Okamoto Ji was stunned when he heard this, can you still communicate well like this?

After a long time, Okamoto Ji Zheng readjusted his mood and said: "Your Highness, although Zhong Yi is only a small regiment commander, he is not worthy of being the opponent of the Tenth Army at all, but then again, if Zhong Yi and his 367th Regiment are left alone, and they are allowed to make trouble in the occupied area of the Tenth Army, I am afraid that it will not be appropriate." ”

"Okamoto-kun, I understand what you mean, the problem is, this matter is really difficult to handle!" Hatohiko said, "You also said, this Zhong Yi still has some ability, and the combat effectiveness of the 367 regiment is not weak, otherwise it will not cause continuous damage to the imperial army, so if it is really pursued, the number of troops must not be less." ”

"I'm not very proficient in military affairs." Okamoto Jimasa said modestly, and said, "However, if you only send an infantry brigade, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win, so at least one infantry wing is also required!" ”

"I'm afraid one infantry wing is not enough, if you really want to kill the 367th regiment, you need at least one infantry brigade." After a pause in this, Hatohiko said, "But this time, it will inevitably affect the battle to capture Nanjing!" For the imperial army, the most important task now is to capture Nanjing, and we must not lose a small amount because of a small thing! ”

Okamoto Jizheng felt like eating a fly, but he didn't expect to be taught a lesson by Hatohiko.

"Okamoto-kun, I'm out of company first." Hatohiko smiled slightly, turned around and walked to a few female guests on the other side.

As soon as Hatohiko left on his front foot, the commander of the 3rd Division, Fujita Susuru, immediately walked over and asked in a low voice, "Okamoto-kun, how is it?" Did you convince His Royal Highness that he didn't? ”

Kimasa Okamoto shook his head and said, "No." ”

Fujita Shin said, "As I expected. ”

"Hello." Okamoto Jizheng nodded slightly, and said with a face full of shame, "It's really a trust from Matsui-kun." ”

"If you don't say yes, you don't say yes." Fujita Jin patted Kimasa Okamoto on the shoulder, and said, "Okamoto-kun, let's go, I'll take you over to meet a few ladies, all of them are beautiful women." ”

Okamoto Jimasa waved his hand and said, "I really don't understand, why did His Majesty the Emperor let this person come?" ”

"What's not to understand about this?" Fujita Shinto, "Nanjing is the capital of China, and after the capture of Nanjing, the government of China is likely to directly announce its surrender, how can such a grand event not involve the royal family?" ”

Okamoto Jizheng said very depressedly: "But the royal family obviously has a suitable candidate, doesn't it?" ”

"Are you referring to His Royal Highness Higashikure Palace?" Fujita Jin nodded, and said, "Among the children of the imperial family, King Tsukihiko is indeed the most talented in military affairs, but unfortunately, people prefer the love between men and women, rather than fighting and killing, His Majesty the Emperor has issued several edicts asking him to return to China, but people don't pay attention to it!" ”

"That's where it turned out." Okamoto Ji Zhengdao, "I really don't know if this is a blessing or a curse for the imperial army. ”

"Is it a blessing or a curse?" Fujita Jin said in surprise, "Okamoto-kun, you are serious, in the battle to capture Nanjing, the advantage of the imperial army is still very great, although this person has mediocre ability, but he does not rely on him alone to fight, but relies on hundreds of thousands of soldiers in nine and a half divisions on the front line, so there will be no problem!" ”

"I hope so." Okamoto Ji said helplessly.

……

As soon as the dinner was over, Hatohiko Asakanomiya issued a second order to Tetsujiro Yamada, chief of staff of the 10th Army, who had just arrived in Shanghai and came to greet him, and the Kunisaki detachment returned to the east to cooperate with the 6th Division to encircle and annihilate the enemy in Changxing!

Hearing this order, Tetsujiro Yamada instantly felt bad, what kind of operation is it?

After a long time, Tetsujiro Yamada finally came back to his senses and said bitterly: "Your Royal Highness, although the Kunisaki detachment suffered a small defeat in Guangde, the main force of the detachment did not suffer losses, and it can still fight!" ”

Hatohiko of Asaka Palace immediately said with some disdain: "Yamada-kun, logically speaking, you are also a high-achieving student who graduated from the Imperial Army University, why don't you understand the reason?" ”

Tetsujiro Yamada said with a dark face: "Please also ask His Royal Highness the Prince for advice." ”

Chaoxiang Palace Hatohiko said: "There is a way that the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, Changxing is the water and land transportation hub in the west of Taihu Lake, and the military supplies transported from Shanghai and Jinshanwei are transported from Wuhu or Nanjing, they must pass through Changxing, so if you don't take Changxing first, the logistics will not be smooth!" ”

Tetsujiro Yamada was speechless on the spot, and his eyes were full of tears.

But deep down, Tetsujiro Yamada is roaring silently, stupid Your Highness, our Tenth Army is now implementing the tactic of giving up logistics support, didn't I tell you earlier, the baggage troops of the Tenth Army have enough spare ammunition, and they haven't even brought a grain of food!

So at this time, is Guan Changxing a pivotal point in land and water transportation? Just push it forward!

But in this case, that is, thinking about it in my heart, taking a breath, Yamada Tetsujiro said: "Your Highness, now that the Chinese army has become a frightened bird, the imperial army only needs to move forward!" If you stay too long in the middle, it may give the Chinese army a chance to regroup, but it will not be conducive to the later capture of Nanjing! ”

"Yamada-kun, your thoughts like this are very dangerous!" Hatohiko said very seriously, "For the generals, we must not think about victory and defeat first, we must not ignore the importance of logistics support channels because of the poor combat effectiveness of the Chinese army!" In short, the Kunisaki detachment must return to the division, and Changxing, a water and land transportation hub, must be taken as soon as possible! ”

It's all like this, what else can Tetsujiro Yamada do? I can only nod my head.

……

The order of Hatohiko of Asakanomiya soon arrived in Guangde.

After reading the telegram, Noboru Kunisaki and Toshiro Nami were also instantly confused.

Only Usamitaka said with a dark face: "Detachment leader, you must not return to the division!" ”

After a pause, Usamitaka said again: "It was not easy to force Rao Guohua's 145th Division out of Guangde City, and now is the time to annihilate the 145th Division in one go, how can you return to Changxing?" ”

Noboru Kunisaki glanced at Toshiro Nami, then sighed softly.

If it was an order from Yanagawa Heisuke, Kunisaki Noboru would definitely ignore it!

But the problem is, this is an order from Hatohiko of Asakanomiya, and this is an order from the royal family!

Usamitaka saw the hesitation of the two Kunizaki, and immediately said urgently: "Even if it is an order from the imperial family, you can't listen to it, if you can't take Guangde as soon as possible, and then take Wuhu through Xuancheng, all the personnel, materials and institutions gathered in Nanjing will be withdrawn, so that the political impact of capturing Nanjing will be greatly reduced, the possibility of the government surrendering will be sharply reduced, and the Japanese-Chinese war will continue to expand, if so, the empire will really be dragged down!" ”