Chapter 264: Explosion

Taiyuan
As the warehouse manager of the arsenal, Zhong Ze is responsible for personally escorting military supplies to the Taiyuan station.
到了Taiyuan站口，第一军的参谋森山大谷亲自在这里盯着，Taiyuan站的站长龟田也在。
“停车，检查。”森山大谷面无表情。
Turtle's attitude towards Zhong Ze is rather friendly: "Zhong Ze, according to the headquarters' orders, the vehicles transporting military supplies must be personally inspected by me and the headquarters' staff before they can be allowed into the station."
"The Madam's command is like the heavens, I will fully cooperate." Zhong Ze nodded, immediately assisting in the investigation.
The Japanese soldiers led military dogs and thoroughly inspected all the vehicles transporting military supplies, but ultimately found no issues.
The porters from the munitions factory are also subject to inspection, including Zhong Ze himself, to ensure that they are not carrying any dangerous weapons or ammunition, even small items such as matches and keys are not allowed.
After checking that Zhong Ze and his group did not bring any prohibited items.
"Let them pass." Moriyama Yasu still had no expression.
"Zhong Ze, go in." Kameida said to Zhong Ze.
"Yes."
The vehicle transporting military weapons was driven to the platform, and Sengen Hayami personally supervised the loading of one box of military weapons after another onto the vehicle.
On this military train, most of the compartments were fully loaded.
There were ammunition, food, gasoline, and so on.
The ammunition from Taiyuan Arsenal is the last batch to be loaded onto the trucks.
"Turtle Taida, how is the battle on the front line going?" To relieve the stress in his heart, Zhong Ze chatted with Kuida.
“听说不太顺利，你没注意到吗，天空好多天都没有飞机出现了。”龟田说。
“但愿……”钟泽的话没有说完。
Boom!
突然的瞬间，装载弹药的列车车厢突然发生了剧烈爆炸。
This explosion was incredibly violent, and a mushroom cloud quickly rose into the sky.
Everything on the platform was quickly destroyed.
Senyama, Da Valley, Kawada, Zhong Ze, as well as the porters and the Japanese guards on the platform, were all instantly vaporized by the powerful shock wave.
The shockwave quickly spread in all directions, and the entire Taiyuan Station was quickly flattened.
The ground trembled as if an earthquake had occurred.
Yoshio Xiaozhong was reading documents in the command center and instantly felt the tremors. The window glass also shattered instantly.
"Baga!" Yoshio Xiaozhong quickly ran to the window, and on the side of Taiyuan Station, a mushroom cloud was rising, indicating that Taiyuan Station had been attacked.
"Quick, quickly, prepare the car and go to Taiyuan Station." Yoshio Xiaozhong went out of the command post like a madman and quickly got into the car, heading towards Taiyuan Station.
The explosion at Taiyuan Station also alarmed the entire city of Taiyuan.
Countless people gazed at the rising mushroom cloud and murmured to themselves, wondering who attacked Taiyuan Station.
Captain Zhong Yunhe of the Taiyuan City Defense Brigade came to the window and looked at the mushroom cloud. He remembered this morning when Zhong Ze gave him an unprecedented hug before leaving.
Zhong Yunhe knew that Zhong Ze had gone on a secret mission today.
And in front of him, there was an explosion attack at Taiyuan Station. Zhong Yunhe instantly understood something, could it be... was this done by Xiao Ze?
At the same time, the door of Zhong Yunhe's room was also knocked.
"Who?" asked Zhong Yunhe.
"Captain Zhong, we are friends of your son, Zhong Ze. Now we are taking you to meet your grandson. Please come with us." The person who spoke was none other than Yinshan.
Taiyuan Station in China has experienced an explosion. The Japanese forces will soon enforce a lockdown and conduct strict investigations. Most underground personnel in the city have already evacuated, and Yinshan is the last batch to be evacuated with Jin Yunhe.
When this craze is over, consider whether to come back or not.
"Did Xiao Ze cause the explosion?" Zhong Yunhe looked at Yinshan.
"Captain Zhong, I don't quite understand what you mean." Yinshan's expression did not change. It was already planned that Zhong Yunhe might not cooperate.
"Take advantage of the fact that the city hasn't been locked down yet and leave quickly. I won't leave," Zhong Yunhe looked at Yinshan.
"Captain Zhong..." Yinshan wanted to say something more.
Zhong Yunhe interrupted, "I know you are the contact person for my son, but I don't know if you belong to the Military Statistics Bureau or the Eighth Route Army. However, it doesn't matter anymore. Since Xiaoze was able to do something significant for the country before his death, as his father, I can't bring him any more shame."
A few days ago, Zhong Ze told Zhong Yunhe that he was going to carry out a secret mission, and Zhong Yunhe wanted to know what this secret mission was.
He secretly followed Zhong Ze and discovered Zhong Ze's meeting with Yin Shan.
At that time, Zhong Yunhe thought that Yin Shan should be the contact person between the Japanese invaders and Zhong Ze, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
Before his eyes, Taiyuan Station exploded. Zhong Yunhe judged from this that Yin Shan was not the contact person of the Japanese invaders, but that she was a member of the anti-Japanese group.
His son Xiaozhe, I don't know when he changed sides.
All three of his sons died, and Zhong Yunhe didn't want to live anymore.
"Well then, Captain Zhong, I won't force it." Yinshan also stopped nagging and left quickly.

In Taiyuan station, a raging fire is burning, and the Japanese soldiers are frantically trying to put it out.
However, the fire is too intense for them to get close.
Xiao Zhongyi, sitting in a car, arrived at the scene of the fire and his face turned pale at the sight of the raging flames.

He could anticipate that this was definitely the work of the strategic masterminds of the 18th Army Group.
Despite taking every precaution, he still fell into the enemy's trap.
"General, Staff Officer Senyama Yamagai, Station Commander Kameida, and the head of the Arsenal, Zhong Ze, were all killed in the explosion," someone quietly reported to Xiao Zhong Yixing.
Xiaozhong Yimou remained silent.
"General, this must be the work of the 18th Army Group's strategic experts," a staff officer reminded Xiaozhong Yimou. "Since they targeted Taiyuan Station, it is likely that they have also targeted other places..."
Xiaozhuang Yi Nan immediately reacted and shouted, "Spread my command, immediately halt the supply of other logistics and conduct a thorough investigation."
Xiaozhuang Yi Nan's command was quickly transmitted, but it was too late. Someone reported, "General, there were also severe explosions at Station 23 and Station 12. The ammunition and supplies have been completely destroyed, and both stations have been virtually reduced to ruins. The casualties are devastating."
"Baga!" Yoshio Shiozumi shouted angrily, "What about stations 7 and 3?"
"There was no attack at stations 7 and 3," the person replied.
"Seal off stations 7 and 3, and don't let anyone touch them. Get the intelligence department people to investigate immediately," Yoshio Shiozumi ordered.
"Ha yi."
"Immediately seal off Taiyuan and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving. Order the Special High Class to investigate the Taiyuan Station explosion, starting from the Taiyuan Arsenal!" Ao Tomonari roared.
"Ha-yi!"
……
On the special high-class lesson side, Zhong Yunhe approached the place in his car.
In his car, there were bombs.
He knew that Taiyuan Station had exploded and Xiao Zhong Yiuo would definitely have the special high-class people thoroughly investigated.
And in the special high-level class, it is the absolute elite of the Japanese intelligence department.
Xiao Ze left, and as his father, I can't let him be lonely on the road to the underworld.
Back then, I, Zhong Yunhe, took the wrong path. Today, I can't afford to make the same mistake again.
Can't let the Special High-Class Course find out the reason behind the explosion at Taiyuan Station, so Zhong Yunhe wants to die with them.
Boom!
When the elite of the Special High-Class Course drove past Zhong Yunhe's car, he detonated the bomb without hesitation.
This explosion, although not comparable to the explosion at Taiyuan Station, still achieved commendable results.
All of the more than ten elites from the special high course were killed in this explosion.
"What's going on, Baga? How come there's another explosion over there?" Xiao Zhongyi immediately questioned as he heard the commotion.
Not long after, someone hurriedly ran over and said, "General, General Zhao Yunhe's vehicle has exploded, and all the vehicles of the special high-level class are destroyed. Fifteen elite members of the special high-level class have died."
"Baga!" Xiaozhuang Yiman heard it and almost fainted.
He instantly understood that the 18th Group Army, this strategic mastermind, had made a ruthless move, not even giving him a chance to investigate the cause.
The death of these more than ten elites in the special class is also a heavy blow to the intelligence department.
Little did Yoshio Xiaozhong know that this was not Wu Ze's plan at all, but the final repentance of a traitor father.
"General, General Itagaki's army is running out of supplies and ammunition. With such a major development now, we need to send a telegram to General Itagaki as soon as possible." someone reminded Yoshio Shiratsuchi.
"What's the use of generating electricity now, what's the use!" Xiao Zhong Yi Nan pounded his chest and stamped his feet, finally understanding the intentions of the 18th Group Army's strategic master.
First, the aircraft and mechanized troops were eliminated, and then the focus was placed on the logistical supply of General Itihiro Higashijō's army. Despite taking every possible precaution, it ultimately couldn't be prevented.
In front of us, the ammunition of Ichiro Tojo's army is running low, and there is no new ammunition supply.
The main force of the Jin Sui army has passed, which clearly is intended to deplete the ammunition of Ichiro Tojo's army and take advantage of the situation.
那时候，大山里的第十八集团军也许还会夹攻配合。
如此一来，东条一郎的大军必然大势已去。
“将军，至少东条一郎大军手里还有点弹药，他还有机会撤回来吧。”
"Can you give the strategic master of the 18th Group Army a chance to withdraw?" Xiao Zhong Yi Nan exclaimed in pain.
"General, we can't just do nothing and not inform General Tojo Ichiro about what happened in the rear." The staff said, "Maybe General Tojo Ichiro has the ability to come back, maybe."

"Give him electricity." Yiinoyoshi Yitchio still nodded. Now, all they could do was place their hope in Ichiro Tōjō.
Even if he couldn't bring back the entire army, there was still a chance to break through using the existing ammunition.

"Ha Yi," the staff officer said and asked another question, "So should we still investigate Station 3 and Station 7?"
"Yes, we should. Transfer elite personnel from other places to investigate. I want to know how the strategic mastermind of the 18th Group Army achieved this," replied the leader.
"Ha yi."
……
18th Army Group Headquarters
"Lao Peng, we just received news that there have been explosions at Taiyuan Station, Station 23, and Station 12. The enemy military trains docked there have been destroyed, and their supplies have been destroyed as well," the Chief of General Staff reported to the Deputy Commander.
"Has the explosion at Taiyuan Station been confirmed?" The deputy commander's expression lit up as soon as he heard the news.
Although they had anticipated the operation would be successful, actually hearing that it had gone smoothly was a completely different feeling.
Taiyuan Station is the largest supply station.
"Well, it's confirmed that it exploded." The Chief of the General Staff nodded.
"What about the Great Wall?" the Deputy Chief of Command asked.
"The Great Wall is also caught in the explosion," the Chief of the General Staff replied.
"I remember, didn't he have a father too? You mentioned it, right?"
"His father's name is Zhong Yunhe. He used to be a regimental commander in the fourth brigade of the imperial cooperation army. He was sent to Taiyuan by Xiao Wu to serve as the chief of the city defense unit, and he used his position to establish smuggling channels." The Chief of the General Staff replied, "When the Yinshan Mountains were evacuated, we went to pick him up, but Zhong Yunhe refused to leave. Later, near the Special Operations Department, there was an explosion in Zhong Yunhe's vehicle, which took away over a dozen elite members of the Special Operations Department. Zhong Yunhe should have perished along with the Special Operations Department's personnel."
"I see." The Deputy Commander paused and said, "Send a message to Old Yan. Let him know that Isoroku Yamamoto cannot obtain any further logistical supplies."
Although there were no explosions at Station 3 and Station 7, they would definitely be sealed off by Shigenobu Sugazaki. Without finding the cause, Sugazaki would not dare to easily restart them.
If lucky, Xiao Zhongyi accidentally detonated the munitions during the investigation by intelligence personnel.
"I have sent someone to give Lao Yan electricity."
……
World War II regional commander's office
"Yan, we just received a message from the intelligence department." A staff member rushed over and handed the newly arrived Yan a telegram.
"Hahaha, well done." Yan took the telegram and read it. It was a telegram sent by his intelligence personnel, reporting that Taiyuan Station, the 12th Station, and the 23rd Station had all been bombed. Now, Tōjō Ichirō would no longer be able to obtain supplies.
"General Yan, how did Xiao Zhong Yi Nan manage to defend so effectively this time? He is truly a strategic genius of the 18th Group Army," the staff officer asked, puzzled.
"Haha, how he did it is classified," General Yan chuckled and refused to disclose.
The static electricity move can be considered a killer move.
It cannot be easily revealed.
In the future, this move can be used again, unless the little devils discover this trick.
"Give Bo Zuoyi power and let him unleash his strength to deal with Itagaki Seishiro. Itagaki Seishiro will no longer be able to gain logistical support from Xiaozhong Yiman's side." Old Yan said to the staff.
Although Ichiro Tojo still has some ammunition, without a follow-up supply, he has to be cautious.
With abundant ammunition support, Hiroshi Oka can unleash his full potential and not fear a direct attack from Ichiro Tojo.
"Yes."
……
"Commander Bo, General Yan has sent a confidential message." A staff member hurriedly ran to Bo Zuo Yi and handed him the confidential message.
Upon hearing the message, Bo Zuo Yi already knew what it was about.
He suppressed his emotions and opened the encrypted telegram.
As expected, even Taiyuan Station was bombed. Supply lines for Tojo Ichiro have been completely cut off. This is really good news.
"Summon all the officer-level officers immediately for an emergency military meeting," Bo Zuo Yi said decisively.
"Yes."
Soon, the officer-level officers of the Jin Sui Army gathered together.
"Gentlemen, previously you inquired about the source of our advantage in war, and now I can tell you that our advantage has arrived," Bo Zuo Yi said seriously, "I just received a secret telegram from General Yan. The strategic master of the 18th Group Army has successfully cut off the logistical supply of the army led by Tojo Ichiro. From now on, we do not have to worry about Tojo Ichiro's troops receiving any supplies."
博作义此言，立刻就在晋绥军的军官之中炸开了窝：
“我的天呐，第十八集团军战略高手切断东条一郎大军的后勤供应，他怎么做到的？据说，这一次可是筱冢义男亲自监督呢。”
"Yeah, Xiaozhong Yi, has suffered numerous losses in logistics supply before, and incredibly, he fell for it again this time."
"The strategic genius of the 18th Group Army is truly well-deserved. There is a saying in military books, 'Do not repeat the same tactics in warfare.' However, he keeps using the same tactics while the Japanese invaders have no defenses!"
"The wisdom of the 18th Army Group's strategic masterminds is simply terrifying. It's a pity that such talent cannot be used by my Jin Sui Army."
"There should be less than 20% of ammunition left in the hands of General Tojo Ichiro's troops. After all, they increased their firepower against Dasha, consuming a large amount of ammunition."
"Only 20% of Ichiro Tojo's troops have ammunition left, it's time for us Shensi-Hopei Army to take care of them."
"Yeah, the 18th Army has consumed 80% of Ichiro Tojo's troops' ammunition, they have done enough, it's our turn now."
"Go ahead and do it, and the victory will once again belong to our Jin-Sui Army."
……
"Everyone, be quiet." Bo Yiyi calmed down the discussion of the crowd and said, "Although Ito Ichiro's army has limited ammunition, we still cannot be careless. If my prediction is correct, Ito Ichiro will definitely try to break through in desperation. We will face great pressure in trying to stop him. Everyone, be mentally prepared. As long as we can withstand the first wave of breakthrough pressure from Ito Ichiro, he is destined to be trapped like a trapped turtle!"
"Well, that's right, Commander Bo is right. We have two Japanese divisions behind us, and they will definitely try their best to assist the breakout of General Tojo's army. We cannot be careless." The officers of the Jin-Sui Army nodded in agreement.
When a trapped beast struggles to survive, its fighting power becomes stronger than usual.
"Next, I will assign tasks. Everyone, listen carefully," Bo Zuo Yi took out the prepared plan and immediately assigned tasks to the officers.
The officers of the Jin-Sui Army quickly received their respective tasks. Some were responsible for continuing to hold back the reinforcements of two enemy divisions, while others were tasked with flanking and encircling General Eitaro Tojo's army. Some were engaged in direct confrontation with Tojo's forces, further depleting the ammunition of the enemy collaborators, etc.
"Everyone, hurry up and prepare. It won't be long before Iichiro Tojo breaks through," Bozuo Yidao said.
"Yes," the officers of the Jin Sui Army quickly retreated.
"Commander Bo, I have a concern." The officers quickly gathered and a staff member approached Bo Zuo Yi.
"What are you worried about?" Bo Zuo Yi asked.
"Regardless, these are large numbers of devils. After they run out of ammunition, will Gangcun Cining really just watch them be eliminated by us?" the staff member said, "I'm afraid that at that time, Gangcun Cining will spare no expense to borrow airplanes for airdrop reinforcements."
"Isn't the 18th Army Group equipped with an antiaircraft artillery unit? They shot down a hundred planes, and this news quickly spread through the Japanese intelligence department. Do you think anyone would easily lend a plane to Gangcun Cining at this time? Even if Gangcun Cining had his own plane from the North China Dispatch Army, he probably wouldn't dare to fly over to provide reinforcements," Bo Zuo Yi said.
"Yes, indeed, the 18th Army Group has an anti-aircraft artillery unit. Gangcun Cining will not dare to act rashly."