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Headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Army Group.

Old Zuo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the message that was delivered last night.

"Old Zhao, we haven't received any news from the young master. I guess he already knows about the news that we've occupied the area across from Shanghai."

"He probably already knew, but he just didn't express his opinion. What we need to do now is to slowly take over all the areas in northern Jiangsu, and expand a little to the west and north. The distance of one or two counties shouldn't be a big problem."

"That's the only way, otherwise our little place simply isn't enough for so many people to live in."

Old Zhao also understood that with a population of over 30 million and an army of one million, such a large population and such a large army were simply not enough in the small area of ​​northern Jiangsu.

"It seems we really have to take Xuzhou, since Xuzhou has seriously affected our rule over northern Jiangsu."

"Yes, it's time for us to formulate a plan for capturing Xuzhou and Hefei."

"That's absolutely right!"

"However, if we want to take Hefei, we still need to ask for the young master's permission. We can discuss the situation in Xuzhou ourselves."

When Lao Zuo heard this, he was also taken aback and looked at Lao Zhao with some confusion, clearly not understanding what Lao Zhao meant either.

“Hefei is different from Xuzhou. Xuzhou is within our sphere of influence, so it’s not easy for outsiders to say anything if we take it. But Hefei is different. If we don’t do something right, it could trigger a fierce counterattack from the Japanese army.”

"Also, news has come from the First Naval Force that Japanese planes seem to have spotted them during their training. They have now devised a temporary plan to retreat to the island that night, or perhaps back to Lianyungang. What do you think of this?"

"The Japanese have discovered it; this is a bit troublesome."

Upon hearing this, Lao Zuo could only manage a wry smile, after all, that fleet had quite a few warships, dozens, almost a hundred.

So many warships! A whole sea of ​​them!
"This is indeed a bit troublesome."

Are you planning to withdraw?

“Let’s withdraw. We have a port in Yancheng, and the port is ready for operation. We can withdraw here and move inside.”

"That works, but we can only send a maximum of fifty ships to Yancheng. The rest will have to be sent to Lianyungang."

That's true.

Upon hearing this, he gave a wry smile. Who would have thought that even with warships, they wouldn't dare to use them like this, simply because the difference in strength was too great.

What should be done with these warships?

"The transport ships are a little better, but the others need to be carefully hidden, and we can't take out too many. After all, the Japanese know how many warships we have. Also, make sure that island is completely cleared out. Don't leave any evidence. If it's discovered that we did it, we'll be in big trouble."

Old Zhao carefully explained the situation again, because they knew better than anyone how serious the consequences would be if something unexpected happened.

Although it may seem that the Japanese suffered a great loss in the Pacific, Japan's military strength was far greater than that of their small region of northern Jiangsu.

Therefore, they still need to conserve their energy and be careful to avoid being attacked.

"What about the plan for Xuzhou?"

"What to do? Just deal with it!"

Old Zhao rolled his eyes, clearly not expecting the navy to run into problems, and had to temporarily put aside all plans.

"Now we need to cultivate the land more deeply and produce more grain."

"That's all we can do."

The two, who were originally in a good mood, were now not in much of a mood. Although small-scale confrontations with the Japanese occurred frequently at various borders, conflicts involving more than a company were far too rare.

Both sides are exercising restraint, focusing solely on troop training. Neither side wants to provoke another conflict now, as it would be detrimental to both.

Watching the ship slowly sail away from the Yangtze River dock, I stood on the deck, facing the sea breeze, and slowly enjoyed this rare tranquility.

Although there were quite a few people on the deck, no one spoke loudly, clearly indicating that the future of this trip was also uncertain.

On the deck, although there were many other guests, Zhang Tianhao still noticed that there were quite a few spies, or rather, people specifically monitoring the doctors, on the entire deck.

"It seems these people haven't given up?"

Zhang Tianhao didn't say much. Instead, he went straight back to his room, brought out a chair, and placed a cup beside him. He then slowly began to drink his tea.

Feeling the sea breeze and the charm of the ocean, it's as if the whole world has changed for him.

He was clearly out of place. When others saw him sitting there drinking tea, no one would bother to approach him, since things weren't as easy to deal with as he had imagined.

Even Dr. Luo is the same.

Seeing Zhang Tianhao sitting alone at the bow of the boat, with no one coming up to cause him trouble, since they were already at sea, no one would come looking for him.

Moreover, it's impossible to leave the ship now.

Who is this person?

"do not know!"

"Who knows!"

“He looks no different from us, but sitting there, I always feel a heaviness in my heart and don’t want to disturb him.”

"I feel the same way. People like that are definitely big shots, really."

"He seems to have some status!"

Zhang Tianhao paid no attention to the discussions behind him, as if he hadn't heard them at all, his mind completely absorbed in the sea.

With his mind at ease, he was ready to truly experience the ocean this time.

As the tide rose and fell, his mind also fluctuated and leaped.

He sat there for an unknown amount of time, and when he woke up again, he found that it had gotten dark outside.

It was quite cold on the deck at night, and there was hardly anyone outside except for two plainclothes officers standing not far away, carefully guarding the deck; it was completely quiet.

He stood up, picked up the stool, and walked into the room.

A short while later, he arrived in the room and saw Zhou Qing leaning against the bed reading a book. When she saw him come in, she smiled.

"Dr. Wang, you're awake!"

"I'm awake. I didn't expect to sleep so comfortably. Who would have thought I would fall asleep sitting there? I was probably just too tired!"

"That's true, you're probably too tired. Your workload is considerable. I've heard that apart from your day of seeing patients or performing emergency surgeries, you spend the rest of your time in surgery or on your way to the operating room."

"Hehe, that's a very insightful point. That's exactly what my job is like. But don't worry about it now. I'm going out for a walk. You go to sleep first!"

"Isn't it unsafe to go out for a walk so late?"

"It's not safe here yet, this is the sea! It's surrounded by the sea, only a ghost could come up here!"

"That's true!" (End of Chapter)