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If the old main force is sent to attack Jinyang, it is estimated that the little devil will also know that the 129th Division has jumped from Xinzhou to Xingtai to develop.And a new main group will undoubtedly make the little devil less vigilant.

An infantry brigade has just been dispatched to Changzhi, and the Eighth Route Army is making trouble in Jinzhong as soon as the front foot is gone. Itagaki Seishiro undoubtedly looks very angry.But more, I was still surprised by the appearance of this main force.

'What exactly is going on?Why is there a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army in the Jinyang area?Where the hell did they come from?Why, we didn't get any information before? '

In Itagaki Seishiro's view, Jinzhong and Yangquan are undoubtedly two very important places for the Shanxi dispatched army.If these two places are blocked by the Eighth Route Army.Then they might be trapped to death here in Taiyuan.

Right now, a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared near Jinyang City.This shows that he always felt that the idea of ​​Jinzhong and Yangquan being safe was wrong.This kind of mistake is naturally very fatal.

Facing Seishiro Itagaki's questioning, the intelligence officer said helplessly: "General, according to the information we have scouted, this main regiment of the Eighth Route Army was not active in Shanxi before. It's just that this time, it suddenly appeared for some reason.

According to what we have learned, this main regiment is a newly formed unit of the Eighth Route Army, and its external designation is the independent regiment.The area where they were active before should be in the Lincheng area.It is really unusual to suddenly enter Jinyang activities this time! "

'idiot!With such a rebel force operating in their area, why didn't the garrison in Lincheng wipe it out?If such a force is allowed to enter Shanxi, don't they know how much harm it will bring us? '

In Itagaki Seishiro's view, these Eighth Route Army armed forces behind enemy lines must be resolutely attacked.If it is a small force, it is understandable that it will be difficult to encircle and suppress.But this is a regiment of the Eighth Route Army!

With such a regiment-level troop by his side, I am afraid that the Japanese troops stationed in the Lincheng area will feel unsafe, right?That being the case, then sending troops to encircle and suppress it is something that should be done!

Now that this force has rushed to the area under the jurisdiction of the Shanxi Dispatched Army, it will undoubtedly catch the Shanxi Dispatched Army by surprise.After all, Jinyang's strategic location is still very important to the Shanxi Dispatch Army.

If it is captured by the Eighth Route Army, their supplies from Hebei may be threatened.Even Yangquan and Pingding, which are not far from Jinyang, will be under the vanguard of the Eighth Route Army.

'General, we have already contacted the garrison in Lincheng before.They also organized encirclement and suppression of this Eighth Route Army unit that was active in the border area between the two provinces.But the effect of each encirclement and suppression was not very ideal.

The most important thing is that we don't have many troops stationed in Lincheng.They couldn't mobilize too many troops at all, and launched a campaign against the Eighth Route Army throughout the territory.Nowadays, in the border area between the two provinces, there are indeed quite a few such armed forces of the Eighth Route Army.

It's just that in the past, most of these Eighth Route Army troops acted in the form of guerrillas.This time they suddenly assembled to attack Jinyang, and I knew it after thinking about it. We just transferred an infantry brigade from Jinyang a few days ago! '

Hearing what the intelligence officer said, Seishiro Itagaki suddenly realized that the number of defenders in the counties in Hebei may not even be as large as the number of defenders in the counties in Shanxi.It can be said that in the area bordering Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong, their military strength is only enough to maintain local law and order.

If you want to organize a large-scale mopping up campaign, I'm afraid you're still powerless.In the final analysis, similar to the Shanxi Dispatched Army, it is estimated that there is a place where two divisions are assembled in such a small area, and there are really no other places.

Thinking that Jinyang City must not be lost, Itagaki Seishiro immediately said: "Order to calm down the garrison brigade, and dispatch an infantry regiment to Jinyang for reinforcements. Order the garrison officers in Jinyang to hold on to Jinyang before the reinforcements arrive. city.

If there is a loss in Jinyang City, let him go and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.In addition, power generation will be sent to all the garrison officers in the bordering areas of Hebei, so that they can send more troops to pay attention to the situation in the border areas and be alert to the military movements of the Eighth Route Army.

The most severe measures must be taken against the armed forces of the Eighth Route Army who dare to infiltrate into our occupied areas.In the past, we just thought that the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army would not pose any major threat, so we gave them a chance to develop.

From now on, we must be vigilant and pay close attention to the penetration of the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong and Yangquan.If they are really allowed to form large-scale resistance forces in these two places, we may not be able to sleep well in Taiyuan in the future. "

In the eyes of many Japanese soldiers, those guerrillas with a size of only a few hundred or even a dozen people seemed to be unable to form an effective threat to their garrisons everywhere.But it is often these small troops that cause them a lot of trouble.

These armed forces established in the local enemy's rear may usually resist the puppet troops in various cities, and occasionally attack some Japanese squads that have left the city.But the expansion speed of these troops is often very astonishing.

Usually do not show the mountains and do not show the water, most of them are active in the form of small troops.When they united, the defenders from all over the place suddenly discovered that the combination of these troops could actually pose an effective threat to them.

Therefore, this time, a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army suddenly invaded Jinyang City, which made Seishiro Itagaki very worried.He knew that if the Eighth Route Army's armed forces in the enemy's rear were activated in Jinzhong and Yangquan, it would bring them a deadly threat.

In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, the only way to extinguish these seemingly non-threatening little sparks is to implement a high-pressure strike.Because, once these small sparks gather together, they are often a prairie fire! (To be continued.)

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When the Shanxi dispatched army was fighting with the main forces of the Eighth Route Army, He Zhengdao, who was in Suiyuan himself, was in charge.Received a telegram from the New Fifth Division, asking them to surround the No. 20 Fourth Brigade of Infantry for five days, and eventually they could not escape the annihilation of the entire army.

Originally hoped to hold on and wait for a glimmer of life, but the No. 20 Fourth Brigade of the Infantry seemed to be very unlucky.Speaking of which, they could have lasted longer.Because, on the second day when they ran out of food, the weather cleared up.

It's just that the infantry No. 20 Fourth Brigade, who was sticking to the valley, did not expect the seemingly disordered shelling of the New Fifth Division, but was lucky to hit a shell directly on the place where they set up the radio station.

Not to mention that the telegraph operator was killed on the spot, the radio station they communicated with the outside was also damaged in the shelling.They have always kept in touch with the division through the radio station, but the moment the radio station was destroyed, the division mistakenly believed that their entire army was wiped out.

The Infantry No. 20 Fourth Brigade, which itself was in a crisis of food shortages, had more than 1000 remaining soldiers besieged in the valley.In their view, if they can persist until the weather improves, they may be able to ask the Air Force to drop food on them.

But seeing that the only preserved radio station was destroyed, the head of the infantry brigade who heard the news seemed a little dumbfounded.He knew very well that being surrounded in this small valley and losing the radio station, they might really be hopeless.

What is meant by "the leak in the house meets the continuous rain at night", the No.20 Fourth Brigade of Infantry at this moment undoubtedly truly understands it!

'idiot!how so?How can we communicate with the division without a radio station? '

The head of the brigade, who couldn't help lamenting, could also feel the desperate expressions of the surviving officers around him.For them, this station is really too important.As a result, at this moment, he was hit by a shell from the Eighth Route Army.

In fact, for the New Fifth Division outside the valley, after the artillery was passively lost.The artillery received the order to fire casually.Even a lot of shells didn't hit the little devil's forward blocking position.

Most of them were shot directly into the valley where the little devil was hiding.Even if some shells hit no man's land directly, they would be wasted.But this kind of shells with irregular points and timing still brought a lot of psychological pressure to the little devils in the valley.

Because the day turns into night, the Eighth Route Army comes to bombard every once in a while.Although the number of each shelling is not large, no one knows where the shells will fall.And in this large valley, there are many places suitable for them to hide.

The location where the radio station was originally located was the place the Japanese army thought was most likely not to be bombed.But no one thought that there was a cannonball that didn't have eyes, fell into the location where their radio station was located, and shot through the simple tent where the radio station was located.

Facing the destruction of the radio station, the rest of the Japanese officers who came to check the situation also said in despair: "General, what should we do now? We lost the radio station, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to communicate with the division. We still have to stick to it." ?"

'If you don't keep it?Do we have a chance to break through the blocking net set up by the Eighth Route Army outside?Stick to it for another day tomorrow, if there is still no hope, we will prepare to break through tomorrow night! '

For the Japanese soldiers trapped in the valley, they still have a chance to survive, and that is to put down their weapons and raise their hands to walk out of the valley and surrender to the new Fifth Division that surrounded them.But this kind of thing, in the eyes of the Japanese army, is more shameful than death!

Although the persuading personnel recruited by the New Fifth Division shouted to the Japanese troops in the valley after a while.But still no Japanese army dared to take the first step to surrender outside the valley.Because they know that whoever dares to surrender will surely die.

Those Japanese commanders guarding the defensive positions would probably order others to kill those Japanese soldiers who dared to surrender to the Eighth Route Army.Therefore, the shouts of the persuasion personnel seem to be doomed to have little effect.

But the shelling that sounded from time to time, as well as these words of persuasion, still demoralized the remaining Japanese troops in the valley.Now even the radio station has been destroyed, their fate seems to have been doomed, and it is almost impossible to escape.

Just as these Japanese troops thought, after the radio station of the No.20 Fourth Brigade of the Infantry was destroyed, the telegraph soldiers of the No.12 Division, who had always been in contact with them, quickly reported the situation to Seitaro Yamamura.

'General, our radio station has lost contact with the 24th Brigade!We have called several times and have never heard back from them.According to our agreed contact time, they have been out of contact for at least four hours. '

The two-hour contact was an agreement between the division and the brigade's radio department.Four hours have passed and still no contact from the infantry brigade has been received.No matter how stupid people are, they also know that the No. 20 Fourth Brigade may be in danger.

On the other hand, Seitaro Yamamura was a little surprised when he heard the news.But think about it, this situation is not what they expected before!Compared with their food that can last for a while, the No. 20 Fourth Brigade of the Infantry has no food available.

'I already know the situation!Keep calling!If you still can't get in touch, then there's no need to get in touch. '

Saying such words undoubtedly shows that Yamamura Seitaro already knows that the No. 20 Fourth Infantry Brigade may have been wiped out.This also means that one of the division's two infantry brigades is completely finished.

When the next day came, the weather in the morning was still not suitable for the Air Force to take off.But in the afternoon, the weather has improved.According to the previous agreement, the air force in Shijiazhuang will soon take off to provide air support to the Japanese troops in Datong and Zhuozi.

On the other hand, the Second Division of the Column, which blocked the North China Front from sending reinforcements, received a report on the situation from Xinzhou.Wang Tianlin, who was in charge of the blocking battle, also knew that the little devil's bomber would visit their blocking position soon.

'Give power to our forward blocking forces, and keep an eye on air defense alerts at all times.Order the troops in the front-line blocking position to withdraw from the battle in due course.Let the little devil's troops go a little further forward.Tonight, a night attack will be carried out in the second-line blocking area.

I really thought that everything would be fine for them when the air force came. That would be too small for us.Damn, now I let you go, the farther you go, the easier it will be to pack up.Pass the order down immediately! '

'Yes, Chief of Staff! '

At the same time, He Zhengdao, who was sitting in Suiyuan, also received news from the reconnaissance troops ahead.Knowing this situation, He Zhengdao's instructions are still different from those of the Second Independent Division that blocked Datong's reinforcements.

'Order the third division to collect combustibles from now on.Wait until the Japanese planes arrive in the battle zone and create a massive cloud of smoke for me.The little devil's plane must have come to give them airborne weapons and ammunition.

Order the air defense company of the third division to prepare for air defense.Once the little devil's transport plane lowers its altitude to carry out airdrops, I will beat them hard.I want to let the little devil's plane know that it's not that easy to drop supplies by air. '