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Chapter 340 This battle is comfortable!

Xiying Town, Taihang Column Headquarters.

"The boss is still as domineering as ever."

After reading the telegram sent by the headquarters, Zhao Gang sighed with emotion, smiled, and then handed the telegram to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong took the telegram, only to see that there was only one sentence in the telegram: kill the son of a bitch Hirata Division to labor and capital.

After reading the telegram, Li Yunlong became more determined to eat up the 37th Division of the Japanese Army.

"Commander, report from scouts!"

Huang Erhu put down the high-power telephone and reported: "The Japanese reinforcements have retreated towards Xiangyuan and Licheng County."

"Want to run?" Li Yunlong put down the telegram, his tone was cold and stern, "there is no door, the 37th division I'm sure, even if the king of heaven comes, it won't work."

"Pass my order, the first attack group advances to surround Licheng, the second attack group surrounds Xiangyuan County, and the third attack group takes Guangzhi Town for me."

Zhao Gang said: "When troops from all walks of life attack and move forward, they must be careful of devils' ambush."

"Yes!" Huang Erhu turned around and went to order.

So far, Li Yunlong has not even used his trump card Xinyituan.

Fighting a war is like playing cards.

If you play all the cards in your hand and the opponent will not be able to afford it, then it doesn't matter what you play first.

However, if the opponent plays back and forth with you, then your trump card should be reserved to suppress the opponent's key card.

Although it is good to command a large corps to fight, Li Yunlong still prefers to lead troops to charge.

It is someone else who wants to command this battle, and he is just a regiment leader below. He has already led the Sword Squadron to disguise himself as a devil to behead Hirata Kenkichi.

At this time, there must be a lot of defeated soldiers of the devils and puppet troops, and the Sword Squadron can also speak Japanese, which is a good opportunity.

However, he, Li Yunlong, is the commander-in-chief, and he definitely can't go, and the members of the Sword Squadron can't leave, and they need to provide shooting elements for the artillery.

Li Yunlong immediately shouted: "Send me the order, the headquarters will move forward immediately!"

……

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the 227th Regiment and the 226th Battalion of the 6th Regiment that have rushed to the rescue have retreated to the two counties of Xiangyuan and Licheng."

"In addition, all mopping up troops... have lost contact with each other!"

Guangzhi Town, the headquarters of the 37th Division of the Japanese Army, Chief of Staff Ishida Kinzo reported to Hirata Kenkichihui.

Kenji Hirata couldn't believe it: "Is it still not in touch?"

"Hi!" Ishida Kinzo's expression was ugly, "I haven't been in touch, and the radio signals of the various brigades have been lost!"

"Bagaya Road!"

Hirata Kenkichi was a little uncomfortable.

The 37th Division lost 5000 elite soldiers in just half a day.

It was even greater than the loss of the 225th Wing in Moshiwa last time.

Ishida Kinzo said:
"The head of the division doesn't have to feel uncomfortable. Although my 37th division lost 5000 elite soldiers, I think the loss of the Eighth Route Army is even greater."

"According to the calculation of the battle loss ratio between the imperial army and the Eighth Route Army, the battle loss ratio between the soldiers of the Imperial Army and the Eighth Route Army is at least 1:3."

"Even if the Eighth Army has a large number of troops and strong artillery support, based on a 1:2 calculation, the Eighth Army will have at least 1 casualties."

"What's more, I didn't bring the alliance flags of all the alliances. As long as the alliance flags are there, they can apply for supplementary troops after the war."

Hirata Kenkichi nodded, his expression slightly relaxed, but soon his face became gloomy again: "Ishida-kun, I'm not really worried about this. What I'm really worried about is the telegram from Commander Shinozuka."

"Master, what do you mean..."

Ishida Kinzo's expression changed: "Li Yunlong's goal is our entire 37th Division?"

More than an hour ago, Shinozuka Yoshio had already sent a telegram, informing Hirata Kenkichi and Ishida Kinzo of the news that the commander of the Eighth Route Army was Li Yunlong, and that Li Yunlong's target was probably the entire 37th Division, and ordered to rush to the rescue The troops immediately stopped advancing and retreated to the two county towns of Xiangyuan and Licheng.

After reading this telegram, Hirata Kenkichi felt a trace of fear for no reason in his heart.

In the past, Hirata Kenkichi was never afraid of any Chinese, but today he is afraid.

Because Li Yunlong had harvested 4 major generals and 1 lieutenant general from the Japanese army, he was afraid of becoming the next one.

"This possibility is very high." Hirata Kenkichi said: "There is a saying in the Chinese Art of War that before thinking about victory, we must first think about defeat. We must prepare early!"

"Order, the Division Headquarters will immediately transfer to Changzhi."

"The 226th Regiment defends Licheng County, and the 227th Regiment defends Xiangyuan County."

"The troops immediately built fortifications outside the city."

Ishida Jinzang suggested: "Your Excellency, division commander, if the goal of the Eighth Route Army is really the 37th Division, I suggest that all troops be sent to Changzhi for a decisive battle with Li Yunlong."

"No!" Hirata Kenkichi said decisively, "The three counties of Changzhi, Xiangyuan, and Licheng form the horns of each other. The Eighth Route must attack the city one by one. No matter which one the Eighth Route hits first, the other two counties can give a certain amount of support." help."

"We don't need to fight Li Yunlong to the death, we just need to use these three counties to hold Li Yunlong back."

"As soon as reinforcements from the 14th and 18th Brigades arrive, we will be able to carry out an anti-encirclement against Li Yunlong and his troops."

"At that time, it will not be Li Yunlong who wants to eat my 37th Division, but the imperial army who will eat his Li Yunlong Corps."

"Hi!" Ishida Kinzo always felt that something was wrong, but couldn't tell, so he just bowed his head and paused.

……

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

"Your Excellency, Commander, all the sweeping forces of the 37th Division have lost contact."

"The aid troops of the 37th Division have all returned to Licheng and Xiangyuan counties."

Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi reported to Shinozuka Yoshio.

Shinozuka Yoshio breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately he stopped the loss in time and did not cause greater losses to the 37th Division.

The opponent was Li Yunlong. If these 5000 troops rushed to help, they would probably never return.

In terms of field combat, the 37th Division was suppressed in all directions by the troops commanded by Li Yunlong, both in terms of strength and firepower.

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Mr. Nanshan, immediately send a report to Lieutenant General Hirata, asking him to immediately order the soldiers to build fortifications. Li Yunlong's next move may be to attack the county town!"

"If Li Yunlong wants to attack the county seat." Nanshan Hideyoshi said: "It will give the imperial army a chance to gather and wipe out Li Yunlong's corps."

"The Eight Routes must gather at least 3 times more troops to launch an attack."

"What's more, siege is no better than a field battle. If Lieutenant General Hirata defends properly, he can hold on for ten days without any problem."

"In ten days, the 18th Brigade, the 14th Brigade, and even the 2nd Guards Division have all arrived."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded: "Xiangyuan, Changzhi and Licheng are the horns of each other, which is extremely beneficial to the defensive side. If Li Yunlong wants to eat the 37th Division, it depends on whether he has a good set of teeth!"

……

The night was as dark as ink, and more than [-] main forces of the Taihang Column were marching south along the main road.

The first attack group of Ding Wei is on the right, the third attack group of Cheng Shifa is on the middle, and the second attack group of Kong Jie is on the right.

The ammunition consumed by the fighters during the day has been replenished, and each soldier has replenished 100 rounds of bullets and 5 grenades.

Every soldier ate the meat clips and buns sent by the common people and militiamen in the rear, and all the wounded had been sent to the rear for treatment.

After winning battles during the day, the soldiers were all high-spirited and rushed away with guns on their backs.

During the day, the howitzers and mountain cannons were camouflaged for fear of bombing by Japanese planes, but at night, there was no concern, and all the cannons were marched on the main road.

"Commander!" A communications soldier rode up to catch up with Li Yunlong and his party.

When Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang heard the shouts, they stopped and waited for the communication soldiers to catch up.

After a while, the communications soldiers caught up with Li Yunlong and reported panting: "Commander, I just received a telegram from the headquarters, saying that all the devils have retreated to Xiangyuan, Licheng and Changzhi County, and the 37th Division headquarters have fled to Changzhi."

"Damn!" Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes, "The reaction of the little devil is pretty quick."

Zhao Gang said: "It seems that the Japanese army has seen our intentions and is preparing to defend the city, trying to use the county seat to hold us back, and then wait for the reinforcements to arrive and eat us in one bite."

After a pause, Zhao Gang continued: "Currently, the 37th Division of the Japanese Army has lost more than 5000 people. The remaining troops, counting the division headquarters, should have 2 infantry regiments and 1 artillery regiment."

Li Yunlong squinted his eyes, and calculated the cost first as usual.

At present, the 37th Division of the Japanese Army can still fight, with 2 regiments plus 1 artillery regiment, and the total strength is about 8000 people.

And he now has more than 3 troops in his hands. Whether it is the number of infantry or the number of cannons, it is more than three times that of the little devil.

The advantage is huge.

1000 tons of weapons and ammunition, 1000 tons of food, and reimbursed weapons and ammunition are within easy reach.

Leader Li was full of energy.

Li Yunlong turned his head and shouted: "Pass my order, and all the ministries will speed up!"

……

two hours later.

Guangzhi Town.

It is more than ten kilometers away from the two county towns of Xiangyuan and Licheng.

In the middle of the two counties.

The devils have withdrawn their troops from here, and the Eighth Route Army has occupied this place without any effort.

Li Yunlong's headquarters is also temporarily located here.

At this time, the troops of the 1st and 3rd attack groups had surrounded the two county towns of Xiangyuan and Licheng.

Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa and Kong Jie were called by Li Yunlong to the headquarters for a meeting.

"Our old Cheng has never fought such a rich battle in his eighth life."

At the headquarters, Cheng Shifa spoke excitedly: "After the artillery bombarded the infantry, they rushed, and the infantry rushed after the artillery bombarded them, and then charged after the artillery bombarded the infantry. This battle was really comfortable."

Ding Wei also said: "Isn't it? Dozens of cannons fired at the devil at the same time. The scene was earth-shattering. As soon as the fight was fought, the devil was immediately stunned."

"Then infantry and artillery coordination, artillery and tank coordination, and infantry and tank coordination. Today, the devil finally tasted the power."

"Enjoyable, Lao Li, this battle was so enjoyable!" The two were discussing loudly. Kong Jie, who had just stepped into the headquarters, laughed at Li Yunlong. After seeing Ding Wei and Cheng Shifa, he said again: "Oh, Lao Ding and Lao Cheng are here too?"

"It's already here." Ding Wei said, "The big guys are waiting for you kid."

(End of this chapter)