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Chapter 758 The Eighth Route Army is so terrible that it devoured two of my regiments in one day!

On Zhengtai Road near Hedi Village.

Kazuo Shinozuka was sitting in the armored train, frowning.

He was very dissatisfied with the progress made by the engineers in repairing the railway.

At this moment, Taguchi Eikichi of the 4th Independent Engineer Regiment and Sugiyama Masahiro of the 36th Engineer Regiment were called over and scolded:
“You are repairing the railway too slowly, so how long will it take us to reach the spring?

Do you know that the headquarters is still waiting for our victory report???"

After hearing what he said, the two squadron commanders were speechless.

I thought: Didn’t you repeatedly ask us to complete the railway maintenance with quality and quantity guaranteed so that we don’t have to worry about wasting time?

How come it's only been a few days and they've changed their mind again, urging us to speed up?

Of course they didn't know that it was because the attack on the 223rd Regiment gave Kazuo Shinozuka a bad premonition, so he started to get anxious.

The two looked at each other, and Lieutenant Colonel Taguchi Hidekichi immediately stood up and complained:

"Commander, the Eighth Route Army has destroyed this railway so thoroughly.

We now not only have to rebuild the roadbed, but also lay sleepers, and we really can't do it fast enough.

Even the sleepers were taken away by the Tubalu, so we had to cut down trees on site and make temporary ones!"

"Baga! You guys are wasting your chance to fight. You all deserve to die!"

Shinozuka Kazuo roared.

Seeing the other party's frightening expression, Sugiyama Masahiro quickly stepped forward and tremblingly suggested:

"Commander, I heard that the warriors are nearby and have killed all the Chinese they encountered.

I feel it is a pity.

It would be better to order the warriors to capture these people and have them do hard labor for us.

This way we can repair the railway much faster.”

"Yoshi! Just do it!

I'll send someone to arrest him immediately!
You have to speed up, understand?"

Shinozuka Kazuo nodded.

He knew that the two guys in front of him would definitely not dare to disobey his orders.

The reason why the progress is slow now is that there are indeed difficulties, so after he warned them, he didn't bother with them and instead listened to their suggestions.

Upon hearing this, the two men immediately agreed respectfully, and then retreated as if they had been pardoned.

……

As soon as the two men left, Shinozuka Kazuo was about to ask the orderly to pour him a glass of sake so that he could take a sip to relieve his depression, but he saw the commander of the 36th Division, Iseki Shinobu, rushing in with a look of horror on his face.

Seeing him like this, Shinozuka Kazuo was immediately very dissatisfied:
"Mr. Jingguan, as a lieutenant general of the empire, you represent the image of the empire. You are as ridiculous as a clown if you panic like this!"

Jingguan Ren complained in his heart: You are such a talker!
I'd like to see if your expression changes later!
He reported in panic:
"Commander, something has happened to the 224th Regiment!"

"What? Something happened? What happened?"

Shinozuka Kazuo's face was indeed so gloomy that it seemed as if water was about to drip out.

"They were ambushed by at least one Tubalu division near Shibangou, and they may have... been annihilated!"

Shinobu Iseki looked at his gloomy face and felt inexplicably happy.

"What? Damn it! How is this possible???

They have a full squadron!!!
How does this idiot Ando Yusuke lead his troops? ? "

Kazuo Shinozuka was so furious that he wanted to draw his sword and kill someone.

Iseki Shinobu quickly explained:
"Commander, Mr. Ando reports that the Eighth Route Army has hundreds of artillery pieces and eight extremely powerful chariots!
Within a few hours, they were beaten so hard that they were forced to destroy the radio station and break out with all their might. "

"Hundreds of artillery pieces? How is this possible?
How did they transport it?
Could it be that the Tubalu also have a large number of trucks?"

Kazuo Shinozuka's eyes almost fell to the ground.

He knew that the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi had tanks.

He also knew that the artillery firepower was powerful.

But he never thought that the other party would actually mobilize such a powerful force to besiege one of his regiments.

Suddenly, he felt a chill, as if there were ferocious beasts lurking around him!
Forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart, he quickly asked:

“What about the 223rd Regiment?
Is their radio station still reachable?"

Jingguan Shinobu shook his head bitterly:

“I lost contact with him a few hours ago.

I’m afraid they’ve already—”

"Bagayalu! How dare the Tubalu?
In one day, they devoured two of my squadrons???
Are our warriors worse than the Locust Alliance?

By the way, what about the 1st Division of the Locust Army?

Were they all destroyed as well?
That’s six or seven thousand people!!!
Or did they betray me? ? ? "Shinozuka Kazuo suddenly swung his hand and pushed all the teapots and wine glasses on his table to the ground, making a crackling sound.

……

After a long temper tantrum, Shinozuka Kazuo finally calmed down. After a little thought, he decided that he should find someone to discuss the matter with.

He immediately ordered the guards outside:
"Go call Sakurai-kun!"

"Hi!"

After a while, Lieutenant General Shoji Sakurai, commander of the 33rd Division, came hurriedly.

"Your Excellency Commander!"

Shinozuka Kazuo nodded, and asked Iseki Shinobu to explain the situation. Then he asked:

"Sakurai-kun, what do you think?"

When Shoji Sakurai heard that the 36th Division had lost two regiments, he was naturally shocked, but he was more delighted.

He knew that now, the importance of his 33rd Division would be significantly highlighted.

And his status in Kazuo Shinozuka's heart will also be significantly improved.

He thought for a moment and then answered:

"Commander, the enemy situation is unclear right now.

No matter how we act, we may fall into the trap of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, I think we should first find out the enemy situation.

As long as we understand the enemy's situation, we can crush them with the huge force of more than two divisions, and the Eighth Route Army will be wiped out."

His idea was exactly what Kazuo Shinozuka wanted.

Shinozuka Kazuo nodded immediately:
"Yoshi! Sakurai-kun is right.

I'll leave this matter to you. Send out troops immediately and spread out to conduct reconnaissance.

I want to know how many Tubalu troops have come!"

"Hey! I understand!"

Although Sakurai Shoji was a little unhappy that this terrible thing fell on him, he still agreed obediently.

He knew that if he wanted to have the right to speak, he had to start by being able to get things done!

At this time, Shinozuka Kazuo brutally said to Iseki Shinobu who was standing beside him:

"Iseki-kun, I am very dissatisfied with the combat effectiveness of your 36th Division!

In order to boost the warriors' fighting spirit, I order you to mobilize your remaining troops to raid the nearby villages!
The young and strong ones will be captured and brought back to repair the railway for my locust army; as for the rest, no one will be spared!!!
I'll give you three days!
Three days later, the brave warriors of your 36th Division must be as fierce as hungry wolves and tigers.

Tear up the Tubalu who are blocking our way!

Do you understand? "

Jingguan Shinobu understood that the other party wanted to use burning, killing and looting to inspire the courage and fighting will of his soldiers, and he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.

But I could only nod:

"I understand! Don't worry, Commander!"

But before leaving, he asked Shinozuka Kazuo one more question:
"Commander, should we report the situation to General Okamura?"

Hearing this, Shinozuka Kazuo immediately yelled like a cat whose tail was stepped on:
"Baga! Do you want to transfer to the reserve immediately?"

He simply couldn't understand why this guy Shinobu Iseki was so stupid.

After suffering such a terrible defeat and losing two fully-strength regiments, he actually wanted to report directly to his superiors. Is he crazy?
Do you know the art of reporting???

When Iseki Shinobu was scolded, he immediately shrank his neck.

He quickly replied:

"I still want to fight for the great cause of the empire!"

"Then get to work right away!
I have my own opinion on whether to report or not! "

Kazuo Shinozuka roared.

Shinobu Iseki didn't dare to say anything now, he could only nod his head repeatedly:
"Hi!"

Then he left the carriage with Shoji Sakurai.

No one noticed that although he was scolded, a strange smile appeared on his face.

There is no doubt that the seemingly stupid question he just asked was not really that stupid.

It's just to pass the buck later.

After all, the loss of two regiments should have been reported to the headquarters immediately.

Now that Kazuo Shinozuka has made the decision not to report, if things get investigated later, he will definitely be the one to take the blame.

Simply perfect!
……

(End of this chapter)