On April 6, inside the 98th Army headquarters in Jiyuan.

Lu Mingxuan was a little stunned after reading the frontline battle report sent by Jiang Mengyun.

Just last night, the remnants of the Japanese Itagaki Division and the First Tank Regiment finally broke out of the Japanese encirclement with the support of the two Japanese master regiments.

After a long period of attack and siege, the fifth division and the first tank were facing the dilemma of running out of ammunition and food.

If nothing else happens, they will be meat on the chopping block, and it will be up to them how they eat it.

Unexpectedly, they seized the opportunity of the discord within the Japanese army, broke through the Japanese defense line in one fell swoop, and then completed the rendezvous with the two Japanese master regiments.

Lu Mingxuan felt extremely regretful when he thought of this.

"Fighting in a nest is really undesirable."

Lu Mingxuan said softly.

If not for a series of incidents a while ago, Nie Ziwen would not have taken back the artillery observers and tanks allocated to the 4th Division, so it would definitely not be that easy for the Itagaki Division and the First Tank Regiment to escape.

"Where is Qian Dajun now?"

Lu Mingxuan asked.

"He is still in the reception room of the military headquarters. He just said that if you don't see him today, he will stay in our military headquarters and never leave."

Speaking of this, Jiang Mengyun showed a smile.

"This is a huge amount of money!"

After hearing her words, Lu Mingxuan also showed a wry smile.

Qian Dajun had arrived in Jiyuan two days ago, but Lu Mingxuan didn't plan to see him so soon, so he kept claiming to be sick.

In the end, I didn't expect Qian Dajun to play such a trick. It seems that Chiang Kai-shek put a lot of pressure on him.

"Bring him in. I want to see how he explains these recent events."

Lu Mingxuan sneered.

"As ordered. Military seat."

After saying this, Jiang Mengyun walked out.

Not long after, Qian Dajun opened the door and walked in with a surprised look on his face.

"Brother Lu, I haven't seen you for so long, I really miss you!"

After hearing these words, Lu Mingxuan almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

Why does this sentence sound so familiar?

But Lu Mingxuan had no intention of giving him any face. He only saw Lu Mingxuan's face was stern, and then he said coldly: "Director Qian, what are you doing here? Are you here to plead for the spies who assassinated me?"

"Ouch! It's unfair! I definitely didn't mean it!"

After hearing what he said, Qian Dajun hurriedly explained.

"I don't know anything about the placement of spies. It was all Dai Li's idea."

"I'm here to explain to you the misunderstanding between us. We definitely didn't send any agents to assassinate Brother Lu. If we did this, I, Qian Dajun, will be struck by lightning and die a good death."

Before coming here, Chiang Kai-shek assured Qian Dajun that this matter was definitely not done by them, so Qian Dajun dared to vouch for it.

"Then what's going on with the spies placed by the military commander in our military and around our officers' families? Is this also a lie?"

After listening to his words, Lu Mingxuan still didn't have a smile on his face, but instead asked sternly.

"Is this...Brother Lu, this is probably Dai Li's personal idea. The Chairman will definitely deal with Dai Li severely, so don't worry about this."

Qian Dajun rolled his eyes and laughed quickly.

Of course he knew how Dai Li would dare to place so many spies in the 98th Army without Chiang Kai-shek's approval.

However, in China, it is always the superior who has meritorious service and the subordinates who have resisted.

Even if he had the courage, he would not dare to say that Chiang Kai-shek was the instigator of this matter, so Dai Li could only bear the blame.

"Isn't this what the Chairman meant?"

Lu Mingxuan said pointedly.

"...Absolutely not!!!"

Qian Dajun quietly wiped away the cold sweat, then quickly patted his chest and assured him.

"It's okay if it's not. However, Dai Li's deployment of spies on my territory is really chilling. I think that our officers and men of the 98th Army fought bloody battles on the front line and made many military exploits. But Dai Li was preparing to stab him behind.

If you can't give us a satisfactory explanation, I'm afraid my soldiers won't agree."

Lu Mingxuan said softly.

"I wonder what Brother Lu wants to explain?"

Qian Dajun asked quickly.

"I have two conditions that I hope you can agree to, Director Qian."

"Brother Lu, please tell me?"

When he heard that there were only two conditions, Qian Dajun was immediately shocked. It seemed that Lu Mingxuan was not a pushover.

"First, Dai Li must hand over all the spies stationed in Jiyuan to us."

"There should be no problem with this, but I hope Brother Lu will not embarrass them too much for the sake of everyone serving the party and state."

After listening to his words, Qian Dajun thought about it and agreed.

In order to calm down the negative impact of this incident as soon as possible, Chiang Kai-shek had already prepared to make concessions, and this condition did not exceed Qian Dajun's bottom line.

"Don't worry about that."

Lu Mingxuan nodded and said.

The military commanders still played a certain positive role in the entire process of the Anti-Japanese War. They organized assassination teams to assassinate traitors in large numbers in the occupied areas, so Lu Mingxuan did not intend to embarrass Dai Li too much.

Otherwise, Lu Mingxuan would not have ordered his men to beat people before, but would have ordered them to kill people.

"Second, I hope that I can be allowed to sell weapons to those domestic anti-Japanese armed forces."

This time Bie Tingfang sent someone to buy weapons, which greatly moved Lu Mingxuan.

He has a large number of advanced weapons in his hands, which is what the domestic anti-Japanese forces need most.

If he can sell weapons to the domestic anti-Japanese armed forces openly, on the one hand, it can greatly enhance the anti-Japanese strength of the Chinese people, and on the other hand, it can strengthen the friendship between Lu Mingxuan and those local powerful factions, preparing him to achieve great things in the future.

Although Lu Mingxuan never paid attention to his agreement with Chiang Kai-shek, under the premise of uniting to resist Japan, he did not want the conflict with Chiang Kai-shek to become too intensified, so he put forward this condition.

"Is this..."

Upon hearing this condition, Qian Dajun couldn't help but frown.

Arms trading has always been a very sensitive issue at any time, not to mention the extremely complex situation of the Republic of China.

If Lu Mingxuan sells arms to those warlords in large quantities, it will definitely greatly enhance the power of those warlords, which will seriously weaken the central government's control over local areas, so this will definitely violate Chiang Kai-shek's bottom line.

"I wonder if Brother Lu can change the conditions?"

Qian Dajun said a little embarrassedly that he estimated that Chiang Kai-shek would not agree to this condition.

"cannot!"

Lu Mingxuan shook his head and said, but he soon changed the subject.

"However, if the Chairman can agree to this condition, I am willing to launch a large-scale bombing of the Japanese mainland within 10 days."

After listening to his words, Qian Dajun couldn't help but feel moved.

If Lu Mingxuan launches a large-scale air raid on the Japanese mainland, then the whole country of Japan will definitely be shocked.

In order to quell public anger, the Emperor of Japan will definitely prioritize the elimination of the 98th Army. In this way, the 98th Army will fight against the Japanese and the Kuomintang can recuperate and thrive in Wuhan.

"I can't decide on this condition, but I can report it to the chairman."

Qian Dajun thought for a while and said.

"Director Qian, please."

Lu Mingxuan said to him.

Lu Mingxuan was really angry about this assassination operation by the Japanese.

Since the Japanese dared to send people to assassinate him, he would use at least one hundred thousand Japanese lives to retaliate.

This is Lu Mingxuan, the man who must take revenge.

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After receiving Qian Dajun's telegram, Chiang Kai-shek could not sleep for a long time.

Should I agree to Lu Mingxuan’s conditions?

If he agrees to his conditions, then the 98th Army will inevitably become the priority target of the Japanese attack. In this way, if the 98th Army cannot survive, then he will no longer have to worry about the threat posed by the 98th Army to the central government.
To be continued...