The night of October 31, 1940, Taiyuan, First Army Headquarters
"Baga! Idiots, they are all idiots. Send the captain who failed to rescue the military plane and delayed the military plane to a military court. I will shoot him!" Yamamoto Kazuki felt like he was going crazy. He always claimed to be the first in the Imperial Army's special warfare. One man never expected that his opponent would retaliate in kind and attack his own aviation school with a small force surprise attack, causing huge casualties.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the captain's response was fast enough. The opponent has heavy artillery. It is understandable that they wait for the armored vehicles to accompany them." Ichiro Hirata hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but persuade him. From the time he heard the sound of the cannon, to It only took a total of five minutes to leave the military camp and go to the rescue. Although the reaction speed was still not as fast as that of the Yamamoto troops, it was still very fast among the field troops.
"Hirata-kun, have the losses of the aviation school been calculated?" Yamamoto Kazuki did not answer. Although he knew that Hirata Ichiro's words were reasonable, he was not prepared to let the captain go. Such a big thing, if not If people are being processed, is that still okay? Let alone a small lieutenant commander, I am afraid that even I will be reprimanded by the base camp this time.
"512 trainees were killed, 223 were seriously injured, and 108 were slightly injured. Among the injured, only 54 were able to continue flying. Including those who were not injured, there were only 172 students left who could fly. As for the faculty and staff, 97 people were killed, 44 were seriously injured, and 23 were slightly injured. There was no uninjured person. As for the garrison team, all of them were in pieces." Hirata Ichiro said sadly, adding the troops lost while chasing the bandits, in this moment, the imperial army's The loss exceeded 1,100 people, which was almost two brigades. It was definitely a heavy loss.
"Baga, have you figured out who did it?" Yamamoto Kazuki was so angry that he lost two brigades at once. I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the reprimand from the base camp. Lieutenant General Kinoshita Toshi has just been severely reprimanded. Well, it's my turn again.
However, deep down in his heart, Yamamoto Kazuki was very worried that this matter was done by the Eighth Route Army's military workers. He finally had a truce with the Eighth Route Army. If the war started again, many of his plans would need to be adjusted, and even the strategy of the North China Expeditionary Army would need to be adjusted. Needs adjustment.
"They are bandits in the Taihang Mountains. According to the captured followers, they have white instructors in their team, and planes flying from the northwest dropped heavy artillery on them. The model is the M1938 120mm mortar." Ichiro Hirata knew. What was Yamamoto Kazuki worried about? He quickly said that when the reinforcements arrived at the battlefield, the bandits responsible for cutting off the rear were still entangled with the students who were desperately resisting. Although some bandits committed suicide at that time, they were still captured by the Japanese. Several of the captured bandits were They couldn't tell what, but the current information was enough for them to make a judgment.
"It's the alliance agents again, damn the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I must make them pay the price!" Yamamoto Kazuki was so angry, he was just a major general, why are you guys so endless? It's already the eighth episode, and that's not all. Those attacks that cannot be judged are forcing yourself to fight back.
"It should be so, but this group of bandits has more than 300 people, and the loss this time is less than 100 people. Your Excellency-" Hirata Ichiro hesitated, there are more than 200 bandits, and more than 200 people have accepted the alliance. The trained elite bandits are likely to come back again as long as these people are not annihilated.
"After daybreak, immediately dispatch aviation troops to conduct high-density reconnaissance of the area near Taiyuan. At the same time, contact the Special High School Division and ask them to find the bandits. The bandits of more than 300 people will definitely not be unknown people on such a scale. The bandits were bribed by the alliance, and the imperial army didn't receive any news at all. This is definitely a mistake in intelligence work!" Yamamoto Kazuki said bitterly. He didn't want to pass the blame at this moment, but the intelligence work was actually getting more and more complicated. The more I pull my crotch.
In the past, although the intelligence work of the Special High School on the Eighth Route Army was not going well, the intelligence work on the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Central Army was at least very good. As for the local bandit armed forces, many of them were directly controlled by the Special High School, but now Well, a large group of bandits were recruited by the Alliance Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then jumped into the Taiyuan defense circle with heavy artillery. This was just a slap in the face of Yamamoto Kazuki, okay?
"Understood, I'll do it in a moment!" Ichiro Hirata nodded.
"The only thing to be thankful for is that the opponent abandoned all their heavy weapons, otherwise, the situation will only be worse." Yamamoto Kazuki muttered, 8 Min-twenty 82mm mortars, 4 M1938 120mm mortars There are artillery fire and two Liao-13 heavy machine guns. If this firepower is used for ambushes, even a strengthened squadron of the Imperial Army will not be able to get a bargain. If it is replaced by a new division, it will be possible for a brigade.
"Your Excellency, perhaps we can work on the alliance." Hirata Ichiro whispered.
"Hirata-kun, what do you mean?" Yamamoto Kazuki didn't understand.
"Your Excellency, I believe that what we encountered should be the Alliance Special Attack Force, a special attack force organized by the Alliance using the remnants of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The Alliance Air Force used large transport aircraft to parachute the special attack force into our hinterland at night, and then they defeated the Imperial Army. It was a surprise." Ichiro Hirata said matter-of-factly. There was no need to interrogate whether he was a bandit or a rebel. How could there be so many rebels speaking the dialect of Jin Province?
"Hirata-kun." Yamamoto Kazuki understood what Hirata Ichiro meant, but he hesitated in his heart. Yamamoto Kazuki would never treat a person who dared not face failure, but this time the loss was indeed a bit big. I am really worried that someone in the military department will take the opportunity to target me. Most of them are rising stars in the empire. There are still many people in the military department who can't stand him.
"Your Excellency, you must understand that both the General Staff Headquarters and the Kwantung Army will like our judgment very much. Moreover, we cannot deny that this matter is indeed the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there is not much difference." Ichiro Hirata hopes Yamamoto Kazuki understands , his current character is that of an invincible special attack elite who will never be defeated by the bandits.
"Hirata-kun, I can accept failure." Yamamoto Kazuki was still struggling in his heart.
"Your Excellency, the General Staff Headquarters does not want you to be defeated by the bandits. The Kwantung Army also needs an excuse to create a tense atmosphere. Especially the Kwantung Army. If it does not want to be led away by the navy, it needs to maintain a tense atmosphere with the alliance, just like they did last year. Same." Ichiro Hirata continued.
"Okay, Hirata-kun, I'll leave this matter to you." Yamamoto Kazuki finally agreed to Hirata Ichiro's suggestion.
Some people died, but not completely...
