"Damn, how is this possible!"

Seeing these urgent telegrams sent back by the divisions attacking Nanjing City, the officials of the Japanese military headquarters were shocked, and Matsui Ishine screamed: "Didn't you send an order back in the evening to say that the ** aspect has completely collapsed, and the officers at all levels have fled to death, and Nanjing City has no leader?" How so? ”

"I don't know, General"

The Japanese liaison officer said with a sad face: "According to reliable information, the chairman of the National Government ordered the whole army to retreat in the afternoon, but at that time our army was already in the city, and these senior officials could not have a chance to evacuate safely. It's completely reversed."

"Go on!"

Matsui Ishine roared, although he had now handed over the command of the Battle of Nanjing to Asakanomiya Jiu, but this was more to avoid his reputation being damaged because of the killing of Nanjing City, and now, if the situation in Nanjing City developed in a direction that was unfavorable to the imperial army, he would have to come out and turn the tide!

After all, he was still the army general and commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Emperor.

"Two hours ago, our army successfully broke through the defense line of the Nanjing Chinese Army, from the Zhonghua Gate, Guanghua Gate and Tongji Gate and other positions into Nanjing, the Chinese Army rout and refugees have poured into Xiaguan, it is said that there was a fierce cannibalism between the 36th Army of Song Xilian, the defender of Xiaguan, originally everything was developing in a favorable direction and us, but I did not expect that from here, the form of the Xiazhi people actually left a backhand, from the north bank to gallop a large number of ships to transport refugees across the river, And those Zhina soldiers who were broken by our army, they didn't know what they were crazy about, and they actually killed back to Nanjing City without completely losing their commanders, and formed seven or eight troops with the soldiers in various regions as a link, and together with the stubborn Zhina troops in the city, they launched a fierce attack on us," said the liaison officer.

"How is it possible for a group of rabble to repel my Emperor's elite soldiers one after another? There must be some reason for this! ”

Several officials of the Japanese military department roared sharply: "This matter must be clear, if all the Chinese army becomes like these Chinese army madmen in Nanjing City tonight, our East Asian co-prosperity circle plan, I am afraid that there will be big trouble."

"Hey!"

On the Japanese side, the head of the intelligence office was busy responding.

"Of course, these things must be investigated, but our army in Nanjing has fallen into the predicament of street fighting, once the war continues like this, I am afraid that the elite of our army will be completely destroyed in a battle in Nanjing, which will have an immeasurable impact on our army's future combat strength, and what is even more terrifying is that it will have a great impact on the morale of our soldiers!"

Matsui Ishine obviously thought much more long-term than these junior officers, and sighed with a frown: "The reason why our army is now invincible and invincible, and why it can always maintain a high fighting spirit and be invincible, in addition to the ways used by lower-level officers to stimulate morale like indulging soldiers to burn and loot, the most important point is that they have never suffered defeat in the real sense when facing the troops of the Shina Army, which makes them believe that our emperor's soldiers are invincible. If the battle of Nanking is lost, our army will never be able to regain the confidence and courage that they will always believe that they will not lose! ”

"General, what should I do then?"

As soon as these words came out, the Japanese officers in the military department immediately panicked, they couldn't see such a long-term impact, but as soon as they said it, their bodies were suddenly like ice water poured on them, and they were all cold!

The difference between an army that never worries about its defeat and an army that feels that it may be defeated and annihilated at any time is too great, and the Chinese army is the best example!

Because of this fear, they have defeated many, many wars that could have been won!

"No matter who caused the current battle situation in Nanjing, the other side has only one purpose, that is, to force us to fight a city-wide street battle that we are absolutely unwilling to fight, if Nanjing fights for a longer time, the more unfavorable it will be for us, the greater the casualties, and the morale and confidence of the Chinese army will be greater, so we must end the battle of Nanjing in a very short period of time!" Matsui Ishone roared.

The Japanese generals in the military headquarters frowned, now that they know the importance of the matter, of course they also know that the longer the war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for them!

The question now is how to end the Battle of Nanjing!

Street fighting, every building, every street fighting, is by no means something that can be solved by them dispatching a large number of troops and engaging in a general battle!

"They don't want to come out, so we force them to come out!"

Matsui Shigen stood up, clicked on the three locations on the map of Nanjing, and shouted: "Here, it is a safe zone, here, it is the camp of the wounded soldiers of the Zhina Army, these two places are the places where the largest number of refugees are concentrated in the city, the number is no less than 200,000, and the Xiaguan Wharf, these three places, almost 80% of the population of the entire Nanjing are concentrated, I want to see if these Zhina troops really love their people so much, hehe"

"We know how to do it, General!"

A senior staff officer of the military department instantly understood Matsui Shigen's intentions, and said sharply: "Pass the order, our air force, navy, and army departments will go all out to attack the security zone and the wounded barracks, and after a large number of people leave the city, give me all the strength to attack the Shimonoseki wharf, those guys want to fight with us in the streets, we will kill all their people first, and see if they can come out to rescue."

"It doesn't matter if the wounded barracks are located, but the safe zone is set up by foreigners such as Germans, Americans, French, etc., if we attack these places, will it have too much impact, so that we will be isolated by the international community?" A senior officer was a little worried.

"Only the weak will worry about being isolated, it is better to support that!"

Matsui Ishine sneered: "Just like the people of China are accusing us everywhere in the world, the international community is not unaware of the war here, but who dares to offend our Great Japanese Empire?" Only if the national strength is strong enough will it be respected by the international community, and what it will get is always cold-eyed, and no country will risk offending our great Japanese empire to help a weak person! ”

"Understood, General"

The officers obeyed in unison, and then went separately to give the order, and it was three o'clock in the morning on December 12.

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