boom!
boom!
boom!
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Japanese planes circled in the sky and bombs dropped like dumplings.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Da da da!
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The machine guns on the Japanese aircraft also fired wildly at targets on the ground.
At night, Japanese aircraft cannot come over to unleash their power.
At dawn, the Japanese planes hovered over the fallen fortress like flies, unleashing their majesty!
Outside the fortress, any location considered suspicious by Japanese pilots was either bombed by bombs or shot by machine guns.
The various teams of the 18th Army can only reduce their activities during the day as much as possible.
In this way, it is tantamount to increasing the time for harvesting food and supplies in Fortress Village.
Moreover, it also gave some fortress villages a chance to breathe.
There were planes circling in the sky, and there was no Tuba Road outside the village. Fortress Village sent puppet troops out of the village to look for water.
Of course, the water sources outside the village have been destroyed as much as possible, or there are a large number of obstacle mines on the way to the water sources.
The puppet troops in Fort Village were unable to obtain water. Except for support from the sky, there was no water source on the ground.
The remaining fortress villages lost hope and completely surrendered.
The troops of the 18th Army successfully harvested all the fortress villages.
Eighteenth Army Headquarters
"Lao Peng, look, this is the list of materials we harvested from the Fortress Village. This is just a rough estimate for the time being. It will take some time to calculate the specific quantity." The Chief of General Staff happily handed it to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief. A long, long list.
The deputy commander-in-chief took the list and looked at the amount of supplies on it. He also had a look of excitement on his face: "I really didn't expect that. I originally thought that our army could get two months of supplies and food. This can support three people." It’s been months.”
With these three months of food supplies, coupled with the 18th Army's own autumn harvest, we can have enough food and clothing this year.
The troops can also seize the time to restore their strength. If nothing unexpected happens, large-scale raids can begin next year.
"Yes, thanks to Xiao Wu, otherwise, we might not survive this winter." The chief of general staff nodded. The supplies seized from these twenty-odd fortress villages really greatly solved the problem of the tenth The Eighth Army suffered from material shortages due to rapid expansion of its troops.
"What are the casualties of the troops and civilians?" the deputy commander asked.
There is no casualty figure on this material list.
"The casualties are not bad. The troops suffered 709 casualties and the civilians suffered 597 casualties." said the chief of general staff.
Take the Fortress Village and there will be no casualties.
The water source was cut off and the Fortress Village was in a desperate situation. Seeing that there were no reinforcements to deliver water, everyone quickly surrendered.
The main reason was the casualties caused by the Japanese planes. Even if they tried to hide as much as possible during the day, the eyes of the Japanese pilots were too vicious.
If it weren't for the large number of false targets deployed to mislead, the number of casualties would have doubled several times.
There is another important reason, that is, there are not many Japanese aircraft and the amount of ammunition they carry is limited.
If the frontal battlefield hadn't restrained so many of their aircraft, the number of military and civilian casualties would have been several times higher.
"Yeah." The deputy commander hummed.
This number of casualties is actually very, very small.
If according to his previous plan, the troops stormed the blockade and opened the way, the number of casualties at that time would be at least five figures.
Moreover, a large amount of ammunition and supplies must be consumed.
Even, it may not be possible to succeed.
"Lao Peng, the amount of sugar in Fortress Village is about the same as we expected. Including the sugar from the headquarters, the total is two hundred and one kilograms." The Chief of General Staff said, "I have sent someone to quietly send the 28th Regiment."
"Have you contacted the National Army and bought sugar?" the deputy commander asked.
"We are still negotiating," said the Chief of General Staff, "but even if we can buy it, we probably won't be able to buy too much. Sugar is also very precious to them over there."
"Buy as much as you can. Next, Yoshio Shinozuka will definitely end the frontal war as soon as possible, and then gather troops to encircle and suppress us." The deputy commander-in-chief looked serious, "I hope that before Yoshio Shinozuka's next encirclement and suppression comes, Wu Ze It can severely damage the enemy's aircraft."
"Yoshio Shinozuka wants to end the frontal war as soon as possible, but not so quickly. We still have some time to prepare." The chief of general staff said, "Wu Ze's wisdom is so powerful, he will definitely be able to severely damage the Japanese fleet in advance."
"It's better not to be careless. The troops below must prepare for the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign as soon as possible." The deputy commander said, "Even if the Japanese don't have planes, the gap between our troops and theirs is still huge."
"I have already given the order," said the Chief of General Staff.
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World War II District Governor's Department
"Sir Yan, maybe we don't need to risk sending the materials donated by the citizens to the 18th Army." A staff officer came over and said excitedly to Lao Yan, the top commander of the World War II zone.
"Oh, really, what's going on?" Lao Yan looked at the staff officer suspiciously.
"According to the intelligence passed back from inside, the 18th Group Army cut off the water source in the upper reaches of the Wenyang River. More than 20 forts below the Wenyang River were in crisis due to lack of water. Yoshio Shinozuka was restrained because most of his troops were restrained. In addition, A lot of troops were lost in the Battle of Wangershan, and he was unable to rescue more than twenty fortress villages..." The staff officer did not finish his words.
Lao Yan's eyes widened: "Are you going to tell me that the 18th Group Army captured these twenty-odd fortress villages in one fell swoop?"
It's hot summer now, and whether it's people or animals, water is indispensable for the whole day.
The Eighteenth Group Army's move to cut off the water source can be regarded as a trump card.
Fortress Village was an important source of military supplies for the Japanese army, and a large number of grain crops were grown there.
Right before our eyes, the corn and rice are ripe.
If the Eighteenth Group Army captured more than twenty fortress villages in one fell swoop, it would certainly greatly alleviate the urgent need for material shortages.
In this way, Lao Yan didn't have to bother sending supplies to them.
After all, the Japs' blockade was heavily fortified and was no joke.
"Yes, insider reports indicate that more than 20 fortress villages have basically surrendered." The staff officer nodded, "Yoshio Shinozuka was unable to rescue the fortress village, so he had to apply for a plane bombing with the commander of the North China Expeditionary Force, Tsukino Okamura. , but the 18th Army tried its best to harvest at night, and the losses were not big."
"Great, this is really great." Lao Yan slammed his fist on the table, "The 18th Group Army has solved the material problem by itself, and they can continue to help our Jinsui Army contain a large number of Japanese and puppet troops. ”
"Sir Yan, although the 18th Group Army has solved the crisis of food and material shortages by itself, the donations of materials from the citizens..." The chief of staff looked at Lao Yan.
"Accept everything as ordered, our supplies are also very tight." Lao Yan said bluntly.
"In this case, will it..."
"Keep it first, let's use it first." Lao Yan said, "If they can break through later, give it to them then."
The 18th Army Group captured more than 20 fortress villages, which seemed to make them fatter.
In fact, this would anger Yoshio Shinozuka.
Once Yoshio Shinozuka frees up his hands, he will definitely have to carry out a bloody encirclement and suppression of the 18th Army.
This batch of supplies cannot be delivered now, and they are not short of it for the time being, so they can use it themselves first.
Later, if the Eighteenth Group Army could survive the encirclement and suppression by Yoshio Shinozuka, Lao Yan would definitely have to support this comrade.
"Yes." The chief of staff responded and retreated.
Lao Yan sat down, lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and looked at the map. He was thinking, if Yoshio Shinozuka launched an encirclement and suppression campaign against the 18th Army, should he stand still or should he be behind Yoshio Shinozuka? Come on hard.
If he stood still, the Eighteenth Group Army would be wiped out, and then Shinozuka Yoshio would have to deal with his Jinsui Army, and he would also lose the opportunity to severely damage Shinozuka Yoshio.
However, if he hits Yoshio Shinozuka hard from behind and hurts Yoshio Shinozuka, Lao Yan will have to pee his pants if the Japanese's fifth division is transferred back.
The Fifth Division is one of the most capable troops among the seventeen ace divisions of the Japanese, known as the Steel Army!
In the past, half of the Fifth Division swept through Shanxi Province, and Lao Yan's thirty or so divisions were too frightened to challenge.
If Yoshio Shinozuka was hurt and the Fifth Division was transferred back to Jin Province, Lao Yan wouldn't have to live this day at all.
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Station 23
"Deputy Section Chief Zhong, Deputy Section Chief Zhang, I want to follow Mr. Morita to Taiyuan to report on the work. I am not at the station. You two must work together to manage Station 23." Pu You cleaned up and said to Wu Ze and Zhang Jijun road.
Pu You's fishing behavior is not over yet.
The military spy is still placed in the interrogation room of the Intelligence Section by Pu You.
There are many people who want to be the chief of the intelligence section, and there are still many people trying to pry open the mouth of this military spy.
On the surface, Pu You is happy that so many people are willing to contribute.
Secretly, Pu You had ordered people to write down all these people.
He was not at Station 23, ostensibly going to report to work, but in fact he went there in cahoots with Fukada Otani.
Before leaving, the work of the Intelligence Section could not be left behind, so Zhang Jijun was asked to act as his agent temporarily.
"Yes, stationmaster!" Zhang Jijun and Wu Ze both responded solemnly.
The mentality of the two is completely different.
Zhang Jijun was happy, Pu You left well.
Pu You left and asked him to act as the intelligence section chief. Although he did not succeed in becoming the intelligence section chief, he still had access to many things, which was very beneficial to the military commander's subsequent actions.
As for Wu Ze, he was worried.
On the one hand, he is worried about Kamayu's wife Saki Inoue.
When Wu Ze came out of Pu You's house before, he still felt something was not right.
Although this woman has not shown up these days, she seems to have disappeared from this world.
But Wu Ze knew that she was still there.
On the other hand, Wu Ze was worried about Zhang Jijun.
Wu Ze was not worried that Zhang Jijun would cause any direct trouble to him, but that he was worried that Zhang Jijun was really an insider of the military system.
Wu Ze's test of Zhang Jijun had not yet yielded results. He could already vaguely feel a big net hanging over Zhang Jijun's head.
This big network is that Pu You left Station 23 for Taiyuan on business grounds. Pu You asked Zhang Jijun to act as the intelligence section chief. Although Pu You is no longer at Station 23, there must be someone monitoring Zhang Jijun's behavior.
If Zhang Jijun reveals any flaws...
As for Zhang Jijun, he seemed to be completely unaware.
Or maybe Zhang Jijun actually knew about this big net, but he had an arrow on the string and had to launch it.
Wu Ze was worried that if Zhang Jijun was really exposed, everything would be broken and nothing would happen.
Puyou left in his car, followed by Fukada Otani who came down from Taiyuan.
Wu Ze and Zhang Jijun watched Pu You's car disappear from sight. Zhang Jijun said to Wu Ze: "Chief Zhong, I will need your support in the future for the work of the Intelligence Department."
With Otani Fukada gone, Wu Ze can now be given his title again: Section Chief Zhong.
"Deputy Section Chief Zhang, Section Chief Li died just now. The station commander ordered you to seize the time to check the inside of the military system. If there is anything you need to cooperate with, just let me know." Wu Ze said seriously.
"Thank you, Chief Zhong, for your cooperation." Zhang Jijun smiled and said to Wu Ze: "The station chief said that anyone could be a military reunification element. I want to investigate not only the people in the Intelligence Section, but also other departments. Chief Zhong, how about that?" Let’s talk.”
"What the webmaster said is correct, let's talk alone." Wu Ze was very cooperative.
Wu Ze and Zhang Jijun arrived in an unoccupied room. Zhang Jijun took out Zhong Ze's file and placed it in front of Wu Ze: "Chief Zhong, I have read your file and there is nothing wrong with it."
"So Deputy Section Chief Zhang, is there anything else you want to talk to me about?" Wu Ze asked.
"Chief Li is a person who likes to cut grass and roots. I'm a little curious as to why he failed to get rid of you." Zhang Jijun said.
"Maybe I was lucky and didn't die at the hands of Tubalu." Wu Ze knew what Zhang Jijun meant. He was talking about Inoue Saki cuckolding Pu You.
Wu Ze added: "Of course, Chief Zhong, you are also very lucky."
"Haha." Zhang Jijun chuckled and said, "Chief Zhong, you and I are both smart people. There are some things we won't mention. I just want to remind you now."
"You want me to be careful about the old lady Saki Inoue, right?" Wu Ze looked at Zhang Jijun, "To be honest, I'm quite worried now. You are following Li Mu, and you should use this move to eradicate the weeds. I also learned the essence of Li Mu. I am really worried that you, Deputy Chief Zhang, have wiped me out."
"Chief Zhong, you are now a popular person in front of the station commander. In the past, Section Chief Ma was not as favored as you." Zhang Jijun said, "I dare not offend you, but..."
Zhang Jijun paused and said, "The stationmaster's wife, Saki Inoue, came to the archives room of the Intelligence Department to check your files. Chief Zhong, I hope you won't forget how Chief Ma died."
When Wu Ze heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Inoue Saki had adjusted his file. This was a dangerous signal.
No wonder, as soon as Pu You left, Zhang Jijun used the reason of investigating him to talk to him alone about this matter.
On the surface, Zhang Jijun's way of speaking is a bit direct, even annoying.
But Wu Ze really had to thank Zhang Jijun for telling him such an important matter in advance.
Wu Ze judged that the reason why Ma Wanpeng fell so quickly was not entirely because of Ma Wanpeng's own poor self-control. There must have been some effort from Inoue Saki. For example, something was slipped into the meal Inoue Saki invited Ma Wanpeng to eat.
Wu Ze could foresee that Inoue Saki would soon take action against him, such as treating him to a meal, or visiting him directly at night, that was all possible.
Furthermore, Wu Ze was suspicious. If Zhang Jijun was really a military reunifier, he would definitely take action.
It was inconvenient for him to stay at Station 23, so he had to find a reason to transfer himself.
Zhang Jijun also found a very good reason. Using Saki Inoue's reason to transfer himself away from Station 23, it was perfect.
As a result, without Pu You and his own logistics department, the remaining plainclothes captains, transportation captains, and operations captains were not much of a threat to Zhang Jijun.
"Deputy Section Chief Zhang, thank you for the reminder." Wu Zedao, "More than twenty fortress villages fell into the hands of the 18th Group Army. The rest of the fortress villages must be panic-stricken. I have to go down immediately to do a good job of comforting them, station commander. If I don’t come back, I’m not in the Logistics Department. If something happens to the Logistics Department, I’ll have to ask Deputy Section Chief Zhang to take care of it.”
Wu Ze still plans to cooperate with Zhang Jijun. If Zhang Jijun is not the military commander, then Wu Ze has nothing to worry about.
If he is the military commander, once he starts taking action, Wu Ze's secret move will be ready, and then it will be possible to directly determine whether Zhang Jijun is the military commander.
After confirming that Zhang Jijun is the military commander, it is completely possible to use Zhang Jijun's hand to build Japanese planes.
Wu Ze could even save on sugar.
Wu Ze also knew that even if the Eighteenth Army seized sugar from more than twenty fortress villages, the quantity would definitely be limited.
Once the military commanders knew that sugar could severely damage Japanese military machinery, it would be effective in aircraft, tanks, and automobiles.
Then Wu Ze believes that with the military commander's all-pervasive ability, the Japanese army's nightmare will soon come.
"Don't worry, Chief Zhong, as long as I keep an eye on you, nothing will happen to your logistics department." Zhang Jijun felt relieved when he heard that Wu Ze was willing to leave.
Although he did not find any flaws in Wu Ze's files, as an intelligence officer, he had an intuition that the new logistics section chief was not a simple role.
If he continues to stay at Station 23, his exploration operation will be discovered if it goes wrong.
Fortunately, Kamuo's wife Saki Inoue came to help at this time. This shameless woman seemed to suddenly become interested in the new logistics section chief.
God helped me, I just took the opportunity to transfer Section Chief Zhong.
"Haha." Wu Ze chuckled and shook hands with Zhang Jijun: "Deputy Section Chief Zhang, I'll leave it to you. Is there no problem with this investigation? If there is no problem, I have to go to the logistics department immediately to explain the work."
"Haha, no problem, no problem, Section Chief Zhong, I won't delay your work." Zhang Jijun also laughed.
After Wu Ze and Zhang Jijun separated, they immediately came to the logistics department.
But he did not hand over the work immediately. Instead, he gave the military dog the scent of Zhang Jijun that remained on his hands.
On his first day here, Wu Ze, the military dog, was specially selected to be the smartest one and the most sensitive to smell recognition.
Now let the military dogs remember the smell of Zhang Jijun's hands. When Zhang Jijun moves later, the dark spots arranged by Wu Ze will definitely leave the smell of Zhang Jijun's body.
When the time comes, Wang Damao can take the military dog and smell it to confirm whether Zhang Jijun is an insider of the military.
