Headquarters of the First Army of the North China Front in Taiyuan, Shanxi
Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Yamamoto Kazuki who was hanging his head and said nothing, with his hand still wrapped in a bandage. He swallowed back the scolding that was on his lips, and finally just said something lightly.
"Yamamoto-kun, more than ten days ago, you told me that you wanted to create a new record for the Empire of Japan. I wonder if you have completed this record?"
Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head and whispered: "Your Excellency, Commander, I am willing to take full responsibility for the failure of this operation. Please punish me."
"Punish you?" Yoshio Shinozuka said coldly: "Is it useful to talk about punishment now?"
"It's useless." Yamamoto Kazuki said helplessly: "But I have nothing to say for my humble position."
"You!"
Looking at Kazuki Yamamoto who raised his head and looked directly at him again, Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head helplessly: "Yamamoto-kun, if you had half the ability of your military qualities in dealing with people, you wouldn't be as good as you are now.
He is just a colonel."
Yamamoto Kazuki said disdainfully: "The imperial army is already filled with too many officers with high emotional intelligence. I don't want to and don't bother to join those people in my humble position."
"you……"
Yoshio Shinozuka was about to have a seizure, but then he sighed again.
Why does he value Yamamoto Kazuki so much? Isn't it because he admires his pure energy? Why does he hate him now?
Taking a deep breath, Shinozuka Yoshio planned to change the topic, "You said in the report that you and your special agent team had withdrawn from Yangcun after being exposed, but they encountered the Chinese Army on the way.
fail?"
"Yes."
Yamamoto Kazuki replied: "That China force was extremely well-equipped. Not only were they equipped with German Mauser 98K rifles, they were also equipped with a large number of MP38 submachine guns (actually MP40), and even MG43 (actually MG42) machine guns.
Equipped with a large number of mortars.
As soon as my special agent team made contact with him, the other party fired a large number of illumination bombs, lighting up the entire battlefield. Then the shells came like raindrops, and the special agent team was like rats in a box, unable to move."
At this point, Yamamoto Kazuki's eye circles turned red.
The selection of personnel for the special agent team is not easy. Twelve soldiers were killed or injured in one night. This was already a considerable loss for the special agent team with a total number of only more than eighty people.
Yoshio Shinozuka hesitated for a moment, "Yamamoto-kun, if you say that the Chinese have German submachine guns, I believe it. After all, the Chinese have started imitating German submachine guns a long time ago.
But the German government has severed diplomatic relations with the Chinese for several years, so how could it possibly have the latest German machine guns? As far as I know, the German government has never exported such latest machine guns to any country."
Yamamoto Kazuki affirmed: "Your Excellency, Commander, I can guarantee with my reputation as a soldier that the sound of the German MG34 machine gun is different from the sound of all other machine guns. The sound similar to tearing oil cloth and the intensive rate of fire are
It’s unique in the whole world and I can’t make a mistake.”
After listening to Yamamoto Kazuki's words, Shinozuka Yoshio fell silent. Regarding German-made weapons, Yamamoto Kazuki, who has studied in Germany for three years, is of course the most knowledgeable.
Seeing that Shinozuka Yoshio remained silent, Yamamoto Kazuki said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, it seems that our original ideas were all wrong. That Gao Hongming is the enemy of our Imperial Japanese Army just like the Eighth Route Army. This
The stumbling blocks that stand in our way must be removed.”
After saying that, he punched Yoshio Shinozuka on his desk hard.
If a junior officer dared to be so presumptuous in his office, Yoshio Shinozuka would definitely give him a slap in the face before asking the guards to drag him out. However, Kazuki Yamamoto is his most valued subordinate.
He didn't even raise his eyelids, but said something quietly.
"Don't worry, the intelligence says that Gao Hongming went to Kenanpo to attend the press conference held by Yan Xishan. I have already ordered Colonel Fujino Shigeharu of the 21st Independent Flying Group to start attacking Kenan this morning.
Poe is conducting all-round bombing, I want to see how he can hold this reception?"
"Great!" Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't help shouting when he heard it, with a happy face on his face.
Since the fall of Taiyuan, Kenanpo, as the hometown of Yan Xishan, has become the de facto military, political and economic center of Shanxi. Since 1939, Kenanpo has quickly gathered tens of thousands of Shanxi-Suiyuan troops and more than 100,000 permanent residents.
Of course, the Japanese army also wanted to bomb Kenanpo, but Kenanpo is a hilly area with high mountains and ridges everywhere, and most people live in cave dwellings. Bombing a place like this will get half the result with half the effort, and the loss of ammunition will also be very large. This is also the case for Japan.
The reason why planes rarely visit Kenanpo.
But this time is different. Since Yan Xishan wants to stop the press conference, the flow of people will naturally be inevitable. I dare not say there will be more people. There should be 10,000 people. If a group of bombers are sent to visit at this time...
Yamamoto Kazuki could already imagine the scene when bombs dropped one after another in the crowd. He bowed to Yoshio Shinozuka with a heartfelt heart: "You are worthy of your Excellency, the Commander. I admire you for your humble position!"
Seeing the proud and proud Yamamoto Kazuki bowing to him, Yoshio Shinozuka felt extremely satisfied: "Yoshi... Yamamoto-kun, you don't have to do this. After all, the results of the battle haven't come out yet."
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"Buzz buzz..."
There was a low roar in the sky, and at an altitude of 6,500 meters above the ground, twelve Type 97 heavy explosive aircraft, escorted by six Nakajima Type 1 fighters, flew over Kenan Slope.
Lieutenant Colonel Ryoichi Yamama, the commander of this operation, was sitting in the cabin at the moment. Looking at the clouds below him, an uneasy feeling came to his heart. He turned on the transmitter: "Attention all units, lower the altitude to 800 meters and drop the bomb."
Return immediately after completion."
"Understood." The answers from each machine quickly came from the earphones, but there was also an unharmonious voice.
"Your Majesty Lieutenant Colonel, you are too cautious. The few anti-aircraft guns the Chinese have are all deployed in Chongqing. We are as safe here as in our own back garden, so your worries are unnecessary."
Ryoichi Yamayama was angry: "Baga, Ueno, you bastard, I have told you how many times, we are now in an area controlled by the Chinese, we must not be careless."
Hearing Ryoichi Yamayama's anger, the voice still said with a smile: "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel, as you wish."
"boom……"
Just when they were about to descend, a violent explosion sounded around them, and then a thick black smoke accompanied by fire appeared in Ryoichi's sight on the mountain.
"No, it's China's anti-aircraft artillery!"
"Get away quickly..."
Following this explosion, the originally neat flight formation scattered like frightened birds...