You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

"Go, open the cargo hold."

The company commander pointed his gun barrel at the Japanese captain.

The captain scrambled out of the bridge and, with a few sailors, shakily opened the cargo hold door on the foredeck.

Several soldiers walked down the stairs with flashlights, the beams of light shining into the bottomless cargo hold.

Inside, countless brand-new large wooden crates were neatly stacked.

"Pry it open and take a look."

Two soldiers used crowbars to pry open a long, narrow wooden crate.

Lift the moisture-proof oil paper, and you'll find two thick cannon barrels covered in butter.

"Company commander, it's a machine gun!"

The soldier shouted excitedly.

The company commander walked over and inspected it carefully.

"Type 96 25mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft gun."

The company commander nodded in satisfaction and waved for the soldiers to continue opening the boxes.

As each wooden crate was pried open, the cargo ship's contents were completely exposed to the Great Xia soldiers.

Twelve brand-new Type 96 25mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft guns.

Indeed, because Lin Feng's Stukas inflicted so much damage on the Japanese North China Army, the Japanese Army was forced to reluctantly submit to the Navy and acquire a considerable number of anti-aircraft machine guns from the Navy as an emergency measure.

In addition, there are thirty-six Type 94 37mm anti-tank guns.

Naturally, it was also used to strengthen the Japanese army in North China and to deal with Lin Feng's tanks.

The ammunition boxes piled up next to them contained a total of two hundred tons of various types of ammunition, including armor-piercing and high-explosive rounds.

What made the soldiers even more salivate was...

In the lower cargo hold, more than 500 tons of various military food supplies were piled up.

Boxes of canned beef, canned whale meat, pickled radishes, compressed biscuits, and even large quantities of sake and cigarettes.

"Haha, this time we've really helped you make a fortune!"

The company commander grinned as he looked at the cargo hold full of supplies.

The message was quickly transmitted back to the headquarters of the 33rd Army Corps in Qingcheng Port via radio.

Lin Feng was overjoyed as he held the telegram.

As the saying goes, "A horse won't get fat without night grass, and a person won't get rich without unexpected wealth."

They captured an entire 3000-ton Japanese cargo ship, along with a large amount of supplies and weapons, and the best part was that they didn't spend a single penny. How awesome is that?

As for the twelve 25mm anti-aircraft guns, they were just the right amount to strengthen the short-range air defense capabilities of several important ports, such as Qingcheng Port and Yantai.

Thirty-six anti-tank guns can be directly distributed to infantry regiments under each infantry division to enhance the anti-armor and anti-fortification capabilities of grassroots units.

As for the 500 tons of various canned food products...

"Notify the logistics department immediately."

Lin Feng turned to Lin Peiji and instructed him:

"As soon as the ship docks, we will immediately organize a convoy to unload the cargo."

Send all these canned beef and whale meat to the front lines in Weifang.

Let the brothers who have been fighting continuously have a good meal.

"Only when we're full can we have the strength to continue fighting the Japanese!"

On the other side, on the Bohai Sea.

The destroyer "Haifeng" turned its bow around.

Under the cover of night, the 3,000-ton cargo ship, laden with Japanese munitions and supplies, returned fully loaded and headed towards Qingcheng Port.

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The next morning.

Beiping, Tieshizi Hutong, the headquarters of the North China Area Army.

Commander-in-Chief General Terauchi Hisaichi sat in the main seat, his face ashen.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe held a telegram that had just been forwarded from the Imperial General Headquarters on the mainland, and reported the situation to the generals present in a dry voice.

"Gentlemen, we have just received a report from the Naval Command."

According to Lieutenant Commander Arima, captain of the destroyer JS Akikaze, which was in charge of escorting the ship.

The No. 61 transport convoy, led by Colonel Kuroda and Colonel Kitamura, encountered a fierce air attack by enemy forces in the Bohai Sea.

Four transport ships were sunk by aerial torpedoes.

The troop transport ship "Keio Maru" was damaged and lost power, and was subsequently sunk by enemy surface ships.

Only the cargo ship "Hokuriku Maru" is missing, and it is highly likely that it has been captured by the enemy.

The 5,000 reinforcements on board, along with a large number of new anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns, and other advanced weaponry, were all lost.

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

"That's impossible!"

A young operations staff officer suddenly stood up and loudly retorted:

"The Bactrians' planes have extremely short ranges, so how could they possibly find our transport fleet accurately on the vast ocean?"

Moreover, where did they get their surface ships?

The Great Xia navy was completely annihilated by the Imperial Combined Fleet long ago!

"The facts speak for themselves."

Naosaburo Okabe gave the staff officer a cold look:

"Major Arima saw the enemy's torpedo bombers with his own eyes. According to the last telegram sent by the cargo ship Hokuriku Maru, the officers and men on board also saw a destroyer flying the Great Xia flag."

That appears to be a new type of warship with high speed.

The conference room suddenly exploded.

These Showa-era staff officers, who were always arrogant and self-important, simply could not accept this reality.

In their minds, as the war of invasion against the Great Xia progressed, the Bohai Sea was the empire's inland lake and an absolutely safe rear transportation line.

In the vast ocean, how did Lin Feng's plane manage to pinpoint his own fleet so precisely?

"There must be a mole among us!"

Another intelligence officer confidently presented his deduction:

"Lin Feng's plane could not possibly expend precious fuel and spare parts to conduct a long period of blind searching at sea."

They were either agents of the Jiangcheng Military Intelligence Bureau, or infiltrating communist elements who colluded with non-national traitors within our ranks.

They stole the fleet's departure time and route coordinates in advance.

Then it was transmitted to Qingchenggang via a high-powered radio.

Only then was Lin Feng able to dispatch aircraft for precise, targeted interception!

This conclusion was immediately agreed upon by most of the staff.

They preferred to believe that there was an internal spy rather than admit that the Great Xia army had already overwhelmed them in terms of tactics and equipment.

"Commander, not many people know the detailed navigation information of Transport Flotilla No. 61."

A massive investigation must be launched immediately in Tianjin, Beijing, and even the mainland to uncover these damned spies!

The staff officers were outraged.

Terauchi Hisaichi rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

He's in a real bind right now.

To the south, the main force of the North China Front Army is cooperating with the Central China Front Army to launch a general offensive against Pengcheng.

In the rear, the activities of the Red guerrillas in the Jin-Cha-Ji region became increasingly rampant, constantly sabotaging railways and highways.

He was also busy seducing some high-ranking politicians from the former Republic of China to prepare for the establishment of the so-called "North China Provisional Government".

There was simply no extra energy to deal with things at sea.

"Order the Special Higher Police to thoroughly investigate the leak."

Terauchi Hisaichi issued the order perfunctorily, without halting other transport plans on the Bohai Sea route.

In his view, as long as the spy was caught, the Bohai Sea transportation lines would remain generally safe.

This arrogance and slowness soon led them to pay an even heavier price.