Chapter 51, The Flower of Empire

"General Matsui! General Matsui! General Matsui!! ……”

With the shouts of Ono Jiro and Kenji Dohihara, Matsui Ishihara slowly opened his heavy eyelids, looking at the panicked and eager face in front of him, Matsui Ishihara's eyes regained some light, and now Matsui Ishihara no longer has yesterday's high spirits, and his spirit is flying, like a waning day, deep loneliness is permeating his body, his eyes are flashing with decadence and despair shrouded in bad news, Ono Jiro looked at Matsui Ishihara in front of him, and his heart was also full of waves, it seems that this battle hit Matsui Ishihara very hard, But now he can't fall yet.

"General Matsui, you still have to cheer up, you can't be so sluggish, now the battlefield is full of war, our army is losing and retreating, now the top priority is not to be depressed, to cheer up and reverse the decline!" Ono Jiro looked at Matsui Ishihara and said anxiously.

"Ono-kun, but now that the Chinese have frequently launched attacks in our four major war zones, our army has been pinned down in the battlefield of the Battle of Changsha, and every military region has been frantically attacked by the enemy, it seems that the defeat has been decided, and there is no power to return to the sky!" Kenji Dohihara looked at the battle map and said helplessly and depressedly.

Matsui Ishihara also nodded in agreement, there was no longer the wind of a general at this moment, his heart was at a loss, his eyes were confused, and he didn't know what to do, only Ono Jiro looked at the combat deployment map, his eyes flashed brightly, and he looked at the two people with a fighting spirit.

"General Matsui, now that the overall situation has been decided, defeat is inevitable, but the current priority is to convene the generals of the General Staff Headquarters and formulate a retreat plan in order to minimize the losses of our army, General, you must not lose confidence, His Majesty the Emperor is still waiting for the news of your victory, and the soldiers in front are still fighting bloodily, you must not be so decadent, otherwise if you return to China, even if you apologize for your crimes, then I will be sorry for His Majesty the Emperor, and I will be sorry for the compatriots who died on the front line!" Ono Jiro looked at Matsui Ishihara and said earnestly.

The bright light in Ono Jiro's eyes seemed to rekindle Matsui Ishihara's iron-blooded military heart, and the picture of the war kept drifting in Matsui Ishihara's mind, yes, the front-line soldiers are still fighting bloodily, and they can't be so decadent, they must minimize losses and retain their strength, they can't just be decadent like this, do nothing, I can't be beaten like this, I can't just return to China and cut myself.

The bright light bloomed in Matsui Ishihara's eyes again, Matsui Ishihara cheered up again, stood up from his chair with a pale face, and looked at the combat deployment map behind him, Miyamoto had already combined the latest battle report to re-mark the dynamics of the Japanese army and the Chinese defenders.

Matsui Ishihara looked at the battlefields everywhere on the map, as if he was in the scene, there were enemy troops on all sides, like a big furnace enveloping Matsui Ishihara's mind, and the fire of war was like a furnace fire, refining Matsui Ishihara's mind.

"The war is raging, the battlefield is retreating, where should we start, how to effectively retreat!" Matsui Ishihara looked at the map and said in a low and bitter voice.

"General Matsui, now that the roads and railways have been cut off by the enemy, and the river roads have been harassed, but it is still possible to break through, quickly mobilize warships from both sides of Nanjing and Wuhan, break through the enemy blockade, rush to the aid of our army, and mobilize all the aircraft groups of our army, fly to the nearest four theaters, cover the retreat of our army with naval battles and air battles, and telegraph to all armies, do not entangle with the enemy, retreat quickly, and withdraw as much as you can, I think as long as you withdraw to the new wall river, I think the war will naturally end, our army is because the battle line is too long, they have taken advantage of the loophole, But in turn, we quickly retreated, contracted the front, there was still a chance! ”

Ono Jiro's analysis is like a sound of heaven, a broad road unfolds in front of Matsui Ishihara, the angel descends, and for a while Matsui Ishihara's mind seems to be under the clouds in the sky, seeing a glimmer of light, yes, a comprehensive retreat, how much can be retreated, I can't fight with you, although embarrassed, but this is indeed the only way now.

Matsui Ishihara's eyes bloomed with hope again, turned around, looked at Ono Jiro's eyes flashing with a fighting spirit, and nodded appreciatively in his heart, worthy of being the flower of the empire, he was in danger in the face of defeat, if he wasn't there, this defeat would be really difficult to retreat, and looked at the dazed look in Kenji Dohihara's eyes beside him, and shook his head helplessly, although he was an ace agent, he was still too far behind Ono Jiro.

"Miyamoto, summon the generals of the General Staff Headquarters and above to come to the battle conference room for a meeting and deploy a strategic retreat!"

Miyamoto nodded, and then left the battle conference room, convened a meeting of generals, with Ono Jiro's thoughts, Matsui Ishihara looked at the battle map, and the plans for retreat were formed in his mind, not to lose the general of the Japanese army staff headquarters, after the tempering of the heavenly furnace, he also regained his self-confidence, and the light of the war spirit of a generation of military gods bloomed again in his eyes.

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Ono Matsuko looked at Matsui Ishihara's eyes flashing with wisdom, methodically announcing one after another routes and plans for the retreat of the Japanese army, worthy of being the Japanese god of war, in the face of defeat can be reinvigorated, make a perfect retreat plan, Ono Matsuko shook his head helplessly, it seems that this battle is about to end, but it has also achieved its goal, this battle will definitely be able to eliminate these fanatical war elements.

Ono Matsuko looked at Ono Jiro beside Matsui Ishihara again, and his heart flashed with unwillingness and hatred, it was him, his brother, this ruthless executioner, who was in danger in the face of defeat, and let Matsui Ishihara in front of him reinvigorate, worthy of being the flower of the empire, he was a powerful man, Ono Matsuko faced his brother, in addition to admiration, but also ignited a raging fighting spirit, one day I will definitely defeat you, brother, you just wait and see.

With the end of the meeting, the Japanese army staff headquarters also began to get busy, there were only Ono Jiro, Matsui Ishihara, and Kenji Dohihara left in the combat conference room, Matsui Ishihara's tense nerves have eased a lot, everything has been arranged, and then wait for the results, how much can be withdrawn, it seems that this time I am afraid that I will become a sinner in this battle, and my return to China is not far away, but the doubts in my heart linger in Matsui Ishihara's mind.

"Ono-kun, this time it is obvious that we have laid a net of heaven and earth, but now that we have become the prey of the Chinese net, I really can't figure out where there is a mistake!" Matsui Ishihara's eyes were full of doubts and looked at Jiro Ono.

Ono Jiro looked at the combat deployment map, thinking back to all kinds of things that had happened recently, his mind was sparkling, and a thought appeared in Ono Jiro's mind, Ono Jiro's eyes flashed with wisdom, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his eyes lit up with full of fighting intent.

"General Matsui, I think we have been tricked from the beginning, you, I, General Dohihara, General Kagesa, and that Li Shiqun who thinks he is smart, we have all been tricked!"

"What Ono-kun, you said that we were tricked, could it be that they intended to let us get that codebook to decipher the message of the Sky Wolf!" Kenji Dohihara is also worthy of being a veteran ace agent, and after a little broadcast by Ono Jiro, he understands.

"Celestial wolf's message, hum! Hum! That's just a stand-in, the real wolf is still in our staff headquarters, but it's a pity that it won't shoot easily anymore, the defeat is decided, it won't report now, we have now lost the opportunity to capture the wolf, it will lie dormant silently! The corners of Onojiro's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a playful expression, and he looked at the two and said.

"Ono-kun, are you saying that Li Qingshan is just a stand-in, and the real sky wolf is still by our side!"

"Yes, General Matsui, I think that at the same time as we decipher the mysterious message, our army's true intentions are also issued at the same time, so that the Chinese army can know the blind spot of our army's attack, they only use appropriate resistance, and then lurk in the blind spot of our army's attack, so as to preserve their strength, watch our army's battle line lengthen, and when our army is satisfied, their situation is also arranged, so as to strategize and launch a full-scale counteroffensive." Ono Jiro looked at Matsui Ishihara and calmly analyzed.

"And we think that we have deciphered the intelligence of the sky wolf and confused the Chinese, but in fact, we ourselves are confused, and when the defeat is decided, we wake up, the enemy disappears, and Li Qingshan's death is the success of protecting the real sky wolf lurking, and disappearing as a shadow!"

After listening to Ono Jiro's words, Matsui Ishihara's heart was also full of bitterness and helplessness, I didn't expect the opponent to be so cunning and weird, the layout was thoughtful, so that Matsui Ishihara also sincerely admired it in his heart, but after this battle, it was time for him to return to China, and there was no chance to fight the enemy again, which was sad and lamentable.

"Ono-kun, after I leave the staff headquarters, I hope you must catch this wolf, I think only you, the flower of the empire, can deal with this wolf, I will wait for your good news in Tokyo tomorrow!" Matsui Ishihara looked at Ono Jiro sadly and helplessly said.

Ono Jiro looked at the lonely Matsui Ishihara, knowing that Matsui Ishihara's return to China was inevitable, after all, the failure of this battle, the empire needs to be borne by people, but it is a pity that a military god fell at the feet of the Chinese soldiers, this battle does not know when it will be won, Sky Wolf, rest assured, I will definitely catch you next time, Ono Jiro stood behind the lonely Matsui Ishihara, and secretly swore with a warlike look in his eyes.