When Li Yunlong heard this, he stared at the map and analyzed it carefully.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army attacking Shouyang and Yangquan, with a total of 60,000 men, were led by the brigade commanders of the 385th and 386th brigades.

The 40th Division and the 56th Division have a total of 30,000 people, plus 10,000 puppet troops, and the total strength of the devil puppet army is 40,000.

In terms of troops, the Eighth Route Army has an advantage, and its firepower is stronger than that of the devils.

However, in the case of field warfare, it is not difficult to defeat so many devils and puppet armies, but if you want to eat them, it is almost impossible to do it.

The combat effectiveness of the second-line division of the devils is still very strong.

Of course, if the 60,000 Eighth Route Army is replaced by the 60,000 Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi, the situation will be different.

Li Yunlong frowned slightly: "Let's attack Shouyang and Yangquan from the south to the north, at this time the troops have not yet hit the city, there is no encirclement of the devils, the devils want to escape, we really can't stop it at present." ”

Zhao Gang analyzed carefully and said: "Lao Li, you see, Shouyang and Yangquan have a lot of blocking points on the way to Niangzi Pass, we can send troops attacking Shouyang and Yangquan to occupy these blocking points before the devils." ”

Li Yunlong stretched his brows and nodded: "As long as you hold the devil's blocking point, the devil retreats from Shouyang and Yangquan, and the troops attacking Shouyang and Yangquan can pursue the devil and form an encirclement posture against the devil in the field." ”

"Although the army is not enough to destroy the devil."

"But as soon as the battle at Niangzi Pass is over, the troops of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment will in turn reinforce the 385th Brigade and the 386th Brigade, and they will be able to eat these devils."

"That's it!"

"Chief of Staff."

"Immediately send a report to the 385 Brigade and the 386 Brigade."

As long as the battle at Niangziguan ends quickly enough, and Niangziguan is still in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, the devils in Shanxi will not be able to escape.

"Yes."

Wang Dehou stepped forward, turned around and went to prepare a telegram.

"Tomorrow, Niangzi Pass is going to launch a general attack, right?" Zhao Gang said.

"That's right, today is the 3rd day of shelling and bombing."

Li Yunlong nodded, his eyes and tone were quite expectant:

"Tomorrow, the independent regiment and the brother troops of the Jizhong Military Region will launch a general attack on the devils."

"Niangziguan has 3 lieutenant general division commanders, 2 major general brigade commanders, and a lieutenant general chief of staff of the North China Front Army."

"If the battle goes well, and the devil is eliminated within two days of the original plan, then we will be rich!"

Li Yunlong and the head of the headquarters had a battle plan at the beginning, just to eat the 100,000 devils of the Taiyuan and Zhengtai railways.

But I didn't expect the devil to buy one get one free, and sent 3 divisions and 2 brigades, as well as a lieutenant general chief of staff.

Then Li Yunlong will not be polite, and will accept all the orders.

Zhao Gang's eyes also showed a hint of expectation.

After this battle, how rich will the Eighth Route Army be?

Zhao Gang was a little unimaginable.

But Li Yunlong dared to imagine that there were thousands of heavy artillery pieces of more than 105 mm caliber, nearly 1,000 aircraft, thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army exceeded 600,000...

Just thinking about it, Li Yunlong felt very energetic and full of energy.

……

Shouyang County.

"Phew!"

Kazuki Yamamoto, who was wearing a special operations suit and had a dirty face, suddenly grabbed the reins, and the front hooves of the war horse were raised high and pounced a few times in the air.

Around him, there were only more than a dozen special agents left, including Goro Koga, and everyone had lost the arrogance of the special forces, and they looked extremely embarrassed.

Looking at the city wall of Shouyang County, which is not too high compared to Taiyuan City, Yamamoto Kazuki recalled the scene when he broke through.

At first, everything went well for the breakout.

After the order was given to break through into pieces and disperse, the Japanese broke through in small units and squadrons.

These squads and squadrons were actually Yoshio Iwamatsu and Kazuki Yamamoto, who were released to attract cannon fodder for the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

Wait until the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army has gone after the fleeing infantry.

After the headquarters broke through, they could quickly go to Shouyang on horseback, and when the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army came to catch up, it was too late.

Iwamatsu Yoshio's personal guards and special forces were indeed powerful, and they quickly tore a gap in the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army.

Subsequently, the pro-guard team stayed behind to block the attack, and Yamamoto led the special team to cover Iwamatsu Yoshio and Hanaya Masashi and others to fight their way out of the encirclement.

But soon, the special forces and headquarters were pursued by nearly 700 cavalry of the Eighth Route Army the size of a cavalry regiment.

The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army quickly bit up, and the special team was killed more than a dozen on the spot.

These cavalry of the Eighth Route Army are all elite.

Although the individual combat effectiveness of the special agents is very strong, the marksmanship is very accurate, and all of them are special-level marksmen, but mounted archery is not the same as foot shooting, and the special team on the horse is not the opponent of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army at all.

Some cavalrymen of the Eighth Route Army were shooting while riding horses, which was terrifying.

No matter how the headquarters and the special forces run, they can't get rid of the pursuit of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

In desperation, Yamamoto had no choice but to suggest that Iwamatsu Yoshio's soldiers split into two routes.

Covered by a small group of agents, Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hanaya were running from another road to Shouyang.

Kazuki Yamamoto led most of his team to attract the firepower of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

But the commander of the Eighth Route Army was very clever and was not fooled at all, and sent most of the cavalry to chase after Iwamatsu Yoshio and Hanaya Masa.

Only a small part of the force was sent to pursue Yamamoto Kazuki and them.

At last.

Under the desperate cover of the two battle groups, Yamamoto Kazuki was lucky enough to pick up a small life and fled back to Shouyang County.

And Iwamatsu Yoshio and Hanaya Masa, with only two battle groups to cover, were pursued by more than 500 cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

The commander of the 5th Division and the commander of the 28th Division are estimated to be more than lucky.

Kazuki Yamamoto was in a heavy mood and his face was complicated.

The main forces of the four divisions, including the Fifth Division, were defeated in less than a month.

Approaching the 40th Division's defensive position outside the city, Yamamoto Kazuki met with the supreme commander of the defensive position, a Japanese squadron leader of the 40th Division.

Without superfluous nonsense, Yamamoto Kazuki took out his ID and said in an indifferent tone: "My name is Major General Yamamoto Kazuki, and I am the deputy chief of staff of the First Army, and I want to see the commander of your division." ”

"Hey!"

Seeing that the other party was a major general, and he was also the deputy chief of staff of the First Army.

The leader of the devil squadron did not dare to slack off, and after bowing his head, he quickly brought Yamamoto Kazuki and the remaining ten team members into the city.

Soon.

Led by the guards, Yamamoto Kazuki met Lieutenant General Seiichi Aoki, commander of the 40th Division, at the Japanese headquarters of Shouyang Middle School.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander!"

"I am Yamamoto Kazuki, deputy chief of staff of the First Army of the North China Front, our troops are in the area of Zhaodongxiang and were ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, please lead your troops to reinforce!"

As soon as they met, Kazuki Yamamoto identified himself and explained his intentions.

"Yamamoto-kun, I've heard of you, I'm lucky!"

Lieutenant General Aoki Seiichi nodded, after coming to Shanxi, Aoki Seiichi had heard about Kazuki Yamamoto and his special team.

However, Aoki was a little scoffed at this.

It is nothing more than a fantasy to replace a large corps with a small force and to reverse the occupation by beheading the enemy's headquarters.

Facts have also proved that Kazuki Yamamoto and his special forces have not been able to achieve any dazzling results until now.

"I have received a telegram that you have been ambushed by more than 100,000 main forces of the Eighth Route Army in the area of Zhaodongxiang."

"How's it going?"

Aoki asked with a slight frown.

Although it was not the 40th Division that was unlucky, they were all the backbone of the Japanese Army, and Aoki Seiichi was also very concerned about the situation of the 28th Division, the Fifth Division, and the First Army.

If these troops are wiped out, then the situation of the 40th Division in Shanxi is not good.

"It's not good!" Yamamoto Kazuki's tone and expression were very solemn, "The troops have been defeated, but many troops have broken through with the formation of squads and squadrons, and are moving towards Shouyang County, please send troops to reinforce and respond!" ”

Aoki Seiichi asked with a solemn expression: "Yamamoto-kun, what about your commander, Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio, and the commander of the Fifth Division, Lieutenant General Matsui Taikuro?" ”

"Separated." Yamamoto replied, "Lieutenant General Iwamatsu is being pursued by the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army. ”

Kazuki Yamamoto: Their small army has gone a little farther.

At this time, Iwamatsu Yoshio did not arrive in Shouyang County, and there is a high probability that there is no more.

But Kazuki Yamamoto doesn't want to give up his commander and wants to move rescue troops to save Yoshio Iwamatsu, what if he is rescued?

"Our 40th Division would love reinforcements."

"But..."

Aoki Cheng said a sharp turn:

"Our 40th Division is also being fiercely attacked by more than 30,000 main forces of the Eighth Route Army."

"And just now, the North China Front Command has given our 40th Division an order to transfer to Yangquan, join the 56th Division, and then reinforce the encircled locust army at Niangziguan."

It was heard that the 5th Division, the 1st Army and the 28th Division had been routed.

Aoki Chengichi suddenly didn't want to send troops to rescue, not to mention that the telegram from the North China Front Headquarters had already been issued.

More than 100,000 main forces of the Eighth Route Army, as well as a large number of cavalry of the Eighth Route Army.

If the 40th Division runs slowly and is entangled by the main force of the 100,000 Eighth Route Army and the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, it will only be eaten.

Yamamoto Kazuki's face changed, since Okamura Ningji had already given the order to retreat, this rescue soldier would not be able to move.

Aoki Seiichi threw out an olive branch: "However, Yamamoto-kun can stay in the 40th Division and be my chief of staff." ”

"No, I'm going back to my commander."

Yamamoto Kazuki declined Aoki's kindness, turned around and left the 40th Division headquarters with the Major General's sword.

Looking at the back of Yamamoto Kazuki leaving, Aoki gave an order with an expressionless face: "Order the 6th Infantry Brigade to return to Shouyang, and tonight we will move into Yangquan and join the 56th Division!" ”

"Hey!"

The chief of staff bowed his head suddenly.

……

Taiyuan side.

Zhang Dabiao's synthetic battalion, after using a strategy to capture the position of Wohu Mountain, prepared to outwit Taiyuan City according to Li Yunlong's instructions.

Zhong Yunhe, the brigade commander of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Independent Division of the puppet army, expressed his willingness to make meritorious service for his crimes.

At this time, the devils in Taiyuan City already knew that the position of Wohu Mountain was lost.

But I don't know how it was lost, Zhang Dabiao planned to let his soldiers wear the clothes of the puppet army and be led into Taiyuan City by Zhong Yunhe.

The inside should be combined with the outside to capture the city of Taiyuan.

Although there are not many devils in the city, and the puppet army is scattered, if you storm Taiyuan City, you will still sacrifice many soldiers.

Outwitting is risky, but if you succeed, you can sacrifice a lot fewer fighters.

In the direction of Niangzi Pass, the independent regiment and the fraternal units of the Jizhong Military Region have been bombarded by artillery and aircraft for three days in a row, and the infantry is all ready for a general attack.

Always ready to launch a general offensive.

Just waited for Li Yunlong to give an order.

(End of chapter)