"Report to the general, the Eighth Route Army has arrived at Taiyuan City. According to the number of soldiers observed from the outer city walls, the main force of the Eighth Route Army exceeds 30,000 people!"
A staff officer is reporting to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.
Shinozuka Yoshio's face suddenly sank when he heard this.
At present, there are only more than 7,000 defenders in Taiyuan City, and more than 3,000 of them are still Imperial Army soldiers with little combat effectiveness.
7,000 versus 30,000, there is no advantage.
Moreover, the 32nd Flying Group of the Kwantung Army reported that they were unable to destroy the Eighth Route Army's artillery and artillery because the Eighth Route Army was equipped with extremely abnormal anti-aircraft firepower.
Not only did it fail to destroy the Eighth Route Army's artillery force, but it also lost 4 aircraft, plus the 4 aircraft shot down by two other groups of Eighth Route Army yesterday.
The 32nd Flying Team has shot down 8 aircraft in total, and almost half of the entire flying team's aircraft have been shot down...
"Can you see the Eighth Route Artillery Position from the observation point on the outer city wall?"
Yoshio Shinozuka asked in a deep voice.
"Can't see!" the combat staff officer replied with an ugly face, "The Eighth Route Artillery positions are all located at least 5 kilometers away, and observers cannot see the location of the Eighth Route Artillery positions."
Shinozuka Yoshio secretly said it was a pity.
If you can see the location of the Eighth Route Artillery position, you can use the mountain artillery in Taiyuan City to carry out artillery strikes while the Eighth Route Artillery position is still being constructed.
But it was obvious that the commander of the Eighth Route Army was not an idiot and would not build an artillery position under the eyes of the Japanese army.
At this moment, communications staff officer Toshimatsu Kasai and intelligence staff officer Takeo Anteng walked in one after the other.
Yoshio Shinozuka asked in a deep voice: "Ando-kun, do you still remember the task I gave you last night?"
"Hi!"
An Teng Takeo paused and said: "Report to the general, the intelligence department has found out which army is commanded by Li Yunlong!"
"Oh? Which army is Li Yunlong commanding?"
Shinozuka Yoshio calmly picked up the tea cup, thinking that the intelligence department was investigating very quickly this time.
"The commander of the Eighth Route Army that attacked Taiyuan this time was Li Yunlong."
Iteng Takeo first glanced at Shinozuka Yoshio, and then said it in an anxious tone.
When Yoshio Shinozuka heard this, the hand holding the teacup shook slightly. He put the teacup to his mouth and took a sip of tea. He shuddered again because of the scalding boiling water.
Immediately, Yoshio Shinozuka placed the tea cup heavily on the table.
Although Yoshio Shinozuka concealed himself very well, the Japs in the combat headquarters were all human beings, and they were all keenly aware that the commander was afraid.
Yoshio Shinozuka was indeed afraid. Over the past year, Li Yunlong killed four major generals and two lieutenant generals of the Japanese army.
It is impossible to say that I am not afraid.
Sometimes he even dreams about someone cutting off his head.
The person who cut off his head in the dream couldn't see clearly what he looked like, but Yoshio Shinozuka expected that this might be some kind of warning.
However, Yoshio Shinozuka will not show it easily, because the dignified Japanese Lieutenant General and Commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army is actually afraid of a regiment commander of the Eighth Route Army. If this joke spreads, not only will Yoshio Shinozuka be embarrassed, but also his
The family and the entire Japanese army will also be humiliated.
However, when he heard that the commander of the Eighth Route Army who led the attack on Taiyuan was Li Yunlong, Yoshio Shinozuka finally lost control and lost his composure.
It turns out that Li Yunlong, the God of Killing, is here. The more you fear, the more you get.
"How did your intelligence department find out that Li Yunlong was outside the city?"
Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Takeo Andeng and asked.
Takeo Andeng looked at the communications staff officer Toshimatsu Kasai next to him.
Kasai Toshimatsu hurriedly handed over the telegram in his hand and said: "Report to the general, Li Yunlong has sent you a clear telegram!"
Shinozuka Yoshio received the telegram with a surprised expression. He didn't expect a surrender telegram from Li Yunlong, right?
However, after reading the content, Yoshio Shinozuka narrowed his eyes and finally understood why the intelligence department was able to find out which unit Li Yunlong was commanding so quickly.
It turned out that Li Yunlong took the initiative to send him a telegram.
What a bunch of trash from the intelligence services!
"General, do you want to send a telegram back to Li Yunlong?"
Kasai Toshimatsu asked cautiously.
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Reply a telegram to Li Yunlong and say that I, the general, are very busy now. Since Commander Li has arrived outside Taiyuan City, he might as well walk a few more kilometers and come to the inner city of Taiyuan alone. I, the general, will definitely
Cut off his head with your own hands."
"Hi!"
Kasai Toshimatsu quickly memorized the contents of the telegram.
Yoshio Shinozuka added: "Order the 37th Division and the 2nd Guards Division to quickly break away from the Eighth Route Army and rush to Taiyuan, and then ask for help from the North China Front, and ask the troops stationed in Mongolia and the 108th Division to rush to Taiyuan."
"Hi!"
Kasai Toshimatsu quickly memorized the contents of the telegram, quickly put his feet together, lowered his head and hurriedly walked to the next door communications room.
At this time, Shinozuka Yoshio still believed that the Eighth Route Army did not have that many troops. The Eighth Route Army in Xiangyuan, Licheng and Zhengtai Railway estimated that there were only ten or twenty thousand troops.
If a three-unit division of the Japanese army were to deal with 10,000 to 28,000 troops, wouldn't it be a matter of holding it in hand?
After all, Yoshio Shinozuka is still dreaming of honorable retirement and has not mobilized troops from southern Shanxi to aid Taiyuan.
…
Outside the north of the city, the Taihang 3rd Column command post.
"Commander-in-Chief, Yoshio Shinozuka has called you back with a clear telegram."
Chief of Staff Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong.
At this time, Commander Li Da had already finished his breakfast and was using the artillery scope to observe the direction of Taiyuan City Wall.
The Japanese and puppet troops built defensive positions under the city wall, with dense trenches and foxholes.
Taiyuan City has a total of eight gates. The new regiment will attack Zhenyuan Gate and Gongji Gate in the North City, also known as the Big North Gate and the Little North Gate.
"What did the old devil say?" Li Yunlong asked without looking back.
"Yoshio Shinozuka asked you to go into the city alone and said he would chop off your head with his own hands." Wang Dehou smiled and said.
Li Yunlong said in a disdainful tone: "Yoshio Shinozuka is really boring. He is not a good man. He said he wanted to chop off my head, but I even sent him to my door. He didn't even dare to come out of Taiyuan City, and then gave Yoshio Shinozuka
Send a telegram, and since he dare not come out, let him have his neck cleaned, and the labor and management will personally go to the city and chop off his head."
"Yes!" Chief of Staff Wang recorded it, polished it, and gave it to the telegraph operator to send out a clear telegram.
At this time, the attacking groups were not in a hurry to attack, but were preparing to attack the city.
The soldiers marched all night in a hurry. They also needed to take a rest after eating to replenish their strength and recharge their batteries. In addition, they also needed time to prepare weapons, ammunition and siege ladders.
There was a chilling atmosphere in the air.
…
Taiyuan was attacked.
Who was the first person to know about it?
Of course it is Yan Baichuan who considers Taiyuan his hometown.
Although the Jinsui Army was driven away from Taiyuan by the Japanese, Yan Baichuan did not order anyone to destroy the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant and the Taiyuan Arsenal. He still had a sweet dream to counterattack one day and destroy his precious lifeblood, the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant and the Taiyuan Arsenal.
Take it back.
Therefore, Yan Baichuan deployed a lot of intelligence personnel in Taiyuan. He would know immediately if there was any trouble in Taiyuan.
The Japanese also knew about this, but after all, Yan Baichuan had been operating in Taiyuan for many years and was deeply entrenched. Even after a lot of effort, he could not dig out all Yan Laoxi's intelligence personnel.
After the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain began, Yan Laoxi also thought about counterattacking Taiyuan, but after careful calculation of the cost and fear of the Japanese army massing heavy troops to retaliate later, he finally gave up.
"What do you mean?"
At the Kenanpo Second Theater Command, Yan Baichuan's eyes widened, his expression was shocked, and his tone was also shocked: "The Eighth Route Army is attacking Taiyuan?"
Yan Baichuan never expected that the Eighth Route Army would do the work for him that he did not dare to do.
Taiyuan is where the headquarters of the Japanese First Army is located. Even though the main force of the Japanese First Army is in southern Shanxi, Taiyuan's defense is very strong.
The Japanese and puppet troops totaled 12,000 people. The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had less than 100,000 troops and lacked large-caliber heavy artillery. It would have been impossible to defeat them in three days and three nights.
Not to mention, the Japanese 37th Division, 2nd Guards Division, and 3rd Brigade are ready to assist.
"Yes Commander!"
Deputy Commander Yang Xingru said in a shocked tone: "According to intelligence reports, the main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the morning and exchanged fire with the Japanese and puppet troops in Xiaodian Town. As a result, in less than an hour, 2,000 Japanese troops and 3,000 puppet troops
The entire army was annihilated by the Eighth Route Army."
"Kill 2,000 Japanese troops and 3,000 puppet troops in less than an hour?"
Hearing this, Yan Baichuan took a deep breath, and then felt happy again.
In the Battle of Xinkou, the Jinsui Army and the Central Army were severely beaten. A brigade of the 5th Division, known as the Steel Army, went south and defeated more than 30 divisions, leaving them in a deserted state.
Heaven is so easy to reincarnate, who will God spare?
…
Not long after a regiment and a brigade of the Japanese 3rd Brigade got on the train.
Chu Yunfei got the information that almost 5,000 Japanese troops took the train south to reinforce Taiyuan. The Japanese and puppet troops in the surrounding counties were also dispatched, desperately going south to reinforce Taiyuan.
Chu Yunfei was shocked. Which army took advantage of the leopard's guts? Attacked Taiyuan so recklessly?
It must not be the national army unit belonging to the second theater, otherwise he would definitely not know about it.
Then it must be the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi, but as far as he knew, the main force of the Eighth Route Army was already fighting the Japanese 37th Division in southeastern Shanxi.
On the eastern front, there is also the Japanese 2nd Guards Division holding on to the Shota Railway.
The Eighth Route Army was so brave that they didn't even say hello and just went about their business. With just the few people in the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi, was it enough strength?
You must know that Taiyuan is where the headquarters of the Japanese First Army is located. Once Taiyuan is attacked, not only the troops in Shanxi but also other Japanese troops in North China will have to desperately reinforce them.
Chu Yunfei stared at the map and was thinking, while Chief of Staff Fang Ligong hurried in holding the telegram in his hand.
"Report to the regiment and find out which unit of the Eighth Route Army attacked Taiyuan." Fang Ligong stood up and saluted with a military salute and said.
"Who is it?" Chu Yunfei turned around and asked.
"The commander is an old acquaintance of yours, Li Yunlong."
"Li Yunlong?"
Chu Yunfei suddenly focused his eyes.
Brother Yunlong, you really impressed Chu.
Now the whole of China knows that Li Yunlong is attacking Taiyuan, and Brother Yunlong may become famous again.
Chu Yunfei felt a little envious.
Fang Ligong's tone was shocking: "It's him. He just sent a clear telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka, asking Yoshio Shinozuka to wash his neck and wait. Li Yunlong is going to chop off Yoshio Shinozuka's head."
Chu Yunfei couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said with emotion: "This is Li Yunlong. Not only is he generous, but he also often likes to do some sexy things."
Fang Ligong added: "In addition, the intelligence department has just received news that the Jinggou Bridge on the Beitongpu Railway was blown up by an Eighth Route Army."
Chu Yunfei turned around and quickly found the location of Jinggou Bridge on the map.
"The Jinggou Bridge was blown up. The Japanese 3rd Brigade could only take a train to Yuanping Station at most, and the remaining 100 kilometers could only go south along the Tongpu Highway on foot. Since the Japs are coming, how about we set up an ambush?
"Chu Yunfei said to the other party for meritorious service.