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Chapter 386 Break into Taiyuan and capture Yoshio Shinozuka alive!

"Report to the general, the reconnaissance plane has scouted along the Baijin line for a whole day, and found no trace of the Eighth Route!"

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

Communications Staff Toshimatsu Kasai reports to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.

During the day, the Kwantung Army's 32nd Squadron and reconnaissance planes from Xincheng Airport dispatched dozens of sorties to reconnaissance along the Baijin line, but none of them found the Eighth Route Army.

"No?"

Shinozuka Yoshio stared at the map, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyes showed thought.

Am I being suspicious?
If the main force of the Eighth Route is going north from the Yuliao Highway, then the Eighth Route does not have so many troops to attack Taiyuan.

Thinking about it, the Eighth Route has a maximum of 5 to 6 main forces, which can deal with the 37th Division and the 2nd Guards Division at most.

If the Eighth Route sends half of its troops to fight against the 37th Division and half of its troops to fight against Taiyuan, then the 2nd Guards Division will be able to reinforce immediately, and the Eighth Route Army will not be able to defeat Taiyuan no matter what.

Then the strategic intention of the Eighth Route has been clearly revealed. Half of the troops tried to open the passage to the south to save the Central Army, and half of the troops tried to cut off the Zhengtai Railway.

In the final analysis, the troops of the Eighth Route Army are still not enough. If a main force of more than 2 people goes north at this time, it will be able to threaten Taiyuan.

Kasai Toshimatsu added: "In addition, according to the report of the 32nd Kwantung Army Flying Team, they exchanged fire with the Eighth Air Defense Force on the Heliao Highway. The Eighth Route's air defense firepower is very strong. The 32nd Team lost 2 attack aircraft and 1 fighter!"

The Taihang 1st Column led by the brigade commander is equipped with more than 80 cannons.

Although the brigade commander ordered the cannons and shells to be hidden, the troops were scattered.

However, the brigade commander set up a trap and used a few fake guns as bait. The devil pilots were really fooled and swooped down one after another.

More than 40 machine guns fired at the same time, and 3 Devil planes were shot down on the spot, and several other Devil planes fled in a hurry.

"Also, in the sky above Xiangyuan County, the 32nd Air Force was also shot down by the Eighth Route Army's cannon attack aircraft!"

Those in the area of ​​Xiangyuan and Licheng, needless to say, Yoshio Shinozuka knew that this must be the main force of the Eighth Route.

If it was a militia, it would definitely not fight back and forth with the 37th Division.

And the eight-way air defense firepower on the Heliao Highway is so powerful, so there is a high probability that it is also the main force of the eight-way.

"Kasai-kun, have you not contacted the two batches of scouts deployed on the Baijin line?" Shinozuka Yoshio asked in a deep voice.

"Report to the general, we haven't been contacted yet, and the two batches of scouts may have been destroyed!" Kasai Toshimatsu replied with his head bowed.

The two groups of scouts lost contact at the same time. It must not be as simple as a radio failure. It must have been an accident, and the accident happened before there was time to call for help.

At this time, the Japanese troops in the counties near the Baijin line had all withdrawn to Taiyuan, and there was no other way to conduct reconnaissance on the Baijin line except for aerial reconnaissance.

If the Eighth Route Army hides in the dense woods during the day, the reconnaissance planes of the aviation unit will not be able to see it at all.

The Eighth Route Army has always been cunning and cunning. The headquarters of the First Army is in Taiyuan, so we have to guard against it.

"Order!" Yoshio Shinozuka emphasized his tone.

Kasai Toshimatsu put his feet together, held a folder and a pen, and made a gesture of listening and preparing to record.

Shinozuka Yoshio said: "Cho Takahashi led the Imperial Army and the 3th Mixed Brigade of the 5rd Independent Division of the Imperial Association Army who were transferred from various counties to Taiyuan, and immediately went to Xiaodian Town in the south of Taiyuan City to build fortifications."

There were about 2000 Japanese troops transferred from various counties to Taiyuan.

The 3th Mixed Brigade of the 5rd Division of the Puppet Army has more than 3000 people.

The main force of the Eighth Route is in Xiangyuan, Licheng, and the Heliao Highway. Even if the Eighth Route has troops going north from the Baijin line, it is estimated that there will not be too many.

The 5000 troops, even if they can't stop the Eight Routes, can buy Taiyuan a lot of time to prepare.

"Call the intelligence staff officer Ando-kun."

"Hi!" Kasai Toshimatsu recorded the order, lowered his head with both feet, turned and walked out.

After Kasai Toshimatsu left, Shinozuka Yoshio looked at the intelligence officer Takeo Iteng in the conference hall again:

"Ando-kun, it is only half a day for your intelligence department to find out who the commanders of the Eighth Route are on the Xiangyuan-Licheng line and along the He-Liao Highway."

"I'm going to know the result tomorrow morning."

If you want to ask Yoshio Shinozuka who he is most afraid of, it must be Li Yunlong.

Not knowing Li Yunlong's movements, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't sleep or eat.

"Hi!" Takeo An Teng had no choice but to bite the bullet and nodded.

……

At night, the devil's plane was unable to reconnaissance, so Li Yunlong led the Taihang 3rd Column to continue northward.

After passing Taigu, there is a plain, and then go north to Taiyuan, the terrain is a flat river.

If it was daytime, with so many troops marching, they would definitely have nowhere to hide and would be detected by the devil's plane.

However, the Eighth Route Army chose to march at night without lighting torches, and it was impossible for the Devils to detect them.

In addition, the devils withdrew all their troops from Taigu to Taiyuan, so no one would pass on news to the devils.

Under the leadership of Li Yunlong, the Taihang 3rd Column left the mountains and continued to rush forward to Taiyuan.

After arriving on the plain, the marching speed of the troops became faster, because the troops had to arrive outside Taiyuan City the next morning.

In the middle of the night, the attacking group troops of the 3rd Taihang Column arrived at Chujia Village to assemble, and soon, the two artillery regiments also caught up.

It is only 30 kilometers away from Taiyuan City, and it can be reached in a few hours by marching quickly.

Li Yunlong ordered the ministries to rest temporarily, and he ordered the heads of the attack groups and the heads of the regiments to hold a meeting at the headquarters.

In less than 10 minutes, Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa, Kong Jie and the heads of the regiments arrived at the headquarters.

Looking at the expectant eyes of everyone, Li Yunlong felt emotional.

Today's 129th Division has a very strong combat effectiveness, and the main force plus the militia may have 20 people.

It was able to wrestle with two or three divisions of the Japanese army head-on, or even defeat them.

It is even possible to organize an offensive larger than the Hundred Regiments War to counterattack Taiyuan, which is mainly due to the sufficient weapons, ammunition and food supplies provided by Brother Chen.

If it weren't for Brother Chen's continuous supply of weapons, ammunition and food supplies, I am afraid that at this time, let alone counterattack Taiyuan, I am afraid that he is still seeing red with the devil's bayonet.

It is even more impossible to support a new regiment of more than 8000 troops.

Li Yunlong glanced at everyone, and said in a serious tone: "I believe that everyone here has guessed the combat mission of our column, yes, it is to recover Taiyuan!"

Those present are not fools who can reach the level of group leader, but are very smart.

The troops headed north all the way and deliberately concealed their whereabouts. Everyone had long guessed that the combat mission this time was to fight Taiyuan.

Although I had already guessed in my heart, but hearing the commander-in-chief say it himself, it caused a commotion among the regiment leaders as expected.

Except for Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa, Xing Zhiguo, Zhao Gang, Wang Dehou and Kong Jie who knew in advance, all the group leaders showed excited expressions.

"Fuck it!"

"This time I can finally do a big job!"

"I have long wanted to fight Taiyuan!"

"..."

All the regiment leaders expressed their opinions one after another, eager to try their hands, eager to attack the city immediately.

Li Yunlong glanced at everyone with a satisfied expression.

After saying a few words, Li Yunlong said again:

"Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa, and Kong Jie stayed behind. Time was tight and tasks were heavy. The rest of the regiment leaders immediately went back to mobilize the regiments before the battle."

"I only have one request. As soon as the guns are fired and the order is issued, all the commanders and fighters should rush up screaming."

"Our slogan is: Break into Taiyuan and capture Yoshio Shinozuka alive!"

"If any regiment loses the chain, don't blame me, Li Yunlong, for turning my face and denying anyone!"

"Yes!" A group of regiment leaders suddenly agreed, and then the regiment leaders walked towards their respective troops.

Pre-war mobilization is necessary to unify the goals of the troops and boost morale.

After the group leaders left, Li Yunlong glanced at Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa and Kong Jie, and said:

"At dawn tomorrow, we will definitely be able to approach the city. Now I will deploy a combat mission."

"Old Ding, you led the first attack group to attack the south gate, Lao Kong, you led the second attack group to attack the east gate, and old Cheng You led the third attack group to attack the west gate."

"Xinyi Regiment attacked the North Gate."

"We have 50 howitzers and 38 mountain guns this time, and we can place 21 guns in each direction."

"Because there are devil planes in the sky, the artillery is the same as before, firing from a long distance, and the special forces guide the shelling."

"In order to prevent our attacking troops on the ground from being attacked by devil planes, I also prepared cannons for everyone."

"After the meeting, you each send troops to the logistics department of the new regiment to receive 70 20mm machine guns, each with 1000 rounds of shells."

"After the capture of Taiyuan, these cannons and the remaining shells will belong to you. In addition, after the capture of Taiyuan, I will give you 1000 rounds of 20mm shells each."

The eyes of Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa and Kong Jie suddenly lit up.

"Commander, is it true that you gave us all 70 machine guns?" Kong Jie asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"There is no joke in the army?" Ding Wei also asked.

Li Yunlong: "One spit, one nail!"

"My darling, 70 cannons, you've made a fortune!" Cheng Shifa said excitedly, looking at Li Yunlong with gratitude.

The three of them expressed emotion at the same time, sending out 210 machine cannons at once, and only Li Yunlong has such a big skill.

Hanging around with Li Yunlong, you can really make a lot of money.

Li Yunlong said: "These 70 cannons are for you, but you don't have to eat alone. The other regiments will also give some. As for how much you give, it's up to you."

At present, the new regiment has nearly 400 machine guns, sent out 210, and nearly 200 machine guns.

However, not all of these machine guns are used for infantry air defense, at least half of them must be used for artillery air defense.

After a pause, Li Yunlong reminded with a more emphatic tone: "The premise is that Taiyuan can be brought down. If not, I will take back these machine guns."

"Hurry up and send someone to the logistics department of the new regiment to lead the machine guns. After returning home, do some pre-war mobilization. The battle will start in 15 minutes, and the meeting will be adjourned."

"Yes!" Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa, and Kong Jie shouted in unison, then quickly got up and walked towards their respective troops.

The three of them were full of energy.

(End of this chapter)