The instigator, Kazuki Yamamoto, is back, and both Shinozuka Kazuo and Kusuyama Shukichi are very surprised.
They finally understood what happened to the observation group, but they had not yet grasped the situation on the special team's side.
Shinozuka Kazuo immediately ordered:
"Send Yamamoto-kun here quickly!"
The major who was responsible for picking up Kazuki Yamamoto from Wanjia Town heard this and immediately nodded in agreement.
After a while, he personally carried Yamamoto Kazuki back.
Shinozuka Kazuo and Kusuyama Shukichi were shocked when they saw Yamamoto Kazuki's miserable appearance.
I saw that Yamamoto Kazuki's whole body was wrapped like a rice dumpling, and blood was still seeping from his left leg, abdomen, right shoulder, chest and other places. He was lying on a stretcher and looked like he only had half a life left. look like.
As soon as he was carried in, he struggled to sit up and admitted his mistake to Shinozuka Kazuo:
"Your Excellency, Commander, I betrayed your trust in my humble position and failed to complete the mission!
Please punish me, Commander! "
His voice was very hoarse and dry. It was obvious that he was in extremely bad condition these days!
"Yamamoto-kun, what's going on?
Why did your mission fail? "
Shinozuka Kazuo originally wanted to scold Yamamoto Kazuki, a guy who failed to achieve anything but failed, but now that he was so miserable, he couldn't be cruel anymore, so he could only forcefully restrain his inner anger and asked.
Of course Yamamoto Kazuki knew that he had ruined Shinozuka Kazuo's major event this time and had a huge impact, so he did not dare to hide it and told him what happened this time honestly:
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to our original plan and through the intensity of radio signals, we found the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Chenjiayu.
However, when we tried to cross Chenjiayu, we were strongly blocked by the enemy's security forces.
The enemy's weapons and equipment are very good and have plenty of bullets. What's even more frightening is that they actually have mountain cannons!
Although my team of agents had strong individual combat capabilities, they were powerless against the enemy's mountain artillery, so they had no choice but to turn in.
However, the enemy's guard troops were large in number and mobilized two battalions and a cavalry company to surround us. My warriors and I fought hard, but in the end only seven of them followed me to break out of the encirclement and escaped by jumping off the cliff. .
However, we were all seriously injured during this process and were unable to return to Jinyang City on our own, so we entered the nearest Wanjia Town and asked for tactical guidance. "
After listening to Yamamoto Kazuki's narrative, Shinozuka Kazuo was immediately very angry.
Although the Yamamoto Special Agent Team is small in number, they consume more resources than a large team!
Now that he was completely reimbursed in one battle, he instantly felt as if he had thrown all his white military pay into the sea.
I think back then, that’s how they, the army generals, insulted those navy red deer who wasted money!
He tried hard to restrain the anger in his heart, and instead of scolding the trash in front of him, he shifted his thoughts to a key issue:
"Yamamoto-kun, what kind of mountain cannon are you using on Tubal Road?"
The Jin region is mountainous, and mountain cannons are the most suitable high-power artillery here. Yan Laoxi's Jinyang Arsenal has cast thousands of such cannons before.
Therefore, it would not be surprising if the Eighth Route Army obtained a few such guns.
What's more, Shinozuka Kazuo knew very well that the Eighth Route Headquarters itself had an artillery regiment with multiple mountain cannons.
"I haven't seen their mountain cannon with my own eyes, but I can tell from the sound of the cannon that their cannon is the Type 41 75mm mountain cannon of our Locust Army!"
Although the Jinyang Arsenal used the Little Devil's Type 41 75mm mountain cannon as a prototype and copied the Jin-made 13-year-old 75mm mountain cannon, due to the differences in materials and processes, the subtle differences in the sound of the gunfire are difficult for battlefield veterans like Yamamoto Kazuki to hear. inside, but very obvious.
That's why he is so determined and authentic.
“Yoshi!
It seems that we need to investigate carefully to see which army's moth gave the mountain artillery of our Locust Army to Tubal Road! "
Shinozuka Kazuo's words were very calm, but there were sparks of anger in his eyes.
At this time, Kusuyama Shukichi also added:
"Your Excellency, Commander, I'm afraid that the batch of mountain cannons that Tubal Road received is quite large.
The intelligence reported by Shi Taijun just now stated that the observation group was violently bombarded by the mountain artillery of the Independent Regiment on Tubal Road, and was quickly shattered.
And this independent regiment is what the Chinese call a basic regiment, not the main regiment. They can all be assigned several mountain cannons, which shows that the number of mountain cannons obtained by Tubal Road is definitely beyond our imagination! "
"Xingxi, it seems that the moth inside us is bigger than imagined! Baghya Road!"
Shinozuka Kazuo felt boundless anger.
He actually dared to get such an important weapon as the mountain cannon to the enemy. This is simply crazy!
How much money did the enemy take?
He couldn't understand why some people would sell their country and military honor for money!
Yamamoto Kazuki has been blaming his defeat on the enemy's mountain artillery these days. Now when he heard Shinozuka Kazuo's words, he immediately shouted angrily:
“Your Majesty Commander, please be sure to find these moths.
I will cut them into pieces and avenge the warriors of my special agent team! "
Shinozuka Kazuo ignored Yamamoto Kazuki's resentment and said perfunctorily:
"Xingxi, Yamamoto-kun, judging from your appearance, your injury is not serious. You should go back to recuperate first."
Yamamoto Kazuki also knew that he was not doing well. The Commander did not trust him as much as before. He could only sigh helplessly and was carried out.
…
Shinozuka Kazuo looked at the back of Yamamoto Kazuki being carried away, and suddenly said to Kusuyama Shukichi:
"Kusuyama-kun, our First Army is to blame for what happened to the observation group this time. I think you should understand what I mean."
Kusuyama Shukichi was shocked when he heard this.
He understood that when the First Army suffered major defeats such as losing the regiment flag, wiping out two brigades, and annihilating the observation group, someone must take responsibility.
And this candidate obviously cannot be the commander Shinozuka Kazuo.
Then as the chief of staff, he is the best candidate.
From this moment on, he knew that his military career should be over, but he was not disappointed. Instead, he was a little happy.
After all, it would be too painful to continue to let him serve as the chief of staff of the First Army and serve this old guy Shinozuka Kazuo!
This bastard is too difficult to take care of!
It seems like a good thing for him to take the blame now!
He immediately pretended to be serious and said with an expression on his face that he was willing to go through fire and water for Shinozuka Kazuo:
"Your Excellency, Commander, I understand that I am humble. Yamamoto-kun failed in his mission, and I cannot absolve myself from my humble duty!"
"Xingxi! Mr. Nanshan is indeed my good assistant!
I will arrange for someone to take care of your wife and daughter for you, please don't worry, Mr. Nanshan.
Is your daughter already sixteen years old? He is really as young as a flower! "
Shinozuka Kazuo said in a gloomy tone.
After hearing this, Kusuyama Shukichi suddenly felt a little bad, and he was full of doubts and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, since my humble position is about to be transferred to the reserve force, I will have time to take care of my wife and daughter by myself, so I don't need to worry about it, Your Excellency, Commander."
"Reserve? Kusuyama-kun is wrong.
You betrayed our military secrets to the Eighth Route Army. After I found out, you committed seppuku in fear of crime. How can you have any reserves? "
Shinozuka Kazuo said, already holding the saber at his waist.
Kusuyama Shukichi's face changed wildly when he heard this, and he screamed:
"Nani? Commander, how could you do this?"
However, before he could wait for Shinozuka Kazuo's answer, he felt a pain in his abdomen, and then fell to the ground.
At this time, Shinozuka Kazuo sheathed his sword, straightened his clothes, wiped off the blood that flowed down the blade to his hands, and slowly bowed heavily to Kusuyama Shukichi's body:
"Kusuyama-kun, between you and me, someone must be responsible for our many failures in the past six months. I think you should understand me!"
(End of chapter)
