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In addition, as an important transfer station for their logistics supplies, the attack on Taiyuan City completely disrupted their offensive rhythm.If the offensive continues, the logistical supplies of the frontline troops will have difficulties.

The most troublesome thing is that the Zhengtai Railway was destroyed again.This also means that while many of their materials cannot be transported out, many materials cannot be transported into Shanxi.In this case, the only way is to shrink the troops and control some important places.

As the head of the fifth division, Itagaki Seishiro is very aware of this.In addition to the North China Front Army, if he is temporarily the garrison chief of the Shanxi Theater, he also needs to solve the current predicament.

When the order was issued for the troops to retreat from the front line one after another, Seishiro Itagaki naturally left early.It's just that he never expected that the Eighth Route Army would launch a fierce counterattack on the day they retreated.

The 127th and 116th divisions, which had not been dispatched by the elite troops, finally launched a full-scale counterattack with the cooperation of the artillery units.For the Japanese Army of the Fifth Division, which was preparing to retreat, it undoubtedly caught them by surprise.

Even when Itagaki left, he gave an order to alternately cover the retreat.But none of these blocking troops seemed to have expected that the Eighth Route Army's counterattack would be so sharp that many troops did not have time to evacuate.

When Seishiro Itagaki walked out of Luliang and received a telegram from the rear troops, he also seemed extremely angry.But he quickly said: "Send a report to the North China Front Army and ask the Air Force for tactical guidance. Bage Yalu, our officers are too careless!"

In fact, Itagaki also knew very well that many brigade and regiment leaders under his command were dazzled by the winning streak in this march into Shanxi.They also didn't pay much attention to the Eighth Route Army, which had the upper hand when attacking.

As a result, when retreating, many artillery pieces were loaded and left in advance.The result is very natural. It is also normal to encounter the Eighth Route Army's fierce pursuit and retreat.After all, the little devil is also a body of flesh and blood, and he will die if a bullet hits his body.

When it was dawn, the two main divisions of the Eighth Route Army, which pursued overnight, dispersed the large troops and adopted the method of small troops to harass.It made these retreating little devils tremble with fear at the first step.

The Eighth Route Army has also always been wary of aircraft that appear in the sky during the day.When the plane came, many soldiers got into the woods without doing anything.As soon as the plane left, it got in and continued to harass the little devils who were retreating quickly.

It turned out that the Eighth Route Army, which had been chasing it all the way, finally chased the Fifth Division to the point of collapse, and finally stopped the pursuit at the Luliang border.Started to build fortifications and besieged the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in various cities.

Knowing this situation, the Jinsui army originally planned to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack.But they found that they had lost the best opportunity to counterattack. Even if they regained some places that the little devil had abandoned, they still didn't cause the little devil any loss.

But even so, Yan Xishan and the others were still happy.In their view, this is also regaining lost ground!But from Fu Zuoyi's point of view, when the little devil makes a comeback, the Jinsui army may suffer again!

This night was also a sleepless night for the Eighth Route Army headquarters.For the North China Front Army, it was also a sleepless night.When the two trains that the North China Front Army was very concerned about arrived at Yangqu, the trains still did not stop.

The reason is very simple, Yangqu city and the vicinity of the railway station were already in flames of war when the train arrived.The 120th Division, whose main force was assembled here, launched a battle against Yangqu overnight, which caught the Japanese troops stationed here by surprise.

Most importantly, several important passes in Yangqu and Taiyuan were occupied by the 120th Division almost overnight.For such a situation, the garrison officer of Yangqu believed that Yangqu was no longer suitable for two trains to stop.

As a result, after the train entered Yangqu, it only added some coal and water, and then continued to move forward.It will stop at Xinzhou Station, and at the same time, the North China Front Army urgently dispatched troops to encircle and suppress 129 to guard the train station.

Originally, it was suspected that the two trains were hijacked by the North China Front Army, who had received a telegram from Yangqu.The two trains were still protected by their escort team, which were the two squadron leaders sent by Taiyuan.

In fact, they also didn't know officers like the squadron leader or the Japanese garrison stationed in Yangqu.After all, there were as many as 20 Japanese troops attacking Shanxi this time, and each unit had a different affiliation.

In addition, now that the troops are scattered, the garrison officer has seen the IDs of the two escort squadron leaders and the machine gunners who are still sticking to the train.I also think, who dares to be so bold?

He hijacked the train, and dared to pretend to be their escort and stop at their train station swaggeringly.This is a bit too incredible!Moreover, most of these escort troops are proficient in Japanese.

After replenishing coal and fresh water, the two trains that stopped briefly at Yangqu Station headed for Xinzhou.When the train left, the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade, who had been sitting in the carriage and prepared for combat, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xiangdong even said directly: "Commander, what should we do if the little devil forcibly boarded the car for inspection?"

'What can I do?Then kill them!Don't worry, we have interrogated them before. Regarding these two trains, there are probably some supplies that we don't know about.It can be seen from the little devil's anxiety that the supplies on the train are not simple.

Right now they didn't know the consent of the North China Front Army, so they didn't dare to get in the car for inspection.Remember those little devils we interrogated?This train stops at various stations and must have instructions from the North China Front Army before unloading cargo.

This means that other railway stations, including the garrison officer of Yangqu, have only the right to cooperate to protect the train and provide all expenses for the train.As for the inspection, he didn't even dare to inspect it.He will be responsible for any loss at that time! '

He Zhengdao, who explained with a smile, was somewhat surprised that the train ran to Yangqu, and both coal and water needed to be replenished.But think about the current era, not to mention the slow speed of the train, the supplies are also replenished at any time.

Compared with later generations of trains using electricity or oil, today's coal-fired trains are indeed much slower.If the train journey is fast, they can travel from Shouyang to Yuanping in one night.It's a pity that trains are so slow these days!

When the train left Yangqu Station, He Zhengdao sent a telegram to Boss He and the headquarters to inform that the train had left Yangqu smoothly.Boss He, who received the telegram, also found it unbelievable.

He smiled and said: "I don't know why, but seeing such a bold plan by the independent column, I feel terrified. On the contrary, they dare to stop at Yangqu Station and ask the little devil to replenish them with coal and water.

The most unbelievable thing is that these little devils actually refilled them with coal and water.Don't they have any doubt that the two trains were snatched by the independent column?How on earth did he do it! "

Faced with the confusion in Boss He's heart, I think we have to wait until the next time we meet again.As the sky gradually brightened, the units of the 120th Division that attacked Yangqu City also cleaned up the battlefield and evacuated one after another.

There was a lot of chicken feathers left behind, and the Yangqu City garrison also breathed a sigh of relief.Regarding the situation in Yangqu, Taiyuan, which is currently overwhelmed with self-care, can't send many reinforcements, so they can only let them stick to Yangqu City.

As for other places in Yangqu, they can only give up temporarily and helplessly.And this also means that, except for Yangqu City, the rest of the towns will become the targets of the 120th Division's suppression.Those Japanese and puppet troops also meant that they became abandoned children for a short time.

Along with Liu Zhidan of the 116th Division, it merged with the 120th Division's headquarters left behind in the base area.The Eighth Route Army Headquarters' request for a counteroffensive has undoubtedly fulfilled its goal.Leave the troops to build blocking fortifications, and the rest of the troops continue to pursue and suppress.

This time the Eighth Route Army used two divisions to launch a counterattack, which really caught the advancing Japanese army by surprise.Not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, they also lost a lot of supplies that were too late to take away, and these became the spoils of war for the various departments of the Eighth Route Army.

Although the losses of the various divisions were not small, compared with the victories obtained, these units were compared with the real combat experience of the Japanese army on the battlefield.The officers and soldiers of the 116th Division who went out for the first time also felt that they had benefited a lot.

Even the 116th Division, which was cooperated with the Artillery Regiment directly under the headquarters for the first time, also seized more than a dozen artillery pieces that the Japanese army had no time to take away when cleaning the battlefield.For such a seizure, Liu Zhidan seemed very happy.

But not long after I was happy, the headquarters, who also learned the news, issued a telegram and said directly: "Let the 116th Division hand over the captured mountain artillery to the artillery regiment for use. Let them equip those [-] infantry artillery by themselves!"

The 75 mountain artillery was taken over by the artillery regiment of the headquarters before it was warmed up. Liu Zhidan naturally felt a little depressed.But he knew that without the cooperation of the artillery regiment directly under the headquarters this time, their counterattack this time would not have been so smooth.

Therefore, he also happily carried out the instructions from the headquarters.As for the captured [-] infantry artillery, Liu Zhidan also mobilized artillery to form an artillery battalion directly under the division headquarters, which will also provide artillery support to the troops in the future.

Seishiro Itagaki, who had already arrived in Qingyuan (Qingxu) in the suburbs of Taiyuan during the day, undoubtedly felt very distressed by the loss of troops and generals of the Fifth Division overnight.Looking at the troops arriving one after another, his expression was also dignified.

As the first-class division currently stationed in Shanxi, the role of the Fifth Division is self-evident.Right now, even the division under his command has experienced such a large-scale attrition.The rest of the troops fighting in Shanxi know what will happen after thinking about it.

This made Itagaki Seishiro start thinking about what they should do next in order to curb the current development of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.After all, the Jinsui Army is no longer a threat to them now! (To be continued.)

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Regarding the chaos in Shanxi, except for those who are concerned about the situation here, the current counter-offensive launched by the Eighth Route Army has caused the Japanese army to be a little bit overwhelmed.Please search ()!The fastest-updated novel What the domestic people really pay attention to is the Nanjing defense war that has already started.

After the battle of Songhu, the Japanese army made the decision to attack the capital of the Republic of China in order to frighten China's enthusiasm for the war of resistance.The troops sent to the Songhu battlefield did not decrease at all. Instead, they continued to increase their troops and launched an attack in the direction of Nanjing.

It is precisely because of this that the current strength of the North China Front Army seems somewhat stretched.As a result, after the troops stationed in Taiyuan were severely reduced, the troops deployed on the front line had to be transferred back.

As for other places, the strength of the Japanese army also appears to be somewhat insufficient.Even if they urgently mobilize troops from Ping Yan and others to rush to Shanxi, their speed of mobilizing troops also appears to be very slow when they lose the railway.

In order to stabilize the fruits of victory, the North China Front Army had to choose a conservative strategy and withdraw the front-line troops to defend some of the territories currently occupied by Shanxi.As for the campaign to advance into Shaanxi to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army, it had to be suspended for the time being.

It's just that facing the current chaotic situation in Shanxi, the Jinsui Army is more relieved, and stabilizes the currently retreating defense area to prepare for future battles.However, the Eighth Route Army began to consolidate its control over Luliang.

However, the real focus of the Eighth Route Army and the North China Front Army was undoubtedly focused on the two trains that had just set off from Yangqu and were about to head to Xinzhou.Around these two trains, the commanders of the two armies began to deploy troops and generals to form formations.

After receiving the report from the garrison in Yangqu, they still control the county town and the railway station, and the North China Army also breathed a sigh of relief.At least two trains are still under their control.

But for the telegram sent by the North China Front Army, the garrison officer in Xinzhou seemed very confused.According to the instructions of the North China Front, they needed to protect the two trains at all costs until their reinforcements from Hebei arrived.

The problem is that after losing the supply of the railway, the pass from Taiyuan to Yangqu was controlled by the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army.It is undoubtedly very difficult for the Japanese army to enter Xinzhou smoothly.

If the Japanese troops mobilized from Hebei wanted to take the shortest route, they had placed their troops in the 115th Division on the border between Xinzhou and Hebei, which was also a challenge they had to face.The Japanese army no longer dared to underestimate this force!

In general, after the formation of the former Eighth Route Army, Naozaburo Okabe said with a slight headache: "Your Excellency, Commander, from the current situation, the two trains are probably surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.

If this situation is to be reversed, we must withdraw the troops encircling and suppressing the 129th Division and transfer them to Xinzhou to strengthen the defense there.At the same time, the army aviation unit was deployed to support Xinzhou.

After the Fifth Division returned to Taiyuan, the 116th Division was dispatched to besiege the blocking line set up by the Eighth Route Army in Yangqu.Only in this way can we guarantee the safety of the two trains.But in this way, the war between Changzhi and Jincheng will be suspended. "