Nanjing Fanghua Garden, Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters.
Shunroku Hata looked calm and composed from his expression, as if he didn't care about Xu Rui's public radio speech not long ago, and even chatted and laughed with two young staff officers in the staff department. However, only Kawabe Shozo and a few senior generals knew that Shunroku Hata's I was actually very nervous inside.
Shunroku Hata was indeed very nervous and full of anxiety.
If Xu Rui's speech is true, and if Okamura Neiji is really killed, the impact on the Japanese army in Central China will be simply disastrous. This not only means that the upcoming general offensive will be aborted and end in September. The goal of the Wuhan Battle has also become extremely slim, and this is not the worst.
The worst thing is that the situation in the Wuhan battle is likely to be reversed.
You must know that the person facing Okamura Neiji is Xue Yue, who is known as the "Anti-Japanese Steelhead". This person is one of the best among the many senior generals of the National Army in terms of will, quality and command ability. Okamura Neiji is facing off against him. There are also winners and loses for each other. If someone suddenly changes, good or bad luck will be unpredictable.
Of course, this is not what makes Shunroku Hata angry the most.
What made Shunroku Hata angry the most was that he let Xu Rui play around like an idiot!
When Xu Rui openly shouted through the radio station that he would come to Nanjing to kill him, he actually believed it. Not only did he not stop Junsi Xiaoluhara from strengthening his personal protection, but he also did not expect that Xu Rui was actually releasing bombs and fog bombs, and his target was actually It was Neji Okamura, the commander of the Eleventh Army far away in Jiujiang!
Thinking that he was like an idiot and allowed others to play with him, Shunroku Hata felt furious!
More than thirty years ago, Tabata Shunroku graduated from the Army University with first place honors, was received by the Emperor, and won the reputation of Chief Saber. His fame was unparalleled for a while. Since then, he has prospered in the military world. Among the many generals in the empire, Shunroku Nakahata never thought of anyone else. It can be said that he had a very high self-esteem!
However, now, a Chinese junior is allowed to play with him!
At the thought of this, Shunroku Hata felt waves of annoyance welling up in his chest.
Therefore, Shunroku Hata very much hopes that all this is false. Xu Rui's previous public clamoring to come to Nanjing to assassinate him was just releasing smoke bombs. This time he clamored on the radio again that he had killed Okamura Neji. Releasing smoke bombs was just to divert attention and gain breathing space for his Dameishan Independent Regiment.
Unfortunately, this is just wishful thinking on his part.
Because reason told Shunroku Hata that Xu Rui was not setting off a smoke bomb this time!
Kawabe Masamori was very worried about Hata Shunroku's health, so he stepped forward and said with concern: "General, would you like to take a rest?"
Shunroku Hata just waved his hands impatiently, and then continued to pace back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back.
A few minutes later, a major staff officer suddenly came out of the communications office next door with a livid face. He walked up to Shunroku Hata and reported with a heavy pause: "Your Excellency, the Eleventh Army is in urgent need of a call!"
The Eleventh Army received an urgent call. These six words seemed to have some kind of magic power. They spread throughout the entire war room in an instant. The dozen combat staff officers who were whispering shut their mouths. The entire war room fell silent in an instant. The needle could be heard, and only Hata Shunroku's heavy breathing could be heard clearly.
Shunroku Hata took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Read it!"
"Hai." The major staff officer suddenly nodded, opened the folder and read loudly, "Dispatch the condemnation army headquarters: Commander Okamura was assassinated by Langya near Wushi Mountain in the suburbs of Jiujiang three and a half hours ago, and was protected by the accompanying guards. It was so ineffective that the Commander, Your Excellency, was shattered on the spot, the Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Army, Miyamoto Seiichi."
With a bang, the square ruler in the hand of a combat staff fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
However, Shunroku Hata felt his eyes suddenly turn black, and then he felt the world was spinning, and he almost fell down.
Kawabe Shozo had been on guard for a long time. When he saw this, he rushed forward to support Shunroku Hata, and said with concern: "General, you should take a rest, right?"
"I'm fine." Shunroku Hata pushed Kawabe Shozo away with all his strength and walked forward with a dark face.
However, after taking less than two steps, Hata Shunroku suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Your Excellency, General!" Shozo Kawabe hurried forward again and helped Shunroku Hata up from the ground. At this time, Shunroku Hata had already begun to cough up blood. In just a few moments, Shunroku Hata's shirt was completely soaked with blood. , and more blood gurgled from the corners of Hata Shunroku's mouth and flowed to the floor.
Seeing this scene, the dozen or so combat staff in the war room were all frightened.
But at this time, Hata Shunroku was still conscious, and while he kept vomiting blood, he said: "I should have thought of it a long time ago, I should have thought of it a long time ago."
The more Hata Shunroku talked, the more blood he vomited.
At first it was just gurgling, but by the end it was almost gushing.
But Shunroku Hata didn't realize it and still blamed himself: "I should have thought of it earlier."
Kawabe Shozo saw that Hata Shunroku was bleeding more and more, turned his head and shouted: "Military doctor, call the military doctor quickly!"
The combat staff who had been stunned there suddenly woke up. They immediately sent two of them to the field hospital to find a military doctor. The field hospital was near the headquarters. Soon, a military doctor in a white coat rushed in. But at this time, the floor under Hata Shunroku was already stained red by the blood he spit out.
In the middle of the journey, a combat officer found a washbasin, and now the washbasin was nearly half full.
Because he didn't know the specific situation of Hata Shunroku, Kawabe Shozo didn't dare to move.
It wasn't until the military doctor briefly diagnosed Hata Shunroku's condition that Kawabe Shozo asked anxiously: "How is the situation?"
The military doctor put down the sphygmomanometer and said solemnly: "Your Excellency General, Your Excellency General's condition is very bad. His blood pressure is very low and has exceeded the minimum warning level. He needs an emergency blood transfusion!"
"Then why are you still standing there?" Hebian Zhengzo said angrily, "Hurry up and get a blood transfusion!"
The military doctor said helplessly: "Your Excellency, you must go to the hospital for blood transfusion."
Kawabe Shozo said quickly: "Quickly, send the general to the hospital quickly, quickly!"
Immediately, several combat staff members came up and lifted Hata Shunroku up with all their hands and feet, and went straight to the field hospital.
After Shunroku Hata was sent to the field hospital, the entire field hospital was in a panic again. Shozo Kawabe and a dozen combat staff officers from the headquarters were blocked from the operating room. By then, Hebian Zhengsan was like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth outside the door of the operating room.
"Your Excellency, General!" Oluhara Junsi paused in greeting and then asked, "How is your Excellency, General?"
"It's very bad." Kawabe Shozo shook his head solemnly and added, "He vomited a lot of blood. Doctor Kono said that the amount of blood loss by the General probably exceeded 3,000 milliliters!"
"Nani? Three thousand milliliters?!" Xiaolu Yuanjunsi's face changed drastically when he heard this.
Hatota Hiroshi, who was following Junsi Ogawara, was also horrified. You must know that the total blood volume of a normal person is only 4,000 milliliters. Considering that the general is thin, his blood volume must be less than that of a normal person. Now suddenly The blood loss exceeded 3,000 milliliters, which is simply unimaginable seriousness!
While talking, the curtain of the operating room was opened, and several military doctors walked out.
The military doctor walking at the front took off the mask on his face, nodded heavily towards the river, and said sadly: "Your Majesty General, we have tried our best."
"Baga!" Hebian Zhengsan was furious when he heard this, and slapped the military doctor on the face.
There was just a crisp sound, and five bright red fingerprints immediately appeared on the military doctor's face. After being beaten, the military doctor could only turn his face back again, and nodded heavily: "Hai!"
"idiot!"
"idiot!"
"Bagayalu!"
Hebian Zhengsanyu was still angry and slapped the military doctor more than ten times in a row before finally stopping.
At this time, the Japanese military doctor's face had been completely turned into a pig's head by Hebian Zhengsan.
Oluhara Junsi stepped forward and said: "Chief of Staff, your Excellency, General, has sacrificed his life for the empire, and Commander Okamura has also been shattered. Now the imperial army is in danger. If the main force of the National Army on the Wuhan battlefield launches a counterattack at this time, the consequences will be It would be unimaginable, so I thought that the matter should be reported to the headquarters as soon as possible... "
Before Oluhara Junsi finished speaking, an intelligence officer from the secret service hurried in, opened the folder, and handed a secret message inside to Hatota Hiroshi.
After reading this, Hatota Kan's expression suddenly changed.
"Chief of Staff, Oluhara-san, something bad is going on!" Hatota Kan said urgently, "We have just received an urgent report from insiders lurking at the top of the National Government. The intelligence said that Xue Yue's First Corps has assembled four armies. The troops are rushing towards Shanggao, Gao'an, Zhangshu and Xinyu, preparing to cut off the communication line between Nanchang and Zhuzhou in one fell swoop!"
"Nani?!" Kawabe Shozo and Oluhara Junsi suddenly changed their expressions when they heard this.
"It's really raining when the house is leaking, and the ship is late and encounters a strong wind!" Ogawara Junsi said a Chinese proverb, and then continued, "Now Commander Okamura has been shattered, and the troops of the divisions affiliated to the 11th Army Coordinated command has become a big problem. If the communication line between Nanchang and Zhuzhou is cut off again, the Third Division and the 101st Division, which are advancing towards Changde and Yueyang, are likely to fall into the hands of the National Army. Siege!"
"Baga!" Hebian Zhengsan gritted his teeth and said in a ferocious voice, "Go back to the headquarters!"
At that moment, Kawabe Shozo didn't even bother to take a look at Hata Shunroku's body, and hurried back to Fanghua Garden with Ogahara Shunsi. After returning to Fanghua Garden, he immediately reported the death of Hata Shunroku to the base camp, and then urgently Convene the operational staff of the general staff to discuss countermeasures and see from which direction troops can be mobilized to support the Hunan-Jiangxi Highway.
As a result, the Japanese attack plan was completely disrupted. (To be continued.)