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Chapter 769 Scaring Yoshio Iwamatsu!
Xiaodian town defense line.

Looking at the more than 2800 locust soldiers running back sparsely in front of them.

Masao Miyazaki, deputy chief of staff of the First Army, Motozumi Kaoru, head of the 14th brigade, and Taro Nakayaga, head of the 18th brigade, were completely stunned.

The faces of this group of soldiers were pitch black, with no fighting spirit and morale, and their expressions were depressed.

The Bushido spirit was completely and mercilessly crushed by the fierce shelling.

At the same time, the commander of the 3rd Division of the Puppet Army and the two brigade commanders under him were completely dumbfounded when they looked at the dozen or so soldiers in front of them.

A division has more than 6000 horses, and only a dozen soldiers came back. What about the rest?

It took a while for the commander of the 3rd Division of the Puppet Army to accept the fact that he had become a polished division commander.

As for the devil major generals, they have not been able to recover from their defeat for a long time.

This was the most aggrieved battle between the 14th and 18th Brigades.

The Eighth Route Army directly used more than 600 artillery pieces and more than 20 shells to bombard the Japanese army's Taigu line of defense, and defeated the 14th and 18th Brigades.

The Eighth Route Army did not lose many troops at all.

It's frustrating, but there's nothing I can do about it.

The 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade even used chemical bombs, but the Eighth Route soldiers had a gas mask, and even the army horses wore gas masks.

Can't beat it, can't beat it at all.

Especially Yuan Quanxin and Nakayataro, their faces were as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Before the war, the two brigades had a total of more than 1 elites.

But in less than a day, most of the more than 1 elites were bombarded to death on the Taigu line of defense.

When retreating, the Eighth Route Army adopted Xu Jin's barrage tactics, which directly caused the soldiers of the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army to collapse and collapse.

Especially the Locust Alliance Army, even the organizational system was wiped out.

This is the difference between an elite force and a mob.

The Japanese army was an elite unit. Although the Japanese soldiers were also disorganized during the shelling, most of the Japanese soldiers who survived could reach the assembly point.

The puppet soldiers who survived fled long ago.

The Eighth Route Army is powerful, so why not stay here and wait for death?

The same is true for most of the national army. With a retreat of this level, the establishment will immediately disintegrate.

To put it nicely, it's called withdrawing or turning in, and at the worst, it's called running away.

Therefore, when the troops of the national army are surrounded by the enemy, they usually either surrender or concentrate their forces to rush out, not daring to disperse and break through.

It is easy to disperse, but it is very difficult to gather the troops together.

On the other hand, the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army adopted the tactics of dispersing the encirclement, because the soldiers are all elite, with strong organization and cohesion.

Looking at the Japanese soldiers in less than one regiment in front of them, Yuanquanxin and Nakayataro collapsed.

These Japanese soldiers basically discarded all the heavy weapons and luggage in their hands.

Without heavy weapons and supplies, morale has dropped to the lowest point, how much combat power is left in the troops?
Masao Miyazaki comforted: "Fortunately, the transfer is fast. The Eighth Route Army has already received a large amount of air-dropped supplies. If the transfer is slow, all the soldiers will not be able to return."

The complexions of Yuan Quanxin and Nakayataro did not improve at all because of Miyazaki Masao's comfort.

The ones who were co-authored were not your soldiers?
Seeing the faces of Yuanquanxin and Nakayataro, Miyazaki Masao didn't want to put his face on his cold butt, so he turned and walked towards the phone.

Immediately dialed the number of the first army commander's office.

……

"Unfortunately, if we have a cavalry brigade in our hands, none of the devils from the 14th and 18th brigades will be able to escape!"

In the division headquarters of the 129th Division, the chief of staff stared at the map on the table and said in a rather regretful tone.

Behind the Taigu line of defense of the Japanese army is the Fenhe Plain. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a flat river.

The 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Devils usually operates in the Fenhe Plain, and it is the second line of defense used by the Japanese army to prevent the Eighth Route Army from going north.

However, according to reliable information, the 1st Cavalry Brigade had withdrawn from the Fenhe Plain and went north to reinforce the 1st Division.

So the current Fenhe Plain is very empty, quite suitable for cavalry and mechanized troops to play.

The 129th Division has a cavalry regiment, but it has been active in southern Hebei. This time, the division commander did not transfer the cavalry regiment.

Because of the huge difference in strength with the 1st Japanese Cavalry Brigade, the Cavalry Regiment is not the opponent of the 1st Japanese Cavalry Brigade.

After all, Li Yunlong is not a god, and it is impossible to expect that the enemy will transfer the 1st Cavalry Brigade away.

Compared with the equipment of the Japanese army, the troops of the 129th Division are well equipped, but they are not mechanized troops.

The division commander is very open: "The troops reported that when the devils and the puppet troops fled, they discarded a lot of luggage and heavy weapons. .”

"The 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade have been completely abolished by us."

The reason why Yoshio Iwamatsu, the commander of the First Army, sent the 14th and 18th Brigades to defend the Taigu line of defense.

It is also unexpected that the Eighth Route Army has so many cannons and shells, and even large-scale airdrops of supplies.

If Yoshio Iwamatsu knew these things, he would never send the main force of the 14th and 18th Brigades to defend the Taigu line of defense.

To fight like this is to use the lives of soldiers to feed the shells of the Eighth Route Army.

After a pause, the division commander smiled all over his face: "The artillery firepower is sufficient, and the logistics supplies are sufficient. It is comfortable to fight."

For the first time, the division commander felt the powerful firepower of the Eighth Route Army, and he was in a happy mood.

The future marshal of the People's Republic of China, known as the commander of the military god, also felt for the first time what is called the battle of wealth.

It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal, and teachers are not immune to the vulgarity.

The teacher has already liked this feeling.

The division commander secretly felt that with powerful firepower, sufficient logistical supplies, first-class soldiers, and his own tactical command ability, it would be difficult not to win the battle.

The chief of staff at the side, as well as a group of combat staff officers, couldn't help but turn their mouths up when they heard the words.

I have to say that the feeling of completely crushing the Japanese army with this kind of firepower is really cool.

The Chief of Staff Hui reported: "Master, according to reports from various units, the shells that Boss Chen dropped for us this time are based on two bases."

"Two bases?" The commander was slightly taken aback, "That's more than 12 shells?"

"Yes." The chief of staff replied, "Boss Chen left a message note, and the other 2 shells were given away for free by Boss Chen."

After the Devil's 14th and 18th Brigades were defeated.

Another batch of large transport planes came and airdropped once before transporting all the shells of the two base numbers.

"As expected of Boss Chen, the move is generous!" The teacher pushed his glasses, his expression was extremely satisfied, and his tone was emotional.

Although the 12 rounds of shells are equivalent to being given away by Boss Chen for free, and they are still delivered to the door.

However, Li Yunlong only applied for an airdrop supply quota of 10 shells for the left attack group, and Boss Chen gave more than 2 shells.

Boss Chen is sending a signal to the Eighth Route Army: I have a lot of shells, you can use them as you like, and continue airdropping if there are not enough shells.

The chief of staff said: "This Boss Chen is so rich and generous, Li Yunlong really found a treasure."

After a pause, the chief of staff asked again: "Master, next, shall we continue to attack?"

"Of course we must continue to attack!"

The teacher stared at the map and then said harshly:

"If the Devil's 1st Cavalry Brigade is guarding the Fenhe Plain, I will have to think about it."

"The 1st Brigade of Devil Cavalry is not in the Fenhe Plain, so what are we afraid of?"

"Pass my order, all the troops continue to go north, let's go to the permanent fortification line created by that old devil Yoshio Iwamatsu."

Although the troops of the 1st Cavalry Brigade in Taiyuan only had more than 3000 cavalry.

However, these more than 3000 cavalry are still a relatively large threat to infantry on the plain terrain.

Although the equipment of the 129th division is now better, it should not be careless.

The fortifications from Xiaodian Town to the north to Taiyuan City were built by devils relying on thickened reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers.

This kind of permanent fortification of thickened reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers is said to be able to withstand the bombardment of 150mm howitzers.

In this battle, the division commander brought a battalion of 150mm howitzers, a total of 8 150mm howitzers.

In the previous shelling, the 150mm howitzer did not fire at the Japs.

The headquarters is also very rich now, with a 150mm howitzer regiment directly under it and a 203mm heavy howitzer regiment, both of which have formed combat effectiveness.

These two artillery regiments are strategic-level units of the Eighth Route Army, so they were not used in this battle.

However, the next time Taiyuan is really attacked, these two artillery regiments will definitely be used.

After a pause, the teacher snorted again: "Let's scare that old devil Yoshio Iwamatsu!"

At present, the Japanese army's strength in Taiyuan is not much, and the 14th and 18th brigades have been defeated.

Only the 41st Division and the First Army directly under the Wing, as well as some garrison units.

The 33rd Division and the 37th Division are even more precarious. The 1st Cavalry Brigade is not in Taiyuan, so the division commander naturally dares to drive straight in.

If you attack the group from the left, just withdraw like this, wouldn't you be sorry for Boss Chen's kindness?
"Yes!"

The chief of staff responded loudly.

Following the order from the division headquarters, the elite main force of the [-] Route Army poured into the Fenhe Plain in mighty force, heading towards Taiyuan.

……

"Nani?"

"After the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army occupied the Taigu defense line, is it continuing to march towards Taiyuan?"

Taiyuan.

In the Operations Office of the First Army Command, after listening to a report from a combat staff officer, the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, was almost scared to pee.

The Eighth Route Army is going to attack Taiyuan?

Although, Yoshio Iwamatsu ordered the construction of a large number of permanent fortifications around Taiyuan City.

But Yoshio Yanmatsu also knew very well that the Eighth Route Army must have obtained relevant information about the Yongbei Fortifications long ago.

Since the Eighth Route Army dared to attack Taiyuan, it shows that it has a certain degree of certainty.

According to the laws of the Eighth Route Army, every once in a while, a powerful weapon will appear in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

Thinking of this, Yoshio Iwamatsu became more and more flustered.

Yoshio Iwamatsu paced back and forth in the combat hall, then looked at Masa Hanagu, and said in a hurried tone, "Mr. Hanatani, report this situation to the North China Front Army Command immediately, and ask General Neiji Okamura for emergency tactical guidance."

"Hi!"

Hua Guzheng suddenly nodded.

(End of this chapter)