Shinkyo, the headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

A Japanese man in his fifties with a mustache on his upper lip sat at a long conference table, his gaze sweeping over the officers of all ranks sitting on either side.

This person is the current commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Kitajiro, and he is also the person who now holds the real power of the puppet Manchukuo.

He had also heard something about what had happened in Rehe before, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

Zhang Haipeng's cleanup was unfavorable, just in line with Kitajiro's wishes, he was transferred back to Xinjing, and Rehe was handed over to Nakano Tiger Yi for control.

As for the independent battalion and the 39th Division, Kitajiro really didn't take it to heart; He attributed the failure of the purge to Zhang Haipeng's lack of dedication, and did not think that the combat effectiveness of the two teams was too strong.

It wasn't until six days ago, when the news of the almost total annihilation of Shikamo Torao reached Shinkyo, that Kitajiro realized that he had made a serious mistake.

However, because Nakano Tiger Yoshishi delayed for five days to report the news, Kitajiro could just put the blame on him.

In this regard, Nakano Tiger Yi had no choice but to knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

The reason for the five-day delay was because Nakano Tiger was unwilling, and he wanted to temporarily gather the security teams from all over the country and annihilate the exhausted teams of Liu Cheng and Zhou Zuopeng, so as to make up for the previous defeat.

However, Liu Cheng and Zhou Zuopeng have already disappeared in the vast grassland, how can they find the security team that has been put together temporarily with more than 10,000 temporary patchwork?

As soon as Kitajiro received the news, he ordered planes to be sent deep into the grassland to search for traces of the Independent Battalion and the 39th Division, but for five consecutive days, nothing was found.

It was as if the two teams had vanished into thin air, and there was no trace of them.

The purpose of Kitajiro's meeting today was to discuss how to find those two teams and eliminate them.

But after he raised the issue, everyone fell silent.

If these two teams hadn't burrowed into the grasslands, they would have had a lot of ways to find them, even in the middle of the mountains and forests, with some time and enough troops.

But it was a grassland, and it was Maozi's land all the way to the north.

At such a time, should two integrated divisions be sent deep into the steppe to find the remnants of the two armies?

Even if they can repair and return, it is far from enough to shake the current rule of the Japanese, but this shame makes it difficult for the little devils who have always despised the Chinese to swallow this breath.

Especially Kitajiro.

Not long after he took over as the commander of the Kwantung Army, Zhang Guanyi in Changbai Mountain couldn't help it, and now these two teams have emerged, which makes Kitajiro extremely angry, but helpless.

But this evil breath in his heart did not come out, and he was really unwilling.

In the past few days, Kitajiro has been in a state of unpleasant food and sleepless nights, and all he is thinking about is how to find out these two teams and completely exterminate them.

And there is another reason for Kitajiro's worry, which is the heavy firepower that Shikamao Tiger has lost.

Zhang Guanyi's team is now larger than the independent battalion and the 39th Division were fully established, but Kitajiro was not too worried.

One of the most important reasons is that Zhang Guanyi does not have enough heavy firepower in his hands, and his strength is not a concern at all.

However, the Independent Battalion and the 39th Division were the opposite.

Although they defeated the deer and tiger males, they also suffered heavy casualties, and it was very difficult to restore the formation in a short time.

However, Kitajiro had to worry about the heavy firepower weapons in their hands, which were artillery that could strike from a few kilometers away, and several tanks.

Such a weapon configuration is more than enough even for the previous brigade, how can Kitajiro not worry?

Now that the implementation time of the plan to launch a full-scale war is getting closer and closer, Kitajiro does not dare to be sloppy.

In case these two teams suddenly drill out at a critical moment, it is likely to affect their entire plan.

If that happens, Kitajiro, the commander who has just taken office, will probably be out of class.

Moreover, this shame will follow him for the rest of his life, and he will never be able to get rid of it.

After a while, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army Command stood up helplessly, bowed to Kitajiro and said:

"Your Excellency, in the opinion of your subordinates, instead of searching aimlessly like this, it is better to send a team to guard the edge of the grassland, according to the people of China, this is called waiting for the rabbit;

The purpose of their escape into the grassland should be to repair, and sooner or later they will have to return.

If they disappear like this, it will have little effect on the empire's grand plans; But if they come back, we'll be able to muster our forces and annihilate them all!" ”

Kitajiro pondered for a long time and sighed softly:

"Then send a team to guard there as you want, and wait for them to return!"

The chief of staff trembled when he heard this, and he couldn't wait to give himself two mouths.

This is the only way at the moment, and everyone here is afraid that they all know it, and Kitajiro is even more like a mirror in his heart.

But these words can't come out of his mouth, and he must find someone who "carries the big one".

But everyone can pretend to be stupid and not speak, but he, the chief of staff, can't keep pretending to be dead, because this is the duty of their staff.

At this time, Kitajiro asked again:

"Since you came up with the plan, it's up to you to decide which team to send to defend it; But I want to warn you, if those two teams come back undetected, then all the responsibility will be borne by you! ”

The chief of staff was already sweating on his head, but he could only agree to it:

"Hayi! Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will send the Kasawara Task Force that has fought against one of these teams to carry out this mission, and it will be foolproof! ”

That being said, the chief of staff had no confidence in his heart.

He has a total of four task forces in his hands, and the Kasawara task force is the most combat-ready one.

Although the Kasawara Task Force almost wiped out the second company in the battle of Gotogo, it still failed in the end.

It's just that none of the high-ranking officers of the entire Kwantung Army Command know the real results except for him, but he is not at all sure that he will send Kasahara Kawaki to deal with the independent battalion that has grown further in strength.

Fortunately, Kasahara Kawakiichi was full of confidence in this mission, and assured him on the spot that he would not disappoint him, which finally alleviated a trace of worry.

At this time, the independent battalion and the 39th Division had already entered the depths of the steppe, and had even begun to recruit additional soldiers.

Xu Zhi sacrificed, but fortunately, there were still eight soldiers who participated in the mission of burying the gold and survived, otherwise Liu Chengke would not even have had time to cry this time.