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The Supreme Rear Command of the Kwantung Army.

"General Umezu!"

"Urgent intelligence!"

Just as Umezu was staring at the map in front of him with a fierce expression, his deputy hurriedly pushed open the door and entered, looking hesitant to speak.

"speak!"

"General!"

"The...the new Third Army of China!"

"They subjected us to complete firepower suppression!"

"Our wounds... our casualties are very heavy!"

The deputy spoke tremblingly.

They seemed not yet to have recovered from the shock they had just experienced.

Just now.

The new Chinese army deployed its forces and engaged in an unprecedented firepower exchange with our side.

Even more frightening was that despite deploying nearly three thousand artillery pieces, they were still suppressed by firepower.

This was something that had never been seen before in the history of the empire.

"Bagya Road!"

"What did you say?" Mei Jin suddenly stood up, looking completely incredulous.

Suppressive firepower?

Are you kidding me?

This is China, and the Chinese army can suppress our own forces with firepower.

"General Umezu!"

"The new Chinese Third Army has deployed over a thousand artillery pieces!"

"And they are mostly large-caliber artillery pieces, with a caliber of 100mm or more!"

"Although we have more artillery pieces, we are not superior in firepower!"

"General Kameda has ordered a retreat!"

"We lost eight positions, and our casualties exceeded three thousand!"

The deputy took a deep breath and said.

"Nani?"

"A thousand cannons?"

"The new Chinese army has over a thousand cannons?" Umezu asked with a look of surprise.

"General!"

"Maybe more than that!"

"Judging from the battlefield situation, this is an independent artillery unit of the new Chinese Third Army!"

"The entire new three-army force should have more than 1500 artillery pieces!"

The deputy looked deathly pale.

The firepower of the various units under the New Third Army of China was not concentrated.

In other words, what the new three armies are showing now is merely a surplus.

"idiot!"

"Twenty?"

Umezu was clearly shocked by his deputy's words.

1500 artillery pieces. Keep in mind that the entire Kwantung Army, with nearly 700,000 men, only had about 3,000 artillery pieces.

And now, a small Chinese army?

1500 artillery pieces?

And they're all large-caliber heavy artillery?

"Hai!"

"And the general!"

"General Kameda ordered the withdrawal because we were engaged in a full-scale firepower battle with the New Third Army!"

"The ammunition is falling very fast!"

"We've reached the critical point!"

"However, General, the new Chinese Third Army has also consumed a lot of artillery shells!"

"Even if they have more than us, it's not expected to be by much!"

The deputy hesitated before speaking.

The sudden emergence of the new Chinese three-army shattered his worldview.

Not only is its strength extremely formidable, but its ammunition reserves are also unmatched by its own side.

After more than a dozen rounds of intense firepower, even the massive Imperial Kwantung Army was beginning to falter.

The new Chinese army seemed to have no reaction at all. He only spoke vaguely to the general, and at least in his opinion, the entire Chinese army's inventory was more than three times higher than his own.

"idiot!"

"How much longer do they say the Imperial Air Force will take to reach Taipei?" Umejin asked expressionlessly.

"Reporting to General Meijin!"

"We have made contact with General Yamashita of the Imperial Air Force Command!"

"General Yamashita has already mobilized all air force units, and it is expected that they will be fully loaded and ready for long-range support in ten minutes!"

"However, it will take at least an hour and a half to get to Taipei!"

The deputy quickly spoke up.

"Then pass the notice on!"

"We must hold the New Third Army hostage on the Taipei battlefield at all costs!"

"This time, we must annihilate them all!"

Umezu suddenly stood up and roared.

The successive blows had made him lose patience with the whole of China, especially the New Third Army.

This time, we must completely eliminate this hidden danger on the battlefield in Taipei.

Otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future.

"Hai!"

"General Umezu!"

……

at the same time.

The government office in the mountain city.

Inside the study, the chairman's face was now filled with melancholy.

Intelligence coverage of the entire Taipei City was completely cut off an hour ago.

The vast mountain town became like a headless fly.

"Yu Nong!"

"Have you still not been able to contact Taipei City?" the committee chairman asked, his face pale.

"Committee!"

"no!"

Director Dai shook his head helplessly.

"Is Taipei really beyond our control?" After a few minutes of contemplation, the chairman sighed, as if all his energy had been drained away.

"Committee!"

"Umezu wouldn't make baseless accusations, and the difference in strength between the two sides is too great!"

Director Dai took a deep breath and said.

Even with the Fifth Army being quite strong, and the First Army Group, the 600,000 fully armed armored troops were already a defeated force.

Putting aside the weapons and equipment of the two sides, the difference in troop strength is an insurmountable chasm.

At the same time, the Kwantung Army also had air force combat units.