The speed of the Japanese army's advance was completely beyond the expectations of the national army.

Commander Matsui Iwane was very satisfied with the Japanese army's pursuit operations after occupying Songhu, but the defeated and evacuated troops of the national army were miserable.

An emergency combat meeting was also held at the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters.

For them, the discussion at the meeting was a debate on whether to expand the battlefield beyond the Songhu battlefield. Especially on the issue of whether to continue to march towards the capital of the national army, there was a very lively debate.

Already.

Especially the hard-liners in the Japanese army became red-faced and quarreled with the "non-expansion faction" headed by Kanji Ishihara.

The "No Expansion Faction" group headed by Kanji Ishihara is worried that once the battlefield is too long, the national army may be stuck in the long front and unable to get out, and some uncontrollable situations will occur.

However, the "non-expansion of factions" led by Kanji Ishihara was something that was beyond our wildest dreams. The Minister of War, Gen. Gen Sugiyama, the Chief of Staff, Prince Kanin Miyazahito, and the Emperor's final decision, agreed to be tough.

At the request of Pai, he continued to send a large army to pursue the defeated Chinese army.

And you can attack the capital of the country, which is Jingjing,

In response, the "non-expansion faction" headed by Kanji Ishihara was suppressed by the hardliners of the Japanese army and rose to power.

Although Matsui Iwane was also an "expansionist", he was very shrewd and keen in understanding the battlefield of the Japanese army. The Japanese army must engage in quick and decisive battles, and they absolutely could not expand the war zone without limit.

But for the ambitious Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, the commander of the Japanese Tenth Army, his ambitions were very great.

Moreover, he had a bad relationship with Matsui Iwane a long time ago.

Therefore, regarding the battle to advance to the national capital, Army Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, commander of the Tenth Army, did not obey Commander Matsui Iwane's combat orders at all.

Including the brutal killings that were carried out in the capital in the future, he was also responsible for it.

Just because Commander Matsui Iwane's performance in the Battle of Songhu was not very good, in the Japanese homeland, Matsui Iwane has been rumored by people in Tokyo that "Matsui Iwane's troops cannot occupy Songhu alone."

In the end, the base camp and the emperor sent Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, a former imperial general, to form the Japanese Tenth Army to participate in the Battle of Songhu to assist Matsui Iwane's troops against the rumors of the national army.

For Iwane Matsui, who was very concerned about face, this was a loss of face and a huge shame.

Even his officers and soldiers who also wanted to save face felt equally deeply ashamed.

But Matsui Iwane had no way to stop the headquarters and the emperor from making such a decision.

Moreover, after the hardliners won the victory due to the "non-expansion faction" led by Kanji Ishihara,

The position of first minister in charge of operations taken by Kanji Ishihara was also replaced by the newly arrived minister Shimomura.

The second class also has Toshiro Kawabe as its new section chief.

In other words, the first and second section chiefs of the Combat Command Section were both replaced by new section chiefs at the same time, and they were also section chiefs who tended to support Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, the commander of the Japanese Tenth Army.

Therefore, Matsui Iwane had no choice but to accept the cruel fact of internal strife.

Moreover, he also saw that Songhu fell under the iron heel of the Japanese army, and the main gateway to the national army capital had been opened. This was also the best time for the Japanese army to seize the victory and capture the national army capital, so he also followed the base camp and

The emperor wanted to support the Japanese Tenth Army in marching into the national capital.

Then he was also unscrupulous and sent Section Chief Toshiro Kawabe to the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters to conduct transoceanic phone calls with Matsui Shimomura.

"I have made up my mind. I must capture the capital of the China Army. Then I will show you victory!"

Matsui Iwane vowed, patted his chest, and said firmly to the two section chiefs.

But at this moment, Matsui Iwane didn't know that after he captured the capital of the national army, he connived with his subordinates and committed earth-shattering brutal killings. The emperor and the headquarters found an excuse for him to return to retirement, and then went to the incense.

But King Gong Jiuyan came to power.

He also took over the official position of Matsui Iwane and stayed at the high command, serving as military counselor and commander.

However, when it was determined that the army would continue to be sent to the capital of the national army,

Matsui Iwane was at his headquarters, feeling extremely unhappy.

Because he also just received the latest battle information from Sihang Warehouse,

"Bagaya road!"

"The Sihang Warehouse was captured! But up to now, there is still no trace of Liu Feiyang's headquarters and the German Arms Division?"

"What do these division commanders do for a living?"

"Are so many troops blind?"

"All of them were actually escaped by the abominable China Army, and I still don't know how they escaped?"

"What on earth is going on? Has the military quality of our imperial army changed and fallen to such a useless state?"

Especially when Matsui Iwane learned that Liu Feiyang's men had successfully escaped, he immediately roared angrily.

In response to his rage, the entire Japanese military hierarchy in the headquarters were frightened and did not dare to take a breath. All the senior officers stood in front of Matsui Iwane, listening to his anxious curses.

At this moment, Matsui Iwane really wanted to give Lieutenant General Susumu Fujita, the commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, the commander of the Japanese 9th Division, and the Japanese 101st Division

The division commander, Lieutenant General Ito Masaki, and the division commander of the Japanese 6th Division, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, who had left Songhu and advanced towards the front line of the national army capital, and others,

One person would give these wimps a hard slap with the palm of his hand.

Unexpectedly, all the troops of four divisions were dispatched to encircle a small warehouse and bank, and they were all able to escape under the watchful eyes of Liu Feiyang and the 88th German Army Division.

This is simply an unprecedented shame,

This was also the reason that made Matsui Iwane furious the most.

Originally, because of his poor performance in the capture of Shimonohu, he needed the support of the troops of Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, commander of the Japanese Tenth Army.

Now, a mysterious anomaly that could not be guessed suddenly appeared in Liu Feiyang's command. It not only messed up his strategic deployment, but also killed a lot of his troops. Even the Navy Department and the Air Force suffered a lot.

In this regard, Matsui Iwane regarded Liu Feiyang's department as a 'thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh', a cancer that must be removed as soon as possible!

So when the commanders of all the troops he sent to attack were unable to complete their mission of encircling and suppressing Liu Feiyang's troops, Matsui Iwane's temper suddenly erupted.

He scolded everyone he met.

The senior Japanese officers inside and the guards outside were also scolded by Matsui Iwane.

When Matsui Iwane received the good news that the army he had dispatched to attack had captured the Sihang Warehouse in one fell swoop, he was overjoyed. He was also preparing to reward his subordinate troops lavishly and publicize his troops' achievements.

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He also received the bad news that Liu Feiyang's troops had successfully and covertly escaped.

As a result, Matsui Iwane's excitement, excitement and elation just now disappeared in an instant.

Then his violent temper exploded directly.
Chapter completed!