Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 348 Another great achievement!

"Nani!"

"Yamawaki-kun died with honor!?"

In Tieshishi Hutong, Beijing, at the headquarters of the North China Front Army, the new commander Sugiyama Gen's eyes suddenly darkened when he heard the news.

As the saying goes, there are three fires for new officials to take office.

Newly appointed officials always have to do a few influential things first to demonstrate their talent and courage.

Sugiyama Gen is no exception.

Not long after he took office, he planned a mopping-up operation against the Eighth Route Army's base in Central Hebei.

However, Sugiyama Gen did not expect that before his fire reached the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army's fire had reached the North China Front Army first.

Just yesterday, a major general of the First Army died, and today another lieutenant general died, and he was the new commander of the First Army.

When the news of the deaths of Rensuke Isogai and Motojiro Taniguchi reached the mainland, it caused a great shock there.

Not only did the Japanese government lower its flag to half-mast in a moment of silence, but citizens also held spontaneous marches to mourn.

Sugiyama Motomoto thought he could do something great after taking office as commander of the North China Front Army.

However, he did not expect that within less than half a month after taking office, he would lose two generals under his command.

Next to Sugiyama Gen, Chief of Staff Yamashita Tomoyuki also looked up in shock when he heard this.

The death of Yamawaki Masataka would inevitably cause a huge uproar in the headquarters and on the mainland.

Last month and this month, seven generals have died in Shanxi, which is outrageous.

"What exactly happened? How could Vice Admiral Yamawaki die in battle?" Taking a deep breath, Sugiyama Gen forced himself to remain calm and asked coldly.

Sugiyama Gen was not wearing a military cap. His head was bald and bulged upwards, making his entire head look like the head of a cannonball.

"Lieutenant General Yamawaki's plane was attacked by anti-aircraft artillery fire while passing through the Eighth Route Army base in Jinzhong. Lieutenant General Yamawaki and three staff officers were killed on the spot..."

After finishing his report, the new operations staff officer Seiji Morita bowed his head in silence.

Sugiyama Gen and Yamashita Tomoyuki also quickly lowered their heads.

Three minutes later, the three devils raised their heads at the same time.

"Your Excellency the Commander, it's obvious that Lieutenant General Yamawaki fell into the trap. The Eighth Route Army knew that Lieutenant General Yamawaki's plane would go to Taiyuan, so they prepared advanced equipment on the ground in advance. Moreover, the information about Lieutenant General Yamawaki's itinerary was obviously leaked. The attack of the Eighth Route Army special forces in Shimen City is proof of this." Yamashita Tomoyuki said to Sugiyama Gen.

Sangmu Chongming immediately reported the attack on Shimen City to the North China Front Army, and Sugiyama Gen also verbally commended Sangmu Chongming.

But Yamashita Tomoyuki did not expect that Lieutenant General Yamawaki escaped the ground attack in Shimen City, but could not escape the anti-aircraft artillery attack over Jinzhong.

"Check it for me!"

Sugiyama Moto's eyes flashed with a mad murderous intent like a sea of ​​blood and corpses:
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Whoever leaked Lieutenant General Yamawaki's whereabouts will be beheaded by me personally!"

"Hi, Commander, I will investigate this matter personally." At this time, Yamashita Tomoyuki was a little suspicious that it was Yoshio Shinozuka who deliberately leaked the whereabouts of Lieutenant General Yamawaki to the Eighth Route Army in order to keep his position as commander of the First Army.

After all, Yamawaki Masataka was killed in the battle. Which senior lieutenant general would go to the First Army as commander?

But Yamashita Tomoyuki had no concrete evidence, and it was obviously not rational to frame an army commander without any reason.

Sugiyama continued coldly, "Order, the Air Corps will dispatch all fighters and bombers to conduct indiscriminate bombing of Mengxian County and its surrounding areas! The plan to sweep the Jizhong base area will be temporarily shelved, and all efforts will be made to prepare for the sweep of the Jinzhong base area!"

The Air Corps was the main force of the air corps under the North China Front Army. When it was first established, it was called the Temporary Air Corps, and its commander was Tokugawa Yoshitoshi.

However, now Tokugawa Yoshitoshi has been transferred back to the mainland, and the Temporary Air Corps has been renamed the Air Corps, which has six flying squadrons under its jurisdiction, including 1 reconnaissance squadron, 2 fighter squadrons, and 3 bomber squadrons, with a total of more than 120 aircraft.

Originally, Sugiyama Gen's plan was to first sweep through the Hebei-Central base, destroy the Eighth Route Army's granary, and by the way, start a new official's first fire.

However, the deaths of Kenkichi Hirata and Masataka Yamawaki will inevitably cause an uproar in the headquarters and the local people. Sugiyama Gen must eliminate the Eighth Route Army in the Jinzhong base, otherwise he will not be able to explain to Tianhuang and the headquarters.

"Hi." Yamashita Tomoyuki lowered his head, turned around and walked to the phone, and immediately called the Air Force Corps.

……

Southeastern Shanxi.

Liao County.

Headquarters.

"Master."

"The commendations for the Blade Commando, the artillery unit, and the Blade Commando Captain, Comrade Wang Xikui, have been preliminarily drawn up. Do you think any adjustments are needed?" The chief of staff handed over a document prepared by the Political Department.

The commendation for killing a Japanese brigade commander, a major general, especially a major general brigade commander of a Type A division, naturally needs to be decided personally by the political department of the headquarters.

Li Yunlong's troops belonged to the 129th Division, so the division commander also needed to be present, and his military achievements needed to be verified repeatedly.

The commander took it and began to read it. He saw the following words written on the document:

In the Battle of Wild Wolf Valley, the New 360st Regiment's Sharp Blade Commando and part of the artillery killed Japanese Major General Kenkichi Hirata, the brigade commander, and killed and wounded more than Japanese soldiers. The participating troops were brave, decisive and courageous. We commend all the participants and award Comrade Wang Xikui the second-class merit and the title of sharpshooter.

After reading it, the division commander expressed no objection and picked up a pen to add two sentences at the end of the commendation document: Special commendation and wishing you continued victory; the price of this transaction does not need to be handed over.

"Send it to the New 1st Regiment." After writing it, he handed it to the chief of staff and said.

The division commander smiled slightly and said, "This time, aren't you going to congratulate Li Yunlong on his fortune?"

"Forget it this time." He laughed. "Li Yunlong is going to the northwest of Shanxi to establish the Northwest Shanxi Military Region. He will definitely face many difficulties. Leaving these guns to Li Yunlong will help him start his work faster."

师长都不知道，甲种师团少将的价码涨价了，可以获得18门105榴弹炮或18门120迫击炮，他们都以为只有12门105榴弹炮或12门120迫击炮。

Otherwise, there will be a wave of autumn wind.

18 105mm howitzers and 18 120mm mortars were the equipment of most of the heavy artillery regiment, which made both Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan jealous.

"Alright," the division commander nodded. "Li Yunlong just handed over a heavy artillery regiment last time, which greatly increased our firepower. It won't be a big problem if we don't hand it over this time."

The Chief of Staff was about to take the telegram to the next-door communications room when a communications officer came over with a telegram in his hand. Upon seeing the Chief of Staff, the communications officer immediately saluted and reported, "Deputy Chief of General Staff, a telegram has just arrived from Commander Li of the New 1st Regiment."

"Leave it to me." The Chief of Staff took the telegram and handed it to the Communications Officer. "Send this telegram immediately to the New 386st Regiment Headquarters and forward it to the th Brigade Headquarters."

"Yes!" The communications staff took the telegram and turned to walk towards the telecommunications room.

The chief of staff picked up the telegram and started reading it. His eyes widened and he walked quickly into the operations room with the telegram.

In the operations room, the division commander was studying the pistol and bulletproof vest that Li Yunlong had just sent.

After the Baijin ambush ended, Li Yunlong led his troops back to the Jinzhong base. He used the money from the Japanese soldiers he killed to exchange for several bulletproof vests and special pistols from Boss Lin, and sent them to the Jindongnan headquarters.

The division commander and brigade commander each had a bulletproof vest and two exquisite, stable and reliable pistols.

The pistol is a Colt pistol, which is much more exquisite than the Mauser pistol and the Turtle Box. The Colt produced by the system has an exquisite grip, and the two leaders are very satisfied.

Not to mention bulletproof vests, which are something that can truly save lives. As soon as the two leaders put their hands on the bulletproof vests, they knew that they were definitely made of top-notch materials and top-notch craftsmanship. The two leaders couldn't let them go and were discussing finding a place to test the bulletproof strength with a pistol when the chief of staff walked in quickly.

All smiles.

"Li Yunlong just sent another good news. Can you guess what it is?" The Deputy Chief of General Staff said with a smile.

The chief of staff looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled, and the division commander said:
"This is so out of the blue, how can I guess it?"

"Dude, stop keeping me in suspense." He said, "Tell me what good news is that makes you so happy."

The Deputy Chief of General Staff handed over the telegram and said, "Boss Lin has confirmed that Lieutenant General Yamawaki Masataka, the new commander of the Japanese First Army, was flying from Daguo Village Airport in Shimen City to Taiyuan while passing through the Jinzhong base area when he was attacked by anti-aircraft artillery from the New First Regiment's machine gun battalion. His plane crashed on the spot, and Yamawaki Masataka and his three accompanying staff officers died on the spot."

"Just yesterday they killed a major general, and today they killed a lieutenant general?" After taking the telegram and reading it, he instantly lost his composure.

The division commander also read the telegram and said with surprise and joy: "He's not just an ordinary lieutenant general, he's the commander of the army group!"

"If I remember correctly," the chief of staff said, folding his arms, "this is the first Japanese army commander to be killed, right?"

"That's right!" The division commander nodded. "This time, Li Yunlong must have made a fortune."

None of the three leaders doubted the authenticity of the telegram. Since it had been confirmed by Boss Chen, the news was 100% true.

"The price of killing Yamawaki Masataka," the Chief of Staff guessed happily, "shouldn't be less than that old devil Isotani, right?"

"I'm a little regretful. Li Yunlong should have paid half of the price for killing Kenkichi Hirata. Has the telegram been sent?" he asked, looking at the chief of staff.

"It's too late. The telegrams should have been sent out in the telecommunications room by now." The chief of staff said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, he slapped his thigh in regret, almost making it swollen, but he couldn't take back the telegram he had sent.

The Chief of Staff said, "Li Yunlong's telegram is also asking for credit for his machine gun battalion. For killing the Japanese army group commander, isn't it too much to award them a first-class collective merit?"

Nodding, he said, "Not excessive. Let the Political Department verify this and award the New 1st Regiment's Machine Gun Battalion a collective first-class merit."

The division commander smiled slightly and began to seek commendation for Li Yunlong: "Li Yunlong has made another great contribution. The headquarters should also give him a commendation."

(End of this chapter)