Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 202: To survive in this world, you need power and background.

In order to prevent being bombed by enemy planes, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie led their troops to hide during the day and move at night. After two nights of rapid march, they finally passed the Zhengtai Railway between Yangquan and Shouyang County. If they continued to march north for another night, they would reach their destination - Meng County.

In a forest near Xiejiazhai, north of Shouyang County.

Li Yunlong was leaning against a tree and sleeping soundly, his snoring deafening.

The New 54st Regiment's 20 mm machine guns were pointed at the sky at all times to prevent sneak attacks by Japanese planes.

He had that dream again, leading a huge fleet and air force, attacking the Japanese port.

With one shot from the large-caliber naval gun, the explosion range was larger than a football field, directly killing an entire Japanese squadron.

The Japs sent up a guard infantry regiment, but under intensive artillery fire and aerial bombardment, they were all wiped out in less than an hour.

The deafening roar and overwhelming firepower advantage turned the Japanese port into a hell on earth. Flames shot into the sky, Japanese battleships were sunk, and fighter planes crashed with trails of smoke.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Yunlong was about to order the Marines to rush forward to harvest the corn.

Suddenly I felt my body shaking.

Li Yunlong opened his eyes and saw the temporary camp of the New 1st Regiment next to him. The soldiers were sleeping with their guns in their arms, snoring one after another.

The radio operator Xiao Zhang was holding a telegram in his hand and half-crouching in front of himself.

"Captain, Boss Lin sent a telegram..."

Li Yunlong put his finger to his mouth: "Shh."

He looked around and signaled not to disturb the soldiers' rest. Xiao Zhang understood immediately and nodded.

The two came to a remote location, Xiao Zhang handed over the telegram and reported.

"Captain, Boss Lin sent a telegram saying that the Japanese army has learned that the National Army is planning to intercept Kazuki Seiji and Tanaka Takayoshi."

"The Japanese air force is preparing to ambush the Nationalist air force by taking advantage of their own strategy."

Li Yunlong took the telegram with a somewhat grim expression.

This telegram was very detailed, even including the aircraft dispatched by the Nationalist Army, the departure airport and time.

This shows that the KMT’s operational intelligence was indeed leaked.

"We shouldn't have given them the information, these bastards. All our departments have been completely infiltrated by the Japanese spies. Even such an important operation has been leaked. This could very well affect our Sharp Blade Commando's decapitation plan."

"Forward this telegram to headquarters immediately and ask the Nationalist army to cancel the interception plan."

Now that things have come to this, there is no point in getting angry. Kazuki Seiji and Tanaka Takayoshi will definitely not appear on that Japanese plane.

If the National Army fighter planes continue to intercept, they will definitely fall into the trap of the Japanese. If the National Army loses planes and pilots, the National Army will most likely blame the Eighth Route Army.

The top brass of the National Army, including Principal Chang, were a bunch of idiots. They would rather put the money donated by various counties and overseas Chinese in foreign banks to earn interest than buy planes to develop their air force. However, the pilots of the National Army were all heroes. They fought against the Japanese air force with their weak air force and never retreated.

"Boss Lin, this intelligence capability is simply first-rate."

Li Yunlong sighed in his heart:
"Ask Mr. Lin if Sekigahara Roku's schedule has changed."

Li Yunlong guessed that Boss Lin even knew the actions of the National Army that the Japanese knew very well. It was very likely that he had a senior spy in the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters, and it was very likely that the spy was a senior officer of the North China Front Army.

It’s refreshing to have information.

"Yes."

The radio operator turned and left.

Li Yunlong thought for a moment and felt that the actions of the Sharp Blade Commando should not be exposed because the Kuomintang army could not have known the combat plan of the New 1st Regiment.

Then, the itinerary of the old devil Sekigahara Roku may not change.

According to Boss Lin's information, tomorrow morning, the old Japanese soldier Guan Yuanliu will take a plane to Daguo Village Airport.

It is expected that the Blade Commando will arrive at Tishimen City tonight and prepare for the bomb attack.

……

Taiyuan.

Headquarters of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander."

Yamashita Tomoyuki, who was sitting on the armchair with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and Uchida Ginnosuke hurried in.

"Uchida-kun, what happened?"

Uchida Ginnosuke clapped his feet together, saluted with his sword slung over his shoulder, and then reported, "Your Excellency, the Division Commander."

"Commander Kazuki Seiji, Chief of Staff Tanaka Takayoshi, and a group of staff have arrived. They have just entered Taiyuan City and are heading towards the headquarters."

Yamashita Tomoyuki suddenly stood up and his expression changed slightly.

"Aren't you coming tomorrow morning? Why are you here today? And without any prior notice?"

"I don't know either. The North China Front Command didn't notify us, and the airport didn't call. It was the troops responsible for defending the outer city wall who called."

"Prepare to greet the Commander."

"Hi."

Yamashita Tomoyuki sighed, turned around and looked at the armchair. From now on, this armchair could only be sat on by someone else.

The convoy of the commander of the First Army arrived as soon as he spoke. Yamashita Tomoyuki, Uchida Ginnosuke and others were in the trench at the entrance of the headquarters when the convoy arrived at the door.

Seeing the convoy, Yamashita Tomoyuki's mouth twitched slightly. The vehicle that Kazuki Seiji and the others were riding in turned out to be a truck delivering supplies to the airport. The convoy stopped at the entrance of the headquarters. Kazuki Seiji, with the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulder and no hair on his head, jumped out from the passenger seat.

Kazuki Seiji put on his military cap expressionlessly, while Tanaka Takayoshi and a group of staff officers jumped off the truck bed.

"Welcome, Commander. We were unable to meet you at the airport. Please forgive us, Commander."

Yamashita Tomoyuki, Uchida Ginnosuke and others immediately stepped forward and saluted Kazuki Seiji.

Kazuki Seiji frowned and looked around expressionlessly before turning his gaze towards Yamashita Tomoyuki and the others.

"No problem, Yamashita-kun, you're welcome. Come in and talk."

Yamashita Fengwen clasped his hands and said, "Commander, please."

Arriving at the headquarters, Kazuki Seiji sat down on the armchair.

"Yamashita-kun, this is the appointment given to you by General Terauchi."

Seiji Kazuki took out a document with the seal of the North China Front Army.

"My appointment?"

Yamashita Tomoyuki was stunned and took the telegram.

"Yes."

Kazuki Seiji nodded:

"Okabe-kun has been transferred to the Kwantung Army as commander of the 1st Division. The North China Front Army is short of a chief of staff, so General Terauchi will transfer you to the North China Front Army headquarters as chief of staff."

Kazuki Seiji was also quite satisfied with this appointment.

Yamashita Tomoyuki had a strong backing. His father-in-law was the leader of the Locust Dao Sect, and General Terauchi Hisaichi, commander of the North China Front Army, was a close friend of his father-in-law. This time, Yamashita Tomoyuki suffered a defeat, and Terauchi Hisaichi directly offset the merits and demerits.

If someone else had suffered such a devastating defeat, the division commander would probably have been dismissed directly.

The other party has such a strong backing, so it is not easy for Xiangyue to offend him. If Yamashita disobeys his orders, he will have no way to deal with him.

Everyone was happy to see Yamashita Tomoyuki transferred to the North China Front Army as chief of staff.

Soon, Yamashita Tomoyuki finished reading the telegram, and this appointment caught him off guard.

He was still thinking of staying in Shanxi to destroy the Eighth Route Army and wash away the shame of the 20th Division, but he didn't expect to be transferred to Terauchi Hisaichi.

"Congratulations, Yamashita-kun, on your promotion to Chief of Staff of the Front, and then to Commander of the Army Group."

Kazuki Seiji complimented:
"The next step was to be promoted to general and become the commander of a front, which marked the pinnacle of my life."

At the foot of the mountain, Feng Wen said: "Xiangyue Lord, I am so happy."

Even though Katsuki Seiji has become the commander of the First Army and is currently in the limelight, his future prospects are still not as bright as Yamashita Tomoyuki's.

If you want to make it in the world, you need power and background.

After learning that he was transferred to the North China Front Army as chief of staff, Yamashita Tomoyuki changed his address from Commander-in-Chief to Mr. Katsuki.

If Yamashita Tomoyuki was a major general, even if he was transferred to the North China Front Army as chief of staff, he would be one rank lower than Katsuki Seiji.

But he was a lieutenant general, the second-in-command of the North China Front Army, at least on the same level as Katsuki Seiji, not to mention that he was protected by General Terauchi Hisaichi.

Kazuki Seiji naturally understood this as well.

Yamashita Fengwen changed the subject and asked, "Katsuki-kun, aren't you coming to Taiyuan tomorrow? Why are you here so early? Why didn't you notify us in advance? Why didn't you even prepare a banquet or a singing girl?"

Speaking of this, Kazuki Seiji's face darkened. "The information about Tanaka-kun and I's itinerary from Peking to Taiyuan has been leaked. If we fly here tomorrow, we'll be intercepted by the Chinese Air Force. That's why I came here ahead of schedule without notifying you."

When someone of Katsuki Seiji's level travels, he usually takes a transport plane converted from a bomber, and is escorted by only two fighter jets.

The other side only needs to dispatch more than 4 fighter jets to easily shoot down Kazuki Seiji's plane, and there is little chance of survival.

Flying from Peiping to Taiyuan today was a sudden decision made by Kazuki Seiji, so naturally he would not be intercepted by the National Army Air Force.

"Nani?"

Yamashita Fengwen was suddenly shocked:
"The itinerary information was leaked? What happened?"

"do not know…"

Xiangyue Qingsi shook his head, and a chill ran down his spine:
"Fortunately, a senior spy of the Locust Army, a Chinese Air Force colonel, sold this intelligence to the Locust Army. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."

"hiss!"

Yamashita Fengwen suddenly took a breath of cold air and asked in a deep voice:

"Kazuki-kun, where did the information leak from?"

"I don't know." Xiangyue Qingsi shook his head. "But what is certain is that the intelligence of the Chinese National Army comes from the Eighth Route Army. I don't know any more intelligence."

Yamashita Fengwen was suddenly startled: "Eighth Route Army?"

How did the Eighth Route Army obtain information about the itinerary of Seiji Kazuki and Takayoshi Tanaka?
Will my itinerary of flying to Beijing to take up my post be leaked?
"Don't worry, Yamashita-kun."

Seeing the doubts in Yamashita Tomoyuki's heart, Kazuki Seiji sneered:
"The Locust Army has made preparations for the response. Tomorrow there will be a good show to watch. After this good show, the trust crisis between the Chinese National Army and the Eighth Route Army will intensify. From now on, the Locust Army can travel without worries."

"Yoshi."

Yamashita Tomoyuki's eyes flashed, and he instantly guessed the next counterattack plan of the North China Front Command.

(End of this chapter)