"Boss, the intelligence we just received is that the 36th Regiment of the Japanese 18th Brigade is attacking the arsenal from the direction of Shexian County."
At the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the chief of staff held a telegram in his hand and immediately reported it to his boss after reading it.
At present, the Eighth Route Army headquarters has not been moved near the arsenal.
"Where is the 36th Regiment currently advancing?" the boss asked without looking back.
"We've arrived at the Heshanjian area, here."
The chief of staff pointed out the current location of the Japanese 36th Regiment's advance on the map:
"Currently, the 36th Regiment participating in blocking the 36th Regiment are the New 5th Regiment of the 386th Brigade and the 7th Regiment of the decisive third column."
"With these two regiments blocking the way, the 36th Regiment cannot reach Huangya Cave yet."
"The 18th Brigade and its 36th Regiment participated in the battle against Jinling a few years ago."
Upon hearing the chief of staff's words, the boss raised his head, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent.
The Japanese troops who attacked Jinling must have participated in that massacre. Both the 18th Brigade and the 36th Regiment deserved death.
"How many reserve teams are there currently?" the boss asked in a deep voice.
"We only have 3 regiments in reserve, and we sent 2 more regiments in the morning to stop the 2nd Guards Division."
The chief of staff knows that the boss wants to kill this son of a bitch, the 36th Regiment, but the troops currently on hand are not enough.
Moreover, although these three regiments are also the main regiments, they are all regiments with more than 1,600 people, and their combat effectiveness is still mediocre.
What's more, if the reserve teams of these three regiments are transferred to fight the 36th Regiment, it will be dangerous once the 2nd Guards Division reaches the Huangyadong Arsenal.
The boss lamented that if Li Yunlong and his new regiment were here, it would not take much effort to clean up this son of a bitch, the 36th Regiment.
After a pause, the chief of staff said: "Boss, now that the 18th Brigade has transferred the First Army, are you still worried that there is no chance to kill it? Sooner or later, the 4th Brigade and the 9th Brigade are known as the elites of the Japanese army.
How about it, we were beaten by our Eighth Route Army and even our serial number was revoked."
If it weren't for the lack of troops, the 36th Regiment would have been killed long ago if it dared to go deep into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army.
However, the one that puts the greatest pressure on the Eighth Route Army now is the Japanese 2nd Guards Division.
This division's offensive was very fierce, and they attacked Huangyadong Arsenal desperately.
The boss asked: "Where is the 2nd Guards Division?"
The chief of staff said: "At present, the 2nd Guards Division has attacked Liaoyang, and the straight-line distance from the arsenal is only 20 kilometers."
"Currently, our four infantry regiments and divisional artillery regiments are resisting at all levels and blocking attacks step by step."
The boss nodded and said, "How is the evacuation situation at the arsenal?"
The chief of staff said: "Currently, all production lines have been stopped. All personnel are digging holes to bury machine tools and equipment and are ready to evacuate at any time."
If only a Japanese regiment attacked the Huangyadong Arsenal, there would be no need to move at all.
But here comes the 2nd Guards Division, and this 2nd Guards Division is a Japanese army with strong combat effectiveness.
With the attack of a regiment plus a division, as well as the fierce attack by aircraft and artillery, the Huangyadong Arsenal will definitely not be able to defend.
At that time, all units such as the Eighth Route Army headquarters, field hospitals, Northern Bureau, and camp schools will also be moved to the outside line.
At this moment, the telegraph soldier next to him handed the translated message to the chief of staff: "Report, urgent telegram from Taihang Column!"
The chief of staff read the telegram, read it again attentively, and then said in a surprised tone: "Boss, Li Yunlong wants to apply to come back to fight the 2nd Guards Division."
"Huh?" The boss suddenly raised his head, "What do you mean, Li Yunlong is coming back to fight against the 2nd Guards Division?"
"See for yourself."
The chief of staff handed the telegram to the boss.
The boss picked up the telegram and read it.
Li Yunlong said in the telegram that the Taihang Column had severely damaged the Pingtian Division and destroyed the Pingtian Division Headquarters with artillery fire. He was confident and determined to severely damage the 2nd Guards Division and asked the head of the headquarters to approve the return of the main force of the Taihang Column for reinforcements.
After reading the telegram, the boss thought silently for a moment and said: "It is very risky for the main force of the Taihang Column to return for reinforcements."
The chief of staff said: "But the benefits are also huge. Judging from the current situation, the Taihang Column can completely annihilate the Japanese 37th Division in a day or two at most. However, I think annihilating one Japanese division is not as good as severely damaging two Japanese divisions."
A Japanese division."
The Japanese 37th Division's regiment headquarters and artillery regiment were wiped out, and a large number of infantry were killed and wounded. It is estimated that only some logistics departments and a small number of infantry are left.
Taking the opportunity to kill a small number of troops of the Japanese 37th Division to severely damage the Japanese 2nd Guards Division, the Chief of Staff chose the latter.
The boss said: "What I'm worried about is that if the Japanese 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade know that the main force of the Taihang Column is coming back for reinforcements, they will definitely attack from both sides and attack the main force of the Taihang Column and our troops from the north, southeast and southwest.
If you are surrounded by people, you will be in big trouble."
The chief of staff looked thoughtful, and then said: "I think it can be like this. We can't fight in the streets at night. Let the troops in the city withdraw from the fighting first. A small number of troops will guard the city wall. The main force will rush back to Huangyadong overnight. Wait until tomorrow, Taihang
The main force of the column had returned to the Huangyadong area and was at war with the 2nd Guards Division. When Yoshio Shinozuka noticed something was wrong, he wanted the 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade to respond to the 2nd Guards Division.
Division, it’s already too late.”
"Moreover, boss, please don't forget that Li Yunlong still has an opportunity for air support. He is guaranteed to be able to kill an entire regiment of air support."
On the words "air support", the chief of staff emphasized a little more.
Hearing this, the boss didn't hesitate at all. He was constantly disturbed by it. After all, the opportunity was fleeting:
"Well, rather than miss the opportunity, we should attack decisively and severely damage the 2nd Guards Division first."
"There is also this bastard of the 36th Regiment. Labor and management must kill it too."
"Immediately draft a telegram to agree to Li Yunlong's battle plan to lead the main force of the Taihang Column to return to support the Huangyadong Arsenal."
"At the same time, I must instruct him to do a good job of keeping it secret and never let the Japanese army notice any abnormalities."
"Okay!" said the chief of staff, "I'll prepare a telegram right now."
…
"Nani?"
"Lieutenant General Hirata and Daizuo Ishida have already died for their country?"
In the inner city of Taiyuan, inside the First Army Headquarters.
Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Kusuyama Hideyoshi in shock, his expression and tone full of disbelief.
"Hi, this is an urgent telegram from Matsuda Nakazuo, captain of the 7th Infantry Battalion of the 227th Regiment. The division headquarters was attacked by eight-way precision artillery. Hirata-kun and Ishida-kun have been martyred."
After a pause, Kusuyama Hideyoshi added: "There are also more than a dozen officers above the rank of junior left, including the captain of the 225th Regiment and the captain of the 227th Regiment."
Shinozuka Yoshio was stunned like a clay sculpture, and could not recover for a long time.
He couldn't imagine at all, how could this happen?
Didn't Hirata Kenkichi have been reminded that the Eighth Route Artillery was very powerful and asked him to transfer the headquarters? Why was the division headquarters still being bombarded by the Eighth Route Artillery?
"What happened?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked in a deep voice, furious.
Kusuyama Hideyoshi said: "After receiving the reminder from the headquarters, Mr. Hirata immediately moved the headquarters to the Wang Family Courtyard. However, at around 2:30 in the afternoon, the Eighth Route Army suddenly covered the Wang Family Courtyard with artillery fire. The impact point of the Eighth Route Army's shells was
It was very accurate. There was no pre-fire, and the officers at the division headquarters had no time to evacuate..."
"Baga!" Shinozuka Yoshio's cheek muscles twitched violently: "Wouldn't this idiot Kenkichi Hirata move the division headquarters a few more times?"
Kusuyama Hideyoshi remained silent, unless there was an air raid shelter in Changzhi City, he would move the division headquarters to an air raid shelter.
Otherwise, when the Eighth Route Army occupied the city wall, even if the division and regiment headquarters were moved, there was a high probability that they would not be able to hide from the eyes of the Eighth Route Artillery observers on the city wall.
However, the defenders in Changzhi County believed that the headquarters would not be attacked by the Chinese Air Force, so they did not build an air raid shelter.
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"How many troops are there in the 37th Division currently alive?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked in a deep voice with an extremely ugly face.
Kusuyama Hideyoshi said: "There should be more than 5,000 soldiers in the three counties of Changzhi, Xiangyuan and Licheng. Most of the infantry have been killed in the battle. Most of the remaining soldiers are from the baggage regiment, artillery regiment and engineer regiment.
Soldiers, these artillery and logistics troops are currently armed and engaged in a desperate battle with the Eighth Route Army."
Shinozuka Yoshio knew very well that the combat effectiveness of these artillery and logistics soldiers armed with rifles was probably only slightly better than that of the Imperial Alliance Army, but could not be compared with the real elite infantry.
It is estimated that they will be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army if they can't hold on for long.
Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka felt a little agitated for a while, but he also knew very well that at this time, he should stay calm.
Yoshio Shinozuka: "Order, the 14th Brigade, the 18th Brigade, the 2nd Guards Division and other units to speed up the advance!"
"The record of a division being wiped out in the empire must not happen in the First Army!"
"We must rush to the rescue of the 37th Division at all costs!"
"Hi!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi nodded heavily.
…
"The headquarters approved our Taihang column's battle plan to return to the arsenal to reinforce the arsenal, and told us to keep it confidential."
Outside Changzhi City.
At the headquarters of the Taihang Column, Zhao Gang held the telegram in both hands. After reading it, he handed the telegram to Li Yunlong and said.
"Let me tell you, the head of the headquarters will definitely agree to my request."
Commander Li Da looked overjoyed, took the telegram, read it, and then handed it to Kong Jie.
After reading the telegram, Kong Jie said: "I bet that the 37th Division has been pinned to the ground by us and beaten wildly. The Japs don't know how many people our Taihang Column has. When our main force suddenly appears in Huangyadong tomorrow, the Japs will
The 2nd Guards Division will definitely be surprised."
Zhao Gang said: "The key is how we arrived at Huangya Cave without anyone noticing and the Japanese army didn't notice."
Li Yunlong raised his wrist and glanced at his watch: "There are about 4 hours of darkness left. Give orders to Ding Wei and Cheng Shi. When it gets dark, the troops will withdraw. They only need to hold the city wall and let the militiamen and the main force exchange clothes."
, half of the artillery and artillery will stay, and the other half will return to support Huangyadong."