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Washizu Matsudaira came to the headquarters of the First Army, naturally not to report any good news, he came to deliver bad news.

Umezu Mijiro, commander of the First Army, who was resting, and Naosaburo Okabe, chief of staff of the lieutenant general of the North China Front, were awakened, and the two men came to Washizu Matsudaira, who listened to his report, and then the two Japanese lieutenant generals fell into a deep contemplation.

According to the information provided by the stinger, both Umezu Mijiro and Okabe Naosaburo were sure that the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment of the New 2nd Brigade were in Zanhuang County, and the 108th Brigade of the 110th Division, which had strengthened its anti-tank guns, also quickly rushed to Zanhuang County to fight the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment.

However, according to the information provided by Washizu Matsudaira, the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment have returned to Pingding County and participated in the operation against the 21st Division of the Japanese Army.

Thinking of the heavy losses of the 21st Division, the expression on Umezu Mijiro's face was very bad, he stared at the map, and his eyes became full of murderous intent.

"The 82nd Wing lost contact, which should have been completely annihilated, the artillery wing lost a large number of artillery and lost its combat effectiveness, the 62nd Wing and the 83rd Wing each lost an infantry brigade, the 6th Cavalry Regiment is a multi-arm mixed force, the 21st Division lacks heavy weapons, they will not occupy any advantage in the face of the 6th Cavalry Regiment of China, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army has begun to operate in Yangquan County." Umezu Mijiro looked at the map, he said in a solemn tone, and after finishing speaking, he looked at Naosaburo Okabe, chief of staff of the North China Front Headquarters.

Umezu Mijiro's idea is very clear, he intends to transfer the troops of the 21st Division back to Yangquan County to garrison, and now the 21st Division is unable to fight with Chinese elite troops like the New Second Brigade, if they are reluctantly allowed to continue to fight in Pingding County, then the 21st Division will pay an even heavier price of casualties.

What's more, the main force of the Eighth Route Army also appeared in Yangquan County, and if the 21st Division did not quickly return to Yangquan County, I am afraid that Yangquan County would be recovered by the Eighth Route Army again.

It is naturally impossible to deal with the new Second Brigade with the current strength of the 21st Division, but they have no problem dealing with other units of the Eighth Route Army.

"In this case, we can only let the troops of the 21st Division return to Yangquan County." The chief of staff of the First Army, Shojiro Iida, said helplessly.

Umezu Mijiro and Shojiro Iida glanced at each other, their brows furrowed.

The 21st Division withdrew to Yangquan County to garrison, which was a very helpless choice, but they all knew that once the 21st Division withdrew from Pingding County, the troops of the New Second Brigade would quickly seize the initiative, and a 114th Division, a First Brigade that had lost its armored detachment, and an independent mixed Third Brigade would not be the opponent of the New Second Brigade at all.

In particular, the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Battle, whose forces are scattered in the area of Donghui Town and the county seat, is very likely to be broken by the New 2nd Brigade.

"Commander Umezu Mijiro, the troops of the 114th Division are exhausted, the independent mixed third brigade has also been pinned down all the way, the first brigade of the mixed battle has lost its armored detachment, and at present we have lost absolute superiority over the new second brigade, I suggest that the encirclement and annihilation of the new second brigade be temporarily stopped, and the first brigade and the third brigade of the independent mixed brigade will be stationed in the county seat of Pingding County, and the 114th division will immediately return to its original station."

"Now the activities of the Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army are extremely frequent, if our troops continue to fight in Pingding County, I am afraid that it will directly affect the occupied areas under our control, not to mention that once the various departments suffer too many losses, we will be attacked by the Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army before we have time to replenish. Your Excellency Commander Umezu Yoshijiro, I think it's time to stop fighting against the troops of the New 2nd Brigade, our troops are currently lacking in anti-tank weapons, and if we continue to fight, there will be no good results. ”

After Naosaburo Okabe hesitated, he looked at Mijiro Umezu and said in a serious tone.

The 21st Division is a police reserve three-wing division, and they lack weapons and artillery, especially after they were attacked by the heavy artillery units of the new 2nd Brigade, their artillery units were devastated, and the artillery wing could not participate in the operation, and the infantry wing lacked anti-tank weapons, and the 21st Division could not compete with the 6th Cavalry Regiment.

Although the troops of the 114th Division were ad hoc divisions, they still lacked anti-tank weapons, and they were intercepted by the 1st Pre-1st Regiment in Zhixi Town for a period of time, and the troops were very tired, so they continued to stay in Pingding County to fight, and they might be hit by what kind of blow, and if the 114th Division was attacked again, it would have a great impact on the North China Front.

Okabe Naosaburo's proposal to temporarily end the operation against the new 2nd Brigade was obviously the best way to do it.

Moreover, at present, the county seat of Pingding County has been captured by the first brigade of the melee, and for the Japanese army, they ended the battle at this time, and their faces were also bright.

If the rest of the Japanese troops continued to fight, they would be attacked again by the new Second Brigade, and the Japanese troops would have no face.

Umezu Mijiro naturally understands these truths, he knows that the end of the battle now means that he has an explanation to the outside world, but for the Japanese army, this time the battle in Pingding County, the Japanese army is miserable.

This time, the Japanese army gathered troops of two divisions and three brigades, the 4th Cavalry Brigade suffered heavy losses, the three cavalry wings were encircled and annihilated, one was heavily damaged, and the other was routed, and the 21st Division also suffered heavy losses, the three infantry wings were surrounded and annihilated, and the remaining two infantry wings each lost an infantry brigade, and the artillery wing lost a lot of artillery.

The 1st Brigade lost an armored detachment, and the 114th Division also paid hundreds of casualties.

"Send a telegram to His Excellency Commander Terauchi Shouichi requesting that this operation against the troops of the New Second Brigade be terminated." Umezu Mijiro hesitated, and he said helplessly.

Shojiro Iida nodded, and he immediately began to arrange for staff officers to send a telegram to Shouichi Terauchi to report on the situation here.

Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front.

Shouichi Terauchi did not rest, he was always waiting for the battle on the front line, and Sun Weiguo was now the biggest enemy of the Japanese army in North China.

For the highest-ranking commander of the Japanese army in North China, Terauchi Shouichi knew very well how much threat Sun Weiguo's presence would pose to the Japanese army in North China, this time Umezu Mijiro wanted to show his skills, and Terauchi Shouichi gave major support, and the troops directly fighting against the new second brigade included the 21st Division, the 114th Division, the 1st Mixed Brigade, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and the 3rd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade.

In Terauchi Shouichi's opinion, these troops have absolutely no problem dealing with Sun Weiguo's new Second Brigade, and he believes that these troops can at least defeat the New Second Brigade.

However, when the news of the heavy defeat of the 4th Cavalry Brigade came, Terauchi Shouichi's original opinion changed, and he felt that these troops might not be able to deal with Sun Weiguo's new 2nd Brigade troops.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, the Commander of the First Army, Mijiro Umezu, together with the Chief of Staff, Naosaburo Okabe, sent a telegram that they hope to be able to stop fighting against the new Second Brigade."

Major General Shozo Kawabe, deputy chief of staff of the North China Front, came to Terauchi Shouichi and reported softly.

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