Unlike Chiang Kai-shek who happily returned to his residence to rest, on the night of the 28th, the commander of the Japanese North China Front, General Juichi Terauchi, did not sleep a wink. He stayed in the war room all night, and his eyes almost penetrated the map.
That night, General Shouyi in the temple took several measures. First, he strictly ordered the Japanese troops stationed in Cang County, De County, Jinan, and Tai'an to be on high alert and to defend the city. No reinforcements could be sent to Luzhong without orders. Second, he ordered the Japanese troops stationed in Cang County, De County, Jinan, and Tai'an to be closely guarded.
Defend and pay attention to coordinate with the Qingdao garrison and the retreating troops of the Shandong Autonomous Allied Forces. The third is to order the remaining troops in Qingdao and Jimo to be more vigilant and report the enemy situation quickly. The fourth is to require the Second Army to keep in contact with the Qingdao garrison and urge them to speed up the withdrawal as soon as possible.
Return to Qingdao. If the difficulty is greater, you can also return to the high-density front line and stick to it.
At this time, Gaomi, Jiaoxian, and Jimo counties were all controlled by the Japanese and puppet troops, and after receiving telegrams from the Second Army, they all reported that no enemy was found. The Second Army promptly reported this situation to General Terauchi Shoichi, who
Only then did he feel a little relieved, because at this time he was most afraid that Liu Yimin, a guy who didn't follow common sense, would take advantage of the situation and attack Qingdao. It was an important base for the imperial army. It not only stocked a large amount of arms and supplies, but also had the financial capital of the Japanese Empire. Once
If Qingdao makes a mistake, then the responsibility will be greater.
Since there was no enemy situation in Gaomi, Jiaoxian, and Jimo, General Terauchi Shoudai was a little more relaxed in checking the situation in Qingdao. After receiving two consecutive reports of the Qingdao defenders' invincibility at 8:00 and 9:00 in the evening, General Terauchi never returned.
I intervened and just told them to strengthen their defense.
The only thing that made General Judai Terauchi worried was the Qingdao garrison led by Colonel Oshima and the Shandong Autonomous Allied Forces of Zhang Zongyuan. After receiving the order to retreat, Colonel Oshima sent a telegram back, and the report was immediately implemented. Later, he reported again at the Weihe Highway Bridge
Encountered by the small group of Tubal Road that originally blocked the attack, they were determined to occupy the highway bridge and retreat quickly. Contact was interrupted for more than two hours. When contact was restored, Colonel Oshima reported that Zhang Zongyuan's autonomous coalition forces had fallen into an encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, and he led Qingdao
The garrison has all withdrawn and is rapidly retreating towards Qingdao. The troops have been marching continuously and are exhausted. They have fallen behind and have to take a short rest. They plan to continue setting off after an hour's rest and return to Qingdao.
After receiving the report from Colonel Oshima from the Second Army, Juichi Terauchi made some mental calculations. Liu Yimin's instructor continued to fight, and after finishing the 8th Division and Zhang Zongyuan's Shandong Autonomous Alliance Army, even he, an iron man, had to take a break.
What's more, Qingdao is more than 300 miles away from Fangzi, and the railway is blocked. Even if Liu Yimin's troops want to continuously attack Qingdao, it will take two days to arrive. It's just that the Dadao Department is too close to Liu Yimin's troops. If there is an accident, it will be troublesome.
Colonel Oshima was strictly ordered to only rest for half an hour and quickly return to Qingdao. If the troops were too tired, they should at least withdraw to Jiaoxian County and hold on.
It was not until daybreak that Colonel Oshima reported that he was heading towards Gaomi and expected to have breakfast at Gaomi in the morning. General Juichi Terauchi really felt relieved and began to think about how to deal with the current war situation.
Without this abominable Liu Yimin, the current battlefield situation for the Japanese army could not be better. Although the Battle of Xuzhou let go of the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's fifth theater, it finally completed the opening of Jinpu Road and realized the Central China Front Army and North China Front Army.
The strategic mission of the front army's rendezvous expanded the area occupied by the imperial army and compressed Chiang Kai-shek's living space. Everyone from the emperor to the ordinary people in Japan was delighted. In particular, General Juichi Terauichi's extraordinary force destroyed the Eighth Route Army's airfield and ordnance base in one fell swoop.
It restored the Japanese people's trust in the North China Front. Newspapers and radio stations were clamoring every day, touting General Juichi Terauchi as a peerless general who was unmatched in the sky and on earth. Some ignorant girls gathered at the gate of the Earl's Mansion in the temple every day, hoping for General Juichi Terauchi every day.
When did they return to Japan by chance, so that they could have a chance to meet the count and dedicate their bodies to him?
General Shouichi Temple was very good at building momentum. He used this opportunity to speak to reporters again, covering up the truth about Xiangyue Qingsi's disobedience, saying that the 14th Division surrounded on the Lanfeng line in eastern Henan had captured the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's First Theater, China.
The army is unable to attack, unable to stop, and is stuck in a quagmire. As soon as the imperial army arrives, China's two transportation arteries, Longhai Road and Pinghan Road, will be controlled by the imperial army, and the fertile Central Plains will become a reclamation ground for the Japanese Empire. Moreover,
The main force of the imperial army will take advantage of the situation and attack directly to Wuhan, forcing the Chiang Kai-shek regime to surrender and basically ending the war in China.
All of this could have been possible, but now, alas, the damn Liu Yimin has messed everything up.
Now the war in eastern Henan is progressing smoothly. The Chinese army has stopped attacking Dofeiyuan. It is estimated that they have seen the situation that they are about to be surrounded, but what is the use of seeing it? Now the 14th Division has received the 27th Division
With the supplements, the tanks have oil, and the heavy artillery has enough ammunition, Kaifeng is like a ripe peach waiting for the 14th Division to pick it!
The current situation puts General Terauchi Shouichi in a dilemma. He already knows that the Eighth Route Army's series of attacks are to cover Liu Yimin's solution to the Eighth Division. Liu Yimin's solution to the Eighth Division is to delay the Imperial Army's offensive in eastern Henan and save the country.
The National Army in Eastern Henan is about to collapse.
When he thought about this issue, Terauchi Juichi felt strange. When did the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army become so friendly with the Kuomintang? The two battlefields in the north and the south were so coordinated that they seemed to be commanded by one person. Has the Communist Party forgotten their bloody feud with the Kuomintang?
Already?
Especially this Liu Yimin, he has become China's fire brigade. He will intervene wherever there is danger, and always hit the vital points of the imperial army, which is so painful that people have to return to the rescue. This is the case in Tianjin,
It was like this in Jizhong, and it is like this in Luzhong now. Damn Liu Yimin, who is determined to help Chiang Kai-shek. Is it so charming to give you a woman?
General Juichi Terauchi thought about it and felt that he could not let Liu Yimin lead the way. He had to stop the attack wherever he asked the imperial army to stop the attack. Then the Japanese Army simply let him take command. When he thought of this, Juichi Terauchi felt angry.
Conclusion. Before Liu Yimin appeared, the imperial army was free to do whatever they wanted in China. They could fight wherever they wanted and hit wherever they wanted. Everything was decided by themselves. Now it is better. The battle plan that has been worked out with great effort is finally achieved.
Is there something wrong in the execution? Is it okay to keep going like this?
The good situation on the battlefield in eastern Henan cannot be ruined like this. If the Fourteenth Division works harder today, it can break out of the siege and go straight to Kaifeng. If the other divisions move a little faster, they can surround the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's first theater.
In the plain area between Shangqiu and Zhengzhou, such a good fighter plane is rare! As for Liu Yimin, ignore him for the time being. There is a 08th Division guarding Jinan. If Liu Yimin has the ability, let him try to attack. I think he is still honest.
Let's rest and replenish the troops. The Eighth Division is not that easy to chew, and its troops must be exhausted. The Qingdao direction is also easy to handle. As long as the Qingdao garrison withdraws and the Fourth Fleet returns to Qingdao, there will be a strong
Qingdao has no problem with naval support.
However, we still don’t know how the base camp will respond to the Eighth Division. Whether the Emperor will believe that it was due to Kozuki Qingsi’s disobedience that the Eighth Division’s jade was shattered, we still don’t know. We need to destroy the Higashijiur Palace Nakihiko
Lieutenant General Wang, his wife entered the palace last night, so she should be able to go there early this morning. Don't waste your time so that Empress Ryoko has no chance to tell the Emperor.
Shouichi Terauchi dragged his tired body and personally sent a top-secret telegram to Lieutenant General Nianyan Wang of the Higashijiur Palace, asking him to urge his wife to take action quickly, otherwise something would happen if it was too late.
After sending the telegram, General Shoudai Temple saw that the sky was dimming, so he ordered the planes from Peking Airport to dispatch to carefully search and reconnoiter the battlefields around Wei County. If they encountered small troops of the imperial army that had collapsed, they would provide air cover and escort the troops to retreat to Jinan.
Then, General Shou Dai in the temple ordered the troops in eastern Henan to speed up their advance and encircle the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's troops.
After doing all this, General Touichi Terauchi went back to the bedroom to rest for a while.
Emperor Hirohito learned the news about the shattering of the Eighth Division's danyu while having dinner in the morning.
Although the Japanese emperor system is a backward political system, after the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese were bent on Westernization, and even the royal family was affected. Emperor Hirohito and Empress Ryoko can be considered a loving couple since childhood sweethearts, so the couple
Basically they eat and sleep together.
During the meal in the morning, Empress Ryoko's relatives came to the palace, namely the wife of Lieutenant General King Nianyan of Higashijiur Palace and Empress Ryoko's aunt, who came to the palace to see her.
Emperor Hirohito didn't mind at first. After all, the empress was the mother of a country. She had her power and status, and she could make the final decision on some things. Unexpectedly, Empress Ryoko quickly returned to Emperor Hirohito, with obvious tears on her face.
Emperor Hirohito didn't know what had happened and hurriedly comforted him. Empress Ryoko couldn't bear this comfort and cried to Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi for her disobedience. As a result, the 14th Division was besieged in eastern Henan and suffered heavy losses.
The losses resulted in the Eighth Division, which was independently mixed into the Third Brigade, collectively broken into pieces, Maeda Toshiba became Lieutenant General, and Sasaki became First Lieutenant General and died for the country.
When Emperor Hirohito heard this, he was stunned. He didn't even notice that the imperial chopsticks fell to the floor, and murmured to himself, "What a shame, what a shame! What a shame!"
When Empress Ryoko saw it, she was really frightened for fear that her husband would not be able to breathe. She called the female official and beat her back and caressed her chest. After a long time of work, Emperor Hirohito could calm down.
Emperor Hirohito, who had regained his composure, had gloomy eyes and remained silent.
Seeing that there was no other way, Empress Ryoko ordered the breakfast to be removed and helped Emperor Hirohito back to the palace. After resting for a while, Emperor Hirohito opened his mouth and said: "I have said before that the problem is not what we have done, the key is the countries in the world.
How do you think about it? Now that a permanent division has been destroyed, European and American countries will look down on Japan, and they will definitely laugh at the Japanese Army as a third-rate force."
When Empress Liangzi heard this, it turned out that her husband was not feeling sorry for the death of so many elite soldiers, and he was not trying to hold anyone responsible, but was afraid of losing face. She felt in her heart that the emperor was the emperor, and that he saw the problem much more profoundly than ordinary ministers and generals, so she hurriedly comforted her.
It is normal to say that during the war between the two countries, the troops were broken into pieces. As long as they can win another big victory, everything will be covered up. It is like the dust on the roof of the palace, which makes it look less beautiful. After a heavy rain, it will be clean immediately.
, it looks like new. How does the world know that dust has ever fallen on the roof?
It was Empress Ryoko who persuaded people, and Emperor Hirohito's mood improved immediately, and he ordered an imperial meeting to be held to discuss the war in China.
Emperor Hirohito, who was in a slightly better mood, listened to the report of Chief of Staff Prince Kanin Miyazaihito and Prime Minister Sugimoto Sugimoto on the late battle plan of the Xuzhou Battle at the meeting, and asked about the Eighth Division, which was independently mixed into the Third Brigade, and the independent
The sixth brigade was mixed, and the tenth brigade was independently mixed. After passing by, he ordered Lieutenant General Maeda Toshi and Sasaki who died in the battle to receive a pension and commendation, and posthumously awarded Lieutenant General Toshi Maeda the rank of Army General.
Emperor Hirohito did not pursue the responsibilities of Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, Sugimoto Moto, Terauchi Juichi and others. He only ordered the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Kozuki Kiyomi, to perform a caesarean section and appointed Lieutenant General Umezu Yoshijiro as the commander of the First Army. official.
Unexpectedly, the emperor ordered Lieutenant General Kozuki Qingsi to have a caesarean section to apologize, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Prince Kanin Giyazaihito and Riku Prime Minister Sugimoto. The two kowtowed together, saying that Lieutenant General Kozuki Qingsi had remarkable military exploits and this was an unintentional mistake. , its original intention was to capture Kaifeng and seize the Central Plains, with the purpose of making contributions to the emperor. The last time he asked Lieutenant General Itagaki Seishiro to perform a caesarean section to apologize, it aroused the suspicion and fear of the frontline generals, causing the empire to lose a famous general who was good at conquering and fighting. The Chinese people's trick must not be repeated this time, allowing the Chinese people to revel again. Besides, although the broken jade of the Eighth Division is related to Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi's disobedience, it is not directly related. If Lieutenant General Maeda Toshio can make a prompt decision , the Eighth Division has every chance to leave the battlefield and stick to Changle County. In that case, not to mention the instructor Liu Yimin, even if the Chinese army mobilizes 500,000 troops, it will not be able to do anything to the Eighth Division. Especially Sasaki to I The lieutenant general was so ignorant of the enemy's situation that he couldn't even figure out the intentions of the Chinese army. He blindly asked for help, which led to the rescue of the 8th Division. Therefore, fundamentally speaking, Lieutenant General Sasaki was the cause of the 8th Division's rescue. , Instructor Liu Yimin was the main culprit that led to the collapse of the Eighth Division. The most deserving of punishment was the Chinese gangster Liu Yimin, followed by Lieutenant General Sasaki Toichi, and finally Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi.
How did Emperor Hirohito know that Prince Kanin Miya Zaihito and Sugimoto Moto were not very close to Lieutenant General Kozuki Seiji, and their pleas for Lieutenant General Kozuki Seiji were actually interceding for themselves.
Since Liu Yimin led his instructors to join the North China battlefield, two lieutenant generals and one major general have committed suicide by caesarean section, and three lieutenant generals and ten major generals have been killed. This fact has frightened Prince Hanin Gong Zairen, Shanshan Yuan and others. I was afraid that one day I would be forced to commit suicide by caesarean section.
Before the imperial meeting, Prince Kanin Miyazaihito and Sugisugimoto had already reached a consensus. If the emperor ordered Lieutenant General Xiang Yue Qingsi to commit suicide by caesarean section, he must remonstrate to the death and stop this kind of forcing senior generals to do caesarean section at all costs. Suicide happens again. If a caesarean section is ordered upon failure, no one will be willing to go to the battlefield in the future. What’s more, everyone knows that Xiangyue Qingsi is just a scapegoat? Of course, those who are willing to have a caesarean section because of their shame should also be commended. He is loyal and brave. If he can't save Xiangyue Qingsi this time, then the next time it will probably be General Touichi Terauchi, Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo, Lieutenant General Higashino Nurihiko and others. Whoever's turn it is next will be It's even harder to say. What if one day the emperor sends himself or his son to the battlefield? Therefore, from Prince Kanin Palace Zaihito and General Sugisumoto to General Touichi Terauchi and Lieutenant General Higashikazu Uruguo Nikihiko, they She just wanted Xiangyue Qingsi to change seats, and didn't want him to die. This was very different from the situation when she forced Lieutenant General Itagaki Seishiro to have a caesarean section.
Seeing that both the Chief of Staff and Prime Minister Lu objected to letting Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi commit suicide by caesarean section, Emperor Hirohito immediately understood their thoughts. Ancient Chinese emperors' mental skills explained this kind of thing clearly. Emperor Hirohito had been educated since he was a child. Naturally, he understood the joints involved. However, he was not selfish and agreed with the opinions of Prince Hanin Gong Zairen and Shan Shanyuan, because after all, he still had to rely on the frontline generals to fight in bloody battles. What should he do if they both had a caesarean section? Including General Touichi Terauchi was included. It was not that Emperor Hirohito did not want to remove him from his post. The key was that it might be worse if someone else replaced him.
Emperor Hirohito, who was a little angry and resentful, felt that the army had to be dealt with, so he made the decision to use the navy as the main force to seize Wuhan. The army recently concentrated its efforts on annihilating the instructor Liu Yimin of the China Eighth Route Army and restoring peace and order in North China.
This decision of Emperor Hirohito made Hai Xiang shout "long live the emperor" on the spot, but Prime Minister Sugimoto withered immediately like an eggplant beaten by frost. But there was no way, who told the army to be so unsatisfactory? The emperor was right,
Shandong is the base of the Imperial Army. Jinan and Qingdao are much more important than Kaifeng and Zhengzhou. Liu Yimin's troops are in the hinterland of Shandong, which is equivalent to besieging the Imperial Army on the Jinan and Jinpu lines. The Jiaoji Road must be opened, Liu Yimin's troops must be eliminated, and Liu Yimin's troops must be restored.
Shandong's normal economy and public security order. In this case, the battle in eastern Henan will have to stop.
This imperial meeting can be regarded as the most embarrassing imperial meeting in Japanese history. A permanent division was annihilated and so many people died. No senior general was responsible for this. Only the commander of the First Army, who had nothing to do with the matter, was
Lieutenant General Guan Xiangyue Qingsi was transferred to the General Staff Headquarters. No wonder later historians, when studying the military history of the Japanese army, proposed that the future decline of the Japanese army's combat effectiveness began with this imperial meeting.
After the meeting, Prince Kanin Miyazaihito felt that he had disobeyed the emperor by interceding for Lieutenant General Kozuki Qingsi at the meeting, and he had to find a way to make up for it, so he went to see the crown prince, Prince Akihito, and entertained the children for a while before returning.
Go to the office.
After arriving at the office, Prince Xuan Yuan Gong Zai Ren originally wanted to send a report directly to General Judai Terauchi and the Xuzhou Battle Liaison Group of the base camp, ordering them to adjust the combat plan, stop offensive operations in eastern Henan, prepare to assemble troops, reserve supplies, and formulate a thorough
The battle plan to eliminate Liu Yimin's instructor. However, after reading the reports from the North China Front Army and the Second Army that the Eighth Route Army was attacking Xuzhou from the east and west, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen felt that Liu Yimin was playing tricks again. There was a 08th Division in Jinan
Guarded by regiments, as well as military police, police and a large number of security regiments, Liu Yimin would not have known the consequences of forcing troops under the strong city. He simply wanted to create a situation of attacking Jinan and force the imperial army to withdraw from eastern Henan. In
Liu Yimin is too arrogant to play this kind of feinting game in front of me in front of the new recruits.
Since Liu Yimin wants to play, I will simply wait and see what other tricks he can come up with. If he really dares to concentrate his main force to attack Jinan, then it will be just right to mobilize the army to solve it in one battle and completely eradicate this scourge. Besides, Yu
The Eastern Campaign is at a critical moment. It is a pity to withdraw troops at this time, and it will easily damage the morale of the troops. What if we can achieve a major victory? Anyway, Liu Yimin's troops will not really attack Jinan, so ignore him.
At this time, the intelligence department of the base camp sent a top-secret report. Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen opened the title and saw that it was a report on the secret arms transaction between the United States and the Eighth Route Army. The old bastard suddenly became interested and sat down seriously.
Looked up.
It turned out that Ni Hua's activities in the United States all fell into the eyes of the intelligence personnel of the Japanese Embassy in the United States. Originally, the Japanese secret service believed that Ni Hua posed a threat to Japan's security and tried to get rid of Ni Hua several times. Due to the laws of the United States and New York
The strong police force and the extremely tight protective measures of the Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce prevented the Japanese spies from taking action. Later, when the Japanese spies saw Ni Hua soliciting large amounts of donations in the United States, they understood that she wanted to purchase supplies in the United States and transport them back to China, so they simply ignored her.
If you ask, let her be busy. As long as the ship leaves the United States and reaches the Pacific Ocean, it will enter the territory of the powerful Japanese navy. Whether it is arms or supplies, it is equivalent to the Chinese purchasing it for Japan.
When Ni Hua left the United States, he thought that what he was doing was very secret, but little did he know that he had long been targeted by Japanese spies.
The Japanese originally planned to take action before Ni Hua's cargo ship arrived in Hong Kong. However, considering that Ni Hua hired an American merchant ship and there were many Americans on board, once the secret of the operation was leaked and the United States counterattacked, the gains would outweigh the losses. Therefore, the Japanese
The decision is waiting. Anyway, Ni Hua is Liu Yimin's wife and the deputy director of the Eighth Route Army General Hospital. The materials she transports must be handed over to Liu Yimin and the Eighth Route Army. The cargo ships can sail to the ports in North China and be secretly transshipped through private companies. There are all
It belongs to the imperial army. Once the goods arrive at the shore, they will be confiscated directly. There is no need to worry about the Americans not being willing to do so.
Of course, if a cargo ship sails to the ports controlled by the Kuomintang such as Fuzhou and Guangzhou, then arrange for people to set fire to the ports and reduce them to ashes, allowing the Chinese to draw water from a bamboo basket, and the Americans will have nothing to say.
Just burn his ship.
All in all, at this time, the Japanese were not willing to provoke the United States, and the agents did not consider using warships to intercept or bomb when they designed their action plan.
Unexpectedly, Ni Hua arranged for the cargo ship to go ahead. After handling his personal affairs in the United States, he took a flight to Hong Kong. After arriving in Hong Kong, he was entangled by the people sent by Chiang Kai-shek to greet him, and was effectively placed under house arrest. Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling were basically under house arrest.
I didn’t know that Ni Hua came back with the cargo ship. He just wanted Ni Hua to reunite with him in Wuhan first and instill in her how to control Liu Yimin. It wasn’t until Liu Yimin met Chiang Kai-shek in Xuzhou and the two of them glared at Ni Hua’s question that Ni Hua was freed.
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This back and forth wasted time, and the Japanese spies were a little impatient. They wanted to hijack Ni Hua in Hong Kong and pretend to be Kuomintang agents to sabotage the cargo ship. However, after Ni Hua was freed, he immediately contacted Pan Hannian and Liao Chengzhi in Hong Kong. These two people
Everyone is a master. The Japanese agents immediately lost track of Ni Hua and the cargo ship. In desperation, they had no choice but to report to the Intelligence Department of the General Staff Headquarters for support.
As soon as the Intelligence Department saw that the supplies purchased from the United States were for the Eighth Route Army, they reported it directly to Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen and asked him to send naval aircraft to conduct reconnaissance patrols to search for Ni Hua's cargo ships. At the same time, he was asked to order troops to be stationed at various ports in North China to pay attention.
The goods were seized.
Of course, this information was discovered and tracked by the special agents commanded by the military attache of the Embassy in the United States. The report to Prince Hanin Gong Zaijin considered diplomatic issues and specifically stated that the cargo ship is American and there are some Americans on board. Please be sure to order
Naval aviation is not allowed to bomb or sink cargo ships. When confiscating cargo at a port, it must do so only after the cargo ship has been unloaded. It must protect the cargo ship and must not harm Americans on board the cargo ship.
After reading the report, many mysteries in the heart of Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen were solved at once, such as the problem that American pilots were among the Eighth Route Army pilots who attacked North China Airport several times, the problem of Americans in the Eighth Route Army's power plants, steel plants, and arsenal equipment.
The issue of the gradual change in attitude towards Japan, etc., and even why Liu Yimin took the initiative to cooperate with Chiang Kai-shek's troops in combat are all attributed to Ni Hua. He felt that if he could capture Ni Hua, he would capture Liu Yimin's weakness and cut off the Eighth Route Army's gains.
The channels for American supplies are simply a God-given opportunity.
According to the original intention of Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen, in order to prevent accidents, he could order the aviation force to directly blow up and sink the Ni Hua cargo ship after discovering it, so that the Eighth Route Army Air Force, which had spent all its efforts, would be happy. But looking at the Ni Hua cargo ship mentioned in the report
Hua was Liu Yimin's wife and a cousin of Chiang Kai-shek's wife. They felt that catching Ni Hua was more valuable than blowing her up. She could threaten Liu Yimin and even Chiang Kai-shek. Besides, the cargo ship belonged to the Americans. Now the United States is the main importer of oil to the Empire of Japan.
Steel and rubber are all obtained from the United States. As the second most powerful person in the Japanese army after the emperor, Prince Kanin Gongzaihito knows the importance. The United States cannot afford to offend him for the time being!
After calling the Minister of Intelligence, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen inquired in detail about Ni Hua's true identity, activities in the United States, and true relationship with Liu Yimin, and then ordered the Third Fleet in Shanghai and the Fourth Fleet in Lianyungang
Stop all combat missions, immediately dispatch all warships, take off all fighter planes, divide the ocean into sections, and do not miss a piece of the ocean. We must find China's number one general, Mrs. Liu Yimin, commander of the Eighth Route Army's teaching division, and the American merchant ship aboard Ni Hua, Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek's cousin.
. Once found, escort the cargo ship to the port of destination immediately. In addition to placing Ni Hua under house arrest and confiscating the cargo, no harm is allowed to the Americans on the ship to ensure that the cargo ship returns to the United States intact. After catching Ni Hua, be sure to protect him properly and not offend anyone.
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Feeling uneasy after thinking about it, Prince Hanyuan Gong Zairen also ordered the North China Front Army Flying Group to immediately dispatch aircraft from airports along the coast to assist the navy in the search.
At this time, not only the warships and carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese Third Fleet and Fourth Fleet were all in action, but the North China Front's aircraft from Tianjin Airport and Xuzhou Airport also sent reconnaissance aircraft. The skies over the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and Bohai Sea suddenly became lively.
Hard work paid off. Japanese aircraft taking off from the Fourth Fleet in Xuzhou and Lianyungang discovered a cargo ship flying the American flag on the sea not far from Qingdao. The pilot kept ordering the cargo ship to stop sailing and wait for inspection through the radio. The answer he received was "
This is a great merchant ship of the United States of America, engaged in legitimate commercial shipping activities. This is not the sea of Japan, and the Japanese Navy has no right to inspect American merchant ships. If you have any questions, please contact the Embassy of the United States of America in Japan or the Embassy in China. Please do not obstruct the American merchant ships.
legitimate navigation, otherwise it will be regarded as an invasion of the United States of America, and the powerful U.S. Navy will come to negotiate with the Japanese Navy!"
The Japanese pilots had no choice but to hover over the cargo ship, monitor the cargo ship's course, and notify the Fourth Fleet that the cargo ship was about to sail to Qingdao Port, requiring the fleet to pursue it quickly.
After receiving the report from the Fourth Fleet and the North China Flying Group, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen was in a good mood. He felt that he had finally caught the weakness of Liu Yimin and the Eighth Route Army. As long as he caught Ni Hua and seized the supplies on the ship, he would not only be fatal to Liu Yimin.
One blow, avenging so many shattered Imperial Army warriors, would also completely ruin the Eighth Route Army's attempts to smuggle supplies from the United States and improve their equipment. It would also destroy those who were on good terms with Japan on the surface and secretly supported the Chinese.
Americans know how powerful the Japanese Empire is. The vast Pacific Ocean is dominated by Japanese warships. If they want to secretly do some smuggling and smuggling here, they must first ask whether the Japanese Empire agrees. Americans are not sympathetic.
Chinese people? Aren't they willing to donate money and materials? What would they look like if they knew that all their donations went into the pockets of the Imperial Japanese Army?
Thinking of this, Prince Hanyuan Gong Zairen couldn't help but touch his gray beard, and a childlike smile appeared on his old face like orange peel.
After feeling proud, Prince Xianyuan Gong Zairen suddenly had an idea in his mind. Ni Hua's cargo ship was a very bad signal, indicating that the American attitude towards the Sino-Japanese war had fundamentally changed and was no longer what it was in the past.
Neutral. If this is the case, the Holy War in Japan will be difficult. Maybe we really need to compete with the Americans to see who is more powerful, the Imperial Japanese Army or the stupid American soldiers.
With this thought, Prince Hanyin Gong Zairen felt scared. After thinking about it, he had to arrange for people to prepare a war plan against the United States in advance. If the two sides fought in the future, they would be prepared and unprepared to completely knock out the Americans.
Just fine.
Prince Hanyuan Gong Zairen no longer thought about it, because it was getting late, the plane could not keep following the cargo ship, and the Fourth Fleet would not be able to catch up with the cargo ship for a while. Since Ni Hua's cargo ship was going to Qingdao, let him know
The Qingdao garrison is ready to accept the goods and detain Ni Hua!
Just as he was about to order a telegram to be sent to Qingdao, Prince Kanin Gong Zaijin remembered that he had been busy for such a long time and had forgotten to notify the commander of the North China Front, General Touichi Terauchi.