The adjutant strode in, paused and reported: "Your Highness, there is an urgent call from the base camp."
Dong Jiure Gong Nianyan frowned and said somewhat unhappily: "Nian."
"Hai." The adjutant nodded solemnly, unfolded the telegram and read, "King Higashino Higashihiko: You are hereby appointed as the commander of the Central China Condemnation Force of the Imperial Japanese Army. You will take office immediately and follow the example of the North China Front Army in implementing the cage policy.
, Implemented the base camp in the occupied areas in central China, especially the Damei Mountain area, on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month in the 13th year of Showa."
"Nani?" Dongjiuergong Nianyan was obviously stunned when he heard this.
After the failure of the second raid on Dameishan, Higashikata Nimuhiko thought that Nishio Hisao might be dismissed from his post, but he did not expect that it would be him who finally replaced Nishio Hisao as the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army. You know,
, he also had a history of sweeping Dameishan and being defeated miserably. Although the loss was not as big as this time, he also lost a division.
Seishiro Itagaki, who was sitting across from Nurihiko Higashikuge Palace, was inevitably a little disappointed. To be honest, a moment ago he was still thinking, after Nishio Juzo, who will be the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army? Seishiro Itagaki called his colleagues in the army one by one.
After lining up, I found that no one could match him in terms of qualifications, ability or familiarity with the battlefield in Central China.
In other words, Seishiro Itagaki would be the best candidate to be the commander of the Condemnation Army in Central China.
But in the end, the base camp chose Higashi Jiugong Nianyan as the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army.
However, after a few seconds, Itagaki Seishiro adjusted his emotions, knelt down and stood up, and sincerely congratulated Higashino Palace Nurihiko: "Your Highness, congratulations to you."
But Higashikata Nurihiko waved his hand and said, "Itagaki-san, if possible, I would rather resign from the base camp, and then you will serve as the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army."
Itagaki Seishiro said quickly: "Your Highness, there is no need to belittle yourself..."
Before he finished speaking, another major staff officer strode into the ward, then nodded heavily to Itagaki Seishiro, who was kneeling on the tatami, and said: "Your Excellency, Commander!"
"Tōgo-san?" Itagaki Seishiro recognized this major. He was a combat staff member of the former Eleventh Army Staff Headquarters. His name was Togo Kota. He was still highly regarded by Itagaki Seishiro. He waved his hand and said, "The Eleventh Army
The military structure no longer exists, so don't call me commander anymore."
"Hai." Dongxiang Haotai paused and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent call from the base camp!"
"Bring it here." Itagaki Seishiro didn't dare to show his support in front of Higashikanomiya Nurihiko. He immediately reached out and took the telegram from Togo Kota's hand. After reading it, there was a strange look on his face. The headquarters wanted to let him
He went to fill the vacancy of Nianyan in Dongjiuer Palace and served as the commander of the Second Army.
Higashikata Nurihiko asked: "Itagaki-san, what did the telegram say?"
"Hai." Itagaki Seishiro paused and said, "The base camp has appointed a humble position as the commander of the Second Army."
"Yo Xi." Dong Jiuer Palace was overjoyed when he heard this. To be honest, he really lacked confidence in dealing with Xu Rui and the Dameishan Independent Regiment alone, but if he had the help of a fierce general like Itagaki Seishiro,
The situation immediately changed again. Itagaki Seishiro had fought against Xu Rui in Jiujiang, and was defeated by Xu Rui's men. However, Higashikanomiya Nurihiko thought that did not mean anything, not to mention that from a certain
In this sense, Itagaki Seishiro did not actually lose, because the Central China sent the Condemnation Army to win the Battle of Wuhan in the end, right?
At that moment, Itagaki Seishiro stood up from the tatami, paused and said, "I will ask for your guidance from your highness in the future."
"Itagaki-san is too polite." Higashikanomiya Nurihiko stood up and stepped forward to hold Itagaki Seishiro's hands, shook them vigorously, and said sincerely, "Itagaki-san, Xu Rui is a very dangerous opponent.
, the Dameishan Independent Group has also formed a climate, so you and I must unite sincerely and work together."
"Hai." Itagaki Seishiro said solemnly, "In a humble position, His Highness must always look up to you."
"No, no, that's not what I want to say." Dongjiu Nianyan waved his hand and said, "I have a suggestion. I want to move the headquarters of the Central China Condemnation Army from Nanjing to Wuhan, and then move the second headquarters to Wuhan.
The headquarters of the Second Army was moved from Wuhan to Nanjing. From now on, the Second Army has only one combat mission, which is to besiege Damei Mountain!"
Itagaki Seishiro was slightly shocked when he heard this. What Higashikanomiya Nurihiko did was equivalent to building the Second Army into a front army specifically designed to deal with the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and all the resources in the entire Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Songhu areas were
It will be used for military operations against the Dameishan Independent Regiment. On the one hand, this is the importance attached to Xu Rui and the Dameishan Independent Regiment, but on the other hand, it is also the trust in Seishiro Itagaki and the Second Army.
At that moment, Itagaki Seishiro snapped his feet back and stood at attention, solemnly saying: "This humble position will never disappoint His Highness's expectations!"
"Yoshi." Higashikata Nurihiko nodded happily, bowed deeply to the east, and said, "Itagaki-san, let us fight for the glory of the empire with all our strength!"
(Dividing line)
Feixi Town, the headquarters of the Feixi Independent Regiment.
As soon as Xu Rui walked to the door of the field hospital, his right eyelid suddenly jumped wildly for no reason.
"Here, why is my right eyelid beating all the time?" Xu Rui stopped and said to Leng Tiefeng behind him, "It seems like something bad is about to happen."
Leng Tiefeng laughed dumbly: "Do you still believe this?"
Xu Rui smiled, then lowered his head and walked into the ward in front of him.
In the ward, Lei Xiang was lying on the bed with a pale expression, and Chiba Hanako was kneeling on the bedside with a bowl of brown sugar water, her beautiful eyes were red, as if she had just cried.
Xu Rui immediately said: "Hanako, Leizi, did he bully you?"
"Hai." Chiba Hanako quickly stood up and bowed, and then said repeatedly, "No, he didn't bully me."
Xu Rui obviously didn't believe it, and said to Lei Xiang: "Lei Zi, I'm warning you, don't bully Hua Zi, you know?"
"Captain." Lei Xiang said with a bitter face, "I really didn't bully her. Besides, how could I dare to bully her? I just said that there was too much sugar and it was too sweet, and then she..."
In fact, Lei Xiang didn't really dislike the bran water being too sweet, but he was not used to being intimate with girls in public.
To be honest, except for his own mother, Lei Xiang has never even held the hand of a woman. Suddenly, his relationship with Chiba Hanako has become so close. The key is that Chiba Hanako is still such a delicate beauty. Lei Xiang
It is inevitable that you will feel a little flustered, that you are not used to it, and that you will inevitably hold it back.
"You guys really don't understand the style." Xu Rui is a person who has been here before. He immediately guessed Lei Xiang's thoughts and laughed at that time, "How many people want to drink such sugar water but they can't, but you guys think the bran water is too greasy."
,Hey."
Lei Xiang smiled sheepishly, and his pale face finally had some color.
Chiba Hanako then picked up the spoon and fed Lei Xiang some brown sugar water, but this time Lei Xiang drank it obediently.
Xu Ye, who was following Xu Rui, smacked his lips and said, "Brother Lei Zi, it makes me want to be injured."
"You also want to drink red bran water?" Xu Rui turned around and scolded with a smile, "I'd rather ask your Qiaoer to cook it for you."
"She couldn't bear to boil red bran water for me to drink." Xu Ye pouted like a little kid, "She didn't even leave me a single eldest son of the allowance just paid out this month.
It is said that I need to save enough money to buy a few piglets at the market, and then fatten the New Year pigs, so that I can have pork to eat during the Chinese New Year.”
"Gouzi, you just have some fun." Lei Xiang said, "Find a wife who knows how to live a good life."
"Lei Jun, I am also very good at living." Chiba Hanako said timidly, "I have saved all the salary from the hospital in the past six months. I plan to buy a loom later and weave a few pieces of cloth at home in my free time.
I went to the market to buy it, and I found that the printed fabrics at the market are very easy to sell, and I should be able to make a lot of money."
"What kind of cloth are you weaving? You have enough work to do in the hospital." Lei Xiang said dullly, but his heart felt as sweet as drinking honey. Since his mother passed away, he had not enjoyed being knitted for a long time.
He had almost forgotten the feeling of being cared for and loved by others, and he had almost forgotten the feeling of this sweet and warm family life.
However, this sweet and warm atmosphere was quickly broken.
Because Tang Kaishan, Niu Daqi, and Feng Wubian, four people from Shi Xiaoqian came in noisily, especially Niu Daqi, with his iron tower-like body, his feet made a thumping sound on the ground, and the old dust on the ceiling was
They all fell down, which really made people worry that this old house in disrepair would suddenly collapse.
"Commander, we have found you." Tang Kaishan said loudly, "We went to Sihe Township just now, but people from the guard camp and armored camp said that you came to Feixi Town. When I thought about it, I knew you must have come.
The hospital is looking at Lei Zi..."
Xu Rui waved his hand, stopped Tang Kaishan, and then led the four people out of the ward and into the yard.
Xu Rui then said: "Old Tang, we didn't come to help you until now. You don't blame me in your heart, do you?"
"Commander, what are you talking about?" Tang Kaishan said calmly, "It's too late for us to thank you, so how can we blame you?"
"That's good if you don't complain." Xu Rui nodded and asked, "How many people are left in the Feixi Independent Group now?"
Tang Kaishan's face immediately fell, and he lowered his head and said: "There are less than 300 people left, and there are dozens of brothers seriously injured. They will be disabled even if they recover."
Xu Rui patted Tang Kaishan on the shoulder and said, "Your independent regiment fought beautifully in the battle in Feixi Town. As for the lost soldiers, I will replace them for you soon." After a pause, he added,
"But Old Tang, I have to make something clear to you first, so as not to cause misunderstanding later."
Tang Kaishan said: "Commander, just say it."
Xu Rui said: "After joining the Dameishan Military Division, I'm afraid I won't be as free as I was when I was robbing houses in Qipanzhai. In addition, I have to send a political commissar to your independent regiment to be responsible for political and ideological work. Please ask your brothers for this."
You must understand that our Communist Party troops are disciplined after all."
"Old Xu? Where is Old Xu? Where is he?" As soon as he said the political commissar, the voice of Wang Husheng, the political commissar of the Dameishan Military Division, sounded outside, and he sounded a little anxious.
