Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Dunhua County,

Night came,

The expeditionary force headquarters,

Iimura Tsuyoshi's face was gloomy.

Just like the sky before a big rainstorm,

Yin Xinjun's delay in launching a major attack on the Japanese army was actually a misjudgment.

Iimura Tsuyoshi and Umezu Mijiro are now worried about two things.

First,

The 12th Division was known as the Kwantung Army's top force. Even Nomonhan was reluctant to use it. Now it has been destroyed by the King of Hell, which has a great impact on the morale of the entire Kwantung Army!

In other words, the Kwantung Army was filled with an atmosphere of frustration due to failure, and they had to be cautious in the future because they could not afford to lose!

The second, and most critical, is chemical warfare.

They have no idea where the special bullets in Yan Wang's hands came from, and how many of them are left!

Especially since the propaganda war had just been launched and Yan Wang responded with threatening remarks, Umezu Mijiro backed off. He ordered Iimura Tsuyoshi to find out what was going on with the special bullets in Yan Wang's hands!

"report!"

"Come in!"

"General, Colonel Qin Yanzaburo, the head of the Kwantung Army's secret service, has arrived!"

Iimura said happily,

"Invite him in!"

At the door, a fat, big-eared colonel with a tuft of beard walked in.

"Your Excellency General!"

"Chief, is there any latest news from the King of Hell?"

"According to Mei's report, Yan Wang's special bullets were seized from the 12th Division, but the number should not be large!"

"plum?"

"Sir, she is our top-level undercover agent! Her intelligence is absolutely reliable!"

"Yoshi, how many special bullets are left?"

"I'm sorry, Mei couldn't find out the core secrets either. I just know that the number should not be large. At least there is no large-scale deployment of troops. It is only under the personal control of Yan Wang!"

"Yoshi, for the sake of caution, let Mei continue the reconnaissance and report back once everything is clear. We can't use special ammunition for the time being unless it's absolutely necessary!"

What worries Iimura Tsutomu the most now is that there is no effective prevention or treatment for mustard gas. Even if the wounded do not die, they will permanently lose their combat effectiveness!

And once Yan Wang has special bullets in his hands, the lethality will be too great for the imperial soldiers, and the Kwantung Army simply cannot afford it!

The 11th Division Commander Naito Shoichi said,

"However, Yan Wang also said that he would never use special bullets first. If it really doesn't work, we can launch a conventional attack. I personally think that we can't delay any longer!"

Iimura Tsuyoshi frowned and said with some concern!

"The new recruits for each unit have not been fully replenished. At present, no division is fully organized, and there are at least three battalions short of vacancies!

Secondly, the troops are still seriously short of supplies. Seven of the new battalions that have been replenished are still wearing winter clothes. Many of the troops’ heavy equipment have not arrived. The tanks and artillery of the 7th Division were blown up in Rajin Port. The new equipment factory is still in production. There are many difficulties...!"

There was silence in the office.

Qin Yansaburo interjected,

"Sir, according to a situation reported by Mei, the Western Expeditionary Forces of the Second Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces have withdrawn from Jingpo Lake and went to the old base in Fujin. Mei said that the strength of Jingpo Lake has been reduced by at least one third!"

The commander of the 38th Division, Fujii Yoji, immediately said excitedly,

"What are we waiting for? Let's do it!"

Although Iimura Tsuyoshi really wanted to wait for another batch of reinforcements, the first batch of 20 people mobilized domestically had been given priority to the South China Expeditionary Army!

Because Germany has taken action against France! And the current momentum is unstoppable, victory is just around the corner!

Tojo Hideki demanded that the Imperial Army should immediately take over the Indochina Peninsula, which was also a French colony! Cut off China's last channel for receiving international aid!

Therefore, Iimura Tsuyoshi has been eagerly waiting for the second batch of recruits!

He thought for a while, calculating the forces in his hands, feeling a lot of pressure. There were only 12 people. Should he fight this battle? Or not?

Suddenly an officer burst into the office.

"Report to the commander, Dashitou Town has been attacked by the Yanwang bandits, requesting support!"

In the room, everyone's expressions changed immediately!

"Baka!" Iimura Shigeki was going crazy inside. He was always led by the nose by the King of Hell!

Dashitou Town, located between Antu County and Dunhua County, is also a small town on the Beijing-Tukou Line!

However, the town is now ablaze and a fierce battle is going on!

Although the town is not big, two battalions of the Japanese 38th Division are stationed here!

Every town along the entire Beijing-Tujia Line is now garrisoned by heavy troops from the punitive expeditionary force!

Regarding this situation, Yin Xinjun and the counter-revolution center worked together and have already got the intelligence clearly!

The first target of his southern front operation was Dashitou Town. He planned to adopt the tactic of cannibalization against the Japanese troops along the Jingtu Line, eating them up batch by batch, without letting any town go!

The two battalions of Japanese troops lived, one in the northeast corner of the town and the other in the west of the town!

The main attack on the east side of the town was conducted by the 4th, 5th, 6th squads and the armored squad led by Tang Yantian!

The main attack on the west side of the town was carried out by Peng Yuan’s first battalion, a company from the second battalion, and the newly formed armored infantry company!

Kang Huaifu's Ma Shun, with five companies of troops, was responsible for blocking reinforcements on both sides of the town!

Before the battle began, the three companies gathered more than 50 artillery pieces of various types and launched a fierce bombardment on the Japanese troops’ positions!

When the battle broke out, Yin Xinjun was not in Dashitou Town, he was in Liuding Mountain on the northeast side of Dunhua!

He had been lurking on the mountain in the afternoon!

Because, according to the information provided by the Counter-Rebellion Center, the Japanese army built an airport in the north of Dunhua.

The airport has been under repair for several months.

The counter-revolutionary center said that more than a dozen Japanese fighter-bombers had moved in in the past few days.

Considering that Japanese planes had been frequently conducting reconnaissance on Jingpo Lake during this period, Yin Xinjun decided to strike first!

After dark, when the battle of Dashitou Town broke out, Yin Xinjun’s 150 heavy artillery also began bombarding!

He hasn't used this kind of heavy artillery for a long time!

The shelling lasted for an hour, and more than 200 shells were fired at the airport!

Yin Xinjun then left Liuding Mountain.

He ran along the road heading east from Dunhua towards Dashitou Town!

The Japanese troops stationed in Dunhua remained silent.

This made Yin Xinjun extremely disappointed, as his plan to annihilate the enemy on a large scale in the wild failed again!

The battle in the town has basically come to an end.

After the artillery attack, more than 30 tanks were used to join the attack, which was a great advantage.

The only regret is that a lot of tanks were lost.

Tang Yantian's armored unit lost 9 tanks, and Peng Yuan's armored company lost 4!

But deep down, Yin Xinjun doesn't care about this loss at all!

Even if it is lost, it can be restored!

Now we are competing with the Japanese in terms of consumption.

He wants to make use of his material advantages!