Chapter 1455 A Reasonable Explanation!

Major Shigesen Akagi is dead!

However, Tang Dao gave him a decent way to die. He stabbed his heart with the sharp short blade that had been with him for more than ten years, and for the first time, he did not take this short blade as a trophy. This knife and Akagi Shigesen are buried on this beautiful hillside.

Although Tang Dao knew that the list of top Japanese military leaders provided to him by Akagi Shigen had bad intentions, he didn't care.

Assassination is not his area of ​​expertise, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to do it.

That night!

Finally, there was good news and bad news from the Sixings Regiment. The good news was that Tang Tuanzuo, a signal corpsman and two security squad soldiers who had broken out into the mountains were discovered!

The bad news is that Tang Tuanzuo was shot twice, one of which hit the vital part of the chest, causing serious injuries and causing him to fall into a coma!

General Li, who had returned to the theater headquarters, immediately contacted the headquarters of the Fourth Army Regiment, where communications had been restored, and planned to bring a medical team from the theater field hospital to the headquarters of the Fourth Army Regiment for a visit and surgical treatment.

General Li did not say anything nonsense about sending Tang Dao to the field hospital in the war zone. At this time, the Four Elements Regiment could still believe that ghosts only existed in war zones.

However, as long as the field radio station at the headquarters of the Fourth Army Regiment is turned on and communications are restored, it means that the senior officials of the Fourth Army Regiment have regained their composure and will not do anything extreme. This is what General Li currently wants.

Sure enough, the Fourth Army Regiment Headquarters politely declined the medical team from the theater field hospital, but it did not refuse the theater headquarters to send special personnel to visit.

News also came from the security division of the theater headquarters. After a large-scale search, more than a dozen Japanese corpses were found who were killed by the Fourth Army Regiment who arrived in advance. They were also fighting with a major general from the 70th Army who arrived. After the confrontation with the commander, he still took away the company commander and three platoon commanders stationed locally and will escort them to the theater headquarters tomorrow morning.

Ten hours after the attack and murder incident, General Li, who had been frowning, could finally sleep peacefully.

As long as Tang Dao is still alive, the Four Lines Regiment does not rise up to retaliate against the suspect, and the theater headquarters can give the Four Lines Regiment an explanation, the war zone can still maintain stability.

Otherwise, not only did the two lieutenant generals and division commanders of the 33rd Group Army far away in Yuan'an send five messages in a day asking about Tang Dao's safety and could not be ignored, but an infantry division of the 67th Army that had remained silent suddenly moved towards the Purple Mountain, which was even more disturbing. People shudder.

The 67th Army has made it clear with their attitude that they will advance and retreat together with the Si Xing Regiment. That is an infantry corps of nearly 30,000 people. Its destructive power is no less than that of a regular Japanese division. And if another missing Si Xing Regiment is added, Come on, the second-level general of the 70th Army is also unable to sleep at night!

What do you mean by shooting yourself in the foot? General Li, who was lying on the camp bed, had a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth!

. . . . . . . . . .

"Captain Tang's injury is really serious! I don't think it will take more than half a year to recover. I don't think the Fourth Army will participate in this battle with the Japanese army. The 11th Army will send an infantry division to take over." The Lieutenant General Chief of Staff of the Fifth Theater District, who came to visit Tang Dao on behalf of General Li, walked out of the dim and simple wooden house with a sad face.

He just went in to see Tang Dao. The once heroic leader of the heroic group now had a sallow face and his upper body was covered with bandages. When he saw him, a superior officer, coming in, he could only stretch out his hand and his voice was as weak as a mosquito.

The Lieutenant General Chief of Staff, who already admired Tang Dao very much, really had mixed emotions at that moment!

After serving in the army for many years, he has seen too many life and death partings. As a soldier, it is his fate to be wrapped in horse leather. However, for an iron-blooded army like Tang Dao, he was not injured on the battlefield against Japan, but was injured beyond words. The interior is dark, which is a bit hard to accept.

Although before leaving, the infantry company commander of the 70th Army who was escorted to the military police office of the theater headquarters said with fear that this was a training plan drawn up by the regiment headquarters personally a week ago in order to cope with the upcoming summer offensive by the Japanese army.

Of course, this infantry company is not qualified to equip a field radio, and there is no specific message for inquiry. It is just a verbal order issued by the combat unit of the regiment's staff headquarters. This long-distance march training order is not only for this infantry company, but also for one infantry company. They were 7 of the 12 infantry companies of the regiment. The training plan set a week ago did not seem to conflict with the attack that occurred on the 11th. They seemed to be seamless, as if it was a coincidence or an accident.

But, how can there be so many accidents in this world? All coincidences are actually planned for a long time!

The 70th Army was only transferred to the Fifth Theater in the second half of 1940. The Fifth Theater in the Battle of Shipai had to resist the Japanese attack by the 11th Army from the direction of Zhongxiang. As the central military branch, the 70th Army was well-equipped and well-manned. It was completely capable One or two main infantry divisions were mobilized to participate in the war, but the second-level general backed down on the grounds that he had just arrived in the war zone and was unfamiliar with the war zone and the war situation.

But this time, the Japanese 40th Division was just ready to move, but the 70th Army's desire to fight was extremely high. It made sense logically, but was unconvincing emotionally.

When something like this happens suddenly, it's hard not to think about it.

However, in the absence of any evidence, even General Li could only say nothing. Thinking of Tang Dao lying on the bed, the Lieutenant General and Chief of Staff felt that there was a tightness in his chest that could not be vented.

"Yes, our regiment will obey the military orders of the theater headquarters!" Ye Chenghuan, the current head of the Si Xing Regiment and director of the Political Training Department of the Si Xing Regiment, did not seem to be affected by the serious injury of the regiment leader. He raised his hand to salute and received the military order. .

However, the gloom between his eyebrows is clearly visible.

"Director Ye, while Captain Tang is recovering from his injury, the Four-Line Regiment will be handed over to you. You must stabilize the morale of the entire regiment and strictly enforce the wartime regulations for personnel from all departments to go out. Commander Li has ordered the military police department of the war zone to seriously investigate how the Japanese army sneaked into the war zone, and will definitely give Captain Tang a satisfactory explanation." The Lieutenant General Chief of Staff stopped and finally stated the biggest purpose of this trip to the Four-Line Regiment's base.

Stability overrides everything! Facing the attack of the Japanese army, the Fifth War Zone with nearly 250,000 troops is not afraid, but there must be no chaos within the war zone. Even if the 70th Army is really the mastermind behind this conspiracy, it will have to wait until after the war to settle the accounts.

Moreover, the pressure from the outside is already coming.

Perhaps even Admiral Li did not expect that the attack on the Tang Dao would attract so much attention from the outside world.

After learning that Tang Dao had been attacked, the theater command strictly sealed off the news. However, after Tang Dao was found alive in the evening, Shancheng also received information about Tang Dao's attack. Minister He of the Military and Political Department personally sent a telegram to the theater command to express his concern and condolences, and said that if conditions permit, the Military and Political Department can send a military transport plane to take Tang Dao back to Shancheng for recuperation.

The second-in-command of the military personally sent a telegram to express his concern, which is enough to prove the weight of Tang Dao, the small regiment leader.

But until the morning of the 12th, telegrams from all directions came one after another, and Comrade Lao Li, who had just slept for a few hours, never relaxed his brows again.

The first telegram sent was a joint inquiry telegram signed by several generals of the 80th Group Army. The telegram severely condemned the despicableness of the Japanese invaders and expressed concern about Tang Dao's injuries. There was no accusation against the Fifth Theater throughout the text, but every word was heart-wrenching, which was not much less intense than the outright rebuke and condemnation after the Jiangnan Incident two months ago.

Then there was the commander of the second theater. The words in the telegram were polite, but the last sentence of the telegram, "If Tang Dao is not acclimatized in the Central China Theater, he can return to the Second Theater!" was particularly eye-catching!

The 200,000 troops of the four major armies stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain entered June and faced the 180,000 Japanese troops in North China. However, the commanders of two of the two armies actually sent telegrams at this time to express their concerns about Tang Dao's injuries, and their concern was beyond words!

That's fine, after all, Tang Dao has been fighting in North China for a long time and has made great achievements. It is reasonable to make friends with these big guys.

But with the commander surnamed Xue of the 9th Theater and his important generals, the 43rd Army Commander Guo, the commander surnamed Chen of the 3rd Theater and his important generals, General Hu and Lieutenant General Luo, jointly sending telegrams asking about Tang Dao's injuries, General Li felt his head was enlarged.

Only then did he realize that Tang Dao's ability to make friends was much stronger than he had imagined.

??????????.??????

Those who used to think that Tang Dao only had roots in the Sichuan Army would have their heads buzzing. Now, just by looking at these telegrams of concern or inquiry, you will know that they are from the Northeast Army, Shanxi Army, Northwest Army, Yunnan Army, Hunan Army, Guangdong Army, Sichuan Army, 80th Army, and even the Central Army.

Maybe some of them had fought together with Tang Dao and needed to express their regards after Tang Dao was attacked and injured, but which of these people is not a fox in the officialdom? Even if they don't know the hidden truth, they should understand the principle of waiting and watching before making a judgment!

But they seemed to ignore this point and expressed their attitudes as soon as they got the news.

What does this mean behind it?

It means that their appreciation of Tang Dao has surpassed those so-called factions and teams, especially in this kind of national war, these soldiers are firm enough to make their own choices.

These old foxes may never become friends, but they have a common comrade-in-arms, a comrade-in-arms they recognize.

Especially the old man from Jin Province, what a sly businessman he is! He actually showed such an attitude at this time, which made General Li, who thought he knew him, a little surprised.

The power represented by these people, not to mention General Li, dare not take it lightly, I am afraid that even that person will frown for a long time!

Although General Li could not be sure whether that person was involved, he was afraid that his confidant and beloved general

Thinking of Chief Li's repeated instructions before he left, the Lieutenant General Chief of Staff's head hurt even more.

"Please rest assured, the two commanders, the Four-Line Regiment has issued a military order since the commander of the regiment woke up. Except for the necessary guards, all personnel of the regiment are not allowed to take leave to go out. The whole regiment has entered a wartime state. Those who violate the military order will be punished according to wartime military law!" Ye Chenghuan nodded and replied.

"Okay! I will definitely report to Chief Li that your Four-Line Regiment is aware of the general situation and strictly abides by military regulations." The Lieutenant General Chief of Staff smiled for the first time since arriving at the Four-Line Regiment.

In the next few days, everything was normal in the Fifth War Zone.

The 70th Army Infantry Company Commander and three platoon leaders who were questioned were sent back to their base after the interrogation record was completed and no abnormalities were found. Two main infantry divisions of the 67th Army, one division of the 70th Army, and one division of the 11th Army Group went to the front line.

The three infantry regiments of the 40th Division of the Japanese Army did not even make any offensive, and retreated again under the coercion of the 40,000 Chinese troops.

Just like a man and a woman, the man felt the strong signal sent by the woman, opened the room and took a shower, but the woman suddenly sent a message to the anxiously waiting man on the way: "My period has arrived, another day!"

As for whether the real reason for the Japanese army's retreat was that the Chinese army had too many troops or other unknown reasons, it may only be known by the commander of the 11th Army, Yokoyama Yong.

Anyway, apart from the troublesome incident of Tang Dao being attacked, the Fifth War Zone achieved the pre-war balance, with no casualties or territory lost, and the two sides continued to confront each other on the thousand-mile defense line.

Everything was very calm, and perhaps only a few people who knew the inside story knew how turbulent the waves were under the seemingly calm surface.

. . . . . . . .

"Damn it! I asked you to find an opportunity to warn Tang Dao, but I never told you to do such a chilling thing. Who gave you the courage to do such a thing?" The man in the green robe was furious again in the quiet little hall.

Major General Dai stood at the door of the little hall, bowed his head and remained silent, allowing his boss to vent his anger.

Until a long time later, the feminine voice sounded: "Now Rockefeller Company is going to unilaterally cancel the weapons and equipment import contract we have signed with us. What do you think we should do?"

"Sir, this matter really has nothing to do with me and the Investigation Bureau." Major General Dai expressed his grievances. "After this incident, I have strictly ordered the action group stationed in the Fifth War Zone to conduct a self-examination, and specially sent another person to investigate. Now we have found some clues."

"Tell me!"

"The assassination organized by the Japanese invaders should have been planned since February, and they used their senior intelligence personnel and the traitors hidden in my internal organs of the puppet government to obtain the important information of the time when Tang Dao would go to the war zone for a combat meeting, and thus inferred the route that Tang Dao must take when returning to the base.

The investigation bureau personnel did not participate in this matter during the whole process. They just received some rumors before, but because of my previous instructions, they chose to sit back and do nothing. It's my fault for not being strict with my subordinates. These bastards are really stupid." Major General Dai replied with his head down.

"You have completely denied the responsibility, and have done nothing, watching the Japanese pirates attack and kill a Chinese anti-Japanese hero. What a serious crime this is? I think your Fifth War Zone Intelligence Station is rotten. All the staff above the rank of colonel should be dismissed and investigated. Except for the lower-level staff who are not aware of the case, the rest of the staff should be transferred to Jiangnan! You will be in charge of this personally, and no one related to this case should be allowed to leave." The feminine voice was full of coldness.

"Also, have the senior Japanese spies and internal traitors been found? Tang Dao needs to explain, the Fifth War Zone needs to explain, and Rockefeller Company also needs to explain."

"It is still under investigation. Most of the senior Japanese spies are hiding in the Fifth War Zone Headquarters. At most 7 days, he will have nowhere to hide. As for the internal traitors," said Major General Dai, who was obviously hesitant at this point.

"Speak!"

"In the 70th Army, the rank is at least Major General." Major General Dai gritted his teeth and said.

"Great! Very good, it's really the Central Army. Brother Delin is probably not having a headache now, but smiling! No matter what the truth is, Tang Dao may have blamed me for this!" The man laughed angrily.

"Investigate it thoroughly, no matter who is involved, what is a major general? As long as he dares to betray the country and the nation, even a general must be beheaded."

"Yes!" Major General Dai's eyes twitched fiercely.

"Before I came, my subordinates reported to me that Miss Laura is not in Shancheng at present, and should be at the aircraft manufacturing plant site."

"In Tang Dao's hometown? I have heard rumors that Miss Laura and Tang Dao have a close relationship. Now it seems that they are more than just close friends!" The man rubbed his forehead, which was a little painful.

"Forget it. I'll let Yanji go to negotiate with Rockefeller Company. He has some friendship with Tang Dao and also dealt with Miss Laura last year. Just do your job and remember to give an explanation to the Fifth War Zone, a reasonable explanation!"

"Yes!" Major General Dai didn't dare to look at his boss's extremely ugly face and turned to leave.

This may be because Major General Dai has rarely seen his boss's helplessness and embarrassment since he followed him.

And this was forced by a small army colonel.

It's nothing for those military generals to send telegrams to care about Tang Dao. The attitude or position they want to express is not important. They can fight, but they are far behind in playing tricks.

The cause planted by all of them at this time will bear some fruit one day in the future.

Including the general Li who used this matter to fuel the flames behind the scenes, he only has a few Gui clique troops in his hands, and he can't turn the world upside down no matter how he tosses.

Perhaps, what really bothered him was the attitude shown by Rockefeller Company. At a time when they were acquiring a large number of American weapons and equipment, this company, which almost represented the US military, was going to tear up the contract, which was really a heavy blow to him.

I am afraid that even he did not expect that the Tang sword would be so important in the eyes of this American consortium.

It was already hot and humid in the mountain city in June, but thinking of the last seven words that he said, "A reasonable explanation!", the hurried army major general still felt a chill.