Hearing the leader's voice, Wang Chengzhu's rough voice roared.
Behind him, a dozen artillery soldiers were busy moving quickly.
In addition, 5 mountain guns and more than 10 mortars were also brought in by the artillerymen.
After a while, the artillery position was prepared.
Wang Chengzhu immediately shouted: "Listen to my order and prepare to fire!"
One howitzer and five mountain guns opened fire at the same time, and the shells flew straight towards the Japanese's firepower point.
Mortar shells and Type 92 artillery shells drew more than a dozen arcs in the air and fell into the Japanese headquarters.
After a dense burst of artillery fire, the enemy's commanding firepower point building was reduced to a pile of rubble in the violent explosion.
"kill!"
The attacking infantry emerged from the bunkers on the streets on both sides, and gray waves swept towards the First Army headquarters under the night sky.
Several Japs fired at them and screamed wildly, but they were quickly swept away by the swarming waves, and the Japs at the gunpoint were wiped out in an instant.
In the commander's office, Yoshio Shinozuka wiped the command saber in his hand.
Then put the knife back into the scabbard.
The Eighth Route Army has already entered the courtyard, and the final moment has arrived.
Yoshio Shinozuka picked up the pistol on the table, turned on the safety, and pointed it at his temple.
Close your eyes and pull the trigger.
Click!
Contrary to Yoshio Shinozuka's expectation, the gun jammed.
Then he reloaded the gun, opened the gun, pointed it at his temple and pulled the trigger, and there was a click.
Stuck again.
There was a burst of rapid gunfire and several muffled grunts outside the door. The guard at the door was shot dead by eight soldiers.
Yoshio Shinozuka reached for the command saber on the table and committed suicide. As a lieutenant general of the Japanese Empire, he must not be captured alive by the Eighth Route Army.
At this moment, the door was kicked open with a clang, and several Eighth Route Army soldiers armed with submachine guns and rifles rushed in and pointed their guns at him.
"Baga!" Shinozuka Yoshio subconsciously raised his right hand and pointed the pistol in his hand at the Eighth Route.
The next moment, the submachine guns and rifles in Eighth Route Army opened fire.
Da da da…
Machine gun bullets poured in intensively, and Yoshio Shinozuka was beaten into a bloody sieve in an instant, ending his sinful life.
…
[Ding! The employer led his troops to kill Japanese Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka.]
Somewhere in northwest Shanxi, on a deserted hilltop, Chen Feng was instructing his men to build a military base when he heard the mechanical prompt sound of the dog system.
The soldiers and horses moved ahead before the food and grass were moved. Before Li Yunlong and his men arrived in northwest Shanxi, Chen Feng had already taken the lead.
Chen Feng was stunned when he heard this. Is Commander Li leading his troops to capture Taiyuan?
The so-called employer is Li Yunlong.
Before he could think deeply, the system's mechanical voice continued to sound:
[The employer led his troops to capture Taiyuan, and the price is 2,000 tons of weapons and ammunition and 2,000 tons of grain to be paid.]
[The employer led his troops to kill Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio, the commander of the Japanese First Army. The price is being calculated...The calculation is completed. The price is 24 150 howitzers to be paid, 3 base 150 shells to be paid, and the bullet production line to be paid.]
[Unlock the permission to purchase 150mm heavy guns, unlock the permission to purchase trucks and jeeps.]
[Unlock purchase rights for M3 submachine guns, Sten submachine guns, etc.]
[Unlock the training base for pilots, tank crews and other high-tech arms.]
【……】
Further down is the number of weapons and ammunition that Li Yunlong reimbursed after he attacked Taiyuan.
Chen Feng sighed and said, the dog system has been very good to Li Yunlong, and the head of an old devil like Yoshio Shinozuka is quite valuable.
Even the purchase rights and training base for 150-caliber heavy artillery are unlocked.
It seems that Li Yunlong is going to get rich again.
The business will become bigger and bigger in the future, and the smile on Chen Feng's face will become stronger and stronger.
…
The sky is getting brighter and the battle is over.
According to Li Yunlong's estimate, the battle will not be completely over until noon today.
However, the battle went several hours faster than Li Yunlong expected.
The soldiers of each regiment stood at the Japanese headquarters and cheered. Only Li Yunlong, holding the command knife of Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio, yelled at the gate of the headquarters: "Which bastard beat Yoshio Shinozuka to death? I am still planning to fight him.
Pass the move."
Li Yunlong heard that Yoshio Shinozuka was not very good at swordsmanship, and he felt a little regretful that he could not have a sword duel with Yoshio Shinozuka.
When Zhao Gang walked in quickly, he happened to see Li Yunlong jumping and cursing in the street.
Zhao Gang advised: "Come on, Old Li, don't take advantage of yourself and act like a good boy. Although Yoshio Shinozuka was beaten to a pulp, his Lieutenant General's command sword was seized by you. You don't owe the Deputy Chief of Staff a favor."
General's sword? Isn't this just a good idea to give the lieutenant general's command sword to the deputy chief of staff?"
Xing Zhiguo also said excitedly: "Although we failed to capture Yoshio Shinozuka alive, we captured Taiyuan, which is the provincial capital of Shanxi and where the Japanese First Army Headquarters is located, and we also wiped out all the members of the First Army Headquarters.
Officers."
Ever since the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, there seems to be no such example of a war to recapture a provincial capital in China.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Kong Jie happened to walk in and said, "This time we really want to thank you for setting the stage for us to perform a great show, capture Taiyuan, and kill Yoshio Shinozuka.
, I, Kong Jie, couldn’t even think about it before.”
Behind Kong Jie, Ding Wei and Cheng Shifa also walked in one after another.
"There is nothing unimaginable about this. Labor and management only dream about it."
Although he said this, the sullenness in Li Yunlong's heart immediately disappeared.
"Isn't this a dream come true?" Ding Wei said, "What's there to be angry about? You should be happy."
"Yes, I'm happy!" Cheng Shifa said with emotion, "This time our Eighth Route Army has become famous."
Of course, what makes Cheng Shifa, Ding Wei and Kong Jie most happy is that this battle not only captured Taiyuan, but also made them three fortunes.
Excluding the seizures, everyone earned an artillery regiment and a machine artillery regiment, which was a lot of money.
"By the way, there's a call from the headquarters." Zhao Gang said: "The 1st Brigade of the Japanese Cavalry in Mongolia has arrived in Shuozhou, which is only more than 150 kilometers away from Taiyuan."
The cavalry marches faster than the infantry, but not much faster. It is estimated that it will take one and a half days to reach Taiyuan.
At present, the troops have captured Taiyuan, and the casualties are not heavy, and the ammunition is sufficient. He is really not afraid of the Japanese 1st Cavalry Brigade. If he really dares to come, Li Yunlong will not mind eating this 1st Cavalry Brigade.
Of course, if a Japanese division is added, it will be a different matter.
At that moment, Li Yunlong asked: "Has the headquarters said where the Japanese 108th Division is?"
"I told you." Zhao Gang nodded, "Currently, the 108th Division has arrived in the Yangquan area and is joining up with the severely damaged 2nd Guards Division. However, the 1st Column led by the brigade commander is blocking it, so the 108th Division cannot get through for the time being.
, Also, the Japanese 37th Division was also severely damaged by the 2nd Column led by our division commander, and has now retreated into the two counties of Xiangyuan and Licheng."
After listening to Zhao Gang's words, Li Yunlong didn't look too surprised.
The brigade commander and division commander have much better tactical command capabilities than Li Yunlong.
With all the Japanese planes attracted to Taiyuan by the 3rd column, and with comprehensive advantages in weapons, troops and logistics, it was normal for a Japanese division to be severely damaged.
Three flowers bloomed, and they were all victorious.
However, the battle was not over yet. The 2nd column was fighting bloody battles with the Japanese, and the 1st Japanese cavalry brigade was still heading south.
The loot must be transported back to the base as soon as possible.
Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, please immediately ask Chief of Staff Wang to call back to the headquarters and tell him that our Taihang 3rd Column has captured Taiyuan, killed the commander of the First Army Yoshio Shinozuka, and seized the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant, the Bullet Factory and several weapons.
Thousands of tons of raw materials, please ask the headquarters whether to use trains to transport all equipment and materials back to southeastern Shanxi?"
Although the Taiyuan Arsenal founded by Yan Laoxi was very large, with a lot of machinery and equipment, and a large output of weapons and ammunition.
Moreover, when Yan Laoxi escaped, he left most of the machinery, equipment and raw materials with the little devil.
These machines and equipment are all relatively advanced. Although Yan Laoxi is not good at leading troops in battles, Yan Laoxi is a businessman and has some skills in industry and business.
Later, the Japanese gradually shipped most of the more than 4,000 more advanced machines and equipment for producing weapons and ammunition and refining steel to Tokyo and Osaka in Japan and Shenyang and Dalian in Manchuria.
Now there are only a steel factory, a bullet factory, and a small amount of machinery and equipment for the production of cannons and firearms.
"Okay!" Zhao Gang turned and left.
Then, Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei and the others: "Old Ding, your first attack group is responsible for cleaning up the battlefield. Don't spare any Japanese hospitals or banks. Lao Kong, Lao Cheng, you two attack groups are responsible for cleaning up all the people in the city."
Raw materials and machinery are transported to the train station outside the city."
There are arsenals and raw materials coming out of Taiyuan City. There are too many good things.
For example, Japanese hospitals, banks, traitor properties, etc.
The Eighth Route Army would not touch the common people's things, but they would not let go of the property of the Japanese or traitors either.
Li Yunlong found Lu Yingjun again and ordered him to lead the Sword Squadron to find all the skilled workers in the steel factory and bullet factory in the city.
Some of these skilled workers are Japanese, but there must also be Chinese.
Even if we have production equipment and no skilled workers, we still have to kidnap these people back.
Li Yunlong then ordered Xing Zhiguo to lead the cavalry battalion, the 1st and 2nd battalions, and immediately rush to Baozi Mountain to reinforce the fourth battalion and prepare to block the 1st Cavalry Brigade.
…
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
The chief of staff and the boss were lying on the map discussing something.
"Report to the leader, urgent call from the 3rd column!"
An Eighth Route Army soldier who was a decoder put down the pencil in his hand, walked up to the boss and chief of staff with the telegram in his hand, and gave a military salute.
"give it to me."
The chief of staff took the telegram from the decoder and read it.
"The 3rd column captured the inner city of Taiyuan before dawn and killed the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio..."
The chief of staff spoke urgently, his tone suddenly rising.
The boss suddenly raised his head and said in an incredible tone: "Chief of Staff, can you show me the telegram?"
The busy combat staff stopped what they were doing and looked at the boss and chief of staff.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
After reading the telegram, the boss punched the long table and shouted three times in a very happy tone:
"I knew that this kid Li Yunlong could do it a few hours faster than we expected!"
When the combat staff heard this, they burst into applause.
The news of the capture of Taiyuan and the killing of Yoshio Shinozuka spread quickly in the headquarters. All the cadres in the headquarters cheered and embraced each other excitedly to celebrate this historic moment.
