Check in from the bright sword

At midnight, the moon rose to the sky, and Makoto Miyazaki finally returned to the ground.

Looking at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, Makoto Miyazaki felt tears welling up in his eyes, it was too difficult for me.

……

Heyuan County, Gendarmerie Command.

Early in the morning, Inoue Sadae took Sanben Ryoichi to the north gate tower.

Looking at the majestic Dagu Mountain in the distance, Inoue Zhenwei said in a low tone: "Sanben-jun, it has been three days and nights since the Yamamoto special team set off to surprise Zhaojiayu."

"Division Commander, don't get your hopes up." Ryoichi Sanmoto sighed and said, "It's been three days without any news, and no special forces member has returned to Heyuan, so the result is already doomed."

"I know." Inoue Zhenwei said quietly, "I just can't believe it."

"Although I never think that a mere special force can change the pattern of the Shanxi battlefield."

"But after all, this is a special force that has received professional training in Germany. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an overkill for them to execute a beheading battle against the regiment headquarters of an independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, but..."

"The final result is that the Yamamoto Secret Service team was collectively broken, and the Eighth Route Army's independent regiment was unscathed!"

"So I'm really curious, how did the Yamamoto secret service team lose this battle?"

Ryoichi Yamamoto sighed, and said, "I'm afraid no one can answer this question...huh?"

Halfway through the speech, Ryoichi Yamamoto's eyes suddenly showed a look of surprise, as if he had discovered something incredible.

"Yamamoto-kun, what's wrong?"

While talking, Inoue Sadae followed Yamamoto Ryoichi's gaze and looked forward.

In the next moment, Ryoichi Yamai's eyes also suddenly focused, with a look of surprise on his face.

"Yamamoto-kun, is this... a member of Yamamoto's secret service?" Inoue Sadae asked in surprise.

"Look at the clothes, I'm afraid they are." Ryo Yamamoto nodded, "Because apart from the Yamamoto Special Forces, no other troops are equipped with such tactical vests and matte helmets."

……

Makoto Miyazaki, who had been hungry for three days and nights, almost choked to death after returning to Heyuan County.

Inoue Sadae's adjutant Sanming Baozhen slapped Miyazaki Makoto on the back and poured Miyazaki Makoto a big mouthful of water before finally swallowing the sushi stuck in his throat.

After Miyazaki Makoto finally finished eating, Inoue Sadae finally asked: "Miyazaki-kun, can we talk now?"

"Hayi." Makoto Miyazaki paused suddenly, and described the combat operations that night from beginning to end.

After hearing this, Inoue Zhenwei had a look of disbelief, and said, "You mean, you just started to take action, and the cliff suddenly collapsed?"

"Yes." Makoto Miyazaki nodded and said again, "After the cliff collapsed, the landmines on the mountain road were also detonated immediately, including Captain Yamamoto, and more than a dozen members of the third battle group were basically killed. .”

"As for the dozen or so members left at the entrance of Zhaojiayu Village, they must have been broken."

Inoue Zhenwei turned his head to look at Ryoichi Yamamoto, and said sternly, "Yamamoto-kun, what do you think?"

"The matter is already obvious. This is a trap." Ryoichi Yamamoto said in a deep voice, "The Eighth Route Army had already expected that the Yamamoto Secret Service would attack them."

"The Eighth Route Army even anticipated what kind of tactics Yamamoto's secret service would adopt."

"So a very targeted deployment was made and a trap was set. As a result, the trap really worked, which directly led to the collective destruction of the Yamamoto Special Forces."

Inoue Sadae blinked and said, "Yamamoto-kun, you are currently conducting an assessment report on the combat effectiveness of Shanxi China's armed forces. What kind of enlightenment will this humiliating failure of the Yamamoto Special Forces bring to you?"

Mimoto Ryoichi Hayi said: "I think that the technical and tactical level of the Eighth Route Army has clearly surpassed the Central Army and the Jinsui Army. The Central Army and the Jinsui Army are conservative, with dull tactics and rarely take the initiative to attack. Their tactics can be described as flexible and changeable, and they are extremely aggressive, posing the greatest threat to the imperial army!"

"So at this stage, at least in Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army has become the main enemy of the Imperial Army!"

"In fact, not only in Shanxi, but in the whole of North China and even in the whole of China, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army led by the Communist Party have become the main enemies of the imperial army."

Chapter 425

"Really?" Inoue Zhenwei said, "The Eighth Route Army is more difficult than the Central Army?"

"Yes." Ryoichi Yamamoto said, "The peak combat effectiveness of the Central Army of China was in Showa 12, but since the battle of Songhu and the defense of Nanjing, the combat effectiveness of the Central Army began to decline sharply."

"Today, the Central Army is completely different from five years ago in terms of equipment and personnel quality."

"Furthermore, the current central army has no aggressive intentions at all. As long as the imperial army does not attack them, they will basically not take the initiative to provoke the imperial army."

Inoue Zhenwei said: "It is true."

Ryoichi Yamamoto added: "The peak of the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness was also in Showa 12."

"At that time, the number of the Eighth Route Army was not large, only about 3 people, but from the generals to the grassroots officers and even ordinary soldiers, they all participated in their so-called Long March. They were all veterans who had experienced many battles. It's still the will to fight, not even under the imperial army!"

Inoue Zhenwei said: "Yamamoto-kun, please explain in more detail. At this stage, in what aspects is the fighting power of the Eighth Route Army specifically reflected?"

Ryoichi Yamamoto: "Tough style, perseverance, superb technical and tactical capabilities, and the ability to quickly switch between offense and defense, this can especially reflect the tactical quality of an army!"

"In contrast, the China Central Army does not have the ability to quickly switch between offense and defense."

"That's not the most intimidating thing about the Eighth Route Army. The most intimidating thing is that most officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army have firm political beliefs, and its effect is no less than the bushido spirit advocated by the Imperial Army."

"Fortunately, the number of the Eighth Route Army was small at that time, only 3 people."

"If the number of the Eighth Route Army is not 3, but 30 or even 50."

"With all due respect, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for the imperial army to break into Shanxi. Even if they barely break into Shanxi, they won't be able to hold their ground."

"However, the top brass of the Eighth Route Army obviously realized the problem of insufficient troops. In the next two years, the Eighth Route Army's troops began to inflate like a balloon."

"In just two years, it has grown from 3 to 40."

"However, the sharp increase in personnel has led to a sharp decline in combat effectiveness."

"The Eighth Route Army in Showa 13 and 14 was actually the two years when its combat effectiveness was weakest."

"It is a pity that the imperial army did not pay attention to it from a strategic level, so it missed the time window to eliminate the Eighth Route Army."

"In the following three years, that is, Showa 15 and Showa 16, with the increase in combat experience, the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army began to recover rapidly."

"Entering this year, the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army has reached its peak again."

"For example, the Independence Regiment, whose combat effectiveness has even surpassed that of the Eighth Route Army in Showa 12."

Inoue Sadae said in a deep voice, "Yamamoto-kun, what is your final conclusion?"

Ryoichi Yamamoto said: "On the whole, the Imperial Army still has an overwhelming advantage, but unfortunately, the Eighth Route Army adopts completely different tactics from the Central Army."