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"The Chinese shelled Hong Kong?"

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

"Really?"

"I won't use this kind of news to amuse you." Hisashi Terauchi forwarded the telegram, "You should know that Takashi Sakai has always wanted to take down Hong Kong, but because of the Chinese, he has always only wanted to take down Hong Kong." He can be amazed at that small place. But he has not relaxed his attention to Hong Kong at all, so when the Chinese bombarded Hong Kong, he got the news."

"As Ishihara-kun expected, the Chinese government has the same idea as us, and they are getting impatient."

There was a strange light on Seishiro Sakagaki's face, it seemed to be excited, but also worried, it was very complicated, but Juichi Terauchi understood it:

"I really wish the Chinese would be more violent. It would be best if they could directly confront the British. Unfortunately, they used salutes this time instead of live ammunition!"

"It's better to use a salute than to retreat sadly," Seishiro Sakagaki said with a smirk, "and since the Chinese have discovered the British's strong outsiders, they won't be satisfied with just one Hong Kong with their current attitude. !"

"That's right, they are only at odds with the British. Although they sent troops this time to help the British, since they have set foot in Hong Kong now, they will definitely not leave easily in the future. Conflict between people..." Terauchi Shouichi also laughed.

"Does Doihara-kun know about this? I think our agents in Hong Kong should seize this opportunity and work hard to help the Chinese 'recover' their lost territory!" Seishiro Sakagaki said again.

"This is news from the base camp. They must have known about it, and I don't think they will give up this opportunity." Terauchi Shouichi replied, "So now I am more worried about those Americans... Qin Wei is a thousand years old. Not to be underestimated. How are you going to deal with his impending rescue operation?"

"Mr. Shi Yuan has studied Qin Wei carefully, and even once thought he was a scientist, 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 If he is so powerful, then let us accept his 'goodwill'..." Seishiro Sakagaki said with a smile, "I decided to ask Imamura to get out of the front line of defense of the port on the night of his operation, and to move all the berths in the port. All ships evacuated."

"..." Terauchi Shouichi didn't seem to be surprised by the actions of Seishiro Sakagaki, a Kwantung Army general known for his courage, and pondered for a while. "Although I don't object to your decision, Mr. Sakagaki, Qin Wei's intelligence is very accurate, and he is good at calculating. He can often grasp people's psychology so accurately that it makes people tremble. If you do this, if he ..."

"If we don't make arrangements according to his instructions. Then. With the power he has, our defenders in the port are likely to suffer huge losses." Seishiro Sakagaki glanced at Shouichi Terauchi, "My commander-in-chief Your Excellency, have you not forgotten how Hasegawa Kiyoshi and his fleet ended?"

"You mean...that kind of weapon?" Temple Shouyi's expression was shocked.

"That's right, that kind of weapon!" Seishiro Sakagaki let out a long breath, "After intense efforts, the scientists of the Empire finally created napalm bombs, but unfortunately they still couldn't explain the principle of that weapon... But from the defeat of the Hasegawa Kiyoshi Fleet, we can infer that the minimum killing radius of this weapon should also be tens of meters! That is to say, a bomb. At least one or two thousand square meters can make no one stay. .If a few people carry oxygen and hide in the strongest fortifications, they may still be able to escape, but in the face of such a large-scale battle, it is impossible for us to prepare these things for everyone... Our battle situation is unfolding It is too big, so we must cherish every troop that can be cherished."

"You are the front-line commander, I listen to you." Terauchi Shou said, "But I still want to remind you that Qin Wei is extremely cunning. If he just wants to rescue MacArthur and his American soldiers, it's okay, but if He also wants to take 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 combat staff have already deduced this battle, estimated all the possibilities, and made multiple arrangements accordingly, so we absolutely cannot Let Qin Wei save even one American soldier." Seishiro Sakagaki said seriously.

"Sakagaki-kun, it's best not to be too confident." Terauchi Shouichi frowned slightly.Seishiro Sakagaki's attitude reminded him of himself in Nanjing... This is not a good sign.

"Confidence is the most basic quality that every general should possess when commanding a battle," Sakagaki Seishiro said indifferently, making Terauchi Shouichi's frown deepen, "If Qin Wei can still continue after we have made various preparations, Successfully rescued the U.S. Army, then I have nothing to say."

"..."

Seishiro Sakagaki said so, and Juichi Terauchi had nothing to say, but he always felt that Seishiro Sakagaki was a bit overconfident.Ready to fight against Qin Wei?When he and Doihara 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, it's impossible for him to team up with Kenji Doihara?It's a pity that, as a general who has lost consecutive battles, although he is still fortunate enough to lead an army of the same level as the Chinese Expeditionary Army to fight, his prestige is seriously insufficient.Not to mention Seishiro Sakagaki, a famous general and fierce general who has won great victories in Siberia, even those division commanders, how many of them really take him seriously?Moreover, he couldn't think of any way for Qin Wei to break through Seishiro Sakagaki's arrangement... More than 3 troops, whether by plane or ship, cannot be transported away in a short while, and while waiting to leave, The will of the US military, which has been besieged for several months, will be severely challenged.He is absolutely sure that the combat strength and combat effectiveness of American soldiers at that time will inevitably decline in a straight line, and may even reach a point close to zero. In this way, the best time for them to attack will come... But Qin Wei couldn't think of these things, even if Qin Wei couldn't think of them, it's not that there are no famous generals in the squadron, those people would have thought of them.

"When Imamura is evacuating the port, increase the distance in the middle by another ten kilometers! At the same time... the troops on the other sides are not allowed to launch an attack on downtown Manila in the first place. I don't care about their demands* *No matter how strong it is, you must get accurate information from the port before you can take action."

Terauchi Toshimoto did not want to directly intervene in the command of Sakagaki Seishiro, his prestige has almost been exhausted in the Chinese battlefield, even when Emperor Hirohito formally appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the "Southern Army", he also "commanded "He wants to listen to Seishiro Sakagaki's opinion more.But that was just a euphemistic way of saying it. To put it bluntly, even Hirohito, the emperor who once trusted him very much, had no confidence in him... and 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, Lao Tzu Terauchi Masaki, and the reason for the little contacts he accumulated in Lu Xiang's position back then, it was because Tojo, the new Lu Xiang, wanted to A measure taken to suppress the rise of Wanji Ishihara and others.To conquer Siberia, although Hiso Nishio took the final credit for taking down Siberia, all the senior officials in Japan knew that it was the work of Kanji Ishihara, Seishiro Sakagaki and others.What does it mean to the Japanese to expand the land to more than 1000 million square kilometers?It means that the rise of Ishihara Wanji and others is unstoppable.Hideki Tojo can become Prime Minister of the Mainland, so he naturally understands the way of political struggle.The domineering and unreasonable side in the cabinet before could not be used against Ishihara Wanji and others at all, because Ishihara Wanji and others would not be afraid of his rogue tricks at all, and Emperor Hirohito is also very fond of Ishihara Wanji now. With great faith and high expectations, blind suppression will only have the opposite effect.Furthermore, Hideki Tojo also understands how dangerous Japan is at the present stage of the war, and he also desperately needs the help of a military strategist like Kanji Ishihara at this moment.Therefore, Hideki Tojo changed his previous attitude towards Wanji Ishihara, from hostility to cooperation... But Hideki Tojo could not let Wanji Ishihara stand in the top position of the army, and he could not even let him contact To too powerful military power.Therefore, his acquaintance with Ishihara Wanji and others can only be regarded as a casual acquaintance, because he has a colleague friendship with Doihara Kenji, and the person who only came together because of the same disease has become Tojo's first choice.It can not only make Ishihara Wanji and others reluctantly accept it, but also prevent Hideki Tojo from feeling too threatened.And he also clearly knew that what he should do most at this time is to sit and watch Seishiro Sakagaki command the battle. In this case, if he wins, he has merit; if he loses, he has no fault!Unfortunately, he is Shouichi Terauchi, Earl of the Empire of Japan, general of the army, son of the former Prime Minister, former Minister of the Mainland, former commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Army... and even a defeated soldier of the Chinese Army!He didn't want to lose again, even if he could avoid this battle.

"...Okay." Sakagaki Seishiro looked at Terauchi Toshiichi's glinting eyes from time to time, thought for a while, then nodded, "Let them mess up for a while, anyway, it won't waste much time."

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