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

"Or we can ask Commander-in-Chief Okamura for help and ask him to arrange for more elite combat troops to go south to deal with the independent battalion."

"If we allow the independent camp to continue to develop, our rule in North China will be in danger."

Yoshio Shinozuka knew very well in his heart that if he only relied on the combat effectiveness of the First Army and the Imperial Army, he would definitely not be a match for the Independent Battalion, so he had to ask for help.

Miyano Shun nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Afterwards, Miyano Shunshi began to issue a new Sakura bounty order, with the aim of assassinating Su Zheng at all costs.

A sum of one million dollars is definitely enough to drive many desperate criminals and die-hard traitors crazy.

The new cherry blossom bounty order was issued and began to spread in Taiyuan City and the surrounding towns, and then quickly spread to the surrounding areas.

According to Yoshio Shinozuka, it would be best if this Sakura bounty order was spread across the country, so as to attract more desperate criminals to deal with Su Zheng, assassinate Su Zheng, and make Su Zheng defenseless.

Money can make the world go round.

Now in these troubled times, what we lack is money.

Offering a reward of one million dollars will definitely attract many desperate criminals and die-hard traitors.

They don't care whether Su Zheng is an anti-Japanese hero or not, they just hope to get the one million dollars.

A huge bounty of one million oceans... This is one of the few times the Japanese have offered a bounty of over one million.

Generally, only the highest-ranking officers of the Central Army, Shanxi-Suiyuan Army or the Eighth Route Army would offer this price.

For example, the bounty amount for the boss is also very high.

Now Su Zheng’s bounty amount is higher than the boss’s, which is very rare.

After all, Su Zheng is still just a deputy regiment commander and battalion commander.

Offering a million dollars to assassinate a battalion commander is really crazy.

crazy!

Yoshio Shinozuka was really crazy in order to get rid of Su Zheng.

It cost a lot of money.

When Yoshio Shinozuka issued this bounty, it immediately caused a huge response and sensation.

After all, the reward was worth millions of dollars.

This is very scary.

For a moment, the people were in an uproar.

"Oh my god... one million dollars, this is the highest bounty I have ever seen."

"Su Zheng? The anti-Japanese hero Su Zheng? It was only 100,000 yuan before, how come it has suddenly skyrocketed to millions of yuan now? The reward amount is increasing very quickly!"

"Over a million dollars was spent to assassinate a battalion commander. It seems that this Su Zheng is really not a simple man. He is indeed our anti-Japanese hero."

"A bounty of one million dollars for killing Su Zheng? I don't have the ability to take that money. Even if I did... I wouldn't kill Su Zheng. After all, he is a famous anti-Japanese hero."

"Now the Japanese offer one million to assassinate Su Zheng. This shows that Su Zheng is a great threat to the Japanese. This is a good thing."

"Yes, yes, yes. The Japanese are afraid of Su Zheng, so they offer a huge reward to assassinate Su Zheng. So we must protect Su Zheng's safety."

"Although one million dollars is a lot, it is ill-gotten gains. We certainly cannot assassinate the anti-Japanese hero Su Zheng just for this one million dollars."

"They are anxious... anxious, the Japanese are also panicking, so they offer such a high price to assassinate Su Zheng. One million dollars, it is simply a sky-high price!"

"This little devil really spent a lot of money. Anyway, I think that anyone who assassinates Su Zheng for this million dollars is an enemy of the national anti-Japanese forces..."

............

When people saw the sky-high reward of one million dollars, they started talking about it.

They didn't know why the Japanese suddenly offered such a high price to assassinate Su Zheng. The reward amount increased directly from 100,000 oceans to 1 million oceans. It was really terrifying.

After all, information is very blocked in this era, and the people of Taiyuan and the towns near Taiyuan City do not know the result of the Ping'an County Battle yet.

If they knew that in the Battle of Heian, a single independent battalion wiped out 20,000 Japanese and puppet troops, including the elite Type A combat division, then these ordinary people might understand...why Yoshio Shinozuka offered a million-dollar reward for Su Zheng's head.

Ping'an County and the Eighth Route Army's defense zone and base area were not enemy-occupied areas, so the news about Su Zheng's million-dollar bounty had not yet spread.

It's just a matter of time.

............

Ping'an County.

Independent camp department.

At this time, Su Zheng naturally didn't know that Yoshio Shinozuka had offered a reward of millions of dollars for his head.

Su Zheng was chatting with the brigade commander and Li Yunlong.

After walking around Ping'an County and learning about the situation there, the three returned to the independent battalion's headquarters and sat down to chat.

As they chatted, the brigade commander looked at Su Zheng and said, "Su Zheng, what are you going to do next?"

Su Zheng: "Of course, we need to develop our troops... Our independent battalion suffered heavy losses this time. Next, we need to replenish our troops and improve their combat effectiveness. It would be best if we could replace their equipment!"

Indeed, the number of casualties and the number of soldiers who lost their front-line combat effectiveness in this Battle of Ping An totaled nearly 10,000.

This means that the independent battalion lost 10,000 combat troops.

Su Zheng’s next step is naturally to develop his troops.

The number of troops increased.

Combat effectiveness continues to improve.

In addition, the troops' equipment was replaced and all were equipped with M1 Garand rifles.

　3.0 Create American equipment that is always very strong.

This is Su Zheng’s next film.

The brigade commander nodded: "Indeed... Your independent battalion suffered such heavy losses this time, you must replenish your troops and improve your combat effectiveness!"

"But after completing these preparations, what do you plan to do next?"

Su Zheng smiled and said, "This...it depends on the arrangements of the headquarters."

"The three-month deadline has expired. Our New 1st Regiment has lost the authority to develop independently. Any action and combat plan must be approved by the headquarters, so this is not something I can decide."

When the three-month deadline was up, the new group's authority to develop independently was taken back.

This means that the New 1st Regiment cannot act on its own in any subsequent military operations, which greatly restricts it.

The same goes for Su Zheng's independent battalion.

However, according to what the boss said before in the Xinzhongcun base... he wanted to build the independent battalion into the ace force of the Eighth Route Army. He also said that he would continue to delegate power to Su Zheng, which is a good thing.

Of course, this still requires the final decision of the boss...

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Chapter 473: Su Zheng's ambition shocked the brigade commander! A future general! (First update, please subscribe)

Su Zheng doesn't care about his military position or rank, but what he cares about is whether he can develop independently, so that the autonomy and initiative of the troops can be brought into play.

Almost all troops of the Eighth Route Army were required to obey orders in their actions.

But some troops can be exceptions.

For example, Su Zheng’s independent camp.

Now all that’s left is the boss’s final decision.

The brigade commander listened to Su Zheng's words, nodded and said: "Indeed... We must obey the command of the headquarters and the boss!"

"After all, the headquarters has to consider the overall situation and the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war."

"But...if...if the boss lets your independent camp continue to develop on its own, what is your plan?"

Su Zheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Commander, there is a saying that goes, it is easier to conquer the world than to keep it."

"Although we have taken over Ping'an County, it is a very important county. We must guard against the Japanese's counterattack and defend our base."

As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to keep it!

Ping'an County is a very important strategic county, which has a certain impact on the situation in the entire northwest of Shanxi.

What Su Zheng is worried about now is that the Japanese will concentrate their forces to counterattack Ping'an County.

After the Battle of Ping'an, both the Independent Battalion and the New 1st Regiment suffered heavy losses.

If the Japanese concentrated their forces to launch a full-scale counterattack on Ping'an County, then Ping'an County would be in danger.

Li Yunlong looked at the battle situation map and the troop distribution map of the enemy and our own situation on the table, and said slowly: "Su Zheng, you are right. Ping'an County is located in the strategic 13th place in northwest Shanxi and is also a major transportation route. The Japanese are very likely to organize troops to counterattack."

"Therefore, the New 1st Regiment must concentrate its forces to build a defense line to prevent the Japanese from counterattacking."

Su Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, this is also the first thing we will do after we capture Ping'an County."

"It is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to keep it."

"Although we have captured Ping'an County, we now need to build a defense line. After all, the Japanese have airplanes, artillery, tanks and armored vehicles. If they concentrate all these equipment to attack Ping'an County, then our Ping'an County will also be in danger!"

"However, judging from the situation of this battle, even if Shinozuka Yoshio wants to organize troops to launch a counterattack, it is estimated that it will not be that easy. After all, this battle is estimated to cause heavy losses to the Japanese in the entire northwest of Shanxi and even the Second War Zone. It is not easy to counterattack."

"So we must hurry up and consolidate our city defenses."

"Besides, our independent battalion has wiped out the elite Second Division. The Japanese have no idea of ​​our strength and dare not attack rashly, so Ping'an County is safe for now."

Brigade Commander: "That's right... This time the independent battalion completely wiped out the Second Division, killing old devils like Yoshimoto Sadaichi and Okazaki Saburo. It probably created a great deterrent effect, making these young devils dare not act rashly."

Su Zheng nodded and continued, "To fight against foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country!"

"If we want the entire Ping'an County to be completely under our control, we still need to eliminate the Japanese and puppet spies in the city, and even the spies of some people with ulterior motives."

The outside must be safe first!

This is what Su Zheng is going to do next in Ping'an County.

Although Ping'an County has now been liberated by the Independent Battalion, the situation and conditions within the city are still very complicated.

Because Ping'an County is a very important county, located on a major transportation route and also a large county in a strategic location, there must be intelligence lurkers from the Central Army, Shanxi Suiyuan Army, Japanese and puppet troops, and other camps in the county.

The Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army are fine. After all, they are still friendly forces. The most they can do is to inquire about and collect information about the development status and movements of the independent battalion. They will not pose too much of a threat for the time being.

But the situation is different for the hidden spies of the Japanese and puppet troops.

These Japanese and traitorous intelligence agents hid and lurked in Ping'an County. In addition to spying on the movements of the independent battalion and the defense situation of Ping'an County, collecting intelligence, etc., they also provided intelligence support for the Japanese and puppet troops' counterattack on Ping'an County.

This is very dangerous.

The Japanese and puppet army spies lurking in the city became a time bomb.

Su Zheng wanted to build Ping'an County into another important development base for the independent camp besides the Xinzhongcun base, so these time bombs must be eliminated.

According to Su Zheng's development plan.

The Xinzhongcun base is the most fundamental rear base of the independent battalion, and is a rural development base built on the basis of Xinzhongcun.

As for Ping'an County, it is a base for development with the county as the main focus.

The development goals and directions of the two bases are different.

Su Zheng looked at Li Yunlong and the brigade commander and said, "Commander, brigade commander, although the main garrison troops of the Japanese puppet army in Ping'an County were completely annihilated by us, they must have left many special agents in Ping'an County."

"So next we have to eliminate all the spies and intelligence personnel in Ping'an County, especially the intelligence personnel of the Japanese and puppet troops."

"To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country! In my opinion, our top priority is not to be afraid of the Japanese counterattack, but to deal with these hidden intelligence personnel."

The brigade commander nodded: "Yes, Su Zheng, your idea is correct."

"But it's probably not that easy for your independent battalion to eliminate these intelligence agents, right? After all, the current combat situation in Ping'an County is very complicated."

Li Yunlong also spoke up: "Yes, yes, yes... The Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army must have planted spies in Ping'an County. How do you plan to deal with the intelligence personnel of these friendly forces? It might just be a friction between the two armies."

Su Zheng already had a plan for dealing with it, and said, "It's very simple. If they are intelligence personnel from friendly forces such as the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, then we should use courtesy before force."

"After we discovered the intelligence personnel of the friendly forces, the first thing we did was to drive them out of the city. However, if these spies and intelligence personnel still stubbornly continue to lurk in Ping'an County, then if they encounter any accidents in Ping'an County... that would be normal!"

"As for the Japanese or the Wang Puppet Government's spies and intelligence personnel, they are even easier to deal with! Execute them all."

After a pause, Su Zheng said, "We are new to Ping'an County and we are unfamiliar with the place, but we can mobilize the power of the masses."

"Before, there were quite a few Japanese and puppet intelligence personnel who infiltrated our Xinzhong Village base. We mobilized the masses to catch the intelligence agents. We have some experience in this regard."