"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! Yesterday, the 98th Army dispatched two hundred fighter planes to defeat the Japanese Navy! The Japanese army encountered an unprecedented Waterloo! Our army sank a total of four Japanese aircraft carriers and two super-dreadnought-class battleships. In addition, There are many cruisers and destroyers." "The Prime Minister of Japan made a solemn protest against our country. He strongly condemned the behavior of our pilots in shooting down the soldiers in the water. He believed that this behavior of the 98th Army seriously violated international law. It is an army composed entirely of butchers, and the commander of the 98th Army, Lu Mingxuan, is an executioner with the blood of Japanese soldiers on his hands. " "The 11th Army, the 20th Army, and the 570th Brigade of the 98th Army were killed yesterday. Launching a fierce attack on Tianjin, everything is going smoothly so far. "On May 20, as soon as it got light, newspaper boys started hawking newspapers in the streets across the country. People on the street were overjoyed when they heard the news, and then they went to the newsboys to buy newspapers. "Bring me one quickly." "I want two." "" Soon almost every newsboy was surrounded. "Don't squeeze, everyone! Everyone has it! Our newspaper office specially printed three times more copies today." Seeing so many people coming to buy newspapers, the little newsboy was of course very happy. Although the little newsboy deliberately took some more newspapers, he still couldn't stop those enthusiastic people. Soon the newspapers in his hand were sold out. Looking at the money in his pocket, the little newsboy almost smiled with joy. It seemed that he could earn a lot of money again. "Did the 1998 Army really win?" After reading this newspaper, an old man said with tears in his eyes. These newspapers not only published a large number of aerial photos of Japanese shipwrecks, but also reported in detail the course of the battle. Especially the pilots of the 98th Army, almost the entire article gave them enthusiastic praise. Of course, when the 98th Army provided articles to these newspapers, they did not forget to make a small recruitment advertisement at the end, and attached the registration method. I believe that after this battle, the air force of the 98th Army will soon usher in a small wave of enlistments. "We won! We really won!!" After reading this newspaper, a young student shouted with great excitement. Although the [***] on the mainland battlefield has completely reversed its decline and has begun to win battles repeatedly, the Japanese navy is still like a big mountain that tightly presses on everyone's hearts. The gap between China's navy and the Japanese navy is really too big. This gap is so big that they don't even dare to hope for victory. But now they actually won, how could this not make people ecstatic. "We won!" "We won!!" When people confirmed that the 98th Army had indeed won an extremely brilliant victory, more and more people fell into carnival. Some people returned home, took out the wine, and began to drink happily. Some people took out the firecrackers at home and set off firecrackers as if they were celebrating a new year. This is not an ordinary victory, but a victory that can be recorded in history. It is of extremely important significance to the entire Chinese battlefield. Maybe the Japanese navy is still powerful, but they can no longer act recklessly. In fact, the impact of this war was far-reaching beyond people's expectations. Almost all influential foreign newspapers used front-page headlines to reprint the news on a large scale. The course of this war shocked countless military experts. Those low-cost aircraft actually defeated the extremely expensive super-dreadnought battleships. Could it be that the era of giant ships and cannons is about to become obsolete. However, there are still a large number of giant ship and artillery advocates who insist on their own views. They believe that as long as they strengthen the anti-aircraft firepower of battleships or deploy some destroyers with powerful air defense capabilities, they can effectively prevent aircraft bombing, and extremely powerful battleships are Definitely timeless. So the two factions launched a long-lasting and far-reaching debate. This debate not only involved the military and political circles, but also the private sector. The top leaders of the Western powers did not dare to neglect. They sent a large number of military attaches to China to find out the true situation of this war, so as to prevent their [***] Hai family from making the same mistakes as Japan in the future. While people were decorating and rejoicing for this great victory, the 98th Army headquarters was still busy preparing for the next battle. Although the Air Force of the 98th Army achieved an unprecedented victory, they also paid a heavy price. At least 10 battlesFighter planes and 15 bombers were destroyed in yesterday's battle, and 56 fighter planes and 35 bombers were damaged. If it were an ordinary force, it would have been injured by such a heavy blow. But with the strength of the 98th Army, those injured aircraft can be quickly replenished. The only thing that made him feel heartbroken was the death of 28 pilots and the disappearance of more than a dozen pilots. Coupled with the injuries of more than 20 pilots, this was definitely the biggest loss since the formation of the 98th Army Air Force. In a short period of time, the strength of the 98th Army Air Force will definitely drop to a higher level. Of course, compared with the results they achieved, their losses were almost nothing worth mentioning. I believe Xiao Japan would be a hundred times more heartbroken than him. Therefore, although Lu Mingxuan feels depressed, it is still acceptable on the whole. "Reporting to the military seat, news came from the Fifth Theater Command that the Japanese navy stationed in Qingdao has left Qingdao. Just this morning, Commander Li Zongren has ordered the troops near Qingdao to launch an attack on Qingdao." A messenger general A telegram was handed over to Lu Mingxuan. "I understand." Lu Mingxuan said calmly after reading the telegram. Faced with the siege of 150,000 troops and the heavy artillery unit of the 98th Army, the Japanese army in Jinan, Shandong Province suffered extremely heavy losses and had little resistance. So Li Zongren and Lu Mingxuan transferred part of the heavy artillery troops that attacked Jinan to attack Qingdao. After all, Qingdao had a fortress built by the Germans. Although the Japanese dismantled some of the forts after capturing Qingdao, the defensive power cannot be underestimated. In addition to those heavy artillery units, a King Tiger heavy armor battalion, and two mechanized infantry brigades. Lu Mingxuan also sent 6 Karl 600mm self-propelled mortars and a large number of Stuka bombers to Qingdao. He believed that they would play an important role in the attack on Qingdao. But since the battle in Qingdao has already started, the battle to attack Lianyungang should also start soon, Lu Mingxuan thought secretly. Not long after, Zhang Boya suddenly walked in with a heavy look on his face. "Military seat, just now a commendation telegram was sent from Wuhan." After speaking, Zhang Boya handed the telegram to Lu Mingxuan. Looking at Zhang Boya's solemn expression, Lu Mingxuan asked very curiously: "Since it is a commendation telegram, why does Mr. Zhang's face look so ugly?" "The Chairman of the Generalissimo decided to promote the military rank to the second-level army general and award the military rank Qingtianbai "It's a medal." Lu Mingxuan was shocked after hearing his words. He didn't expect that Chiang Kai-shek would be so generous and would promote him to the rank of general. You must know that although the Kuomintang has many lieutenant generals, it has very few generals. Except for those who were given posthumously, the other generals were either high-ranking military officials from the central government or figures at the level of local bosses. Therefore, the gold content of the rank of general in the Kuomintang is very high. "But the chairman of the committee decided to personally award you the military medal in Luoyang." Zhang Boya continued. "Luoyang? Is Chiang Kai-shek planning to come to Luoyang?" "Yes, the Chairman plans to hold a combat meeting in Luoyang on June 10. In addition to rewarding the meritorious personnel this time, he will also discuss the war against Japan. The next step in the battle. " "In other words, if I want to be promoted to general, I have to go to Luoyang?" A strange light flashed in Lu Mingxuan's eyes. "That's right." Zhang Boya nodded. Jiyuan and Luoyang are closely connected. Although the anti-Japanese situation is very tense, the Kuomintang has always deployed a certain amount of troops in Luoyang, and as Lu Mingxuan's strength increases, these troops also tend to gradually increase. This undoubtedly makes Lu Mingxuan feel like he is choking in his throat. . If he goes to Luoyang, he will undoubtedly put his life in the hands of Chiang Kai-shek, which of course Lu Mingxuan does not want to see. Lu Mingxuan took a rough look at the telegram in his hand and found that in addition to the commendation order for himself, there were also large-scale promotions and awards for other meritorious personnel of the 98th Army. After reading these rewards, Lu Mingxuan frowned. Chiang Kai-shek's promotion of internal personnel of the 98th Army was not a good sign. "Do you think I should go to Luoyang?" Lu Mingxuan thought for a while and said. "Absolutely don't go!" Zhang Boya said firmly. "With the strength of our army, it won't be long before we can compete with the Chairman for world hegemony. As the saying goes, a body of a thousand pieces of gold cannot sit down. As a military officer, it is really inappropriate to take risks with one's life." "Now IWith the trend of military strength getting stronger and stronger, the Chairman of the Generalissimo may not be able to sit still. So I estimate that this is probably a conspiracy against you, Military Seat. After the military seat arrives in Luoyang, it is possible that he will be put under house arrest by the Chairman like Zhang Xueliang. Without the military seat, our 98th Army will inevitably be leaderless, and will only be eaten one by one by the Chairman. " After hearing Zhang Boya's words, Lu Mingxuan couldn't help but fell silent. "I think we should investigate whether anyone from the military commander has had private contact with our military officers recently. If so, I'm afraid this is a trap. " "Okay then, just do everything as you say. Tell me, any private contact with the military commander should be reported immediately. If you dare to conceal it in private, you will be punished as espionage. In addition, notify Zhang Yushu and order him to conduct a secret investigation on this matter. " Lu Mingxuan said coldly, but there was an astonishing murderous look in his eyes. Zhang Boya believed that if anyone dared to betray Lu Mingxuan, Lu Mingxuan would definitely make him pay a heavy price. " Please rest assured, military commander, I will take care of this matter. Go down. "