The adjutant strode in and reported, "Your Highness, the base camp is in an emergency. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko frowned, and said a little unhappily: "Nian." ”

"Hello." The adjutant shook his head heavily, unfolded the telegram and read, "King Tsukihiko of the Higashikure Palace: You are hereby appointed as the commander of the Central China Dispatch of the Imperial Japanese Army, and take office on the same day, and follow the example of the North China Front Army to implement the cage policy, and implement it in the occupied areas of Central China, especially in the Damei Mountains, the base camp, on the twentieth day of the twelfth month of the thirteenth year of Showa. ”

"Nani?" Higashikurenomiya Twisthiko was obviously stunned when he heard this.

After the failure of the second sweep of Dameishan, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko thought that Nishio Shouzo was likely to be dismissed, but he didn't expect that it would be him who finally replaced Nishio Shouzo as the commander of the Central China Army.

Itagaki Seishiro, who was sitting opposite Tokurenomiya Tsugahiko, was inevitably a little disappointed, to be honest, a moment ago he was still thinking, after Nishio Shouzo, who will be the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army? Seishiro Itagaki lined up his colleagues in the army one by one, and found that no one could match him in terms of seniority, ability, or familiarity with the battlefields in Central China.

In other words, Seishiro Itagaki would be the best candidate for the commander of the Central China Army.

But in the end, the base camp chose Tokurenomiya Tsuhiko as the commander of the Central China Army.

However, after a few seconds, Seishiro Itagaki adjusted his mood, sat up on his knees, and sincerely congratulated Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko: "Your Highness, congratulations. ”

Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko waved his hand and said, "Itagaki-san, if I can, I'd rather resign from the base camp, and then you will be the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army." ”

Itagaki Seishiro hurriedly said: "Your Highness doesn't have to be presumptuous......

Before he finished speaking, another staff officer strode into the ward, and then nodded heavily to Seishiro Itagaki, who was kneeling on the tatami mat, and said, "Your Excellency, Commander! ”

"Togo-san?" Itagaki Seishiro recognized this Shaozuo, he was an operational staff officer of the former Eleventh Army General Staff, his name was Togo Kota, and he was still extremely valued by Itagaki Seishiro in peacetime, so he waved his hand and said, "The formation of the Eleventh Army no longer exists, so don't call me any more commanders." ”

"Hello." Togo Kota was stunned and said, "Your Excellency Commander, the base camp is in an emergency!" ”

"Bring it." Itagaki Seishiro didn't dare to hold up in front of Higashikurenomiya Tsusahiko, and immediately reached out and took the telegram from Togo Kota's hand, but after reading it, his face showed a strange look, and he dared to love the base camp to let him go to the Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko to serve as the commander of the Second Army.

Higashikurenomiya asked, "Itagaki-san, what does the telegram say?" ”

"Hello." Seishiro Itagaki paused, "The base camp has appointed a lowly post as the commander of the Second Army. ”

"Yo Si." Higashikure Palace was overjoyed when he heard this, to be honest, let him deal with Xu Rui alone, deal with the Dameishan Independent Regiment, he was really a little lacking in confidence, but if there was a fierce general of Seishiro Itagaki to help, then the situation would be different immediately, Seishiro Itagaki had fought with Xu Rui in Jiujiang, and he was defeated by Xu Rui's men, but Higashikuru Gongjihiko thought that it didn't mean anything, not to mention, in a sense, Seishiro Itagaki didn't actually lose, Because the Central China army still won the Battle of Wuhan in the end, didn't it?

At that moment, Seishiro Itagaki stood up from the tatami mat and said with a pause, "I will ask Your Highness for more guidance in the future." ”

"Itagaki-san is too polite." Higashikunomiya Tsusahiko then stood up, stepped forward to hold Itagaki Seishiro's hands and shook them vigorously, and said sincerely, "Itagaki-san, Xu Rui is a very dangerous opponent, and the Dameishan Independent Regiment has also formed a climate, so you and I must be sincerely united and work together." ”

"Hello." Itagaki Seishiro said solemnly, "The humble position must be the only one who looks up. ”

"No, no, that's not what I'm talking about." Higashikurenomiya waved his hand and said, "I have a suggestion, I want to move the headquarters of the Central China Dispatch Army from Nanjing to Wuhan, and then move the headquarters of the Second Army from Wuhan to Nanjing, in the future, the Second Army's combat mission will be only one, besiege Dameishan!" ”

Itagaki Seishiro was shocked slightly when he heard this, and what Higashikurenomiya Tsusahiko did was equivalent to building the Second Army into a front army specifically used to deal with the Dameishan Independent Regiment, and all the resources in the entire Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Songhu region would be used for military operations against the Dameishan Independent Regiment, on the one hand, it was the importance of Xu Rui and the Dameishan Independent Regiment, but on the other hand, it was also the trust of him Itagaki Seishiro and the Second Army.

At that moment, Itagaki Seishiro snapped his feet and stood upright, and said solemnly: "The humble duty will never live up to His Highness's expectations!" ”

"Yo Si." Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko nodded happily, bowed deeply to the east again, and said, "Itagaki-san, then let's go all out for the glory of the empire!" ”

(Dividing Line)

Feixi Town, the station of the Feixi Independent Regiment.

As soon as Xu Rui walked to the door of the field hospital, his right eyelid suddenly jumped wildly for no reason.

"I'll go, why does my right eyelid keep jumping?" Xu Rui stopped and said to Leng Tiefeng behind him, "It seems that something bad is about to happen." ”

Leng Tiefeng smiled dumbly: "You still believe this?" ”

Xu Rui smiled, and then lowered his head and walked into the ward in front of him.

In the ward, Lei Xiangzheng was lying on the hospital bed with a pale expression, and Chiba Hanako was kneeling at the head of the bed with a bowl of brown sugar water, with a pair of beautiful eyes that were red, as if she had just cried.

Xu Rui immediately said: "Huazi, did Leizi bully you?" ”

"Hello." Chiba Hanako quickly got up and bowed, and then said in a loud voice, "No, he didn't bully me." ”

Xu Rui obviously didn't believe it, and said to Lei Xiang: "Leizi, I can warn you, don't you want to bully Huazi, do you know?" ”

"Commander." Lei Xiang said with a bitter face, "I really didn't bully her, besides, how dare I bully her, I just said that there was too much sugar, and it was a little greasy, and then she ......."

Lei Xiang actually didn't really dislike the bran water being too sweet, but he wasn't used to being intimate with the girl's family in public.

Seriously, except for his own mother, Lei Xiang has not even pulled a woman's hand, and suddenly the relationship with Chiba Hanako has become so intimate, the key is that Chiba Hanako is still such a delicate beauty, Lei Xiang will inevitably be a little flustered, it is inevitable that he is a little unaccustomed, and he will inevitably hold it.

"You kid really don't understand the amorous feelings." Xu Rui is a person who has come over, and he guessed Lei Xiang's mind at once, and laughed at the time, "How many people can't drink such sugar water, but you kid thinks the bran water is too greasy, hey." ”

Lei Xiang smiled embarrassedly, and finally there was some blood on his pale face.

Chiba Hanako picked up the soup spoon again and fed Lei Xiang brown sugar water, but this time Lei Xiang drank it obediently.

Xu Ye, who was following behind Xu Rui, smacked his lips and said, "Brother Lei Zi, I want to be injured." ”

"You want to drink red bran water too?" Xu Rui turned around and scolded with a smile, "I want your family to cook it for you." ”

"She's reluctant to boil me red bran water to drink." Xu Ye pouted like a little kid and said, "She didn't even leave me a big son for the allowance just issued this month, saying that she wanted to save enough money to buy a few little piglets in the market, and then fattened the New Year's pigs, and then she would be able to have pork to eat during the New Year." ”

"Dog, you kid just have fun." Lei Xiang said, "I found a daughter-in-law who can live such a good life." ”

"Lei Jun, I'm also very good at living." Chiba Hanako said timidly, "I have saved the salary paid by the hospital for half a year, and I plan to buy a loom when I go back, and weave a few pieces of cloth at home to buy in the market, I found that the calico in the market is very good, and I should be able to make a lot of money." ”

"Weave any cloth, weave it, the hospital business is enough for you to be busy." Lei Xiang said sullenly, but his heart was as sweet as drinking honey, since his mother died, he had not enjoyed the taste of being cared for and loved for a long time, and he had almost forgotten the feeling of this sweet and warm family life.

It's just that this sweet and warm atmosphere was quickly broken.

Because Tang Kaishan, Niu Daqi, Feng Wubian, and Shi Xiaoqian broke in chaotically, especially Niu Daqi, the tower-like body, the feet on the ground clanged, and the old dust on the ceiling fell down, which really made people worry that this old house in disrepair would suddenly collapse.

"Commander, I've found you." Tang Kaishan said loudly, "We went to Sihe Township just now, but the people from the guard battalion and the armored battalion said that you came to Feixi Town, and when I thought about it, I knew that you must have come to the hospital to see Leizi......"

Xu Rui waved his hand to stop Tang Kaishan, and then took the four of them out of the ward and came to the courtyard.

Xu Rui then said: "Old Tang, we only came to answer now, you didn't complain about me in your heart, did you?" ”

"Commander, what are you talking about?" Tang Kaishan said, "It's too late for us to be grateful to you, how can we complain about you." ”

"It's good not to complain." Xu Rui nodded, and then asked, "How many people are left in the Feixi Independent Regiment now?" ”

Tang Kaishan's face immediately fell, and he drooped his head and said, "There are less than three hundred people left, and there are dozens of brothers who are seriously injured, and they are also crippled. ”

Xu Rui patted Tang Kaishan on the shoulder and said, "In this battle of Feixi Town, your independent regiment fought very beautifully, and as for the lost soldiers, I will make up for you soon." After a pause, he added, "But Old Tang, there is something I have to make clear to a few of you first, so as not to misunderstand at the time." ”

Tang Kaishan said: "Commander, just say it." ”

Xu Rui said: "After joining the Dameishan Military Division, I am afraid that I will no longer be as free as when I used to rob houses in Qipanzhai, and in addition, I have to send a political commissar to your independent regiment to be responsible for political and ideological work. ”

"Old Xu? What about the old Xu people? Where is he? As soon as I said the political commissar here, the voice of Wang Husheng, the political commissar of the Dameishan Military Sub-district, sounded outside, and I was still a little anxious to listen. (To be continued.) )