"Snapped!"
Shanghai, the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Front.
Yanagawa Heisuke slammed a newspaper on his desk again. In front of him, a group of senior Japanese generals lowered their heads with serious expressions.
As for the reason, it is the latest issue of "Central Daily News" and other Chinese newspapers.
If the newspapers of the National Government were just comparing nonsense before, this time they are really reporting seriously. The key is evidence.
"Yesterday, military commanders destroyed an assassination attempt by the Japanese intelligence department on Air Force ace pilot Li Hang on Jianghan Road in Hankou, killing and capturing more than 30 Japanese intelligence personnel."
"The truth about the assassination of Li Hang by the Japanese intelligence department is revealed. A prince commander and two lieutenant general division commanders of the Japanese invaders died at the hands of Li Hang!"
"The Japanese invaders suffered the greatest loss since the war began. The general commander was seriously injured. Three Japanese lieutenant generals, four major generals, and more than 10 assistant officers, including King Asaka Palace Jiuhiko, died in Nanjing on the same day."
"Li Hang---the nemesis of Japanese generals!"
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"What do those idiots in the Special High School do for food? Why didn't the intelligence officers commit suicide to thank the Emperor after the operation failed? Verify their list for me and report it to the base camp."
Yanagawa Heisuke roared helplessly and kept spitting, but the commanding officer headed by Tsukada Gong in front of him didn't dare to dodge at all.
Previously, Chinese newspapers spread rumors that General Matsui Iwane's jade was broken into pieces, but no one took it seriously. After all, he was still alive and no one believed it.
But the scandal leaked from intelligence personnel this time is true.
People from various countries staying in Wuhan are trying to verify the authenticity of the news. China bluntly told them that these details were revealed by captured Japanese intelligence personnel.
In fact, the European and American powers are not interested in the Sino-Japanese war, or are powerless. As long as their interests can be ensured, they naturally don't want to interfere.
In fact, Britain's interests have suffered the most, but they can't control it now, and they haven't recovered from the Great Depression. Coupled with Mustache's blatant military expansion, Great Britain is now too busy to take care of itself. Naturally, the most important thing is to protect the homeland, and others are on the sidelines.
In fact, the United States suffered a lot of losses, but it also gained more from Japan.
Who told Japan to buy a large amount of military supplies from the United States, including oil, aluminum, lead, petroleum, scrap steel, and copper.
Scrap steel even accounts for 70% of Japan's imported materials, and copper accounts for 90%.
You must know that these two are important raw materials for the production of weapons, not to mention a large number of machine tools.
Not to mention Fa De.
However, Lao Maozi did not want to see Japan annexing China, so he provided strong assistance.
Although various countries have different attitudes towards Japan's invasion of China, it does not mean that they do not pay attention to this war, especially when they heard that the command system of the Japanese Army's Central China Front suffered a heavy blow. A general commander was seriously injured, and three people, including a royal commander, were injured. The death of a lieutenant general is no small matter.
Relevant to the fact that the Japanese troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have indeed stopped attacking recently, the high-profile royal prince commander Asaka Miyakohiko has also disappeared. Even the Central China Front Army is presided over by Yanagawa Heisuke, the commander of the Tenth Army. European and American powers I felt that the reports from the National Government might be true.
If this is true, the European and American powers will have to carefully evaluate their attitude towards the Sino-Japanese war.
And this is not good news for Japan.
After Yanagawa Heisuke vented his anger, Tsukada had no choice but to persuade, "Your Excellency, Commander, we cannot blame them all for the failure of the intelligence department's operation."
"If we don't blame them, do we need to take responsibility?" Yanagawa Heisuke said angrily.
Tsukada explained bravely, "Wuhan's intelligence department suffered a lot after the empire's concession was forcibly taken back by the Chinese government. Before this operation, Wuhan's intelligence department did not have an action team, just some intelligence personnel.
It would be okay if they were allowed to gather information, but they would be unable to perform special tasks. Subordinates suggested that the operational capabilities of various intelligence agencies could be strengthened so that they could play their due role in the next special operations. "
"Tsukada-kun, what is the difference between saying this now and the Chinese saying it as an afterthought? The most urgent task is how to calm public opinion?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, we will not acknowledge these public opinions. At the same time, we can use new hot news, such as opening up the Jinpu Line, air strikes on Wuhan, etc., to divert the attention of European and American countries.
As long as the empire wins on the front line, naturally no one will pay attention to this public opinion incident. "Tsukada Gong thought of a solution that was not a solution.
"Air raid on Wuhan? Isn't it embarrassing enough for the Navy?" Yanagawa Heisuke couldn't help but mocked.
Army aircraft cannot carry out air raids on Wuhan, so only the navy's aviation can accomplish this task.
"Commander Kawatani is very angry and has decided to launch a retaliatory bombing campaign with 30 aircraft for the Nine-Six Ship Battle and 24 Nine-Six Land Attack."
"Those idiots in the Navy have given up everything for the sake of face. Our top priority is to bomb Nanchang, Xuzhou and other places. Wuhan is so far away, is that necessary?"
"The navy feels that the previous operation failed, which was a bit embarrassing, and it must come back with revenge."
"Leave it to those idiots in the Navy."
Just as a group of army generals were mocking the navy, the phone on the table rang.
"Moxi Moxi, I'm Yanagawa Heisuke!"
"Nani? What did you say? Commander Matsui is dying?"
"Baga, you must ensure the safety of Commander Matsui! Otherwise, you will commit seppuku!"
Snapped!
Yanagawa Heisuke hung up the phone heavily and walked out quickly.
Everyone in the room immediately looked at each other, but thinking that General Matsui was critically ill, everyone followed him without caring about their manners.
It really rained all night when the house was leaking.
However, for the Central China Front Army, this is still not over, because the Nanjing Massacre is also continuing to ferment, but there is a lack of substantive evidence.
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"Hangzi, you said it was the same for you. We went to have a date and it turned into a fight in a cafe. But I heard there was a lot of commotion yesterday."
"I had expectations, but I only thought that there were just one or two little Japs trying to assassinate me. How did I know that the Japs were going crazy and dozens of people were coming."
"Can you kid not go crazy? When you were in Nanjing, you really killed three Japanese lieutenant generals, including a royal prince commander?"
"I'm not sure either. Before I grabbed the plane that day, I heard that the Japanese were holding an entry ceremony in Nanjing, so I flew the plane and took a look around. Anyway, it was just a blast from the plane, so I didn't know who was inside."
"You just show it off there. The credit is not small, and the captured Japanese spy even admitted it."
"By the way, do you think Hangzi can get the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal this time?"
As soon as Liang Tiancheng said this, the lively scene suddenly became quiet.
