Due to the advance of the devils, the team was divided into squads.

Moreover, these squads did not carry communication equipment, and not only did they not communicate with each other, but also with the headquarters.

As a result, as soon as these advance teams entered the base area, they were discovered by the secret sentinels of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment.

Then they were all surrounded and suppressed by the nearest main force.

Basically, in just one day, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment killed all the devils who had infiltrated the base area, and 1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition were in hand.

Three days later.

The devil agents outside the base area couldn't wait for the advance team for a long time, and realized that something was wrong, so they returned to Taiyuan one after another.

Taiyuan.

Headquarters of the First Army, Kazuki Yamamoto Office.

"Nani?"

"None of the advance teams have returned?"

In the office, after listening to Kuwabara Ichiro's report, Yamamoto Kazuki stood up suddenly, his always paralyzed and cold expression became a little panicked at this time.

"Hey!"

Ichiro Kuwabara bowed his head.

Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes were gloomy, and his face was cloudy for a while.

Needless to say, it must have been another leak of information.

The 10 advance teams, whether they are selected for training or on missions, are all carried out under top secret conditions, how can intelligence be leaked?

And.

Every advance squad entered the base area of the Eighth Route Army, and even the route and time were only recently determined, and even the commander of the First Army, Iwamatsu Yoshio, did not know.

Who exactly leaked the information?

"Yaga!"

Yamamoto, who couldn't think of a clue, could only scold hatefully.

Subsequently, Kazuki Yamamoto went to the commander's office and reported the matter to Yoshio Iwamatsu.

It just so happened that Chief of Staff Hanaya Masashi and Deputy Chief of Staff Masao Miyazaki were also there, and Yamamoto Kazuki was sneered at by the two.

Although Iwamatsu Yoshio's expression did not fluctuate much, the eyes he looked at Yamamoto Kazuki were a little disappointed and a little more vigilant.

This intelligence leak is very strange, and Yamamoto Kazuki is afraid that he can't get out of it.

However, Iwamatsu Yoshio didn't say much, but asked Yamamoto Kazuki to investigate the secret team.

The mission of the advance team was a complete failure, and all the 200 elite officers and soldiers were shattered, all of which were the responsibility of him, Yamamoto Kazuki, and Yamamoto Kazuki had no choice but to receive the order.

……

Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

Command of the North China Front.

Senior officers of the North China Front Command, including Okamura Ninji, gathered in the front army war room.

In the past, the war room was full of maps of the five provinces of North China, but now the war room is a map of Southeast Asia.

Today, the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States, and the Army is about to launch an offensive operation in Southeast Asia.

Although Okamura Ninji is not in favor of this more radical strategy, it is likely to draw the United States and other Western powers into war.

But this is the decision of the base camp and the cabinet, and Okamura Ninji has no way to stop it.

Okamura Ninji didn't know in his heart that if the war in the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters went well, it would be a great thing for the Japanese Empire.

Not only could it enhance the international status of the Great Japanese Empire, but it could also obtain a large amount of war materials in Southeast Asia.

On the contrary, if the war is unfavorable, it is likely that troops will be mobilized from the Kwantung Army and the North China Front to support the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters.

This made the North China Front, which was already inadequate, even worse.

Once the North China Front is drawn out of a few divisions, the Eighth Route Army will most likely launch a full-scale counteroffensive, and will the North China Front Command be able to withstand it at that time?

"What do you think of the war in Southeast Asia?"

Okamura Ninji looked at Tanabe Moritake and Seizo Arise, as well as a group of combat staff officers and asked.

In addition to Tanabe Moritake and Arisue Seizo, the operational staff officers of the North China Front have been replaced by Okamura Ninji a few times.

Okamura Ningji even replaced the guards around him, guarding against the senior agents of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the North China Front Headquarters.

"I think the locust army in Southeast Asia will win."

None of the people spoke, and Moritake Tanabe stood up and looked at the map and said.

"Oh?" Okamura Ninji's expression moved, and he asked, "Why does Tanabe-kun think so?"

Even the Sue Seizan and the various devil staff officers all looked at Tanabe Moritake in surprise.

This time, the Japanese army attacked Southeast Asia, and the enemy was not the weak Chinese people's army, but the Western army led by the American army and the British army.

Whether they can win or not, everyone has no bottom in their hearts.

Tanabe Moritake then said:

"Although the enemies of the locust army this time are the American army and the British army, and the combat effectiveness of the American army and the British army is not weak, the American army and the British army in Southeast Asia are all miscellaneous troops."

"In this Southeast Asian offensive operation, the Locust Army dispatched 11 elite divisions, 2 flight groups, 9 tank wings, and the 2nd Fleet, the Southern Fleet, and the 11th Air Fleet, totaling 250,000 people, plus about 400,000 logistics support troops."

"Before the war, the locust army made a lot of preparations, sending a large number of spies and agents to infiltrate Southeast Asia to gather intelligence."

[The app that has been running stably for many years is comparable to the old version of the book-chasing artifact, which is used by old bookworms.]

The Pacific Fleet and Pearl Harbor have been devastated, and the U.S. naval forces in the western Pacific have been largely wiped out by locust armies."

Okamura Ninji announced the contents of the telegram with a smile on his face:

"In the future, the waters of the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia will be under the control of the Imperial Navy!"

"The Great Japanese Empire is onboard, and His Majesty the Locust is onboard!"

A group of devil officers, including Tanabe Moritake and Yusue Seizo, immediately raised their hands and cheered.

The Pacific Fleet of the beautiful country has suffered heavy losses, so there is basically no big problem for the Japanese army to occupy Southeast Asia.

Because without the escort of the Pacific Fleet, the logistical supplies and reinforcements of the US and British troops would not have been able to reach Southeast Asia.

This time the navy attacked Pearl Harbor, which was also gambling on national fortunes.

Following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and the War of Aggression against China, the national fortunes were once again blocked.

In the eyes of the Japanese, Americans are wealthy, and most of the wealthy people are life-saving, not the kind of people who like to die.

In such a United States, the Japanese do not have a high fear index.

So, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and opened Pandora's box!

"Yo Si!"

Okamura Ninji shook his fist fiercely.

……

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of the US Navy.

The United States immediately declared war on Japan, and the United States and Japan were already at war.

Subsequently, the government of the Republic of China also officially declared war on Japan.

It is also ironic that it has been five years since the Japanese army invaded China, and only then did the government of the Republic of China officially declare war on Japan.

At the same time.

Lvliang Mountain.

The 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army was stationed.

Since the 358th Regiment was transferred to Luliang Mountain for recuperation, it has not returned to Hengshan, because Hengshan has become the territory of the new regiment.

On the surface, Yan Xishan was still the commander of the Second War Zone, but after several frictions with the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army no longer liked him.

Therefore, Yan Xishan did not send the 358th regiment back to Hengshan, because once he returned to Hengshan, he would clash with the new regiment.

With the current strength of the new regiment, the new regiment will solve the 358th regiment as if it is playing.

Yan Xishan knows very well that although it is now a cooperative war of resistance, the group of people in the Eighth Route Army are in a hurry, and they really dare to ***.

Now the 358th Regiment is stationed adjacent to Ding Wei's new Second Regiment station.

Chu Yunfei, dressed in military uniform, was staring at the map to analyze the current situation in Shanxi.

"Good news, Danza!"

Fang Ligong held the telegram in his hand, hurriedly walked in, and said to Chu Yunfei:

"The Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States, the United States declared war on Japan, and Chairman Chiang of Chongqing also declared war on Japan."

"Oh?" Chu Yunfei looked startled, and hurriedly picked up the telegram and read it.

This telegram was sent by the Second Theater Command, so there is no fake, and after reading the content of the telegram, Chu Yunfei could not hide his excitement.

Chu Yunfei snorted coldly: "This little Japan is really bold and arrogant, how dare you provoke the United States?"

"Tuanza, it seems that this United States doesn't need to be beaten?" Fang Ligong pushed his glasses and said, "The first battle suffered a big defeat, and the Pacific Fleet suffered heavy losses, I'm afraid that in the future, the Japanese will have the final say in the Pacific."

With a smile, Chu Yunfei said: "Not necessarily, the industrial strength of the United States is much stronger than that of Japan, don't look at the fact that the Japanese have won a small victory now, but if they fall into a multi-front battle, sooner or later they will go downhill."

"The worse the Americans lose now, the better it is for us."

"If the United States and Japan start a war in the Pacific, the Japanese will definitely transfer their land forces to support, and if the US military wants to reduce pressure in the Pacific, it will inevitably support our squadron."

"In the future, our 358th Regiment will most likely use American-style equipment."

Thinking of the new regiment of American-style equipment, Chu Yunfei's eyes were hot.

In Chu Yunfei's view, the new regiment has a proud record and current strength, all relying on the equipment and logistics supply of those large foreign factories and assistance channels.

Without those foreign equipment and logistical supplies, the combat effectiveness of the new regiment would only be second-rate at best.

With those equipment to the three regiments, Chu Yunfei also has the confidence that he can also play a proud record.

"The group has a point."

Fang Ligong nodded.

Chu Yunfei knew very well in his heart that the US Pacific Fleet had suffered heavy losses, and even if the United States wanted to support China's war of resistance, weapons and ammunition would not be able to enter for a while.

Even if weapons and ammunition can come in, Chairman Chiang will inevitably give priority to equipping the troops of his descendants.

Warlord troops like Jin Suijun don't know how long it will take to equip them with American-style equipment?

However, as long as it is beneficial to the war, Chu Yunfei will be happy to see it.

……

Northwest of Shanxi.

Big Lonely Town.

The new regimental headquarters.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang also discussed the Japanese Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese Southern Army's attack on Southeast Asia at the regimental headquarters.

"The Pacific and Southeast Asia are too far away for us to worry about."

Grand Master Li stared at the map on the table and said:

"I only care about what is in front of us, Boss Chen sent Yan Shuangying to send information that the first division of the Japanese army is about to enter the customs."

The First Division is finally coming?

Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou all looked awe-inspired.

Xing Zhiguo said: "Is there a specific time and marching route for the First Division, why don't we give the devils of the First Division a dismount first?"

"It's best to take out the heavy artillery brigade of the 1st Division." Wang Dehou also nodded and said, "Make a lot of money."

The caliber of the cannons of the Japanese heavy artillery brigades was 150 mm and 240 mm.

In the business given by Boss Chen, if you destroy or capture 1 150mm cannon, you can get 1 150mm howitzer.

Destroy or capture 1 240 mm cannon and you will get 1 203 mm heavy howitzer, which is a lot of money.

Under the influence of one another, the new regiment will be able to beat the first division of the Japanese army in terms of artillery firepower.

"It's not that easy." Li Yunlong shook his head and said, "The reason why we were able to kill a heavy artillery wing of the first division last time was that in addition to the information provided by Boss Chen in time, there was only one infantry wing to escort it, and this time the devil's heavy artillery brigade was protected by at least one division's troops, and Boss Chen should not have gotten any information about the devil's heavy artillery brigade at present."

Zhao Gang nodded and asked, "Should we blow up those thickened reinforced concrete bunkers and turrets on the side of the highway?"

"What are you doing with it?" Li Yunlong sneered and said, "Those thickened bunkers and turrets are our cash cows."

Hearing this, the corners of Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou's mouths turned up slightly, the devils have spent a lot of effort on these thickened pillboxes and turrets, and they have already earned more than 2,000 20-mm machine guns for the Eighth Route Army.

After the first division comes, it will inevitably make another wave!