Nanjing, Youth Garden.
Kawabe Masami walked into Hata Shunroku's office with a livid face, and immediately reported: "Your Excellency, the General, you have just received a farewell telegram from the Tenth Division Chief of Staff, Nagatsutsumi Takarai..."
"Nani?!" Before Kawabe Shozo could finish speaking, Hata Shunroku stood up in surprise.
Farewell telegram? ! What is a telegram? Doesn't this mean that the 10th Division has been collectively shattered
Taking a deep breath and trying his best to suppress the shock in his chest, Shunroku Hata asked in a deep voice: "Is the Tenth Division collectively shattered?"
"Hai." Hebian Zhengsan said after a heavy pause, "Although the telegram from Di Bujia Sang said that a considerable number of the remnants of the 10th Division still fled into the mountains, but they had neither supplies, nor water, nor any water. There is no way out, and effective command has been lost. It will only be a matter of time before they are eliminated or captured, and... "
Shunroku Hata's eyes were sharp, he stared at Kawabe Shozo fiercely, and asked: "And what?"
Kawabe Shozo did not dare to look into Hata Shunroku's eyes, lowered his head and said: "Furthermore, Xu Rui has just publicly announced the news of the annihilation of the 10th Division through the Dameishan Radio Station. General, you should also know that Xu Rui is Although people are cunning, they should be trustworthy when it comes to announcing the results of battles.”
This was certainly believable, and Shunroku Hata believed it immediately.
"Baga, Baga Garu!" Shunroku Hata suddenly roared loudly and pushed the pen holder placed on the desk to the floor. The heavy pen holder hit the wooden floor with a muffled thud. Then it shattered into pieces. It was a jade penholder, and it was worth a lot of money. But Shunroku Hata didn't even feel distressed.
Compared with the loss of an entire division, what is a mere penholder
"Baga, Baga Yaru." Shunroku Hata continued to roar loudly, until a sudden feeling of disgust appeared in his chest, and then he bent down and coughed violently. This cough made Shunroku Hata almost choke. , a long time later, Hata Shunroku straightened up and took away the handkerchief covering his mouth and nose, only to see a pool of bright red blood on it.
"General's Pavilion?" Hebian Zhengsan saw the pool of bright red blood, and a hint of worry flashed between his eyebrows.
"It's okay, I'm fine." Shunroku Hata waved his hand feebly and sat back on the chair slumped, "Kawabian-san, the order to the 18th Division has been cancelled. The 10th Division has been collectively shattered. It will be meaningless for the Eighteenth Division to go to Dameishan again, so let them go to the Hunan battlefield according to their original plan."
"Hai." Hebianzheng paused three times and then said, "Your Excellency, General, how do you report to the base camp?"
"This is not something you and I need to consider." Shunroku Hata waved his hands feebly and said, "From the very beginning, I have strongly opposed the use of troops against Dameishan, but some people just don't listen, and some people are so-called Honor and face blinded reason, and I had to provoke the wrong enemy at the wrong time. Now that mistakes have been made, I will not take responsibility for some people's ignorance and stupidity. This matter has nothing to do with us!"
The annihilation of the 10th Division had little to do with Shunroku Hata.
This is entirely the result of Higashikata's insistence on going his own way and the emperor's secret support.
The reason why Shunroku Hata had such a big reaction was because he felt sorry for the annihilation of the 10th Division. This was a permanent division. There were more than 20,000 imperial soldiers. It was really disappointing that the entire army was annihilated like this. Sigh! If he had followed his wishes and put the 10th Division into the Wuhan battlefield, the Wuhan Battle might have been over.
Shunroku Hata thinks so, and there is a basis for it. Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment is powerful, but once it leaves the home of Dameishan, the combat effectiveness of the Dameishan Independent Regiment will immediately be greatly reduced. The independent regiment must rely on the strength of one regiment. It is purely wishful thinking to reverse the direction of the entire Wuhan battle.
"What a pity." Watching Shozo Kawabe leave, Shunroku Hata sighed again, "The Tenth Division fought the wrong battle at the wrong time, in the wrong place, with the wrong opponent, and on top of that... With a wrong commander, it’s hard not to break everyone up.”
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Wuhan Xingying, the temporary official residence of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
After another tiring day, Chairman Chiang returned to his official residence exhausted, then lay down on the rocking chair in the study and never wanted to move again.
Wang Shihe walked in quietly and turned on the gramophone.
During the recent period, Chairman Chiang has been "appreciating" Christian music under the urging of Mrs. Chiang. It is said that this can cultivate people's sentiments and enable Chairman Chiang to truly communicate with God in his heart, thus becoming a true Christian. Commissar Chiang Although Chang has joined Christianity in name, he has not truly converted in his heart.
Just as he was about to play the turntable, Chairman Chiang suddenly said: "Forget it, don't listen to this today."
Wang Shihe put down the turntable, glanced outside the door, and asked in a low voice: "Commissioner, what do you want to hear?"
"Listen to the radio." Chairman Chiang said, "I want to listen to the Dameishan Radio Station."
Wang Shihe stepped forward and turned on the radio, adjusting the frequency band to the band of Dameishan Broadcasting Station. A beautiful but exciting female voice immediately came from the radio: "Now insert the latest newsletter of our station, now insert the current newsletter." The latest news from Taiwan, after ten days of hard fighting, our Dameishan Independent Regiment successfully annihilated the invading Japanese 10th Division on Qingfeng Mountain Road. In this battle, a total of more than 22,000 Japanese invaders were annihilated, of which 10,000 were killed. More than 1,000 people were captured, more than 9,000 were captured, more than 12,000 guns of various types, more than 100 artillery pieces of various types, and countless other war materials of various types were seized..."
"Bah!" The gold cross in Chairman Jiang's hand suddenly fell to the ground.
Wang Shihe quickly took two steps forward and picked up the gold cross from the floor.
Chairman Jiang did not reach out to take it, but looked directly at Wang Shihe and said, "Shihe, did you hear what was said on the radio just now?"
Chairman Chiang actually heard everything clearly, but he couldn't believe his ears.
Wang Shihe was equally shocked and unbelievable in his heart, but he still nodded heavily.
"Commissioner, I heard just now that the Dameishan Independent Regiment completely wiped out the Japanese Tenth Division."
"Total annihilation? Total annihilation? Total annihilation?" Chairman Jiang asked three times in a row, each tone louder than the last. In the end, he was almost shouting at the top of his lungs. His eyes, which were originally bloodshot due to lack of sleep, also Turning red, he suddenly stood up from the rocking chair, "The Japanese Tenth Division was completely wiped out by Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment?!"
"Yes." Wang Shihe nodded heavily and said, "The 10th Division should have been completely wiped out by the Dameishan Independent Regiment."
Chairman Jiang let out a long sigh of relief. As he breathed out, all the strength in his body seemed to be exhausted, and he sat back in the rocking chair. To be honest, he heard that the 10th Division was defeated by the Independence Regiment two days ago. When surrounded by Damei Mountain, Chairman Chiang was already very surprised, but at that time, Chairman Chiang never thought that the Damei Mountain Independent Regiment could actually annihilate the 10th Division!
Just kidding, this is an entire division, and it is one of the seventeen standing divisions. The independent regiment is proud enough to use the terrain to trap the 10th Division for a period of time. To completely annihilate the 10th Division is simply a wishful thinking. ! Who would have thought that what Chairman Chiang Kai-shek thought was impossible was accomplished by the Dameishan Independent Group!
Xu Rui is such a talented person, but it’s a pity that he is an idiot. What a pity!
No, the matter has not been finalized yet, there is still room for improvement!
Chairman Jiang suddenly remembered Dai Li's arrival, and immediately ordered Wang Shihe: "Shihe, call Dai Li immediately."
Wang Shihe sighed and said in a low voice: "Commissioner, Director Dai has already gone to Chongqing, but before he left, he left a letter for me, saying that if the commissioner asked, he asked me to give it to him. here you are."
"Bring the letter quickly." Chairman Jiang stood up immediately and reached out to Wang Shihe for the letter.
Wang Shihe took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Chairman Chiang. Chairman Chiang took out the letter from the envelope and read it hastily before sighing and sitting back in the rocking chair.
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Almost at the same time, the news that the Dameishan Independent Regiment had completely wiped out the Japanese Tenth Division also reached Yan'an. When Mr. Zhu excitedly walked into the cave dwelling, he saw that he had just blown out the oil lamp on the desk.
When Mr. Zhu saw this, he immediately said with concern: "Old Mao, have you been up all night again?"
** slowly lit a cigarette and said: "Why don't you read the documents? It will be dawn before you know it."
Boss Zhu said: "Old Mao, I'm not telling you, it's not okay for you to stay up late like this, it will wear out your body."
"Hey, it's not that serious." ** waved his hand and said, "Besides, I'm used to it. If I don't finish what I'm doing, I won't be able to sleep."
"You." Mr. Zhu shook his head, "I really can't do anything about you."
** added: "Yes, boss, you came to see me early in the morning. Did something big happen again?"
"I really can't hide anything from you." Mr. Zhu pointed at the ** and said with a smile, "But this time it's a good thing, a huge good thing. I just received an urgent call from the Yangtze River Bureau, saying that it was Xu Rui's Damei Mountain. The Independent Regiment won another great victory, and the results this time were a bit scary. Can you guess what kind of results they achieved?"
** said: "Even the boss said it was scary, so the result must be quite impressive. Last time Xu Rui's independent group wiped out a Japanese detachment, but the boss didn't say it was scary. Could it be said that this time Dameishan Independence The regiment actually wiped out a whole division of the Little Japs? This is really scary."
"Old Mao, I really let you talk." Mr. Zhu said excitedly, "This time the Dameishan Independent Regiment really wiped out a division of the Little Devils, and it was the 10th Division! Last time in Taierzhuang During the great war, the 10th Division escaped disaster, but this time, we Chinese were finally wiped out." (To be continued.)