At this time, Machijiri also sensed that something was wrong with Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko, and asked with concern, "Your Highness, are you okay?" ”

Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko didn't seem to hear it, just a strong mutter.

"Hooligans, a bunch of hooligans!"

"Bandits, a bunch of bandits!"

"Scoundrels, a bunch of scoundrels!"

"How can there be such a war?"

"Scoundrel, isn't this a scoundrel?"

Machijiri Liangki shouted twice, but Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko still didn't respond.

Seeing this, Machijiri Liangji's face suddenly showed a look of horror, and he turned his gaze to Igarashi Mei.

Mei Igarashi sighed lightly and said, "Your Highness should be stimulated, hurry up and escort him back!" ”

"Soga." Machijiri nodded and said to Shigeo Yamamoto, "Yamamoto-kun, quickly escort His Highness back!" ”

"Hello!" Shigeo Yamamoto waved his hand, and immediately two special combat team members stepped forward to set up the Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko, but the Higashikurenomiya Tsusahiko was still there and kept muttering.

As soon as Machijiri Liangji, Mi Igarashi, and Shigeo Yamamoto and their entourage escorted Higashikurenomiya Tsusahiko back to the command tent, a junior officer hurriedly walked in and reported: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, Hankou Toko has found the Shina cavalry!" ”

"Nani? The Chinese cavalry?! Machijiri Liangji's face changed drastically, "How many cavalry are there?" ”

The young officer said: "At least five hundred horsemen!" ”

"Yaga!" Machijiri gritted his teeth and said, "This must be the arrival of reinforcements from the Shina Army!" ”

Looking back at Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko, who was still immersed in his emotions, Machijiri Mitsuki shouted: "Report this situation to the Front Army Headquarters immediately and ask for guidance!" ”

"Hello!" Officer Shaozo left with a pause.

……

Almost at the same time, at the Qinglong Temple in Hankou.

Li Sigen came to Zhong Yi again and said, "Counselor, let's go up!" ”

"No way!" Zhong Yi still flatly refused, "It's not yet time to use your special operations team!" ”

"Not yet?" Li Sigen was anxious, "Attendance, if you wait any longer, Hankou will fall, and even if our special operations team makes a move, it will be too late!" ”

"No!" Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Hankou will not fall!" ”

"How not?" Li Sigen hurriedly said, "The devils have hit the eyes!" ”

After speaking, Li Sigen also pointed hard at the scissors street outside, and indeed a group of devils rushed over from the scissors street!

However, soon, a soldier jumped from a house on the side of the street with a 155mm caliber shell and died with the gang of devils who rushed over!

Zhong Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Look, I said that Hankou will not fall!" ”

Li Sigen said with his eyes in water: "But it won't last long!" ”

"It's okay!" Zhong Yi said, "Because our reinforcements are also about to arrive!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a signal corpsman hurriedly ran up from the underground shelter and reported loudly: "Counselor, the 2nd Special Operations Squadron reports that our reinforcements have arrived, and our reinforcements have arrived!" ”

"Quick!" Zhong Yi's expression perked up when he heard this, and said, "Let Minister Xiao use the radio to inform the entire battlefield!" ”

A moment later, Xiao Bing's hoarse voice sounded on the radio: "Soldiers of the Wuhan Garrison, I have good news for you, our reinforcements have arrived!" Reinforcements have arrived! Reinforcements have arrived! ”

The next moment, the entire Hankou, Hanyang, and even Wuchang erupted in huge cheers.

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

"Reinforcements have arrived!"

……

In Nanjing, the headquarters of the Central China Front.

Kawabe Shozo hurriedly walked into the big office and reported to Shunroku Hatata: "Your Excellency General, it's broken! ”

"What's wrong?" Shunroku Hata frowned and said, "Riverside-kun, what's wrong?" ”

Hebian Zhengsan paused and said: "The second army is in a hurry, and a branch of cavalry has appeared in the east of Hankou!" ”

"Nani? The Chinese cavalry? "How is this possible, how can the reinforcements of the Shina Army arrive at Hankou so quickly?" That's impossible! ”

"yes." Okamura Ninji also said in disbelief, "Logically speaking, the reinforcements of the Shina Army will not be able to reach Hankou until this evening at the earliest!" ”

Kawabe Shozo said: "This should be just a small group of cavalry, not the main force!" ”

After a pause, he said: "But even if it is only a small group of cavalry, the impact on the entire Hankou and even the entire Wuhan battle situation is immeasurable, the sudden appearance of this Chinese cavalry will seriously weaken the morale of the imperial army, and in turn, it will greatly boost the morale and fighting spirit of the defenders of China!" ”

"Soga!" Okamura Ninji said, "This is also the main reason why the top leaders of China sent such a cavalry unit to Hankou at any cost!" ”

Shozo Kawabe said to Shunroku Hatata: "Your Excellency, the fighter plane that captured Wuhan has been completely lost!" ”

Okamura Ninji also persuaded: "Yes, Your Excellency General, you can't hesitate any longer, hurry up and order the withdrawal of troops!" ”

After a pause, Okamura Ninji said again: "Now the only cavalry that has arrived in Wuhan is a small force of cavalry of the Zhina Army, and the main force of the Zhina Army will not be able to arrive until at least evening, that is to say, the Second Army will have at least one day to retreat, which means that it can at least open a distance of thirty miles from the Zhina Army!" ”

Kawabe Shozo said: "Hurry up and withdraw the troops to Xiaogan!" ”

"Yes!" Okamura Ninji also said, "Retreat to Xiaogan and wait for reinforcements!" ”

Although the Second Army also built two simple fortresses in the northern suburbs of Hankou and Hanyang, such field fortifications were not as reliable as a real city after all!

What's more, Xiaogan still has military supplies!

Xiaogan was originally the quartermaster transfer station of the Second Army, and a large number of military supplies were hoarded!

If it retreats to Xiaogan, the Second Army can hold out for half a year, but if it is stationed on the spot, within a week, the Second Army will fall into a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food!

So, retreat to Xiaogan is for sure!

Shunroku Hata frowned and said, "What about the wounded when they retreated in a hurry?" And what about heavy weapons? ”

In the past five days, the Second Army has suffered more than 60,000 casualties, of which about 18,000 have been killed and at least 20,000 have been seriously wounded!

The 20,000 seriously wounded were completely incapacitated and had to be carried on stretchers.

But the problem is that now the strength of the Second Army has run out, and there are not so many people to carry stretchers!

Hebian Zhengsanyi gritted his teeth and said: "The lightly wounded have rescue value, all of them will be evacuated first by truck, and the seriously wounded will be carried away by engineers, artillerymen and baggage soldiers, and they can be carried away as much as they can, and they really can't be carried away......"

After a pause, Hebian Zhengsan said word by word: "Just let them stay and fight to block the attack, right?" ”

The so-called stay to fight and block the attack is to let these seriously wounded people fend for themselves, and leave them alone!

After another pause, Kawabe Shozo said again: "As for the heavy weapons that can't be taken away, they will all be blown up!" ”

Shunroku Hata was silent for a moment and sighed: "Okay, that's it! ”