Zhengzhou, said to be the commander of the army garrison.

As soon as Major General Haneda fell to the ground, Major General Muto Akira strode in, followed by four guards, Muto Akira circled around Major General Haneda's body and said: "It's a pity, Haneda-kun is a young and outstanding soldier of the Empire, and dying like this is really a loss for the Emperor [***] realm." ”

After speaking, Muto Zhang waved his hand to the two people behind him and said, "Carry him out!" ”

"Hay!" The two devil soldiers suddenly bowed their heads, stepped forward to lift Haneda's body, and walked out.

After Haneda's body was carried out, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Muto Zhang's mouth and said: "King Hatohiko of Asaka Palace, your tactical command ability is really outstanding, it seems that Xinxiang will be lost in a few days, and the Shina army will cross the Yellow River south!" Hmph, I'll see what you can do when the time comes! ”

……….

The railway station on the south bank of the Yellow River, the forward headquarters of the army.

Hatohiko Asakanomiya had just gotten up, and after washing up, Hatohiko Asakanomiya strode into the command headquarters, and just sat down, only to see a staff officer strode in with a solemn expression.

Hatohiko raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"General! Oh no, General Muto sent an urgent message from Zhengzhou, and an hour ago he received a farewell message from the 1st Wing of the Airborne Forces! The first wing of the paratroopers was surrounded by the people of Qinyang, and after several hours of bloody fighting, they were finally outnumbered. Staff Officer Dazuo suddenly bowed his head and reported.

"What?" Hearing this, the corners of his mouth twitched violently twice, and his entire face was already distorted with anger.

It took a long time for Xiang Gong Hatohiko to come to his senses and say: "So, the airborne brigade of my Southern Group Army has all been shattered?" ”

"Hay!" Staff Officer Osaku suddenly looked up at Hatohiko of Asaka Palace.

"What about this bastard Haneda? This plan was proposed by him, and he is responsible for it, for more than 4,000 warriors of the imperial army! Hatohiko began to roar.

"General Huiyu, General Muto said in the telegram that General Haneda has committed suicide by seppuku to thank His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Humph!" Hatohiko's face softened slightly, and he said with a cold expression: "Where is the Third Fleet now?" When will reinforcements arrive? ”

"The warships of the Third Fleet below 10,000 tons have entered the waters of the Yellow River from the East China Sea, and they will be able to arrive in ten days at most!" Staff Officer Osa's replied with a bowed head again.

"Ten days? No way! Generate electricity for the Third Fleet! They were required to rush to the Zhengzhou section of the Yellow River within five days. Hatohiko Asaka couldn't stop roaring.

"Hay!" The staff officer was so startled that he suddenly bowed his head again, and immediately turned around and walked away quickly.

However, as soon as the staff officer walked out, the commander of the 17th Division, Nakajima Kawaji, walked in angrily and suddenly retracted his feet and said: "General, it's not good, the captain of the Chiaki Shigedo detachment sent an urgent telegram from Xinxiang, early this morning, the 100,000 troops of the 42nd Group Army of the Zhina Army launched a general attack on Xinxiang City!" At present, Xinxiang City is in an emergency! Keep up the reinforcements! ”

After listening to this, Hatohiko Asakanomiya showed surprisingly calm, pondered for a while, and then raised his head and said to Nakajima Kawaji: "Nakajima-kun, call back to Shigeto-kun!" Let him lead his troops to fight to the death and wait for help! ”

"Huh!" Nakajima Kajima paused, then as if he understood, nodded gloomily, and then strode out without looking back.

………

Xinxiang County.

At this time, the county seat of Xinxiang was already full of artillery fire, and the smoke and dust were filled, and the fire and smoke and dust in the city could be seen across the city.

The 3rd Infantry Division, the 2nd Infantry Division, and the 4th Infantry Division launched attacks on Xinxiang County from three directions, east, west, and south, respectively, and their forward troops advanced rapidly, and in only two hours they had advanced to the center of the city, and the three forward regiments successfully joined forces. So far, the entire Xinxiang County has been recovered by two-thirds of the 42nd Group Army, and the remnants of the more than 1,000 people of the Shigedo detachment have retreated in a residential area in the south of the city under the leadership of Shigedo Chiaki, making the last desperate resistance.

Outside the city, Zhang Mingyu took Niu Tiangui and others to climb the somewhat cracked city wall, and looked down on the entire county from the city wall, only the gunfire in the city had gradually quieted down, and only the gunfire in the southwest direction was still ringing fiercely.

Zhang Mingyu looked at the southwest direction, and said to Lai San and the others behind him: "It seems that it is only a matter of time to take Xinxiang County, tell the front-line troops that it is best to capture Shigedo Chiaki alive, I will chop this dog alive!" ”

"Yes!" Lai San and the others snapped and stood right.

At this time, Peng Bo, the chief of staff of the Third Division, ran up out of breath, snapped up and said, "General seat!" According to intelligence, the units of the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 9th Theaters of the People's Revolutionary Army launched offensives against the Central China Army yesterday.

Since the army north of the Yellow River was pinned down by us near Zhengzhou, the progress of the first theater was rapid, and in just one day, all the units of the first theater had swept through Anyang, Puyang, Juancheng County and Juye County in northern Henan, and Luxi Yu Xuezhong's troops were currently storming Heze County. ”

"What? The first war zone has already reached Anyang? Lai San was surprised: "These brigades are fighting fast enough!" ”

Zhang Mingyu said indifferently: "The first theater has nearly 20 infantry divisions and several reading brigades, with a total strength of about 250,000, while on the other hand, the total strength of the army in the above places is less than 5,000 people, although there are tens of thousands of puppet troops, but those puppet troops usually help the devils to bully the township and occupy the people, let them fight hard with [***], I am afraid they should surrender before they have contact!" Such a result in the First Theater was to be expected. ”

"Hmm!" Ling Tianbao also nodded in agreement: "At least one-third of the devil soldiers in Central China have been attracted by us, the devils in other regions are too scattered, and the total strength of my [***] four theaters has reached an astonishing more than one million!" It seems that the little devil is going to be heeled this time. ”

"It's not that simple! The battle has just begun, the devil lost the city and lost ground because the troops were too scattered, I think the commander of the army is not a fool, it should be adjusted soon, once the army adjusts its strategy, gathers heavy troops for key defense, and fights a big battle with [***], once the attack momentum of [***] is frustrated, it will definitely decline morale, so it is not yet known who will die in the battlefield battle. Zhang Mingyu took out a box of Taiyuan brand cigarettes from his pocket.

Indeed, what Zhang Mingyu said is not bad at all, [***] Most of the troops are like this, they are as fast as a tiger in the battle with the wind, and their combat effectiveness is amazing, but once the war enters a state of stalemate, it cannot be attacked for a long time, and all departments have the idea of preserving their strength, and they will soon be broken by the army, and finally collapse, and hundreds of thousands of troops will be crushed for thousands of miles.

During the Battle of Songhu, General Bai proposed to the chairman of the general committee to organize death squads to carry out a decisive counterattack against the Yue army, and Chairman Chiang immediately agreed, in the final analysis, in his eyes, except for the Central Army, the miscellaneous troops of other factions were aliens and must be eradicated.

During the battle of Taierzhuang, Tang Enbo also had a ghost in his heart, and almost caused the tragedy of the loss of Taierzhuang. In the end, it was Admiral Li who changed the situation with repeated orders.

"Total seat! And according to what you said, which areas will the devils eventually give up? And where will there be a big strategic showdown with [***]? Wang Tiehan, commander of the Fourth Division, asked.

Zhang Mingyu lit a cigarette for himself, took a puff gently, and said: "Most of Shandong, most of Hunan and Hubei, if necessary, they may give up Liangguang." The final battlefield should be Henan, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, and I am afraid that there will be another battle of Nanjing or Wuhan! ”

"Give up Liangguang? In general, Guangzhou Bay is an important port, will the devil give up easily? Bloomberg asked, puzzled.

"Why can't you give up? Even if Guangzhou is abandoned, the devils will occupy the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, and the Songhu region will be able to provide sea passage for the army. Zhang Mingyu explained.

"Oh!" The crowd was silent.

……………

The station on the south bank of the Yellow River is the forward headquarters of the army.

Hatohiko of the Asaka Palace looked at the telegram brought by the communications staff officer with a pale face, and the telegram was full of farewell messages sent by various units of the Imperial Army in the area north of the Yellow River before the loss.

Nakajima Kawaji stood aside and said with an embarrassed face: "General, at present, the Chinese army has launched a full-scale counteroffensive, and the area north of the Yellow River has been lost in many places. The garrisons of the imperial army in the Lianghu and Liangguang areas were also attacked by the people of China one after another, and some small strongholds and artillery towers had all been lost, and all units of the imperial army suffered heavy losses! If it continues to develop like this, it will be very disadvantageous to my imperial army! ”

"Nakajima-kun, what message did Tada-kun Aragi send?" Hatohiko asked with a wooden expression. Now that the situation has developed like this, it is already a bit of a mess, and he doesn't have the energy to deal with this mess. So I quickly thought of my nominal boss.

Nakajima Kawaji pondered for a moment and replied, "No, Commander Tada Jun has already handed over the battle on the front line to the commanders of the divisions on the front line. He is now on vacation in Shanghai. ”

"What? He's on vacation in Shanghai? Bagaya Road! How can you take a vacation in Shanghai! At present, the situation of the empire in Central China is extremely critical, how can he go to Shanghai for vacation at this moment! I'm going to report to the base camp! "Hatohiko of Asaka Palace suddenly became a little angry.

Originally, he was counting on Tada Jun to come out and clean up the mess, but now it's good, Tada Jun, an old boy, went to Shanghai for a vacation.

"General! Chief Tada's vacation was approved by the base camp! Nakajima Kawaji took the opportunity to say.

In fact, in all fairness, Nakajima Kawaji did not approve of the imperial relative in front of him to serve as the commander of the Henan war situation, because he believed that this King Hatohiko did not have the ability to command a large-scale corps at all, and handing over the 80,000 imperial troops in the Zhengzhou area to him would cause incalculable losses sooner or later. The destruction of the Yellow River Bridge, the loss of Qinyang, and the siege of Xinxiang are all inseparable from this King of Hatoyan.

Therefore, he took the opportunity to dispel the idea of King Hatohiko of the Asaka Palace.

Sure enough, after hearing Nakajima Kawaji's words, Hatohiko Asakanomiya's face couldn't help but be a little gloomy, and he immediately sighed and said: "Nakajima-kun, I'm going to fly to Shanghai in person, and ask Tada-kun to come out to command the battle, and I'll leave it to you for the time being!" ”

"Hay!" Nakajima Kawaji seemed to have been waiting for his words for a long time, so he quickly stood up and bowed his head suddenly.

"That's it! You notify the airport, and I'll leave right away! Hatohiko waved his hand with a somewhat gloomy face, and after saying that, he got up and strode outside.

"Hay!" Kawaji Nakajima suddenly lowered his head, quickly picked up the phone, and began to call the airport. After notifying the airport, he shook the phone again, and immediately said into the phone: "Hey, Muto-kun!" I'm Kawaji Nakajima, he's gone, take off right away! You can take over the command of the divisions and regiments at the front. ”

Muto Akira on the other end of the phone smiled and said, "Hi! Nakajima-kun, I'll go over right away, thank you for being able to focus on the big picture! I thank you for the tens of thousands of warriors of the Imperial Army and for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia! ”

Nakajima Kawaji hurriedly smiled and said, "Muto-kun, you also work for His Majesty the Emperor, so don't be so polite." If you really want to thank me, the flower girl in the Cuihong Mansion in Luoyang City is very beautiful. ”

"Yo Xi, Yo Xi! By all means! Muto Akira nodded with a smile on the other end of the phone.

Immediately hung up the phone, after hanging up the phone, Muto Zhang laughed proudly, in fact, since he was set up by Hatohiko of Asaka Palace, Tada Jun did not know, but because of the relationship between Hatohiko of Asaka Palace is prince, so there was no way to remove him directly, so he staged this good show with Muto Zhang and others.

Forcing Hatohiko to give up command of the troops on the front line, Tada Jun did not take a vacation in Shanghai, and when Hatohiko arrived in Shanghai, Tada Hatohiko would inform him that he had returned to Wuhan.

Muto Zhang was in a good mood, and said to the guards outside the door: "Prepare the car, let's go to the front line!" ”

………

Just after Muto Zhang arrived at the station on the south bank of the Yellow River, the special car of Hatohiko of Asahika Palace had also arrived directly at Zhengzhou Airport. It is extremely strange that the special car of the two did not meet on the way.

Muto Akira just got off the bus, and the military commanders of all divisions and regiments had already rushed to greet him, Nakajima Kawaji stood at the front, and after Muto Akira just got off the bus, he hurriedly saluted: "Muto-kun, it's been hard all the way!" ”

"Nakajima-kun, everyone! You've done a great job! Muto Zhang hurriedly replied.

After walking into the headquarters, Muto Akira couldn't wait to ask, "Nakajima-kun, please tell me something about the current situation between us and the Chinese army." ”

"Hay!" Nakajima Kawaji suddenly got up and walked to the map, pointed to the map, and said: "At present, the three main infantry divisions of the 42nd Group Army of the Shinna people have surrounded all of Xinxiang City, and the Xinxiang garrison commander Shigeto Chiaki led the Shigeto detachment is putting up a desperate resistance!" However, due to the absolute superiority of the Shina Army in strength and firepower, the situation of the Shigeto detachment was worrying! ”

"Why didn't you order the Shigeto detachment to withdraw from Shingo? As everyone knows, it takes less than 10,000 imperial troops to fight hard with 100,000 elites of the Zhina people, what a stupid decision it is! Muto asked puzzled.

Everyone's faces were stunned, and Nakajima Kawaji whispered to Muto Zhang: "Muto-kun, it was King Hatohiko of Asakanomiya who ordered the Shigeto detachment to defend Xinxiang!" ”

"Yaga Tooth Road! It's simply a stupid pig-like command, the Chinese have the advantage in strength, we should avoid its edge, gather troops, and preserve strength. As everyone knows, there is a popular saying in [***], that is, people and land, people and land, people and land, people and land! In the current situation, the Imperial Army should take the initiative to abandon some peripheral areas and concentrate its scattered forces in key areas for defense! Engage in a strategic decisive battle with the people of China when necessary! Only in this way will it be possible to reverse the current decline! Muto Zhang first scolded angrily, and then patiently explained.

Obviously, everyone agreed with Muto Akira's method, after all, it was indeed unwise to use only a small number of troops to fight hard against the Shina army, which was several times its size, and it would only increase casualties. In vain the loss of heroic warriors of the Great Empire.

Just as everyone was discussing how to rescue Xinxiang's Shigeto detachment, at this moment, a communications staff officer strode in breathlessly, and suddenly retracted his feet and stood on the right path. "General, I received a farewell message from the Shigeto detachment!"

"Huh?" Everyone including Muto Akira suddenly stood up with an awe-inspiring expression.

Muto Zhang waved his hand and said, "Read! ”

"Hay!" The communications staff officer suddenly raised his head, looked at the telegram in his hand and read: "Call from the Shigeto detachment: Our department was attacked by 100,000 people of the Chinese people, although Xinxiang has strong city fortifications, but the cunning and despicable and shameless Chinese people actually used the method of digging the earth to break through the strong bunkers of the imperial army one by one, although the officers and soldiers of our detachment fought bloodily, but in the end due to being outnumbered, Xinxiang City was about to be lost, and the lowly Shigeto Chiaki was determined to lead the remaining warriors of the whole detachment and the people of the Chinese to fight to the end!" Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the co-prosperity of Greater East Asia! ”

Muto Zhang's face became a little sad and said, "Eight Ga Ya Road! It was the stupid pig-like command of Hatohiko Asakanomiya who buried the jade shatters of nearly 10,000 imperial warriors of the Shigeto detachment! I'm going to report to the base camp, and he's going to take full responsibility for it! ”

……

In Xinxiang City, the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Division took the lead in breaking through the last line of defense of the Shigetsu detachment and rushed to the outside of the headquarters of the Shigeto detachment.

Immediately, the commander of the 1st brigade, Lai Changqing, ordered an attack on the headquarters of the Shigetsu detachment, and the two infantry companies that served as the main attackers immediately launched an attack on the compound of the devil's headquarters under the cover of light and heavy machine guns.

In the compound, in a hall, Chiaki Shigeto wore a samurai cloth on his head, and after witnessing the communication soldier sending out the message, he raised his command knife to the remaining dozens of guards behind him: "Warriors, rush with me!" Long live the Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Kill Quack! ”

"Rush! Kill Quack! Dozens of devil soldiers suddenly rushed out of the courtyard with Chiaki Shigedo screaming as if they had been beaten with chicken blood!

The soldiers of the first brigade, who were preparing to blow up the door, heard the sound, immediately stopped blowing the door, and one by one picked up the steel guns in their hands and aimed at the gate.

At this time, the gate was slowly opened, and I saw Chiaki Shigeto wearing a samurai cloth in the lead, and rushed out with dozens of devil soldiers with open bodies with bayonets.

The officers and soldiers who had been waiting for a long time suddenly opened fire one after another, "Da da da... Suddenly..."Under the crossfire net composed of more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns, dozens of devil soldiers, including Chiaki Shigeto, were all thrown to the ground, and in just a few minutes, these people were beaten into a hornet's nest.

At this time, a jeep roared by, Zhang Mingyu hurriedly jumped out of the car, and said loudly: "Don't shoot, leave Lao Tzu alive!" ”

(To be continued)