Rise from the sword

Chapter 232 Leave it to me

Taiyuan.

Inside the Fourth Command of the First Army.

Shinozuka Yoshio looked at the telegram in his hand and fell into a long silence.

Even Yamamoto on the side had the same expression.

The content on the telegram is very brief:
"Second Lieutenant Koizumi, Acting Squadron Leader of the Railway Patrol Squadron, telegraphed: The enemy surrounded our Railway Patrol Squadron with several times more troops, and used artillery shells and explosives. The squadron suffered heavy casualties. Captain Ono died for his country. I will lead the remaining imperial warriors... ··”

After a long time, Yoshio Shinozuka put down the telegram in his hand and sighed deeply.

"15 minutes."

"In just 15 minutes, an Imperial armored patrol was cornered."

Shinozuka Yoshio's tone this time was not very angry. A series of bad news had already made him buddhist. Compared with the attack on the military column and the loss of a large amount of medicine and machinery, the loss of a railway patrol squadron was not great.

Besides, a brigade has already been lost.

This is perfectly acceptable.

Therefore, his tone was full of emotion instead, or it should be exclamation.

Yamamoto was silent.

Fifteen minutes ago, Ono Squadron Leader of the Railway Patrol Squadron sent a message saying that the artillery squad of the Komatsu Brigade had found all the pieces of jade.

A squadron was wiped out in 15 minutes.

It's incredible.

But this matter, in his opinion, is not surprising, no, this is the development situation he expected.

The opponent had shown terrifying strength before, annihilating the Komatsu brigade in an hour. Although the railway patrol team had armored vehicles, the military column was also protected by armored vehicles. Wasn't it robbed?
It can be said that it is inevitable that a squadron dares to rush in and be wiped out within ten minutes.

Originally, Ohno Squadron's reasonable response was to send out scouts to investigate the enemy's situation, and then decide whether to move forward based on the feedback. own destruction.

and.

As Yamamoto who stayed in Germany, he sneered at his own armored vehicles. The thin [-]mm main armor is also called an armored vehicle?If it weren't for the fact that the national army didn't have armor-piercing bullets, the heavy machine guns would have been sieved directly.

"It seems that we need to re-evaluate the strength of this group of attacking troops, and wipe out a brigade and an armored patrol squadron of our imperial army in succession. Such strength..."

Looking at Lieutenant General Shinozuka's gaze, Kazuki Yamamoto took over the conversation.

Although his general was very sure that it was Li Yunlong who did it, Kazuki Yamamoto still didn't say it directly, because once Li Yunlong was mentioned, his general would have a headache and then have a bad temper.

"Yes."

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't mention Li Yunlong's name anymore. After all, the headache was unpleasant: "This strength is already comparable to an ordinary army regiment in the empire."

As a lieutenant general, Shinozuka Yoshio naturally understood his side's strength very well.

A 500-and-a-half-man brigade is surrounded by high slopes on both sides and only a flat valley in the middle, which is very unsuitable for firepower. If it is properly arranged, with the firepower configuration of the Imperial Army, only about 1000 people are needed. Can be wiped out.

It is not difficult.

But after that, it will be difficult to wipe out a squadron of railway armored vehicles in a short time.

At least, enough supplies should be brought to wipe out a 500-man brigade in a short time. Even if it is encirclement and annihilation, a large amount of ammunition must be consumed. The troops must have a strong will to fight, and continuous combat is not easy.

He silently increased the threat level of Li Yunlong's troops again.

It has been upgraded to a size comparable to that of a fully staffed second-line division in the empire.

Next time, he decided that he must send out a super-manufactured unit, or directly send out a brigade to deal with Li Yunlong, and send out reconnaissance planes to stare at him, and he must be wiped out.

However, Shinozuka Yoshio still thought of a point to comfort himself.

This time, the empire lost an infantry brigade, an armored patrol squadron, a military column and its escort squadron, almost 700 people, and Li Yunlong's loss would certainly not be small. The consumption of weapons and ammunition must be more than that of the empire, and the loss of soldiers should be similar.

Not counting material losses, the personnel ratio is almost one to one.

Also... no... loss.

"Your Excellency the Lieutenant General."

At this time, another staff officer came in, holding a telegram in his hand: "Lieutenant Sakamoto has been blocked by the enemy and arrived at the railway station. According to his report, the military column was forced to stop by the enemy and all the supplies transported were robbed." When it was empty, the enemy was fleeing along the road carrying supplies, and Lieutenant Sakamoto is currently leading his troops to pursue them."

"Yo Xi."

Shinozuka Yoshio immediately beamed with joy.

It's not easy, it's really not easy, it's midnight, and he finally received good news.

However, when he came back to his senses, Shinozuka Yoshio frowned suddenly. He found out that this news did not seem to be considered good news.

The materials on the military column were looted, that is to say, more than 30 tons of medicines and a large amount of machinery and equipment fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. This batch of materials was a large amount of material for the Imperial Army. , not to mention, it is comparable to the strength of several of their so-called main regiments, and judging from the enemy's actions against the military columns, no matter how the other party got the news about the military columns, the other party must be ready to transport.

This batch of supplies was given to the Eighth Route Army, which is not good news.

It's bad news,
"I remember."

Seeing Yoshio Shinozuka's frown, Yamamoto spoke in time: "There are two parts weighing about one ton in the machine equipment. With the transportation capacity of the Eighth Route Army, it is impossible for them to take these two parts away."

Kazuki Yamamoto is worthy of being an expert in special operations, and he saw the biggest problem at a glance.

"Correct."

Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes lit up: "It is impossible to transport such heavy equipment on the mountain road. The road is in our hands. It is impossible for them to transport these machinery and equipment. Moreover, carrying such heavy materials, with the transportation capacity of the Eighth Route Army, I am afraid that the marching speed will drop dramatically.”

Shinozuka Yoshio seemed to have discovered the enemy's loophole, and his eyes became brighter.

Even if the materials cannot be recovered, as long as the enemy can be forced to give up some of the materials, it is also good. Anyway, the empire can replenish this batch of materials, but the enemy has no place to replenish them.

If the other party is reluctant to give up the materials in his hand and grabs them desperately, maybe he still has a chance to wipe them out.

Afterwards, Shinozuka Yoshio walked briskly to the map, looked at the surrounding maps, and a sharp light flashed:
"Order Lieutenant Sakamoto, make sure to find out the enemy's retreat direction."

As long as I figure out the direction of their retreat, I will dispatch all the surrounding garrisons. This time, either the materials will be left behind, or both materials and people will be left behind.

　May one.

　　We have to work overtime!
　　Can't add more.

　　The patients all took advantage of the holidays to come to the hospital to take steel plates, cut cysts and so on. o(╥﹏╥)o
　　
　
(End of this chapter)