Before dawn, the Devil puppet army organized a wave of counter-offensive in an attempt to recapture the city walls.

But it's a pity.

The firepower of the Eighth Route Army is very strong, and there is artillery support outside the city, so the devil puppet army can't get close to the city wall at all.

After dropping dozens of corpses, the devil puppet army retreated in a hurry.

The sky was slightly bright.

The fighters of the new regiment, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd assault groups, which had long been ready, entered the city under the leadership of the platoon commanders of the companies.

The warriors carried ladders on the house, entered the house from the second floor, and fought with the devils house by house.

At the same time, there was also the simultaneous advance of the Eighth Route Army on the street, and when there was a position built by devils with sandbags on the street, it was not destroyed by infantry at all, and the members of the Sword Squadron were directly asked to call for artillery fire.

As a result, the ambush fire points set up by the devils on both sides of the street completely lost their effect.

In desperation, the devils of the Yoshino Wing, as well as a small number of devil puppet troops who retreated from the city wall, had to fight street battles with the Eighth Route Army.

As a large number of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army entered the city, the Eighth Route Army attacked from all directions, street by street and house by house in the inner city of Taiyuan.

Battles broke out all the time, and with the constant and cold passage of time, the streets and alleys of the outer city of Taiyuan were eaten away by the Eighth Route Army little by little.

"Report to the general, the Eighth Route has occupied the armory and bullet depot near the Little North Gate!"

In the inner city of Taiyuan, in the combat hall of the Japanese headquarters, a communications lieutenant reports to Yoshio Shinozuka.

An operational staff officer next to him quickly placed a small flag representing the Eighth Route Army on the sand table to represent the location of the armory and bullet depot at the small north gate.

The armory and bullet depot were left behind by the Jin Sui army, and after being occupied by the Japanese army, it was used as an ordnance repair shop and a sports ground for soldiers.

The real arsenal of the Japanese army was in the inner city.

The location of the Taiyuan Arsenal is also in the outer city, but it is close to the inner city wall.

Yoshio Shinozuka stared at the map, and in just one morning, the streets next to the city wall had been captured by the Eighth Route Army.

The miniature flag representing the Eighth Route Army has surrounded the Yoshino Wing and the Inner Castle, and it is estimated that it will only take one day for the Eighth Route to occupy the entire outer city.

At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but regret it.

Knowing this, he should have listened to the advice of his cronies and staff officers, and when the Eighth Road appeared near Xiaodian Town, he took a plane from Xincheng Airport to leave Taiyuan.

However, it is useless to regret it now.

The only hope now is reinforcements.

"Where are the reinforcements of the 3rd Brigade?"

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Toshimatsu Kasai, communications staff officer.

Kasai Toshimatsu hurriedly bowed his head and replied: "Report to the general, at 9 o'clock in the morning, the 3rd Brigade has passed through Xinzhou, if there is no Zhina Army to block it halfway, it is expected to arrive in Taiyuan when it gets dark!" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes narrowed.

The 3rd Brigade came to the aid of Taiyuan, with 4 infantry brigades and 1 artillery brigade, totaling more than 5,000 people.

There is no doubt that these more than 5,000 people are definitely not the opponents of the Eighth Route Army.

Especially when there were ace troops like the New First Regiment in the siege force of the Eighth Route Army.

However, the arrival of more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers in the 3rd Brigade was able to greatly reduce the pressure on Taiyuan.

If the 3rd Brigade can be in the city of Taiyuan, then Taiyuan can hold out for at least 2 to 3 more days.

When reinforcements such as the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 108th Division arrived, then the headquarters of the First Army and Taiyuan would be safe.

In the final analysis, the 3rd Brigade is nothing more than cannon fodder for Yoshio Shinozuka.

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Order the 3rd Brigade to speed up the march, if you can't reach Taiyuan before dark, Major General Miyazaki should be disemboweled to thank the emperor!" ”

"Hey!"

Toshimatsu Kasai stood up and bowed his head, turned and walked out.

……

"Tuanzuo, Baozi Mountain has been occupied by a group of eight roads, I sent a signal soldier to negotiate with it, this eight roads is a battalion of Li Yunlong's department."

On a certain hill behind Baozi Mountain, the headquarters of the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army.

Fang Ligong walked into the command headquarters, saluted a military salute, and then reported to Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei also took a fancy to this piece of terrain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and wanted to match in this echelon to block the Japanese 3rd Brigade from going south to reinforce Taiyuan.

"Oh?" Chu Yunfei's gaze lifted from the map on the table, looked at Fang Ligong, and his tone was a little surprised, "It's actually Li Yunlong's troops?" Li Yunlong's battalion commander has a good vision, and Baozi Mountain is indeed a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

Fang Ligong said: "That's right, it is Li Yunlong's troops, and their task is to block the 3rd Brigade for 3 days. ”

Chu Yunfei immediately laughed when he heard this: "It seems that Li Yunlong attacked Taiyuan, and his troops were insufficient, so he actually used a battalion to block the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army for 3 days. ”

"Yes, Danza!"

Fang Ligong echoed: "The enemy is the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army, although it is not the entire 3rd Brigade, but it is also 4 infantry brigades plus 1 artillery brigade, with a total strength of more than 5,000 people. ”

Chu Yunfei ordered: "Order the brothers to prepare, match the echelons, block the attack step by step, and wait for the Eighth Route Army to defeat the devils and retreat, our 358th Regiment will continue to fight with the devils!" ”

"Yes!"

Fang Ligong stepped forward and gave a military salute and turned to leave.

Chu Yunfei put on a pair of white gloves, Browning was equipped with a gun and the Zhongzheng sword given by Principal Chang was draped on the left and right, and his expression was eager to try, ready to fight the Japanese army.

He thought to himself, this time to help Li Yunlong with such a big favor, Brother Yunlong, you still have to compensate Chu for some American-style equipment?

……

Time passed coldly and constantly.

Midday.

After a full night of rapid marching and a morning, the main force of more than 5,000 people finally arrived at Baozi Mountain.

"Report to the general, the scout cavalry found the enemy position in the fort and hill 1.5 km ahead!"

A Japanese staff officer hurriedly ran to the command car in which Major General Miyazaki was riding, bowed his head and said.

The fourth battalion of the new 1st Regiment had built trenches, foxholes and other civil fortifications on Baozi Mountain, so naturally the vanguard reconnaissance cavalry could not hide from the devils.

Masao Miyazaki was holding the major general's saber and closing his eyes to recuperate, and when he heard this, his eyes slowly opened, and a sharp light flashed between his eyes.

Although Major General Masao Miyazaki looks a little old, his whole expression is ruthless and resolute.

"Stop!"

Masao Miyazaki said sharply.

"Stop!"

Immediately, the devil staff shouted loudly.

The entire Japanese march immediately halted its advance and ordered it to be forbidden.

After ordering the troops to stand by in place, Major General Miyazaki took the binoculars and came to a position one kilometer from Baozi Mountain, and raised the binoculars to look.

I saw a hill guarding the road ahead, and the slope had been built by the enemy with trenches and foxholes and other civil fortifications.

Holding up the binoculars and looking at it again, Masao Miyazaki found that there were mountains on the left and right, and the road was the only road leading to Taiyuan nearby.

"Artillery Mirror!"

Masao Miyazaki said.

The staff officer beside him hurriedly shouted backwards: "Artillery mirror, ha, Gu, bring up the artillery mirror!" ”

Several artillerymen hurriedly trotted to get the artillery mirror, and then set it up in front of Masao Miyazaki.

Through the vision of the artillery mirror, Miyazaki Masao finally saw clearly that there were soldiers running with ammunition boxes on the position, judging from the color of their clothes, it was the Eighth Route Army that was preparing to block the 3rd Brigade here.

Masao Miyazaki asked his staff officer to spread out the map and find the location of Baozi Mountain, which was still 50 kilometers away from Taiyuan.

If he could not reach Taiyuan before dark, he would be ordered to apologize for his crimes.

He knew that Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka was scaring him, because at the level of major general, he would not be casually ordered to apologize.

However, Miyazaki Masao knew that Taiyuan at this time must have reached the moment of 100,000 urgency.

Putting away the map, Masao Miyazaki called the commander of the 4th Infantry Group, Yamauchi Nakazuo, to him.

Miyazaki Masao said: "Yamauchi-kun, a dirt road in front of us is blocking our way, and your 4th Infantry Brigade will wipe out this earth eight roads in half an hour, otherwise you will be disemboweled to thank the emperor." ”

"Hey!"

Yamauchi Zhongzuo's expression was stagnant, so he had to agree to come down.

Now the pressure is on him.

Yamauchi said in the middle of the left: "Your Excellency, General, I request artillery support from the artillery brigade!" ”

Miyazaki Masao's tone did not fluctuate in the slightest: "It takes time for the artillery brigade to set up artillery, and your 4th Infantry Brigade will launch a sheep attack first to find out the reality and firing point deployment of the Eighth Road." ”

"Hey!"

Yamauchi Chuzuo was bowing his head and turned to walk towards his troops.

He raised his hand and looked at his watch, and took the position of the eighth road in half an hour, which was a little tight in time.

However, after a tentative attack, wait for the artillery to bombard the infantry and charge again, and it should be able to be defeated.

Time is tight, and tasks are heavy.

Yamauchi Nakazuo immediately ordered Squadron Leader Sato to lead his troops to launch a tentative attack on the eight-way position.

Under the leadership of Squadron Leader Zuoto, the devils crouched down and held their weapons, and headed towards the position of the Eighth Route Army in a straggler line.

……

"Company commander, the little devil is coming up, 300 meters away from the forward position!"

The front-line observer shouted.

The commander of the thirteenth company took the last puff of cigarette, threw the cigarette butt into the trench, and then completely stomped on his toes:

"It's new that the devil actually launched an attack without firing a cannon."

Immediately shouted loudly: "All squads enter their respective positions, listen to my orders and open fire!" ”

Following his order, about 300 soldiers of the Thirteenth Company took their weapons and drilled out of the tunnel in squads and entered their respective positions.

Shaking the submachine gun in his hand, the company commander did not feel the slightest nervousness.

The mountain of Baozi Mountain has been excavated from the forward and reverse slope planes at the same time under the ground work of the brother troops of three companies overnight, and a stable tunnel has finally been dug out.

Each trench was connected to a tunnel.

The location of the pit is very hidden, the pit can not only protect against artillery, but the wounded can be transported from the pit to the anti-slope, and the ammunition supply from the anti-slope can be transported along the tunnel to each trench.

Before they could enter the firing range, one after another devils stepped on the S-shaped mines buried in front of the position.

"Boom, boom!" The power of the mine is very great, and from time to time a devil steps on the mine, and then it is blown up into a bloody mist.

However, the formation of the devils was very spread, and the mines only made the formation of the devils chaotic.

"Fire!"

When the devil vanguard entered a distance of 100 meters, the company commander gave the order to open fire.

Six Maxim heavy machine guns, 16 light machine guns, 16 submachine guns, 16 bazookas, and more than 200 semi-automatic rifles fired simultaneously.

Da Da...

Bang bang bang...

The sound of gunshots like bursting beans suddenly came out, and a dense rain of bullets enveloped the devil, and the devil fell a large piece on the spot.

However, the devils also reacted quickly, when the soldiers in the front row were shot and fell, the devils in the back either lay on the spot, or rolled to the rocks or mounds in different postures to avoid the rain of bullets, and after completing the dodge, the devils pushed the bullets into their chambers and raised their guns to aim and shoot at the position of the Eighth Route Army.

The devil machine gunner set up a light and heavy machine gun to try to suppress the fire, but the machine gun sounded a few times and was accurately sniped by the snipers of the Eighth Route Army.

The devil grenadier soldier took down the grenade and operated the grenadier to knock out the machine gun fire point of the Eighth Route Army.

But the next moment, it was blown up into the sky by a rocket flying with tail flames.

The grenadiers and light and heavy machine guns were dumb and fired, and when they lost their fire suppression and destruction, Squadron Leader Zuoto did not hesitate to order a retreat.

On the way to retreat, some more devils stepped on a landmine and fell to the land forever.

It was just a wave of tentative attacks, and without the support of anti-slope artillery fire, the fourth battalion lay a large number of devil corpses in front of the position.

"Report to the captain, the left squadron suffered more than 110 casualties!"

Squadron Leader Sato's face was blackened, and he reported to Captain Yamauchi.

"Rubbish!"

"Idiot!"

Yamauchi opened his bow left and right, and slapped Squadron Leader Zuo Fuji in the face twice.

It's a shame that a tentative attack actually caused more than half of a squadron to suffer casualties!

Then, Yamauchi carried the command saber on his shoulder, walked quickly to Major General Miyazaki, bowed his head and said, "General, there is a problem with this Eighth Road!" ”