My Bright Sword Logistics Career

Chapter 149

"Super large warehouse?"

"A huge and hidden air force?"

"Or, a huge, hidden underground passage?"

North China Review, Naozaburo Okabe is also discussing in the North China Command, the material transfer base station that Li Yunlong deliberately revealed is located in Shitouwan, three kilometers behind Yangcun.

His judgment is the same as Yoshio Shinozuka's,
Or, here is a huge warehouse that stores a huge amount of supplies.

Or, this is the exit of a huge underground passage. There is a long, long underground passage that leads to no one knows where it is. The locust army has not discovered it, and it is continuously providing supplies to the guerrillas.

Otherwise it cannot be explained.

Why did the guerrillas obtain nearly [-] tons of supplies, but the locust army found no trace at all.

Ten-thousand-ton supplies, even the locust army, need to be transported to Jin Province by railway, and the time is constant and the movement is huge.

"If this is the case, a mixed brigade is not enough!"

"The fighting power of this group of Tuba Road is not weak."

Okabe Naozaburo frowned.

After coming to North China for more than a month, Okabe Naozaburo also had to admit that the fighting power of Tubalu is very strong, especially after having certain weapons and equipment.

Although there are only some light machine guns, assault pistols, mortars, and grenades, the firepower can catch up with the level of the second-line brigade of the Empire, and there are only a few individual flamethrowers in the attack.

But still erupted with a fighting power that horrified Naozaburo Okabe.

In just one month, the cage system left by Tada Hayao was completely destroyed, the locust army was compressed to the periphery of several main railways, and it showed extremely strong combat effectiveness in the recent skirmish with the locust army.

Brigade-level field battles even have a small advantage.

In particular, the morale, tenacity, and tenacity shown in battle are not inferior to the locust army baptized by Bushido spirit.

"The commander means..."

asked the chief of staff.

"Add another infantry regiment to Hattori."

Naozaburo Okabe gritted his teeth and finally decided to add an infantry regiment.

Not that he was stingy.

In fact, the life of the North China Front Army is not easy.

Regardless of the recent loss of a large number of mountainous areas and the shrinking of a large number of troops, the locust army should have a lot more mobile troops.

In fact, the territory controlled by the North China Front Army is as high as hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, spanning several provinces.

Most of the nearly 30 troops are stationed in important cities near the communication lines to maintain the operation of the communication lines so as to facilitate the acquisition of materials from the occupied areas and transport them back to the mainland.

Beiping garrison, Tianjing garrison, Baoding garrison, intermodal port garrison, Taiyuan garrison...these big cities must have two brigades stationed no matter what, and some even have one or two regiments stationed.

The cities were scattered one by one, and his mobile troops were already pitifully small.

As for the remote county towns and villages in the mountainous areas that were lost, the garrisons were very scarce, and the shrinking forces were less than the size of the First Army.

This amount of troops is not enough to strengthen the protection of the railway line.

In Tada Hayao's era, the Tuba Road made troubles, and the locust army responded to counterattacks, or launched large-scale raids, all of which were carried out by temporarily mobilizing troops from various places through railways and access roads to form mobile corps.

But at present, the Zhengtai Line and the Tongpu Line are basically paralyzed, and nine out of ten roads are impassable. With the remaining one still busy with eight roads, it is naturally impossible to quickly mobilize troops.

The base camp asked him to deploy a mixed brigade to attack Yangcun and launch a super-large-scale raid. He basically didn't give him much military support, except for the six brigades and one artillery brigade that originally supported the Central China region.Only more than 6000 supplementary soldiers were given.

He can give an infantry regiment, which is already a wife sent out between teeth.

"I'm afraid it's not enough."

The chief of staff shook his head:
"According to the report of the Duoye Regiment, on the side of Yangcun, Tuba Road has built a large number of solid civil fortification systems. Although it is not a concrete permanent fortification and does not have large artillery, it stretches for tens of kilometers in the mountainous area."

"In the case that the other party has sufficient logistics, I'm afraid..."

"The weapons and equipment of the independent regiment are much better than those of the general guerrillas. They are generally equipped with 82-caliber mortars. The stone bay warehouse is only about three kilometers away from their station, so the supply is very convenient."

"The opponent is generally equipped with gas masks, and our special bullets are useless."

"I know."

Okabe Naozaburo shook his head:
"However, it is expected to launch attacks and raids in mid-November. At that time, we will only have so many troops to deploy. Adding a wing is already the limit."

"I will ask the Taiyuan Air Wing to support Yangcun's operations and provide air support to Naomi Hattori."

Naozaburo Kobebe said.

"Shinozuka Yoshio?!"

The Chief of Staff twitched.

Sending the air force directly under the First Army to support Yangcun in the battle is simply treating Yoshio Shinozuka as a human being.

"Yoshio Shinozuka needs you to notify me."

He is just a chief of staff, a major general, the command power is no longer in his hands, he is only responsible for execution.

"it is good."

Okabe Naozaburo's tone was full of disdain.

For Yoshio Shinozuka, Naozaburo Okabe looked down on him from the bottom of his heart.
···
"Hi."

"no problem."

In Taiyuan, after receiving a call from Naozaburo Okabe, Yoshio Shinozuka spoke calmly, even with a hint of expectation:
"I will arrange the handover of the aviation wing immediately."

"it is good."

On the other side of the phone, Naozaburo Okabe was stunned for a while.

He asked Yoshio Shinozuka's Air Wing of the First Army to fully support the newly formed Hattori mixed brigade to attack Yangcun, which was tantamount to depriving Yoshio Shinozuka of the command of the Air Force of the First Army.

I thought Yoshio Shinozuka would strongly object, but I didn't expect the other party to agree very decisively, and even readily agreed.

"Considering the issue of command."

Yoshio Shinozuka continued:

"In order to avoid duplication of command and affect operations, I suggest that the command of the aviation wing be temporarily handed over to Major General Hattori."

"In this way, the combat capability of the aviation wing can be maximized."

"it is good."

Naozaburo Okabe was stunned again, and finally he could only utter another good word.

He took away the Air Wing directly under the First Army, and Yoshio Shinozuka was fine with not getting angry and resisting, but instead took the initiative to push forward this matter, which again greatly exceeded his expectations.

"However, the commander has to find a way to solve the problem of supplies. In recent battles, the fuel and ammunition of the Air Wing of the First Army have been exhausted."

Yoshio Shinozuka continued.

"It's natural."

Okabe Naozaburo nodded and said:

"I will provide enough supplies in early November."

"Then, the immediate task of my First Army is to maintain the smooth flow of the Zhengtai Line and the Tongpu Line." Shinozuka Yoshio emphasized.

"Correct."

Okabe Jisaburo nodded.

"Currently, the Zhengtai Line and Tongpu Line are within the jurisdiction of our First Army, and the situation has gradually stabilized, with guerrilla attacks decreasing day by day."

Yoshio Shinozuka said without changing his tone:
"Attacking Yangcun is an order from the base camp. Our First Army can dispatch two brigades to support the service department brigade in attacking Yangcun, and completely destroy the channel for obtaining supplies from the Tuba Road."

"Yo Xi."

"It's rare that Shinozuka-kun has a heart."

After accepting the two brigades and complimenting Yoshio Shinozuka by the way, Naozaburo Okabe hung up the phone, and his complexion suddenly changed:
"what happened?"

He disagreed with Yoshio Shinozuka, and if given the chance, he would definitely try his best to get Yoshio Shinozuka to step down, and let Yoshio Shinozuka return to China to retire, just like Kiyoshi Kazuki.

It's a pity that Shinozuka Yoshio is a smart person, he won't conflict with him, he won't give him the slightest chance, he's much smarter than Kazuki Kiyoji.

but,

The Aviation Wing directly under the First Army belongs to the First Army's combat sequence. Before being revoked, the command authority belongs to the First Army, which is responsible for the cover of the Locust Army in Shanxi.

It was against the rules for him to transfer directly to Hattori's mixed brigade like this. Yoshio Shinozuka could refuse. Even if he forced the order as the commander of the front army, Yoshio Shinozuka could keep half or even more.

Unless the aviation wing is separated from the First Army.

But this requires the approval of the sending army.

On the side of the dispatched army, Shinozuka Yoshio's influence was not weaker than him at all, and even vaguely stronger. This was the core reason why Okabe Naozaburo aimed at Shinozuka Yoshio.

But Shinozuka Yoshio directly agreed, and even directly handed over the command of the aviation wing.

"why?"

Okabe Naozaburo frowned.

It seemed that Yoshio Shinozuka had given in.

But his purpose is to drive away Yoshio Shinozuka, there is no possibility of compromise between the two sides, and with Yoshio Shinozuka's character, it is impossible to compromise.

···
"General, why?"

Taiyuan, Kazuki Yamamoto's tone was dissatisfied:
"Why did you hand over the aviation wing to Naotomi Hattori?"

"Even..."

"why?"

Shinozuka Yoshio smiled meaningfully:

"According to the combat plan formulated by the commander of the post, the next task of the First Army is to maintain the smooth flow of the northern section of the Zhengtai line and the section of the Tongpu line. It will not participate in the sweep of the guerrillas, and there is no need to use the air force."

"It doesn't matter to Hattori."

"At present, the mobile unit of our First Army has the Yoshino Wing and two infantry brigades. The overall situation in Shanxi is stable. It is enough to maintain one mobile wing, and the remaining two infantry brigades can support the Hattori brigade."

"Then you don't have to give them all."

Yamamoto was still dissatisfied.

The truth is correct, but why give your own troops and your own planes to others, and the final credit is also given to others.

"because."

After a pause, Shinozuka Yoshio said:
"In this way, when I fail in the future, the responsibility will have nothing to do with me."

"Even, because I voluntarily gave up the First Army Aviation Wing and the mobile units supporting the two brigades, the headquarters will praise me."

"fail?"

Yamamoto was taken aback, then fell silent.

One of the most discussed issues between him and Shinozuka Yoshio recently is the strength of Tubalu.

Even Yamamoto, who is as proud and conceited as Yamamoto, has to admit that after obtaining certain weapons and equipment and relatively sufficient ammunition, Tubalu's strength has changed greatly, beyond his imagination.

Among them, one point of view that most attracted the discussion of the two,
Only part of the sudden increase in strength of the Tuba Road comes from weapons and ammunition, and part, and a very important part, is due to the special nature of this army.

This nature is the key to a force's tyranny.

The Tuba Road originally existed, but it was covered up and unable to be used because of poor weapons and equipment and a serious shortage of logistical supplies.

But now, with the improvement of weapons and equipment, logistical supplies keep up, this nature is beginning to show.

The most obvious evidence is that the same weapon, in the hands of Tubalu, has a completely different combat effectiveness than that in the hands of the Jinsui Army or the Central Army.

"The locust army has Bushido, what do they have?"

Yamamoto was lost in thought.

The reason why the Imperial Locust Army is strong is that apart from advanced modern weapons and equipment and logistical supplies, there is another very important reason. It is because of the spiritual guidance of Bushido-the Locust Army belongs to the Heavenly Locust, and it is fighting for the Holy War of the Empire.

The soul forged by bushido made the locust army stronger.

At the beginning of the war, the locust army did not have a single prisoner, which is a proof of Bushido's tyranny.

However, General Xiaozuka seems to think that the Tuba Road, represented by Li Yunlong and others, entrenched in the mountainous area, is also an army with soul, not even inferior to the locust army.

Yamamoto couldn't figure it out.

Where is the soul of the army that Li Yunlong and his group belonged to?
　I went to the tax office for two days. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)