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Chapter 407 All parties react!

"Chief of Staff, let the communication department report this news to YA immediately, and inform the whole country and the whole army."

The corner of the boss's mouth was raised high, and his heart was filled with unspeakable joy, and he said to the chief of staff.

"Okay!" The chief of staff immediately drafted several telegrams in person and arranged them.

In order to boost the morale of the troops, the headquarters immediately reported the news to the whole country.

Then send the battle report of the big victory to the basic regiment and the local regiment.

As some of the original core regiments expanded into main force regiments, and local regiments were upgraded to core regiments, the Eighth Route Army formed many core regiments and local regiments.

However, the conditions of the core groups and local groups are still very difficult, and some core groups even have to confront the devils, which is very stressful.

There were even phenomena such as personnel fleeing and defecting to the enemy.

This victory in the capture of Taiyuan and the death of Shinozuka Yoshio was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the entire Eighth Route Army and even the soldiers and civilians across the country.

……

"Haha, I won it. In less than three days, Li Yunlong led his troops to attack Taiyuan, killing the commander of the First Army Yoshio Shinozuka, and killing 3 Japanese and puppet troops."

Taihang 1st Column Headquarters, the brigade commander looked at the telegram handed over by the codebreaker, and hearty laughter spread far away.

The headquarters arranged for the news of this victory to be sent to the 1st and 2nd column headquarters at the first time.

"Nice job!"

"Then it's time to search for Taiyuan loot!"

Deputy Brigadier Han and Chief of Staff Zhou were equally excited.

That is Taiyuan, the provincial capital of SX, where the headquarters of the First Army is located. This victory must have captured a lot of money.

Along with the battle report came a new combat order. The headquarters ordered the first column of Taihang to switch from offense to defense, so as to buy time for the third column to fight for loot such as transfer equipment and raw materials.

Immediately the brigade commander shouted loudly: "Pass my order, and the regiments will turn to defense!"

After all, the casualties of the attacking side will be higher, and the casualties of the defensive side will be smaller.

The 2st column of the 1nd Guards Division was severely damaged, and there was no spare power to severely damage the 108th Division of the Japanese Army.

It is enough to buy the 3rd column a day or two.

After all, it will take a day or two for the 108th Division of the Japanese Army to rush from Yangquan to Taiyuan.

As the brigade commander ordered the news to be passed on to the commanders and fighters of the regiments, the morale of the soldiers was like a rainbow.

……

In the southeast of Shanxi, the headquarters of the Taihang 2nd Column.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, urgent call from the headquarters!"

The codebreaker handed the telegram in his hand to Mr. Liu.

Commander Liu took the telegram from the decoder and smiled happily after reading it: "Okay, great, Li Yunlong led his troops to capture Taiyuan and killed the commander of the First Army, Shinozuka Yoshio!"

All the cadres of the division were extremely excited when they heard the news.

This result is much better than the Hundred Regiments War.

The teacher sighed in his heart, Li Yunlong really thought of him this time.

Playing Taiyuan is really a good move.

The headquarters and division headquarters originally only wanted to cut off the Tongpu Railway and recover more than a dozen counties in southeastern Shanxi.

But Li Yunlong, this kid, directly sent the Japanese army a record to capture the thief first and capture the king first.

Unexpectedly, this kid really did it.

Taiyuan is not only the provincial capital of Shanxi, but also the headquarters of the Japanese First Army Command.

The loss of Taiyuan, the blow to the morale of the Japanese First Army is immeasurable.

The battle at Zhongtiaoshan continued, and Shinozuka Yoshio did not order Zhongtiaoshan's troops to return to Taiyuan until his death.

Because Shinozuka Yoshio miscalculated the strength of the Eighth Route Army at the beginning, and also because of the tactical failure. Of course, the more important reason is that it is too far away.

With a distance of more than 300 kilometers, the Japanese army could only return to Taiyuan on foot when most of the railway bridges were destroyed.

When the railway supply line was cut off, the Japanese army attacking Zhongtiao Mountain had lost the ability to fight continuously.

The Japanese army wants to reduce losses, and the only way out now is to completely capture Zhongtiao Mountain in a short time.

At the same time, the headquarters also issued an order to the division commander to surround the remnant of the 37th Division for 2 days before retreating.

Fighting head-on with the 37th Division of the Japanese Army for more than two consecutive days, the soldiers are also a little tired, and if they go to the city to fight street battles with the devils, the losses will be relatively large.

Not worth the candle.

Similarly, the commanders and fighters of the second column got the news that Li Yunlong led his troops to capture Taiyuan and killed Shinozuka Yoshio.

Morale boosted.

……

Luliang Mountain.

Difficult slope.

Second Theater Command.

Yan Baichuan, commander of the war zone, is studying the battle situation.

He asked the combat staff to draw the situation map of the entire Shanxi operation on the map based on the intelligence.

From the intertwined arrows on the map, it is not difficult to see from the map that the whole of Shanxi is now a mess.

The Shanxi Central Army was defeated by the Japanese army.

One part of the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi defeated the 37th Division of the Japanese Army, and one part of the Eighth Route Army in Yangquan area defeated the 2nd Guards Division of the Japanese Army, and then exchanged fire with the coming Japanese 108th Division.

In Baozi Mountain, the Japanese 3rd Brigade was defeated by a small force from the Eighth Route Army and returned to Xinzhou City.

At present, among the regular troops in Shanxi, only the Jinsui Army has not participated in the battle.

Of course, Yan Baichuan also had his excuses. He sent troops to recover more than a dozen county towns, and Principal Chang couldn't blame him.

Of course, what attracted Yan Laoxi's attention the most was the Taiyuan battlefield.

After all, he regards Taiyuan as his old nest. There are many intelligence personnel of the Jinsui Army in Taiyuan, and he will receive the news as soon as there is any trouble in Taiyuan.

"commander."

The deputy commander, Yang Xingru, hurried in, holding a telegram in his hand: "The Eighth Route Army captured the inner city of Taiyuan this morning and killed Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio of the First Army."

"What did you say?"

Yan Laoxi turned his head suddenly, his face was shocked, and his voice was extremely shocked: "Did the Eight Route Army really bring down Taiyuan? And also killed the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka?"

He was full of disbelief.

In the past few years, he has always wanted to restore Taiyuan, drive the little devil out of Shanxi, and continue to be his king of Shanxi.

But it's just thinking about it. Even if the main force of the Japanese army attacked the Central Army and the two divisions defended against the Eighth Route Army, there would only be more than 2 devils and puppet troops in Taiyuan City.

He didn't dare to act either.

"Yes!" Yang Xingru was also shocked: "As soon as our intelligence station in Taiyuan sent a telegram, the Eighth Route Army headquarters sent a telegram to the whole country. The Eighth Route Army captured Taiyuan this morning and killed Yoshio Xiaozuka."

The intelligence personnel of the Jinsui Army only knew that the Eighth Route Army captured Taiyuan, but did not know whether Shinozuka Yoshio was killed or captured alive.

However, since the Eighth Route Army has electrified the whole country, it must be true.

Yan Laoxi regretted it immediately. If he knew that the Japanese and puppet troops staying in Taiyuan were so vulnerable, he should have attacked Taiyuan one step earlier than the Eighth Route Army.

Killing Yoshio Shinozuka and recovering Taiyuan, this is the business of Guangzong Yaozu, after doing this, the people of Jin will not confess me, Yan?

As for the Japanese army's subsequent revenge, after taking Taiyuan, a small part of the Jinsui army can be left to guard Luliang Mountain, and the main force will cross the Yellow River westward and enter northern Shaanxi.

It would be great if this business was done by one's own troops.

Li Yunlong is really a fierce general. It is a pity that he failed to bribe him with the rank of division commander last time.

Yang Xingru said: "Commander, the Eighth Route Army captured Taiyuan this time, so the Taiyuan Arsenal must have fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. Do you want to call the Eighth Route Army headquarters to return it to its original owner?"

Yan Baichuan asked: "If you were the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, would you agree to return the arsenal to our Jinsui Army?"

"This..." Yang Xingru said, "Didn't the Eighth Route Army often shout slogans, what is the national united front? It should be returned to our Jinsui Army, right?"

Having said that, Yang Xingru knew that the Eighth Route Army would definitely not hand over the arsenal to the Jinsui Army.

Yang Xingru knew very well how Yan Baichuan treated the Eighth Route Army at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War.

When the Jinsui Army fled, they would rather order the artillery units to sink the mountain cannons and howitzers into the river than to give them to the Eighth Route Army.

Later, the Eighth Route Army salvaged the mountain guns and howitzers, and because there were no shells, the Eighth Route Army also returned the howitzers to the Jinsui Army.

In this way, Yan Baichuan followed Principal Chang's order to engage in friction with the Eighth Route Army.

However, the Eighth Route Army is not easy to mess with. If you dare to engage in friction, the Eighth Route Army really dares to mess with you.

"Forget Liao." Yan Baichuan waved his hand and sighed, "The Japanese transported most of the equipment away, and the current arsenal is just an empty shell."

On the one hand, Eight Routes will not hand over the hard-earned equipment and raw materials to the Jinsui Army, and on the other hand, even if they send people to rob them, aren't they delivering food to Eight Routes?
"Xingru!" Yan Baichuan shouted loudly.

Yang Xingru straightened up quickly.

Yan Baichuan said: "Immediately send a telegram of commendation to the Eighth Route Army. The theater command congratulates the Eighth Route Army for launching an active offensive on the battlefield behind enemy lines, achieving great results in recovering Taiyuan and killing the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka. The Japanese army, inspire the confidence of the soldiers and civilians in Shanxi and even the whole country to resist the war."

"Yes!" Yang Xingru straightened up and finished recording the contents of the telegram.

After a pause, Yang Xingru said worriedly: "Commander, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is getting stronger and stronger. This is not a good thing for our Jinsui Army."

Yan Baichuan's eyes flashed: "Don't worry, the Japanese are still much stronger than the Eighth Route now. The Eighth Route is so popular that Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by the forest wind. When the Japanese army turns around, they will concentrate their forces to solve the Eighth Route. After the Japanese leave, Shanxi will still have the surname Yan.”

After a pause, Yan Baichuan smiled again: "Don't worry, someone is more anxious than us when he hears the news, and he won't be able to sleep."

Knowing who the commander was talking about, Yang Xingru smiled in agreement, stood up and gave a military salute, then turned and left.

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at the same time.

Someone in Yan Laoxi's mouth also received the news that Li Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army had captured Taiyuan and killed the commander of the Japanese First Army Yoshio Shinozuka.

This so-and-so is naturally the principal Chang who lives far away in Shuangqing City and regards the Eighth Route Army as a serious problem.

Principal Chang was very puzzled and killed 4 Japanese major generals and 2 Japanese lieutenant generals. This time he captured Taiyuan again and killed another lieutenant general.

All this was caused by the commander of the Eighth Route Army named Li Yunlong. What kind of person is he?

How could it be so destructive?

Well-equipped, with sufficient ammunition, the well-trained Taiyuan Japanese and puppet city defenders could not stop his advance, and even Yoshio Shinozuka was shot to death.

He is just a small commander, how can he mobilize and command such a large number of troops to fight?

Principal Chang had already ordered the military command to set up Li Yunlong's file, but there was only a thin page in front of Principal Chang.

There is not even a photo of Li Yunlong in the file.

After closing the file, Principal Chang felt a bit of a headache, his chest was stuffed with breath and he couldn't get it out, and he was going to suffer from insomnia again tonight.

(End of this chapter)