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

It always feels like something big is about to happen.

But the boss couldn’t explain what exactly happened. “873”…

At this time, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade outside the headquarters was also making preparations to attack the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

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Taiyuan.

First Army Headquarters.

Commander's Office.

Tatata...

There were hurried footsteps again.

Yoshio Shinozuka became annoyed when he heard such footsteps.

Because generally speaking...such hurried footsteps don't mean good news.

soon.

crunch...

The door opened.

Matsushima Mamori pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing Matsushima Mamori like this, Shinozuka Yoshio said impatiently: "If it's bad news, don't say it. I don't want to hear any bad news now!"

Recently, because of Su Zheng's Tiger Guards, a series of bad news made Yoshio Shinozuka very depressed.

Matsushima Mamori quickly said: "No, no, no... General Shinozuka... this time it's good news!"

"We just received a telegram from Major General Kenkichi Ikegami of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade. His troops accidentally entered the Taihang Mountains and unexpectedly discovered an Eighth Route Army base."

"According to General Ikegami Kenkichi's analysis, this Eighth Route Army base is most likely the Eighth Route Army headquarters!"

"Because there are two fully staffed main force regiments around this garrison...Such a high level of protection shows that this Eighth Route Army garrison is extremely extraordinary."

"Right now, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade is formulating a detailed action plan against the Eighth Route Army headquarters, preparing to completely wipe out this Eighth Route Army garrison!"

"General Ikegami Kenkichi hopes that we can mobilize troops to support this combat operation from the outside."

After hearing this, Shinozuka Yoshio was slightly stunned, and quickly looked at Matsushima Mamori and said, "Matsushima-kun, is the information reliable?"

"Did the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade really discover the Eighth Route Army headquarters?"

Matsushima Mamori: "According to the contents of General Kenkichi Ikegami's telegram... this should be real intelligence information!"

"Because we have obtained accurate intelligence information before, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is in the Taihang Mountains!"

"Now the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade has appeared in the Taihang Mountains and discovered the Eighth Route Army headquarters... that is entirely possible."

Shinozuka Yoshio pondered this and nodded slightly, saying, "Based on this analysis... the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade may actually accidentally discover the Eighth Route Army headquarters!"

"If we can really wipe out the Eighth Route Army headquarters and kill the Eighth Route Army leader, then it will definitely be a great achievement!"

Yoshio Shinozuka suffered several major defeats against Su Zheng's Tiger Guards.

Now it is urgent to make amends.

If this time we accidentally wipe out all the officers and chiefs of the Eighth Route Army headquarters and kill the leader of the Eighth Route Army, it will definitely be a great military achievement that can wash away all the shame of previous defeats.

After all, no matter from which aspect and significance, killing the Eighth Route Army leader is a greater merit than killing Su Zheng.

This is inevitable.

Yamamoto Ikki had tried to assassinate the Eighth Route Army commander several times before, but failed every time.

Shinozuka Yoshio showed a delighted smile on his face and said, "Good...good...good. This is the battle for our First Army to rewrite history and wash away the shame!"

"Mr. Matsushima, you must immediately send a telegram to General Ikegami Kenkichi and have them wipe out the Eighth Route Army stationed here at all costs!"

"In addition, I will immediately mobilize troops to attract and contain the Eighth Route Army's troops on the periphery. They will do their best to annihilate the Eighth Route Army headquarters. The history and responsibility of our First Army will fall on their 9th Independent Mixed Brigade!"

Matsushima Mamori nodded and said, "Ha Yi!"

After saying that, he went downstairs.

Afterwards, Yoshio Shinozuka immediately began to mobilize his troops to march towards the Eighth Route Army's defense zone, or to take the initiative to launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army troops.

This time, the Eighth Route Army headquarters was unexpectedly discovered in Taihang Mountains...This was a very important discovery for Yoshio Shinozuka and the First Army.

Whether the history of the First Army can be rewritten depends on the performance of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade this time.

Although there is no way to confirm whether the Independent Mixed 9th Brigade discovered the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

But since it is the Eighth Route Army base in the Taihang Mountains, it must be a very unusual Eighth Route Army base.

Regardless of whether it was the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army or not, the Japanese First Army was in urgent need of a victory to inspire people and stabilize the morale of the army.

Otherwise, Yoshio Shinozuka would be on pins and needles now.

In Yoshio Shinozuka's opinion, since there is no way to deal with the Tiger Guards that annihilated Su Zheng, and now that the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army has been accidentally discovered, then he has to deal with the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Yoshio Shinozuka now places all his hopes on the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade.

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Taihang Mountains.

Temporary headquarters of the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade.

A Japanese signalman walked quickly to Chi Shangjing Xianji and said, "Report to the general, Taiyuan sent a reply telegram..."

Kenkichi Ikegami quickly asked, "What did General Yoshio Shinozuka say in the telegram?"

The Japanese soldier who was communicating said, "General Shinozuka Yoshio said in the telegram that the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade should capture this Eighth Route Army base at all costs!"

"In addition, General Shinozuka Yoshio will arrange troops to support us from the periphery and assist us in the attack!"

"In the telegram... Shinozuka Yoshio also emphasized that this battle is very important to the First Army and that victory is a must."

Ikegami Kenkichi smiled and said, "Yoshi... Great, it's finally our 9th Independent Mixed Brigade's turn to perform!"

"If our 9th Independent Mixed Brigade can completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army's base, then the history of the First Army will be rewritten, and our 9th Independent Mixed Brigade will become a heroic unit of the Imperial Army!"

"Let's go... let's take a look ahead!"

Afterwards, Kenkichi Ikegami came to the front observation point and picked up a telescope to observe the situation of the Eighth Route Army’s base in the distance.

After observing for a while, Ikegami Kenkichi frowned and asked, "Why are the Eighth Route Army troops stationed here on increased alert? Have they discovered our presence?"

Adjutant Ito Erlang shook his head and said, "I don't know... I have been observing the situation of the Eighth Route Army stationed there."

"Judging from their reaction...it's unlikely that they discovered us. If they really did discover us, they wouldn't react like this."

"The Eighth Route Army has always been very cautious and cunning, so it's not surprising that they've stepped up their guard."

Ikegami Kenkichi nodded and said, "Well... With the combat effectiveness of our 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, it won't be a big problem to defeat the Eighth Route Army stationed here!"

"After all, not every unit of the Eighth Route Army is a Tiger Guard!"

The Tiger Guards... this was quite frightening to the Japanese.

Famous!

After all, the Tiger Guards had achieved many incredible victories in succession, and even wiped out the elite Second Division.

Although the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade has good combat effectiveness, it believes that it is inferior to the 2nd Division in terms of troop numbers, weapons and equipment, combat effectiveness, combat experience, etc.

Therefore, Kenkichi Ikegami knew that his 9th Independent Mixed Brigade was no match for the Tiger Guards.

However, it was still easy to control the two main regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

Ikegami Kenkichi observed through the telescope for a while, checked the time, and then said, "Pass on my order. All troops must move into combat positions and launch an attack in ten minutes!"

"Hayi!"

The messenger quickly went down to convey the combat order.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Soon, the ten minutes were up.

The 40th Battalion of the th Independent Mixed Brigade and the baggage troops began to attack the Eighth Route Army headquarters...

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time up!

The 40th Battalion and the logistics unit of the th Independent Mixed Brigade began to attack the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

The first to launch the attack were the baggage troops.

Originally, the baggage troop was a unit that carried and escorted military equipment, food, bedding and other supplies. The baggage troop was also called the transportation troop.

Many people think that baggage troops are not considered soldiers.

Because someone once said: "If baggage and transport were counted as soldiers, butterflies and dragonflies could be turned into birds."

In fact, the baggage transport soldiers were not real baggage soldiers, but were called baggage auxiliary soldiers or baggage special forces soldiers.

The main job of these baggage transport soldiers was to drive horse-drawn carriages and load and unload goods. Strictly speaking, they were not soldiers because they had not received formal military training. They were just a group of people who were just trying to get by in the Japanese army.

But in fact, baggage soldiers are ordinary soldiers, only the baggage transport soldiers are not counted as soldiers.

It is worth mentioning that the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade’s logistics troops include not only transport troops but also some artillery troops.

Because it was a light infantry unit, it did not neglect too many heavy artillery, and mainly relied on Type 92 infantry guns and large-caliber mortars.

The attack began.

First, the artillery fired at the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

"Left 33, right 34!"

"Highland? 10!"

"Ready... Gunners, get ready!"

"fire!"

Following the order, a total of ten Type 92 infantry guns opened fire one after another.

Dong 13 Dong Dong......

swish swish...  

A series of dull sounds were heard.

One shell after another was fired out of the barrel rapidly, leaving a long tail of fire, drawing an arc in the air, and then slamming heavily into the defensive fortifications outside the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Rumble...

Boom boom boom...

Suddenly, the sound of artillery fire was heard.

A flash of fire appeared.

Smoke filled the air.

There was smoke rising everywhere.

The shock waves generated by the explosion continued to attack the fortifications of the defensive positions and the Eighth Route Army soldiers in the positions.

The gusts of air, carrying shrapnel, splashed in all directions and attacked the Eighth Route Army soldiers... One by one, the soldiers were unable to dodge and were hit by the shells and fell to the ground.

Died heroically.

Some shells also landed on civilian houses outside the Eighth Route Army headquarters, causing bursts of loud explosions.

Rumble...

Huhuhu......

Boom boom boom...

Explosions were heard everywhere.

The two regiments responsible for guarding the Eighth Route Army headquarters were caught off guard.