On the night of August 20, 1941, Beiping, North China Dispatch Army Headquarters

General Yoshio Shinozuka finally decided to let the 149th Division stationed in Beiping go east to rescue Kailuan, but the 149th Division here was still nervously assembled and ready to load, and the Jinghai County Security Regiment over there called, and the Leting County Security Regiment answered the call from the Kailuan Coal Mine - the Eighth Route Army retreated along the Luanhe River with the rescued prisoners and laborers after blowing up the Kailuan Coal Mine, because of the suppression of the Luanhe estuary battery, the security regiment and garrison troops along the river could not stop the Eighth Route Army, What made the Japanese even more devastated was that it was the captured Japanese marines who controlled the Luanhekou Fort, and the Eighth Route Army was even escorted by the marines' internal fireboats during the march.

The meteorological officer's conclusion based on the meteorological data of the Bohai Rim region is also very shocking: as long as the wind does not blow, the fog will continue for at least 48 hours, the combined fleet has suspended all navigation missions in the Bohai Bay, and the army air force has banned aircraft from flying across the sea.

"The Eighth Route Army destroyed the Kailuan Coal Mine, and the Britons didn't react?" Yoshio Shinozuka, who has two big heads, suddenly realized a problem, the Britons' coal mines were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, there is no reason to react at all, what this gang of old whites are best at is bullying the soft and afraid of the hard?

"The Britons sent a note to our side, asking us to restore order in the Kailuan mining area as soon as possible, and at the same time urging Zhengjin Insurance Company to compensate." Kusuyama Hideyoshi smiled bitterly, his old partner obviously didn't know about the British's riot operation.

"They have a good calculation, inform the country, and let the Zhengjin Insurance drag on." General Yoshio Shinozuka said contemptuously, counting on the Japanese insurance company to pay the Britons, these Britons are afraid that they are not blind, right?

"Your Excellency, the latest information of the special high class, after the outbreak of the European war, the Britons have secretly transferred 90% of the shares, and it is some trading companies in mainland China and Manchuria that have taken over, that is to say, if Zhengjin Insurance does not compensate, it is our businessmen who will lose." Kusuyama Hideyoshi handed a document from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Yoshio Shinozuka as he spoke, saying that this special high school agency was indeed almost meaningless in the collection of economic information.

"Manchurian? Manchurian silk? Full Bank? Why has such important information not been reported until now? They're sinning! "Yoshio Shinozuka feels that he is about to explode, if it is only private capital, it will be fine, but the vast majority of people here are clearly bureaucratic capital, okay?

"Your Excellency, the Special High School has always had a routine report, but they didn't pay attention to this situation, and instead reported it as ordinary intelligence." Kusuyama Hideyoshi has a toothache, this matter, strictly speaking, is his own responsibility, because whether it is the docking with the special high school or the sorting out of information, he is responsible for it.

"How is the vigilance of Binzhou, Haicheng, Yingkou, and Andong ports?" General Yoshio Shinozuka rubbed his aching temples, he also understood that maybe the matter of encroaching on the shares of the Kailuan Coal Mine was done by those guys from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Finance, and the Britons also passively accepted it, which explains why a British infantry battalion stationed in the Kailuan Coal Mine would stand by and drop a large amount of explosives.

"His Excellency Umezu has deployed five mobile units of the Goryeo Division along the Yellow and Bohai Seas, and is also attached to two of the most advanced 'Valentine Infantry Tank' wings in the empire, and the Eighth Route Army cannot threaten Manchuria without the ability to deliver one tank wing at a time." Nanshan Hideyoshi couldn't hide his envy in his eyes, and the North China Dispatch Army of the Tank Wing also had it, but in addition to the domestic thin-skinned tanks, most of them used T-27 tanks to make up the numbers.

"The Kwantung Army is rich." General Yoshio Shinozuka was a little surprised, and the North China Dispatch Army in Eastern Henan also captured a lot of Valentine infantry tanks, which had excellent defense and powerful firepower tanks left a deep impression on him, but most of the tanks in the hands of Deputy Commander Tang were missing, except for the destroyed, only seven tanks remained, and a tank squadron was formed, and then it was hidden in Beiping, and the purpose was self-evident.

Now it seems that nine out of ten tanks in the First War Zone were bought by the Kwantung Army, and they may even be transported north by rail under their noses, but there is no way, the Kwantung Army's heritage is too deep, and this is only the tank wing deployed in the south, and it is estimated that there are more tanks deployed in the north.

"It's really rich, and it's said that the Kwantung Army is even studying the formation of a Valentine infantry tank division." Kusunayama Hideyoshi agreed.

"As long as they hold the coast of the Yellow and Bohai Seas, if the Eighth Route Army captures Kwantung Prefecture, it will be a lot of fun." Admiral Yoshio Shinozuka felt that if he were himself, he would definitely attack Kwantung Prefecture, don't look at Kwantung Prefecture is the first important town in Manchuria, but there is only one division and regiment headquarters on the market, and the actual strength does not even have a brigade, as long as it can handle the combined fleet, whether it is Xu He ShANG or Wu Huawen, he can easily take Kanto Prefecture.

The output value of Kanto Prefecture far exceeds that of the Tokyo area, both in terms of agricultural and industrial output, and not to mention the political influence, the economic impact on Manchuria and the mainland alone is not something that Japan can bear, and it belongs to the "seven-inch" position.

"Your Excellency, is this really possible?" Kusuyama Hideyoshi felt that his scalp was a little numb, Kanto Prefecture, if that is the case, I am afraid that no matter whether it is Yoshio Shinozuka or Mijiro Umezu, he can only choose seppuku.

As for his "partner", it would be good to retire safely, but I am most afraid that he will be sent to the front line to be cannon fodder.

"Nothing is impossible, it's like we don't think the Eighth Route Army will play that big." General Yoshio Shinozuka's face was bitter, and in the evening, there was a piece of information from the Kwantung Army, that is, the Air Force of the Eighth Route Army sent transport planes to drop paratroopers in several places in the hinterland of Manchuria.

"Does that mean that the Eighth Route Army will not attack the Jilu coast?" I don't know why, Kusuyama Hideyoshi was somewhat disappointed.

"We still have to guard strictly, as far as the performance of those red deer in the navy is concerned, we really can't take it lightly, if we are captured by the Eighth Route Army, it will be really embarrassing." Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head slightly.

At this time, a staff officer came in to report that the Jinchaji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army had accepted Shinozuka Yoshio's suggestion that the battle would be ceased in Zhangjiakou for 12 hours and that the Japanese troops would be allowed to pass through harmlessly.

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