Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Taiyuan Japanese Headquarters.

Staff officer Junichiro Koizumi has recovered. He was just too frightened last time. After resting for a while, he returned to his post.

"Oh, luckily I fainted last time, otherwise the Commander would have chopped me to pieces..."

"That's good now. Even though I fainted, I escaped a disaster..."

"God still blesses me..."

Koizumi is in a very good mood now. Dozens of hours have passed since he woke up.

We only received a telegram from the 9th Brigade, which said that everything was going well and they were expected to retreat smoothly to Lingquan tomorrow morning.

"What a beautiful, quiet, peaceful day."

Koizumi took a sip of the teacup on the table, exhaled, and sighed leisurely.

"Report to Major Koizumi! The 9th Brigade is calling!"

Just as Koizumi was enjoying himself, a Japanese soldier came over with a telegram, bowed, and handed it over with both hands.

"Oh? The Ninth Brigade? Haha, I guess they are almost at the Spirit Spring."

"It's great that there is Kata. After the locust army retreats safely, there will be no more fighting, and I will be relieved..."

When Koizumi heard that it was another telegram from the 9th Brigade, he subconsciously thought it was good news and murmured with joy.

"Gah!"

"Nani?!"

"No way, you're kidding me!"

"How did His Excellency the Prince's body end up in Yi County?!"

"Could it be... could it be that Eighth Route Army?!"

"Oh no! Something terrible has happened!!"

Junichiro Koizumi was terrified and shouted that something was wrong.

Xian Gong Yihe's body ran to the flagpole of Yi County, which means it was that unit!

"Oh my god! Why?! I really don't want to be a communications officer anymore!"

"I want to go home! Miss Xiangzi, the cherry blossoms in my hometown are blooming, I miss you!!"

Junichiro Koizumi let out a cry in his heart.

Then, with heavy legs and a pale face, he walked towards Yoshio Shinozuka's office.

"Report... Report, Commander, a telegram from the 9th Brigade has arrived..."

Koizumi's heart had already turned cold. Since he couldn't avoid the slap, he might as well face it calmly and enjoy it.

Thinking of this, Koizumi, who was originally panicking, became surprisingly calm.

He finished reading the telegram in his hand, then stood upright, staring at Yoshio Shinozuka, like a warrior about to die on the battlefield.

"What?! I didn't expect you to run so fast!"

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

"By the way, they must have robbed the 36th Division's trucks, that's why they are so fast!"

"Yamagami Inujiro is such a fool, he is a sinner of the empire!"

"Since the situation has developed to this point, order them to quickly investigate whether there is a detour! If not, attack Yi County directly!"

"But you must ensure that your body is not harmed!"

"Even if the locust army cannot take back the body of His Excellency the Prince, we can still find a way to exchange it with the Eighth Route Army after the war!"

"Go, Koizumi-kun, and order them to retreat at full speed towards Lingquan at all costs!"

"I'll send troops to reinforce them if necessary!"

After saying this, Yoshio Shinozuka sat back down.

He lowered his head and took his medicine.

Koizumi was deeply surprised. He didn't expect that the commander didn't hit him.

I couldn't help but be overjoyed and bowed quickly: "Ha!!"

……

In Yi County, six divisions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, led by Commander Fu, had arrived 5 kilometers behind the Japanese.

At the same time, the 12th and 22nd Divisions of the Central Army were also here.

Now, the national army has joined forces.

"Ahahaha, Commander Fu! I'm Fan Jian, commander of the 86th Division of the Provisional 12th Army!"

"Our commander has specially ordered me to prepare a meal here to reward the brothers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!"

"Commander Fu, please come in! Our commander is coordinating with the various units in the rear to cooperate with Commander Fu in attacking the Japanese. Please wait a moment, the commander will be here soon!"

Fan Jian stood in front of Commander Fu, who was riding a tall horse, with a smile on his face and said, then made a gesture of invitation.

"Humph! We dare not eat the Central Army's food!"

"Tell Liu Yuntao a message for me, saying that I appreciate his kindness!"

"But we, a ragtag army, are not qualified to fight alongside your regular army!"

"I don't ask you to assist us in the attack, I just ask that when we fight the devils later, you don't fire cold cannons from behind, and I will thank you very much!"

Commander Fu's face was full of displeasure, his eyes were wide open, and he spoke unhappily.

Even the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army generals behind Commander Fu had angry expressions on their faces. Some of them even rolled up their sleeves, looking as if they were ready to vent their anger with fists and feet at any time.

It was as if their Central Army was eating the rice of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

"This...you...Commander Fu..."

Fan Jian now felt as if his old face was being pressed to the ground and rubbed.

I invited them to dinner with good intentions, but they refused to even get off their horses and were sarcastic.

These Yan Laoxis! The commander is really giving them face!

But Fan Jian dared not speak out. Even Liu Yuntao had to be polite to Commander Fu in front of him. As a division commander, he dared not act rashly...

"Hmph! Let's go!"

Before Fan Jian could finish his words, Commander Fu snorted coldly, swung his whip vigorously and gave an order.

The whip almost hit Fan Jian's old face. Fan Jian even heard the whistling sound of the whip and felt the breeze brought by the whip.

Upon hearing this, Fan Jian quickly retreated to the sides. Other members of the Central Army also followed their division commanders and dispersed to make way for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

"Let's go! You coward, you can only follow the devils and eat their farts! Hahaha!"

"Come on! Brothers, take the food! If you don't eat it, it will be a waste!"

"After we're full, let's fight the devils! Don't stay with cowards!"

When the generals of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army passed by the 12th Division's camp, they mocked loudly.

Afterwards, the soldiers behind him also laughed, and then ate and took the food of the Central Army along the way, laughing all the way.

Commander Fu turned a deaf ear to them. They were all very angry at the Central Army's behavior of watching them die without helping.

Now that I have finally met the Central Army, how can I be happy?

Moreover, the Central Army came to show goodwill at this time, which is something that anyone can figure out with their toes.

This is the time to reap the fruits. They are worried that if they don't take action now, the Central Army will not get any benefits after the war. In addition, the Shanxi Suiyuan Army and the people of Shanxi Province will also be quite hostile to them, which is inconsistent with the Central Army's intention to annex Shanxi Province.

Fan Jian was so angry that his teeth were itching, but there was nothing he could do about the other person.

The six divisions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, with more than 70,000 people, passed through the Central Army’s camp in a mighty force.

They took the Central Army's rations so recklessly that even the 22nd Division next door suffered.

But they didn't dare to stop them. These people were very angry, like a pile of dry firewood that could be ignited by a spark.

The anger of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army came half from the devils and the other half from the Central Army...