang, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and others gathered in front of the giant map of the war room. Bai Chongxi pointed to the Qingdao area on the map with a wooden command pole in his hand and said: "According to the latest battle reports from the front line, tens of thousands of Japanese troops retreated from Xuzhou to Jiao County, the gateway of Qingdao (later Jiaozhou)."

"The six thousand Japanese troops who retreated to this place have been found out that they are the elite troops directly under the division to which the Japanese Fifth Division Seishiro Itagaki."

"So, our troops have already chased to Jiao County? The Jiaodong Battle is about to begin?" Qiao Anbang said thoughtfully.

Bai Chongxi nodded as an answer.

Qiao Anbang suddenly turned around and asked Li Pinxian behind him, "Brother Heling, how is the restoration work of Xuzhou Airport progressing?"

"It is expected to be completed within three or two days, and it can be put into use within five days!" Li Pinxian thought for a while and replied.

"Five days?" Qiao Anbang frowned when he heard this. The Jiaodong Battle was about to begin, and Jiaoxian, the first strategic location on the offensive road of the Central ** team, is located on the north bank of Jiaozhou Bay. The Japanese army in Jiaoxian can receive super firepower assistance from its navy and air force anytime and anywhere. If the air force of the Hu Ben Army cannot take its position in time, it will definitely be difficult to capture Jiaoxian!

Therefore, Xuzhou Airport must be completed as soon as possible. Thinking of this, Qiao Anbang immediately said to Li Pinxian: "Brother Heling, please send an order immediately and mobilize and concentrate all forces to repair Xuzhou Airport at all costs. Be sure to ensure that the airport is put into use within three days! Remember, it is at all costs!"

"Okay!" Li Pinxian nodded and agreed.

"Also!" Qiao Anbang turned his head to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi and said, "Two sirs. Our troops are fighting continuously and pursuing them for a long distance. I think it's time to let the front-line troops take a break."

"What General Qiao said is not without reason. But now our army is in full swing and is in a strong position. We should take over Jiaoxian and Qingdao in one go. Once the offensive is stopped now, it will be like giving the Japanese army a chance to breathe, which will be a great disadvantage to our army!"

Li Zongren said hesitantly.

"General, the Battle of Jiaodong is not a one-day battle. If you want to win this battle, you must be well prepared and mentally prepare to fight a war of attrition with the Japanese army. As I said, in recent days, our army has been pursuing the whole country with great force. However, the ammunition, physical strength and ration of the various pursuit troops have reached the limit of their endurance. In order to pursue lightly, the troops have been left far behind by them, and our logistics supply line has reached hundreds of kilometers.

In addition, the Japanese army has been operating in Jiaodong for a long time and has strong naval and air force fire support. The attack was promoted, but it could only fail.

So I suggest that the attack be suspended and time will be gained for our heavy artillery troops, baggage supply troops and the air force. Let the exhausted soldiers have a good rest and wait until everything is ready before launching a fierce attack on Jiao County!" Qiao Anbang explained patiently and suggested.

Li Zongren thought about it carefully. What Qiao Anbang said was indeed reasonable, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay. Just do what Brother Anbang said, Jiansheng, please convey the order immediately."

Bai Chongxi was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly saw Wang Gensheng, the commander of the Huben Guard Corps, strode in in a hurry. When he arrived, he didn't even have time to salute. Wang Gensheng hurriedly said to Qiao Anbang: "The chief seat is not good, Zhou Hao, the commander of the airport garrison battalion, sent an emergency telegram!"

Seeing that Wang Gensheng's face was nervous, Qiao Anbang thought something was wrong at the airport, so he asked quickly: "Speak quickly, what should I say on the telegram?"

"The telegram said that Mr. Qiao was kidnapped by unknown armed forces last night!" Wang Gensheng said with a tragic expression.

"What?" Qiao Anbang's face changed drastically when he heard this, and Li Zongren and others also changed their expressions, with horror on their faces.

At this time, Qiao Anbang was shocked. Who would have done his father's robbery? It is definitely impossible for ordinary robbers. First of all, the guards in his own family are not ordinary people.

Moreover, ordinary robbers do not have the courage to go deep into Zhiheji City to hijack him Qiao Anbang's son.

Thinking about this, the one who has the ability to rob him of Zhi and Ji is most likely to be the Japanese agents and the Military Control Commission agents, and the suspect of the Military Control Commission is much greater than that of the Japanese army.

After all, the Military Control Commission has its own advantages.

If it is really the Military Control Commission, then their intention is nothing more than to use their father to restrain themselves. Then his father's life should be worry-free, but if it were a Japanese, then his father Qiao Siyuan would be in danger.

Qiao Anbang fell into deep thought, but Li Pinxian next to him asked Wang Gensheng: "Captain Wang, what's going on? Hasn't the Qiao family courtyard always protected by the guards? How did the robbers enter?"

"I heard that it was sneaking in quietly, and our guards didn't notice it at all. I think this group of robbers must be not simple!" Wang Gensheng replied.

When Wang Gensheng said this, the shock in everyone's eyes undoubtedly aggravated. After they looked at each other, they turned their eyes to Qiao Anbang.

Feeling the eager gaze of everyone, Qiao Anbang turned around and looked up at Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi and said, "The two officials have never been loyal and filial since ancient times. Now it is a critical moment of war. In theory, Anbang should put the country first and stay here to perform his duties. However, Anbang lost his mother since childhood, and it was not easy for his father to raise the three of us brothers to be raised with great difficulty. In addition, when my second brother died, I promised to take good care of his father for him, so I wanted to rush back and organize an investigation into his father's whereabouts and rescue him!"

"Well, filial piety is the first priority for all virtues, and children should be like this. It's just that the front line is on hold these days. Anbangyi will be assured to rescue Ling Zun! Just have Jiansheng and I here." Li Zongren said with a close eye.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir!" Qiao Anbang saluted Li Bai and the others with a bang, then turned around and left with Wang Gensheng.

After leaving the war zone headquarters, Qiao Anbang was anxious and led the guards out of the city quickly and galloped along the road towards Ji and Ji.

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Zhiheji, at this moment, the county town has been completely under martial law, and the four city gates are filled with tiger soldiers with live ammunition.

Everyone allowed to enter but not leave, and many local people who were unknown began to discuss.

The Qiao Family Courtyard located in the city is even more vigilant, with hundreds of Tiger Warriors surrounding the entire Qiao Family Courtyard.

In the main hall of the courtyard, Qiao Wu, the platoon leader of the Qiao family guard platoon kneeled in grief in front of Qiao Anguo who had just returned, and choked with great remorse: "Young Master, it's all for Qiao Wu's lack of protection, which has caused the old man to suffer this disaster. Life and death are unknown. Qiao Wuwan's death is to blame!"

As he said that, Qiao Wu pulled out the gun from his waist and was about to commit suicide.

"Uncle Wu, what are you doing?" Qiao Anguo hurriedly grabbed the gun from Qiao Wu's hand, and was about to say something to comfort Qiao Wu.

A sudden burst of rapid footsteps sounded in the yard. Looking up, I saw my second brother Qiao Anbang walking towards meteorically with Wang Gensheng.

"Second brother, third young master!" Qiao Anguo and Qiao Wu shouted at the same time.

When Qiao Wu saw Qiao Anbang, his guilt became even worse.

When Qiao Anbang saw Qiao Wu kneeling on the ground, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Wu, what are you doing? Get up quickly! This is to save the life of our brothers!" As he said that, Qiao Anbang helped Qiao Wu up with all his strength.

Qiao Wu was moved and sobbed with guilt: "The third young master, it's all my dereliction of duty! I'm all my failure to protect the master! I feel ashamed of the master's life-saving grace!"

"Okay, Uncle Fifth, stop talking about this now. In the eyes of my elder brother and I, I am our biological uncle. You can't blame me for the fact that my father was robbed!" Qiao Anbang also said with a sad face.

"The third brother is right, Uncle Fifth, don't blame yourself too much! It is our most urgent task now to discuss how to find the whereabouts of my father and then rescue him!" Qiao Anguo nodded in agreement.

"Yes!" Qiao Wu nodded with a sob.

"Brother, how is it going to be the case when I ordered the blockade of all imports and exports in the base?" After comforting Qiao Wu, Qiao Anbang turned around and asked.

"The order has been conveyed. Not only the regular troops left behind in the base areas, but also all militias from all villages and towns have been mobilized. Once suspicious people appear, they will report it immediately!" Qiao Anguo replied.

"Yeah." Qiao Anbang nodded slightly relievedly and analyzed: "Dad was robbed for not long. It is definitely not easy for those people to withdraw from our base area. In addition, we blocked the entire base area, and they are struggling now, so I think they must have not gone far. It is very likely that they are nearby, or even in Zhi and Jicheng."

"What? Just in the chew and the gods? These robbers are so bold!" Wang Gensheng said angrily.

"The most dangerous place is often the safest place!" Qiao Anbang said aloud and said, "Brother, Gensheng, and the two of you immediately took people to search the whole city from house to house. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find out the secret strongholds hidden in the chewy and Ji and completely destroy them!"

It is obvious that whether the Military Control Commission robbed his father Qiao Siyuan or the Japanese, they must have a stronghold in the city. Otherwise, how could their agents who were not familiar with the place could quietly rob their father from the Qiao family compound?

"Okay, yes!" Qiao Anguo and Wang Gensheng responded at the same time, and then turned around and left.

Seeing the two of them leaving, Qiao Wu hurriedly stepped forward and begged to Qiao Anbang, "Third Master, the master was robbed from me, so please let me go too."

"Uncle Fifth, don't be anxious. I have other tasks to hand over to Ji!" Qiao Anbang said as he pointed at Qiao Wu, "Ji stood up and go to Shanghai immediately..."

ps: This chapter was written yesterday, but the Internet has not been used since yesterday afternoon. The staff came to repair it this morning and upload it quickly!
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