The Japanese still don’t know that the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army have sprouted up everywhere in the vast rural areas. The 882nd Regiment, one battalion, one platoon in this village, one squad in that village, and militia companies have sprung up everywhere like bamboo shoots after a rain. A single spark can start a prairie fire!
The main force of the Japanese was still focused on finding a decisive battle with the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and had no control over the vast countryside.
The main force of the Japanese 36th Division, the 222nd Regiment, the 223rd Regiment, the Field Artillery Regiment, the Baggage Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, and more than 10,000 people, were divided into multiple groups to search for the main force of the independent brigade for a decisive battle;
The remainder of the 35th Infantry Division and the 8th Infantry Brigade continued to move closer to Nirvana in accordance with the deployment of the headquarters, preparing to launch another attack on Nirvana.
The 36th Infantry Division, organized in: Hirosaki, commonly known as "Snow", was established in February 1939. Like the 35th Infantry Division, it is a second-class division.
When it comes to the "Snow" Division, you may not be familiar with it, but when it comes to the 9th Squadron of the 223rd Regiment of the "Snow" Division, the Chinese people should all know that the squadron leader Masuko Shigeo is the "Mashiko Advance" whom the Chinese people hate to the bone. Team";
The sacrifice of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army is due to them. This is actually a special force. They often disguise themselves as the Eighth Route Army and go deep into the base areas to carry out sabotage and do all kinds of bad things;
The current "Mashiko Advance Team" is not famous yet, it is just one of the many squadrons of the 36th Division. The squadron leader Masuko Shigeo has also received special warfare training abroad, but it is not as famous as Yamamoto Kazuki, Takeshita Shun and others, and has not been recognized by the commander. Your favor.
Fame is actually not equivalent to strength. Shigeo Masuko is much better than Kazuki Yamamoto in special operations;
In another time and space, they raided the Eighth Route Army headquarters several times, causing huge losses to the headquarters. They killed dozens of Eighth Route Army cadres alone!
The deputy chief of staff also died because they called planes through the radio and bombed the Eighth Route Army headquarters. Compared with him, Yamamoto Kazuki was a child.
Xiao Zhuoyi-nan did not take him seriously, but Lieutenant General Wu Dennan, the commander of the 36th Division, appreciated him very much and ordered him to form the Masuko Advance Team. His task was to find the eastward column led by Chu Xiong in the mountains of Yuzhou and prepare for him. The 36th Division reunited to annihilate Chu Xiong and his eastward column to point out the direction.
This Lieutenant General Wu Dan may sound like he is not famous among Japanese generals, but he is indeed a ruthless character. He fits the saying, a biting dog never barks!
Lieutenant General Maiden graduated from the 19th Infantry Section of the Japanese Army Military Academy, and was a classmate of the famous old Japanese soldiers such as Abe Kihide, Kawabe Shozo, Imamura Jun, Honma Masaharu, and Tanaka Shizuichi;
In December 2016, Maideno was admitted to the 31st class of Japan Army University. He was a classmate with Shimono Kazuhiro, Obata Hideyoshi, Iinuma Mamoru, Namada Juichi and others.
Although Lieutenant General Wu Den is not as famous as his classmates, he is not low-spirited. This time when he entered the Yuci area to fight, he always had only one goal, and that was Chu Xiong, known as the Tiger of China!
At the 36th Division Regiment Headquarters, Lieutenant General Maiden is issuing combat missions to Masuko Shigeo, who has high hopes for him:
"Mashiko-kun, your senior brother, the arrogant Kazuki Yamamoto has gone to see Amaterasu, causing Chu Xiong, the Tiger of China, to slip out of the gap in the imperial army's encirclement. His current location is about this place in Yuzhou. Within Pianshan District;
Their force of more than a thousand people has a small target and is easy to hide. Your Excellency the Commander judged that they will move closer to the main force of the independent brigade in the northwest of Nirvana. The mission of the 36th Division is not to allow them to join together. Only in this way can they be defeated individually!
The main target of the independent brigade is large, and it is easy to capture their position. The Imperial Army's reconnaissance planes have been searching for them, and it should not take long to find them;
The task of finding Chuxiong and the Eastward Column is left to you. You must find out their locations and report them to the division headquarters. Leave them to the 222nd Regiment to eliminate them!
You must not act rashly. He has a Tiger Special Forces team beside him. The commander is called Shitou. The Yamamoto special agent team that the commander spent a lot of money to build was shattered in their hands. Do you understand? "
Captain Masuko nodded seriously and said:
"Hey, thank you for your concern, Division Commander. Senior Brother Yamamoto just made a mistake of personal heroism. He understood special operations as a killing with a bayonet that sees red!
I will not make the same mistake as him. I will hide around them like a ghost, find them, and then expose their whereabouts to the sun so that they can't hide, and use absolute strength to annihilate them. "
Lieutenant General Maiden nodded with great satisfaction. Masuko Shigeo's combat style was very suitable for him. Unlike that arrogant guy like Yamamoto Kazuki, he was not very capable and had a lot of ambition. He looked down on this and that. As a result, he was sent into the arms of Amaterasu by an unknown stone.
"Yoshi, Masuko-kun, I'm waiting for your good news at the division headquarters!"
"Hey! Masuko will definitely live up to the great trust of the division commander!"
After Masuko Shigeo finished speaking, he turned around and left, while Lieutenant General Maiden continued to stare at the map and ponder how to deal with Chu Xiong.
Unlike Lieutenant General Maeda of the 35th Division, he is very cautious in his combat style and emphasizes planning before taking action;
The entire 36th Division's more than 10,000 men were in strict formation, tightly defended, and prepared for every step of the way. This made the main force of the Independent Brigade unable to speak. This was definitely a difficult guy!
One day later, on a certain mountain ridge, a group of "Eighth Route Army" was marching cautiously, with a total number of about one hundred people, equipped with sophisticated weapons such as 92-heavy machine guns, 90mm mortars, and small wireless communication machines;
Yes, they are the Masuko Advance Team, consisting of 4 commanders and 102 soldiers, as well as 18 traitor agents and translators led by Amamiya Souchang. The total number of the team is 124.
Their marching order is:
Several traitor guides who had betrayed their ancestors led the way, followed by several traitor agents led by Agent Sun, and the advance team So Chang Amamiya-Captain Masuko Squadron-a detachment of agents (search team);
After that are several agents and the first team led by the first team leader, Second Lieutenant Sasaki;
Then there is the special task force (about 30 intelligence and espionage personnel below the rank of Amamiya So, more than half of them are traitors);
Behind them are the wireless team, the second team, the second special combat team and others.
The biggest feature is the use of a large number of traitor agents. They are familiar with China's terrain, customs and customs, and are more difficult to deal with than the purely Japanese Yamamoto agents;
They disguised themselves as the Eighth Route Army. Not to mention ordinary people, even many Eighth Route Army soldiers couldn't tell the difference. This was the key to their ability to repeatedly find the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
The Masuko Advance Team sometimes pretends to be more like the Eighth Route Army than the Eighth Route Army!
"Company Commander He, we found a village at the foot of the mountain ahead. There should be many fellow villagers. Would you like to go down for a rest and inquire about the whereabouts of the main force?"
Captain Amamiya asked Captain Masuko for instructions in standard Yuci Mandarin. In the desolate mountains, he could still manage not to show any characteristics of a Japanese.
