Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko is indeed different from his older brother Hatohiko Asakanomiya.

Replaced by Hatohiko Asakamiya is the commander of the Second Army, after the soldiers press the border, they will definitely launch a large-scale onslaught as soon as possible, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one!

But Higashikurenomiya didn't do that.

The soldiers pressed the territory for a few days, and the East Kuremiya Twist Hiko didn't make any moves!

Of course, it's not that Higashikuremiya Tsuruhiko doesn't want to move, but he knows very well that whether it is a small-scale feint or a large-scale strong attack, it is useless in the face of the tight defense system of the Chinese army!

So, instead of rushing to hit your head and break the bloodstream, it's better to plan and then act!

Two days after the Second Army arrived in Hankou, the commander of the Air Corps of the Central China Front, who was on duty to fight on the Central China Front, first flew from Nanjing to Xiaogan, and then rushed from Xiaogan to Hankou overnight!

Under the guidance of Machijiri Liangji, Tadaharu Shiga walked quickly into the command tent.

After seeing the Higashikure Palace, Tadaji Shiga suddenly retracted his feet and said, "Your Highness! ”

"Okaga-kun, you're here." Higashikurenomiya bowed his head slightly, then stood up and walked over, handing the folder he was holding to Tadashi Duty.

Tadashi Shiga took the folder and looked at it, but it was the battle loss statistics of the Second Army!

Flipping through the documents, Tadashi Shiga only glanced at it, and then felt secretly frightened!

Since the Battle of Wuhan began, the cumulative casualties of the Second Army have exceeded 50,000!

The number of dead in battle alone reached 32,000!

And that's not just the casualties, the loss of weapons and equipment and military supplies is also very large!

After waiting for He Zhongzhi to finish reading, Dongjiu Gong Tsugahiko asked faintly: "Duty to He-kun, I don't know how you feel?" ”

"Hello!" He Zhongzhi was the first to say, "I am very shocked by this, I really didn't expect that the battle damage of the Second Army would be so large!" ”

Higashikurenomiya said again: "If you know a fact, you will only be more shocked!" ”

After a slight pause, Higashikurenomiya said again: "Do you know that among the more than 32,000 imperial soldiers killed in the Second Army, more than 30,000 were killed outside Wuhan, of which the Third Division alone killed more than 22,000 people, and the Tenth Division also killed more than 8,000 people!" ”

"Nani?" "More than 30,000 people died in Wuhan? ”

"Isn't it shocking?" Higashikure Palace said abruptly, "It's right to be shocked, when I just got this casualty statistics, I was as shocked as you, and as difficult to accept as you!" ”

"Hello!" He said, "This is indeed a little unacceptable! ”

"So." Dongjiu Gong said with a twist, "Duty to you, do you know why the Second Army paid so many casualties outside Wuhan?" ”

"Hello!" He Zhongzhi said first, "I know a little bit about my humble position. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The main reason is that the Chinese Army has built a complete and solid defense system in the three towns of Wuhan, which caused the Second Army to pay heavy casualties!" ”

Higashikurenomiya asked again: "So, do you know what is the core support of the defense system built by the Chinese army in the three towns of Wuhan?" ”

"Haiyi, I know it!" He replied at the first time, "The core support of the defense system of the Chinese army in the three towns of Wuhan is the three large fortresses of Turtle Mountain, Snake Mountain and Hankou Railway Station!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikurenomiya said again, "Duty to the Emperor, can your aviation regiment find a way to destroy these three strong fortresses?" ”

"Your Highness!" Tadaji Shiga looked embarrassed, and then said, "Our aviation regiment has done its best. ”

After a pause, Tadashi Shiga said: "Our aviation regiment has dispatched at least dozens of long-range bombers to bomb the fortresses of Guishan, Snake Mountain, and Hankou Railway Station respectively, and each time it drops 800Kg aerial bombs, which is already the most powerful aerial bomb that our aviation can drop, and then ......."

Higashikurenomiya Tsugahiko continued: "However, it still can't blow up the fortress of the Shina army!" ”

"Hello!" He Zhongzhi said suddenly, "It is estimated that the design standard of these fortresses of the Chinese army is that they can withstand the bombing of one-ton heavy aerial bombs!" ”

"Can withstand a ton of aerial bombs?" "Then let's drop a two-ton bomb!" Two tons of aerial bombs, you can always blow up their fortress, right? ”

"Your Highness doesn't know." Tadashi Shiga smiled bitterly, "The largest bomb that our attack aircraft can carry is the 800Kg level, and no matter how heavy the bomb is, there is no way to mount it!" ”

"But as far as I know, the ultimate bomb load of the Type 96 land attack aircraft is two tons!" ”

"Hello!" He Zhongzhi paused and said, "The ultimate load of the Type 96 land attack aircraft is close to three tons, but considering that at least two tons of load need to be set aside to carry fuel, the load that is really used to carry aerial bombs is less than one ton, so it can only carry 800Kg aerial bombs at most!" ”

"Soga!" There was an inexplicable fierce light in Higashiku's eyes, and he said, "So, Shiga-kun, if two tons of aviation fuel and an 800Kg aerial bomb are detonated at the same time, how many tons of aerial bombs are equivalent to?" Can you blow up the large fortresses of the Chinese army at Turtle Mountain, Snake Mountain, and Hankou Railway Station? ”

He Zhongzhi smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, the fuel will only burn, not explode!" ”

"Really?" Higashikurenomiya said, "Then reduce the amount of fuel carried, take off from Xiaogan, half a ton of fuel is enough to fly to Wuhan, right?" The remaining one and a half tons of loads, all for carrying high-explosives! One and a half tons of explosives, an 800Kg aerial bomb and a violent impact of an attack aircraft of almost five tons should be enough to destroy the fortress, right? ”

"Nani?" "Your Highness, do you mean to say a suicide attack?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this!" Higashikurenomiya waved his hand and said in a cruel voice, "You just need to answer, can such an explosive payload ensure the destruction of the fortress of the Shina Army?" ”

"Hello!" He paused and said, "If it is a ton and a half of high explosives, an 800Kg heavy aerial bomb, and a violent impact of an attack plane of nearly five tons, then I think that no military fortress in this world can withstand it, right?" ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikurenomiya nodded happily and said, "That's it!" ”

When Tadaji Oga heard this, he said, "Your Highness, should you give such an unprecedented bomb a name?" Why don't you just call it the Higashikurenomiya bomb? ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikuremiya nodded happily.

(End of chapter)