Pingding County, where the first brigade and the third independent mixed brigade were stationed, was recaptured by the Sun Weiguo Department of the Eighth Route Army, and this incident once again became a laughing stock of the Japanese army.

The expression on Shouichi Terauchi's face is not better now, he looks at Umezu Mijiro and Kunomura Momoyo in front of him, and he has unspeakable anger in his heart.

"You need to give me an explanation for this matter, you must give me an explanation, the troops of the two brigades and regiments can't hold Pingding County, this is completely pig-like command, and the dignified Imperial Japanese Army has ended up in such a crushing defeat, you need to be responsible."

Shouichi Terauchi slapped the table hard, and he looked at Mijiro Umezu and Momoyo Kunomura, and he shouted with a gloomy face.

Umezu Mijiro and Kunomura Momoyo stood respectfully in front of Terauchi Shouichi, but they didn't know what to say in the face of Terauchi Shouichi's accusations.

"Kunomura Momoyo, the tank wing has suffered huge losses, don't you have anything to explain?" Shouichi Terauchi said coldly.

Kunomura Momoyo looked at Terauchi Shouichi, his face showed a solemn expression, and for a moment he didn't know what kind of explanation he should make.

Looking at Terauchi Shouichi, Kunomura Momoyo straightened his waist, he bowed and said: "Your Excellency Commander, the First Brigade of the Mixed Combat has suffered such casualties, I am willing to take all the responsibility, and ask Your Excellency the Commander to deal with it." ”

"Momoyo Kunomura, you have disappointed us too much this time. The base camp has been relieved of your position as the commander of the Major General Brigade of the First Brigade of the Mixed Forces, and you will be the military attache in Germany, so you should pack up your things and go to Germany immediately, this is the last chance that Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe will fight for you, I hope you can understand his painstaking efforts. ”

Shouichi Terauchi said in a cold tone, and he glanced at Kunomura Momoyo.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, I will definitely study hard in Germany, and I will definitely live up to the cultivation of you and His Excellency General Naosaburo Okabe." Kunomura Momoyo saluted.

After seeing Shouichi Terauchi waving his hand towards him, Momoyo Kunomura walked out directly.

Kunomura Momoyo knew the meaning of Naosaburo Okabe for letting him go to Germany, and he was full of gratitude to Naosaburo Okabe.

At present, Naosaburo Okabe has been transferred from the post of chief of staff of the North China Front, and he has gone to the Kwantung Army to serve as the commander of the lieutenant general division of the Japanese army's first division, while Major General Yamashita Fumi, the former deputy chief of staff, has served as the chief of staff of the North China Front.

Kunomura Momoyo was saved by Okabe Naosaburo, otherwise the losses suffered by Kunomura Momoyo's troops would definitely not be a simple dismissal.

After leaving the North China Front Headquarters, Kunomura Momoyo did not dare to delay in the slightest, and he began to prepare to leave China and go to Germany as a military attaché.

Kunomura Momoyo knows very well that the German armored forces are developing very rapidly and has always been at the forefront of the world, and he was interested in armored forces when he studied in Germany before, but at that time Japan did not have the idea of forming a tank force at all, but the North China Front suffered several times in front of Sun Weiguo's tank troops, and the Japanese military top brass gradually realized this.

Okabe Naosaburo won this position for Kunomura Momoyo, apparently hoping that Kunomura Momoyo could learn the knowledge of armored troops so that he could deal with Sun Weiguo again.

In the headquarters of the North China Front, Shouichi Terauchi looked at Umezu Mijiro, and he had a complicated expression on his face.

Umezu Mijiro was transferred from the post of vice minister of the army to the commander of the First Army, and the base camp was originally intended to see Umezu Mijiro remove, but some of Umezu Mijiro's old connections played a role, and they insisted on retaining Umezu Mijiro's position, and Umezu Mijiro will continue to serve as the commander of the First Army.

This was good news for Umezu Mijiro, who was able to reorganize his forces to launch an attack on Sun Weiguo's forces and thus wash away his shame.

However, this is not good news for Terauchi Shouichi, because after several battles, Terauchi Shouichi can feel that Umezu Mijiro is not Sun Weiguo's opponent at all.

Terauchi Shouichi hoped that the commander of the First Army could be replaced, at least someone who could reluctantly confront Sun Weiguo, but now it seems that this idea is impossible.

"According to the internal intelligence obtained by our intelligence agency, Sun Weiguo's troops have been expanded into the Honorary Second Division, and the Honorary Second Division has six regiments under its jurisdiction, and the intelligence agency has discovered that a large amount of foreign aid has begun to be transported to Pingding County, and these weapons and equipment should be supplemented to the Honorary Second Division. This also means that Sun Weiguo's troops in Pingding County have become a powerful force with at least 20,000 men, and now we must think of them, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Shouichi Terauchi came to the map, he pointed to the location of Pingding Prefecture on the map, and looked at the commander of the First Army, Umezu Mijiro, in a serious tone.

Sun Weiguo's army has grown to nearly 20,000 people, and these 20,000 people are well-equipped, and the commander Sun Weiguo is a fierce general.

Even if Terauchi Shouyi faced Sun Weiguo, he had a headache.

"Your Excellency Commander, there are only 21 divisions stationed near Pingding County at present, and with the strength of the 21st division, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them, right?" Umezu Mijiro said worriedly.

"The first brigade of the mixed battle was reorganized into an independent garrison, Major General Tahara Kuohai served as the captain of the independent garrison, and the independent garrison had four garrison brigades, a tank squadron, an artillery brigade, an independent garrison and an independent mixed third brigade and regiment stationed in Heshun County, the 21st Division was stationed in Yangquan County, and the 114th Division was stationed in Xiyang County.

Shouichi Terauchi pointed to several county towns on the map, and he gave the order in a solemn tone.

Now Terauchi Shouichi is not capable of annihilating Sun Weiguo's troops, so he can only mobilize troops to defend.

However, after the Battle of Wuhan, Terauchi Shouichi must have concentrated his forces to annihilate Sun Weiguo's troops, after all, the occupation of Pingding County by Sun Weiguo's Honorary Second Division was equivalent to cutting off the Zhengtai Railway, thus interrupting the connection between the Japanese army in Hebei and Shanxi.

"There will not be any problem in containing Sun Weiguo's troops with the strength of two divisions and two brigades, Your Excellency Commander, I suggest that from now on, aviation units should be dispatched to bomb Pingding County every day, and at the same time, heavy artillery positions will be deployed in Yangquan County and Xiyang County to carry out artillery bombardment on Pingding County and harass Sun Weiguo's troops."

Umezu Mijiro hesitated for a moment, his eyes turned to Terauchi Shouichi, and then he said his own suggestion.

"Mixi, what you said makes sense, Yamashita-kun, you can arrange this matter." Shouichi Terauchi directly agreed.