Chapter 514: Sinking the Kume Maru
"Baka! Isn't it too crowded to sit so close?"
The commander of the 6th Division, Shiro Inada, roared and stood up suddenly.
He walked to Xiang Chu's side and sat in the seat that had originally belonged to Doihara Ken'er.
Xiang Chu brought him tea and consoled him, "Lieutenant General Daotian! Please calm down."
"Thank you, Captain Shadow!"
Inaya Shiro said gratefully, praising him specially,
"Compared to some people, the Shadow Chief is much better."
"Yes! Much better."
The Japanese generals echoed in unison.
Doihara Ken'er and Aoki Hando looked at Xiang Chu with great jealousy, and their hearts were filled with mixed feelings.
The commander of the 101st Division, Ito Masayoshi, said solemnly: "Commander! I think what the commander said makes sense. The th Army should still fight in Jiangnan and take all the territories in northern Jiangxi to eliminate the worries."
All the Japanese division commanders and brigade commanders echoed in unison:
"Yes! We should fight according to the Shadow Agency's advice."
"Going to Jiangbei to fight is just working blindly for the Second Army."
Okamura Ningchi nodded and said, "Okay! Let's follow the predetermined plan. One route will advance westward along the south bank of the Yangtze River to occupy Wuhan; the other route will advance southward in northern Jiangxi to eliminate worries.
Director of the Shadow Bureau! Please continue to provide our army with the latest intelligence from the front line."
Xiang Chu didn't want to stay in Jiujiang any longer. He had a lot of things to do in Shanghai and Hong Kong, so he refused immediately and said, "My chief is sitting at the last seat. It seems that he is not welcome in the 11th Army.
Besides, with Chief Bamboo here, there's no need for Chief Shadow to be here as well.
Now that Wuhan is about to be captured, I should go to the Second Army Prince Mi Gong to have a look, otherwise I will be scolded to death. Haha!"
"Too!"
Okamura Ningchi smiled awkwardly.
In fact, the seating arrangement was also due to his deliberate promotion of the generals on the front line.
Xiang Chu was not as stupid as Doihara Xian'er, he just saw the whole thing but didn't say it out loud.
Now the 11th Army's attack direction has remained almost unchanged, which has saved him a lot of trouble.
After Xiang Chu returned to the Xicang ship, in order to verify the specific attack direction of the Second Army, he immediately sent a telegram to Fuyumi Yumi:
"Prince Mi Gong! Okamura wanted to send troops to Jiangbei to fight and steal your credit, but I dissuaded him at the meeting. Thank me now."
Dong Jiu Mei Yu called back: "Silly Chu Xiong! How about you ask him to send troops to Jiangbei? This prince will reap the benefits."
Xiang Chu sent a telegram: "Prince Mi Gong! You are right. Now your 10th, 13th, and 16th divisions have reached the Lu'an and Huoshan lines. It seems that you want to enter Henan and attack Wuhan via Xinyang."
Fuyu Kume called back: "What do you think of this attack route of mine?"
Xiang Chu replied to the telegram: "Very good! We can cut off the Pinghan Line and go straight to Wuhan."
After learning the intelligence, he immediately sent a telegram to Song Xi: "Ya! The enemy's attack direction is that the 10th, 13th, and 16th divisions in the north will go along the northern foot of Dabie Mountain, enter Henan from Lu'an, and attack Xinyang. The dangerous pass of Fujin Mountain can be defended to the death.
The 3rd, 6th, 9th... and other divisions in the central route will advance westward along both sides of the Yangtze River, focusing on attacking the Tianjiazhen fortress.
The 101st and 106th divisions in the south will attack the Nanxun line. The Wanjialing area can be used as a hunting ground... Wind! "
Xiang Chu sent the long message twice, and it took a long time before he received the message:
"Feng! I'm so proud of you. Ya!"
The battlefield situation is already clear. Both sides are engaged in real attack and defense, with no room for change for the time being.
Xiang Chu felt that there was no need to stay in Jiujiang and invite trouble, so it would be better to go and blow up the Kume Maru which was loaded with poison gas bombs.
He immediately ordered: "Xiao Wan! Gather all the agents of the Shadow Agency immediately. We are going back to Shanghai."
"Great!"
Yu Xiaowan said happily and sent a telegram quickly.
Xu Lai said thoughtfully: "Brother Chu! Why did you choose to return to Shanghai at this time?"
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Shanghai is our foundation. If we stay outside for a long time, I'm afraid it will destroy our foundation."
Yu Xiaowan said angrily, "Brother Chu! Zheng Zhili has sent a message that the Kume Maru is about to set sail westward.
"Your return to Shanghai is only one reason. You must want to sink the Kume Maru loaded with poison gas bombs along the way. Isn't that right?"
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "So be it."
At this time, the radio transmission sounded.
Xu Lai hurriedly copied and translated the message: "Daxiong! Ayun was assassinated by the agents of the China Military Control Station in Shanghai. Come back and help me catch the murderer. Ayun!"
She handed the telegram to Xiang Chu and said happily: "Brother Chu! Nan Zao Yunzi of the Shanghai Special High Section has been assassinated."
"Is she dead?"
Xiang Chu was puzzled, and hurriedly took the telegram and read it, and replied:
"Ayun! Hold on, don't die. Daxiong will come back to Shanghai to see you soon."
Nanzō Yunko replied to the message: "Nobita! You are so kind. Yun has lost some hair. Please take some time to come back to Shanghai."
"You are crazy! You sent me a telegram asking me to go back just because I lost a few hairs."
Xiang Chu cursed, too lazy to reply to the telegram to this evil woman.
Three days later, all agents of the Shadow Agency returned to the West Warehouse.
The Xicang left Jiujiang Port and sailed downstream along the Yangtze River.
At this time, Kume Maru had also set sail from Shanghai.
Xiang Chu calculated accurately that Kume Maru might stop at three major ports: Nanjing, Anqing and Jiujiang, but might not stop at other ports.
Ships sailing downstream on the Yangtze River are much faster than sailing upstream.
Two days later, the Xicang arrived at Nanjing Port and docked at Pier 2 in Xiaguan.
Kume Maru also docks at Shimonoseki Pier 21 in the evening, just one pier away.
Yu Xiaowan opened the porthole and looked at Kume Maru not far away and asked in confusion:
"Brother Chu! How are you going to blow up Kumemaru?"
Xiang Chu sneered and said, "I will lead my men to kill all the devils on the Kume Maru first, then drive the boat out at night and sink it in the Yangtze River."
Yu Xiaowan hurriedly said, "Brother Chu! I want to act with you. My martial arts skills are very high."
Xiang Chu happily said: "Okay! I'll take you with me tonight, and use your beauty to seduce the devils."
Yu Xiaowan shouted, "Get lost!"
In order to cover up the operation, Xiang Chu gave all the sailors on the Xicang landing ship a holiday and let them go ashore to play.
In the middle of the night, he took Yu Xiaowan and several confidants, pretended to be drunk, boarded the wrong ship, and arrived at Kume Maru.
The Japanese sailor standing guard at Kumemaru shouted angrily, "Baka! Who are you? How dare you break into a ship carrying poison gas bombs?"
Xiang Chu shouted, "Did you see clearly? I am a lieutenant general."
The Japanese sailor saw it clearly and apologized: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General! Please forgive me."
Xiang Chu pretended to speak incoherently and said, "When are you leaving the port? I want to take a boat to Shanghai."
The Japanese sailor smiled bitterly and said, "We will go directly to Jiujiang at five o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Very good! Go to hell!"
Xiang Chu sneered, slashed his neck with a dagger, and ordered in a deep voice,
"Go! Kill all the devils inside."
"Yes!"
Everyone obeyed the order in unison and rushed towards Kumemaru like the wind.
Soon, all the devils on the ship were killed.
There were 100,000 poison gas bombs on the Kume Maru! There were also a large number of artillery shells.
Xiang Chu ordered Zhang Linmao and others to take the radio and set off in a boat in advance to the fixed waters.
I, Yu Xiaowan, Hongyi and others were waiting on the boat, waiting to leave the port at five in the morning...