Since the formation of the saber special combat team, He Zhengdao has listed this combat unit as a secret unit of the Eighth Route Army. When www.biquge.info realized the strength of this special combat team, both the central and general headquarters agreed to queue this unit as a secret force.

It can be said that at present, in addition to some senior commanders of the Eighth Route Army, there are also officers and men of the Eighth Route who have participated in the selection of the Saber Special Combat Team. How much does it know that there is such a unit in the independent column, but the outside world knows very little about this unit.

Concepts like special forces are rare in today's day and age. As a matter of fact, the current special operations concept proposed by Germany is only a tactical concept, and does not have a set of mature training and combat requirements.

Even the German side, a special operations force was organized. But today, the special forces formed by Germany are not really mature. They are also more experimental special forces used by the German military for experiments and experience.

Suzuki Yamamoto, on the other hand, did not like to fight in large regiments, but showed a strong interest in this new combat skill that he learned in school. After studying in Germany for a few years, he returned home and proposed to form a special forces unit belonging to Japan.

Because his family is very prestigious in the country, and Yamamoto Suzuki is also a cutting-edge soldier of the Japanese army. The top brass of the Japanese army finally agreed to allocate a certain amount of funds for them to screen elites in the army, and formed the current 50-member Sakura special attack team.

Judging from the several exercises conducted by the Sakura Special Attack Team on the mainland, some high-ranking army officials also feel that such a unit is more suitable for assassination and intelligence reconnaissance work. As for the large corps operation, the Sakura special attack team is also not enough.

The reason is simple, whether it is defensive or offensive, the Sakura Raiders with a small number of people. When facing a large corps of soldiers, they will fall into the dilemma of 'two fists are difficult to defeat with four hands'. In the final analysis, the number of such troops is still too small.

Even if some high-level Japanese soldiers saw that these Sakura special combat members who had been trained by Yamamoto Suzuki had indeed very good personal combat skills. But the problem is that training such a special combat soldier spends more military money than expected.

Some generals who are not optimistic about the Sakura special attack team bluntly say that this is a unit that has been piled up with money. The actual effect it can play is extremely limited. It was the disagreement that made Yamamoto Suzuki's situation very awkward.

In order to prove that special forces will be the mainstream idea of future operations, after Yamamoto Suzuki arrived in North China, he has been thinking about finding a big target to prove the ability of the Sakura Special Attack Team. I even thought about entering Shaanxi to raid the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army or the Yan'an base.

It's just that kind of assumption, and in the current situation, Yamamoto Suzuki also knows that it is difficult to do. Not to mention that his special combat team needs to travel through many base areas and guerrilla areas of the Eighth Route Army, and it is very difficult to reach Xi'an and Yan'an.

And in that place, once the operation is launched, then he and the Sakura Special Attack Team are basically a force that has no return. Regarding the prestige and garrison of the Eighth Route Army in Shaanxi, Yamamoto Suzuki still knows a little.

Abandoning this idea, Yamamoto Suzuki's eyes turned to the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which was carrying out an armed war of resistance in enemy-occupied areas of North China. At present, the 129th Division is undoubtedly an elite unit containing the Japanese army in Shanxi and Hebei.

Because of the existence of the 129th Division, it was difficult for the Japanese troops stationed in Hebei to contact the troops stationed in Shandong. It is also difficult for the troops stationed in Shanxi to conduct joint operations with the troops of the neighbors. The location of the 129th Division was indeed very uncomfortable for the Japanese army.

Earlier, when the North China Front Army was engaged in a fortress blockade war, it also organized troops to carry out a clean-up campaign. But the actual effect is extremely limited. Even many times, more of the troops who were cleared suffered heavy losses.

For the Eighth Route Army, in the previous life, only three main divisions entered North China to carry out an armed war of resistance behind enemy lines. The Eighth Route Army, which now has ten main divisions, is much stronger than in history in terms of combat scale and troops.

Many times, the Japanese army chose an Eighth Route Army as the main target of the attack. Then the clearance troops transferred from other places may face the danger of a fire in the backyard. The other main divisions of the Eighth Route Army will take the opportunity to attack everywhere.

In this case, the Japanese army had to adopt a somewhat stupid tactic, one turnip and one pit to hold the occupied territory. It was easy not to evacuate the troops stationed there, and engaged in a tug-of-war confrontation with the Eighth Route Army in a confrontational manner.

Seeing the situation faced by the North China Front, Yamamoto Suzuki thought about the special operations skills he was good at. If a decapitation raid can be carried out on the divisional headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in the form of a small detachment, it will inevitably inflict heavy losses on the troops of this main division.

Once successful, the Japanese army will be able to take advantage of this time to launch a campaign to clear it. In this way, the number of troops required by the Japanese army will be much less than that of organizing large-scale clean-up campaigns.

Itagaki Seishiro's disapproval made Yamamoto Suzuki also feel angry. But he knew that verbal arguments would not help. Only by coming up with ironclad facts can we change the current contemptuous mentality of some Japanese generals towards cherry blossoms.

Yamamoto Suzuki, who understood this, still kept calm and said: "Commander of the Itagaki Division, our Sakura Special Attack Team is confident that this raid and decapitation mission will be completed. It's just that we came to Shanxi this time and hoped that the general would give us support.

Next, I and my special assault team need to secretly enter Li Cheng to wait for the battle. The general is an expert in intelligence, and I believe that the general should be able to provide me with information about the 129th Division and the young officer corps, right? ”

Although Seishiro Itagaki was the commander of a lieutenant general's division, he was also the commander of the Shanxi Dispatch Army. But in Yamamoto Suzuki's opinion, he doesn't have to be too afraid. In the final analysis, Itagaki is the commander of the division, and he also needs to obey the orders of the military department and the government.

Even if Yamamoto doesn't like others to talk about his family background, sometimes his family background does provide him with a lot of convenience for his development in the army. He also believed that no such general would dare to offend his family easily.

Listening to what Yamamoto Suzuki said, Seishiro Itagaki also knew that the young man in front of him wanted to prove himself. If you don't give convenience, you will only bring trouble to yourself. After all, this Dazuo really has a lot of background!

Even in the telegram sent by the North China Front Headquarters, Tada Jun also confessed and asked him to provide all the help he could. If he doesn't support him at this time, it is estimated that he will be held accountable.

Itagaki Seishiro, who thought about this clearly, also said very calmly: "I have asked people to prepare the relevant information about the situation and the 129th Division, and these intelligence materials can be handed over to you later."

Although I find it difficult for you to do this, I hope you will succeed. If you can really kill the commander of the 129th Division, it will also play a very important role in our encirclement and suppression in the future.

But I still hope that when you move, you must be safe in mind. If anything unexpected happens, I hope you can return to Li Cheng as soon as possible. There, I sent a wing of troops to garrison it.

Commander of the city of Li, I will also give him an order to cooperate with your raid at that time. If you are not tired, you can follow my supply team tonight and enter Li Cheng in the name of escorting supplies. ”

"Thank you for your support, I believe that the Sakura Attack Team will not disappoint the General!" ’

With Seishiro Itagaki's assurance, Suzuki Yamamoto was equally happy. The presence of local garrisons to cooperate in the operation undoubtedly added a lot of confidence and confidence to their actions. At least it will be much easier for them to retreat.

The Sakura special attack team, which came by military plane, changed out of their full body equipment that night, also changed into the ordinary military uniform of the Japanese army, and followed the troops escorting supplies to Licheng in a military vehicle. Such material escort teams are also common in Shanxi.

Every time the Japanese army organizes the escort of supplies, they will send at least one brigade of troops to escort them. If it is to deliver supplies to the defenders of Changzhi, the number of troops escorted will often increase.

The recent situation in the area of long-term governance is also not optimistic. The activities of the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army in the local area became more and more frequent, and their supply teams were often the main targets of the Eighth Route Army's offensive.

Many times, Itagaki was also very angry at the Eighth Route Army's special search for a convoy of supplies. Because this means that the materials they have managed to raise with great difficulty will often become the trophies of the Eighth Route Army.

In order to ensure the safety of the convoy of supplies, Itagaki could only use the method of transporting large troops and the local garrisons to be on alert along the way to ensure that their supplies could be smoothly transported to the Japanese garrisons stationed in various cities.

The Sakura Special Attack Team, which set off with the material team in three military vehicles, seemed silent all the way. And the captain of the Japanese army who was in charge of the material escort also knew that these people were temporarily ordered by Itagaki to join the escort team temporarily.

Fortunately, Yamamoto Suzuki knows very well that if he wants to understand the local situation, the captain of the escort team is undoubtedly a good candidate. During the conversation, he also gave the captain a lot of respect and heard a lot of information.

When Yamamoto Suzuki took the Sakura Special Attack Team and experienced countless attacks along the way, he successfully arrived in Licheng. At the headquarters of the 129th Division of Shexian County on the other side of Licheng, Liu Bocheng also met He Zhengdao and his party who came to visit.

Suzuki Yamamoto, who arrived in Rijo, saw the information provided by Itagaki and quickly formulated a battle plan. Without knowing from which direction this officer corps would march next, he could only take the initiative to attack.

If this young officer corps of the Eighth Route Army can be blocked together in the division headquarters of the 129th Division, then they can kill two birds with one stone. With this in mind, the Sakura Raiders only had one night of rest and went to Shexian with the help of their guides.

Although the news of the arrival of the Sakura special attack team in Licheng was well kept secret, when they set off, this detachment that changed into special combat equipment also attracted the attention of the intelligence officers of the Eighth Route Army.

A unit that was different from the Japanese army in terms of equipment and marching suddenly headed in the direction of Shexian. This is undoubtedly a piece of intelligence worthy of attention for the intelligence officers of the Eighth Route Army, who are specifically responsible for intelligence reconnaissance.

When the intelligence officer reported the situation, it meant that Yamamoto Suzuki's plan to raid was completely frustrated. Maybe he never dreamed that the intelligence system of the Eighth Route Army in this vicinity was far bigger than he imagined! (To be continued.) )