Higakurimiya Nianhiko was awakened from her sleep by the faint sound of gunfire and explosions.

He quickly got up in his clothes and came to the big tent outside. He saw Machijiri and his adjutant Mi Igarashi were already waiting for him.

"Machijiri-kun." Higakuramiya Nianhiko, with her clothes exposed, grabbed the kettle on the marching table and poured a cup of cold saliva, drank it all over again and asked, "What's going on with this gunshot?"

"Hayi!" Machijiri Ryoki paused and said, "Your Highness, you really got it. The Chinese army has really fought back!"

"Is that right?" Higashijiugu Nianyan smiled, "But there is nothing strange about this. If you don't fight back at night, then Zhong Yi will not be Zhong Yi, but another Chinese general!"

After a pause, Higakuru Nianhiko asked again: "How is the battle?"

"Hayi!" Machijiri Oki paused again and replied, "It should be said that the Chinese army's offensive is still very fierce, but it is a delusion to break through the imperial army's defense line and regain the lost position during the day!"

"Yo Xi!" Higashikuramiya Nohiko nodded happily, and was not sleepy at the moment. He said to Machijiriki again, "Machijiri, we seem to have not played Go for a while. Come on, let's talk about a game when we have time!"

Machijiri Haruki said happily: "Since your highness has this leisure and elegance, I should accompany you in my humble duties!"

"Yo Xi!" Higashikuramiya Nianhiko nodded happily and ordered Igarashi Mi to make a chess.

...

It was almost the same time, in the Five Prison Palaces of Hankou.

Zhong Yi and Stilwell were also playing chess, but they were playing chess.

"General!" Zhong Yi picked up a black figure and jumped into three squares diagonally, calling him the White Chess Eater Emperor.

Stilwell subconsciously grabbed the White Chess Emperor, and just wanted to put it down but picked it up immediately. After several times, he never thought about where to go.

Zhong Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Colonel Stilwell, you can think slowly!"

Stilwell shrugged and said with a wry smile: "Zhong, I really can't understand you anymore. It's time, can you still have the mood to play chess?"

Zhong Yi said: "Col. Stilwell, there is an old saying in China that we should be calm whenever there is a big event! This means that the more we reach the moment of life and death, the more we should be calm!"

"I have discovered this too." Stilwell nodded and said, "The two of us have almost the same chess skills. We have won and lost each other in the past few games, but tonight, your chess skills are much higher than mine!"

After saying that, Stilwell pushed the chess and said with a wry smile: "I can't beat it anymore. With your current state, I can't beat it at all!"

"Okay, let's go another day." Zhong Yi laughed and stood up and said, "I'm sleepy and I have to go back to bed."

"Zhong, are you kidding me?" Stilwell said with both hands, "At this time, it would be fine if you can still play chess, but you can fall asleep?"

"Yes!" Zhong Yi smiled and nodded.

Stilwell said: "You're not worried at all?"

Zhong Yi said: "This battle tonight is like playing chess with you and me. All my troops have been calculated and all my tricks have been played out. The rest is to wait for the final result to come out!"

After pausing, Zhong Yi continued, "That means that no matter whether I stay here or go to bed, the result is destined and cannot be changed. Since that is the case, why worry?"

"Okay." Stilwell said, "Zhong, you convinced me."

Zhong Yi shook his head and left with a laugh.

...

Zhong Yi can fall asleep, but in Chongqing, there are many people who can't sleep at night.

After receiving the secret telegram from the Military Control Commission, Principal Chang immediately rushed to the command headquarters and summoned Bai Chongbei, He Yingpei, Xu Yongsheng, Chen Shi and other senior generals, as well as Wen Yingxing, Yang Nan and other senior leaders to the combat hall to discuss the prospects of the Battle of Hankou overnight and make an assessment.

In a word, Principal Chang still couldn't bear to see more than 100,000 elite soldiers in Wuhan!

Once he finds that the situation is wrong, he still has to order the withdrawal of troops again!

This person is like this, it is difficult to change the things in his bones!

Principal Chang's eyes first fell on Dai Li's face and asked in a deep voice: "Yunnong, what's the situation now?"

Dai Li replied respectfully: "Return to the principal, at 7:05 pm, the Wuhan Department of the Military Commission had just sent a secret telegram, saying that the areas west of Tiren Lane in Hankou, north of Shajia Lane and east of Xiongjia Lane have all been lost!"

"Ah?" When everyone present, including Principal Chang, changed their faces instantly.

Chen Shi even said loudly: "It's only one day, most of Hankou has been lost. By tomorrow, the remaining half of Hankou will probably not be able to be saved!" After saying this, he said to Principal Chang, "Principal, hurry up and order the troops in Hankou to retreat to Hanyang or Wuchang overnight. If it's too late, it's too late!"

Gao Shen immediately agreed and said, "Yes, when the sky is dawn, the Japanese aviation troops will arrive, and the Han River and the Yangtze River waterway will be blocked. At that time, it will be basically impossible to withdraw the 60,000 to 70,000 troops in Hankou to Hanyang or Wuchang!"

Principal Chang's heart immediately hangs.

But Principal Chang still maintained a little rationality and asked Bai Chong sadly: "Jiansheng, what do you think?"

Bai Chong frowned and said, "Principal, I still think that you should not easily interfere with the frontline war. After all, we are far away in Chongqing. Only Zhong Yi knows what the situation is like in Hankou. Whether to continue to defend or evacuate overnight. As the de facto commander of the Battle of Wuhan, Zhong Yi should know more than anything else!"

"I'm afraid he doesn't know what he knows!" Chen Shi said coldly, "Zhong Yi likes adventure the most! Yes, I admit that he won the previous few adventures, but who dares to guarantee that he can win this adventure? I asked, who dares to make this guarantee? Who dares? Who dares?"

The entire combat hall was silent.

Not only Yang Nan, but also Wen Yingxing and others who are friends with Zhong Yi did not dare to say anything. Even Bai Chongbei and Liu Sheng, two senior generals who are always the most favorable to Zhong Yi, have rarely remained silent.

For no other reason, it was the performance of the 367th Brigade, the Guard Brigade and the Spy Brigade during the day today, which made Wen Yingxing, Yang Nan and Bai Chong feel sad and have no confidence.

In just one day, most of Hankou Town was thrown away!

Such a result cannot help but make people worry about the Battle of Hankou and the future of the entire Wuhan!

If possible, Bai Chongbei really wanted to fly to Hankou and ask Zhong Yi in person how the daytime battle was fought? How did it become like this bear? Also, are there any plans to counterattack tonight?
Chapter completed!