Taiyuan.
Japanese First Army Headquarters.
"General."
Yamamoto Kazuki walked into the commander's office with a saber on his shoulder, and then paused.
"Yamamoto-kun?"
Yoshio Shinozuka's expression changed, he put down his brush and asked with expectation: "You are back? How was your harvest?"
The radio station of Yamamoto's special agent team has remained silent, and Yamamoto Kazuki did not tell Yoshio Shinozuka about the attack on the special agent team.
Yamamoto Kazuki's expression froze, but he returned to normal in an instant, and he paused and said: "General, I disappoint you, the special agent team has gained nothing."
"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka frowned, "Then why are you back so early?"
Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes showed memories and thoughts: "General, the special agent team was attacked when it entered the Eighth Route Bandit Area, and the special agent team lost 23 members."
Shinozuka Yoshio's face darkened slightly when he heard this.
The special agent team was attacked when they entered the Eighth Route Base Area, which meant that the intelligence was leaked again. The Eighth Route Army had the intelligence in advance that the special agent team wanted to infiltrate, and even knew the route.
Only 23 team members were lost despite being surrounded by eight-pronged troops, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the special agent team is still good.
The special agent team lost 23 people, so the Eighth Route Army lost at least 5 times more troops. Although the battle loss ratio of 5 to 1 between the enemy and us was a bit ugly, it was not nothing.
However, Yamamoto Kazuki's next words made Yoshio Shinozuka realize that this was not the case at all.
"There are only three people on the other side, two of them have European and American faces, and one has an Oriental face. The fighting power of these three people is very terrifying..."
Shinozuka Yoshie boy shrank suddenly: "Yamamoto-kun, you mean that more than 60 members of the special agent team were attacked by three enemies, and the special agent team also lost 23 people?"
Yoshio Shinozuka was very disappointed. If this were true, wouldn't Yamamoto's special agent team be too useless?
"Yes!" Yamamoto Kazuki answered truthfully, "The individual combat capabilities of these three enemies are extremely powerful, and their reactions are several times the limit of human beings. I guess they are probably... super soldiers. If they had not withdrawn quickly, the special agent team would have been completely The army was destroyed.”
While studying special operations in Germany, Kazuki Yamamoto overheard that Germany was secretly building super soldiers.
Once a certain drug is taken, soldiers will become extremely powerful. The Japanese army has also done some research in this area, but no relevant results have been achieved yet.
"I don't care if the ones attacking the special forces are super soldiers or super warriors..."
Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head: "Yamamoto-kun, you disappoint me."
"While you and the special forces left Taiyuan, the Eighth Route Special Forces attacked Taiyuan."
"All 21 pilots of the 9th Flying Squadron, including Kato Ryuichi and Zuo Kato, were shattered."
"The Eighth Route Special Forces not only robbed tanks and armored vehicles, they also destroyed 11 aircraft at Wusu Airport and then escaped."
"The Imperial Army's special agent team was defeated by three people and lost 23 members. In comparison, the special agent team is simply terrible."
It's okay if I don't want to, but I feel very depressed when I think about Yoshio Shinozuka.
The special forces of the Eighth Route Army have repeatedly made military exploits, but the special forces of the First Army have not made any achievements until now.
"General."
"I admit I let you down."
Kazuki Yamamoto paused and said: "However, what I want to say is that the sneak attack carried out by the Eighth Route Army's special forces in Taiyuan just proves the importance of special forces in modern warfare."
"I request that elites be selected from each unit and the special forces be replenished to their original size."
During the Battle of Shota, Li Yunlong led the mountain artillery battalion to bombard Xincheng Airport, and Yamamoto Kazuki led his troops to pursue Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng.
Duan Peng killed more than 20 people in two combat teams with one rocket, and this time another 23 people were killed.
There are currently only 40 agents, including Kazuki Yamamoto.
Yamamoto Kazuki continued: "The First Army has newly added the 14th Brigade, the 18th Brigade, and the 2nd Guards Division. There are many outstanding Imperial Army soldiers..."
“We’ll talk about supplementing the special forces later.”
However, Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said: "The original military police captain in Taiyuan has committed seppuku. The new military police captain Takahashi Choiro Zhongzuo has just taken office. Considering the strong penetration ability of the Eighth Route Army's special forces, Takahashi Zhongzuo will be in charge of the outer city of Taiyuan. Yamamoto-kun, you will be responsible for the security of the inner city of Taiyuan, especially the security of the headquarters."
This is the consequence of losing the battle... Yamamoto Kazuki was very sad, but he still paused and said: "Hi!"
Shortly after Yamamoto Kazuki left, intelligence staff officer Takeo Andeng walked in with a folder.
"Your Excellency, Commander."
An Teng Takenan paused and said: "The intelligence department has just received news that the Eighth Route Army Arsenal has increased its production lines and is now able to produce smokeless gunpowder and mortars."
"Is the information true?"
Shinozuka Yoshio's expression suddenly changed and he stood up, his eyes and tone were incredible.
"The information is true. This is information sent back by senior agents lurking in the bandit areas of the Eighth Route Army."
An Teng Takeo maintained a fluent tone: "Moreover, southeastern Shanxi and other places were attacked by the Eighth Route guerrillas. The imperial army stationed there reported many times that the power of the Eighth Route Army's so-called border-made grenades and explosive packs increased several times."
It has been a month since the establishment of the 60mm mortar and smokeless gunpowder production lines at the Huangyadong Arsenal.
The first batch of 150 mortars, 30,000 rounds of artillery shells, and 40,000 grenades have been produced, some of which have been distributed to various troops.
The quality of the 60mm mortars and artillery shells produced by the Huangyadong Arsenal is the same as those produced by the system. After all, the production lines and raw materials are all produced by the system.
The smokeless powder production line is a system, but the raw materials for making hand grenades are made by the Eighth Route Army itself.
Although the power of the grenade is not as powerful as the German big knob, it is no less powerful than the Jin-made grenades from the Taiyuan Arsenal.
"What is the monthly output of the new production line in No. 8?" Yoshio Shinozuka said in a hurry.
"The specific monthly output cannot be ascertained."
An Teng Takeo replied: "However, intelligence says that the Eighth Route Army Huangyadong Arsenal's monthly output is no less than 100 mortars, no less than 20,000 artillery shells, and no less than 30,000 grenades. This is just an estimate, and the real data is more than this."
The monthly output of the Eighth Route Army Huangyadong Arsenal is only known to the senior management and a few technical employees of the arsenal, as well as the senior management of the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
The Japanese agents couldn't get accurate data.
Yoshio Shinozuka paced back and forth behind his desk with his hands behind his back, indicating that he was restless at the moment.
The Eighth Route Army Huangyadong Arsenal has added mortar and smokeless gunpowder production lines. This is undoubtedly very bad news.
At present, the Eighth Route Army not only has external assistance, but also now has its own two major production lines of mortars and smokeless gunpowder, and its war potential has soared.
If the Eighth Route Army arsenal is not nipped in the bud, the Eighth Route Army will have at least 1,000 more mortars in a year's time.
The Eighth Route Army has always been good at guerrilla warfare. Light mortars are used as company and platoon-level support weapons. Once these mortars and artillery shells flow into the various units of the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army fights in a piecemeal manner, and the First Army will probably have a difficult time by then.
After one day's ebb and flow, the Eighth Route Army finally launched a full-scale counterattack against the First Army in Shanxi...
Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand, and Takeo Andeng put the folder on the desk, nodded, and walked out quickly.
Then Shinozuka Yoshio grabbed the phone, quickly shook the handle, and put the phone to his ear: "Moxi Moxi, Kusuyama-kun, please come to my office immediately."
Shortly after Yoshio Shinozuka hung up the phone, Hideyoshi Kusuyama hurried into the office.
"Your Excellency, Commander." Kusuyama Hideyoshi paused and asked, "You are so anxious to come to me. What happened?"
"Nanshan Jun, this is the news that the intelligence department has just received. The Eighth Route Army already has a 60mm mortar and smokeless gunpowder production line, and the monthly output of ammunition is amazing."
Shinozuka Yoshio handed the folder to Kusuyama Hideyoshi.
"Is there such a thing?" Kusuyama Hideyoshi looked shocked and quickly picked up the folder and read it.
After reading the folder, Hideyoshi Kusuyama couldn't help feeling a chill down his spine and his heart skipping a beat.
Before the Hundred Regiments War, the Japanese army in North China actually did not pay much attention to the Eighth Route Army, and focused mainly on the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Although the Eighth Route Army has developed rapidly and its soldiers have a strong will to fight, its logistical supplies are too stretched and its weapons and ammunition are too crude, giving people the impression that its overall combat effectiveness is not strong.
However, the Hundred Regiment War dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army in North China, which made the Japanese army in North China pay attention to the Eighth Route Army.
How terrifying the combat effectiveness of the well-equipped Eighth Route Army was. Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusuyama Hideyoshi had already experienced it in the battle between Li Yunlong's new regiment headquarters and the Japanese army.
In just two words, his combat effectiveness is ridiculously strong.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army's arsenal must be destroyed and cannot be allowed to continue to expand in size."
Come and try it quickly. 】
After reading the information, Hideyoshi Kusuyama closed the folder and suggested to Yoshio Shinozuka with a solemn expression.
"Mr. Nanshan, I called you here because I want you to include the destruction of the Eighth Route Army arsenal in this spring raid plan."
Yoshio Shinozuka said in a gloomy tone: "Even if the main force of the Eighth Route Army cannot be eliminated, its arsenal must be destroyed."
"Hi!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi paused.
Yoshio Shinozuka quickly walked to a huge map hanging on the wall and found the location of a line of sky on the map.
It turned out that there was no line of sky on this map. The Yamazaki detachment accidentally broke into the line of sky. Later, the mopping up troops also went there, so it was marked on the map.
"With a line of sky, the terrain here is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is said that one man can block the barrier and ten thousand men cannot open it."
Yoshio Shinozuka said in a cold tone: "Destroy the Eighth Route Army Huangyadong Arsenal at all costs."
"Commander, please rest assured!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi said, "The Eighth Route Army can escape, but the monks cannot escape the temple. I will immediately add a battle plan to destroy the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal in "Operation Plan A"."
"Yoshi!" Yoshio Shinozuka said happily, "Thank you Kusuyama-kun for your hard work."
After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka asked again: "How much ammunition and materials have been transported to Taiyuan so far?"
A division's battle supply of ammunition and supplies was 10,000 tons, but the Eighth Route Army robbed 1,000 tons of ammunition and destroyed 2,000 tons, leaving only 7,000 tons of ammunition and supplies.
Although the transportation strategy was changed in time, and the trains only transported dozens of tons at a time, the Eighth Route Army guerrillas often caused sabotage on the railways, resulting in very slow ammunition transportation.
"Currently, less than 2,000 tons have been successfully transported to Taiyuan." Kusuyama Hideyoshi reported truthfully.
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(There was a power outage last night, which made it impossible to update. Today’s 3rd update will make up for yesterday’s updates.)
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