Yoshio Iwamatsu, who returned to the headquarters, asked Yamamoto Kazuki: "Yamamoto-kun, how many imperial troops are there in Taiyuan now?"

"General!" Kazuki Yamamoto replied respectfully, "Now there are Yamamoto Special Agents and the 1st Cavalry Brigade in Taiyuan, with a total of more than 5,700 imperial troops!"

"Nani? There are only more than 5,700 imperial troops in Taiyuan?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu's face darkened slightly. Taiyuan only had this few troops, and he felt very insecure.

You know, some time ago, Yoshio Shinozuka was in Taiyuan. The Japanese and puppet troops totaled more than 10,000 people, but the Eighth Route Army captured Taiyuan. The commander of the First Army was killed.

Yoshio Iwamatsu does not want to follow in the footsteps of Yoshio Shinozuka.

"Hi!" Yamamoto Kazuki paused.

After Yoshio Shinozuka was killed and before Yoshio Iwamatsu took office, the First Army was in disarray.

Although there are still several divisions with troops, they are all in southern Shanxi. No one from those divisions dared to leave their respective stations easily without receiving transfer orders.

"Jun Huagu, immediately order the 41st Division, 14th Brigade and 18th Brigade from southern Shanxi to garrison in Taiyuan!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu gave the order to Chief of Staff Masaru Hanatani.

Just after arriving in Taiyuan and taking office, Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio suffered from a phobia of insufficient troops.
Chapter completed!