At present, the Japanese army stationed in Taiyuan has only one special team and cavalry brigade.

Yoshio Iwamatsu felt like he couldn't sleep well.

In the past year, the Eighth Route Army has done too much in Shanxi, so big that Iwamatsu Yoshio, who is far away in the base camp, has also heard of it.

However, fortunately, the strength of the First Army is still far above that of the Eighth Route Army.

Before coming to Taiyuan, when I was talking with the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Ningji, in the Iron Lion Hutong.

Yoshio Iwamatsu knew that the First Army was a mess.

Because the former commander of the First Army was killed in battle, the military town of Taiyuan was occupied by the Eighth Road, although the occupation time was not much, but it was a great blow to the morale of the First Army.

Iwamatsu Yoshio's first task as commander of the First Army was to solve the morale problem of the First Army.

The second task is to restore the traffic of the Zhengtai Railway and the Tongpu Railway as soon as possible.

If you want to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army, you have to mobilize troops, mobilize materials, and restore railway traffic as soon as possible.

For the Japanese army, the current law and order in Shanxi has reached the point of extreme erosion.

South of the Yellow River in southern Jin, China's Central Army was eyeing the Yellow River north to recapture the strategic location of Zhongtiao Mountain.

Although the Japanese army won the Battle of the Central Plains, because the backyard was on fire and the logistics supply line was cut off, the Japanese army failed to eliminate the main force of the Central Army, and the Central Army still had the strength to counterattack.

Therefore, one or two divisions also needed to be stationed in southern Jinnan to defend the Central Army south of the Yellow River.

The Eighth Route Army in Shanxi is growing stronger and stronger, and it has become a big problem for the Japanese army.

However, the old devil Okamura Ninji also has something.

As soon as he took up his post as commander of the North China Front, he formulated a plan and guiding outline for administering and strategizing against North China.

The core idea was to use political, military, and spy dispatch to oppose the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army, isolate the Eighth Route Army, which was dominated by the Communist Party, and then annihilate the Eighth Route Army.

Okamura then launched a campaign to strengthen public order in North China, dividing all parts of North China into "public security zones" (i.e., enemy-occupied areas), "quasi-public security zones" (i.e., guerrilla areas fought by the enemy and us), and "non-public security zones" (i.e., anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines), and implemented policies such as "clearing the townships," "encroaching up," and "sweeping up."

However, since Okamura has just taken office, the above policies have not yet had time to be implemented.

And Tada's "cage policy" has completely failed.

At this time, all sides are gathering strength to deal with the coming big war.

"Yamamoto-kun, where is Li Yunlong now?"

After a short break, Yoshio Iwamatsu asked Kazuki Yamamoto about his current concerns.

At present, the staff officers of the original First Army Headquarters have all been wiped out, and the cronies and staff officers brought by Iwamatsu Yoshio do not know much about the situation in Shanxi.

Therefore, Yoshio Iwamatsu has something, so he naturally wants to ask Kazuki Yamamoto.

And Kuribayashi Nakamichi and his 1st Cavalry Brigade were not from the First Army, but were subordinate to the Mongolian Corps.

For causing great damage to the Japanese army, even the former commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, died at the hands of Li Yunlong.

Iwamatsu Yoshio, who doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of Yoshio Shinozuka, naturally pays special attention to Li Yunlong.

"Li Yunlong is in the northwest of Jin!"

At the mention of Li Yunlong, Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes suddenly flashed with hatred, and he gritted his teeth.

He and Yoshio Shinozuka are not like a relationship between superiors and subordinates, but more like a relationship between teachers and friends, and even before retiring, Yoshio Shinozuka was still thinking about him and the secret service.

wants the Yamamoto special team to make more achievements, and after Yoshio Shinozuka retires, the Yamamoto special team has a foothold in the army.

However, before Yoshio Shinozuka saw the achievements of the Yamamoto special team, he was killed by Li Yunlong's troops.

If this revenge is not avenged, I, Yamamoto Kazuki, swear not to be a person!

"Nani?" Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes narrowed, "Li Yunlong actually went to the northwest of Jin?" ”

"Hey!" Yamamoto Kazuki stumbled.

"How many people did Li Yunlong take to the northwest of Jin?" Yoshio Iwamatsu asked hurriedly.

The news that Li Yunlong led his troops to the northwest of Shanxi suddenly caught Iwamatsu Yoshio off guard.

It can be seen from the last Taiyuan Battle that the only one that can threaten Taiyuan and the headquarters of the First Army is the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Jin.

But now that Li Yunlong led his troops to the northwest of Jin, there was one more person in the northwest of Jin who could threaten Taiyuan and the headquarters of the First Army.

This makes Yoshio Iwamatsu feel like he is sitting on pins and needles, like a man's back.

Yamamoto Kazuki replied truthfully: "According to intelligence, in addition to Li Yunlong's new regiment, the Eighth Route Army that went to the northwest of Shanxi also had the new second regiment and independent regiment of the 386 brigade. ”

"Li Yunlong's new regiment is stationed in the areas of Heyuan, Anhua and Ping'an counties."

"The new second regiment is stationed in the areas of Wuzhai County, Chi County and Ning County."

"The independent regiment is stationed in the areas of Zuoyun County, Huai County and Shanyin County."

When Iwamatsu Yoshio heard this, his light flashed: "Are this new second regiment and independent regiment under the command of Li Yunlong?" ”

Yamamoto Kazuki said: "Judging from intelligence, this new second regiment and independent regiment have a history of being under the command of Li Yunlong, but they are not under the command of Li Yunlong in terms of rank. ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio asked, "So, Li Yunlong has only one regiment of troops around him?" ”

"Hey!" Yamamoto Kazuki stumbled.

Hearing this, Iwamatsu Yoshio's mind suddenly became active.

If Li Yunlong had only one regiment of troops around him, it wouldn't be so difficult to deal with...

"But according to intelligence."

"Li Yunlong's regiment has more than 7,000 people, and all of them are American and German equipment!"

Kazuki Yamamoto hurriedly reminded.

Li Yunlong is very difficult to deal with, and countless imperial elites have suffered losses in his hands.

He was afraid that Iwamatsu Yoshio would be like a stunned young man, thinking that Li Yunlong would be able to bully as long as he had the strength of a regiment, and he would suffer a big loss in the end.

"Nani?" Iwamatsu Yoshio's brows suddenly furrowed, "There are more than 7,000 people in a regiment, and they are all American and German equipment?" ”

It seems that it is necessary to reassess the strength of Li Yunlong's department.

Then, Iwamatsu Yoshio asked, "Yamamoto-kun, do you have any detailed information about Li Yunlong and his new group?" ”

"Hey!" Kazuki Yamamoto took a stack of materials from Gorou Koka, and then handed over the information that had been prepared to Yoshio Iwamatsu.

Yoshio Iwamatsu took the intelligence information and looked at it.

Regarding Li Yunlong's personal information, it was still the one collected by the intelligence department of the First Army.

However, Yamamoto Kazuki wrote down the main achievements of the Eighth Route Army led by Li Yunlong over the past year or so.

In February 1940, Cangyunling defeated the Sakata Wing of the Fourth Brigade and killed the Wing Commander Sakata Nobutsu.

In March 1940, in the Battle of Lijiagou on the Zhengtai Highway, Li Yunlong led his troops to annihilate two squadrons of the Kwantung Army escorting chemical bombs.

In May 1940, Li Yunlong led his troops to annihilate the Black Island Cavalry Wing and killed the wing leader Black Island Morita.

……

Looking at them one by one, Li Yunlong's achievements shocked Iwamatsu Yoshio.

At the beginning, Li Yunlong only killed Japanese officers at the Dazuo level, and later, he even began to kill Japanese generals.

Four outstanding major generals and three lieutenant generals of the Japanese army all died at the hands of Li Yunlong.

Iwamatsu Yoshihiro thought to himself, this executioner named Li Yunlong was stained with the blood of the outstanding generals of the Great Japanese Empire.

All of this was caused by the commander of the Eighth Route Army named Li Yunlong, what kind of person is he?

How can there be such a huge destructive power?

He was just a small regiment commander, how could he mobilize so many troops of the Eighth Route Army to participate in the battle and attack Taiyuan?

What does the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army think, Li Yunlong, who has made great achievements, is more than enough to be a military commander, but he is still only a regiment commander?

At this time, Iwamatsu Yoshio had countless question marks in his heart, just like Principal Chang.

Seeing the expression on Iwamatsu Yoshio's face, Yamamoto Kazuki said again: "Your Excellency General, Li Yunlong has only been in the northwest of Jin for more than half a month, and he has already launched several battles before and after, capturing the nine county towns originally occupied by the imperial army. ”

"Li Yunlong damn it!" Yoshio Iwamatsu agrees.

Li Yunlong is simply the nemesis of the Japanese army.

There were already 7 Japanese generals who died at the hands of Li Yunlong, and even the commander of the First Army, and even more Japanese adjutants died in the hands of Li Yunlong.

Although most of this intelligence information is about Li Yunlong's achievements, there is very little information about Li Yunlong himself, such as his age, personality, place of origin, and appearance.

But Kazuki Yamamoto is not a professional in intelligence after all, and being able to prepare this information in advance has already impressed Yoshio Iwamatsu.

"An important reason why Li Yunlong's troops are so capable of fighting."

Yamamoto Kazuki added: "The main thing is that his troops have received aid from the outside world, and his troops are equipped with sophisticated German and American equipment. ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes flashed: "Have you found out who is helping the Eighth Route Army?" ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio has long heard of this in the base camp.

A special investigation team has even been set up within the base camp to investigate which country is targeting Japan, but so far nothing has been found.

Those bombers and fighters that attacked the Japanese army were as if they didn't exist and appeared out of thin air.

At present, the bombers and fighters that attacked the Japanese army have only appeared twice, but each time they appeared, they wiped out an entire wing of the Japanese army.

If this matter is not investigated, the entire base camp will have trouble sleeping.

"I haven't found out yet!" Yamamoto Kazuki suddenly said, "However, the intelligence department of the First Army has found the spokesperson of the Eighth Route Army's assistance channel, whose name is Chen Feng!" ”

"Chen Feng?" Yoshio Iwamatsu asked, "Do you have any details about this person?" ”

Yamamoto Kazuki said: "Some top-secret information about this person, when the Eighth Route Army attacked Taiyuan, the personnel of the headquarters had burned it. ”

In fact, Yamamoto Kazuki knows very well that even if the information is not burned, there is not much information about Chen Feng at all, and this person is even more mysterious than Li Yunlong.

Then, Yamamoto Kazuki said again: "General, the special team has investigated this person before, and I am willing to continue the investigation!" ”

However, contrary to Yamamoto Kazuki's expectations, Iwamatsu Yoshio waved his hand and said: "Regarding the assistance channels of the Eighth Route Army, there will be special personnel in the base camp to investigate, and the task of your special task team is mainly to protect the safety of the headquarters, from today onwards, the safety of the inner city of Taiyuan and the headquarters of the First Army will be handed over to Yamamoto-kun." ”

"Hey!" Kazuki Yamamoto had no choice but to pause, thinking that this new commander was even more afraid of death than Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.

However, this also has the advantage that the new commander will be careful not to follow in the footsteps of General Yoshio Shinozuka.

"In addition, transfer the 36th Division to the area of Heyuan, Anhua and Ping'an County in the northwest of Shanxi, and show me this Li Yunlong."

Then, Iwamatsu Yoshio immediately gave an order to the chief of staff, Hanayamasa.

As the saying goes, the side of the couch allows others to sleep soundly, although Li Yunlong's department is only a regiment, but there is no division and regiment to watch Li Yunlong, and Iwamatsu Yoshio can't sleep.

(End of chapter)