The Japanese army in Shanxi also had no sleep all night.

Although it was already past one o'clock in the morning, the lights in Yoshio Shinozuka's office were still on.

When Norio Nozawa, an intelligence staff officer, knocked on the door with a folder and came in, he saw Yoshio Shinozuka standing in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and the area he was staring at was Taiyue District in the southeast of Jin.

"General!" Nozawa nodded.

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't look back and asked, "Is there any new news from the Tiger Pavilion stronghold?" ”

"Nope." Nozawa Norio shook his head and said, "I just contacted the Tiger Pavilion stronghold before zero o'clock, and there is nothing abnormal. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "The eyeliner ambushed on both sides of the Zhengtai Highway didn't find anything?" ”

"Yes." Nozawa nodded and said, "The 4th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade reported that none of the eyeliners on either side of the Zhengtai Highway were found. ”

"Strange." Yoshio Shinozuka muttered, "Is it recognized?" ”

Nozawa Norio said: "General, the whereabouts of the Shina army are mysterious and erratic, and it is difficult to find their whereabouts until the last moment. ”

"That's right." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and asked, "Where are the 9th Brigade and Observation Group of the Independent Mixed Brigade?" ”

"We have arrived at Yang Village, which is the station of the 386th Brigade Independent Regiment." Nozawa Norio said, "It's a pity that the independent regiment has long since disappeared, and the people of Yang Village have also been transferred in advance. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "What about the main force of the 386 Brigade? ”

Nozawa replied, "Be on guard in the area of Bellows Ridge. ”

"Bellows Ridge?" Yoshio Shinozuka's gaze wandered across the map, and then he quickly found Bellows Ridge.

I saw that the Bellows Ridge was between Yangcun and Daxia Bay, and if the 9th Brigade Regiment wanted to go to Daxia Bay, it had to pass through the Bellows Ridge.

This also makes sense.

Protect the security of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

However, the 9th Brigade will not go to Great Summer Bay.

Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "The guests of the observation group are still safe, right?" ”

Nozawa replied: "At least so far, there have been no excessive demands. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka snorted lightly, and then continued: "Telegraph to Yue Shengjun that the actions of the observation group must be restricted, and no mistakes will be allowed. ”

"This ......" Nozawa Kio choked slightly when he heard this.

Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes cooled and asked, "What?" ”

"Hello." Nozawa Norio paused, "Your Excellency Yuesheng has actually returned to Taiyuan. ”

"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka was stunned when he heard this, and then said angrily, "Then who is in command of the 9th Brigade now?" ”

Nozawa Norio said, "Now he is the adjutant of His Excellency Yue Sheng, and Oshiroto is exercising the duties and powers of the brigade commander on his behalf. ”

"Yaga, this idiot is the more Shenghu no Suke!" Yoshio Shinozuka scolded, and said, "The electricity orders the big city households to be lenient, and we must ensure the safety of the observation group!" ”

The order to give Oshiro Leniency was not to restrict the movement of the observation group, because Yoshio Shinozuka knew that Oshiroto was not capable of restricting the movement of the observation group, so he changed the order to ensure the safety of the observation group.

Nozawa Nozawa paused and said, "Hai! ”

……

At this time, it was on the drying field at the entrance of Yangcun Village.

A big bonfire is underway.

For the more than 200 officers of the North China Front Army's field observation group, this trip to Shanxi was not so much a visit to the First Army to observe new tactics as a tourist relaxation.

Especially after arriving at the temporary camp in Yang Village, those young lieutenants couldn't hold back any longer, and while finding firewood and lighting piles of bonfires on the barn, they sang and danced.

"Sakura, Sakura."

"Under the clear sky in March, there are endless cherry blossoms."

"The flowers are like a sea of clouds, and the fragrance is incomparably picturesque."

"Come on, come on, come and see the cherry blossom ......"

It didn't take long for those adjutants to join in.

In the end, even the major general Hattori Naotomi who led the team was not spared and was pulled in by a major zo.

Although Oshito Kanshige also likes to be lively, especially singing and dancing, he does not dare to participate in it, because he is responsible for the safety of the entire observation group.

But fortunately, he was accompanied by three infantry battalions of the 9th Brigade plus an independent mountain artillery brigade and a squadron of tanks.

With so many troops accompanying them, and the commanding heights of several kilometers around them already controlled by the Japanese army, there should be no problems with the safety of the observation group.

Singing and dancing are always accompanied by good wine.

The observation group had been prepared for a long time and brought a large amount of sake.

After a few bottles of wine per person, the enthusiasm became more and more high.

One of them proposed: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, and all the gentlemen, should we just sit in Yang Village and wait for the news of Yamamoto-kun's successful beheading to come back?" ”

Dashihiro's head was wide and he immediately chuckled.

Hattori Naomi also frowned and said, "Then what do you want?" ”

Na Zhongsa said: "Since it is a battlefield observation group, it should be observed on the spot!" Even if you can't do on-site observation, you should observe it from a distance, instead of waiting for the result from dozens of kilometers away! If that's the case, why would we have to go all the way to such a damn place? Wouldn't it be better to stay in Taiyuan and even watch geisha performances? ”

The other officers nodded in agreement, because what Nakasa said was reasonable.

Naotomi Hattori shook his head and said, "Ono-kun, this is a special operation!" If so many of us are gone, how can there be concealment? What else is the Yamamoto Secret Service engaged in? ”

Ono Nakasa said: "General, I just said, you can watch from afar!" ”

"From afar?" Hattori frowned, "I'm afraid this can't be done." ”

"No, it can be done!" Ono Nakasa was obviously prepared, returned to the car and found a map to spread out, and then pointed to the map and said to Hattori Naotomi and several big and middle ministers who came up to him, "General, and gentlemen, please see, this mountain is called Huangcaoling, which is the highest mountain in the distance and near a hundred miles, and the view is excellent. ”

"Look at this contour line again, it is facing the direction of Daxia Bay, and there is no cover."

"Yes, the distance is a little farther, I measured it just now, it's almost 15 kilometers, but if you set up a 16x artillery team mirror on Huangcaoling, you can still see the general situation that happened in Daxia Bay."

Hattori Naotomi was a little moved, and turned his head to ask Oshiroto: "Oshiro-kun, does the 9th Brigade of the Independence Mountain Artillery have 16 times the artillery mirror?" ”

"Nope." Ojodo Kuanzhong hurriedly denied it, "There is only one 8-fold artillery mirror." ”

As soon as the words fell, Ono Nakasa said: "It's okay, you don't have it, we have it!" ”

With a wave of his hand, when the two lieutenants returned to the car, they moved down a gun mirror.

"General, this is a 16x artillery mirror just imported from Germany!" Onodakasa said proudly, "It's no problem to see the general situation 15 kilometers away. ”

"Yo Si." Hattori Naotomi said.

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