The Japanese commander shuddered.

After the incompetent rage, what remained in the heart of the Japanese commander was fear.

Fear of Tubal Road.

"Their strength has improved too quickly."

The Japanese commander murmured to himself:

"And those weapons and equipment."

Recalling the offensive battle not long ago, the Japanese commander still felt a lingering fear in his heart and still had a chill down his spine.

A year ago, the regiment under his command was able to gallop at will, and could go anywhere in the so-called base area of ​​Tubal Road. Due to the front attack of the locust army, Tubal Road fled at the wind and could not even hold on to the danger.

The brigade can be blocked, but the alliance can conquer any position, unless the locust army cannot exert its strength due to logistical constraints.

But now, in less than a year, he commands nearly 5,000 men, which is comparable to the strength of a brigade. Under the cover of the heavy artillery brigade of the aviation force and with sufficient supplies, he still failed to capture Tubal Road with only 2,000 men.

A small defensive position.

Moreover, in just one day's attack, his troops suffered heavy losses, with nearly one-third of the casualties.

Tubalu's firepower was far more ferocious than that of the Locust Army, and its weapons were far more advanced than those of the Locust Army.

That kind of heavy machine gun is about the same size as the Type 92 heavy machine gun, but several times more powerful. It can penetrate sandbag fortifications from hundreds of meters away. It was the main culprit of the casualties caused by the Locust Army in the recent battle.

It has huge power, strong penetration, and long range, completely suppressing the grenades and machine guns, the backbone of the Locust army. It can even perform air defense and suppress the ground support of the aviation force.

There was also the continuous rain of mortar shells, the mortars with a range of three kilometers, and the Type 92 infantry gun were all suppressed and unable to move. Once they appeared, overwhelming shells would fall down, completely unable to function.

If it weren't for the mountain artillery, if it weren't for the long-range artillery on Tubal Road, he would never even get close to the Tubal Road position.

as well as,

What made him feel even worse was,

Subsequently, he had to stop the attack with thousands of reinforcements from Tubal Road.

Tubal Road not only improved its equipment quickly, but also expanded its troops very quickly. Although they lacked actual combat experience, they were obviously well trained and their morale was very strong.

"damn it··"

The Japanese commander wiped his forehead, but the cold sweat still continued on his back.

With good weapons, sufficient ammunition, strong morale, and sufficient troops, it is foreseeable that this group of people will grow into the locust army's formidable enemy before long. No, or rather, they are already the locust army's formidable enemy.

In the Battle of Yangcun, the opponent defeated an attack with a division of troops.

The First Army, as well as the North China Front Army, was constrained by communication lines and occupied areas, and needed to maintain public order and search for supplies. It was unable to concentrate superior forces and mobilize heavy troops for a decisive battle like the front line.

and,

In less than a year, the other party has become so powerful. So, what will happen after a while?

Have long-range mountain artillery? Heavy artillery, or even aircraft or tanks?

Suddenly, the Japanese commander felt an inexplicable feeling of joy in his heart.

Fortunately, he was not promoted to major general, otherwise, these troubles would have fallen on him. It is better to be a colonel, commanding operations on the front line, and not having to worry about the overall situation...

"Colonel, Colonel..."

At this time, a Japs walked in quickly and said to the Japs Commander:

"A large number of Tubal troops were found around the county."

"around?"

"Large-scale Tubal troops?"

The Japanese commander suddenly stood up.

What do they want to do?

Could it be...

"Answer the call from headquarters!"

The Japanese colonel sounded anxious.

If Tubal Road came to attack the city, even if they did not have heavy artillery, Lingxian County would not be able to defend it with the help of flamethrowers, heavy machine guns, and fierce artillery firepower.

···

at the same time.

To the west of Jinzhong Basin,

Wen County,

"Taijun, Taijun..."

A Japanese soldier with a bastard box hanging on his head hurriedly ran into the headquarters. When he entered the door, he fell into a trap because of his panicked steps.

"idiot!"

Seeing the subordinate he had promoted acting so rude, the Japanese captain who was drinking immediately became furious and cursed.

Although Wenxian County is located in the Jinzhong Basin and can receive support from the mobile troops of the First Army at any time, it is only about ten miles away from the mountainous area. With the aggressive Tubal Road and constant attacks on traffic and transportation lines, Wenxian County's life is not easy.

.

There are often transportation teams, and the locust army going out is attacked.

There's nothing he can do yet.

Even the cars of the Imperial Military Transportation Co., Ltd., which are used for civilian use and pass more than ten miles away from the county seat, are often inspected by Tubal Road. Once military supplies are discovered, they are immediately confiscated.

It's simply a Bagaya road.

But he only has one brigade, and with the fortifications in Wen County, there is no problem in holding on. If he goes out, a mere thousand locust troops and a few shabby mountain artillery and infantry artillery may not be able to beat the fierce Tubal Road.

Even if the mobile unit of the First Army could provide timely support, the losses of the Wenxian Brigade would be real.

The Locust Army has been very scarce in new recruits recently, and even the number of imperial expatriates suitable to join the army has been reduced a lot.

He knew the reason was that the North China Front suffered heavy losses due to the crazy attack by Tubal Road, as well as the large-scale military expansion in the country, which resulted in a reduction in the number of supplementary troops.

And he is only a second-line garrison brigade, and it is difficult to replenish troops in his turn.

For this reason, he had to vigorously cultivate the Imperial Association Army and selected some people who could not deal with Tubal Road to form an Imperial Association Army of 300 people to patrol and maintain public order, while the Locust Army was stationed in Wen County.

Guard the surrounding area and monitor Tubal Road in the mountainous area to prevent them from entering the basin on a large scale.

In order to improve the combat effectiveness of these Imperial Alliance troops, he also sent several staff officers to train and command.

"What's up?"

The Japanese captain asked.

Although the overall situation was not good, he was not panicked.

Wenxian County has strong fortifications and sufficient reserves. Relying on the complete basin transportation network, the mobile troops of the First Army can arrive within three hours to support, and even the troops from Taiyuan can arrive within half a day.

Unless he can't hold on for three hours,

or,

Mobile troops with a total strength of over 10,000 cannot provide support.

But this is obviously impossible.

"Eight ways, many, many eight ways..."

The leader of the two devils sounded panicked.

"A large number of Tuba roads were found around the county?"

The Japs Captain of Wen County suddenly became solemn in tone.

"how many people?"

The Japanese captain asked.

"I don't know, but there are at least three thousand people and a lot of cars."

The leader of the two devils replied,

Although this person was a bad person, he was able to be raised up by the Japanese and was quite capable. In a hurry, he probably figured out the strength of the army.

"car!"

The Japanese captain's eyes became more solemn.
Chapter completed!