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Chapter 174 Ceasefire?

After Deputy Commander Li covered the receiver, he immediately looked at the operations staff:

"Don't worry about the Japanese armored brigade. You just do what I say from now on. You are responsible for conveying my orders!"

The operations staff looked at Deputy Commander Li in confusion. Before he could ask any questions, Deputy Commander Li continued to listen to the phone. After a while, Deputy Commander Li shouted loudly:
"Staff Officer Bai, tell the 26th Army to cover the three o'clock direction, area number five!"

"Send a message to the 33rd Army."

"Send a message to the 68th Army!"

"Order the 7th and 12th armies to flank areas 9 and 15!"

Although the operations staff did not know why Deputy Commander Li issued these orders so smoothly, they did not dare to neglect them. They did whatever Deputy Commander Li said.

At this time, the operations staff saw Deputy Commander Li's face change.

"What, you're going to let Hu Niu replace you next? Hu Niu is also in the war zone?"

Before Deputy Commander Li finished speaking, the voice coming from the receiver had changed to Edith's.

In the Central China War Zone, General Nishio was stunned by the sound of artillery fire and gunfire.

The phone in Staff Officer Hattori's hand fell directly to the ground.

"Why was the firepower point of the defense line we just built cleared in an instant?"

"Also, what is the armored brigade for? Weren't they ordered to help build the defense line a long time ago? Why haven't they taken up their positions yet?"

This was the first time that Nishio had encountered such a thing. Hattori Xiaohe felt his head buzzing and said in disbelief:
"General, has the National Army changed its commander?"

"Our scattered troops were all surrounded by the Kuomintang army, and the armored brigade was also bitten. No matter which direction we broke through, the Kuomintang army could intercept us one step ahead. Although they could not stop the armored brigade from advancing, the repeated blockades also prevented the armored brigade from reaching the designated location within the specified time."

"The firing point that our army had just set up was destroyed by the Kuomintang's artillery fire the next second. This is simply impossible!"

Don't even mention Bu Xiaohe's defense, even Nishio felt like he saw a ghost after hearing it.

It is obvious that the military defense maps they surveyed this time were all fake, whether it was their own or the gendarmerie headquarters, the military defense maps on both sides were all fake.

But how did the National Army know all the firepower structures in their defense zone?

The warriors who were on duty in the rest area died under the artillery fire before they even picked up their guns.

This was the first time that Nishio had encountered such a frustrating battle since his debut.

"Baga, Baga!"

Jingle Bell--

Another phone call came and Xiwei picked it up. Upon hearing that the national army had begun to advance towards this side, Xiwei broke out in a cold sweat and did not dare to stay any longer. He immediately gave orders to continue retreating!
But the National Army seemed to have turned on a map hack. No matter how Xiwei deployed his troops, the National Army could intercept and ambush them from the best position and the most unexpected place.

The battle lasted until the evening, but the National Army's offensive was still fierce. The troops in the Central China Theater had lost more than 30% of their strength, and their morale was basically destroyed.

Now, Xiwei can only rely on the last bit of terrain to block the enemy, but the National Army does not play positional warfare with them at all. It is as if they have installed surveillance cameras on them. They use various infiltrations and encirclements. In just a few hours, Xiwei’s Central China Army was besieged by the National Army.

In Nanjing, on the road leading to the front line of the Central China War Zone, in a black Cadillac sedan, Watanabe Anko and a middle-aged man in a suit, with a crew cut and a small mustache were sitting in the back seat. The driver was a woman wearing a Japanese military officer's uniform, and sitting in the passenger seat was Yamao Kazuo.

“I didn’t expect things to develop to this point.”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man sitting next to Watanabe Kyoko just smiled:

"Kyoko, it's okay. Although that idiot Nishio has killed so many warriors of the empire, now that I'm here, I won't let the situation get any worse."

"We've already communicated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so don't worry."

At this point, the middle-aged man stared at the front with a sinister look, and his voice became cold and stern:
"But, Xingzi, this time, you must find out the traitor. Admiral Matsui will take over as the commander of the Central China Theater. I don't want him to continue to investigate the traitor when he takes over."

Watanabe Kyoko nodded slightly:

"Hi!"

"Uncle, I know what to do."

The middle-aged man raised his hand and patted Watanabe Anzi's shoulder, smiling and said:
"I had come to the Magic City a while ago, but because of the attack on the Special High Police, I was delayed for a while."

"Something unexpected happened this time. If it weren't for Miss Junko's protection, I would not have made it here alive."

Upon hearing this, Anko Watanabe turned her gaze to Junko Aoki who was driving.

"Oh, it looks like Ms. Aoki is quite skilled?"

While driving, Junko Aoki smiled slightly, without looking back, and just said calmly:

"My skills are not bad, and protecting His Royal Highness is also my duty."

Watanabe Anzi narrowed her eyes slightly, smiled and asked:

"Uncle, have you encountered an assassination?"

This middle-aged man was Asamiya Naruhiko, whom both the Military Control Commission and the underground party wanted to kill.

It was just some unexpected events that delayed his trip to Longguo.

Asamiya Jiuyan smiled coldly and said disdainfully:
"Just some petty tricks that are not worthy of being shown on the stage, car bombs and other low-level stuff."

Watanabe Anko's mouth twitched slightly. She thought that her uncle was too conceited. Even if Junko Aoki was very capable, there would be times when he was careless. By then, Asamiya Naruhiko would probably not be able to laugh.

"Uncle, no matter what, we should not underestimate the rats in the Military Control Commission and the underground party."

Central China War Zone, Central Army Front Command.

Deputy Commander Li issued a series of orders, commanding more than 200,000 troops and defeating the Central China Army in Xiwei.

The operations staff is now full of admiration for Deputy Commander Li.

But when the battle was in full swing, a special envoy actually came directly to the headquarters.

Now that the fighting has ceased, the operations staff looked at the special envoy with a sinister expression.

Deputy Commander Li also had a gloomy expression and placed his hands on the sand table, staring at it intently, without any movement.

Now that he had calmed down, Deputy Commander Li was sweating profusely.

He still hasn't figured out how Youhu managed to call him.

How could this battlefield telephone be connected to the Japanese?
But according to the intelligence provided by Youhu and later Huniu, there were no mistakes after a series of commands, and they were about to drive the Japanese out of Hunan.

But at this critical moment, the special envoy arrived with the principal's order, demanding a ceasefire and negotiations!

That's right, negotiation.

The principal's old mistake has come back again: we must first stabilize the country before we can fight against foreign enemies.

Now that the Japanese have bowed their heads and sent a prince to negotiate in person, the principal did not think much about it and directly agreed to the ceasefire negotiations between the two sides.

The special envoy looked at Deputy Commander Li and the operations staff with trepidation. To be honest, he really didn't want to come here, especially now that they had the complete advantage.

But since the principal had given the order personally, he had no choice but to come over.

The special envoys are now worried that Deputy Commander Li might shoot himself out of anger.

"Cough cough."

"Deputy Commander Li, the principal will be here soon and will meet with Prince Asaka Naruhiko in person. The ceasefire was ordered by the principal himself, and I am just following his orders."

Looking at Deputy Commander Li who remained silent, the special envoy felt increasingly uneasy.

After breaking through the Japanese defense line three times in a row, and the artillery fire has already covered the location of the Japanese headquarters, they are now talking about a ceasefire.

One can imagine how angry Deputy Commander Li is right now.

Now Deputy Commander Li felt sorry for Youhu, sorry for the military defense map he had stolen by going deep into the tiger's den, and even more sorry for the outstanding contribution Youhu had made this time.

It was obvious that with the cooperation of Young Tiger within the enemy army, he could have recaptured Hunan in one fell swoop with an overwhelming force. However, even after the ceasefire, he still wanted to negotiate!
After a long while, Deputy Commander Li turned his head and looked at the special envoy:

"You don't need to remind me, I know what to do."

"Hmph, Chief of Staff Bai, let's go and greet the principal!"

After saying this, Deputy Commander Li no longer cared about the so-called special envoy and left the command center with the combat staff.

The special envoy's mouth twitched and he sighed with embarrassment.

After leaving the headquarters, Deputy Commander Li pulled out his gun, aimed it at something not far away, and emptied several magazines in a row. Then he angrily threw his gun to the ground:

"A golden opportunity is just given up. Negotiations, more negotiations. If negotiations can solve the problem, would the Japanese still be so arrogant on the territory of Longguo?"

The operations staff sighed, walked up to pick up Deputy Commander Li's service gun, wiped the dust off the gun and returned it, then said with a wry smile:

"Old Li, now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. But I am very curious about who made the call before. Old Li, every order you gave afterwards hit the weak spot of the Japanese army and made them lose all their temper."

When this matter was mentioned, Deputy Commander Li finally reacted:
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that the Military Control Commission's Young Tiger and Tiger Girl played an indispensable role in our great advantage this time."

"They went deep into the tiger's den to find out the movements of the Japanese army for us, but we gave up the attack at the critical moment and gave up the recovery of Hunan. I feel so sorry for them both."

Staff Officer Bai looked at Deputy Commander Li in shock:

"Are these Military Control Commission people playing such a big game now?"

Deputy Commander Li smiled bitterly and sighed:

"Old White, I'm so sorry for them!"

Staff Officer Bai stepped forward and patted Deputy Commander Li on the shoulder:

"The current situation is not what you and I want to see, but the principal is like this, and there is nothing we can do."

"But we can't bury the contributions of the heroes. Youhu and Huniu deserve the respect of everyone in our military. The Military Control Commission is petty, so our military can reward Youhu and Huniu well. I believe the people in the General Staff will not be stingy either."

Deputy Commander Li nodded: "This is the only way now. Otherwise, I really don't know how to give an explanation to Youhu and Huniu."

"Youhu told me on the phone that this time, he would help us recover Hunan even if it cost him his life, but I broke my promise."

Central China War Zone, Japanese military base.

Nishio knelt on the ground dejectedly, and the people around him also knelt around Nishio with dejected faces.

More than half of the Central China Army was lost in this battle, and Nishio could not escape blame.

The National Army once again got the real military defense map, but Nishio still hasn't figured it out. He didn't make the military defense map at all. How did the National Army get it?

Thinking of this, Nishio glanced at the old friends around him with a gloomy look, and his eyes fixed on the Chief of Staff Hattori Komato.

When he met Nishio's gaze, Hattori Komato knew what Nishio was thinking without having to think too much.

At this time, Zhao Xuan was also in this temporary base with very simple fortifications.

Under a big tree, Zhao Xuan watched Aizawa Keiko slowly wake up, and hurriedly helped her lean against the tree trunk:

"Keiko, you finally woke up."

The members of the investigation team standing nearby also hurriedly said:
"Section Chief, you don't know that when we met Zhao Sang on the way, he rushed out of the gunfire holding you. At that time, we..."

It was because of meeting them that Zhao Xuan asked Edith to help him continue talking to Deputy Commander Li.

Keiko Aizawa could imagine the situation at that time, and she also remembered what Zhao Xuan said to her before she was knocked unconscious by the aftermath of the shell. He did it, and he really brought her alive.

At this time, Keiko Aizawa looked at Zhao Xuan with even more tenderness, more infatuation and dependence.

Fatty was standing nearby and found this scene hilarious.

Watanabe Anko's daughter-in-law is now in love with a man from Dragon Country. I wonder how Watanabe would feel when he finds out?
Watanabe: Don't worry about it, I arranged it. I just didn't expect that Keiko would be the first to fall into it.

Zhao Xuan was in no mood to talk now because the artillery and gunfire had stopped.

Although he didn't know the specific reason, the anger in Zhao Xuan's heart was still surging.

The opportunity to recover Hunan was right in front of us, but the National Army decided not to fight.

It seemed like they were about to swallow up the Central China Army, but all their previous efforts were wasted. All their previous efforts were wasted!

So, what is the meaning of all this I do?
I thought that with my risky help, the National Army would be stronger and defeat the Japanese sooner.

But in the end, history is still surprisingly similar.

"Thank you, Zhao Sang~"

After hearing what Aizawa Keiko said, Zhao Xuan suppressed his anger, forced a smile and said:
"We are not destined to die, but right now, we seem to have more important things to do."

A cold light flashed in Aizawa Keiko's eyes, and Tu Feiyuan's face also fell.

"What Zhao Sang said is correct. The strategy Zhao Sang proposed before can prove that the military defense map was leaked from the war zone. Xiwei is to blame. The real traitor is in the war zone. It's someone around Xiwei, or even Xiwei himself!"

The fat guy was now also furious because he almost died in the gunfire.

Looking at his dusty appearance and his torn military uniform, one could tell how many times this fat guy had brushed shoulders with death.

After taking a deep breath, Keiko Lanze stood up with the help of Zhao Xuan:

"Mr. Doi-Yuan, now that the situation is clear, the most urgent task is to control Nishio and his cronies. We must not let the traitor escape."

When Zhao Xuan and his party arrived at where Nishio and others were, seeing Nishio kneeling on the ground, Doiyuan and Aizawa Keiko had cold eyes and walked up with their men.

"Nishio, the investigation team is now officially notifying you that the traitor is among you. We will take compulsory measures to supervise you."

"Also, who can tell me why the Nationalist Army did not continue the attack?"

As Dobiyuan finished his words, everyone around Nishio looked as if they had lost their parents, and even their anger disappeared.

At this point, they also knew that the traitor was definitely among them.

Just as they rejected the investigation team in the beginning, they now hope that the investigation team can find the traitor as soon as possible.

Otherwise, when that person arrives, none of them will end up well.

Nishio looked as if he had aged a dozen years. His face was full of vicissitudes and he looked up at Tobiyuan:

"Prince Asaka has recently arrived in the Magic City and is on his way here. The truce of the National Army means that His Excellency the Prince will negotiate with the head of the National Government."

"I have no objection to you supervising us, but I ask you to make a quick decision on the matter of the traitor."

After hearing what Xiwei said, Zhao Xuan almost clenched his fists.

negotiation?

This was the funniest joke Zhao Xuan had ever heard.

Why not continue the attack when you have such a great advantage and instead engage in negotiations?
Zhao Xuan really didn’t know what the bald man was thinking. Did he think that after the negotiations were over, the Japanese would not give up the invasion?
Arabian Nights!

Unexpectedly, the first and second attempts were defeated by the intrigues among the various factions of the National Army. The third attempt, which was the closest to success, was defeated by the bald man.

It seems that I have to prepare for the future and bring Dao Yan into the Red Party camp as soon as possible.

Before, Zhao Xuan was still thinking about taking it slow, but now, the Kuomintang’s decision has made Zhao Xuan lose his last bit of patience.

As for Nishio, he was really anxious.

If the traitor had not been found before Asaka Yasuhiko arrived, what would be waiting for Nishio would be more than just a military court.

Now that the war is over, Nishio ordered the grassroots commanders to reorganize all the troops. Then, all those who knew the military information, including Nishio, were taken under control by the investigation team.

These people were placed in separate tents, and the investigation team members were also assigned to interrogate their respective subjects.

In the entire investigation team, Feiyuan has the highest rank.

Although Doiyuan and Keiko's people belong to different intelligence departments, now is the critical moment, and Doiyuan, who has the highest rank, will make a unified division. The traitor must be found within today.

"Ms. Keiko was trained by President Watanabe, so her interrogation skills are naturally amazing. So, how about Ms. Keiko interrogating Nishio with me?"

Lan Ze Huizi glanced at Zhao Xuan, and when Zhao Xuan nodded, Huizi also smiled and said:
"It is an honor for Keiko to learn from Mr. Doi-maru, so I will interrogate Nishio with Mr. Doi-maru."

Tu Feiyuan nodded and turned his gaze to Zhao Xuan:

"Zhao Sang, Shan Xiongjun told me a lot about your deeds."

"Kazuo Yamao?"

Keiko Aizawa looked at Doiyuan in surprise. When she saw Doiyuan shaking his head, Keiko knew who it was.

Zhao Xuan also smiled and said:
"Mr. Tu Feiyuan, I am a latecomer. In front of professionals like you, my ability is not worth mentioning."

The fat man laughed, waved his hand and said:
"Zhao Sang, there is no need to underestimate yourself. Not only Shan Xiongjun, but even Ying Zuojun has high praise for Zhao Sang."

"So I decided that Zhao Sang would be the leader of the second interrogation team and bring my student Michiko to interrogate Hattori Kowa, the chief of staff of the Central China Theater."

As soon as Tu Feiyuan finished speaking, a woman in military uniform, with a charming look between her eyebrows and graceful every move, came out and bowed slightly to Zhao Xuan:

"Mr. Zhao, I am Michiko Sakai. Please give me your guidance in the future."

After saying that, Michiko stretched out her hand and shook hands with Zhao Xuan.

Unexpectedly, this woman actually scratched Zhao Xuan's palm with her fingertips. Zhao Xuan withdrew his hand calmly. Keiko Aizawa glared at Michiko with a cold light flashing in her eyes.

But Michiko was not afraid at all and gave Keiko a charming smile.

After everyone had been assigned their tasks, Doiyuan looked at everyone in the investigation team with a serious expression and said:

"During this interrogation, no matter what means you use, you must give me a satisfactory answer."

"The interrogation will begin in ten minutes. What do you need to prepare? I want you all to be ready and enter the interrogation state within ten minutes."

Ten minutes later, interrogation room No. 2.

Michiko sat next to Zhao Xuan, looking at Hattori Kowa who was fixed on the interrogation chair with eyes as vicious as a snake.

Hattori Kowa looked at Zhao Xuan and Michiko calmly. Without waiting for them to ask any questions, Hattori spoke first:
"I know what you want to ask, but there is no need to waste your time on me because I am not the traitor you are looking for."

"Instead of asking me, why not ask that bastard Nishio? No one knows all the important military secrets better than him."

"Today, the national army's attack all hit the vital points of our army. I don't deny the enemy's command ability, but every time he commands, he can be so precise and hit the vital points directly. This is something that no other commander can do."

"Unless our commander-in-chief collaborates with the enemy, today's battle would not have reached such a desperate point."

Not to mention, Michiko felt that Hattori's words made a lot of sense.

She also participated in today's battle in person.

It's like watching the defense line and firepower network that had just been established being destroyed in the next second, time and time again.

If Michiko hadn't experienced it herself, she would never have believed this kind of hopeless battlefield.

So Michiko already agreed with 70% to 80% of what Hattori said.

But thinking of Zhao Xuan beside her and what her teacher had said to her, Michiko also wanted to hear Zhao Xuan's opinion:
"Zhao Sang, what do you think?"

Hattori stared at Zhao Xuan with deep eyes. If Zhao Xuan's actions had not been within his sight, Hattori Kowa would have suspected that Zhao Xuan was the traitor.

After all, among all the people present, only Zhao Xuan is a Dragon citizen.

When it comes to traitors, no one is more convincing than the Dragon people.

But because all of Zhao Xuan's actions were under their surveillance, Hattori Komato was certain that anyone could be the traitor, except Zhao Xuan.

Unless Zhao Xuan knows the art of splitting himself into two or becoming invisible, but how is that possible?
(End of this chapter)