Higashikurenomiya was awakened from his sleep by the faint sound of gunfire and explosions.

Hurriedly got up and went to the big tent outside, only to see that Machijiri and Adjutant Izukumi were already waiting for him.

"Machijiri-kun." Higashikurenomiya Twist Higashi exposed his clothes, grabbed the kettle on the marching table, poured a glass of cold saliva, drank it all and then asked, "What's going on with this gunshot?" ”

"Hello!" Machijiri Liangji was stunned and said, "Your Highness, you really expected it, the Shina army really counterattacked!" ”

"Yes." Dongjiu Gong said abruptly, "But this is nothing unusual, if you don't fight back at night, then Zhong Yi will no longer be Zhong Yi, but another general!" ”

After a pause, Higashikurenomiya asked again, "How is the battle?" ”

"Hello!" Machijiri Gakuki paused again and replied, "It should be said that the offensive of the Shina army is still very strong, but it is delusional to break through the defense line of the imperial army and recapture the positions lost during the day!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko nodded happily, he didn't feel sleepy at the moment, and said to Machijiri Liangji, "Machijiri-kun, it seems that we haven't played Go for a while, come on, let's talk about a game while we have time now!" ”

Machijiri Liangji said happily: "Since His Royal Highness has this leisure and elegance, he should accompany him in his humble position!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikurenomiya nodded happily, and ordered Igarashi Mei to play chess.

……

Almost at the same time, in the Hankou Five Prisons Palace.

Zhong Yi and Stilwell were also playing chess, but in chess.

"General!" Zhong Yi picked up a black phase and jumped three squares diagonally, calling the emperor to eat white chess.

Stilwell subconsciously grabbed the white chess emperor, and just wanted to put it down but immediately picked it up, so many times, he never thought about where to play.

Zhong Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Colonel Stilwell, you can think slowly!" ”

Stilwell shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "Zhong, I really can't understand you more and more, it's all this time, you can still be in the mood to play chess?" ”

Zhong Yi said: "Colonel Stilwell, we have an old saying in China, which says that there is calm in every major event!" This means that the more you reach the threshold of life and death, the more calm you must be! ”

"I've found that too." Stilwell nodded and said, "The two of us are almost the same in chess strength, and we have won and lost each other in the past few games, but tonight, your chess strength is a lot higher than mine!" ”

After speaking, Stilwell pushed the chess and said with a wry smile: "No, with your current state, I can't win at all!" ”

"Okay, then let's go down another day." Zhong Yi smiled, got up and said, "I'm sleepy, I have to go back to sleep." ”

"Zhong, are you kidding me?" Stilwell spread his hands and said, "At this time, you can still be in the mood to play chess, and you can actually fall asleep?" ”

"Yes!" Zhong Yi smiled and nodded.

Stilwell said, "You're not worried at all? ”

Zhong Yi said: "Tonight's battle, just like you and me, all my troops have been calculated, all my tricks have been played, and all the rest is to wait for the final result!" ”

After a pause, Zhong Yi continued: "That is to say, whether I stay here or go to sleep, the result is already doomed and cannot be changed, since this is the case, then why worry? ”

"Okay." Stilwell said, "Chung, you convinced me. ”

Zhong Yi shook his head and walked away laughing.

……

Zhong Yi can fall asleep, but in Chongqing, there are many people who can't sleep at night.

After receiving the secret telegram from the military commander, Principal Chang immediately rushed to the headquarters by car, and summoned Bai Chongbei, He Yingpei, Xu Yongsheng, Chen Shi and other senior generals, as well as Wen Yingxing, Yang Nan and other senior staff members to the battle hall to discuss the prospects of the Battle of Hankou overnight and make an assessment of it.

In a word, President Chang is still reluctant to Wuhan with hundreds of thousands of elites!

Once he finds out that the situation is not right, he will still order the withdrawal of troops again!

This person, that's it, it's hard to change what is in your bones!

Principal Chang's gaze first fell on Dai Li's face, and he asked in a deep voice, "Yunong, how is the situation now?" ”

Dai Li replied respectfully: "Back to the principal, at 7:05 in the evening, the Wuhan Department of the Military Command has just sent a secret telegram, saying that the area west of Tiren Lane in Hankou, north of Shajia Lane, and east of Xiongjia Lane has been lost!" ”

"Huh?" As soon as he heard this, everyone, including Principal Chang, instantly changed their faces.

Chen Shi said even louder: "It's only been one day, most of Hankou has been lost, and by tomorrow, the remaining half of Hankou will not be able to be saved!" After speaking of this, he said to Principal Chang, "Principal, hurry up and give an order, order the troops in Hankou to withdraw to Hanyang or Wuchang overnight, if it is too late, I am afraid that it will be too late!" ”

Immediately, a senior staff member echoed: "Yes, as soon as the sky is bright, the devil's aviation unit will be able to arrive, and the Han River and the Yangtze River channel will be blocked, and then it will be basically impossible to withdraw the sixty or seventy thousand troops who are going to Hankou to Hanyang or Wuchang!" ”

Principal Chang's heart immediately hung in the air.

But Principal Chang still maintained a trace of sanity, and asked Bai Chongbei at the moment: "Jiansheng, what do you see?" ”

Bai Chongbei frowned and said: "Headmaster, I still think that we should not easily interfere in the front-line war, after all, we are far away in Chongqing, what is the specific situation in Hankou, only Zhong Yi knows whether to continue to defend or evacuate overnight, as the de facto commander of the Battle of Wuhan, Zhong Yi should know more than anything in his heart!" ”

"I'm afraid he doesn't count in his heart!" Chen Shi said coldly, "Zhong Yi is the most adventurous! Yes, I admit that he has won on the previous adventures, but who can guarantee that he will be able to win this one? I asked, who would dare to make such a guarantee? Who would dare? Who would dare? ”

The entire battle hall was silent.

Not only did Yang Nan, Wen Yingxing and other senior staff members who were good friends with Zhong Yi dare not speak up, but Bai Chongbei and Liu Sheng, the two senior generals who usually supported Zhong Yi the most, also rarely remained silent.

For no other reason, it was the performance of the 367 Brigade, the Guard Brigade and the Special Service Brigade during the day today that made Wen Yingxing, Yang Nan and Bai Chongbei have no confidence.

In just one day, most of Hankou Town was lost!

Such a result cannot but make people full of worries about the battle of Hankou and the future of Wuhan as a whole!

If it were possible, Bai Chongbei really wanted to fly to Hankou and ask Zhong Yi in person, how was the battle fought during the day? How did you become this bear? Also, is there a plan for a counteroffensive tonight?

(End of chapter)