coobybook Chapter 335 The large-scale blockade operation has begun, and the independent regiment will be trapp
Chapter 335 The large-scale blockade operation has begun, and the independent regiment will be trapp
Kojiro Hirata did not expect that Mitsui Taro had already thought of a response plan and did not tell the truth in the last meeting. He looked at Mitsui Ichiro deeply and found that he was confident. The anger in his heart disappeared at this moment. He looked at Ichiro Nakamura. He was the only one left among the people who opposed it. He wanted to see what Ichiro Nakamura had to say.
Nakamura Ichiro did not disappoint Hirata Kojiro. With a fake smile on his face, he said with disdain: "Mitsuki, you are simply coaxing me like a three-year-old child. The Kwantung Army has been carrying out large-scale secret mobilizations in recent days. I am very well-informed about this, but my family asked me to keep it a secret. It is very likely that the Imperial Headquarters is planning another major operation and will fight north again to meet the Third Reich in the Ural Mountains to avenge the bloody Nomonhan aggression!"
"Even if the Empire has extra troops now, they will be stationed in the north. The cannon fodder you mentioned will be the first to bear the brunt. It would be truly unjust if such good cannon fodder were not used. The summer sweep order issued by the headquarters has continued until now. A large number of troops of the 12th Army have not returned to their bases. They only had a short rotation before to deceive China's intelligence department."
"It turns out that the last rotation was a very correct tactic. The enemy was deceived by us, and on its way back, it was hit head-on by our attacking forces. Except for the border areas of Shanxi Province, which we cannot fully control, the rest of the province has completed the iron fence strategy. The only two people in northwest Shanxi who can pose a threat to the imperial army are Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei. The other troops were either severely damaged by us or completely eliminated by us. We also gained the loyalty of a large number of puppet troops at the same time."
"The number of puppet troops in the entire Shanxi Province has exceeded 50. This is indeed good news for us. In order to eradicate the living soil of the resistance forces, the 12th Army Command has formulated a strict blockade plan, hoping to trap and starve the besieged resistance forces to death in a small base area."
"Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has had to evacuate northwest Shanxi and move towards southwest Shanxi in great strides. The only real threat left is what Li Yunlong said. As for the large forces of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, we drove them all out. Except for sporadic resistance forces, our occupied areas are peaceful."
"But there is still a huge crisis. That is the serious shortage of troops in the 12th Army. From the original five divisions, it has been reduced to four divisions now. Its strength has been greatly weakened. Mitsui-kun's material blockade operation is quite reliable, but the offensive operation is simply a mirage. It is difficult to form in a short period of time!"
Mitsui Taro's face changed. He didn't expect that the secret hidden deep in his heart would be directly revealed by Nakamura Ichiro. In order not to arouse other people's suspicion, his face was very calm, and he said in an annoyed tone: "Nakamura-kun, if you don't want to participate in the action I mentioned, then just pretend I didn't say anything. I'm too lazy to convince you. Do whatever you want. I will continue to implement the plan and I will prove to you that I am right!"
The three people present had to make a choice. Colonel Kurofuji expressed his support for Mitsui Taro at the first opportunity. The two were already in the same boat. Besides, if Colonel Kurofuji went back on his word at this time, he would be a traitor. Even if he was wrong, he would insist on it. Besides, it is good to lean on a big tree for shade. He felt that Mitsui Taro's plan had a greater chance of success.
Hirata Kojiro and Yamamoto Ikki looked at each other, and they decided to support Mitsui Taro. They said in unison: "We both support Mitsui-kun's proposal and will fully cooperate with Mitsui-kun to implement the blockade plan against the independent group!"
Ichiro Nakamura found that no one supported him, and finally gave up his plan reluctantly. He was forced to compromise with Taro Mitsui, but he had made up his mind that he had to do some small tricks to ensure that his interests would not be harmed.
What the five people didn't know was that General Yingzuo had secretly arrived in Ping'an County. The spy he had planted in the Independent Regiment's arsenal had lost contact for almost two months, which made him worried.
"General Yingzo, Zhu Ziming has been secretly transferred to the prison by us. The Zhu Ziming living in the Wang family compound in the north of the city is a fake. My subordinates have arranged a large number of manpower near the Wang family compound and arrested many suspicious persons. We followed the clues and found that Xu Zhongyi, the owner of Tianxiang Restaurant, was a major suspect. In order not to alert the enemy, we have not taken any action!" Lieutenant Colonel Ichiro Takahashi bowed his head and said.
Lieutenant General Yingzuo smiled, very satisfied with his subordinates' arrangement, and praised with a smile: "Takahashi, you have been promoted to the rank of colonel. This is the recognition of your previous actions by the Imperial Headquarters. I came here this time, in addition to promoting your rank, to obtain the weapons manufacturing technology data of the Independent Regiment Arsenal."
"According to the technical data sent back by Black Bear, the Empire has mastered the manufacture of two types of armored steel and has begun to use them on a large scale on warships and tanks, greatly improving their armored protection capabilities. The new tanks developed by the Empire's Army have also achieved key technological breakthroughs, greatly improving their defense capabilities and directly increasing their weight to 30 tons, which has greatly strengthened the strength of the Empire's Army."
"The two mature engine technologies we seized from the Third Reich last time also had a great impact on the development of the Empire's fighter planes. The engine power of our Zero fighter has been increased to 1250 horsepower, and the combat capability will become stronger. A large number of fighter planes eliminated in training will be deployed again on the China battlefield to maintain our air superiority. Another jet engine has accelerated the development of the Empire's jet engines. It is expected that the Empire's jet fighters will be able to enter service directly within a year."
"There are several other technologies that have greatly improved the military strength of the Empire, which is why General Bella is willing to pay a huge price. For the Third Empire, they have also gained huge benefits. I have a hunch that the Third Empire definitely did not give us all the technical information last time. Fortunately, we have also obtained six key technologies, and the price we paid is within our tolerance. This time I came with a secret order from the headquarters. I want to investigate the true situation of the Independent Regiment Arsenal and find the right time to transform it into an empire's military factory."
"The two medicines produced by the Independent Group are very effective. The main purpose of my coming here this time is to get the real formula of these two medicines, so that our empire can produce them with all its strength. Not only can we use them for ourselves, but we can also export them in exchange for a large amount of money to purchase materials urgently needed for the war!"
"Take me to see Zhu Ziming right now. As for the Mitsui Taro and the others you mentioned, don't worry about them for now. I will meet with Chief of Staff Mitsui in a while and have a good talk with him about this matter. We'll talk about it after we get the result!"
Under the leadership of Ichiro Takahashi, Lieutenant General Yingzuo met Zhu Ziming. This meeting between the two was indeed a bit sudden. Zhu Ziming had always thought that the person who captured him was from the Special High Section, but he didn't expect it to be the Ume Agency. This made him a little confused.
"Zhu Ziming, I need to know some truth from you. Don't think about hiding it. I have found some of the things you hid. I know you won't believe me when I say these words. I will bring those things over the day after tomorrow. I hope you will be sensible and hand over the rest. I swear in the name of my family to guarantee your safety!"
Lieutenant General Yingzuo only said these words and ended the meeting between the two. He ordered his men to go to several places to pick up things. This was the information left for him by Black Dog, and it could definitely not be wrong.
At Maoershan Airport, Lin Zhenhua was waiting anxiously inside the airport. The First Transport Brigade had not returned yet, an hour later than usual. After learning the news, Lin Zhenhua rushed to the airport. After waiting for another hour, there was still no news. This made Lin Zhenhua's face become more and more solemn. He had an intuition in his heart that something might have happened to the First Transport Brigade.
Li Yunlong and several others who heard the news also rushed over. They were going to launch a bombing operation on the Japanese homeland tomorrow night, but now something unexpected has happened, which really filled everyone's hearts with gloom.
After waiting for another two hours, the First Transport Brigade still did not return. Lin Zhenhua immediately blocked the news, changed the transportation plan, and then rushed back to the regiment headquarters.
At this time, the atmosphere in the regiment headquarters was depressing, and everyone's face was filled with anxious expressions. Li Yunlong was smoking one cigarette after another. Even Zhao Gang, who didn't smoke on weekdays, asked Li Yunlong for one. The whole headquarters was filled with smoke. After Lin Zhenhua came in, he coughed a few times because of the smoke. He asked the monk and Duan Peng to open the windows of the house and close them again after the smoke dissipated.
"Don't smoke yet. Something must have happened to the First Transport Squadron. I have ordered the Second and Third Transport Squadrons to stop taking off. As for the Fourth Transport Squadron, we cannot contact them. They can only rely on themselves. I hope they can avoid this danger!"
"We don't have any radios, and the problem of long-distance communication has not been solved. I wanted to ask Chen Minggeng to help us purchase a batch of radios before, but he flatly refused. Until now, I still don't know what the problem is. But now the only channel we can rely on to purchase radios is Chen Minggeng. I originally thought he wanted to ask for an exorbitant price, but I raised the price many times, and he refused to do this kind of business. In the end, I had to compromise and stop talking about this matter!"
"Our arsenal has not made any major breakthroughs in the manufacture of radios. The last radio we produced burned up during the experiment and could not be used directly. This made me doubt myself. But there are obviously no problems with the production process, and we have also manufactured the finished product. Why does it burn up as soon as it is opened for use? I still haven't found the problem, so I can only leave it for later!"