"Li Yunlong, what are you talking about, you want to fight Taiyuan?"

Headquarters.

After listening to Li Yunlong's thoughts, and then looking at Li Yunlong with a serious and serious expression, the boss, chief of staff, division commander, and brigade commander were full of surprise.

A group of operational staff officers who were busy also reluctantly raised their heads.

Since the fall of Taiyuan on November 8, 1937, the ancient historical city of Taiyuan has fallen into dire straits, and the people have struggled to make a living, suffered humiliation and ravage.

Taiyuan is the political, economic, and cultural center of Jin Province, and the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army is also in Taiyuan.

If Taiyuan can be recovered, it will not only deal a great blow to the morale of the Japanese army, but also capture a large amount of materials.

Most of the food and material reserves of the Taiyuan Arsenal and the First Army of the Japanese Army are in Taiyuan City.

However, as the headquarters of the First Army, Taiyuan must have a lot of defensive strength, and the city of Taiyuan is thick and thick, so it is not so easy to attack it.

In addition, there are the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army and the Japanese Army stationed in Mongolia in the north, the 2nd Guards Division of the Japanese Army in the east, and the 110th Division of the 2nd Army of the Japanese Army stationed in Shimen City.

It is very difficult to hit Taiyuan.

At present, in addition to several county towns such as Wuxiang, Liaoxian and Yushe in the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army.

The seven or eight county towns on the periphery were all occupied by the Jin Sui army.

Moreover, when the devils fled, they also looted the county seat and took away important food and ammunition materials, and the Jin Sui army occupied all empty cities.

However, in these county towns in the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army, due to the early discovery, not only did the devils not run away, but the materials and county towns also fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

At this time, even if the Eighth Route Army took the county seat from the hands of the Jin Sui Army, it would not make much sense.

Li Yunlong originally wanted to ask the brigade commander for instructions at the brigade headquarters, and then the brigade commander asked the headquarters for instructions.

However, after he arrived at the brigade headquarters, he heard Chief of Staff Zhou say that the brigade commander had gone to the headquarters for a meeting, so he went directly to the headquarters.

"That's right, hit Taiyuan!"

Li Yunlong nodded, looked at the boss, chief of staff, and division commander respectively, and said in a positive tone.

"What is the reason why you want to fight Taiyuan?"

The boss looked stunned and asked.

Li Yunlong said: "Chief, my reason is very simple, just two words, make a fortune. ”

The boss was shocked, and suddenly became interested: "Expand and talk about it in detail." ”

The division commander, chief of staff, and brigade commander also put down their work at hand to see what Li Yunlong could say.

"Yes!"

Li Yunlong pointed to the map and said: "Chief, please see, at present, several county towns in our base area have been recovered, and the devils have also been blocked and annihilated by us." ”

"But the county seat outside the base area was occupied by the Jin Sui army, and when the devil fled, he took all the valuable materials with him."

"So it's not interesting to take these county towns from the hands of the Jin Sui army, even if they are defeated, there will be no oil and water."

"But Taiyuan is different, the devils transported all the materials back to Taiyuan, and also, the materials of the devil's attack on Zhongtiao Mountain this time, it is estimated that some of them are still in Taiyuan."

"At this time, hitting Taiyuan is to fight the snake and hit seven inches, and you can completely cut off the two railways of Zhengtai and Tongpu in just one stroke."

Several leaders nodded.

Li Yunlong's analysis is correct, the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain has a full 170,000 people.

The attacking Japanese army was only 6 divisions and 3 brigades, and it was only 100,000 people when it was full.

It is estimated that the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain will have to be fought for a month, and the combat materials for one division and regiment for one month will be maintained, which is the combat materials of one division and regiment, which is about 10,000 tons.

Even if the Japanese army spares on it, it will need at least 4 to 5 divisions and regiments to share the battle materials, and it is impossible to prepare all of them in advance with so many materials.

Instead, prepare some first, and then transport them to the front line by rail, and Taiyuan is the transfer station for the little devils to transport to the front line by rail.

Once the little devil's material transfer station is cut off, how long can the little devil continue to fight?

On the other hand, in the case of a fire in the backyard of the Japanese army, it can also force the Japanese army to send troops back from Zhongtiao Mountain, so as to achieve the goal of encircling Taiyuan and saving Zhongtiao Mountain.

However, it would not be realistic for the Eighth Route Army to directly send troops to the Zhongtiao Mountain, not only with the Japanese 37th Division blocking the way, but also with a long distance of nearly 300 kilometers.

Now it is a large corps movement, and the supply line is too long, and the Japanese army only needs a small number of troops to cut off the supply line of the Eighth Route Army, which is very unfavorable to the operation.

However, the base area is only more than 100 kilometers away from Taiyuan, and as long as the 37th Division of the Japanese Army and the 2nd Guards Division of the Japanese Army are held down, the supply line of the Eighth Route Army will be worry-free.

Li Yunlong continued: "In addition to the materials in Taiyuan City, I have already negotiated with Brother Chen, and we can get the price of 2,000 tons of weapons and ammunition and 2,000 tons of grain after recovering Taiyuan. ”

After a pause, Li Yunlong accentuated: "The price of killing Yoshio Shinozuka is definitely better than killing Muto Akira and Kenyoshika Hirata." ”

Hearing this, the eyes of the boss, the chief of staff, and the division commander lit up slightly.

Kill Akira Muto, the price is 12 105 howitzers, smokeless gunpowder production line, 60mm mortar and 60mm mortar shell production line.

Kill Kenkichi Hirata, the price is 12 105 howitzers, a German-style M24 grenade production line, a 70-mm Type 92 infantry gun and a 70-mm artillery shell production line.

If you can kill Yoshio Shinozuka...

There was a hint of expectation in the eyes of the boss, chief of staff, and division commander.

Moreover, you don't have to guess to know that the Taiyuan Arsenal must have a lot of raw materials for making guns and cannons.

If these raw materials can be obtained, the Eighth Route Army Arsenal will not have to worry about the lack of raw materials in the next few years.

Although Li Yunlong proposed a great temptation to fight Taiyuan, the boss, chief of staff, and division commander were all very calm.

The chief of staff worried: "How many defensive forces are in Taiyuan, the enemy's defensive deployment inside and outside Taiyuan City, and the enemy's reinforcements, under the influence of many factors, how long can you take Taiyuan?" ”

With a smile, Li Yunlong took out a map from his chest:

"Chief of Staff, I've figured this out in advance."

"At present, the strength of the Japanese army in Taiyuan mainly includes 3,600 members of the Yoshino Wing, about 600 members of the gendarmerie, and about 2,000 people who fled back to Taiyuan from various county seats."

"The total strength of the Japanese army is 6,200 people, plus 1 division of the puppet army, and the total strength is about 12,000 people."

"There is also a defense map of the Japanese army inside and outside Taiyuan City, I also got it."

The four chiefs looked at the map, and the Japanese artillery towers and strongholds outside the city, and the distribution of fire points on the city wall were clear at a glance.

"You're here prepared?"

The brigade commander smiled, then looked at the three chiefs.

"Brigade commander, without this diamond, I wouldn't dare to take this porcelain job."

Li Yunlong continued: "As for the enemy's reinforcements, they mainly came from three directions. ”

"One is the 3rd Brigade in the north and the Japanese Army Corps in Mongolia."

"One is the 2nd Guards Division defending the Zhengtai Railway in the east and the 110th Division in Shimen City."

"The other is the Japanese 37th Division to the south, and the Japanese troops attacking Nakajo Mountain."

"The closest ones are the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army, the 37th Division and the 2nd Guards Division."

"We have three combat columns at the moment, and each column has no problem dealing with one division."

"As long as it can help me block the 37th Division and the 2nd Guards Division, I will use a little force to block the 3rd Brigade."

"Then mobilize militia forces to attack the South Tongpu Railway, the North Tongpu Railway and the Zhengtai Railway, and destroy the bridges and tracks of these railways."

"So that the large army of the Japanese army could not reach Taiyuan in a short time."

"Give me 4 days, I will definitely be able to take Taiyuan!"

Grand Master Li's mouth was like a machine gun, and he kept talking.

He has wanted to fight Taiyuan for a long time, or rather, he has wanted to cut off Yoshio Shinozuka's head for a long time.

Now is the perfect opportunity, the Japanese army turned its guns to hit the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, coupled with the Japanese army's miscalculation of the strength of the Eighth Route Army, there are not many defenders defending Taiyuan.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army still had the strength to deal with the Japanese reinforcements, so that the Japanese army could not be reinforced in a short time.

At this time, as long as the troops of the Eighth Route Army went north from the Baijin Line, they could drive straight to the city of Taiyuan.

If the opportunity to fight Taiyuan is missed, Li Yunlong will regret it for the rest of his life.

"Fuck a son of a bitch!"

After listening to Li Yunlong's analysis and his statement, the boss hammered his fist on the table, causing the pencils and magnifying glasses on the table to shake together.

The boss's decision was not made with a pat on the head, but a deliberate choice.

While Li Yunlong spoke, the boss calculated an account in his heart.

If Li Yunlong led the Taihang Column and killed and injured 10,000 soldiers in Taiyuan, but the gains from defeating Taiyuan would at least allow the Eighth Route Army to expand its main force of 40,000 people.

The other two columns also had an advantage in fighting the 37th Division of the Japanese Army and the 2nd Guards Division, and they would make sure that they would not lose money.

It depends on whether Li Yunlong can defeat Taiyuan within 4 days, and he will make a lot of money if he defeats Taiyuan, and if he can kill Shinozuka Yoshinan, he will make a small profit.

No matter how you calculate it, it doesn't seem to be a loss.

"So, the chief agreed?"

Li Yunlong couldn't help but smile suddenly.

"That's right, I agreed!"

The boss's tone was categorical: "The brigade commander commanded the 1st Column of Taihang to fight the 2nd Guards Division on my behalf, the division commander led the 2nd Column of Taihang to fight the 37th Division, and you Li Yunlong led the 3rd Column of Taihang to attack Taiyuan, this time, more than 90,000 people from 3 columns of our Eighth Route Army launched an attack on the enemy at the same time!" ”

The faces of the chief of staff, division commander, and brigade commander suddenly showed joy, and they could finally do a big job!

Next, Li Yunlong discussed the battle plan and emergency preparedness with the commanders at the headquarters, and left the headquarters with the brigade commander the next morning.

In addition to the Eighth Route Army in the southeastern base area of Shanxi, the Central Hebei, Southern Hebei, Jin-Cha-Ji and other military regions also launched attacks on the Japanese army at the same time to respond to the operations of the Taihang Column.

The scale of this battle will be greater than the Battle of the Hundred Regiments.

Moreover, the equipment of the Eighth Route Army today, not to mention the replacement of shotguns and artillery, is not much better than that of the Hundred Regiments War.

The ammunition reserves are even more abundant, and the ammunition in the southeastern base area of Shanxi, the ammunition for assistance, the ammunition reloaded by the arsenal, and the bullets sent by the commander of the guard have exceeded 15 million rounds, and even more than 150,000 shells.

It's very rich.