After receiving the letter of challenge from Xu Rui, Shunroku Hata acted calmly, but some people could not remain calm.
"What, assassinate Shunroku Hata?!" Gu Shutong stared at the radio in front of him in stunned silence, wondering if there was something wrong with his ears. What made him even more incredible was that he had never heard of this before.
Which assassin would publicly tell the target of his assassination before taking action that I am going to kill you!
"Arrogant, simply arrogant, who does he think he is?" Gu Shutong said with a snort.
Due to the failure to recruit, the relationship between Gu Shutong and Xu Rui has not been very good. Later, due to the Feicheng defense battle, the relationship between the two eased for a time. However, with the end of the Feicheng defense battle, the whole army of the Wanzhong Advance Brigade
The relationship between the two deteriorated again due to a series of reasons including the collapse of the Han Dynasty and the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Xuzhou.
Not long ago, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek failed to recruit Xu Rui and inevitably vented his grievances on Gu Shutong. He sent a telegram to severely reprimand Gu Shutong. Now, Gu Shutong's Third War Zone has been removed from it.
The theater with the highest status when the Japanese War just broke out has been reduced to the least significant among the nine theaters.
Because of this, Gu Shutong's feelings towards Xu Rui and the Dameishan Independent Group deteriorated sharply.
As the deputy commander-in-chief of the third theater, Wan Xiangyun also suffered a lot, so he also had no favorable impression of Xu Rui and the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
Wan Xiangyun sneered and said: "It seems that Xu Rui no longer knows how much he weighs. After winning the battle at Damei Mountain, he really thought that he was omnipotent. He actually dared to go to Nanjing to assassinate Shunroku Hata. You
Let's just assassinate him. He actually dared to tell Shunroku Hata openly before taking action. This is no longer arrogance, it is simply arrogance!"
"What kind of victory is just a matter of good luck?" Gu Shutong said to Leng Ran.
"That's right, it's better to just give up." Wan Xiangyun nodded repeatedly and said, "If the little devil hadn't pointed it out, it would have happened to be August when the weather is the hottest and the climate is the driest, and Little Japan's 10th Division had another
How could we be surrounded and annihilated by a mere regiment of Xu Rui's army because of lack of water? Damn it, why don't we in the Third War Zone have such luck?"
Regarding the battle of the Independent Regiment to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 10th Division, the Chief of the Third Theater District conducted repeated research.
However, after much research, the senior staff of the Chief's Department could not figure out a reason. In the end, they could only come to a ridiculous conclusion. The reason why the Japanese 10th Division was completely wiped out was not because of how capable the independent regiment was.
, not because the Japanese Tenth Division was too weak, but because the water source was cut off.
After coming to this conclusion, Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun couldn't help but lament Xu Rui's good luck.
These two people never thought about what was hidden behind cutting off the water source of the Japanese Tenth Division?
In fact, behind cutting off the water source of the Japanese Tenth Division, there is a superb commanding attainment hidden, which involves the use of terrain, precise control of the combat effectiveness of both the enemy and ourselves, precise deployment of one's own forces, and more importantly
It is an accurate estimate of time. If there is a problem in one link, the whole situation will be lost immediately.
However, Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun had prejudices against Xu Rui in their hearts, so they would not think so. Instead, they would only think that Xu Rui and the Independent Group were too lucky, and that a blind cat caught a dead mouse.
At that moment, Gu Shutong said to Leng Ran: "It's impossible for people to memorize words all the time, and it's impossible to have good luck all the time. Look, if Xu Rui really goes to Nanjing with Langya to assassinate Shunroku Hata this time, the result can only be...
One, not only will he not survive, but the entire Wolf Fang troops he trained will also have to be destroyed along with them."
Wan Xiangyun echoed: "There is no doubt about it."
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Wuhan camp, temporary official residence of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
The radio in the study had been turned off, but Chairman Jiang was still immersed in Xu Rui's radio speech. He closed his eyes and said in a strong Ningbo accent: "We, the Independent Group, have always bullied others, and no one has ever dared to bully us.
, these words are really encouraging, encouraging, indeed inspiring."
He Yingqin and Bai Chongxi stood nearby, but they didn't know how to answer the question.
Xu Rui is not only interested in fighting wars, he is also very good at using public opinion. This is a fact recognized by all parties. Ordinarily, they should follow Chairman Chiang's tone and praise Xu Rui a few words, but considering the recruitment of Xu Rui
If it failed, Chairman Chiang would most likely hate Xu Rui in his heart, so the two of them did not dare to open their mouths easily.
Chairman Chiang continued: "We have so many division commanders, corps commanders, and commanders, but no one dares to say this. It's a pity that such a brave and capable general followed in the end."
He Yingqin and Bai Chongxi continued to remain silent because they couldn't answer the question.
However, Chairman Jiang seemed to have no intention of getting any response from He and Bai. After closing his eyes and sighing for a while, Chairman Jiang suddenly opened his eyes and asked the two of them: "Respectfully, Jiansheng, Xu Rui promised to go there within ten days."
What do you think of the assassination of Shunroku Hata in Nanjing? Is Xu Rui bluffing, or does he really have this intention?"
He Yingqin first said: "Commissioner, last time the Japanese army sent a detachment to sweep Damei Mountain, but Xu Rui's Damei Mountain Independent Regiment turned back and captured Feicheng, cutting off the transportation and supply line of the Japanese army in Central China heading north. Therefore, I thought that Xu Rui
Rui is definitely not bluffing this time, he should really have a desire for revenge."
Bai Chongxi went on to say: "I even thought that Xu Rui was not bluffing."
After a slight pause, Bai Chongxi continued: "I have never seen someone like Xu Rui who is determined to retaliate. This guy is a master who refuses to suffer. If someone punches him, it's not enough for him to kick him back. He has to kill the person."
Beat him down, this time the Japanese army's surprise attack on Damei Mountain failed, Xu Rui will definitely retaliate, and the assassination of Shunroku Hata should be true."
"Then there will be a show." Chairman Jiang said happily, "Do you think Xu Rui can succeed?"
He Yingqin said calmly: "I thought that Xu Rui and his Wolf Fang troops should be able to turn Nanjing upside down, but if they really want to kill Shunroku Hata, I'm afraid they won't be able to."
Bai Chongxi shook his head and said, "I don't think so despite my humble position."
Chairman Jiang made a sound and asked Bai Chongxi: "So, Jian Sheng is optimistic that Xu Rui can succeed?"
"Yes, I am optimistic about Xu Rui." Bai Chongxi nodded and said, "It's hard to say in ten days, but Shunroku Hata will definitely not survive nine months!"
"Then let's wait and see." Chairman Chiang slapped the armrest of the rocking chair hard and suddenly asked, "By the way, uncle can bear it and aunt can't bear it. What does this mean?"
He Yingqin and Bai Chongxi looked at each other.
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After a meeting all night, not long after I returned to the cave and lay down, there was a quiet conversation outside the door.
Hearing that it was Mr. Zhu talking to his security guard, he stood up and said, "Is that the boss outside? Come in quickly."
The door curtain was lifted, and Mr. Zhu, who also looked tired, walked in quickly and said, "Old Mao, I disturbed your dream."
"I've been an old friend for many years, and it's just too late to say that." He waved his hand and said, "You, Mr. Zhu, are the anchor of our army. If the mistake is an urgent matter, you will not disturb anyone's dreams.
, tell me, what's the big deal? Could it be that little guy Xu Rui has done something else?"
"It's true." Mr. Zhu said, "Old Mao, I'm convinced."
"Really?" he said in surprise, "What tricks has Xu Rui done again?"
Mr. Zhu said: "I just heard the radio. This little guy Xu Rui actually sent a letter of war to Shunroku Hata, the commander of the Japanese army's Central China Condemnation Force, through the Dameishan Radio Station this morning, threatening to
Take his Wolf Fang team to Nanjing within ten days and take his head!"
"Is this the case?" he said, then fell silent.
He slowly took out a small piece of paper, took out cut tobacco from his pocket, spread it out, rolled it into a cigarette, struck a match and lit the homemade cigarette and started puffing away. Mr. Zhu was not in a hurry, he sat aside and waited quietly.
, after many years of cooperation, the two have developed a good tacit understanding, and Mr. Zhu will never interrupt him when he is thinking about a problem.
He was almost finished smoking a cigarette, and finally said: "Xu Rui, this little guy is not simple."
When Mr. Zhu heard this, he immediately became energetic and asked anxiously: "Why is this kid so unsophisticated?"
First he put the cigarette butt on the sole of his shoe and extinguished it, then stretched out the two index fingers of his right hand and said with a smile: "In my opinion, Xu Rui's move has two purposes. One is to divert attention. Although the counter-mopping up in the Dameishan base area
They won, and also wiped out the invading Japanese 10th Division, but the Dameishan Independent Regiment must also have suffered heavy casualties. This was the time when the Dameishan Independent Regiment was at its weakest, and Xu Rui's move...
Just enough to attract the attention of the Japanese army."
"That makes sense." Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "The Japanese army is busy protecting Shunroku Hata, and for the time being they can't think of sending more troops to raid our Dameishan base area. The Dameishan Independent Regiment can also win an extremely precious period of rest and recuperation."
"Secondly, I'm afraid I'm confusing the audience." He continued, "If I were Xu Rui, I would never go to Nanjing to assassinate Shunroku Hata. Although Shunroku Hata is a general and the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army, he
He is not responsible for frontline command, but the real threat to us is the frontline commander."
Mr. Zhu understood everything at once and said in a deep voice: "Old Mao, you mean, Okamura Neji?!"
"Yes, Okamura Neji." He said, "This Okamura Neji is amazing. Xue Yue is so good at fighting. Even the first regiment was defeated. This shows how difficult this Okamura Neji is to deal with.
Come here, once Okamura Neiji dies, the Japanese army in the Hunan battlefield will definitely be in chaos, and the situation in the Wuhan battle will become more complicated. In this way, the Dameishan Independent Regiment can win more ample rest time."
