Kazuki Yamamoto glanced at Hanaya Masa, his eyes full of arrogance and coldness.

Except for Yoshio Iwamatsu, in this headquarters, Kazuki Yamamoto has not taken anyone else into account.

Especially Hanaya Masa, Yamamoto Kazuki's evaluation of him is brave and resourceless, and he became the chief of staff of the First Army by virtue of his qualifications.

At that time, when Hanaya was planning the 918 Incident with Tojo Hideji, Kenji Dohihara, Itagaki Seishiro, Ishihara Waner, and Honjo Shigeru, it was rated as more than defeated.

Now Itagaki and the others are at the worst at the rank of lieutenant general, Tojo Hideji is even more under one person and above 10,000 people, and Hanaya is still just a major general with little real power.

This is enough to see how bad the flower valley is.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, isn't your statement also unfounded, why do you say that my guess is wrong?"

Kazuki Yamamoto said mercilessly to Hanaya.

Hanaya is narrowing his eyes, Yamamoto Kazuki is on the bar with himself, and he can't help but be a little annoyed.

In terms of qualifications, eleven years ago, he followed Enji Dochi, Seishiro Itagaki and the Prime Minister to plan the 918 Incident.

At that time, I'm afraid you, Kazuki Yamamoto, were still studying special operations at the German Military Academy, right?

He didn't have a record at all, and he relied on the support of Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka and Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu to become a major general with no real power.

Who are you, Kazuki Yamamoto, who dare to question my analysis of the battle situation?

Although he is quite dissatisfied with Yamamoto Kazuki, Hanaya will never quarrel with Yamamoto in front of Iwamatsu Yoshio.

It's just that Hanaya Zheng's face suddenly became a little unpleasant: "Yamamoto-kun, do you dare to make a bet with me?" ”

Yamamoto's eyes narrowed slightly: "Bet on what?" ”

"Just bet on whether the Eighth Route Army really wants to fight Taiyuan, if the Eighth Route Army fights Taiyuan, I will lose, if the Eighth Route Army does not fight Taiyuan, you will lose, the bet is that our respective major generals command the saber."

There was a hint of mockery in Hanaya's expression:

"Yamamoto-kun, do you dare to make this bet?"

Yamamoto Kazuki raised his eyebrows slightly, and was about to refute, but Iwamatsu Yoshio slammed his desk and made a snapping sound.

Iwamatsu Yoshio said coldly: "At the moment of the great enemy, you two still have the leisure to bet here, do you take me as a commander in your eyes?" ”

"If the Eighth Route Army attacks Taiyuan, you Yamamoto-kun, you Hanaya-kun, and Iwamatsu Yoshio may all be killed by the Eighth Route Army."

"When the time comes, Yamamoto-kun's major general will command the saber, Hanaya-kun, your major general will command the saber, and my heavenly locust imperial general saber will all become the trophies of the Eighth Route Army."

Kazuki Yamamoto said to Yoshio Iwamatsu: "Your Excellency, Commander, I propose to immediately order the 33rd Division and the 37th Division to move closer to Taiyuan overnight to strengthen the defense of Taiyuan. ”

"The 1st Cavalry Brigade, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and the 21st and 35th Divisions directly under the North China Front have been reinforced."

"If the Eighth Route Army attacks Taiyuan with heavy troops at this time, our First Army will be in a dangerous situation!"

Iwamatsu Yoshio frowned slightly, I have to say that Yamamoto Kazuki's words are very reasonable.

He was afraid of death, worried that the Eighth Route Army would attack Taiyuan, and when he heard Yamamoto Kazuki say this, he suddenly had the intention of transferring the 33rd Division and the 37th Division back to Taiyuan.

Hua Gu Zheng said: "I still have reservations, the Eighth Route Army will not attack Taiyuan, Your Excellency Commander, think about it carefully, the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army from the north of Baijin Road can only carry 200,000 shells at most, and the Eighth Route Army has fired more than 150,000 shells to the Taigu defense line, and the Eighth Route Army has only tens of thousands of shells left at most, what will the Eighth Route Army take to attack Taiyuan?" ”

"What's more, at this time, the 37th Division and the 33rd Division will be transferred back to Taiyuan."

"Isn't it equivalent to giving up the Zhengtai Railway, as well as its Yangquan, Niangziguan and Shouyang military important places to the Eighth Route Army?"

"Once the Zhengtai Railway is lost, our First Army will be alone, and that is the most dangerous situation."

Iwamatsu Yoshio nodded, listening to Hanaya's analysis, and suddenly felt that Hanaya was also very reasonable.

The Zhengtai Railway is too important to the First Army, if the Zhengtai Railway is completely occupied by the Eighth Route Army, then the First Army will be the meat on the chopping block of the Eighth Route Army, and it will be put into the pot whenever it wants.

Seeing Iwamatsu Yoshio hesitated.

Hanaya continued: "Your Excellency, Commander, I dare to conclude that the Eighth Route Army that shelled the Taigu defense line will soon run out of shells. ”

Ding Ding Ding –

Not long after Hanayamasa's words fell, the phone on the table rang.

Yoshio Iwamatsu picked up the phone: "Moxi Moxi, this is the office of the commander of the First Army." ”

Then, the voice of Masao Miyazaki came from the earpiece: "Your Excellency Commander, I am Masao Miyazaki, the deputy chief of staff, and the Eighth Route Army has stopped shelling the Taigu defense line!" ”

"Yo Xi!"

Iwamatsu Yoshio's expression moved, he glanced at Hanaya Masa, and said:

"Miyazaki-kun, there must not be many artillery shells on the Eighth Road, you ordered the 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade to dispatch elite squads at night, touch the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army, blow up the artillery positions of the Eighth Road, and blow up as many as you can."

"Hey!" Masao Miyazaki responded, "The 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade have many wounded, and I request Your Excellency the Commander to send the field hospital of the 41st Division." ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "The field hospital of the 41st Division doesn't need to go over, Miyazaki-kun, do you estimate, how many wounded are there?" ”

Masao Miyazaki said: "Not counting the wounded of the Locust Army, the wounded of the Locust Army are at least 2,500 people!" ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, although he had expected that the casualties would not be small, but when he heard this data, he still felt a pain in his flesh.

The 14th and 18th brigades had at least 2500 wounded, so the number of dead was at least 1500!

The total number of casualties in the two brigades was only 10,000, and the casualties in a few hours were nearly half.

And how many casualties did the Eighth Route Army have?

A few hundred at most, and it is estimated that there are not even a few hundred.

Because the Eighth Route Army did not attack in a serious way, it was all a tentative attack, using infantry to draw out the Japanese fire point, and then shelling the Taigu defense line with artillery fire.

This battle loss ratio...

The good news is that the artillery shells carried by the Eighth Route Army are about to run out, otherwise the 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade and the 3rd Division of the Locust Alliance Army would all have to be fed with the shells of the Eighth Route Army.

Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "There are so many wounded, the field hospital of the 41st Division has not helped in the past, I will send a convoy to the Taigu defense line to pull the wounded soldiers to the hospital in Taiyuan for rescue." ”

Masao Miyazaki said, "I thank Your Excellency the Commander on behalf of the wounded soldiers. ”

After Masao Miyazaki finished speaking, Yoshio Iwamatsu hung up the phone.

"Did you hear that?" Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "The Eighth Route Army's shelling of the Taigu defense line has stopped, and it seems that Hanaya-kun's analysis of the battle situation is correct. ”

"Huagu-kun, you immediately arrange it and order all the cars in Taiyuan City to go to the Taigu defense line to pull the wounded!"

"Hey!"

Flower Valley is bowing his head suddenly.

When he raised his head, Hanaya was looking at Kazuki Yamamoto proudly.

Yamamoto Kazuki's expression did not fluctuate.

Hanaya was then walking towards the door, and Kazuki Yamamoto nodded at Yoshio Iwamatsu, then turned and walked away quickly.

Back in the office, Kazuki Yamamoto still felt unsure.

Even though the Eighth Route Army stopped shelling the Taigu defensive line, Yamamoto still insisted on his analysis of the battle situation.

From the North China Front Headquarters, the Eighth Route Army was to gather heavy troops to attack Taiyuan, to the new 1st Regiment to attack the 1st Division stationed in Datong, and then to the main force of the 129th Division to shell the Taigu defense line.

It's all so unusual.

After receiving the information that the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army was attacking the 1st Division in Datong, everyone in the headquarters of the First Army unanimously felt that the information that the North China Front Army Command had obtained before that the Eighth Route Army was going to gather heavy troops to attack Taiyuan was false.

But...

What if that information is true?

Thinking of this, Kazuki Yamamoto said to the door, "Someone! ”

Lieutenant Goro Koga, the adjutant and correspondent of the special forces team, walked in, bowed his head and said, "Major General Yamamoto!" ”

Ogura was originally a warrant officer, but after Kazuki Yamamoto became a major general, he promoted Ogura Goro's rank to lieutenant.

"Immediately order martial law throughout the city." Yamamoto Kazuki ordered in a deep voice: "If you find a suspicious person, immediately arrest the gendarmerie, and order the special team to protect the headquarters 24 hours a day." ”

"Hey!"

Oshika Goro bowed his head abruptly and turned to leave.

If the Eighth Route Army were to attack Taiyuan, it was possible that special forces would be sent into Taiyuan to behead Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu.

How powerful Li Yunlong's special forces are, Yamamoto has already learned more than once.

Yamamoto knew that he was too soft-spoken to influence Commander Iwamatsu Yoshio's decision, but he could protect him.

As soon as something is discovered, Kazuki Yamamoto will immediately protect Yoshio Iwamatsu from breaking through from Taiyuan.

……

The location is more than 20 kilometers north of Yangquan.

Tens of thousands of people from the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, under the leadership of Li Yunlong, were marching rapidly towards the First Army.

According to the battle plan, the main force of the new regiment was to move from north to south, and the 129th Division's middle attack group and right attack group were to complete the encirclement of the Japanese 33rd Division and the 37th Division before dawn.

According to intelligence, the 33rd Division and the 37th Division have been assembled in Shouyang County and Yangquan City respectively.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Wang Dehou were walking with the soldiers when a telegraph operator rode after them.

"Report to the head of the group, the left attack group telegram!"

The telegraph operator turned over and dismounted, came to Li Yunlong's side, and gave a military salute.

Li Yunlong took the telegram, and Zhao Gang next to him took out a flashlight and read the telegram sent by the division commander with Li Yunlong.

"Our department is attacking the Taigu defense line, and has already fired 2 and a half base shells to the Taigu defense line, requesting airdrop supplies from the battlefield, the commander of the 129th Division..."

Li Yunlong read the contents of the telegram word by word while reading it.

After reading the telegram, Li Yunlong couldn't help but admire it a little.

Li Yunlong laughed and said: "Haha, it is worthy of being our old Li's teacher, and he has turned cover and assist into the main attack!" ”

Zhao Gang said in a worried tone: "If the left attack group makes such a big move, will the Japanese army mistakenly think that our Eighth Route Army is going to attack Taiyuan, and then transfer the 33rd Division and the 37th Division back to Taiyuan. Busy with work? ”