Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Yangquan County.

Compared with the Eighth Route Army and Japanese troops who were fighting fiercely, the Independent Third Battalion was like celebrating the New Year these days, eating, drinking, playing and having fun.

Because the Eighth Route Army is our own people, we will never attack them.

And Yoshio Shinozuka would not give them any new instructions. He kept repeating the same thing over and over again: strengthen the defense of Yangquan County and beware of another attack by the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, this order is obviously unnecessary.

However, in order to put on a complete show, necessary actions must still be taken, including patrolling and standing guard.

After all, God knows whether there are any eyes from the Japanese Special High Section in Yangquan County.

Xu Yang was formulating the next plan at the headquarters of the Independent Third Battalion when suddenly, Hikawa Okazaka walked in from outside with the swiftness of a dragon or a tiger.

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law, I got promoted. I really got promoted! The 1st Army just called and promoted me to the new commander of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel."

"Congratulations." Xu Yang quickly stood up to greet him, and then welcomed Hikawa Okasaka to the living room: "Brother-in-law, please sit down."

After Hikawa Okazaka sat down, Xu Yang turned around and shouted, "Orderly, serve the tea!"

The tea was served quickly. Hikawa Okazaka was in a hurry and his mouth was dry. He picked up the teacup and took a gulp. He said excitedly, "Brother-in-law, your plan is indeed useful. Money really makes the world go round. This method also applies to our country of Japan."

After a pause, Hikawa Okazaka changed the subject and continued, "I originally thought that those high-ranking military officers should be honest and upright, but I didn't expect that they were all the same, greedy for money.

I used to admire them so much, but now my sincerity has gone to waste."

As early as after the recovery of Yangquan, Xu Yang instructed Hikawa Okazaka to order his confidants to take money to Taiyuan City and make good arrangements.

The reason why the 1st Army Chief of Staff Kusunokichi spoke well of Hikawa Okasaka was because he had received benefits from Hikawa Okasaka.

In addition to the old devil Hideyoshi Kusuyama, Hinakawa Okazaka also showed filial respect to many other people.

As for the money, it was provided by Xu Yang. Although Hideyoshi Kusuyama had accumulated some wealth over the years, that amount of money was not enough for him given his status as a person.

Xu Yang owns a yen production line, and the thing he has the least of is yen. He even worries about how to spend the yen every day.

This way, it can be said to be a win-win situation where everyone is happy.

Xu Yang took a sip from the teacup and said, "Of course, there are few people in this world who don't love money. Moreover, with the collapse of your Japanese economy, it's not just the soldiers who can't get their pay, the officers above are the same.

Moreover, I did not give out those bribery lists casually, but identified them after investigation.

Take Kusunokichi Hideyoshi for example. Although this guy was extremely loyal to your damn Heavenly Locust, he was also a corrupt official with a very extravagant lifestyle.

Huaxia CICC once invited a group of singing girls from your hometown Tokyo, just for a night of love.

His salary alone is not enough to support his extravagant lifestyle, not to mention that this guy's military salary has also been greatly reduced."

"Moreover, you have already made great military achievements. Right now, your Japanese army has suffered a series of defeats and morale is low. You are in urgent need of a big victory to boost morale.

And you just happen to be at the forefront of this trend. As long as Yoshio Shinozuka is not stupid, he will definitely push you out.

Our bribery of Kusunokichi Hideyoshi only made this day come a little earlier and a little more violently.

Hideyoshi Kusuyama said something nice to you, but at the same time he was also reminding Yoshio Shinozuka and giving him advice.

For Kusunokichi Hideyoshi, this is also an opportunity to have the best of both worlds. As long as he is not stupid, he will definitely accept your benefits and speak for you.

The same goes for other officers. In addition, when they see that you have a bright future, they will more or less have some desire to make friends with you or even curry favor with you.

There is no downside for them either.”

After a pause, Xu Yang continued, "If nothing unexpected happens, Shinozuka Yoshio will even send a telegram to the three armies to publicize your achievements."

Hikawa Okasaka: "Brother-in-law, you really got it right. That's right, Shinozuka Yoshio did send a message to the three armies.

In addition, there is another good news. Yoshio Shinozuka has also sent a reporter from Asahi Shimbun to do an exclusive interview with us. He should arrive in the next two days.

And the reporter is my younger sister Kayoko."

"Calculating the time, you two have been separated for quite some time."

"Oh, yes, there is another piece of news. Since the North China Front Army is short of manpower, the headquarters has specially transferred two divisions from the Kwantung Army to enter the country.

One of the divisions is the Osaka Division, which has already arrived in Beijing by train, and the other division is still in the process of preparation.

"Osaka Division?" Xu Yang raised a mocking smile: "It will take them less than half a month to reach Shanxi."

Hikawa Okazaka was stunned and said, "How is this possible? Even if the Pinghan Railway and the Zhengtai Railway were severely damaged by our army, the Osaka Division could not take a train directly to Shanxi. They took a military truck or even marched on foot. Half a month should be enough, right?"

Xu Yang: "If it was any other division, it would be enough, but this time it's the Osaka Division."

Hikawa Okazaka didn't know much about the Osaka Division. He wondered, "The Osaka Division is one of the 17 standing Type A divisions of the Japanese Army. It's the elite among the elite. How could it be so slow in marching?"

Xu Yang: "If nothing unexpected happens, they are already suffering from acclimatization and can't walk anymore."

Hikawa Okazaka's face was full of confusion: "Unacclimatized? That's impossible?"

Xu Yang smiled confidently: "You will know when the time comes. I have to go out of the city and report something to the organization."

Hikawa Okazaka: "You have a radio station, so you can contact the organization directly."

"I must report this matter in person."

Xu Yang made the trip in person, of course, not to repay the favor, but to provide the organization with the penicillin production line, the M1 Garand rifle production line, and the three-three tactics.

Let the organization start production and training as soon as possible to quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army.

The era of great contention is coming!

What Xu Yang wants is not only to defeat the Japanese invaders, but also to make China stand on top of the world!
However, the time left for the Eighth Route Army was actually not much, only four or five years.

Xu Yang must race against time to make China's military technology catch up with the United States and the Soviet Union and become the overlord!
……

That afternoon.

Xu Yang rode a fast horse to the headquarters of the 386th Brigade.

Because he had contacted the brigade leaders in advance through the radio, his trip was smooth and without any delay.

Xu Yang's identity was still a secret and had not been made public for the time being, so the brigade commander did not welcome Xu Yang with a big fanfare, but met with him secretly.

The brigade commander said, "Lone Wolf Staff Officer, what do you have to report that requires you to make a personal trip?"

Xu Yang: "Intelligence is secondary. The main thing is that I brought two very important things to the organization, so I have to go there in person and deliver them to the organization."

Before this, Xu Yang had also provided the organization with many things, including supplies, production lines, and production manuals, all of which were treasures among treasures. Upon hearing that Xu Yang had brought something again this time, the brigade commander's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly asked, "Lone Wolf Staff Officer, what did you bring this time?"

Xu Yang: "One production line for the M1 Garand rifle, along with its various integrated raw materials, can produce 500 rifles per day."

Brigade Commander: "The M1 Garand rifle is an American-made, semi-automatic rifle. Compared to the bolt-action rifles we have, it can fire continuously, which greatly improves the firepower of soldiers in combat.

If the ammunition supply can keep up, after being equipped with this rifle, our army's combat effectiveness can at least be multiplied several times!"

Xu Yang: "Don't we have a copper-clad steel bullet production line? With a slight modification of the mold, the production line can produce 7.62mm caliber bullets."

The brigade commander nodded and said, "Indeed, if we hadn't had the copper-clad steel bullet production line, we wouldn't have been able to fight this battle so easily.

Moreover, after research and development by engineers, our military’s arsenal has now replicated a new bullet production line.

The production efficiency and the quality of the bullets are slightly inferior to the production line you provided, but they are far better than the quality of the reloaded bullets.

And soon, our third and fourth production lines will be launched one after another.

This time, we have seized a large amount of railroad tracks, which means that our army will not have to worry about bullets for a long time to come."

Xu Yang nodded: "That's true, but after this round of war, there is no need for our army to continue to destroy the railway."

The brigade commander asked in confusion: "Oh? Why is that?"

Xu Yang: "Because the initiative on the battlefield will be in the hands of our army, and the railway originally controlled by the devils will also be used by us. If we destroy it, we will have to repair it in the end. Isn't it a waste of effort?"

The Chief of Staff, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted and said, "Chief of Staff Lone Wolf, isn't it too early to say this now?"

Xu Yang: "Indeed, but we have to take one step and look three steps ahead, right? Moreover, the time node I am talking about is only in a broad sense, not a fixed time in a narrow sense.

Isn't it in our hands to decide when to stop the destruction?"

The Chief of Staff nodded.

Xu Yang continued, "In addition to the M1 Garand rifle production line, I also brought a penicillin production line this time."

The brigade commander was shocked to the extreme, because compared with the production line of the M1 Garand rifle, the production line of penicillin is much rarer and more precious.

After all, the M1 Garand rifle had already gone into mass production, and as far as he knew, even the Americans had not yet mastered the technology to purify penicillin on a large scale.

At that time, the price of penicillin was comparable to that of gold. No, it was much more expensive than gold. It was priceless.

"Penicillin? Lone Wolf Staff Officer, are you sure it's not sulfa?"

Xu Yang: "Brigade Commander, you heard it right, it is indeed the penicillin production line."

“Perhaps you are very confused as to why I own the production line of the M1 Garand rifle and the penicillin production line, especially the penicillin production line. After all, at present, even Americans in the world have not mastered this technology.

I can say that I was the first person to master the technology of large-scale purification of penicillin. This production line is also the first and only penicillin production line in the world.

But there is one thing, please believe me, my loyalty to the country and the nation is evident to all!
However, my current other identity should not be exposed or known to too many people, so I ask the leaders to keep it confidential for me.

When the time is right, I will tell you everything.”

The brigade commander had worked in espionage before, and he had a very sharp eye for people. Therefore, although he knew that Xu Yang was hiding many secrets from him, there was absolutely no question about his loyalty.

He said excitedly: "Of course I don't doubt your loyalty. If anyone dares to say that you are a spy, I will be the first to kill him!

On the contrary, if you, Lone Wolf Advisor, are a spy, I would hope that there would be more spies like you."

“Lone Wolf Staff Officer, you really gave me a huge surprise this time, especially the penicillin. Before this, due to the lack of medicines in our army, many soldiers did not die directly on the battlefield, but did not receive effective treatment after being injured, until the wounds became inflamed and ulcerated, and they died of illness.

Every time I see those soldiers dying in front of me and I am powerless to do anything, my heart feels like it is being cut by a knife.

Okay, now it’s okay. We won’t need to use medicines anymore, and at least we won’t have to worry about the problem of soldiers’ wound inflammation anymore.

Lone Wolf Staff Officer, you are truly the lucky star of our Eighth Route Army!"

The brigade commander's face was filled with excitement, and there were even tears in his eyes. Penicillin was really too important to the Eighth Route Army.

With abundant penicillin, the lives of at least tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers could have been saved.

"Thank you for your trust, Chief!" Xu Yang nodded and took out another document from his pocket.

The brigade commander asked in confusion: "What is this?"

Xu Yang: "The three-three system tactic is a very suitable squad attack tactic for our army. You will know the specifics at a glance, Brigade Commander."

The brigade commander quickly took the document and started to look through it. At a glance, he discovered the power of this tactic and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, this tactic is indeed very suitable for our army. Once the entire army can master and use this tactic, our combat effectiveness in the next offensive will surely soar, and casualties will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle and this set of tactics complement each other and are a perfect match.

I immediately reported to the division headquarters, no, the headquarters.

When this battle is over, we will train the entire army in the three-three tactics!"

The Chief of Staff had not yet looked at the Three-Three Tactics. His mind was always on the M1 Garand rifle production line and the penicillin production line.

After the brigade commander calmed down, he couldn't wait to ask, "Lone Wolf Staff Officer, I wonder where the two production lines are now and when they can be delivered?"

Xu Yang: "The two production lines are now in the mountain temple two kilometers away. My people are guarding there."

The brigade commander slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, yes, how could I have forgotten about this? Let's go get it now."

Xu Yang: "In addition to the production line, there are also a lot of raw materials, so we need to send more people."

After a pause, Xu Yang reminded: "Oh, by the way, matters concerning the production line must be kept strictly confidential. The fewer people who know about it, the better."

Brigadier General: "Of course I know about this."

……

Immediately, the brigade commander sent a telegram to Li Yunlong, and then took the brigade’s guard company and more than 3000 people from the New st Regiment to the mountain temple two kilometers away.

Looking at the mountains of raw materials outside the mountain temple, the chief of staff was stunned: "Chief of Staff Lone Wolf, these raw materials can at least produce tens of thousands of M1 Garand rifles, right? No wonder you asked us to bring more people."

Xu Yang smiled and said: "These are just the first batch, and more raw materials will be delivered later.

Oh, by the way, since our engineers can copy the production line of copper-clad steel bullets and the production line of the Type 1 rifle, they can probably copy the production line of the M Garand rifle, right? "

The system provides 7 tons of comprehensive raw materials, including 1 tons for the production of M5 Garand rifles and 2 tons for the production of penicillin.

Xu Yang was worried that the Eighth Route Army's transportation capacity was insufficient, and he was also worried about wasting the Eighth Route Army's transportation capacity, so he only took out a few thousand tons of comprehensive raw materials from the system space. He would take the rest directly to the Eighth Route Army base, saving the soldiers the hard work of transportation.

But even if it was just a few thousand tons of raw materials, it was not something that the 3000-plus people in the New st Regiment could transport in one or two trips... (End of this chapter)