Taiyuan, Shanxi, Japan's North China Expeditionary Force Headquarters.

In the spacious and bright room, a Go game is being played.

The younger one is the chief of staff of the North China Expeditionary Force of Japan and Major General Miyao.

After the game was over, Major General Miyao picked up the tea and savored it carefully: "Okay, I seem to have tasted the clouds of Mount Fuji."

Yamamoto Ichiki, who was standing beside him, immediately flattered: "General Miyano's imagination is really wonderful. In fact, this is just the Beluochun in southern China."

The person who held the white chess was the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi and the male Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshinobu.

He is Yamamoto Ichiki's immediate boss and also values ​​Yamamoto Ichiki the most.

"The true meaning of the tea ceremony is to maintain inner peace. Colonel Yamamoto, don't you think that your long-range raid has been completely dissolved by the fragrance of tea?"

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

Lieutenant General Shinozuka and Kazuki Yamamoto, the two of them, successfully aroused Major General Miyao's interest.

Although Yoshio Shinozuka is a lieutenant general, he is one level older than Major General Miyano in terms of military rank.

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

Major General Miyao is the chief of staff of the North China Expeditionary Force of Japan.

The commander of the Japanese North China Expeditionary Force was Lieutenant General Tada Shizuka.

The troops directly under the jurisdiction include the 5th Division, the 109th Division, the garrison infantry brigade, the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade, and the Aviation Corps.

The First Army stationed in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, has the 6th, 14th and 20th Divisions, with a total of three divisions.

It is under its jurisdiction, and it is also three divisions.

In other words, the first army of Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshinobu was commander of the North China Expeditionary Army.

Major General Miyao served as chief of staff and was the deputy commander of the North China Expeditionary Army. In terms of status and power, he was still above Yoshio Shinozuka.

Moreover, the family power in China is very strong, and the future is not comparable to that of Yoshio Shinozuka.

It is very beneficial for Yamamoto Ichiki to be recognized by this person.

"How did the Colonel just returned from the expedition? I heard that your agent team is the favorite of General Shinozuka!" Major General Miyao was curious.

Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head slightly: "Shame, there is nothing to say. Chief of Staff Miyano has always attached importance to the Field Army and has never been interested in my special operations."

Faced with Yamamoto’s complaint, Major General Miyano said calmly: “There is a vast Chinese state, and Colonel Yamamoto’s special forces are less than 100. How can he bear the overall situation?”

Yes, China is too big, and a force with less than a hundred people is not enough to guard a county town.

How does its importance compare with millions of field troops?

"That depends on the general's vision. When the balance of strategy is in a stable state, the weight of an ant can cause the balance to tilt.

Chief of Staff Miyao forgot that he kept firing a 38-caliber pistol in Sarajevo, which triggered World War I.

Small people can also create history.

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

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

Yoshio Shinozuka spoke solemnly, giving Yamamoto an assist: "General Miyano, please forgive me for saying too much. As the chief of staff of the entire North China Expeditionary Army, you have a particularly important responsibility to His Majesty the Emperor."

Maintaining the necessary respect for the Emperor, Major General Miyao put away his carelessness and sat upright and listened carefully to Yoshio Shinozuka.

"Reviewing the cage tactics currently implemented by our army in North China. I think that the special operations brought back by Colonel Yamamoto from his studies in Germany are a kind of innovative tactics.

Especially when dealing with the Eighth Route Army, which is good at guerrilla warfare, do you know what Colonel Yamamoto just experienced, what was the battle in Yangcun like?"

Major General Miyao was completely curious: "How is it?"

"I can't accept it. I still achieved a ratio of 1:10 when I lost my intelligence advantage and was ambushed by the enemy, which is rare in the battlefield in North China."

In terms of data, Yoshio Shinozuka made a slight fake. The purpose was to attract the attention of Major General Miyao.

If you really say it is true, it may be difficult to achieve your goal.

Sure enough, when he heard such data, Major General Miyao became even more curious, "Oh, who is the enemy?"

The Eighth Route Army is not a soft persimmon, and it is not the time to start the war. It is difficult to get such a big score, especially when ambushed by the enemy.

"A main force of the Eighth Route Army." Yamamoto Kazuki's expressionless answer seemed not worth mentioning.

"How many people have you used?" Major General Miyao looked up at Yamamoto.

"General, please!"

The hearing is as false as the eyes see, Yamamoto Kazuki had already asked the special forces to prepare, waiting for Major General Miyao's inspection.

The three of them walked out of the room and came to the city gate tower.

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

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

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

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

?MP38 produced millions of submachine guns and equipped them with a million German army.

They occupied the entire Poland in just 27 days.

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

It is impossible to equip all the submachine guns. Major General Miyao values ​​the spirit of the special forces members.

If all the imperial army were as elite as this army, then natural...

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

What he wanted was Miyao's affirmation and support from the entire North China Front Army. We could continue to provide resources for Yamamoto's special forces and prove that his method was right.

At this point, Major General Miyao naturally understood the reason why Yoshio Shinozuka invited him to play chess and have tea today.

Since the Lieutenant General has spent so much effort, he doesn't mind making a favor and saying a few good words in front of the commander.

"Thank you, Yamamoto, thank you for your hard work."

Yamamoto Ichiki understood that the general was expressing his opinion, standing attentive, and thanked him solemnly: "The general's affirmation is our glory."

After saying goodbye to Major General Miyao, Yoshio Shinozuka said another thing: "The reason for the intelligence leak has been found. It is the Imperial Army near your garrison, and the Eighth Route Army spies appeared.

They learned that your special forces disappeared, which led to the Eighth Route Army's alertness."

Yamamoto Iki looked surprised. Just the disappearance of the special forces team led to the failure of the raid?

"When did the Eighth Route Army get the information?" he asked.

"Three days before fighting in Yangcun."
Chapter completed!