You are ordered to support the War of Resistance against Japan; China enters Level 1 combat readines

"Hey!"

Tada Shun's order was quickly issued, and the Type 95 heavy tank unit was immediately deployed.

A 70mm main gun is no joke!

But at this moment, the atmosphere in the conference room was completely different.

The initial ease and arrogance vanished, replaced by an unprecedented tension and a nagging unease.

At first, they thought they had just been ambushed, and although it was embarrassing, the situation was still under control.

But when this tank, capable of withstanding 37mm anti-tank gun fire, appeared, the nature of the matter completely changed!

If there's one, will there be a second? Or a third?

If the enemy truly possesses an armored force that even anti-tank guns cannot defeat, then the situation on the North China battlefield, and even the course of the entire China battlefield... will be completely rewritten!

The thought of this possibility made all the Japanese generals' faces turn extremely ugly.

No one understands better than these beasts how much pressure comes from a weapons advantage!

Tada Shun's face was so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.

"Kasahara-kun!"

"Immediately contact the Special Higher Police and activate all our high-level intelligence networks in Shanxi Province and even Chongqing!"

"At the same time, all intelligence agencies under the North China Area Army were mobilized!"

"Find out where that tank came from at all costs! Now! Immediately!"

. . .

at the same time.

Shanxi Province, headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The atmosphere was also somewhat oppressive.

"Report to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief! Urgent intelligence! There has been unusual movement of tank units directly under the North China Area Army!"

"Report! Urgent telegram from the Jizhong Military Region! Units of the Japanese 110th Division are assembling on the Pinghan Railway, and the blockade is unprecedented in its intensity!"

"Report from the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region! The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade is highly active, and reinforcements have been sent to multiple strongholds!"

"Telegram from the Taihang Military Region! The 36th Division has deployed at least two battalions to advance westward and establish a blockade line!"

"Report! The 41st and 27th Divisions also show signs of large-scale deployments..."

One by one, the communications staff hurried along, constantly gathering intelligence from all directions and presenting it to the deputy commander-in-chief, the chief of staff, and other senior officers.

With each report, the operations staff would draw and mark it on the map according to the intelligence.

Gradually...

On the map, blue arrows representing the Japanese invaders spread out in all directions, especially around Beiping, forming an almost impenetrable iron barrel!

The deputy commander-in-chief frowned more and more, pacing back and forth in front of the map with his hands behind his back.

The chief of staff's expression was also unusually grim as he stared intently at the map.

"Sir, the situation... is not optimistic," the chief of staff said.

"Judging from this situation, that old Japanese devil Tada Shun is really desperate! Almost all the Japanese troops in North China that can move have been mobilized! This is no longer a simple encirclement and suppression; this is a complete annihilation!"

Another hot-tempered boss slammed his fist on the table: "Damn it! Is it really worth it for a few people? Has that old Japanese devil, Tada Toshi, gone mad?"

Previously, when they heard intelligence that Tada Shun had ordered the mobilization of "the entire North China," several senior officers thought that the enemy might be exaggerating, or that the commander was just saying something in a fit of rage.

After all, it is illogical to launch such a large-scale military operation for a mere few people and a vehicle; the cost-effectiveness is simply too low.

But the information arriving like snowflakes, corroborating each other, all proved one thing—

Tada Shun wasn't joking; he had genuinely mobilized almost all the forces available to the army group to create this inescapable trap!

In reality, the information the CEOs received was limited, and most importantly, they overlooked one point—

If it were just to capture a few people, Tada Shun probably wouldn't have gone to such great lengths.

But the key point is that the sudden appearance of that chariot in Beiping City really frightened Tada Shun, which is why he made such a big fuss.

"That comrade who stepped in to save people, and the comrades in Beiping... this time it's probably..." A boss didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was self-evident.

Under such a large-scale military encirclement, the hope of survival was extremely slim.

"Let alone them, even our own support troops that we sent out are probably..."

It should be noted that although the three troops sent out were small in number, they were all elite troops!

The atmosphere in the command post was somewhat oppressive. The leaders were not only worried about failing to rescue the people, but also about losing the support troops and the underground intelligence network as a result.

However, in this extremely oppressive atmosphere—

It was that intelligence chief with the black-rimmed glasses again, who strode in.

"Vice President! Great news! Incredibly great news!"

"Good news?"

The vice president looked up abruptly. What good news could there be at this point?

The intelligence chief pushed up his glasses, and without beating around the bush, said directly:

"I just received top-secret intelligence from the Pingxi Guerrilla Force! They... they've discovered a large number of routed Japanese soldiers in the direction of the Fangxian Pass!"

"An investigation has been conducted..."

The intelligence chief swallowed hard; even he found the weight of this intelligence overwhelming.

"An investigation revealed that... the Morita Battalion, under the command of the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade No. 7, was... routed by a mysterious tank at the Fangxian Pass!"

"According to preliminary verification, over 600 Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot! Three anti-tank guns and dozens of light and heavy machine guns were destroyed!"

"The entire Morita Battalion...was basically decimated!"

"..."

quiet!

Deathly silence!

In the command center, all the top officers and staff officers wore the same expression on their faces—

This is impossible!

Were they crippled as a whole squad?

More than 600 enemy soldiers were killed?

Are you kidding me!

Several seconds passed before the vice president finally came to his senses.

"What...what did you say? Say it again? Which Morita Battalion? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"That's right! Vice President! It's the Morita Battalion, equipped with three anti-tank guns and a full complement of over 1100 men!" The intelligence chief nodded emphatically.

"The comrades of the Pingxi Guerrilla Team have verified it repeatedly! The corpses of the Japanese soldiers are scattered all over the mountains, and weapons and supplies are strewn everywhere. The scene... it's as if it's been bombarded by an entire division of artillery!"

"hiss--"

The chief of staff gasped, feeling as if his worldview had been turned upside down.

"One tank... wiped out an entire Japanese battalion?"

"How the hell did that happen? What kind of tank is that? Did heavenly soldiers descend to earth?"

Tanks, the Eighth Route Army has fought them before.

Although that iron turtle is indeed fierce, if there is no infantry support, a single tank can wipe out a whole battalion.

Or is it a brigade equipped with anti-tank guns?

Even without anti-tank guns, the chief of staff had at least a thousand ways in mind to destroy a tank with 1000 men.

Not only did the chief of staff disbelieve it, but none of the bigwigs present believed it either.

"Good heavens... over six hundred Japanese soldiers..."

"I've fought the Japanese for so many years, and I've never heard of anything like this before!"

"Who did it? Has it been found out?"

All the big shots then looked at the intelligence expert.

The intelligence chief chuckled: "Although we don't yet know who did it, based on the current intelligence analysis, I reasonably suspect... it was done by that hero who caused such a ruckus in Beiping!"

"What?"

"You mean... Ding Zhijian and his group?"

The bosses are stunned!

Shock! Ecstasy! Unbelievable!

The gloom that had been weighing on my heart and making it hard to breathe vanished in an instant!

They had assumed that the mysterious hero and his three comrades were struggling to survive in dire straits, or even that they had perished.

But to everyone's surprise, not only were they unharmed, they also retaliated by giving the pursuers a resounding slap in the face that echoed throughout North China!

They wiped out an elite Japanese battalion!

What a glorious achievement! What terrifying combat power!

This wasn't just escaping from the jaws of death; it was breaking the tiger's teeth and slapping it twice in the process!

"Hahaha! Good! Well done! Well done!!"

The deputy commander-in-chief finally couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

"Whoever did it, they're all commendable! They are heroes of the Chinese nation!"

"Pass down the order: at all costs, find out this comrade's identity and... find him!"

It wasn't just because Shen Wang saved his comrades and routed a large battalion, but more importantly—

The bosses were all eager to know how he managed to defeat an entire battalion with just one tank.