The same spring light shines on Nanjing, on the Qinhuai River, the wind and moon are still there, the pleasure boats rippling on the river, the delicate singing of business women drifts to both sides of the shore with the wind, the willows on the shore, and young lovers snuggle in the shade of the trees, savoring the sweetness of love.

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Under this warm spring light, there was a hint of throbbing, a little anxious and a little fear under the sycamore tree. On the street, there were more police and Japanese patrols than before. The officials of the Nanjing government were all worried and had a gloomy face. Relatively speaking, the citizens of Nanjing were more excited than before, and their laughter was lighter. They quietly exchanged news from afar.

There are more posts near the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Army Gao than before, and there are obviously more vehicles coming and going than before.

When they stepped into the headquarters, they were depressed and nervous. In the building, the officers were hurried, and telegrams from all over the place were quickly sent to the war room.

In the combat room, Nishio Suzuo, Itagaki Seishiro and its staff members gathered in front of the map, and everyone was silent. Every progress of the Battle of Hubei was sent here in time for Nishio Suzuo and Itagaki Seishiro to make decisions.

The development of the Battle of North Hubei has made Nishio Shoubu and Itagaki Seishiro feel powerless, and the plan originally planned has been completely subverted.

An officer came in and whispered a few words in the ear of the deputy chief of staff. Jun, the harem, thought for a while, walked to Nishio Shousaki: "Commander, Chairman Wang Jingwei asked for a meeting."

Sinisuzao didn't even think about it, and replied in a stiff tone: "No."

Seishiro Itagaki hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Excellency, go and see him. His plow must be related to Wuhan.

"Okay, I'll go see him, Itagaki, and you will discuss whether you should give up Wuhan. If you want to give up, how should you organize the troops to retreat?" Nishio Shouzuo was silent and finally accepted Itagaki's suggestion.

Nishio Sumi walked to the door and turned around and called Takeo Imai, the head of the fourth lesson. The headquarters waiter room and the war room were not in the same building, but a slightly shorter building next to it. The decoration of this building is more beautiful.

When he arrived at the door of Houjian Room, Nishio Suzusa stopped and gently calmed down some of the panting caused by the quick steps. He exchanged glances with Takeo Imai behind him, squeezed out a smile, and then pushed open the door.

In the living room, Wang Jingwei, Chen Gongbo and Chief of Staff Ye Peng sat there with a worried look on his face. Seeing Nishio Suzuo and Takeo Imai come in, Wang Jingwei took the lead in to meet him.

"Commander Nishio, at this time, take the liberty to visit and pay off the forgiveness." Wang Jingwei did not have the elegance he used to be. On the contrary, when he asked this, he was very nervous. He didn't even wait for Sini Shou to salute him and grabbed his hand.

Nishio Suzuo felt that Wang Jingwei's hands were a little cold, a little wet, and a little shaking. He shook Wang Jingwei's hands hard.

"Chairman Wang, is it because of the Battle of Hubei and North?" Nishio Shouzuo let go of his hand

So I went straight to the topic.

"Yes, I heard that the battle situation is unfavorable, and Wuhan is likely to be lost." Wang Jingwei said, "I didn't avoid staring at Nishio's Shouzao's eyes."

From leaving Chongqing to Hong Kong and then to Nanjing, Wang Jingwei felt that things were not going well. Not long after the Nanjing government was established, Guangzhou was abandoned. Although he repeatedly protested, the Japanese still gave up Guangzhou regardless of the situation. Guangdong Provincial Chairman Chu Minyi had to retreat to Shanghai with the troops.

The fall of Guangdong made the Nanjing government turbulent. If the Japanese army was defeated this time and the Chinese team recovered Wuhan, Wang Jingwei really dared not think about what the situation the Nanjing government will face.

One thing is that everyone in the Wang Jingwei government understands that if the Chinese team fights to Nanjing, no one in this government will end up well. On the list of traitors announced by the National Government, all the officials of this government are on the list.

There is only one situation that allows them to avoid the crime of traitors that will never be washed away, that is, the Japanese won the war, and their fate is closely related to the Japanese.

Nishio Suzuo obviously understood this. He smiled faintly and calmly asked Wang Jingwei and the others to sit down. He also sat down in the main seat. Takeo Imai sat next to Ye Peng. He smiled and said, "Chairman Wang, the matter is relatively bad. As for whether to give up Wuhan, there is no decision yet."

"You can't give up Wuhan, you must never give up Wuhan." Wang Jingwei was anxious. Chen Gongbo and Ye Peng's face showed despair. Wang Jingwei almost jumped up. Because he stood too hard, his body couldn't help leaning forward. He quickly held the sofa with his hands: "Wuhan is different from Guangzhou. Once Wuhan is lost, people's hearts will fluctuate, and the whole situation will be over!"

Wang Jingwei was almost shouting with all his strength. After shouting these few words, he almost sat down and leaned on the sofa with his whole body weak, as if the whole world had collapsed.

Nishio Shozuo smiled happily, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes. He winked at Takeo Imai, and Takeo Imai also smiled: "Chairman Wang, don't worry, the situation is still under the control of the entire army. Even if you give up Wuhan, the situation will not deteriorate so much."

"Imai-kun is right," Nishio Shouzuo stood up: "I must admit that the battle between Hubei and northern Hubei was setbacks. Whether or not to give up Wuhan depends on the subsequent development and changes of the war. The Imperial Army is reinforced by Wuhan, and I believe the situation will change soon."

Wang Jingwei and Chen Gongbo did not understand military affairs, but Ye Peng was different. He was a military general and he participated in the Wuchang Uprising at the age of fifteen. Later, he was admitted to the Baoding Military Academy. He had: L Fannian's military career and was familiar with military affairs.

Given the current situation of the Battle of Northern Hubei, it is impossible for the Japanese to mobilize more than 100,000 troops to Wuhan within a week. However, with the Japanese's current control ability, especially under China's air superiority, it is impossible to have such fast transportation capabilities.

Moreover, judging from the progress of the Battle of Northern Hubei, the combat effectiveness of the China ** team has been greatly improved. Whether it is the Yicheng restraining war, the Inn Annihilation War, or the Jingshan attack war; the China ** team has shown strong combat effectiveness. More importantly, in this battle, the organizational ability of the China ** team has been greatly improved.

"Commander Xiwei," Ye Peng sighed softly: "If you give up Wuhan, what plan will the Imperial Army make in the next step?"

Nishio Shozuo's eyes flashed, knowing that Ye Peng had seen that giving up Wuhan was inevitable. Since the Battle of Northern Hubei, the puppet troops have rebelled one after another. The Japanese army has lost trust in the puppet troops and believed that the puppet troops could be used to deal with GCD, but fighting against the Chinese government, the puppet troops will not only be an assistant, but will also become a hidden danger. However, even if Nishio Shozuo doesn't trust the puppet troops, he cannot distrust the three people in front of him. They are already tied to the Japanese army.

"Please rest assured, we will definitely be able to complete the task." Wang Yi's "Wei agreed without hesitation.

Chen Gongbo closed his eyes 7-years ago. He must strive for it. One hundred ↑ B kilograms is a big difficulty for the Nanjing government's occupation area a few days ago. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the richest areas in China, but these areas are not all under the control of the Japanese army. Zhejiang, the Japanese army controlled about two-thirds of the food in Zhejiang, and Jiangsu was even less, and northern Jiangsu, most of them were controlled in the Sulu War Zone. The Japanese army only retained a few points on the Yangtze River, and southern Jiangsu, and the Third War Zone controlled half. It is conceivable that to collect this 10 billion kilograms of food, it is very likely that all the food of the people will be stolen, and the resistance of the people will become more intense.

However, neither Wang Jingwei nor Ye Peng actually could control the army. The Nanjing government's army was completely controlled by the generals, and before that, the Japanese also deliberately indulged in this situation.

But on the surface, Wang Jingwei still had to take action. He treated Nishio Shouzao, appointed Chen Gongbo as the director of the political department, strengthened the political work of the army, and decided to adjust the garrisons in various places. Nishio Shouzao immediately reciprocates and said that the Imperial Army would fully support the Nanjing government's military reorganization measures.

The atmosphere in the reception room was even more harmonious. Colonel Amano, the head of the first class of the return class, pushed the door and whispered in Nishio Suzusaki's ear: "Call from Tokyo."

Nishio Shomi's heart skipped a beat, but he still kept a smile on his face. He stood up and said goodbye to Wang Jingwei. Wang Jingwei knew that it must be a war ahead, so he also said goodbye and left.

After Wang Jingwei and the others left, Nishio Shouzo immediately walked quickly to the war room. Amano said as he walked: "Prime Minister Tojo announced his resignation, the base camp called and ordered him to give up Wuhan and retreat from Wuhan immediately."

Although he was mentally prepared, Nishio Suzusaki couldn't help but pause before entering the war room. Obviously, the officers in the war room had already known the news, and they greeted him silently.

"What do you think?" Nishio Suzuo stood in front of the map, and then asked. The Japanese army had a tradition of being inferior to the superiors. Even during wartime, these subordinate officers could ignore Tokyo's orders.

"According to the current situation, Wuhan cannot defend itself." Itagaki Seishiro replied: "Although the North China Expeditionary Army sent two divisions to the south, they are too far from Wuhan. The Fifth Chinese Army controlled Queshan. After Fengdao retreated from Xinyang, the Chinese Army controlled Xinyang again. After the Second Chinese Army captured Xinyang, it did not pursue Fengdao. It was probably going north and rushed to Queshan to block our troops going south.

After Xiaogan fell, the Third Division and the 104th Division had to break through the defenses of the 60th and 77th Army of the China to return to Wuhan. Moreover, I have reason to believe that some of the China troops were rushing from Zhongxiang to Xiaogan.

The Imperial Army advancing west along the Yangtze River, the 15th Division had turned to Jiujiang, and the 16th Division went to Wuhan alone. There were 300,000 Chinese troops outside Wuhan, attacking Heshengqiao. To continue to mobilize troops from Jiangnan, in addition to the lack of time, the troops were also dispersed and invested, forming a tactic of adding fuel, so our opinion is to give up Wuhan. Now that we can give up Wuhan, we can still rescue the troops to the greatest extent. If Heshengqiao or Huanglingji are broken through, it will be too late."

Nishio Suzusaki stared at Itagaki, who looked at him silently. Nishio Suzusaki's eyes turned around the faces of Deputy Chief of Staff Jun, Amano and others. They all faced him with the same silence, waiting for his decision. It was obvious that this conclusion was drawn after they discussed and was their unanimous opinion.

It's a little late tonight, please forgive me.
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