Dong Kawamura was besieged, and the 1st Army of the Japanese North China Front Army was anxious. The three main forces of the 1st Army, the 16th Division, were transferred to Nanjing early, but was defeated to be disabled and is still being rebuilt.

The 14th Division, the affiliated 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, the chariots, boat bridges and other troops were trapped in the battlefield in eastern Henan and could not escape.

Only the 20th Division, the 109th Division and some garrison troops were left, but the 1st Army occupied a considerable territory. Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, and four divisions were unable to take care of them, and now there are only two field divisions left?

Moreover, these two divisions were assigned to the Dohihara Division.

Meijiro Umezu himself does not support the war expansion faction, but the soldiers on the front line seem to have magma in their minds. They only consider fighting blindly, but never consider how to defend the area they have been fought.

Now bitter wine has been made, but unfortunately, he has spread this mess and he is a little dissatisfied with Soichi Tsaikuchi. If it weren't for his indulgence and inspiration, how could he have been in this passive situation now?

Shiichi Nakachi was a nobleman and never went to the front line. In his eyes, how many people died in the imperial army were just a bunch of numbers. He only cared about whether he could achieve his goals and get promoted and make money.

"His Excellency Commander, the newly formed garrison division in China is already training and is expected to be sent to China soon. At this time, we should not just emphasize the attack. If the sword in the warrior's hand is stabbed out, it also needs to be taken back before it can be stabbed out again!"

"What does Iida-kun mean?" Meijiro Umezu still gave enough respect to his chief of staff.

"If we had followed Doihirahara's advice earlier, we might not have had the predicament we are today."

"What advice does Doihirahara kun suggest?"

"Mr. Doihirahara believes that if you want to conquer China, you will never achieve your goal at once. Just as we want to encircle and annihilate the D-army in Xuzhou, China is too big, and we do not have enough troops to come. This is a battle on their territory and they have an advantage. There is no doubt that we should use the method of constantly eroding, eating a little and digesting a little, which is the best way."

Meijiro Umezu nodded. He also understood this truth, but he did not think so. If he was too cautious and conservative, once the time was missed, the goal of annexing China would probably have many variables.

"What should we do now? Will we give up North Henan?" Yujin Miqing asked excitedly.

"Do we still have the ability to protect northern Henan now?"

"No, we have fought hard and we must not return it to the Chinese easily. The empire will not lose." Yukini Miku's eyes were red.

"A temporary retreat does not mean that we have given up. The strength we have in our hands is not enough to fight against that devil general." Chief of Staff Yoshiji Iida said.

"But the Front Command will definitely not agree."

"The term of office of the Lord of the Temple is not many days." As a local person sent to replace Kazuki Kiyoshi, he naturally knew that the base camp was very dissatisfied with the position of Soichi Teraunuchi in the North China Front Command, and His Majesty also complained a lot.

He was determined to revoke Soichi Desouchi and send another talent to take over as commander of the North China Front Army.

This person is likely to be Mijiro Umezu, the old boss of Sugiyama, and the new Sugiy will definitely come down, which is the time when Soichi Desunouchi was dismissed.

"How to reply to Kawamura Dong?"

The whole room was silent. Send a few reinforcements, and that was to die. There were too many, and there were no more. Now at most, you could get rid of a unit.

But once the troops are removed, some territory must be given up. Otherwise, if the troops are divided, the active anti-Japanese elements in the occupied areas will be given the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity. Before the anti-Japanese elements in the occupied areas are eliminated, some troops cannot be easily mobilized.

"Your Excellency Commander, the 4th Division does not have an advance detachment..."

I don’t know which staff officer said casually, and Mejiro Umezu’s eyes lit up. Why did he forget such a unit? However, the reputation of this unit is too bad. If not done properly, it will become a laughing stock of the 1st Army.

But now does the 1st Army still have troops to call?

After all, it is one of the 17 regular field divisions of the Japanese Army. It is well-trained and not good, it is better than the domestic garrison troops, right?

The 1st Army was not strong enough, but was pulled away by Shou Nai's Shou before. Now there are only two main divisions left, and one is still in a worrying situation.

Our Lord Sakaichi Shinu was also the commander of the 4th Division. He had the honorable deeds of leading troops to smash the police station during his tenure, which shows the courage of the 4th Division.

"What, the 4th Division is heading southward?" After receiving a telegram from the 1st Army Command, Major General Dong Kawa Village looked dark. Did the commander take the wrong medicine? Why did he send this army here?

This is a famous "scared" division. This time the 8th Regiment, which was "not afraid of defeat" in the Russo-Japanese War, was simply a shame in the Imperial Army.

It is simply unimaginable that such troops can also be ranked among the standing divisions, and it is said that many officers are unwilling to go to the Fourth Division.

I hope this army will come to save me. When they come, it is estimated that the grass will grow on Dong's grave in He Village.

Dong Kawamura was so angry that he could cry and immediately called back, asking for another unit to change. He could last at least three or five days, enough to wait until reinforcements arrived.

If the 4th Division was allowed to come south, it would probably be possible to double the time.

At this time, Meijiro Umezu had no extra troops in his hands. In a word, except for the 4th Division's southward advancing detachment, there was no other reinforcements. If you want it, you will find a way to break through.

Meijiro Umezu was so cruel that he could not save the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade. Even if he was dispatched from the country, it would be too late. Moreover, the troops drawn from the country were closely related to the Second Army in Shandong.

A mixed brigade that he took out from the Kwantung Army was still on the way. Even if he arrived, he could only maintain the defensive and attack without having that fantasy.

Umezu Mijiro had already stepped on the ground and didn't plan to float with Shouyi and others in Teraunuchi.

Meijiro Umezu was a little discouraged, but the commander of the 2nd Army, Prince Minorhiko Higashiki, who had not long been in office, still had some ideas.

His 2nd Army also suffered a considerable loss. The 10th Division was completely wiped out. Even if there are left-behind troops in the country, it will take at least two years to recover after reconstruction.

The 5th Division also suffered a great loss in Linyi. Zhang and Pang joined forces to prevent Itagaki Seishiro from taking advantage of it in Linyi. The 108th Division defended the northern Shandong region and did not directly participate in the war, but had been fighting against the anti-Japanese armed forces in northwestern Shandong and had fought with Wu Shaozhou's troops.

In order to be able to take the lead in occupying Xuzhou, Soichi Teraunuchi was already crazy. Most of the supplementary soldiers and materials transferred from the local area were given to the 2nd Army.

This made the 1st Army, which was not popular, even worse.

The only way for Shiichiko is to be mediocre, stubborn, and like to wear small shoes for disobedient subordinates to retaliate. More and more people are dissatisfied.

Kenji Doihara had a good start, so naturally some people followed suit. The 1st Army was already very resentful, but as a result, when Umetsu Mijiro arrived, he was quickly assimilated.

Anyway, Mijiro Umezu also thought it through. If you lose your power sooner or later, why should you please flatter such a narrow-minded old noble?

On June 3rd, news came from the New 40th Brigade that it captured Dabendian (the location of Hebi today).

The Japanese army stationed in Tangyin had only one squadron, and a small number of puppet troops. At this time, they wanted to compete with the Japanese army. Leng Feng immediately ordered Dai Xu to attack north along the Pinghan Railway line and try his best to recover lost territory.

Since entering northern Henan, the Japanese army has committed countless heinous crimes, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil.

On November 5 last year, the Japanese army occupied Anyang and carried out bloody massacres in the Xiaoximen area, causing the tragic Anyang tragedy.

While burning, killing and looting, the Japanese army was also very beastly. They slaughtered the women found, from teenage girls to old women in their 70s, after the Japanese army captured Changyuan County, searched along the streets, killed people when they saw them, massacred more than 1,700 civilians, and the corpses in the streets and alleys were messy and blood flowed into a river.

On March 29, after entering Junxian, the Japanese army searched for the murderous people everywhere. Three hundred people were locked in a house, sprinkled gasoline and ignited the fire, and all of them were buried in the fire. The 400 people hiding in the earth cave on Nanshan Street, the Japanese army set up two machines outside to shoot at the earth cave, and none of them were spared.

More than 4,000 innocent people were killed by Japanese soldiers in Junxian City, including killing, cutting, cutting throats, digging hearts, and biting military dogs, accounting for one-quarter of the total population of the city.

Junxian City has become a miserable world where "every household wears mourning, every household has cries."

The blood left behind by the massacre has not yet dried up. Under the deep hatred, when the people in northern Henan heard that the Kuomintang army had been fighting back, they were all crying with joy, rushed to the streets and welcomed them together.

Leading the way for J, the traitors and the Japanese and puppets had no place to hide, and they were all pulled out, and they were sentenced to Ming Zhengdian.

Within and outside, Leng Feng received the news of the recovery of the Daben Dian. In less than two hours, he received a telegram from Dai Xu that the reconnaissance battalion of the New 40th Brigade had entered Tangyin City.

The Japanese army in Tangyin City seemed to have received the news and fled after hearing the news.

The New 40th Brigade easily recovered Tangyin County.

"Now, the situation is very obvious. In addition to the Japanese army in Puyang County, as well as the Independent Mixed Fourth Brigade who was trapped by us and the Japanese army stationed at the Yellow River Ferry, they began to concentrate their troops and defend several important cities, Jiaozuo in the west, Anyang in the north (Zhangde) in the north, and Qiu Feng in the south." In the combat room of the New First Army headquarters, Leng Feng held a staff meeting to discuss the next combat plan.

"The Japanese army in Anyang City has the most troops. If we wait until the nearby Japanese army gathers over, it will be much more difficult for us to take Anyang." Xie Jiyuan said.

"Yes, so you must take Anyang as quickly as possible, and the Japanese army cannot have time to gather."

"If we want to attack Anyang, Xinxiang will not get support. Will Mayor Liang's power be too weak?" Long Yingqin said.

"If you are willing to join the anti-Japanese armed guerrillas in northern Henan, you can give them the number and organization as long as you are willing to join. Don't force it. The forced melon is not sweet." Leng Feng said, "In addition, I know that when Song Mingxuan and Shi Hanzhang were fighting against the Japanese army in northern Henan, some troops were disbanded and became bandits. These people are also the targets we are fighting for. I plan to establish the security force in northern Henan, with the number 1 to 4th Brigades."

“Four brigades?”

"Yes, the four brigades are organized according to about 60% of our main brigade. We can bring some of the weapons and equipment that can be collected, and we will solve the rest."

"So, are we going to take root in northern Henan?"

"Well, I won't move for at least three months." Leng Feng nodded. If this battle is over, there will be at least three months to half a year of calm.

As for whether the battle in Wuhan can start to fight, it is not something you can control.

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!