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However, these guys were all from the 4th Division, and embezzling supplies was a basic operation for them. Even if they were discovered, no one dared to do anything to them.

In the end, those who were caught were only fined a symbolic 10,000 silver dollars a day before being taken back by Commander Matsui of the 4th Division.

This is why Sakai's superiors gave strict orders to bring Major Ozawa back, at any cost.

Sakai had no choice but to mobilize all the spies in the surrounding area, especially the few hidden agents he had deliberately planted before, all of which were now activated.

Section Chief Sun also mobilized his forces, transferring some intelligence personnel from several surrounding counties. Success or failure hinged on this move.

To avoid alerting the enemy, we didn't use the county garrison this time. Instead, we used well-trained intelligence personnel. It was the best way to resolve the situation through covert warfare.

The rest was simple. Starting from Zexian, we recorded every enemy spy we exposed, and then we would close the net together at the end to wipe out all the rats.

And so, the entire operation lasted for two days. This afternoon was the last stop. Once we passed the last checkpoint, we would be in enemy-occupied territory, and the enemy's plan would be accomplished.

To ensure the plan's success, Sakai personally led a team, disguised as a civilian transport convoy, to deliver large quantities of industrial goods to enemy-occupied territory.

This kind of thing is very common. Our base area produces a large amount of industrial products, which cannot be consumed by the people in our own base area alone.

Moreover, the people in the occupied areas are also Chinese, and most of them are resisting the oppression of the invaders. Sending more supplies of daily necessities there will make life easier for the people there.

As long as there is a significant price difference between two places, a large number of merchants will come to the base to purchase supplies. After all, merchants pursue profits, a principle that applies throughout history and across the world.

When Sakai's convoy arrived at a place to rest,

This place was arranged in advance; everyone from the boss to the staff are their people, so there are no safety issues.

"Xiaoze-kun, we'll pass through a checkpoint after we get off. After that, it'll be safe to go another 30 kilometers."

"Please rest assured, the supplies we are transporting this time are all daily necessities. We have done this many times before, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Our transport team was registered in the Eighth Route Army base area, so there won't be too many checks, and it's relatively safe."

"Don't say anything later. We'll take care of the explanation. Just say you injured your leg after falling off the carriage."

Major Ozawa nodded in agreement. At this point, he could only rely on these unreliable intelligence personnel.

In fact, ever since he was shot down, he has been in a state of self-isolation, constantly thinking about why this happened.

He is an Air Force Major, and his family is very powerful. He will soon be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, with at least fifty subordinates, which means he has a great deal of power.

But who could have imagined that his purpose in leading the attack was simply to rack up some battle merits and add a significant step to his path to promotion as lieutenant colonel?

After all, the Eighth Route Army's base area is getting stronger and stronger. In addition to those high-performance fighter jets, their troops have also acquired various anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery.

Although anti-aircraft weapons are naturally at a disadvantage when confronting aircraft in the sky, it depends on the specific circumstances.

If anti-aircraft weapons are used to defend important areas, they may not be as effective against large-scale enemy bombing.

However, things are completely different on the battlefield. In the past, the Japanese fighter jets took advantage of our lack of anti-aircraft weapons and used their aircraft machine guns to straf our infantry with impunity.

The Czech-made light machine guns used by the Chinese troops were, frankly, only good for engaging infantry; their anti-aircraft fire was merely symbolic.

It used to be really tough. Every time soldiers heard enemy planes roaring overhead, they would tremble with fear, even many veterans.

After all, those iron-gray chickens fly in the sky, and we can't reach them at all. We can only grit our teeth and take the bombing.

Now it's completely different. Even if we equip our positions with an anti-aircraft machine gun company, enemy fighters and bombers will have to consider the risk of being shot down if they want to reduce their altitude for strafing and bombing.

The Japanese pilots were actually quite afraid of dying, so they certainly wouldn't dare to lower their altitude.

The higher the plane's altitude, the less lethal the bombing and strafing will be; many bombs will even be dropped hundreds of meters away from the position.

In addition, we have equipped ourselves with a number of advanced fighter jets. Although the number is not enough, their performance is superior, and we have never lost a small-scale air battle.

This has essentially leveled the gap between the two enemy air forces, and each enemy plane shot down will greatly boost our morale.

Conversely, this can be a devastating blow to the enemy's morale.

After all, we had nothing before, but now the army not only has anti-aircraft machine guns, but also airplanes, which is a manifestation of our increased strength.

The Japanese invaders' most effective tactic was "aircraft bombing, artillery bombardment, and infantry assault."

Now that we have neutralized the enemy's aircraft, even if the enemy deploys aircraft, the battlefield will basically be high-altitude air combat, which greatly reduces the threat to our infantry.

The same principle applies to enemy artillery. One of our regiments has also prepared a platoon of 75mm mountain guns, which can effectively suppress the Japanese battalion-level Type 92 infantry guns.

During battle, both sides primarily engage in artillery duels. If they wish to support their infantry, they must wait until the artillery battles have determined the outcome.

The Japanese invaders' three-pronged attack strategy has now been reduced to just "infantry charges," while our front-line combat troops are now heavily equipped with 60mm mortars, new light machine guns with 100 rounds of ammunition, new heavy machine guns, and even the most basic rifles, with each soldier carrying 150 rounds of ammunition.

In addition, we had a large number of pistols, submachine guns and assault rifles mixed together, as well as defensive and offensive grenades. Our positions were also made of a lot of reinforced concrete.

Imagine this: Japanese infantrymen, armed with Type 38 rifles and supported by grenade launchers, charging our lines—it was tantamount to suicide.

It is precisely because of this that the enemy has found it difficult to launch large-scale attacks near our base.

After all, it would take at least three times the number of troops and the deployment of division-level heavy artillery to break through our positions.