Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Chapter 90: New official takes office, no fire
Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

In the commander's office, the once familiar figure had disappeared.A new butt sat on the commander's throne.

"Your Excellency, Commander, this is the information on the divisions, regiments and brigades of the First Army; this is the loss statistics of the former commander when he was in office; this is the note left by the former commander for you... Please take a look."

The staff officer handed several documents to Yoshio Shinozuka's desk, and then stood aside, waiting for questions.The new commander has just arrived. It is impossible for him to know everything about the army just because he read a few documents. He must be here to question him.

"This old classmate of mine is really introverted and paranoid. He left early and didn't even want to do the handover work with me in person." Shinozuka Yoshio shook his head.

He and Umezu Yoshijiro are both graduates of Army University's No. 20, third batch. Umezu is No. 1 and he is No. 5. They are both in the saber team.It is perfectly normal to say something about an old classmate.

"But..." Yoshio Shinozuka picked up the damage report and frowned.

During Umezu's tenure, the loss of personnel alone reached nearly 5000 people.Among them, more than 2000 were losses after the battle in Shandong. They were supposed to be reported in early September, but they were withheld and not reported.

"He's so lucky. The base camp has been very busy these days and he didn't even pay attention to this little thing."

This September is really exciting.

On September [-]st, a good show was going on in Europe without any ripples. On the [-]rd, the British and French completely lost control and finally declared war on Sandoku. The powder keg in Europe was officially exploded, and World War II entered a full-scale outbreak. stage.

At the same time, Guozhou was busy establishing ZG City, and Wang Puppet was working on No. 76.The Japanese base camp is doing three things: observing the movements in Europe, negotiating with polar bears, and preparing for the Changsha battle with the No. 11 Army.

There was also an acquaintance from later generations in the Battle of Changsha - the current commander of the No. 11 Army, Okamura Neiji.

The world is so busy, who cares about how many people your Shanxi First Army lost after fighting in Shanxi Province?Moreover, the Eighth Route Army has always been piecemeal. Even if there are large casualties, it is not big news like a brigade and a regiment being wiped out.

Later, Yoshio Shinozuka saw the loss of materials.The figures above made the commander, who was extremely experienced in theory, widen his eyes - the supplies reserved for the Jindong campaign had basically been consumed, and there was nothing left in the warehouse of the First Army.

"What a bastard, leaving such a mess for me! He should be responsible for [-] dead samurai!" Shinozuka Yoshio threw down the damage report and cursed.

You were No. 1 when you graduated from Mainland China University. How did you manage to do such a job?
The supplies are all gone, how can he still keep the fire going after the three new officials took office?
Fortunately, the railway lines are still running smoothly at present, and the material problem is not too big. We just need to wait a little longer for any action to be taken.

As he spoke, he picked up the information on the divisions and brigades under the First Army.Before taking office, he only had some general understanding of these troops, and now he needs to supplement the relevant information of these troops.

But looking at it, Yoshio Shinozuka's expression was hard to read.He raised his head and looked at his staff: "The 108th Division is also going back to China?"

"Hi, the 108th Division plans to return to China in November. Our army's strength will be further reduced, but some troops will also be added. At that time, our army's subordinate units will be: 36th, 37th, 41st Division, and independent mixed The 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 16th Brigade..."

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the map and gestured at the approximate locations of the troops stationed, his face grimacing.With fewer troops, he will have fewer mobile forces to mobilize.Without mobile troops, what could he use to deal with the Eighth Route Army?Rely on the defenders of each stronghold?

"This is only the situation of the imperial army, what about the puppet army?"

"The cadets from various military academies in North China have graduated the day before yesterday, and all the strong men have been recruited from the rear. It is expected that the North China Security Army will officially enter the battle in early October." Shinozuka Yoshio nodded. With the addition of the Imperial Alliance Army, he did not have enough troops. The situation can be considerably alleviated.

At this time, the Japanese still had considerable trust and affection for the Imperial Alliance Army.

In addition to the recruited parts of this army, almost all the low-level officers of the self-built troops were taught in military schools run by the Japanese. Troops at all levels also have Japanese consultants who control the military.

This is either one of my own, or my own dog, so my loyalty is definitely guaranteed.

"That's good, I'm looking forward to their performance in the future." Yoshio Shinozuka said something for the occasion, and then looked at the last piece of information - the note left for him by Umezu Yoshijiro.

"I wonder what message this old classmate left for me..."

Yoshio Shinozuka opened the document bag without hesitation.

"This is... news from the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. This Eighth Route Army has sufficient ammunition and needs more attention."

Umezu Yoshijiro is still worried about the loss of Wuxiang. These materials are exactly the information he has collected during this period.It includes the cold gun movement of the New Regiment in Wudong, the concentrated machine gun fire of aircraft by the New Regiment in the battle in Wuxiang County, the use of cold cannon and concentrated machine gun firepower by the New Regiment in the front line, and the improvement of the marksmanship of the Eighth Route Army soldiers...

"Did he want to tell me that the Eighth Route Army concentrated its weapons and equipment and created an elite force? In this case, it must be guarded against."

Shinozuka Yoshio's gaze continued downward, and then he speculated on the source of the Eighth Route Army's weapons and ammunition.

"The Preserved Fruit side denies that it has provided ammunition support to the Eighth Route Army recently... This is interesting." Shinozuka Yoshio touched his chin.

In September [-], the Tianshui camp was supposed to give a batch of weapons and ammunition to the Eighth Route Army, but it was delayed until November.Not long after that, the two sides fell out completely.

In other words, this batch of ammunition was either collected or produced by the Eighth Route Army itself, or someone else provided assistance.

"What a coincidence. Commander Shun Tada's cage policy is exactly what restrains the current situation."

With railways as pillars, roads as chains, and bunkers as locks, supplemented by blockade ditches and blockade walls, a network of cages was formed from enemy-occupied areas to guerrilla areas and anti-Japanese base areas to compress and encircle the Japanese army.

Whether the Eighth Route Army collects and produces goods by itself or has people transporting supplies for assistance, road transportation is a top priority.

If someone comes to assist, as long as the transportation line is blocked, no matter who it is, it will be impossible to transport large quantities of supplies to the Eighth Route.

If the Eighth Route Army were to produce it themselves, then the traffic would still be blocked and the Eighth Route Army's raw material transportation would be blocked, and the Eighth Route Army's arsenal would be completely exhausted.

The Jinsui Army has its own arsenal. Why is life so sad now?It is precisely because the raw materials have been used up that thousands of machines are waiting for help.

(End of this chapter)