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Chapter 24, Ants on the Scale

Taiyuan, Shanxi, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Expeditionary Army.

In a spacious and bright room, a game of Go is going on.

The younger one is Major General Miyano, chief of staff of Japan's North China Dispatch Army.

After the game ended, Major General Miyano picked up the tea and savored it carefully: "Okay, I seem to drink the taste of the clouds and mists of Mount Fuji."

Kazuki Yamamoto, who was standing on the side, immediately flattered him: "General Miyano's imagination is really wonderful, but in fact this is just Biluochun in southern China."

The white chess player is Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi.

He is the immediate boss of Kazuki Yamamoto, and he values ​​Kazuki Yamamoto the most.

"The true meaning of the tea ceremony lies in maintaining peace of mind. Don't you think, Mr. Yamamoto, that the toil of your long-distance raids has been completely resolved by the fragrance of tea?"

Faced with the inquiry from his immediate superior, Yamamoto immediately replied: "Yes, General!"

Lieutenant General Shinozuka and Kazuki Yamamoto, the two of them asked, answered, sang and sang, and successfully aroused the interest of Major General Miyano.

Although Yoshio Shinozuka is a lieutenant general, his military rank is one level higher than that of Major General Miyano.

But it does not mean that the rights of the two are the same as the military rank.

Major General Miyano is the chief of staff of Japan's North China Expeditionary Force.

The commander of Japan's North China Dispatch Army is Lieutenant General Tada Hayao.

The troops under the direct control include the 5th Division, the 109th Division, the Garrison Infantry Brigade, the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade, and the Aviation Corps.

Under the jurisdiction of the First Army stationed in Taiyuan, Shanxi, under the jurisdiction of the 6th, 14th, and 20th divisions, a total of three divisions.

Under the jurisdiction of the Second Army, there are also three divisions.

In other words, Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka's First Army was assigned to the Japanese North China Dispatch Army as commander.

Major General Miyano served as the chief of staff and was the deputy to the commander of the North China Dispatch Force.In terms of status and power, it is still above Yoshio Shinozuka.

Moreover, the family in the country is very powerful, and the future is not comparable to that of Shinozuka Yoshio, an old man.

It is of great benefit to Kazuki Yamamoto to be recognized by this person.

"Da Zuo just returned from an expedition, how did you get it? I heard that your secret service team is General Shinozuka's favorite!" Major General Miyano was aroused.

Kazuki Yamamoto lowered his head slightly: "I'm ashamed, I have nothing to say. Chief of Staff Miyano has always focused on combating the army, and has never been interested in my special operations."

Faced with Yamamoto's complaints, Major General Miyano said calmly: "China has a vast territory, and Osamu Yamamoto's special forces only have less than [-] people, so how can they take care of the overall situation?"

That's right, China is so big that an army of less than [-] people is not enough to guard a county.

How does its importance compare with millions of field troops?
"That depends on the general's perspective. When the balance of strategy is in a stable state, the weight of an ant can cause the balance to tilt.

Chief of Staff Miyano forgot that in Sarajevo, he kept firing [-]-caliber pistols, which triggered the First World War.

Small people can also make history.

The essence of special operations has nothing to do with the number of people. "

Kazuki Yamamoto stated the facts and reasoned, refuted the theory of number supremacy, and explained the importance of special forces.

Yoshio Shinozuka spoke in a solemn tone, and gave Yamamoto an assist: "General Miyano, please forgive me for talking too much. As the chief of staff of the entire North China Dispatched Army, you have a particularly heavy responsibility to His Majesty the Emperor. "

Maintaining the necessary respect for the emperor, Major General Miyano put away his casualness, sat up straight and listened carefully to Yoshio Shinozuka's words.

"Review the cage tactics that our army is currently implementing in North China. I think the special operations that General Yamamoto brought back from Germany is an innovative method of warfare.

Especially against the Eighth Route Army, which is good at guerrilla warfare. Do you know what the battle in Yangcun, which General Yamamoto just experienced, was like? "

Major General Miyano was completely aroused: "How is it?"

"I can't accept it. After losing the intelligence advantage and being ambushed by the enemy, I still achieved a ratio of 1:10. This is rare in the North China battlefield."

In terms of data, Shinozuka Yoshio made a little fake.The purpose is to attract the attention of Major General Miyano.

If it is true, it may be difficult to achieve the goal.

Sure enough, after hearing such data, Major General Miyano became even more curious, "Oh, who is the enemy?"

The Eighth Route Army is not a soft persimmon, and now is not the time to start a war.It's hard to get that big score again, especially if you're ambushed by the enemy.

"One of the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army." Kazuki Yamamoto replied blankly, which seemed not worth mentioning.

"How many people did you use?" Major General Miyano looked up at Yamamoto.

"General, please!"

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing, Kazuki Yamamoto had already prepared the Special Forces, waiting for Major General Miyano's inspection.

The three of them walked out of the room and went upstairs to the city gate.

The fully armed special forces appeared in a new look, stood in line, and saluted the three people on the tower.

The leather gloves, the special helmet, the submachine gun on the chest, and the indifferent eyes all show the specialness of this army.

Major General Miyano asked: "Is it German equipment?"

"Yes, the Germans have taken it and captured Poland." Kazuki Yamamoto replied proudly.

Millions of MP38s were produced, and the submachine gun equipped the German army of one million.

They took all of Poland in just 27 days.

"If I beat the Imperial Japanese Army and every army had this look, North China would definitely not be in the current situation."

It is impossible to equip them all with submachine guns. What Major General Miyano values ​​is the spirit of the special operations team members.

If all the imperial army is as elite as this army, then naturally...

Shinozuka Yoshio took the words and said, "Therefore, the North China Army must innovate its tactics."

What he wanted was Miyano's affirmation and the support of the entire North China Front Army.It is good to continue to provide resources for the Yamamoto Special Forces, proving that his method is correct.

At this point, Major General Miyano naturally understood why Shinozuka Yoshio invited him to play chess and drink tea today.

Since your Excellency the lieutenant general has put so much thought into it, he doesn't mind being a favor and saying a few nice words in front of the commander.

"Yamamoto-kun, you have worked hard."

Kazuki Yamamoto understood that the general was expressing his opinion, stood at attention, and thanked him solemnly: "The general's must be our glory."

Saying goodbye to Major General Miyano, Shinozuka Yoshio said another thing: "The reason for the information leak has been found out, it is the Imperial Association Army near your station, and there are spies from the Eighth Route Army.

They learned of the disappearance of your special forces, which aroused the vigilance of the Eighth Route Army. "

Kazuki Yamamoto looked surprised. Just the disappearance of the special forces led to the failure of the raid?
"When did the Eighth Route Army get the information?" he asked.

"Three days before the battle in Yangcun."

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(End of this chapter)