At the Japanese Brigade Headquarters in Linfen City, Major General Matsumoto, who had been frowning for several days, showed a rare smile today.
For the first time since Wang Ping took over as head of the new regiment, Matsumoto received good news from his subordinates.
"General, the reason why the Eighth Route Army captured our machine gun bunker has been found out. They added chili powder to the mortar shells and used the choking smoke to force the imperial troops out of the bunker or lose their combat effectiveness. Then they took the opportunity to launch an assault.
Capture the bunker!"
"I asked the engineer to experiment. Although the smoke produced by chili powder cannot kill people, without a gas mask, even if you cover your mouth and nose, your eyes will be irritated to the point of being unable to open, making it impossible to fight normally."
"And we are a garrison force. We don't have everyone wearing gas masks like the field troops. The brigade stationed at the blockade happened to not wear gas masks, and then the new regiment took advantage!"
"The Eighth Route Army on Bagya Road is really cunning. They can think of ways to use chili powder to make poison gas bombs!" Even though they were opponents, Major General Matsumoto still sighed from the bottom of his heart.
Then he said to himself: "Now it seems that Wang Ping, the leader of the new regiment, is indeed a very difficult opponent. He has various methods and levels, and we have never heard of them!"
"I ordered that from now on, all troops must be more cautious when encountering a new regiment! Also, contact the headquarters and ask them to issue gas masks to all our combat troops. We made the same mistake
Don’t do it a second time!”
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied quickly.
Then he continued to report: "Also, through the cooperation of the intelligence department and combat troops, although we have not yet found the specific location of the new regiment's station in the mountains. However, we have found the direction!"
"Nani? Haven't the mountains always been a blind spot for our reconnaissance troops and intelligence departments? How did they do it!" Matsumoto stared at the chief of staff and asked.
"Send a large number of Imperial Army troops into the mountains in multiple directions for reconnaissance, and shoot with rifles every 100 meters to indicate that they have not encountered the Eighth Route Army!"
"The Imperial Army's reconnaissance troops followed closely and judged by the sound of gunfire whether the Imperial Army's troops had approached the new regiment's station!"
"Because, once they approach the New Regiment's station, the New Regiment's patrol troops will kill them, and then the gunfire will stop!"
"After losing nearly a company of the Imperial Army, we have determined that the new regiment is stationed in this area!"
The chief of staff walked to the map and drew a large circle with a pencil.
Matsumoto rarely showed a smile: "Yoshi, Chief of Staff, you did a good job this time! Who came up with this idea? All participants, whether they are the Imperial Association Army or the Imperial Army, will be rewarded heavily!"
"Thank you, General. I will make arrangements immediately after we get down!" The chief of staff's nerves, which had been tense for several days, finally relaxed.
In the past few days, Major General Matsumoto had put too much pressure on me. Now that I have achieved results, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
However, Matsumoto's next order made his nerves tense again.
"However, the area you have detected now is too large. Even if you concentrate all the bomber units of the North China Front, you will not be able to carry out coverage bombing of this area! I ask you to continue your efforts and reduce the unit to within one kilometer!"
"At that time, I will personally send a telegram to the Commander, requesting the headquarters to send a squadron of bombers to carry out saturation bombing on the new regiment's base. Even if they cannot be killed, they can be severely damaged!"
"Bah bang bang..." Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted the conversation between the two people, and then they saw the intelligence staff pushing the door open and walking up to Matsumoto.
"General, the headquarters has sent us urgent information!"
After receiving the telegram, Matsumoto quickly browsed it. Before long, a thick smile covered Matsumoto's entire face.
"God is really helping me. Amaterasu is also helping us!"
"Chief of Staff, our opponent, the commander of the 386th Brigade, is coming to Fen, and he is going to the headquarters of the New Regiment!"
"If you can confirm the specific location of the new regiment while their brigade commander is stationed at the new regiment, and then the headquarters sends aviation troops to bomb their station and kill the new regiment and the 386th brigade commander, then our brigade will be the best commander to eliminate the Eighth Route Army.
troops!"
"At that time, as long as I raise it, our brigade can transform from a garrison brigade into an independent mixed brigade, a real field force!"
The army has become a field force. Even if your military rank does not change, your status in the army will increase.
The chief of staff's eyes shot out two blazing rays of light.
Then he affirmed: "Please rest assured, General, I will definitely live up to your high expectations in this humble position. I will make arrangements right away!"
A conspiracy against the new regiment and the commander of the 386th Brigade unfolded under the command of Matsumoto.
At this time, no one in the new group realized that the danger was approaching them step by step.
As for the safety of the residence, the safest way is to move once in a while.
But today's new group is no longer the new group a month ago. With nearly two thousand people, hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain, and a large amount of supplies and ammunition, it will take a long time to just transfer. And during the entire transfer process,
Troop training, reorganization, mobilization, everything must be stopped.
After much deliberation, Wang Ping finally rejected the proposal.
However, the guard posts and patrol teams were placed at least one kilometer away from the station.
In the plains, one kilometer may be very close. But this is in the mountains, and the distance of one kilometer will take dozens of minutes even if you march quickly.
With these patrols and guard posts, Wang Ping felt more reassured about the safety of the station, and then he took the time to mobilize the prisoners to join the Eighth Route Army and join the new regiment!
Five days passed in a flash, and when Wang Ping was still preparing to go to the prisoner camp, Li Wen suddenly rushed over, panting.
But judging from the excited expression on his face, the news he brought was definitely good news.
"Head of the regiment, chief, the chief is here. He is on the way to the station. He will be here in ten minutes!"
"So fast!" Wang Wangping reacted quickly.
"Immediately find Battalion Commander Zhong and come with me to greet the brigade commander. This is the first time Brigadier Chen has come to the army since I became the commander of the new regiment!"
As soon as he reached the gate of the station, the figure of the brigade commander appeared in Wang Ping's field of vision.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, Wang Ping, commander of the new regiment, welcomes you to the army! The soldiers are looking forward to the brigade chief every day, but I didn't expect you to come in person!"
Entering the new regiment station, Brigadier Chen did not follow Wang Ping and went directly to the regiment headquarters. Although he was very tired, he still took a long circle around the station.
Wang Ping knew that at this time, the brigade commander was testing the results of his original telegram.
After half an hour of inspection, the brigade commander still looked serious and tense at the gate of the station. When he entered the regiment headquarters, his face was already covered with a thick smile.
As soon as he sat down, he said to Wang Ping: "Wang Ping informed me that you surprised me so much. To be honest, when I saw the telegram, I didn't believe it. Now I believe it, there is nothing wrong with entrusting the new regiment to you!"
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