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Chapter 389: Chu gang field!
The inner city of Taiyuan.

Japanese First Army Command.

"Report to the general, the Eighth Route Army has approached the city of Taiyuan, and the number of soldiers reported from the observations on the outer city walls shows that the main force of the Eighth Route Army exceeds 3!"

A staff officer is reporting to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression darkened suddenly upon hearing this.

At present, there are only more than 7000 defenders in Taiyuan City, and more than 3000 of them are still the Imperial Association Army with little combat effectiveness.

7000 hits 3, there is no advantage.

Moreover, the 32nd Kwantung Army Flying Team reported that they failed to destroy the artillery and artillery of the Eighth Route Army, because the Eighth Route Army was equipped with extremely abnormal anti-aircraft firepower.

Not only failed to destroy the artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army, but also lost 4 aircraft, plus the 4 aircraft shot down by the other two Eighth Route Army yesterday.

A total of 32 planes of the 8nd Flying Team have been shot down, and almost half of the planes of the entire flying team have been shot down...

"From the observation point on the outer city wall, can you see the artillery positions of the Eighth Route?"

Shinozuka Yoshio asked in a deep voice.

"I can't see it!" The combat staff replied with an ugly face, "All the artillery positions of the Eighth Route are located at least 5 kilometers away, and observers cannot see where the Eighth Route artillery positions are located."

Shinozuka Yoshio secretly thought it was a pity.

If you can see the position of the eight-way artillery position, you can use the mountain artillery in Taiyuan City to carry out artillery strikes while the eight-way artillery position is still being built.

But obviously, the commander of the Eighth Route is not an idiot, and he will not build artillery positions under the nose of the Japanese army.

At this moment, Communications Staff Toshimatsu Kasai and Intelligence Staff Iteng Takeo walked in one after the other.

Shinozuka Yoshio asked in a deep voice: "Ando-kun, do you still remember the task I gave you last night?"

"Hi!"

An Teng Wunan paused and said: "Report to the general, the intelligence department has found out which unit is under the command of Li Yunlong!"

"Oh? Which army is Li Yunlong commanding?"

Shinozuka Yoshio picked up the teacup calmly, thinking that the intelligence department's investigation was quite fast this time.

"The commander of the Eighth Route Army that attacked Taiyuan this time is Li Yunlong."

Takeo Anteng glanced at Yoshio Shinozuka first, and then said it in an anxious tone.

When Shinozuka Yoshio heard this, the hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, he put the teacup to his mouth and took a sip of the tea, then shivered from the scalding boiling water.

Immediately, Shinozuka Yoshio put the teacup on the table heavily.

Although Yoshio Shinozuka concealed it very well, the devils in the combat command headquarters are all human beings, and they are keenly aware that the commander is afraid.

Yoshio Shinozuka was indeed afraid. For more than a year, Li Yunlong killed four major generals and two lieutenant generals of the Japanese army.

It is impossible to say that I am not afraid.

Sometimes even dreaming that someone cut off his head.

The person who cut off his head in the dream couldn't see what he looked like, but Yoshio Shinozuka expected that this might be some kind of warning.

However, Shinozuka Yoshio will not show it easily, because the dignified Japanese lieutenant general and the commander of the Japanese First Army would be afraid of a regiment commander of the Eighth Route Army. The family and the entire Japanese army will also be humiliated.

However, when he heard that Li Yunlong was the commander of the Eighth Route Army who led his troops to attack Taiyuan, Shinozuka Yoshio finally couldn't hold back and lost his composure.

It turned out that Li Yunlong, the murderous god, came, and the more he was afraid of something, the more he would do something.

"How did your intelligence department find out that Li Yunlong was outside the city?"

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Takeo Iteng and asked.

Takeo Iteng looked at Toshimatsu Kasai, the communications officer beside him.

Kasai Toshisong hurriedly handed over the telegram in his hand and said, "Report to the general, Li Yunlong has sent you a clear telegram!"

Shinozuka Yoshio accepted the telegram with a surprised expression, he didn't know the telegram from Li Yunlong to persuade him to surrender, did he?
However, after reading the content, Shinozuka Yoshio narrowed his eyes slightly, and finally understood why the intelligence department was able to find out which unit Li Yunlong was commanding so quickly.

It turned out that Li Yunlong took the initiative to send him a telegram.

The intelligence agencies are trash!

"General, do you want to send Li Yunlong a telegram?"

Kasai Toshimatsu asked cautiously.

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Return a telegram to Li Yunlong, saying that the general is very busy now. Since Captain Li has arrived outside the city of Taiyuan by himself, he might as well walk a few more kilometers. If he comes to the inner city of Taiyuan alone, the general must Cut off his head with your own hands."

"Hi!"

Kasai Toshimatsu quickly memorized the content of the telegram.

Shinozuka Yoshio said again: "Order the 37th Division and the 2nd Guards Division to quickly get rid of the Eighth Route to help Taiyuan, and then ask the North China Front Army for help, and ask the soldiers stationed in Mongolia and the 108th Division to rush to Taiyuan."

"Hi!"

Kasai Toshimatsu quickly memorized the content of the telegram, quickly put his feet together, bowed his head and hurried to the next communication room.

At this time, Shinozuka Yoshio still believed that the Eighth Route Army did not have that many troops, and the Eighth Route Army on the Xiangyuan, Licheng and Zhengtai Railway lines estimated that there were only [-] to [-] troops.

A three-unit division of the Japanese army dealt with one to twenty-eight thousand, isn't it just a hand in hand?

After all, Shinozuka Yoshio is still dreaming of an honorable retirement, and has not dispatched troops from southern Shanxi to aid Taiyuan.

……

Outside the north of the city, the command post of the 3rd Taihang Column.

"Commander, Shinozuka Yoshio has called you back with a clear telegram."

Chief of Staff Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong.

At this time, Captain Li had finished his breakfast and was observing the direction of Taiyuan City Wall with the artillery mirror.

The devils and puppet troops built a defensive position under the city wall, densely covered with trenches and foxholes.

There are a total of eight gates in Taiyuan City. The Xinyi Regiment will attack the Zhenyuan Gate and Gongji Gate in Beicheng, also known as the Great North Gate and the Small North Gate.

"What did the old devil say?" Li Yunlong asked without turning his head.

"Yoshio Shinozuka told you to go into the city alone, and said he would cut off your head with his own hands." Wang Dehou said with a smile.

Li Yunlong's tone was disdainful: "Xiaozuka Yoshio is really boring, he can't be considered a man, he said he wanted to cut off my head, and I sent him to my door, he didn't even dare to come out of Taiyuan City, and then gave Xiaozuka Yoshio Send a telegram, since he dare not come out, let him wash his neck, labor and management will go to the city and cut off his head.”

"Yes!" Chief of Staff Wang recorded it, then polished it and handed it over to the telegraph operator to send it in a clear telegram.

At this time, the attack groups were not in a hurry to attack, but were preparing to attack the city.

The soldiers marched in a hurry all night, and they needed to rest after eating to replenish their physical strength and recharge their batteries. In addition, weapons, ammunition and siege ladders also needed time to prepare.

There was a chill atmosphere in the air.

……

Taiyuan was attacked.

Who was the first to know?

Of course it was Yan Baichuan who regarded Taiyuan as his hometown.

Although the Jinsui army was driven away from Taiyuan by the devils, Yan Baichuan did not order anyone to destroy the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant and Taiyuan Arsenal. Take it back.

Therefore, Yan Baichuan deployed a lot of intelligence personnel in Taiyuan, and he knew immediately what was going on in Taiyuan.

The devils also knew about this, but after all, Yan Baichuan had been operating in Taiyuan for many years, and his roots were deep-rooted. Even with a lot of effort, he couldn't dig out all of Yan Laoxi's intelligence personnel.

After the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan began, Yan Laoxi also thought about counterattacking Taiyuan, but he carefully calculated the cost and feared that the Japanese army would gather heavy troops to retaliate, so he finally gave up.

"What did you say?"

At the headquarters of the second war zone in Kenanpo, Yan Baichuan stared wide-eyed, his expression was shocked, and his tone was also shocked: "The Eighth Route Army is attacking Taiyuan?"

Yan Baichuan never expected that the Eighth Route Army would do for him what he dared not do.

Taiyuan is the headquarters of the Japanese First Army. Even if the main force of the Japanese First Army is in southern Shanxi, Taiyuan's defense is very strong.

There were 1 Japanese and puppet troops. With the Jinsui Army's less than 2 troops and the lack of large-caliber heavy artillery, it was impossible to fight them in three days and three nights.

Not to mention, there are the 37th Division of the Japanese Army, the 2nd Guards Division, and the 3rd Brigade rushing to help at any time.

"Yes Commander!"

Deputy Commander Yang Xingru said in a shocked tone: "According to the report of the intelligence personnel, the main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared in the morning and exchanged fire with the Japanese and puppet troops in Xiaodian Town. As a result, within an hour of the exchange of fire, 1 Japanese troops and 2000 puppet troops It was wiped out by the entire army of the Eighth Route Army."

"Kill 2000 Japanese troops and 3000 puppet troops in less than an hour?"

Hearing this, Yan Baichuan took a deep breath, and then felt happy again.

At the beginning of the Battle of Xinkou, the Jinsui Army and the Central Army were beaten miserably. A brigade of the 5th Division, known as the Steel Army, went south and defeated more than 30 divisions as if they were in nowhere.

The way of heaven is reincarnation, who has heaven spared?
……

A wing and a brigade of the Japanese 3rd Brigade just got on the train not long ago.

Chu Yunfei got the information that about 5 Japanese troops went south by train to reinforce Taiyuan, and the devils and puppet troops in the surrounding counties were also dispatched, desperately going south to reinforce Taiyuan.

Chu Yunfei was taken aback, which army ate the leopard's guts?Just attack Taiyuan regardless of it?
It must not be the national army unit of the second theater, otherwise he would definitely not be ignorant.

Then it must be the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi, but as far as he knows, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has already fought against the 37th Division of the Japanese Army in Southeast Shanxi.

On the Eastern Front, there is also the Japanese Guards 2nd Division sticking to the Zhengtai Railway.

The Eighth Route Army is also brave enough, they didn't even say hello, and just went about their business like this. Is the Eighth Route Army enough troops in the southeast of Shanxi?

You know, Taiyuan is the headquarters of the Japanese First Army. Once Taiyuan is attacked, not only the troops in Shanxi, but also other Japanese troops in North China will have to desperately reinforce them.

Chu Yunfei stared at the map and thought, while Chief of Staff Fang Ligong hurried in, holding the telegram.

"Report to the regiment, find out which army of the Eighth Route is attacking Taiyuan." Fang Ligong stood up and gave a military salute, and said.

"Who is it?" Chu Yunfei turned around and asked.

"The commander is your old acquaintance, Li Yunlong."

"Li Yunlong?"

Chu Yunfei suddenly fixed his eyes.

Brother Yunlong, you really impress Chu.

Now the whole of China knows that Li Yunlong is attacking Taiyuan, brother Yunlong may become famous again.

Chu Yunfei was a little envious.

Fang Ligong's tone was shocking: "It's him. He just sent a plain code telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka, asking Yoshio Shinozuka to wash his neck and wait. Li Yunlong wants to chop off Yoshio Shinozuka's head."

Chu Yunfei couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said with emotion: "This is Li Yunlong. Not only is he generous, but he also often likes to make some showy operations."

Fang Ligong continued: "In addition, the intelligence department has just received news that the Jinggou Bridge on the Beitongpu Railway was blown up by a group of eight roads."

Chu Yunfei turned around and quickly found the location of the Jinggou Bridge on the map.

"The Jinggou Bridge was blown up, and the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army could only take the train to Yuanping Station at most. The remaining 100 kilometers could only go south along the Tongpu Highway on foot. Since the devils came to our door, how about we set up an ambush to help? "Chu Yunfei said to the other party's meritorious service.

(End of this chapter)