Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 465: Sweep away the thoughts!

Meanwhile, in Peking.

The heavily guarded Iron Lion Alley.

Japanese North China Front Headquarters.

General Sugiyama Hajime, commander of the North China Front Army, returned to his office after convening a summary meeting of the battle in northwestern Shanxi among all the officers.

Only Sugiyama Hajime, Yamashita Tomoyuki and Shinozuka Yoshio were left in the office.

"Shinozuka-kun."

Sugiyama Gen looked at Shinozuka Yoshio expressionlessly: "The 14th Division Commander, Lieutenant General Iseki, and nearly elite Locust soldiers were killed in battle. His Majesty the Locust and the headquarters are very dissatisfied."

Before this matter reached the Japanese people, Tianhuang and the headquarters ordered the news to be blocked.

after all.

Not long ago, the Japanese North China Front Army suffered a defeat in northwestern Shanxi.

The Guards Mixed Brigade and the 4th Mixed Brigade were completely wiped out.

It has only been more than half a month. If the news that nearly 14 soldiers of the th Division were killed spread to the public, it would inevitably cause a great blow to the morale of the local people.

"Hey, this is all my fault, I'm willing to take responsibility."

"Please give me another chance. I will definitely wipe out the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi and prepare a specimen of Li Yunlong's head for your Excellency the General."

Yoshio Shinozuka lowered his head and admitted his mistake in a very good manner.

The 14th Division suffered a heavy blow. Although it was another wave of humiliation, too many lice will not itch, and too many debts will not worry.

Yoshio Shinozuka and the First Army have suffered too much shame.

Not to mention that the 14th Division suffered heavy losses, even if the 14th Division was completely wiped out, Yoshio Shinozuka would not have felt much of a stir.

Love so much.

In fact, if it weren’t for the report from the 21st Flying Regiment, three heavy artillery regiments and one tank regiment of the Eighth Route Army were destroyed, the photos would reveal the truth.

The 14th Division suffered a heavy blow this time, and Yoshio Shinozuka will definitely be stripped of his position as commander of the st Army, and even Sugiyama Hajime will be implicated.

Sugiyama Gen remained expressionless and said nothing.

"Shinozuka-kun."

Chief of Staff Yamashita Tomoyuki sat nearby, his body as heavy as a mountain, and asked, "How on earth was the 14th Division so severely damaged in just one day?"

Shinozuka Yoshio took a deep breath and said, "The Eighth Route Army suddenly launched an attack on the 14th Division using heavy tanks and heavy artillery. The 14th Division's positions outside the city were quickly captured by the Eighth Route Army. The division headquarters and the main force retreated into Heyuan County to prepare for street fighting. Unexpectedly, Li Yunlong used artillery to fire tens of thousands of shells into Heyuan County, causing heavy losses to the 14th Division..."

Upon hearing this, Yamashita Tomoyuki and Sugiyama Gen's faces darkened.

They all thought that the common people were the Eighth Route Army's weak point, but they didn't expect that Li Yunlong would disregard the lives of the common people and directly bombard the city with artillery fire.

Li Yunlong has no weaknesses, which is very troublesome...

Without strong fortifications, tens of thousands of artillery shells were fired down. No matter how many troops the 14th Division had, the Japanese soldiers had nowhere to hide in the narrow county town with their flesh and blood bodies.

As for heavy tanks, although this is a bit troublesome, it is not a big problem.

No matter how powerful a tank is, there are ways to deal with it. If that doesn't work, let the locust soldiers detonate explosives and launch a human bomb attack.

Soldiers who have been brainwashed by Bushido and militarism love to do this kind of thing the most.

Sugiyama Gen spoke, his tone full of authority: "It seems that we should try our best to avoid street fighting with the Eighth Route Army in the future. In addition, we need to increase investment in anti-artillery fortifications and research on gas masks."

"Hi." Yamashita Fengwen bowed his head, "I will issue the order and implement it as soon as possible."

Sugiyama Gen looked at Shinozuka Yoshio and asked in a deep voice, "Shinozuka-kun, have you investigated the Eighth Route Army's use of chemical bombs?"

Some Japanese soldiers did not like to use poison gas bombs on the battlefield, believing that using poison gas bombs violated the spirit of Bushido and that force should be used to conquer the enemy's mind and body.

However, some Japanese soldiers liked to use poison gas bombs. During combat, they would fire a volley of poison gas bombs at the soldiers, and then they would just wear gas masks and go up to harvest the corn.

The Japs usually use poison gas bombs when the battle is not going well.

But recently, the Eighth Route Army, especially the New 1st Regiment, has also used poison gas bombs. Moreover, the Japanese gas masks are ineffective against the Eighth Route Army's poison gas bombs.

However, the Eighth Route Army's gas masks could block the poison gas launched by the Japanese army.

This put the Japanese at a disadvantage in the field of poison gas warfare.

"General," Shinozuka Yoshio said, "This matter has been thoroughly investigated. The Eighth Route Army didn't use chemical bombs, but pepper bombs."

Although all the Japanese soldiers who tasted the pepper bomb died, they were not fools.

Before the 4th Brigade was completely wiped out, it sent a telegram to the 1st Army Headquarters, saying that the Eighth Route Army used chili peppers to smoke Japanese soldiers on the battlefield.

"What?" Sugiyama was surprised. "Chili pepper bomb?"

"Hi," Shinozuka Yoshio said, "Lieutenant Colonel Kiyoshi Mizuno, the intelligence officer of our First Army, led a team that located an 82mm dud in the area north of Shota Road where the Eighth Route Army used chemical bombs. They detected chili peppers in the gunpowder."

"This chili powder contains a very high content of capsaicin, and mixing it with gunpowder will not increase the power of the artillery shells."

"But after the shell explodes, the smell of chili peppers will spread into the air along with the gunpowder, making people unable to move, just as bad as the chemical bombs used by the locust army."

"Because capsaicin is not a poison gas, the gas masks of all locust soldiers cannot filter it out."

Sugiyama Gen suddenly realized: "Sweep away the thought!"

Then he looked at Yamashita Tomoyuki and said, "Yamashita-kun, report this situation to the headquarters' ordnance department as soon as possible and ask them to produce a batch of gas masks that can filter out capsaicin."

Humans are afraid of unknown things, but as long as they know the principle, it is not difficult to make such a gas mask with the Japanese technology.

Sugiyama Gen: "How's the investigation going into the Eighth Route Army's aid channels?"

"We've already gotten some clues," Shinozuka Yoshio said. "According to intelligence, the person who provided Li Yunlong with weapons and ammunition is named Lin. He's a mysterious patriot, approximately 20 years old. He airlifted a large number of weapons to Li Yunlong, including 150mm heavy artillery and heavy tanks. All of these were provided by this person."

Sugiyama was waiting for Shinozuka to continue, but Shinozuka stopped abruptly. Sugiyama couldn't help but frown: "That's all?"

"Hi." Shinozuka Yoshio lowered his head. "The Eighth Route Army has strictly suppressed any information about this person. Currently, the First Army Headquarters' intelligence department can only gather this much information."

"General," Yamashita Tomoyuki said, "It seems that if we want to gather more intelligence, we have no choice but to use high-level agents to infiltrate the Eighth Route Army."

Sugiyama nodded and said, "I will write to General Doiyuan and ask him to send out high-level agents."

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression brightened slightly. "The 14th Division was General Doi-maru's old subordinate. This time, the 14th Division suffered a heavy blow. I'm sure General Doi-maru is also very angry. He will definitely do his best to collect intelligence on the Eighth Route Army and this person."

After a pause, Shinozuka Yoshio stood up and once again kowtowed to Sugiyama Gen and asked for a fight: "Commander, please give me another chance. This time I will definitely wipe out the Tubalu and make a specimen of Li Yunlong's head to send to the general."

Sugiyama Gen didn't say anything for a moment, squinting his eyes, as if thinking.

The Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade was completely wiped out and the 14th Division suffered heavy losses. Both the headquarters and the Tianhuang were very angry.

Tianhuang planned to send the Imperial Guards Division to North China to destroy the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, kill Li Yunlong, and carry out a massacre in northwestern Shanxi.

In addition, a field heavy artillery brigade and at least 10,000 tons of combat supplies will be dispatched.

Sugiyama Gen has also been considering candidates to take charge recently.

Yoshio Shinozuka has been labeled as a waste by him.

However, Yamashita Tomoyuki's performance in the last attack on the Jinzhong base was very mediocre.

Sugiyama Gen could not take command personally. After all, Shanxi was a dangerous place and the Eighth Route Army's intelligence capabilities were very strong.

Just then, a staff officer came in and whispered something in Sugiyama Gen's ear.

Sugiyama Gen said: "Please ask him to come in."

"Hi."

The staff officer turned and left.

Just when Yamashita Tomoyuki and Shinozuka Yoshio were both confused, footsteps were heard at the door, and a short and thin Japanese officer with a sword bestowed by the emperor on his waist and the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulder walked in.

The man's eyes behind a pair of black round-framed glasses were full of schemes and cunning.

(End of this chapter)