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The commander of the Japanese wing, who was tossed back and forth, led the equally panting troops to the train station. However, they found that the battle at the railway station had ended, and their garrison was currently cleaning the battlefield and counting casualties and losses.

Looking at the corpses placed on the platform, Yamaguchi Daisa was very angry. Looking at the empty platform, he also looked very worried. But after listening to the words of the officer left behind, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and the train was fortunately fine.

When I was about to call the train station and the city, I found that the phone did not respond at all. In the end, he could only send people back to the city on horseback, report the situation to the city, and report this information to the North China Front as soon as possible.

At this moment, the gunfire in the city gradually subsided, and I also realized that the Japanese troops stationed in Taiyuan could start to clean up the mess. It was just that the devastated situation made many Japanese soldiers who began to stabilize the situation understand how miserable the situation was.

The Taiyuan garrison major general was shattered, and the Japanese brigades stationed in Taiyuan were completely lost, and the North China Front Army that received this telegram felt unbelievable. A report was sent to the Fifth Division as soon as possible, ordering it to quickly send troops back to Taiyuan.

The reason is very simple, the Taiyuan City at this moment is empty, and once someone seizes the opportunity, it is very likely that their Taiyuan Battle will be lost. No one dares to bear such consequences.

After receiving a telegram from the North China Front Army, Seishiro Itagaki, who commanded the Fifth Division to fight against the Eighth Route Army, said in disbelief: "Woo ga! Who has the ability to make such a large-scale attack in Taiyuan? It's incredible! ”

'Your Excellency, Division Commander, according to what we have just learned. The Eighth Route Army has a main force, which is currently moving rapidly in the direction of Taiyuan. If we don't move again, I'm afraid that Taiyuan is really dangerous. ’

'Yo breath, order the troops to retreat overnight. Pay attention to keeping a certain number of garrison troops, so that the Eighth Route Army cannot find out that we are leaving. It seems that this time, we are fighting against Shanxi. It's going to come to an end, it's a pity! ’

As a Huaxia expert, Itagaki Seishiro knew very well that this confrontation with the Eighth Route Army made him feel a kind of pressure. Although when the troops fought, it was still his troops who had the upper hand, but the losses were far beyond his imagination.

In the past, when they fought with the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army, their battle loss ratio could be controlled at more than 1 to 10. And now, they are fighting with the Eighth Route Army, but they find that there are many times. It even became a battle loss of one soldier and one soldier.

The 5th Division, which has been fighting for a long time, has recently suffered an equally serious attrition. Faced with such a situation, in fact, Seishiro Itagaki also considered withdrawing his troops. With his division alone, it is difficult to break through the defenses of the Eighth Route Army!

When the Fifth Division was preparing to retreat overnight, He Zhengdao, who had left Taiyuan, still said with a serious expression: "Send a message to the headquarters, we have successfully passed through Taiyuan, and the next destination is Yangqu Station, so that Mr. He can start to prepare."

Secondly. The Taiyuan action team gained a lot, and the Japanese army was extremely empty in Taiyuan at the moment. Prepare to attack the 5th Division, on which I am based. It is very likely that they will retreat back to Taiyuan. It is hoped that the General Headquarters will make preparations as soon as possible to expand the victorious results of our army. ”

This telegram was sent back to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and Mr. Zhu and others, who were still not resting, quickly said happily: "Okay! After the most difficult level, the rest depends on the last few levels. This time, the little devil really suffered a heavy loss!

Another major general brigade commander. The brigade commander who died at the hands of the independent column is afraid that more people were killed than in the Anti-Japanese War! Okay, order the 127th Division and the 116th Division to prepare for a counterattack. Send reserve troops and make a feint in the direction of Taiyuan! ”

'Yes. Commander in chief! ’

When the telegram was transmitted to the division headquarters of the 127th and 116th divisions, looking at the information provided by the headquarters, the two division commanders felt incredible. In their opinion, He Zhengdao's move this time is no less than digging out his heart from the mouth of a tiger!

Liu Zhidan, who led his troops on the expedition, looked at the telegram and the map and said: "If this telegram hadn't been sent by the headquarters, I'm afraid I wouldn't have dared to believe that with only a few small troops, the independent column would have been able to make such a big move."

Command the forward reconnaissance troops to keep an eye on the Japanese troops in front of us, and report as soon as they have any retreating movements. Inform the artillery regiment that it is possible to begin to enter the preset artillery positions and prepare for the shelling before the counterattack. ”

When the Eighth Route Army and the Fifth Division of the encirclement and suppression began to make their own responses. Yan Xishan, who stabilized the situation in Linfen, also received a telegram from the Taiyuan City Intelligence Station, saying that Taiyuan City was in chaos tonight and the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.

Because the information is not very detailed, the people at the intelligence station cannot provide the specific losses of the Japanese army. But there was one news that they inquired about, that is, the Japanese garrison major general stationed in Taiyuan was shot dead at the command headquarters.

Fu Zuoyi, who had already reported to Yan Xishan, was also called to a meeting to discuss. Looking at this telegram, the summoned generals felt incredulous. But soon Fu Zuoyi said: "This handwriting is only made by the Eighth Route Army!" ”

Even after saying this, Fu Zuoyi said again: "If my guess is correct, the chaos in Taiyuan City tonight is very likely to be organized by the independent division." Thinking about it now, I finally understand that there are troops who say that when they retreat, there are unknown reinforcements to cover them.

When someone reported it before, I thought that maybe they were wrong, and it should be our troop cover. But now that I think about it, during the Battle of Taiyuan, there were many people from the Eighth Route Army in the city.

These people have been lurking in Taiyuan City in order to carry out the destruction tonight. They made such a fuss tonight, unless the Japanese army was not worried about the loss of Taiyuan. Otherwise, the Fifth Division, which was engaged in the battle with the Eighth Route Army, would inevitably retreat back to Taiyuan.

In this way, the pressure on the troops of the Eighth Route Army will be greatly reduced. Even, they didn't know how to prepare a plan to fight back. Once the Fifth Division was defeated, Lu Liang was afraid that it would be the base of the Eighth Route Army in the future. ”

Listening to Fu Zuoyi's analysis, Yan Xishan was shocked and said, "Impossible!" Could it be that the Eighth Route Army realized very early on that we couldn't hold Taiyuan City? It doesn't make sense at all! ”

'Commander, this analysis is indeed somewhat incredible. However, the commander of the independent division, He Zhengdao, from his rise in the Red Army to the present, is very good at using troops and tricks. Its combat layout is very unguardable.

Judging from the analysis of the current battle in Shanxi, the battle of the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army in Shuozhou seems to be somewhat lacking in attack power. These are two completely different troops from when they attacked Suiyuan.

Take tonight's Taiyuan attack as an example, if he suddenly made such a move, there must be a big action that no one knows. However, at present, we lack the support of favorable circumstances, and it is difficult to judge what the Eighth Route Army wants to do.

But one thing is certain, the Japanese army that is currently encircling us and the Eighth Route Army is afraid that they will choose to retreat. Commander, I think we should seize this opportunity to fight a counterattack and expand our area of control north of the Fen River. ’

Even if some people think that Fu Zuoyi's analysis is reasonable, but when they think of taking the initiative to counterattack the Japanese army, many generals of the Jin Sui Army who were afraid immediately said: "This is just a speculation, if the judgment is wrong and the Japanese army counterattacks are provoked, our situation is worrying!" ”

Listening to the answers of these generals, Fu Zuoyi always felt a deep helplessness and sadness in his heart for some reason. Even if the defense of Taiyuan was lost, Yan Xishan did not blame him too much. But he knew that the overseer was wary of him in his heart.

In the end, it was the Stability faction that prevailed, and in the absence of an unknown situation, Yan Xishan finally ordered the front-line troops to do a good job of defense. If the Japanese army retreats, send a small force across the river to test the reality of the Japanese army.

Such an arrangement can only be described as a conservative defense. Regarding the results of such a meeting, Fu Zuoyi suddenly felt that he was afraid that he would not do much in Jin Suijun. But the question is, where can he go now?

Regarding the arrangement of the Jin Sui Army, the Eighth Route Army is not too clear. However, the forward reconnaissance units of the 127th Division and the 116th Division soon discovered that the Japanese troops who surrounded and suppressed them were really preparing for retreat overnight.

It's just that the Japanese army retreated in a very orderly manner. Most of the troops retreated alternately in cover, and if reconnaissance troops had not been sent in advance, they would not have been discovered, and the troops behind the Japanese offensive positions were retreating.

The two division commanders who learned the news immediately transmitted the information back to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Seeing that the Japanese army was really organizing a retreat, Mr. Zhu thought for a while and said, "Okay, order them to start a counterattack, remember!" Drive the Japanese army out of Luliang and stop the pursuit! ”

In Mr. Zhu's opinion, although he also wanted to drive the Japanese army all the way back to Taiyuan. But now it seems, it is undoubtedly unrealistic. Even if Taiyuan is currently empty of troops, it is definitely not something they can fight casually.

What's more, even if it is defeated, how many troops will the Eighth Route Army send to garrison it by then? In contrast, if they can recover the entire Luliang region, it will be their victory. In this way, their base area has undoubtedly expanded a lot.

There was not much time left before dawn, and the Japanese troops, who had already begun to withdraw from their positions, suddenly found that behind the position of the 116th Division, which had been fighting with them, suddenly heard the sound of rumbling artillery bombardment, and the range of the artillery surprised them very much.

'Yaga, how is that possible! The Eighth Route Army actually had mountain artillery and field artillery? This is at least the configuration of an artillery wing, which was never used in previous battles. Not good, our defensive positions are dangerous! ’

Just like the commander of the Japanese army in charge of the rear of the palace, when he made this judgment and analysis. The Japanese troops, who were also waiting for dawn to withdraw from their positions, were stunned by the sudden shelling.

They didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army, which had only mortars in the previous confrontation, would have such an artillery regiment. Numerous shells fell into their blocking positions, and the Japanese troops guarding them were caught off guard.

Compared with the sharp counterattack of the 116th Division, the counterattack of the 127th Division was equally sharp. Gather all the artillery of the division headquarters and attack the Japanese troops who are blocking them from attacking to defending with a density of artillery fire that shocks the little devils.

Even though these fortifications were built relatively steadily, many of them collapsed under such heavy shelling. Such a fierce counterattack let many Japanese soldiers know that the Eighth Route Army, which had been on the defensive, would begin to counterattack! (To be continued.) )