Bright Sword: The brigade commander is shocked! You call this a county brigade?

As the news of the Aoyama POW camp reached the Taiyuan headquarters, Yoshio Shinozuka was instantly furious.

"idiot!"

"The Eighth Route Army again!"

"This group of Eighth Route Army soldiers are simply haunting us, and they actually sent a large force to attack the prisoner-of-war camp,"

The Chief of Staff listened to the commander's roar and thought for a moment before speaking:

"Commander, according to the intelligence from the squadron leader who broke out, the Eighth Route Army that attacked the Qingshan prisoner-of-war camp this time is well-equipped and has strong combat effectiveness, which is extraordinary."

“Indeed, this makes me very confused.”

"The Eighth Route Army's fighting style has always been guerrilla warfare, and they try to avoid direct conflict with us. There are no important officers of the Eighth Route Army in the prisoner-of-war camp. Why would they take such a big risk and send a large force to attack the Qingshan prisoner-of-war camp?"

Yoshio Shinozuka pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Chief of Staff, you are right."

"Most of the prisoners in the prisoner-of-war camp were soldiers from the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who were captured on the front battlefield. There was really no reason for the Eighth Route Army to take such a huge risk to rescue these prisoners of war."

He paused and continued, "Moreover, the heavy artillery used by the attacking troops this time is extremely powerful and is definitely not something that ordinary troops can possess. How could the 'Tubalu' of the Eighth Route Army possibly possess such sophisticated equipment?"

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the Chief of Staff.

"It seems that the troops attacking the Qingshan prisoner-of-war camp this time should be the elite troops of the Central Army."

He turned to the Chief of Staff and asked, "Chief of Staff, I asked you to investigate the situation of the Central Army troops. How is the progress?"

"Reporting to the commander, our intelligence personnel have tried their best, but have not yet found any trace of the Central Army. It's as if they appeared out of thin air, which is puzzling."

Upon hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka's face darkened.

"idiot!"

"Expand the scope of the investigation immediately and make sure to find this Central Army unit! Since they dare to come, they must pay the price!"

"Hi!" the chief of staff responded.

…………..........

Inside the base of the Japanese special forces.

Captain Yamamoto Ikki listened attentively to the report of squad leader Mashiko Shigeo who had just broken out of the Aoyama prisoner-of-war camp.

After leading his team to break out of the Aoyama prisoner-of-war camp, Shigeo Mashiko rushed back to Heyuan County without stopping.

A large group of Japanese special forces were in Heyuan County. Under the instruction of Shinozuka Yoshio, they launched a decapitation operation against the Eighth Route Army headquarters base.

"Captain Yamamoto"

"This time, the Qingshan prisoner-of-war camp was besieged by a large force of the Eighth Route Army. I led the special operations team to fight bravely and finally broke out of the encirclement. However, we paid a heavy price and lost 10 members."

Yamamoto Kazuki nodded slightly.

"Captain Mashiko, you did a great job."

"You were able to lead your team to escape unscathed from the heavy encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, which is a remarkable achievement.

You cannot be blamed for this battle. None of us thought that a large force of the Eighth Route Army would be so bold as to attack the Qingshan prisoner-of-war camp in the heart of our rule."

After hearing what Yamamoto Ikki said, Mashiko Shigeo's tense nerves relaxed a little.

"Captain Mashiko, next we are going to carry out a decapitation operation on the Eighth Route Army headquarters base. This time I will make the Eighth Route Army pay the price."

"Captain, have we found the exact location of the Eighth Route Army headquarters base?"

Yamamoto Ikki nodded.

"After several days of meticulous searching, our telecommunications detection vehicle finally detected dense telegraph signal transmissions near Daxia Bay. I firmly believe that this is their headquarters."

When Mashiko Shigeo heard the news, he was delighted.

"Great, Captain! We finally found the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army."

“Captain Mashiko, although we have found the approximate location, we cannot act rashly.

We must first find out the exact location of the Eighth Route Army's headquarters base, and then quickly formulate a plan to destroy their headquarters as quickly as possible.

In addition, we also need to find out the distribution of the Eighth Route Army's garrisons nearby and plan our attack and retreat routes."

Yamamoto Ikki turned his gaze to Mashiko Shigeo.

"Captain Mashiko, you are the most expert on China among us. You know this land and the Eighth Route Army very well.

Therefore, I decided to entrust this important reconnaissance mission to you.

You need to carefully investigate the garrison situation of the Eighth Route Army and provide important intelligence for our next action."

Mashiko Shigeo answered without hesitation:

"No problem, Captain! I promise to complete the mission. Tomorrow morning, I will lead my men to conduct a detailed reconnaissance near Daxia Bay."

The next morning, the sky was just beginning to turn pale.

Shigeo Mashiko quietly left Heyuan County with his four men.

The five of them disguised themselves carefully, wearing ordinary farmers' clothes and carrying heavy loads, as if they were really just farmers going to the market to sell goods.

They walked along the winding country roads and met other people who got up early to work along the way. Mashiko Shigeo and his men greeted them warmly.

Soon, they arrived at a quiet village near Daxia Bay.

Mashiko Shigeo walked up to an old man who was basking in the sun at the entrance of the village and asked:

"Sir, we are from the next town and would like to ask how to get to Daxia Bay?"

The old man looked up at them, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and replied:

"You're going to Daxiawan? That place is really remote, there's no village. What are you going there for?"

Mashiko Shigeo smiled and explained, "We are going to deliver something to someone."

As he spoke, he cleverly made an eight gesture, hinting at the real purpose of their trip.

The old man understood immediately when he saw it, it turned out that they were going to deliver supplies to the Eighth Route Army.

It is not uncommon to see people around here delivering gifts to the Eighth Route Army.

The old man didn't doubt it and pointed ahead and said, "So you are going to deliver something. Then just keep going along this road and you will see their camp after you cross two mountains."

Mashiko Shigeo looked in the direction the old man pointed.

He secretly planned the next action plan in his mind, and at the same time thanked the old man: "Thank you, old man. We are also making a contribution to the anti-Japanese war."

The old man nodded and waved his hand: "It's okay, we are all family. Go quickly and don't waste time."

Shigeo Mashiko then took his four men, carried their loads, and headed for Daxia Bay according to the old man's instructions.