When Li Yunlong heard this, he stared at the map and analyzed it carefully.
The Eighth Route Army troops that attacked Shouyang and Yangquan totaled 60,000 people and were led by the commanders of the 385th and 386th brigades.
The 40th Division and the 56th Division totaled 30,000 people, plus 10,000 puppet troops. The total strength of the Japanese and puppet troops was 40,000.
In terms of military strength, the Eighth Route Army had the advantage and its firepower was stronger than that of the Japanese.
However, in a field battle, it is not difficult to defeat so many Japanese and puppet troops, but it is almost difficult to eat them.
The combat effectiveness of the Japanese second-line division is still very strong.
Of course, if these 60,000 Eighth Route Army were replaced by 60,000 Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi, the situation would be different.
Li Yunlong frowned slightly: "We are attacking Shouyang and Yangquan from south to north. At this moment, the troops have not reached the city and have not formed an encirclement situation around the Japanese. If the Japanese want to escape, we really can't stop them at the moment.
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Zhao Gang analyzed it carefully and said: "Look, Lao Li, there are many blocking points in Shouyang and Yangquan on the way to Niangziguan. We can send troops to attack Shouyang and Yangquan to seize these blocking points before the Japanese."
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Li Yunlong relaxed his brows and nodded: "As long as the enemy's blocking points are held, the enemy retreats from Shouyang and Yangquan, and the troops attacking Shouyang and Yangquan can pursue the enemy and form an encirclement situation against the enemy in the wild."
"Although the troops are not enough to destroy the Japanese."
"But once the battle at Niangziguan is over, the troops of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment will in turn reinforce the 385th Brigade and the 386th Brigade, and they will be able to eat these Japs."
"Just do it!"
"chief of staff."
"Send a report to the 385th Brigade and the 386th Brigade immediately."
As long as the battle at Niangzi Pass ends quickly enough and Niangzi Pass is still in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese in Shanxi will not be able to escape.
"yes."
Wang Dehou stood up and responded, then turned around to draft a telegram.
"Tomorrow, there will be a general attack on Niangzi Pass, right?" Zhao Gang said.
"Yes, today is the third day of shelling and bombing."
Li Yunlong nodded, his eyes and tone were quite expectant:
"Tomorrow, the Independent Regiment and the fraternal troops of the Central Hebei Military Region will launch a general attack on the Japanese."
"Niangziguan has three lieutenant general division commanders, two major general brigade commanders, and a lieutenant general chief of staff of the North China Front."
"If the battle goes well and the Japanese are wiped out within two days as planned, then we will make a fortune!"
The initial combat plan of Li Yunlong and the head of the headquarters was just to kill the 100,000 Japanese soldiers on the Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railways.
But I didn't expect the Japanese to buy one and get one free, and sent 3 divisions, 2 brigades, and a lieutenant general chief of staff.
Li Yunlong would not be polite and accepted the order.
Zhao Gang also had a look of expectation in his eyes.
After this battle, how rich will the Eighth Route Army be?
Zhao Gang couldn't imagine it.
But Li Yunlong dared to imagine that there were thousands of heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 105 mm or above, nearly a thousand aircraft, thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army was more than 600,000...
Just thinking about it makes Li Yunlong feel very energetic and full of energy.
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Under the city of Shouyang County.
"Hush!"
Yamamoto Kazuki, wearing a special combat uniform with a gray face, suddenly pulled on the reins, raised the front hooves of the war horse high, and pounced several times in the air.
Beside him, there were only a dozen special agents left, including Koro Goro. They all lost the arrogance of the special forces and looked extremely embarrassed.
Looking at the city wall of Shouyang County, which is not too high compared to Taiyuan City, Yamamoto Kazuki recalled the scene during the breakout.
At the beginning, everything went smoothly during the breakout.
After the order to break into pieces and disperse to break out of the encirclement was issued, the Japanese army broke out in the form of squadrons and squadrons.
These squads and squadrons were actually cannon fodder sent out by Yoshio Iwamatsu and Kazuki Yamamoto to attract the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
Wait until the Eighth Route Army cavalry chases the fleeing infantry.
After the headquarters breaks out of the encirclement, they can quickly ride to Shouyang. By the time the Eighth Route Army cavalry comes to catch up, it will be too late.
Yoshio Iwamatsu's personal guards and special forces were indeed powerful, and they quickly opened a gap in the Eighth Route Army's encirclement.
Subsequently, the Guards stayed behind to block the attack, and Yamamoto led the special forces to cover Yoshio Iwamatsu, Masa Hanagani and others to break out of the encirclement.
But soon, the special forces and headquarters were pursued by nearly 700 Eighth Route Army cavalry, a cavalry regiment size.
The Eighth Route Army cavalry quickly attacked, and more than a dozen of the special agents were shot dead on the spot.
These Eighth Route Army cavalry are all elite.
Although the individual combat effectiveness of the special agents is very strong, their marksmanship is very accurate, and all of them are special-level shooters, cavalry shooting is different from infantry shooting. On horseback, the special agents are no match for the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
Some Eighth Route Army cavalry were riding horses and shooting at the same time, with terrifying accuracy.
No matter how hard the headquarters and special forces ran, they could not escape the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
In desperation, Yamamoto had no choice but to suggest that Yoshio Iwamatsu divide his troops into two groups.
Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hanagu were running towards Shouyang from another road under the cover of a small team of special agents.
Yamamoto Kazuki led most of his team members to attract the firepower of the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
But the commander of the Eighth Route Army was very smart and did not take the bait at all. He sent most of the cavalry to chase Yoshio Iwamatsu and Masaru Hanatani.
Only a small number of troops were sent to pursue Kazuki Yamamoto and others.
at last.
Under the desperate cover of two combat teams, Yamamoto Kazuki managed to escape with a small life and escaped back to Shouyang County.
As for Iwamatsu Yoshio and Hanatani Masaru, they were only covered by two combat groups and were pursued by more than 500 Eighth Route Army cavalry.
The commanders of the 5th Division and the 28th Division are probably also in danger.
Kazuki Yamamoto was in a heavy mood and had a complex expression on his face.
The main force of the four divisions, including the first-class A division like the Fifth Division, was completely defeated in less than a month.
Approaching the 40th Division's defensive position outside the city, Yamamoto Kazuki met the highest commander of the defensive position, a Japanese squadron leader of the 40th Division.
Without any unnecessary nonsense, Yamamoto Kazuki took out his ID and said in a cold tone: "My name is Major General Yamamoto Kazuki. I am the deputy chief of staff of the First Army. I want to see your division commander."
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I saw that the other party was a major general and the deputy chief of staff of the First Army.
The Japanese squadron leader did not dare to neglect, and after bowing his head, he quickly brought Yamamoto Kazuki and the remaining ten team members into the city.
soon.
Under the leadership of the guards, Kazuki Yamamoto met the commander of the 40th Division, Lieutenant General Aoki Seiichi, in the Japanese headquarters of Shouyang Middle School.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander!"
"I am Kazuki Yamamoto, deputy chief of staff of the First Army of the North China Front. Our troops were ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Zhaodong Township area. Please lead your troops for reinforcements!"
As soon as they met, Kazuki Yamamoto identified himself and explained his purpose.
"Yamamoto-kun, I've heard of you. Nice to meet you!"
Lieutenant General Aoki Seiichi nodded. After coming to Shanxi, Aoki Seiichi heard about Yamamoto Kazuki and his special agent team.
However, Seiichi Aoki sneered at this.
It is nothing more than a whim to think of using a small force to replace a large corps and to reverse the occupation by beheading the enemy's headquarters.
Facts have also proved that Yamamoto Kazuki and his special agent team have not achieved any dazzling results so far.
"I have received a telegram. You were ambushed by more than 100,000 main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Zhaodongxiang area."
"How is the situation now?"
Aoki Chengichi asked with a slight frown.
Although the 40th Division was not the unlucky one, they were all the backbone of the Japanese Army. Seiichi Aoki was also very concerned about the situation of the 28th Division, the 5th Division and the First Army.
If these troops are wiped out, then the situation of the 40th Division in Shanxi will not be good.
"The situation is very bad!" Yamamoto Kazuki's tone and expression were very solemn, "The troops have been defeated, but many troops have broken through in the form of squads and squadrons and are moving towards Shouyang County. Please send troops to provide reinforcements.
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Seiichi Aoki asked solemnly: "Yamamoto-kun, where are your commander, Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio, and the commander of the Fifth Division, Lieutenant General Matsui Tataro?"
"They got separated." Yamamoto replied, "Lieutenant General Yansong is being pursued by the Eighth Route Army cavalry."
Yamamoto Kazuki and his small team still have a long way to go.
At this time, Yoshio Iwamatsu had not arrived at Shouyang County, so it was most likely gone.
But Yamamoto Kazuki didn't want to give up his commander and wanted to move reinforcements to rescue Iwamatsu Yoshio. What if he was rescued?
"Our 40th Division would like to add reinforcements."
"but…"
Aoki Chengyi changed the subject:
"Our 40th Division is also being fiercely attacked by the Eighth Route Army's main force of more than 30,000 people."
"And the North China Front Army Headquarters just gave our 40th Division an order to move into Yangquan, join up with the 56th Division, and then reinforce the locust army surrounded by Niangziguan."
I heard that the Fifth Division, the First Army and the 28th Division had been defeated.
Aoki Chengtou did not want to send troops to rescue him at the moment, not to mention that the telegram from the North China Front Army Headquarters had been sent.
There are more than 100,000 main force of the Eighth Route Army, as well as a large number of Eighth Route Army cavalry.
If the 40th Division ran too slowly and was entangled by the 100,000 main force of the Eighth Route Army and the Eighth Route Army cavalry, it would only be eaten.
Yamamoto Kazuki's expression changed. Now that Okamura Neiji has issued a retreat order, the reinforcements cannot be moved.
Aoki Chengyi extended an olive branch: "However, Yamamoto-kun can stay in the 40th Division and be my chief of staff."
"No, I have to go back to find my commander."
Yamamoto Kazuki declined Aoki Seiichi's kindness, turned around and left the 40th Division headquarters with the major general's sword in hand.
Watching Yamamoto Kazuki leave, Aoki Cheng gave the order without expression: "Order the 6th Infantry Battalion to return to Shouyang. Tonight we will transfer to Yangquan and join the 56th Division!"
"Hi!"
The chief of staff lowered his head suddenly.
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Taiyuan area.
Zhang Dabiao formed a combined battalion and used a trick to capture the Crouching Mountain position. According to Li Yunlong's instructions, he prepared to outwit Taiyuan City.
Zhong Yunhe, the brigade commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Independent Division of the puppet army, expressed his willingness to make meritorious deeds.
At this time, the Japanese in Taiyuan City already knew that the Crouching Mountain position had been lost.
But he didn't know how he lost the position. Zhang Dabiao planned to have his soldiers put on puppet army clothes and be led into Taiyuan City by Zhong Yunhe.
Cooperate inside and outside and capture Taiyuan City.
Although there are not many Japs in the city and the puppet army is scattered, if Taiyuan City is attacked by force, many soldiers will still be sacrificed.
It is risky to outwit, but once successful, many warriors will be saved.
In the direction of Niangziguan, the Independent Regiment and the fraternal troops of the Central Hebei Military Region have been bombarding and bombing the Japanese with aircraft for three days, and the infantry has all prepared for a general attack.