The next morning, at the Tan family villa.
As a professional soldier, Tan Hengqiang has no habit of sleeping in. He always gets up at five o'clock every morning and goes to the yard to practice Tai Chi to exercise his body.
But today was an exception. Tan Hengqiang woke up at around six o'clock. He looked a little pale and his eyes were a little dark.
After stretching his body in the yard and having a simple breakfast, Tan Hengqiang walked back to the study, sat on the chair, and checked the newly delivered intelligence on the table.
At about seven o'clock, the phone on the table rang.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
Tan Hengqiang picked up the phone, glanced at the caller ID, and answered the call: "Lao An, I've been waiting for your call all night. How is the negotiation going?"
"Old Tan, don't worry." An Zecheng's voice rang out: "I have already officially spoken with Su Tianyu and Old Li. They still have some concerns about the current military situation, and I received intelligence that they have also communicated with the Chinese district."
"Chinese District?" Tan Hengqiang frowned.
"Yes!" An Zecheng said, "But don't worry, I am sure I can solve this problem, as long as you don't make any moves. I promise that Su Tianyu will compromise in the end and hand over the person! As long as they give in a little, the rest will be easy to handle. We can discuss the details slowly."
Tan Hengqiang groaned for a while and said, "Old An, please don't delay me. The longer you delay, the worse things will get!"
An Zecheng said quickly: "Once a war breaks out here, my situation will be the most difficult. Old Tan, you should know that I don't want anything to happen in Longcheng even more than you do."
"…" Tan Hengqiang was silent for a moment, then said, "Hurry up."
"Okay, I'll contact them again now!" An Zecheng said and hung up the phone.
"Okay." Tan Hengqiang put down his phone, picked up the information on the table, and smoked a cigarette thoughtfully.
…
At the same time, An Zecheng sat in the small garden of the headquarters and put his mobile phone on the coffee table beside him.
Various flowers in the garden are in full bloom, and every flower here is carefully nurtured by Anze City.
From last night till now, An Zecheng has been staying in the military headquarters, never going out, and has not called Su Tianyu or Li Mingsheng. No one can guess what he is thinking.
Sitting on the rattan chair, An Zecheng looked at the flowers and thought for a long time before he softly instructed, "Go and call Qiqi over to me."
"Yes!" The adjutant saluted, turned and left the small garden.
…
At noon, outside Longcheng, along the Long River, the First Army of the Renmin Army had repaired all battlefield offensives and completed assembly.
There were about 25,000 of them in total, and they were engaged in a gun-to-gun and cannon-to-cannon confrontation with the First Army garrisoned on the opposite side. Both sides were ready to go, waiting for combat orders.
In the meeting room of the National Bureau of Statistics, Su Tianyu was sitting on a chair, having a meeting with Lu Feng, Gu Baishun and other cadres.
Gu Baishun took a piece of intelligence he had just received and spoke first: "Director Su, according to our intelligence, the Qingyi Bureau, as well as the 3rd Armored Division and the 10th Infantry Division, have secretly come to Longcheng and should have had contact with the Jiang family. But we don't know exactly where they met or what they talked about, and we are still investigating."
Su Tianyu sat at the table with his hands folded, thought for a moment and said, "If there is really contact, Jiang Yuanzhen is determined to make some moves. In this case, we must also be prepared for battle."
As he spoke, Su Tianyu picked up his phone and made a call: "Xiaodong, how are you doing?"
"Reporting to the Chief of General Staff, the troops have assembled." Xin Xiaodong reported loudly: "We are just waiting for your order!"
"Well, it's like this..." Su Tianyu explained the movements of the two divisions in District 1, and then instructed: "Keep an eye on the surrounding area and pay attention to these two troops. In addition, the front line should be fully prepared for a counterattack, and we should not be the first to fire. Only after the other side launches an attack can we counterattack. In this matter, we must seize the initiative in public opinion."
Xin Xiaodong immediately responded: "I understand! Don't worry!"
The two ended the call, and Su Tianyu turned to look at Gu Baishun: "The media, military reserves, and support from Bana City, all need to start moving now."
"Yes!" Gu Baishun nodded.
From this moment on, Su Tianyu had already prepared for a protracted war, including arranging battlefield reporters to conduct a public opinion war, contacting the old triangle to increase the amount of military equipment delivered, and the Blackwater Army also entered a state of combat readiness to assist Longcheng at any time.
After giving instructions to Gu Baishun, Su Tianyu continued to arrange other work tasks.
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Longcheng, headquarters of the Seventh Division.
Commander Yang was sitting in his office, smoking and looking at a city defense map hanging on the wall. After a while, he turned around and asked, "Where are the two regiments?"
The chief of staff sitting next to him immediately replied: "We are almost at the Long River."
Commander Yang nodded and said, "Okay, let them stay nearby and wait for orders."
The chief of staff thought about it and couldn't help but ask softly: "Commander, I've been thinking about this for a day. Isn't it a bit rash for us to do this?"
Commander Yang glanced at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
The chief of staff said earnestly, "Look, Jiang Yuanzhen has always been cautious. He dared to do this this time, which means he must have had contact with District 1, and maybe they have already negotiated. But we don't know anything here. What the price is, how the future will develop, nothing is clear, and we just did it with Jiang without knowing it! To be honest, I don't feel at ease."
Commander Yang nodded and said, "You are right. Lao Jiang did meet with the other party last night and the price was negotiated."
The Chief of Staff said hurriedly: "Then let's..."
Commander Yang waved his hand and interrupted him: "Old Jiang told me all these things. He did not hide anything from me on this point."
The Chief of Staff heaved a sigh of relief: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Then there would be no problem. I worried all night for nothing."
Commander Yang came over, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Haha, right now in the entire District 1, I don't know how many people are eyeing Dragon City. They are all old foxes fighting each other, and the situation is still unclear. How can I... stand on the side without knowing the truth?"
"Ding Ling Ling!"
While the two were talking, Commander Yang's phone rang: "Hello?"
Jiang Yuanzhen's voice came from the phone: "Are you not ready?"
Commander Yang nodded: "Ready."
"Okay!" Jiang Yuanzhen said immediately: "Let's start the action at 8 o'clock tonight!"
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