Anti-Japanese War: Plunder the devils to create a super army

Mugura Shunzaburo sighed deeply.

It now seems that it is impossible for them to forcibly capture the Eighth Route Army’s headquarters with the strength of their Ninth Brigade.

The Eighth Route Army was likely already prepared, and if they chose to attack by force, they would surely suffer heavy losses.

The failure of this mission is not terrible. The biggest problem would be if we suffered huge losses.

The Japanese army's manpower is extremely valuable, and General Yoshio Shinozuka would certainly not be willing to waste it here.

After thinking for a while, Maikura Shunzaburo looked at the chief of staff next to him.

"It will be very difficult to break in with our current strength. We can only place our hopes on Yamamoto's special forces."

"The Yamamoto Special Forces should have already started their operations by now. I hope Yamamoto Ikki can complete his mission."

"Our mission now is to continue the attack, using constant bombardment to attract their attention and create as many opportunities as possible for Yamamoto's special forces."

He originally wanted to take over the Eighth Route Army headquarters before Yamamoto's special forces completed their mission.

Now it seems that this idea is completely impossible, and we can only look for opportunities for Yamamoto's special forces.

Maikura Shunzaburo thought for a moment and spoke.

"Is there any news from Yamamoto's special forces?"

So far, Yamamoto's special forces have not sent them any intelligence.

The chief of staff next to him shook his head.

"The Yamamoto team hasn't sent any messages. They've been in radio silence, and we can't get in touch with them."

"But judging by the time, they should have reached their target point and even started moving."

Yamamoto's special forces carried out special operations. In order to maintain secrecy, they would enter radio silence once an operation was launched.

In this situation, even if they wanted to communicate with the other party, there was no channel to contact them. Once the radio was turned off, they would lose radio contact with Yamamoto's special forces.

He just didn't know the situation over there, so Shunzaburo Maikura was a little worried.

The chief of staff thought for a moment and spoke.

"Should we send out some scouting teams to investigate?"

"Or communicate with them."

Maikura Shunzaburo shook his head.

"No, Colonel Yamamoto is always very cautious, and he has been practicing radio silence."

"If we send out a reconnaissance team at this time, it will likely interfere with their operations and may even cause an accident on their side."

He originally wanted to send out a reconnaissance team, but after thinking about it, he decided not to take the risk.

The Eighth Route Army troops nearby have very high reconnaissance capabilities.

Many of their small actions were discovered and stopped in time by the Eighth Route Army.

He was afraid that the reconnaissance team he sent out would be discovered by the other side.

Just as Shunzaburo Maikura was about to order his troops to attack again, a communicator nearby suddenly rushed in.

"General, Commander Shinozuka just sent a telegram. It's an urgent one."

When he heard that it was an emergency telegram, Shunsaburo Maikura's pupils suddenly shrank and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

An urgent telegram means that something big has happened, and it is a very big thing that will affect the entire war situation.

The war situation on their side was already very unfavorable, and the sudden emergency telegram at this time was definitely not good news.

After taking the telegram, Shunzaburo Maikura took a look at it and his eyes widened immediately with an expression of disbelief.

The telegram drafted by General Yoshio Shinozuka himself stated that the battlefield observation group had been attacked near the Hu Ting stronghold in their rear and had lost contact.

It is very likely that they were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army and the entire army was wiped out, otherwise it would be impossible that not even a single piece of news was sent back.

Yoshio Shinozuka explained that he had sent troops from the 4th Brigade to check the situation.

However, according to the intelligence we have received so far, the battlefield observation group is likely to be in great danger.

After reading the telegram, Maikura Shunzaburo punched the war table in front of him.

"Baga, Baga!"

"The observation group is at the Huting stronghold. How could they be ambushed? There's no way the Eighth Route Army can get there!"

"That's impossible! The Eighth Route Army definitely doesn't have the guts to run to the Huting stronghold!"

Shuntaro Maikura didn't understand. The Huting stronghold was located in the rear, and their two brigades passed through there openly and headed directly towards Annan County and Dechang County.

There is no way the Eighth Route Army would go to the Huting stronghold; they simply don't have the courage to do so.

This is an observation group composed of an entire military officer group. If anything goes wrong, it will be a great shame for the entire First Army.

Now that the observation group has lost contact, it is highly likely that something has happened.

The chief of staff beside him also frowned.

"Normally, the Eighth Route Army would not attack the Huting stronghold. We just hope that the Fourth Brigade can gather intelligence and ensure the safety of the battlefield observation group."

The battlefield observation group was specially formed by the North China Front Army, and there was even a major general who came specifically to observe the battle of the First Army.

The safety of the brigade commander must be ensured at all costs.

Maikura Shunzaburo nodded slightly tiredly and knocked the table weakly with his hands.

"There's an old Chinese saying: 'When it rains, it pours.' I didn't understand it before, but now I finally understand what it means."

"These damn Eighth Route Army soldiers are so cunning."

As soon as he finished speaking, the communicator next to him suddenly ran over again.

"Commander Shinozuka is calling and wants you, Brigade Commander, to answer the call personally."

Shunzaburo Maikura frowned and walked over to answer the phone.

As soon as I answered the phone, Yoshio Shinozuka's angry voice came from the other side.

"Major General Mai Cang, I hope to hear good news from you."

"It's just the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. At most, there's only one guard regiment, plus two nearby regiments, for a total of three regiments. Don't tell me your brigade hasn't been able to take it yet."

Yoshio Shinozuka was almost going crazy at this moment.

There has been no good news in this battle so far.

Instead, it was the battlefield observation group that happened first.

Hundreds of officers from an entire battlefield observation group suddenly disappeared without a trace, and not even a single message was transmitted over the radio, which was enough to indicate that the situation was very serious.

If there is no progress even on the front line, then the so-called plan organized by their First Army to attack the Eighth Route Army's Taiyuan headquarters will be a joke.

Shunzaburou Maikura heard the anger in the general's voice, but he could only grit his teeth and speak.

"Report to the General, the Eighth Route Army seems to have known our whereabouts in advance and has deployed a large number of troops at the headquarters."

"There's not just one guard regiment here. I suspect there are more than several regiments of troops here."

The air suddenly froze and the sound on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent.

Shunzaburou Maikura felt his heart tighten, as if his breathing was being strangled.

He knew that he was leading a brigade and the result should not be like this.