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Chapter 366 The Eighth Route Army is making money!

The normal retirement process for generals in the Japanese army is to be promoted to military council officer first and then transferred to reserve service.

And now directly transferred to the reserve team, it is tantamount to a disgraceful retirement.

Even if you made any mistakes in the Japanese army, you can be forgiven as long as you cut open your stomach.

But directly transferred to the reserve service, it seems that it is a shame to be alive, and it will make the family unable to hold up their heads in Japan.

Shinozuka Yoshio does not lack the courage to cut open his stomach and apologize, but he is unwilling to fail, unwilling to be defeated by a group of mud legs who have never even seen the world.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I know you have regrets, maybe we still have a chance."

Seeing the unwillingness in Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes, Kusuyama Hideyoshi hesitated to speak, and finally said in a deep voice.

Yoshio Shinozuka was responsible for the blame, but it was Hideyoshi Kusuyama who made the battle plan, and Hideyoshi Kusuyama didn't feel good about losing the battle.

Although he was not forced to retire like Shinozuka Yoshio, his future has been greatly affected.

"Mr. Nanshan, what chance?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked with a look on his face.

"Your Excellency, Commander, because of the failure of "Operation Plan A", the imperial army was severely damaged by two divisions, and Lieutenant General Hirata died in battle."

Hideyoshi Kusuyama sat across from Yoshio Shinozuka, and said, "In the past few days, an important meeting has been held in the base camp. The guiding principle is to thoroughly carry out the war against communism, which has become an unprecedented event!"

Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes lit up slightly: "So, the headquarters will continue to send more troops to Shanxi?"

Nanshan Hideyoshi said in a positive tone: "If the empire wants to solve the incident in China, it must restore the law and order in North China. The Eight Routes will disgrace the imperial army, and it will be resolved sooner or later. If you, Commander, can win a big victory before retiring, you may be able to be promoted. Military Councilor."

Going from Commander of the [-]st Corps to Reserve is like going from Military Councilor to Reserve, though the outcome is the same.

But the former is a disgraceful retirement, the latter is an honorable retirement, and the family will also be honored.

It is inevitable for Shinozuka Yoshio to retire now, but he still wants to retire honorably.

Shinozuka Yoshio said worriedly: "Balu is not so easy to solve. Since I became the commander of the first army, I have won less defeats and more defeats with Balu."

To put it bluntly, even if he was given a few more divisions, Shinozuka Yoshio was not sure that he would wipe out the Eighth Route Army.

Confidence was shattered.

Before the strength of the eight groups is not enough, they will never fight you head-on.

After Balu is strong enough, Balu will take the initiative to fight you head-on and catch you by surprise.

At that time, you didn't even have the chance to kneel down and beg for mercy.

The crux of the problem is that Shinozuka Yoshio can't figure out the level of strength of the eight roads.

It's annoying.

The Eight Routes are still not together, and one base area is divided into several military regions, so it is impossible to catch them all in one go.

And, he's only three months away.

Nanshan Hideyoshi said: "Your Excellency, Commander, when I say victory, I don't necessarily have to fight the Eighth Route Army. It can be the China Jinsui Army or the Central Army."

"Your Excellency, please take a look."

While talking, Kusuyama Hideyoshi walked to a large map on the wall.

Yoshio Shinozuka got up and followed him to the map.

Nanshan Hideyoshi pointed to the map and said: "At present, the Chinese troops in Shanxi include the Eighth Route Army, Wei Lihuang's Central Army, and Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army. Yu Wanshi is in disarray, and Yan Xishan's Jinsui army is like a frightened bird, and if there is any trouble, they will smear the soles of their feet with oil."

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression changed: "Mr. Nanshan, you mean to attack Wei Lihuang's Central Army?"

Kusuyama Hideyoshi nodded and said, "That's right, as long as you can annihilate the 20 Chinese Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, the headquarters will definitely admire you, Commander, and you will be promoted to the military councilor at that time."

"In my opinion, the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi has only tens of thousands, while the Chinese Army in Zhongtiao Mountain has 20."

"The difficulty of eradicating the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi is more than several times more difficult than eradicating the China Army in Zhongtiaoshan."

"In the past few years, the intelligence personnel of the imperial army have infiltrated the Zhongtiao Shanzhina Central Army into a sieve. At least there will be no problems in terms of intelligence."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded upon hearing this, greatly moved.

The most troublesome thing about fighting the Eighth Route Army is that there is no intelligence. Basically, they know nothing about the Eighth Route Army during the war.

The spy personnel sent by the special high school were mixed with the fleeing crowd, and basically disappeared after entering the Eighth Road base area.

Even if some spies were successfully infiltrated, it would be of no avail. They could not get in touch with the high-level officials of the Eighth Route, and could not obtain confidential information.

But some officials of the Central Army are different. The Japanese army can buy them with some money and promises of high salaries.

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said: "Mr. Nanshan is right. At this time, the imperial army was defeated in the southeast of Shanxi. The Central Army of China must have thought that the imperial army would retaliate with heavy troops and neglected to take precautions. The imperial army suddenly attacked Zhongtiao Mountain with a blitzkrieg. Unexpected results can be achieved.”

Kusuyama Hideyoshi also said: "At the strategic level, we can disclose to the Chinese government that the imperial army wants to completely solve the news of the Eight Routes, and then release some goodwill to paralyze the Chinese government."

Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes flashed sharply: "The Chinese government calls Zhongtiao Mountain the Maginot Line of Defense in the East. If I can command the First Army to occupy it and destroy the Chinese Central Army troops entrenched in Zhongtiao Mountain, Or it can wash away the shame of the First Army."

After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said to Hideyoshi Kusuyama: "Mr. Kusuyama, please leave the formulation of the battle plan. I will handle the application for troop deployment and mobilization of supplies."

Kusuyama Hideyoshi bowed his head and said, "It's my honor, Kusuyama Hideyoshi, to be able to solve your worries and problems for Your Excellency the Commander."

"In addition, this battle plan is only known to you and me for the time being, and it must not be known to a third person." Yoshio Shinozuka patted Kusuyama Hideyoshi on the shoulder and said.

"Hi!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi bowed his head, "Please rest assured, Commander, if the information is leaked, I will apologize by cutting open my stomach."

"Mr. Nanshan is serious." Yoshio Shinozuka said with a serious hand, "This is Xinyang Maojian newly produced this year. Mr. Nanshan, please use tea."

……

At the same time that Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusuyama Hideyoshi were conspiring.

Li Yunlong is calling the chief.

"Chief, I congratulate you on getting rich!"

Headquarters, the chief took it from the operator, and heard Li Yunlong congratulate him on the phone.

"Where did I get rich?"

The chief was stunned for a moment, then realized, and quickly asked: "Li Yunlong, have the reimbursed weapons and ammunition arrived?"

Hearing this, the chief of staff and division commander hurriedly put down their work, went to the chief's side and listened.

This battle is not limited to Li Yunlong's Taihang column fighting.

The ammunition consumed by the various units to block and wipe out the 37th Regiment of the Japanese Army was not a small amount. It is estimated that there were hundreds of thousands of bullets, tens of thousands of grenades, and thousands of shells.

If there is no ammunition reimbursement, this battle is actually a loss-making business in terms of consumption and seizure.

"Not yet, but it will be soon." Li Yunlong cleared his throat and said.

"Then what are you talking about getting rich?" The chief said, "Did you kid amuse me on purpose?"

"To amuse you, chief, how dare I." Li Yunlong hurriedly said, "That's right, before this battle, I made a deal with brother Chen Feng, and now the job is done, and the price has been calculated. That's the price tag."

"Oh?" The chief frowned, showing a look of great interest, "How many weapons and ammunition are there, tell me honestly."

The chief of staff and the division commander hurriedly approached the chief's ear and listened with pricked ears.

"Hey hey." Li Yunlong gave a strange laugh, "Actually, it's not much, just 3 divisions' daily equipment, 2 basic ammunition, 24 105 howitzers, and the 2-type infantry gun and artillery shell production line, German-style Big tumor grenade production line, yes, there are [-] tons of grain."

The chief was a little stunned when he heard the words, his eyes widened, his expression was a little unbelievable at first, and then turned into deep surprise.

What others say is definitely bragging, but from Li Yunlong's mouth, it is absolutely true.

Although this kid Li Yunlong has some rotten problems, he will never joke about this kind of issue.

Oh my God!
Japanese weapons and equipment of 3 divisions, 2 howitzer battalions, 2 production lines, and 2 tons of grain!

This is no longer getting rich, but getting rich overnight!

No wonder Li Yunlong was congratulating himself on getting rich as soon as he came up.

When the chief of staff and division commander at the side heard Li Yunlong's words, an uncontrollable smile appeared on their faces.

Now the Eighth Route Army is really making money.

"Since there is business, why didn't you report it earlier?"

The meaning of the chief's words seemed to be a reproach, but from the tone of his voice, it could be heard that he was very happy, and he didn't mean to reproach at all.

Li Yunlong said: "I want to give you a surprise, chief."

"Well." The chief nodded and said, "Okay, I admit, I like this surprise you gave very much. When will the weapon ammunition and the production line be ready?"

"This time the business is a bit big," Li Yunlong said, "First we need to build an airport near Yangcun, and the goods can only be received after the airport is repaired, but the production line for infantry guns and grenades can be received the day after tomorrow, so we still use the same method as last time." The aircraft will be hoisted directly to the Huangyadong Armory.”

"Well, I will arrange for the arsenal to receive the goods."

The chief glanced at the chief of staff and the division commander and said, "Your son has made two great achievements this time, and you can't be promoted... If you have any other requirements, you can just raise them."

"It's nothing else." Li Yunlong said, "The main reason is that I want to expand the new regiment, and I hope to keep a few more howitzers. I promised in advance that I would give Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa and Kong Jie two howitzers each. "

The chief asked: "How many casualties did your Xinyi regiment suffer in this battle?"

Li Yunlong replied truthfully: "Our new regiment has about 650 casualties."

The chief looked thoughtful, and then said: "I will add 1600 militiamen for you, and leave 24 of the 12 howitzers for you. Is that enough?"

Originally, the number of new regiments was about 7, with more than 600 casualties, but the chief added 1600 militiamen to him, and the total strength reached 8.

The brigade commander's place has been squeezed by Li Yunlong several times. This batch of weapons and equipment is too much for the brigade commander's place, so they can only be handed over to the headquarters.

So Li Yunlong could only ask the chief for militiamen.

"Enough is enough, thank you chief, thank you chief, thank you chief." Li Yunlong expressed a series of thanks on the phone.

"Li Yunlong, don't thank me in a hurry." The chief said, "I have a task for you."

(End of this chapter)