Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 346: Know yourself and the enemy!

the next day.

"Report to the commander, we have failed this mission. Please punish us!"

At the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment, Monk Wei saluted Li Yunlong and held his head high, waiting for instructions.

After killing Kenkichi Hirata, Wei Dayong led the Sharp Blade Commando on horseback all the way to Mengyang Highway. With the support of the cavalry battalion, they successfully returned to the base.

As soon as he returned to the base, Wei Dayong went to the regiment headquarters to report to Li Yunlong.

When Wei Dayong faced Li Yunlong, it was as if Li Yunlong saw the brigade commander, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Li Yunlong squinted his eyes and looked Monk Wei up and down, a look of satisfaction on his face: "Who said I would punish you? Not only will I not punish you, I will also reward you. Are there any casualties?"

Shortly after the Blade Commando and artillery unit's operation ended, Li Yunlong received a congratulatory message from Boss Lin.

"Hey hey hey..."

Monk Wei grinned:
"Captain, do you know everything? There were no casualties."

Li Yunlong snorted coldly: "As soon as you raised your butt, I knew what you were going to do. This time you did a great job. Not only did you kill more than 39 people from the 300th Brigade, you also killed the commander of the 39th Brigade, Major General Hirata. I will report you to the higher authorities for your commendation."

“平田这小子是日军甲种师团的旅团长，价值18门120毫米迫击炮，或18门105榴弹炮，或者9门152毫米榴弹炮。”

"I still say the same thing. If you do a business that loses money, I will curse you. These two bottles of Fenjiu are for you and Zhuzi."

Monk Wei stared at the Fenjiu on the table with his eyes wide open, and quickly put away both bottles of wine.

Li Yunlong reminded: "You and Zhuzi each have one bottle, and you are not allowed to keep it for yourself."

"Don't worry." Wei Dayong promised, "I won't embezzle it."

Li Yunlong said, "Go back and rest, and submit the battle report as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Wei Dayong straightened his body, saluted, and walked out happily holding two bottles of Fenjiu.

"Wait." Wei Dayong walked to the door and Li Yunlong called him again.

"Captain." Wei Dayong came back quickly, "Is there anything else?"

"I'm going to give you a task." Li Yunlong said.

Wei Dayong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked hurriedly, "What mission?"

Li Yunlong said, "Our main force from Jinzhong will soon advance into northwestern Shanxi and establish the Northwest Shanxi Military Region. Your Sharp Blade Commando Team currently has over 80 members. We will extract approximately 40 of them and reorganize them into a special forces unit to remain in the Jinzhong Military Region. Comrade Wang Xikui will be the captain, and the name will be the Sharp Sword Squadron."

This time, Wang Xikui killed Kenkichi Hirata and made a great contribution. He is very strong in special operations and is fully capable of serving as the captain of the Sword Squadron.

After several special operations of the Blade Commando, Li Yunlong also saw the power of a modern special forces in modern warfare.

Raids and decapitations, counter-special operations, guided artillery fire, troop training, special reconnaissance, secret infiltration, assassinations behind enemy lines... these are all the specialties of special forces.

The Japanese First Army also has a special forces unit under its command, which is known as a strategic-level force. Li Yunlong can feel more at ease by leaving a special forces unit in the Jinzhong base.

After Li Yunlong led the main force into northwest Shanxi, he also commanded the Jinzhong base area.

By then, I will have a sharp blade in my left hand and a sword in my right hand, and I will have two well-trained special forces under my command. It will be great.

"Yes."

Although he was reluctant to part with his brothers who fought side by side with him, Wei Dayong still resolutely carried out the order.

After Wei Dayong left, Li Yunlong drafted a telegram: The New 39st Regiment's Sharp Blade Commando and the Artillery Department were on a mission. The Sharp Blade Commando's deputy captain, Wang Xikui, killed Major General Hirata, commander of the 380th Brigade of the Japanese Army, in the Wild Wolf Valley northwest of Yangquan. A total of more than Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded. He applied for commendation.

The total casualties of the Japanese army were more than 380 people killed or wounded.

However, because the Blade Commandos' marksmanship was so amazing, the Japanese suffered a total of more than 360 casualties, and the number of those killed reached a terrifying 300.

This is the situation where the Blade Commando ambushed the Japanese within one minute, catching them off guard.

But a minute later, the remaining more than a thousand Japanese soldiers reacted quickly.

Wei Dayong ordered a retreat in time, and no team member was injured.

The combat effectiveness of the special forces is so terrifying. In the original drama, the special forces team led by Yamamoto, which was crippled in Zhaojiayu, encountered the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in Jiangjunling. In just one encounter, Yamamoto's special forces team destroyed a machine gun company position of the 358th Regiment.

In other words, Yamamoto met Chu Yunfei. If it was another Jinsui Corps commander, the regiment headquarters might have been wiped out by Yamamoto's special forces.

"Xiao Zhang, send this telegram to the brigade headquarters."

Li Yunlong asked Hu Zi to call the communications platoon leader Zhang Zhilian and said to him.

"Yes!"

Zhang Zhilian took the telegram and turned to walk out.

"The next batch of telegraph trainees at the field school are about to graduate. We'll form a communications platoon and leave it to Deputy Commander Xing."

"To kill 300 Type A Division devils, a major general and a major."

“可以获得600个鬼子价码，18门105榴弹炮，或18门120迫击炮，或9门152榴弹炮，10门20毫米机关炮和3部电台。”

"Not only did the monk and Zhuzi not lose money this time, they actually made a huge profit."

Li Yunlong's eyes showed the shrewdness of a businessman. He sat cross-legged on the kang and laughed out loud.

"Captain."

At this moment, the communications staff came in quickly with a telegram:

"Boss Lin just sent a telegram saying that Yamawaki Masataka will depart from Daguo Village Airport at 2:00 PM and fly to Taiyuan."

Li Yunlong took the telegram and glanced at it, his eyes narrowed slightly. He raised his wrist to check his watch. It was almost 1 p.m. Without time for lunch, Li Yunlong shouted, "Prepare the car, go to the fake barracks."

Zhang Hu: "Yes."

……

2 p.m.

Shimen City.

Daguocun Airport.

A transport plane converted from a Type 96 bomber and two Nakajima fighters were parked on the apron.

Sangmu Chongming and others sent Yamawaki Masataka to the apron of Daguo Village Airport.

After the last bombardment by the Eighth Route Army, some hangars were built at Dagu Village Airport, which were made of reinforced concrete bunkers. Usually, the planes were placed in the hangars. The last time the Eighth Route Army bombarded Dagu Village Airport, they only blew up the runway and failed to hit the Japanese planes and pilots.

Kuwaki Chongming saluted Yamawaki Masataka and said, "Have a safe journey, Yamawaki-kun."

"After sending you a thousand miles, we must finally say goodbye." Yamawaki Masataka thanked him, "Kuangmu-kun, thank you for your hospitality these days. I will remember this kindness."

Sang Mu Chongming said, "There's no need to say thank you between you and me."

"By the way, Yamawaki-kun, after you arrive at the Taiyuan First Army, Lieutenant General Shinozuka and Colonel Yamamoto can leave the First Army, but their special forces must remain in the First Army."

Just as Yamawaki Masataka was about to board the plane, Kuwaki Chongming quickly gave him another instruction.

"Oh?" Yamawaki Masataka asked, "Why is that? Could it be that you, Kuwaki-kun, are interested in special operations?"

"I'm worried about your safety," Sang Mu Chongming said. "My friends in the First Army told me that this special forces team has very strong firepower. It won't be very effective in large-scale frontal battles, but it's more than enough to protect the safety of you, the commander of the First Army."

"That makes sense. The special forces must not leave the First Army." Yamawaki Masataka nodded and said with some emotion, "Arigato, Kuwagi-kun."

After the two old Japanese soldiers bowed to each other, Yamawaki Masataka and three trusted staff officers boarded the transport plane.

The huge engine roared, the propellers roared, and three planes slowly took off under the watchful eyes of the Japanese.

Yamawaki Masataka looked back from the cabin and saw Kuwaki Chongming still standing there waving to him.

Three planes flew eastward along Zhengtai Road.

"General."

"We've arrived in Jingxing County..."

"It's time for my wife to come..."

Whenever they arrive at a location, the crew members who are familiar with the flight route will report to Yamawaki Masataka.

Yamawaki Masataka and several trusted staff officers took the map and carefully observed every terrain below. After passing Niangzi Pass, they would reach the defense zone of the First Army.

"We've arrived in Yangquan City..."

Soon, the crew members reported to Yamawaki Masataka.

Yamawaki Masataka put down the map in his hand, picked up the telescope and looked towards Yangquan City.

There was only a small city located beside a river. This was the important military town of Shota Road, the headquarters of the 39th Brigade, and the jurisdiction of Major General Hirata who had just been killed.

Putting down the binoculars, Yamawaki Masataka said, "Tell the pilot to divert to Meng County."

"Hi."

The crew members lowered their heads and quickly conveyed the order to the pilot.

Immediately, the Japanese pilot turned the rudder and flew towards Meng County. Seeing this, the two Japanese fighter pilots could only follow quickly.

Yangquan County is very close to Mengxian County, with a ground distance of about 40 kilometers and a straight-line distance of about 30 kilometers.

Only about five minutes after the plane changed direction, the flight formation was about to arrive at Mengxian County.

"General, Mengxian County is ahead." The crew came over to report again.

Yamawaki Masataka took out a telescope and started observing.

Intelligence shows that the regimental headquarters of Li Yunlong of the Jinzhong Eighth Route Army is located in Mengxian County.

Yamawaki Masataka planned that after he took office as the commander of the First Army in Taiyuan, he would frequently fly to the Eighth Route Army's Jinzhong base to conduct reconnaissance in person.

These days, after reading all the battle reports and examples of the Japanese army's battles with the Eighth Route Army at the North China Front Army and the 110th Division Headquarters, Yamawaki Masataka came to a conclusion.

The reason why that loser Yoshio Shinozuka was defeated time and time again was because he knew too little about the Eighth Route Army, while the Eighth Route Army had mastered the combat plan of the First Army.

The First Army knew nothing about the Eighth Route Army, but the Eighth Route Army knew the First Army thoroughly and had planted high-level spies and agents in the headquarters. How could the First Army possibly win?

There is an old Chinese saying that goes, "Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle."

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Yamawaki Masataka raised his telescope and his expression changed:
"Miyagawa-kun, I think I saw the Eighth Route Army's tanks. Come and take a look."

"General, where are the Eighth Route Army tanks?"

"There!" Yamawaki Masataka pointed.

Staff officer Miyagawa Norimasa immediately picked up his binoculars and looked in the direction Yamawaki Masataka had pointed. He saw an Eighth Route Army camp next to a forest below. "General, you must be mistaken. I don't see any tanks."

Yamawaki Masataka said, "Impossible! I just saw a tank."

Yamawaki Masataka immediately called the crew and said, "Tell the pilot to descend immediately."

(End of this chapter)