A magazine of 30,000 rounds, you call it Hanyang

The Japanese First Army Headquarters.

After receiving a call from Yamamoto Ikki, Shinozuka Yoshio sighed heavily.

"Commander-in-Chief, what was the outcome of this battle, Yamamoto-kun?"

The army's chief of staff, Michiichi Miyano, was sitting opposite Yoshio Shinozuka and couldn't help but ask with concern.

Sitting next to them was the Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army, Hideyoshi Kusuyama, who was also eager to know the outcome of this battle.

Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head in disappointment.

"Yamamoto-kun's special attack team encountered the Sharp Knife Group in Yang Village and failed the mission."

Miyano Michiichi and Kusunokichi shook their heads and sighed when they heard this.

"It's a shame. This mission, which could have changed the situation in southeastern Shanxi, failed. It seems that Yamamoto-kun's special operations are only theoretically sound, but difficult to implement in practice..."

Kusunokichi Hideyoshi spoke up for Yamamoto Ikki.

"General Miyano, that's not true. This time, it can only be attributed to Yamamoto-kun's bad luck. You know, they happened to encounter the Sharp Sword Regiment. You all know how terrifying the Sharp Sword Regiment is. They once single-handedly resisted two brigades of the Locust Army."

Yoshio Shinozuka thought for a moment and ordered the operator to send a telegram to Yamamoto Ikki.

"Mr. Yamamoto, the main reason for the failure of this mission is the Sharp Knife Regiment. It's clear that until the Sharp Knife Regiment is eliminated, southeastern Shanxi will never be stable. General Miyano is very dissatisfied with your failure in this operation. Commander Tada Shun is also paying close attention to your special operations plan."

"Please do your best to kill the Sharp Knife Group, Li Yunlong, and Zheng Kaixuan at all costs!"

After the telegram was sent, Yoshio Shinozuka turned his attention to Hideyoshi Kusunoyama, Chief of Staff of the First Army.

"Mr. Nanshan, in order to completely consolidate the locust army's rule in southeastern Shanxi, the 'cage' plan I proposed earlier must be fully implemented. All Eighth Route Army guerrillas and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Central Army must be separated, and their living space must be gradually reduced before they are eliminated one by one!"

"Hi!"

"Also, you must always have a plan for mobilizing your troops. If Yamamoto-kun can't get rid of Zheng Kaixuan this time, you must send a large force to wipe out the Sharp Knife Group. You can't let Zheng Kaixuan continue to develop."

"Hi!"

In the prisoner-of-war camp, Yamamoto Ikki's eyes were bloodshot.

After the defeat in the first battle, he specifically mobilized all the information and combat records of the spearhead regiment collected by Yoshio Shinozuka to the Japanese First Army Headquarters.

All this information was transmitted to Yamamoto via telegram.

"We crushed the Sakamoto Regiment, eliminated the 136th Regiment Commander Okada Masahide, marched eastward through Longquanyu, raided the Jingxing Coal Mine, and manipulated the th Division..."

Yamamoto Ikki looked at these brilliant achievements and the more he looked, the more shocked he became, and the more he felt that Zheng Kaixuan was amazing.

It was not until he saw that last year the Vanguard Regiment had fought hard against the Maruyama Brigade of the 20th Division and the Nakamura Brigade of the 109th Division, Maruyama was killed in battle, Nakamura fled, and the two major regiments were almost wiped out, that Yamamoto Ikki could not help but gasp.

It was not until this moment that he truly understood how powerful the spearhead regiment led by Zheng Kaixuan was.

"They have artillery vehicles, anti-aircraft machine guns, automatic mine-mine-laying vehicles, impenetrable body armor, and even unmanned aerial vehicles..."

"Looking at it this way, if we want to confront the Spearhead Regiment head-on, we'll need to launch a division-level battle, and the outcome is hard to predict. This isn't just a regiment, it's literally thousands of invincible tigers! This is an insurmountable mountain!"

"Zheng Kaixuan is the forefather of special operations, and he has reached a level that is difficult for the likes of us to reach."

The more Yamamoto thought about it, the more desperate he became, and the more he thought Zheng Kaixuan was powerful.

He felt that he was already beginning to admire Zheng Kaixuan.

After reading all the information, Yamamoto finally came to a desperate conclusion.

The spearhead group is invincible.

Whether in terms of numbers or his so-called advanced German equipment that he was proud of, the Spearhead Regiment was nothing but rubbish in front of Zheng Kaixuan!

If you can't defeat the enemy with force, you can only use your wits to defeat him.

Yamamoto Ikki took a deep breath and decided to use any means necessary.

"Since I can't defeat you, Zheng Kaixuan, head-on, I'll make you come here and die! I want you to know what it means to be the tallest tree in the forest and be driven to work by the wind!"

Yamamoto waved his hand and called over the Japanese infantry captain who was in charge of guarding the prisoner-of-war camp.

"Kikuchi-kun, is there any village near the prisoner-of-war camp where ordinary people live? I want one with a lot of people; the more people, the better for the work."

The Japanese captain with a face full of buck teeth, Kikuchi Nufang, thought seriously for a moment and then replied to Yamamoto.

"Yes, Your Excellency. There are several villages six kilometers away from here, including Shijiapo, Xishanling, and Miaojiaying..."

"There are at least seven or eight villages in that area. Although the remaining people in these villages are mostly the elderly, the weak, and the disabled, there are still more than a thousand people in total."

Yamamoto Ikki nodded, then stared into Kikuchi's blooming eyes.

"Hey, Kikuchi-kun, do you want to get promoted and get rich?"

Kikuchi Nufang was also a smart guy. When he saw Yamamoto asking this, he immediately understood that Yamamoto Ikki must have a task for him to complete.

"Your Excellency, if you have any mission, just tell me. I am willing to go through fire and water for you, even if it means death!"

Yamamoto Ikki nodded.

"Hey! I like talking to smart people. Tomorrow, you will select 300 soldiers from the prisoner-of-war camp. I will arrange for ten special forces to accompany you to Shijiapo. Once you get to Shijiapo, you will capture all the villagers."

"Tie them all up, drag them to the village entrance, and then send someone to deliver a letter to Zheng Kaixuan..."

"Their Sharp Knife Regiment has always claimed to be the children of the common people. I don't believe Zheng Kaixuan and Li Yunlong dare not come..."

"Kikuchi-kun, if you can help me accomplish this, I will personally recommend you to Commander Shinozuka. Even if it means promoting you directly to colonel, that's not a problem."

Upon hearing Yamamoto Ikki's plan, Kikuchi was extremely excited.

He was already very happy to be appreciated by Yamamoto. If he could be received and rewarded by Yoshio Shinozuka, wouldn't he be able to reach the top in one step?

"Hey! Please put it down, Colonel. Kikuchi will go through fire and water for you and will definitely complete the task..."

After arranging everything, Yamamoto Ikki climbed up to the artillery tower and looked into the distance with a sinister smile on his face.

"Li Yunlong, Zheng Kaixuan, two heads in exchange for thousands of lives, let's see what you choose!"