Chapter 682: Dingbian General Mobilization

Taiyuan fell, Shanxi Province political, economic, cultural center fell into the hands of the Japanese army, this battle, the Jin army with more than 200,000 troops, resisting more than 300,000 Japanese troops for nine days, the Jin army paid a heavy price, followed Zhao Chengshou into the northwest of Jin troops, less than 60,000 people, correspondingly, the Japanese army paid a greater price, from the Taigu and Jinzhong battles, plus the Taiyuan campaign, a total of more than 90,000 casualties, Okamura Ningci's offensive spearhead to blunt, soldiers can not fight again.

This is not the result that Okamura Ningji wants, the casualties of the attack on Shanxi, more than several times beyond his estimates, which can not but have a huge impact on his follow-up battle plan, first of all, the problem of troops, the huge Shanxi, with more than 200,000 troops, can not occupy all of them at all, followed by the soldiers' body and combat effectiveness, after days of fierce fighting, have dropped significantly, the most important thing is the stubborn resistance of the Jin army on the battlefields of Taigu, Jinzhong, and Taiyuan, and the desperate determination to the death, which has an impact on the psychology of the soldiers, It cannot be eliminated in a short period of time.

Okamura had no choice but to order the troops to rest for three days, as a reward for the bravery of the Imperial Army soldiers, and also to boost the morale of the sluggish army, the Japanese army Shanxi occupation headquarters issued an order that all soldiers could move freely for three days, during which the gendarmerie units did not stop any behavior of the soldiers, and this order was tantamount to releasing more than 200,000 wild beasts that were locked in cages and aroused by the fire of war and slaughter.

For three whole days, the ancient Taiyuan City, reduced to the slaughterhouse of Japanese soldiers, nearly a million innocent citizens, became the object of the Japanese soldiers to vent their primitive desires and beastliness, Taiyuan City, everywhere fireworks, gunshots continued, everywhere were chasing women along the street, breaking into the door to loot the Japanese soldiers, the corpses of innocent citizens, all over the streets and alleys, wanton shooting, collective **, Taiyuan City, suffered an unprecedented catastrophe.

On the west bank of the Yellow River, Wubao Ferry across the river from Liulin Town in Shanxi, Tang Qiuli stood on the bank of the Yellow River, looking at the land of Sanjin on the opposite bank, his eyes penetrated Luliang Mountain, crossed the Jinzhong Plain, and seemed to see the blood everywhere in Taiyuan City, his expression was solemn and slightly painful, and there was a trace of loss.

The wind of late spring, with the earthy smell of the Yellow River, kept blowing his flowing variegated hair, blowing up the corner of the military uniform, like the wings of a butterfly, dancing, Mei Ting, Mei Xue and the mountain tiger behind him, exchanging looking eyes, did not bother him, Mei Ting stepped forward and put a windbreaker on him, Tang Qiuli just smiled faintly and did not speak.

According to his plan, hundreds of thousands of Jin troops were beaten to pieces, leaving only more than 60,000 defeated soldiers, Yan Xishan's capital to rule Shanxi has been lost, and the more than 60,000 remnants of the soldiers who broke their courage on the battlefield will not become a climate, and the Japanese do not intend to let go of the remnants of the Jin army, the Japanese army with two divisions has already driven out of Taiyuan, and the target is the remnants of the Jin army in the area of Shuozhou in the northwest region of Shanxi.

The Japanese are also seriously injured, more than 90,000 casualties, close to one-third of the Japanese forces attacking Taiyuan, Okamura Ningji, who lost too much blood, suspended for three days, it was a last resort, the Jin army and the Japanese army were both defeated, and the result he wanted to see the most, when the expected result came, Tang Qiuli's heart, there was not much excitement, personally trained the second brigade Zuo Siyuyu regiment, in the Taigu battlefield of the table, which lasted nine days of Taiyuan defense, won his re-evaluation and respect for the Jin army, This is a force that does not lack hot-blooded men.

Taiyuan City happened a qiē, has already been obtained accurate information, the Japanese army's atrocities, let him be angry, there is a deep self-blame, he is the director of this qiē, from the beginning of the Japanese army to attack Shanxi, a qiē is in the calculation, Taiyuan City suffered from the Japanese army ravaged, but it was unexpected, Tang Qiuli has not understood, why an army, can show such a beastly nature, slaughtering unarmed civilians, is it better than confronting opponents on the battlefield, can reflect the brave spirit of Japanese soldiers?

Tang Qiuli tried his best to eliminate the thoughts that made him suffer in his heart, focusing on the situation in Shanxi after the defense of Taiyuan, Okamura Ningci's lack of troops was a foregone conclusion, the northwest of Shanxi, the southwest of Shanxi, and the west of Shaanxi, he could only choose two of the three strategic directions, and he had to divide his troops to guard Taiyuan and the surrounding big cities, and the number of troops he could use for mobile combat would not exceed 100,000.

With Okamura Ninji's character and methods, he will definitely cross the Yellow River west to attack Shaanxi and Xi'an as the preferred strategic target, and the forces he can use at the Yellow River crossings will not exceed 30,000 to 40,000 people, which is to create opportunities for himself to break through, and the Wubao ferry will bear the brunt, from Taiyuan to Liulin, which is the closest attack route.

At this time, Tang Qiuli hoped that Okamura Ningji would launch a river-crossing operation as soon as possible, and even a little impatient, the Taigu, Jinzhong blocking battles and the Taiyuan defense battles, for Tang Qiuli to calmly arrange in Dingbian, bought enough time, and now, he has 280,000 troops in his hands to protect the defense line of the Yellow River.

When the battle of Taigu started, he had just rushed back to Dingbian, and his mood could only be described by the word "anxiety", Sun Zhenbang's troops had all arrived at the main defensive sites along the western coast of the Yellow River, and the deployment map of troops could be seen, Tang Qiuli's heart was chilled, more than 50,000 people, distributed in nearly 100 defensive points on the west bank of the Yellow River, which stretched for nearly 10,000 miles, how many troops could there be.

This is not counting the countless small ferries and places that are very easy to cross the river, taking the Wubao ferry, which is the most vulnerable to attack, as an example, Sun Zhenbang's Yellow River River Defense Corps can only put the strength of one regiment, this is still a key defense area, as for other secondary defense sites, I am afraid that even the strength of a platoon is less, the river air defense is weak, Tang Qiuli's heart is even more empty, Okamura Ningji as long as he breaks through the river defense at one point, his Yellow River defense line will collapse violently.

Entering the urban area of Dingbian, the scene he saw made Tang Qiuli very surprised, the whole Dingbian, it seems that in a short period of time, it has become a city where all the people are soldiers, and you can see a team of fully armed young men and women at any time, the formation is not neat but the spirit is unusually full and excited to cross the street, and the pedestrians passing by are all warmly applauded.

Inquire, the Third Brigade of the Dingbian Reserve Army, the First Armed Corps of Dingbian Workers, the Fifth Regiment of the Students of the Dingbian University of Technology to Resist Japan, the Dingbian Citizens' Anti-Japanese Death Corps, and so on, this is very easy to identify, each armed personnel is equipped with an armband, on which is clearly written the number of his unit, Tang Qiu couldn't help but marvel, Liu Hanzhang, vice chairman of the Military and Political Committee, and Bai Chucai, commander of the garrison area, have engaged in these armaments in such a short period of time, which is really incredible.

A group of people walked in the direction of the Dingbian City Government, every time they encountered a team of armed forces, they couldn't help but ask, Tang Qiuli kept asking, trying to grasp the first-hand information, the so-called "curiosity kills the cat", because they are all civilian clothes, aroused vigilance, a team of about 30 people, wearing the "Dingbian Student Federation Anti-Japanese First Brigade" armbands, half of the young men and women, wearing neat student uniforms, stopped, seemingly scattered at random, in fact, everyone took the weapon in their hands, Tang Qiuli and the mountain tiger have been and Mei Ting, Mei Xue and ten special guards surrounded the middle.

A young woman with glasses, who seemed to be their head, pretended to answer Tang Qiuli's question patiently, a young man had already run to the phone booth on the side of the road to make a call, the mountain tiger's eyes jumped, full of appreciation, Tang Qiuli finished asking, just about to leave, was stopped by the young woman who led the team, and carefully interrogated Tang Qiuli's details, it can be seen that she is deliberately delaying time, as if she is waiting for someone.

Tang Qiuli also noticed it, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, looking at this female college student with a rather beautiful appearance and a plump and well-proportioned body with great interest, under Tang Qiuli's scorching gaze, her face turned red, and she glared at Tang Qiuli with a little annoyance, the gun in her hand couldn't help but clench, Mei Ting secretly pinched Tang Qiuli's waist, and he grinned in pain.

A police car honked its siren and roared, and more than a dozen heavily armed SAR Secret Service policemen jumped out of the car, holding weapons in their hands, as if they were facing a great enemy, Tang Qiuli and his party held their heads in their hands, squatted on the spot, and did not move, Tang Qiuli smiled a little bitterly, in his lair, he was searched by his police, and he was also pointed at his head, this is out, where is his face placed?

If you take a closer look, they are all young policemen who are no more than 20 years old, and there is not a single familiar face, speaking of which, the Dingbian Secret Service was established by itself, and the first batch of police officers are all grassroots commanders and veterans selected from the field brigades of the independent division.

None of them said anything, the water washed the Dragon King Temple, but this rushed the boss, Tang Qiuli really didn't dare to move, looking at these young policemen, well-trained, he couldn't ask himself to eat bullets, but Tang Qiuli was still pleased, the vigorous atmosphere of Dingbian, the norms and vigilance of police law enforcement, made him feel indescribable comfort in his heart.

Shanhu grinned, in his professional eyes, these hairy young policemen, under the hands of his subordinates, can't go for a round, and can only be accompanied by the bed for the rest of their lives, but the mental state of these young policemen makes Shanhu appreciate it very much, he has the same idea as Tang Qiuli, infected by the atmosphere of Dingbian, he raised his hands high, looked a little funny, walked to a policeman with the rank of lieutenant, who looked like a captain, and muttered a few words.

The police lieutenant's face showed a look of surprise and suspicion, looked at Tang Qiuli, who looked calm and compelling, and ordered his subordinates to call, Tang Qiuli shook his head helplessly, he originally wanted to enter the city in a low-key manner, or to investigate some situations by the way, to see how Dingbian was prepared, after such a fuss, it was impossible to keep a low profile.

Look, after a while, a large number of cars came over, and it was not his original intention to appear publicly in this situation, as if to prove his guess, there was a sound of car motors, from far to near, Tang Qiuli was taken aback, wouldn't it, such a big formation?

(To be continued)