Chapter 644: Revenge for the 34th Army's Arrow
The next morning, the first rays of dawn appeared on the horizon.
Ono Chihua pushed open the door of Okamura Ningchi's room and shouted:
"Commander! It's bad. Doihara Kan'er is dead."
Okamura Ningchi was awakened, sat up from the bed and said angrily:
"Ono-kun! It's great that Doihara is dead, why are you making such a fuss?"
Ono Chika said bitterly: "But his entire brigade was annihilated by the 34th Army, and only two people were left."
"What?! Annihilated?"
Okamura Ningchi was so angry that he jumped off the bed and roared loudly,
"Baga! Immediately dispatch all aircraft to bomb Hanshou Potou Port, and immediately dispatch the Sendai, Osaka, and Kagoshima divisions to besiege the 34th Army."
"Hello!"
Ono Zhihua bowed and accepted the order, then turned and ran out.
"Crack!" There was a sound.
Okamura Ningchi threw his beloved marching pot to the ground.
He roared with tears in his eyes: "Doihara, you idiot! You are such an idiot. It's ok for one person to be stupid, but why did you take the lives of more than 15,000 imperial warriors? Woohoo!"
There was rising fog on the surface of the lower reaches of the Yuan River.
Countless ships were carrying officers and soldiers of the 34th Army upstream along the Yuan River.
Because of the countercurrent, the ships could not go faster even if they wanted to.
Xiang Chu stood by the porthole, looking up into the sky nervously, and said worriedly:
"I hope the Japanese bombers will bomb Potou instead of the Yuan River."
Yu Xiaowan comforted him, "Brother Chu! Don't worry. It's foggy this morning, and we're dozens of miles away from Potou Port. The Japanese planes won't fly over here. At worst, we can just hide in the willow forest by the river."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "You've made the Japs sound too stupid. There are still a large number of Bamboo Agency spies who will report reconnaissance intelligence at any time."
Kong Ling smiled and said, "Didn't Sister Xi say that Doihara Xian'er was dead? The Bamboo Agency is leaderless, so how can anyone conduct reconnaissance?"
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Old Liu specifically looked for it, but didn't find Doihara Ken'er's body. I think he must not be dead."
Yu Xiaowan said thoughtfully: "Brother Chu! I will send a telegram to ask Ji Qiu whether Doihara Xian'er is dead or not."
Xiang Chu said without hesitation: "Send it! It's just right that you can represent the Shadow Agency to care about the situation of Yamashita Jiqiu at the front line. Don't let this guy get killed by Lao Liu."
Yu Xiaowan hurriedly sent a telegram and received a reply soon: "Thank you for your concern, Madam. Ji Qiu is safe and sound. Doihara Xian'er is not dead. The news is wrong."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Xiao Wan! Tell the boss that Doihara Xian'er is alive. We should not take credit for it."
Kong Ling said anxiously, "Silly man! Why are you so anxious? Let Doihara Xian'er come out and clarify the facts herself. Besides, why bother the boss so early in the morning? She needs more rest to take care of the baby."
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yeah! Women who have given birth are more careful."
"You dislike people?!"
Kong Ling and Yu Xiaowan roared like lions at the same time, which made Xiang Chu really crazy.
The captain's room of a medium-sized transport ship on Dongting Lake.
Doihara Kenji was holding a telegram in his hand, pointing at Takahashi Daimasa and was so angry that he was speechless.
Takahashi Taisho shirked responsibility and said, "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General! These are all telegrams sent by Yamashita Yoshiaki."
Doihara Kan'er hated people who shirked responsibility the most, and shouted angrily:
"Baga! Your name is at the front, and it's also yours, and you still dare to slander Yamashita Yoshiaki?"
Takahashi Taisho took out the telegrams he had sent before and handed them to him, saying, "Look! These are the telegrams he had sent before."
Doihara Kan'er took a look at the telegram and said angrily, "Call Yamashita Yoshiaki over here. Lieutenant General Ben is going to fire him."
Yamashita Yoshiaki had already reached the door and heard their conversation. He walked into the captain's room and apologized, "Your Excellency Vice Admiral! Yoshiaki and Taisho did it for you. Only by saying that you died for your country can you escape the blame."
Doihara Ken'er nodded when he heard this and said, "That makes sense! We can fake our own death first to get through this difficult time. But we must immediately clarify to the higher-ups that this lieutenant general is not dead."
Yamashita Yoshiaki closed the door and whispered, "Your Excellency Lieutenant General! You don't have to clarify right away. The headquarters will definitely send a generous pension to your family, the leader will also award you a prize, and the 11th Army will also issue a circular to commend your bravery. You may even be awarded a posthumous title or a promotion."
Doihara Kan'er couldn't help but change from anger to joy, with an incredible look on his face.
Takahashi Taisho was also inspired and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General! Why don't you stay in bed and pretend to be sick, and then send a telegram back saying that you were saved by me and Yoshiaki again."
Doihara Kenji said excitedly: "Yoshi! I will start working in bed right away. Haha!"
"boom--!"
The sound of bombers roaring past could be heard in the air.
Doihara Kenji leaned over the window, looked at the dense array of bombers and said bitterly:
"Chu Xi! Let the Empire's bombers blow you and your 34th Army into the sky."
Potou Port, around the pier.
Ye Shian, along with dozens of elite commandos who had voluntarily stayed behind, lit hundreds of smoke signals.
Then, they deliberately left behind a large number of marching tents and quickly moved away from here by land.
Hundreds of Japanese bombers and fighter planes flew in the sky.
Covered by morning mist and smoke, the scenery on the ground was blurry.
The Japanese pilots, blinded by the rage of revenge, did not bother to make careful distinctions and brazenly dropped aerial bombs and fired wildly at the military tents and four Japanese air vessels.
Needless to say, useful supplies on the ship, such as motors and fuel, were taken away by the 34th Army and the surrounding people.
Countless bombs fell, and the small Potou Port and its surrounding houses were razed to the ground.
The explosion was so earth-shaking that it alarmed the people in the area dozens of miles around and they all fled south.
On the surface of the Yuan River, the large ship where Xiang Chu was.
Ye Shian's voice came from the radio loudspeaker: "Commander! We have lit the signal smoke and are moving along the north bank of the Yuan River towards Datong Township."
Xiang Chu picked up the microphone and responded: "Very good! How many planes did the devils send out to bomb?"
Ye Shian smiled and said, "There are probably hundreds of bombers and fighter planes, attacking frantically."
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Let the Japs waste their shells and fuel. You guys hurry to Longdaji Ferry in Datong Township to take a boat."
"Yes!"
Ye Shian hurriedly accepted the order.
Kong Ling reminded: "Wu Wan's father! You have stirred up a hornet's nest in the Japs' house. In addition to the air strikes, the Japs' ground troops must have also taken action."
Xiang Chu turned the radio to the Japanese 11th Army's general call sign, and the radio immediately rang non-stop. He nodded and said, "Indeed, I'm afraid at least three divisions have been dispatched."
At this time, Liu Zhengxiong's anxious voice came from the radio loudspeaker: "Commander! A Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over our heads and turned back twice. Have we been discovered?"
"What do you say?"
Xiang Chu said unhappily, paused, and issued an order.
"All troops, listen up. We have been spotted by the Japanese reconnaissance plane. All ships must dock nearby. Personnel and equipment must quickly go ashore and move covertly to the mountainous area in the south of Hanshou.
All boats hide in the willow forest during the day and sail up the Yuan River at night.
"Yes!"
The division and regiment commanders hurriedly received the order.
Kong Ling suggested: "Fifty thousand! Let's send a troop into Hanshou City to calm the locals down, so that we can have an explanation if the higher-ups ask about it."
"Okay! But you can't go into the city and disturb the people."
Xiang Chu nodded, picked up the megaphone and gave orders,
"Old Liu! Send a regiment to be stationed south of Hanshou City."
"Yes!"
Liu Zhengxiong hurriedly accepted the order.
Wuhan, the office of the commander-in-chief of the Japanese 11th Army.
A Japanese Army Aviation Major General was lowering his head and accepting the reprimand from Okamura Ningchi.
After seeing the photos taken by the reconnaissance plane, Okamura Ningchi was furious and roared: "Major General Takeda! Are all your Army Aviation pilots idiots? There are hundreds of ships of the 34th Army on the surface of the Yuan River. What are your bomber groups doing dropping thousands of bombs on Potou Port?"
The Japanese Major General Takeda apologized: "Your Excellency the Commander! Takeda will arrange a group of bombers to bomb the Chinese 34th Army along the Yuan River. We must make sure that they are all buried in the belly of the fish. However, aviation fuel and bombs are very tight now..."
Okamura Ningchi interrupted him without any hesitation and roared: "This commander doesn't care about your shortage of aviation fuel and bombs. What this commander wants is to avenge the 34th Army!"