The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

"Baga, the independent regiment, the sharpshooter Zhang Wu, is dead!"

The news could not be suppressed, and the morale of the entire First Army suffered another severe blow. Lieutenant General Terauchi was furious, but couldn't find the Independent Regiment and the sharpshooter Zhang Wu, so he could only show off his swordsmanship in the office, and once again smashed a few vases to vent his frustration.

Since he took office, their main field forces have lost 1 men just because of the Independent Regiment and the sharpshooter Zhang Wu. If we add the second-line garrison troops and the gendarmerie, the total is more than men.

This is only the northwestern corner of Shanxi. There are also southeastern Shanxi, central Shanxi, and northeastern Shanxi. Their losses are even greater. The entire First Army's defense zone has shown signs of decay.

He was eager to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and stabilize the situation, but after wiping out their entire detachment, within just a few days, the independent regiment and the sharpshooter Zhang Wu disappeared again...

After smashing the office and venting his anger, Lieutenant General Terauchi had the office cleaned up and called Yamamoto Ikki.

Looking at Yamamoto Ikki, Lieutenant General Terauchi's expression remained unhappy:

"Mr. Yamamoto, the situation is getting increasingly unfavorable to us. The culprits are the Independent Regiment and the sharpshooter Zhang Wu. Only by finding them and killing them can we restore the honor of our First Army.

Did the intelligence leak you mentioned earlier help us find them?"

"Hai!"

Yamamoto Ikki had already thought about it. He stood at attention and bowed his head before saying:
“There were no problems with the several operations organized by His Excellency the General. It was only because of intelligence leaks that the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Regiment found the opportunity.

Similarly, we can also take advantage of the loopholes in intelligence, track backwards, and lock down the specific location of the independent group!"

After hearing what Yamamoto Ikki said, Lieutenant General Terauchi's expression improved a little:
"Yamamoto-kun, tell me your idea in detail!"

"Hai!"

Yamamoto Ikki stood at attention again and lowered his head sharply before saying:

"The independent regiment's activities are in Heyuan County, Ping'an County, Feng County, and Anhua County. We can have the military police stationed there release false information to lure the Eighth Route Army's intelligence personnel into the trap. As long as we catch these intelligence personnel..."

As he spoke, a fierce look flashed in his eyes:
"There is an old Chinese saying: He who knows the current situation is a hero. As long as we lure them into our service and follow the clues, we can catch the members of the Independent Regiment!
Let the people of the independent regiment go back and pass on information to us from time to time. With just one chance, my special forces team can wipe out the headquarters of the independent regiment, including the sharpshooter Zhang Wu, and kill them all!"

For the third time, Yamamoto Ikki bowed his head to Lieutenant General Terauchi and challenged him:

"General, I am willing to go to Heyuan County to carry out this operation and help you relieve your worries!"

"吆西!"

Lieutenant General Terauchi nodded with satisfaction:
"Since Mr. Yamamoto has thought it through, let's do it. I will continue to mobilize the Imperial Army's troops on the periphery to support your actions.

This time your action will be carried out in secret. Don’t tell anyone except you and me!
The honor of the First Army depends on you, please!"

"Hai!"

Yamamoto Ikki let out a long sigh, stood at attention, lowered his head, and then went down to start the action.

Lieutenant General Terauchi was also not idle. When Yamamoto Ikki brought the special forces team to Heyuan County, he mobilized the 12th Brigade in southwestern Shanxi and the 41st Brigade in central Shanxi to head to northwestern Shanxi.

He also transferred Xiaohe Regiment from Fu'an and Sato Regiment from Taigu to form a new 29th Brigade with the Yamagami Detachment, making a gesture of large-scale revenge. The first was to support Yamamoto Ikki, the second was to investigate the intelligence personnel lurking in Taiyuan, and the third was that after Yamamoto Ikki succeeded, all the soldiers of the other independent regiments would be killed!
Their large-scale mobilization soon attracted the attention of intelligence personnel. Whether they were from the Central Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army or the Eighth Route Army, they all began to find ways to obtain intelligence.

A fierce battle broke out on the secret front. Some people sacrificed their lives, while others successfully obtained intelligence.

This general information was quickly passed on to the 386th Brigade and the Independent Regiment!

"Damn it, the brigade commander's guess was right. The Japs are going to retaliate on a large scale! I'm going to transfer three brigades here. The Japs really think highly of me!" Li Yunlong looked at the intelligence and said to Zhao Gang:

"Old Zhao, we have to speed up recruiting. Judging from the actions of the Japanese, there will definitely be a big battle in less than three months. We can't miss this good opportunity to make a fortune!"

Zhao Gang smiled slightly:
"Don't worry. With the momentum of completely destroying the Shentian detachment and Zhang Wu's reputation, we are doing well in recruiting soldiers in the four counties. In less than half a month, we have already recruited 4 people!"

"Great!"

Li Yunlong slapped the table in delight:
"Hurry up and bring all the new recruits here. We have to recruit, reorganize, and train them at the same time. We have to train all the new recruits to be as good as little tigers as soon as possible!"

At the same time, Zhang Wu was really bored and was also training tank soldiers for the independent regiment.

In this way, less than half a month later, the Special Committee found out the intelligence about Taiyuan Airport, and borrowed Zhang Wu's telegram and specific action plan and sent them to the 386th Brigade.

The brigade commander transferred it to the independent regiment without delay.

After receiving the telegram, Li Yunlong immediately sent someone to call Zhang Wu.

Is the operation at the airport completed?
Zhang Wu understood it immediately. He asked the first batch of tank soldiers to continue teaching while he rushed to the regiment headquarters without stopping.

This was indeed the case. When he arrived at the regiment headquarters, he saw the letter handed to him by Li Yunlong. The special committee asked him to go to Tangjiazhuang, Ping'an County, and the special operations department there would escort him to Taiyuan Airport.

Very good!
Seeing this, Zhang Wu's eyes lit up. He still had one chance to copy, just to sneak into the airport this time and kill the Japanese pilot!

Seeing Zhang Wu's expression, Li Yunlong solemnly warned:
"Don't get carried away by the chance to make a fortune. There is a whole Japanese regiment stationed at Taiyuan Airport. The defense line has been built forward, and the forests within a radius of 10 kilometers have been cleared to prevent us from giving them another great victory in Yangquan!"

"Captain, I won't do anything reckless!"

Zhang Wu said confidently:
"Even if there is a shelter, I will act at night. With the cover of darkness, the Japanese will have no way to deal with me!"

"Well, just think it through!"

Li Yunlong nodded and warned again:
"If you really can't do it, then don't fight. If we don't have this chance, we can still wait. Don't take any risks. You must come back alive!"

Feeling Li Yunlong's deep concern, Zhang Wu felt warm in his heart. In order to reassure Li Yunlong, he deliberately said:

"Don't worry, Commander. Night combat is the forte of the Eighth Route Army. I will strictly follow the sparrow tactics and move to another location after each shot. The Japanese will have no chance of finding me!"

"Good job! This is really encouraging!"

Patting Zhang Wu on the shoulder, Li Yunlong said directly:

"It takes three days to get from here to Tangjiazhuang. Go to the logistics department to get 3 rounds of ammunition and three days of dry food. The sooner you go, the sooner you can return!"

"Yes!"

After standing at attention and saluting, Zhang Wu left the regiment headquarters, went back to the dormitory to get dressed, picked up the Karl 98K, and then went to the logistics department to get bullets. He also brought three days of dry food and water. Only then did he fill the magazine with bullets, pull the bolt to load the bullet, turn on all skills, and prepare to deal with emergencies on the road before leaving Zhaojiayu.

When he arrived at Tangjiazhuang and was heading to Taiyuan Airport under the cover of the Special Operations Department, during a mission to obtain intelligence, Zhu Ziming, the security officer of the Independent Regiment, was captured by Yamamoto Ikki in Heyuan County...

(End of this chapter)