Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

Yoshio Shinozuka is an old man who is almost sixty years old after all, and his energy is obviously lacking.

When I stayed up until more than ten o'clock in the morning, I felt a little sleepy again, so I went back to make up for sleep.

By the time Yoshio Shinozuka returned to the war room again, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and no major changes had occurred in the various battlefields during this period.

"General!"

Seeing Yoshio Shinozuka walk in, Norio Nozawa and several combat staff officers hurriedly gathered their feet and stood up and paused again.

As for Takayoshi Tanaka, chief of staff of the First Army, because he had stayed up for two days and two nights, he had already gone back to sleep, and the No. A battle plan was a long-term process, and he couldn't stand it without sleeping.

Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and asked, "Nozawa-kun, where is the 37th Division now?" ”

Nozawa Norio said: "I just received a telegram from the 37th Division half an hour ago, saying that they have passed through Xixiang County, and they are less than 150 kilometers away from Taiyuan. ”

"I'll be there by noon tomorrow at the earliest."

Yoshio Shinozuka snorted lightly, and said, "How is the situation over there in Changzhi?" ”

"Everything is as the general expected." Nozawa Kio immediately cast an admiring look at Yoshio Shinozuka, and continued, "The Eighth Route Army going south is really just a partial division. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka's brows furrowed: "What do you say?" ”

Nozawa Norio said: "Because the southbound detachment of the 386 Brigade has stopped attacking. ”

"Have you stopped attacking?" Yoshio Shinozuka said, "Didn't attack again all morning? ”

"Yes, there was no offensive all morning." Nozawa Norio said, "After all, it is only a partial division of the 386 Brigade, and its combat effectiveness is very limited. ”

"Strange." Yoshio Shinozuka frowned and pondered for a moment before he said, "What about the northbound detachment of the 386 Brigade?" ”

Nozawa Norio sighed and said: "The northbound detachment of the 386 Brigade suddenly accelerated its speed and accelerated its northward advance after passing the halfway slope, so it seems that it is to grab time!" ”

"This is enough to show that His Excellency the General's judgment is right."

"Not surprisingly, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army must now know that the 37th Division has turned around and headed north, so they will speed up again."

"The main force of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army must want to capture Taiyuan before the 37th Division returns for reinforcements."

"But this is completely delusional, the 37th Division will arrive by noon tomorrow at the latest."

"With the garrison strength in Taiyuan City at this time, there is no problem at all in holding out until tomorrow evening."

More and more corroborating evidence is strongly proving that Yoshio Shinozuka's judgment is correct, and Norio Nozawa and other operational staff officers of the headquarters are also becoming more and more convinced of this.

But I don't know why, Yoshio Shinozuka felt faintly uneasy.

Frowning and muttering for a moment, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Is there any other action in the northbound detachment of the 386 Brigade?" ”

"Oh, Your Excellency, I almost forgot if you didn't say it." Nozawa Kio slapped his forehead and said, "The northbound detachment of the 386th Brigade left a regiment near Banpoyuan. ”

"It seems that the 386th Brigade also feels that there is not enough time."

"So there was a regiment left in Banpo to block the attack."

"In this way, the main force of the 386 Brigade can have at least half a day more time to attack Taiyuan."

"But this is in vain, even if you lose a regiment, even if it takes half a day more, it is impossible for the main force of the 386 Brigade to take Taiyuan!"

Nozawa Norio was talking, but Yoshio Shinozuka's brows were getting tighter and tighter.

The feeling of uneasiness before has become more intense, and it doesn't seem right, right?

Everything seems to be fine, but it is precisely because everything is completely consistent with logic that Yoshio Shinozuka is even more uneasy, because it seems to be artificially designed.

If it wasn't artificially designed, how could it be so perfectly consistent with his judgment?

It looked like the Eighth Route Army had anticipated what kind of reaction he would have, but it was arranged accordingly.

Could it be ...... Is this a calculation within a calculation? The 386 Brigade is playing this time, and the real is real, and the virtual is real? When he thought that the northbound detachment was the main force, but in fact it was the southbound detachment?

……

At this time, it was on the outskirts of the northern city of Changzhi.

After a morning of rest, the 772nd Regiment regained its spirit.

Deputy Brigade Commander Han felt that the time was almost there, because from the perspective of time, the 37th Division of the Japanese Army must have passed through Xixiang County, almost 100 kilometers away from Changzhi!

That is to say, it is impossible for the Japanese army to return to Changzhi before noon tomorrow!

This also means that the southbound detachment not only has enough time to attack Changzhi Fucheng, but also means that after capturing Changzhifu City, there is still enough time to deploy defenses.

Of course, the premise is that the Japanese 37th Division will turn around and go south again.

So Deputy Brigade Commander Han did not hesitate to give the order for a general attack.

The soldiers of the artillery company of the 772nd regiment pushed 1 92nd infantry gun outside the North Gate Pass.

Regiment Commander Cheng couldn't stay at the command headquarters, and also came to the front line with the guards in person.

"Company Commander He." Commander Cheng glanced at the North Gate Pass in front of him from the trench probe, and said loudly, "Can it work?" ”

"Commander, you can rest assured, quasi-go." Company Commander He of the artillery company smiled and said, "The devil's 92 infantry cannon can actually be used as a flat-fire artillery!" ”

"Except for the accuracy of the head, there is nothing wrong with it."

"A few more shells will definitely make a difference."

"You're shit." Head Cheng said painfully, "Try to be on time for Lao Tzu." ”

"Yes!" Company Commander He said as he opened the gun door, then put one right eye behind the gun door, and then gently turned the winch wheel with his right hand until he saw the Japanese fire point through the gun barrel, and then locked the gun mount.

Then Company Commander He straightened up, stretched out his hand and said, "Cannonballs!" ”

An artilleryman immediately handed over a 70mm shell.

Company Commander He stuffed the shell into the barrel of the cannon and closed the gun door.

Then pull the leash hard.

The 92nd Infantry Cannon shook violently, and at the same time there was a muffled tom.

When Commander Cheng and the soldiers in the trenches looked at it urgently, they saw that the north gate was closed, and a machine-gun fire point built in the middle of the city wall had been smashed into ruins.

Even the walls of the city have collapsed in a large way.

There is no scum left at this firepower point.

"Hit!" Head Cheng couldn't help but praise, "Well done!" ”

Company Commander He smiled, turned the winch and aimed the muzzle at another point of fire.

There was another tom sound, and the second firing point on the city wall was also smashed to slag, and at this point, all the heavy machine gun fire at the North Gate Pass had been destroyed.

The commander of the guard company of the 772nd Regiment immediately jumped up: "Brothers, rush with me!" ”

More than a hundred warriors jumped up from their trenches and rushed through the half-collapsed North Gate like a tidal wave, and this time finally rushed into the city.

Changzhi is restored!

There is no mistake