At Tanaka Takayoshi's sincere invitation, after the meeting, Ishikawa Koichi obtained the permission of Lieutenant General Ueda Kenkichi and took a car with Tanaka Takayoshi to a Japanese restaurant next to the Hujia wooden bridge to have lunch.
Over the years, Ishikawa Koichi has rarely wasted precious time during lunch. During the two years when he was an instructor at Whampoa Military Academy, he rarely appeared in social events at noon, except for a few important banquets organized by the Military Commission and the school.
In addition, Ishikawa Koichi is very simple and can just deal with it. He usually serves as an instructor at the military academy.
He dines in the hall, and just passes away a few packs of snacks or cooked food on holidays. This man, who was born in a wealthy family, has no habit of being pampered and pampered by ordinary Japanese aristocratic children. Instead, he is more like a child from the common class, so that
He has been in the army for more than ten years, and few people know that he has a distinguished status as a royal family member.
Tanaka Takayoshi raised his right hand, waved away the charming Japanese maid, and personally poured a glass of hometown sake for Ishikawa Koichi.
Since becoming colleagues, Tanaka Takayoshi and the originally hard-edged Ishikawa Koichi have experienced three terms of commander-in-chief. Ishikawa Koichi's outstanding talent and neither humble nor overbearing performance have made Tanaka Takayoshi in awe. From the initial contempt to the current familiarity and familiarity.
We got along very happily, and every change process left a deep impression on Tanaka Takayoshi and was unforgettable.
What is particularly rare is that whether Ishikawa Koichi was despised before or is now highly regarded, he has always maintained his original humble and generous character. He is not proud of his achievements and does not blame himself for his mistakes. In just four months, he has won the heartfelt praise and closeness of everyone.
.Especially with the arrival of Commander Ueda, Ishikawa Koichi's status as a royal nobleman has been spread since then, but he is still as diligent and polite as ever, without any arrogance.
After Tanaka Takayoshi toasted Ishikawa Hiroshi with a glass of wine, he humbly expressed his thanks: "Thank you Ishikawa-kun for your selfless help and support to me all the time. Please take good care of Ishikawa-kun in the future."
Ishikawa Koichi bowed his head and returned the greeting: "Tanaka-kun is so polite. The achievements Tanaka-kun has made over the past few months are obvious to all. The implementation of a series of plans has greatly assisted our army's frontal battlefield, and the effect is comparable to that of a division! Especially against the enemy."
The infiltration and disintegration of various interest groups in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have achieved remarkable results
, the good role played by today's Shanghai Maintenance Association and other goodwill organizations is the best proof. Occasional failures are inevitable, but compared with the achievements, this is nothing at all. To make this contribution in such a complex situation
, is already very valuable, so Tanaka-kun does not need to be too modest."
Tanaka Takayoshi was quite moved, and once again raised the jug and filled Ishikawa Koichi with wine: "Ishikawa-kun, once the war in Shanghai is over, where will Ishikawa-kun go... Oh, I'm sorry! I mean, Ishikawa-kun will continue
Do you want to stay in Shanghai? With Ishikawa-kun’s knowledge and qualifications, as well as his familiarity with China and its military, he can definitely take up any military attaché position assigned by the military!"
Ishikawa Koichi was silent for a moment and sighed slightly: "I am a soldier, and only living in the army feels like a normal life. Thank you Tanaka-kun for your encouragement! To be honest... I am also preparing to evacuate Shanghai. Based on the current situation analysis
, the negotiations will be settled within a month... I really can’t bear to leave, leaving with such huge regret will be an eternal pain in the heart of every imperial soldier."
"I understand, so do I..."
Tanaka Takayoshi drank a glass of wine, took a long breath, and asked in a low voice: "I'm afraid this is one of the reasons why Ishikawa-kun helped me with my plan, right?"
Ishikawa nodded seriously: "Yes, there is another reason I have never told anyone. I will confess it to Tanaka-kun today. From the beginning of the war to now, the wonderful changes shown by the Chinese army have made me very happy."
Surprisingly, not only the fighting spirit, weapons and equipment, tactical level, and command level exceeded our original expectations, but what also interested and worried me was that the enemy general An Yi's foresight on the battlefield and flexible tactics were far beyond our expectations.
Far beyond our expectation.
For example, our pre-war analysis of Chongming Island and the Jiangbei area north of Shanghai was obviously wrong. An Yi deployed the most elite ace troops of the Central Army just north of the river, which is more than ten kilometers away from the Songhu battlefield.
The independent division used flexible local tactics that approximated guerrilla warfare and successfully attacked our Chongming Island airport, oil depot and engineering brigade, killing half of our division and half of our fleet.
This entanglement made the original common judgment among our army that "the Chinese army does not have any superior strike capabilities, and occupying Jiangbei is meaningless on the Shanghai battlefield" became a huge mistake in this battle. The result was: this ace division was in
The creative use of light and heavy artillery, mortars, guerrilla warfare, and harassment warfare has left us with a lot of headaches and a huge price to pay for eliminating this potential safety hazard.
Through this case, and then think of the explosion at the Hongkou military camp, the attack on our army when passing through the French Concession, and other sudden major events, and even the large-scale armed anti-Japanese wave echoing between the north and the south, aren't all these worthy of our deep thought?
Therefore, Tanaka-kun asked me a few days ago, and I am very happy to do my best to assist Tanaka-kun in formulating a series of plans. Firstly, it is a kind of revenge against the enemy. Secondly, I also want to test my ability through the implementation of this series of plans.
The measured contribution of special operations to the frontal battlefield.
This is a brand-new military art. According to the current information on world military development, in this field, there is probably only one person in the world who has studied it deeply and can use it well, and that person is An Yi."
Tanaka Takayoshi's eyes widened and he asked in great surprise: "This... Ishikawa-kun, with the current quality of the Chinese army, is this possible?"
"Any approach that underestimates the Chinese people and the Chinese army is undesirable. Our personal experience in Shanghai tells us the truth, doesn't it? Also, "Sun Tzu's Art of War", which our military academies attach great importance to, isn't it?
Was it created by the Chinese more than a thousand years ago? There are also the "Three Kingdoms", which has been highly valued by the military circles of our empire and has been studied unremittingly, the military history classics of the Sui, Tang and early Ming Dynasties, etc., weren't they all pioneered by the Chinese?
Summary?" Ishikawa Hiroshi asked.
Tanaka Takayoshi thought seriously for a while, and finally nodded heavily: "That's right! Ishikawa-kun is humble and knowledgeable, and has such a broad mind!"
"No! Strictly speaking, it was stinging." Ishikawa Hiroshi pointed to the position of his heart, then raised his glass and smiled slightly: "Here, I have a drink! After drinking this glass of wine, I can't drink any more. Military Affairs
There is no room for negligence here. If you have any thoughts, Tanaka-kun, please feel free to speak out. I am all ears."
"Okay! Cheers!"
Tanaka Takayoshi raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, and then expressed his thoughts one by one.
…
In the conference room of the Nanjing Military Commission, An Yi gently put down his tea cup and listened to the report of General He Yaozu, the first director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the Military Commission, together with the generals in the room.
An Yi rushed back to Nanjing and just got off the plane. The relevant personnel who attacked the "Izumo" took the initiative to surface. The efficient major newspapers in Nanjing had already published this explosive news and published the full text of "Songhu Anti-Japanese War Volunteer Army"
"General Headquarters" statement, in this way, before An Yi rushed to Chairman Chiang to explain, all suspicions had been cleared, and those who wanted to use the
In this incident, all the advocates and factions who attacked An Yi died. An Yi also felt indescribably relieved. He secretly admired Wang Yaqiao and his brothers in his heart. In any case, at least this successful attack could be called a special operation.
It is a model, and it was completed under the conditions of insufficient strength and without the strong backing of the army. You can imagine how difficult it is.
After An Yi attended the brief briefing with Chairman Chiang, he returned to Houzai Lane and had lunch with Ou Yaoting, his wife and Chu Er, who were still in Nanjing.
When An Yi saw his son hiding behind Chu'er for the first time, looking up nervously at his son with a pair of innocent black and white eyes, his heart trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but go forward to meet him, squat down, and gently touch the child's black eyes.
With bright and smooth hair and a friendly smile on her lips, she asked harmoniously: "My dear son, why don't you call me daddy?"
The child was so frightened that he quickly retracted behind his mother and hugged Chu'er's legs tightly. His panicked eyes made Ou Yaoting, his wife and Chen Yu laugh. Mrs. Ou stepped forward lovingly and hugged her grandson, asking lovingly in Cantonese.
road:
"Chengcheng, when you didn't see your father, you pestered your grandparents and mother all day long, asking: When will dad come back? At home in Nanchang, you also pestered grandpa every day and asked, why hasn't dad come back? Now?
I saw dad with my own eyes, why didn’t I call him dad again?”
Chengcheng turned to look at An Yi, pouted for a while, then put his little head in his grandmother's arms again, and said very seriously:
"Dad has stars on his collar, but he doesn't... he still... can't speak our language yet. Mom said that dad can speak Cantonese and sing in Cantonese, but he can't..."
Everyone burst into laughter again. An Yi couldn't help but smile when he heard it was interesting. He hugged the extremely happy Chu'er's slender waist, walked closer to his son, and smiled again in Cantonese to his son who was shy but unwilling to admit it:
"Chengcheng, if you don't let me call you 'Dad' again, I won't let your surname be An."
Chengcheng's dark and bright eyes widened in surprise, and he suddenly threw himself into Chu'er's arms. He didn't dare to raise his head again. Amidst the happy laughter of everyone, he quietly raised his pink face and looked at An Yi secretly.
Seeing this, Ou Yaoting laughed even harder, and Ou Yaoting was so happy that he said "human spirit" several times.
An Yi came to Ou Yaoting and his wife and bowed deeply. Ou Yaoting quickly held An Yi's hand. An Yi stood up straight and said sincerely:
"Dad, Mom, there is something I would like to ask for your opinion on. My son and Uncle Dao have discussed it before, and Uncle Dao fully agrees. My son will take this opportunity to ask for your advice, and I hope you can agree."
"Oh, Xiaoyi, we are our own family. We don't want to ask for anything. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. We have long regarded you as our own son." Mrs. Ou smiled lovingly.
"Yes, Xiaoyi, just say what you have to say." Ou Yaoting has always been very satisfied with An Yi's filial piety, and now looked at An Yi encouragingly.
An Yi nodded with a sincere expression: "Dad, Mom, I want Chengcheng to inherit the European family name, which is what my parents have been wishing for many years. Chu'er and I are both still young, and we have agreed before that we will continue to live together in this life.
If you have many children, let the next one be named An...Mom! What's wrong with you..."
An Yi supported his mother-in-law, who was on the verge of collapse. Ou Yaoting stretched out his arms and held his wife, who was dizzy with excitement, tightly in his arms. Tears overflowed in his eyes, and he was so moved that he couldn't speak for a moment.
Although Chu'er was surprised by An Yi's decision, she didn't think much about it for a moment. She hurriedly came forward to join An Yi and helped her parents sit down on the sofa. Chen Yu and Shen Fengdao quickly brought two glasses of warm water and gently
Placed it on the coffee table.
"Xiao Yi..."
Mrs. Ou wiped away the happy tears on her cheeks, took An Yi's hand excitedly, and said in a trembling voice: "Sit down, sit down... Xiao Yi, I have such a filial son-in-law like you, such an understanding and generous person.
My son, I am so happy...
It turns out that the gentleman at the Mazu Temple once told me that I will be blessed in old age. A few days ago at the Longevity Palace, the master in charge said that I have a lot of good fortune. He also said that my Ou family will be full of grandchildren in the future and will make many good connections.
I've always been doubtful and couldn't believe it..."
"Mom, please stop crying. This is a good thing." Chu'er looked at An Yi affectionately, stretched out her slender hand, and tenderly wiped her mother's tears.
After Ou Yaoting stabilized his emotions, he laughed heartily. Afterwards, he punched the smiling An Yi hard: "Okay, okay! No matter what the child's surname is, he is our own flesh and blood... Xiaoyi, let's go, father and son."
Have a nice drink.”
An Yi stood up and said with a smile: "It's okay to have a drink, but not too much. The Military Commission has an emergency meeting at two o'clock in the afternoon. I have to attend it, and I have to explain several important issues in front of the bosses of each department, so I don't
If you dare to drink too much, please forgive me!"
Ou Yaoting laughed so hard that he couldn't even open his eyes: "Okay, no problem! Business is more important... Haha... Ayu..."
"arrive!"
Chen Yu came up from behind and waited with a smile.
Ou Yaoting laughed: "Your boss said you can only drink one cup, so let's change to a larger cup. I remember last time you had a goblet that can hold half a bottle of foreign wine, right?"
"Yes! My nephew will go and give the instructions right away."
Chen Yu grinned and left quickly.
On the sofa, Chengcheng leaned in her grandmother's arms, raised her white and tender hands, and wiped away her remaining tears of joy: "Mother-in-law, why are you crying?"
"Grandma is so happy... Chengcheng, you haven't called me dad yet. Let's go over and be with grandpa and dad, okay?" Mrs. Ou held her grandson's hand and stood up.
Chengcheng held his grandmother's hand tightly, glanced at An Yi and Ou Yaoting who were walking downstairs side by side, turned back and timidly pulled over his satisfied mother:
"Grandma, mom, I found a problem."
"Oh? What's the problem?"
Chu'er quickly knelt down and looked at Aiko dotingly.
Chengcheng plucked up the courage and said: "At home in the United States, the father's eyes in the photo are smiling, but this father's eyes are scary and he is not smiling..."
Chu'er and her mother were stunned at the same time, then laughed loudly and happily went downstairs with their son in their arms.