Major General Kawabe Masazō, deputy chief of staff of the Japanese Army in North China, looked at the commander Terauchi Shouichi and asked without answering: "Your Excellency Commander, you said, why did the Tiger Regiment wade through mountains and rivers and rush back to Xinxiang from the Jianghuai region?" ”

Terauchi Shouichi naturally didn't think that Yang Chen liked Xinxiang, let alone that Yang Chen was looking for revenge on him, so he nodded and motioned for Kawabe Shozo to continue.

"Although the Tiger Ben Regiment has achieved a lot of results in the Jianghuai region, it even made Okamura Ningji feel uneasy for a time.

However, in the battle of Jianghuai, the casualties of the Tiger Ben Regiment were also not small.

In particular, as a lone army, the Tiger Ben Regiment that penetrated deep into the Jianghuai region could not get any supplies and support.

Therefore, the Tiger Bentuan returned to Xinxiang, which was completely helpless, because they couldn't stay in the Jianghuai area anymore.

At the beginning of Gushi, as soon as the imperial army announced the news of the total annihilation of the Tiger Ben Regiment, Yang Chen immediately jumped out to refute and clarify.

And this time, nearly a month has passed, and it was not until he successfully returned to Xinxiang that Yang Chen clarified to the world in this way.

Through this, the speculation of lowly office is further confirmed.

Since the evacuation of the Jianghuai region, Yang Chen has not dared to show his banner, and he will inevitably be unable to recruit troops to expand the team.

In addition, Jianghuai is thousands of miles away from Xinxiang, in order to avoid the layers of checkpoints of the imperial army, the tiger group can only survive and choose mountain and forest trails.

After nearly a month of hurrying, the Tiger Ben Regiment must be sleepy.

Therefore, the humble position dared to conclude that now is the weakest time for the Tiger Mission, and it is also the time when it is easiest to destroy the Tiger Mission! ”

After Kawabe Shozo finished speaking, another devil staff officer immediately spoke up and echoed: "Yes, Your Excellency Commander, I also think that now is the best opportunity to destroy the Tiger Bun Regiment!"

It needs to be added that Yang Chen is very good at development.

With his current popularity, as long as he plays a banner, there will definitely be countless Chinese untouchables vying to vote.

Therefore, we categorically cannot give it a respite now! ”

Terauchi Shouichi nodded approvingly, but said worriedly: "Judging from past battle examples, Yang Chen is cunning and very good at mercenaries, and the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Regiment is also quite strong.

We are not ready now, and if we rush to send troops, it may be difficult to achieve the results we imagined. ”

Why didn't Shouyi in the temple want to destroy the Tiger Bentuan, why didn't he want to break Yang Chen's body into ten thousand pieces?

Think! He dreamed of it!

Because this guy brought him endless shame that is difficult to wash, and even made him the laughing stock of the empire, and countless political enemies seized the opportunity to attack him.

If it weren't for the fact that he had made many military exploits for the empire, and if it weren't for his deep background, I am afraid that he would have been pulled down by these political enemies who criticized him.

However, as the commander of the Japanese army in North China and one of the most important military officials of the Great Japanese Empire, everything he did must be aimed at the supreme interests of the Great Japanese Empire, and not out of his own personal grudges.

Therefore, he must think a lot more than others.

"Your Excellency Commander's worries are not unreasonable, if you rush to send troops now, it will indeed be difficult to destroy the Tiger Regiment.

However, even if there is a 10% chance, we cannot let it go.

Otherwise, if enough troops are gathered, the Tiger Regiments will either have redeveloped into a climate.

Another point is that Xinxiang is a necessary station on the Pinghan railway line.

Its strategic position was extremely important for the Imperial Army! Because the main battlefield now is in the southwest of China, and our front army is inseparable from the Pinghan railway line, whether it is transporting materials to the southwest or the source of troops.

In other words, you have to go through Xinxiang!

So, no matter what, we must recapture Xinxiang as soon as possible! Ensure the smooth flow of the Pinghan railway line! ”

As soon as Kawabe Shozo's words fell, a communications staff officer hurried to the door of the conference room. Girls are small

After making a report, after getting the approval of Shouichi Terauchi, he stepped in.

Bypassing the long conference table, he came to Terauchi Shouichi and respectfully handed him the Chinese document in his hand.

Shouichi Terauchi took the document and waved his hand to signal, "Go down." ”

"Haya!"

As a sign of respect, the communications staff officer saluted and then took two steps backwards before turning around and walking towards the door of the conference room.

In the puzzled eyes of everyone, Terauchi Shoukai glanced at the document.

Sent from the base camp.

The above content is impressive, requiring him to recapture Xinxiang in the shortest possible time and ensure the smooth flow of the Pinghan railway line.

This telegram also completely dispelled the last trace of worry in Terauchi Shouichi's heart.

After he recounted the contents of the telegram, he looked at the deputy chief of staff, Kawabe Shozo: "Kawabe-kun, since you proposed the plan to recapture Xinxiang, you must have a perfect plan, so you can talk about it." ”

"I don't dare to say the perfect solution, but there is a plan."

After saying this, Kawabe Shozo pondered for a moment, as if organizing his language, and only after a moment did he continue to speak slowly: "The Saito Brigade belongs to the 7th Brigade and the 1st Wing.

According to reliable intelligence analysis, at that time, the reason why the Tiger Ben Regiment was able to easily capture Xinxiang was not because of how strong the Tiger Ben Regiment was.

Instead, in order to capture the Eighth Route Army that assassinated Saito Hawk, the Saito Brigade imposed martial law in the entire territory of Shinxiang and transferred most of its troops out of the city.

That's why Yang Chen seized the opportunity and took advantage of a loophole. ”

It is worth mentioning that at that time, Uemura Boichiro did not pay attention to Yang Chen's self-reported home, and even thought that this was an assassin pulling the banner of Tiger Pila, so he did not report the matter.

At this time, the 7th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade was stationed in Jiaozuo, which was only 100 miles away from Xinxiang.

We can completely entrust the task of retaking Xinxiang and destroying the Tiger Ben Regiment to the independent mixed 7th Brigade.

It should be more than enough to deal with the current Tiger Ben Regiment with the strength of an independent mixed brigade, even if it can't destroy the Tiger Ben Regiment, it will definitely hit it hard and successfully recapture Xinxiang.

At that time, the tiger group, which had no way to escape, could only burrow into the Taihang Mountains west of Xinxiang.

Let's use heavy troops to encircle Taihang Mountain in a dragnet style, so that we can't worry about trapping it in the vast mountains. ”

"Yo Si! That's a great plan! ”

Terauchi nodded and agreed to Kawabe Shozo's proposal.

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The picture is pulled to Jiaozuo.

The Japanese army was independently mixed into the headquarters of the 7th Brigade.

Early in the morning, the brigade commander Kumamoto was woken up by the communications staff officer on duty.

When he learned the news that Xinxiang had been destroyed and the Saito Brigade had been wiped out, the old devil was so frightened that his soul was gone, and his drowsiness disappeared all at once.

Because he knew very well the importance of Xinxiang to the imperial army.

At this time, this old devil didn't even eat breakfast, and was holding an emergency military meeting in the headquarters.

At this moment, the communications staff officer took the telegram from the front command.

After Kumamoto Liang saw that the headquarters did not hold him accountable for the loss of Shingo, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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