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The captains of the twelve infantry battalions of the 4th Division all wanted to represent the division in the battle, and they even patted their chests and guaranteed that they would definitely win a great victory.

Finally, the matter was brought to the attention of Division Commander Matsui, who ultimately decided which battalion would go into battle in accordance with the tradition of the 4th Division.

As a result, the Mizutani Battalion of the 8000th Regiment of the th Division won the prize, mainly because they offered the highest bid of yen, just to show their face in front of other troops.

After all, this kind of battle is purely for bullying, and you can't lose no matter how you calculate it. It is simply the most cost-effective deal.

But others were also very happy. After all, anyone would be happy to get money for free.

The Mizutani Battalion of the 8th Regiment had more than 1,400 people, divided into four infantry squadrons, a machine gun squadron, an artillery squadron and a transport squadron.

With this kind of strength, even if they were to fight against a division of the National Government's Central Army, they would probably be able to fight on equal terms. If they were lucky, they could even defeat the opponent.

The exercise site was chosen in a hilly area. The troops of the 4th Division were responsible for defense first, and Yamamoto Ikki led the special forces to attack.

Next, Yamamoto's special forces team dug trenches for defense, while Mizutani's battalion was responsible for the attack.

Faced with this extremely unfair situation, Yamamoto Ikki raised objections. He believed that the battlefield should be chosen in the city so that the special forces team could exert their greatest combat capabilities.

It's a pity that he was just a small army colonel, while the division commander Matsui was a lieutenant general of the army, and he had a large number of lieutenant general division commanders supporting him. Yamamoto Ikki's opposition had no effect at all.

In the end, the exercise was held as scheduled, and the result is predictable.

In the first battle, the soldiers of Mizutani's battalion did not even bother to dig trenches. Facing the attack of Yamamoto's special forces, they simply swarmed down and overwhelmed Yamamoto's eighty-odd men.

After all, the military strength of both sides has reached 19:1, even a fool can win.

The second battle was even simpler. Yamamoto Ikki wanted to take advantage of the terrain and rely on the special agents' strong individual combat capabilities to resist the attack of the Mizutani Battalion, at least to let others see their true combat effectiveness.

It's a pity that Captain Mizutani did not play according to common sense. He concentrated all the artillery of the battalion, including 42 grenade launchers and four Type 92 infantry guns, and bombarded the defensive positions on the hillside directly.

After ten rounds of fighting, there were basically only a few members of Yamamoto's special forces left, and then more than 1000 infantrymen swarmed into the position to make the final harvest.

In the two battles, the combined casualties of the 4th Division's troops did not exceed one hundred, especially in the second battle, where only four people were judged to have been killed, making it an extremely easy victory.

Through these two battles, all the division commanders agreed that conducting special operations in their army was a brainless act, and that these special forces teams were useless and a sheer waste of resources.

Moreover, this is the most famous Yamamoto Special Forces. Just telling others about their strength is simply laughable.

Fortunately, there were still some sensible people in the Japanese army. Some war zone commanders, led by Yoshio Shinozuka, expressed their support for the special forces team.

Especially the assassination of the special envoy this time, which indirectly proved the power of the special forces and also reflected the necessity of the existence of the special forces.

At least in the future, when facing assassinations by special forces, everyone's escort forces can become familiar with this combat mode in advance.

The end result was that without expanding the size of the special forces, the division commanders tacitly acknowledged the existence of the special forces.

However, there is a prerequisite, that is, the special forces team needs to perform well, otherwise it is reasonable for them to be disbanded in the future.

This is also the reason why Yoshio Shinozuka summoned Ikki Yamamoto to discuss things at the headquarters.

"Mr. Yamamoto, I'm sure you've seen the telegram from the headquarters."

"If we don't make some progress this time, not only your special forces team, but also I will be in great trouble. I might even be transferred back to my home country to retire."

After hearing this, Yamamoto Ikki hurriedly stood up and asked worriedly:

"Commander, has the last assassination of the special envoy affected you?"

"Yes, after all, the envoy got into trouble in the jurisdiction of our First Army, and I arranged the escort, so he can't escape blame anyway."

"Although we pushed the responsibility onto the Military Control Commission's action team and the Imperial Army afterwards, and took the opportunity to destroy several Military Control Commission liaison stations in Shanxi Province and cleaned out a large number of the Imperial Army, the headquarters is already very dissatisfied with our First Army, so we must make some achievements."

"Especially the recent exercise between your special forces and the army, the results were not ideal, which also led to greater pressure on those of us who are promoting species warfare."

After hearing about the speechless drill last time, Yamamoto Ikki got angry again:

"Commander, the last exercise does not count. Choosing that kind of terrain as the battlefield is simply bullying honest people like us."

"The enemy's artillery is larger than our numbers. We only have a few grenade launchers and all we use are submachine guns, and the range is not enough."

"If the battle had taken place in a city, the final outcome might have been completely different."

Facing the confident Sanbon Ikki, Shinozuka Yoshio asked seriously:

"This exercise is unfair. Everyone with a discerning eye knows it. We know it too. But do you know why all those who support special operations have not expressed clear opposition?"

In fact, this matter is also what puzzled Yamamoto Ikki. This is obviously bullying, but everyone agreed to this exercise.

He was just a colonel and his reputation was not important, but Yoshio Shinozuka was the commander of the First Army. Although he was only a lieutenant general of the army, he had more than 100,000 troops under his command, making him a big shot. His influence was far beyond that of a division commander.

"Commander Shinozuka, is there something else unknown?"

Shinozuka Yoshio sighed first, then spoke quietly:

"Yamamoto-kun, if we put the training ground in a city where the special forces are best, are you sure you can defeat a fully staffed battalion of the 4th Division?"

“This, this…”

When faced with this question, Yamamoto Ikki didn't know how to answer for a moment.

If they say that their special forces team is completely sure of winning, that would be a bit of an exaggeration.

The Fourth Division is no ordinary unit. It was formed in 1888 and code-named "Yo". Their combat style can be seen from this special code.

In ordinary Japanese troops, officers usually use the Type 14 Nambu pistol as their sidearm, but all officers of the 4th Division have two sidearms.

On formal occasions, the 08th Division would wear the Nambu XIV pistol to save face, but once entering the battlefield, everyone would choose the German-made Luger P.38 pistol or the Walther P. pistol.

It’s simple, he just has money and is afraid of death.

Between saving its life and losing face, the 4th Division decisively chose the former.

After all, the entire army is trying every possible way to resell guns, ammunition and various military supplies. They take pride in making money and don't care about face at all.

If faces could be sold for money, most people in the Fourth Division would probably choose to sell them for money.