"The Chinese shelled Hong Kong?"

Seishiro Sakagaki looked at Shouichi Terauchi, who had brought him the news, with questioning eyes, but what he saw was a heavy nod from this guy who had been very wrong with him.

"Really?"

"I'm not going to entertain you with this kind of news." Terauchi Shou handed the telegram forward, "You should know that the guy who has always wanted to take down Hong Kong, but because of the Chinese, he can only look at that projectile land. But his concern for Hong Kong did not relax at all, so as soon as the Chinese bombarded Hong Kong, he got the news. ”

"As Ishihara expected, the Chinese government is playing the same game as us, and they are becoming less and less impatient."

A strange light appeared on Sakagaki Seishiro's face, it seemed to be excited, and it seemed to be worried, it was very complicated, but Terauchi Shouichi just understood:

"I wish the Chinese were more grumpy. It would be best if it could be directly clashed with the British. It's a pity that this time they used a salute instead of live ammunition! ”

"It's better to use a salute than to retreat gloomily," a sinister smile rose at the corner of Sakagaki's mouth, "and since the Chinese have discovered the British foreign power, with the attitude they are showing now, they will not be satisfied with just one Hong Kong!" ”

"That's right, they are just inseparable from the British, although they sent troops this time to help the British, but now that they have set foot in Hong Kong, they will definitely not leave easily in the future, and maybe they will have conflicts with the British because of the Hong Kong problem......" Terauchi Shouichi also laughed.

"Does Tu Feiyuan Jun know about this matter? I think our agents in Hong Kong should seize this opportunity and work hard to help the Chinese 'recover' their lost territories! Seishiro Sakagaki said again.

"This is news from the base camp, they must have already known it, and I don't think they will give up this opportunity." Shouichi Terauchi replied, "So I'm more worried about those Americans now...... Qin Wei is a person who must not be underestimated. How are you going to deal with his upcoming rescue operation? ”

"Ishihara-kun has studied Qin Wei in detail, and even thought he was a scientist for a while, but we must admit that the intelligence organization behind this person is not trivial, and he can always achieve his combat goals unexpectedly. Since he is so powerful, then we will accept his 'kindness'......" Seishiro Sakagaki said with a smile, "I decided to make Imamura get out of the harbor's frontal defense line on the night of his operation, and withdraw all ships anchored in the harbor." ”

"......" Shouichi Terauchi didn't seem surprised by the actions of Seishiro Sakagaki, a fierce general of the Kwantung Army who had always been known for his courage, and he muttered for a while. Although I don't disagree with your decision, Sakagaki-kun, Qin Wei's intelligence is very accurate, and he is good at calculation, and his grasp of people's psychology is often accurate to the point of making people tremble. You do it if he ......"

"If we don't make arrangements according to his instructions. So. With the strength at his disposal, it is likely that our defenders in the harbor will suffer great losses. Seishiro Sakagaki glanced at Shouichi Terauchi, "Your Excellency My Commander-in-Chief, you won't forget how Kiyoshi Hasegawa and his fleet came to an end, right?" ”

"You're talking about...... What kind of weapon? Shouichi Terauchi was shocked.

"That's right, that weapon!" Seishiro Sakagaki let out a long breath, "The scientists of the empire have worked intensively. Finally napalm was created, but unfortunately they were never able to explain the principle of that weapon...... But from the defeat of Hasegawa's Kiyoshi fleet, we can deduce that the minimum killing radius of this weapon should also be tens of meters! That is, a bomb. At least one or two thousand square meters of chickens and dogs can be left. If someone else had taken shelter in the strongest fortifications with oxygen, they might have escaped, but in the face of such a large-scale battle, we can't prepare these things for everyone...... Our war situation is spreading out too much, so we must cherish every force that can be cherished. ”

"You are a front-line commander, listen to you." "But I still have to remind you again, Qin Wei is extremely cunning. If he just wants to rescue MacArthur and his American soldiers, it's fine, but if he still wants to take advantage of the opportunity to attack us, you'd better be prepared for everything possible. ”

"About this...... Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, you can rest assured! Our operational staff officers have already made a deduction for this battle, estimated all the possibilities, and made multiple arrangements accordingly, so it is absolutely impossible for us to let Qin Wei save even a single American soldier. "Seishiro Sakagaki said.

"Sakagaki-kun, it's best not to be too confident." Shouichi Terauchi frowned slightly. Seishiro Sakagaki's attitude reminded him of himself when he was in Nanjing...... This does not bode well.

"Self-confidence is the most basic quality that every general should have when commanding a battle," Seishiro Sakagaki didn't care that his words made Terauchi Shouichi's brows wrinkle even deeper, "If Qin Wei can successfully rescue the American army after we have made all kinds of preparations, then I have nothing to say." ”

“……”

Seishiro Sakagaki said so, and Shouichi Terauchi had nothing to say, but faintly, he always felt that Seishiro Sakagaki was a little overconfident. If you are ready, you can fight against Qin Wei? When he and Tu Feiyuan were in Nanjing, when did he not think he was fully prepared? Although Seishiro Sakagaki is a famous general, no matter how strong this guy is, he can't compare to him and Kenji Dohihara, right? Unfortunately, as a general who had been defeated in successive battles, although he was still fortunate enough to lead a force of the same level as the Chinese Dispatch Army, his prestige was seriously lacking. Not to mention the famous generals and fierce generals like Seishiro Sakagaki who fought a big victory in Siberia, even those division commanders, how many of them really put him in their eyes? Moreover, he couldn't think of any way Qin Wei could break through Sakagaki Seishiro's arrangement...... More than 30,000 troops, whether by plane or ship, could not be transported away in a moment, and while waiting to leave, the will of the American troops, who had been besieged for months, would be extremely severely challenged. He was completely sure that the American soldiers at that time would inevitably plummet in terms of their desire to fight and combat effectiveness, and might even reach the point of nearly zero, so that the best time for them to attack would come...... But Qin Wei couldn't think of these things, even if Qin Wei couldn't think of it, there were not no famous generals in the Chinese army, and those people would also think of it.

"Let Imamura pull out of the port and make the distance between the middle ten kilometers wider! Meantime...... The troops on the other sides were not allowed to attack the city of Manila at the first opportunity, and no matter how strong their desire for war was, they had to get accurate information from the port before they could start the operation. ”

Terauchi Shouichi did not want to directly interfere in the command of Seishiro Sakagaki, his prestige had almost been exhausted on the Chinese battlefield, and even Emperor Hirohito had "instructed" him to listen more to Seishiro Sakagaki's opinion when he officially appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the "Southern General Army". But that's just a more euphemistic statement, to put it bluntly, even Hirohito, the emperor's majesty who once trusted him very much, began to have little confidence in him...... And the reason why he was able to obtain the post of commander-in-chief of the Southern Army under such circumstances, in addition to the little political legacy left by his former prime minister, and the little connections he accumulated in the position of prime minister back then, was a measure taken by Hideki Tojo, the new prime minister, in order to suppress the rise of Ishihara and others. In the fight against Siberia, although the most important work was taken up by Nishio Shouzo, the Japanese high-level people knew that it was the work of Ishihara Waner and Sakagaki Seishiro and others. What does the expansion of more than 10 million square kilometers mean for the Japanese? It means that the rise of Ishihara and others is irrepressible. Hideki Tojo was able to become the prime minister of land, and naturally understood the way of political struggle. The domineering and unreasonable side of the cabinet before could not be used against Ishihara Waner and others, because Ishihara Waner and others would not be afraid of his rogue tricks at all, and Emperor Hirohito now has great trust and high hopes for Ishihara Waner, and blindly suppressing it will only have the opposite effect. Moreover, the war has reached the point where it is today, and how dangerous Japan is, Hideki Tojo also understands very well, and he is also in great need of the help of a military strategist like Ishihara at this moment. Therefore, Hideki Tojo changed his previous attitude towards Ishihara Waner and changed from hostility to cooperation...... However, it was impossible for Hideki Tojo to let Ishihara really stand in the position of the top of the army, and he could not even let him come into contact with too powerful military power. Therefore, he, who can only be regarded as a general friend with Ishihara Waner and others, because he has a friendship with Kenji Dohihara, and the person who will come together with the same illness has become the first choice of Hideki Tojo. It can not only make Ishihara and others reluctantly accept, but also not let Hideki Tojo feel too threatened. And he also clearly knew that the most important thing he should do at this time was to sit and watch Sakagaki Seishiro command this battle, in this way, if he wins, he will have merit; Defeated, he is not guilty! It's a pity that he is Terauchi Shouichi, a Count of the Great Japanese Empire, an army general, the son of a former prime minister, a former land minister, and a former commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army...... It is the defeat of the Chinese army! He didn't want to lose again, even if he could avoid the fight.

“…… All right. Seishiro Sakagaki looked at Terauchi Shouichi's eyes that were shining from time to time, pondered for a while and nodded, "It's good to let them mess up for a while, anyway, it won't take much time." ”

"Thank you!" (To be continued......)