Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

As for the matter of rebellion, Itakane Seishirō could only put it aside for the time being.

"Has the enemy made any recent moves?!" asked Itakane Seishirō. In comparison, he wanted to know more about the enemy's current movements.

"The whereabouts of that Northeastern Army is still unknown. We have sent many intelligence personnel to investigate, but none of them have been found. We don't know where they are hiding." said the Japanese brigade commander.

He felt that this unit was very good at hiding. Even the Eighth Route Army could find some information, but this unit could not be found at all, as if it had disappeared out of thin air.

"Normally speaking, they have quite a few people and their base should be quite large. It shouldn't be difficult to find out any information." Itagaki Seishirō frowned.

The other side has at least several thousand people, where on earth could they be hiding? !
"Division commander, is there a possibility that they have actually fled to the Eighth Route Army's base, and hid quite deeply, so we can't find them." The Japanese brigade commander couldn't help but speculate. He didn't believe that this unit would disappear.

After each battle, the enemy would lose track. In fact, the main reason was that every time the enemy attacked, they would wipe out their entire army, so it was indeed difficult to detect the location of that army.

Moreover, if you want to find an enemy that is good at hiding its tracks, it will be even more difficult to find them when the area to be explored is too large.

"What you said seems possible. Otherwise, why would the enemy often join forces with the Eighth Route Army?" Itagaki Seishirō also agreed.

"Division Commander, how about I send more intelligence personnel to investigate the Eighth Route Army's base?!" the Japanese brigade commander couldn't help but suggest.

If you want to investigate this unit, you probably have to dig deeper, otherwise you won’t find anyone at all.

"Forget it. If we conduct a deeper investigation, it will be easy for the Eighth Route Army to discover our people. What if the enemy deliberately gives us false information? Then we might fall into the enemy's trap." Itagaki Seishirō thought for a moment and said.

They now hate this Northeast Army more and more, so if they really find the enemy's trace, he is afraid that he will not be able to help but dispatch heavy troops there. If it is an enemy trap, they will be in trouble.

"Division commander, our intelligence personnel have all lived in China since childhood. They speak fluent Chinese, and some even know some dialects. They will not be noticed." The Japanese brigade commander wanted to insist, thinking that the enemy would not be able to discover their intelligence personnel.

"Don't underestimate the enemy, otherwise we wouldn't have suffered such a great loss. Moreover, if that Northeastern Army was really on the side of the Eighth Route Army, do you think the other side would not suspect any outsiders?!" Itagaki Seishirō asked back.

He is now afraid of this Northeast Army and thinks that they are just that powerful, so he must not let them find an opportunity to set a trap for them again.

"This..." The Japanese brigade commander was speechless for a moment. He wanted to say that this situation would not happen, but when he thought about the fact that the other party had played them around, he couldn't say it.

In many battles, they never gained any advantage over this Northeastern Army. Instead, they suffered mostly losses, and great losses at that.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. Temporarily set the position of this Northeast Army to the Eighth Route Army. We will start the action after other divisions come to support us.
The cage plan can't be delayed any longer, we must divide the enemy's base! And then destroy them one by one." Itaheng Seishiro said with a serious face.

Previously, they took advantage of the conflict on the Kuomintang side and promoted the Cage Plan, but because of the Northeast Army, their progress was not fast.

But as long as the commander could transfer two more divisions over, they would have enough manpower to do this, and they wouldn't have to worry about the Northeast Army.

After all, when the two divisions are transferred over, plus the soldiers on his side and the Imperial Army, they will have more than 100,000 or 200,000 people.

Although the fighting capacity of the Imperial Army is indeed average, it can still cause some trouble to the enemy. Now we need to use all the forces we can to completely eliminate the enemy.

"Hi!" The Japanese brigade commander nodded quickly.

"Division commander, I would like to ask, when will the division transferred by the commander be able to arrive here?!" asked the commander of the Japanese brigade.

He now felt that they had been hiding for a long time, which was indeed a bit uncomfortable, and he would feel at ease only when a new division came to support them.

"It will probably take another month. The commander needs to transfer a division here, so we can only ask the commanders of other war zones to borrow them.

You know, each theater of operations is of great importance. If a division-level force is withdrawn at random, it will be a good thing for the enemy in that theater of operations.

We are worried that the enemy will take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and we will be in a passive position, so we need to arrange these things well." Said Itaheng Seishirō.

If you want to transfer division-level troops from other war zones, you need to make all preparations. It's not something you can just do.

"Division Commander, doesn't the intelligence say that there are actually quite a few officers within the National Army who want to negotiate with us?! If that's the case, it shouldn't be difficult to transfer divisions from other war zones here." said the Japanese brigade commander.

Since some people want to negotiate, they would not dare to launch a counterattack during this period.

"It is precisely based on this that the commander dared to say that he would transfer two more divisions here, but we can't be without precautions, do you understand?!

If the territory that we conquered with great difficulty was taken back by the enemy, we would need to spend more supplies to fight it back.
Sacrificing more soldiers, the Empire is still in great difficulty now. If it weren't for the Northeast Army that has threatened the Empire's deployment here, it would not even be possible to transfer several divisions here." Said Itaheng Seishirō.

The division-level troops that can be mobilized are all the elite troops of the empire, which are not comparable to those second- and third-line troops.

Each division has its own mission. Now, because of this Northeastern Army, they can only transfer five divisions here. No, it’s four. The Osaka Division doesn’t need to be included in it.

After all, if this division is sent to fight, the soldiers will either get sick or have diarrhea and will not want to serve the empire at all.

"I don't know why the empire wants to form an army composed of merchants. Apart from doing business, they are completely useless!" Itagaki Seishirō gritted his teeth when he mentioned the Osaka Division.

The empire has so many troops, all of them are good at fighting, but the Osaka Division is an oddball. Wherever they go, they will try every means to do business with the local people, and it seems that money is the only thing in their eyes.

"Yes, this unit is clearly not weak in combat capability, but it is unwilling to serve the empire and cannot help. Otherwise, this would not have happened.
The previous few battles were caused by their poor performance, which led to the failure of the encirclement and suppression! The empire did not want to disband them. "The head of the Japanese brigade could not help but complain.

Thinking back to the previous battles, the Osaka Division always failed to perform well, and at the end of the battle, no one in the Osaka Division died, or it could be said that the other side had never thought about fighting to the death.

"If it weren't for the fact that the enemy's progress in the cage plan was not slow, I would really like to ask the commander to transfer this division." Itakane Seishirō was also a little helpless. "Division Commander, to be honest, they were able to advance because the enemy didn't care about the Osaka Division at all. I heard that the Osaka Division seemed to be doing business with the enemy and selling things to the enemy." The Japanese brigade commander couldn't help but say.

"What?! Are you sure?!" Itaheng Seishiro frowned.

"I think it's true, although we can't find out anything, but that's what makes it suspicious. They are too united. Even if we offer money to bribe some people, those soldiers will only take the money but not do anything, let alone disclose the details of the transaction." said the commander of the Japanese brigade.

The Osaka Division is so united, which is indeed admirable, but they cannot be used in fighting.

"Forget it, let's ignore them. We can't expect them to fight anyway. It's enough for them to build roads and blockhouses." Itaheng Seishirō was too lazy to care about these things anymore.

"Division Commander, are we really going to ignore them?! If the Osaka Division really sells supplies to the enemy, then it would be aiding the enemy. I heard that some soldiers even sold their guns for money." said the Japanese brigade commander.

Because of their blockade, it was difficult to transport the enemy's supplies, but the Osaka Division sold the supplies to the enemy, which was no different from aiding the enemy.

"Then what do you want to do? Catch them all? And then shoot them?!" Itagaki Seishirō asked back.

"Catch some of the leaders and make an example of them to scare the monkeys, and use thunder-like means to deter them, so that this unit can become a fighting force!" said the commander of the Japanese brigade.

"You said before that this army is very united. If you dare to do this, they will all mutiny. Your ashes will be transported back to the empire the next day. If you don't disbelieve it, why not give it a try?" Itagaki Seishirō said the latter part with a smile.

If this method was effective, the Osaka Division would not have had several commanders who failed to turn this unit into a combat-ready unit.

"Um... well, let's just forget it." Upon hearing this, the Japanese brigade commander almost broke out in a cold sweat.

"Anyway, they can still help repair roads and do some work now, but don't count on them to fight." Itagaki Seishirō completely gave up the idea of ​​letting this army fight.

Because he had no idea how to deal with this army, instead of wasting energy on it, he might as well leave it alone to avoid the trouble.

The Japanese brigade commander fell silent. Now it seemed that no matter what, as long as the Osaka Division did not go too far, it would be better to sell the division's artillery and machine guns.

As for the rifle, forget it.

.........

More than half a month passed quickly. At this time, a train carrying Japanese soldiers was heading towards Taiyuan Railway Station.

Each of these devils was well-equipped, holding advanced German-made submachine guns in their hands, and each of them had murderous intent in their eyes. At first glance, they were the elite among the elite.

"Colonel, we are less than a day away from Taiyuan." A Japanese lieutenant colonel came to a Japanese colonel to report.

"Well, after about half a day's journey from Taiyuan, we will get off the bus and walk there." Yamamoto Kazuki nodded and said slowly.

"Colonel?! Why?! If we get off the train halfway, it will probably take us two days to reach Taiyuan." The Japanese lieutenant colonel asked with a frown. He didn't quite understand why they had to walk there.

"Teng Zhongjun, if I'm not mistaken, Taiyuan has been targeted by the Northeast Army. If we go there like this, we will definitely be exposed.
Once the enemy knows of our existence, it will be difficult for us to achieve results in the future." Yamamoto Ikki explained.

If he was the commander of the Northeast Army, he would definitely send people to keep a close eye on everything in Taiyuan and would never allow any accidents to happen.

Therefore, it is very necessary to get off the car halfway to avoid the enemy's eyes.

"I see. But, Colonel, you think too highly of this Northeastern Army. How can they compare with us?" Fujinaka Ichiro said with a hint of disdain in his tone.

In his opinion, they were troops that had gone to Germany specifically to undergo rigorous training and were much stronger than the soldiers in the Class A divisions.

"Don't underestimate this unit. I suspect that the commander of this unit may have gone beyond special operations." Yamamoto Kazuki said seriously.

"No way?!" Fujinaka Ichiro said in surprise. He felt that special operations should not appear in the Chinese troops.

"Haven't you read the previous combat report yet?!" Yamamoto Kazuki asked directly.

"Um... Colonel, I haven't had the time to take a closer look." Fujinaka Ichiro looked embarrassed, mainly because he felt that this Northeastern Army was just so-so and not worth taking too seriously.

"Fujinaka-kun, you are a little too inflated. Although our combat effectiveness has increased a lot, we cannot underestimate the enemy! Otherwise, we will suffer a great loss in the future." Yamamoto Kazuki preached with a serious face.

Ever since Fujinaka-kun came to Germany for training, he became more confident after seeing the soldiers' fighting power become much stronger.

Now there is even some thought of looking down on any troops, which is not acceptable.

"Hey! I will definitely change!" Fujinaka Ichiro quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake, but it was obvious that he still didn't take it too seriously.

"The commander of the 16th Division was killed as a result of the enemy's decapitation operation." Yamamoto Ikki slowly told the story.

"What?!" Fujinaka Ichiro was shocked. They had just learned the decapitation operation in Germany. Did the Northeastern Army know how to do it now?!

"Don't disbelieve me. I've read the battle report. The enemy's command is terrible. The commander of the 16th Division was completely led by the enemy.
In the end, the enemy carried out a decapitation operation, and even the 20th Division was severely damaged. "When Yamamoto Ikki said this, his eyes were full of fear.

"This, this is impossible. The headquarters of the 16th Division is protected by at least a regiment. How could it be annihilated by the enemy?!" Fujinaka Ichiro still couldn't believe it. He thought that the enemy couldn't be so strong that they could annihilate a headquarters protected by a division, and at least a regiment of a Class A division. Its combat effectiveness would be even stronger.

(End of this chapter)