After graduating from Huangpu, he rose to prominence as a regiment leader.

"Reporting to General Umezu! So far, more than one-third of our troops have been killed or wounded!"

"And...and..." The deputy was unable to continue speaking for a moment.

"speak!"

"And... General Meizu! Now the morale of the entire army is shaken. Many people have fallen behind or disappeared during the march. The supervision team has already shot a group of them, but it still doesn't work!" The deputy said hesitantly.

It was not until now that they deeply understood the predicament of the Xia army at that time.

Without an air force and effective air defense equipment, they would have to endure endless fire bombing as long as enemy planes flew overhead.

No one can tell when the next bomb will fly over their heads, and their comrades may be blown to pieces in the next second.

"And... General Umezu! We are running low on ammunition and supplies, and we urgently need massive replenishment and resupply!"

"What?!" Mijiro Umezu's face suddenly changed.

If he was defeated by the New 1st Army on the battlefield, coupled with the change of ownership of the Army Aviation, at most his situation would become worse, but it would not be a desperate situation after all.

But if even military supplies and materials begin to run out, then it will be a question whether he can return to Kanto.

"Baka!" Umezu could no longer maintain his demeanor as a commander. He clenched his fists tightly and veins bulged on his forehead.

"Bagya Road!"

He gasped for breath, suppressing his last bit of rationality.

The disastrous defeat during this march southwards into the Pass was the greatest shame in his military career, no doubt about it!

The defeat of the Kwantung Army meant that the Empire's offensive suffered a serious setback, and Umezu Michijiro would be nailed to the army's pillar of shame.

...

After a long time, Mei Jin raised his head with a tired look on his face.

"How long will it take for the troops in Kanto to send out reinforcements?"

"Reply, General!" The deputy beside him swallowed his saliva. He didn't even dare to breathe just now.

"We have received news that the Kanto garrison is gathering all its forces, but it will take some time to send troops to support us."

Ever since the New First Front Army used two tricks to deceive the world, they really dared not underestimate this opponent anymore.

The first time they concealed the truth was when their 600,000-strong army marched southwards and was besieging Beishi. Miraculously, a large number of Xia Kingdom's New First Army appeared from the rear and lifted the siege of Beishi in one fell swoop.

The second time they concealed the truth was when they were in the middle of a fierce battle with the New First Army and were about to send the Army Aviation Corps to Taipei for support, but who knew that Qin Feng had also hidden a troop to launch a surprise attack on all the airports in Kanto.

Now, no one dares to say whether the Xia Kingdom’s New First Army has other armed forces hidden in the three provinces of Kanto, so the garrison troops inside the pass are naturally extremely cautious.

"We can't wait that long!" Meizu Mijiro said in a deep voice, "We must replenish military supplies now!"

"But General Umezu! We have no choice but to join forces with the Kwantung garrison!" The deputy took a deep breath.

"No! We can't reunite! If we get out of the border, we'll be dead!" Mei Jin shook his head.

"After we leave the border, there is an endless open area. The New Front Army's air force, including armored units, can move freely all the way. This greatly increases the threat to us!"

"It's hard to say whether we can last a day!" Mei Jin sighed.

"Then General Meijin! What should we do next?" The deputy's face was pale.

"Go directly into the Qin Port area!"

"Also, immediately call the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, General Yamamoto!"

After thinking for a moment, Mei Jin said solemnly.

"Hayi!"

......

"Commander-in-Chief! The Kwantung Army has retreated to Qingang!"

In the Marine Corps of the New First Front Army, Duan Peng quickly walked up to Qin Feng and stood still.

He first saluted Qin Feng, then turned around and saluted the army commanders present.

"Commander-in-Chief! It's just as you said. This old devil from Mei Jin didn't come out directly!" Wang Ke looked at Qin Feng and said.

"But isn't Mei Jin courting his own death?" Yang Song at the side couldn't help but say.

Could it be that Mei Jin thought that as long as he retreated to Qingang, he could stop the offensive of the New First Front Army?

The commander-in-chief just called them all together to discuss the next strategic goals and direction of the new First Front Army.

However, the Kwantung Army's withdrawal into the Qingang area was completely beyond their expectations and was beyond their plan.

"No, to be exact, the Kwantung Army would be courting death if they leave the country now." Zhou Weiguo on the side shook his head.

"Why, Lao Zhou? Tell me!" Yang Song said he was all ears.

Zhou Weiguo cleared his throat and began to explain.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Kwantung Army is probably running out of military supplies now."

"After all, we have been fighting for so long, and we can analyze this from the situation on the battlefield."

"First! They must replenish their military supplies!"

"Secondly, there is a large open area outside the Great Wall. It is flat and the Kwantung Army cannot run as fast as our mechanized troops!"

"The third one!" Zhou Weiguo paused and then looked at Ding Wei at the table.

"Old Zhou! Damn you! Please explain it clearly!" Li Yunlong was listening attentively, but suddenly got stuck and couldn't help but urge him.

"Haha!" Zhou Weiguo smiled without saying anything, his eyes still looking at Ding Wei.

He had heard that Ding Wei was a talented person, and today he wanted to see if Ding Wei thought the same as he did.

Receiving Zhou Weiguo's gaze, Ding Wei also understood what he meant and took over the conversation.

"Ahem!" Ding Wei cleared his throat. "I guess what Lao Zhou meant is that Qingang is too close to the sea!"

"It is estimated that Mei Jin saw this and led his troops to retreat to Qin Port."

"By the sea?" Those who had not yet reacted suddenly understood.

"Old Ding! Are you talking about the Japanese navy?" Li Yunlong suddenly reacted.

"Ok!"

"To put it in the near future, there are Japanese naval bases stationed in Binhai. To put it in the far future, there are also large Japanese naval forces in Fengtian Port." Ding Wei shook his head.

"But Lao Ding! Haven't the Japanese navy and army always been at odds with each other?" Blind Cheng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly interrupted.

It is basically a consensus among everyone that there is discord between Japan's navy and army.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be a Japanese joke that the army builds aircraft carriers and the navy builds tanks, which refers to the battle between the Japanese navy and army.

Even in the area of aircraft manufacturing, the two sides' technologies are not interoperable, so when purchasing the tank country's aircraft technology, both sides have to keep the technology confidential, and they have to spend an extra penny for nothing.

"If we don't deal with it now, I think the Japs will take action!"

Chen Zheng also spoke at the right time.

As a former general of the Northeast Army, he was well aware of the strength of the naval fleet in the port city.

"Once the Japanese navy takes action, with the support of the power of the naval guns, the Kwantung Army's lack of firepower will be instantly made up!"