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Chapter 464 The main focus is deterrence!
Seeing the downed Jazi plane, the soldiers of the Machine Artillery Battalion and the Air Defense Battalion immediately cheered.

He Jie, the battalion commander of the air defense battalion, also grinned, in a good mood.

He used to be the battalion commander of the machine gun battalion. He has long commanded the machine gun battalion to fight against Japanese aircraft, and he has rich experience in air defense.

So after Li Yunlong established the air defense battalion, he directly made He Jie the battalion commander of the air defense battalion, and the former deputy battalion commander of the machine gun battalion was promoted to the battalion commander of the machine gun battalion.

The Devils reconnaissance plane flew over 2000 meters for the first time. He Jie held his breath and did not order to fire.

Although within the range of anti-aircraft guns, at this height, the soldiers of the air defense battalion operated 37mm anti-aircraft guns for the first time in actual combat.

Whether he can shoot down the Devil's plane, He Jie is not sure.

The 150mm howitzer was just placed on the side of the road without any concealment, acting as a bait to attract the devil's reconnaissance plane.

The devil pilot was really fooled, lowered his altitude and flew down towards the 150mm heavy gun.

To He Jie's surprise, the Devil's reconnaissance plane didn't dive down to blow up the heavy artillery, but rather lowered its height to see more clearly.

However, the Devil reconnaissance plane descended to a height of 1000 meters, and the 20mm machine gun and 37mm anti-aircraft gun were completely within reach.

The Devil's reconnaissance plane was on guard, but not much. The moment the Devil's plane pulled up, He Jie decisively gave the order to fire.

In just a few seconds, the devil's reconnaissance plane was shot down.

He Jie admitted that he gambled, but he made the right bet.

If the devil's reconnaissance plane does not turn around, it will miss the opportunity to shoot it down.

Seeing the downed Devil plane, the morale of the attacking fighters was immediately boosted. Taking advantage of the smoke bombs to obscure the Devil's machine gunner's sight, they covered the flamethrowers and came to the Devil's gun tower.

Two fire dragons made of napalm were sprayed into the gun tower, and the devil's screams were heard.

Soon, another group of devils was roasted, and the gun tower was taken down by a new group of soldiers.

In the field of vision of the binoculars, the Devils reconnaissance plane was shot down, and the gun tower was also successfully taken down. The attacking soldiers suffered very little casualties.

Li Datuan showed a satisfied smile: "Well done, pass my order and continue to attack forward."

So far, everything has gone according to plan.

Even smoother than expected.

In Li Yunlong's battle plan, it would take at least a whole day to remove these thickened gun towers and bunkers.

Now it seems that these thickened bunkers and gun towers that the devils spent a lot of effort on repairing are also vulnerable.

It was the interspersed siege of small groups of troops that not only surrounded the devils, but also concealed information on the battlefield.

Li Yunlong looked at the sky in the southeast direction of Shanxi.

At this time, the main force led by the division commander and the brigade commander should have already started to move, right?
There is also the Central Army on the south bank of the Yellow River, and it is estimated that they will also start crossing the river. This time it can be regarded as an opportunity for the Eighth Route Army and the National Army to retake Zhongtiao Mountain.

If you are given a chance, it depends on whether you are successful or not.

……

Baijin Line.

The marching team of the Eighth Route Army marched on the road, and there was no end in sight.

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Although the equipment of the troops is complex, some soldiers are still carrying machetes.

But with the exception of the artillerymen, almost every fighter was armed with a gun and a row of grenades hanging from his waist.

The ammunition is sufficient, and the logistics are guaranteed.

"Report to the teacher, call urgently!"

Master Liu was standing on a small hill, looking at the map and observing the terrain.

This is an old habit of the teacher. Every time he goes to a place, he is used to looking at the terrain there.

A combat staff officer trotted over holding a telegram.

"Read!" the teacher said without looking back.

"Yes!" The combat staff picked up the telegram and read, "The main forces of the 14th and 18th Brigades of the Japanese Army have been transferred from the Baijin Line to Taiyuan."

It looks like there are 2 brigades, but in fact there are only 3 wings.

Because during the Japanese army's spring raids on the base areas in southeast Shanxi, the 14th Regiment of the 36th Brigade of the Japanese Army was wiped out by the boss himself.

The Japanese army added some more troops and changed the designation of the 14th Brigade to the 14th Mixed Brigade.

Together with the two wings of the 18th Brigade, the total strength is about 1, stationed along the Baijin Line.

But this time, the mission of the division commander was to march north along the Baijin line to threaten Taiyuan, bringing a total force of 6 troops, including 4 artillery regiments, and several 150mm heavy artillery.

Together with the militia transport team in charge of logistics, the total strength reached 8.

In addition, the brigade commander led the 386th brigade and the main force of the Taiyue Military Region with about 3 people, and has moved northward along the Yuliao Highway to threaten Zhengtai Road.

The 386 brigade has 4 artillery regiments, two artillery regiments are directly under the brigade headquarters, and the other two artillery regiments are in Ding Wei and Kong Jie in northwest Shanxi.

不过装备了2门重炮，几十门105榴弹炮和几十门75毫米山炮的386旅，对付第37师团没有问题。

In addition, more than 1 Eighth Route Army main guards.

In addition, troops from other military regions will also launch some operations against the devils to support the summer offensive of the main force of the 129th Division.

The Japanese army placed two brigades on the Baijin line, and also repaired some lines of defense. The large troops could not advance covertly like last time.

Therefore, the division commander directly ordered the troops to march along the main force during the day.

The main thing is deterrence.

This time the division commander led the main force to go north to attack Taiyuan, and when the fake is true, it is also false, and when the true is false, it is also true, it can be true or false.

"Slipped away so soon?"

The division commander pushed his glasses, and his tone was slightly disappointed. He also wanted to attack the defense lines of the two brigades of the devils.

The four artillery regiments fired dozens of salvos at the devil's defense line, giving the devil a taste of being bombarded and feeling the fear of insufficient firepower.

As for the shells... As long as you can get Li Yunlong's side, will you still be short of shells?
At this moment, there was a buzzing sound in the sky, and the devil's plane had arrived.

"Chief, the devil plane is coming, quickly hide!"

The guard on the side said quickly.

The division commander raised his binoculars and looked in the direction of the roaring sound. When he saw that there was only one plane, he said, "What are you panicking about? Send an order to set up the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns. Once the devil's plane approaches, fire immediately!"

"Yes!" The combat staff officer immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called for an order.

As the order was issued, the soldiers of the machine gun unit and the air defense unit immediately set things up.

However, the devil's reconnaissance plane also knew that the Eighth Route Army had anti-aircraft firepower, so it flew high and far, and did not dare to approach it at all, and flew away after circling a few times in the sky.

After the devil's reconnaissance plane left, the large army continued to advance, and it didn't take long to encounter the devil's defensive position.

However, since the main force of the devils had been transferred away, leaving only a small number of devils and puppet troops, it was not long before the Eighth Route Army broke through their positions.

……

The devil pilot immediately reported what he saw to the communications room of the North China Front Army Command.

The communications room of the North China Front Army Command communicated the situation to the communications room of the First Army Command.

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" The communications staff member walked quickly to Yoshio Iwamatsu and reported with a pause, "I just received the information from the communications room of the North China Front Army. Going north along the road, the main force of the eighth road on the Baijin line is no less than 5 people, and the main force of the eighth road on the Yuliao highway is no less than 3 people."

Yoshio Yanmatsu suddenly turned his head, and said in a deep voice, "The main force of the Eighth Route Army has indeed gone north!"

Although it has long been guessed that the main force of the Eighth Route will go north to attack Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railway.

But when they heard the news, the Devil officers were still shocked.

It has only been two months since the last big move by the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army dared to organize such a large offensive again. The Tuba Road has such a strong logistics?

Is it a bluff, or do you want to kill the first army in one wave?
All the devil officers were frightened, and they were very frightened. The last time the Eighth Route went north, they really captured Taiyuan. The Eighth Route is not playing tricks, they really dare to do it.

The headquarters of the First Army fell into silence and silence, and no one spoke for a while.

First, he received information that the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army were ready to move, and then Li Yunlong began to jump out to provoke trouble, and then the main force of the Eighth Route Army was dispatched.

Needless to say, most of the Central Army in Yu Province on the south bank of the Yellow River will also start operations.

Taking a breath, Yoshio Iwamatsu asked: "Is the Chinese army going to fight the First Army of the Imperial Japanese Army?"

Masao Miyazaki and Masao Hanagu were at a loss for words, and the combat staff were even more afraid to speak. The development of the current situation was somewhat unexpected.

Masao Miyazaki looked at Takeo Nakamura, the communication staff officer, and asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Nakamura, why is there only information on southeast Shanxi and no information on northwest Shanxi?"

Nakamura Takeo paused and reported: "The reconnaissance plane going to the northwest of Shanxi found many Eighth Route Army encircling the blockade. The observer reported that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery. Liaison, it is likely to be shot down by the Eighth Route Army."

"Nani?" Yoshio Iwamatsu turned his head suddenly, and said in a deep voice, "What did you say? Large-caliber heavy artillery?"

Masao Hanaya and Masao Miyazaki who were next to him also cast unbelievably shocked gazes.

Equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery?This is simply unimaginable. The entire Japanese First Army was not equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery, and the largest caliber was 105mm.

It is no secret that the Eighth Route Army is equipped with 105mm howitzers. When attacking Taiyuan, the main artillery used by the Eighth Route Army was the 105mm howitzer.

The large-caliber heavy artillery mentioned here is likely to be a heavy artillery with a larger caliber than 105mm, such as 150mm.

"Perhaps the observers misunderstood it." Hua Guzheng doubted, "Li Yunlong's troops have been under the blockade of the 36th Division. Where did the large-caliber heavy artillery come from?"

"Hanagu-kun is right." Masao Miyazaki agreed, "Perhaps the observers regarded the 105 howitzer as a large-caliber heavy artillery."

Taking a deep breath, Yoshio Iwamatsu said: "Regardless of whether the observers read it wrong or not, immediately convey this situation to the 36th Division and order General Iseki Ren to strengthen the defense of the 36th Division!"

"Hi!" Taken Nakamura paused, turned his feet together and walked out again.

(End of this chapter)