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

Yokoyama Nagao is now a close confidant of Yamamoto Ikki, a lieutenant colonel who was recently promoted and directly serves as the temporary chief of staff of the brigade.

Yamamoto Ikki always obeyed the orders of his savior.

Hearing what Yokoyama's eldest son said, Yamamoto Ikki did not dare to ignore it.

He quickly handed the telegram in his hand to Yokoyama Nagao and asked him to look at it.

As Yokoyama watched, he kept shaking his head.

"Yokoyama-kun, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this telegram?"

"Colonel, there's nothing wrong with the telegram, but that's the biggest problem. I suspect the 20th Division is up to something..."

Yokoyama Nagao's reading was not in vain, but he could see the problem from a simple telegram.

"Yokoyama-kun, what do you mean..."

"The wording of this telegram is too perfect, which makes people suspicious..."

If the Japanese Chief of Staff Nakagawa Mototaka, who was hiding in the rat hole, heard this sentence at this moment, he would probably faint in the toilet from crying.

If he knew that the person who ruined his plans was just a small-time figure who was leading an ordinary Japanese infantry security brigade a few days ago, Nakagawa would probably be so ashamed that he might even commit suicide out of shame.

"This telegram states that the 20th Division has been engaged in a back-and-forth battle with the Sharp Knife Regiment over the past few days, with both sides winning and losing. They have already annihilated some of the Sharp Knife Regiment's forces. Colonel, do you find this credible?"

For a moment, Yamamoto Ikki didn't know how to answer.

"Then let me ask you, how many troops are there in the Kawagishi Division?"

"Twenty-five thousand people."

"No, more than 10,000 people."

The two major regiments under Kawagishi were previously wiped out by the Sharp Knife Regiment in the Shijiaopo area. The Japanese Taiyuan Headquarters knew this news, as did Yamamoto Ikki and Yokoyama Nagao.

"With an army of over 10,000, how could he fight the Sharp Knife Regiment so evenly? Even win or lose? And even wipe out some of the Sharp Knife Regiment's soldiers?"

This question from Yokoyama's eldest son left Yamamoto Ikki speechless.

No one knew better than him how terrifying Zheng Kaixuan's spearhead group was.

In Wanjia Town, the dense swarms of drones falling from the sky are still his biggest nightmare.

This resulted in his troops being extremely dispersed, whether they were marching or camping.

Logically speaking, it was a miracle that the Kawagishi Division had managed to hold out until now. How could they possibly have fought the Sharp Knife Regiment on equal terms?

Yamamoto actually didn't know that Nakagawa Mototaka had put a lot of effort into this telegram.

Especially in terms of wording, he considered it over and over again.

If the 20th Division is suppressing the Spearhead Regiment, that is definitely unrealistic. You know it is false without thinking.

If the 20th Division was about to be wiped out by the spearhead group, the cunning Yamamoto Ikki would definitely run faster than anyone else and would not dare to go over at all.

So Nakagawa Mototaka could only say that both sides had wins and losses, but he did not expect to meet Yokoyama Nagano, a guy with eight hundred tricks in his head.

"Your Excellency, in my opinion, the problem with this telegram is truly enormous."

"There are only two possibilities in this situation."

"First, Kawagishi's 20th Division is almost wiped out. They plan to drag us down with them and use the colonel as a scapegoat."

"Secondly, this telegram was most likely not sent by Kawagishi Fumisaburo at all. It was most likely sent by Zheng Kaixuan and the members of the Sharp Knife Group!"

What people who love reading say is always very persuasive.

Especially when it comes from someone like Nagao Yokoyama who always has a book in his hand.

Yamamoto Ikki felt that it made sense.

"So, Yokoyama-kun, what should we do now?"

After thinking about it, Yokoyama Nagao actually came up with a solution that seemed feasible.

"I suggest the main army remain stationed where they are and remain stationary, while a small force is dispatched to the battlefield on lightly armed and fast horses to gather information."

"If what Kawaishi Fumisaburo and Nakagawa Sutaka say is true, we will send a large army. If what they say is false, hey, Your Excellency, listen to my advice."

"Immediately get away from the Sharp Knife Group and Zheng Kaixuan, and work as far away from them as possible."

Yamamoto Ikki nodded.

A Japanese reconnaissance unit of more than one hundred people rode on fast horses and rushed to the area around the mountains in southeastern Shanxi at night.

The Sharp Knife Regiment and the Japanese had been fighting for several days, and everyone in the area knew about it.

The Japanese scouts obtained a lot of intelligence without much effort.

Needless to say, the result was exactly what Yokoyama Nagao predicted. The Kawagishi Division suffered continuous defeats and never won any battles.

Now, they have been trapped in a cage by Zheng Kaixuan, becoming a struggling beast...

"Bakayashi! That old fox, Kawaichi, is about to die, yet he still wants to drag me and the others down to do some work. He's truly despicable. His conscience is seriously broken."

After learning the truth, Yamamoto Ikki was furious.

Who would be willing to do a business that would get them killed?

In the end, Nagao Yokoyama replied to the telegram on behalf of Ikki Yamamoto.

They claimed that everything was proceeding according to the original plan. The 9th Brigade would arrive at the designated position the day after tomorrow morning and cooperate with the 20th Division to launch a two-pronged attack on the spearhead regiment.

The words sounded nice, but they chose to remain silent.

Early the next morning, all the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Action Team, who had had a good rest, launched a fierce attack on one secret hiding place after another of the Chuan'an Division under the command of Zheng Kaixuan.

With the speed of the ivy and the power of heavy artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns, the remaining Japanese troops were beaten to the point of crying for their parents.

This time, they were unstoppable and pushed forward all the way.

By evening, the remaining troops of the Japanese 20th Division had been almost completely wiped out.

At this moment, an extremely shocking piece of news reached the spearhead action team.

The command fully recognized and commended their achievements and deeds during this period, and planned to launch the largest-scale campaign of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas since the Anti-Japanese War!