Matsui Iwane slumped onto the tatami.
In front of him, several high-ranking generals of the dispatch army also showed fear on their faces.
The intelligence director who was reporting the situation stood opposite him with his head lowered, afraid to look at anyone present.
The 101st division and the fake 1st regiment of the Jing 'an Army in Wanwan were wiped out from this world by a mysterious attack before they even entered the port. Even the troop-carrying vessels disappeared from this world.
The three large warehouses on the Bund dock had also disappeared, leaving only a bare ground.
On the Bund pier, tens of thousands of people witnessed this scene with their own eyes, and many people were frightened on the spot.
More than a dozen military police soldiers had lost their minds because of this.
"Are we fighting against God?”
At the scene, a lieutenant general muttered.
" This is definitely a scheme of the Chinese army. They're going to create a terrifying attack at the Shanghai port to break our will to fight."”
"That's right, this is definitely a scheme by the Chinese. They want the dynasty to stop the war and win.”
"Then how did the other party do it? What weapon did he use? Could this weapon be used again? How should we defend?"
The four consecutive questions silenced the people in the command center once again.
In just a minute, a 20,000 strong second-grade division had disappeared from this world, along with the 10,000 strong 1st regiment of the fake Jing 'an Army.
If there was another attack like this and another division was destroyed, could Fusang continue to suffer such losses?
"Gentlemen, if the Chinese army really had the ability to use such weapons without restrictions, then China would have long dominated the world.”
Matsui Iwane's voice rang out, giving everyone in the command center a sense of security.
Seeing that everyone had perked up, Matsui Ishine looked at the director of the Imperial Intelligence Department and asked,""Can you confirm what kind of weapon it is?”
"The Empire's physics experts in Shanghai arrived at the scene immediately. Through the traces left behind by the attack and the accounts of the witnesses, we can basically confirm that this is a type of light energy weapon.
Thirty years ago, a well-known German physicist, Einstein, proposed the theory of " light amplification of stimulated radiation." However, no country or research laboratory had actually invented lasers, let alone applied them to weapons.
According to laser theory, as long as there was enough energy, the light gathered would be extremely destructive.
After a rigorous process of elimination, the beam that attacked the Empire on the Bund was basically a laser weapon. Whether it was the killing effect or the physical effect, it was consistent with the effect proposed by the laser theory.”
The intelligence chief's words made all the high-ranking officers present heave a sigh of relief. As long as they were not fighting a god, they were not afraid.
"Didn't you say that no one can create lasers?”Iwane Matsui asked seriously.
" According to the intelligence of the Imperium, lasers are just a theory in the world. It is impossible to even prove the validity of the theory, let alone create lasers.
Moreover, the dynasty's physics experts also said that even if someone could create a laser, the laser that could instantly melt a thousand-ton ship would require a huge amount of energy that China could not meet. Even if all the dynasty's electricity supply was added up, it would be difficult to meet the energy consumption of this attack.
Even though he didn't know how the Chinese launched such a terrifying laser attack, he was certain that it would be very difficult for the Chinese to launch a similar attack a second time.”
A single attack had already wiped out more than 30,000 soldiers. If such an attack could continue, Matsui Ishine really did not know how the dynasty's army would face such an opponent.
After all, it would only take a few times for the dynasty's army in China to collapse. There was no need for the war to continue.
Moreover, judging from the enemy's powerful attack power, even the Empire's powerful battleships could not withstand such an attack.
There was no way to defend against such an attack.
"I've already reported this to the cabinet of the Imperium and His Majesty the Emperor. As for what we should do next, we'll wait for the instructions from the headquarters and His Majesty the Emperor.”
Matsui Iwane said in a dispirited tone.
Matsui Iwane could already feel the dissatisfaction of the empire's headquarters and His Majesty the Emperor towards him. His position as the commander of the dispatched army would probably not last long.
The few generals present also understood that the consecutive losses had caused the empire's headquarters to have a lot of complaints about Matsui Ishine.
This time, if an entire division was destroyed, it would definitely cause the headquarters to be even more dissatisfied.
Just as Matsui Iwane was quietly waiting for the telegram from the Imperium's headquarters, a communications staff officer ran in and said,"
"Commander, we have just received a clear message that Liu Ze is responsible for the attack on the Bund.”
When Matsui Iwane heard this, he immediately received the message from the communications staff officer. When he saw the contents of the message, the general tore the entire message into pieces in anger and cursed,"Baka, Hu Sou Baka Yalu."
The contents of the message were very simple. Liu Ze admitted that he was responsible for the attack on the Bund and told the Japanese that the attack would never stop.
In the message, Liu Ze also told the Japanese that he was in Shanghai and that the Japanese would come to capture him.
Otherwise, there would definitely be blood flowing like a river in Hongkou District tonight.
How could Matsui Ishigen not be angry with such a provocative message?
Liu Zecheng's refusal to admit responsibility for the attack was nothing to Matsui Ishigen. He had suspected Liu Ze from the very beginning.
What really angered him was Liu Ze's provocation.
The news that he was in Shanghai and that he was going to attack Hongkou Settlement at night was something that the entire Shanghai army could not tolerate.
With a clear code, it meant that all the radio stations in Shanghai and the surrounding areas, whether military or civilian, could receive this telegram.
In other words, Liu Ze was openly declaring war on the entire Shanghai army.
However, Matsui Ishigane did not expect that this message had already spread throughout China and the surrounding areas.
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