Taiyuan City, the Japanese First Army Headquarters.
After abandoning his special agent team, Yamamoto Ichiki relied on his outstanding special combat ability to successfully escape back to Taiyuan on the third day after the battle.
In the past few days, he had been reflecting and concluding what had gone wrong that caused the special agent team he had brought out to be completely wiped out in Chen Jiayu.
No matter how he thought about it, he still could not figure out how Chen Weidong, who had appeared out of nowhere, could defeat the most elite troops of the Imperium.
However, he understood one thing. In the past, he was too confident and blindly arrogant. He felt that the Chinese soldiers were no match for the special agents. Because he underestimated the enemy, it led to the tragic defeat in the battle at Chenjiayu.
Also, the Chinese had also formed a special forces unit, and the commander was Chen Weidong.
Yamamoto Ichiki was a soldier of the Empire who knew shame and was brave. After the tragic defeat of the Chen Family Valley, his fighting spirit and determination were reignited.
Originally, the Yamamoto Special Agent Team's combat targets in northwestern Shanxi were only the command center of the Jinsui Army and the command structure of the 115th Division Headquarters.
But from today onwards, he had another target, which was Chen Weidong and his special forces.
In the afternoon, Yamamoto Ichiki, who had pulled himself together, tidied up his military appearance in front of the mirror and regained his usual arrogance. He walked out of the door and strode towards the command center of Commander Shinozuka Kazuo.
In the command post, Shinozuka Kazuo sent away all the staff officers and sat alone in front of the table playing Go. He held a white chess piece in one hand and a black chess piece in the other. He looked at the chessboard thoughtfully.
Outside the door, Yamamoto Ichiki looked at Shinozuka Yoshio, who was playing chess alone. He took a deep breath and mustered his courage to walk into the room.
Inside the house, Shinozuka Yoshio held a white chess piece in his hand and muttered to himself,""The Eighth Route is an army made up of farmers. No, it's not even an army. They dress like beggars and worry when winter comes. Their government can't even issue a cotton military uniform.”
As he spoke, Shinozuka Yoshio finally placed a white piece on the chessboard and changed to a black piece with his left hand. He continued,"Most of their soldiers are still using weapons manufactured by the Hanyang Munitions Factory at the end of the 19th century. However, even with such inferior weapons, ammunition is still extremely scarce. Each soldier does not even have five bullets. It is a joke for such an army to dare to fight against the imperial army of the Imperium.”
Beside him, Yamamoto Ichiki, who had snuck up to Shinozuka Yoshio's side, understood the meaning behind his words. The general was blaming him for not fighting well, which directly led to the annihilation of more than a hundred officers and the capture of Major General Saitou Kazuo.
Yamamoto Ichiki explained," General, I know you're blaming me. This shouldn't have happened, but it did. I'm willing to take all the responsibility for it." However, please give me a chance to report what happened on the battlefield to you."
Before Yamamoto could finish, Shinozuka Yoshio raised his hand, signaling him to shut up and listen to me."No, Yamamoto, I'm not thinking about responsibility.”
As he spoke, he placed the black piece in his hand on the chessboard and said,"I'm thinking that this Earth has been burned red by the war of the Imperium. There are traces of the war of the Imperium on many islands in the Pacific Ocean and in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Therefore, it's not a big deal for more than a hundred soldiers of the Imperium to die in the mountainous area northwest of China. It's just a few more names on the monument of the shrine.”
Seeing that Shinozuka Yoshio had no intention of blaming him, Yamamoto Ichiki heaved a sigh of relief and said respectfully,"Thank you very much for your tolerance, but this battle still makes me feel extremely ashamed.”
Shinozuka Yoshio gave up on playing chess with both hands and returned to his desk. He said,""Mr. Yamamoto, we have a million elite soldiers in China. A small ambush won't hurt us at all. What I'm thinking about is neither the responsibility nor the lives of the hundred soldiers of the Imperium who died for our country. What I'm thinking about is the dignity and shame of the First Army!”
"Ha Yi, General, I understand!”
Yamamoto Ichiki bowed and saluted.
Shinozuka Yoshio said,"Yamamoto, this is the second time that Li Yunlong and Chen Weidong of the 386th Brigade have humiliated the First Army. If we can't destroy them now, the First Army will lose all its honor. In order to destroy them, I've transferred six reconnaissance planes from the front line to carry out aerial reconnaissance and assist your special agent team. We must find the headquarters of the Independent Regiment and destroy Li Yunlong and Chen Weidong in one fell swoop.”
Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Ichiki felt his blood boiling. With the full support of the commander, he was confident that he could take revenge on Chen Jiayu.
"General, please rest assured that I will not disappoint you. I will find the headquarters of the Independent Regiment and destroy Li Yunlong and Chen Weidong.”
"Yamamoto," Shinozuka Yoshio continued,"recently, the North China side has decided that there will be a large-scale military operation. Do you know?" This is the time for us to annihilate the Independent Regiment and protect the honor of the First Army. This is a major event for the First Army, understand?”
Yamamoto Ichiki nodded heavily and said,""To serve His Majesty the Emperor and to defend the honor of the First Army.”
Shinozuka Yoshio nodded in satisfaction."It's good that you know. Go and work hard!"
"Ha Yi!"
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