Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 405 Air Defense Battalion (Third Change)
"Your Excellency, Commander, signs of large-scale Eighth Route Army activities have been found in Taiyuan City. Do you think the Eighth Route Army is going to attack Taiyuan City?" Chief of Staff Major General Tanaka replied tentatively.

"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka didn't answer right away, but frowned and fell into deep thought.

It took a full half a minute to answer: "It is very possible! As long as the Eighth Route Army takes these counties around Taiyuan City, Taiyuan City will seem to be stripped naked and completely exposed to Tuba Road! Even if they can't take Taiyuan City completely, they can Inflict heavy damage on our Taiyuan garrison!"

"Also, our First Army's defense area is too large, and each division's defense area has a large number of Eighth Route Army troops active. It is difficult to mobilize reinforcements too far away. Even if they can be mobilized, they will not be able to reach Taiyuan City in a short time!"

"In this case, the possibility of Tuba Road attacking Taiyuan City is even greater!"

Major General Tanaka frowned, and reminded with a worried face: "Your Excellency, Commander, if this is the case, we will have to reinforce these counties even more!"

"Taiyuan City must not be chaotic, otherwise our First Army will definitely become the laughing stock of the Imperial Army!"

Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio replied thoughtfully: "As long as these counties around Taiyuan City are still controlled by the imperial army, the Eighth Route Army will not dare to bypass these counties and directly attack Taiyuan City!"

"This is a big taboo for military strategists! If one is not good, the Tuba Road that attacks us will be hit by the enemy. If I were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, I would never risk putting tens of thousands of people in danger!" Major General Tanaka, the chief of staff, immediately echoed.

"So, as long as we guard the counties around Taiyuan, Taiyuan City will be safe and there will be no chaos!" Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka replied very positively.

Then he began to issue orders to the chief of staff: "Mr. Tian Zhong, you immediately arrange troops to reinforce these county towns! When will the Eighth Route Army retreat, and when will they return to Taiyuan!"

"Also, since the target of the Eighth Route Army's operation this time is Taiyuan City, with their fighting style all the time, there must have been quite a few of them in Taiyuan City."

"Order the Taiyuan City Guard, Gendarmerie, Imperial Association Army, and Secret Service to step up their guard and arrest all suspected Chinese people in the city. In a word, Taiyuan City must not be chaotic!"

The good news that the Puppet Army has reinforced Shouyang for more than 5000 days in the hiding place of the Independent Brigade outside the North Gate of Taiyuan made Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao's nerves that had been tense for several days relax instantly.

As soon as a person relaxes, all kinds of fatigue will sweep over.

In addition, there is still a big battle to be fought, so we must ensure enough physical strength and energy to command the battle.This time, without the guard's persuasion, he took the initiative to get into his own tent to rest.

However, tonight was also a sleepless night for them.

After sleeping for more than two hours, the guards woke them up.

As soon as he returned to the headquarters with exhaustion, the staff officer on duty reported excitedly: "Brigade commander, old commander, the reconnaissance team urgently called, and the devils in Taiyuan City sent troops again."

"Two troops, one with 500 people, devils and puppet troops in half, with a squadron of four mountain cannons. The total size is 3000 people, a brigade of devils and two regiments of the Imperial Association Army also brought four Menshanpao, reinforce Jinzhong and XZ respectively!"

A flash of surprise flashed across Wang Ping's eyebrows, and then he shifted his gaze to Chief of Staff Yang Xiong.

"Chief of Staff, how many Japanese and puppet troops are there in Taiyuan City except for the reinforcements that the devils just sent out!"

Yang Xiong, who had been calculating the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops in Taiyuan City for the past few days, immediately replied: "The combined Japanese and puppet troops still have a little more than 1!"

"Including the ninth mixed brigade, an infantry brigade, a supply brigade, an artillery brigade, and an engineering squadron. The Taiyuan City Garrison Brigade, the Gendarmerie Brigade, and the First Army's directly subordinate security brigade have a total strength of more than 6000!"

"The Imperial Association Army consists of two regiments. The garrison headquarters is directly under the garrison regiment, the artillery battalion, and the cavalry battalion. The total strength is nearly 4000. The other is the puppet police force and special task force established by the devils. The total strength is about 1000!"

"That is to say, there are only more than 1000 Japanese and puppet troops in the entire city of Taiyuan!" Wang Ping asked with a burning expression while staring at Yang Xiong.

"Yes, but Taiyuan Airport still has a garrison of 1000 people, including ground staff, a total of 2000 people!" Yang Xiong added.

Wang Ping waved his hands and said, "The 2000 people don't have to worry about it. Self-protection is a problem, let alone reinforcements for Taiyuan City."

"However, when it comes to the airport, I have an idea: before the real operation starts, we can attack a few times first. If we are lucky, we can even mobilize some troops from Taiyuan City. If the devils don't mobilize troops, then we will take the opportunity to take Get off at Taiyuan Airport."

"We have no choice but to blow up the plane, but there are still a lot of anti-aircraft weapons, anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns at the airport. For our Eighth Route Army, these are all good weapons that we want to capture but can't capture."

"If we can snatch it back, our military region will be able to set up a veritable air defense battalion!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Ping turned his attention to Cheng Xiao: "Old Cheng, for the equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal, the brother troops have been fighting for several days. There are victories, but the losses are also very large. In order to minimize our losses in this battle Losses in action, I've decided we're going to get into action tonight."

Without hesitation, Cheng Xiao nodded and replied: "After holding back for so long, it's finally our turn. Lao Wang, we are old partners, and the military region has clearly ordered that you command this operation and I will cooperate. If you have any orders, just give them. Don't hesitate!"

This is what Wang Ping wanted. After all, Cheng Xiao's rank is higher than his own.

Then he began to issue orders: "From now on, all troops will start to rest to replenish their strength for the battle tonight."

"The cooking squads of each company, after dawn, find a way to cook a hot meal for the troops, cook all the good things left by the troops, and let the soldiers have a good meal!"

"The supply unit, start distributing ammunition at one o'clock in the afternoon, requiring each regiment to have two base ammunition!"

"All military officers above the battalion level in the whole army will come here at three o'clock in the afternoon, and I will personally arrange combat missions for everyone. At eight o'clock in the evening, set off on time and fight for Taiyuan City!"

The Chief of Staff of the Japanese First Army Headquarters in Taiyuan City, Major General Tanaka, is reporting to Yoshio Shinozuka the final progress of the three reinforcements and the latest battle situation in several directions in Taiyuan City.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army attacking us will withdraw from the battle at dawn and hide in the mountains around the battlefield!"

"The aviation force sent a large number of planes to search and bomb them, but because of poor results, the bombing has been stopped!"

"However, the casualties of the troops stationed in various counties are very large."

"According to statistics, the loss of the Imperial Army alone exceeds 3000 people, and the Imperial Association Army also lost nearly 5000 people!"

"Because the garrison in the county suffered heavy losses, when the Eighth Route Army retreated, they did not send out to chase them down."

"However, the three reinforcements we sent out were all attached to an Eighth Route Army. In particular, the [-] reinforcements under the command of Yuan Dazuo were directly attached to the first detachment with the strongest combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, and they fought several times. This time, there will be winners and losers!"

"Master Yuanyuan sent a telegram, as long as the military department gives him two days, he is confident to wipe out the first detachment of the Eighth Route Army in Yangquan!"

Eliminating the first detachment with the strongest combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is tantamount to cutting off an arm of the Eighth Route Army. Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes flashed brightly, and he agreed.

"Yes, but you must remind Mr. Yuanyuan that Tubalu is too cunning, you must be cautious when chasing him, and you must not go out of Yangquan."

"Out of Yangquan is the base of the Eighth Route Army. There are too many accidents that may occur, and we are hard to guard against!"

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