"The leader of the Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade is shattered..."
"Yuxian County fell..."
The staff officer said cautiously.
The Japanese First Army Headquarters received a farewell message from the telecommunications corps.
Shotaro Katayama was beaten to death.
The Japanese army lost another major general.
Yu County was also lost.
This is the second county town Tubal Road has captured in half a month.
Ping'an County!
Yu County!
They were all heavily guarded by Japanese troops.
If Ping'an County was successfully attacked by sneak attack, Yu County was attacked in a real way.
How terrible!
Tubal Road's attack capability is actually so strong.
Yu County is where the Japanese brigade and regiment headquarters are located. It has a large amount of weapons and ammunition in reserve and the fortifications are relatively strong.
I originally thought that Tubal Road had a concentration of 100,000 people and could not be conquered in ten years.
Unexpectedly, it fell in less than three days.
No, to be precise, it was less than two days.
horrible!
Two days!
Conquer a county!
When did Tubalu's attack ability become so strong?
"knew……"
Saburo Saito waved his hand.
The staff officer turned around quickly and left quietly.
Upon hearing the news about the fall of Yu County and the shattering of Taro's jade in Katayama Province, the general staff fell silent.
Almost all staff officers had a bad premonition.
If Yu County falls, where will it be next?
Since Tubal Road can storm Yu County, how can other counties stop it?
There are so many counties in Jin Province. It is impossible for the Japanese army to increase troops in every county! One brigade is already the limit. Some counties even have only one squadron!
Insufficient troops.
Make bricks without straw.
what to do?
If Tubal Road continues to attack, how long can other counties resist?
Especially those counties with only one or two squadrons garrisoned may fall into the hands of Tubal Road at any time. They may not be able to withstand it for even a day.
The storm is about to come...
But what can they do?
Nothing can be done.
Because there are no reinforcements.
It can only generate electricity and ask other counties and cities to build defensive fortifications desperately.
If you want to survive, find a way on your own!
The fortifications should be built as strong as they can be built. The longer they can withstand, the better.
As for the specific reason, I can't say yet.
You must never tell others that Shotaro Katayama was beaten to death.
Otherwise, morale will be seriously affected.
It’s just that there is no airtight wall in the world. You can hide something for a while, but you can’t hide it for a lifetime.
Sooner or later, outsiders will know about this...
After a long silence, Saburo Saito came to see Yoshio Shinozuka.
The war was not going well everywhere. Yoshio Shinozuka seemed very depressed. His whole person seemed to have lost weight.
"Your Excellency Commander..."
"Katayama Province Junyu is broken..."
"Yuxian County is lost..."
Saburo Saito reported expressionlessly.
No matter how reluctant you are, you still have to accept reality in the end.
If Yu County is lost, it won't matter much.
The death of a major general brigade commander doesn't matter much.
The important thing is to take revenge!
The information has been obtained. The one who conquered Yu County was the new regiment of the 386th Brigade of Tubal Road!
The leader is called Li Yunlong!
This Li Yunlong is the next key target of the Japanese army.
As long as he has enough troops, Saburo Saito is confident that he can completely, cleanly and completely eliminate this person.
But there is a premise, which is...
There must be enough troops!
So, the question is, what kind of reinforcements can the current First Army get?
Will there be reinforcements?
How many reinforcements are there?
"Katayama Shogun once traveled to Akihabara with me..."
"He was a very good tactical officer..."
Yoshio Shinozuka said slowly.
Of course he was angry.
The problem is, it's useless for him to be angry.
He now has no extra troops on hand.
Until now, Peiping and Nanjing have not made it clear how many reinforcements they will send to him.
What can he do without reinforcements?
He couldn't even mobilize the 20th Division. Because the 20th Division was directly under the command of Shun Tada.
The current First Army cannot stop the Eighth Route Army from spreading beans everywhere and starting a prairie fire.
There are really too many people on Tubal Road.
When it comes to the number of troops, the Japanese army is far inferior to the Eighth Route Army.
Who said this is China?
How can the number of Japanese people on China’s territory be compared with that of Chinese people?
Jin Province has a population of 30 million. Even if you take one out of thirty people, there are still 1 million soldiers. This is very scary, especially if these soldiers are all from the Eighth Route Army.
If we add the hundreds of millions of people in the North China Plain, the source of soldiers on Tubal Road is almost endless.
Just thinking about it makes me shudder.
"Saito-kun, I will personally review this matter to the base camp. You don't have to blame yourself."
"Tie!"
"In addition, we urge all towns and strongholds to work hard to build fortifications to prevent Tubal Road from attacking."
"Tie!"
Saburo Saito agreed one by one.
The biggest problem now is Tubal Road's siege weapons.
Tubal Road actually used large-caliber howitzers. Where did these come from?
Temporary fortifications are useless!
Without enough steel and concrete, how can we stop heavy artillery bombardment?
The terrible thing is that so far, the intelligence work of the First Army Staff Headquarters has not made any breakthrough...
"Report!"
"Beiping urgent call!"
Suddenly, a staff officer came in a hurry.
Saburo Saito received the telegram.
Finished reading.
His expression was a little complicated.
"Your Excellency, Commander, this is from Chief of Staff Miyano. He said that the head of the North China Secret Service, Sadsuke Yoshikawa, has confirmed that the recent frequent activities on Tubal Road are related to a person named Zhang Chu."
"Zhang Chu..."
"Yes. Zhang Chu. His identity has not yet been found. But it can be confirmed that he is the driving force behind the increasing activity of Tubal Road. It is he who provides a large amount of weapons and ammunition to Tubal Road. He is also responsible for all airdrop operations.
ongoing."
"well……"
Yoshio Shinozuka stood up.
Things are finally coming to a head.
Finally, we found the real reason for Tubalu’s rapid rise.
idiot!
Without further ado, start now!
"Order the Yamamoto special agent team to eliminate this Zhang Chu at all costs."
"Tie!"
Saburo Saito agreed.
But there is secret doubt in my heart. Is this Yamamoto useful?
From the day the Yamamoto Special Agent Team was established, Saburo Saito was very indifferent to it. He thought they were whimsical.
Just kidding!
I want to solve the war in China with a small army.
Later facts proved that it was of no use at all.
"In addition..." Shinozuka Yoshio said slowly, "If you pass on the order, no matter who it is, no matter what means are used, as long as they can eliminate this Zhang Chu, the imperial army will give him a heavy reward."
After a slight pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said coldly, "Assistant officer, promoted to the first level. Lieutenant, promoted to the second level. Non-commissioned officer, promoted to the third level. Soldier, directly promoted to Cao Chang! If he is Chinese, he will
The reward is ten thousand taels of gold. And it has important uses! The lowest official rank is the brigade commander of the mixed brigade of the Imperial Association Army!"
"Tie!"
Saburo Saito lowered his head and agreed.
This trick is the most deadly, especially for the temptation of Chinese people.
Ten thousand taels of gold!
The lowest is also a brigade commander!
For some Chinese people, it is an irresistible temptation!
They will try their best to kill Zhang Chu.
There are too many Chinese people. There are many anti-Japanese elements. However, there are also many cowards. They are very good at plotting against their own people.
It is easy to hide from an open gun, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow.
This Zhang Chu might not die in the hands of the Japanese.
but!
He will definitely die in the hands of the Chinese!
"Saito-kun, arrange for some people to visit those mysterious Jianghu forces. If they can kill this Zhang Chu, the imperial army will also be rewarded heavily. Moreover, the imperial army will keep it secret for them."
"There are also those traitors from the military command, the Qing Gang, the Anqinghui, etc. No matter who they are or what their previous crimes were, as long as they can kill Zhang Chu, the imperial army will pardon them and give them a heavy reward."
…
Near Cangyun Ridge.
Brigade Headquarters.
"Report!"
"Good news from the new group!"
"The new regiment conquers Yu County!"
"Kill the Japanese brigade leader!"
Near Cangyun Ridge, a staff officer came running over with a happy face.
The chief of staff took the telegram, read it, and shook it vigorously. He was also very happy.
"Beautiful! This Li Yunlong finished his work so quickly."
"Yuxian County is said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Japanese invaders have many reserves."
"That's what you said. However, we also captured it."
"Good job! The three nails in Yuxian, Shexian and Shunxian have been deep into the base area. Now one has been pulled out and two are left."
"Since we can pull out one, we can also pull out two..."
The brigade commander also felt relaxed.
No matter how you say it, this is a happy thing.
The key point is that the ability of the new regiment to attack difficult problems is impressive.
Such a comparison shows that the progress in Cangyun Ridge is still too slow.
"Report!"
Suddenly, someone shouted outside.
Both of them felt that the voice was very familiar. It seemed to be Ding Wei?
"Come in!"
"yes!"
Sure enough, it was Ding Wei who came.
According to the latest order from the headquarters, he is temporarily under the command of the 386th Brigade.
Because the battle to eliminate the two regiments of the Japanese invaders was under the direct command of the brigade headquarters. Including the 28th Regiment of the Central Hebei Military Region, they are currently under the command of the brigade commander.
"Ding Wei, you came just in time!"
"I'm sorry, two chiefs, there are too many things, which delayed the trip!"
"How many people did you bring?"
"Report to the Chief of Staff, the total number is fifteen thousand."
"How many?"
"Fifteen thousand people."
"My dear, there are so many!"
The chief of staff said slightly exaggeratedly.
It was indeed a bit surprising.
Ding Wei actually brought 15,000 people in one breath. That was the size of a division! It was still a super full division!
"All have weapons?"
"They're all armed."
"How many weapons did you bring?"
"Let me talk about heavy weapons first. There are twenty 120mm heavy mortars, twenty-four 75mm field guns, and eighty 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns..."
"so much?"
The chief of staff was amazed again.
Good guys, they are all heavy weapons!
Needless to say, light weapons. What they need now are heavy weapons.
"Okay, you're welcome."
"You discuss with the chief of staff and deploy immediately to prepare for an attack."
The brigade commander spoke quickly.
Li Yunlong is doing such a good job, Cangyunling must keep up.