Let's go back and talk about Higashikurenomiya Twist Higashi.

Returning to the headquarters from the forward observation post at the Hankou Railway Station, Machijiri found that Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko was not in a very good mental state, and he often looked at a place in a daze!

"Your Highness." Machijiri said with concern, "Are you okay?" ”

Higashikurenomiya Tsugahiko didn't seem to hear it, just stared straight outside the tent.

Machijiri Liangji couldn't help but exchange a look with Mei Igarashi, and both of them found a look of worry in each other's eyes, it seems that this morning's fiasco has caused a lot of excitement to His Highness!

At this time, footsteps sounded outside the tent, and when the two looked back, they saw Yoshio Shinozuka striding in.

"Your Highness!" Yoshio Shinozuka strode up to Higashikurenomiya Tsugahiko, snapped his feet and then paused to salute.

Only then did Tokurenomiya Tsuruhiko come back to his senses, let out a light sigh, and said, "Oh, Shinozuka-kun, are you here?" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused again, and then asked, "Your Highness, do you want to continue the attack in the afternoon?" ”

"No, no, let's not attack yet!" Higashikunomiya's face changed slightly, and he immediately waved his hand and said, "Order, the whole army will rest for an afternoon first, and then talk about it tomorrow." ”

"Hello!" Mei Igarashi paused and turned to give orders to the various divisions.

Seeing Igarashi's figure go out of the tent, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko said to Machijiri again: "Machijiri-kun, has the intelligence agency replied to the big explosion this morning?" ”

Machijiri was about to say no, when a staff officer from the communications office suddenly walked in.

The communications staff officer said: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent an urgent telegram!" ”

Machijiri Liangji stretched out his hand to take the telegram, and after reading it in a hurry, his face immediately changed.

Higashikurenomiya asked in a deep voice, "Machijiri-kun, what did the Ministry of Internal Affairs say?" ”

Machijiri replied, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that Zhong Yi had planted 60,000 mines converted from 155mm shells in the narrow area of Taiping Lane, Tiren Lane, and Xiongjia Lane!" ”

"Nani?" Higashikurenomiya said awe-inspiringly, "60,000 mines, and they are also mines converted from 155mm caliber shells? ”

Yoshio Shinozuka and the three of them who had just come in, Ogisu Tatsubing, Shimizu Kishige, and Fujie Keisuke couldn't help but gasp when they heard it.

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Sixty thousand mines, Zhong Yi is really a big deal!" ”

"Sodesnay!" Qing Shui Xizhong said thoughtfully, "And these 60,000 mines are still converted from 155mm caliber shells, how powerful are 155mm caliber shells, presumably I don't need to say more, one shell is enough to blow up a large crater with a diameter of tens of meters, not to mention a full 60,000 shells!" ”

Ogizhou said: "What's more, these 60,000 shells don't cover the entire Hankou on average!" If it was just an average coverage, although terrible, it would not have blown up our three infantry wings to ashes! But Zhong Yi, a murderous guy, accurately predicted the movements of the imperial army, and planted 60,000 mines in Tiren Lane, Taiping Lane and Xiongjia Lane early, just waiting for the imperial army to drill inside, which is really terrible! ”

Qing Shui said solemnly: "This is the most cunning and murderous enemy I have ever encountered!" ”

Fujie Keisuke said: "They are all the same people, and they are all the commanders of the Chinese army, why are some Chinese commanders stupider than pigs and cowardly than sheep, but why is this guy Zhong Yi more cunning than a fox and more ferocious than a wolf?" ”

Several division commanders spoke energetically, but Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko really couldn't listen to it, is it appropriate for you to praise your enemies like this? When I don't exist?

At that moment, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko was furious and said: "Enough! ”

Fujie Keisuke and the other four obediently closed their mouths.

With a muffled snort, Higashikurenomiya asked Machijiri again, "How did the Ministry of Internal Affairs know?" ”

Machijiri said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has an internal response within the Wuhan Police Corps, and this news is transmitted through this internal response!" ”

"Is there an internal response in the Wuhan Police Corps?" Hearing this, Dongjiu Gong Tsuyan said angrily, "This Neiying's conscience is really bad, since you know that Zhong Yi has planted a full 60,000 mines in Taiping Lane, Tiren Lane and Xiongjia Lane, waiting for the imperial army to send them to the door, why can't you report it in advance?" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka and several other division commanders also thought so.

Machijiri said: "At this point, the Ministry of Internal Affairs Special High Division also explained the reason in a telegram, saying that their internal level is too low to have access to the core secrets!" The information that the mines were converted from artillery shells was also something that their internal response managed to come up with when the chief of the police corps was in a good mood! ”

"Yaga Yaru!" Higashikurenomiya Tsuhiko hated him when he heard this, if the Ministry of Internal Affairs's special high-tech department had been able to get out the news earlier, wouldn't the sacrifice of the three wings be avoided?

At that moment, Higashikurenomiya Tsuhiko instructed Machijiri to measure the ki: "Machijiri-kun, immediately call the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask their internal line to rebel against the chief of the Wuhan Police Corps at all costs!" ”

"Hello!" Machijiri Measure Keaton was the first to say, "Understood! ”

With a long sigh of relief, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko said to the commanders of the four divisions including Yoshio Shinozuka: "It just so happens that several of your division commanders have arrived, so let's talk about it by the way, will the battle of Wuhan continue, or will there be a temporary truce first?" ”

"A temporary truce?" Yoshio Shinozuka and the other four division commanders were stunned when they heard this, what is the situation?

Higashikurenomiya took out a telegram from his bosom and said in a deep voice: "Actually, I received a telegram from the Front Army Headquarters last night, His Excellency General Toshihiko Hata clearly requested that our Second Army temporarily truce, and when the weather turns cool at the end of September, we will launch an attack on Wuhan at the same time with the Eleventh Army!" ”

After a pause, Higashikurenomiya said again: "Let's talk about it, everyone." ”

Several division commanders looked at each other, and they didn't dare to speak easily for a while.

After a long time, Yoshio Shinozuka finally said: "Your Highness, if it had been two days ago, the lowly position would have been in favor of a temporary truce, but now, the lowly position thinks that it is not a good time for a truce!" ”

"Nani?" Higashikurenomiya said in amazement, "Two days ago you were in favor of a truce, and now compared to two days ago, the Second Army has lost four infantry wings, but you don't approve of a truce, why is this?" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka slammed his head and said, "Because two days ago, the lowly position was not sure what kind of means Zhong Yi had, but now, although we have lost four wings, the lowly position already knows all of Zhong Yi's hole cards, so he also has the confidence to achieve the final victory!" ”

"Really?" Higashikurenomiya Twisthiko's expression moved.

The commanders of several other divisions were also shocked when they heard this.