Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

On this side, Zhang Ling was training tank drivers in Heli City.

The tank drivers of the Osaka Division were not as experienced and skilled as those of European and American drivers.

But compared with the Eighth Route Army at that time.

That's the level of a master craftsman.

Through these 25 days of training, it can be said that the three tank battalions of the entire Eighth Route Army Independent Division.

Each of them has the ability to fight.

And in Taiyuan city.

At this time, Terauchi Juichi was sitting in the office chair in the conference room.

Sitting to his upper left were several Japanese commanders including Hata Shunroku, Kimura Shotaro, and Okamura Yasuji.

At this time, Okamura Neiji glanced at everyone and then took out a document.

"Everyone, the negotiations between our empire and the Dragon Kingdom Central Army have completely broken down."

"Tong's work plan has failed. Song Ziliang has officially informed us of this."

"There will be no trilateral talks, and the Dragon Kingdom Expeditionary Force Command has decided to temporarily suspend the Tong work plan."

"Three days ago, news came from the headquarters that they were planning to stop all of Tong's work plans."

"For the Dragon Kingdom, we still have to conquer it by force. It's impossible to achieve the goal by just talking." said Okamura Neiji.

The voice just fell.

Hata Shunroku stood up and said, "Commander-in-chief, we have already spent too much manpower and material resources in North China."

"And we didn't get any return, which is really not worth it for us."

"Moreover, the First Army was completely annihilated. This is an even more severe blow to our empire."

"Commander, since the negotiations with the Rain Dragon Central Army have completely failed, we might as well take advantage of this opportunity."

"Why don't we apply to the headquarters and wipe out the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi in one fell swoop?"

The reason why Hata Shunroku focused his attention on the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi.

It was entirely because the independent division led by Zhang Ling dealt them too dazzling a blow.

It can be said that the Japanese invaders throughout North China now have a fear of the Eighth Route Army's independent divisions.

In several battles, the Japanese invaders in North China were basically defeated.

If you are unlucky, you may even be wiped out.

This kind of combat effectiveness has never been seen since the Japanese invaded Long Country.

Therefore, the entire North China Command has always had an unspeakable embarrassment towards the Eighth Route Army's independent division, but it dared not mention it.

In addition, the base camp had also sent a message before.

The imperial high-ranking officials hoped to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to surrender through peace talks.

In this way, the war in Dragon Country can be ended as quickly as possible.

Then, the empire could focus all its efforts on heading south to deal with the European beasts.

Then open up a huge living space for the empire.

But what no one expected was that Tong ultimately failed to get the job.

Originally, Chiang Kai-shek had agreed to form a tripartite coalition government.

Moreover, the entire coastal line can also be given to the Japanese.

But the problem is, even Chiang Kai-shek agreed to this extent.

Commonly referred to as the kind that works as a dog for others and brings its own food.

But the result?

The Japanese are not happy.

What the Japanese mean is that you must abide by all the conditions I propose.

And you can only agree, you can't put forward any conditions.

Chiang Kai-shek's original intention was to abolish Manchukuo and withdraw the troops stationed there.

In this case, Chiang Kai-shek can at least be said to have retained the Northeast, and at least he can explain it to the people internally.

Just give it to the coastal areas.

Anyway, I'm in Chongqing and my wife is sleeping with Marshall in the United States.

There was aid and aspirin.

But you have to give me some face, right?

Because the Japanese were so stubborn that they refused to give face and refused to agree to Chiang Kai-shek's request.

In the end, the talks between the two sides broke down.

Tong's work plan ends here.

Therefore, the headquarters now gave direct orders to the North China Expeditionary Army.

Okamura Neiji also looked at Hata Shunroku and said with a smile: "Hata Shunroku-kun."

"There is nothing wrong with your idea. This is what the base camp is asking of us now."

"Directly attack North China with force and completely eliminate Yan Laoxi's power in North China."

"At the same time, we will also destroy the Eighth Route Army forces in northwest Shanxi."

"The best way is to wipe out as many of the Eighth Route Army troops in northwest Shanxi as possible, even their leader."

"Then find a way to march to Yan'an and capture all the people in Yan'an alive."

"This is the only way to truly wash away the shame for our empire."

"Let the souls of our comrades who died in the battle with the Eighth Route Army rest in peace."

Okamura Neiji's words moved everyone present.

Seeing everyone like this, Kimura Heitaro said directly: "Everyone, the situation has reached a critical point now."

"According to the information sent by our intelligence personnel in the Ugly Country."

"I'm afraid that the Ugly Country will soon join the war. In Europe, Germany is already preparing to attack the Northern Bear."

"Operation Barbarossa will certainly be implemented sooner or later, and the three German leaders also hope that we can contain the Russian bear on the Eastern Front."

"But you also saw in the Nomonhan Campaign that our army was really powerless against the iron torrent of the Russian bear."

"But our navy has grown stronger. Today, our empire's navy is the second largest in the world."

"It will soon become the world's number one, and our navy is also actively preparing for it."

"According to the news from the Songhu Command, Commander Asaka Naruhiko has ordered our navy to return to the mainland for repairs."

"Once we are fully prepared, we can immediately go south and take down Annan and all the countries in Southeast Asia."

"By then, the empire will have abundant resources such as rubber, grain and oil."

"And the people of the empire will also enjoy a very superior life as a result."

"This is what we, as imperial soldiers, must do," said Heitaro Kimura.

As soon as he finished speaking, Okamura Neiji led the applause.

Obviously, everyone took what he said very seriously.

At this time, Terauchi Juichi also spoke.

"Well, in that case, how about we quickly gather our forces and raid Heli County?"

"No, it is no longer called Heli County, according to the information sent by our intelligence personnel."

"After the transformation of Zhang Ling's independent division, Heli County has now become Heli City."

"It has a population of three million, and a large number of skilled workers and engineers."

"Also, the military factories in Heli City seem to be constantly increasing in size."

"The entire Heli City has been continuously transporting various raw materials such as iron ore from the surrounding areas to the military factory."

"As far as we know, the weapons and equipment of the independent division are likely to surpass those of our army."

"Although the overall equipment of the independent division is higher than that of our army, our army is superior in numbers and logistics can be continuously delivered."

"Therefore, it is imperative to eliminate the Eighth Route Army's independent division at this time!"