Yoshio Shinozuka, the First Japanese Army Headquarters of Taiyuan, was wondering why the Eighth Route Army suddenly stopped attacking, and there was no gunshot on the battlefield.

Just as he was hesitating whether to send someone out to see, Chief of Staff Major General Tanaka suddenly rushed over with an excited look on his face.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Eighth Route Army has retreated."

"The reinforcements from southwest Shanxi have arrived. Two cavalry brigades of vanguards and a mechanized infantry brigade are chasing the Eighth Route Army's retreating troops. Now, there is no Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan City!"

Yoshio Shinozuka's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yo Xi, Taiyuan City has finally been saved!"

"The Chief of Staff, organizes troops and occupy the fortifications of the outer city. Also, count our losses in this war, the more detailed the better!"

After saying that, the tired Yoshio Shinozuka leaned against her seat, squinted her eyes, ready to have a good rest.

Taiyuan City is so big, there are not many imperial troops and imperial assistants left in the city. Without a night, the war losses will definitely not be counted. Yoshio Shinozuka plans to use this time to take a good rest, and then he will have a clear mind to deal with various post-war problems.

However, Yoshio Shinozuka did not expect that Chief of Staff Tanaka broke in less than an hour after leaving, and his whole body was very disobedient, just like the Eighth Route Army was fighting back.

"Your Excellency Commander, what happened to the Taiyuan Arsenal?"

Although the Front Army will replenish a large amount of weapons and ammunition when encountering large-scale battles, almost all the weapons and ammunition consumed in combat and training organized by the First Army itself comes from the Taiyuan Arsenal.

It can be said that although the Taiyuan Arsenal was not as important as the survival of the First Army, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most important department of the First Army.

So, as soon as he heard the words "Aggression in the Arsenal", Yoshio Shinozuka stood up from his seat, and there was no sign that he had not had a rest for two days and one night and was very tired.

Staring at Major General Tanaka, he asked in great anxiety: "Is it damaged by the Eighth Route Army? Is it serious or not? Is there any possibility of repair? I will immediately take the imperial experts of the arsenal to evaluate the degree of damage to the arsenal, and then immediately restore production, especially the ammunition production line."

"For so long fighting with the Eighth Route Army, the ammunition reserves of the garrisons in various places must have been alert for a long time, and they must be replenished immediately!"

"No, Commander, you're wrong!" Seeing that Yoshio Shinozuka understood his meaning wrongly, Major General Tanaka quickly shook his head and denied it.

"The arsenal was not destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, but was evacuated by the Eighth Route Army. There was not even a piece of equipment or a screw left!"

"And our warehouses, hospitals, foreign banks, banks in the outer city... are all looted by the Eighth Route Army. Almost all the equipment and supplies they can move away are moved away, leaving nothing for us. They are simply bandits, no, even more than bandits!"

"Nani? Evacuate the Taiyuan Arsenal? How is it possible?" Yoshio Shinozuka's first reaction was that he didn't believe it!

"The arsenal has more than a thousand equipment that can't be moved away by relying solely on manpower. Moreover, they don't have cars to transport these equipment, so it's absolutely impossible!"

Tanaka replied with a wry smile: "Commander, the factory buildings in the arsenal are now empty, so I will never read it wrong. As for how the Eighth Route Army did it, I don't know whether it is clear!"

Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly collapsed into his seat, and then his face gradually turned pale. Beads of sweat as big as beans were seeping out of his forehead little by little, and he didn't say a word.

Five minutes later, although Yoshio Shinozuka responded, his reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.

In front of everyone, the thing on the table in front of everyone was smashed and smashed, and then cursed.

"Bageyalu, we're fooled!"

"The Eighth Turkishi Route Army attacked Taiyuan City not to capture Taiyuan City, but to loot our arsenal in Taiyuan City!"

"I finally understand why they no longer continue to attack the inner city after the outer city was captured by them, but only use powerful firepower to kill our defending troops and put pressure on the defending troops. It turns out that they are not trying to break through the inner city, but to buy time for them to empty Taiyuan City."

"They know that the price to pay for a strong attack on Taiyuan City is too high. And even if you conquer it, if you don't have air superiority, Taiyuan City will sooner or later be taken back by us."

"Instead of taking out a huge casualty and taking over a Taiyuan City that you can't defend at all, it's better to empty the Taiyuan Arsenal!"

"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. From the very beginning, we were frightened by the powerful offensive of the Eighth Route Army and were kept in the dark!"

Major General Tanaka also reacted at this time and immediately asked: "Master Commander, what should we do next!"

"Order the cavalry corps pursuing the Eighth Route Army to keep an eye on them! Also, touch all our garrisons and intelligence departments to pay close attention to the various intersections and passes leading to the Eighth Route Army base. You must find the equipment that the Eighth Route Army moved from our arsenal and snatched back. Even if you can't get it back, you will have to blow it up. So many equipment must not fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army!" Yoshio Shinozuka ordered with a murderous look on his face, and there was no tone of negotiation in his words.

"One of the important reasons why our North China Front Army can defeat the Eighth Route Army in North China is that the Eighth Route Army has no weapons and ammunition supply, and all weapons and ammunition can only be obtained through the battlefield!"

"You must know that after fighting with the Eighth Route Army for such a long time, we do not deny it. In terms of courage, the Eighth Route Army is not worse than us. The only thing worse is the equipment and training level. The training level requires time to change. Our Imperial Army can only pass the sweeps again and again, and do not give the Tu Eighth Route Army time and opportunity to train!"

"The rest is equipment. Once they are allowed to obtain these equipment, even if all the Eighth Route Army's equipment and ammunition needs cannot be guaranteed, they can still meet some Eighth Route Army."

"At that time, the gap between the Imperial Army and the Eighth Route Army will become smaller and smaller, and the entire North China will become faster and faster. It will be impossible for the Imperial Army to suppress the Eighth Route Army to fight!"

Chief of Staff Major General Tanaka finally realized the seriousness of the problem and his face became unprecedentedly solemn.

After taking a deep breath, he immediately replied: "Bizhi will immediately issue an order. The Tujiao Route Army occupied the arsenal for less than twenty hours, and they did not dare to take the road to transport these equipment for a hundred days. If nothing unexpected happens, these equipment is still in the area occupied by the Imperial Army!"

"Wait a minute, I will send the Front Army to the front army immediately to report all the matters here to the front army, and let the front army send troops to cooperate, at least to dispatch planes to search for these equipment!"

At the headquarters of the North China Front Army of Peking, Soichi Tezuka was like an angry lion, holding the telegram that the Chief of Staff had just sent over to curse.

"Yoto Shinozuka is a stupid pig. Only after the battle was over did I know the real purpose of the Eighth Route Army's attack on Taiyuan City. I want to send him to the military court, Bageya Road!"

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