The entire garden house has been completely filled with gas. Even covering your mouth and nose with a towel is of no use, because this is not mustard gas, but tear gas. Jing Shuxuan covered his face with a towel and was bending over violently. He coughed so much that he couldn't even hold the gun. ． 』．
After a while, a female soldier finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out desperately.
Unfortunately, as soon as the female soldier rushed out of the gate, fierce gunfire rang out outside the garden. With tracer bullets and distant firelight, Jing Shuxuan knew that the female soldier in the communications department was instantly beaten to death. It fell out of the sieve, swinging back and forth twice like a residual load in the wind, and then slumped to the ground.
These damn Chinamen don’t even spare women!
However, the death of the female soldier failed to stop more people from rushing out, because if they stayed in the house any longer, they would have to endure the tear gas. Sometimes, some things are really more terrifying than death! So, one after another, howling and desperate, the Japanese rushed out of the gate and launched a desperate charge towards the Chinese.
But the result was no different from that of the female soldier just now. Almost as soon as these Japs rushed out of the gate, a dense rain of bullets came over and knocked the desperate charging Japs to the ground. In less than a moment, the garden house was The steps at the door were already filled with corpses of Japanese soldiers, at least hundreds of them.
At the last moment, Adjutant Kuroda gave Mukai Shu's announcement fiercely, then he turned around and rushed out of the first floor door with his saber drawn. Another burst of gunfire rang out outside, and then there was no sound again. However, there was no need to think too much. It can also be guessed at the time of Isho's announcement that his adjutant Kuroda Kazuo must have been beaten into a sieve.
With a sigh, Jing Shuxuanshi let go of his hand and let the towel covering his face fall to the ground. Then he pulled out his saber with his backhand and, like Kuroda, rushed out with a roar. The moment he rushed out of the door, he was everywhere. The poisonous gas smoke finally disappeared, and Jing Shuxuan immediately took a few greedy breaths of fresh air.
The next moment, a dazzling red light suddenly bloomed in the night ahead, and a fierce gunshot was faintly heard in his ears. The next moment, Jing Shuxuan felt a violent blow to his chest, and he was suffocated. My lungs could no longer breathe, and in a daze, I felt that the whole world was beginning to turn violently.
After a moment, the world stopped at a ninety-degree angle.
Jing Shuxuan lost the ability to move, but his consciousness remained awake. In the silence, his pair of leather shoes clicked over and stood in front of him. Jing Shuxuan wanted to look up at the owner of the pair of leather shoes. Who is this man who really wants to defeat him, but unfortunately, he has never been able to do so.
Finally, Jing Shuxuan felt a bone-gnawing coldness.
Then, Jing Shuxuanshi's soul fell into boundless darkness.
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Nanjing, Youth Garden.
Itagaki Seishiro woke up from his sleep and sat up suddenly.
In his sleep just now, Itagaki Seishiro had an extremely terrifying nightmare. In the dream, he fell into an endless and wild world. Under his feet were dead branches and leaves half a man thick, and above his head were large trees that were airtight. He walked and walked, walked and walked, he didn't know how long he walked, and finally he was empty.
However, before he could take a breath, a huge monster suddenly arrived.
Itagaki Seishiro couldn't describe what kind of monster it was. It looked like a human, upright, but not human, because the monster's body was covered with long hair. What impressed Itagaki Seishiro the most was the monster's eyes, which were cold and cold. Without a trace of emotion, looking at it was as cold and biting as falling into an ice cave.
Then the monster stretched out its huge palm and slapped it hard, and Itagaki Seishiro woke up.
Taking a deep breath, Itagaki Seishiro was no longer sleepy. He pushed the door open and walked out. Outside the bedroom door, the adjutant Togo Kota had been awakened by Itagaki Seishiro's scream in his sleep. He was already fully dressed. When he came out, he immediately greeted: "Your Excellency, Commander!"
Itagaki Seishiro nodded lightly and said in a deep voice: "Go to the staff headquarters."
When the two came to the staff headquarters of the Twelfth Army, Aoki Shigemai was out pouring water.
Almost at the same time, Aoki Shigesei and Itagaki Seishiro immediately asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, why are you here?"
It was already early in the morning, and Itagaki Seishiro was not on duty, so Aoki Shigemako asked such a question.
However, Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "I'm worried. Is there any news from the Ninth Division?"
As the commander of the Twelfth Army, Seishiro Itagaki is of course concerned about the development of the battle in Shanghai, because Shanghai is the defense area of the Twelfth Army. If the Ninth Division does not fight well or is annihilated by the patrol battalion, Seishiro Itagaki does not have to bear the responsibility. Responsibility, but also shamelessness, and more importantly, there is also Itagaki's mortal enemy in Shanghai, Xu Rui!
Aoki Shigemao replied: "There is no special news, but the patrol battalion's offensive has never stopped."
Regarding this Shanghai battle, Itagaki Seishiro Aoki Shigesei and the Japanese base camp basically agreed on the same judgment. They both believed that the 9th Division's persistence for more than half a month was more than enough. Only three days had passed, and there would be no accidents. If Xu Rui fights again, it is impossible to violate the objective laws of war.
It was precisely based on this judgment that Itagaki Seishiro was in the mood to sleep. Otherwise, he would not have left Aoki Shigemai alone on duty in the war room. He would have stayed in the war room 24 hours a day, or even directly It is not impossible to run to the front line in Shanghai and take over the command authority from Jing Shuxuanshi.
Aoki Shigemai continued: "Your Excellency, Commander, the Battle of Shanghai is basically like this. The Ninth Division is strong enough to defend, but it is unable to counterattack. On the contrary, if the patrol battalion wants to defeat the Ninth Division in a short time, The division is unlikely, so now, we can only wait for the early arrival of the 7th Division and the 20th Division."
"Sodesna." Itagaki Seishiro nodded and asked, "Aoki-kun, when will the 7th Division and the 20th Division arrive in Shanghai?"
Aoki Shigemao said: "The 20th Division should be coming soon. I just received a telegram from Uchida-kun before evening, saying that the four infantry regiments of the 20th Division have all been assembled and all the technical equipment has been assembled." Once it’s shipped to Incheon, it can be boarded and shipped at any time. If nothing unexpected happens, it can reach Shanghai within three days!”
"Yo Xi." Itagaki Seishiro immediately perked up after hearing this, and said, "The 20th Division moved very quickly. I thought it would take another seven days for them to reach Shanghai at the earliest, but I didn't expect that it would only take three days. We can go to Shanghai! Ushijima-kun is truly an engineer and has a better sense of time than others!"
After a pause, Itagaki Seishiro asked again: "Where is the Seventh Division?"
Aoki Shigemao said: "The Seventh Division may need a few days at night because many officers and soldiers have not returned from vacation. Until now, no officers and soldiers have failed to return to the team. Moreover, the Navy's transport ships are currently doing their best to ensure the transportation of supplies to the Kwantung Army and are being transferred to us. The transportation force can only transport one division at a time."
"Baga!" Itagaki Seishiro said angrily, "The Far East Campaign is important, so isn't the Shanghai Battle important? Haven't those bureaucrats in the Navy Department thought that if they can only send one division at a time, wouldn't this be just adding fuel to the fire? Tactics? It would be fine if the opponent were someone else, but now the opponent is Xu Rui!"
Aoki Shigemai sneered and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the lack of transportation capacity is actually just an excuse for the Navy. As far as I know, a considerable amount of the Navy's transportation capacity is actually used for smuggling opium, drugs and other materials between Incheon and Osaka. Routes such as Lushun and Qingdao are busy making money."
When Itan Seishiro heard this, his thick eyebrows immediately tightened.
Like all imperial countries in the world, Japan was also rampant in corruption at this time, especially the royal family.
The Japanese royal family mentioned here does not specifically refer to Emperor Hirohito. In fact, Hirohito was quite incorruptible. He even followed the example of his grandfather Mutsuhito and saved royal expenses for the purchase of warships. However, the Japanese royal family is not limited to the emperor. There are also a large number of princes, such as Kanin Gong Zaijin and Fushimi Gong Kyouhiro.
Kanin Miya Zaijin is the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army, and Fushimi Miya Kyohiro is the Chief of Military Command of the Navy. The two hold the highest command of the Japanese Army and Navy respectively! But at the same time, these two people are also the general backers of the Japanese military and naval forces. It is not news that they use the public weapons of the Japanese army and navy for private purposes and make a lot of money.
Itagaki Seishiro said: "The way some people eat is really embarrassing. This matter must be reported to His Majesty the Emperor!"
However, Aoki Shigemao advised: "Commander, please be careful. It is extremely unwise to offend the royal family. I think it is better to forget it because of my humble position."
While the two were talking, a signal soldier suddenly walked in and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, we have just received a farewell telegram from Second Lieutenant Yamashita, Communications Staff Officer of the Ninth Division's temporary headquarters."
"Nani, the 9th Division's temporary headquarters?!"
"Second Lieutenant Yamashita's farewell telegram?!"
Itagaki Seishiro and Aoki Shigemai were immediately shocked when they heard this. They no longer bothered to discuss the issue of adultery in the military. Aoki Shigemai even grabbed the telegram with his hands, unfolded it and read: "Your Excellency, Commander, Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff of the Headquarters Colleagues: Our division was raided by a patrol battalion last night... The 19th Infantry Regiment, which was holding the division supervisor's road, failed to fight well, so that the defense line was opened. The enemy's main force took advantage of the victory to attack. Now it has surrounded our division headquarters and the brigade commander. His Excellency Jingshu and all his colleagues in the headquarters all died for the country in pieces. After completing the telegram, the jade was also broken into pieces. In May of the 14th year of Showa, the second lieutenant of the Communications Department of the 9th Division, Yamashita Eiji, farewell, on the Imperial Japanese Board. , His Majesty the Emperor, onboard!" Announcement: Biquge app is online, supporting Android and Apple. Please follow the WeChat official account to download and install: appxsyd (press and hold for three seconds to copy)