Shanghai Public Concession, U.S. Embassy.

The U.S. ambassador to China, Nelson Jensen, is having afternoon tea with Stilwell, the U.S. military attache in China, who has been the U.S. minister to China since 1929, and has been serving for a full decade now, and is about to become half a Chinese!

Stilwell, who was not accustomed to drinking Chinese tea, tasted it, and asked the waiter to replace the tea with coffee.

Jensen smiled and said, "Joseph, if you stay in China for a few more years, you will definitely fall in love with tea." ”

"I'll forget it." Stilwell shrugged his shoulders and added, "I still prefer the taste of coffee." ”

Jensen took a sip of tea, leaned over and turned on the radio on the coffee table, and said, "Let's hear if there will be any news from the Associated Press today?" ”

"The Associated Press? Forget it. Stilwell shook his head and said, "The whole of America is dead right now." ”

"Joseph, you have to be patient." Jensen said, "I also support your view that the U.S. government should provide military assistance to the national government, but it's really not time yet. ”

"When exactly?" Stilwell said, "What if China can't hold out and surrender?" ”

"China will not announce its surrender so easily, I understand Chiang!" Jensen said, "He won't." ”

"Oh God, I don't have much faith in peanuts." Stilwell shook his head and said, "He's just a shameless politician, politicians are the most undisciplined, they can do anything!" ”

"Chiang may be a politician, but he is a politician with integrity!" Jensen said, "And the army under his command is also an army that can fight, and it is not so easy for the Japanese army to conquer China!" ”

As he spoke, Jensen happened to tune in to the frequency of the Central News Agency, and immediately an impassioned voice sounded, and it was still in English: "This is the Central News Agency of the Republic of China, and now I announce a good news, just this morning, our 367th Regiment launched a wave of active offensive in western Shanghai, killing the commander of the Japanese Tenth Army Yanagawa Heisuke in one fell swoop!" ”

"Oh Tfak?!" Hearing the news, Stilwell and Jensen were stunned.

It wasn't until the news was broadcast on the radio that Jensen and Stilwell finally came to their senses.

Stilwell breathed a long sigh of relief and said awe-inspiringly, "Yanagawa Heisuke was actually killed by the national army?!" ”

"It's hard to imagine, how did the Chinese do it?" Jensen said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the second high-ranking general of the Japanese army to die after the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, right?" ”

"Yes." Stilwell said, "The first senior general of the Japanese army to die in battle was Gu Shoufu!" ”

After a pause, Stilwell said again: "And this Gu Shoufu was also done by the 367th Regiment of the National Army!" ”

Jensen said, "Joseph, now you should trust my judgment, right?" China will not succumb so easily! It will be very difficult for the Japanese army to conquer China! ”

"Perhaps." Stilwell nodded and said, "Although China has a bad leader, and most of the high-ranking generals are idiots, the backbone generals of the national army, especially the grassroots officers and soldiers, are good!" In my impression, perhaps only the German army can compete with the national army! ”

Jensen nodded and said, "This 367 regiment is really powerful!" ”

"Yes." Stilwell said with deep understanding, "First with half a battalion of troops to defend Jinshanwei for two whole days and nights, then miraculously destroyed the 6th Brigade of the Japanese field heavy artillery, and then killed the division commander of the 6th Division, Tani Bangfu, and now, the commander of the 10th Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, was also killed in one fell swoop!" ”

After a pause in this, Stilwell said again: "Nelson, look at it, it won't be long before Zhong Yi and the 367th Regiment under his command will become a nightmare for the Japanese army invading China!" ”

Jensen was surprised: "Joseph, you seem to appreciate this Zhong Yi very much?" Is it because he also graduated from West Point and is an alumnus of Joseph? ”

"Yes, I admire him very much." Stilwell nodded and said, "I also admit that the fact that Zhong Yi graduated from West Point Military Academy has greatly increased my good opinion of him, but the reason why I admire him so much is not because of this, but entirely because of his superb command attainments in actual combat!" ”

Jensen said: "I don't know much about military affairs, this Zhong Yi, is the command very powerful?" ”

"Very, very, very, very powerful!" Stilwell used three very points in a row, and added, "At least so far, I haven't seen anyone more tactically commanding than him." ”

"Really? That's a very high rating! ”

"But I still think the evaluation is a bit underestimated!"

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Almost at the same time, at the command of the Central China Front.

The Central China Front Command is borrowed from the former Marine Corps Command, which is located on the North Tibet Road.

Matsui Ishine is packing his personal belongings in the office because he will be going to Kunshan soon!

I was packing up my things, and suddenly I heard a commotion outside the window, and I walked to the window.

Matsui Shigen's office is directly opposite North Xizang Road, and you can see the Waibaidu Bridge along the North Xizang Road, and even the public concession opposite the Waibaidu Bridge!

Looking from afar, you can see many people marching through the streets, shouting slogans.

Just as Tsukada Tsuka, chief of staff of the Central China Front, walked in, Matsui Ishine frowned and asked, "Tsukada-kun, what are these people doing?" ”

"It seems to be a parade of congratulations." Tsukada said in a deep voice.

"Congratulations to the parade?" Matsui Ishone said, "Because of Yanagawa-kun's death?" ”

Yanagawa Heisuke still couldn't survive this hurdle after all, because of excessive blood loss, coupled with urine caused abdominal infection, which led to multiple organ failure and died, the time of death is noon today!

"Hello!" Tsukada slammed the first way, "It can be seen that the morale of the people of Shina is even higher!" ”

"Sodesnay." Matsui Shigen bowed his head lightly, and said, "All of this was brought by that Zhong Yi!" ”

"Hello!" Tsukada paused again, and said, "Your Excellency, you have an intuition about your humble position, if this Zhong Yi can't be eradicated as soon as possible, sooner or later he will become a henchman of the empire!" ”

Matsui Shigen said: "But Zhong Yi's 367th Regiment is in the jurisdiction of the Tenth Army after all!" ”

Tsukada attacked and said: "Your Excellency the General can give His Royal Highness Hatohiko a wake-up call, and ask him to send a wing, or even a brigade, to pursue Zhong Yi's 367th Regiment!" ”

"Reminder?" Matsui Shigen shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's counterproductive!" ”

Tsukada didn't say much more, because he had also vaguely heard the comments of Hatohiko of Asaka Palace, it is said that His Royal Highness the Prince is ambitious and talented, and the most taboo thing is that others criticize him.