When Kuroda was brought to Koizumi and Yamamoto, they were all taken aback.

This wild man with deep sunken eye sockets, only one skin left on his face, dull eyes, long hair and beard even glued together, is he Kuroda?

Koizumi and Yamamoto glanced at each other, and the former asked tentatively, "Are you Seiichiro Kuroda?" ”

The savage replied weakly: "Yes! ”

Yamamoto's face changed, and he asked the captain of a gendarmerie unit who brought Kuroda over, "What's going on?" ”

Yamamoto had met Kuroda once twenty days ago, when Kuroda was still a fat man. He couldn't have imagined that it had only been about twenty days since Kuroda had become like this. In fact, without asking him, Kuroda and his party must have been abused, at least starved terribly, and their basic actions seemed to be restricted. Kuroda and the others were subjected to this kind of abuse, which naturally had something to do with what happened during this period of time - the Guards Division was attacked, and the escort fleet sent by the Combined Fleet also suffered heavy losses, regardless of whether this matter had anything to do with Kuroda and them, this black cauldron would definitely cover their heads. After the raid, there were people who wanted to disadvantage Kuroda and them, but fortunately, Koizumi and Yamamoto were covered at the time, so they were not treated badly. However, with the assassination of the "Kaga", Koizumi was seriously injured, and Yamamoto was too busy with his work to pay attention to them, and the naval officers and sailors of the Combined Fleet, who hated them to the core, were merciless. Speaking of which, they did not torture them or anything other than locking up their small dark room and not giving them enough food. Now, of course, it seems that this kind of revenge is better than torture and the like.

The captain was also stubborn, he bowed his head, and then met Yamamoto's gaze and said, "Your Excellency, I don't think we did anything wrong. The reinforcement fleet was attacked, and the 'Kaga' was attacked, didn't it have anything to do with them? If it weren't for them, how could the people of China have a chance to infiltrate? I even suspect that they were part of both attacks! Didn't kill them, it's already cheap for them! ”

Yamamoto was furious when he heard this—the Combined Fleet suffered heavy losses in a row, which made Yamamoto's temperament change greatly, and he and before he took charge of the Combined Fleet, it can be said that they were two people. If he was a Confucian general before, and he still paid attention to the feelings of his subordinates when issuing orders, now, he is an out-and-out tyrant, and he can no longer tolerate his subordinates to disobey him. In addition, during this period of time, when he was alone, he had been summing up the problems existing in the navy, and one of the conclusions he came to was related to the obedience of his superiors and subordinates - his rectification of military discipline during this period of time was related to this, and this captain did not understand the situation, so he naturally inevitably ran into the muzzle of the gun. Yamamoto burst into tears: "Eight grids! What are you talking about, Kuroda are they guilty, this is what you adjutants can do? Or do you think you can ignore my orders? ”

"Your Excellency, I'm just stating the facts—"

"Smack!" Yamamoto rushed up and was a slap in the face.

The captain was so stumbled and almost fell down after being slapped by this powerful slap, and then spat out two mouthfuls of teeth with blood, and covered his swollen cheek with his right hand, stupid.

Yamamoto glared at him with a gloomy face, and shouted, "I thought you were a first-time offender, so I will spare you this time." If you dare to do this next time, then wait to be shot! Don't get out of here! ”

"Hay!" The captain ran away in fear.

"Kuroda-kun, because of my negligence, I have wronged you," Koizumi said to Kuroda sincerely.

Kuroda's eyes seemed a little dull, he blinked several times in a row, as if he finally saw who was in front of him, quickly bowed, and said, "It turned out to be His Excellency the Commander and His Excellency Koizumi-" Before he finished speaking, he fell to the ground with a puff, and then fainted.

In the next cabin, there is a military doctor who specializes in guarding Koizumi, and Yamamoto gave an order, and two military doctors ran in, looked at their eyelids and took their temperature, and then reported: The patient's heartbeat is weak, his body temperature is low, and it seems that he is terminally ill and is dying!

"Fart!" Yamamoto was furious: "He's just fainting from hunger!" Check it again! ”

Yamamoto was powerful, and the two military doctors immediately sweated, and then checked, and then the two of them muttered for a while, and came to the conclusion: The patient is indeed hungry and faint, and it is recommended to hit the import hanging bottle first, and then let him eat porridge.

Imported hanging bottles are the products of the army. Although the Cadet Army strictly controlled the flow of pharmaceutical products to Japan, the Japanese still managed to buy a lot of them from other countries and the black market just in case.

Yamamoto did not get angry this time, but waved them to hurry up and save people.

Two military doctors exchanged two medical guards and carried Kuroda to the next cabin. After they left, Koizumi looked at Yamamoto and stopped talking. Yamamoto has changed too much during this time, and the atmosphere that has affected the combined fleet has also changed. Originally, Koizumi was happy to see this kind of change, but after seeing Yamamoto's fiery temper in person today, he was a little worried, wondering whether Yamamoto in this state would be a blessing or a curse for the Combined Fleet and even the Imperial Navy.

Yamamoto saw Koizumi's psychological changes, and he said, "Koizumi, if you have anything to say, it's okay to speak out. ”

Koizumi pondered his words and said, "Your Excellency, you have changed a lot lately—"

"Yes! There's one question I've finally figured out. This war is not a matter of strength of any one person or any one side, but of a national war. Since it is a national war, then each of us should devote ourselves to it. Koizumi, it is a matter of the national fortune of the empire for a hundred years, and I have to go all out. I've decided, since the empire needs a hawk now, then I'll be a hawk. ”

"Your Excellency—"

"Koizumi, don't worry, I haven't lost my mind. When it's time to stay calm, I'll stay calm. Of course, when it's time to make a move, I won't hesitate anymore! Although it is a very unhappy thing, we have to admit that in some ways, we have been left behind by the people of China - this kind of thing will never allow it to continue to happen, so from now on, we must adjust our strategy! ”

"Your Excellency, I see!"

Yamamoto: "Kuroda will still have some time to recover, so I won't wait for him, so I'll ask Hashimoto to go and send a power generation and inform Sawada Shigeru of our request." No matter what happened to the Osaka Division, Shigeru Sawada should still be trustworthy. If he doesn't agree, then we'll threaten them with their supplies. Hmph, now without our navy to provide escort, the supply fleet will not be able to reach Hainan at all. If Sawada Shigeru wants the Osaka Division to continue to exist, he must listen to us! ”

Yamamoto did what he said, and soon asked the chief of staff, Hashimoto Shun, to call Sawada Shigeru, and then there was the previous scene.

This telegram came at the right time, just in time for Okushima to negotiate with the student soldiers, so the Qifang Town of Okushima had another task.

After receiving this task, Okushima confessed to Sawada Shigeru: "Your Excellency, I don't think it's possible. How could the Cadet Army, who regarded us as their greatest enemy, agree to sell these high-tech products. I think that instead of buying from the Cadet Army, it is better to find a way to go down the black market. ”

Sawada Shigeru shook his head with a wry smile: "Okushima, you haven't recognized the situation yet!" Now, we are not so much capturing Qiongnan as we are under house arrest. Okushima, if you don't have this awareness, don't go and humiliate yourself! ”

Okushima thought about it, and then painfully found that things were really as the division commander said. He gritted his teeth and nodded, "Your Excellency, I know what to do, please rest assured, I will definitely complete the task!" ”

"Okushima! Please! ”