Chapter 607 Agreeing to Assassinate Duke Chu
Such a small telegram contains many puzzling factors.
It is not known whether this telegram was sent by Long Shengfa or Zeng Yunfa.
Moreover, the 1st Army must have complained to its superiors, and only then did they stop asking for more people and equipment.
Xiang Chu was puzzled and asked, "Strange! Why did the Supreme Command ask the 1st Army to cooperate with our army in the battle?"
Song Xi smiled and said, "Brother! Didn't the higher-ups always ask you to destroy Long Qiang and his troops? Now that Long Qiang is dead, the 1st Army is not a concern, but we still need your Royal Guards to keep an eye on it."
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "My dear sister! The 34th Army has become the Imperial Guard. It is really touching."
Song Xi said angrily, "Stop talking nonsense and show me the combat order that Minister Chen gave to the 34th Army."
"If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten."
Xiang Chu hurriedly took out the secret letter, opened it, glanced at it, and handed it to her, frowning and saying,
"This is too difficult. In addition to annihilating at least one brigade of devils, we also have to annex the 1st Army, wipe out the bandits in western Hunan, and cooperate with friendly forces to win the Changsha Battle. It's harder than climbing to the sky."
Song Xi took the secret letter and read it, then handed it to Yu Xiaowan who leaned forward to read it, and nodded, "It is indeed too difficult. Why do we have to annex the 1st Army? Are the bandits in Xiangxi so easy to wipe out?"
After reading the secret letter, Yu Xiaowan shook her head and said, "What if the Changsha battle fails?"
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "The Battle of Changsha has failed, and our 34th Army will also be disbanded."
Song Xi said angrily, "Okay! Stop complaining. Often the heavier the task, the lighter the punishment."
Xiang Chu was afraid that she would worry, so he smiled and said, "Sister is right. At worst, we can just give her money to make arrangements."
Song Xi said domineeringly: "I don't care about your head. The money in the family didn't fall from the sky. Don't worry! Let's see who dares to touch the father of my child."
Xiang Chu and Yu Xiaowan looked at each other, seriously suspecting that she was the one who came up with the secret letter mission and deliberately left it with Minister Chen for Xiang Chu to pick up.
Wuhan, Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the 11th Army.
Ono Shika ran in and reported loudly: "Commander! The commander of the Osaka Division, Abe Nobuyuki, called and sued Brigade Commander Kan'ei Doihara for disobeying orders and deliberately not participating in the joint combat operation under the pretext of getting lost. He requested that he be demoted to the rank of colonel."
"what?!"
Okamura Ningchi roared in anger, calmed down his mind, and asked,
"Did Doihara Kan'er's failure to participate in the operation cause any consequences?"
Ono Chika shook his head and said, "There were no consequences. The Anami Geometry Brigade of the Osaka Division still won the battle to capture Yueyang."
Okamura Ningchi smiled bitterly and said, "If we punish Doihara Ken'er like this, he will definitely not accept it. It would be better to test him with the tough defenders of Shicheng."
Ono Chika bowed and said, "Commander, please make it clear."
Okamura Ningchi stood up and walked to the map, pointing to the stone city near Huarong, and said, "You must immediately issue a combat order to Doihara Ken'er to capture the stone city. He must arrive at the stone city before 2 a.m. tomorrow and take it before dawn. Otherwise, as Abe Nobuyuki said, he will be demoted to the rank of colonel."
Ono Shika praised: "Your Excellency, the commander's plan is very good. It is equivalent to giving an explanation to Abe Nobuyuki and giving Doihara Kenji a chance. No one will say anything. Besides, two o'clock in the morning is definitely the time when Doihara Kenji is the sleepiest. He will definitely fail."
Okamura Ningchi laughed and said, "What the commander wants is for Doihara Ken'er to fail so that he can get out of my 11th Army and continue to mess around with his bamboo machine and issue orders. Haha!"
"Hello!"
Ono Zhihua accepted the order with a smile.
Whenever he thought of beating Doihara Kenji, he couldn't help laughing.
Huarong Road, an unnamed mountain pass.
Doihara Kenji imitated Cao Cao's movements and walked back and forth a dozen times, saying happily:
"Yoshi! Cao Cao was defeated at Huarong Road. This lieutenant general will never be defeated like him at Red Cliff. I will definitely be able to destroy the 34th Army of China Chuxi."
At this time, Yamashita Yoshiaki stepped forward, handed him the telegram, and sighed:
"Your Excellency, the great Lieutenant General! This telegram is too harsh. Alas!"
"Ji Qiu! Don't sigh like Cao Cao, who is useless."
Doihara Kan'er shouted loudly, took the message and read it, then sighed,
"Alas! Okamura Ning, the skinny monkey, and Abe Nobuyuki, the fat pig, are so vicious that they are working together to demote Lieutenant General Ben to Colonel."
Takahashi Taisho looked at his watch and shook his head, saying, "Your Excellency, the brigade commander! The Osaka soldiers are unwilling to march, and we are definitely running out of time. Even if we can make it to Ishi Castle, we won't be able to capture it. You should still accept the rank of colonel, which is one level higher than Taisho."
"roll--!"
Doihara Kan'er yelled in Chinese, but unfortunately Takahashi Taisho couldn't understand him, so he could only say helplessly,
"Takahashi-kun! There is a large amount of gold buried under the walls of Shicheng. You must immediately issue a rapid march order and try to reach Shicheng by 2 a.m. to dig for gold."
"Hello!"
Takahashi Taisho happily accepted the order.
Yamashita Yoshiaki praised: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General! Your plan is great. We can reach Shicheng before 2 a.m."
Doihara Ken'er shook his head and said, "No! You must get to Shicheng by 2 a.m., and you call Okamura Ningchi the skinny monkey and Abe Nobuyuki the fat pig right away, and I will definitely accomplish the mission."
"Hello!"
Yamashita Yoshiaki bowed and accepted the order.
Fuso Country, International Department of the Cabinet Intelligence Department.
Sato Ishitora walked into Santori's office and said mysteriously:
"Mr. Aoki! According to a secret report sent back from the Chinese Kwantung Army, the head of the Shadow Agency commissioned Kitagawa Jinxiu to rescue two Qing nobles."
Aoki Hitoshi was leaning back in a high-backed office chair with his feet on the desk, listening to the music. He immediately stood up and said angrily, "What?! The director of the film agency is not dead yet?"
Sato Ishitora nodded and said, "Not dead yet!"
Aoki Jinchun said bitterly: "If he is not dead, who did Inukai's poisonous bird assassination team kill?"
Sato Ishitora suggested: "Why not ask the China expert Doihara Kenji where the head of the Shadow Agency is? If we know his whereabouts, we can send the Poison Bird Assassination Team to assassinate him again."
Aoki Jinjun nodded and said, "Yoshi! Send a message to ask Doihara Ken'er right away."
"Hello! I'm going to the inner room to send a message."
Sato Ishitora bowed and pushed open the inner room. Unexpectedly, there was a female employee inside who was dressed particularly shabbily.
He kept apologizing: "Sorry! It turned out to be Ms. Xinzi from the Finance Department. Shi Hu didn't see anything."
The female employee rushed out of the inner room covering her face, and Sato Ishitora hurried into the inner room to send a telegram to Doihara Kenji.
Aoki Jinjun pointed at Sato Ishitora and shouted angrily: "Baka! Who told you to open the door to the inner room?"
Sato Ishitora stood up and said with a smile: "Minister! I didn't know you have such charm. I admire you! I admire you!"
Aoki Jinjun's anger turned into joy, and he said happily, "Yoshi! Transfer your sister Meiko to the Finance Department immediately."
Sato Ishitora smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Aoki! There is nothing I can do to help you. Miko has already married and moved to Alaska."
At this time, the radio transmission sounded.
Sato Ishitora hurriedly sat down to transcribe and translate the message, and reported loudly:
"Mr. Aoki! Doihara Kenji actually said that he would only tell you where the head of the Shadow Agency is if the Poison Bird Assassination Team helps him get rid of Mr. China. You must not help him."
Aoki Jinjun was annoyed with Sato Ishitora at this time, and shook his head and said, "No! I agree to assassinate Lord Chu. Ask him where Lord Chu is, and immediately notify the poison bird assassination team to go and assassinate him."
"Hello!"
Sato Ishitora accepted the order reluctantly.