When Iwane Matsui saw the call from Kitashirakawa, he almost ate the manuscript paper in his hand.
However, why did Matsui Iwane have such a big reaction?
The reason is simple. Kitashirakawa wanted the 26th Brigade to hold the Dragon Boat Festival in a very unfavorable situation, while he was preparing to launch a surprise attack on Bengbu.
It turned out that Beibaichuanxi had already arrived in Sanjia Town during the few days when the Dragon Boat Festival surprise attack came to An County.
Sanjia Town is very close to Ningyuan County, and beyond Ningyuan County is Bengbu, where the Dragon Boat Festival is located.
Originally, Kitashirakawa planned to bypass the 51st Army and make a surprise attack on the command post of Dragon Boat Festival. However, the intelligence department reported the surprise attack in Lai'an County during the Dragon Boat Festival to Kitashirakawa.
Kitashirakawa was very proud because he actually went together with Dragon Boat Festival.
Of course, Kitashirakawa would feel very shameful if he had the same thoughts as other people. Because he is the Prince of Beibai, and someone who grew up with a golden key in his mouth, how could he have the same thoughts as a commoner?
But Dragon Boat Festival is different. He is a very smart man.
Although Kitashirakawa wished he could kill Dragon Boat Festival a hundred times, it is undeniable that he sincerely admires Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise he would not let go of his comfortable life in the city and come to this boring Sanjia Town. coming.
Although Sanjia Town has not experienced any major wars, people in the town have heard about the little devil's behavior even if they have not seen it with their own eyes.
The little devils are all beasts. They kill people when they see them, snatch money when they see them, and want to take possession of women when they see them. So when they heard that the devils were coming, almost everyone in the town ran away.
Moreover, there was no electricity in Sanjia Town originally. At night, rich people lit candles, while those without money could only light oil lamps.
And if Kitashirakawa Aoi's troops didn't all carry generators, I'm afraid he would have to live with a choking oil lamp.
But even so, Kitashirakawa is happy with it, and even thinks that such a life is interesting. Just like when a prince saw a farmer planting rice seedlings with two feet of mud, he thought the farmer was very happy. I even wanted to experience for myself what it felt like to step on mud with my feet.
At this time, Kitashirakawarai had this in mind.
There was a time when he never thought about leading troops to fight. When he came to the army, he only visited the soldiers on the front line to express condolences. Even if Chiba Sakura hadn't come to China to compete with someone called Dragon Boat Festival, he would never have thought that he would cross the ocean to come to China.
In his eyes, China was backward and could not compare with his Empire of Japan. He just came to witness how the kendo masters of the Japanese Empire crushed the Chinese lunatic that the Chinese were most proud of.
But what he never expected was that the person who died in the ring was not the Duanwu who was rumored to have gone crazy during the war, but the younger generation of the Japanese Empire who was the strongest swordsman.
Of course, this was not the only thing that attracted Kitashirakawa to the Dragon Boat Festival. When he stayed at the Century Hotel, he had crossed paths with the Dragon Boat Festival many times. He believes that Duan Wu is not only an arrogant but also a dangerous person.
But the most important point is not actually Dragon Boat Festival, but Kitashirakawarai has always thought that he is very smart.
He wants to prove himself that Dragon Boat Festival is completely vulnerable in front of him.
So, this little devil came, bringing the elite of his First Division, plus the guards of a squadron of his good disciple Taro Aso, a total of no less than 6,000 people, and the 150th Regiment of the 114th Division, the 10th Division The regiment's 39th Regiment and the 40th Regiment, which had just been replenished, are also here.
Kitashirakawa took over all the power and even directly sent power to the division commanders of various ministries to cooperate with his actions.
The various ministries had no choice but to obey orders, and among them was Matsui Iwane.
He could only obey the orders of the Prince of Beibai, otherwise the commander of the North China Expeditionary Army would have to be replaced.
However, he couldn't just watch the 26th Brigade disappear. Because if the 26th Brigade is just gone, then who will complete the task of opening up land transportation between the north and the south?
Matsui Iwane pondered for a long time, and then said: "Give the 26th Brigade power, so that they must go deep alone, but they must contain their enemies."
"Hi!"
The little Japanese's communications officer took the order and conveyed Matsui Iwane's message to the brigade commander of the 26th Brigade, Numata Tokushige.
Numata Tokushige was still in Chuzhou at this time. He sent his 58th Regiment to reinforce the 116th Regiment, but he himself did not go.
But it's fair to say, during a war, do you still need a general to charge into battle?
Therefore, as a general, Numata Tokushige could just stay in Chuzhou and take command.
But what Numata Tokushige didn't expect was that he was originally chasing the enemy who had made a surprise attack on Lai'an County, but he didn't expect that this was actually a conspiracy of the enemy.
He just said, why did Duan Wu suddenly come to his Laian County town and beat him up and ran away. It turned out to be luring the enemy.
This move was so clever. If it hadn't been for the telegram sent by the headquarters, he would have been completely kept in the dark.
Of course, Numata Tokushige would not admit that this was his mistake, but would blame all the blame on Soeda Fuku of the 116th Wing, because Numata Tokushige felt that it was all because of Soeda's stupidity that he made the mistake. Assessed the enemy's situation.
It's just that at this time, it's not the time to convict Tian Tianfu. First, Tian Tianfu is still commanding from the front line. Secondly, Numata Tokushige felt that Soeda Fuku would most likely die on the battlefield.
Because the message Numata Tokushige had just received said that his 26th Brigade should be used to contain the Dragon Boat Festival troops to buy time for Prince Beibai's surprise attack.
He knew that Prince Beibai was a dandy prince who always had a smile on his lips, but was ruthless.
When he was in Japan, many Japanese people, including officials, looked down upon him and even avoided him.
This prince always likes to have sudden ideas and then use them on you. And he was very cruel. I remember once, when a minister saw him and forgot to salute, he made the minister stand barefoot on the ice. In just an hour, the minister's legs lost all feeling.
So facing such a cruel prince, everyone would stay away from him. As for disobeying his orders, no one even thought about it.
Because just imagine, even Commander Matsui didn't dare to disobey the prince's order. How could he, a small brigade commander, dare to stroke the tiger's beard?
However, this order must be carried out, but Numata Tokushige still wanted to curse: "What does this bastard do to the lives of imperial soldiers?"
Because it was obvious that if their enemies had been prepared, the battle would have to end here. Even if they lose some people and lose the equipment of an artillery brigade, as long as the rest of the people are still there, they can regroup and make a comeback.
But at this time, knowing clearly that this is the enemy's conspiracy, they continue to send people inside. This is simply stupid.
What's more, you clearly know that the Dragon Boat Festival is no longer in Bengbu, so what's the point of your surprise attack on Bengbu?
(End of chapter)
