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The reason why the armored squadron of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army and the 14th Independent Infantry Brigade stopped at Majiaqiao was because the brigade headquarters stopped advancing.

Major General Kawamura Dong was bent on entering and occupying Puyang as soon as possible, blocking the passage for the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army to return north to southern Hebei and Luxi, making meritorious contributions to His Majesty the Emperor and avenging the 15th Independent Infantry Brigade.

There is nothing wrong with seizing Puyang quickly, but the mistake lies in the fact that Major General Dong of Hecun did not understand the original intention of the entire campaign concept of the North China Front Army Headquarters to encircle and annihilate the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army!

General Terauchi Shouichi's original intention was to let the Nara Detachment of the 16th Division, the 4th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, the 3rd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Division, and the 21st Division of the Northern Front advance steadily hand in hand, gradually reduce the encirclement, and cooperate with the main force of the 16th Division of the Fifth Division to encircle and annihilate Xiao Siming's Division. In fact, it is to let the troops of the Northern Front make a chopping board, use the main forces of the Fifth Division and the Sixteenth Division as kitchen knives, put the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army on the chopping board, and use the sharp kitchen knives of the Fifth Division and the Sixteenth Division to cut and chop to achieve the goal of total annihilation!

That is to say, the troops of the northern front can stay where they are from Handan to Daimyo, and as long as they can block the passage of the eastward advance detachment to return to southern Hebei and Luxi in the north, the task will be completed.

The reason why the troops on the northern front were allowed to advance south was that the horizontal distance from Handan to the Yellow River was long, the blockade area was too wide, and the defense line was too long, so the troops were bound to be scattered, and it would be easy for the Eighth Route Army to break through if it attacked one point.

The order of the North China Front Army Headquarters made it very clear that all units on the northern front were moving south at the same time, advancing in unison, connecting with the main force of the 16th Division in the west in Tangyin, passing through Shen County and Fan County in the east, and advancing to Puyang County in the middle, pulling a straight line, building a solid defensive position, and completely blocking the northward return passage of the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army.

This straight line is much, much shorter than the distance from Handan to the line by the Yellow River, which is conducive to the Japanese army to concentrate its forces and deploy defenses, completely blockade them, and leave no gaps!

If the Japanese army really completes such a deployment and stabilizes its position, if Xiao Siming wants to lead the army back to the north, he will inevitably be recognized by the Japanese army, and then attract a group attack by the Japanese army!

Several troops are heading south at the same time, and the most important thing is to contact the left and right, take care of the front and back, and hug them together, so as not to be exploited by the Eighth Route Army!

However, Major General Kawamura Dong thought that the Fourth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade had now passed the test of the battlefield and was already an elite unit, with strong combat effectiveness, and he was eager to perform meritorious service and avenge the 15th Independent Infantry Brigade, but he actually disobeyed the order of the North China Front Headquarters and ventured alone!

Kawamura Dong's lonely army rushed forward, and the independent mixed Fourth Brigade on the east side and the Nara Detachment of the 16th Division on the west side felt it, and immediately reported to Major General Kawamura Dong, asking why they wanted to go south alone?

Kawamura Dong is on the march, and it is impossible to receive the report!

Lieutenant General Michiichi Sasaki, who was independently mixed into the 3rd Brigade, and the detachment commander of the Nara detachment of the 16th Division immediately reported to the headquarters of the First Army and the headquarters of the North China Front!

At this moment, the commander of the First Army, Mitsu Mijiro, the commander of the North China Front Army, Terauchi Shouichi, and the chief of staff, Okabe Naosaburo, were all panicked!

The advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army was still besieging Shijiazhuang a while ago, although it did not attack Shijiazhuang, but it blew up the Hutuo River railway bridge and highway bridge, cutting off the main north-south communication artery of the Japanese army; The Daguocun airfield was destroyed, a total of 48 Japanese planes were destroyed, and the ammunition depot and oil depot were all destroyed. In the end, Xiao Siming's department also came to the human steam, quietly slipped away, and played the Japanese army from top to bottom!

Then, then, and then needless to say, the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in Chenqiao, which was across the river from Kaifeng, and raided Chenqiao, eliminating the 15th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Fourth Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed in Chenqiao, and once again robbing the supplies stored by the Japanese army in Chenqiao!

Fortunately, at this time, communications were not available, and the Japanese army's press control was also strict, and the Japanese people did not understand the series of defeats of the North China Front. Otherwise, I don't know how the ordinary people in the country who shout about conquering China every day will feel!

Although the Japanese army did not publicize or announce such a large loss, it would definitely be seriously investigated internally.

No, His Majesty the Emperor has sent Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, an attendant, to inspect the North China Front, and the focus of the inspection is the First Army!

The contradictions in the 6 Japanese Navy were very deep, and Emperor Hirohito sent Admiral Kantaro Suzuki to inspect the North China Front, but the 6 Military Ministries and General Staff Headquarters did not resist. The reason is that Admiral Kantaro Suzuki was both wise and brave in the Japanese army, and was shot three times by the rebels in the "226" incident and did not die, and had to retire due to serious injuries, and was transferred to the chief of staff of the Empress Dowager, and now he is the chief of staff of His Majesty the Emperor and the Generalissimo. 6 Whether it is the military ministry or the general staff headquarters, they dare not and cannot resist the emperor's orders.

Although he is also a loyal dog of His Majesty the Emperor, Mitsu Mijiro knows that the North China Front has been too unlucky in recent times, with repeated defeats and heavy losses, and he has to deal with the Emperor's attendant Kantaro Suzuki, and he has to let him know the truth! It's not that the North China Front Army is incompetent, it's that the Xiao Siming Department of the Eighth Route Army is too cunning and murderous, and it doesn't follow the rules when it comes to fighting!

The North China Front Army and the First Army are all looking forward to encircling Xiao Siming of the Eighth Route Army this time and annihilating it in one fell swoop, so that His Majesty the Emperor can rest assured and earn back some face for the unlucky North China Front!

Under these circumstances, after receiving a telegram from Lieutenant General Michiichi Sasaki and the Nara Detachment of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade Regiment, the mood of Lieutenant General Mitsu Mijiro, commander of the First Army, can be imagined.

After scolding, Mitsu Yoshijiro ordered to report to the North China Front Command, and at the same time ordered the radio to call the independent mixed 4th Brigade without interruption.

The radio will definitely not be able to contact the 4th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade on the march!

In desperation, Mitsu Mijiro ordered to contact the garrisons of Nanle and Kiyotomo by phone, find the independent mixed fourth brigade, and ask Major General Kawamura Dong to report to the headquarters of the First Army!

Mitsu Mijiro was anxious, as was the commander of the North China Front, General Terauchi Toshiichi, and the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo!

His Majesty's Chamberlain, Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, flew from Tokyo to Beiping at dusk today.

Terauchi Toshiichi led Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, chief of staff of the North China Front, Major General Seiichi Kita, minister of special services, and Major General Shimoda Murori, minister of railways, to greet him at Beiyuan Airport in Beiping. As soon as they met, they saluted first, then greeted His Majesty the Emperor respectfully, and then exchanged greetings with Admiral Kantaro Suzuki.

His Majesty the Emperor's chief attendant to inspect the North China Front is definitely not a trivial matter, which shows that His Majesty the Emperor is extremely dissatisfied with the recent performance of the North China Front Army, and is not at ease, so he sent his own chief attendant to inspect!

This is the standard minister, such as I am here!

General Terauchi Shouichi is so arrogant, he has to deal with it carefully!

The Emperor's chief attendant inspected the North China Front, which was a secret operation and could not be known to the outside world. Therefore, Terauchi Shouichi did not arrange for Admiral Suzuki Kantaro to go to the most famous Rokukoku Hotel in Beiping, but took Admiral Suzuki Kantaro and his entourage to the North China Front Headquarters, and arranged everything from accommodation to toiletries.

After Admiral Kantaro Suzuki washed up, Terauchi Shouichi held a banquet at the headquarters of the North China Front.

Japanese cuisine, Japanese sake, and a geisha in kimono to entertain the performance, and finally after eating, Admiral Kantaro Suzuki didn't care about the fatigue, and held on, closed the door with Terauchi Shouichi and Okabe Naosaburo, and began to listen to the report of the North China Front.

Terauchi Shouichi is a giant of the Japanese army, and he is extremely arrogant, but who is it to see! In the face of Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, His Majesty's attendant to the Emperor, Shouichi Terauchi is not arrogant at all, and his attitude is very good!

Terauchi Shouichi seriously reported to Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, the chief of the chamberlain, analyzed the reasons for the deterioration of public order in North China, and reviewed the loss of Dezhou, the loss of the Chen Bridge, the Luokou Yellow River Bridge, the Hutuo River Railway Bridge, the Hutuo River Highway Bridge, the destruction of the Daguocun Airport, the heavy damage to the elite 21st Wing, the heavy damage to the 2nd Infantry Wing of the North China Garrison Army, and the total annihilation of the Dezhou Garrison Command and the 4th and 5th Independent Brigades of the Railway.

Like Mitsu Mijiro, Terauchi Shouichi and Okabe Naosaburo, their greatest wish at this time is not to quickly capture Zhengzhou and then go south to capture Wuhan, but to completely annihilate the abominable advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army to the east, kill Xiao Siming, and give His Majesty the Emperor an explanation!

There is no way, the record of the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army is too brilliant, so brilliant that the Japanese army hurts to the bone marrow, the old devil Terauchi Shouichi and Okabe Naosaburo have to put the eastward advance detachment to death!

However, the capture of Wuhan was a major strategic plan of the Japanese army's base camp, and it was also the long-cherished wish of General Terauchi Shouichi, and he even put forward it first. At present, the North China Front Army is not moving, and it is obviously too difficult to rely on the Central China Army to capture Wuhan alone!

Another important task shouldered by the Emperor's attendant, Admiral Kantaro Suzuki, personally inspected the North China Front, was to urge the North China Front to quickly concentrate its forces south, and in accordance with the requirements of the battle plan, divide the troops into two routes, attack along the Huai River area and the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains, capture Zhengzhou all the way, and move south along the Pinghan Road, cooperate with the dispatch of troops from Central China to quickly capture Wuhan, destroy the main force of the Chinese army in the Wuhan area, and force the Chiang Kai-shek government to surrender, thus ending the war in China. At the end of the day, it is necessary to completely drive the Chiang Kai-shek government to the southwest of China and become a local government, so as to lay a good foundation for the Japanese army to establish a unified puppet government!