Chapter 116 Yamamoto Ikki's Plan (Seeking follow-up reading) Hattori Naoomi looked at Hiraru Isamu with contempt. Then he turned his attention to Yoshio Shinozuka. Although he was speaking to Hiraru Isamu, he actually wanted to hear Shinozuka Yoshio's explanation. The training of Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team consumes too much resources. Even with the reserve soldiers and logistics soldiers, the special forces team has only 200 people, and the resources consumed are enough to rival a garrison regiment. More importantly, since its establishment, Yamamoto's special forces have not had any outstanding achievements. The only time they took action was to attack an independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese only have so many resources, especially the navy which occupies more resources, while the army has fewer resources. Therefore, it seems that Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team with less than 200 people needs the resources of a regiment, especially when the opponent is using the resources of its own troops! Yamamoto's special forces did not receive the support of the North China Front Army Command, so the North China Front Army naturally would not provide resources to Yamamoto Ikki. Therefore, all the resources consumed by Yamamoto Ikki were provided by the Shanxi garrison, and his supporter was Yoshio Shinozuka.
Hattori Naoomi was a little embarrassed, as nominally he belonged to a field brigade directly under the North China Front Army. However, because his defense zone was within Shanxi, the resources needed by his brigade were also provided by the Shanxi garrison. Now, in order to train Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team, Yoshio Shinozuka directly poached the resources of a regiment from Hattori Naoomi and gave them to Yamamoto Ikki. All the personnel in his brigade added up to no more than three regiments, and one-third of them were taken away in one go. How could Hattori Naoomi be willing? Especially this guy Yamamoto Ikki, who relied on Shinozuka Yoshio's appreciation and even did not take him, a major general, seriously. Hattori Naoomi has made up his mind that if Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team cannot achieve any good results this time, he will definitely report to the North China Front Army and demand the disbanding of Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team! It is true that the Yamamoto family is powerful in the base camp, but his Hattori family is no pushover either! Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Hattori Naoomi who was staring at him. He also understood in his heart that Hattori Naoomi's words were directed to him. It is clear that if Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team does not play a role, there will be no way they can use any resources of the Hattori Brigade. Not only Hattori Naoomi was looking at Shinozuka Yoshio, but Hiraru Isamu also turned his gaze to Shinozuka Yoshio. He also knew that Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team consumed a lot of resources, and he was also very confused. Why did a mere one or two hundred people consume resources comparable to that of a regiment? Can the combat effectiveness of one or two hundred people be comparable to that of a regiment? Take Yamamoto Ikki's actions against the Independent Regiment for example. Hiraru Isamu and Hattori Naoomi had the same idea. Based on the capabilities of the Independent Regiment, if they sent a regiment, not only would they inflict heavy damage on the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, they might even be able to wipe out the entire Independent Regiment! Not only Hattori Naoomi and Hirachi Isamu thought so, but the other two division commanders present also thought so. There are only so many resources. If you eat more, we will have to eat less. No one is willing to use the resources of his own troops to train other troops. "Someone, go call Yamamoto Ikki over here!"
Shinozuka Yoshio saw everyone's reaction, frowned and asked someone to call Yamamoto Ikki over. This time the special forces team had to go out, consuming so many resources and training for almost half a year. If he fails to achieve any good results, no matter how much he values Yamamoto Ikki, he will not give him so many resources. After receiving the news, Yamamoto Ikki, who was preparing to report the special forces team's training progress to Yoshio Shinozuka, quickly put on his military uniform and went to Yoshio Shinozuka's combat command room. "Commander Yoshio Shinozuka, I'm reporting for duty, Ikki Yamamoto!" "Greetings, generals!" Yamamoto Ikki looked around and found that except for him, who was a colonel, all the other people in the command room were at the rank of generals. In addition to the Lieutenant General Commander Yoshio Shinozuka, there are two other Lieutenant General division commanders. "Yamamoto Ikki, I wonder how your special forces training is going? Are they able to start carrying out combat missions?" When Yoshio Shinozuka saw Yamamoto Ikki coming in, he didn't keep the secret and asked directly whether Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team could fight. Before coming here, Yamamoto Kazuki learned the whole story from Shinozuka Yoshio's adjutant. "Commander, the special forces team has completed its training and can be deployed at any time!" "If the Commander agrees, I am willing to lead the special forces team to carry out a decapitation operation against the Eighth Route Army headquarters!" "Eliminate the high-ranking officers of the Eighth Route Army and strike down their arrogance!" Shinozuka Yoshio listened to Yamamoto Ikki's words and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, Yamamoto-kun, there are several generals who don't know the strength of the special forces. I hope you can let everyone see the true strength of the special forces!" Yamamoto Ikki nodded upon hearing this. "Commander, according to our intelligence, the Eighth Route Army's headquarters is currently located in the Taiyue area. The Eighth Route Army has now taken over the entire Shangdang area, and the Eighth Route Army headquarters will certainly move to the Shangdang area in the near future. I suggest launching a decapitation operation and assembling troops at the same time. After the special forces team successfully carries out the decapitation, we will immediately launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army. Without the command of high-level generals, the Eighth Route Army will definitely become a group of scattered sand. At that time, it will be easy for our Great Japanese Empire to reoccupy the Shangdang area! " Yoshio Shinozuka listened to Yamamoto Ikki's confident words, nodded with satisfaction, and then turned his gaze to the generals present. "Since Mr. Yamamoto is so sure, I will set up a battlefield observation group to watch the strength of Mr. Yamamoto's special forces on the spot!" When Hattori Naoomi saw Shinozuka Yoshio looking at him, he stepped forward and said, “Commander Shinozuka, I hope to join the battlefield observation group and observe the combat effectiveness of the special forces up close. If the combat effectiveness of the special forces is really as described by Commander Shinozuka and Mr. Yamamoto, then I am willing to personally request the North China Front Army Headquarters to provide more material support for the special forces. " What Shinozuka Yoshio was waiting for was what Hattori Naoomi said. He does not have a very good relationship with the current commander of the North China Front Command, Tada Shun, so it is not easy to get resources from him. Hattori Naoomi was directly under the jurisdiction of the North China Front Army, so it was easier for him to request supplies than for himself. After all, if I go and ask for it myself, then Tada Shun would probably wonder if Yoshio Shinozuka is doing this for his own benefit? What kind of special forces team requires so many resources? If it was Hattori Naoomi, it would be different. Hattori Naoomi was directly under the North China Front Army. When he made the request, the higher-ups would not think too much about it. Instead, they would think that the strength of the special forces was indeed worthy of such a large amount of material consumption. (End of this chapter)