Li Yunlong stepped onto the enemy's position. Upon seeing this, Zhang Dabiao quickly took over the two captured Japanese command sabers.
The location where the 1st Battalion attacked was the Japanese headquarters.
Li Yunlong took the two command knives and looked at them. A look of disgust suddenly appeared on his face, and he threw them to Zhang Dabiao: "The assistant officer's knife is not interesting? I'll give it to you."
Zhang Dabiao's lips curled up slightly, and his brows lit up with joy: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Look at your little potential, it's just two official swords."
"It would be wise to get Yoshio Shinozuka's Lieutenant General's command sword for me."
Captain Li said angrily.
Zhang Dabiao said enthusiastically: "Isn't it just Shinozuka Yoshio's general sword? Just take it for granted, commander-in-chief. As long as our first battalion is the main attacker, I will definitely cut off Shinozuka Yoshio's head and use it as a chamber pot for you."
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"Haha!" Li Yunlong laughed, "Okay, I'll wait!"
Li Yunlong said loudly: "Pass my order, and the battalions of the new regiment will continue to attack and advance to open the way for the large army!"
Although the defense line of the Japanese and puppet troops was defeated, there were still enemy artillery towers and bunkers along the way, which had to be removed one by one before the large force could reach Taiyuan.
As Li Yunlong's order was issued, each battalion quickly began to attack and advance.
With the current firepower of the main battalions of the New Regiment, the enemy's gun towers and bunkers can be easily taken out without calling for artillery support.
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Taiyuan.
First Army Headquarters.
"Report to the general, the Xiaodian Town defense line and Wusu Airport have been lost."
"According to reports from the Imperial Army in the artillery tower near Xiaodian Town, as soon as the gunfire stopped, the Eighth Route Army rushed into the defensive positions of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Associated Army."
"Only the sound of intensive gunfire was heard, and the imperial army's defense line soon collapsed."
After communications staff officer Toshimatsu Kasai hung up the phone, he reported to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.
Shinozuka Yoshio was stunned when he heard this. Less than an hour into the battle, the 5,000-man defense line collapsed?
Who is the opponent? Could it be that Li Yunlong's troops are coming?
Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka asked with a gloomy face: "Where is Lieutenant Colonel Takahashi, how many troops have been withdrawn?"
Kasai Toshimatsu replied: "After the Eighth Route Infantry broke through the Imperial Army's position, they sent out at least 600 more cavalry. The Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army were overtaken by the Eighth Route Cavalry during the retreat... Lieutenant Commander Takahashi has most likely died for his country."
"Bagaya road!"
Yoshio Shinozuka cursed angrily.
He doesn't blame Takahashi Koro for being such a waste, he just blames the Eighth Route Army for being really strong and not what it used to be.
Kasai Toshimatsu continued: "The Eighth Route Army is attacking northward. The Imperial Army artillery towers along the way quickly lost contact after asking for help. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold them back for long."
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Immediately order all the artillery towers and bunkers around Taiyuan, the Imperial Army and the Imperial Army to move into Taiyuan City, order the Xincheng Airport defenders to withdraw to Taiyuan City, and then ask when the Kwantung Army's 32nd Flying Group will be
Arriving in Taiyuan?”
In the past, when the equipment of the Eighth Route Army was poor, the bunkers and gun towers within 10 kilometers of Taiyuan were enough for the Eighth Route Army to chew through.
But now these masonry bunkers and gun towers have become a nightmare for the Japanese army and the Imperial Alliance Army. In front of the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire, they are not as good as trench fortifications. At least they can hide in the trenches, but in the gun towers and bunkers, a bullet
Cannonballs can kill all the defenders inside.
"Hi!" Kasai Toshiatsu lowered his head, turned around and walked quickly to the communication room to deliver the order.
After Kasai Toshimatsu left, Shinozuka Yoshio looked towards the south of the city from a distance, and his eyes couldn't help but condense.
Li Yunlong, are you here?
About half an hour later, more than 20 Japanese planes from the 32nd Flying Group of the Kwantung Army arrived in the sky outside the south of Taiyuan City.
The Japanese pilots soon discovered the Eighth Route Army artillery troops marching struttingly on the ground.
However, due to the loss suffered by the Eighth Route Army yesterday and the loss of 4 aircraft, the cautious captain of the Japanese Flying Team first ordered two fighter jets to launch a test dive attack.
Since it was already daylight, the Eighth Route Army's artillery was still unable to reach the city wall of Taiyuan, so they had no choice but to continue marching forward.
Even if the cannon is camouflaged, the mules and horses pulling the cannon are too eye-catching, especially the 105 howitzer. One gun requires 2 to 3 mules to pull it.
However, Ding Wei's first attack group and Cheng Shifa's third attack group are still there.
Moreover, the machine guns of their respective units were used to provide air defense for the artillery units.
In addition to the machine guns of the New Regiment, as well as a few machine guns equipped by the howitzer regiment and the artillery battalion of the New Regiment, a total of more than 350 machine guns are used for air defense.
The moment they heard the buzzing and roaring of the Japanese planes, the artillery units quickly dispersed in companies and platoons.
The soldiers of each machine gun were ready to masturbate around the artillery at the first opportunity.
This 20mm machine gun weighs more than 130 kilograms, and it weighs less than 150 kilograms with a protective shield and rubber tires. In terms of transportation, it only needs one or two soldiers to pull it with a rope.
For example, the 772nd Regiment, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment have long been equipped with 20mm machine guns, so there will be many soldiers with machine guns.
The book "How to Masquerade" has been widely circulated among the troops of the 129th Division. Coupled with the usual superb air defense drills, the soldiers have great experience in masturbating.
I saw two Japanese planes carrying huge engines and swooping down towards the artillery unit.
Dozens of surrounding machine guns fired at the same time, and shells as dense as spider webs were spread on the dive route of the Japanese plane.
Seeing that something was not going well, the Japanese pilot immediately pulled the control stick to pull the plane up again.
But it was already too late. The machine-gun shells contained a large number of tracer bullets, and the gunner could adjust the shooting direction at any time.
One of the Japanese planes was hit by two or three whips almost at the same time, and exploded and disintegrated in a loud explosion.
The Japanese pilot in the other Japanese plane was so frightened that he quickly pulled the plane upwards while doing evasive maneuvers, and finally pulled the plane into the clouds.
Since each machine gun was camouflaged and covered with branches and weeds, the Japanese pilots did not notice it at the first time.
It wasn't until dozens of machine cannons fired at the same time that I saw that the green dots underneath were actually machine cannons.
And there are small green dots all around the artillery, and there are hundreds at least. Doesn't this mean that the Eighth Route Army has at least hundreds of machine guns protecting the artillery?
How to fight this?
There was no way to fight, but it would be difficult to go back like this, so the captain of the flying team ordered them to attack freely while ensuring safety.
The Japanese fighter jets and attack aircraft must dive and attack at medium and low altitudes to ensure their hit rate.
As the Japs flew to the team leader's order, the Japs pilots fought independently and dropped aerial bombs at high altitudes.
The hit rate is naturally extremely low.
The Japanese ace pilots with two fighter jets showed off their skill and boldness and swooped down on the Eighth Route Army infantry.
The machine gun has a range of 4,000 meters, and the surrounding infantry is also within the protection range of the air defense forces.
If nothing else goes wrong, something unexpected happened. More than 350 machine guns were operating at the same time, and two Japanese ace pilots became dead pilots.
The remaining Japanese planes circled and entangled with the air defense forces in the air for more than half an hour. Seeing that they were running low on fuel, they roared away southward.
After the Japanese plane left, the troops continued their march.
Although three Japanese fighter jets were shot down, the Eighth Route Army also lost three guns and suffered more than 100 casualties.
After the Japanese puppet troops in the gun towers and bunkers outside the city fled into the city.
The Eighth Route Army marched straight in and soon reached the gates of Taiyuan City.
Each artillery unit built artillery positions and pulled up camouflage nets, and each infantry unit began to eat breakfast to replenish their strength.
Li Yunlong has also led a new regiment to arrive outside the north gate of Taiyuan. The new regiment's attack mission is to attack the north gate.
At the headquarters, Li Yunlong ate two pieces of pancakes and drank a few large sips of water. He suddenly felt that the fatigue from a night of rapid marching had disappeared, and his whole body was full of energy.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, Chen Dugu reports to you!"
A voice suddenly appeared behind Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong turned around and saw that Chen Dugu was saluting him.
Li Yunlong returned the military salute and asked: "Dagu, have you had breakfast?"
"Report, I've already eaten."
Li Yunlong turned around and pointed at the map and said: "Look, this is Taiyuan, this is Datong, this section of the Tongpu Railway from northwest Shanxi to Taiyuan, without our main force, the Japanese 3rd Brigade will definitely take the train south along the railway.
, a combat team of the Sword Squadron has gone north to blow up the railway bridge. Your fourth battalion’s mission is to go north to block the 3rd Brigade for three days. How about it? Do you have the confidence to complete the mission?”
If the railway bridge is blown up, the 3rd Brigade will only be able to travel at most half of the way by train, and the rest of the journey will have to go south on foot.
The 37th Division and the 2nd Guards Division were blocked by two other columns. The only one that could reinforce to Taiyuan in a short period of time was the Japanese 3rd Brigade.
Li Yunlong originally planned to capture Taiyuan in four days, but after killing 2,000 Japanese and 3,000 puppet troops this morning, Taiyuan can be captured in three days at most.
The total number of Japanese and puppet troops in Taiyuan City is at most 7,000, and he still has 30,000 main troops and 20,000 militiamen.
The advantages are huge.
Chen Dugu spoke confidently: "If a Japs arrive in Taiyuan from Tongpu Road within three days, I, Chen Dugu, will come to meet him."
Although there is a brigade of troops in the north, Chen Dugu knows very well that the Japanese will definitely leave some troops to guard the homeland, and the maximum number of Japanese reinforcements that can be reinforced is one regiment plus one or two brigades.
"Okay!" Li Yunlong said happily, "I like your boy's confidence. Let's take the Fourth Battalion to set off after breakfast. You can choose the blocking location yourself. I only want results. Remember to bring enough ammunition. If you have any other requirements, you can feel free to do so.
carry."
Chen Dugu said: "Commander-in-Chief, there's nothing else. Can you give me some of the Type 92 infantry cannon and machine gun?"
Chen Dagu didn't dare to think about the 75mm mountain cannon and the 105mm howitzer. After all, they had to stay to attack the city. Taiyuan City's high walls were not as thick as the county walls.
Li Yunlong nodded and said: "No problem, I will replenish you with 4 Type 92 infantry cannons, 8 machine guns, 3 base numbers of infantry artillery shells, and 1,000 rounds of machine artillery shells each."
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!"
Chen Dugu looked happy and turned to leave. This firepower is not bad.
After Chen Dagu left, Li Yunlong suddenly thought of another trick, and called Wang Dehou and said: "Chief of Staff Wang, send a clear coded telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka in Taiyuan City, asking if Yoshio Shinozuka asked me, Li Yunlong, to put his neck on
Clean up and wait. I, Li Yunlong, have already arrived outside Taiyuan City. Let's see if Mr. Shinozuka has the guts to go out of the city and chop off my head. Please polish these words and send them out in a clear telegram."