The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

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On the morning of December [-]th, in the western suburbs of Shouyang.

After almost two days of marching, more than [-] Jinsui troops finally arrived at Shouyang, an important town on Zhengtai Road. Before they had time to rest, they attacked the little devils stationed in Shouyang. [

A little devil infantry regiment stationed in Shouyang was defeated within four hours in front of more than [-] Jinsui troops.

After recovering Shouyang City, the Jinsui Army sent nearly 2 troops to continue eastward while cleaning the battlefield. There was a wide canyon more than [-] kilometers east of Shouyang, and the Zhengtai Railway ran along the bottom of the canyon. All the way to the east, leading to Shijiazhuang hundreds of kilometers away.

This canyon can just stop the little devil reinforcements along the Zhengtai Railway to support Taiyuan. As long as the railway at the bottom of the valley is destroyed and fortifications are built on the slopes on both sides, the little devil will have to pay a huge price if he wants to pass through here. .

In the afternoon, a small number of soldiers from the Jinsui Army who arrived here came to the railway at the bottom of the valley, demolished the rails on the railway, damaged the roadbed, and prevented the little devil's train from passing.

Most of the soldiers began to build fortifications, dig trenches, build machine gun positions, and build artillery positions on the hillsides on both sides.

In the middle of the night, the soldiers of the Jinsui Army who cleaned the battlefield in Shouyang also rushed here. More than [-] soldiers of the Jinsui Army worked until dark to complete the fortifications.

After the fortifications were built, everyone hid in the trenches to avoid the cold wind outside. Some soldiers even lit a fire, and three or five soldiers gathered around to enjoy the fire. The earth wall fell asleep.

The commander of the Jinsui Army did not stop the soldiers below from lighting the fire. The weather in December was indeed too cold. On the other hand, it is estimated that the devils already knew that Shouyang fell, and the commander of the little devils must have guessed that it was here. , There is a blocking position of the Jinsui Army.

Now the strength of the troops is on the bright side, and everyone's deployment and strength have been shown. What is needed is to do it clearly on the battlefield.

On the afternoon of December [-]th, in the northern suburbs of Taiyuan.

The large army led by Zhang Yunfei had already arrived here. A few kilometers away, on a small mound, Zhang Yunfei carefully observed Taiyuan City with a telescope.

Outside the city of Taiyuan, there is no trace of the little devils. More than 1 little devils have shrunk into the city, and even in several large strongholds outside, there are no traces of the little devils. It is estimated that the little devils saw the army. , took the opportunity to slip back into the city.

On the city wall, a large number of devils can be vaguely seen shuttling back and forth, probably setting up machine guns, carrying ammunition, etc., in preparation for the next battle.

After holding up the binoculars to observe for a long time, Zhang Yunfei said to Mr. Liu, who was also observing the little devil's movements, "It seems that the little devil has become a shrinking turtle, and they all retreated into the city."

"Yeah, it seems that the little devil is planning to defend the city and wait for reinforcements."

"The little devil's reinforcements won't be able to come for a while. Yan Xishan's more than [-] troops have already recovered Shouyang and cut off the Zhengtai Railway."

"That's great, these little devils are really caught in the urn, it's fun." Mr. Liu sighed happily.

"As long as the Jinsui army can lock their pockets tightly and stop the little devils for two days, we can wipe out all the little devils in Taiyuan." Zhang Yunfei said confidently.

The two exchanged their views on the upcoming battle. Zhang Yunfei still used the old method of bombarding the city first, blowing up Taiyuan's strong city defenses, and then rushed into Taiyuan City. [

However, there may be cruel street fighting in the future, the little devils in Taiyuan will definitely not surrender easily, they will definitely fight desperately, and make the last struggle, but they can't care about so much, we must fight quickly to eliminate these little devils.

Second artillery regiment position.

The 120 cannons had their coats removed, and their black muzzles pointed at Taiyuan City ten kilometers away. On the artillery positions, thousands of soldiers shuttled back and forth, busy.

A round of large shells was unloaded from the truck, and neat shells were placed not far from each cannon. The gunners were repeatedly correcting the shooting parameters, striving to hit the target with the first shot.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, following the order of the head of the Second Artillery Regiment, more than 100 cannons roared together, and the shells flew towards Taiyuan City with sharp whistling.

Zhang Yunfei, who was watching the battle on the hillside, saw that the shells of the artillery regiment accurately hit the thick wall of Taiyuan City, blowing up the little devils on the wall to pieces.

A few shells even blew up several battlements on the city wall, and one of the kid's machine guns could even be seen flying far away amidst the sound of the explosion, falling far outside the city wall.

After several rounds of shelling, the city of Taiyuan was solid, and the thick walls seemed crumbling, and several walls even began to collapse.

Master Liu, who was watching the battle standing next to Zhang Yunfei with binoculars, was both shocked and envious when he saw Zhang Yunfei's cannons exerting such great power.

Think about the previous eight-way siege, all relying on people to pile up. Soldiers braved the enemy's machine guns on the city wall to shoot, and everyone took ladders and climbed to the city wall risking their lives. There were always heavy casualties.

But looking at the 136 siege now, it’s often not the same thing. Relying on cannons to open the way, there was a heavy bombardment, and before our troops started charging, the devils guarding the city wall were blown to pieces. Today is considered to be an opening Vision, long experience.

The shelling of the Second Artillery Regiment continued. After half an hour, several sections of the city wall began to collapse, and the walls that did not collapse were also pitted and completely lost their original appearance.

In Taiyuan city, the little devil's headquarters.

Yoshio Kotsuka walked around the office anxiously, the rumbling gunfire outside made Yoshio Kozuka upset, and he didn't know what happened to the casualties of the troops defending the city, Yoshio Kotsuka thought.

At this time, a little devil's communication soldier broke in again and reported loudly: "Your Excellency, Commander, you have just received a farewell message from Shouyang. During the siege, all the more than [-] imperial warriors stationed in Shouyang were smashed to pieces, and Shouyang fell."

Yoshio Kozuka was shocked when he heard the telegram, and said in disbelief, "Baga, how come there are tens of thousands of Jinsui troops in Shouyang."

"Hey, Your Excellency, Commander, the telegram is absolutely true, and Shouyang has indeed fallen." The little devil's communications soldier stood at attention, bowed his head and said.

Kozuka Yoshio came to the map with a serious face, looked at the Zhengtai Railway, looked at the location of Shouyang, his face became more and more dignified and gloomy.

If Shouyang is really occupied by tens of thousands of Jinsui troops, then Taiyuan will be in danger. The only way now is to order Pingyao's First Infantry Brigade to rush back to help. Only in this way can Taiyuan survive until the arrival of reinforcements.

Thinking about this, Kozuka Yoshio anxiously said to the little devil's messenger: "Go and send a report immediately, and order the [-]st Infantry Brigade to rush back for help, and at the same time tell Beiping the news of Shouyang's fall."

"Hi", the little devil's messenger stood at attention respectfully, bent down to salute, and then walked out of Yoshio Kotsuka's office quickly.