The words of this major general obviously represent the common aspiration of all the generals of the Kwantung Army, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, please think twice, we can report this problem to the War Department and His Excellency Mine, and we can't send the Kwantung Army to a dead end!" The generals shouted in unison, and the eyes of each one flashed with anger and incomprehension, and the atmosphere was quite desperate and tragic.

Lieutenant General Shinno, who was paying attention to the changes in the situation, couldn't help but shrink his neck, and secretly rejoiced, "Fortunately, I didn't say anything just now, otherwise, the anger of these fierce generals would still be sprinkled on my head!" "At this moment, Lieutenant General Shinno has an attitude of watching the show and watching how General Minamijiro deals with the anger of the generals.

General Nanjiro's face suddenly became gloomy, his cold eyes, on the faces of the generals, quickly glanced around, and his right hand slammed into the air, as if it was magical, the generals of the Kwantung Army, who were excited and noisy, immediately shut up.

General Nanjiro slowly lowered his right hand, didn't look at the generals, turned his back to everyone, looked at the large military map on the wall, and said in a low tone: "Order, an hour later, convene officers above the brigade commander level, go to the general headquarters to hold a military meeting, deploy the next offensive action, the five divisions that are fighting against the Soviet army, the division commander will temporarily transfer the command to the chief of staff, pay attention, maintain the current offensive rhythm and situation, and wait for the new order to be issued, gentlemen, hurry up and prepare to go!" ”

Word-clear, categorical and unquestionable, it was not a discussion at all, it was an order, and after speaking, General Minamijiro did not turn his head back, and turned around and walked out of the general headquarters. Leaving the generals of the Kwantung Army, they were silent for a moment, exchanged desperate looks, and left separately to carry out the orders of Commander-in-Chief Minamijiro, of course, even the corner of the eye did not give the chief of staff to the chief of staff, and directly regarded His Excellency the chief of staff of the headquarters as air.

There were dozens of people just now. The general headquarters, which seemed to be a little crowded, was suddenly empty, only Chief of Staff Shinno was left, and he suddenly felt empty and infiltrated, and Chief of Staff Shinno lost his mind for a while. Suddenly he showed joy, since Admiral Minamijiro had decided to carry out the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince. That's good news. No, it should be reported to His Royal Highness immediately, is this also a credit!

General Minamijiro did not go far, but turned into the confidential room on the side, and several junior officers who were on duty saw that it was the boss of the Kwantung Army. Hurriedly stood up and saluted, and hurriedly found a chair for His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.

General Minamijiro couldn't help frowning, but he said very kindly: "You don't have to be polite, you can go about your own work." Turn on the radio station that contacts the General Headquarters of the Far Eastern Campaign! Then, he said gloomily: "I will dictate the telegram that was sent, do not record it, the telegram must be sent to His Royal Highness Prince Zairen, and the content of the telegram should not be transmitted, all memorized?" ”

Late at night, in the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk, the General Headquarters of the Japanese Far East Campaign, Prince Zaihito's office, it was still pitch black, and the light in the corridor, through the glass on the door, shone in a dim and dim light, but it seemed to be leaning against the desk in the corner, and Prince Zaihito sat motionless for a long time, his eyes widened, and he was emitting a strange glow, like a poisonous snake hiding in a dark corner.

Prince Zaihito buried himself in the dark, sat on a chair like this, motionless for almost two hours, this long nearly two hours, for him, it was really a torment, his heart was uneasy, what he was most afraid of was the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Minamijiro, categorically refused to carry out his orders, so, the Far East campaign plan is completely ruined, even afterwards, what is the use of breaking Nanjiro's body into ten thousand pieces and going to hell from which there will be no return?

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has been missed, and Prince Zaihito is also worried that if the telegram from Tokyo informs Minamijiro of this matter to Koichi Yonechi, the emperor's brother, who has very soft ears, listens to his words and orders himself to cancel the order in the name of the emperor, what should he do, no matter what situation arises, it will lead to the Far East campaign that he has carefully planned.

This unpredictable waiting was the most torturous, and during this period, it was not the nominal good news that the commander of the Far Eastern Dispatch Army, the commander of the Korean Zhutun Army, who received his strict order, sent a telegram back, "The current marching speed of the troops has been raised to the limit, and we guarantee that in accordance with the orders of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, we will arrive at the designated assembly point on time and resolutely block the retreat route of Zhukov's troops!" ”

Prince Zaihito was a little indifferent to this good news, is it expected, what can not arrive on time, is it not tapping the potential, as long as the pressure is given, the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army will create a miracle, if the commanders of those two troops do not want to cut their own stomachs, they will try their best to complete their orders.

Therefore, the staff officer who sent the telegram was quite excited and verbosity, which was nothing more than a compliment from His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, who was well-directed, wise and decisive, and could not start from the beginning, creating a miracle of the march of the Imperial Japanese Army. Get out! Sprayed all over his face with spittle, and drove out with a disgraced face.

Walking in the dimly lit corridor, this staff officer who slapped the horse's ass on the horse's hooves and was kicked with a blue nose and swollen face was still full of grievances, "Who are you messing with?" It's unlucky to say good things and get scorned! "Fortunately, I slipped away quickly, otherwise, His Royal Highness's big mouth wouldn't have fanned over closely?

Prince Zaihito, who was waiting like oil, looked at the branches swaying in the wind outside the window, the dark night sky, and took a deep breath, "The key to deciding a battle of victory or defeat is on the Kwantung Army, Nanjiro-kun, I hope you can understand my intentions and not be blinded by factional disputes, your wisdom?" Hope I read you right! He muttered to himself, not sure if he meant to comfort himself or anything else.

"Bang! - Bang! Bang! A rhythmic knock sounded, in the silence of the night, but like thunder, roaring in Prince Zaihito's ears, the fire in his eyes jumped, and his heart jumped a little uncontrollably, at this time, no one dared to disturb himself, unless- unless it was a telegram from the Kwantung Army!

"Please—enter," Prince Jaehito said in a calm tone, making an exception with the word "please."

The door of the room was gently pushed open, and the lights in the corridor rushed in in an instant, and a strange scene of half-light and half-darkness immediately appeared in the office, "Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, so elegant, on the eve of the war, sit and meditate, and forget about things and me, which is very in line with the essence of my Yamato nation's understanding of the essence of Zen Taoism!" A relaxed and witty tone sounded in the office, and then, with a "pop", the light was turned on again, and the office immediately became bright.

The one who came in was Major General Yamada, who had just been promoted to the General Headquarters of the Japanese Far East Campaign and the head of the General Staff Headquarters, and he was the only one who could use this kind of humorous tone to break the dullness in front of him and give His Royal Highness Prince Zaihito a reasonable reason to bury himself in the dark, and moreover, he also rose to the height of participating in Zen and worshipping the Buddha.

"What a fucking master!" Even Prince Zairen, who was like a fried heart, couldn't help but secretly praise, and with this loose energy, Prince Zairen seemed to ask casually: "It's so late, Yamada-kun hasn't rested yet?" What's the matter? ”

Yamada took out a telegram from Wen Jiàn, and said calmly: "Commander-in-Chief, it is General Minamijiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, who personally took and sent you a telegram, I happened to pass by the telegraph room, so I sent it by the way!" ”

The flame in Prince Zaihito's eyes burned at the moment, like two light bulbs, emitting green light, his body rushed forward violently, and he forcibly stopped, and put down his outstretched hand, and said more casually: "Oh, the telegram of the Kwantung Army, it's okay, I just want to know about the battle situation on the front line, Yamada-kun, just put it here!" ”

Major General Yamada's face was calm, and he said with interest: "Okay, the headquarters will not disturb His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, and I will leave!" After speaking, he bowed, turned around and retreated, and at the moment he closed the door, the corners of Major General Yamada's mouth hung a smug smile, "What happened to be passing by, I have been waiting for it to be good, so that I don't know or understand, His Royal Highness the Prince locked himself in the dark room, for what?"

The other officers of the headquarters, maybe they don't know why, they don't know why His Royal Highness the Prince is depressed, but they know it well, and it is not for the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, General Minamijiro, whether to carry out the order, the current Royal Highness the Prince, the most urgent need is this telegram, send it by himself, isn't that the same as sending charcoal in the snow, leave a good impression on the commander, and definitely not suffer!

Of course, if it is General Minamijiro who refuses to carry out the order's callback, he will definitely not send it, even if the confidential room is delivered to his own hands, he will arrange for others to send it, and let others do it!

The figure of Major General Yamada had just disappeared into the office, Prince Zaihito was like seeing a naked beauty, his eyes were glowing with blue light, and with the most swift movements, he suddenly picked up the telegram and browsed it quickly, and General Minamijiro's reply was very simple, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, after receiving the Jun order, all the officers and men of the Kwantung Army will carry out Your Excellency's order without hesitation, even if they pay a great sacrifice, they will not hesitate!" ”

"There is only one thing, the department has something to ask for, the current situation of the Kwantung Army, His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief knows it well, although he mustered up the remaining bravery, but he could not fight for a long time, three or two days, it is still within the range of bearing, if it is a little longer, I am afraid it will be difficult to support, therefore, please ask the Commander-in-Chief to urge the other two troops to complete the deployment as much as possible!"

(To be continued)(To be continued......