"Your Excellency Chief of Staff......"

"The commander of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade broke the ......"

"Yuxian lost ......"

The staff officer said cautiously.

The headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army received a farewell message from the telegraph soldiers.

Katayama was killed.

The Japanese lost another major general.

Yuxian County was also lost.

This is the second county seat won by Tuba Road in half a month.

Ping'an County!

Yu County!

They were all heavily guarded by Japanese troops.

If Ping'an County was succeeded by a sneak attack, Yu County was a real attack.

It's terrible!

The ability to attack the fortifications of the earth eight roads is actually so strong.

Yuxian County is where the Japanese brigade headquarters is located. There are a large number of weapons and ammunition in reserve. The fortifications were also relatively strong.

Originally, I thought it was a concentration of 100,000 people on Tuba Road, and it couldn't be defeated in ten years.

Unexpectedly, it was lost in less than three days.

No, to be exact. It's less than two days.

Terrible!

Two days!

Conquer a county seat!

When did the ability of the earth eight roads become so strong?

"Got it......"

Saburo Saito waved his hand.

The staff officer hurriedly turned around and crept away.

Hearing the news of the fall of Yuxian County and the shattering of Taro Jade in Katayama Province, the staff was silent.

Almost all staff officers had a bad premonition.

Yu County is lost, where will it be next?

Since Tubalu was able to storm and take Yuxian, how could other counties be able to stop it?

There are so many county towns in Jin Province. It is impossible for the Japanese army to increase its troops in every county! One brigade is already the limit. Even, some counties have only one squadron!

There are not enough troops.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

What to do?

If the Dirt Eight Road continues to attack. How long can the other counties resist?

Especially those county towns where only one or two squadrons are stationed may fall into the hands of Tubalu at any time. They may not be able to withstand even a day.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings......

But what can they do?

Nothing can be done.

Because there are no reinforcements.

It can only be that power generation requires other counties to be desperately built fortifications.

If you want to survive, find your own way!

Fortifications can be built as strong as they can. The longer you can resist, the better.

As for the specific reason, it is not yet possible to say.

You must not tell anyone else that Taro Katayama was killed.

Otherwise, morale will be severely affected.

It's just that there is no impermeable wall in the world, and you can't hide it for a while, but you can't hide it for a lifetime.

Sooner or later, outsiders will still know about this......

After a long silence, Saburo Saito came to see Yoshio Shinozuka.

The war is unfavorable everywhere. Yoshio Shinozuka looked very depressed. The whole person seems to have lost a lot of weight.

"Your Excellency the Commander......"

"Katayama Province Junyu shattered ......"

"Yuxian lost ......"

Saburo Saito reported with an expressionless face.

No matter how reluctant you are, you have to accept reality in the end.

Yuxian is lost, and it doesn't matter much.

The death of a major general brigade commander does not matter much.

The important thing is that revenge must be taken!

The intelligence is already in hand. It was the new regiment of the 386 Brigade of Tuba Road that conquered Yu County!

The head of the regiment is called Li Yunlong!

This Li Yunlong is the next key target of the Japanese army.

As long as there are enough troops, Saito Saburo is confident that he will completely, cleanly, and completely eliminate this person.

But there is a premise, that is......

There must be enough troops!

So, the question is, what reinforcements can the current First Army get?

Will there be reinforcements?

How many reinforcements are there?

"Katayama Shokun once traveled with me to Akihabara ......"

"He's a very good tactical officer......"

Yoshio Shinozuka said slowly.

Of course he was furious.

The problem is, it's useless for him to be angry.

He now has no extra troops on hand.

Until now, Beiping and Nanjing have not made it clear how many reinforcements they will send him.

What can he do without reinforcements?

He couldn't even move the 20th Division. Because the 20th Division is directly under the command of Tada Jun.

The current First Army can't stop the Eighth Route Army from spreading beans everywhere and burning the plains.

There are really too many people in Dirt Eight Road.

When it comes to the number of troops, the Japanese army is far inferior to the Eighth Route Army.

Who called this China?

On China's territory, how can the number of Japanese be compared with the Chinese?

Jin province has a population of 30 million. Even if one out of thirty people is drawn out, there are 1 million soldiers. It's pretty scary. Especially if these soldiers are the Eighth Route Army.

If you add the hundreds of millions of people in the North China Plain. The source of soldiers on the Dirt Eight Road is almost endless.

I shudder when I think about it a little.

"Saito-kun, I will personally review this matter to the base camp. You don't have to blame yourself. ”

"Yes!"

"In addition, urge all towns and strongholds to work hard to build fortifications so that they will not be attacked by the eight roads."

"Yes!"

Saburo Saito agreed one by one.

The biggest problem now is the siege weapons of the Dirt Eight Road.

Tubalu actually used a large-caliber howitzer. Where did all this come from?

It's useless to build temporary fortifications!

If there is not enough reinforced concrete, how can you block the heavy artillery bombardment?

Sadly, up to now, there has been no breakthrough in the intelligence work of the First Army General Staff......

"Report!"

"Beiping Emergency!"

Suddenly, a staff officer hurried over.

Saburo Saito took the telegram.

Read.

The face is a little complicated.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it was sent by Chief of Staff Miyano. He said that Yoshikawa Sadayu, the head of the North China Secret Service, had confirmed that the recent frequent activities of Tubalu were all related to a person named Zhang Chu. ”

"Zhang Chu ......"

"Yes. Zhang Chu. The source of the identity has not been found for the time being. But it can be confirmed that he is the driving force behind the growing activity of Tsuchihachi. It was he who provided a large amount of weapons and ammunition to the Tsuchihachi. All the airdrop operations were also carried out by him. ”

"Yo Xi ......"

Yoshio Shinozuka stood up.

Things are finally getting a bit of an eyebrow.

It's finally time to find the real reason for the rapid rise of the Dirt Eight Road.

Yaga!

Without further ado, do it now!

"Order the Yamamoto special team to eliminate this Zhang Chu at all costs."

"Yes!"

Saburo Saito agreed.

But there is a secret suspicion in my heart. Does this Yamamoto work?

From the day the Yamamoto Secret Service was established, Saburo Saito was very unimpressed with it. Feel like they're whimsical.

Joke about it!

I want to solve the war in China with a small army.

Later it turned out that it was of no use at all.

"Besides...... "Yoshio Shinozuka said slowly, "Pass the order, no matter who it is, no matter what means it takes, as long as it can eliminate this Zhang Chu, the imperial army will reward him heavily." ”

After a slight pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said coldly, "Adjutant, promoted to the first level." Lieutenant, promoted to the rank of 2nd class. Corporal officer, promoted to the rank of 3rd class. Soldier, directly promoted to Cao Chang! If it is Chinese, it will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold. And there is reuse! The lowest rank is also the brigade commander of the mixed brigade of the Imperial Cooperative Army! ”

"Yes!"

Saburo Saito bowed his head in agreement.

This trick is the most deadly. Especially the temptation of the Chinese.

10,000 taels of gold!

The lowest also brigade commander!

For some Chinese, it is definitely an irresistible temptation!

They will do everything they can to kill this Zhang Chu.

There are too many Chinese. There were many anti-Japanese elements. However, there are also a lot of cartilage. They are very good at plotting against their own people.

Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend.

This Zhang Chu may not die at the hands of the Japanese.

But!

He will definitely die at the hands of the Chinese!

"Saito-kun, arrange some people to visit those mysterious forces in the rivers and lakes. If they can kill this Zhang Chu, the imperial army will also be rewarded. Moreover, the Imperial Army helped them keep it a secret. ”

"There are also those traitors of the military commanders, the Qing Gang, the An Qinghui, etc., no matter who they are, no matter what sins they have before, as long as they can kill Zhang Chu, the imperial army will pardon them. And give a big reward. ”

……

Near Cangyun Ridge.

Brigade headquarters.

"Report!"

"Good news from the new group!"

"A new regiment conquers Yu County!"

"Kill the commander of the Japanese brigade!"

Near Cangyun Ridge, a staff officer ran over with a happy face.

The chief of staff took the telegram. Read. Shook the telegram vigorously. I am also very happy.

"Beautiful! This Li Yunlong finished the job so quickly. ”

"Yuxian is said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Japanese have a lot of reserves. ”

"That's right. However, the same was taken down by us. ”

"Take it! The three nails of Yu County, She County, and Shun County have been deep into the base area, and now one has been pulled out, and there are still two left,"

"Since we can pull out one, we can also pull out two......"

The brigade commander also relaxed.

Either way, it's a joy.

The key is that the ability of the new regiment to attack tough problems is impressive.

In such a comparison, it seems that the progress of Cangyunling is still too slow.

"Report!"

Suddenly, someone shouted outside.

Both of them felt that the voices were familiar. It seems to be Ding Wei?

"Come in!"

"Yes!"

Sure enough, Ding Wei came.

In accordance with the latest order of the headquarters, he was temporarily placed under the command of the 386 brigade.

Because the battle to eliminate the two wings of the Japanese invaders was directly commanded by the brigade headquarters. Including the 28th Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region, all of which are currently temporarily placed under the command of the brigade commander.

"Ding Wei, you're here just in time!"

"I'm sorry, two chiefs, there are too many things, and the trip is delayed!"

"How many people did you bring?"

"Report to the Chief of Staff, a total of fifteen thousand people."

"How much?"

"Fifteen thousand."

"My goodness, so many!"

The chief of staff said with a slight exaggeration.

It was a bit of a surprise indeed.

Ding Wei actually brought 15,000 people in one go. That's the size of a division! It's still a super full division!

"All weapons?"

"All have weapons."

"How many weapons did you bring?"

"I'll start with heavy weapons. There were twenty 120-mm heavy mortars, twenty-four 75-mm field guns, eighty 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine guns......"

"So much?"

The Chief of Staff was again amazed.

Good guys, they're all heavy weapons!

Needless to say, light weapons. What they need now is heavy weapons.

"Okay, you're welcome."

"You discuss with the chief of staff, deploy immediately, and prepare to attack."

The brigade commander is quick to talk.

Li Yunlong's side is doing such a beautiful job, Cangyunling must keep up.

"Yes!"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Ding Wei replied loudly.

(End of chapter)