Seven o'clock in the morning, in Xiaogan.

Higashikurenomiya woke up early in the morning and felt restless.

Last night, the Nationalist counterattack was very sudden, and Fujita Jin's miscalculation, so at the beginning, the 3rd Division did not report the news of the attack by the Chinese army.

Later, Ding Yan's tank battalion rushed forward and broke through to the center of the 3rd Division's garrison in a short time, but when Fujita realized that something was wrong and was ready to report the news of the defeat to the headquarters, it was too late

So until now, Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko did not know that the Third Division had been completely annihilated by the national army

Higashikurenomiya only knew that the 3rd Division was counterattacked by the Chinese army, and this was reported by the 10th Division

But now, what happened to the outcome of the battle between the Third Division and the Chinese army, Higashikuremiya Tsukihiko did not know, because the reconnaissance plane sent to Wuhan by the Air Corps had only just taken off, and it would take time to fly over Wuhan

Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko also asked Machijiri to send several telegrams to the 3rd Division, asking about the specific battle situation, but the 3rd Division never replied, which further strengthened Higashikurenomiya's doubts

"Your Highness" Machijiri Ryoki walked in and said with a solemn expression, "I just sent another telegram to the Third Division, but I still haven't replied."

"Yaga" Higashikurenomiya said angrily, "Fujita Sumi, this idiot, what the hell is he doing?"

Machijiri Liangji shook his head and said: "However, Your Highness doesn't have to worry too much, no matter what, the Third Division is one of the seventeen permanent divisions, although it has been reduced in the previous nearly half a month of fighting, there are still nearly 20,000 people, and the 3rd Wing of the Field Artillery, so it is absolutely impossible for the Chinese Army to shake it."

After a pause, Machijiri continued: "It is impossible to eat the 3rd Division overnight."

"You're on the ground." Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko nodded, and said, "No matter what, it is impossible for the Shina Army to eat a permanent division or even a crippled division overnight."

However, before the words fell, the commander of the aviation regiment, Tadashi Shiga, suddenly walked in quickly.

"Your Highness, it's not good" He Tadaji slammed his head and said miserably, "The aviation scouts have just reported that the 3rd Division's barracks north of Hanyang City have been broken by the Shina Army"

"Nani" Machijiri said in disbelief, "The barracks of the Third Division have been breached."

After a pause, Machijiri continued: "How is it possible that the Third Division has already built a simple fortress north of Hanyang City, and how can the Shina Army break through the fortress overnight?"

Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko also changed his face greatly, and asked urgently: "The military camp has been breached, so what about the third division?"

"The aviation scouts have searched for it, but they have not been able to find it," said Tadashi Oga Tadaji, "So, judging from my humble position, the third division is likely to have been completely wiped out by the Chinese army."

"Nani" Machijiri couldn't believe his ears, "total annihilation"

Hearing this, Higashikurenomiya also gasped, and said awe-inspiringly: "All annihilation"

"Haiyi" was stunned by He Zhongzhi, and said in a deep voice, "The Third Division has nearly 20,000 people, and if it is only defeated, the aviation scouts will find them anyway, but now, the three reconnaissance planes sent out by the humble post have been looking for half an hour, and they have not found even a single imperial soldier of the Third Division, so there is only one explanation."

Machijiri then said: "This explanation is that the Shina Army not only wiped out the Third Division, but even cleaned up the battlefield, and the bodies of the fallen imperial soldiers have all been transferred, and the weapons and equipment have been concealed."

When the "Yaga" Higashikurenomiya Twist Yan heard this, his face turned completely dark, because the analysis of Zhongzhi Zhihe made sense, and this is likely to be the truth of the matter

"Radio" Machijiri Yuki suddenly said, "Your Highness, if the Shina Army really annihilated the Third Division, they would have won such a big battle, and they would definitely make a big announcement on the radio."

"Oh yes," Higashikurei said Tsugahiko, "listen to the radio"

At the same time, north of the city of Hankow, the 10th Division was stationed.

Yoshio Shinozuka and Kitsumi Bukagui took the sounding balloon again and rose to an altitude of more than 100 meters

The reason why Yoshio Shinozuka was in such a hurry to take the sounding balloon to a height of 100 meters was that he was concerned about the safety of the Third Division

The 3rd Division's garrison on the west bank of the Han River cannot be seen clearly from the observation post on Fenghe Mountain, but from the 100-meter-high sounding balloon, you can see the camp of the 3rd Division on the opposite bank

However, after seeing the situation on the other side of the Han River clearly, Yoshio Shinozuka and Di Bugui were speechless for a long time.

Because the camp of the 3rd Division on the other side of the Han River is actually empty at this moment, the originally dense military tents and the 105-caliber field guns that were originally listed behind the camp are all missing at this moment

There was only a wolf-like battlefield left in its place, and the dark smoke of gunpowder showed that there had been a fierce battle here yesterday

After a long time, Di Bujia Guicai said gloomily: "Division commander, it seems that you are really unfortunate to be right, and the third division is only afraid that it has really been collectively broken."

Yoshio Shinozuka sighed, shook his head and said, "I really hope I guessed wrong."

"But now it seems that you are right," said Di Bujiagui, shaking his head, "otherwise, a division of nearly 20,000 men would never suddenly disappear."

Yoshio Shinozuka was silent when he heard this, and he couldn't refute it.

Di Bujiagui took a breath, and then said: "Division commander, it's really unbelievable, how did the Zhina Army do it It is enough to surprise people that the Zhina Army was able to break through the camp built by the Third Division in nearly half a month, and what is even more surprising is that they were able to completely annihilate the Third Division overnight."

"Yes, how did the Shina Army do it," Yoshio Shinozuka muttered, "If you don't figure this out, it's really hard to sleep, because if the Shina Army can completely annihilate the 3rd Division overnight, it means that it is entirely possible for them to completely annihilate the 10th Division overnight."

"Sodesnai," said Di Bugui, "this can't be guarded against." ”

Yoshio Shinozuka then asked, "So, how did the Shina Army do it?"

Di Bugui pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "I really can't think of a humble position."

After a pause, Di Bugui said again: "Division commander, what about you?"

"I can't think of it either." Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head and said, "It seems that the tunnel works of the Engineer Wing must be accelerated, and we must solve them before the counterattack of the Chinese Army."