The news was soon sent to the headquarters by the telegraph corps of the new regiment.

The news that the garrison army in Mongolia was routed, and the news that two lieutenant generals, Ganji Shigetaro and Nishihara Kazuse, were blown to ashes spread far and wide.

Not only the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the headquarters of the First Army and the headquarters of the Second Theater of Operations got the news.

Even Principal Chang, who was far away in the mountain city, quickly received the news.

Principal Chang lost his temper again, scolding Niang Xipi, scolding the Japanese for being a waste, and scolding Yan Xishan for being a cowardly waste.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army poured out, and at this time, the Jin Sui Army could completely attack the Eighth Route Army garrison and destroy its foundation in the northwest of Jin.

Yan Xishan promised to send troops, but he didn't use a single soldier at all, which made Principal Chang angry enough.

Now in this situation, Yan Xishan did not dare to send troops, and the Eighth Route Army was defeated even by the troops stationed in Mongolia, and it was still a small part of the Eighth Route Army.

He led the Jin Sui army to the hometown of the Eighth Route Army.

Isn't that the old birthday star hanging, and he thinks his life is long?

Being able to dance on three eggs, Yan Xishan was naturally able to see the current situation clearly and know what to do.

At this time, Yan Xishan was staring at the map, and he was going to transfer the main force of the Jin Sui army to Shaanxi.

Judging from the current situation, not to mention the 1st Army, even the entire North China Front Army is afraid that it is not the opponent of the Eighth Route Army.

The main force of the Japanese army in Mongolia was killed, and the first army of the Japanese army was next.

At that time, the entire Shanxi and Mongolia, and even the entire five provinces of North China, I am afraid that they will all have to be occupied by the Eighth Route Army.

Retain the strength of the Jin Sui army first, and wait for one day in the future when the situation changes, and then find an opportunity to take Shanxi back.

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, Yan Xishan didn't believe that the Eighth Route Army could always have such good luck!

What Principal Chang and Yan Laoxi thought in the rear, Li Yunlong was not interested in guessing, he was now eyeing the devil's reinforcements again.

He is now the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, and even the head and chief of staff of the headquarters have given him a hand and served as his chief of general staff and deputy chief of general staff.

So.

Li Yunlong can directly mobilize troops to attack the devil's reinforcements without consulting the headquarters.

It's an offense, not a reinforcement.

The street battles in Shouyang and Yangquan were not small casualties for the Eighth Route Army.

However, in general, the casualties of the Eighth Route Army were somewhat smaller than those of the Japanese army.

The quality of the Japanese army's individual soldiers is relatively strong, and they are on the defensive side, and the morale of the Eighth Route Army is strong, and the equipment is better than that of the devils.

However, the courage of the Japanese soldiers to fight to the death was also beyond the expectations of the Eighth Route Army.

Many devils chose to die with the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

However, as time goes by, there are fewer and fewer devils in Yangquan City and Shouyang City.

After the Dingkong Corps defeated the main force of the Mongolian army, the cavalry and tank battalions pursued all the way north and captured a large number of cars, mule carts and war materials of the devil army stationed in Mongolia.

However, because the battle line was too long and the logistics could not keep up, Kong Jie ordered the cavalry and tank battalions of the Eighth Route Army to abandon the pursuit.

Yes.

The main force of the Mongolian army was killed by two-thirds, the 2nd mixed brigade was almost completely annihilated, the 3rd tank division lost two-thirds, and the 26th division suffered more than half casualties.

The next morning.

Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

Command of the North China Front.

"Report to the Commander."

The communications staff officer held a telegram in his hand and reported to Okamura Ninji: "Lieutenant General An Da 23, commander of the 37th Division stationed in Yangquan, send a farewell telegram!" ”

Although he had been mentally prepared, the moment the farewell telegram arrived, Okamura Ningji's face still sank suddenly.

The faces of Tanabe Moritake, Arisue Seizo and the staff officers were also very ugly.

Some of their officers did not rest for days and nights.

Okamura Ninji waved his hand and motioned for the communications staff officer to leave.

Since it was a farewell telegram, Okamura Ninji didn't even need to read it, he knew the content of the telegram.

At noon, a farewell telegram from the regimental headquarters of the 33rd Division also came.

The so-called farewell is the meaning of life and death, and the farewell telegram is that I am going to die in battle, and I will tell you.

With two farewell telegrams in his hand, Okamura Ningji stared at the map on the wall, motionless for half an hour, like a clay statue.

"Your Excellency, General?"

Sue Seizan shouted tentatively.

The commander can't be stupid, right?

"Huh?"

Okamura Ninji came back to his senses and looked at Seizo Arisue.

Just now, Okamura Ningji stared at the map, analyzing the future situation in North China.

Although he had overestimated the strength of the Shanxi Eighth Route Army, the strength shown by the Eighth Route Army at present still made Okamura Ningji unable to help but send chills down his spine.

The Eighth Route Army in Shanxi not only defeated the First Army and defeated the Mongolian army, but even the 33rd Division and the 37th Division were about to be completely annihilated, and the 1st Division was in danger.

After this battle, the North China Front Army had at least 4 lieutenant generals in Yusha, and the total number of soldiers and officers in Yusha was about 50,000.

At present, the total strength of the North China Front Army is about 200,000.

The loss of 50,000 main elite troops at once was tantamount to a broken bone for the Japanese army of the entire North China Front.

And what made Okamura Ninji even more uncomfortable was.

The troops stationed in Mongolia suffered heavy losses, and the 33rd and 37th Divisions were completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army.

Then his plan for the spring and summer sweep of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Jin will be greatly affected.

In April, Okamura Ninji prepared to allocate the base camp to five divisions of the North China Front, two divisions directly under the North China Front, the 1st Division, as well as the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 4th Cavalry Brigade.

A total of 8 divisions and 2 cavalry brigades were assembled, as well as 60,000 tons of combat materials, to attack the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi.

But the premise is that the First Army can hold the Taiyuan and Zhengtai railways under the ferocious attack of the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Shanxi.

Now that the 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade have been severely damaged, and the 37th and 33rd Divisions have been completely annihilated, what will the First Army do to hold the Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railway?

If you don't know that Taiyuan will be captured by the Eighth Route Army, the headquarters of the First Army will be completely annihilated.

Yousue Jingsan reported: "Your Excellency, the 4th Cavalry Brigade and the 110th Division have defeated the blocking force of the Eighth Route Army of the Southern Hebei Military Region and are about to arrive at Niangzi Pass. ”

"The 23rd Division and the 35th Division have already defeated the blocking force of the Eighth Route Army of the Jizhong Military Region and are on their way to Niangzi Pass."

When the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacked Taiyuan, Yangquan, Shouyang and Datong, there was a reinforced brigade of the Eighth Route Army, carrying an artillery battalion of 12 mountain guns, to attack Niangzi Pass, where a devil brigade and a puppet military camp were stationed.

At present, Niangzi Pass has been captured by the Eighth Route Army, and the devils and puppet troops stationed in Niangzi Pass fled in the direction of Jingcheng County after being defeated.

These situations are known to Okamura Ninji and Seizo Arisue.

The position of Niangzi Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if the Eighth Route Army defends it, there will be a bloody battle.

"Order the reinforcements to retreat." Okamura Ninji gave the order helplessly.

"Retreat?" "Your Excellency Commander, the 4th Cavalry Brigade and the 110th Division are less than 40 kilometers away from Yangquan, and the 23rd Division and the 35th Division are not far away. ”

"Defeat the Eighth Route Army?" Okamura Ningji snorted coldly: "The Eighth Route Army's will to fight is not inferior to the Locust Army, either it will be completely annihilated, or it will take the initiative to retreat, how can there be a situation where two military regions are defeated at the same time?" ”

"Your Excellency, General." Yousue Jingsan wondered, "Could it be that the divisions and regiments lied about the military situation?" ”

"Not necessarily!" Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "Maybe the Eighth Route Army deliberately made a defeated appearance to show the locust army." ”

Yusue Jingsan asked, "What is the purpose of the Eighth Route Army?" ”

Okamura Ninji said: "You see, the reinforcement of the locust army is 50,000 people, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the 33rd Division and the 37th Division has been completely annihilated, and there are at least 100,000 people. ”

"Whether it is strength or firepower, the Locust Army is not the opponent of the Eighth Route Army."

"Once the Eighth Route Army completely annihilates the 37th Division and the 33rd Division, and turns back to fight the reinforcements of the Locust Army, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Do you mean that the Eighth Route Army deliberately let the reinforcements of the Locust Army enter Shanxi?"

There was a sudden look on Seizo's face:

"The question is, if the Eighth Route Army attacking Shouyang and Yangquan turns around and attacks Taiyuan, what will it do?"

This time, Okamura Ningji guessed Li Yunlong's tactics.

That's right, Li Yunlong just wanted to deliberately put the devil's reinforcements into Shanxi, not even Niangzi Pass, and give it to the devil.

After the devils of three divisions and one cavalry brigade entered Shanxi.

Then send troops to occupy Niangzi Pass, cut off the back road of the devil's reinforcements, and come to a gate to fight dogs.

Okamura Ningji looked at the map and said: "The 1st Army of Taiyuan is under the attack of the Eighth Route Army, and there is no problem in holding Taiyuan for more than half a month. ”

"In a few days, the five divisions transferred from the base camp to my North China Front will be able to arrive."

"If the Eighth Route Army dares to attack Taiyuan, then I can reinforce the First Army with 8 divisions and the 4th Cavalry Brigade!"

"Your Excellency, I understand!" Yusue Jingsan bowed his head, "I'll go and give the 110th Division, the 21st Division, the 35th Division, and the 4th Cavalry Brigade to retreat." ”

……

"The devil's reinforcements have withdrawn?"

In the former enemy's general headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, Li Yunlong, who received the information on the retreat of the 3rd division of the devil and the 4th Cavalry Brigade, was suddenly bored:

"Lao Zhao, you said that the devils of three divisions and regiments, plus a cavalry brigade, have a total strength of 50,000 people."

"What are the devils afraid of?"

"Why don't you dare to come and fight with our Eighth Route Army?"

Zhao Gang stared at the map and analyzed: "Okamura Ningji is not a fool, he knows that he can't defeat our Eighth Route Army, if he continues to send reinforcements over, isn't that to send food to our Eighth Route Army?" ”

In this battle, the Eighth Route Army has earned enough, and Zhao Gang is very satisfied.

It's good to eat one or two more devil divisions, but it doesn't matter if you can't eat them, it's okay to eat them later, sooner or later.

"It's fucking boring." Li Yunlong ordered loudly, "Pass on my order, all troops will immediately attack the headquarters of the Devil Division, and the battle will be resolved within half an hour." ”

In the battle between Shouyang County and Yangquan City, the Eighth Route Army had already attacked the two divisions and regimental headquarters of the devils.

The 33rd Division and the 37th Division can be wiped out at any time.

However, Li Yunlong was not in a hurry to attack, he was ready to use the 33rd Division Headquarters and the 37th Division Headquarters to fish for devils to reinforce the army.

But it is obvious that Li Yunlong's fishing plan was seen through by Okamura Ningji.

But it doesn't hurt.

With the order of the former enemy's general headquarters, the combat units of the Eighth Route Army immediately launched a general attack on the headquarters of the 33rd Division and the 37th Division.

Under ferocious fire, in less than half an hour, the headquarters of the 33rd Division and the headquarters of the 37th Division were completely wiped out.

The commander of the 33rd Division, Sakurai Province, committed suicide, and the commander of the 37th Division, Anda XXIII, was killed by the fighters of the first battalion of the new regiment.