Shunroku Hata stayed in the hospital until dawn the next day, but he couldn't stand it anymore. He called the hospital director and insisted on being discharged. The hospital director had no choice but to let Hata Shunroku be discharged. ∷,
When Shunroku Hata returned to the Youth Garden headquarters, bad news also arrived.
Shunroku Hata hurriedly walked into the headquarters operations room and found that the Chief of Staff of the Front Army Shozo Kawabe, the Deputy Chief of Staff Nagai Isamu and all the combat staff were there, but all of them looked extremely embarrassed, as if their parents were dead. Seeing
At this situation, Hata Shunroku's heart suddenly sank. If something went wrong, the heavy artillery brigade must be doomed.
Sure enough, Kawabe Shozo paused and said: "Your Excellency, General, I have just received a farewell telegram from Major Yagi of the 5th Brigade Communications Team of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery. From the brigade commander Kameda Eiichi on down, all the 8th Brigade of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery Brigade
One thousand one hundred and ninety officers and soldiers were all reduced to pieces, and no one surrendered."
Kawabe Shozo deliberately bitten "no one surrendered" very hard to remind Shunroku Hata that there was no scum like Shiro Inaba in the 5th Brigade of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery.
"Where are the cannons?" Shunroku Hata asked urgently, "Where are the more than a hundred heavy cannons?"
In Shunroku Hata's mind, the more than 100 large-caliber heavy howitzers of the 5th Brigade of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery are obviously more important than the more than 8,000 Japanese soldiers, because in Shunroku Hata's view, Japan has a population of more than 70 million, of the right age.
The source of troops can be said to be inexhaustible, but the number of large-caliber heavy artillery is limited.
With the loss of more than a hundred heavy artillery pieces, the Central China Front Army's ability to attack critical areas will be greatly reduced, and the Sino-Japanese War shows no signs of ending in a short period of time. Then, in the subsequent Battles of Wuhan, Changsha and even Chongqing, the Central China Front Army will no longer be able to
Without heavy artillery for attacking fortresses, the battle progress would not be so optimistic.
Kawabe Shosan paused and said: "The aviation scouts reported that they did not find any cannon on the position of the 5th Brigade of the former Independent Field Heavy Artillery. This means that before the aviation attack group arrived, the independent regiment
The more than one hundred heavy artillery pieces have been moved and concealed."
"Baga." Shunroku Hata cursed angrily, and his originally gray face turned bright red in an instant.
Upon seeing this, Kawabe Shozo and Nagayong hurriedly stepped forward to support Hata Shunroku, and then persuaded in unison: "General, since the matter is already like this, it is useless to be anxious. Please face the reality."
Shunroku Hata broke away from the two people's support and expressed that he was fine.
Kawabe Shozo added: "Your Excellency, General, the destruction of the 5th Brigade of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery is a fact, and it can no longer be reversed. The most important thing right now is the northbound cluster trapped on the front line of Fuyang and Mengcheng.
The Nationalist Army launched another major offensive last night, and the group heading north can no longer hold on for much longer."
Shunroku Hata took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress the disgust in his chest, and said in a deep voice: "Then, let's first talk about your staff's judgment and response plan."
Zheng San by the river paused and turned his attention to Chang Yong again.
Changyong stepped forward and said: "After the independent regiment successively annihilated the division headquarters of the Kumamoto Division and the 5th Brigade of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery, the morale is now strong. Although the main force of the Kumamoto Division and Kikuchi Brigade are still there,
But morale has already been lost, and military supplies are not available. Self-protection is not enough, and a counterattack is simply impossible."
Shunroku Hata's face darkened when he heard this. Although he had been mentally prepared for this judgment, it was one thing to be mentally prepared, but it was another thing to hear Chang Yong say it with his own ears.
Changyong did not worry about Hata Shunroku's mood, and continued: "Based on the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, it is impossible to capture Feicheng and reopen the Feibeng Highway. It will take three days for the 17th and 22nd Divisions to be urgently mobilized in the country.
After reaching Wuhu, even if everything goes well, it will take the two divisions at least ten days to reach Fuyang and Mengcheng, and the northbound group trapped in Fuyang and Mengcheng will not be able to last ten days no matter what."
Shunroku Hata coughed slightly and asked in a deep voice: "So what are your opinions?"
Hebian Zhengsan took a step forward, paused and said: "General, for the current plan, we can only order the 9th and 13th Divisions to break out to the north, and at the same time request the 14th Division of the North China Front to urgently move south from Shangqiu. As long as the 14th Division
The regiment can capture Bozhou within two days, and the group heading north may still have a chance of survival."
"Bozhou?" Shunroku Hata's eyes fell on the map and asked, "Which army is guarding Bozhou?"
Kawabe Shozo said: "It is Gui Yongqing's 28th Army. This 28th Army was expanded based on the remnants of the Central Military Academy Teaching Corps. Its combat effectiveness is quite strong and its equipment is not bad. However, Gui Yongqing is not.
How can we fight, so I think that the Doihara Division still has a chance to make a quick victory and win Bozhou in one fell swoop."
"Okay." Shunroku Hata sighed and said, "Then let's do it."
At this time, a communications staff officer suddenly walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, General, Dameishan Radio has started broadcasting again. Do you want to get in?"
Before this, Shunroku Hata had specifically told him to pick up the broadcast immediately as long as there was a broadcast on Dameishan Radio Station, because Shunroku Hata felt that through the broadcast, he could better understand Xu Rui's opponent, and at the same time, he could also see what was revealed in the broadcast.
The situation of the independent regiment was judged from the seemingly disorganized and useless information.
But it turns out that Xu Rui is more cunning than Hata Junroku imagined.
Shunroku Hata did indeed get a lot of information from the broadcast of Dameishan Radio Station, but none of this information was ultimately proven to be true, and all of it was fake! Especially the number of casualties of the independent regiment, and Xu Rui's serious injury, these two
This piece of information caused disastrous consequences for little Japan.
It is precisely because of this that the communications staff officer would come in and ask for instructions, otherwise he would be picked up directly.
Hebian Zhengzo advised: "Your Excellency, General, I'm afraid Xu Rui won't have anything nice to say. It's okay if you don't listen to this broadcast."
Nagayong now also lacks confidence in Hata Shunroku's ability to control his emotions. This is a very strange thing. Normally, a high-ranking general like Hata Shunroku should not be easily angered by others, not to mention that this person is still an enemy.
But Xu Rui always seems to be able to easily arouse Hata Shunroku's anger.
At that moment, Chang Yong also said: "General, forget it."
But Shunroku Hata gritted his teeth and said, "Take him in."
"Hai." The communications staff officer paused and went over to pick up the broadcast.
When the radio came in, Xu Rui had already spoken for a long time, but he was speaking in Chinese, and he was also speaking to Chinese compatriots and overseas patriotic compatriots. It was a coincidence that the Japanese had just picked up the radio.
Xu Rui seemed to sense it and immediately turned the topic to Hata Shunroku.
"At the end of the program, I still have a poem that I want to give to Shunroku Hata." Xu Rui said this in Japanese, and everyone in the war room, including Shunroku Hata, heard it clearly.
After a slight pause, Xu Rui continued to read in Japanese:
Whether you hate it or not, I am right here, no pain or itch.
Whether you are in a hurry or not, Feicheng is here and will not waver.
You come or you don't come, the independent group is here, undefeated and undefeated.
Whether you fight or not fight, the outcome is already determined and you cannot win.
Give me your saber and surrender to me, or I'll get it myself.
In the first few sentences, Shunroku Hata could barely hold it in, but after hearing the last sentence, he still couldn't hold it in. He immediately cursed Hagegaru angrily, bent down and coughed violently.
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At the same time, in the dormitory building of the secret office of the pseudo-reformation government.
Jiangnan's beautiful eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and she spat: "This bad guy won't stop until he pisses off this old devil, Shunroku Hata. How many times has this happened?"
But the next moment, a blush appeared on Jiang Nan's pretty face.
Calculating the time, the Central Anhui Prefectural Committee should have received her marriage application. I wonder if Lao Wang has forwarded her marriage application to Xu Rui? Also, what will happen to Xu Rui after he finds out about this matter?
What was his reaction? Was he ecstatic, or was he running away? Without any reason, Jiang Nan's heart began to beat wildly.
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Also in a good mood was Gu Shutong, the commander-in-chief of the third theater.
After learning that the independent regiment had completed a shocking counterattack, not only reoccupying Feicheng, but also taking down the Kumamoto Division's division headquarters in one fell swoop, Gu Shutong's face immediately swept away the previous gloom and became sunny. At the headquarters
No matter who I met inside, he always had a smile on his face and grinned from ear to ear.
As of this morning, another piece of good news came. After the Independent Regiment took over the division headquarters of Kumamoto Division, they actually took advantage of the victory to pursue it and annihilated the Japanese Independent Field Heavy Artillery 5th Brigade in one fell swoop. Oh my God,
This was a strategic force of the Japs. Now the Japs had suffered heavy losses. Thinking of Shunroku Hata's anger, Gu Shutong couldn't help but want to laugh.
Gu Shutong didn't understand Japanese and didn't know what Xu Rui said on the radio, but there was someone in his headquarters who knew Japanese. He immediately asked the senior staff officer: "Counsel Liu, what did Xu Rui just say?"
Staff Officer Liu translated Xu Ruinian's crooked poem, and Gu Shutong laughed after hearing it.
"This Xu Rui, this Xu Rui, this mouth is really unforgiving, it is even sharper than a knife." Gu Shutong smiled and said, "I heard that Shunroku Hata's health was not very good. This was also the result of the Russo-Japanese War.
The root of the disease, if this continues, this old devil, Shunroku Hata, will sooner or later be pissed to death by Xu Rui."
Wan Xiang came over and said with a smile: "Shunroku Hata is going to die, and Little Japan will inevitably send people again. Then the Central China Front Army will have to change its commanders four times. One was dismissed, one committed seppuku, and the other was angered to death. You guys
Tell me, is the fourth front commander of the Japanese army dead or alive? If he is dead, how will he die?"
"The devil knows." Gu Shutong shook his head and asked, "Lao Wan, is there any good news?"
"It's true." Wan Xiangyun handed a telegram to Gu Shutong and said, "This is the telegram that Adjutant Sun just sent to the headquarters through the radio station of the Independent Regiment. Chief, there is something good."
