Xiying Town, Taihang Column Headquarters.

"The boss is still as domineering as ever."

Zhao Gang sighed with emotion after reading the telegram sent by the headquarters, smiled slightly, and then handed the telegram to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong took the telegram, only to see that there was only one sentence on the telegram: Kill the Hirata Division raised by the son of a bitch to labor and management.

After reading the telegram, Li Yunlong was even more determined to eat the 37th Division of the Japanese Army.

"Commander-in-Chief, Scout Report!"

Huang Erhu put down the high-power intercom and reported: "The Japanese army's reinforcement troops have retreated in the direction of Xiangyuan and Licheng County. ”

"Want to run?" Li Yunlong put down the telegram and said in a cold tone, "There is no door, the 37th Division Lao Tzu is decided, and it doesn't matter if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu comes." ”

"Pass my order, the 1st Attack Group will advance forward to encircle Licheng, the 2nd Attack Group will surround Xiangyuan County, and the 3rd Attack Group will take Guangzhi Town for me."

Zhao Gang said: "When the troops from all walks of life attack and advance, you must be careful of the devil ambush. ”

"Yes!" Huang Erhu turned around and went to order.

So far, Li Yunlong has not even used the new ace in his hand.

Fighting a war is a lot like playing cards.

If you play all the cards in your hand, the opponent can't afford it, then it doesn't matter what you play first.

However, if the opponent has a relationship with you, then your trump card should be left to suppress the opponent's key card.

Although it is not bad to command a large corps to fight, Li Yunlong still prefers to lead the troops to charge.

It was someone else who wanted to command this battle, and he was just a regiment commander below, and he had already taken the sword squadron to disguise himself as a devil to behead Kenyoshi Hirata.

At this time, there must be a lot of routs of the devil puppet army, and the sword squadron can also speak Japanese, which is a good opportunity.

However, he, Li Yunlong, is the commander-in-chief, he must not go, and the members of the Sword Squadron can't leave, and they need to provide the artillery with firing Zhu Yuan.

Li Yunlong immediately shouted: "Pass my order, and the command headquarters will move forward immediately!" ”

……

"Your Excellency Division Commander, the 227th Wing and the 6th Brigade of the 226th Wing, which rushed to help, have returned to the two county towns of Xiangyuan and Licheng."

"In addition, the various sweeping troops... Contact has been lost so far! ”

Guangzhi Town, the headquarters of the 37th Division of the Japanese Army, the chief of staff of the division, Ishida Kanazo Daizo, reported to Hirata Kenkichi.

Kenkichi Hirata was incredulous: "Still haven't you been contacted?" ”

"Hey!" Ishida Kinzo's expression was ugly, "I haven't been contacted, and I've lost the radio signal of the major teams!" ”

"Eight Ga Ya Road!"

Kenkichi Hirata was a little uncomfortable.

The 37th Division lost 5,000 elite soldiers in just half a day.

The losses of the 225th Wing were even greater than the last time in the grinding stone cave.

Ishida Kanazo Road:

"The division commander doesn't have to be uncomfortable, although my 37th Division lost 5,000 elite soldiers, and the loss of the Eighth Route is even greater."

"According to the battle loss ratio of the Imperial Army and the Eighth Route frontal battle, the battle loss ratio of the Imperial Army soldiers and the Eighth Route is at least 1 to 3."

"Even if the Eighth Route has a large number of troops and strong artillery support, according to the calculation of 1 to 2, the Eighth Route will have at least 10,000 casualties."

"What's more, the wing flags of each wing have not been brought, as long as the wing flag is there, it is enough to apply for additional troops after the war."

Hirata Kenkichi nodded, his expression slightly relaxed, but soon his face became gloomy again: "Ishida-kun, I'm not very worried about this, what I'm really worried about is the telegram sent by Commander Shinozuka." ”

"Division Commander, what do you mean..."

Ishida Jinzang's face changed: "Li Yunlong's goal is our entire 37th Division?" ”

More than an hour earlier, Yoshio Shinozuka had already sent a telegram informing Hirata Kenyoshi and Ishida Kanazo of the news that the commander of the Eighth Route Army was Li Yunlong, and that Li Yunlong's target was likely to be the entire 37th Division, and ordered the rushing troops to immediately stop advancing and immediately retreat to the two county towns of Xiangyuan and Licheng.

After reading this telegram, a trace of fear rose in the depths of Hirata's heart for no reason.

In the past, Kenkichi Hirata had never been afraid of any Chinese, but today he is afraid.

Because Li Yunlong had already harvested 4 major generals and 1 lieutenant general of the Japanese army, he was afraid of becoming the next one.

"It's very likely." Hirata Kenyoshi said: "China's art of war is cloudy, before thinking about victory, first thinking about defeat, we must prepare early!" ”

"Order, the division headquarters will be transferred to Changzhi immediately."

"The 226th Wing defends Licheng County, and the 227th Wing defends Xiangyuan County."

"The troops immediately built fortifications outside the city."

Ishida Jinzo suggested: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, if the target of the Eighth Route is really the 37th Division, I suggest that all the troops be put into Changzhi for a decisive battle with Li Yunlong. ”

"No way!" Hirata Kenyoshi said categorically, "The three county towns of Changzhi, Xiangyuan and Licheng form horns with each other, and the Eighth Route must attack the city one by one, no matter which of the Eighth Road hits first, the other two counties can give a certain amount of assistance." ”

"We don't need to fight Li Yunlong to the death, we just need to use these three counties to drag Li Yunlong."

"As soon as reinforcements from the 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade arrive, they will be able to carry out counter-encirclement against Li Yunlong and his troops."

"At that time, it will not be him Li Yunlong who wants to eat my 37th Division, but the imperial army who wants to eat his Li Yunlong Corps."

"Hey!" Ishida always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, so he had to bow his head and pause.

……

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

"Your Excellency, at present, all the sweeping forces of the 37th Division have lost contact."

"The reinforcement troops of the 37th Division have all returned to Licheng and Xiangyuan counties."

Chief of Staff Hideyoshi Kusuyama reported to Yoshio Shinozuka.

Yoshio Shinozuka breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately he stopped the loss in time and did not cause greater losses to the 37th Division.

The other party is Li Yunlong, if these 5,000 troops go to help, it is likely that there will be no return.

In the field battle, the 37th Division, both in terms of strength and firepower, was suppressed by the troops under the command of Li Yunlong in all directions.

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Nanshan-kun, immediately send a report to Lieutenant General Hirata, and ask him to immediately order the soldiers to build fortifications, Li Yunlong's next move may be to attack the county seat!" ”

"If Li Yunlong wants to attack the county seat." Nanshan Hideyoshi said: "It gave the imperial army a chance to gather and annihilate Li Yunlong's corps." ”

"The Eighth Route must gather at least three times as many troops before it can attack."

"What's more, a siege is no better than a field battle, and if Lieutenant General Hirata defends properly, there is no problem in holding out for ten days."

"In ten days, the 18th Brigade, the 14th Brigade, and even the 2nd Guards Division have arrived."

Yoshio Shinozuka nodded: "Xiangyuan, Changzhi and Licheng are each other's horns, which is extremely beneficial to the defending side, Li Yunlong wants to eat the 37th Division, it depends on whether he has a good pair of teeth!" ”

……

The night was like ink, and the main force of the Taihang Column of more than 30,000 people was marching south along the main road.

On the right is Ding Wei's 1st Attack Group, in the middle is Cheng Shifa's 3rd Attack Group, and on the right is Kong Jie's 2nd Attack Group.

During the day, the ammunition consumed by the fighters had been replenished, and each fighter was replenished with 100 rounds of ammunition and 5 grenades.

Every soldier has eaten the meat buns and buns sent by the people and militia in the rear, and all the wounded have been sent to the rear for treatment.

After winning the battle during the day, the soldiers were in high spirits and rushed away with their guns on their backs.

During the day, because of the fear of bombing by the devil's planes, the howitzers and mountain artillery were camouflaged, but at night there was no concern, and all the artillery was pulled to the main road to march.

"Commander-in-Chief!" A communications soldier rode a horse to catch up with Li Yunlong and his party.

When Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang heard the shouting, they stopped and waited for the communication corps to catch up.

After a while, the communications corps caught up with Li Yunlong and reported with a wheez: "Commander-in-chief, I just received a telegram from the headquarters, saying that all the devils have retreated to Xiangyuan, Licheng and Changzhi County, and the headquarters of the 37th Division has fled to Changzhi. ”

"Damn!" Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed, "The little devil's reaction is quite fast. ”

Zhao Gang said: "It seems that the Japanese army has seen our intentions and is ready to defend the city, trying to use the county seat to drag us down, and then wait for the reinforcements to arrive and eat us in one bite." ”

After a pause, Zhao Gang said again: "At present, the 37th Division of the Japanese Army has lost more than 5,000 people, and the remaining troops, counting the troops of the division headquarters, should still have 2 infantry wings and 1 artillery wing. ”

Li Yunlong squinted his eyes and calculated the cost first as usual.

At present, the 37th Division of the Japanese Army can still fight, with 2 wings and 1 artillery wing, with a total strength of about 8,000 people.

And he now has more than 30,000 troops in his hands, both in terms of infantry and artillery, which is more than three times that of the little devil.

The advantages are great.

1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition, 1,000 tons of food, and reimbursement of weapons and ammunition are near.

Grand Master Li was full of energy.

Li Yunlong turned his head and shouted: "Pass my order, and all departments will speed up and move forward!" ”

……

Two hours later.

Guangzhi Town.

It is more than 10 kilometers away from the two county towns of Xiangyuan and Licheng.

It is located in the middle of the two county seats.

The devils have withdrawn from here, and the Eighth Route Army has taken this place without much effort.

Li Yunlong's headquarters is also temporarily located here.

At this time, the troops of the 1st and 3rd attack groups had already surrounded the two county towns of Xiangyuan and Licheng.

Ding Wei, Cheng Shifa and Kong Jie were called by Li Yunlong to the headquarters for a meeting.

"Our old Cheng has never fought such a rich battle in his eight lives."

At the command headquarters, Cheng Shifa's tone was excited: "The artillery is full of infantry, the infantry is charged after the artillery is bombarded, and the artillery is full of infantry, and then the infantry is rushed, this battle is simply too comfortable." ”

Ding Wei also said: "Isn't it, dozens of cannons fired at the devil at the same time, the scene was simply earth-shattering, as soon as the battle began, the devil was directly stunned." ”

"And then the infantry artillery coordination, the artillery coordination and the infantry coordination, today finally let the devil taste the power."

"It's enjoyable, Lao Li, this battle is too enjoyable!" The two discussed loudly, Kong Jie, who had just stepped into the headquarters, laughed at Li Yunlong, and after seeing Ding Wei and Cheng Shifa, he said, "Yo, Lao Ding and Lao Cheng have also arrived?" ”

"It's been there a long time ago." Ding Wei said, "The big guys are waiting for you kid." ”

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