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Chapter 763 Only recognize clothes but not people!
The headquarters of the 37th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Yangquan.

Listening to the dense sound of guns and guns coming from all directions outside Yangquan City.

Adachi 23 and Eguchi Taro, who were about to leave the headquarters for Yangquan Station, stopped immediately.

"what's going on?"

"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has reached the city of Yangquan?"

Adachi 23 and Eguchi Taro couldn't help looking at each other.

Ten minutes ago, Anda 23 received an order from the North China Front Army Command to transfer the 37th Division to Taiyuan.

At this time, the Zhengtai Railway was still in the hands of the Japanese army.

The main force of the 37th Division only needs to get on the train and head west along the Zhengtai Railway.

It takes a few hours at most to arrive at Taiyuan Station.

The troops of the Xinyi Regiment suddenly appeared in Yangquan City from the north. At this time, the Japanese army's defense focus was facing the south, and there were very few troops north of Yangquan.

After all, who would have thought that the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army would suddenly appear from behind the 37th Division.

After more than ten minutes, a combat staff officer rushed in and reported to Anda 23.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, there is a brigade of Eighth Route Army cavalry around Yangquan City, the strength of which is at least half of the cavalry regiment."

"Currently, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army has blocked the four city walls of Yangquan."

"And the firepower of this Eighth Route Army cavalry is very strong. The guard squadron just left the west gate and encountered the Eighth Route Army cavalry. The guard squadron has already been repelled."

The speed of the cavalry is very fast, coming and going like the wind.

Less than half an hour after Li Yunlong issued the order, the 1st Battalion of the Cavalry completed the encirclement of the Yangquan City Wall.

Although the 37th Division of the Japanese Army also has some gun towers and bunkers outside the city.

But in the same way, these masonry gun towers and bunker fortifications were vulnerable to the bazookas carried by the cavalry of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

It is similar to modern guerrillas who drive armed pickups and carry RPGs on their shoulders.

The guard squadron of the 37th Division is the elite of the elite, no matter the combat experience or weapons and equipment of the soldiers, it is no worse than the combat troops.

However, they failed to withstand the attacks of the two companies of the 1st Battalion of the Cavalry, and were directly defeated and retreated to Yangquan City.

"How many Eighth Route Army cavalry are there outside the west city?" Eguchi Taro asked in a deep voice.

"Based on the number of torches." The combat staff officer lowered his head and replied, "There are about 200 Eighth Route Army cavalry."

"Baga!" Anda 23 drew out his command saber and cut the bamboo chair in front of him in half. "Immediately order the 1st Battalion of Infantry to destroy this group of Eighth Route Army cavalry outside the West City."

At present, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is unknown, and Anda 23 does not dare to send too many troops out of the city.

The North China Front Army Command only issued an order to the 37th Division to transfer to Taiyuan, without explaining the reason.

Therefore, Anda 23 didn't know what the origin of this Eighth Route Army cavalry was.

Following Anda 23's order, it didn't take long before the Japanese army on the city wall opened fire fiercely at the Eighth Route Army cavalry positions outside the city.

A brigade of devils poured out from the west city gate and attacked forward under artillery fire, trying to defeat or annihilate the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

But soon, the 1st Battalion of the Eighth Route Army arrived, and hundreds of mortars fired fiercely towards the west gate of Yangquan.

After dropping hundreds of corpses, the 37st Battalion, the most elite infantry of the 1th Division, hurriedly retreated into the city.

"Report to the head of the division, the 1st Infantry Battalion has suffered heavy losses and has withdrawn to the city!"

"The railway station has been captured by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Shinao Mountain has been captured by the Eighth Route Army!"

"The airport has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army!"

"The main force of the Eighth Route Army has surrounded Yangquan, with at least 1 troops!"

Within half an hour, one piece of news came, and Anda 23 couldn't help being furious.

The fighting power of the Eighth Route Army also shocked Anda 23 a lot.

The airport, Shinao Mountain and the train station are all guarded by locust soldiers. I didn't expect that they would be captured by the Eighth Route Army so soon.

"Your Excellency, Commander!"

When Eguchi Taro spoke, he tried his best to suppress the horror in his heart: "The battle situation is already obvious. A main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared from the north and surrounded Yangquan City. We can't get out!"

The artillery firepower of this Eighth Route Army is very powerful.

Within half an hour, the 37th Division tried to organize troops to break through, but they were all blasted back by artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army.

The good news is that the Eighth Route Army has not attacked the city yet.

In addition, more than half an hour ago, Anda 23 had ordered the Japanese troops on the three lines of defense south of Yangquan City to withdraw to Yangquan City, and then take the train together to transfer to Taiyuan.

In half an hour at most, the Japanese troops outside the city will return to Yangquan.

At that time, the inside and the outside should cooperate, and the troops in the city will be able to break out.

Thinking of this, Anda 23 said in a deep voice: "Mr. Jiangkou, immediately order the 227th Infantry Regiment and the 37th Artillery Regiment to return to Yangquan at a faster speed."

"Your Excellency, Head of Division." Eguchi Taro asked, "Which city gate do we break through?"

Adachi 23 and Eguchi Taro are very clear.

For the 37th Division, the current situation is already precarious and precarious.

The Japanese troops on the three lines of defense south of Yangquan City had all withdrawn, leaving only some puppet troops standing there.

The puppet army is reliable, even pigs can climb trees.

The main force of the 129th Division's Eighth Route Army going north has a total of 37 elites, plus the Eighth Route Army that suddenly appeared behind it, it will definitely wipe out the [-]th Division.

Anda 23 immediately realized the seriousness of the battle.

It must be that the North China Front Army Command realized something, so it bypassed the First Army Command and directly ordered the 37th Division to immediately transfer to Yangquan.

It's a pity that the order from the North China Front Army Command came a bit late.

Anda 23 stared at the map and analyzed it carefully: "Break out from the west gate, order the 227th Infantry Regiment to arrive in Yangquan, storm the Eighth Route Army outside the west city, and cover the locust troops in the city to break through!"

"In addition, request urgent tactical guidance from the First Army Command and the North China Front Army Command."

"I request the headquarters to order the 33rd Division to send troops from Shouyang to support the main force of my 37th Division."

Eguchi Taro suddenly lowered his head: "Hi!"

However, Eguchi Taro's order had just been issued, and there were intensive artillery sounds a few kilometers south of the city.

Adachi 23 and Eguchi Taro hurried to the south wall and looked south with their binoculars.

I saw that the entire sky in the south was already reddened by the artillery fire, and the sound of the artillery was heard continuously and rumblingly.

Adachi 23 and Eguchi Taro's expressions suddenly became extremely ugly.

At least a few hundred cannons can produce this effect, and the 227th Infantry Wing and the 37th Artillery Wing obviously don't have hundreds of cannons.

The 227th Infantry Regiment and the 37th Artillery Regiment are obviously in big trouble!
……

At this time, Anda 23 was still thinking of breaking out from the west gate, and the 33rd Division stationed in Shouyang would take over.

Then the 33rd Division and the 37th Division took the train together and transferred to Taiyuan.

Anda 23 is a beautiful idea, but the reality is cruel.

Because the main force of the 33rd Division has also been unable to protect itself.

"Reporting to the head of the division, not only Shouyang County is surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, but the 215th Infantry Regiment, the 214th Infantry Regiment, and the 33rd Mountain Artillery Regiment outside the county are also surrounded by the Eighth Route Army!"

In Shouyang County, the 33rd Division Headquarters, Chief of Staff Nobuo Tanaka reported to the division commander Sakurai Sho Sanzhong.

At this time, Shozo Sakurai hadn't fully realized it, it was like a dream.

His troops were meeting the main force of the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army when they were surrounded by the main force of the Eighth Route Army coming up from behind.

The firepower and combat effectiveness of this Eighth Route Army are very strong, and the troops of the 33rd Division are not its opponents at all.

Shozo Sakurai was in disbelief: "How could this be?"

Nobuo Tanaka's tone was full of bitterness: "Commander, there are at least 1 elite soldiers from the Eighth Route Army surrounding Shouyang County. They moved so fast that we had no time to react. Shouyang Station has already been captured by the Eighth Route Army."

Sakurai Shozo fell into deep thought, now the 33rd Division is in big trouble!
"Division commander, we should immediately request emergency tactical guidance from the First Army Command and the North China Front Army Command, and ask the headquarters to let the 37th Division come to rescue our 33rd Division."

"otherwise……"

Nobuo Tanaka saw that Shozo Sakurai was silent, and said immediately.

Sakurai Shozo nodded, knowing what Tanaka Nobuo said behind, if there were no reinforcements, otherwise the 33rd Division would be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

The current Eighth Route Army definitely has the strength and conditions to wipe out the 33rd Division.

Sakurai Sho San said in a hurry: "Immediately report the situation we are facing to the First Army Command and the North China Front Army Command, and request urgent tactical guidance!"

"Hi!"

Tanaka Nobuo suddenly lowered his head.

……

Lion's Brain Mountain.

The Eighth Route Army's temporary former enemy headquarters.

"Old Zhao."

"At the beginning of the Hundred Regiments War, the two of us were ordered to lead a new regiment to stop the Fourth Brigade on Lion's Brain Mountain. Unexpectedly, a year and a half later, we came back here again."

The guards, communications personnel, and combat staff were busy there. Li Yunlong leaned in the direction of Yangquan City, put down the binoculars in his hand, and said with emotion.

Zhao Gang smiled slightly: "I remember that battle. Our Xinyi Regiment became famous in the first battle. Not only did it kill Major General Tsuda Mitake, the commander of the Fourth Brigade, but it also captured Yangquan City and captured a lot of money."

"To be precise." The corner of Li Yunlong's mouth twitched, "Tsuda Mitake was not shot to death, but was blown up by our cannon, and was blown into a pile of minced meat."

"Yes." Zhao Gang nodded.

At this moment, the decoder handed a completed telegram to Li Yunlong and reported: "Deputy Commander Xing has led the formation of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Battalions, and the 2nd Cavalry Battalion, and successfully surrounded the In Shouyang County, the encirclement of the 33rd Division was completed according to the original plan."

Zhao Gang waved his fist fiercely and said excitedly, "That's great!"

Li Yunlong's expression was extremely satisfied: "Chief of Staff, immediately send an order to Deputy Commander Xing, ordering all troops to recognize only clothes but not people, and give priority to dealing with the devils outside Shouyang County as quickly as possible!"

"Yes!"

Wang Dehou responded loudly.

(End of this chapter)