Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 3062 That Prince Beibai is dead!

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the hall, followed by a guard rushing in. He ran up to Kitashirakawa Minami, bowed deeply, and said, "Your Highness, Commander Ito has arrived and is waiting for you in the military camp's conference room. He says he has important matters to discuss!"

Kitashirakawa Minami frowned slightly, a hint of helplessness flashing across her face, but she quickly regained her arrogant demeanor.

He slowly sheathed his blood-dripping sword.

He glanced coldly at the terrified wounded soldiers, doctors, and nurses in the hall, ignored them, snorted, and strode towards the door.

The guards following behind him quickly lined up and followed him in an orderly fashion.

Kitashirakawa Minami walked to the door, then suddenly stopped and turned to a Japanese officer behind him, saying, "You continue handling things here. If you can't find anything else, none of them will leave alive! The underground party must have had someone assisting him to infiltrate the hospital; otherwise, how could a Chinese person have remained hidden for so long without being discovered?"

The Japanese officer hurriedly nodded and bowed, replying, "Yes, Your Highness, I will find the traitor as soon as possible!"

Kitashirakawa Minami then turned around with satisfaction and got into the car that was already waiting outside.

The car started, kicking up a cloud of dust, and sped off towards the military camp.

Throughout the journey, Kitashirakawa Minami leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed, but his mind was racing as he considered the operational plan against the anti-Japanese brigade.

Kitashirakawa Minami was not a reckless man; before fighting the anti-Japanese brigade, he needed to understand the unit.

However, Kujo Miyamoto, Maruyama, and others who were involved in the anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare had already been executed by him, so if he wanted to obtain information about the anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare, he could only summon Ito.

The car quickly drove into the military camp. Kitashirakawa Minami got out of the car and went straight to the conference room.

Commander Ito was sitting at the conference table, looking at a document that had been found somewhere.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up and saw Kitashirakawa Minami enter. He quickly stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Highness, you've arrived."

Kitashirakawa Minami nodded, sat down in the main seat, looked at Commander Ito, and said bluntly, "Ito-kun, I called you here today to learn about the situation of that anti-Japanese brigade. I think you can help me, right?"

As he spoke, Kitashirakawa Minami pressed Ito's shoulder twice.

Ito looked tense because he already knew that Kujo Miyamoto and Maruyama were dead.

Moreover, Kitashirakawa Minami was notorious in his hometown, so how could he not know what kind of person he was?
Commander Ito quickly replied, "Definitely!"

Then, he gathered his thoughts and continued, "Your Highness, this anti-Japanese brigade is indeed very troublesome. They are elusive, their tactics are flexible and varied, and they are very familiar with the terrain of this area. They often use ambush tactics, striking and leaving immediately, making it impossible for us to defend against them."

As Kitashirakawa Minami listened to Commander Ito's introduction, his expression grew increasingly gloomy.

This was somewhat different from what he had expected. Instead of engaging the Imperial Army in direct combat, the enemy used their familiarity with the terrain to launch an ambush.

Such a cunning enemy is indeed difficult to deal with.

However, he was very confident in himself, especially since he had brought the Empire's most elite First Division this time.

He snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, just a bunch of rabble. Do you think our Imperial Japanese Army can't handle them? Commander Ito, do you have any good countermeasures?" Commander Ito hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, I think we should change our previous operational strategy. We can no longer conduct large-scale encirclements like before; that will only make them more scattered and harder to deal with. Besides, our intelligence agents have successfully infiltrated their ranks. We can monitor their movements at any time!"

Upon hearing this, Kitashirakawa Minami nodded slightly and said, "That's good. It's excellent that you were able to infiltrate the enemy. However, our enemies are still too cunning. They have planted many spies among us. That's why you often suffer setbacks."

Commander Ito quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, Your Highness, you are right!"

At this moment, Kitashirakawa Minami continued, "Since you're here, stay for now. I need a guide who is familiar with this place."

Commander Ito quickly bowed again and said, "I am willing to serve Your Highness like a dog or a horse!"

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Meanwhile, at the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base, Ma Ping'an had already received an urgent telegram from Li Ru.

Ma Ping'an's fingers quickly transcribed the telegram's contents onto the manuscript paper.

As the telegram was fully interpreted, Ma Ping'an's expression grew increasingly grave.

"A large number of Japanese soldiers have occupied Matsubara Castle, and Prince Kitashirakawa Minami arrived in Matsubara last night. Furthermore, Kujonomiya Kita and Maruyama are dead..."

Ma Ping'an read the key information on the telegram aloud, a strong sense of unease rising in his heart.

He knew that this intelligence meant that the Japanese were brewing another big conspiracy, or even restarting their plan to sweep through the anti-Japanese brigade's base.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ma Ping'an carefully folded the telegram, stuffed it into his inner pocket, then hurriedly put on a coat and strode out of the room.

It was already quite dark outside, and the autumn wind made Ma Ping'an shiver.

But he couldn't worry about any of that; all he could think about was reporting this emergency to Duanwu as soon as possible.

When Ma Pingan arrived at Duanwu's residence, Duanwu and Tang Jiujiu were having a meal and playing around.

Hearing the sounds inside, Ma Ping'an hesitated to disturb them.

But this information was far too important, so he could only knock lightly on the door and whisper, "Brother Duanwu? Brother Duanwu! I need to talk to you!"

The sounds of laughter and playfulness inside stopped abruptly. About two minutes later, the door creaked open, and Duanwu, wearing a coat, came out and asked, "Old Pan, is something wrong so late?"

Ma Pingan looked up at the sky. It was only a little past six in the evening. Was it really that late?

But considering it's Dragon Boat Festival and it's just the two of us, it'll probably be very late!
He quickly pulled out the telegram from his pocket, handed it to Duanwu, and said, "Captain, take a look at this. The situation is extremely urgent."

Duanwu took the telegram and read it carefully. As his gaze moved, his brows furrowed more and more.

After reading the telegram, he pondered for a moment and said, "Old Pan, you guessed right. The Japanese might still be plotting against us and are going to attack us again. And this Prince Beibai, why does that name sound so familiar? I remember encountering a prince named Beibai before! But that guy is dead!"

Duanwu stammered, "Although he doesn't remember very clearly, he has this impression in his mind: that Prince Beibai is dead!"