Xiangyue Qingji said with a solemn face: "Then these more than 6,000 imperial soldiers may fall into the siege of the Zhina army because of this, and there is no possibility of getting out!" ”

Major General Hashimoto nodded and said, "Yes, Your Excellency General, this is a necessary sacrifice!" If the number of troops is less, I am afraid that Shouyang will not be able to hold on to the 108th and 109th divisions and other imperial armies. ”

Xiangyue Qingji nodded with difficulty and said, "Then go and do it, and leave it to Hashimoto-kun." ”

Hashimoto Qun hurriedly bowed his head: "Hai, please rest assured that Your Excellency the General will definitely go all out to handle this matter." ”

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Three kilometers north of Shouyang City, Qiao Youhua, Zheng Yunshan, Zhou Dasheng, Liu Yidao and others led more than 40,000 main forces and stopped advancing here.

In front of them, the forward troops of the three A regiments led by Zhao Youde had already entered the outside of Shouyang City, and after exchanging fire with the small vigilance force deployed by the Japanese army outside the city, and repulsing them into the city.

Begin to build offensive positions in the safe area outside the north of Shouyang City in preparation for the next attack.

Zhao Youde handed over the troops to the command of the adjutant, and rode his war horse to three kilometers away to participate in the military deployment meeting held by Qiao Youhua.

When Zhao Youde arrived, Zheng Yunshan, Liu Yidao, Zhou Dasheng and others had already arrived, and when they saw him coming, Liu Yidao smiled and quipped: "Lao Zhao, it's just the right time to come, I'll send you, and if it's too late, we'll be over." ”

Zhao Youde smiled: "I'm sorry, I just arranged the troops, and I rushed over on horseback." ”

Saying that, he hurriedly saluted Qiao Youhua, Qiao Youhua nodded, waved his hand and said, "Okay, you all sit down, and let Adjutant Li introduce the basic situation of Shouyang to you." ”

After speaking, Qiao Youhua glanced at Li Yansan, who was standing in front of the map, Li Yansan nodded in understanding, picked up a command rod and pointed at the hanging map and said: "Shouyang, Shouyang was the fief of the Qi family in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Ming Dynasty changed its name to Shouyang."

It is located in the northeast of Shanxi, pillow Hengyue, Luo Taihang, in the middle and upper reaches of the Xiao River, surrounded by mountains around the city, the terrain is precipitous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the north of the city that our army has arrived at at present, the terrain is slightly higher.

However, if you want to encircle the whole city, you have to take the Japanese positions in the north of the city and the east and west of the city, and the Japanese army has built two field spinning lines and stationed heavy troops in these two places, relying on the city walls and the mountains and rocks outside the city. ”

As soon as Liu Yidao's words fell, he said loudly: "How many defenders are there in the city?" What is the firepower configuration? ”

LI YANSAN REPLIED: "ACCORDING TO THE INTELLIGENCE WE CURRENTLY HAVE, THE TOTAL STRENGTH OF THE JAPANESE PUPPET ARMY DEFENDERS IN THE CITY IS DEFINITELY NOT MORE THAN 10,000, THE FIREPOWER CONFIGURATION IS AVERAGE, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY FIREARMS WITH A CALIBER OF MORE THAN 100MM!" ”

After hearing this, Liu Yidao said to Qiao Youhua: "Commander, then what strength are we better at, our strength is at least five times that of the enemy, and it is not easy to take Shouyang, as long as Shouyang is recovered, Taiyuan is close at hand, and it will be as simple as finding a bag." ”

Qiao Youhua shook his head lightly and said: "With a knife, it is true that our army has an absolute advantage in strength, but you have ignored a very important point, that is, the terrain of Shouyang!" ”

After saying this, Qiao Youhua stepped forward to take the command rod from Li Yansan's hand, pointed to Shouyang on the map and turned back to the crowd: "Adjutant Li said just now, Shouyang is surrounded by mountains, the terrain is dangerous, and in such a dangerous place, the deployment of troops is bound to be affected.

The number of troops that can be invested in a one-time attack may not be as large as the number of Japanese defenders, so that the fierce battle between the two sides will not be five to one, but one to one.

Unless our army can surround Shouyang on all sides and attack at the same time, the superiority in strength can be fully brought into play.

Therefore, breaking through the two field spinning lines of the Japanese army in the northeast and northwest of the city is our top priority at the moment. ”

After listening to Qiao Youhua's analysis, Liu Yidao and the others all nodded in agreement, and then, Liu Yidao took the initiative to ask Ying: "Commander, I am willing to lead the officers and soldiers of the department to serve as the main attack, and I will take the devil's field defense position outside the city at any cost." Complete the siege. ”

Zhou Dasheng couldn't help but say: "Commander, I am also willing to lead a team of men and horses to break through the devil's defense line to the death." ”

Seeing that the two of them were angry, Qiao Youhua took the initiative to ask for help, and immediately said: "In this case, the two of you will each lead an infantry regiment to serve as the main attack, and try your best to break through the field spinning line of the devils in the east and west of the city. The artillery will do everything they can to provide you with artillery support! ”

"Yes!" Liu Yidao and Zhou Dasheng stood up excitedly at the same time, responded to the promise, and immediately rushed away.

Zheng Yunshan leaned over and asked Qiao Youhua: "Commander, can we use poison gas bombs, so that the attack will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." ”

Qiao Youhua shook his head and said: "No, Shouyang is not Niangzi Pass, the situation between the two places is fundamentally different, there are no people living in Niangzi Pass, and there are at least 100,000 of our fathers and elders in Shouyang City."

Once a poison gas bomb is used, even if it is only used to bombard the devil's defense line outside the city, it may endanger our people in the city, so it is absolutely impossible to use poison gas bombs to attack.

What's more, after the incident of Niangzi Pass, the Japanese army in Shouyang may have already prepared, and the use of poison gas bombs may not be able to exert the desired effect. ”

"Well, it's still the commander, you think it through, and I owe it to me." Zheng Yunshan lowered his head a little ashamedly.

Qiao Youhua patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, go down and prepare, if the battle doesn't go well, the guard regiment may have to go up at any time." ”

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The battle officially began fifteen minutes later.

The first to attack was an infantry regiment of the First Division led by Liu Yidao, and nearly 3,000 officers and men, under the command and leadership of Liu Yidao, were the first to arrive at the north of Shouyang City, where the troops of the Third Division had just built a sortie position.

About a hundred dragon tooth infantry were sent by Liu Yidao to launch a tentative charge towards the devil's field spinning line in the northeast of the city.

Led by a lieutenant and deputy company commander, who held a 20-shot box cannon and led more than 100 officers and men under his command, holding various weapons, and quietly set off with his waist bent, first slowly and then quickly, rushing towards the Japanese defense line.

As far as the eye can see, in addition to the not too tall Shouyang city wall in front, there are mountains and mountains dressed in green all around.

At this time, some dark clouds drifted in the sky, and the entire battlefield, except for the footsteps of the soldiers when they charged, seemed extremely silent, and the Japanese position was even more silent, and the silence was palpitating.

When the lieutenant and deputy company commander led the team to rush to about 200 meters away from the Japanese position, on the originally calm Japanese position, a series of hot and dazzling tongues of fire suddenly appeared...... Bang bang, gunshots, resounding in the sky!

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