Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

"Nani! Bazooka?!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?! The Locust Army doesn't even have rocket launchers, so where did those Tubalu get their rocket launchers from?!"

"Bagayalu! I see you are frightened by the Eighth Route Army!"

"This is not a reason for you to avoid fighting!"

Upon hearing this, Yamagami Inujiro flew into a rage and started cursing.

"Report to the division commander! It is absolutely true..."

"According to the scout's description, it was indeed a rocket launcher..."

"But we don't know what type of rocket it was."

"Mr. Division Commander, please... should we report this to Commander Shinozuka..."

The Chief of Staff explained.

They were so overwhelmed by the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army that they began to doubt their lives. They were even wondering why the artillery fire was so intensive.

If you put it this way, it can be explained.

The only thing that can cause large-scale fire coverage is the rocket launcher.

But where did they get it on the Eighth Route Army?

Could it be aided by the Russians?

"Chief of Staff, go call the commander of the 15th Brigade, Gojiro Yamaguchi. They experienced more intensive bombardment during the day. Ask them to come over to verify it."

Yamagami Inujiro said with a gloomy expression.

"Hai!!"

The Chief of Staff bowed respectfully.

After a while, the commander of the 15th Brigade, Gojiro Yamaguchi, arrived at the headquarters.

"Report to the division commander! Yamaguchi Gojiro reports in!"

Yamaguchi Gojiro leaned back on his boots and bowed.

"Yamaguchi-kun, the chief of staff just said that our scouts reported that the Eighth Route Army has rocket launchers."

"I didn't believe this at first, but other than rocket launchers, what other weapons could cause such great damage to the locust army?"

"In less than an hour during the day, your 15th Brigade was hit by the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army and only less than brave warriors were left."

"At that time you said that the Eighth Route Army had thousands of artillery pieces, but now it seems that it is not that they have a large number of artillery pieces, but that they are equipped with rocket launchers!"

"I think this is most likely a weapon aided by the Russians. If so, this is very important intelligence. I will report it to the headquarters!"

"Yamaguchi-kun, please remember what the artillery sounds like when it is fired!"

Division Commander Inujiro Yamagami said in a deep voice with his hands behind his back.

He was a good friend of a general of the Kwantung Army and had heard him talk about the battle between the Locust Army and the Russians.

And according to the Empire's intelligence, the Russians are equipped with a multiple rocket launcher called "Katyusha".

Yamagami Inujiro seriously suspected that the Eighth Route Army used Katyusha rocket launchers to inflict such heavy losses on the Locust Army.

"Uh... report... report to the division commander, now that you mentioned that, I actually noticed it."

"Although we didn't see any Eighth Route Army soldiers, we can be sure that the shells were fired from several kilometers away."

"I heard a sharp whistling sound mixed in with it, woo woo woo, it sounded like a ghost's cry."

"That was absolutely horrible, and the shells were huge, bigger than our field howitzers!"

"Before our 15th Brigade could react, the shells covered the sky and fell on our heads..."

"How pitiful...how pitiful our thousands of warriors..."

As Yamaguchi Gojiro spoke, he actually choked up.

Thinking about what happened during the day, he couldn't stop feeling scared.

Moreover, considering the recent losses suffered by the locust army, they were completely wiped out every time.

Yamaguchi Gojiro didn't know why, but he always had an inexplicable ominous premonition in his heart.

It seems... their 36th Division is now being surrounded and controlled.

It seems... they will also...

Thinking of this, Yamaguchi Gojiro couldn't help but take a breath, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

The Eighth Route Army is too scary...

But he didn't dare tell the division commander his thoughts. After all, he had just suffered a defeat during the day and lost nearly an entire brigade.

The division commander was already very dissatisfied with him, and if he said that again at this time, it was simply like he didn't want to live...

"Yoshi! This is a major discovery!"

"One of the orders General Shinozuka gave us was to find out the firepower configuration of this Eighth Route Army!"

"Now it seems that we are almost there!"

"Chief of Staff! Send a telegram to the headquarters and tell them that this group of Eighth Route Army has at least 10,000 soldiers equipped with rocket launchers! Have the headquarters ask the headquarters whether the Russians have recently provided assistance to the Eighth Route Army!"

Yamagami Inujiro stroked his chin and thought.

"Hai!"

The chief of staff immediately carried out the order.

Yamagami Inujiro would never have dreamed that the Eighth Route Army they were talking about actually had only more than 4,000 people.

He was counting the three regiments of Li Yunlong on the opposite side...

"Yamaguchi-kun, you have lost an entire brigade of troops! You were originally a criminal of our empire! But now, the commander of this division has a chance to atone for your crime! Do you want to do it?"

Yamagami Inujiro turned around and spoke to Yamaguchi Gojiro who was standing beside him in panic.

"Ha...Ha! I am willing to do so. Your Excellency, the division commander, please give your instructions!"

"I will go through fire and water to atone for my crime! Wash away the shame of our 15th Brigade!"

Yamaguchi Gojiro bowed solemnly.

He cherishes this opportunity very much. If he fails to make any achievements, being demoted or even dismissed would be the lightest punishment when he returns. He might even have to be brought to a military court.

"Yoshi! Yamaguchi-kun looks very energetic!"

"Our scouts have discovered the location of the enemy's artillery positions!"

"I want you to lead your men over there and capture the enemy's artillery position! Pull back their rocket launchers!"

"If we can destroy the enemy's artillery positions, they will lose their artillery support!"

"The Eighth Route Army was never a match for our Locust Army! They just relied on rocket launchers this time!"

"As long as we can completely wipe out the enemy in front of us, you, Yamaguchi, won't have to go to court-martial! And our 36th Division won't be punished by the headquarters!"

"After destroying this nightmare-like Eighth Route Army, the Empire will have no rivals in China!"

"By then, we can successfully retrieve His Excellency the Prince's body! We might even be rewarded!"

Division commander Inujiro Yamagami held his head high and spoke confidently.

"Hai! I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the division commander!"

"Our 15th Brigade still has the strength to fight! I am willing to lead the team and attack the enemy's artillery positions!"

After hearing the words of the division commander, the gloom in Yamaguchi Gojiro's heart was swept away, and he felt extremely excited, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

He, Yamaguchi Gojiro, actually still has a chance to turn the tables!

"Yoshi! Yamaguchi-kun! The commander of our division will assign you another infantry battalion!"

"With this addition, you now have the strength of a regiment!"

"It's more than enough to launch a surprise attack on an artillery position of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Remember, you must pull back their rocket launchers!"

Yamagami Inujiro patted Yamaguchi Gojiro on the shoulder and said in a deep voice.