Before the chief of staff went out, a major rushed in directly.

"Sir, a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army appeared around Taiyuan City. They were equipped with a large number of artillery and were attacking the artillery towers and levels outside Taiyuan City!"

"How many people are there and how many artillery equipment are equipped, find out immediately!" Yoshio Shinozuka stared at the magistrate and ordered.

As soon as the master left, Yoshio Shinozuka turned his attention to the Chief of Staff: "Chief of Staff, shouldn't you give me an explanation! So many Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared outside Taiyuan City, what is your General Staff doing? And the Intelligence Department, what is your intelligence network doing? I don't know if so many Eighth Route Army lurking outside Taiyuan City, do you know if you have to wait for them to break into Taiyuan City before you find out!"

"Please rest assured, Commander, that you can immediately check the forces and equipment of the Eighth Route Army outside the city!"

At the critical moment of life and death, the Japanese are very efficient.

In less than ten minutes, the Chief of Staff returned to Yoshio Shinozuka with a solemn look on his face.

"Hisser Commander, a division that attacked us outside the city was well-equipped. It had nearly two brigades of Guangshan field cannons, and it was also equipped with a large number of flying thunder cannons and mortars, with very strong offensive ability!"

"They only had ten minutes of attacking, and several artillery towers and levels we arranged outside Taiyuan City have been lost!"

"Also, our reinforcements to Taiyuan Airport were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army outside the city, and the entire army was destroyed. Now the Eighth Route Army has entered the airport! If there is no rescue, the airport security team can last for up to two hours!"

"Baga!" Yoshio Shinozuka's bad premonition just now came to his mind again.

Although he had not figured out the reason yet, he believed in his intuition.

As a soldier and an excellent soldier, Yoshio Shinozuka believed in his intuition very much. Because in his military career, his intuition saved his life more than once, and even turned a battle into victory.

At this moment, the communications consultant suddenly broke in.

"Hisser Commander, Yangquan's Fourth Mixed Brigade was urgently fired. Yangquan was once again besieged by the Eighth Route Army. The troops suffered heavy losses. Please reinforcements!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another adviser broke in: "The Commander, the original Colonel, was urgently sent. Just now, the troops were suddenly attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The battle was ongoing, but the Eighth Route Army's offensive was very fierce, and the troops suffered heavy casualties!"

Not long after, Yoshio Shinozuka received telegrams that seven or eight surrounding counties were attacked.

"Bageyalu, I understand!" After hearing one bad news after another, and hearing the constant sound of gunfire coming from outside the city, Yoshio Shinozuka, who was frowning, finally showed a sudden expression of enlightenment.

"This is definitely a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army, a conspiracy against our Taiyuan City!"

Chief of Staff Major General Tanaka immediately responded: "The ultimate goal of the Eighth Route Army is to take down our Taiyuan City. The reason why we attacked so many counties around us at once was to delay our garrison in these counties and prevent them from reinforcement of Taiyuan City!"

Speaking of this, Major General Tanaka's brigade commander suddenly turned pale, and he reminded him with a worried look: "Master Commander, we have been fooled!"

"Last night, we sent more than 10,000 reinforcements. Now, the entire Taiyuan City defenders and the Imperial Army have only more than 11,000 people. It will definitely be difficult to defend such a large Taiyuan City!"

"Biyi immediately telegrams the reinforcements we sent yesterday and ask them to return to Taiyuan City quickly!"

"It's too late!" Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshinobuya replied helplessly.

"Didn't you hear the telegram just now? All the reinforcements we sent were counterattacked by the Eighth Route Army and suddenly withdrew from the battle. The casualties must be very large. And since the Eighth Route Army's purpose is Taiyuan City, they will definitely try their best to hold back the reinforcements and prevent them from returning to Taiyuan!"

"Then what should we do! There are too few defenders in Taiyuan City, so we will definitely not be able to hold on for too long!" Major General Tanaka was anxious and stared at Yoshio Shinozuka and asked back.

The worry on Yoshio Shinozuka's face actually disappeared at this time, and she showed a sneer.

In front of all the subordinates of the headquarters, he shouted arrogantly: "The Eighth Route Army underestimates the strength of our Imperial Army and overestimates its combat effectiveness."

"Taiyuan City is not an ordinary county town. Even if they are equipped with a lot of mountain cannons, they may not be able to capture it. What's more, we still have more than 10,000 troops in Taiyuan City!"

"Chief of Staff, you immediately organize troops to enter the outer city defense fortifications. We will definitely not be able to hold on to the checkpoints and artillery towers outside the city for too long!"

"We have complete fortifications in the outer city, and even if the Tujiao Route Army is equipped with a lot of mountain running, it is difficult to capture!"

"So, we only need to arrange one thousand imperial army in each direction of the outer city, and five hundred imperial army is enough!"

"No problem!" Major General Tanaka silently calculated the troops at hand in his heart and answered.

Yoshio Shinozuka continued to order: "The remaining troops, whether they are the Imperial Army or the Imperial Army, will be all arranged in the inner city!"

"As long as we persist until dawn, the Eighth Route Army outside the city will retreat~"

"Chief of Staff, don't forget that even if Taiyuan Airport is destroyed by Tujiao Route Army, we still have several airports in Shanxi. As soon as the sky is dawn, they can send planes to reinforce us."

"Also, Chief of Staff, don't forget that there are many Japanese empire expatriates in Taiyuan City, many of whom are veterans who served in the army. If they are summoned, we will have at least two thousand elite troops!"

Chief of Staff Major General Tanaka finally stopped anxious, and his worried expression disappeared on his face. He immediately replied: "Your Excellency Commander, please arrange your life immediately!"

"I promise that the Tu Eighth Route Army outside the city will pay the price!"

At Taiyuan Airport, the Japanese military police force with less than 1,000 people had lost less than 500 people, and they were all scattered in warehouses and barracks to defend them.

In the huge airport, the battle is all around these points.

"Transfer all six field cannons from the field cannon company and bombard me with one house after another. Since they don't want to come out, then bury them in the ruins!" Political Commissar Cheng Xiao frowned and ordered with a murderous intent.

"But, the brigade commander, the field artillery has been sent to the Second Regiment, and it will take at least an hour to transfer it!" Guard Battalion Commander Zhong Yusheng replied with a frown.

"Use a tank!" Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded behind Cheng Xiao.

"Old Wang, why are you here? If you don't stay in the North Gate, aren't you afraid of accidents?" Cheng Xiao asked with a frown.

"Just just fight outside the battle, commander Yang Xiong. I heard that you have seized two tanks here. If it can be used, then we will rely on it to break through the north gate of Taiyuan City! Take me to see the tank first. If that's OK, I'll help you kill the remaining Japanese at the airport first, and then go back to the north gate!"

In order to capture the hundreds of Japanese soldiers trapped in the barracks, more than 100 people have been injured or killed in the guard battalion.

If there were tanks to help, the casualties in the guard battalion would definitely be minimized.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xiao's eyes flashed with two shimmers, and he replied without thinking: "Let's go, I'll go see these two tanks with you, right behind!"
Chapter completed!