novelAbuy Chapter 1958 The Commander with a Disabled but Strong Will
Chapter 1958 The Commander with a Disabled but Strong Will
Chapter 1958 The Commander with a Disabled but Strong Will
"When Commander Sawada of the 13th Army was inspecting the front lines, his motorboat struck a mine and exploded," Kawada Atsuto said.
"What?!" Cheng Qianfan exclaimed in shock. "Commander Sawada, are you alright?"
His mind was practically screaming:
Blow them up! Blow them up! Kill them!
"Thanks to the protection of the Amanuma deity, I only suffered minor injuries," Kawada Atsuto said.
"That's great!" Cheng Qianfan was filled with regret, but his face showed surprise and delight.
"Good?" Atsuto Kawada sneered. "It's an insult to the national dignity."
As he spoke, he handed the telegram to Kentaro Miyazaki.
The telegram briefly reported the events surrounding Sawada Shigeru's incident.
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Today, the commander of the Japanese 13th Army, Shigeru Sawada, personally went to the front line. He traveled up the Puyang River in a large motorboat towards Linpu.
Unexpectedly, when the motorboat was traveling near Yiqiao Bridge, it suddenly triggered a mine. The motorboat carrying Sawada Shigeru was sunk, and dozens of personnel in the 13th Army Commander-in-Chief's headquarters were killed or wounded. The headquarters had no choice but to stop at Yiqiao Bridge.
Sawada Shigeru was not injured by the mine, but after the shock, he developed a problem with his right eye and lost his sight.
After reading the telegram, Cheng Qianfan finally understood why Kawada Atsuto said that Sawada Shigeru was "damaging to the national image".
"It was because he was frightened..." Cheng Qianfan's expression was strange, and he shook his head, not knowing what to say.
“General Sawada’s right eye has always had blurred vision, and he can only see things with difficulty,” Kawada Atsuto said, glancing at Miyazaki Kentaro. He cleared his throat.
After all, it involved the Imperial Lieutenant General Commander, so we had to give Sawada Shigeru some face, and besides, what he said was true.
Cheng Qianfan nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Fortunately, General Sawada still has one eye that can see."
Then he saw a strange look on Kawada Atsuto's face.
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"You don't know?" Atsuto Kawada asked Kentaro Miyazaki.
Cheng Qianfan looked completely bewildered.
“Yes, this matter is classified within the military, so it’s normal that you don’t know about it,” Kawada Atsuto said.
"When General Sawada became an army colonel, he had already had one eye removed due to glaucoma," Atsuto Kawada said.
"What?!" Cheng Qianfan exclaimed again, "This, this doesn't mean that General Sawada is now..."
He ultimately didn't dare utter that word.
However, Atsuto Kawada did not have this taboo.
He nodded and said, "Yes, the commander of the 13th Army is now blind. In layman's terms, he is now blind."
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“This is unbelievable.” Sakamoto Ryono, who was listening nearby, also shook his head and said, “As far as I know, the 13th Army is the main force of the Empire in this military operation against the Zhejiang-Jiangxi region. Now, General Sawada is blind. A blind man is commanding hundreds of thousands of locust troops. This is simply absurd.”
"Don't worry, Sakamoto-kun," Cheng Qianfan said to Sakamoto Ryono. "Given this situation, General Hata in Nanjing will surely send a general to the front lines to replace General Sawada."
"I'm afraid not, at least not in the short term," Atsuto Kawada said, shaking his head.
Cheng Qianfan looked at Kawada Atsuto with a puzzled expression.
“You don’t understand,” Atsuto explained to Kentaro Miyazaki.
"First of all, changing generals in the middle of a battle is a major taboo in military strategy," said Atsuto Kawada.
“Secondly, as far as I know, the Expeditionary Army Headquarters does not actually have a suitable replacement for General Sawada,” Atsuto Kawada said.
He picked up his wine cup and took a sip. "Most importantly, I suspect that General Sawada will insist that he can continue to command the army, and he will reaffirm this to Nanjing."
“Young Master Du, I don’t understand,” Cheng Qianfan said, shaking his head with a look of confusion in his eyes.
"In July of the fourteenth year of Showa (1945), it was General Sawada who, wielding Prince Kazuhito's seal, rudely ousted Minister Hata, who was sitting in the position of Minister of the Army," Kawada Atsuto said.
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"What?!" Cheng Qianfan was astonished.
Kawada Atsuto smiled and nodded, quite enjoying Miyazaki Kentaro's astonished, clueless expression.
Cheng Qianfan genuinely didn't know.
These kinds of private matters within the Japanese cabinet were casually mentioned by Atsuto Kawada, a young nobleman. However, for most people, and even for most Japanese people, these were 'insider secrets' that were difficult to know.
Not many people in Japan know this secret, let alone the Chinese.
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“If that’s the case,” Sakamoto Yoshino flicked his cigarette ash and said, “then it is indeed understandable. General Sawada is unwilling to be replaced by someone from Nanjing, especially when the commander in Nanjing is His Excellency Hata.”
"Furthermore," he pushed up his glasses and continued, "not only might General Sawada be unwilling to be replaced, but the Commander in Nanjing might also be unwilling to send someone to relieve General Sawada and give him a rest at this time."
He looked at the two men and said, "The most likely scenario is that if General Sawada says that although he is blind, he is strong-willed and can still command the army, Lord Hata Shunroku will agree to it."
Then he saw that both Atsuto Kawada and Kentaro Miyazaki were looking at him with astonished expressions.
"What's wrong?" Sakamoto Ryono asked, looking embarrassed. "I was just giving a casual analysis. Did I say something wrong?"
“Ryono.” Kawada Atsuto laughed heartily. He pointed at Sakamoto Ryono and said to Miyazaki Kentaro, “Kentaro, you’re surprised too, aren’t you? I didn’t expect Ryono to be the one who sees things most clearly.”
“That’s true.” Cheng Qianfan gave a wry smile, then gave Sakamoto Ryono a thumbs up. “I was still completely confused, but I didn’t expect Sakamoto-kun to wake me up with his words.”
He was actually laughing so hard inside. Sakamoto Ryono's use of the phrase "disabled but determined" almost made this seasoned ace agent burst out laughing.
At the same time, he was also very amazed, because Sakamoto Ryono's analysis was so accurate, and it also resolved a doubt in his mind and confirmed his judgment.
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A little embarrassed by the compliments from his two friends, Ryono Sakamoto scratched his head, adjusted his glasses, and said, "I was just saying, just saying."
Cheng Qianfan and Kawada Atsuto both burst into laughter.
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That night.
Cheng Qianfan got completely drunk.
Three hours later, two secret telegrams were sent to Comrade "Farmer" at the Eighth Route Army Office in Chongqing and Guilin, respectively.
Luojiawan, Chongqing.
"Bingyan, you must be tired from your journey." Dai Chunfeng shook hands warmly with Yu Ping'an.
After many twists and turns, Yu Ping'an, under Lu Xingge's protection, finally returned safely to Chongqing.
"It's just part of my job, nothing too hard," Yu Ping'an said. "But I heard as soon as I got back that the Director recently received personal praise from the Chairman."
Upon hearing Yu Pingan mention this, Dai Chunfeng's smile widened.
Two consecutive coded telegrams from "Bluebird" provided advance warning that the Japanese army would launch a large-scale attack on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi region. This played a crucial role in enabling the National Revolutionary Army to prepare in advance, deploy defenses, evacuate civilians, and implement a scorched-earth policy.
A few days ago, the Japanese army launched a military operation in the Zhejiang-Jiangxi region, which confirmed the accuracy of the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The old man praised Dai Chunfeng and the Military Intelligence Bureau at the Military Commission meeting.
Just as Dai Chunfeng was about to speak, he saw Qi Wu hurrying over.
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