"There you go!" Nishio Shouzo pointed to the sliding door of Usamita's office and said to Hinata Shiaki, "Open!" ”

"Hello!" After receiving the order from Nishio Shouzo, Hinata Shiaki did not hesitate any longer, and immediately strode forward to open the sliding door of Usamitaka's office.

As soon as the door opened, the people saw what was inside.

But I saw that Usamitaka had already turned his back to the sliding door, kneeling in front of the portrait of Emperor Hirohito, the shirt on his upper body had been taken off, and even the sharp saber had been pressed against his abdomen.

"Usami-kun!" Nishio Shouzo shouted loudly, "Are you trying to evade responsibility? ”

After receiving the news that the 116th Division was in trouble, Nishio Shouzo set off from Nanjing and hurried to Shanghai.

Nishio Shouzo has two worries, the first worry is that there will be an accident in the 116th Division, and the second worry is that Usamitaka will choose to commit suicide by seppuku because of his strong self-esteem.

And now, the first fear has become a fact.

Nishio Shouzo never wants the second worry to come true!

The reason is very simple, Nishio Shouzo recognizes Usamitaka's ability very much, and feels that he is a rare commander, and a momentary failure does not mean anything.

When the sliding door opened, Usami Takato had already raised his saber in the air.

But hearing Nishio Shouzo's words, Usamitaka was beaten up.

Usamitaka said: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the collective jade fragment of the 116th Division, as the commander of the battle, I have an unshirkable responsibility, and I must apologize for this!" ”

Nishio Shouzao said: "Baga, it turns out that you still know that you are the commander of the Zhejiang-Fujian battle?" ”

"What do you mean by that, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief?" Usamitaka asked blankly, "Of course I know that I am the commander of the Battle of Zhejiang-Fujian. ”

Nishio Shouzao said: "Since you know that you are the commander of the Zhejiang-Fujian battle, then bravely assume your responsibilities, don't retreat and escape because of a temporary failure!" Although the 116th Division has been collectively shattered, the Battle of Zhejiang-Fujian has not ended, the 13th Army has not failed, and your mission has not ended, has not it? ”

"But, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, someone must be responsible for the defeat of the 116th Division." Usamitaka said, "As for the commander of the Battle of Zhejiang-Fujian, there are so many young and handsome people in the empire, I believe that Your Excellency, you will definitely be able to find someone better than me!" All in all, my mission is over! ”

"Yaga!" Nishio Shou said, "Even if you want to seppuku to thank His Majesty the Emperor, you must wait until after the Battle of Zhejiang-Fujian is over, unless you are a coward!" ”

Usamitaka said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I am not a coward! I'm just taking my share of responsibility! You can question my abilities, but you must not question my personality! ”

"Stupid, I'm just questioning your personality right now." Nishio Shouzao said toughly, "If you don't want to be treated as a coward by others, then endure this humiliation, live bravely, and then turn this humiliation into motivation, defeat Zhong Yi on the battlefield in the future, and wash away today's shame!" ”

Usamitaka was silent.

……

At the same time, in Songyang.

Zhong Yi and Zhu Liangcheng and other old subordinates finally met again after more than half a year apart.

"Ziren!"

"Tuanza!"

"Tuanza!"

Zhu Liangcheng, Shen Xian, and Guo Qi saluted Zhong Yi one after another, and Zhong Yi returned the salute one by one.

"Lao Zhu, Lao Shen, and Lao Guo." Zhong Yi returned the military salute and said with a smile, "How are you doing?" ”

Zhu Liangcheng smiled and said: "We are not just like that, we will fight if we have a combat mission, and if we don't have a combat mission, we will rest, train, or continue training." ”

"That's not what I'm asking." Zhong Yi bumped Zhu Liangcheng's armpit with his elbow and said with a smile, "Have you married a daughter-in-law?" ”

Zhu Liangcheng's old face turned red when he heard this, and Shen Xian next to him hurriedly replied: "Married, it was when our 367th Regiment first arrived at the Hankou Wharf, and the female student who grabbed Lao Zhu and said that he was going to marry him, Liu Jiaxi." ”

"Is that really the schoolgirl?" Zhong Yi laughed and said, "I think Angelica thinks she is a good match for Lao Zhu." ”

"Ziren, don't talk about me." Zhu Liangcheng changed the topic and said, "I heard that Xiao Bing returned to his hometown in Yinjiang, Ziren, don't tell me, you haven't met?" ”

"How could it be that we haven't met." Zhong Yi said generously, "We have met more often. ”

Guo Qi chuckled and said, "Tuanzao, then there is no story between the two of you?" ”

Zhong Yi smiled slightly and said, "When this battle of Zhejiang and Fujian is over, I will marry Xiao Bing." ”

"Huh?" Guo Qi, Shen Xian and Zhu Liangcheng were stunned when they heard this, they really planned to marry Xiao Bing? Is the fifth lady of the Zhang family willing to agree? But they didn't dare to ask more.

At this time, more subordinates came to the front and saluted Zhong Yi one after another.

Among these subordinates, some have already joined the party, but more subordinates have not joined the party, and Zhu Liangcheng, Guo Qi, and Shen Xian are also very cautious in recruiting party members, and they will never develop easily without repeated tests.

After meeting with the old department, Zhong Yi said to Zhu Liangcheng again: "Old Zhu, hurry up and rest, I can only give you three days to rest at most, and after three days, you will go north to the mountainous area of central Zhejiang." ”

Speaking of this, Zhong Yi continued: "Although the battle in western Zhejiang is over, although the 116th Division of the Japanese Army has been completely annihilated by us, the Battle of Zhejiang and Fujian is still not over, and the other divisions of the 13th Army of the Japanese Army are still playing hide and seek with the 10th Army in central Zhejiang, and it is time to free up your hands to clean up those divisions!" ”

Zhu Liangcheng said: "Ziren, we don't need to rest, we can start this afternoon!" ”

"It's not going to work." Zhong Yi shook his head categorically and said, "Rest or have to rest, after all, the brothers are flesh and blood, not machines, after such a hard battle, whether it is physical or psychological, you must rest for a while, if the conditions allow, I even want you to take a full half month off, but now ......"

Without waiting for Zhong Yi to finish speaking, Zhu Liangcheng said: "I understand, then rest for three days." ”

After saying this, Zhu Liangcheng continued: "Ziren, Commander-in-Chief Luo and they are about to arrive in Songyang County, do you want to stay and meet them?" ”

"I'd like to meet them too, but I really don't have time." Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Lao Zhu, you help me talk to Commander-in-Chief Luo, just say that I snubbed them this time, and when the battle of Zhejiang and Fujian is over, I will invite them to Yinjiang, and I will definitely set up a table of the best Yinjiang seafood dinner in 'Old Yinjiang' to make amends to them!" ”