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Chapter 388 Dead Pilot!
"Head, kill a lieutenant and a major."

Li Yunlong set foot on the devil's position, Zhang Dabiao saw this, and quickly brought over the two captured Japanese command sabers.

The location of the first battalion's attack was exactly where the Japanese army headquarters was located.

Li Yunlong took a look at the two command knives, and immediately showed disgust on his face, and threw them to Zhang Dabiao casually: "The Zuoguan knife is not interesting? Here it is for you."

The corners of Zhang Dabiao's mouth twitched slightly, his brows were beaming with joy: "Thank you Commander-in-Chief!"

"Look at how promising you are, it's just two Zuoguan knives."

"It would be a little skill to get me Yoshio Shinozuka's lieutenant general's command sword."

Li Datuan said angrily.

Zhang Dabiao said with great enthusiasm: "Isn't it Yoshio Shinozuka's general sword? Commander-in-chief, just look at it. As long as our first battalion is the main attacker, I will definitely cut off Yoshio Shinozuka's head and use it as a chamber pot for you." .”

"Haha!" Li Yunlong laughed loudly, "Okay, I'll wait!"

Li Yunlong said loudly: "Pass my order, the battalions of the Xinyi Regiment will continue to attack and advance, and open the way for the large troops!"

Although the defense line of the devils and puppet troops was defeated, there were still enemy gun towers and bunkers along the way, which had to be removed one by one before the large forces could reach Taiyuan.

Following Li Yunlong's order, the battalions quickly began to attack and advance.

With the current firepower of the main battalions of the Xinyi Regiment, the devil's gun towers and bunkers can be easily removed without calling for artillery support.

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Taiyuan.

First Army Command.

"Report to the general, Xiaodian Town's defense line and Wusu Airport have fallen."

"According to the report from the Imperial Army in the gun tower near Xiaodian Town, the Eighth Route Army rushed into the defensive positions of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army as soon as the artillery stopped."

"Only dense gunfire was heard, and the imperial army's line of defense quickly collapsed."

Communications Staff Toshimatsu Kasai hung up the phone and reported to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.

Shinozuka Yoshio was stunned when he heard the words, and the 5000-man defense line collapsed in less than an hour after the battle?

What is the origin of the other party? Could it be Li Yunlong's troops?

Thinking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio asked sullenly, "Where is Lieutenant Takahashi, how many troops have been withdrawn?"

Toshimatsu Kasai replied: "After the Eighth Route infantry broke through the Imperial Army's position, they dispatched at least 600 more cavalry. The Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance Army on the way to retreat were caught up by the Eighth Route cavalry... Takahashi Zhongzuo has probably died for the country."

"Bagaya Road!"

Shinozuka Yoshio cursed angrily.

He didn't blame Takahashi Choro for being too good-for-nothing, he just blamed that Balu was indeed very powerful, and it was not what it used to be.

Kasai Minsong continued: "The Eight Routes are attacking northward, and the Imperial Army gun towers along the way will be unable to contact them soon after asking for help. I'm afraid they won't be able to stop them for long."

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Immediately order all the imperial troops and imperial association troops in the artillery towers and bunkers around Taiyuan to move into Taiyuan City, order the Xincheng Airport defenders to withdraw to Taiyuan City, and then ask when the Kwantung Army will fly the 32nd Squadron." Arrived in Taiyuan?"

In the past, when the equipment of the Eighth Route was poor, the bunkers and blockhouses within a radius of 10 kilometers of Taiyuan were enough for the Eighth Route.

But now these masonry blockhouses and blockhouses have become a nightmare for the Japanese army and the Imperial Association Army. In the face of the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army, they are not as good as trench fortifications. At least you can hide in the trenches for a while. The shells can kill all the defenders inside.

"Hi!" Kasai Toshimatsu bowed his head, turned around and walked quickly to the communication room to issue an order.

After Kasai Toshimatsu left, Shinozuka Yoshio looked towards the south of the city from the air, his eyes could not help but focus.

Li Yunlong, are you here?
About half an hour later, more than 32 Devil planes from the 20nd Team of the Kwantung Army flew to the sky above the south outer city of Taiyuan.

The Devil pilots soon spotted the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army marching swaggeringly on the ground.

However, due to the loss in the hands of the Eighth Route Army yesterday and the loss of 4 planes, the cautious leader of the Devils Flying Squadron first ordered 2 fighter jets to launch a tentative dive attack.

As the sky was already bright, the position of the artillery of the Eighth Route Army could not reach the city wall of Taiyuan, so they could only continue to march forward.

Even though the cannon is camouflaged, the mules and horses pulling the cannon are too eye-catching, especially for the 105 howitzer, which requires 1 to 2 mules and horses to pull one cannon.

However, Ding Wei's No. 1 attack group and Cheng Shifa's No. 3 attack group are still there.

And they all use the machine guns of their respective troops to provide air defense for the artillery units.

In addition to the machine guns of the new regiment, as well as a few machine guns equipped by the howitzer regiment and the artillery battalion of the new regiment, a total of more than 350 machine guns were used for air defense.

The moment they heard the buzzing and roaring of the Devil's plane, the artillery units also quickly dispersed in units of companies and platoons.

The fighters of each machine gun were ready to fight around the artillery immediately.

This 20mm machine gun weighs more than 130 kilograms, and it is less than 150 kilograms with the protective shield and rubber tires. In terms of transportation, only one or two soldiers need to be pulled by ropes.

Regiments like the 772nd Regiment, the New Second Regiment, and the Independent Regiment have long been equipped with 20mm machine guns, and there are not a few fighters who will use machine guns.

The book "How to Fly a Plane" has been widely spread among the units of the 129th Division. Coupled with the usual excellent air defense drills, the soldiers have a lot of experience in flying a plane.

I saw 2 Devil planes carrying huge engines and swooping down towards the artillery units.

Dozens of cannons around fired at the same time, and shells densely covered the dive route of the Devil's plane.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Devil pilot immediately pulled the joystick to pull the plane up again.

But it was too late. There were a large number of tracer bullets in the shells of the machine gun, and the gunner could adjust the shooting direction at any time.

One of the Devil planes was hit by two or three whips almost at the same time, and exploded and disintegrated with an explosion.

The Devil pilot in the other Devil plane was frightened out of his wits. While pulling the plane up quickly, he made evasive movements, and finally pulled the plane into the clouds.

Since each machine gun was camouflaged and covered with branches and weeds, the Devil pilots didn't notice it at the first time.

It wasn't until dozens of machine guns fired at the same time that the green dots underneath were actually machine guns.

And all around the artillery are green dots, at least a few hundred. Doesn't this mean that the Eighth Route Army has at least several hundred cannons protecting the artillery?

How is this played?
This is impossible to fight, but it is not easy to go back like this. The captain of the flying team ordered to attack freely under the premise of ensuring safety.

The devil's fighter jets and attack planes must dive and attack at low and medium altitudes to ensure their hit rate.

Following the order of the captain of the devil flying to the team, the devil pilots fought on their own, dropping aerial bombs one after another at high altitude.

The hit rate is naturally extremely low.

The ghost ace pilot with 2 fighter jets swooped down towards the infantry of the Eighth Route Army with the courage of his talents.

The range of the machine gun is 4000 meters, and the surrounding infantry is also within the protection range of the air defense force.

If nothing else, there was an accident, more than 350 cannons were operating at the same time, and the two devil ace pilots became dead ace pilots.

The remaining Devils planes circled and entangled with the air defense forces for more than half an hour. Seeing that the fuel was running out, they roared south and flew away.

After the devil's plane left, the troops continued to march.

Although 3 Devil fighters were shot down, the Eighth Route Army also lost 3 guns and more than 100 casualties.

After the devils and puppet troops in the gun towers and bunkers outside the city fled into the city.

The Eighth Route Army drove straight in all the way, and soon approached the city of Taiyuan.

The artillery units built artillery positions and pulled camouflage nets, and the infantry units began to eat breakfast to replenish their strength.

Li Yunlong has also led the new regiment to the north gate of Taiyuan. The mission of the new regiment is to attack the north gate.

At the headquarters, Li Yunlong ate two pieces of pancakes and drank a few sips of water. He suddenly felt the exhaustion from the overnight march disappeared, and his whole body was full of energy.

"Report to the commander in chief, Chen Dagu will report to you!"

A voice suddenly appeared behind Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong turned around and saw that Chen Dugu was saluting himself.

Li Yunlong returned the military salute and asked, "Dagu, have you had breakfast yet?"

"Report, already eaten."

Li Yunlong turned around and pointed to the map and said: "Look, this is Taiyuan, this is Datong, the section of the Tongpu Railway from Northwest Shanxi to Taiyuan, without our main force, the Japanese 3rd Brigade will definitely take the train to go south along the railway. , a combat team of the Sword Squadron has gone north to blow up the railway bridge, and the task of your fourth battalion is to go north to block the 3rd Brigade for three days, how is it, do you have the confidence to complete the task?"

If the railway bridge is blown up, then the 3rd Brigade can only travel halfway by train at most, and the rest of the journey can only go south on foot.

The 37th Division and the 2nd Guards Division were blocked by two other columns, and only the Japanese 3rd Brigade could reinforce Taiyuan in a short period of time.

It was originally planned that Li Yunlong planned to capture Taiyuan in four days, but after killing 2000 devils and 3000 puppet troops this morning, Taiyuan can be captured in at most three days.

There are at most 7000 devils and puppet troops in Taiyuan City, and he still has 3 main forces and 2 militiamen in his hands.

The advantage is huge.

Chen Dagu's tone was confident: "Within three days, if a devil arrives in Taiyuan from Tongpu Road, I, Chen Dagu, will come to see him."

Although there is a brigade in the north, Chen Dagu is very clear that the devils will definitely leave some troops to guard their homes, and the Japanese army that can be reinforced is at most one regiment plus one or two brigades.

"Okay!" Li Yunlong said happily, "I just like your self-confidence. After breakfast, take the fourth battalion and set off. You can choose the blocking location yourself. As long as I get the result, remember to bring enough ammunition. If you have any other requirements, you can feel free. carry."

Chen Dagu said: "Commander, nothing else, can you give me some of the Type [-] infantry artillery and machine guns?"

The 75mm mountain cannon and the 105 howitzer Chen Dagu didn't dare to think about it. After all, he wanted to stay and attack the city. The high walls of Taiyuan City were not comparable to the walls of the county.

Li Yunlong nodded and said: "No problem, I will add 4 Type 8 infantry guns, 3 machine guns, 1000 infantry shells, and [-] machine shells for you."

"Thank you Commander-in-Chief!"

Chen Dugu looked happy, turned around and left, this firepower is not bad.

After Chen Dagu left, Li Yunlong suddenly thought of a trick, called Wang Dehou and said, "Chief of Staff Wang, send a clear-coded telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka in Taiyuan City, asking if Yoshio Shinozuka asked me to slap my neck Wash it up and wait, I, Li Yunlong, have already gone outside Taiyuan City, let’s see if Mr. Xiaozuka has the guts to come out of the city and chop off my head, just polish up what you said, and send it in a clear telegram.”

The corner of Wang Dehou's mouth grinned slightly: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)