Zomoto, Tokyo.

The commander of the little devil Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro, is bowing his head and reporting the situation to Prince Zaihito Kanin, the actual person in charge of the little devil base camp.

The little devil Kwantung Army reinforced the vanguard of the North China Front, and a chariot brigade and a mixed brigade were completely annihilated, and at present, the little devil Kwantung Army has suspended the reinforcement of the North China Front.

In such a situation, Umezu Mijiro had to report it to the base camp in person.

"Your Royal Highness, the two brigades of our vanguard reinforcements in North China were wiped out in less than a day after a firefight with the 36th Group, and the combat effectiveness of the 36th Group Army is so strong that even our most elite divisions, if it is a ratio of 1:1, we will not be able to defeat the troops of the 36th Group Army at all."

Umezu Mijiro cried and reported carefully.

Prince Zaihito of the Idle Yuan Palace had a straight face, and he was extremely unhappy, and he was listening to the report of Umezu Mijiro with his surname, but when Umezu Mijiro said that even his own elite troops could not defeat the 36th Group Army in a 1:1 situation, Prince Zaihito of the Kanin Palace was immediately furious.

"Yaga! That's impossible, we say that this imperial army is invincible. ”

Hearing this, Umezu Mijiro was miserable.

If in the past, before fighting the 36th Army, Umezu Mijiro also thought so, thinking that the Imperial Army was invincible.

However, since the battle with the 36th Group and the annihilation of the two brigades in a short period of time, Umezu Mijiro has gradually woken up to the fact that the previous boast of 'the Imperial Army is invincible' is completely irrational.

Now, I didn't expect that I had woken up, but as the actual person in charge of the base camp, Prince Zairen of the Xianyuan Palace had not yet woken up, and still thought that 'the Imperial Army was invincible'.

This is really a joke, a big joke, the army has repeatedly failed miserably in front of the 36th Group Army, but I didn't expect that, as the high-level of the base camp of the army, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace still thinks so.

Seeing the anger on Prince Zaihito's face in the Xianyuan Palace, Umezu Mijiro shook his head helplessly, and said carefully: "Your Royal Highness, according to our understanding, the 36th Group Army is not only equipped with a large number of advanced aircraft, but also has many tanks with strong armor protection capabilities, and our tanks are simply vulnerable in front of the 36th Group Army. ”

"We have been defeated repeatedly with the 36th Group Army, I think that our weapons are too different from the 36th Group Army, that is the main reason, the empire needs to seize the time to develop advanced weapons, so that it is possible to resist the 36th Group Army."

After Umezu Mijiro finished speaking, the anger on the face of Prince Zaihito of the Idle Yuan Palace slowly subsided, and was replaced by a solemn face, I didn't expect that the weapons and equipment of the 36th Group Army were so advanced.

After thinking for a while, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace asked in a deep voice: "According to your understanding, what can be the surname of the aircraft equipped by the 36th Group Army?" Their tank surname is roughly comparable to which of our tank surnames? ”

After a moment of contemplation, Umezu Mijiro continued: "Your Royal Highness, the aircraft of the 36th Group Army should be on a par with our Zero fighters, and we don't have a specific understanding of their tank surnames, but we can definitely surpass our main tank, the Type 97 medium tank. ”

"What? Can the aircraft and tanks of the 36th Army be so good? ”

Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace was simply a little shocked, such a good surname can be something that Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace never expected.

Now the little devils are also developing new tanks, which are being developed mainly against the Soviet and American and, of course, against the tanks of the 36th Army.

It's just that the tanks of the 36th Group Army are so powerful, so I don't know if this new type of tank under development can defeat the tanks of the 36th Group Army, and it seems that it can only be tested through the battlefield.

Prince Zaihito of the Idle Courtyard Palace had a solemn face, and walked around in front of Umezu Mijiro, obviously thinking about something, while Umezu Mijiro bowed his head and bent over, not daring to come out of the atmosphere.

After a long time, Prince Zairen of the Idle Yuan Palace asked again: "Are these planes and tanks of the 36th Group Army really produced by themselves?" ”

"Hey! Your Royal Highness, according to intelligence, the 36th Group Army has established a large number of factories in Datong and Taiyuan and other places, and tens of thousands of our soldiers who have been captured have also been forced to work by the 36th Group Army to help them build factories and roads. ”

"Yaga! The 36th Army is dead, dripping. ”

Hearing this, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace was obviously extremely angry.

Prince Zaihito, who was extremely angry in his heart, took out his exquisite, imperial katana, and slashed it on a mahogany chair next to him, almost splitting the chair in half.

Seeing that Prince Zaihito of the Idle Courtyard was angry, Umezu Mijiro's face tightened, and his head lowered even lower.

"You stupid pigs, how can you let the 36th Army grow and grow, you are all sinners of the empire."

Prince Zaihito of the Idle House began to reprimand Umezu Mijiro viciously, but Umezu Mijiro lowered his head and didn't dare to put a fart.

But Umezu Mijiro was still slightly dissatisfied in his heart, and allowing the 36th Group Army to develop and grow was also a matter for the North China Front Army, and it was also a matter for the base camp.

At the beginning, if it weren't for the base camp coveting Southeast Asia and transferring most of its troops to Southeast Asia to fight, where would the 36th Group Army be able to develop and grow.

The 36th Group Army is now so strong, it has nothing to do with me, and what does it have to do with our Kwantung Army.

Although he thought so in his heart, Umezu Mijiro didn't dare to have half a dissatisfaction on his face, and could only silently bear the monstrous anger of Prince Zaihito of the Idle Palace.

After venting for a long time, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace slowly came back to his senses and began to think about how to deal with the current war situation in North China.

After thinking about it for a long time, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his head, and he thought of a word "Wai Wei to save Zhao", thinking of this, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace was slightly soothed.

As a result, Prince Zairen of Xianyuan immediately said: "Since the 36th Group Army has established a large number of factories in Datong and Taiyuan and other places, then we will send troops to destroy these factories, and without the support of these factories, the 36th Group Army will be vulnerable to a tree without roots." ”

That's right! How did we not think of it? Umezu Mijiro thought to himself.

As long as these factories of the 36th Group Army are destroyed, the 36th Army will basically lose its weapons and ammunition production base, and it will become very difficult for the front-line troops to supply ammunition.

Thinking of this, Umezu Mijiro's face gradually revealed a light of excitement.

Prince Zaihito of the Imperial Palace looked at Umezu Mijiro, patted Umezu Mijiro lightly on the shoulder, and encouraged: "This task will be handed over to you Kwantung Army, as long as you can successfully destroy these factories of the 36th Group Army, you will be the great hero of the empire, and I will not pursue the matter of the destruction of the previous two brigades and regiments." ”

Hearing this, Umezu Mijiro's face flushed, and he said excitedly: "Hi! Your Royal Highness, we promise you won't be disappointed. ”

"Yo Si! Then I'll wait for your good news. ”

Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace was full of joy, and swept away the previous solemnity.

Umezu Mijiro saw that the matter was done, and just as he was about to leave, a little devil Osa-level officer walked in quickly, bent down and saluted Prince Zairen of the Xianyuan Palace, and reported loudly: "Your Royal Highness, the North China Front Army has called, two days ago, the 36th Group Army used napalm on our Tangshan defenders, and the 39th Division suffered heavy casualties, and now it has returned to Tianjin, and Tangshan has been lost. ”

"In addition, a force of about 50,000 people of the 36th Group Army, plus at least 30,000 people of the Eighth Route Army, is now besieging Shijiazhuang, and the North China side requests the base camp to send a few more newly prepared divisions to land in North China to fight, and assign them to the North China Front Army."

Prince Zairen, who was in a better mood, immediately became extremely bad as soon as he heard such "good news", and the smile on his face instantly froze, and he shouted angrily: "Yaga! Nishio Shou made this stupid pig and repeatedly lost the face of the empire. ”

Turning around, Prince Zaihito of the Idle Yuan Palace said sharply to Umezu Mijiro: "You hurry back to the northeast of China, and make a battle plan for me immediately, and seize the time to destroy the factories of the 36th Group Army." ”

"Hey!"

Umezu Mijiro bent down in salute and walked out briskly.

Looking at the back of Umezu Mijiro gradually moving away, a sinister smile gradually began to appear on the corner of Prince Zaihito's mouth in the idle courtyard, and he thought in his heart, as long as those factories of the 36th Group Army were destroyed, the 36th Group Army and Zhang Yunfei would be dead.

On the outskirts of Shijiazhuang.

Fierce battles are on, the [***] team is attacking from all sides, and the little devils are stubbornly resisting the defense.

Attacking from the west of Shijiazhuang was the 1st Infantry Division of the 1st Column, which had two infantry brigades, an artillery regiment directly under the division, and a mechanized infantry regiment and tank regiment directly under the division.

Now, the artillery regiment's shelling has just ended, the positions of the little devils are filled with gunsmoke, and many of the little devils' trenches are also shattered, but the little devils are still stubbornly holding on there, without the slightest intention of retreating.

This time, the mechanized infantry regiment and the tank regiment were at the forefront, and behind these two regiments, there were quite a few infantry fighting together.

Now, the coordinated operations of the warriors and the chariot are becoming more and more proficient, and the cooperation is becoming more and more tacit, and the warriors often use the cover of the chariot to launch attacks on the position of the little devil.

As the little devils dug some anti-tank trenches in front of their positions, most of the fighters' tanks were cautiously crossing these bombed-out anti-tank trenches.

If these trenches had not been blown up, and the trenches were not filled with mud, the soldiers' tanks would have been really impassable, but now, having been shelled, the situation is different, and there are many places where the fighters' tanks can cross the long anti-tank trenches.

(To be continued)