In the Tieshi Hutong of Beiping, soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition are densely packed into the streets that are not very spacious in front and back, armored patrol cars whizz past from time to time, and a white flag hunts in the wind on the flagpole on the top of the Western-style main building, and the blood-red sun on the flag is particularly dazzling.

It was originally the residence of the ninth son of the Kangxi Emperor, and at the end of the Qing Dynasty, it became the office of the 6th Military Department and the Navy Department, the original buildings were all demolished, and the Western-style buildings of the east and west groups of brick and wood structures were built, and the Beiyang government became the political center of Beijing and even the whole country during the period, and the Presidential Palace and the State Council were located here.

Now, this is the location of the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front, since the full-scale war against China, in order to unify and coordinate the Japanese army stationed in China, the 6th Army decided to reorganize the North China Garrison Army, the establishment of the North China Front Command, by the son of the former Prime Minister Terauchi Masayoshi, the 6th Army General Terauchi Shouichi served as the commander of the North China Front, Terauchi Shouichi went to the first major move after taking office, was to move the front army headquarters from Tianjin Haiguang Temple to Beiping Iron Lion Hutong in February 193o, today is his first day to Beiping, Therefore, the vigilance of Iron Lion Hutong is much stronger than before, and this is the beginning of the scene.

Terauchi Shouichi is an extremely tough Japanese militarist soldier, has always pursued the supremacy of the 6th Army, and its tyranny and arbitrariness have reached the point of fingering, during his tenure as the commander of the Fourth Division in Osaka, his private Matsui ran a red light across the street and clashed with the local traffic police, as the division commander Terauchi Shouichi in order to maintain the dignity of the Imperial Japanese Army, resolutely led the troops to destroy the Osaka Police Station, and finally the matter was settled.

His father, Terauchi Masayi, who had presided over the annexation of Korea and became the first governor of the empire, vowed to surpass the aura of his father and become the first person to annex China, but if he wanted to conquer China, he must first remove a stumbling block.

Terauchi Shouichi knocked on the huge landing military map on the wall with his index finger, and the place he detained was the Shandong in charge of Wu Xiaoliang, what this person did had humiliated the empire, and indirectly exacerbated the intensification of contradictions within the empire, many officers of the older generation were even more secretive to him, but Terauchi Shouichi was different from other new generation officers of the same level, because of the relationship between his father, he not only knew the reason, but also participated in some events.

Therefore, Terauchi Shouichi has a clear understanding of Suidong and Wu Xiaoliang, he will not be like many other imperial generals who do not know the truth, think that Wu Xiaoliang's rise in Suidong, and the defeat of the emperor's ** team several times, is the luck of the people of China or the stupidity of the soldiers involved, and the "rice riots" during the tenure of his father Terauchi Zhengyi as prime minister and the subversive impact brought by the sinking of the imperial navy battleship in Suidong directly led to the internal affairs of the old temple and the end of his life, and so on, which is still vivid in my mind today, Although he did not understand how a poor and weak country could defeat the Imperial Japanese Army, which was almost impossible to defeat, by one person, he did his best to fight for the interests of the North China Front Army from the military department and the old cabinet stubbornness.

With regard to the establishment of the North China Front, the military department's opinion was that, in addition to reorganizing one division and one mixed brigade at the headquarters of the former garrison in Tun, the 4th Division, 5th Division, 14th Division, and 24th Brigade that had been withdrawn from the Songhu Battle should be mobilized separately, and the 20 th and 36 th Divisions would be transferred from reserve to active duty, and that nearly 200,000 men from these six main divisions and regiments would be divided into two armies.

However, Terauchi Shouichi Yuju's strength was not enough, and under his efforts, the Ninth Division was divided into the establishment of the North China Front, and in addition, the 1st Mixed Brigade, the 2nd Mixed Brigade, the 3rd Mixed Brigade, and the 1st Cavalry Brigade were transferred from reserve to active service.

"Your Excellency, they have arrived."

Speaking is the chief of staff of the North China Front Okabe Naosaburo, this chief of staff is also Terauchi Shouichi to fight, as an extremely strong military commander never wants to have an equally strong chief of staff around him, so the more gentle nature of Okabe Naosaburo has become the best choice to enter his vision, this Okabe Naosaburo is indeed not Terauchi Shouichi He is disappointed, for any of his decisions are always implemented and planned.

"Come in."

Shouichi Terauchi left the floor-to-ceiling military map by the wall and sat back at his desk, while Naosaburo Okabe looked worried.

"Your Excellency has taken the risk of using these defeated generals, and once a problem arises, the old diehards of the military department will not be soft on holding them accountable."

"Okabe-kun, you know the original intention of using these people, they were defeated at the hands of the Shina people, and the shame of humiliating the imperial kingdom will be borne for a lifetime, I will never sympathize with their suffering, nor am I giving them a chance, from Okamura Ninji to Miyake Koji, in addition to having the common experience of being defeated by General Shina, they also have a common advantage, which can also be said to be the advantage of fighting against General Shina, and it is precisely because they have been repeatedly defeated at the hands of General Shina, so they are the ones who know General Shina best."

Naosaburo Okabe is still worried.

"Having said that, the general of the defeated army must be congenitally weaker than the opponent in morale, and from this point of analysis, the pros and cons are unpredictable."

"Haha...... Okabe-kun was too worried. ”

Shouichi Terauchi suddenly laughed, although he was tyrannical and arbitrary, he still had some patience with this obedient chief of staff, and this time he actually spoke bluntly in front of him contrary to the usual norm of submissiveness, and he didn't feel a little funny.

It turned out that under the strong advocacy of Terauchi Shouichi, Okamura Ninji, who had been seriously wounded in the Battle of Songhu and lost his male roots, continued to serve as the commander of the Lieutenant General Division of the Ninth Division, and the arrangement of the brigade commander was even more jaw-dropping, the brigade commander of the first mixed brigade was a little-known person, called Tsukada Tsukashi, who was said to have been engaged in intelligence in Shina for many years, as for why an intelligence chief should be appointed as the military commander at the brigade level, everyone was confused, and the second mixed brigade was headed by Major General Sakai Naoji of the 6th Army. Most people thought that this candidate was more suitable, so there was no objection, but the majority of the people opposed the choice of the commander of the 3rd Mixed Brigade, which was Major General Miyake Mitsuji, who had been defeated and captured in successive battles, and was almost removed from the reserves.

In addition to the above infantry divisions and brigades, Terauchi Shouichi also won a cavalry brigade, the brigade commander is a major general who returned from studying in the United States, named Kuribayashi Tadamichi, because of this person's background in the United States, so he was not valued by the military department, Terauchi Shouichi then included this person under his command.

"They are the rare elites and famous generals of the imperial country before they were defeated by the general of China, and the reason for the failure is not because of stupidity, but because the opponent is too cunning, maybe only the defeated general who is familiar with the cunning of the opponent can have a heart of awe to defeat the general of China, don't say it again, let them come in, time is pressing."

"Hayi."

Okabe Naosaburo saw that Terauchi Shouichi was determined to see these people, and he stopped arguing and waved his hand outside the door, and the guards had already gone out to inform several senior officers who were waiting outside.

After a moment's effort, a lieutenant general and a major general rushed in, for the lieutenant general's face was pale, and his walking posture was a little strange, Terauchi Shouichi was not as simple and rude as he gave to outsiders when he met his subordinates, but was extremely polite, and after getting up and saluting his subordinates, he stretched out his hand and asked them to sit down on both sides of the long table in the other corner of the room.

"You may be seated."

"Hayi."

Several people stood still at the long table and bowed before they sat down, their upper bodies standing straight, their hands on their knees, motionless, as if waiting for a lecture.

After sitting down, Shouichi in the temple stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the topic.

"Everyone knows the purpose of your visit today, the 6th Army of the Imperial Kingdom has been stagnant on the north bank of the Yellow River for more than two months since the start of the war against China, this is the shame of the 6th Army of the Imperial State, which is intolerable to Shouichi in my temple, and it is also intolerable to all of you here."

At this point, the conversation shifted.

"The General Staff of the Front Army has already formulated the next battle plan, in the text in front of you, let's take a look."

Okamura Ninji picked up the text, turned a few pages, and couldn't move his eyes anymore, his breathing became short, and his face turned white and red.

"In this battle plan, you are a vital part, and the tasks you shoulder will determine the success or failure of the entire campaign.

Waiting for a few people to see the plan almost, Okabe Naosaburo spoke, of course, this is also adhering to the meaning of Terauchi Shouichi, everyone shook their heads in unison, saying that there is no request, and the task will be carried out in strict accordance with the plan drawn up by the General Staff.

"Your Excellency, please assign the task."

Although Okamura Ningji is not the highest in seniority among several people, he has the highest military rank, so it is natural to have him to speak on his behalf, in these dozens of days and nights, every minute and every second of his heart seems to be bitten by hundreds of billions of insects and ants, the dignity of being an emperor ** person, the dignity of being a man is all ruined, and he didn't understand how he was defeated in the end, and how the other party accurately touched his temporary headquarters.

In order to keep it secret, he didn't even notify the staff in advance, but personally selected it randomly, because at that time, he was already vaguely aware that there seemed to be a spy for the 6th Army of the Imperial Kingdom, but in the end it fell short, originally he planned to thoroughly investigate the reasons for the previous failure, but with the defeat and serious injuries, and then the various departments were dismissed one after another, the matter was finally closed.

Therefore, at this moment, Okamura Ninji has regarded secrecy as the first priority, and he has also fallen into a quirk, that is, he suspects that Yiqiē has made a plan, because as long as it is a plan, it is likely to have been leaked.

Therefore, although Okamura Ninji was enthusiastic about the battle plan of the Terauchi general, he also had deep vigilance and doubts, of course, Okamura Ninji at this time would never have imagined that it was because of his paranoia that the impact on the subsequent battle situation was beyond everyone's expectations.

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