Let's go back and talk about the arch gate city.

Several high-ranking officers, such as Yoshio Iwamatsu and Masashi Hanaya, are still looking into the distance.

In fact, at this time, it was not long before Iwamatsu Yoshio and Hua Gu Zheng came to the head of Gongji Gate City, because the two old devils came to Gongji Gate City Tower and Ding Wei and the three of them turned around and went south, almost at the same time.

At this time, Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hanaya were still sighing, feeling that the Eighth Route Army really withdrew as they wished.

Hanaya Zhengdao: "It's a pity, if there are enough troops in Taiyuan City, at this time, only one infantry wing needs to be dispatched to launch a pursuit, and the Eighth Route Army can be defeated. ”

"Hey, don't think about it." Iwamatsu Yoshio waved his hand and said solemnly, "The Eighth Route Army is not the Central Army, let alone the Jin Sui Army, Li Yunlong and Wang Ye are especially scheming, who knows if they left an ambush halfway?" If the Imperial Army really pursues, it may fall for their tricks. ”

"Yes, yes, Your Excellency Commander has a point." Sakuma Jiro, the head of the intelligence section, echoed.

Inoue Yasuya, the head of the communications section, also said: "Maybe Li Yunlong and Wang Ye thought so, taking advantage of the imperial army's pursuit to suddenly kill a horse gun, one is not good, maybe even the inner city of Taiyuan will be taken by the Eighth Route Army in one go." ”

Hearing this, Takuya Mizuhara felt as if a light flashed in his mind, and he seemed to have grasped a certain point, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that he couldn't remember anything.

At the moment, Takuya Mizuhara frowned more and more, what is the problem?

At this moment, the head of the intelligence division, Sakuma Jiro, suddenly shouted: "Look, the Eighth Route Army is really back!" ”

"Huh? The Eighth Route Army is back? When Iwamatsu Yoshio heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and asked blankly, "What's the situation?" ”

Sakuma Jiro stretched out his hand and pointed to the night sky in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Commander, look at the northeast, has the Eighth Route Army turned around and come back again?" ”

Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hanaya are waiting to look back.

But because of the distance, it is not very clear.

"Telescopes." Sakuma Jiro handed the telescope over again, "Look through the telescope." ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio took the binoculars, This time I finally saw clearly, really, the Eighth Route Army actually came back, and it really followed the Tongpu Highway back to Taiyuan.

"Back to the pistol!" Hanaya said with a dark face.

"The Eighth Route Army really wants to take advantage of the Imperial Army's defenselessness to kill a horse pistol."

"While the Imperial Army is defenseless?" Iwamatsu Yoshio said with a disdainful expression, "The Eighth Route Army is wishful thinking."

After a pause in this, Iwamatsu Yoshio said again: "Order, Noda's Brigade and Matsumoto's Brigade immediately enter the fortifications, this time we can't let the Eighth Route Army easily break into the outer city." ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Iwamatsu's order was quickly conveyed.

The devils of the Matsumoto Brigade and the Noda Brigade drove up the outer castle walls in a steady stream.

The devil's tactical literacy was much higher than that of the Seventh Division of the puppet army, and the Matsumoto Brigade and Noda Brigade did not blindly defend the fortifications of the city wall, but built a lot of firepower points outside the city wall.

These firing points can form an angle with the fortifications.

I have to say that the little devil is more professional than the puppet army.

After constructing the machine-gun fire points outside the city as quickly as possible, the devils of the Matsumoto Brigade and the Noda Brigade brought in a large number of sandbags on flatbed trucks and built a circular barricade along Gongjimen Street.

However, it will be too late to block the city gate again with sandbags.

While the devils were busy building a ring barricade, the Eighth Route Army was also rapidly approaching Taiyuan.

Seeing that the Eighth Route Army was less than a thousand meters away from the Gongji Gate, Kuroda Goro said: "Your Excellency, the forward troops of the Eighth Route Army will soon enter the range of machine guns, so let's get out of here quickly." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Hua Gu was following and said, "The Arch Gate will soon become a battlefield again. ”

"There's no hurry." Iwamatsu Yoshio waved his hand, frowned, and said, "Hanaya-kun, and all the gentlemen, don't you think it's strange? Since the Eighth Route Army has withdrawn, why did it have to come back? ”

"yes, it's weird indeed." Takuya Mizuhara said subconsciously.

"Maybe it's because you feel unwilling?" "So I'm back to try my luck." ”

"Nonsense." Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "This is a war, not a child's play, do you really think that the Eighth Route Army is an idiot? Would do such a stupid act? ”

"Expect the Imperial Army to show its flaws because of laxity?" Sakuma Jiro said thoughtfully, "And then the Eighth Route Army will be able to break into the inner city with one more sudden killing?"

Iwamatsu Yoshio shook his head and said, "It would be too naïve for the Eighth Route Army to think so. ”

"What Your Excellency Commander said is very true." "There must be other intentions. ”

"There must be a purpose." Yoshio Iwamatsu said casually, "It's just that we can't guess for the time being."

"It's a lie!" Takuya Mizuhara, who had been frowning and silent, suddenly shouted, "Your Excellency Commander, it's a plan to hide from the sky and the sea, this is to hide from the sky and the sea!" ”

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

Takuya Mizuhara hadn't finished speaking, and the scream of the cannonballs suddenly rang out.

Immediately after that, a row of 75mm caliber grenades landed inside and outside the arch gate, and immediately exploded, and the huge explosion sound immediately drowned out Takuya Mizuhara's voice.

……

Rewind the time to a few minutes ago.

In the dimly lit cellar, Sun Desheng was waiting quietly with a company of nine classes.

"Battalion commander, the devils won't find us, right?" One of the warriors asked.

"No, it won't." Sun Desheng shook his head and said, "The devil will focus all his attention on the main force, and he can't care about searching the neighborhoods at all, so it's impossible to find us." ”

"Will the owner of this house tell us?" Another warrior asked.

Sun Desheng couldn't answer at this time, because he wasn't sure if the owner of the house would denounce them?

In the final analysis, Taiyuan is a fallen area, and the people here are all obedient people of little devils, and normally, the possibility of denunciating them is very high.

To be honest, Sun Desheng also felt that Wang Ye's decision was too risky.

But what can be done? Ding Wei, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, directly ordered that he Sun Desheng could only obey, and asked the troops to find the cellars or attics of more than a dozen families to lurk in the squads.

……

In the cramped attic of another family.

Wang Ye's sniper squad with the Wolf Warrior Squadron was also waiting quietly.

Wang Ye was much calmer than Sun Desheng, because he knew that the possibility of being denounced by the people was very small.

The reason is very simple, the Chinese civilization is the most well-evolved civilization in the world, and the Chinese nation is also the composite nation with the highest degree of civilization in the world.

And one of the most perfect signs of evolution is collectivity, or national identity.

The sense of national identity of the Chinese is the strongest in the world, and the reason why it gives the world the feeling that there are many Chinese scum is actually just survivor bias, or delusion.

Another reason is that China has a large population.

So even if it's just a small percentage, it's a huge number in absolute terms.

In a word, the Chinese nation has the strongest collectivity, the strongest sense of national identity, and the lowest probability of scum.

Therefore, even if Taiyuan has been reduced to an occupied area for several years, even if the people in Taiyuan City have become accustomed to the Japanese puppet rule, they will never easily betray their compatriots.

Even if there is no pseudo-Seventh Division, there is no Pan Ren,

Most of the people in Taiyuan will also remain silent.

Even if the Eighth Route Army is hiding in the cellar or attic at home, it will remain silent.

Only a very small number of second-rate people who are lazy, idle, and have no sense of national identity will tell the devil for a few taels of silver.

So as long as you don't hide in the homes of these second-rate people, it's fine.

Wang Ye didn't think that their luck would be so bad that they could encounter such a small probability event.

And the final facts also proved that Wang Ye's judgment was completely correct, because in the more than an hour and less than two hours that they were lurking, no devil gendarmes came to the door.

It's not just the attic where they're hiding, it's the same place.

Because as soon as a spot is discovered, there is bound to be a fierce battle.

As long as there is fighting, there will inevitably be a large number of devil gendarmes to carry out carpet searches of nearby neighborhoods.

But during the time they were lurking, this scene did not happen, and no devil gendarmes came to search.

Time passed slowly minute by minute, and Wang Ye began to look at his watch frequently, because at this time, it was getting closer and closer to the eight o'clock that he had agreed with Ding Wei in advance.

Wang Ye's entire battle plan is like this,

The main forces launched a wave of onslaught before retreating,

After completing the onslaught mission, before the Japanese counterattack, the independent regiment, the new 1st regiment and the new 2nd regiment left behind the three reinforced companies plus the wolf squadron to quietly enter dozens of houses in the fighting block, and lurked silently in hidden places such as cellars, utility rooms, and attics.

When the Japanese counterattacked, they would find that the neighborhoods where the fighting was fought had been emptied.

Under normal circumstances, the Japanese army would not conduct a careful search of the neighborhoods at this time, but would move forward quickly.

Then, after the Japanese army rapidly advanced the city wall outside the city, it would be found that the main force of the Eighth Route Army had withdrawn from Taiyuan and was returning to the division along the Tongpu Road and the Baijin Line in the direction of the northwest of Jin and Taiyue Mountain.

By this time, Wang Ye's entire plan was already half successful.

At this time, the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which had not gone far, would suddenly turn around and kill back.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army suddenly killed a horse gun, and at this time, the Japanese army will definitely make corresponding deployments quickly, and there is a high probability that the main force will be deployed in the outer city walls.

At this time, the inner city of Taiyuan will become extremely empty.

More importantly, in order to facilitate the dispatch of troops and materials, the gates of the inner city of Taiyuan are most likely open.

Then at this time, the Wolf Warrior Squadron and the three reinforced companies suddenly came out of their hideout, and their hideout was only more than a hundred meters away from Houzaimen, so the result could be imagined.

By this time, there was no longer any suspense about the outcome of the Taiyuan Campaign.

So, now, Wang Ye is waiting for this point in time, the time to do it!

The choice of this time point is extremely critical, if it is early, their wolf squadron and three reinforced companies will face the danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the devils, and the main force will not have time to save them, and if it is too late, the devils may see through his plan, and then they will be blocked in the hiding place, and they will not even have a chance to do it.

This point in time is not chosen by Wang Ye, but by Ding Wei.

When the main force returns to Taiyuan again, before launching a general attack, the three artillery companies of Liu Mangang, Lou Daqiang, and Tu Feng, as well as the artillery regiment of Cao Sanlian, will launch artillery bombardments on Gongji Gate and Chengen Gate.

When the first cannonball landed on the wall of the arch gate and exploded, it was when Wang Ye and the others started.

Although the precise time node is controlled by Ding Wei, Wang Ye knows the approximate time node, and it will be around eight o'clock if nothing else.

So when the time was getting closer and closer to eight o'clock, Wang Ye began to check his watch more and more frequently.

Eight o'clock passed, no cannon sound was heard, eight o'clock passed, still no cannon sound was heard, eight o'clock ten, still no cannon sound, Wang Ye began to be a little anxious.

Wang Ye stood up and began to pace back and forth quickly in the attic.

Wang Ye's anxiety soon spread to Wei Xilai, Liu Ertang and other special combat personnel.

So Wei Xilai, Liu Ertang and other team members also became anxious, and then began to drink water frequently, and when they drank too much water, Wei Xilai felt some urgency to urinate.

I held it for a long time, but I couldn't hold it anymore.

Wei Xi said, "Captain, I want to pee. ”

"Pee what pee." Wang Ye said, "In the crotch of the diaper." ”

As soon as the words fell, I suddenly heard a bang in my ears.

Several explosions followed, and the attic began to tremble.

Hearing this movement, Wang Ye knew that it was the three artillery batteries that had opened fire.

As soon as the artillery battery fires, it's time for their side to do it, it's time!

"All of them!" At that moment, Wang Ye raised the shell gun, opened the nose of the machine again, and roared, "Check the equipment!" ”

As soon as they heard this, the wolf warriors quickly jumped up and began to check their weapons and equipment, Wei Xilai didn't care about peeing, and hurriedly checked the sniper rifles and bullet bags on their bodies.

After more than ten seconds, the team members quickly checked the equipment.

In the next second, Wang Ye shouted: "Down!" ”

……

Arch Gate wall.

Rows of cannonballs with piercing screeches fell on the city, on the walls, and exploded.

Accompanied by a violent explosion, clusters of dazzling red light bloomed from the walls of the Arch Gate, from the city walls, from the streets inside and outside the city, and then there was a roar of fragments, and then the smoke and dust dispersed, and in the explosion, even the walls of the Arch Gate began to tremble violently.

"Your Excellency the Commander of Protection!"

"Get out of here, hurry!"

"Hidden, scattered and hidden!"

In the midst of the reprimands one after another,

Iwamatsu Yoshio hurried down the arch gate tower surrounded by Kuroda Goro, Hanaya Masa, and others.

It's just that Iwamatsu Yoshio's mind is still recalling what Takuya Mizuhara said just now.

Therefore, as soon as he reached the bottom of the castle wall, after temporarily getting rid of the threat of artillery fire by relying on the shield of the city wall, Iwamatsu Yoshio reached out and grabbed Takuya Mizuhara.

"Suwon-kun."

Yoshio Iwamatsu asked with a dark face, "What did you just say?" ”

"Hide from the world." Takuya Mizuhara also said with a dark face, "Your Excellency, Commander, hide from the sky and the sea!" ”

"What does it mean to be hidden?" Iwamatsu Yoshio said with a dark face, "Are you saying that there will be follow-up actions in the Eighth Route Army?" It's an elaborate conspiracy, right? ”

"Yes, it's a conspiracy, it's a ruse!"

Takuya Suhara suddenly said: "Your Excellency Commander, Taiyuan can't hold it." ”

After a pause, he said, "Please hurry up and take the guard squadron out of the city from the small east gate and go to Yangquan." ”

"What?" Hanaya said angrily, "Mizuwon-kun, do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Yes, of course I know what I'm talking about." Suhara Takuya said solemnly, "What I said is that most of Taiyuan can no longer be defended, for the safety of His Excellency the Commander and His Excellency the Chief of Staff, it is better to leave the city from the small east gate and withdraw to Yangquan as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late, and it will be blocked in the city by the Eighth Route Army and will not be able to leave!" ”

"Yaga!" Yoshio Iwamatsu was also furious, and slapped Takuya Mizuhara in the face.

"Hello." Takuya Mizuhara slammed his head, and he didn't say anything more, anyway, he had fulfilled his obligation to persuade, and whether to listen or not was a matter for Yoshio Iwamatsu and Masashi Hanaya.

Iwamatsu Yoshio asked again, "Mizuhara-kun, you haven't answered my question yet. ”

Takuya Mizuhara said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Commander, if I am not mistaken, the Eighth Route Army must have hidden troops in the city, and when the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacks the city walls of Taiyuan again, the Eighth Route Army lurking in the city will come out of its hiding place and cooperate with the main force of the Eighth Route Army to seize Taiyuan." ”

"What?" Yoshio Iwamatsu changed color.

Hanaya Masa, Sakuma Jiro, Inoue Yasushi and others also changed their faces greatly.

If it is really as Takuya Mizuhara said, there are really troops of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the city, then they will be in big trouble.

However, the world is like this, the more you are afraid of something, the more you come, and senior Japanese officers such as Yasushi Inoue and Jiro Sakuma were just worried that there was really a lurking Eighth Route Army in the city, but suddenly gunshots rang out on the Gongjimen Street between Houzaimun and Taiyuan University.

When Hanaya Masa, Sakuma Jiro and others looked up in a hurry, they were surprised to see,

On both sides of the street, less than a hundred meters away from Houzaimun, hundreds of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army suddenly rushed out, and as soon as these soldiers appeared, they immediately divided into two groups, one of which was about 300 people, and launched an attack on the open Houzaimun along the street, and the other group of about 500 people rushed straight down the street in the direction of the arch gate, that is, the direction where Iwamatsu Yoshio and they were at this time.

Good guy, the Eighth Route Army is divided into two routes,

All the way to seize the Houzai Gate and open the passage to the inner city,

And the other way is to seize the arch gate and receive the Eighth Route Army outside the city into the city!

From this point, it is enough to prove that this is really a well-designed operation of the Eighth Route Army!

"Yaga!" Yoshio Iwamatsu cursed, but he couldn't react at once.

It was still Hua Gu who hurriedly said: "Guard squadron, immediately seize the houses on both sides of the street!" ”