Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 245: Isn’t it just about killing two major generals?

Two major generals died at the same time...

This is simply unimaginable.

In the entire history of the Imperial Japanese Army, there has never been a case where two major generals died in battle at the same time.

Once this news comes out, it will not only deal a heavy blow to the morale of the locust army, but will also cause a great shock within the empire.

The First Army suffered such a heavy defeat, and he, as the commander of the North China Front Army, naturally could not escape blame.

"idiot!"

This news made Terauchi Hisaichi completely crazy and furious.

Yamashita Tomoyuki was not in a much better condition. His face and eyes were filled with shock. It took him a while to come to his senses and ask.

"What exactly is going on?"

The communications officer lowered his head and reported the situation: "At 40: PM, Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Machijiri arrived at Taiyuan Xincheng Airport. Chief of Staff of the First Army, Tanaka Takayoshi, personally went to the airport to greet him. They were hit by heavy enemy artillery fire. Major General Tanaka was killed on the spot. Major General Machijiri also died despite rescue efforts. Over Locust Army aircraft at Xincheng Airport were destroyed, as were the fuel and ammunition depots. The pilots suffered heavy casualties..."

That was all the information the communications staff learned.

After finishing the report, the communications staff officer lowered his head, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart.

Terauchi Hisaichi and Yamashita Tomoyuki stood up and kowtowed, and all the staff officers of the Operations Department kowtowed one after another to express their silent condolences for Major General Tanaka, Major General Machijiri and the pilots who died in battle.

The Japanese soldiers stood quietly with their heads bowed to express their mourning, and there were even a few Japanese staff officers sobbing softly.

Three minutes later, Terauchi Juichi suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red, as if filled with boundless murderous intent, as if it were real.

The communications staff was startled by this look.

"Mobilize all intelligence networks immediately!"

"Check it for me!"

"I want all the Chinese troops who participated in the bombardment of Taiyuan Airport to be buried with me!"

Terauchi Juichi's words rang in everyone's ears.

"Hi Yi!"

The communications staff officer suddenly lowered his head, turned around and quickly went to the intelligence department to notify the intelligence staff officer to investigate the matter.

Yamashita Tomoyuki, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel a little relieved. Fortunately, he had been transferred to the North China Front Army Headquarters as chief of staff.

If I were still in Shanxi at this time, I would probably have to take the blame myself.

Yamashita Tomoyuki asked in a deep voice, "Commander, should we report the news of Major Generals Tanaka and Machijiri's deaths?"

Terauchi Hisashi nodded. "Truth will come to light sooner or later. Yamashita-kun, draft a telegram for me immediately to report this to the headquarters and request His Majesty Tianhuang to take action."

Yamashita Tomoyuki looked sad: "Hi..."

Terauchi Hisaichi was the one he had finally gotten hold of, so he wouldn't fall so soon, right?

This blame should be borne by Kazuki Seiji.

No, this was originally Kazuki Seiji's responsibility.

……

Taiyuan.

Japanese First Army Headquarters.

When the news of Tanaka Takayoshi and Machijiri Ryoki being killed in the explosion came, Lieutenant General Kazuki Seiji was shocked and fell to the ground on the spot.

After a frantic rescue by the military doctor, Kazuki Seiji finally woke up and ordered a telegram to be sent to the North China Front Army Headquarters.

Reported the situation.

At this moment, Kazuki Seiji was sitting in the operations room, leaning on his lieutenant general's sword with both hands, waiting for news from the pursuing troops with a grim expression.

The staff officers of the Operations Department discovered that Lieutenant General Katsuki Seiji's back was a little more hunched than before, and he had a lot more white hair, as if he had aged ten years in one day.

If only the airport was bombed, the aircraft were damaged, some pilots died, and the oil depot and ammunition depot were destroyed.

The losses were large but still bearable. The Japanese army still had sufficient resources at the moment and could be replenished quickly after the bombing.

but.

The death of two major generals at the same time, coupled with the loss of the airport and air force, made this a serious matter.

Such a serious failure directly affected the future and fate of Lieutenant General Katsuki Seiji.

The most direct consequence is that he will no longer be able to continue serving as the commander.

"General."

A staff officer walked in quickly and reported:
"Just now, the cavalry regiment commander, Colonel Kuroshima, sent a telegram saying that the enemy has laid a large number of mines, and the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment has lost track of the enemy."

It was already dark at this time, and even during the day, it would be difficult to catch up with the enemy in the deep mountains.

Upon hearing this news, Kazuki Seiji collapsed again.

Not only did the First Army suffer heavy losses, but the enemy also escaped right under their noses. This was a great humiliation for the First Army.

But this time, Katsuki Seiji pretended to be unconscious. His mind was in a mess and he wanted to be alone.

Which part of the Chinese army bombarded the locust army's airport?
According to reports from the airport, the heavy artillery used by the enemy this time was more powerful than the Locust Army's 105mm howitzers.

Even the lightest 105mm howitzer weighs at least 1000 kilograms and needs to be towed by a car to march.

How did the enemy transport the heavy artillery to Crouching Tiger Mountain and then retreat with it so quickly?
Where did this enemy artillery come from?

When Tanaka-kun and Machijiri-kun were at the airport, the enemy suddenly launched an artillery attack. How could such a coincidence happen?
Could it be that someone leaked Machijiri-kun's itinerary information?

That must be the case…

Machijiri-kun's itinerary is top secret. Who leaked the information about Machijiri-kun's itinerary?

?????……

At this moment, Kazuki Seiji only felt that there were countless question marks in his mind.

A series of doubts made Xiangyue Qingji's head almost explode.

Just like the last time when the military salute and the railroad tracks disappeared, Kazuki Seiji really wanted to know what the truth was.

My whole body itches, as if ants are crawling on it.

feeling bad.

"idiot!"

Finally, unable to figure out what was going on, Xiangyue Qingsi cursed angrily. The Japanese military doctor who was about to save the man who had been pinched was startled.

???

A medical miracle?
……

Early the next morning.

It is located in a deep mountain forest, nearly 40 kilometers northwest of Taiyuan.

"Rest here, the Blade Commando will be on guard!"

"Pay attention to air defense, don't let the Japanese reconnaissance planes discover you!"

Li Yunlong gave orders loudly.

After shaking off the Japanese pursuers yesterday evening, the troops did not stop and marched continuously all night. The soldiers, horses and mules were all a little tired.

Although their bodies and brows were exhausted, the soldiers all had smiles on their faces.

No one expected that this combat mission would go so smoothly.

This combat mission looks very dangerous, but in fact it is not safe at all.

But fortunately, they escaped danger without any danger. Not only did they complete the mission successfully, but they also escaped the pursuit of the Japanese.

As Li Yunlong gave the order, the soldiers quickly tied up the mules and horses, and then took out dry food and water bottles to replenish their energy and strength.

The Blade Commando rotated their patrol teams and set the cordon two or three kilometers away to guard against the approach of the Japanese.

Xiao Zhang turned on the radio and set up the antenna. He did not turn on the radio because he needed to maintain radio silence last night.

As soon as he turned on the radio, he received a familiar signal, so Xiao Zhang put on his headphones and started to receive the signal code.

About ten minutes later, Xiao Zhang translated the received code into a telegram, and his face lit up with joy.

"Captain, Boss Lin just sent me some good news..."

When Xiao Zhang found Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong was eating a pancake with big mouthfuls, and the way he ate looked like a starving ghost.

This is a pancake made of white flour, vegetables and lean meat. Its taste and nutrition cannot be compared with steamed corn bread and pickles.

In addition to pancakes, each soldier participating in the mission was also issued canned fruit, all provided by Boss Lin.

It is said that there will be compressed dry food in the future...

"What good news?"

Li Yunlong was really hungry, and asked while eating a pancake in big mouthfuls.

"Boss Lin said that we bombarded Taiyuan Xincheng Airport yesterday and killed two Japanese major generals."

"One is Major General Tanaka Takayoshi, Chief of Staff of the First Army, and the other is Major General Nagamachijiri Ryoki, Deputy Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army."

"What did you say? Two Japanese major generals?"

Li Yunlong widened his eyes, stood up suddenly, and almost choked on a pancake he had swallowed.

Hu Zi, who was standing by, quickly patted Li Yunlong on the back, took a big gulp of water, and then swallowed the pancake.

Then he quickly took the telegram from Xiao Zhang.

"What a shame! If Kazuki Seiji had gone to the airport to pick him up personally, it would have been him, the old devil, who would have been killed in the explosion."

Li Yunlong shook his head, his tone full of regret.

But Xiao Zhang could tell from the upturned corners of his mouth that Captain Li was very happy at the moment.

"This person is never satisfied..." Xiao Zhang said with a smile.

"What are you mumbling about, kid?" Li Yunlong glared at him. "Be careful or I'll beat you up."

"Captain." Xiao Zhang shrank his neck. "I didn't say anything."

"Go get something to eat."

"Yes…"

Li Yunlong handed the telegram to Zhang Hu: "Huzi, inform everyone about this situation immediately."

"Yes!"

Zhang Hu took the telegram and turned around and shouted:

"Comrades, I have good news for you..."

After hearing Zhang Hu's words, the soldiers were immediately excited and shouted with joy.

"What are you yelling about?"

Li Yunlong shouted angrily, and the soldiers' shouting, which was like a group of monkeys boiling in the previous second, suddenly stopped.

"Isn't it just killing two major generals? What's there to be happy about?"

"Look at you all, you're so happy that you don't know where to go."

"Don't tell anyone you're Li Yunlong's soldier when you go out. I can't afford to lose this man!"

"Captain, if killing two Japanese major generals isn't enough to make you happy, then what Japanese officer should you kill to make you happy?"

one of the warriors asked.

"It's almost enough to kill the devil's locust."

Li Yunlong replied loudly.

"Ha ha…"

The soldiers burst into laughter.

"At least we have to kill a general."

Li Yunlong added another sentence.

The soldiers were even happier.

The joyful atmosphere immediately dispelled the fatigue of Li Yunlong and the soldiers from a whole night of forced march.

Li Yunlong was very happy because he killed two Japanese major generals this time. It was a buy one get one free deal.

In other words, in the price tag earned this time, I have an option to spare for the infantry weapons, ammunition, and 120mm mortars...

(End of this chapter)