Tear gas, this thing was originally a weapon specially used to deal with the enemy, as for dealing with the flag man or something, it was purely just a little consideration—————— this thing can only play a big role on the battlefield.

In order to minimize casualties during the attack, Cai Ye and Jiang Baili mobilized a large number of tear gas bombs to the front line this time. And under the shroud of irritating smoke, the Japanese troops in the defense line have lost their ability to resist in an instant.

In fact, it is very simple to deal with things like tear gas, after all, Cai Ye and they are not using poison gas bombs. To deal with tear gas, as long as the soldiers are given a large number of gas masks, this thing is not even a problem with gas bombs, let alone a mere tear gas.

The problem is that the Japanese army did not think that the Wehrmacht would put this thing on the battlefield, and even in Japan, the number of gas masks is very small, and this time the Japanese army who played the offensive in front of it was not equipped with any of them.

Suddenly, it was hit by a large number of tear gas canisters, and the result can be imagined.

In turn, although the Wehrmacht did not have much gas masks, it was no problem to meet an infantry division. Therefore, in just an instant, the Japanese army had already suffered a great loss, and the Japanese army, which had endured the harsh environment in the trenches, was barely like a lamb to the slaughter in the advancing Wehrmacht.

The position that originally belonged to the Japanese army was also taken away several pieces, if it wasn't for Kamio Mitsutomi's quick reaction and sending reinforcements up, I'm afraid the consequences would be unimaginable, but even so, the Japanese defense line was still concave by this blow from the Wehrmacht...

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Days of fighting have made Kamio Mitsutomi very haggard.

The disadvantage in terms of strength alone is nothing. Because Mitsutomi Kamio didn't think that his soldiers would be worse than others, and even more so than the Chinese army in front of him—————— which was true, at least in terms of training alone. Except for a few main forces, most of the troops were reorganized from the local army, and although the training was carried out in full accordance with the standards of the National Socialist Army after the coup d'état, it was impossible to achieve much results in a short period of time, especially not with several standing divisions in Japan.

The problem is that compared to the advantage in soldier training, Kamio Mitsutomi's disadvantage in equipment is obviously more remarkable. It is no exaggeration to say that none of the Japanese troops in terms of equipment can be better than the Wehrmacht on the other side.

Originally, Mitsutomi Kamio turned the battle into a tunneling tactic. In order to avoid the opponent's advantage in equipment, who knew that the opposite side actually made another 'tear gas' out. I know a little bit about this thing, because the national government used it once when it suppressed the bannermen. But he never imagined that this thing would have such great power after it was put on the battlefield.

In a hurry, the troops at the front were almost completely annihilated, if not for their own quick reaction. I'm afraid of those trenches dug some time ago. Now it has all fallen into the hands of the Chinese, and it may even be subjected to some...

However, Cai Yi and them did this, which somewhat reassured Kamio Mitsutomi.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the Wehrmacht did have a big advantage in the field today. If reinforcements from within the country didn't arrive sooner, Kamio Mitsutomi wouldn't even be confident that he would win the war.

It is precisely because of this that the Wehrmacht, which obviously has an advantage on the scene, but has never made a move, has made Kamio Mitsutomi have a lot of doubts, and he wonders if they have any big plans.

But now the Wehrmacht has struck. Kamio Mitsutomi can finally rest assured that he doesn't have to worry about whether the Chinese are thinking about something unfavorable to him.

"Anyway. Finally, I can rest assured. —————— didn't know that the Wehrmacht could be repelled so easily, and only a little bit of the occupied position was retained entirely because Cai Yi and they released the water, Kamio Mitsutomi said with some relief in his heart.

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Although the Japanese withstood the Wehrmacht's attack on the front, some of the fortifications that had been dug earlier fell into the hands of the Wehrmacht, and the entire Japanese defense line became a 'concave' shape, as if it had been dented with a fist.

And if it continues to develop in this form, it will be difficult for Kamio Mitsutomi to continue to maintain the war in Shandong.

So after gaining a foothold, Mitsutomi Kamio immediately sent a telegram to the mainland, asking for a large amount of support. Especially light and heavy machine guns, all kinds of artillery, and the mortars currently being used by the Wehrmacht on the opposite side, especially the gas masks, the number of gas masks equipped by the Japanese army at the moment is too small, and more gas masks are urgently needed, otherwise if the Wehrmacht comes to such an offensive a few more times, Kamio Mitsutomi does not dare to guarantee that he can continue to hold on.

However, he felt a little glad that although the Wehrmacht had launched several sporadic offensives since then, the massive use of tear gas as before, had rarely occurred, and even if it was used, it was only used sporadically, and Mitsutomi Kamio had already distributed all the gas masks he had to the front-line troops, so there was no big problem for the time being.

In addition to those, Mitsutomi Kamio also asked for a wooden-handled grenade similar to that of the Wehrmacht, as well as sapper shovels, etc., and even the tear gas that the Wehrmacht is now using He wants...

In short, he wants everything on the other side.

Of course, in addition to the above things, he also needs a large number of reinforcements, otherwise he would not even have the ability to barely maintain an undefeated army with these troops and reserves in his hands now. After all, now he is fighting on the enemy's homeland, and the enemy can recruit a large number of troops at any time, even if it is directly recruited in Shandong, it doesn't matter, but what about him, who can he go to?

After the Communist government had almost evacuated all the people along the coast, he didn't even have the ability to recruit some farmers to help transport supplies...

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The moment he received Mitsutomi Kamio's telegram, Okaichi Nosuke had already torn the telegram to shreds.

These things, if he had them. Where is the need for Kamio Mitsutomi.

It can be said that with the current finances of Japan, none of the above things can be provided by Okaichi Nosuke—————— except for people...

Light and heavy machine guns? There are some of these things in Japan, but the problem is if you send them to Shandong. Then the armies in the Northeast, Korea and Japan mainland could only fight with rifles. Large-scale production is obviously not possible with Japan's current industrial capacity.

After all, whether it is the Madsen light machine gun or the Maxim heavy machine gun, Japan is very unfamiliar, because they follow the route of the French Hazikais. It is already difficult to imitate these two machine guns, and it is almost impossible to imitate them on a large scale with Japan's industrial capabilities.

What's more, machine guns waste a lot of ammunition, and if they are rashly equipped in large quantities, the consumption of ammunition alone will not be able to supply Japan. There are probably only those industrial powers in Europe and the United States in this world. There are also countries like Yan Shao that have hoarded a lot of ammunition and can maintain a large number of machine guns in the war, while Japan's industrial capacity is obviously worse—————— not to mention anything else, but the copper needed to make shells. It's not how much Japan can get out, not to mention the long supply lines.

There are also various types of artillery, which are also difficult to meet in a short period of time with Japan's current industrial strength.

As for mortars, Ichisuke Oka hadn't even seen anything like it. How could it be provided to Kamio Mitsutomi?

And then there's that grenade. In fact, not only Kamio Mitsutomi, but also many other military officers have complained to Okaichi Nosuke. However, it is probably not an easy task to design a suitable grenade in a short period of time, so it is somewhat unrealistic.

Fortunately, Kamio Mitsutomi also thought of this, so he once sent someone to send some grenades from the battlefield to the ships transporting supplies, and asked them to bring these grenades back to the mainland and provide them to the arsenal for imitation, so they only need to wait for these things to arrive. Okayichi Nosuke can start preparing.

As for the sapper shovel, he could find a way to solve it. Because this is still relatively simple in Okaichi's opinion.

There are also gas masks and tear gas, which are scarce in Japan and have very weak industrial capacity, so there is almost no possibility of mass production in the short term. In the case of the latter, there is simply no ...

"This coward...", cursing fiercely, Okaichi Nosuke looked at Yama Prefecture Aritomo in front of him, who was also the most powerful patriarch in Japan. I feel that this god tail is no longer suitable to continue to lead the empire's war in Shandong, and this coward no longer has the slightest Yamato soul in his body, so I propose to replace him with a suitable candidate..."

That's why he came to meet Aritomo Yamagu, even though Shigenobu Okuma was the prime minister of Japan at this time. But if the army's affairs are not for the nod of Yama County, I'm afraid no one can do anything.

"Remove the god tail..."Hearing Okaichi Nosuke's suggestion, Yama Prefecture Aritomo groaned.

For Okaichi Nosuke, Yama County Youpeng is actually very contemptuous in his heart, in his eyes, Okaichi Nosuke's brain is probably not as big as a walnut. But for his mention, there are friends in Shanxian who are a little moved.

He knew very well about the current situation in Shandong, and he was afraid that there would be no change based on the words of Kamio Mitsuchen alone. And if we continue to let it go like this, I'm afraid defeat will not be far away. So if you change the commander, it might be better.

And for Shan County Youpeng, the casualties of the soldiers are important, but victory is definitely more important than the soldiers. Yama County Youpeng, who had never been to the front line in person, certainly did not know how terrible the Wehrmacht's firepower was, and in his opinion, the fact that the battle in Shandong would be like this had a lot to do with Kamio Mitsutomi's overly cautious combat style.

He couldn't figure out where the original Kamio Mitsutomi had gone.

However, it seems that it is still too late to correct the mistake, and as Japan sends more and more troops to Shandong, the Japanese army in Shandong will reach an unprecedented number of more than 100,000 troops. It seems that such a huge force is in charge of a division commander like Mitsutomi Kamio, and it seems a little too much.

If too many troops are rashly given to a lieutenant general's division commander to lead, perhaps many contradictions will arise on the contrary.

In this case, it seems to be natural to change to someone who is more in line with your own heart, and at the same time can hold down the situation.

Moreover, such a candidate happens to be such a person in the heart of Youpeng in Shanxian County.

Masatakeshi Terauchi...

The former governor of Korea and now a general of the Japanese Army.

By his prestige and ability. If you want to suppress the situation in Shandong, it is still possible in the eyes of Youpeng in Shanxian County.

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After some careful consideration, Yama County Youpeng decided to change the commander of the Japanese army in Shandong, after all, it has always been commanded by a lieutenant general division commander. This will be somewhat troublesome, and the generals below who are at the same rank as Kamio Mitsutomi may not all obey him.

At the moment, this war is extremely important for Japan and for the army, and Yamaguchi Aritomo only accepts victory.

However, compared with Youpeng in Shanxian County, the Chinese side is much more lively.

After all, at this time, the news from Shandong was basically good news, first the battle of Longkou Bay severely damaged the Japanese fleet, and then it was the continuous victory on the front line of Linglong Town, and not long ago, the national defense army led by Cai Yi and others even took the initiative to attack. Annihilated more than 4,000 enemy troops...

If it is said that when Longkou Bay was in Longkou Bay, it was still because of the sneak attack that could be won, then the series of battles that followed have been proven. The Wehrmacht did have a chance of victory in Shandong.

Considering that China has never won a foreign war in the past, the importance of this war to the Chinese people can be imagined.

All of a sudden, all the people of the country raised their eyebrows, and the self-confidence of the nation, which was originally somewhat sluggish, was also greatly enhanced. Although Japan can only be regarded as the lowest among the many powers, it is even the lowest. This is a great power after all, isn't it? For many Chinese, it doesn't matter if it's Eastern or Western. It's already a great thing to be able to beat one.

So almost spontaneously, celebrations were held in various places, and some young students also volunteered to join the army, hoping to go to Shandong to serve the motherland. There are even some who simply went to Shandong, planning to organize some volunteers to come out and help the Wehrmacht fight against the Japanese army, just like the anti-Russian volunteers in Shandong back then—————— the biggest difference is that those volunteers at the beginning were helping the Japanese to fight the Russians, whether they helped or fought foreigners. And this time it was the people who helped the previous time, but it was the people who helped the soy sauce in the first place.

It can be said that for a while. I don't know how many people came to Shandong, which also made Cai Yi and them scramble, after all, the ingredients of these guys are too mixed. Not to mention whether there are Japanese spies in it for the time being, even considering the problem of cooperation and combat capability, Cai Ye and they can't send them to the front line.

It's just that I can't dampen their enthusiasm, so Cai Ye also found them a suitable job for them...

Responsible for local policing...

Although this is definitely not what those young people want, in Cai Yi's opinion, they can only do this...

"Fighting, but it's a matter of our regular army..."

During a casual conversation, Cai Ye said to Liu Guangyuan.

On the other hand, in addition to these physical volunteers, there are also many people who have spontaneously made donations, planning to donate some money to help the government buy weapons, and some are driving cattle, sheep or other food, and they are quite grateful to these Cai Yi...

After all, they are also very aware of the government's current finances, and it is a good thing for them to be able to reduce the burden on some governments.

On the streets of the country, you can see young students giving speeches everywhere, and there are many people gathered around them. With the smooth development of the war in Shandong, people no longer worry that the government will be defeated in successive battles like in the former Qing Dynasty, so that they have to cede land and pay compensation, lose the country and humiliate their power...

This battle is likely to become the first battle in China's foreign war to win in the past 100 years.

However, unlike the joy of ordinary students and ordinary people, although the members of the local council and the parliament were also happy about the smooth progress of the government's war in Shandong, they looked a little worried when they saw the lively scene outside...

Although the National Socialist Government had a republican system, as the name suggests, the entire government was occupied by the National Socialist Party. Moreover, in the name of 'discipline and administration', the national government has only saved up the power to appoint local officials, and although the so-called local councils and parliaments seem to be glorious, the rest is only two words, glory, and the real power that can be held is simply pitiful.

Because of this, those parliamentarians have always been very opposed to the National Socialist Party, and some of them even often publish articles in newspapers in the concession, criticizing the 'autocracy' and 'dictatorship' of the National Socialist government...

However, because the national government has been doing well during this time, after all, since the establishment of the national government, it has been cutting taxes and trying to reduce the burden on the people. Not to mention the common people, even some capitalists are very supportive of Yan Shao, after all, many of the taxes reduced are related to industry and commerce, and the reduction and exemption of these taxes is equivalent to supporting the development of industry and commerce, especially the issue of centigold, which allows domestic factories to compete with foreign capital. Because after the lack of centigold, the cost of products produced by domestic enterprises is at least three times less, and even the competitiveness has been enhanced a lot, and the people have also made the things they can buy much cheaper because of this relationship, which can be said to be enough to make a lot of benefits. Therefore, few people will support these parliamentarians, but many supporters of Yan Shao and the National Social Government have jumped out to fight with them.

And now...

With the smooth passage of the war in Shandong, the already high prestige of the Guoshe government has once again risen to a new level. If this continues, the position of the Nationalist government and Yan Shao is likely to be unshakable, which is simply unacceptable to those parliamentarians...

It's just that they are just politicians who have neither soldiers nor power, and no matter how dissatisfied they are with Yan Shao and his national government, there is no good way... (To be continued......)