Taiyuan.

The headquarters of the First Army.

Yoshio Iwamatsu couldn't sleep after sleeping for a while, and his right eyelid kept jumping.

Yoshio Iwamatsu is not Yoshio Shinozuka, he kind of believes in feng shui.

As the saying goes, the left eye jumps wealth, the right eye jumps disaster, is there something bad going to happen today?

He simply didn't sleep and came to the First Army War Hall, where Deputy Chief of Staff Masao Miyazaki was on duty, and Hanaya Masa, who was on duty during the war in the second half of the night, had already gone to rest.

Masao Miyazaki and a group of combat staff officers saw Iwamatsu Yoshio walk in and hurriedly bowed their heads to him.

Iwamatsu Yoshio waved his hand, signaling that there was no need to be polite, and then looked at Miyazaki Masao and asked, "Where is the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Road, and has it exchanged fire with the 1st Cavalry Brigade?" ”

"Report to the Commander!" Masao Miyazaki reported, "Not long ago, the reconnaissance plane came with news that the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route did not enter the Fenhe Plain and stopped in the mountainous area of Taigu. ”

While speaking, Masao Miyazaki pointed his long pole to the map and pointed out the current location of the main force of the 129th Division.

"Didn't you move on?"

Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes flashed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The 1st Cavalry Brigade may have no way to take the Eighth Route Army in the mountains.

But in the plains, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army also had no way to take the cavalry, because the Eighth Route Army had too few cavalry and lacked armored strength.

This time, the main force of the 129th Division went out of Baijin Road, mainly to deter the Japanese army in Taiyuan, and the purpose has been achieved.

If the Japanese army mobilized heavy troops to reinforce the 36th Division in the northwest of Shanxi, then the 129th Division would definitely attack Taiyuan.

The 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Japanese Army was well equipped and had strong combat effectiveness, but the main force of the 60,000 Eighth Route Army was not vegetarian.

"What about the 37th Division?" Yoshio Iwamatsu asked.

Miyazaki Masao said again: "At present, the 37th Division has completed the contraction defense, and all the main forces are gathered in Yangquan City, ready to deal with the attack of the Eighth Road!" ”

The commander of the 37th Division is Anda 23, this person's combat style has always been calm and rational, and he has learned the experience of the 37th Division being hit hard last time, and does not fight field battles with the Eighth Route Army, but adopts a defensive strategy, even if the Eighth Route can have some upper hand, it will definitely not be able to eat the 37th Division in a short period of time.

"What about Jinnan, how is the battle going?" Yoshio Iwamatsu asked again.

"In the early hours of the morning, the Central Army launched a sneak attack on the ferry port on the north bank, and then there was no movement."

Masao Miyazaki replied: "At present, Lieutenant General Shimizu has led the main force of the 41st Division to Jinnan, and the defense line has been reinforced, and the Central Army of China has no chance!" ”

Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded slightly, Taiyuan, Yangquan and Jinnan are all safe at the moment.

His eyes suddenly looked at the northwest of Jin on the map, and asked, "Miyazaki-kun, how is the battle situation in the northwest of Jin?" ”

"Commander, Lieutenant General Jingguan has decided to break through, and at present, the 3rd Brigade in Datong, the 222nd Wing in Anhua, and the 223rd Wing in Ping'an County have gone to reinforce and respond."

Masao Miyazaki glanced at the watch in his hand, and said: "The flying team directly under the North China Front will go to air support to cooperate with the 36th Division to break through smoothly, calculate the time, at this time the aviation unit should have arrived, maybe the commander of the Jingguan Division is leading the troops to break through." ”

Yan Songyi's heart jumped, and he hurriedly asked: "In which direction is Lieutenant General Jingguan going to break through from Heyuan County?" ”

Regarding Iguan's decision to break through, Iwamatsu Yoshio didn't say much.

If the strength of the First Army is sufficient, perhaps the 36th Division can continue to hold out, and then send a large army to surround it on the periphery and come to a center to blossom tactics.

But the problem now is that the main force of the 41st Division went to Jinnan to reinforce the 33rd Division, and the troops in Taiyuan did not dare to be easily mobilized, and the 37th Division could barely protect itself.

The 3rd Brigade is reinforced, but the distance is a bit far, so a breakout is the best option.

"From the direction of the West City Gate."

Miyazaki Masao replied: "Lieutenant General Jingguan feels that Li Yunlong's command post is here, so he is ready to attack the east and west, and send a suspicious army to break through from the east gate. ”

"Lieutenant General Iseki's idea is very bold." Iwamatsu Yoshio narrowed his eyes and said, "But when I think about it, I think this tactic is very good." ”

Miyazaki Masao echoed: "Capture the thief and capture the king first, if Jing Guanzhong can behead Li Yunlong successfully, then the new regiment will definitely fall into a situation where the wolves are leaderless, not only the 36th Division headquarters will be safe, but the situation in the northwest of Jin will be completely reversed!" ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio nodded in agreement, and now it is up to Lieutenant General Izuki to lead his troops to destroy the headquarters of the new regiment.

……

The headquarters of the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army.

Fang Ligong hurriedly walked into the regiment headquarters and saluted Chu Yunfei and reported: "Report to the regiment commander, news has just come from Datong that the main force of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army has left the city and is heading south along Tongpu Road, it must be to reinforce the Jingguan Division." ”

"Oh?" Chu Yunfei turned around, his expression slightly happy: "The 3rd Brigade is finally dispatched?" How many troops did the devils dispatch? ”

"The exact number is not yet known." Fang Ligong replied, "However, the intelligence said that the mountain artillery brigade of the 3rd Brigade was also out of the city, and it is estimated that the Japanese army left in Datong will have at most 2 squadrons, after all, the offensive of the new regiment is too fierce, and the 3rd Brigade is too small to send too few troops, I am afraid it will not be effective." ”

The 3rd Brigade originally had two wings, but one of them was almost wiped out at Baozi Mountain.

The flag and the captain are still there, but the strength has not yet been replenished.

The current 3rd Brigade has nearly 5,000 people, which is almost the strength of a mixed brigade.

Up to 2 squadrons? In Chu Yunfei's view, now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recover Datong.

"How's the battle going over there in Heyuan County?"

Chu Yunfei turned his head and stared at the map tightly, quickly analyzing the situation in his mind while asking Fang Ligong.

Fang Ligong said:

"According to the latest information from the scouts, the Eighth Route fought fiercely with the Japanese army, especially in the second half of last night, when the flames of the shell explosion reflected half of the sky in the direction of Heyuan County."

"This is no longer a small-scale battle, but a large-scale battle, and even a bit of a large corps battle."

"However, the 36th Division is not good at stubble, and it is on the defensive side, plus the 36th Division has recently built a lot of thickened bunkers in the county."

"Even if the new regiment can eat the 36th Division, it is estimated that it will have to break its mouth full of teeth and suffer heavy losses."

Chu Yunfei nodded, his opinion was the same as Fang Ligong's, even if the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army was well equipped.

But after all, the 36th Division is the second-line division of the Japanese army, and the soldiers' fighting quality and will to fight are not blown out, and the vast majority of devil soldiers really dare to pull grenades and die with the Eighth Route Army.

"Brother Meritorious Service, you estimate." Chu Yunfei asked, "How long will this battle between the new regiment and the 36th Division last?" ”

"At least 3 days." Fang Ligong pushed his glasses and analyzed: "Li Yunlong's combat style, you also know the regimental seat, and he will never give up until he reaches his goal, it seems that he is determined to eat the 36th Division, but the Japanese army will definitely fight for reinforcements, I estimate that the new second regiment and independent regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army also participated in the battle, this is another big battle made by Li Yunlong." ”

Chu Yunfei suddenly smiled: "Haha, I understand." ”

Fang Ligong looked stunned, I don't know what Chu Yunfei suddenly understood?

Chu Yunfei continued: "The Central Army crossed the Yellow River north, and the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army went north to attack Yangquan and Taiyuan, putting on a posture of wanting to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese First Army, but it was just a disguise, and the real strategic intention of the Eighth Route Army was to cover the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi Province to eat the 36th Division. ”

Fang Ligong thought carefully when he heard this: "Regiment commander, it should be like this, with the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, it is not enough to fight a decisive battle with the First Army of the Japanese Army, even if it is fought, it will be the result of both defeats, and President Chang's Central Army is unlikely to cooperate sincerely with the Eighth Route Army to deal with the Japanese army together, after all, everyone wants to profit." ”

"Now is not the time to discuss this." Chu Yunfei said, "Immediately assemble the troops, send troops to Datong, talk about playing tactics, the Chinese are the ancestors of the little devils, this time let's teach the little devils, what is called the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches behind." ”

"Yes!" Fang Ligong straightened up, turned around and walked out.

Chu Yunfei tied up his armed belt, and Browning was equipped with a gun and the Zhongzheng sword given by Principal Chang, one on the left and one on the right.

In his opinion, three days was enough time for the commander of the 358th regiment to lay down Datong, and then return to the station with the booty.

……

Meanwhile.

Fierce battles are raging in Heyuan County.

There was a buzzing sound in the sky, and the devil's plane had arrived!

Li Yunlong raised his binoculars and looked.

Through the telescope's field of vision, I saw about 20 devil planes flying through the clouds at a high place, and the engines were roaring and swooping down towards a new mass of positions outside the West City Gate.

"Air defense preparations for each fire point!"

Seeing the 20 devil planes attacking from a height, Li Yunlong roared loudly.

The expression is very calm.

Compared with the Taiyuan Campaign, the devils dispatched more than 100 planes at a time, and the aircraft group was densely packed in the sky like locusts, and this is only a small scene at the moment.

In addition to the guard company, the strength of the new regiment outside Xicheng also included more than 2,000 fighters of the 3rd Division of the reserve, as well as the main force of the heavy machine gun battalion, machine gun battalion, and air defense battalion.

The new mass outside the West City is an iron plate, and the devils are destined to kick the iron plate when they break through to the West City.

Li Yunlong still has a killer weapon in his hand, an air support, and the air support of a Japanese brigade is guaranteed to be killed.

Three months have passed since the last time air support was used in the Battle of Huangyadong, and the cooldown time for air support has arrived.

As Li Yunlong's order was issued, the air defense fighters of the new regiment reacted instantly, and the machine guns and anti-aircraft guns that were ready for flat fire were raised upward.

The fighters who used machine guns and anti-aircraft guns were all veterans, and in addition to being well-trained, they also had extremely rich experience in actual combat air defense.

As for the infantry who fought the devils, there was no need to worry at all, and the devils' planes were packed up first.