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Chapter 339 Good news and call back!
Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

"Commander, Chief of Staff, Commander of the 37th Division, Lieutenant General Hirata, urgent call!"

A communications staff officer hurried into the war room, bowed his head and put his feet together in one go.

"Read!" Shinozuka Yoshio said with a wave of his hand.

The communications staff picked up the telegram and read: "The Eighth Route's offensive is very fierce. All the mopping up troops were attacked by the Eighth Route Army several times as many. The Eighth Route Army also dispatched tanks. The mopping up troops couldn't hold out until the reinforcements arrived. Please ask for tactical guidance!"

"Nani?" Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusuyama Hideyoshi's expressions changed at the same time.

Hirata Hideyoshi's telegram requesting tactical guidance caught Yoshio Shinozuka, who thought he had a great chance of winning, by surprise.

Is the fighting power of the Eighth Route Army really so strong?
Or, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army has seriously degraded?
Yoshio Shinozuka turned his head and asked, "Mr. Nanshan, how long has it been since the 37th Division mopping up troops encountered the Eight Route Army?"

Kusuyama Hideyoshi raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "3 hours and 51 minutes!"

Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly went berserk and shouted, "In less than four hours, the 4-man army was defeated?"

"Even if it was 1 pigs, Balu didn't kill them so quickly!"

"idiot!"

"idiot!"

"A bunch of idiots!"

Hideyoshi Kusuyama didn't care about the fate of the 5000 puppet troops, but the other 5000 were genuine Japanese soldiers.

This was the second day of the sweep. The sudden loss of thousands of Japanese soldiers made Yoshio Shinozuka very angry and sad.

Although the news has not yet come, Yoshio Shinozuka is very clear that it is only a matter of time before the troops guarding the mountain are wiped out by the Eighth Route, and the Yamazaki detachment is an example.

A few months ago, the Eighth Route only had the strength to eliminate one Yamazaki detachment, but now it has the strength to eliminate three Yamazaki detachments at the same time in a short period of time.

The horrific growth rate of the Eighth Route Army's strength made Yoshinori Shinozuka feel shivers down his spine.

Shinozuka Yoshio paced back and forth in the headquarters with a livid face, his right hand was holding tightly the lieutenant general's saber bestowed by Emperor Hirohito.

At this moment, he really wanted to kill someone.

The 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade each sent telegrams, saying that they were blocked by the Eighth Route, and the speed of rescue was slow.

However, the failure of the 37th Division to sweep up the troops made him very passive.

Shinozuka Yoshio glanced at Kusuyama Hideyoshi who was thinking hard about countermeasures, and his expression suddenly changed.

Couldn't it be that Balu knew about the imperial army's battle plan in advance?

Could it be that the traitor is by my side?
If the mopping up troops this time were all Japanese troops, instead of half Japanese troops and half Imperial Association troops, the Eighth Route Army would never have fought so easily.

Shinozuka Yoshio also only kept his doubts about Kusuyama Hideyoshi in his heart, and would not really say it out.

After all, in the absence of evidence, even if he is a lieutenant general of the First Army, he can't say that his chief of staff is an underground party of the Eighth Route.

"Commander, Chief of Staff!"

"The intelligence department just received a confidential telegram!"

The hurried footsteps gathered together, and the intelligence officer Nakasa Yasuda walked in, paused and then reported.

"Put it there."

Shinozuka Yoshio waved his hand and said, now he only thinks about how to fill the hole in the direction of the 37th Division, and has no time to read any information.

"Hi!"

Zhongzuo Yasuda put the information on the table, hesitantly said: "Commander, Chief of Staff, according to the information, the commander of the Eighth Route Army attacking the 37th Division is Li Yunlong."

"Li Yunlong?" Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka's face, which had eased just now, suddenly turned gloomy.

Kusuyama Hideyoshi, who was beside Shinozuka Yoshio, also changed his expression, and his pupils couldn't help shrinking slightly.

Even a group of busy Japanese combat staff officers suddenly raised their heads and looked at Yasuda Zhongzuo in astonishment.

The commander of the Eighth Route Army is actually Li Yunlong?
Li Yunlong's vicious name, these combat staff members are naturally aware of it. However, according to the investigation of the Japanese military intelligence department, there are already four major generals and one lieutenant general who died in the hands of Li Yunlong. Estimate.

Shinozuka Yoshio's tone was both angry and puzzled: "Isn't Li Yunlong the head of the regiment? How could he command such a big battle?"

"What is Eight Road doing?"

At present, the strength displayed by the Eight Route Army is at least 2 divisions and 3 artillery regiments, which can already be called the size of an army.

And Li Yunlong is just a mere head of the regiment, how could he command so many Eighth Route troops?
This is as outrageous as a captain of the Japanese army leapfrogging two divisions to fight.

However, Nanshan Hideyoshi shrank his pupils, suddenly seemed to think of something, and said in a hurried tone: "Your Excellency, Commander, if the commander of the Eighth Route is Li Yunlong, then the 37th Division will be in danger!"

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Mr. Nanshan, what do you mean, Li Yunlong's goal is to eat up the 37th Division?"

Nanshan Hideyoshi nodded: "Yes, we have fought against Li Yunlong so many times. With his mad dog fighting style, the 37th Division has lost four to five thousand troops. Li Yunlong will never let go of the opportunity to eat the 37th Division. !"

Hearing this, Shinozuka Yoshio's face suddenly sank, this possibility is very high.

At the beginning of the Battle of Cangyunling, Li Yunlong only had a thousand men in his hands, so he dared to take the initiative to attack the Bantian United.

Now Li Yunlong has at least 37 to [-] troops in his hands, not to mention the crippled [-]th Division, even if the enemy is a full-staffed permanent division, he dares to take the initiative to attack head-on.

In the eyes of Shinozuka Yoshio and Kusuyama Hideyoshi, Li Yunlong is a lunatic in war, and he is really desperate to fight.

"Perhaps, Li Yunlong's goal from the beginning was to eat up the 37th Division." Nanshan Hideyoshi added.

Shinozuka Yoshio ordered sharply: "Order, the rescue troops of the 37th Division retreat immediately!"

Nanshan Hideyoshi said: "Your Excellency, Commander, once the hole is released, the Chinese people in the Eighth Route Bandit Area may flee to southern Shanxi..."

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "It's okay, wait until the Eighth Route and the Chinese people flee to the south of Shanxi, and then order the troops to pursue it. The Eighth Route will carry the people and luggage, and the speed will definitely not be fast. This time, the mopping up troops have sufficient supplies and continue to sweep There is no problem with chasing for a month, and the people of Balu and Zhina flee to the south of Shanxi, and they will inevitably die."

"Hi!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi nodded, and stopped talking.

……

"Reporting group... commander-in-chief, political commissar!"

Huang Erhu put down the high-power walkie-talkie: "Ding Wei's attack group just took down Mahu Mountain, and they have wiped out the devils!"

Li Yunlong's expression changed, and he said: "Order Ding Wei to stand by at the same place, and count the enemy's annihilation and casualties as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Huang Erhu picked up the radio and called.

Li Yunlong frowned and stared at the map, the news came from the team members sent by the Sword Squadron just now.

The devils who came to help had already retreated, which made Li Yunlong, who was about to eat the main force of the devil's 37th division, a bit regretful.

If these more than 5000 devils really dare to rush to help, it is no exaggeration to say that they can be dealt with within 5 hours at most.

These 1 devils are basically the main force of the 37th Division.

The rest of the 37th Division's supply unit, engineering unit and mountain artillery unit are the meat on the felt board, and they can eat it whenever they want.

Li Yunlong prepared 144 cannons and more than 2 shells. So far, only more than 3000 shells have been fired in total.

Zhao Gang saw what Li Yunlong was thinking, and asked, "Old Li, are you thinking that it would be great if you could eat up the 5 devils who came to help?"

"What do you think?" Li Yunlong said, "If we can eat these 5 devils, our business will be considered complete. Now at most, the 37th Division will be disabled, which is far from being seriously injured. Two-thirds of the devils must be killed."

Zhao Gang asked: "Then what do you mean... order the troops to continue the pursuit?"

"Of course." Li Yunlong said, "Our task is to get the 37th Division, where is this?"

Zhao Gang asked: "What if the devils from the 37th Division hide in Xiangyuan and Licheng?"

"Then hit the county seat."

Li Yunlong threw the pencil on the map, and his tone was unquestionable: "Hirata Kenkichi's head, I, Li Yunlong, will be determined!"

"Report, the Kong Jie attack group has captured Xiling, and the enemy has been wiped out!" Huang Erhu straightened up and reported.

"Order the second attack group to stand by and count the results and casualties as soon as possible!" Li Yunlong ordered.

Huang Erhu: "Yes!"

Li Yunlong said again: "Ask Cheng Shifa's 3rd attack group and order him to speed up and deal with the enemy."

Huang Erhu: "Yes!"

About an hour later, Cheng Shifa sent news that Xiantang Mountain had been occupied and more than 1 devils and remnants had fled.

Li Yunlong didn't blame Cheng Shifa either.

Xiantang Mountain is several times larger than Xiling and Mahu Mountains. Although Cheng Shifa has 4 regiments in his hand, there are still not enough troops to surround Xiantang Mountain.

More than 200 devils who were run away were within the range accepted by Li Yunlong.

In the battle of large corps, the number of more than 200 enemies is nothing.

What's more, monks can't run away from temples if they can run away. Anyway, they want to attack the county seat. These 200 devils are just the difference between early death and late death.

Soon, the casualties and enemy annihilation data of each attacking group were reported.

Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhao, immediately draft a telegram and send it to the headquarters, attaching the information on the annihilation of the enemy and the casualties, indicating that our Taihang column will continue to pursue and completely annihilate the enemy."

"Okay!" Zhao Gang took a notebook and started to write.

……

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

After the chief of staff read the telegram sent by the Taihang column, the headquarters suddenly burst into applause.

"Li Yunlong fought well. In less than half a day, he wiped out most of the sweeping troops of the 37th Division."

After reading the telegram, the boss heaved a long sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, and his expression was extremely satisfied.

Since the enemy raided the base yesterday morning, the boss has not closed his eyes all day and night.

After all, he is the commander-in-chief, but he is responsible for the mission of protecting the safety of more than 300 million soldiers and civilians in the entire base area.

A lot of pressure.

However, Li Yunlong's good news made the pressure on the boss a lot less.

"More than 8300 enemies were wiped out, with 1200 casualties, which is really unexpected." Master Liu said in a surprised tone.

The Japanese and puppet troops of the 37th Division had about 1 mopping-up troops. In addition to the 8300 that were annihilated, the remaining 1700 devils and puppet troops were scattered. It seemed that there were 1700, but in fact they were scattered across dozens of kilometers. Mountainous areas are no different from annihilation.

"The sweep of the 37th Division has been smashed."

The chief of staff said: "Look at what Li Yunlong means, is he wanting to continue the pursuit and eat up the 37th Division?"

"It's not that you don't understand this kid's combat style." The teacher smiled, "This kid has always been known for his bravery in battle, his tactical thinking is flexible, and he only takes advantage of his advantages and does not suffer losses. How could Li Yunlong take advantage of such a good opportunity?" give up?"

The boss looked tough and his eyes were firm: "Call Li Yunlong back immediately, and with one word, kill the son of a bitch Hirata Division!"

"Order all the blocking troops to stop the enemy's reinforcements at all costs and buy time for Li Yunlong!"

(End of this chapter)