Taiyuan Inner City, Headquarters of the First Army, War Room.

Hanaya said: "Your Excellency Commander, the 7th Division of the Imperial Association has fully taken over the fortifications of the outer city, and the two infantry brigades of the 69th Division and the 3rd Brigade have retreated into the urban areas of the outer city, and have built street battle fortifications relying on the streets and alleys. ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "Is there any change in the Eighth Route Army outside the city?" ”

"Nope." "The Eighth Route Army has been very quiet, so I suspect even more that they are just bluffing. ”

"Yo Xi!" Iwamatsu Yoshio nodded happily and said, "How is the situation in the Taihang Bandit District?" Where did the Eighth Route Army, which broke through separately, reach? Has there been a regrouping? ”

Hanaya shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, so far, there has been no definite news coming back. ”

"Yaga, what are those idiots from the Ninth Flying Team up to?" Iwamatsu Yoshio said angrily, "A total of more than 100 reconnaissance fighters have been dispatched to carry out a comprehensive reconnaissance of the Taihang bandit area, and hundreds of tons of gasoline have been consumed, so I don't even know if the Eighth Route Army has regrouped?" What the hell are they doing? ”

As soon as the words fell, a communications staff officer hurriedly walked in and reported: "Your Excellency Commander, the Noguchi Advance Team reports that they have found several Eighth Route Armies that have broken through separately, and suddenly they have returned to the Taihang bandit area by the same route. ”

"What? Suddenly, you went back to the Taihang bandit area the same way? What's going on? Iwamatsu Yoshio was shocked when he heard this.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, the communications staff officers walked in to report that more advance teams found that the Eighth Route Army had returned the same way.

Whispers rang out from the war room.

"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has discovered that it is not the Imperial Army that has penetrated into the hinterland of the bandit area at all, but only the Imperial Allied Army?" Masao Inamori, the head of the operations section, said with a dark face.

At this moment, Masao Inamori was really gloomy, because this was something he didn't expect, if it hadn't been for Ryuichi Sakamoto's questioning later, maybe this time it would have been a big trouble.

"Oh yes?" Yoshio Iwamatsu was moved.

Hanaya Masaya said: "It seems that Sakamoto-kun's inference is correct, so should the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Bandit Area attack the third and fifth divisions of the Imperial Association?" ”

"Command!" Iwamatsu Yoshio immediately said, "The 3rd and 5th Divisions of the Imperial Association will be deployed on the spot and step up the construction of fortifications, and the 36th, 37th and 69th Divisions will prepare for the attack and wait for the next order from the headquarters." ”

……

Liao County, headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The boss is working on the map.

The deputy chief of general staff said: "Boss, most of the troops directly under the headquarters have been contacted and are returning the same way, and the situation on the side of the 129th Division is still unclear......

Before the words fell, a communications soldier hurriedly came in and reported: "Report! ”

The deputy chief of the general staff said: "Speak." ”

The communications soldier said: "The main force of our 129th Division, except for a very small number of troops who could not be contacted in time because they had gone too far, the rest of the troops have all been rebuilt. ”

"Okay, I got it." The deputy chief of general staff waved his hand to dismiss the communications troops of the 129th Division, and then turned to the boss and said, "Boss, the troops that broke through separately have basically returned, and the crisis has been resolved. ”

"No, the crisis has not been resolved." The boss shook his head and added, "We're only safe for the time being."

"That's just as well." The deputy chief of the general staff said with deep conviction, "As long as there is not a day of smashing the sweep of the devils, or a day of breaking out of the encirclement, the crisis will never be resolved." ”

After a pause, he said, "The question now is, what to do next?" Will we shrink our defenses and hold our troops still, or will we take the initiative to attack and eat the two puppet army divisions that have penetrated deep into our base area first? ”

The boss snorted and said, "Pass my order, let the 129th Division immediately organize effective troops, and give me to eat these two puppet army divisions that are deep in the hinterland of our base area!" ”

After a pause, the boss said angrily: "The puppet army of just two divisions actually dared to go deep into the hinterland of our base area and turned against them!" It just so happens that we can also take this opportunity to replenish weapons and ammunition. ”

The boss's words are loud and clear.

The deputy chief of staff said worriedly: "Boss, if this is a normal time, the puppet army of only two divisions has penetrated into our base area, that is, it will be sent to us, but the problem is that the current situation is a bit special." ”

After a pause, he said: "Now in addition to the two divisions of the puppet army, on the periphery of our base area, there are still three divisions of devils squatting, once we launch the whole army and launch an attack on the puppet army, the devils of the three divisions outside will definitely pounce on them at the first time." ”

The boss was silent.

The deputy chief of general staff said: "The distance between the devil and the puppet army, the farthest is only fifty kilometers, the nearest is even less than thirty kilometers, and the rapid march is half a day's work, even if the troops are arranged to block the attack, I am afraid it will not be able to stop it for too long, and when the puppet army is half-baked, it will not be easy to get out." ”

"Then you have to fight too!" The boss said categorically, "The puppet army has stabbed Lao Tzu in the stomach, if Lao Tzu doesn't react again, is he still a man?" Is it still considered a soldier? A soldier should have the blood of a soldier, some battles should not be fought, but some battles, knowing that they are dead, must be fought, even if they die, they must break off a few front teeth of the devil! ”

After a pause, the boss said again: "What's more, we may not have no chance in this battle." ”

The Deputy Chief of the General Staff said no more.

……

Heshun County, the temporary headquarters of the 69th Division, Inoue Sadawei is discussing with Ryuichi Sakamoto about the next situation of friend and foe.

Inoue Sadawei is worthy of being born in a family, and he is used to seeing the battle and game in the power field, so when facing difficulties, he can bend and stretch.

Even if Ryuichi Sakamoto gave himself the commander of the division to the air, Inoue Sadawei was still able to do it on his own and ask Ryuichi Sakamoto for tactics.

"Division Commander!" Ryuichi Sakamoto said, "My judgment is that the Eighth Route Army will definitely attack the Imperial Army, but it is not easy to judge whether it will attack one or more of the four brigades. ”

"Oh yes?" Inoue said thoughtfully, "Why is Sakamoto-kun so sure that the Eighth Route Army will attack the Imperial Army?" ”

"It's simple." Takashi Sakamoto, "Because the front-line commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army has a strong personality, this commander-in-chief will definitely not tolerate the four brigades of the Imperial Cooperative Army directly entering the hinterland of the Taihang bandit area, which is a serious provocation of the Eighth Route Army, and he will definitely make a tough counterattack!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a communication soldier hurriedly came in and reported: "Division commander, Qiuye squad reports that the Sixth Brigade of the Imperial Association has been surrounded by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and requests emergency support from the main force of the division!" ”

The Akino Squad is a communications squad of the 69th Division stationed in the 6th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Puppet Army, which is specially responsible for telecommunications and liaison.

Sadae Inoue turned his gaze to Ryuichi Sakamoto.

It's not that he doesn't want to take ideas, it's that he can't.

However, in Inoue's heart, he still admires Ryuichi Sakamoto a little, because the reaction of the Eighth Route Army is completely consistent with Ryuichi Sakamoto's judgment.

Ryuichi Sakamoto smiled and said, "The Sixth Brigade of the Imperial Association besieging may not be the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area, so there is no need to rush to send troops." ”

……

Let's talk about Taiyuan later.

Wei Dayong took Duan Peng to the Shejitan Headquarters.

Wang Ye said in surprise: "Monk, how did you come out?" I thought you were trapped in Taiyuan City and couldn't get out. ”

Good guy, dare to love Wei Dayong and Duan Peng infiltrated Taiyuan City to spy on intelligence.

Wei Dayong snorted when he heard this, and said coaxingly: "Just one Taiyuan City wants to trap me Wei Dayong, and it's still tender." ”

"Look at your cow." Wang Ye scolded with a smile, "Say you're fat, you're really gasping, you're so good, why don't you show me tomorrow?" ”

Wei Dayong smiled and said, "Captain, don't say it, this time Duan Pengzhen and I went to the sky, and the two of us flew out of the sky." ”

"What? What did you say, monk? Li Yunlong didn't believe it, "You said that you and Duan Peng flew out of the sky?" ”

"What's this, isn't it just Feitian?" Wei Dayong said abruptly, "It's just a piece of cake." ”

"Really?" Kong Jie also said, "Why don't I believe it? ”

"Yes." Li Yunlong said, "You are not a bird, and you don't have wings, how can you fly?" Fly with your two arms? Can you fly? ”

Wei Dayong said to Wang Ye: "Captain, you tell the regiment commander, how do the people of our wolf squadron fly?" ”

Of course, Wang Ye knew how to fly, because he taught it all.

However, Wang Ye only taught unpowered paragliding.

Wingsuit flight is simply not possible because there are no conditions.

At that moment, Wang Ye asked, "Did you two really fly out?" ”

"Captain, it's really flying out." Wei Dayong said, "Two days ago, when we entered the city, Taiyuan's security was not strict, and it was easy to climb into the city wall, but when we wanted to come out today, we found that not only did martial law begin in the city, but the puppet army on the city wall was even more five steps and one sentry, ten steps and one post, and it was impossible to climb over the wall again." ”

Li Yunlong said: "And then you flew out?" ”

After speaking, Li Yunlong waved his arms twice like a bird.

Wei Dayong said: "Speaking of luck this time, Duan Peng and I took a lot of effort to hide in Bao'en Temple under the cover of night, originally just wanted to lurk, and then came out to respond after the main force of the regiment broke into the city, but it turned out to find that there were two big curtains in the main hall of Bao'en Temple, and there was a bunch of bamboo poles in the backyard. ”

"That's it?" Li Yunlong said, "And then you flew out?" ”

"Not really." Wei Dayong said proudly, "When we flew over the city wall, those puppet soldiers didn't react at all. ”

"What do you mean, you two really flew out?" Kong Jie and Ding Wei were also skeptical, which was a bit beyond their understanding.

Wei Dayong didn't bother to analyze, so he asked Duan Peng to move the unpowered paraglider they made, but it was still intact, and it didn't break it after landing.

Li Yunlong and his three old comrades-in-arms were amazed around the paraglider.

Wang Ye naturally wouldn't be interested in these two simple and rough paragliders.

At that moment, Wang Ye asked Wei Dayong: "Monk, did you hear any useful news when you entered the city this time?" ”

Hearing this, Li Yunlong and the three regiment leaders also pricked up their ears.

Wei Dayong said: "Captain, the equipment in the Taiyuan Machinery Factory is there, and the two of us also deliberately took advantage of the night to touch it in and see, it is indeed producing several caliber bullets, but there are no 6.5mm caliber and 7.7mm caliber Arisaka rifle bullets, only 7.92mm caliber Mauser rifle bullets, 7.63mm caliber Mauser pistol bullets and 11.4mm caliber submachine gun bullets. ”

"Great!"

"There's really a bullet factory!"

"As long as the bullet factory is in hand, we will make a lot of money this time!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't have a devil's bullet, it's the same with a Mauser."

"The key is this submachine gun cartridge."

"Yes, yes, although we don't have a few submachine guns, but Yan Laoxi's Jin Sui army has them, we can exchange supplies with them."

Li Yunlong and the three of them were immediately overjoyed.

It's as if this bullet factory is already in hand.

Wang Ye didn't care about this, and asked, "Is the devil's strength investigated clearly?" ”

Wei Dayong said again: "There are about 4,000 devils in Taiyuan City, one of which is an infantry brigade of the 69th Division, an infantry brigade is of the 3rd Brigade, and a guard brigade of the headquarters of the First Army, and the rest of the gendarmerie, miscellaneous personnel, and staff officers add up to about a brigade. ”

"What about the puppet army?" Wang Ye said, "How many puppet troops are there?" ”

Wei Dayong said: "The Seventh Division of the Puppet Army has more than 7,000 dogs, all of whom are here. ”

After a pause, he said: "By the way, now the two dogs of the Seventh Division of the Puppet Army are guarding the walls of the outer city, and the devils have all withdrawn to the streets and alleys to fortify." ”

Wang Ye said: "The devil has learned the lesson of the last time, so he put the main battlefield in the streets and alleys of the outer city, and is ready to fight with us in the streets." ”

"Street fighting?" Ding Wei said awe-inspiringly, "Damn, street fighting is not easy to fight." ”

Wang Ye said: "Street battles are really not easy to fight, and street battles with devils are especially difficult to fight, but fortunately, we don't need to occupy the entire outer city, but only need to control the northern area of the city." ”

At this time, Kong Jie suddenly said: "Xiao Wang, the monk said that all the people guarding the city wall now are people from the Seventh Division of the Puppet Army?" I remember that there was our inside line in the 7th Division of the puppet army, right? ”

Li Yunlong said: "What do you mean, Lao Kong? ”

Kong Jie said: "I'm wondering, can I let the inside line respond at a critical moment? Wouldn't it be easy to take the fortifications of the castle walls? ”

Wang Ye said: "I'm afraid this matter can't be operated now, if it was agreed when the Seventh Division of the puppet army was still in Ping'an County, it would be okay, but it is difficult to get in touch again, and forcibly contacting may also harm our inner line." ”

"Ugh." Kong Jie sighed, "If only I could have known that the Seventh Division of the Puppet Army would be transferred to strengthen the defense of Taiyuan." ”

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Li Yunlong said angrily, "Who can guess this." ”

"Actually, guessing may not work." Wei Dayong suddenly illustrated, "When I went out of the city just now, I took a look from the air and found that the guards of the puppet army were very dense, and there was also a supervision team supervising it. ”

Ding Wei said: "In this way, it can only be a strong attack, but it's okay, just take this opportunity to practice how to fight the battle of a strong attack city?" I'm sure there will be many such urban battles in the future, and with this experience, I won't be blind again when I encounter similar battles in the future. ”

Li Yunlong couldn't wait, and said, "Damn, why haven't the artillery built artillery positions yet?" What time is it? ”

As soon as the words fell, a communications soldier rushed in quickly and said loudly: "Report, the artillery position has been constructed, and artillery support can be provided to the infantry brothers at any time!" ”

"Haha, that's really whatever you say." Li Yunlong was overjoyed when he heard this.

Kong Jie said: "Lao Ding and Lao Li, let's start then?" ”

Ding Wei said: "Let's start." ”

Li Yunlong said: "Lao Ding, you are waiting for the good news of our independent regiment at the headquarters, I will pack a ticket with you, and the city will be broken before dawn!" ”

After speaking, Li Yunlong turned around and hurried away.

"This kid." Kong Jie scolded with a smile and followed.

Seeing Li Yunlong and Kong Jie leave, Ding Wei was stunned, and suddenly felt that the former enemy commander-in-chief was not so fragrant.

Wang Ye said with a smile: "Captain Ding, if you feel that you are at a loss, hurry up and change with our head of the group, our head of the group will definitely be happy." ”

"Are you stupid for me?" Ding Wei said angrily, "The show has just begun, although it is interesting to stay on the front line, you will miss the rare big scene." ”

Wang Ye smiled, didn't say anything more, and started to do his homework on the map.

……

Looking back at Li Yunlong, he soon arrived at the front position, but in fact, it was not far from the Shejitan Headquarters, because the Shejitan Headquarters was only more than 800 meters away from the Gongji Gate.

Seeing Li Yunlong, Shen Quan, Wang Huaibao and other battalion commanders immediately greeted him.

"Commander, how's it going?"

"Commander, can you start?"

"Yes, Captain, the brothers are in a hurry."

"Urge, urge, know, urge, urge, you." Li Yunlong scolded with a smile, and said, "I'll tell you a good news, the artillery has just been in place!" ”

As Li Yunlong spoke, a telephone soldier had already walked over with a telephone on his back, which was the forward observation post of the artillery company, which could correct the firing parameters by telephone at any time.

This is also the principle of firepower established by Wang Ye for the three artillery companies, which absolutely does not engage in large-scale firepower coverage unless necessary, and only engages in accurate shooting.

The artillery observation post quickly put down the telephone.

Li Yunlong said to Shen Quan: "Shen Quan, send a platoon to make a feint attack first." ”

"Yes!" Shen Quan agreed, then turned around and shouted, "One row at a time, give it to me first, pay attention to safety, and try to use the private houses and buildings on the street to cover yourself." ”

"Yes!"

"Brothers, follow me!"

The platoon commander agreed, and immediately rushed to Gongjimen Street with a platoon of more than 60 soldiers, carrying rifles with bayonets on them.

The next moment, the searchlight on the head of the arch gate shone through, and then the dense rifle fire poured violently.