"Commander Matsui, how do you feel now?"
Nanjing, in a room inside the former National Government Building, as the commander of the Central China Front of the Japanese invaders, General Matsui Iwane was lying on a simple bed at this time. Many parts of his body were wrapped with gauze, and his face also had a few bruises. Treated wounds.
Yanagawa Heisuke looked very worried when he saw this scene. Seeing that the other party woke up, he quickly approached and asked about the situation.
Matsui Iwane's injuries were actually not serious. Although he was hit by a bullet during the initial strafing, it was not fatal.
But this is just the beginning.
The situation was chaotic. When Matsui Iwane was retreating, the person supporting him was shot and fell. He also tripped and a stampede occurred.
After all, Matsui Iwane was also a general commander, the boss of the Japanese army that invaded China, but he was stepped on several times by his own people.
Originally, Matsui Iwane's condition was not serious, but after taking Shanghai, his condition worsened, so he stayed in Shanghai, and Asaka Miya Hatohiko, the royal commander, served as the frontline commander, responsible for commanding the battle against Nanjing.
Attending the city entry ceremony was also done with force.
As a result, he was shot and stepped on again. It's strange that he was fine.
Perhaps the only good news is that there is no danger of life for the time being.
"Yanagawa-kun, how is the situation now?" Matsui Iwane wanted to sit up, but there was a pain in front of him and he did not dare to get up.
"Commander, be careful, you have two broken ribs, don't move around."
"Yanagawa-kun, tell me what's going on."
"Commander Matsui, the situation is very bad. The commanders of the Nakajima Kongo Division, Tanihisao Division Commander Tamaki, Asaka Palace Hatohiko and Ushijima Sadao Division Commanders are seriously injured. Three major generals Tamaki and five major generals are also injured.
There were also more than forty casualties among junior officers and lieutenants. "After Yanagawa Heisuke said this, his face looked very gloomy.
From the Meiji Restoration to the present, an army commander has never suffered such heavy casualties.
Those two lieutenant general division commanders died like this without even knowing who the enemy was.
What made him even more angry was that the enemy actually walked away in the end, and now he didn't even know where the enemy had gone or what his identity was.
Matsui Iwane was very emotional after hearing this. Although he could not stand up, he clenched his fists tightly.
"Has this matter been reported to the base camp?" Matsui Iwane asked.
"I haven't reported yet. I've been busy dealing with the aftermath and haven't had time to report. I want to wait for Commander Matsui to wake up and discuss it."
Yanagawa Heisuke is not stupid.
Although the loss this time was huge, it had nothing to do with him as the commander of the Tenth Army. The Tenth Army he commanded had always been a partial division.
Besides, Matsui Iwane and Asaka Miyakohiko were both alive, so it was not his turn to report.
He couldn't take responsibility for such a big thing.
Although the incident was infuriating, this responsibility had nothing to do with him.
"Who is the enemy? A member of the navy?" Matsui Iwane asked seriously.
"The identity of the enemy was not found. According to the feedback from the investigation conducted by Captain Sasaki, during our entry ceremony, there was a firefight at the Grand Campus Airport. Someone occupied the warehouse and detonated the ammunition in the warehouse, causing Great confusion.
There was no corpse left of the enemy in the warehouse, and his identity could not be verified.
Instead, a body was found on the airport tarmac. Although he was wearing an Army Aviation flight suit, the clothes underneath were Chinese style. I suspect that some Chinese people took the opportunity to sneak into the airport. Some occupied the warehouse and caused chaos. The other two went to snatch the imperial fighter plane. One of them failed and the other succeeded. " Yanagawa Heisuke expressed his guess.
"How is it possible? If the Chinese want to seize the plane, they must send out pilots. Although I don't understand airplanes, but the Chinese have never flown the imperial plane, how can they master it proficiently?" Matsui Iwane quickly discovered that there was something wrong in Yanagawa Heisuke's words. at.
"Commander Matsui thinks there is an insider?"
"The possibility is very high. If there is no internal response, how can the enemy sneak into the airport quietly? How can they touch the warehouse? Not to mention that today is the front army holding a city entry ceremony."
"Is he really a navy pilot?" Yanagawa Heisuke was reluctant to believe this analysis.
"It's also possible that they are from our army. Don't forget, there are also some people in the empire who believe in the Soviet Union..."
Just when Matsui Iwane was analyzing what he thought was a smart move, the conversation between the two was interrupted by the sound of rapid footsteps. It was Major General Mamoru Iinuma, who was also the chief of staff of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force.
"Commander Matsui, Commander Yanagawa!"
Iinuma Mamoru stood in front of the two people and nodded heavily.
"Iinuma-kun, what's the matter?" Yanagawa Heisuke asked casually without thinking too much.
"Two commanders, King Asaka Palace Hatohiko may not be able to survive!" Iinuma Mamoru replied seriously.
"Nani?"
Two sudden exclamations sounded out, and the two looked at each other in disbelief. Yanagawa Heisuke stared at Iinuma Mamoru coldly, "Iinuma-kun, tell me, what you just said is not true. "
Iinuma Mamoru was forced to take a step back by the opponent's momentum, and answered bravely, "Asaka Miyako's injury was already serious. He was bleeding suddenly just now, and the doctor's rescue efforts failed, and Asaka Miyako's heartbeat became weaker and weaker. ..."
"Baga! Tell those doctors that the safety of Chaoxiang Palace must be ensured, it must be ensured!"
Yanagawa Heisuke said and wanted to check the situation.
"Take me with you! Quick!" Matsui Iwane ordered directly to the officer on the side.
"Hi!"
Soon several soldiers came in and carried Matsui Iwane's bed to Asaka Palace Hatohiko's temporary ward.
When the medical staff saw this, they quickly followed up with bottles and necessary things.
Because Asaka Miyakohiko's injuries were serious, he was not transferred to another place. He directly found a room on the first floor of the building and began treatment.
At this time, many senior Japanese generals were standing outside the room.
Including Yoshizumi Ryosuke, commander of the 9th Division, Susumu Fujita, commander of the 3rd Division, Major General Sasaki Toichi, commander of the 30th Brigade of the 16th Division, and others.
Quite simply, the person being rescued in the room forced them all to take it seriously.
The man lying inside was the emperor's uncle and the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force. If he died here, the consequences would be more serious than the death of two division commanders.
"Commander Matsui! Commander Yanagawa!"
Seeing Matsui Iwane being carried and Yanagawa Heisuke striding towards them, everyone paused and saluted.
But just when Yanagawa Heisuke came to the door of the room, he saw an attending doctor in the room walking out. At the same time, he took off his mask and shook his head helplessly at everyone.
Everyone suddenly felt like they were mourning for their heir!
The emperor's uncle, the lieutenant general commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, and the commander of the Nanjing Battle, died like this?
Everyone suddenly felt like the sky was falling.
Thinking of Nakajima Jingo and Tani Hisao who died on the spot, everyone realized that this might be a very heavy day in the history of the empire.
