"Dada...... Boom ......"

"Boom ......"

The sound of gunfire first sounded in the east of Taiyuan City, and it was very sudden, and the Taiyuan garrison did not have any preparation at all. *With* Dream *Small* Say .lā

"Jingle Bell~"

In the headquarters of the Japanese army in Taiyuan City, the telephone rang one after another, and the radio also sounded the sound of receiving and receiving telegrams.

"Sir, the garrison of our army in the east of the city outside the city was suddenly attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the firepower of the Eighth Route Army attacking them was very strong, with light and heavy machine guns and mortars, as well as mountain artillery!"

"With just one contact, our forward positions are lost!"

As soon as the staff officer finished reporting, another staff officer rushed over with a panicked expression.

"The south of the city was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, it is the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and the forward position has been occupied!"

"There are also the west and north of the city that were attacked by the Eighth Route Army~"

In less than ten minutes, violent gunfire rang out in all directions of Taiyuan City.

Lieutenant General Devil frowned and said nothing, he was thinking about whether this attack was a premeditated operation or an accidental operation, what was the purpose of the Eighth Route Army's sudden attack on Taiyuan City?

"Sir, did you say that the Eighth Route Army suddenly attacked us in order to recapture Taiyuan City from us!"

"I won't ......," the lieutenant general refused without thinking.

"Taiyuan City is impregnable, we have aviation support, even if the Eighth Route Army has heavy artillery, it will take at least half a month to take us!"

"The garrisons of the imperial army around Taiyuan are not vegetarians, half a month is enough time for them to form a huge encirclement outside Taiyuan City and kill the Eighth Route Army that is attacking us!"

"The Eighth Route Army is not so stupid, wasting troops and ammunition in vain for a target that cannot be created at all, this is different from their combat style all along, there must be other conspiracies that we don't know about!"

"What a conspiracy!" The chief of staff subconsciously asked.

The lieutenant general shook his head and replied: "I don't know what the specific conspiracy is!" ”

"Order the garrison outside the city, be sure to hold your position, and not take a step back!"

"Intelligence department, immediately find out the number, strength, and equipment of the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city!"

"Contact the aviation Taiyuan airport, as long as there are conditions at dawn, immediately dispatch the aviation to reinforce the battlefield, kill the Eighth Route Army that attacked us, and find out from the sky how many people are in the Eighth Route Army attacking us!"

The chief of staff hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want to report the news of our attack to the front headquarters!" ”

The lieutenant general shook his head and replied: "I don't even know the purpose of the Eighth Route Army's attack on us, how to report it, let's talk about it after dawn!" ”

Two hours after the gunfire outside the city, the Japanese troops in the four directions lost a total of 13 gun towers and machine-gun bunkers, and lost nearly 300 Japanese troops and puppet troops.

"General, the offensive of the Eighth Route Army is very civil, advancing step by step, attacking a place and occupying a place, not rushing at all, looking at this situation, it is very similar to attacking Taiyuan City!" The chief of staff analyzed with a frown.

The lieutenant general was also a little skeptical at this time.

In addition to attacking Taiyuan City, he could think of no other reason to explain the Eighth Route Army's current offensive method.

"Sir, there's a situation!"

Suddenly, a communications staff officer rushed over.

"One of our vigilant squads here has been attacked and lost contact before we can report the situation!"

Seeing the position on the sand table that had been marked by the communications staff officer, the chief of staff was shocked and shouted: "How can it be so fast!" ”

"It's less than a kilometer away from the Taiyuan City Wall, why didn't the imperial army in front of it give warning!"

The lieutenant general frowned and explained: "There is only one small road leading to Taiyuan City here, and it is impossible to be attacked by a large army, so we only have a small number of guard troops here, and many guard posts are not even equipped with telephones!" ”

"You can't go here, and you can't even bring in mountain artillery."

"It's been attacked here, is it possible that the Eighth Route Army plans to kill outside Taiyuan City through a small force and break through the impregnable fortifications of Taiyuan City!"

The chief of staff stared at the sand table and frowned, and after a long time, he suddenly reacted.

"They can turn around!"

"This small army that has reached the outside of Taiyuan City does not directly attack Taiyuan City, but turns around and cooperates with their main force, and kills the thousands of people we have arranged outside the city in front and back!"

"The reason why the main force of the Eighth Route Army is attacking so slowly must be waiting for this small force to be interspersed in place!"

The lieutenant general immediately had an operational map in his head, an offensive line map that was automatically formed based on the analysis of the chief of staff.

"It must be like this~ What a cunning Eighth Route Army, such a secret attack interspersed line has been found by them, it's too surprising!"

"However, they also underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Taiyuan City Imperial Army!"

"As long as we kill their interspersed troops outside Taiyuan City, the so-called front and rear flanking attacks of the Eighth Route Army will not be realized, and an elite army will be lost in vain!"

The chief of staff's eyes lit up and complimented: "Commander wise, in the words of the Chinese, this is called losing the lady and breaking the army!" ”

The lieutenant general replied with a very arrogant smile on his face: "Then go and give orders!" ”

"Immediately find out the strength of this small detachment of the Eighth Route Army, draw one or two infantry brigades from the city to kill them, and kill them!"

"I'm eager to see what kind of decision the main forces of the Eighth Route Army, which are attacking us outside the city, will make when they learn that their interspersed troops have been killed by us.

Half an hour later, the chief of staff rushed over.

"Sir, it's been found out, there are nearly 2,000 people in this interspersed force of the Eighth Route Army, but they are all infantry and are not equipped with heavy weapons!"

The lieutenant general was even more sure of his judgment just now: "Two thousand light infantry want to break through the defense of Taiyuan City, that is delusional. But it is still possible to cooperate with their main forces to attack and kill the troops we have deployed outside the city! ”

"Draw two brigades out of the city and kill them!"

Before the chief of staff could move, a staff officer rushed over in a panic.

"Sir, there is a situation in the north of the city, an Eighth Route Army with a size of nearly two thousand people has taken a small road and has been killed outside Taiyuan City!"

"The nearest infantry squadron is desperately trying to stop them, asking for reinforcements!"

"And an interspersed force?" Instead of getting angry and angry, the lieutenant general became more excited!

Then he ordered: "Chief of Staff, the Eighth Route Army has sent us another piece of fat, and passed on my order: draw two more infantry brigades from the city to kill them from the north gate and kill them!" ”

"The entire 4,000 elites of the Eighth Route Army, if we can kill them all, we will definitely be able to severely hit the morale of the Eighth Route Army outside the city and boost our military morale!"

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