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Chapter 38 Counterattack
Sorry for the late post.

After succeeding to the throne, Hirohito forced the then Prime Minister Tanaka Yoshiichi to resign and step down through the assassination of Zhang Zuolin and his own attempted assassination, which dealt a blow to the prestige of the constitutional political group.

Later, a university dormitory was set up in the palace to train young generals and officers, and then firmly controlled the army in his own hands.In addition, he used Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen and Fushimi Gong Hiroko to control the land and sea armies, raising the power of the royal soldiers to unprecedented heights!
Therefore, Hirohito can be said to have truly turned his hands into clouds and turned his hands into rain.

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"So, how do you want the Navy to help you?" Hirohito said bluntly.

After hearing Hirohito's answer, Zairen, whose back was drenched in cold sweat, breathed a sigh of relief.He knows that this matter is over for the time being, and as long as the ultimate goal is achieved, Hirohito will not mention this matter again.

"I have ordered General Toshiichi Terauchi, the commander of the North China Front Army, to go to Shanghai to preside over the situation. I hope to get a naval fleet docked off the coast of Shanghai to provide air cover and naval gun support to the Shanghai Dispatch Army." Zairen said.

"do you have anything else?"

"No more, Your Majesty."

Yuren took a deep look at Zairen, picked up the phone on the table, and said:
"Admiral Gen Sugiyama, Minister of the Army, Mitsumasa Minai, Minister of the Navy, and King Hiroko, Minister of Military Command, to come to see me."

After speaking, he put down the phone.Without saying a word, he picked up the book and read it again.

Half an hour later, Yuan Sugiyama arrived first, followed by Mitsumasa Minai and King Hiroko.After the three bowed and knelt down, Hirohito went straight to the topic and said, "There has been a change in the Shanghai dispatched army, and the navy needs to cooperate. Is there a problem?"

Minei Guangzheng glanced at King Bo Gong's face without any surprise, and knew that he knew about it.But he did not express his position, which means that this matter must be done.It's just that we have to talk about how to do it and what to do.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the navy in principle, but the aircraft carrier Ryujo is seriously injured. Does the army want to explain this? Also, in order to support the dispatched army's operations some time ago, our fleet in Shanghai has consumed a lot of Fuel, weapons and ammunition, this one needs to be replenished urgently.” The navy offered a price, and it was up to the army to do it.

After hearing the answer given by the navy, Hirohito turned his head to Sugiyama Moto's position.

After seeing Hirohito's actions, Sugiyama Moto scolded the navy constantly in his heart.But he still said helplessly: "The repair cost of the aircraft carrier is paid by the army, and the weapons and fuel consumed will be replenished together!"

Sugiyama is very clear, first of all, the repair cost of the aircraft carrier must be expensive.It is estimated that in addition to maintenance accidents, there must be other modifications and upgrades. The Navy will definitely be generous with such things.

As for the replenishment of weapon fuel, it is estimated that the replenishment is not what the navy actually consumes on the battlefield. It is estimated that they will transfer all the unused ammunition, and all the fuel will be pumped out, leaving only empty fuel tanks waiting. These idiots from the Army are filling him up.

But, there is no way.At present, this situation does not allow him to protest. Before Terauchi Shouichi has not established an effective command system, the combat effectiveness of the Shanghai dispatched army will definitely be greatly reduced. During this period, naval guns are an indispensable means of defense for them.

Therefore, at this time, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and he couldn't deny it.

Seeing that Shuangfa has reached a consensus, Yuren nodded slightly and said, "Since you both have reached a consensus, let's go down. I hope you can bring good news to me!"

After hearing Hirohito's eviction order, the four of them saluted immediately, and then retreated.

After walking outside the gate of the palace, the two sides looked at each other without any intention of exchanging greetings, and then got into the car and left.The difference is that the navy is extremely happy, while the army is extremely gloomy.

Time, it was already eight o'clock in the morning.

When Sugiyama Yuan and Prince Zairen returned to the Military Headquarters of the Army Province, they were not greeted by beautiful flowers and flowers, but the news that the Shanghai area was attacked from all fronts!

The time went back to the end of the meeting between Prince Zairen and King Bogong. At that time, Tokyo time was around seven o'clock in the morning, while in China, it was six o'clock, and the time difference between the two countries was one hour.

So, when Prince Zairen was still trying his best to save the situation, the thing he didn't want to accept the most happened.Chinese defenders, take this opportunity to counterattack across the board!

All the hard work I did before was for naught!And this made the 70-year-old Prince Zairen very excited!Suddenly fainted.

In terms of BJ time, when Prince Jae-in received the news, it was around 04:30 in the morning, and he arrived at the General Staff Headquarters at around 08:30, and left around [-]:[-] in the morning after meeting with King Bogong. After Hirohito presided over the negotiation, it was already [-]:[-].Therefore, all the decisions he made are already invalid.

Now, we can only hope that the Shanghai Dispatch Army can withstand the attack of the Chinese defenders before they can gain that glimmer of life.

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Shanghai, China
After a night of fighting, the various departments of the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Army ceased fire after receiving orders from the Ministry of Army Staff Headquarters.Clean up the battlefield and return to camp.After taking precautions, he waited for the arrival of the new commander of the dispatched army, General Terauchi Shouichi.

However, not long after returning to the camp, they had no time to lick their wounds, so they had to grab their guns and rush to the battlefield.

Because the Chinese are calling.

The horn of the counter-offensive was first sounded by the Eighth Army of the Right Route Army at Baihegang, where the [-]st Division of the Japanese Army was stationed.

Both the [-]st Division and the [-]th Division were new Type-B special divisions established after the September [-]th Incident, and they were both specially established for the Chinese battlefield.

The 16st Division cooperated with the No.[-] Division last night and fought with the [-]th Division for a night, and their own casualties were not small.After receiving the order to withdraw to the garrison, the exhausted soldiers hurried into their dreams.

And the Eighth Army, which had already moved to the periphery of Baihe, arrived at six o'clock, and the commander of the right army, Zhang Fakui, ordered the attack to begin immediately.

From then on, in the whole of Shanghai, the gunfire sounded again within half an hour after it stopped.

The 57th, 61th, 62st, and [-]nd Divisions of the Eighth Army have more than [-] troops, and there are still more than [-] people left behind after the logistics and necessary troops left behind, as well as the casualties. .

On the other hand, No. 4000's full strength is only 2 people. Excluding the casualties in the previous two months, the total strength of all troops at this time has not reached [-]. After excluding a series of logistics and other personnel , which is worthy of more than [-] people.In terms of combat power on paper, the two sides are equal.

But one is full of energy, and the other is listless.In addition, the ammunition consumed by the little devils last night has not been replenished, so apart from some resistance at the beginning, the rest of the whole battle is basically a one-sided massacre.

(End of this chapter)