At the same time, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Hirohito also sent guards to summon the Minister of War Sugiyama Moto, the Chief of the Army Staff, the Chief of the Army Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff Tada, and the Minister of Operations, Shimomura Ding, to the Imperial Palace.

Never before had Hirohito focused on a specific battle on the front lines as he did now.

In this regard, Tada Jun and Shimomura were happy and worried, happy that His Majesty the Emperor attached so much importance to the battle on the front line, indicating that the weight of the army was increasing, but at the same time, they were worried that the imperial family would interfere too much in specific affairs!

For example, forcibly inserting Hatohiko Asamiya to the front line as the commander of the Tenth Army is a very bad sign.

Once this trend spreads in an all-round way, won't commanders at all levels on the front line become children of the royal family?

If they are all royal children like Higashikure Palace Twisthiko, then that's fine, but most of the royal children are straw bales like Hatohiko of Asaka Palace!

Therefore, Tada Jun and Shimomura sat in the imperial study, and their hearts were worried!

Hirohito's focus is not on this, he actually only cares about one thing, the face of the royal family!

If it weren't for the fact that Zhong Yi was completely annihilated because the "Glorious Ten Hour Brigade" that had just been given his life changed hands, Hirohito would not have bothered to ask about the battle on the front line, would the loss of a few infantry brigades be very serious? Will the empire be destroyed because of this?

Hirohito asked Shimomura Ding: "Shimomura-kun, you tell me the truth, when will you be able to take Xinjiekou?" ”

Shimomura paused and said, "Back to Your Majesty, by tomorrow evening at the latest, the 6th Division will definitely be able to take Xinjiekou!" ”

"Will you be able to take it tomorrow evening?" Hirohito perked up and asked again, "Shimomura-kun, are you sure?" ”

"Hello!" Shimomura paused, "Your Majesty doesn't know, the 5th Brigade of the Independent Siege Heavy Artillery can be driven to Nanjing before noon tomorrow, and the 8 150mm caliber cannons equipped with this brigade can easily destroy all the buildings in Xinjiekou, including those reinforced concrete buildings!" ”

After a pause, Shimomura Ding said again: "Without these reinforced concrete buildings as barriers, Zhong Yi's 367th Regiment is not the opponent of the imperial army at all, and destroying them is a matter of turning over hands." ”

"Yo Xi!" Hirohito said happily, "Shimomura-kun, immediately let NHK Radio announce this news publicly!" ”

"Nani?" Shimomura was dumbfounded, "Your Majesty, you mean to tell the world about this news?" ”

The rest of the Xianyuan Gong Zairen, Sugiyama Moto, and Tada Jun also looked at each other, which was a bit of a big deal.

"What? Is there a problem? Hirohito's face sank, and he said coldly, "Didn't you just say that the extermination of Zhong Yi's 367th Regiment was just a matter of turning over your hands?" Since it's a matter of turning hands, why can't you tell the world in advance? I just want to tell the government of China through this statement that I am bound to win the city of Nanjing! ”

"Hello!" Shimomura was stunned and didn't dare to say anything again.

……

In Wuhan, Wuhan camps.

When Chairman Chiang walked into the combat hall on a civilized crutch, several high-ranking generals and more than a dozen senior staff members in the hall were sitting in front of a radio listening to the radio.

Seeing Chairman Jiang come in, He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng and others hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Chairman Jiang waved his hand and asked casually, "Jingzhi, Jiansheng, and Cixiu, what are you listening to?" Is it the Nanjing Voice of China Central Radio? ”

He Yingqin nodded and replied, "Yes, we are listening to the voice of Nanjing." ”

"Voice of Nanjing, this show is good!" Chairman Chiang stomped on the ground with his cane and said, "But for now, I suggest you listen to Japan's NHK broadcast first!" ”

"Japan's NHK broadcast?" He Yingqin and the others looked at each other.

Chairman Jiang said no more, and motioned to Qian Dajun, who was accompanying him, to change the radio channel.

Soon, an impassioned voice came over the radio, speaking Japanese!

At the scene, there were several senior major generals who had studied in Japan and could speak fluent Japanese, and they began to translate on the spot.

“…… Our Imperial Japanese Empire was at its peak, the Imperial Japanese Army was invincible, and the 367th Regiment of China tried in vain to confront the nine divisions of the Imperial Army with the strength of one regiment, which was tantamount to blocking the car with a mantis arm! Before noon tomorrow, lay down their arms, go out of the position and surrender, still be able to save their lives, the imperial army must keep its promise and not infringe, otherwise the imperial army will fire ten thousand cannons, and Xinjiekou will be reduced to ashes! The remnants of the 367th Regiment will also be crushed! ”

"In addition, I would like to tell the government of China that the reason why the imperial army sent troops to China is not to infringe on its neighbors, but to help its friends get rid of the West and achieve national independence and freedom. Don't leave anything to chance! ”

Hearing this, Xue Yue, who happened to be back in Wuhan, said angrily: "Little Japan is really arrogant!" ”

"But little Japan has the qualifications to be arrogant!" Chairman Jiang once again stomped on the floor under his feet with his cane, and said, "The national army has been defeated in North China and East China in successive battles, lost its division and lost its territory, and it is seen that the capital Nanjing is about to die!" ”

He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng and a senior staff member who were present did not dare to speak easily.

Because the matter of the defense of Nanjing is relatively sensitive, a discerning person can see at a glance that Chairman Chiang should bear the main responsibility for the reason why the defense of Nanjing was fought like this!

But no one dared to say this openly! Bai Chongxi didn't dare!

In the end, Zhong Yi's fellow brother, Wen Yingxing, who also graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, said: "Commission, Nanjing may not necessarily fall, at least not so soon." ”

Chairman Jiang was about to lead the topic to this, and immediately asked everyone: "Since we have all talked about this, let's talk about it, how many days can Zhong Yi's 367 Regiment be able to hold out?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Fei, the leader of the combat team, said: "Commission, please forgive me for being blunt, Zhong Yi's 367th Regiment will hold out until tomorrow evening at most, and before tomorrow evening, the Xinjiekou position will definitely be lost, because from the perspective of time, the heavy artillery of the devils before tomorrow evening should also rush to Nanjing!" ”

After a pause, Liu Fei continued: "In the face of the heavy artillery of the Japanese army, the 367th Regiment may be dead or alive!" ”

Bai Chongxi, He Yingqin and Chen Cheng all nodded when they heard this, they had actually discussed this matter just now, and they all had the same views as Liu Fei, but because they had all made mistakes in their previous judgments, they didn't dare to draw conclusions easily this time, so as not to be slapped in the face again, and if they were slapped in the face again, it would be very embarrassing.

But Liu Fei had no scruples and said it directly.

Hearing Liu Fei's words, Chairman Jiang's face immediately sank.

The little flame that finally sprouted in Chairman Jiang's heart was ruthlessly extinguished by Liu Fei, you Liu Weizhang, do you want to be so direct?