Looking at the downed devil plane, the fighters of the machine gun battalion and the air defense battalion suddenly cheered.

He Jie, the commander of the air defense battalion, also grinned at the corners of his mouth, and he was in a good mood.

He was formerly the commander of the machine gun battalion, and he had long commanded the machine gun battalion to fight against devil planes, and he had rich experience in air defense.

Therefore, after Li Yunlong formed the air defense battalion, he directly let He Jie serve as the battalion commander of the air defense battalion, and the deputy battalion commander of the original machine gun battalion was promoted to the battalion commander of the machine gun battalion.

For the first time, the Devil reconnaissance plane flew from an altitude of 2,000 meters, and He Jie calmed down and did not give the order to open fire.

Although within the range of anti-aircraft guns, at this height, the fighters of the anti-aircraft battalion operated 37-mm anti-aircraft guns for the first time.

Whether he can shoot down the devil plane, He Jie is not sure.

The 150-mm howitzer was placed on the side of the road, not concealed at all, acting as a decoy to attract the devil's reconnaissance plane.

The devil pilot was fooled and lowered his altitude and flew down towards the 150mm heavy gun.

To He Jie's surprise, the devil's reconnaissance plane did not dive down to blow up heavy artillery, but more like lowering the altitude to see more clearly.

However, when the Devil reconnaissance aircraft descended to an altitude of 1,000 meters, the 20-mm machine gun and the 37-mm anti-aircraft gun were completely within reach.

The devil's reconnaissance plane was on guard, but not much, and at the moment when the devil's plane pulled up, He Jie decisively gave the order to fire.

It only took a few seconds before and after to shoot down the devil's reconnaissance plane.

He Jie admitted that he had an element of gambling, but he was right.

If the devil's reconnaissance plane does not turn back, it will miss the opportunity to shoot it down.

Looking at the downed devil plane, the attacking fighters suddenly boosted their morale, and took advantage of the smoke bombs to cover the sight of the devil machine gunners, covering the flamethrowers to the front of the devil's turret.

Two napalm dragons erupted into the turret, and the devil's terrible screams were heard.

Soon, another nest of devils was roasted, and the turret was taken down by a new regiment of soldiers.

In the field of view of the telescope, watching the devil reconnaissance plane was shot down, the turret was successfully taken, and the casualties of the attacking fighters were very small.

Grand Master Li showed a satisfied smile: "Well done, pass on my order, and continue to attack and advance." ”

So far, everything has gone according to plan, according to the predetermined plan.

It was even smoother than expected.

In Li Yunlong's battle plan, it would take at least a whole day to get rid of these thickened turrets and pillboxes.

Now it seems that these thickened bunkers and turrets that the devil has spent a lot of effort to build are also vulnerable.

It was the interspersed encirclement of small units that not only surrounded the devils, but also carried out battlefield information masking.

Li Yunlong's gaze looked at the sky southeast of Jin.

At this time, the main army led by the division commander and brigade commander should have already begun to act, right?

There is also the Central Army on the south bank of the Yellow River, which is estimated to start crossing the river, and this time it can be regarded as creating an opportunity for the Eighth Route Army to recapture Zhongtiao Mountain for the National Army.

Give you a chance, it's up to you to see if you are useful.

……

White Jin Line.

The marching contingent of the Eighth Route Army marched on the highway with no end in sight.

The 38 big cover, the Type 92 heavy machine gun, the crooked handle light machine gun, the Czech light machine gun, the Maxim heavy machine gun, the Min 24 heavy machine gun, and even the Bazooka and M2 large-caliber heavy machine guns, mountain artillery, howitzers and anti-aircraft guns and other heavy firepower.

Although the equipment of the troops was mixed, some of the fighters also carried machetes.

But almost every fighter, with the exception of artillery, was armed with guns and had a row of grenades hanging from his waist.

Ammunition is plentiful, and logistics are guaranteed.

"Report to the division commander, emergency call!"

Division Commander Liu was standing on a small hill, looking at the map and observing the terrain.

This is the old habit of the division commander, and every time he goes to a place, he is used to looking at the terrain there.

A war staff officer trotted over with a telegram.

"Read!" The division commander said without looking back.

"Yes!" The operational staff officer picked up the telegram and read it, "The main forces of the 14th and 18th Brigades of the Japanese Army have been transferred from the Baijin Line to Taiyuan. ”

It looks like there are 2 brigades, but in fact there are only 3 wings.

Because in the spring sweep of the Japanese army's base area in the southeast of Jinjin, the 36th Wing of the 14th Brigade of the Japanese Army was wiped out by the boss himself.

The Japanese army added some strength and changed the number of the 14th Brigade to the 14th Mixed Brigade.

Together with the two wings of the 18th Brigade, the total strength is about 10,000 people, stationed in the area of the Baijin Line.

And this time, the task of the division commander was to threaten Taiyuan by advancing north along the Baijin line, bringing a total of 60,000 troops, including 4 artillery regiments, and several 150-mm heavy guns.

Together with the militia transport corps responsible for logistics, the total strength reached 80,000.

In addition, the brigade commander led the 386th Brigade and the main force of about 30,000 people of the Taiyue Military Region, and had already moved north along the Yuliao Highway to threaten Zhengtai Road.

The 386 Brigade has four artillery regiments, two artillery regiments directly under the brigade headquarters, and the other two artillery regiments are in Ding Wei and Kong Jie in the northwest of Shanxi.

However, the 386th Brigade, armed with 2 heavy guns, dozens of 105 howitzers and dozens of 75-mm mountain guns, had no problem dealing with the 37th Division.

The other more than 10,000 main forces of the Eighth Route Army were guarding their homes.

In addition, the troops of other military regions will also launch some operations against the devils in response to the summer offensive of the main force of the 129th Division.

The Japanese army placed two brigades on the Baijin Line, and also built some defensive lines, so that the large army could not advance as concealed as last time.

Therefore, the division commander directly ordered the troops to march along the large forces during the day.

It's all about deterrence.

This time, the division commander led the main force north to attack Taiyuan, and when it was true, it was true, and when it was false, it was true, and it was true or false.

"Dead so soon?"

The division commander pushed his glasses, his tone was slightly disappointed, and he still wanted to attack the positional defense line of the two brigades of the devil.

The four artillery regiments fired dozens of salvos at the defense line of the devil's position, so that the devil could also taste the taste of being bombarded and feel the fear of insufficient firepower.

As for the shells ... As long as you can succeed on Li Yunlong's side, there will still be a shortage of shells?

At this moment, a buzzing sound sounded in the sky, and the devil's plane arrived.

"Chief, the devil plane is coming, hide quickly!"

The guard on the side hurriedly said.

The division commander raised the binoculars, looked in the direction where the roar came from, and when he saw that there was only one plane, he said, "What are you panicking about?" Give the order to go down, set up the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, and open fire as soon as the devil plane approaches! ”

"Yes!" The combat staff officer immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called for an order.

As soon as the order was given, the fighters of the machine gun unit and the air defense unit immediately set up their affairs.

However, the devil's reconnaissance plane also knew that the Eighth Route Army had anti-aircraft firepower, and it flew high and far, so it did not dare to approach at all, and flew away after circling the sky a few times.

After the devil's reconnaissance plane left, the large force continued to advance, and it didn't take long to encounter the devil's defensive position.

However, because the main force of the devils has been transferred, only a small number of devils and puppet troops are left, and it will not take long for the Eighth Route Army to break through the position.

……

The devil pilot immediately reported what he saw to the communications room of the North China Front Headquarters.

The communications office of the North China Front Headquarters in turn conveyed the situation to the communications office of the First Army Headquarters.

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" The communications staff officer walked quickly to Iwamatsu Yoshio and immediately reported, "I have just received information from the communications office of the North China Front Army that the reconnaissance plane has discovered the main force of the Eighth Route on both the Baijin Road and the Yuliao Highway, and is heading north along the road, with no less than 50,000 main forces on the Baijin Line and no less than 30,000 on the Yuliao Highway. ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio suddenly turned his head and said in a deep voice: "The main force of the Eighth Route Army has really gone north!" ”

Although it had long been guessed that the main force of the Eighth Route would go north to attack Taiyuan and the Zhengtai Railway.

But when they heard the news, the devil officers were still shocked.

It's only been 2 months since the last big action of the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army actually dares to organize such a big offensive, and the Eighth Route has such a strong logistics?

Is it a bluff, or do you want to take out the First Army in one wave?

All the devil officers were frightened, and they were not lightly frightened, the last time the Eighth Route went north, but it really captured Taiyuan, and the Eighth Route did not play false, they really dared to do it.

There was silence and silence in the headquarters of the First Army, and for a moment no one spoke.

first received information that the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army were about to move, and then Li Yunlong began to jump out to stir up trouble, and then the main force of the Eighth Route really went out.

Needless to say, most of the central army in Yu Province on the south bank of the Yellow River is about to start moving.

Taking a breath, Iwamatsu Yoshio asked, "Is the Chinese army going to fight a decisive battle with the First Army of the Imperial Japanese Army?" ”

Masao Miyazaki and Masashi Hanaya were speechless, and the combat staff officers did not dare to speak, and the current development of the situation was somewhat unexpected.

Masao Miyazaki looked at Takeo Nakamura, a communications staff officer, and asked in a deep voice: "Nakamura-kun, why is there only information on the southeast of Jin, and not on the northwest of Jin?" ”

Nakamura Takeo suddenly reported: "The reconnaissance plane heading to the northwest of Shanxi Province found that many Eighth Route Army was encircling the blockade line, and the observer reported that it was suspected that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery, and the reconnaissance plane lowered its altitude to take pictures, and then the reconnaissance plane lost contact with the communication room of the North China Front Army, and was probably shot down by the Eighth Route Army." ”

"Nani?" Yoshio Iwamatsu suddenly turned his head and said in a deep voice, "What did you say?" Large-caliber heavy artillery? ”

Masa Hanaya and Masao Miyazaki next to them also cast shocked eyes in disbelief.

Armed with large-caliber heavy artillery? This is simply unthinkable, and the entire Japanese First Army was also not armed with large-caliber heavy artillery, the largest caliber was 105 mm.

It is no secret that the Eighth Route Army is equipped with 105mm howitzers, and when attacking Taiyuan, the main artillery used by the Eighth Route Army is 105mm howitzers.

The large-caliber heavy artillery mentioned here is most likely a heavy gun with a larger caliber than 105 mm, such as 150 mm.

"Maybe the observer was wrong." General Hanaya was suspicious, "Li Yunlong's troops have been under the blockade of the 36th Division, where did the large-caliber heavy artillery come from?" ”

"What Hanaya-kun said makes sense." Masao Miyazaki agreed, "Maybe the observer sees the 105 howitzer as a large-caliber heavy artillery." ”

Taking a deep breath, Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "Regardless of whether the observers are wrong or not, immediately convey this situation to the 36th Division, and order Lieutenant General Iseki to strengthen the defense of the 36th Division!" ”

"Hey!" Takeo Nakamura paused, turned around with both feet together and walked out.