The Japanese Ninth Division was advancing at a rapid pace, and the division commander Matsumura Tomokatsu was very shocked after receiving the news from Otozo Yano.

The planes and artillery of the other side are so powerful.

It seems that Yoshio Suzuka is right.

The opponent's troops are really not easy to mess with.

The combat effectiveness of the Fifth Division is very strong. Sending troops throughout North China is almost the strongest.

But only a few hours have passed, and the Fifth Division has actually lost more than half?

It's incredible.

Matsumura had an ominous premonition in his heart that this battle might be very difficult to fight.

Yoshio Suzuka's order to him was to fully support the troops of the Fifth Division, the other two divisions, and the two brigades were hurrying over, and if it went well, then Yanggao would be the main battlefield of this battle.

As long as the opponent's army is annihilated, the entire battle situation will be greatly improved.

Now the base camp is actively preparing for a plan to open up the mainland communication line.

Their North China dispatch army needed to send troops south to occupy the railway line.

The scope of the campaign will be very large.

The number of troops invested will also be very large.

The entire North China dispatch army needs to be dispatched almost as a whole army.

If this mysterious force is not eliminated, then North China will be very dangerous at that time.

If someone stabs him in the back, the plan of the entire base camp will be affected.

The commander of the Ninth Division, Matsumura Zhikatsu, was thinking about it, when suddenly a devil hurriedly ran over: "Report to the division commander, the back of our troops has been attacked by unknown troops." ”

Unidentified troops?

Matsumura Zhikatsu was stunned for a moment: "Don't pay attention to it, this should be an attack by a small group of troops on the other side, and the purpose should be to prevent us from reinforcing Yanggao."

Leave a large group of troops, annihilate this force, the others, and continue to advance rapidly. Be sure to arrive in Yanggao within five hours! ”

Now Matsumura Zhikatsu's attention is all on Yanggao.

As long as he rushes to Yanggao, with the strength of his ninth division, he can at least rescue the fifth division.

And Yoshio Suzuka, who is in Taiyuan, is walking around anxiously.

His 7th Division, which was at Yanmen Pass, had been blocked for several hours without advancing a single step.

There was also the 23rd Division, which was also blocked in Shenchi for most of the day, and it was impossible to move forward at all.

This shocked Yoshio Suzuka.

Why are the troops of Shenchi and Yanmen Pass so able to fight?

This news surprised Yoshio Suzuka.

If the 7th Division and the 23rd Division could not reach Yanggao in time, would the opposing army's troops still be wiped out?

Now in the Yanggao area, there is only his Fifth Division, and the Ninth Division, if it goes well, may rush to Yanggao in half a day.

There is also the Suzuki Brigade, which has already come out of Datong and is rushing to Yanggao at full speed.

However, it will take at least a day.

The Honma Brigade has now reached the outskirts of Toyojin, but it will take time to reach Yanggao as well.

In this way, within this day, he Yoshio Suzuka's troops in Yanggao only have the Fifth Division and the Ninth Division.

There were only two divisions......

Yoshio Suzuka chuckled in his heart.

With only two divisions, let alone annihilating the opposing team's troops, they will even be annihilated by the other side.

Yoshio Suzuka's brows furrowed high, and he always felt that something was wrong.

This time, the Eighth Route Army seems to have completely captured his life!

How did the Eighth Route Army know so clearly about its own plan to transfer troops?

Has the plan been leaked in its entirety?

Yoshio Suzuka looked at the staff officers in the war room with a gloomy face.

Look at everyone like a spy.

No, it shouldn't.

Only a few people know about my troop transfer plan.

Moreover, my order was conveyed very quickly, and the troops of the Eighth Route Army could not know it immediately.

Even if it did leak, it wouldn't have gotten the word out so quickly.

Takeshi Sakurada, chief of staff of the First Army of the Japanese Army, said worriedly: "Your Excellency, commander, our troops must immediately reinforce the area around Yangyuan. Otherwise, the 5th and 9th Divisions would have suffered huge losses. ”

Yoshio Suzuka nodded: "Sakurada-kun, do you also think that the other party's troops can annihilate our two divisions at once?" ”

Takeshi Sakurada shook his head: "It is unlikely that we will annihilate our two divisions, but I am worried that the two divisions will suffer heavy losses as a result." ”

Of course, Sakurada Takeshi is worried, but the other party's troops have planes and tanks, as well as American howitzers!

This kind of equipment, how do you fight?

Why didn't Yoshio Suzuka dare to send the plane to Yanggao?

It's because there are more than two hundred planes of the other side there!

That's why Suzuka sent the plane to Shenchi and Yanmen Pass.

And the tank, it can't be compared.

The combined tanks of the Fifth and Ninth Divisions were only thirty.

The other party's tanks are also more than two hundred!

Not only Japanese tanks, but also British tanks!

There's no comparison.

If four or five divisions had surrounded this unit, they would still have hoped to annihilate.

Two divisions and two brigades......

The number of troops is too small.

The strength of the other side, according to preliminary estimates, is 50,000.

It is about the same strength as their two divisions.

At this moment, a devil hurriedly ran over with a telegram.

Takeshi Sakurada took a look, and his face immediately changed.

When Suzuka saw Sakurada Takeshi's face, he knew that there must be some bad news coming.

"Sakurada-kun, you can say it. It's all this time, no matter how bad the news is, I can hold on! ”

Yoshio Suzuka took a deep breath and quietly grabbed the table with both hands.

Takeshi Sakurada snorted and said slowly: "Shuichi Honma said that his brigade was attacked on a large scale in Fengzhen.

The troops suffered heavy losses.

Request reinforcements. ”

Nani????

Yoshio Suzuka's eyes widened in disbelief, like a pair of cows.

He shuddered twice, but he endured it without scolding.

Then he took the telegram and looked at it twice.

How is this possible!?

How could there be troops of the Eighth Route Army in Fengzhen?

It's incredible.

How many troops of the Eighth Route Army were there in the whole of Shanxi?

The combat effectiveness of the Honma Brigade is known to Yoshio Suzuka, and it is a very capable part!

How can you say that if you are surrounded, you will be surrounded?

The strength of the entire Honma Brigade is almost 10,000.

And ten tanks.

There is also no shortage of artillery.

It is the first fierce brigade in Suiyuan.

How can you say no, it won't work?

This is not what I expected!

This is severe premature ejaculation!!

Originally, Yoshio Suzuka was counting on the Honma Brigade to quickly reinforce Yanggao, but now it seems that the reinforcements are a fart!

He can't protect himself!!

Yoshio Suzuka, who has always been calm, finally couldn't hold his breath anymore.

The Eighth Route Army had premeditated it.

Suzuka can see that the target of the opponent's troop deployment this time is by no means a Datong, but the entire Shanxi.

Baga ......

I, Yoshio Suzuka, am I already such a rubbish? Now the other party dares to counterattack!

And my First Army, however, has seven divisions!

But it doesn't work.

The 14th and 20th Divisions had only just arrived at Yuci. To reach Taiyuan, it will take half a day.

And it is simply unrealistic to expect these two divisions to support Yanggao.

It's too far away.

Now the only thing that is most likely to reinforce the 5th Division is the Suzuki Brigade.

However, the Suzuki Brigade did not have many troops, and it was not possible to go to Yanggao.

Yoshio Suzuka walked up to the map: "Send a report to the 7th Division and the 23rd Division, and ask them how the battle is going there?"

When will it be possible to break through the opponent's defenses?

It's been so long, and there is still no progress. Tell them that if they can't break through the opponent's defense line in one day, they will go straight to seppuku! ”

Yoshio Suzuka snapped and broke the pencil in his hand.

The 7th and 23rd Divisions of the Japanese Army, which received the order, were aggrieved.

It's so easy for you to say, but come and have a look!

Do you think the other side's troops are still a year's troops?

Open your dog's eyes and see, the world is changing so fast that it's unrecognizable.

The opponent's equipment and combat effectiveness can be described as terrifying.

Now the opponent's troops, the individual weapons used, are actually all Japanese-style equipment!

From rifles to machine guns, from grenadiers to infantry guns.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was wearing the military uniform of the Eighth Route Army, they would still think that the other party was their own troops.

The commander of the 7th Division of the Japanese Army, Yasunao Yoshioka, has nothing to do now.

His troops, having already charged ten times, were of no use at all.

Every time his assault unit went up, it was hit by heavy fire.

Not to mention tearing through the opponent's defense, not even rushing to the position.

By now, his 7th Division had lost 3,000 men.

How can this be fought?

According to Yoshioka Yasunao's estimate, if he wanted to break through the opponent's defensive line, his seventh division would have to pay at least 8,000 men.

8,000 people......

His 7th Division would have been crippled directly.

Yoshioka Yasunao was worried, and the commander of the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army, Shitei Tsuna, was even more worried.

So far, the tanks of his 23rd division have been completely lost.

The troops defending Shenchi are simply deadly plays.

As soon as their tank rushed up, it was blown up by the opposing people holding explosive packets.

The startled four-handed Izuna chuckled in his heart.

The opponent's style of play shows that they are ready to defend to the death.

It is very difficult to break through the divine pond in a short period of time.

Tsunade Yotei was right.

If you want to break through the Divine Pool, let alone others, even Ding Wei and Kong Jie will not agree.

This was the first time they had fought a division of the Japanese army, and Ding Wei and Kong Jie were now fighting hard.

Their troops were not afraid of the Japanese army at all.

When this equipment is equipped, the waist pole will be hard.

Besides, their troops are now on the defensive, not on the offensive.

So there is no rush at all.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie's troops were at the forefront of the Shenchi defense line.

The first three lines of defense were the responsibility of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment.

Behind the lines, there are other troops.

In order to make the defense more flexible, the two regiments of Ding Wei and Kong Jie are now basically mixed.