Junpei Uehara took Ning Zhiheng to a villa in the center of Wuhan, and everyone got off at the door of the villa.

Ning Zhiheng looked around, and through the magnificent gate, he could see the wide and neat lawn in front of the courtyard.

The three-storey Western-style building, with light red wall tiles on the outside, and the whole building is well-designed and rigorous, and it can be seen that this is an extremely high-end residence.

There were heavily armed guards at the gate, and when they walked into the villa, there were servants cleaning the house, and when they saw Junhei Uehara coming in, they bowed down and retreated.

Coming to the hall, Junpei Uehara said with a smile: "This is one of the best villas in Wuhan, and it is also the residence I specially arranged for you, it is very close to my residence, and a team of guards has been sent to protect it, and there is absolutely no problem in terms of safety." ”

"Thank you uncle for the arrangement!" Ning Zhiheng looked around, nodded with satisfaction, and let his entourage go to make their own arrangements, and he and Junpei Uehara came to the sofa in the hall and sat down.

Ning Zhiheng waved his hand, Kimura Maki hugged the two boxes to the table, and Ning Zhiheng stepped forward to open it himself, revealing the thick books inside.

Ning Zhiheng took out a book, handed it to Uehara Junping with both hands, and said with a smile: "This time I came to Wuhan, I also specially sent your book to my uncle, in fact, it has already been printed, I also asked Mr. Kuroki and other scholars to appreciate it, they are all very satisfied with this book, I sent a copy to each of them, you take a look at it first, if you still need to change, I will change it!" ”

Junpei Uehara hurriedly took the book, only to see that the cover was exquisite, the paper was warm to the touch, and it was the best material at first glance.

"Great, Jiren!"

Junpei Uehara then flipped through the contents, the font was full and clear, the page layout was elegant, and Junpei Uehara liked it more and more the more he looked at it.

This is the major thing he is most concerned about, and his greatest wish is that his words will be put on paper and published into a book.

"Uncle is still satisfied?"

"Satisfied, very satisfied!" Junpei Uehara didn't raise his head, and his gaze didn't leave his book for a moment, and he said yes in a flash.

Ning Zhiheng saw that he was so happy, and secretly said that his work was not in vain, so he continued: "This is the best hardcover version, I have brought a hundred copies, you can give them to friends and colleagues in the army, in addition, I have sent someone to sell the printed books in the major bookstores in Shanghai, and then transport them back to China for sale, and I will send the proceeds from the sale back to your family in China, do you think this arrangement is okay?" ”

"Very good, haha, I didn't expect that I would have a day selling books to make money! In fact, my biggest dream when I was young was to become a writer, but unfortunately I ended up wearing a military uniform, and I still think about it, life is really impermanent! Junpei Uehara couldn't help but say with emotion.

He put down the book in his hand, but immediately picked up another one, and looked at it carefully, smiling all over his face, and did not hide his joy.

After a long time, Junpei Uehara's emotions calmed down, he looked at Ning Zhiheng and said, "Zhiren, thank you for your hard work, this is the best gift for me, thank you for fulfilling this wish for me." ”

Ning Zhiheng said with a smile: "Uncle, do you still mention the word thank you between you and my uncle and nephew?" These are the things I should do. ”

Junpei Uehara nodded with satisfaction, chatted with Ning Zhiheng for a few more words, and inquired about the specific situation in Shanghai and the situation after the farewell.

He continued: "Zhiren, originally when you came to Wuhan, I should have arranged a banquet for you to catch the wind and wash the dust, but now that the war is imminent, several high-level officials are on the front line, so I have arranged a small welcome banquet for you tonight, all of which are my friends and subordinates, you are tired of boats, take a rest first, and I will send Araki to pick you up in the evening!" ”

Junpei Uehara's attendant officer was Tetsu Araki Shaosa, and when he was in Shanghai, he was also familiar with Ning Zhiheng.

Uehara Junpei's original plan was to hold a banquet for Ning Zhiheng in a big way, so that everyone would know that he had a nephew who was a descendant of the Fujiwara family, in order to show that his relationship with the Fujiwara family was not shallow, which was a very strong background in the military system.

However, the timing of Ning Zhiheng's arrival is really not good, the military commanders have their own pre-war preparations, and Wuhan is currently the rear base of the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army, that is, Junpei Uehara is not responsible for specific military operations, so he has time to stay in Wuhan to preside over intelligence work.

Ning Zhiheng nodded and agreed: "Uncle, you bother, everything is at your command!" ”

So Junpei Uehara got up and left with these books, leaving Ning Zhiheng to rest in the villa.

In the evening, Araki Tetsu Shaozo came to the villa and asked to see Ning Zhiheng, so Ning Zhiheng rushed to Uehara Junpei's official residence with Araki Tetsu to attend the banquet.

Junpei Uehara's official residence is a high-end villa nearby, and when Ning Zhiheng arrived, Junpei Uehara came out with several officers.

Junpei Uehara introduced Ning Zhiheng to the officers around him, this time the dinner was a small-scale gathering, there were not many attendees, all of them were people close to Junpei Uehara, among them there were one or two senior officers of the same rank as him, and the others were all officers of Dazuo or Zhongzuo, Ning Zhiheng carefully wrote down their faces and names one by one.

Everyone knows that Junpei Uehara has a nephew of the descendants of the Fujiwara family, and when he saw his true face today, he was also quite close, and he stepped forward to make friends and talk.

The banquet was very pleasant, and Junpei Uehara not only arranged a sumptuous dinner, but also called in geisha performances and other programs to add to the fun.

While he was drunk, Junhei Uehara took out his book and gave one to each of his friends and subordinates.

Junhei Uehara held a book in his hand and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, this is a work I wrote when I was young, it was originally a work for self-entertainment, but Zhiren must be printed in a book, hey, rush to promote the text, if it is inappropriate, I still pray that the monarch is correct!" Ha ha! ”

The participants were surprised, Junpei Uehara has always been famous for his calligraphy in the army, everyone knows that his calligraphy is excellent, and from time to time there are people who come to the door to ask for words, but I didn't expect that today I can publish books.

For a while, these people praised Uehara Junpei constantly, and Uehara Junpei was in a good mood, and he frequently toasted with everyone, full of interest.

The banquet lasted until late at night, when everyone said goodbye and sent off the guests, while Ning Zhiheng stayed in the room, and the uncle and nephew drank tea and talked alone.

Junpei Uehara usually has a solemn face on people, but today it is rare to have such an interest, a face is flushed, he looks at the book in his hand with a smile, obviously the excitement and pleasure in his heart still have not dissipated.

Ning Zhiheng smiled and quipped: "Uncle, these people are all impressed with you today, it seems that there will be a lot of people who ask for books in the future, I will send some more, otherwise it will not be enough for you to send!" ”

Junpei Uehara laughed, he put down the book in his hand, personally poured a full teacup for Ning Zhiheng, patted his thigh, and said with a smile: "Zhiren, you still know how to speak, but it is true that some more will be sent, and in another week, the military commanders of Central China will return to Wuhan for a pre-war military meeting, and it is estimated that a lot will be sent." ”

Ning Zhiheng's heart moved, and then asked: "The Battle of Changsha has been preparing for more than half a year, and it was always said that it would be fought before, after such a long time, is it really going to start?" ”

Junpei Uehara nodded heavily, and said with certainty: "This battle is not trivial, Changsha is the last barrier of the Chinese government in Central China, and the capture of Changsha is of great significance to both of us, so we must be cautious, but China's land area is too large, and the strategic depth is so deep, since we occupied Wuhan, both soldiers and materials have been lost too much, and the supply line has been stretched too long, in short, it is difficult to continue, and then the Nanchang Campaign was carried out, This was almost the limit of our operations, so we had to spend a lot of time on preparations, but now that preparations have been completed, we will soon be able to attack. ”

Speaking of this, Junpei Uehara couldn't help but say a little proudly: "This time we have a great grasp, we can grasp the initiative in the early stage of the battle, and I believe that this battle will be much smoother than the battle of Wuhan." ”

Hearing Uehara Junpei's words, Ning Zhiheng suddenly thought of the leak of the defense plan in the northern Jiangxi region, and looked at Uehara Junpei's face, afraid that this was his proud work.

Ning Zhiheng didn't ask any more questions, Junpei Uehara was an extremely shrewd and spicy spy leader, although he trusted himself extremely much, but if there was more inquiry in his words, he would soon find out.

While the two of them were chatting, there was a knock on the door outside the barrier, and the voice of the attendant Araki Tetsu came: "General, Takasaki Nakasa asks to see you!" ”

Junpei Uehara was stunned for a moment after hearing this, he groaned for a while, nodded and said, "Let him wait for me in the side hall!" ”

"Hey!"

The sound of footsteps was far away, and Junpei Uehara said to Ning Zhiheng: "I'll come when I go, you wait a while!" ”

"Hey, uncle, please feel free!" Ning Zhiheng nodded in agreement.

Junhei Uehara got up and pushed open the barrier door, walked away quickly, came to a room not far away, pushed the door and entered.

There was already a middle-aged man in military uniform waiting in the room, it was Takasaki Shigeo, the intelligence officer of the military department, watching Junpei Uehara come in, Takasaki Shigeo quickly got up and saluted respectfully: "Your Excellency General!" ”

Junpei Uehara stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down, and then sat cross-legged on the collapse himself, looked at Takasaki Shigeo, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Takasaki Shigeo nodded and said: "I just received the telegram from Mo Dou, just yesterday afternoon, the Chinese Military Commission held another emergency military meeting, but this time the meeting was only attended by high-level officials, and there was not even a meeting summary, and the level of secrecy was extremely high. ”