When Emperor Hirohito had vented enough, Xianyuan Palace Zairen Cai whispered: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the three armies cannot be without a commander for a day, and the top priority is to quickly select the candidates for the Central China Dispatch Army and the commander of the Eleventh Army from among the suitable candidates in the country, and then rush to the Chinese battlefield as soon as possible to stabilize the war situation." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Hirohito heard the sound outside the strings, frowned and said, "Has the situation in Wuhan changed? ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zairen paused and said, "According to the information provided by the inner line lurking in the high-level of the Nationalist Government, Xue Yue, the commander of the First Corps of the Nationalist Army, has mobilized the strength of four armies and ten divisions, and is rushing behind the Eleventh Army from the north and south, in an attempt to cut off the Hunan and Jiangxi highways. ”

Emperor Hirohito said awe-inspiringly: "Hunan and Jiangxi highways? ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zairen said, "Once the Hunan and Jiangxi highways are cut off by the Nationalist Army, the 3rd and 101st Divisions will immediately fall into the encirclement of the Nationalist Army, and the scene of the 9th and 13th Divisions being surrounded by the Nationalist Army on the Huainan Line during the Battle of Xuzhou is very likely to be repeated, and this time the situation is even more dangerous." ”

The current situation is no longer the same as that of the Battle of Xuzhou.

At the time of the Battle of Xuzhou, the scale of the war was still within the tolerance of the Japanese army, even if the 9th and 13th divisions were encircled, the Japanese army could also mobilize enough troops in a short period of time to rescue and respond, but now, the Japanese army's strength has already been used up, once the 3rd and 101st divisions are really encircled, it will be dangerous.

Emperor Hirohito took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, "Is the information reliable?" ”

"Hello, absolutely reliable." Xianyuan Gong Zairen replied, "Because the information provided by the internal line has been verified from the frontal battlefield, the national army on the Hunan and Jiangxi battlefields has launched an offensive. ”

"Yaga, this is really terrible." Hirohito was so anxious that his face changed, "Xue Yue is really good at picking the time, but he chose to counterattack at such a juncture, but what puzzles me is that if you want to mobilize the strength of the four armies to launch an attack, it is impossible to do it without more than five days of preparation time, could it be that Xue Yue will not know the prophet?" Five days ago, I knew that Okamura-san would be assassinated, and Shunroku Hata would vomit blood and die? ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen sighed and said: "According to the judgment of the special high class, Xu Rui is likely to be angry with Xue Yue before going to Jiujiang to assassinate Gangcun, and as soon as Gangcun is assassinated, Xue Yue will immediately counterattack." ”

"Xu Rui?" Hirohito said, "It's Xu Rui again, it's Xu Rui again, it's Xu Rui again!" ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zairen suddenly said, "This Xu Rui has indeed become the sworn enemy of the empire. ”

After a pause, Xianyuan Gong Zairen continued: "However, according to the information provided by the Central China Army, although Xu Rui assassinated Okamura this time, he himself seems to have been injured and is currently trapped near Jiujiang, Jiujiang is far away from Anhui, and Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment can't save the fire, but this gives the imperial army a godsend opportunity to hunt down Xu Rui!" ”

"Yo Xi, this is indeed a good opportunity!" Hirohito suddenly perked up when he heard this.

Xianyuan Gong Zairen continued: "Therefore, the top priority at the moment is to choose the candidates for the Central China Dispatch Army and the commander of the 11th Army, not only to defuse the offensive of the Nationalist Army, so that the 3rd Division and the 101st Division will turn the crisis into safety, but also to continue Okamura's plan and strive to end the Battle of Wuhan in September, and again, we must take this opportunity to hunt down and kill Xu Rui!" ”

"Yo Si." Hirohito said, "So, does the Emperor have the right person in mind?" ”

At this time, Ishihara Wan'er, who was standing on the side, couldn't hold it back, stepped forward and paused, and said: "Your Majesty, you claim to be competent for the post of commander of the Eleventh Army!" ”

That is, Ishihara, others really don't dare to recommend themselves like this.

"Just you?" Xianyuan Gong Zairen glanced at Ishihara Wan'er and said, "Your qualifications are too shallow!" ”

Ishihara Waner retreated a little sneeringly, because from the perspective of seniority, Ishihara Waner does belong to the junior generation, even Okamura Ningji, the twenty-fourth student of Lu University, was disliked by Xianyuan Gong Zairen for being too shallow, and Ishihara Waner belongs to the thirtieth period of Lu University, so it is not to mention, and Ishihara Waner was just promoted to the rank of lieutenant general not long ago.

Hirohito's eyes narrowed into a line, staring at Ishihara without saying a word.

Although Hirohito hates Ishihara very much, he recognizes Ishihara's ability.

In particular, the 918 Incident planned by Ishihara single-handedly expanded the empire for thousands of miles.

Therefore, in terms of ability alone, Ishihara has absolutely no problem.

Noticing that Hirohito's expression was different, Xianyuan Palace Zairen's eyes also fell on Ishihara Wan'er again, Ishihara Wan'er quickly puffed up his chest and nodded heavily towards Xianyuan Palace: "Your Royal Highness, I can assure you that when I take up the post of commander of the Eleventh Army, I will definitely achieve the points you said." ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen frowned and said, "Ishihara-san, can you please avoid it?" ”

"Hello." Ishihara paused again, then turned and walked out of the study.

When Ishihara Wan'er's figure disappeared, Xianyuan Gong Zairen said: "Your Majesty, there is no doubt about Ishihara Wan'er's military ability, but his qualifications are indeed a little shallow, if he is promoted to the commander of the Eleventh Army, what will those veteran division commanders think?" Once the generals lose harmony, the situation is out of control. ”

Hirohito bowed slightly when he heard this, and the worry of the idle palace Zairen was not unreasonable, Ishihara Waner was the thirtieth phase of Lu University, and the commander of the 13th Division, the commander of the Shoju Army, was the twenty-eighth period, and the commander of the 27th Division, Masaharu Honma, was the twenty-seventh period, they were all Ishihara Waner's predecessors, and now that Ishihara had climbed on their heads, they would definitely be extremely unhappy, and on the battlefield, it is very likely that things that refuse to carry out orders or do things without authority will be repeated repeatedly.

But soon, Hirohito made up his mind again, raised his head and said: "Uncle Huang, what you said has a certain truth, when we selected candidates for the commander of the front army and the group army, it was because of this factor that we paid attention to seniority, but the previous several defeats of the Central China Dispatch Army fully proved that the seniority is really outdated. ”

The Idle Yuan Miyashihito could only keep his mouth shut, because what Hirohito said was also the truth.

The previous three commanders of the Central China Army, from Matsui Ishine to Sugiyama Moto, and then to Shunroku Hata, were all selected based on seniority, not based on military ability, and the final result was also quite bleak, Matsui Ishine was disgraced because of the jade crushing of Uncle Toshihiko and the annihilation of the entire army of the Shigedo detachment, and Sugiyama Mototo committed suicide by disembowelment because of the collective jade crushing of the Kawaguchi detachment and the heavy defeat of the sixth division, and the chief saber of Shunroku Hata is now also vomiting blood and dying!

Facts have proved that the performance of the three commanders who have come up in terms of seniority has not been satisfactory.

Now that Emperor Hirohito is determined to be elected on the basis of ability, there is nothing to say about the Kanin Palace.

However, Xianyuan Gong Zairen was still not very reconciled, and after a moment of silence, he continued: "Your Majesty, Ishihara Guaner has just been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general for less than two months, and now he is going to be the commander of the group army, which is too hasty, but the old minister has a more suitable candidate who can be qualified for the position of commander of the eleventh army." ”

Hirohito asked, "Uncle Huang, who is this?" ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen said: "Minister of War, Seishiro Sakagaki." ”

"Seishiro Sakagaki?" Hirohito muttered, "Well, this person is a good hand at fighting, and I remember that he is a student of the 28th class of Lu University, right, and his qualifications are barely enough, and he is the candidate for the commander of the 11th Army." ”

After a slight pause, Hirohito continued: "So, what about the candidates for the commander of the Central China Army?" ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen said: "As for the candidate for the commander of the Central China Army, it can only be Nishio Shouzao." ”

"Nishio Shouzo?" Hirohito was well-read and memorized, and the resume of Nishio Shouzo immediately came to mind, this person and the former commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, Hata Shunroku, was a classmate of Lu University, at that time, Hata Shunroku was the first in the overall score, and thus won the reputation of the chief saber, Nishio Shouzo was second, and was pressed by Hata Shunroku.

After a while, Hirohito finally nodded and said: "Yo Sai, then it's decided, immediately promote Nishio Shouzo to army general, and let him take over the affairs of the Central China dispatch as soon as possible, and Sakagaki Seishiro, let him immediately hand over the affairs of the military headquarters to Tojo Hideki, fly to China within two days, and take up the post of commander of the 11th Army." ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zaihito paused heavily, turned around and was about to leave, but asked Hirohito to call him back.

"Wait." Hirohito called back to the Xianyuan Palace, and continued, "And Ishihara, after all, is a capable talent, so it's a pity to be idle in the country like this, so let's send him to the Kwantung Army as the chief of staff." ”

Before Ishihara was transferred to the commander of the Tsurumai Fortress, he was the director of the General Staff of the Kwantung Army.

At that moment, Xianyuan Gong Zai Ren suddenly said: "Hayi, then transfer Ishihara to serve in the Kwantung Army." ”

"And." Xianyuan Gong Zairen just turned around to leave, but was stopped by Hirohito for the second time, and said, "Uncle Huang, before letting Sakagaki take office, no matter what, I have time to visit the imperial palace, I have something to say to him personally." ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zairen paused again and turned to leave, this time finally not being stopped again.

Out of the Imperial Palace, at a glance, he saw Ishihara Wan'er standing at the gate of the Imperial Palace and refusing to leave.

Seeing Zairen in Xianyuan Palace, Ishihara Wan'er hurriedly took two steps forward and saluted: "His Royal Highness!" ”

"Ishihara-san." Xianyuan Gong Zairen waved his hand and said with a smile, "I want to congratulate you, Your Majesty has appointed you as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and let you take up your post within half a month." ”

"Hello!" Ishihara paused heavily, and his heart was in ecstasy.

failed to become the commander of the 11th Army and crossed the big hurdle of division commander in one step, which made Ishihara Waner a little disappointed, but it was also a good result to be able to return to the Kwantung Army as the chief of staff, because Ishihara Waner still had a plan in his heart, a plan that was bigger than the 918 incident! (To be continued.) )