Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Taiyuan City, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Expeditionary Army.

Yamamoto Kazuki came to Yoshio Shinozuka's office with full confidence.

He saluted respectfully and said, "Report to His Excellency the Commander!"

Shinozuka Yoshio recognized it as Yamamoto Kazuki.

"Come in, Yamamoto-kun."

"It seems you have good news for me."

"Go ahead."

Yoshio Shinozuka sat down and said to Ikki Yamamoto.

"Hai!"

"Report to the Commander!"

"We are following the orders of the Commander."

"We first conducted two beheading experiments in the Jinsui Army."

"All successful."

"First, we destroyed the headquarters of the 16th Division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Except for their deputy chief of staff who was away, we were unable to capture them. All the senior generals of the 16th Division were beheaded by us."

"The 16th Division's command system has been completely destroyed by us!"

"Then, without any rest, we rushed a long distance and successfully destroyed the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army not far away."

"We have killed all the main senior leaders of the division, and their command system has been destroyed."

"The backbone of the Jinsui Army has been broken by the warriors of our empire!"

"I, Yamamoto Ikki, am reporting the victory to the Commander!"

"And ask for instructions on the next steps!"

Yamamoto Ikki was very proud. He bowed and looked up and said.

"Yoshi!"

"incredible!"

"Yamamoto-kun..."

"Congratulations on coming out of the shadow of failure."

"During the days you were away, Major Tony Daiki, who was previously in the Qingshan prisoner-of-war camp, successfully escaped from the Eighth Route Army and brought back important intelligence."

"I've already had the intelligence department review the person."

"Moreover, according to the geisha who was released by the Eighth Route Army, during his captivity, Tony-kun would rather die than surrender, and always maintained the dignity of our Locust Army."

“And did not surrender to the enemy.”

"This is the true warrior of the empire."

"Yamamoto-kun, I hope you can recognize and use people well."

Shinozuka Yoshio said slowly.

Originally, he wanted Yamamoto Ikki to interrogate Tony Daishu again.

But because the intelligence department had already reviewed it, there was no problem.

In addition, I couldn't help but feel happy when I heard the good news about Yamamoto Ikki.

So, for some unknown reason, he suggested to Yamamoto Ikki that he should make better use of Tony Daiki.

"Oh?"

"Donnie-kun actually managed to escape back!"

"Yoshi, he must have top-secret information about the Eighth Route Army."

"But... Commander."

"I think the Empire's intelligence services are a bunch of idiots, not necessarily Tony the Tree."

"It's very likely that this stupid department just didn't find out."

"Please let me test him again. If there is really nothing wrong with Tony, then I will naturally use him based on his ability to escape from the Eighth Route Army's prison."

Yamamoto Ikki said suspiciously.

Last time, I was cheated by this stupid department, which caused me to be unable to hold my head up for such a long time.

He was also ridiculed by others from time to time, and even some people who used to curry favor with him felt that they had lost their power and began to retort.

However, that incident also allowed Yamamoto Ikki to see clearly the true faces of these villains, who were only good at currying favor, fawning on others, and currying favor with their superiors.

This... isn't this the patent of the Chinese army? I didn't expect that it is also the case within the empire.

It’s heartbreaking to think about it.

Humph, if I let this stupid intelligence department trick me again and put an enemy spy into my team, where will I put my face in the future?

So Yamamoto Ikki only trusts himself now, and he will interrogate the case personally no matter what.

Shinozuka nodded and said, "Yoshi, Yamamoto-kun, your idea is indeed thoughtful."

"It's better to be careful in everything."

"I was rude just now. Dongni Dashu is your subordinate, so naturally I want you to investigate."

Then he changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Yamamoto, how is the operation against the Eighth Route Army headquarters going?"

"Reporting to the Commander, according to the report of Lieutenant Tanaka at Xiaowangzhuang stronghold."

"Recently, a squad of the Eighth Route Army came to Baicun to ask for flour."

"This is actually a tactic commonly used by the Eighth Route Army."

"They used a small force as bait to lure the locust army into a large-scale attack, and then they would use a large force to besiege the locust army."

"This little trick may be fine for fooling others, but it's a little too naive to fool me, Yamamoto Ikki."

Yamamoto Kazuki said with a proud look on his face.

Shinozuka Yoshio leaned back in his chair, looked up at Yamamoto Ikki and asked, "Does Yamamoto-kun want to command the 9th Brigade?"

"Using Tanaka Squadron as bait to launch a counter-ambush?"

Yamamoto Ikki shook his head and said with a smile: "No, no, no, Commander."

"This chess game is too small. I have no interest in it at all."

"The problem is that our intelligence personnel lurking around the commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army sent us a message three days ago."

"More than a dozen senior officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army have disappeared recently."

"There are rumors that they were invited by the commander of the Eighth Route Army to go to Lingyang for exchanges between the two armies."

"And Lingyang is very close to the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold."

"At this juncture, the Eighth Route Army invited more than a dozen senior generals from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. This must be related to this matter."

"Think about it, who in the Eighth Route Army could be equal to a dozen senior officers?"

"It must be their commander!"

"This is a contest between two hunters. It depends on who will be considered the prey."

Yoshio Shinozuka nodded, stood up, stood in front of the military map on the wall and began to check it.

Yamamoto Kazuki also followed suit.

"You mean, the Eighth Route Army headquarters is probably in this area?"

"This commander's command center is actually located right under the nose of our Locust Army."

"The intelligence department is really a bunch of idiots and losers. They can't even find it."

"Bagya Road!"

Yoshio Shinozuka drew a circle on a spot on the map with a pencil and asked angrily.

“It’s not impossible.”

"Your Excellency, Commander, this commander is known for his bravery."

"Although he was only a deputy commander in title, he was actually the highest commander of the Eighth Route Army in the entire North China region."

Yamamoto Ikki looked at the map and said confidently.

While the two were talking, Staff Officer Koizumi came in again.

"Reporting to His Excellency the Commander, the North China Expeditionary Army Battlefield Observation Group has arrived in the city."

Upon hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka hurried back to his desk, put on his hat, and prepared to go out to greet the observation group.

Then he turned to Yamamoto Ikki and said, "Since I have granted full authority to Yamamoto-kun, I will no longer ask what the observation group will see."

"I hope that you, Colonel Yamamoto, can rewrite the history of our First Army and wash away the shame we have suffered in the past!"

"Revenge for the fallen warriors!"

"Yamamoto-kun, just go for it, the future belongs to you!"

When Yamamoto Ikki heard that Shinozuka Yoshio supported him so much, he bowed excitedly and said, "Hi!"

"I will definitely live up to the Commander's high expectations!"