 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekusimudzirwa kwake kuita mukuru mukuru muna Chikunguru 1938, Tsuchihashi akazove mukuru wevashandi veIJA 21st Army muna Nyamavhuvhu 1939, iyo yakaendeswa kunorwa muhondo yechipiri yeChina neJapan sechikamu cheChina Expeditionary Army. Basa guru reIJA 21st Army raiva Operation Cantonkupinda muGuangdong Province kumaodzanyemba kweChina, pamwe chete neImperial Japanese Navys 5th Fleet, iyo yakapedza pakupera kwegore. IJA 21st Army yakaparadzwa musi waFebruary 9, 1940, uye Tshuchihashi akadzokera kuTokyo kuti ave mushandi wehondo kuChinese Embassy. 