Looking at Yamaoka Michitake, who was suddenly sweating profusely in front of him, Sasaki didn't get angry, but put the information in his hand on the face of Michitake Yamaoka in front of him and said: "Yamaoka-kun, did the information you give me say that it was a small group of anti-coalition forces, then tell me how I met a large group of Chinese forces this time, and their leader is Zhao Shangzhi?" Or Yang Jingyu? Still is? ”

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I'm not sure about the leader of this army, but according to the information my intelligence officers have received, Zhao Shangzhi has returned to China, and it is in the Sanjiang area, I suspect that this time it is the reinforcements he brought back from the Soviet Union."

"I don't want your conjecture I want your accurate information, this time because of your wrong information, the Ninth Wing lost about two brigades of soldiers, this is all the fault of your intelligence department, no wonder you were driven out by the intelligence section of the headquarters to assist me." Sasaki said angrily.

Since he began to organize the extermination of the North Manchurian Anti-Japanese Federation in May, the team has been victorious and defeated the Anti-Japanese Federation, and in September it has almost successfully completed the task, and the various units have successively returned to their respective camps to rest, but he has just arrived in Jiamusi and is about to take the train back to the base camp, but he did not expect to encounter a group of unknown Chinese armed forces attacking the Hegang Coal Mine, you must know that the Shangjiang area has been cleared in May There is no large force of anti-Japanese armed forces, It can only be bandits or the broken up of the China Resistance League, and the base camp sent to assist him Intelligence Section Chief Yamaoka Michitake also confirmed his conjecture, who knows that he is full of confidence to lead the team to exterminate the Zhina team that dares to break ground on the head of the imperial army, less than two days of hard work The result is that he led the team back in a gloomy manner, this battle is his first defeat since he came to China and he still doesn't know who the opponent is, he is very angry and blames the main reason for this defeat on Yu Aoka Michitake, the head of the intelligence section sent from the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army base camp.

"Your Excellency, Major General, because the entire Sanjiang area has basically been wiped out, so the intelligence department has allocated the main manpower to the Third Route Army in Longjiang and Yang Jingyu's department in South Manchuria, there are very few intelligence personnel left in the Sanjiang area, and when I arrive, it is less than the number of a team, this is the small Xing'an Mountains area, the mountains are high and dense, and the population is sparse, it is difficult to search the whereabouts of this army, and this unit is almost transferred in one place, so my intelligence officers are confused, If it hadn't been for the exposure of their attack on the coal mine, I wouldn't have known how this anti-union had come to lurk. ”

"It's extremely difficult to get supplies here. Even those anti-Manchurian anti-Japanese elements in Manchukuo had never set up their so-called base here because of the barren population and difficulty in obtaining supplies, and their original so-called secret camps had been wiped out and exposed, so how could they have built a base so quickly. ”

Regarding Michitake Yamaoka's explanation, Sasaki shook his head and said, "Yamaoka-kun, you are the head of the intelligence section of the Kwantung Army, and it is your duty to judge and analyze intelligence. But some things can't just look at the superficial characteristics, you see that you have made the previous mistake this time, we have been facing hundreds of people in the past, but today I found that this mysterious team has almost the same weapons and equipment as we use, and it is also wearing our military uniform, except for the lack of heavy firepower, I thought it was our imperial army and messed up. ”

"What is the total strength of those chinas? Although we have not been able to have an approximate number, the number is at least in the thousands. Let's not talk about how they came here, how many soldiers they have summoned when they have beaten many of our group tribes these days, this is not clear to you, the chief of the intelligence section. ”

"The number of troops they used this time alone, according to my analysis, their total strength will not be less than four thousand. If they didn't have that many troops, they wouldn't have been able to withstand the artillery fire of the Ninth Wing's artillery squadron, and when I came back, I estimated that our casualty ratio was almost 1:1, but have these intelligence officers of yours seen the full strength of these people? The most infuriating thing is where the team got the gas bombs. ”

"This unit has been operating in this area for a long time, and attacking many group tribes has not attracted the attention of your intelligence department? I really don't know if you people came to China and were corrupted by the flowery world here. ”

Hearing that Major General Sasaki almost didn't point at his nose and scold himself for being a rice bucket, Michitake Yamaoka, who had strong self-esteem, couldn't bear it even if he had a good temper and no matter how strict the rank of the Japanese army was. Not to mention that this is also a young man, Michitake Yamaoka is also a high-minded guy.

In response to Major General Sasaki's accusation, Michimu Yamaoka restrained the anger in his heart and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Your Excellency, please don't accuse us intelligence officers like this. You have been a military adviser to Manchukuo for many years, I think you should know that in May you brought the assembled troops to encircle and suppress the Second Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Union in the Shangjiang area, of which the Ninth Army of the Anti-Japanese Union surrendered on the spot, the Seventh Army was dispersed, and the headquarters of the Second Route Army was driven to the Xiajiang area, and then you followed them with your troops, and I didn't know much about the things here not long ago, after all, when I was at the headquarters, my tasks were all on the Third Route Army in the Longjiang area. ”

"Didn't you receive these reports, and the important information about the knife didn't attract your attention." Sasaki was very angry and threw the message on the right side of the table at the feet of Michitake Yamaoka.

Yamaoka Michitake picked up one of the pieces of paper and found that it was written that on July 25, Showa 12, Qianzhen Township, Yubara Prefecture was attacked by unknown armed forces, and on July 29, Showa 12, Shimizu Town was attacked by unknown armed forces, and in August of Showa 12, the First Squadron of the Yubara Independent Garrison encountered an armed attack of unknown origin in the area of Taipingchuan Township, of which 121 people were killed, and the rest broke through.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Major General, these letters were sent to the headquarters after I came here, and as soon as I arrived here, I sent investigators to assist you in searching for the headquarters of the Second Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Union hidden in Xiajiang, ignoring these." Michitake Yamaoka said with his head down.

Hearing Yamaoka Michitake's words, Sasaki Zhiichi gradually put away his anger at defeat, knowing that he didn't blame him for not accurately finding out the situation of that army, it seems that he has fought too smoothly these days, so that he is a little careless, Sasaki Zhiichi took a red and blue pencil and drew a large circle on the map according to the area mentioned in the intelligence, and asked in a soothing tone: "Yamaoka-kun, now after these letters and the situation of my battle, even if they win, they will have a large number of casualties, and they need a stable rest, I think they should be active in this area, and now they are going to test the strength of your intelligence section, I want you to find out the number, number, officers, and location of this force in the shortest possible time, can your intelligence be completed? ”

"Please rest assured that I will complete the task you assigned me, but due to the lack of intelligence personnel at hand, I hope you will hand over your advance team to me, they are familiar with the trajectory and scope of the operation of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, they are good intelligence officers, as long as a little training is a qualified agent."

Looking at Michitake Yamaoka's confident expression, Sasaki nodded and said, "Okay, I'll hand over a few advance teams in my hands to you, and I'll only give you a month to find that team." ”

"Hey!"

It has been more than four months since he began the encirclement and suppression in May, and the morale of the troops has been exhausted at this time, so he ordered the encirclement and suppression to end and let the troops return to their respective camps. Although Commander Umezu Yoshijiro agreed with him, he had already called several times to ask about his progress. Although he didn't say anything after getting his reply, just a few words that were revealed had already made Sasaki feel a huge pressure.

After pondering for a long time, Sasaki shouted the operational staff officer and issued several orders in succession: "1. Immediately contact the Kwantung Army Headquarters and ask them to send reconnaissance planes to conduct large-scale aerial reconnaissance again in the mountainous areas southwest of Yubara, north of the Fengshan and Fengxiang lines. "I'm looking forward to finding this group of monkeys hiding in the mountains.