Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 1342 The Eighth Route Army Comes to Death (First Update!)

"Da da da... Boom..."

"Rumble..."

The sound of guns and cannons sounded first in the east of Taiyuan City. It was so sudden that the Taiyuan garrison had no preparations at all.

"Jingle bell~"

In the headquarters of the Japanese army in Taiyuan City, the telephones rang one after another, and the radio station also rang the beeping sound of sending and receiving telegrams.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is suddenly attacking our garrison in the east outside the city. The Eighth Route Army attacking them is very powerful, with light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and mountain artillery!"

"With just one contact, our forward position is lost!"

As soon as the staff officer finished his report, another staff officer rushed over with panic on his face.

"The south of the city was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. It is the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The forward position has been occupied!"

"There is also the west of the city, and the north of the city has been attacked by the Eighth Route Army~"

In less than 10 minutes before and after, violent gunfire sounded from all four directions in Taiyuan City.

Lieutenant General Guizi frowned and said nothing. He was thinking whether this attack was a premeditated operation or an accidental action. What was the purpose of the Eighth Route Army's sudden attack on Taiyuan City?
"Sir, do you think the Eighth Route Army suddenly attacked us to take back Taiyuan City from us!"

"No..." the lieutenant general refused after thinking about it.

"Taiyuan City is as solid as gold, and we have aviation support. Even if the Eighth Route Army has heavy artillery, it will take at least half a month to take us down!"

"The Imperial Army's garrison around Taiyuan is not a vegetarian. Half a month is enough for them to form a huge encirclement outside Taiyuan City and kill the Eighth Route Army that is attacking us!"

"The Eighth Route Army is not that stupid. It wastes its troops and ammunition for a goal that can't be achieved at all. This is different from their combat style all the time. There must be other conspiracies that we don't know about!"

"What conspiracy!" the chief of staff subconsciously asked.

The lieutenant general shook his head and replied, "I don't know the specific conspiracy!"

"Order the troops stationed outside the city, be sure to stand firm and not take a step back!"

"Intelligence department, immediately find out the number, strength, and equipment of the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city!"

"Contact the Air Corps Taiyuan Airport, and as soon as the sun rises and conditions permit, immediately dispatch the Air Corps to reinforce the battlefield, kill the Eighth Route Army attacking us, and find out from the sky how many people are there in the Eighth Route Army attacking us!"

The chief of staff hesitated and asked, "Should we report the news of our attack to the Front Army Command!"

The lieutenant general shook his head and replied: "I don't even know the purpose of the Eighth Route Army's attack on us, how to report it, we will talk about it after dawn!"

Two hours after the sound of gunfire outside the city, the Japanese army in four directions lost a total of thirteen gun towers and machine gun bunkers, and lost nearly [-] Japanese and puppet troops.

"General, the Eighth Route Army's offensive is very gentle. It advances step by step. It attacks a place and occupies it. It doesn't rush forward at all. Judging from the situation, it looks like attacking Taiyuan City!" The chief of staff analyzed with a frown.

The lieutenant general was also a little suspicious at this time.

Apart from attacking Taiyuan City, he couldn't think of any other reason to explain the Eighth Route Army's immediate attack method.

"Sir, there is a situation!"

Suddenly, a communications staff officer rushed over.

"One of our vigilante teams here was attacked and lost contact before reporting the situation!"

Seeing the location on the sand table that had been marked by the communications staff officer, the chief of staff was shocked and exclaimed, "How could it be so fast!"

"This place is less than one kilometer away from the city wall of Taiyuan, why didn't the imperial army in front of us give an early warning!"

The lieutenant general frowned and explained: "There is only a small road leading to Taiyuan City, and it is impossible to be attacked by large forces, so we only deployed a small number of security forces here, and many security posts are not even equipped with telephones!"

"It's impossible to get large troops here, and even mountain artillery can't be transported in."

"He was attacked here. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army intends to use a small force to go outside Taiyuan City and break through the impregnable fortifications of Taiyuan City!"

The chief of staff stared at the sand table and frowned. After a long time, he suddenly realized.

"They can turn around!"

"The small army that went outside Taiyuan City didn't directly attack Taiyuan City, but turned around to cooperate with their main force, attacking back and forth and killing the thousands of people we deployed outside the city!"

"The reason why the attack speed of the main force of the Eighth Route Army is so slow is that it must be waiting for this small force to get in place!"

A battle map immediately appeared in the lieutenant general's mind, an attack route map automatically formed based on the chief of staff's analysis.

"It must be like this~ Such a cunning Eighth Route Army, they have found such a secret offensive penetration route, it's so surprising!"

"However, they underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army of Taiyuan City!"

"As long as we kill their interspersed troops outside Taiyuan City, the so-called front and back attack of the Eighth Route Army will not be able to be realized, and an elite army will be lost in vain!"

The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he complimented him: "Your Majesty is wise, in Chinese terms, this is called losing your wife and losing your army!"

The lieutenant general replied with a very arrogant smile on his face: "Then go and give the order!"

"Immediately find out the strength of this small unit of the Eighth Route Army, and dispatch one or two infantry brigades from the city to fight out and kill them!"

"I really want to see what kind of decision the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city will make after learning that their interspersed troops have been killed by us.

Half an hour later, the chief of staff rushed over.

"Sir, it has been found out that the Eighth Route Army's interspersed force has nearly 2000 people, but they are all infantry and are not equipped with heavy weapons!"

The lieutenant general was even more sure of his judgment just now: "It is delusional for two thousand light infantry to break through the Taiyuan city defenses. But it is still possible to cooperate with their main force to attack and kill our troops outside the city!"

"Take two brigades out of the city and kill them!"

Before the chief of staff moved, a staff officer rushed over in panic.

"Sir, there is a situation in the north of the city. An Eighth Route Army with a size of nearly 2000 people has already killed the outside of Taiyuan City by a small road!"

"The nearest infantry squadron is desperately stopping them, requesting reinforcements!"

"There is still an interspersed army?" The lieutenant general did not get angry and angry, but became more excited!
Then he ordered: "Chief of Staff, the Eighth Route Army sent us another piece of fat, and passed on my order: Draw two infantry brigades from the city and go out from the north gate to kill them!"

"There are four thousand and eighth Route Army elites. If we can kill them all, it will definitely hit the morale of the Eighth Route Army outside the city and boost our morale!"

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(End of this chapter)