When Kuroda was brought to Koizumi and Yamamoto, they were all shocked.
This savage with sunken eye sockets, only a piece of skin left on his face, dull eyes, long hair and beard that are even glued together, is Kuroda.
Koizumi and Yamamoto looked at each other, and the former asked tentatively: "You are Kuroda Seiichiro."
The savage replied feebly: "Yes."
Yamamoto's expression changed, and he asked a military police captain who brought Kuroda over: "What's going on?"
Yamamoto met Kuroda once twenty days ago. At that time, Kuroda was still a little fat man. He never imagined that just twenty days later, Kuroda would look like this. In fact, there was no need to ask him. I know that Kuroda and his party must have suffered abuse, at least they were starved miserably, and their basic movements seemed to be restricted. This kind of abuse suffered by Kuroda and others is naturally related to what happened during this period. The Guards Division was attacked, and the escort fleet dispatched by the United Fleet also suffered heavy losses. Regardless of whether this matter had anything to do with Kuroda and the others, the blame would definitely fall on them. After the raid, some people wanted to accuse Kuroda. Tian and others were in trouble. Fortunately, Koizumi and Yamamoto were protecting them at the time, so they were not harmed. However, with the "Kaga" assassination incident, Koizumi was seriously injured, and Yamamoto was busy with work and no longer had the energy to pay attention to them. Those who were against them The naval officers and soldiers of the United Fleet, whom they hated so much, attacked without mercy. Speaking of which, their attack was relatively light. After all, apart from locking them in a small dark room and not giving them enough food, they did not torture them. Yes, of course, now it seems that their method of revenge seems to be better than torture and other methods.
The captain was quite tough. He bowed low and then met Yamamoto's eyes and said: "Your Excellency, I don't think we did anything wrong. The attack on the reinforcement fleet and the attack on the 'Kaga' had nothing to do with them. Well, if it hadn't been for them, how would the Chinese have had a chance to infiltrate? I even suspect that they were involved in these two attacks. If we didn't kill them, they would have been given an advantage."
Yamamoto was furious when he heard this, and the United Fleet suffered heavy losses one after another. This changed Yamamoto's temper drastically. At this time, he could be said to be a completely different person than before he took charge of the United Fleet. If he was still a Confucian general before, he was issuing orders. If he still paid attention to the feelings of his subordinates at that time, now he is an out-and-out tyrant and can no longer tolerate his subordinates disobeying his will. In addition, during this period of time, when he was alone, he had been summarizing the problems that existed in the navy. problem, one of the conclusions he drew was related to the obedience of superiors and subordinates. He was rectifying military discipline during this period, which was related to this. The captain couldn't understand the situation, so it was inevitable that he would hit the muzzle of the gun. Yamamoto shouted loudly: : "Ba Ge, what are you talking about? Whether Kuroda and the others are guilty or not, it is up to you, the lieutenants, to decide, or do you think you can ignore my order?"
"Sir, I am just stating the facts."
"Pah." Yamamoto rushed up and slapped him.
The captain was slapped so hard and hard that he staggered several times and almost fell down. Then he spat out two teeth with blood and covered his swollen cheek with his right hand. He was stunned.
Yamamoto glared at him with a sullen face and shouted: "This is your first offender. I will spare you this time. If you dare to do this again next time, just wait to be shot. Get out of here."
"Hai." The captain ran away in fear.
"Kuroda-kun, you have been wronged because of my negligence." Koizumi said to Kuroda sincerely,
Kuroda's eyesight seemed a little dull. He blinked several times in succession, as if he finally saw clearly who was in front of him. He quickly bowed and said, "It turns out they are His Excellency the Commander and His Excellency Koizumi." Before he could finish his words, he puffed. He fell to the ground and fainted,
There was a military doctor specializing in guarding Koizumi in the cabin next door. Yamamoto gave an order, and two military doctors rushed in. They looked at their eyelids and took their temperature, and then reported: The patient's heartbeat is weak and his body temperature is low. It seems, It seems that he is suffering from a terminal illness and is about to die.
"Fart." Yamamoto was furious: "He just fainted from hunger. Let's check again."
Yamamoto showed his strength, and the two military doctors immediately started sweating. After checking again, they muttered for a while and came to the conclusion that the patient was indeed fainting from hunger. It was suggested that he should be given an oral suspension bottle first, and then let him eat porridge.
The imported bottles are naturally the product of Xuebingjun. Although Xuebingjun strictly controls the flow of medical products to Japan, just in case, the Japanese still find ways to buy a lot from other countries and the black market for emergency needs.
Yamamoto did not get angry this time, but waved to them to save people quickly.
Two military doctors were replaced by two medical staff, who carried Kuroda to the next cabin. After they left, Koizumi looked at Yamamoto and hesitated to speak. Yamamoto had changed too much during this period, and the atmosphere of the combined fleet had also changed. Originally, Koizumi was happy to see this change, but after personally witnessing Yamamoto's fiery temper today, he was a little worried. He didn't know whether Yamamoto in this state was a blessing or a curse for the Combined Fleet and even the Imperial Navy. ,
Yamamoto saw the change in Koizumi's psychology and said: "Koizumi, if you have anything to say, it's okay to speak up."
Xiaoquan considered his words and said, "Sir, you have changed a lot recently."
"Yes, there is a problem I have finally figured out. This war is not about one person or force, but a national war. Since it is a national war, then each of us should devote ourselves wholeheartedly to it. , Koizumi, it is related to the empire's national destiny for a century, and I have to go all out. I have decided that since the empire needs a hawk now, then I will be a hawk."
"Your Mightiness,."
"Xiaoquan, don't worry, I have not lost my mind. I will stay calm when I should stay calm. Of course, when it is time to take action, I will not hesitate again. Although it is a very unhappy thing, but We have to admit that in some aspects, we have been abandoned by the Chinese, and this kind of thing will never be allowed to continue to happen, so from now on, we must adjust our strategy."
"Sir, I understand."
Yamamoto: "It will take some time for Kuroda to recover. Without waiting for him, I will ask Hashimoto to generate electricity and inform Sawada Shigeru of our requirements. No matter what happens to the Osaka Division, Sawada Shigeru should still be trustworthy. If he doesn't agree, then we will threaten to withhold their supplies. Hum, now without the escort of our navy, the supply fleet cannot reach Hainan at all. Sawada Shigeru wants the Osaka Division to continue to exist, so he must listen to us .”
Yamamoto kept his promise and quickly asked Chief of Staff Jun Hashimoto to call Sawada Shigeru, and then the previous scene happened,
This telegram came by chance, just in time for Oshima to go to negotiate with the cadet army. As a result, Oshima's Shichibo Town and his team had another task.
After receiving this task, Okushima confessed to Sawada Shigeru: "Sir, I think it is almost impossible. The Xuebing Army regards us as the biggest enemy. How could it be possible to agree to sell these high-tech products? I think that instead of asking the Xuebing Army If you don’t want to buy it, it’s better to find a way to go to the black market.”
Sawada Shigeru shook his head with a wry smile: "Okushima, you haven't understood the situation yet. Now, instead of taking over Qiongnan, we are more like being under house arrest here. Okushima, if you don't have this consciousness, don't go." You’ve brought disgrace upon yourself.”
Okushima thought for a moment, and then painfully realized that things were exactly as the division leader said. He gritted his teeth and nodded and said, "Sir, I know what to do. Don't worry, I will definitely complete the task."