Tongdeng is fighting so hotly here, and the fifth squadron guarding Zhennanguan is not deaf and blind, how can he not notice it.

Captain Ishikawa Tadanari, the squadron leader, was born into a noble family, and he inherited the family name of the lord of the Nagariku Shitakan domain during the Tokugawa shogunate, and the Ishikawa family was once a genealogy daimyo of the Tokugawa family and a member of the Sashoku faction, so when the Meiji Restoration abolished the feudal domain to the prefecture, he only received the title of viscount. Because of his close relationship with the Tokugawa family, he did not even have a place for his family in the earlier noble court. Since the old feudal lord had no heirs in his family, Ishikawa's father was a descendant of the samurai of the feudal domain, and he was adopted as a righteous son by the feudal lord, continuing the old family name of Ishikawa. The Ishikawa family was deposed as a viscount in the middle of the Wise Era, but after some twists and turns, they finally regained the title. After two generations of up and down operations, the stain on the family history was finally washed away and mixed into the government system.

Captain Ishikawa is the third male in the family, it is impossible to inherit the title, this year, the fastest way for the young noble children of Japan to get ahead is to join the army, so Ishikawa applied for the army non-commissioned officer school, and graduated with honors, and then entered the army university for further study. Judging from the current situation, Ishikawa is very much liked by his superiors because of his personal ability, and if nothing else, he will soon be promoted again, and after being transferred to the wing headquarters as a deputy for a few months, he will take over the position of captain.

The sound of guns and cannons in the direction of Tongdeng shook the sky, and the smoke of gunpowder could be seen across the mountain beams, and it was obvious that a big battle was breaking out somewhere not far from the border. At first, Ishikawa was still speculating whether the French were engaged in some actual combat exercises, but soon he realized that the problem was not so simple, because the border guards on the French side of Zhennan Pass were urgently assembling, and all kinds of machine guns and field guns were dragged out, and the muzzles of the guns were pointed directly in the direction of the Japanese army, as if they were preparing to start a war.

The French are ready to turn their faces with the Japanese Army? Ishikawa felt that his brain was a little insufficient, when did these guys become so bold. There must have been something unexpected that I didn't know about that caused such a violent reaction from the French. Ishikawa's first thought was to immediately report the situation to his superiors, and at the same time order the second squadron to enter combat readiness to prevent a real conflict and his squadron would not be caught off guard.

Captain Ishikawa reported the French movement by telephone to the headquarters of the 41st Wing stationed in Pingxiang City, and at the same time asked his superiors to immediately send reinforcements to support the Zhennanguan defensive line.

The Wing Commander of the 41st Wing, Toshiro Nami, was taking a nap in his bedroom when he received the report from his men, and perhaps because he had not yet woken up, he did not pay attention to Ishikawa's report at that time, but ordered the 2nd Brigade to deal with the matter at its own discretion, and the French were only bluffing. It is unlikely that the Japanese will be attacked at this time.

After the commander of the second brigade, Okabe Shaosa, received the order from the wing commander, he was still a little puzzled at first, because the Ishikawa squadron had not reported to the brigade headquarters until this time, and he, the captain, did not know anything about the French movement at the border. Ishikawa does have the authority to report to the higher levels in an emergency, but the current situation is obviously not up to the extent needed, which is obviously the young squadron leader is eager to show to his superiors, and uses chicken feathers as arrows.

Okabe Shaosa was a little unhappy, knowing that Ishikawa was very respected and loved by the co-captain. It is said that he will be promoted soon, and he has always been very polite to Ishikawa, and he has not blocked the idea of his career, but he didn't expect to get this kind of reward in the end. Before he was promoted, he didn't take himself as a superior in his eyes. It seems that there must be a chance to make this bastard suffer a little, and let him know what the consequences will be if he defies his seniors and superiors.

However, the Wing Commander's order must not be perfunctory and must be carried out immediately. After a slight estimate of the number of troops that could be mobilized, the captain ordered the 6th and 7th squadrons of the 2nd Brigade to send three squads of infantry each to support Zhennan Pass, and ordered the 5th Squadron to set up a guard on the spot. If the French attacked, they must be resolutely resisted, and no French army must be allowed to break through the Japanese lines.

So the Japanese army and the French defenders confronted each other in front of Zhennan Pass, and Ishikawa only cared about arranging defenses on his own position, and did not report the strange discovery in the direction of Tongden to his superiors, so that until the Morimoto brigade was completely destroyed, no one in Japan was aware of it.

On the French side, because of the bad nature of the incident and the very serious consequences, let. After consulting with his staff, Degu decided to respond to the changes first, and prepare to investigate clearly and obtain conclusive evidence before negotiating with the Japanese.

At the same time, the French colonial government began to mobilize the garrisons of Taiyuan and Bac Giang to move towards the Lang Son line, and also transported a heavy armored unit that had just arrived at Haiphong Port to Dong Dang City by train overnight.

At this time, the Japanese army was still baffled by the excesses of the French, and some of the young staff officers were even excited after learning the news, thinking that this was an opportunity for the imperial army to be sent by God, and it was a sin not to take it. The French Indochinese army took the initiative to provoke the Imperial Army, which was a reason to send it to the door. These people even went to the wing headquarters to make a noise, asking Nami Dazuo to immediately request support from the division and regimental headquarters, and the whole army entered a state of combat readiness. The French must be punished for their rude behavior, and even if the division is unable to occupy the whole of the north, it can at least take the opportunity to take the city of Tongdeng. At this time, these staff officers would not have thought that everything was because a colleague not only thought of it with them, but also directly put it into action, and now not only has he been defeated and died, but also stabbed a big man to Japan.

So the night passed in a daze, and Nami did not agree to the request of his subordinates, although he had been ordering the troops to conduct offensive training, and his heart, like those staff officers, was very much looking forward to fighting the French and establishing immortal feats for the empire, but this was not something that a mere wing commander could decide. In particular, the current situation in the world is delicate, and the whole body is affected by one trigger, and the Southern Front Army Command has repeatedly asked its subordinate units to pay attention to restraining their own behavior.

What's more, the situation of the French army at this time can also be seen, those troops are only strengthening the defensive vigilance, not wanting to attack, the reason for the war is not enough, and they need to find another opportunity. As for reporting to superiors, this kind of small friction between the troops of the two sides occurred several times a week during this period, and whenever such a trivial matter was encountered, it was reported to the superiors. This is a manifestation of the incompetence of the commander. So it was not until the afternoon of the next day that the Japanese side found that one of their brigades was missing.

Morimoto's brigade was not fully dispatched, and he also left the baggage squad of the brigade and a detachment of soldiers to guard the barracks, and he didn't want to suffer the same tragedy as last time. The original training plan of the brigade was to return in the afternoon, and in order to show authentically, the Morimoto brigade only brought lunch for the day. The baggage soldiers, who had no idea of the captain's plan, rested happily all day, and it was rare that no other officers were staring, and these guys took out the food that they had secretly hidden during the transportation in the past. At noon, they had a sumptuous dinner, and they generously invited the garrison detachment to share with them, which was also a kind of bribe to block the other party's mouth.

Towards the end of the evening, the cooking squad had cooked the dinner of the whole brigade, but until the sun went down, not a single officer or soldier returned. The leader of the baggage squad is a military cao who has never encountered such a scene. Maybe the brigade was just delayed on the road, or maybe something happened. It is not that there have been accidents in which field marches have lost their way before, and this is probably the case this time. So this military cao decided not to care so much, just do his own duty, and honestly guard the barracks. This time, the captain personally led the team, and the sky fell and the officers held it.

The baggage team should eat and drink, and the night passed in a daze, but the brigade still did not return. Jun Cao was a little anxious. This is really abnormal, there must be something seriously wrong, otherwise there would not even be a person who came back to report the news. But he was not a favored officer after all. If you don't have the guts to skip the report, if you happen to come back after reporting to your superiors, then you may end up very badly if you report rashly.

If the brigade really got lost and spent the night in the field, but he stabbed this humiliating thing on the wing, wouldn't it be a direct slap in the face of the commander. He has no background to resist the captain's retaliation, and Sen could have hundreds of means to finish a military cao in minutes. As a result, the squad leader decided to continue waiting, but after lunchtime, the Morimoto team still did not appear. The soldier finally couldn't wait any longer, he thought about it, and was going to ask several Japanese military posts nearby if anyone had seen or knew the whereabouts of the Third Brigade.

What he didn't expect was that after several Japanese outposts passed back and forth to each other, the matter was finally exposed, and the news of the disappearance of the Morimoto Brigade finally reached the ears of the second tank squad that partnered with this brigade, this squad leader was not a timid character, and his intuition was quite keen, he heard about the Morimoto Brigade from the jokes between his subordinates and each other, and immediately felt that the situation was very wrong.

This is the border, and no disturbance can escape the eyes of the garrisons on both sides, but a huge brigade disappeared for no reason, and no one even found it, which is really a bit unbelievable, and there must be something wrong with it. The squad leader immediately reported his findings to the 21st Wing Command and asked for permission to immediately search, as his squad was the closest to Morimoto's camp, just a mountain away.

After receiving the report from his subordinates, Captain Miki was also taken aback, he hurriedly called the Morimoto Brigade Headquarters for verification, and the one who answered the phone was the military cao who was still waiting for news, when he learned from the other party's mouth that the entire brigade had been missing for a day and a night, Miki Yoshinosuke Osa was anxious on the spot, and he had a very bad premonition in his heart.

Last night, he heard about the confrontation at Zhennanguan from his colleagues, and he was still laughing at how the French were so bold this time, but now that he thinks about it, it is possible that the actions of the French will be related to the disappearance of the Morimoto brigade. Captain Miki prayed for the blessing of Amaterasu and that his guess was best wrong, and he shook the phone and prepared to report to the division headquarters. Because if your guess is correct, then this matter is a big deal, and you can't hide it just by hiding it, so it's better to report it honestly to your superiors in time, and maybe you can reduce some responsibility.

Regardless of how anxious Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura, commander of the Fifth Division, received the report, he ordered his subordinates to immediately search for the Morimoto Brigade.

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