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Jinzhou, the Japanese Kwantung Army Front Command.

Kanto Army Commander Nobuyoshi Muto, Lieutenant General Nishio, Commander of the Eighth Division, and Commander of the Sixth Division Masae Eimon Sakamoto, etc. discussed the front-line military. The progress of the Great Wall offensive campaign was far beyond the expectations of the senior Kanto Army leaders. In their vision, the Imperial Army would be able to successfully defeat the Chinese defenders along the Great Wall in at most one week and attack Hiratsu.

At this time, Kanto Army Chief of Staff Koiki Akira walked in with a serious look in hand.

Koiki Aki walked to Muto Nobuyoshi and others, stood attentively and reported: "Your Excellency Commander, the 17th Infantry Regiment of the Fourth Brigade!"

"My thought!" Muto Nobuyoshi thought the Fourth Brigade had made some significant progress, so he looked quite happy.

"The 17th Regiment reported that the China Army of Qifengkou suddenly launched a night attack on various units of our 4th Brigade last night. One of its units even went straight to the rear of the Imperial Army, destroying the Imperial Army's artillery positions. The Brigade Command was also attacked by the Chinese Army. The Brigade Commander Mito Suzuki was killed. Because the Imperial Army was attacked from both sides, he was eventually forced to evacuate backwards. Sakai Saburo, the captain of the 17th Infantry Army."

When the commander of the Eighth Division, Nishiyi, his face changed drastically when he heard this. He snatched the telegram from Koi Iso Kyoto and read it over and over again in disbelief. Finally, he was so angry that his face turned ashen and tore the telegram in his hand to pieces, and roared: "Bagaya Road! How could this happen? The abominable Chinese Army, my heroic Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire, be defeated by the stupid Chinese Army!"

"Enough!" Muto Nobuyi stopped Nishiyi's roar and immediately said with a pale face: "Break Suzuki Junyu, and report the news of the defeat of the Fourth Brigade immediately to the base camp. Report to the base camp. Our troops will definitely find ways to save the impact of this defeat, revitalize the glory of the imperial army, and defeat the Chinese defenders along the Great Wall in one fell swoop."

"Commander, there is something unknown about the humble position." Koiki Akira lowered his head and said.

"speak!"

"If the news that the Fourth Brigade was defeated and the brigade commander Mito Suzuki was killed, once it spreads, it will definitely have a bad impact on the morale of other imperial troops. Why not report this news to the base camp for the time being and report it after the Great Wall Battle is over!" Koiki Akira said.

"Baga! Xiao Ichijun, do you think the Chinese people will also ignore this matter?" Muto Nobuyoshi asked angrily.

"No, the character of the Ichina people will definitely be widely publicized to encourage the morale of the front-line army and the trust of the people in the government." Koi Iso Kuroaki replied with his head down again.

"Since that's the case, even if we don't report it, the base camp will get news. At that time, the bastards of the Navy should take the opportunity to take the opportunity to infer the insult. The old guy Minashi Minashi should propose to the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor to stop the military attack in China. So, instead of doing this, it's better to report to the base camp directly and not to catch the handle for those bastards of the Navy!" Muto Nobuyoshi said meaningfully.

"Hay! Hu Yi understands!" Koiki Akira suddenly lowered his head and said, it was obvious that Muto's Nobuyoshi's idea was correct. In Japan, the navy and the army have always been in disagreement, which is well known.

The September 18th Incident was carried out by the Japanese Kwantung Army first and then report. If Zhang Xueliang had not ordered the Northeast Army not to resist and the Japanese Kwantung Army failed to attack, it would be very likely that Japan would not launch a large-scale war of aggression against China under the strong opposition of the Japanese leader and faction.

Of course, this is just a possibility, and it is not ruled out that Japan will launch a war of aggression against China in advance.

After the Japanese army occupied the three northeastern provinces, the peace faction headed by Navy Minister Mitsumasa Menai once proposed to the Japanese Emperor and the base camp to suspend military offensives and force the National Government to recognize Manchuria.

The Kwantung Army generals who obtained the arsenals left by the Northeast Army and various strategic materials were expanded and they always wanted to expand the war. (At that time, the largest arsenal in the country, the Chenyang Arsenal was in the Northeast. The Chenyang Arsenal was able to produce various light and heavy weapons, but also advanced weapons such as aircraft and tanks. The ammunition and weapons they had reserved were enough to be equipped with a large army of 100,000, and all fell into the hands of the Japanese army. Since then, the Kwantung Army's strength has increased significantly. For details, please Baidu.)

If the war goes well, the lords and factions naturally have no way to say anything and cannot change anything. After all, the army won one after another and expanded territory for the empire, which is what all Japanese soldiers want to see.

But if the war fails, the lords will have a handle and may have the upper hand. So will Muto Shinyi, the cunning Japanese militarist, take the initiative to report military information without hesitation and strive for the initiative.

"Xiyijun!" Muto Nobuyi looked at the still heavy face. Xiyi, who was standing aside, said: "You should immediately go to the front line, reorganize your troops, and launch an attack on Xifengkou. The 14th Brigade of the Mixed Formation will cooperate with your actions! Be sure to seize Xifengkou, defeat the Xifengkou defenders, and revitalize the reputation of the Eighth Division!"

"Hayi!" Xiyi suddenly lowered his head with a stern expression, then turned around and strode away.

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After the Fourth Brigade was defeated at Xifengkou, the war stopped briefly.

But at the same time, the attacks of other Japanese troops did not stop. The Central Army, Jinsui Army, and Northeast Army were all fighting bloody battles with the Japanese army, fighting to the death to defend the passes along the Great Wall, and the battle situation was extremely tragic.

General Zhao Dengyu stood on the wall of Xifengkou Pass, looking at the vast northern land, feeling extremely heavy. It had been a day and a night, and Zhang Xinghan and the others had not come back. General Zhao Dengyu already believed that they had died heroically for their country.

"Get wine!" Zhao Dengyu turned around and said.

The Russian took two bottles of seized Japanese sake and quickly handed it to him.

General Zhao Dengyu bit open the bottle cap of a bottle of sake with his mouth and shouted: "Brothers of the Big Sword Team, you are all good! They are all mankind, and they have not lost the face of our Chinese soldiers! This wine! I toast you!"

After saying that, he put the mouth of the sake bottle in his hand down and said softly: "Zhang Xinghan, Hou Wanshan, brothers, go all the way! Zhao Dengyu will definitely fight the Japanese invaders to the end in his lifetime. Kill the Japanese more to comfort the spirits of the anti-Japanese heroes in heaven."

"Host!Host!" A soldier ran over in a hurry.

"Hmm? What's the matter? So panicked?" General Zhao Dengyu asked with a frown.

"Zhang Xinghan, Zhang Xinghan and the others are back!" This soldier was also from the Big Sword Team last night, so he naturally knew about Zhang Xinghan.

"What? Where?" Zhao Dengyu was overjoyed when he heard this and asked hurriedly.

"Just on Height No. 1, they were all very tired. As soon as they reached Height No. 1, they couldn't walk anymore." The soldier pointed at Height No. 1 and said.

"Let's go! Go and see! They are the real heroes!" General Zhao Dengyu threw down the bottle of wine in his hand and said happily.
Chapter completed!