Afterwards, Yoshio Iwamatsu first hung up the phone, then shook the handle and put the phone to his ear: "Moxi Moxi, pick me up from the 1st Cavalry Brigade Headquarters immediately..."

Following Yoshio Iwamatsu's order, the 1st Cavalry Brigade, which was stationed and training in the Fenhe Plain, headed northeast of Takesu Airport under the leadership of Major General Tadamichi Ribayashi.

The 238th Regiment of the 41st Division also searched northeastward.

About two hours later.

The crash site was in a mountainous area. A few kilometers away, the Japanese cavalry saw smoke rising into the sky.

Tadamichi Kuribayashi led the 1st Cavalry Brigade and finally found the crash site following the smoke.

Seeing the plane wreckage on the ground, the brigade commander Kuribayashi Tadamichi was so angry that he got off his horse and slashed with his sword.

After a while, a cavalry squadron leader rode his horse and came to Kuribayashi Tadamichi and reported: "Report to the brigade commander that a 20mm machine gun shell casing was found over there."

Although most of the bullet casings were picked up by the soldiers of the new regiment, some were always left behind.

"Where did you find it?" Tadamichi Kuribayashi asked.

The cavalry squadron leader pointed in the direction of Purple Mountain.

soon.

The Japanese cavalry came to report that a large number of aircraft fragments were found in the dense forest over there, and a large number of mules and military horse hoofprints were found on the nearby deserted horse road.

Now Tadamichi Kuribayashi was 100% sure that the plane on which the observation group was traveling and two escorting fighter jets must have been shot down by the Eighth Route Air Defense Force.

And the initiator must be the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

At that moment, Kuribayashi Tadamichi sent a telegram to the First Army Headquarters and ordered the 1st Cavalry Brigade to pursue along the horse road.

…

About half an hour later.

Peking.

Iron Lion Alley.

North China Front Army Headquarters.

A communications staff officer walked into the commander's office with a solemn face and bowed his head to report to Neji Okamura:

"General!"

"First Army urgent call!"

"Um?"

Okamura Neji was a little surprised by the word "urgent call".

Urgent telegrams usually mean that something bad has happened or is about to happen. At this time, the First Army sent a telegram. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has attacked Taiyuan?

"The transport plane on which the observation group was traveling and the escorting fighter jets were shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire about 20 kilometers northeast of Wusu Airport."

"All the members of the observation group, including Lieutenant General Hisao Fururu, were crushed to pieces!"

After saying this, the Japanese communications staff looked sad and lowered his head to express his condolences.

Bowing one's head in mourning is a standard action taken by the Japanese to show their respect for an officer after his jade was broken.

However, when the Japanese staff officer raised his head, he was shocked to find that Commander Okamura Neiji not only did not lower his head in mourning, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised?

Nani?

…
Chapter completed!