Chapter 157: Shinozuka Yoshio Wants to Destroy the th Brigade Yamamoto Kazuki's expression also changed when he heard what Shinozuka Yoshio said. Yoshio Shinozuka initially wanted him to show the strength of the special forces team, hoping that he could use his strength to shut up others. In addition, Yoshio Shinozuka had always taken good care of him when other fronts were unwilling to accept him to form a special forces team with high consumption. It was Yoshio Shinozuka who accepted him and, against all odds, allocated a large amount of resources to provide him with training for the special forces team. Therefore, Yamamoto Ikki was very grateful to Shinozuka Yoshio. Therefore, when Shinozuka Yoshio was questioned by Hattori Naoomi, he directly proposed to carry out another decapitation operation against the Eighth Route Army's highest command. Yoshio Shinozuka proposed forming an officers observation group to see the combat effectiveness of the special forces team. In fact, it was to let the entire First Army stand up for Yamamoto Ikki's special forces team, and by the way, let Yamamoto Ikki show his strength, and let the First Army know that the resources that Shinozuka Yoshio gave to Yamamoto Ikki were not wasted. Therefore, Yamamoto Ikki did not feel dissatisfied with Yoshio Shinozuka's idea of drawing some personnel from various units of the First Army to form a battlefield observation group. Because the other person sincerely wants to help you.
But now Yoshio Shinozuka said that the North China Front Army has drawn officers from various units to form a battlefield observation group. He also said that he came to see the fighting effectiveness of his special forces team. Haha, I'm afraid he wants to laugh at the joke of his special forces team. When he reported to the North China Command that he did not want to go to the troops to serve as the commander of a regiment, but wanted to form a special forces team, he was often accused by the bureaucrats of wasting resources. Thinking of this, Yamamoto Kazuki moved his mouth and asked Shinozuka Yoshio in a deep voice. "Commander, when will the battlefield observation group arrive?" "We will arrive in Taiyuan tonight!" "Tonight?!" Yamamoto Ikki was quite surprised when he heard the time given by Shinozuka Yoshio and said, "Commander, are they coming here by plane? Can so many officers be mobilized in one afternoon?" "Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio started preparations three days ago. Two hundred officers will arrive in Taiyuan by train tonight." "The North China Front Army requires that we see the strength of the special forces team within two days." Yoshio Shinozuka's tone was flat and his expression did not change. But Yamamoto Kazuki was not a fool and he could easily hear the anger in Yoshio Shinozuka's words. Especially when Yoshio Shinozuka mentioned Yoshio Iwamatsu, Yamamoto Kazuki immediately understood what was going on. It is obvious that Yoshio Iwamatsu intends to make a fuss about the special forces. If the special forces mission fails again, he will forcibly transfer Yoshio Shinozuka on the grounds that he wastes the empire's resources and does not know how to command the troops, and then take over Yoshio Shinozuka's position as commander. Then he took the credit for reoccupying the Shangdang area and destroying the Eighth Route Army headquarters arsenal! For Yoshio Shinozuka, this achievement at most offset his mistake of losing the Shangdang area. But for Yoshio Iwamatsu, it was a great achievement in the true sense. Moreover, if they recapture the Shangdang area, Yoshio Shinozuka will never be able to hold his head up in front of Yoshio Iwamatsu.
Before you came, the Japanese locust army occupied the Shangdang area. After you came, you kept losing territory. Then, as soon as Yoshio Iwamatsu came up, he took back the territory you had lost. Doesn't this officially prove that Yoshio Shinozuka is completely inferior to Yoshio Iwamatsu in ability? Especially the last message that Yoshio Shinozuka said. Seeing the combat effectiveness of the special forces within two days. Yamamoto Ikki couldn't help it and said directly to Shinozuka Yoshio: "It's terrible!" Yoshio Shinozuka listened to what Yamamoto Kazuki said, looked up at Yamamoto Kazuki, and said calmly. "Oh? what happened? This time they all came to see you. You are the protagonist. Haven’t you always wanted to prove the strength of the special forces team? This is a great opportunity.” Yamamoto Ikki said bluntly: "Commander, please forgive me for being blunt, but this is a group of amateurs who are commanding people." "Do they think special operations is going to a Tokyo dance hall to watch Kabuki?" “My secret service is not Kabuki! Can’t perform!” "A real special operation requires a detailed plan, various preparations, and finding the right opportunity! Special operations are not ordinary operations! They tested the special forces team in exactly the same way they tested the combat effectiveness of ordinary troops! Two days is enough time for ordinary troops to demonstrate their combat effectiveness. But for my special forces team, two days is not enough to find the target! Could it be that we are sending the special forces to attack a certain stronghold occupied by the Eighth Route Army, or a county town, to demonstrate the special forces' combat effectiveness?" Yamamoto Ikki became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and finally he just started cursing. The North China Front Army Battlefield Observation Group hoped to see the combat effectiveness of the special forces team within two days, which was basically an impossible task. The special forces are good at surprise attacks, not frontal combat. If the special forces team were placed on the front battlefield to fight a positional war with the Eighth Route Army, the only thing left would be that the quality of the soldiers on the special forces team is slightly higher than that of ordinary Japanese soldiers. But in the front battlefield where bullets are flying everywhere, no matter how high your quality is, you will die with one shot. Especially the various artillery and heavy machine guns on the front battlefield are simply the nemesis of the special forces. These are the problems that Yamamoto Ikki discovered when the special forces raided the Independent Regiment last time. Yoshio Shinozuka listened to what Yamamoto Kazuki said, patted him on the shoulder and looked at the map. “Yamamoto-kun, don’t be angry, I have a suggestion regarding the target of the special forces’ operation. I want to hear your opinion since you are an expert in this area.” Yamamoto Ikki listened to what Shinozuka Yoshio said, suppressed his anger, and spoke to Shinozuka Yoshio. "Commander, do you have any suitable target suggestions?" Yoshio Shinozuka pointed to the location of Ishiizumi County on the map and spoke to Ikki Yamamoto.
"Since Lieutenant Colonel Yamazaki Jihei sent the news, I have mobilized three brigades to prepare to re-attack Shangdang, intending to reoccupy the Shangdang area. The Eighth Route Army naturally responded to our army's big move. According to our intelligence, the troops of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army are basically all deployed in Shiquan County and Linyuan County. With so many troops, they must have a unified command. My suggestion is that you lead the special forces team to attack and destroy the headquarters of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, so that the troops of the 386th Brigade will lose unified command, making it easier for the follow-up troops to quickly break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army and even completely wipe out the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army! " Yoshio Shinozuka pointed at the map and offered his suggestions to Ikki Yamamoto. (End of this chapter)
