Rise from the sword

Chapter 141 is annoying.

"idiot··"

"It's all a bunch of trash!"

"It's a disgrace to the empire."

"Everyone should commit seppuku."

Many people in Kuroshima bowed their heads, listening to Yoshio Shinozuka's scolding on the phone, stood at attention, lowered their heads, and kept saying 'hi' loudly, indicating that they were still listening and that they had listened.

At this moment, the lieutenant commander's legs and feet were trembling with fright, and his heart almost rose to his throat.

The person talking to him was his top boss, the commander of the Shanxi First Army.

Now the army he was in was defeated, the top officer of the brigade and the two young assistants were all broken, and suffered heavy losses. Although he was not responsible for this battle, if he was investigated, he would not be able to escape.

Once pursued.

Seriously, he even had to commit seppuku, and he had to execute it.

The lightest is an official demoted.

He didn't want to die, and he didn't want to be captain.

Especially the last sentence of seppuku made everyone in Hei Dao feel their scalps go numb.

"Let's talk about the latest information. Li Yunlong was able to annihilate a brigade of our First Army. Even if this brigade is not fully staffed, it also shows that the information I had about this person before was wrong."

After taking a few breaths and suppressing the anger in his heart, Shinozuka Yoshio spoke calmly.

After all, he is a lieutenant general, and he is a lieutenant general in charge of real power. He can be called a prince. Yoshio Shinozuka is not stupid to be able to get into this position, and he quickly understood the whole story.

Koizumi Daze was appointed by him personally, so there will be no major problems in terms of ability, and the strength of troops and resources have also been tilted. In this way, Li Yunlong can wipe out a brigade of troops, which must be out of his control.

In other words, Li Yunlong and his independent group must be stronger than he expected.

"General."

Many people in Hei Dao breathed a sigh of relief. At least he would not be cut through his stomach. He quickly organized his words and reported the situation he understood as concisely as possible:
"Li Yunlong is extremely cunning. During the month-long battle, he deliberately concealed his strength, gradually reduced his ammunition consumption, and later sent a large number of recruits to join the battle, making our side mistakenly think that the opponent was exhausted."

"Yesterday, Li Yunlong sent a large number of troops to attack the blockhouse during the daytime. The number of people was close to a thousand. He put on an offensive to take down the blockhouse at any cost, and attracted Lieutenant Commander Koizumi to lead troops to support him."

"According to the report of the soldiers who broke out yesterday."

"The total number of troops that ambushed Lieutenant Commander Koizumi on the way was more than 1000, and the light artillery fire was strong and the shells were sufficient. In addition to their strength to attack the artillery tower, the number of Li Yunlong and his independent regiment dispatched this time was more than 2000."

"Even excluding some miscellaneous militias such as county brigades and district squads, Li Yunlong's troops have at least 500 troops, and they have sufficient weapons and ammunition."

"This is something we hadn't expected before."

Having said that, many people in Hei Dao paused for a moment before continuing:

"However, Li Yunlong must have paid a heavy price in the end for Lieutenant Commander Koizumi to mobilize a lot of troops from other artillery towers before he set off. It is impossible to continue the offensive in the short term."

The last sentence was justified by many people in Hei Dao, but it was also the truth in his heart.

A brigade of more than 500 people, including a mountain artillery squadron, carried sufficient ammunition. Even if this brigade was not the elite of the first-line divisions, it was not bad. If the Eighth Route Army could eat it, it would have to pay a heavy price.

"Humph!"

After listening, Shinozuka Yoshio snorted coldly: "Things will not be so simple, don't be careless."

With this tone of voice, he only slightly approved the words of many people on the Black Island.

If it is other troops, Yoshio Shinozuka would agree with this sentence very much. If you want to destroy a 500-man brigade in the empire without artillery and other heavy weapons, you will have to pay at least four times the price, or even more, but If it is Li Yunlong...

Shinozuka Yoshio instinctively thought that this matter was not easy, and he thought in his heart that the other party might not suffer much.

Maybe even less than the Imperial Army of the Earth Empire.

Although there is no reason, and there is no reason, but he has such an idea in his heart.

Weird!
"Lots of ammo..."

"A force of 2000 men..."

Ignoring the people in Kuroshima who were still waiting, Shinozuka Yoshio muttered to himself, and then remained silent for a long time, until the people in Kuroshima thought that the lieutenant general had left, he raised his tone and continued:
"Lieutenant Commander Hei Dao, you are now in charge of the defense of Shou County, shrink your troops to strengthen the defense, and guard against Li Yunlong's further actions. If necessary, you can abandon part of the artillery tower."

"Hi!"

Hearing this sentence, many people in Hei Dao breathed a sigh of relief, letting go of the tension in their hearts.

This means that he is fine for the time being.

After finishing speaking, Shinozuka Yoshio hung up the phone.

"How did your Excellency Lieutenant General come to Meng County?"

Silently muttering in a puzzled tone, many people in Hei Dao also hung up the phone.

Shinozuka Yoshio is usually in Taiyuan, and Shou County is far from Taiyuan, so it is impossible to lay a telephone line.

This is not because of technology and resources. Although the devil is not rich, there are still some telephone lines. After the invention of the signal amplifier, the distance between the telephone is not difficult, and the devil has always wanted to lay it.

But the problem is that this is someone else's territory after all, and the owner does not agree with the devil to set up a telephone line.

Before, he just sent a telegram to inform Taiyuan, but he didn't expect His Excellency the Commander to be in Meng County.

Meng County is very close to Shou County, and the laying of telephone lines can be maintained.

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Meng County.

Inside the Japanese Army Headquarters.

Yoshio Shinozuka put down the phone and rubbed his head, the good mood before suddenly disappeared.

At this time, his eyes were gloomy and his face was gloomy.

Ten days ago, he set off from Taiyuan to inspect the implementation of new tactics in the area occupied by the First Army.

I just arrived in Meng County yesterday.

He was very satisfied with the inspection that lasted more than ten days. Although the speed of plan execution was affected by the fact that the number of the Eighth Route Army exceeded expectations, it was not just that the speed was reduced.

Although the speed has dropped a lot, the overall situation has not been fundamentally affected, and it is still advancing slowly.

All the resistance of the Eighth Route Army is nothing more than a mantis' arms.

Lacking weapons to attack fortified areas, they have no way to block the blockade.

Every county and the surrounding so-called Eighth Route Army base areas were divided, the connection between villages was cut off, economic activities were cut off, material circulation stagnated, and even food was not enough. The Eighth Route Army would starve to death.

However, in this great form, there was one place that made him feel like he had eaten a fly.

No, it's like a fly that misses and flies around before your eyes.

It's annoying.

"Shou County, Li Yunlong."

Gritting his teeth and saying a few words, Shinozuka Yoshio took a deep breath, and then spit it out heavily, still feeling uneasy. He recalled the good situation he had seen along the way, and thought of the situation in North China, especially Zhengtai The situation around the road immediately calmed down a little.

As a commanding officer of the imperial army, with tens of thousands of troops in his hands, there is no need to get angry for one person, for one regiment commander, it is not worth it, and it is even stupid.

Although this Li Yunlong exceeded the expectations of the imperial army many times, and even defeated the imperial army with weak troops and equipment many times, the gap between China and Japan cannot be made up by one or two outstanding officers.

No matter how powerful Li Yunlong is, so what?
What can a group of 2000 people do?
So what if he wiped out a few more imperial brigades?
Can it affect the situation in North China?no effect.

A mantis arm blocking a chariot is a mantis arm blocking a chariot. Even an incredibly strong mantis cannot stop the empire's chariots, and will eventually be crushed to pieces.

"When you have free hands, directly order the 33rd Regiment to deal with you."

Yoshio Shinozuka snorted coldly in his heart.

I don't believe it, a regiment can't deal with a regiment of the Eighth Route Army?
Besides, now that the Burma Road has been cut off, there is no way to import weapons and ammunition, and there are not enough weapons and ammunition, just like a tiger without teeth and claws.

Thinking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly felt much better.

At this moment, Kazuki Yamamoto walked in from outside the door. At this time, the paralyzed Colonel was obviously in a bad mood, with a gloomy expression, as if he had encountered some difficulties.

"How are you, Yamamoto-kun?"

Shinozuka Yoshio asked with a smile.

Kazuki Yamamoto's main task at this time is to investigate the source of Li Yunlong's weapons, which country, which force is against the empire, and to find the mysterious weapon provider named Chen Fan.

"No clues."

Kazuki Yamamoto's tone was filled with anger.

According to the information obtained with great difficulty from the Eighth Route Army, Li Yunlong obtained more than one hundred tons of weapons and ammunition.

This is already a very large number.

More than 100 tons of imported weapons, as well as the quality and high price of that batch of weapons, the people who can provide such a large number must have considerable status and high net worth, and it is impossible to be unknown abroad.

However, the investigation by the entire empire's intelligence department lasted for half a month, and there were almost no clues. Even if the dark lines lurking in the government were used, there was no gain, and even a few excellent spies were lost because of it.So much so that intelligence agencies refused to continue investigating the matter.

In his view, the lack of investigation is entirely because the intelligence agencies are a bunch of drunks.

"Don't worry, no matter who the other party is, there is no external channel, and it is impossible for him to transport weapons and ammunition into the North China occupied area."

Yoshio Shinozuka was still smiling.

Devils are not only funny about the competition between the navy and the army, but also the cooperation between the various departments within the army is extremely poor. Yamamoto, who has just arrived for a short time, has not realized this much. As a big boss, Yoshio Shinozuka naturally has experience.

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"what?"

"Can you say that again?"

Ding Wei sat up from the stool at the new regiment's residence, Xingjia Village, and looked at Chenghe who came in to report the news, his tone full of disbelief.

He couldn't believe the news he had just received.

"According to reports from insiders in Shou County, a battalion of more than 500 devils was completely wiped out by Li Yunlong. Some of them have been withdrawn." Cheng He repeated the message he had just received.

The so-called insiders are the intelligence personnel set up by the Xinyi Regiment in the county.

Puppet soldiers, businessmen, and even cooks in the devil's headquarters are all possible. Therefore, the Eighth Route Army knows the devil's movements very well. However, due to the problem of communication means, it is difficult to convey the news in time.

"Is the news accurate?"

Ding Wei couldn't help but confirm again.

Annihilation of a Japanese brigade of 500 people, this record is really incredible.

Damn, at the beginning, a division with more than 1 people only wiped out more than 1000 people.

"It has been confirmed that the news is true. There have been reports from several hidden sources. Moreover, the devils sent a team of more than 500 people out of the city yesterday, but they have not returned. In addition, the devils in the county have strengthened their defenses. The devils are not at night. Out of the barracks."

Cheng He continued.

This kind of news naturally needs multiple confirmations from multiple parties.

"What did this kid eat? So fierce?"

Ding Wei rubbed his chin: "Five hundred devils, including an artillery squadron, this devil is not easy to deal with. Even if the labor and management pull out the whole regiment, they will not be able to wipe them out, and they may even lose a ring of teeth. .”

Although the new regiment has inherited a lot of good things from Li Yunlong, it has consumed a lot after all this time, especially recently when the devils invaded the base area and repaired gun towers everywhere. up.

With the current property of Xinyituan, facing [-] devils, they had no choice but to retreat.

"It seems that this kid is much richer than labor and management imagined."

Ding Wei's tone was amazed.

Having fought for more than ten years and the battalion commander for nearly ten years, he was able to guess how powerful firepower would be needed to wipe out a 500-man devil brigade with the strength of a regiment.

To wipe out the devil brigade, the number and tactics can be limited.

After all, blacksmithing still requires hard work.

The devils are not stupid, the situation in Shou County, the devils will not swagger into the canyon and other areas, they will definitely send scouts, it is impossible to use the geographical advantage to ambush.It is impossible if the numbers are superior, unless Li Yunlong has more than [-] troops and the devils allow him to complete the encirclement, otherwise the [-] devils will gather one point at a time and easily break through.

Hand-to-hand combat also needs to be close to Almighty

"Order the troops to assemble, this is a good opportunity."

Ding Wei knocked on the table and said.

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Yang Village, two miles away from the village, is the old place where the delivery was agreed upon. When Li Yunlong arrived, Chen Fan had already been waiting again.

Before Captain Li had time to say hello, Chen Fan pointed to the two piles of weapons and ammunition in the distance and said:
"Two Type [-] infantry guns."

"Two thousand rounds of 70mm fixed charge grenades."

In the distance, two brand-new [-]-type infantry artillery were placed on the flat ground, and beside them were piles of shells piled up like a hill.There is also a pile of weapons and ammunition next to it, judging from the scale, there are quite a few.

Next to the pile of weapons and ammunition boxes are big mules.

Glancing eagerly at the two [-]-type infantry artillery in the distance, Li Yunlong asked the question he had always wanted to ask:

"By the way, brother Chen Fan, the business of your devil's blockhouse, do other blockhouses count?"

(End of this chapter)