Bright Sword: Starting from the Improved Grenade

"Captain, judge by the uniform and age."

"The two people who were killed in the explosion should be the old devil Shinozuka and his chief of staff Kusunokichi Hideyoshi."

A battalion commander pointed at two bodies being carried out on the ground and said.

"Oh shit!"

Ding Wei glanced at the destroyed Japanese headquarters and angrily shouted, "Have you found out who called for the artillery support?"

"I found it."

The battalion commander nodded and said indignantly, "It was the 332nd Regiment that attacked from another direction."

"Their scouts saw the Japanese defending here and guessed that this might be the Japanese headquarters, so they called for artillery support."

"grass!"

Ding Wei cursed, but he didn't want to curse the scout who called for artillery fire, so he could only wave his hands in frustration.

"Carry up the body, and we'll go see the brigade commander."

"Although he's not alive, he's still the commander of the Japanese First Army. It's not a big deal to give him the position of brigade commander, right?"

Just when Ding Wei was cursing because his position as division commander was gone.

Zhao Tianyang, who was far away in Yan'an, was also being harassed by Soviet diplomat Ivan Petrov.

"I have said it many times, Mr. Petrov, it is our freedom to trade the information of the Taihang Type 1 medium tank to the Germans, and we will not make any compensation for it!"

"But because of you, the Germans built a terrifying steel behemoth, and our boys on the front line suffered heavy losses because of it!"

Ivan Petrov said, frowning.

“Haha, we gave you the information too.”

Zhao Tianyang opened the door and walked into the room, looking at Ivan Petrov: "You should be able to build the same tank!"

"How can it be unstoppable?"

"Um... this..."

Ivan Petrov didn't dare to say that for various reasons, their steel behemoth was in labor.

After the German invasion, we just started to restart the project for emergency research and development!

"Okay, Minister Zhao."

Ivan Petrov nodded helplessly: "I admit that you are not responsible, but we are all under the same Communist Party. Can you help us?"

"Help you?"

Zhao Tianyang thought for a moment and said, "You know, we are fighting against Japanese imperialism right now, and we don't have the energy to send troops."

"No, you don't need to send troops!"

Ivan Petrov shook his head and said, "Our air force suffered heavy losses on the front line."

"We urgently need a cheap, simple, and powerful fighter jet to protect our airspace."

"All you have to do is hand over the drawings of the Taihang Type 1 fighter to us!"

"Taihang-1 fighter?"

Zhao Tianyang was so angry that he laughed: "Haha, this joke is not funny, Mr. Petrov."

"The Taihang Type 1 fighter is our main aircraft and represents the highest technology of our Eighth Route Army. Are you willing to give us your highest technology?"

“It’s not a gift!”

Ivan Petrov quickly explained: "Yes, we can exchange things!"

"Change!"

Zhao Tianyang touched his chin, wondering what else he needed in the Soviet Union!

But after thinking for a long time, he realized that given the current situation of the Soviet Union, it might not give him those good things.

"never mind."

Zhao Tianyang shook his head: "Well, don't even think about the fighter's information."

"Now that Germany has invaded your territory, even if we give you the information, you still don't have the time to research and produce."

"How about you just exchange minerals and oil for it?"

“Minerals and oil?”

Ivan Petrov thought about it and realized that considering that they were currently moving their factories to the Far East, it would be difficult for them to produce the products themselves.

"Okay, I agree, but you have to give us a good price."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Zhao Tianyang took Ivan Petrov's hand and said, "Come on, let's come in and have a good talk!"

............

Peking, North China Front Army, headquarters.

A group of senior Japanese military officers sat in the conference room, waiting for some news.

"Report, Commander Shinozuka sent a farewell telegram, Taiyuan has fallen!"

A signalman came in with a telegram and spoke to everyone present.

Although it was an expected result, the death of a high-ranking imperial officer still made everyone present feel grieving!

"Yoshi!"

Tada stood up and came to a map: "It seems that it is only a matter of time before the Eighth Route Army occupies Shanxi!"

"Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake, have the defensive forces been deployed?"

"It's already been mobilized!"

Tanabe Shengwu stood up and replied, "At present, we have built monitoring nodes at each checkpoint of Taihang Mountain."

"As soon as the Eighth Route Army sends out its troops, the two divisions and two aviation brigades we have there will immediately set out to stop them!"

"Ah, very good!"

Tada then asked, "How are the negotiators we sent to Yan'an?"

"Feel sorry!"

Tanabe Shengwu whispered: "The Eighth Route Army said that they are different from the Kuomintang and will not start any negotiations with us!"

“Haha, that’s hilarious!”

Tada sneered: "But this is also within our expectations. Next, we have to support the Kuomintang and let them fight each other!"

"The Eighth Route Army has occupied Shanxi and its power has increased greatly. From what I know about the Kuomintang, they will not remain indifferent."

After saying that, Tada turned around and looked at everyone present: "Everyone, the Empire is making very important preparations for a war."

"During this period, we must not engage in a large-scale decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi!"

"Remember?"

"Hi!"