The troops of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Foshan began to evacuate towards Xinhui as they wished, and the troops of the New Seventh Army rested immediately after containing the puppet army.

On the one hand, Sun Weiguo was worried that this was a trap for the Japanese army, after all, the closer to the South China Sea, the Japanese naval artillery would be able to play a role, and on the other hand, Sun Weiguo was preparing to concentrate his forces to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army in Guangzhou, and he wanted to completely encircle Guangzhou and eat all the Japanese troops in Guangzhou.

Sun Weiguo is not worried about the Japanese army running away in Foshan, he knows that the Japanese army in Foshan is nothing more than a shrimp soldier and crab general, he wants to deal with the Japanese army in Guangzhou, he will not let the Japanese army in Guangzhou run away.

Now that the battle in Huaxian will be over soon, in Sun Weiguo's opinion, it would be best if the Japanese army in Dongguan ran away, so that he could concentrate all his forces together.

However, the Japanese army is now prepared for this, and after the Japanese 106th Division began to break through in Foshan, the lieutenant general commander of the 21st Army immediately began to order the aviation units to bomb the Chinese troops on the outskirts of Dongguan in order to cover the Japanese 104th Division to break through.

Ando Toshikichi is now completely ignoring the life and death of the 18th Division, and he is bent on withdrawing the 106th and 104th Divisions to Xinhui and Zhongshan to garrison.

At this time in Japan, in Tokyo, in the official residence of the head of the new Prime Minister of the Japanese Army, Prince Zaihito, the chief of staff who came on behalf of the army, and Prince Bojian, the chief of the military command department who came on behalf of the navy, came here again.

Nobuyuki Abe knew a lot about the situation on the battlefield in China, and he knew that the Guangxi operation to settle the dispute between the navy and the army was going well, and the relationship between the navy and the army was currently easing, but now seeing the expressions on the faces of Prince Zaihito and Prince Bojian, he obviously didn't know what was going on.

"The Guangxi operation must be ended immediately, and the Fifth Division and the mixed brigade stationed in Tun must quickly withdraw to Guangdong. Prime Minister Abe, if you don't want the Imperial Army to become the laughing stock of the world, you must approve this matter immediately, and you must persuade him to immediately abandon the battle in Guangxi, and the Second Fleet must immediately transport the Fifth Division and the Tuntun Mixed Brigade back to Guangdong. ”

After arriving at the Prime Minister's Residence, Prince Zaihito, Chief of Staff, looked at Nobuyuki Abe, and a serious expression appeared on his face.

Although Nobuyuki Abe is the prime minister of Japan, he does not dare to be careless in the face of Prince Zaihito, who is the supreme commander of the entire Japanese army and a relative of the emperor.

"Prince Zairen, what the hell is going on, isn't it very smooth for the Fifth Division and the Garrison Mixed Brigade to fight in Guangxi? Why should we send them back to Guangdong, and if we send them back to Guangdong at this time, won't all the efforts we have made before be wasted? ”

Nobuyuki Abe had a puzzled expression on his face, and he looked at Prince Zaihito with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Hmph, the 18th Division of the Army was besieged again by the Chinese troops in Guangdong, the 18th Division is likely to become the third division to be encircled and annihilated, the 34th Division can be re-formed if it is encircled and annihilated, we can also be re-formed if the 16th Division is encircled and annihilated, and we can still re-organize after the 18th Division is encircled and annihilated, but the Guangxi operation must not be given up here."

Prince Bo Jian, the chief of the Military Command Department, had a serious expression on his face, and he blew his beard and glared.

Prince Zaihito only learned about the 18th Division after receiving a telegram from the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army, Nishio Shouzo, and knew that the 18th Division was likely to be surrounded and annihilated, so Prince Zaihito immediately found Prince Bojian, who hoped to temporarily cancel the Guangxi operation, and the 2nd Dispatch China Fleet transported the 5th Division and the Tun Mixed Brigade to return to Guangdong to support the 21st Army in the operation and save the 18th Division.

However, Prince Bojian rejected Prince Zairen's suggestion, believing that the battle in Guangxi was now going well, and there was no need to cancel it at all.

What's more, even if the Fifth Division and the Garrison Mixed Brigade returned to Guangdong, they might not be able to save the Eighteenth Division, so he refused.

The two of them had been arguing for a long time about this matter, originally they were going to go to the palace to find Emperor Hirohito to make a decision, but now it was not too early, and they knew that Emperor Hirohito would be extremely angry if he knew that the 18th Division might be wiped out, so they came to the Prime Minister's Mansion and asked Nobuyuki Abe to make a decision.

When Nobuyuki Abe heard that the 18th Division was in danger of being completely annihilated, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he never dreamed that he would face such pressure not long after he took office.

Thinking that if the troops of the 18th Division were really wiped out, he was afraid that he would be reprimanded by the emperor, and Abe Nobuyuki supported Prince Zaihito to some extent in his heart.

"There are more than 100,000 troops in Guangdong, and they are Sun Weiguo's elite troops, even if they return now, it will be useless, rather than this, it is better for us to let the Fifth Division and the Garrison Mixed Brigade expand their territory in Guangxi, even if we lose Guangdong, but as long as we master Guangxi, there are still many benefits. Now I must not give up fighting in Guangxi, even if I go to the emperor, I must insist on making my own decisions. ”

Prince Bojian saw the change in the expression on Nobuyuki Abe's face, and he said in an unusually serious tone.

"Prince Bo Jian, now on the battlefield of China, we have been completely annihilated by the 34th Division and the 16th Division, if the 18th Division is completely annihilated again this time, I am afraid it will have a great impact on the Empire, I hope that His Excellency Prince Bo Jian can see the face of the Imperial Army, and immediately let the 2nd Chinese Fleet Transport 5th Division and the Garrison Mixed Brigade return to Guangdong to fight."

Nobuyuki Abe pondered for a while, and he looked at Prince Bojian, and said in a pleading tone.

"Prime Minister Abe, have you thought about it, with the ability of the Sun Patriotic Army, even if the Fifth Division and the Tun Mixed Brigade return to Guangdong to participate in the war, by the time they return, the Eighteenth Division has already been completely wiped out. On the contrary, they will certainly achieve greater achievements in fighting in Guangxi, and it will also be of great benefit to us to wave troops to Southeast Asia in the future. ”

Prince Bojan frowned, and he looked at Nobuyuki Abe in a displeased tone and said.

"Get in touch directly with the command of the 21st Army and ask about the situation of the 18th Division." Prince Jaehito said coldly.

Adjutant Nakasa nodded on the side, walked out quickly, and after a while, the adjutant Nakasa came here again.

"Your Excellency, the headquarters of the 21st Army called back, the 18th Division is currently suffering heavy casualties, and it may be difficult for them to hold out until dawn. The command of the 21st Army has already made a decision, and after dawn, they will carry out carpet bombing of Huaxian and completely blow up all the Chinese troops entering Huaxian. ”

Adjutant Nakasa came to Prince Zaihito, and he saluted and reported to Prince Zaihito.

After hearing the news, Prince Jaehito was unable to sit on the chair, and a pale expression appeared on his face.