The senior Japanese commanders who attacked Songhu were: Kiyoshi Hasegawa, commander of the 3rd Navy Fleet, Matsui Iwane, commander of the Central China Front, Prince Asaka Miya Hatuhiko, who succeeded the commander of the Songhu Expeditionary Force, and Yanagawa Heisuke, commander of the 10th Army.
Japanese 10th Army Provisional Combat Headquarters,
The commander of the 10th Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, had also received a telegram jointly sent back from the 18th Division Commander Ushijima Sadao and Kunizaki Detachment Captain Kunisaki Noboru.
The content was about the battlefield photos of He Xiaoyang's troops severely damaging the Guoqi detachment on the Jinshan Guard side, and it was reported and published by the newspaper in Nanjing, the capital.
He also leaked information about He Feiyang's department.
"Baga! He Feiyang?"
"Officers of the 20th Sichuan Army? And Liu Xiang's Sichuan Army?"
"Baga Yalu! It turns out that the China Army that severely damaged us in the Jinshanwei area was the Sichuan Army, and the commander is this He Feiyang!"
"Okay! I remember the name of this damn China Army!"
"Although I have lost face and honor, I am still lucky that these damn China newspapers have published the information about this damn China army! It saves all the efforts of our useless institutions to investigate!"
"Because these useless intelligence agencies have not yet found out for me which group of Chinese troops attacked us! It's good now, I don't even need their report, I already know which group it was.
Zhichina Army!"
"If you actually know who it is, it will be easier to deal with!"
"The Sichuan Army is only a local army, so this is not a problem, but I heard that aren't the Sichuan Army troops with inferior weapons and equipment? Although in the Dachang area, Chen Jiaxing and Dunwu Temple have quite good records, and they have also won
We respect some of the Imperial Army, but their weapons and equipment are definitely not as sophisticated as those of the China Army on the Jinshan Guard side!"
"At least they won't have so many artillery groups and heavy machine gun groups. So where did He Feiyang's Chinese officer get so many heavy firepower weapons and equipment to fight against our imperial army?"
"Let me ask the intelligence agency to immediately find out where Liu Feiyang is now and his details. I hope they won't continue to be such a coward this time!"
"Otherwise, I will definitely respond properly to the base camp!"
"I miss our empire's intelligence agencies. When did they become so useless?"
"Didn't it mean that they have already infiltrated all the senior officers of the China Army?"
"Finally, it is necessary to let our forward troops capture our various offensive targets."
After reading this newspaper about He Feiyang's information, the commander of the 10th Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, looked gloomy and uncertain as he responded.
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
The Japanese officers around Yanagawa Heisuke, the commander of the 10th Army, immediately nodded and bowed in agreement.
Songhu Dispatch Army Headquarters,
Matsui Iwane, who has returned to the headquarters,
Just from the other side of the airport, under the escort of a large group of Japanese troops, Prince Asahi Hiroki of the Asaka Palace, who was dispatched from the base camp as the new commander of the Songhu Expeditionary Army,
Matsui Iwane served as the commander of the Central China Front.
"Sigh! Is this the Songhu of the Chinese people?"
"Now it's finally in our hands!"
"If possible, I would like to capture the capital of the China Army as well!"
"Anyway, the armies of our Imperial Army are now arriving in Songhu in a steady stream. If we don't expand our results, I'm afraid it won't be very good!"
"So much of our empire's troops will be wasted!"
When Prince Asaka Palace Hatuhiko walked into the Songhu Dispatch Army Headquarters where Matsui Iwane landed him, he was also in a very good mood. He stood at the floor-to-ceiling glass window and stared at the scenery of Songhu outside for a while.
He felt a lot and continued to talk.
"Hahaha! As long as your highness likes it!"
"Now you are the commander-in-chief of the Songhu Expeditionary Army Headquarters! So you still have certain command powers. I don't have any objections. I am just worried that the base camp will not approve your highness to do this!
"
Regarding the ambition shown by the newly arrived Prince Asaka Hatohiko, Commander Matsui Iwane showed a bright smile and agreed.
Of course, in his heart, it is not clear what he thinks of His Highness the Prince who has taken away his original position.
Anyway, he looks very kind now.
"I will communicate with the base camp about that, but now we should cooperate with the troops of the 10th Army as soon as possible to outflank the elite troops of the China Army. As long as we can completely annihilate the hundreds of thousands of elite troops of the China Army in Songhu and
If it comes to the Suzhou area, then the country of the China Army will also be ours!"
Looking at Commander Matsui Iwane with a friendly look on his face, Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko laughed at the other person's hypocrisy in his heart, but on the surface he still showed a kind face and responded with a smile.
As for the Japanese officers who accompanied them, they also changed their expressions accordingly.
Of course they didn't speak.
"If the base camp goes beyond His Highness's request, I will definitely support His Highness with all my strength!"
"We took down Nanjing, the capital of the China Army. Of course, the transfer of power between the two of us has just begun, so I still have a lot of things to deal with, especially since I haven't taken down the hundreds of thousands of China Army members yet.
Annihilate all the elite troops! Otherwise, I will definitely do the same."
Seeing Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko with the same hypocritical expression, Commander Matsui Iwane couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but on the surface he still maintained his amiable smile and continued to respond.
"Then your Excellency, Commander Lao!"
After Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko listened to Commander Matsui Iwane's nonsense response, he once again responded with a false and kind smile.
But at this moment,
Ito Eita, the Japanese combat staff, also hurriedly came to them and prepared to hand them the newspaper about He Feiyang's achievements for reporting.
"Report! Your Excellency the Commander and Your Highness the Prince!"
"This is a Chinese newspaper sent by Commander Yanagawa Heisuke, the commander of the 10th Army, and also a newspaper collected by our intelligence department from Nanjing, the capital where the Chinese Army is stationed. It is a good news that has recently caused a sensation among the Chinese people.
newspaper!"
"The content inside talks about the battle of Jinshanwei, the number and name of the commander of the China Army that resisted the 10th Army. It was the mysterious China Army unit that severely damaged the Kunisaki Detachment!"
After the Japanese combat staff Eita Ito paid a military salute, he respectfully handed the newspaper to Commander Matsui Iwane and Prince Asaka Palace Hatuhiko respectively to report the report.
"Well! The 20th Sichuan Army? He Feiyang?"
"And Liu Xiang's Sichuan troops?"
"Baga! What's going on with these Sichuan troops? When did the other side have such powerful combat units?"
"Their weapons and equipment are actually more sophisticated than the Central Army of the China Army?"
"Are the news reported by these two Chinese newspapers true or false?"
When Prince Asaka Palace Jiuyan finished reading it, he was the first to ask with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Hai!"
"Your Highness the Prince! Everything reported in these newspapers has been confirmed by our intelligence agencies and is true!"
"And we also received news that the supreme commander of the China Army is preparing to reward this China Army for resisting our imperial army! So it can be 100% confirmed to be true combat news!"
"So the intelligence agency is also very nervous. Let the intelligence agents report back these important news, and let me report it to His Royal Highness the Prince and the Commander!"
Listening to the serious questioning expression on Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko's face, the Japs' combat adviser Eita Ito quickly nodded in agreement.
"Yo Xi! If you actually know that it was the damn Chinese army that severely damaged the Guoqi detachment, then we will have people find a way to annihilate He Feiyang and his remnants!"
"Otherwise, it will be troublesome if He Feiyang becomes the scourge of our empire. It is the best time to deal with him while he is still a small local officer in China!"
But at this time, Commander Matsui Iwane narrowed his eyes and interjected with a sinister smile.