my bright sword career

Chapter 585 Determination
While the Americans were fighting bloody battles with the Japanese in Guadalcanal, the campaign to recover Taiyuan, thousands of miles away, was also at a critical juncture.

As the capital of Shanxi, the importance of Taiyuan goes without saying.

For this important town, both the Chinese and Japanese armies were jealous.

Neiji Okamura personally commanded the 110th Division, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade and the remnants of the 115th Division to form several solid lines of defense, and vowed in a telegram to the commander of the Chinese Dispatch Army that he would tear the incoming Chinese army to pieces.

Gao Hongming, Yang Aiyuan, Commander Liu, Political Commissar Ping, and Sun Chu, the five top commanders of the Joint Headquarters agreed that in order to conquer Taiyuan, it is necessary to wipe out three strongholds on the periphery of Taiyuan. These three places are Pingxingguan, Xinkou and Niangzi closed three places.

History is always surprisingly similar. When the Japanese army attacked Taiyuan in [-], it was the same route, but now the defensive side has become the Japanese.

But fortunately, the place of Pingxingguan had already been occupied by two armored battalions and three infantry battalions sent by Gao Hongming a few days ago. Taking advantage of the Japanese army's attention to the collapsed 115th Division, they covered their withdrawal to Taiyuan and took the lead when they didn't react.

The fall of Pingxingguan made the Japanese army feel heavy pressure again, and at the same time, Okamura Ningci raised higher vigilance against Gao Hongming, and then made a request to the base camp to send more fighters.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to send a telegram to the headquarters in such a tone? This will be very detrimental to your future career."

Adachi 23 watched the telegram drafted by Neiji Okamura with his own eyes, and his heart was trembling for a while. The commander himself was too courageous. How could he speak to the headquarters in such a tone? Do you wear shoes?
It's just that, as the chief of staff, he can't speak too directly, so he can only persuade him in the most tactful tone.

Neiji Okamura did not speak, but signed his name seriously and handed the telegram to Adachi 23, then he sneered and said: "Adachi-kun, if this battle cannot be won, you think I will still Is there any official career?"

Anda 23 stopped talking, he had to admit that Okamura Neiji's words were very reasonable, if he lost this battle, Okamura Neiji's official career would probably come to an end here.

But even so, Neiji Okamura doesn't have to worry about his life.

After all, there are hidden benefits when the official position is the commander of the front army. In ancient China, there was a saying that punishment could not be a doctor, and the same is true in Japan. Be lenient, and won't really let them have a caesarean section.

After a moment of silence, Neiji Okamura asked, "How is the defense of Niangziguan and Xinkou now?"

In order to defend Taiyuan, Okamura Ningji also worked hard. He recruited two brigades from other places in North China to station in these two places, in order to use the favorable terrain of the two places to kill and injure the Chinese army in large numbers. Create conditions for counterattack.

"Don't worry, I have already called the head of the Xiaodao Brigade and the Zhongshan Brigade this morning. They said that all the fortifications have been completed. The Chinese people want to take those two places and fill them with corpses. There is no other way."

"Do you want to fill it with a corpse?" Neiji Okamura smiled faintly, stood up and walked to the window, watching the sunset that started to set, and fell into deep thought without making a sound.

Niangziguan and Xinkou are so important, Okamura Ningji even did not hesitate to mobilize two brigades to deploy there again, how could the joint command despise them.

In order to show its importance to the second battle, the joint headquarters finalized the division of labor for this battle after discussion.

八路军115师和129师负责攻打娘子关，晋绥军暂编37、38、39、40、41、42六个师负责攻打忻口，可以说为了拿下这两个地方，八路军和晋绥军全都下了大力气。

Some people said that since the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army both had work to do, what would the Liantai militia do?
Of course, the Liantai militia has work to do. As the most luxurious unit in terms of equipment and training, it is a mobile unit in the hands of the joint command. In layman's terms, it goes wherever it encounters difficulties.

Everything is ready, the next thing to do is one word... DON'T!

On September 9, the Eighth Route Army went straight to Jingxing County in front of Niangziguan, and attacked the Xuehuashan area southwest of Jingxing.

The garrison stationed at Xuehua Mountain is the 165th Regiment of the Mixed Sixth Brigade, which was urgently transferred from Shandong by Okamura Ningji. Now, Niangziguan is safe.

In order to defend Snow Flower Mountain, Major General Kojima Nobuo, head of the Mixed Sixth Brigade, even assigned the Artillery Brigade directly under the brigade to Snow Flower Mountain.

In the headquarters of the 129th Division three kilometers away from Xuehua Mountain, all officers above the 129th Division were present, and dozens of commanders packed the small headquarters to the brim.

In the headquarters, there is a huge [-]-to-[-] military map hanging on the inside. Commander Liu stood under the map, looking at the brigade commanders, regimental commanders and political commissars sitting in front with piercing eyes. .

"Comrades."

"Whoa!"

Everyone stood up.

"All sit down."

Master Liu waved his hand, "You probably all know that the Joint Command assigned the task of attacking Niangziguan to our Eighth Route Army, and my Political Commissar of Peace took this task to our 129th Division."

Hearing Master Liu use the word rob to describe this task, many people smiled.Li Yunlong was about to speak with his mouth wide open, but was glared at by Brigadier Chen who was sitting in front of him, and he quickly shut his mouth shut in fright.

"You heard me right, I snatched this task."

Seeing everyone's smiles, Master Liu not only didn't follow suit, but said seriously: "Everyone, don't laugh, I'm not joking. In order to fight for this task, Master Lin and I even brought the lawsuit to the headquarters, and finally the deputy commander-in-chief Deputy Chief of Staff He Teng made the decision and gave us this task.

I'm going to talk about the ugliness first, if this battle can't be won, don't blame me Liu ** for turning my face and denying people!I don't care if you are the brigade commander or regimental commander, if you should be dismissed, you will be dismissed, and you should be shot! "

Seeing the always amiable and amiable teacher speak harshly today, everyone's heart trembled, knowing that this time the teacher was really ruthless this time, if anyone loses the chain in this battle, he will definitely not beg for mercy of.

But no one here has crawled out of the dead. As soon as Master Liu's voice fell, Brigadier Chen stood up and said loudly: "Master, please rest assured. This time you use our 386 brigade as the main attack. I Guaranteed to take the lady down."

(End of this chapter)