Chapter 091 Yamamoto is eyeing Kong Jie (seeking further reading!)
At the Taiyuan First Army Headquarters, Kazuki Yamamoto stood in front of Yoshio Shinozuka with his head lowered like a defeated rooster, completely unable to see the high spirits he had a few days ago.
Before the raid on Daxia Bay, Yamamoto Kazuki completely ignored the Eighth Route Army, thinking that they were a group of farmers who had put down their hoes and had low combat effectiveness and would be beaten to pieces by him in an instant.
The Battle of Yangcun made him realize firsthand how difficult and powerful the Eighth Route Army was.
Realizing that they were also a group of iron-blooded soldiers who were equally unafraid of death, even if they knew they were facing death, they still rushed forward without hesitation. Their fighting will was no less than that of the most elite imperial army.
The command experience is also very rich. After seeing the powerful firepower of the special agent team, he immediately changed his defense method and used light and heavy machine guns and mortars to attack himself from a long distance. The submachine guns equipped by the team members were instantly useless and they could only be beaten passively...
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The more Yamamoto Kazuki thought about it, the more solemn his face became, and he deeply regretted that he was too greedy at that time.
If the first assault group had issued a retreat order after being intercepted by heavy machine guns, the special forces would not have been suppressed by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire, and the losses would have been much lighter.
But there is no regret in taking medicine.
A defeat is a defeat. As the captain of the special agent team, no matter how you explain it or how many reasons and excuses you come up with, you must be responsible for the defeat of the special agent team.
Commander Yoshio Shinozuka was also very angry.
In order to establish the Yamamoto special agent team, he invested a lot of manpower and material resources, and also raised funds specifically to buy a large number of German-made submachine guns and Mauser pistols to equip the special agent team.
As a result, Kazuki Yamamoto actually repaid himself with a disastrous ending.
The cost of training a special force is equivalent to training a dozen ordinary soldiers. Yamamoto lost more than 40 special forces in one battle, which is equivalent to the First Army losing half an infantry brigade.
Most importantly, this defeat made many people in the military begin to have opinions about their efforts to support Hashimoto's special operations team. They felt that special operations were not as exaggerated as Yamamoto said. Otherwise, why did the special operations team fail in their first operation?
Defeated at the hands of a regimental commander of the Eighth Route Army...
You must know that every member of the Yamamoto Special Agent Team was trained to raid the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. As a result, they were defeated at the hands of a regiment commander of the Eighth Route Army. It was so embarrassing...
Just now, several subordinates came to Yoshio Shinozuka and asked the military department to reduce the funds for the Yamamoto Special Forces and allocate more to them.
Yoshio Shinozuka did not agree!
The Yamamoto Special Agent Team was established with his strong support. If it were to be disbanded due to one failure, not only would all the previous investment be wasted, but it would also be a loss of face.
Facing this defeat, not only Yamamoto Kazuki was unwilling to accept it, but Yoshio Shinozuka was also very unhappy.
Staring at Yamamoto Kazuki, he asked seriously: "Yamamoto-kun, I want to know whether your views on special operations have changed because of the Battle of Yangcun, and what you plan to do next!"
"I still believe that special operations can change the situation in Shanxi and bring huge benefits to the Shanxi garrison." Yamamoto Kazuki answered firmly with his head held high.
"The special agent team conducts special operations in the Eighth Route Army base area, and the main force of the empire launches an attack from the front. The two methods of attack cooperate with each other and complement each other. They will definitely be able to eliminate all the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi at the minimum cost!"
"The main responsibility for the defeat of Yangcun lies with me. I underestimated the enemy and underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army."
"When encountering the Eighth Route Army's obstruction, the backstage failed to retreat decisively and ignored the basic combat principle of one-hit-and-leave special operations. As a result, the special agent team was attacked by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire at the entrance of the village and suffered heavy losses!"
"Commander, please give me another chance. I will be sure to succeed in my next operation and capture the Eighth Route Army headquarters in one fell swoop!"
"I will definitely give you the opportunity!" Shinozuka Yoshio first agreed to Yamamoto Kazuki's request to relax his hanging heart, and then continued his analysis.
"But don't you think your appetite is too big?"
"The Yamamoto Special Agent Team has just been established and has almost never carried out any major tasks..."
"When you came up, you listed the Eighth Route Army headquarters as the first beheading target of the special agent team. Are you taking a step too far!"
“There is a saying in China: If you don’t accumulate small steps, you can’t reach a thousand miles!”
"I think your goals for the Secret Service are too high!"
"The correct way is to start with small targets... and then attack big targets after accumulating enough combat experience!"
Yamamoto Kazuki hesitated.
Although Yang Cun himself lost the battle, his blind trust in special operations and the combat effectiveness of his men was not affected.
The special agent team was specially trained by him to behead the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
The commander asked him to temporarily give up the raid on the Eighth Route Army headquarters and attack smaller targets. This was overkill.
Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't accept it, and felt that doing so was humiliating the special agent team.
But the other party was the commander of the Shanxi garrison, and the establishment and training of the special agent team were inseparable from his support. No matter how reluctant Yamamoto was, he had to consider his opinions and even make compromises in some aspects.
Yoshio Shinozuka knew that Kazuki Yamamoto was an arrogant person, and since the establishment of the special agent team, he had never listed the Eighth Route Army-level headquarters as an attack target.
But facts have proven that the special forces do not yet have the ability to raid the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
If Yamamoto Kazuki cannot make adjustments and change his arrogant character, he will suffer big losses in his next action.
Facing the hesitant Yamamoto, Shinozuka Yoshio didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly, waiting for him to make a decision!"
"The commander is wise!" Kazuki Yamamoto finally chose to compromise.
"I plan to find a few Eighth Route Army-level headquarters to let the special forces practice their troops first!"
"Especially since Yangcun defeated our independent group, he will become the first round of raid targets by the special agent team."
"When the special forces fully master the special operations methods and can take on heavier tasks, they will then raid the Eighth Route Army's division and brigade first-level headquarters... and finally raid their headquarters..."
"But fighting like this takes a long time!"
"More than half of the special agents suffered casualties in Yangcun and are in urgent need of additional team members and equipment..."
"Based on past training experience, we will definitely not be able to continue to perform missions in the next three months. Please forgive me, Commander!"
Yoshio Shinozuka was very satisfied with Yamamoto's current reaction and immediately promised: "New team members, weapons and equipment, ammunition, training ground, time... I can give it all to you!"
"Three months later, I hope Yamamoto Agent Team will become famous in one battle and don't let me down again!"
Yamamoto Kazuki was very moved. Even though he had failed, the commander still spared no effort to support the special agent team.
He quickly saluted and assured with a serious face: "Commander, please rest assured, the Yamamoto Special Agent Team will definitely not let you down again!"
After saying that, he hurriedly left the headquarters with a longing for the future!
