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"What did you say?"

"The New Third Army?"

Murakami was stunned when he heard his deputy's report.

The last Taiyuan Campaign was fought fiercely.

The whole of China was shaken!

Without him!

The representatives of both sides were the Empire's elite forces, five field divisions under General Yoshio Shinotsuka.

The other side was the World War II zone.

Although the battle on the surface appears to be between the two, information from various sources suggests otherwise.

Murakami also clearly knew that Yoshio Shinotsuka's true defeat was at the hands of a Chinese Eighth Route Army unit.

That is, the new Third Army.

This new Third Army was previously called the New Third Regiment, and it already had more than 30,000 troops when it was a regimental-level unit in China.

Moreover, it is a powerful army with a full range of light and heavy firepower.

In particular, the heavy firepower unit under his command was the main reason for General Yoshio Shinotsuka's defeat.

But he clearly remembers that after the Taiyuan Campaign, the entire New Third Army was moved north.

It's impossible for it to appear in Taiyuan.

"Hai!"

The deputy nodded quickly.

"General Murakami!"

"The new Third Army should indeed be stationed outside the Great Wall!"

"Should we call General Umezu?" After a pause, the deputy couldn't help but ask.

The Central Plains Theater Allied Forces consisted of 120,000 troops, but their own forces were the strongest.

However, the entire 29th Division has suffered heavy casualties. Over 10,000 of its own troops have been killed or wounded on the Xiaoqinghe battlefield.

The situation has not improved after the swift withdrawal from the Xiaoqinghe battlefield; in fact, it has become even more difficult.

It was that damned Chinese New Third Army that wiped out a large number of our elite troops with heavy firepower, including the firepower of two artillery regiments.

"It must have happened suddenly!"

After a moment of contemplation, Murakami shook his head.

If they had known about the New Third Army entering the pass in advance, they would have taken precautions, thus preventing numerous casualties.

But ultimately, it all came down to me underestimating my opponent!

"Hai!"

"General!"

"Now the new three armies are hot on our heels!"

"Our forces are being whittled away!"

“If we delay any longer, it will really be…” the deputy said instinctively, his face turning grim.

This Chinese force is truly terrifying in combat power; this 30,000-strong army possesses heavy weapons that even the Imperial Army 293 does not have.

"idiot!"

"Are you suggesting I ask the Ground Force for help?" Murakami suddenly stood up, his face grim.

Although this Chinese unit was not ordinary, 30,000 men were still outnumbered by 120,000 and were being chased like stray dogs. If they had asked the Marine Corps for help at this point, the 29th Division would have been completely wiped out.

"General!"

"as far as I know!"

"General Umezu has already mobilized most of the Kwantung Army into the pass. We can request reinforcements from General Umezu!" After a pause, the deputy quickly spoke up.

General Umezu's Kwantung Army was the most powerful force in the entire empire, possessing a complete army, navy, and air force.

The air force, in particular, has more than 500 fighter jets.

Even if fifty aircraft were mobilized to reinforce the Taiyuan battlefield.

The situation could be reversed instantly.

After all, this new Chinese army has strong combat capabilities, but only in terms of ground firepower.

They are completely incapable of air defense!

After his deputy finished speaking, Murakami frowned, clearly considering the pros and cons.

After a few breaths!

"Contact General Umezu by telephone!" Murakami said, as if he had made up his mind.

Although most of the Kwantung Army had entered the pass, it was too far from Taiyuan, and it was unlikely that reinforcements would arrive in a short time.

The only solution is for General Umezu to mobilize the air force and launch a full-scale bombing raid on the new three-army!

"Hai!"

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Chapter 174 Steel Torrent! Air Force Reinforcements? [Please subscribe automatically!]

at the same time!

Xujia'ao.

It's a small place just forty minutes from the heart of Shanhaiguan.

At this moment, the wide ground trembled slightly, as if a giant beast had walked across it.

As time went on, the tremors became increasingly noticeable.

hum!

Buzz!

The roar of numerous engines combined into one sound.

Deafening.

Until rows of steel monsters came into view.

1!

2!

3!

……

Tanks moved slowly forward, forming a true torrent of steel.

In contrast, there are a large number of armored vehicles.

The fully armed armored vehicles made the shock of this moment even more vivid.

Armored forces!

Having such a force, whether in an island nation or around the world, signifies that it ranks among the top armies in the world.

A large number of tanks and armored vehicles slowly passed by, followed by a densely packed elite Japanese army wearing steel helmets and wielding various types of firepower.

Heavy infantry!

artillery!

Squads of soldiers flashed past incessantly.

Neat and orderly.

Of course, there were also a large number of trucks that drove by at the end, and without exception, each truck was towing a heavy artillery piece with a caliber of 75mm or more.

There are as many as a thousand doors.

The cold muzzle of the cannon gleamed in the sunlight.

Kwantung Army!

The Japanese army was the most mechanized, had the largest number of troops, and was also the most powerful fighting force.

Crossing Xujia'ao also meant that they had fully entered the pass.

"Report! General Umezu!"

"The First and Second Flight Groups have already carried out intensive bombing of the first front in China!"

A Japanese commander quickly walked up to Umezu and bowed.

"Ok!"