Soon, Sakagaki Seishiro was summoned to the Imperial Palace.
Hirohito had only one purpose in summoning Sakagaki to the Imperial Palace, which was to tell Seishiro Sakagaki to kill Xu Rui at all costs and never allow this mortal enemy of the empire to grow. At the moment, Xu Rui is only a regiment leader and can be easily eliminated in the future. When the strength of his troops reaches an army or even a group army, it will be difficult to eliminate him.
Hirohito said earnestly: "Sakagaki-san, do you know what kind of enemy you are going to face?"
"Hai." Sakagaki Seishiro, who was kneeling in front of Hirohito, paused heavily and then said, "I know that Xu Rui is an extremely dangerous person. Starting from His Highness Fushimi Miya Toshihiko, there have been several senior members of the Imperial Army so far. The general fell into his hands, and His Majesty called him the sworn enemy of the empire, which is well deserved."
Hirohito said in a deep voice: "To be precise, sixteen!"
"Nani?!" Seishiro Sakagaki was obviously shocked by this number and said in a voiceless voice, "Sixteen?!"
Hirohito started counting with his fingers: "Two generals, Sugiyama Gen and Hata Shunroku; four lieutenant generals, Emperor Toshihiko, Okamura Neji, Inaba Shiro and Ono Yoshio; ten major generals, Tachibana Yoshio "
Sakagaki Seishiro was shocked. Unexpectedly, sixteen senior generals had fallen into Xu Rui's hands!
Hirohito let out a long breath and said in a deep voice: "Sakagaki-san, now you should understand how scary Xu Rui is? Right now he is just a small regiment leader with only a few thousand people under his command, but he is already so scary. , in another year and a half, when Xu Rui is promoted to army commander or even group army commander, it will become a nightmare for the imperial army!"
"Hai." Sakagaki Seishiro suddenly said, "This person is really not to be underestimated."
"Not only should we not underestimate it, but we must attach great importance to it!" Hirohito sneered, "It's ridiculous that Shunroku Hata, a fool, has a reputation as a saber, but he can't even see the threat level of Xu Rui. He deserves to be angry to death! Ban Yuan Sang, after you take office as the commander of the 11th Army, you must remember what I said and eradicate Xu Rui at all costs!"
"Hai." Sakagaki Seishiro said suddenly, "I turned around and sent a telegram to the Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Army, Yoshimoto Sadaichi, in the name of the Commander of the Eleventh Army, ordering him to ignore Xue Yue's First Corps for the time being. Mobilize troops and eradicate Xu Rui first at all costs."
"Yoshi." Hirohito nodded with satisfaction.
Sakagaki Seishiro knelt down and stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if you have nothing else to do, I will prepare to leave now."
"Yo Xi." Hirohito stood up and sent Sakagaki Seishiro out of the imperial study. He warned Yin Yin, "Sakagaki-san, then I will wait for your good news in Tokyo. I am very sure that you will not let me down."
"Hai." Sakagaki Seishiro paused heavily, turned around and walked away.
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Xu Rui, who was hated by Hirohito, was facing a life and death crisis at this moment.
Although Xu Rui successfully killed Okamura Neji, the price he paid was also very heavy. He suffered a total of more than 20 gunshot wounds and three stab wounds on his body.
On the way back to Jigongling after breaking through, Xu Rui lost a lot of blood again.
If Xu Rui hadn't been physically strong, he might have been out of breath for a long time.
But even so, Xu Rui had only one breath left at this moment.
Hou Zhigang walked into the Juyi Hall in a hurry and reported to Zhao Baishi: "Brother, the Japs have surrounded the north, west and south of Jigong Ridge. There are only no Japs under the cliff in the east. But judging from the current situation, Look, sooner or later the little devils will surround the eastern cliff, and then we will be completely cornered."
Li Sijin also said: "Yes, brother, let's break out of the encirclement quickly."
"No." Xiao Taohong said, "My uncle must perform surgery immediately to stop the bleeding, otherwise he will be in danger."
Zhao Baishi glanced at the unconscious Xu Rui on the stretcher and frowned. Xu Rui's condition was indeed not optimistic. If the blood loss from the wound was not stopped, he would die of excessive blood loss in half an hour at most.
Gritting his teeth, Zhao Baishi said to Li Sijin and Hou Zhigang: "Second and youngest, you must guard the Jishi Dun and don't let the little devils come up the mountain." After saying that, Zhao Baishi said to Xiao Taohong, "Girl, time It’s urgent, you should start the operation on Captain Xu to stop the bleeding now.”
Xiao Taohong hummed, took out a dagger, and asked the Sichuan army to light a bonfire.
Due to the lack of medicines and medical equipment, Xiao Taohong could only use the most primitive methods to stop the bleeding.
After burning the dagger red on the fire, Xiao Taohong chose the biggest wound on Xu Rui's right rib, but she couldn't remove it after several attempts. Xiao Taohong loved Xu Rui very much in her heart, but she couldn't bear it. Use a red-hot dagger to burn Xu Rui's body. How painful will it be for your uncle if you burn it with a hot iron
Zhao Baishi immediately became anxious, grabbed the dagger from Xiao Taohong's hand, and then burned it on Xu Rui's right rib.
Just hearing a soft squeaking sound, a faint puff of green smoke rose from the wound on Xu Rui's right rib, and then the aroma of barbecue filled the Juyi Hall.
The next moment, Xu Rui, who was originally unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Zhao Baishi fiercely.
Zhao Baishi trembled and explained: "Captain Xu, don't be angry, I'm trying to stop your bleeding."
Xu Rui breathed a long sigh of relief, nodded very weakly towards Zhao Baishi, and signaled Zhao Baishi to continue.
Zhao Baishi let out a cry, put the dagger back on the fire until it burned red again, and then pressed it again on another wound on Xu Rui's right rib. The corner of Xu Rui's mouth immediately twitched slightly, and then the smell of barbecue became stronger. .
Xiao Taohong walked up to Xu Rui, stretched out her small hand and held Xu Rui's big hand tightly, and said distressedly: "Uncle, if you feel pain, just shout out loud, as long as you shout out, it won't hurt anymore. " Worried that Xu Rui didn't believe it, Xiao Taohong explained, "It's true, my stomach hurt when I was a child, and it stopped hurting when I shouted."
A slight smile appeared on Xu Rui's face, and his lips moved twice.
Xiao Taohong quickly put her ear to Xu Rui's mouth and heard Xu Rui say: "Silly girl, it doesn't hurt."
The tears in Xiao Taohong's eyes fell like pearls, and she cried, "Yes, my uncle is the strongest. There is no one stronger than my uncle in this world."
When Xiao Taohong and Xu Rui chatted, Zhao Baishi didn't stop.
A full quarter of an hour later, Xu Rui's more than 20 gunshot wounds and three stab wounds were finally burned to a crisp. As the wounds were cooked, all the capillaries at the wound site were violently destroyed. Xu Rui Although he was tortured by the cannon, the blood loss finally stopped, and his life was temporarily saved.
Zhao Baishi wiped his sweat and breathed a long sigh of relief. He thought to himself that he had always thought that the prisoners who were tortured by cannon must be very painful, but he did not expect that the executioner was also so tired. It seemed that the executioner's It’s not that easy to get into the profession.
Xiao Taohong said again: "Brother Zhao, do you have any brown sugar?"
"Brown sugar? Yes, there seems to be a little bit left in the half bag of brown sugar we got from Lijiazhuang last time." After Zhao Baishi finished speaking, he turned back and ordered a Sichuan soldier, "Guawazi, go and get the remaining half bag of brown sugar." Come and spread."
The Sichuan soldier left in a hurry and came back after a while holding a blue and white porcelain jar.
Xiao Taohong made a large jar of brown sugar water with boiling water on the fire and drank it all for Xu Rui.
After drinking a large can of brown sugar water, Xu Rui's face was finally not as pale as before.
"Xiao Taohong, I made you worried." Xu Rui smiled at Xiao Taohong and asked, "Are Fengzi and the others back?"
"Not yet." Xiao Taohong shook her head and said worriedly, "I don't know what happened to Brother Fengzi, Brother Baozi and Brother Huzi now."
"Don't worry, Fengzi and the others are fine." Xu Rui reassured Xiao Taohong, then turned to Zhao Baishi and said, "Captain Zhao, thank you very much this time. If it weren't for you, Xu would have been left here."
Zhao Baishi said: "What are you talking about, Captain Xu? Why does this trivial matter matter?"
Xu Rui smiled and then asked: "Captain Zhao, what is the situation now?"
Zhao Baishi's face immediately fell and he said: "Captain Xu, the situation is very bad. The Japs have surrounded Jigong Ridge in three directions: north, west and south, and are attacking fiercely. The second and third sons are leading We are guarding Jishi Dun with our brothers, but the Japs are attacking very fiercely. If this continues, we may not be able to hold on for long."
Xu Rui said with a smile: "Captain Zhao, don't worry, there is no perfect way. It will be dark in two hours. Then we will use the terrain of Jigong Ridge to ambush the Japanese, and then take the opportunity to break out. As for this For two hours, don’t fight hard with the Japs, just let the Japs come up, as long as the stronghold doesn’t fall.”
Zhao Baishi said with some worry: "Captain Xu, do you mean to give up the chicken shit hole?"
Jishi Dun is the gate to Jigong Ridge. Once Jishi Dun is lost, Jigong Ridge will no longer be in danger.
Xu Rui said: "Captain Zhao, although the terrain of Jishi Dun is relatively steep, it is suspended in the air on three sides. If the Sichuan Army brothers are guarding it, they will be easily killed by enemy artillery and machine gun fire. It is better to simply abandon Ji Shi Dun. This way the little Japs If we want to attack the mountain, we have to pass through the chicken shit mound, so we can concentrate our firepower and kill a large number of Japanese soldiers."
Zhao Baishi is actually not stupid. He reacted immediately when Xu Rui touched him.
"Oh, yes, if it wasn't for Commander Xu's reminder, I really wouldn't have thought of this." Zhao Baishi woke up as if from a dream, waved his hand and called a Sichuan soldier, and said, "Quickly inform Platoon Leader Li and Platoon Leader Hou, and ask them to immediately Give up the chicken shit and come back."
"Yes." The Sichuan Army soldier agreed and flew away. (To be continued.)