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Chapter 324 At All Costs!
Taiyuan.

Japanese First Army Command.

"General."

Kazuki Yamamoto walked into the commander's office with a saber in his hand, then nodded.

"Yamamoto-kun?"

Shinozuka Yoshio changed his expression, put down his brush, and asked expectantly, "You're back? How did you get it?"

The radio station of the Yamamoto Secret Service has remained silent, and Kazuki Yamamoto has not told Yoshio Shinozuka about the attack on the secret service.

Kazuki Yamamoto's expression froze, but he returned to normal in an instant. He paused and said, "General, I have let you down. The secret service team has not gained anything."

"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka frowned, "Then why are you back so early?"

Kazuki Yamamoto's eyes showed memories and thoughts: "General, the secret service team was attacked when it entered the eight-way bandit area, and the secret service team lost 23 members."

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression darkened slightly upon hearing this.

The secret service team was attacked when they entered the Eighth Road base area, which meant that the information had been leaked again. Eighth Road had grasped the intelligence that the Secret Service team was going to infiltrate in advance, and even knew the route.

Only 23 members were lost under the siege of the eight-way army, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the secret service team is still good.

The special agent team lost 23 members, so the Eighth Route Army lost at least five times its strength. Although the 5:5 battle loss ratio between the enemy and the enemy is ugly, it is not nothing at all.

However, Kazuki Yamamoto's next sentence made Yoshio Shinozuka realize that this was not the case at all.

"There are only 3 people on the other side, two of them are European and American faces, and one is an oriental face. The combat effectiveness of these three people is very terrifying..."

Shinozuka Yoshio's pupils shrank suddenly: "Yamamoto-kun, what do you mean, more than 60 members of the secret service team were attacked by 3 enemies, and the secret service team lost 23 people?"

Yoshio Shinozuka was very disappointed. If this is true, the Yamamoto Special Team is too useless, right?
"Yes!" Kazuki Yamamoto replied truthfully, "The individual combat power of these three enemies is extremely powerful, and their reactions are several times the limit of human beings. I guess they are probably... super soldiers. The army is wiped out."

When studying special operations in Germany, Kazuki Yamamoto overheard that Germany was secretly building super soldiers.

Once a certain drug is taken, the soldiers will become extremely powerful. The Japanese army has also done some research in this area, but it has not yet achieved relevant results.

"I don't care if it's a super-soldier or a super-soldier who attacked the Secret Service..."

Shinozuka Yoshio shook his head: "Yamamoto-kun, you let me down."

"When you and the secret service team left Taiyuan, the Eighth Route Special Forces attacked Taiyuan."

"The 9 pilots of the 21th Flying Squadron, including Kato Ryuichi, are all broken."

"The Eighth Route Special Forces not only snatched tanks and armored vehicles, but also destroyed 11 planes in Wusu Airport, and then fled."

"The secret service team of the Imperial Army was defeated by three people and lost 23 members. In such a comparison, the secret service team is simply terrible."

It's okay if I don't want to, but when I think of Yoshio Shinozuka, I feel very depressed.

The special forces of the Eight Route Army have made many achievements in battle, but the special forces of the First Army have not made any achievements until now.

"General."

"I admit that I have disappointed you."

Kazuki Yamamoto paused and said, "However, what I want to say is that the special forces of the Eighth Route Army launched a sneak attack in Taiyuan this time, which just proves the importance of special forces in modern warfare."

"I request that elites be selected from each unit to replenish the secret service team to its original size."

During the Zhengtai Campaign, Li Yunlong led the Shan artillery battalion to bombard Xincheng Airport, and Yamamoto Kazuki led his troops to pursue Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng.

A rocket fired by Duan Peng killed more than 20 people from two combat teams, and this time 23 people were killed.

Now there are only 40 secret agents including Kazuki Yamamoto.

Kazuki Yamamoto continued: "The newly supplemented 14th Brigade, 18th Brigade, and 2nd Guards Division of the First Army have many excellent soldiers of the Imperial Army..."

"We'll talk about supplementing the secret service team later."

Shinozuka Yoshio waved his hand and said, "The former Gendarmerie Captain in Taiyuan had committed seppuku. The new Gendarmerie Captain Takahashi Choro has just taken office. Considering that the Eighth Route Army's special forces have strong penetration capabilities, Takahashi is in charge of the outer city of Taiyuan. As for the security work, you, Yamamoto-kun, are in charge of the inner city of Taiyuan, especially the security of the headquarters."

This is the consequence of losing a battle... Kazuki Yamamoto was very sad, but he still paused and said: "Hi!"

Not long after Kazuki Yamamoto left, the intelligence officer Takeo Iteng came in with a folder.

"Your Excellency, Commander."

An Teng Wunan paused and said: "The intelligence department has just received news that the Eighth Route Army arsenal has increased its production lines and is now able to produce smokeless gunpowder and mortars."

"Is the information true?"

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression changed suddenly, he stood up, his gaze and tone were incredulous.

"The information is true. This is the information sent back by a senior agent lurking in the bandit area of ​​the Eighth Route Army."

An Teng Wunan maintained a fluent tone: "Furthermore, Southeast Shanxi and other places were attacked by the Eighth Route guerrillas. The imperial army stationed there reported it many times. The power of the Eighth Route Army's so-called border area-made grenades and explosives has increased several times."

It has been one month since the establishment of the 60mm mortar and smokeless gunpowder production line in Huangyadong Arsenal.

The first batch of 150 mortars and 3 shells, as well as 4 grenades have been produced, some of which have been distributed to various units.

The quality of the 60mm mortars and shells produced by the Huangyadong Arsenal is the same as that produced by the system. After all, the production line and raw materials are all produced by the system.

The production line of smokeless gunpowder is a system, but the raw materials for making grenades are made by the Eighth Route Army itself.

Although the power of the grenade is not as powerful as the German-style big tumor, it is not inferior to the Jin-made grenade from Taiyuan Arsenal.

"How much is the monthly output of the new eight-way production line?" Shinozuka Yoshio said urgently.

"The specific monthly output cannot be ascertained."

Takeo An Teng replied: "However, according to the intelligence, the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal produces no less than 100 mortars, no less than 2 shells, and no less than 3 grenades. This is just an estimate, and the real data is more than this."

The monthly output of the Huangyadong Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army was only known to the senior management of the arsenal, a small number of technical staff, and the senior management of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The devil's agents couldn't get accurate data.

Yoshio Shinozuka paced back and forth behind the desk with his hands behind his back, indicating that he was restless at the moment.

The Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal has added mortar and smokeless gunpowder production lines, which is undoubtedly very bad news.

At present, the Eighth Route Army not only has external assistance, but also has its own two major production lines of mortars and smokeless gunpowder, and its war potential has soared.

If the Eighth Route Army arsenal is not wiped out in the bud, the Eighth Route Army will add at least 1000 mortars in a year's time.

The Eighth Route Army has always been good at guerrilla warfare, and light mortars are used as company-level support weapons. Once these mortars and shells flow into the various units of the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army fought in a piecemeal manner, and the life of the First Army may be difficult at that time.

Under the ebb and flow, finally one day the Eighth Route Army will launch a full-scale counterattack against the First Army in Shanxi...

Thinking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio waved his hand, and Takeo Iteng put the folder on the desk, paused and walked out quickly.

Then Shinozuka Yoshio grabbed the phone, quickly shook the handle, and put the phone to his ear: "Moshi Moxi, Mr. Nanshan, please come to my office immediately."

Shortly after Shinozuka Yoshio hung up the phone, Kusuyama Hideyoshi hurried into the office.

"Your Excellency, Commander." Kusuyama Hideyoshi paused and asked, "I came here in such a hurry, what happened?"

"Mr. Nanshan, this is the information just received by the intelligence department. The Eighth Route Army already has a production line for 60mm mortars and smokeless gunpowder, and the monthly output of ammunition is astonishing."

Shinozuka Yoshio handed the folder to Kusuyama Hideyoshi.

"There is such a thing?" Kusuyama Hideyoshi looked shocked, and quickly picked up the folder to read.

After reading the folder, Kusuyama Hideyoshi couldn't help feeling a chill down his spine, and his heart skipped a beat.

Before the Hundred Regiments War, the Japanese army in North China did not pay much attention to the Eighth Route Army, and pointed the main spearhead at the Central Army and the Jinsui Army.

Although the Eighth Route Army has developed rapidly and its soldiers have a strong will to fight, the logistical supplies are too stretched, and the weapons and ammunition are too simple, giving people the impression that the overall combat effectiveness is not strong.

However, the Hundred Regiments War dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army in North China, which made the Japanese army in North China attach importance to the Eighth Route Army.

Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusuyama Hideyoshi have already experienced how terrifying the combat effectiveness of the fully equipped Eighth Route Army was when Li Yunlong's new regiment headquartered fought the Japanese army.

Just two words, the fighting power is outrageous.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the arsenal of the Eighth Route Army must be destroyed, and it cannot be allowed to continue to expand."

Kusuyama Hideyoshi closed the folder after reading the information, and suggested to Shinozuka Yoshio with a solemn expression.

"Mr. Nanshan, I called you here because I want you to include the destruction of the Eighth Route Army's arsenal in this spring raid plan."

Shinozuka Yoshio's tone was gloomy: "Even if the main force of the Eighth Route Army cannot be eliminated, its arsenal must be destroyed."

"Hi!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi paused.

Shinozuka Yoshio walked quickly to a huge map hanging on the wall, and found the location of Yixiantian on the map.

Originally, there was no Yixiantian on this map, but the Yamazaki detachment accidentally ran into Yixiantian, and later the sweeping troops also went there, so it was marked on the map.

"One line of sky, the terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is said that one man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it."

Shinozuka Yoshio's tone was stern: "Destroy the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong arsenal at all costs."

"Please rest assured, Commander!" Nanshan Hideyoshi said, "Eighth Route Army monks can't run away from the temple. I will immediately add the battle plan for destroying the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal to the "Operation Plan No. A."

"Yoxi!" Shinozuka Yoshio said happily, "Mr. Nanshan has worked hard."

After a pause, Shinozuka Yoshio asked again: "How much ammunition and supplies have been transported to Taiyuan so far?"

The ammunition for a division battle was 1 tons, but the Eighth Route Army took away 1 tons and destroyed 2 tons, leaving only 7 tons of ammunition.

Although the transportation strategy was changed in time, the trains only transported dozens of tons each time, but the Eighth Route Army guerrillas often wrecked the railways, resulting in very slow transportation of ammunition.

"At present, less than 2000 tons have been successfully transported to Taiyuan." Kusuyama Hideyoshi reported truthfully.

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(There was a power outage last night, which made it impossible to update. Today 3 will make up yesterday's.)
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