Anti-Japanese War: Developing on my own, I brought back a US-equipped division

In addition to ground forces, air force units were also dispatched.

The last time the aviation brigade dispatched 10 fighter planes, six were lost. The four that escaped also had many bullet holes, so the loss was not small.

This time, Yoshio Shinozuka transferred another 10 fighter jets from North China.

They are determined to annihilate the independent battalion.

The 9th Brigade was also the main combat brigade of the Japanese First Army. It had very strong combat effectiveness and also had tanks and armored vehicles.

The Hattori Naoomi who Su Zheng had killed before was the major general and brigade commander of the 9th Brigade.

The 4th Mixed Brigade also had a feud with the independent battalion.

The cavalry battalion that Su Zheng incorporated during the night attack on Wanjia Town belonged to the 4th Mixed Brigade.

Miyano Shun heard this and his face changed. He said, "Commander, according to the intelligence we have, the independent battalion currently has only more than 653 people. Isn't it a bit of an overkill if we send tens of thousands of people to deal with the independent battalion?"

This time, Yoshio Shinozuka dispatched more than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops, as well as tanks, armored vehicles, airplanes, and artillery. It was a huge force... There was only one purpose for this, which was to completely wipe out the independent battalion.

Such a formation feels like using a butcher knife to kill a chicken.

But Yoshio Shinozuka didn't care about so many things. He was determined to destroy the independent battalion at all costs to avenge the 4th Brigade, the Emperor's nephew, and more than 200 Japanese officers.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have to be the commander of the First Army.

Shinozuka Yoshio looked solemn, and said to Miyano Shun with a serious face: "Miyano-kun, don't you realize that this independent battalion is not an ordinary Eighth Route Army unit!"

"We cannot use conventional thinking and cognition to look at the independent battalion, thinking that the independent battalion is not worth mentioning because it is an Eighth Route Army unit. We have already suffered a loss once, and we cannot underestimate the enemy again!"

"Miyano-kun... think about it... if it was an ordinary Eighth Route Army unit, could it have wiped out our elite Fourth Brigade with just over 3,000 people? This is obviously unrealistic, so we must be on high alert and make sure to eliminate Su Zheng and his independent battalion!"

"Su Zheng is an excellent commander and also a powerful enemy of ours. We must eliminate him at all costs, otherwise he will be a great threat to us in the future!"

The Kwantung Army moved south, which put a lot of pressure on Yoshio Shinozuka.

So in this situation, Yoshio Shinozuka had to do something to let the people in the General Headquarters, the Japanese mainland headquarters, and the General Staff Headquarters see that his First Army is no pushover!

Yoshio Shinozuka is not stupid either.

He had already seen that the independent battalion was not an ordinary Eighth Route Army unit, and he would definitely have to gather a large number of troops to destroy it.

According to Yoshio Shinozuka's meaning, it probably means: The war can be lost, but Su Zheng must die!

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Yoshio Shinozuka has already seen the threat posed by Su Zheng and the Independent Battalion, so naturally he wants to get rid of them at all costs.

Otherwise... there will be endless troubles.

Since Yoshio Shinozuka has made this decision, Miyano Shun can't say anything more.

However, in Miyano Shun's opinion... dispatching tens of thousands of troops to encircle and suppress the independent battalion is really like using a sledgehammer to kill a fly.

Deep down, Miyano Shun looked down on the Eighth Route Army, thinking that its equipment was poor, its soldiers had low military quality, and its logistical support could not keep up... Even if they achieved small-scale victories, they were won by relying on guerrilla tactics and other inferior tactics.

Even though the Independent Battalion completely wiped out the 4th Brigade this time, Miyano Shun still felt that the Independent Battalion's victory was unfair.

The reason why Miyano Shun still has such thoughts...it seems that he has not really understood the Independent Camp and Su Zheng.

If he had seen how powerful the independent battalion was, perhaps his understanding would have been refreshed.

No wonder Yoshio Shinozuka could be a commander, but he could only be a chief of staff...that's the difference.

Miyano Shun looked at Shinozuka Yoshio and said, "General... I believe that in front of our powerful Imperial Army, we will be able to wipe out the Independent Battalion and kill Su Zheng this time."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said, "I hope so!"

In Yoshio Shinozuka's opinion, with such a large number of troops deployed this time, the independent battalion will definitely be wiped out.

Full of confidence!

Tens of thousands of troops surrounded and annihilated a battalion of the Eighth Route Army... This may not be very glorious to say out loud.

But this is no longer important. Yoshio Shinozuka just wants to destroy the independent battalion and kill Su Zheng!

The mobilization, combat deployment and logistical preparation of the 9th Brigade and the 4th Mixed Brigade...all of these will still take some time.

And in order to kill Su Zheng's independent battalion with one blow, Yoshio Shinozuka must have made sufficient preparations.

The war can be lost, but Su Zheng must die!

He has become the public enemy of the entire Japanese First Army.

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Taiyuan.

A dungeon.

An Eighth Route Army soldier was tied to a cross.

Covered with scars!

scald!

Caning!

Torture!

......

Various tortures were inflicted on him, leaving the Eighth Route Army soldier on the verge of death.

At this time, many wounds were still bleeding, which was really shocking to see.

It was obvious that he had been tortured and subjected to various forms of torture.

The dungeon is dark.

Airtight!

Very humid!

It's not a place for people to stay at all.

At this moment, a man in Japanese military uniform slowly appeared in front of the Eighth Route Army soldier.

The man was none other than Yamamoto Ikki.

And this Eighth Route Army soldier was Zhu Ziming.

Zhu Ziming is the security officer of the New 1st Regiment headquarters.

This time he was arrested when he went to Ping'an County to perform a mission.

Because he was the security officer of the New 1st Regiment, he was naturally highly valued by Taiyuan, so he was sent to Taiyuan for torture and interrogation.

Zhu Ziming kept his mouth shut. Even after being tortured, he refused to say anything and was unwilling to provide any intelligence or information!

In desperation, Yamamoto Ikki had to go out himself.

If he was a security officer from other Eighth Route Army units, he would not have been taken to Taiyuan for trial, mainly because Zhu Ziming was a member of the New 1st Regiment.

Among the many Eighth Route Army troops, the New 1st Regiment is currently in its heyday.

Because the new regiment has an independent battalion.

Now that Yamamoto Ikki wants to deal with the Independent Battalion, he naturally wants to get some information about the Independent Battalion from the security officer of the New 1st Regiment.

Otherwise, Yamamoto Ikki would not have asked about these matters.

Pah...

Zhu Ziming, who was originally unconscious, was awakened by the water.

Zhu Ziming looked at Yamamoto Ikki in front of him and said in a weak voice: "You can kill me or chop me up as you wish... Just give me a quick death'?"

Yamamoto Ikki looked Zhu Ziming up and down, and slowly said: "Zhu Ziming, the security officer of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, was exposed and arrested in Ping'an County. He has no wife, no children, no elderly people to worry about at home!"

"Mr. Zhu, you are indeed a man. You have withstood so much torture without saying a word."

Zhu Ziming sneered: "Old devil, stop talking nonsense, just kill me if you want to!"

It is indeed difficult to interrogate someone like Zhu Ziming who has no family members to threaten.

Since so many tortures could not make Zhu Ziming speak, Yamamoto Ikki changed the interrogation method.

Yamamoto Ikki looked Zhu Ziming up and down and said, "Mr. Zhu... I know you are not afraid of death, but I know that you Chinese have a torture that can make life worse than death, and that is Lingchi!"

"Lingchi is to use a sharp knife to cut off pieces of your flesh one by one, and it will not deliver the fatal blow until more than 3,000 cuts have been made!"

"Mr. Zhu, how long do you think you can last?"

Lingchi was the most cruel torture in ancient times. It was to cut off the flesh of the human body piece by piece with a knife. In the end, the person was dismembered into pieces with more than 3,000 knives.

This is truly a death by thousands of cuts!

In the late Qing Dynasty, the eight-cutting punishment was used for lingchi.

The so-called eight-knife punishment is the process in which the executioner uses eight sharp knives to slice and dismember a person from top to bottom and from left to right, including eight cuts from the chest, biceps, thighs, arms to elbows, calves to knees, and beheading... This is considered a relatively easy way to die by lingchi.

Lingchi is undoubtedly the most cruel torture in ancient times. It began to be carried out in the tenth century but was not officially included in the criminal law until the thirteenth or fourteenth century.

The execution method of lingchi is extremely cruel. It is to cut off pieces of flesh from the human body with a sharp knife. It is very horrifying.

In the beginning, lingchi required 3,357 cuts. If the number of cuts did not reach this number, the executioner would be punished.

Now Yamamoto Ikki is using lingchi to threaten and frighten Zhu Ziming!

When Zhu Ziming heard the word "Lingchi", his eyes were instantly filled with fear.

Seeing this, Yamamoto Ikki knew that Lingchi was effective, so he said, "Mr. Zhu, this is my first time to carry out the torture of Lingchi, so don't blame me for being too harsh!"

Zhu Ziming went crazy, struggling and shouting: "Kill me if you can, come on...kill me!"

Use shouting to cover up the fear in your heart.

Yamamoto Ikki said calmly: "Mr. Zhu...don't worry, I will help you!"

"But before that, I plan to use you as a training ground, so that you can also experience the feeling of being tortured to death!"

As he spoke, Yamamoto Ikki picked up the sharp knife and placed it on Zhu Ziming's neck, as if talking to himself, "Where should I start with the first cut?"

"Is it the neck? Or the chest?"

"I remember the first cut was in the chest... so let's start from the chest..."

As he spoke, Yamamoto Ikki's knife slashed into Zhu Ziming's chest.

At this moment, Zhu Ziming's psychological defenses completely collapsed.

"I confess... I confess..." Zhu Ziming confessed and completely betrayed, embarking on a path of no return.

Seeing Zhu Ziming collapse, Yamamoto Ikki smiled and said, "Very good... Mr. Zhu... If you had cooperated with me earlier... you wouldn't have to suffer all this!"

"Go ahead...I want to know everything about the Independence Battalion!"

Destroy the independent battalion... This is Yamamoto Ikki's last chance to turn things around.

Therefore, Yamamoto Ikki had to continue to collect intelligence information about Su Zheng and the independent battalion.

Zhu Ziming took a breath and said, "As for the information about the Independent Battalion and Su Zheng...I'm not very clear!"

"I am just the security officer of the New 1st Regiment. I know a little more about the situation of the New 1st Regiment headquarters!"

Yamamoto Ikki: "Why don't you know about the situation of the Independent Battalion? Isn't the Independent Battalion affiliated with your New First Regiment?"

Zhu Ziming: "Yes... the Independent Battalion is indeed affiliated with our New First Regiment, but now the entire New First Regiment has been broken up into smaller units and is developing on its own, so I don't know much about the Independent Battalion!"

Yamamoto Ikki's expression changed and he said, "Then tell me all the information you know."

Zhu Ziming nodded and told Yamamoto Ikki about the situation of the independent battalion: "The independent battalion is affiliated to the New 1st Regiment. The battalion commander is Su Zheng. It has artillery, cavalry and infantry under its command..."

Under Yamamoto Ikki's torture, Zhu Ziming became a traitor and naturally did not dare to hide anything.

But these information do not contain much useful and valuable intelligence.

Yamamoto Ikki was a little disappointed and asked again: "What's the situation at the Shinichi Regiment Headquarters?"

Zhu Ziming: "The headquarters of the New 1st Regiment is now in Zhaojiayu. There are no main forces around it, only troops directly under the headquarters, about 200 people..."