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First Army Group Headquarters.

"commander!"

"The casualties are too high!"

"In just one hour, the entire World War II zone suffered over 10,000 casualties!"

Inside the headquarters, the atmosphere was completely subdued. Even though they were far apart and spanned three battle lines, they were still filled with grief and indignation at this moment.

The casualties are over 10,000!

They were all elite troops from the Second World War zone.

Taiyuan has now become a complete meat grinder, with both sides involved, but the majority are still friendly forces.

Xue Yue's deputy said with a look of grief and indignation.

"Ugh!"

Xue Yue wanted to say something, but ultimately choked back her words.

It was an unequal battle from the start.

"commander!"

"Do you think the decision made by the mountain city is really correct?" After a pause, the deputy finally couldn't help but ask.

"What do you mean?"

"commander!"

"The Second World War Zone was completely forced onto the battlefield this time. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers couldn't even hold a mountain city!"

"And another one, Commander!"

"If the New Third Army had not marched north, even with the combined strength of the New Third Army and the entire Second World War zone, it would not have been able to suffer such a swift defeat, even without victory!"

"And now, the new Third Army has indeed marched north, but it hasn't even made a ripple!"

"Or is it that Shancheng is using the pretext of heading north to eliminate dissidents?"

The deputy spoke with a face full of indignation...

"Shut up!"

Xue Yue roared with a chilling expression.

"manage……"

"Alright! Don't bring this up again!" Xue Yue interrupted, waving his hand.

He knew his deputy's personality very well; he was full of passion, but things on the Chinese battlefield were never that simple.

Even he didn't have the courage to change anything.

However, one thing is indeed true: Yamashiro's actions do indeed raise suspicions of eliminating dissidents.

Although he did not personally experience the Battle of Taiyuan, he had a fairly good understanding of it through reports and inquiries from various parties.

Judging solely from combat records and tactics, this new Third Army is indeed extraordinary. Its supreme commander is even more outstanding in tactics, far surpassing any other senior general in both intellect and courage. He can be described as a true military genius.

Everyone saw the impressive strength of the new Third Army, but in all honesty, even if they had that kind of strength, they could not have achieved the same results as the new Third Army.

A surprise attack on Taiyuan forced Yoshio Shinotsuka to halt his impending third major sweep, citing Taiyuan's dire situation.

Secondly, in defending Taiyuan, they waited for the enemy to tire themselves out, forcing Yoshio Shinotsuka to be impatient and expose his weaknesses.

They decisively defeated Yoshio Shinotsuka's two trump cards: an armored regiment and five hundred heavy artillery pieces.

Finally, the Taiyuan counter-offensive was launched, bringing together the forces of the entire Second World War zone into one force.

They penetrated deep behind enemy lines, captured Yoshio Shinotsuka alive, and disrupted his command system.

It can be said that any one of these achievements, if accomplished by any army in China, would be enough to shock the entire nation.

But Xie Jinyuan handled everything with ease.

Throughout the entire Taiyuan Campaign, Yoshio Shinotsuka only once demonstrated a fleeting so-called 'advantage' when he assembled four divisions, totaling over 100,000 troops, to launch a strong attack on Taiyuan.

Such a military genius of 1.5 couldn't help but make him think twice. After all, a regiment of 40,000 soldiers, all of whom were strong troops capable of fighting tough battles, was the biggest drawback.

"Yes! Commander!"

The deputy spoke with a resentful expression.

He was just about to say something.

"report!"

"commander!"

"Report from the forward observation post: A large number of armed troops have appeared in front of position 119!"

Just then, the communicator's voice suddenly rang out from behind.

"What did you say?"

"Position 119?"

"A large number of armed troops?" Xue Yue suddenly stood up, his face solemn.

"commander!"

"Could it be the Kwantung Army?"

The deputy's expression changed drastically involuntarily.

If the Kwantung Army was only discovered when they arrived at their own doorstep, what would this battle have been like?

"No!"

"commander!"

"Judging from their uniforms, they are not from the Kwantung Army!"

"They're all wearing identical gray military uniforms; they're the Eighth Route Army!"

"But Commander! They've already set up positions in front of position 119!"

"In other words, they're...standing in confrontation with us!"

The correspondent took a deep breath and quickly spoke.

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"Eighth Route Army?"

"This is impossible!"

"Position No. 119 was the first line of defense against the Kwantung Army entering the pass!"

"The closest Eighth Route Army to this place is in Northwest Shanxi!"

Xue Yue suddenly spoke up.

But he seemed to suddenly remember something halfway through his sentence.

Are you sure it's near position 119?

"commander!"

"Do you think it could be..."

The deputy swallowed hard.

Position No. 119 was the first pass to defend against the Kwantung Army's entry into the pass; to be precise, it was not even inside the pass.

It has now been confirmed that they are Eighth Route Army soldiers.

There can only be one explanation.

Is that the Eighth Route Army the messenger was talking about, or the New Third Army?

The new Third Army unilaterally tore up the agreement and entered the pass?

After his deputy finished speaking, Xue Yue's expression instantly turned serious.

"Quickly contact the mountain city!"

"Yes! Commander!"

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When Xue Yue and his deputy quickly arrived near position 119.

At first glance, I was stunned by what I saw.

All were dressed in uniform gray cloth military uniforms, carrying real guns and nuclear weapons.

At the forefront stood a large number of cannons. Although they had not fired, the muzzles were undoubtedly aimed at their own positions.

Most importantly, the murderous aura emanating from them gave Xue Yue a feeling that if anything unexpected happened, these people would actually dare to attack them.