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Chapter 763 There’s something strange about the Eighth Route Army’s equipment!

Just when the main force of the Special Forces Regiment was camping near Taiping Village.

Kazuo Shinozuka near Hedi Village is listening to the report from Shoji Sakurai, the commander of the 33rd Division:

"Commander, the warriors we sent out to investigate the situation have returned."

As Sakurai Shoji spoke, his face couldn't help but twitch a few times.

I sent out a battalion, but now only less than two squadrons have returned!!!

Many people were injured and looked extremely miserable.

This is simply unreasonable! ! !
However, Shinozuka Kazuo did not notice the expression on his face. When he heard the scouts coming back, he asked anxiously:

"Have you figured out the situation of the Tubalu?"

"Hi! Warriors report that the Tubalu regular army of about 10,000 people is moving from east to west along Zhengtai Road, but the speed is not fast.

However, almost all of them were equipped with Type 38 rifles, and the bullet pouches around their waists were also bulging.

There are also many light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and grenade launchers.

There were also eight extremely tall tanks equipped with tank guns and five heavy machine guns, leading the way, with dozens or even hundreds of artillery pieces in the middle.

It looks very powerful.”

Sakurai Shoji answered honestly.

“Bagya Road!
The Eighth Route Army actually has so many troops!

No wonder it was able to defeat two of my full-strength squadrons!"

Kazuo Shinozuka was furious and frightened at the same time.

The enemy's strength seemed to be far beyond his expectations.

It was only then that he noticed the gloom on Sakurai Shoji's face.

Suddenly, he understood something and asked again:
"Sakurai-kun, judging from your appearance, have you suffered heavy losses again?"

"Hey! I'm so ashamed!"

Sakurai Shoji nodded tremblingly.

"idiot!
Tell me, how many people did you lose?"

Kazuo Shinozuka felt a surge of anger rising straight to the top of his head.

I feel like all these people under me are trash!

What you bring back to yourself is always bad news!
"More than 800 warriors failed to return."

As Sakurai Shoji said this, he felt that he had brought shame upon himself.

We sent a brigade out for reconnaissance, but ended up losing more than 800 people. That's outrageous!

“Bagya Road!
You are trash too!
Are all your people willing to put themselves under the gunpoint of the Tubalu?"

Kazuo Shinozuka couldn't believe his ears.

Since when did the fighting power of the Locust Army warriors become actually inferior to that of the Locust Association?

Is this a lack of military discipline or a mistake made by the commander?

Seeing the murderous look on Shinozuka Kazuo's face, Sakurai Shoji quickly explained:

"Commander, it's not that the warriors are afraid of the enemy or have poor fighting ability.

But there is something fishy about the equipment of the Tubalu!"

"Weird? What's so weird?"

Kazuo Shinozuka also became curious.

"The warriors reported that the Eighth Route Army had a very light heavy machine gun.

One of their soldiers could carry such a heavy machine gun across mountains and rivers. Most of our casualties were caused by these heavy machine guns.

Moreover, these heavy machine guns use belt-fed ammunition, and their firepower is more sustained than our Type 92 heavy machine guns!"

Sakurai Shoji answered.

“A heavy machine gun that can be carried by one person?
Belt-fed?

Baghya Road!

There must be someone supporting them again!

Either they are Russians or Germans! "

Kazuo Shinozuka was furious and felt that the whole world was against the Imperial Locust Army.

Sakurai Shoji couldn't respond to what he said.

After a long while, Shinozuka Kazuo finally calmed down and asked in a cold voice:
"How many of these heavy machine guns do the Tubalu have?"

"At least... hundreds of them!"

"Baga! The Eighth Route Army must have opened up at least several secret transportation channels!

Otherwise it would be impossible to transport so much equipment here!
The Special High Police are all garbage!
I still can't find any clues!"

Kazuo Shinozuka said with certainty.

"Commander, what should we do now?" Sakurai Shoji asked cautiously.

Shinozuka Kazuo did not answer his question, but asked again:

"Where is the Tubalu now?"

"Warriors report that they are not far from Taiping Village and are expected to reach Taiping Village tonight."

Sakurai Shoji answered.

"Taiping Manor?"

Kazuo Shinozuka frowned and looked at a map hanging on the wall of the armored train.

Then he gestured and became furious again:
“Bagya Road!
This Taiping Village is less than 10 miles away from here. The Tubalu are provoking us!!!"

After walking around the train angrily for a long time, he finally gave the order:
"Since the Tubalu are seeking death, let's help them!

Order Xiao Gujun to lead his chariot brigade to Taiping Village early tomorrow morning to give the Tubalu a head start! "

Upon hearing this, Sakurai Shoji could not help but frown and remind:
"Commander, the Tubalu have a large number of mountain artillery. Will this pose a threat to the chariots of our Locust Army?"

In fact, there was one more thing he didn't say, which was: The width of this road is not enough for tanks to charge on such a large scale!

It is absolutely a stupid idea to let the tank attack alone now!
I think the First Army’s failure is due to you, the stupid commander!

"impossible!

Odani-kun's tank battalion has 18 Type medium tanks. A mere mountain cannon can't do anything to them!
I will order Mr. Odani to maneuver the operations.

It's hard for the Tubalu's mountain artillery to hit them!"

Kazuo Shinozuka said confidently.

The Type 97 medium tank can be said to be the most successful tank of the Japanese during this period.

The car is more than 5 meters long, and more than meters high and wide.

It weighs about 15 tons and is equipped with a 57mm tank gun and two heavy machine guns.

Whether it is defense or attack power, it can be considered remarkable.

On the battlefield of the Celestial Empire, he was a giant who could do anything he wanted.

Sakurai Shoji didn't agree with his words, but still struggled to say:
"But the Tubalu also has eight tanks. What if——"

"Nothing will happen, I believe in Xiao Gu-kun!
I don’t believe that the Germans or the Russians would give the most advanced tanks to the Tubalu! "

This guy kept talking nonsense, and Shinozuka Kazuo looked unhappy.

He certainly did not expect to destroy the enemies blocking the way with just 24 tanks. He wanted the tanks to attack now just to test the opponent.

In addition, it also has the purpose of consuming the artillery shells of the special forces regiment.

He thought, since the enemy in front of him had already destroyed two of his regiments through intensive firepower, there shouldn't be many shells left, right?
Seeing his firm attitude, Sakurai Shoji could only nod obediently and stop arguing.

Seeing that he was scared, Shinozuka Kazuo finally felt relieved and shouted loudly:

"Sakurai-kun, go back and reorganize your team immediately!
As soon as you receive the victory report from Xiao Gujun tomorrow, your people will go out immediately, follow them, and wipe out all the Tubalu!"

"Hi!"

……

The next morning, Lieutenant Colonel Tomohiko Otani, commander of the Japanese tank battalion, led the tank soldiers to refuel and inspect their tanks.

Ready to attack.

At this time, in the grass on the hilltop about 1 kilometer away from them, Wei Dayong and his men were observing them with binoculars.

After seeing the actions of these tank soldiers, Wei Dayong immediately led his men down the hillside.

Then he ordered the special warfare company's platoon leader Zuo Feng:

"You take your men and continue to keep an eye on the Japs here.

I'll go back and report to the regiment commander, and see if I can get some more incendiary bombs to warm up these little devils!"

"Yes!"

……

Afterwards, Wei Dayong took four or five soldiers from the special operations company, found the bicycles they had hidden before, rode them and ran eastward.

Soon, they arrived at Taiping Village and met the sentry of the Special Forces Regiment.

Upon learning that Yang Yuanshan was here, Wei Dayong greeted the sentry and ran into the village to report.

Yang Yuanshan was having breakfast at the moment. When he heard that Wei Dayong had returned, he immediately finished all the rice in his bowl and asked someone to bring him in.

As soon as the dusty Wei Dayong rushed in, he said anxiously:

"Captain! The Japanese in Hedi Village are making some moves. They seem to be sending out tanks to pick a fight with us."

"Tanks? How many?"

"There should be 24 of them. I saw they were all refueling and doing maintenance!"

……

(End of this chapter)