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Regimental flag!

The brigade commander and his men actually captured a regimental flag!

This was something the bosses never expected!

This is... a big deal!

"The significance of capturing the regimental flag...is even greater than our capture of ten county towns! This is an utter humiliation that the Japanese absolutely cannot accept!"

"If this news leaks out, it won't just be the 36th Division in Shanxi Province; the entire First Army, and even the Japanese forces throughout North China, will be alarmed!"

"They'll pounce like mad dogs, doing everything they can to take that flag back!"

The executives who just moments ago thought that holding onto He County wouldn't be a big problem are now feeling immense pressure.

The vice president was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Pass on my orders!"

"First, the capture of the regimental flag is classified as top secret! No one is allowed to disclose it! Anyone who dares to leak it will be court-martialed!"

"Second, immediately send a telegram back to the brigade commander, ordering the selection of the most loyal and reliable soldiers to form a special escort team to deliver the regimental flag to headquarters. No one is permitted to view it without orders from headquarters!"

"Third, regarding the He County direction, we will shift to a full-scale defensive posture, reinforce fortifications, stockpile supplies, and prepare to deal with the Japanese's most ferocious counterattack!"

The CEOs nodded in agreement.

The vice president's arrangement is indeed the safest approach!

Although capturing a regimental flag was a tremendous honor, it was like slapping the Japanese in the face!

but!

A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime!

The Eighth Route Army is not yet capable of protecting this flag!

To risk being subjected to the Japanese devils' vicious retaliation for a little honor is truly unwise!

Accumulate grain, delay declaring yourself king, develop stealthily, that's the right approach!

The order was quickly relayed to He County.

Upon receiving the news, the brigade commander and others immediately followed headquarters' orders to suppress the information.

Meanwhile, the brigade commander dispatched elite troops overnight to send the regimental flag back to headquarters.

Shen Wang opened his mouth, thinking that while morale was high, they should take a few more county towns.

Following this raiding pattern, it is very likely that several more regimental flags will be captured.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army's tense demeanor, Shen Wang ultimately said nothing.

If capturing just one regimental flag has already caused such a commotion, who knows what will happen if we capture a few more!

War is no child's play!

But then, Shen Wang smiled.

He glanced at the 37,000+ military merit points on the system panel, and at the golden ten-pull draw.

Ultimately, it was the Eighth Route Army's lack of confidence that caused the problem!

"Then... I'll give you some more confidence!"

. . .

at the same time.

Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Army.

After being in a coma for three or four days, Tada Shun finally woke up again.

The moment he woke up, his adjutant rushed over and asked, "Commander, shall we call a meeting?"

A meeting?

Tada Shun shook his head.

It's closed!

It's just a tank, can't I just leave it alone?

Tada Shun leaned against the headboard, closed his eyes, and began a fierce internal struggle of self-persuasion:

"That's enough...that's enough!"

"It's just a war machine! No matter how powerful it is, it's still just a machine!"

"It might cause some trouble, and humiliate me, Tada Toshi, but can it turn the tide of the war in North China? Can it withstand hundreds of thousands of elite Imperial troops?"

No! Absolutely impossible!

"The Empire's holy war will not be halted by a single war chariot!"

Thinking this through, Tada Shun seemed to have truly convinced himself, and the tightness in his chest lessened somewhat.

He opened his eyes, and his gaze regained some of its former majesty.

"Pass down the order: the level of the pursuit operation regarding that unidentified armored vehicle... can be appropriately lowered."

"There's no need to expend too much energy on this! One tank can't turn the tide! Our focus should be on more important strategic directions!"

"Tell Kazuo Shinotsuka to continue the cage policy! Further squeeze the Eighth Route Army's living space!"

"Let them fend for themselves in the mountains!"

The adjutant bowed ninety degrees: "Hey! Commander, you are brilliant!"

As he spoke, the adjutant prepared to convey the latest instructions from the Commander-in-Chief of the North China Army.

However, at that moment, a Japanese staff officer rushed in, holding a telegram.

"Report! Report to Commander! Shanxi Province...He County...has fallen!"

Tada Shun frowned: "So what if we lost it? We can just take it back. What's the panic!"

The entire North China Plain covers hundreds of thousands of square kilometers and has hundreds of counties. What's the big deal if one is lost?

It's not worth him, the commander of the North China Army, losing his composure!

"Tell me, when did this happen?"

Tada Shun believed that it had happened during the days he was in a coma.

However, the communications officer's reply instantly stunned Tada Shun.

"Reporting to the Commander! Just last night! In the early hours of the morning!"

"Last night?" Tada Shun's voice suddenly rose.

"One night? A county town was lost in just one night? Are the soldiers stationed in He County incompetent? When did the Eighth Route Army become capable of such a feat?"

Losing a county town was not surprising to Tada Shun.

Most county towns are only garrisoned by one infantry regiment. If the Eighth Route Army concentrates its heavy firepower and mobilizes several main force regiments, it can indeed take them down.

It was done in one night?

Tada Shun couldn't accept it!

"What exactly happened? Tell me!" Tada Shun demanded sharply.

The staff officer swallowed hard and stammered in response:

"According to reports from scouts around He County and a few Imperial Army soldiers who managed to break through... last night... last night the Eighth Route Army deployed a full 14 invincible heavy tanks..."

"How many?"

Before the staff officer could finish speaking, Tada Shun immediately pressed for an answer.

"Fourteen vehicles! According to... according to the reconnaissance unit, a full... a full fourteen vehicles!" the staff officer replied.

Last night, Shen Wang and his men rushed from Yangcun to Hexian. Although it was night, the Japanese soldiers were not blind!

There were still many guard posts and reconnaissance points along the way. Although the Japanese soldiers did not have time to report to He County, it did not prevent them from reporting to the headquarters.

Add to that the few Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough to escape from He County, and the news of the 14 Type 99A tanks could not be kept secret at all!

"Fourteen...invincible heavy tanks..."

Tada Shun repeated the phrase to himself.

He had just convinced himself that it was just a rat that couldn't cause any trouble!

He just gave the order not to make a big fuss over a single rat!

He had just thought that this matter would gradually pass!

As a result... reality gave him a resounding slap in the face!

Not one!

Fourteen!

This is no small matter!

In one night, they captured a county!

This will be a major event that will shake the entire North China region!

"puff--!!!"

Another mouthful of blood spurted from Tada Shun's mouth.

Tada Shun, who had just woken up less than ten minutes ago, has fainted again!

"Commander!"

"Medical officer! Call a medical officer immediately!"

"The Commander has fainted again!"

. . .

at the same time.

A mountain city a thousand miles away.

Although Tada Shun did not hold a meeting, the principal did.

Inside the conference room, a constellation of brilliant minds gathered!

The principal sat in the center of the conference room, leaning on a cane.

The moment he opened his mouth, it felt familiar.

"I do not understand…"