Seven

  "Report to Commander, Lieutenant Junior Grade Hama is here."

  Okamura Nenji was not clear how long he had been sitting at the table thinking, and after hearing the report from the messenger, he immediately pulled his thoughts back to reality and ordered the messenger to bring the person in.

  "Hamazaki Hiroshi, you're an old subordinate of mine from the 2nd Division. As you know, I've always appreciated your judgment on the battlefield and your way of thinking when it comes to problem-solving. That's also why I've been willing to have you by my side all these years. Now, we're faced with a very unusual and tricky situation, and I need you to excel once again."

  Okamura Naoji sat back in his chair, looking at the old subordinate who had followed him for many years, after exchanging a military salute with Hamao Hamazaki who was standing by the door.

  At this time, Hamazaki Hiro received a cross-level summons from Commander Gankubo himself, and he knew that there must be an urgent military affair that required his handling. He immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Commander, please give me the task, I will do my best to not disappoint your trust again."

  Okamura Niji looked at Hamazaki Hiro and nodded slowly, "I know you attended Kyoto University's Faculty of Engineering before being drafted, I wonder how much you understand about nuclear physics."

  This time, the mission is actually related to such cutting-edge science, and Hamao Hamazaki realizes that this time he will face an extraordinary combat mission.

  "To His Excellency the Commander, I studied mechanical engineering at Kyoto University and did not study physics related to chemistry."

  Gangcun nodded slowly and said: "That nuclear bomb, is it the legendary super bomb that I've heard of?"

  "Super bomb! I heard that the Germans have been studying it for many years, but it seems to still be in the conceptual stage."

  "It's not in the conceptual stage. The Germans have already entered the R&D phase. And as far as I know, Russia, Britain and the United States are also investing heavily in this research! Moreover, Germany has successfully obtained the key material for making nuclear bombs - uranium!"

  "In other words, Germans can now start developing nuclear bombs?"

  It's clear that Hama-chan was quite surprised at this point.

  "We're still far from it!"

  Gangcun shook his head and smiled, "As far as I know, uranium is one of the key elements for making atomic bombs, but if you want to successfully separate it and extract the uranium-235 element necessary for making atomic bombs, you must have a high-speed centrifugal accelerator. Otherwise, even if the Germans had rich uranium elements in their hands, they would not be able to separate out the uranium-235 element used for nuclear fission."

  "'High-speed centrifugal accelerator', wasn't this technology already broken through by our great Japanese Empire's famous nuclear physicist, Dr. Yoshio Nishina, back in Showa 8? And I heard that the first generation product has also been successfully developed!"

  Hearing about high-speed centrifugal accelerators, Hamazaki Hiroshi looked very proud.

  Okamura Nishiji nodded and said, "Although Hamazaki is in the military, he can still spare his mind to care about national affairs, which is really rare. That's right, it's this high-speed centrifugal accelerator. You say that if Germany has uranium and also has a high-speed centrifugal accelerator, what will happen?"

  "That means Germany's military technology will lead the world, and global domination by Germany is just around the corner!"

  Gangcun smiled and said: "But now our headache is not Germany, but America."

  "Are Americans also interested in our Great Japanese Empire's high-speed centrifugal accelerator?"

  Thinking of the United States on the other side of the ocean, Hama-chan felt uneasy.

  Kamimura looked at Hamazaki Hiroshi and said, "I'll tell you the situation briefly. According to the intelligence from our Ministry of Home Affairs' High Police Headquarters, the United States has been secretly developing nuclear bomb technology. They have already successfully grasped its core element - 'uranium'. What they lack is the same as Germany, which is currently only possessed by our Great Japanese Empire - a high-speed centrifugal accelerator. Therefore, the Americans' desire for this technology is no less than that of the Germans."

  "There is one person who has now become the key to this problem! Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be a Chinese! His name is Hua Ming. This Hua Ming was born into a prominent capitalist family in China, with a noble and illustrious background. He went abroad to study at William & Mary College in America at an early age, and established himself as an authority in this field in the United States at an early age! He is undoubtedly an expert in this area! If we look around the world today, apart from our great Japanese Empire, who else could possibly manufacture a high-speed centrifugal accelerator? It must be him!"

  "This person, although not a US citizen, has always been deeply disgusted with the political system and moral decay of his home country. Since studying and working in the US, he rarely returns to his homeland. However, according to reliable intelligence from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, during his visit back home ten years ago, he unexpectedly met and fell in love with a local woman from Wuhan, his hometown, and they quickly developed feelings for each other. Before returning to the United States, she gave birth to their child."

  "At that time, neither of the two people knew about this matter. It wasn't until Hua Ming returned to the United States and discovered that the civilian woman was pregnant with his child that she tried to contact Hua Ming's family in China, attempting to get them to acknowledge her identity and recognize their offspring as part of the Hua family."

  "But the Hua family, a traditional Chinese capitalist family, attaches great importance to etiquette and benevolence. They considered their son's affection for this woman as nothing more than a fleeting pleasure, not worth considering. Moreover, they did not believe the unfounded words of a poor and humble woman. Therefore, not only did they not accept her into their family, but they also ordered someone to scold her and then gave her some money to send her away. Despite this, the woman, deeply in love with Hua Ming, not only kept the child but also insisted on raising him, enduring hardships to bring him up. She struggled to make a living by selling herself, bringing up her child alone in Wuhan, a city that would be etched in her memory forever."

  "Just two months ago, this woman saw the critical situation of Wuhan's war and thought of the fate of its capital Nanjing. Although she was an ordinary city woman, she had a unique perspective on current events and accurately judged that Wuhan would not be preserved! Moreover, at this moment, she herself was also suffering from gynecological diseases due to years of prostitution and was already at the end of her life! So she decided to contact her child's biological father in America before the city fell, hoping to entrust the child to this man who had been entangled with her all her life, and could leave this world that brought her both pain and beauty with peace of mind."

  "So this strong Chinese woman began to contact the child's father's old classmates and friends in Wuhan, and finally successfully contacted one of the child's father's old classmates, Liao Chengjian, who was then the deputy director of the Civil Affairs Department of the National Government in Wuhan. And through him, she finally got in touch with the child's father, Hua Ming, who was far away in America."

  "Unfortunately, due to Huaming's outstanding achievements in nuclear physics and the changing international situation, he was now under strict control by the US military in terms of personal freedom! Huaming, who had no children for many years, was suddenly overjoyed to learn that he actually had a child in China! Unfortunately, at this moment, he could not break through the special controls imposed by the US military and return home smoothly. However, the US military promised him that they would use all their power to bring his son to the United States successfully. Therefore, the US military used diplomatic channels with China to contact high-level Chinese officials, requesting that they secretly find the woman and safely send her and her child to the United States."

  "After learning of this matter, the Chinese side immediately convened an emergency meeting for discussion among high-level military officials. After repeated deliberation, it was concluded that with the current level of domestic technological conditions, even with the nuclear physicist Huaming, it would be impossible to successfully develop a nuclear bomb. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, in exchange for large-scale military purchases and international support, they agreed to the US request! And immediately arranged for their newly established special agency - the National Government Military Statistics Investigation Bureau to take charge of this matter."

  At this point, Gangcun picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of water. He then placed his hands back on the teacup and looked at Hamae with a smile: "Who would have thought that things would change so much? While the Chinese military's high command was still studying this matter, our great Japanese Empire's Imperial Army had already successfully launched a surprise attack on Guangdong's Daya Bay! And in an instant, they occupied all of Guangdong! At that time, inside Wuhan City, people were in a state of panic and chaos! The Military Bureau, which had always been able to operate smoothly within the country, couldn't even find this poor mother and son amidst the chaos!"

  "And our Great Japanese Empire's special agency is far from being a useless thing like the Chinese Military Bureau! At the time of the secret meeting between the US military and the high-level Chinese military, we had already obtained this important intelligence through overseas resources! In order to maintain its monopoly on the high-speed centrifuge globally, the Domestic Affairs Ministry's Special High Division immediately formulated two operational plans. One: Immediately command the undercover agents in the US to assassinate Huaming! Two: Secretly intercept Huaming's wife and children in the Wuhan area! Completely cut off the conditions that might be used by the Americans to coerce Huaming!"

  "So where is this mother and son now?"

  By this time, Hamao Banzai had roughly guessed the purpose of Ganku's summons and couldn't help but ask.

  According to the report from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' special agent who infiltrated Wuhan for intelligence gathering, this poor Chinese woman had passed away two days ago due to illness! However, this strong-willed mother, before her death, dragged her frail and painful body, accompanied by her son, to the "Chinese Women's Comfort and Self-Defense Anti-War Children's Welfare Association" established by the wife of China's head of state in Wuhan. And before she took her last breath, she handed over her son, whom she had raised with hardship and bloodshed, to the welfare association. Due to our intelligence being delayed, when the report arrived at my place, this child had already been escorted out of Wuhan by the Chinese regular army along with the last batch of orphans who were withdrawn from Wuhan.

  "And I, after receiving accurate intelligence, have already given a secret order to the Tsushima Garrison stationed on the outskirts of Wuhan this morning! And the Tsushima Garrison, after receiving my order, immediately dispatched a company-sized force from its infantry regiment to intercept the convoy transporting the children on their escape route!"

  Saying that, Okamura Niji took off his glasses and took out a soft cloth from his pocket to wipe the seemingly clean lenses while looking up at Hamazaki Hiroshi: "The latest intelligence just received, the squadron dispatched by Tsushima Alliance this morning for the mission has been annihilated in the Hankawa area about sixty kilometers away! All 207 people in the entire squadron were killed and none survived!"

  "Judging from the analysis of the reconnaissance soldiers secretly dispatched to the scene, it is estimated that our side also lost about one platoon in this battle. According to the report of our undercover agents who had been lurking in Wuhan earlier, the task of escorting the children was undertaken by a platoon of the Japanese army's Wuhan Garrison Brigade. However, judging from the reconnaissance soldiers' investigation and analysis of the scene, it is clear that the entire platoon of this Wuhan Garrison Brigade has been wiped out! Therefore, there must be a second Chinese military unit here! It is obvious that they arrived in time to provide support and resolved the issue with the Tsushima Combined Regiment's detachment, and also took away all the children!"

  "Captain Hamazaki, do you understand the mission you are about to face?"

  Saying so, Okamura Niji looked at Hamazaki Hiroshi.

  "Hai! Subordinates, immediately lead the troops to rush to the scene of the incident, and make an analysis and judgment on the spot to determine the direction of the enemy's retreat. Lead the team along the way to pursue and annihilate all Japanese troops!"

  Hamasaki Hiroshi said in one breath.

  "Hamasaki, you must be careful. The Ministry of Home Affairs wants to keep him alive! We can't silence him unless absolutely necessary. That's the order that Tsushima Garrison received this morning, so your mission may not go as smoothly as you think. Unfortunately, our intelligence is incomplete, and I don't have a clear photo of the child here. All I have is a blurry class photo from two years ago when he was in elementary school. The photo is very unclear, and no matter how many times I look at it, I still can't make out his features! And children change so much over time... after two years, it's going to be tough for you to identify him based on this blurry photo."

  Okamura Naoji handed the photo over to Hamazaki Hiroo.

  "The one circled in red is the target."

  Kang Village is staring at Hamazaki Michi who is carefully identifying and memorizing the photos.

  Hamazaki Hiroshi put the only clue in his military uniform's breast pocket and said to Gankyu, "I'll do my best."

  "And besides, according to the scout's report, the Chinese troops that went to pick up this group of children may not be ordinary Chinese troops. From the analysis of the shell casings left at the scene, it appears that the Chinese troops used American-made M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles. That's why they were able to inflict such heavy casualties on our Imperial Army! I hope you can return safely with the results I want and report back to me! Carry out your orders and go!"

  Gangcun stood up and first gave a military salute to Hamasaki Hiroshi.

  Hamazaki Hiroto stood at attention and bowed deeply to Okamura Teiichi, then turned around with the unique confidence of a Great Japanese Imperial Army soldier and walked out.

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