Just when Liu Yimin was exercising his vertical and horizontal tactics in Qingdao, Lieutenant General Tada Jun, deputy chief of staff of the army and president of the Army University, secretly arrived in Beiping.

The sole purpose of Tadajun's trip was to assist the North China Front in formulating a plan to eliminate the instructors of the Eighth Route Army and to supervise its implementation.

Terauchi Shouichi has been getting a lot older recently, and after receiving Tada Jun at Xiyuan Airport, he pretended to be affectionate, first exchanged military salutes, and then took Tada Jun's hand, and kept saying that I caused you trouble, hard work.

Tada Jun is 56 years old this year, three years younger than Terauchi Shouyi, bald, shriveled and thin face with a pair of bright eyes, and he knows at a glance that he is an unusually shrewd guy. He has now been completely subdued by Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace, and wholeheartedly assisted the chief of staff in commanding the war of aggression against China. However, he knew in his heart that although Shouichi Terauchi in front of him had been unlucky recently, after all, he was the imperial earl and army general who won North China, and his status in the military world was not comparable to himself. Therefore, seeing that Terauchi Shouichi was so attentive and polite, Tada Jun said: "Your Excellency, you are welcome, let's hurry back to the headquarters to study the war!" ”

After getting into the car, the two of them leaned on the backs, and Terauchi Shouichi began to inquire about the current situation of His Majesty the Emperor and Empress Ryoko, and asked about the current situation of Prince Zaihito of Kanin Palace, Prime Minister Konoe, Sugi Sugimoto and others.

From August 1935 to April 1936, Tada Jun served as the commander of the North China Zhutun Army in Tianjin, and personally concocted the autonomy of eastern Hebei.

Terauchi Shouichi said that he was very sad during this period of time, and the annihilation of the 6th Brigade, the 10th Brigade, the 3rd Brigade, the 8th Division, the Qingdao Garrison, and the puppet Shandong Autonomous Alliance Army stimulated him a lot, especially the loss of Qingdao, which made him feel that he was forced to a dead end by Liu Yimin. Sitting at the headquarters in Beiping, he could think that the money from the banks in Qingdao belonged to the Eighth Route Army, the stored weapons and ammunition belonged to the Eighth Route Army, and the equipment in the factories belonged to the Eighth Route Army, and Liu Yimin could expand his team again. In a hurry, he couldn't wait to catch Liu Yimin immediately and break the corpse into pieces. Especially after his report on resigning from the post of commander of the North China Front Army and returning to his homeland to recuperate was rejected by the emperor, Terauchi Shouichi was already cold in his heart, he knew that the emperor wanted him to die, so what was the point of continuing to do it? Fortunately, the base camp decided to increase his troops and give him a chance to be ashamed, so his heart slowly calmed down, and led Naosaburo Gangbu to climb in front of the map every day and carefully study the upcoming battle.

Seeing that Tada Jun was absent-minded and his eyes were only looking out of the window, Terauchi Shouichi sighed and said: "Tada-kun, the North China of today is no longer the North China of yesterday, and the imperial army has nothing but railway lines and important cities. ”

Tada Jun listened to the tone of Shouichi in the temple with a strong sense of sadness, and knew what was going on, but he still smiled and said: "Your Excellency Earl does not need to be so sad, this time the emperor approved that in addition to the six divisions that had just been sent to China, ten new divisions including the 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st divisions, plus the 110th Division on standby off the coast of Qingdao, is equivalent to adding eleven divisions to North China at one time. Coupled with the original strength of the North China Front Army and the 3rd, 9th, and 13th divisions in eastern Henan, it can be called an unprecedentedly huge force in the history of the Great Empire's conquest. This time, no matter how cunning Liu Yimin is, it is impossible to escape from the net. ”

Saying this, Terauchi Shouichi felt a little better in his heart, nodded, and stopped talking.

The headquarters of the North China Front Army is located in the army building where the original Duan Qirui was in charge of the axe in the Tieshi Hutong of Beiping.

This Iron Lion Alley has a lot of origins. Tian Hongyu, the father of Emperor Chongzhen's favorite concubine Tian Guifei in the Ming Dynasty, lived here, because there were two iron lions in front of the door, this alley was called the iron lion alley. During the Qing Dynasty, it became the prince's mansion of Emperor Qianlong's fifth brother and Prince Hongday, this absurd prince who was absurd on the surface and extremely shrewd on the inside, took all the wealth in the Lama Palace given to him by the emperor's brother, and practiced the funeral in the palace, the purpose was to let Qianlong know that he had no ambition for the throne. During the Guangxu period, the descendants of Prince He were no longer princes, and the imperial court took back the palace and turned it into a noble school. In 1907, the Qing Dynasty demolished the old buildings of the Prince's Mansion and built two European-style baroque office buildings, namely the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy, retaining the Chinese-style gate of the original palace. When Yuan Shikai was the president of the Republic of China, the War Department building became the presidential palace, and the Navy Department building became the State Council. Later, Duan Qirui, Zhang Zuolin and other influential figures of the Republic of China regarded this place as a ruling place where their hands turned into clouds and their hands turned into rain. Because the house number is No. 1, the people of Beiping call it "Iron No. 1". After the army invaded and occupied Beiping, Terauchi Shouichi set up his headquarters in the War Department building.

After arriving at the headquarters of the North China Front, Terauchi Shouichi arranged for Miss Masako to serve Tada Jun to wash, and then turned around and entered the war room.

It didn't take long for Tada Jun to walk into the war room. Terauchi Shouichi earnestly asked Tada Jun if he wanted to rest first, and Tada replied that the military situation was urgent, and asked His Excellency the Earl to arrange for someone to introduce the situation.

After Naosaburo Okabe returned to Beiping, he temporarily commanded the North China Front on behalf of Terauchi Shouichi, and he was full of hope that Emperor Hirohito would approve Terauchi Shouichi's transfer back to China, so that he would have a few more days of addiction as acting commander of the North China Front. Of course, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbe is not a stupid person, he knows that it is impossible to serve as a commander with his qualifications and reputation, but it is also good to be able to act for a few more days? Unexpectedly, Emperor Hirohito rejected Terauchi Shouichi's resignation, and the old devil Terauchi Shouichi had to cheer up, get up from his sickbed, and continue to perform his duties as a commander. It's nothing for him to come here, but he has dispelled the dream of Naosaburo Gangbe, and in desperation, he has to accompany Terauchi Shou to ponder in front of the map day by day.

Sometimes, Naosaburo Okabe suddenly pops out of his head, and if General Terauchi Shouichi really returns to China, will the beautiful Miss Masako become his plaything?

Of course, this is just an idea that pops up by chance, and Naosaburo Okabe knows that according to the surname of Shouichi in the temple, he will return to China, and I am afraid that Miss Masako will also be taken away.

As soon as Tada Jun wanted to listen to the introduction of the combat types of the North China Front, Naosaburo Gangbe straightened his military appearance, cleared his throat, and spoke while comparing with the map: "After the Battle of Xuzhou, because the operational intention of encircling and annihilating the main force of the Chinese political axe army in Xuzhou was not realized, and the 14th Division suddenly turned to attack Lanfeng after a detour of thousands of miles, resulting in the siege, the Front Army had to order all divisions and regiments in Xuzhou to take the 16th Division as the lead and pursue westward, hoping to use the 14th Division as a bait to encircle and annihilate the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's 1st Theater in the East Henan Plain, and then captured Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, completely cut off the two major communication lines of Longhai and Pinghan, and then went south to capture Wuhan, destroying Chiang Kai-shek's will to resist in one fell swoop and forcing him to surrender. However, the Eighth Route Army of China made a move at this time, and successively launched attacks on the Zhengtai Line, Tongpu Line, Pinghan Line, and Jinpu Line, covering Liu Yimin's tutor to launch the Luzhong Campaign, adopting the tactics of encircling the point and sending reinforcements, and mixing the third brigade with a besieging Weixian Reading Force, inducing the Eighth Division and the Qingdao garrison and the Shandong Autonomous Coalition Army to reinforce Weixian from east to west, and the final outcome Tada Jun already knows, I won't say more. At present, the whole of Shandong, except for the Jinpu line, which is still under the control of the Imperial Army, has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. At present, the public security situation in North China has deteriorated extremely. Here, in Shanxi, the mountainous area became the training ground of the Eighth Route Army, and they used Taihang Mountain, Taiyue Mountain, Wutai Mountain, and Luliang Mountain as their bases, constantly attacking the imperial army and encroaching on the occupied areas. Yan Xishan's Jin Sui army had retreated to the southwest of Jin and formed a horn with the Wei Lihuang division of Zhongtiao Mountain, and cooperated with the offensive operations of the Eighth Route Army, forcing the troops of the First Army of the Imperial Army to stay in Shanxi to take a defensive position. Here, Hebei, central Hebei, southern Hebei, and western Hebei have all become the base areas of the Eighth Route Army, and even the guerrilla units of the Eighth Route Army have appeared in the northern and western areas of Pingping, directly threatening the security of the Beiping region. This is the current situation map of the enemy in North China, with the numbers and positions of the various units in China, and Tada-kun can watch them carefully. ”

Tada Jun looked at the situation map of the enemy and us, and said for a long time: "Since the start of the war, I have paid such a big price, and the result is that the Kuomintang has been driven away, and it has become cheaper [***], which is worth pondering!" ”

Tada Jun didn't realize that his words were like the tip of a needle, stabbing into the heart of Shouichi Terauchi. The old devil Temple Shou was silent, and his face turned purple.

Tada Jun didn't look back, and said while looking at the map: "Gangbe-kun, what is the plan of the Northern Branch Front Army to complete the elimination of the Eighth Route Army instructor and restore law and order in North China?" ”

Gangbe Naosaburo cautiously glanced at General Terauchi Shouichi, and said stubbornly: "According to the intelligence, the front army has determined that the strength of Liu Yimin's Sect Instructor is nearly 100,000, or even more. Its main force should now rest in the areas of Weixian, Changle, Yidu, and Zhoucun, and found a unit with the number of the Luxi Hangyue guerrilla column in the Luxi area, and fought with the 108th Division, and in the Hebei and Lu border areas, there were troops numbered as the 31st Army, both of which had strong combat effectiveness, and dared to challenge the 108th Division of Jinan and the 7th Brigade of Dexian, which should be part of the main force of Liu Yimin's tutor, and they were using false numbers to confuse the imperial army. The southeast of Lu is now all in the hands of the instructor, and there should also be a part of Liu Yimin's troops there. ”

(To be continued)