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

After transporting the production line and materials away, Xu Yang said to the brigade commander: "Oh, by the way, brigade commander. I just got a piece of news. In order to deal with our army, the Japanese headquarters specially transferred two Kwantung Army divisions from the northeast to enter the pass.

One of the divisions is the 4th Division, which has already arrived in Beijing by train, and the other division number is unknown and is still in preparation.

The brigade commander's face suddenly darkened, and he said, "The devils actually mobilized two elite divisions to deal with our Eighth Route Army. They really think highly of us."

The chief of staff next to him also said: "Yes, in 37, the Japanese army only deployed half of its division and defeated more than 30 divisions of the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

This time, in order to deal with us, two divisions were dispatched, not including the original Japanese troops from Shanxi.

Moreover, the one coming is the 17th Division of the Japanese Army's 4 regular Type A Divisions, and its combat effectiveness is far superior to those special divisions!"

The brigade commander said: "This 4th Division is indeed difficult to deal with. They have already reached Peking. According to the execution capability of the Type A Division, they will be able to reach Shanxi in less than 10 days. We must prepare early."

Xu Yang smiled and said indifferently: "Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff, I think your worries are completely unnecessary. If it was other divisions that came, we might indeed need to make preparations in advance, but since it is the 4th Division, there is no need to worry at all.

It would take them less than a month to reach Shanxi.

If nothing unexpected happens, they are already starting to feel uncomfortable with the climate in Peking."

The brigade commander was stunned for a moment: "Unsuitable for acclimatization? Impossible?"

Xu Yang: "Brigade Commander, you may not know much about the 4th Division. The 4th Division was formed in Osaka, so it is also called the Osaka Division.

The people of Osaka are different from other Japanese. These guys are smart and have not been brainwashed by the Japanese militarism and Bushido spirit at all.

They are a group of vendors, vegetable vendors, fishmongers, and they prefer doing business and making money rather than fighting.

They came to China because they had to obey military orders. However, these vegetable vendors had their own unique way of dealing with the military orders, which was to pretend to be sick and claim that they were suffering from acclimatization problems.

Then, a journey that normally takes three days to complete would take them 10 days or even longer.

Moreover, at least half of the people would fall ill before they even reach the front line, and they would be more cunning than the puppet troops in fighting. They would never put themselves in danger, which means they would never go to the front line.

The main point is that one's life is one's own, and expanding the territory is Tianhuang's business. It's just a few salaries, so why bother with your life?

Sometimes, even after the battle at the front was over, the vegetable vendors from the Osaka Division had not yet arrived.

Then, when they returned, these originally sickly vegetable vendors immediately became lively and energetic. Those who didn’t know would think that they had won a victory and were great heroes.

Compared to fighting, these guys prefer to do business and make money. Reselling military supplies is completely normal, and betraying friendly forces is also common.

Simply put, as long as the price is high enough, there is nothing that the Osaka Division would not dare to sell."

After a pause, Xu Yang changed the subject and continued, "In other words, the arrival of the Osaka Division will not pose any threat to our army, but will become a great help and a great business partner for our army.

Provide our army with various military supplies and even various intelligence."

The chief of staff looked surprised and asked, "No way? Does the Japanese army really have such a weird existence?"

The brigade commander said: "When I was doing intelligence work, I did learn some news about the Osaka Division. Because the Osaka Division was far away in the Northeast and I didn't know much about it, I didn't take it seriously and even thought it was fake news made up by the Japanese army.

Now that I hear what the Lone Wolf Staff said, this is indeed possible."

Xu Yang: "It is actually very simple to verify the truth of this matter. That is to contact the underground workers in Peiping and focus on the Osaka Division that has just entered the pass in recent times.

As long as it is confirmed that the Osaka Division has indeed suffered from widespread acclimatization, then the authenticity of the information I provided can be proven. "

"Makes sense!"

The brigade commander nodded and said, "There is no time to lose. I will arrange it right away."

……

Time flies, and five days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past few days, the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army are still in a stalemate, with both sides fighting back and forth.

The daytime was the Japanese army's offensive round, but as soon as night came, the offense and defense would immediately change and the Eighth Route Army would begin its offensive round.

The difference is that except for showing off their might during the day, the Japanese army couldn't find their targets, so they didn't hurt even a hair of the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army's goal was very clear, that is, to capture the major strongholds of the Japanese army and the tracks on various railway lines. They would gain huge gains every night.

Moreover, as long as the Japanese army showed the slightest flaw, the Eighth Route Army would surely launch a fierce attack.

Although the results achieved in these five days were far less than before, several large enemy strongholds were captured one after another.

In addition, the M1 Garand rifle production line and the penicillin production line have been transported deep into the base, assembled and put into production.

The situation is very good.

……

Taiyuan City.

Japanese 1st Army Headquarters.

Shinozuka Yoshio was so anxious that he almost cursed: "Baka! Why haven't those idiots from the 4th Division left Peking yet? Are they here for vacation?"

The Chief of Staff Kusunokichi beside him bowed his head and said, "According to the news from Peking, the locust army of the 4th Division suffered from widespread acclimatization as soon as they entered the pass, and are currently recuperating in Peking."

Shinozuka Yoshio was furious and said, "Baka! Large-scale acclimatization? How is this possible? Before this, although the locust army also suffered from acclimatization, it was basically only a few people.

Such a large-scale acclimatization situation has never occurred before.

Moreover, even if they are not used to the local climate and water, the combat effectiveness of the locust army will never be compromised.

What are these Osaka idiots going to do? If they miss the chance to fight, I will personally impeach them to the Emperor!"

Kusunokichi advised: "Commander, calm down. Although I don't know why the Osaka Division suffered from widespread acclimatization, it is true that they did suffer from acclimatization. At present, almost all hospitals in Peking are filled with people from Osaka.

Even now, there are still many patients without beds.”

"Baka!" Shinozuka Yoshio cursed again in anger, and said, "How long will it take for these Osaka people to get better?"

Kusunokichi Hideyoshi: "According to the news from Peking, we need to rest for at least a week."

"A week?" Shinozuka Yoshio said, "In a week, the food is gone! Do you know that the locust army's railroad tracks are pried away by the damned Eighth Route Army for at least 10 kilometers every night!

They rested for a week, and the journey from Peking to Shanxi would take at least another week, which added up to half a month.

By the time half a month has passed, the locust army's rails will have been pried up by the damned Eighth Route Army!"

"Tell these people in Osaka to get up from their sickbeds and march immediately. They must reach Shanxi within seven days.

If they really die from acclimatization, I will personally report to His Majesty the Emperor and issue them death compensation!"

Kusunokichi reminded: "Commander, the Osaka Division does not belong to the battle sequence of the 1st Army of the Locust Army. If you send them a telegram directly, I am afraid they may not listen.

Therefore, it would be more appropriate for us to report the situation to the Army Headquarters and let them issue an order."

"Yoshi!" Shinozuka Yoshio nodded in agreement: "Kusuyama-kun, what you said makes sense. Let's do as you say!" "Hey!"

Hideyoshi Kusuyama bowed respectfully, then turned around and left to send the telegram himself.

……

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The Chief of Staff took a document and walked up to the Brigade Commander to report: "Brigade Commander, the situation is exactly as the Lone Wolf Staff Officer predicted. As soon as the Osaka Division arrived in Beijing, a large area of ​​acclimatization occurred.

Then, these Osaka people recuperated in the city of Peking, and the patients filled all the wards in the city.

Moreover, according to the investigation of underground party comrades, all the illnesses of these Osaka people were fake.

In addition to pretending to be sick, this group of Osaka people also started a business in the city of Peking, selling some items brought from the Northeast.

However, the sale of military supplies did not occur.”

The brigade commander laughed and said, "Although these Osaka people are afraid of death, they are not stupid. If they sell military supplies in broad daylight, they will lose their heads. Even if they want to sell, they will sell it secretly."

The chief of staff nodded and said, "That's right. Oh, by the way, the M1 Garand rifle and penicillin have also been put into production, but the production efficiency is only 20% of what the Lone Wolf staff said.

That is to say, the daily production of M1 Garand rifles is only 100, and the daily production of penicillin is less than 2000."

Brigade Commander: "The production lines have just been assembled, and the workers are not yet skilled. It is already very good to have a 20% production capacity. Once the subsequent workers become skilled, the production capacity will naturally increase."

After a pause, the brigade commander asked again: "By the way, how is the effect?"

Chief of Staff: "The effect is very good! The effective range and accuracy of the M1 Garand rifle far exceed our Hanyang and Jin-made Type rifles, and are not much inferior to the Japanese Type rifle.

The most critical thing is the firing rate, which is overwhelming. As both are rifles, the two bullets of the Hanyang rifle and the Type 1 rifle have not been used up yet, while the eight bullets in the M8 Garand rifle have been used up.

The only problem is that a fast firing rate means a greater consumption of ammunition, and given the current situation of our Eighth Route Army, I’m afraid we can’t afford it.”

Brigade Commander: "This is the biggest advantage of semi-automatic rifles over bolt-action rifles. This is an improvement in technology and progress in science and technology!
Equipped with this rifle, our army's combat effectiveness will inevitably increase exponentially. Moreover, the increase in firepower can also maximize the effect of the three-three tactics!

We can't afford it. That's not the shortcoming of the M1 Garand rifle, that's the shortcoming of our Eighth Route Army itself.

However, as subsequent bullet production lines are put into use, this shortcoming will no longer exist. "

The chief of staff nodded in agreement: "Yes! The biggest gap between our army and the Japanese army, in addition to the gap in the physical fitness of the soldiers, is the gap in weapons and equipment.

If our Eighth Route Army had the same weapons and equipment as the Japanese Army, even if our army's physical fitness was slightly inferior, as long as the tactics were used properly, we could completely defeat them from the front! "

"Our army's military technology will be improved." At this moment, the brigade commander was full of hope for the future. A large part of this hope was obtained through Xu Yang.

After all, in just a few months, Xu Yang has brought him so many surprises.

First, there was the technology for making high explosives from fertilizer powder, the production technology and materials of flying thunder cannons, the production line of Type 38 rifles, and the production line of copper-clad steel bullets.

Now we have brought the more advanced M1 Garand rifle production line, the penicillin production line, and the three-three system tactics that are ahead of this era.

The chief of staff added: "Oh, by the way, penicillin has also been put into clinical use."

The brigade commander quickly asked, "How is the effect?"

Chief of Staff: “The effect is at least several times that of sulfonamide anti-inflammatory drugs, and the side effects are also much less than sulfonamide anti-inflammatory drugs.

No wonder the price of penicillin is now comparable to that of gold! "

"Great! That's great!" The brigade commander said happily, "This is definitely the greatest invention in the entire history of medicine so far! From now on, our army will no longer have to worry about wound inflammation!"

Chief of Staff: "That being said, the medicines our army lacks are far more than just anti-inflammatory drugs. Hemostatic drugs, analgesic morphine, and even gauze bandages are in short supply."

The brigade commander said nonchalantly: "How much are these drugs worth? With a penicillin production line, we have an inexhaustible gold mine!

Moreover, penicillin is hard currency and its circulation value is much greater than that of the Japanese yen. Westerners may not recognize the Japanese yen, but they will definitely recognize penicillin.

At least we can take out the penicillin. Why worry that we won't be able to exchange it for other medicines?"

Chief of Staff: “That’s right.”

Brigade Commander: "Times are changing so fast. We need to put this plan on the agenda and write a detailed plan immediately."

"Yes!" The chief of staff nodded heavily.

……

Yangquan.

During this period, Xu Yang's Independent 22rd Battalion and Hikawa Okazaka's nd Infantry Regiment still did not participate in any battles and did not receive any combat missions.

The most we could do was to go out of the city to conduct reconnaissance during the day, and then strengthen our defenses at night.

In fact, Xu Yang and Hikawa Okazaka were not worried about being attacked by the Eighth Route Army at all. They did this for others to see. After all, not all members of the 22nd Infantry Regiment were Hikawa Okazaka's confidants.

As for Xu Yang himself, he lives a comfortable life like a god every day.

During the day, I took Kayoko Hinakawa around for interviews and filming, and at night I communicated and learned Japanese with Kayoko Hinakawa.

That's right, 5 days ago, Kayoko Hinakawa was ordered to come to Yangquan County from Taiyuan City to conduct an exclusive interview with Hinakawa Okasaka's 22nd Infantry Regiment and Xu Yang's Independent rd Battalion.

Because she had a mission to accomplish, the interview could have been completed in one day, but Kayoko Hinakawa insisted on conducting it for five full days before she left reluctantly.

After sending his sister Kayoko Hinakawa out of the city, Hinakawa Okazaka said to Xu Yang beside him, "Brother-in-law, you were right. After the 4th Division entered the pass and arrived in Beiping, a large area of ​​acclimatization really occurred.

For this, Commander Yoshio Shinozuka was so angry that he smashed the cup. "

After a pause, Hikawa Okazaka changed the subject and continued, "By the way, brother-in-law, how did you know about this?"

Xu Yang: "I have heard rumors about the 4th Division a long time ago. The 4th Division was formed in Osaka, and all its soldiers were composed of Osaka vegetable vendors, so it was also called the Osaka Division.

The thing these Osaka people like to do most in their lives is to do business and make money, rather than fighting before going online.

After all, life is your own and money belongs to the country.

If they die, there will be nothing.

Not only that, other men would spend their death pensions, sleep with their wives, and beat their sons.

Isn't this all a benefit to others?"

Hikawa Okazaka sighed, "Oh my, now it seems that those Osaka vegetable vendors are the ones who have a clear understanding of life. I have lived a dog's life for the first half of my life."

Xu Yang: "Just live for yourself for the rest of your life. Your top priority now is to develop all your subordinates into your confidants."

...(End of chapter)