After graduating from Huangpu, he rose to prominence as a regiment leader.

In response to the officer's words, the man just took a deep breath:

"Do you know why the Eighth Route Army officer handed over the command to Qin Feng?"

"Sir! What do you mean?" The officer frowned, his expression full of confusion.

"In fact, although the independent brigade has some signs of being a separate faction, they still bear the marks of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in the final analysis."

"That deputy commander is not stupid. His actions actually show the attitude of the Eighth Route Army."

"And there is still this battle. As long as it is fought, no matter we win or lose, Shancheng will not be able to overtly balance the Independent Brigade!" the man said meaningfully.

He finally came to his senses. This might be the main reason why the Independent Brigade went to so much trouble and caused such a big fuss in northwestern Shanxi.

I have to say that Qin Feng is very smart and understands Shancheng's methods very well.

He wanted to build an army that would boost the morale of the Xia country and straighten the backbone of the 400 million Xia people. Even if he held the highest voice in the Xia country, it would be impossible for him to replicate the military mobilization of the Northeast Army.

"But sir..."

The officer opened his mouth, ready to say something, but there was a knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

Then, a signalman quickly opened the study door, walked in and said, "Report to the commander!"

"Urgent information!"

"Tell me!" The man waved his hand.

The signalman took a deep breath and said, "We just received international news that the Japanese have formed a strategic alliance with the Tank Country and Italy!"

"What?!" The man's face was suddenly filled with shock.

"Sir! Why did the Japs suddenly form an alliance?" The officer frowned subconsciously.

The man spoke to himself: "The truth is out!"

The officer looked puzzled: "You are..."

"Do you know why Northwest Shanxi is launching this sweep?" the man said, taking a deep breath.

"Could it be related to their alliance this time?" the officer asked subconsciously.

"Yes! Come with me!" The man quickly walked towards the world map hanging on the wall of the study at the back.

The officer quickly followed and stood in front of the world map.

"As we all know, the Japanese devils have great ambitions. The battlefield in Xiaguo is only the second battlefield for the devils. The first battlefield is the Pacific battlefield."

The officer's expression froze: "You mean, the Japanese have a problem in the Pacific battlefield?"

"Yes! The Pacific battlefield is different from the Xia country battlefield. Once the Pacific battlefield suffers a setback and Japan's maritime transport supply lines are blocked, if the Japs are unwilling to give up, they will inevitably open up new supply routes." The man said solemnly.

"Sir! Do you mean that the reason why Kazuo Shinozuka is eager to launch the third major sweep is to draw more troops to open up new transportation routes?" The officer has already reacted.

No wonder that not long after the second major sweep, Kazuo Shinozuka couldn't wait to launch the third major sweep.

It turned out that the Japanese had problems on the Pacific battlefield!

The man nodded: "Yeah!"

"But even so, the Japanese can't have so many troops to open up a new route, right?" The officer frowned again.

After years of fighting on the battlefield of Xia State, both sides are now in a relatively balanced state.

If the Japanese withdraw too many troops, it will inevitably provoke a counterattack from the Xia country's anti-Japanese forces.

"No! In fact, the Japanese have quite a lot of troops in Xia Country! You forgot the most important link!" The man's face was solemn, and his eyes slowly moved upwards until they fell on the northern area.

As soon as the voice fell, the officer next to him suddenly remembered something and his face turned pale in an instant: "Sir! You mean Guandong..."

"Ok!"

"This is the real strength of the Japanese. Once 700,000 heavily-armored mechanized troops enter the pass, all balances will be completely broken!" The man's face also became extremely heavy.

"This... this is probably not possible, right? Isn't there the Bear Country in the north that is acting as a check and balance?" The officer swallowed.

Japan has stationed approximately 1.4 million troops in Xia State, but that does not include the troops in the north!

After all, the Kwantung Army is a mechanized force, and the number of troops is not that important.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Kwantung Army is ranked among the best in the world. Even if it encounters an enemy army that is several times its size, it can still push forward.

Moreover, this force is not a real army, because when it entered the Pass, the Kwantung Army took over a large number of weapons and equipment from Fengtian.

This even includes advanced weapons such as air force fighter jets and naval warships.

In addition, they also took over the Fengtian Arsenal, which had the largest productivity, and had a steady supply of weapons and equipment, and their ammunition supply was completely self-sufficient.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a truly complete combat force with all three services including navy, army and air force!

"It may have been hard to say before, but now it is basically certain." The man shook his head solemnly.

The three countries formed a military alliance. If the Tank Country sent troops to attack the Bear Country's western front, it would certainly be able to firmly contain the Bear Country.

In this way, the Japanese Kwantung Army will naturally have no worries and can go south and enter the pass at any time!

"Then sir! What should we do next?" The officer's face was extremely pale.

Once the 700,000 elite mechanized troops enter the pass, it will undoubtedly be an unprecedented catastrophe for the entire Xia Kingdom!

And once there is any action, the second war zone will be the first to bear the brunt.

By then, the entire northwest Shanxi will be in trouble!

“It’s just speculation at this point!”

"But if Kazuo Shinozuka is really defeated, the time for the Kwantung Army to enter the pass will definitely be greatly advanced, and it may even happen within ten days!" The man let out a long breath.

If Kazuo Shinozuka can win, then they can at least hold on for a while.

But if Kazuo Shinozuka lost, with new and old grudges added together, the time for the Kwantung Army to enter the pass would inevitably be greatly advanced!

Frankly speaking, for the entire Xia Kingdom, he hoped that the Independent Brigade could win this battle.

But as for the future development situation, he actually hoped that the independent brigade would not win.

The man at this moment was full of contradictions.

"Sir! How long do you think the independent brigade can hold out if the Kwantung Army enters the pass?" The officer hesitated for a moment and asked very cautiously.

"Independent Brigade? What's the use of an independent brigade with 700,000 mechanized troops?" The man gave him an unpleasant look.

"Commander! What we need now is some buffer time, to deploy our troops, and to make a series of thorough preparations!"

"Even if we mobilize our lower-level troops to guard the pass now, it may not be too late."

"And, sir, the entire independent brigade is very powerful. I think even if we can't hold out for a month, at least we can hold out for a week, which is enough." The officer said meaningfully.