After two hours of shelling.

The devil's position has been plowed almost once.

At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and before the devil could catch his breath, the roar of a buzzing plane sounded in the sky again.

Fifteen fighters and 25 attack aircraft of the headquarters flying regiment arrived.

Three bombing formations, lined up in battle formation, swooped down towards the devil area, and the following dumpling-like aerial bombs fell.

As the plane swept over the devil area.

Boom, boom, boom......

An overwhelming explosion was heard simultaneously below.

The explosion power of 50-kilogram and 100-kilogram aerial bombs made the entire area seem to shake the ground.

The planes of the Headquarters Flying Regiment had just left.

40 aircraft of the new regiment of the flying group arrived again.

Forty napalm and hundreds of aerial bombs fell, turning several hills in the devil's area of the encirclement into a sea of fire.

Even the devils hiding in the anti-artillery holes were unavoidable, and they were burned to ashes in pieces.

40 aircraft of the new regimental flying group quickly flew away.

on the ground.

The Eighth Route Army launched a general attack on the devils.

"Woohoo!"

"Doot toot!"

As a string of red signal flares rose into the air, the roaring and rapid trumpets of the troops spread to the wilderness in all directions.

"Rush!"

"Kill—"

Countless soldiers of the Eighth Route Army jumped up from their offensive positions and launched an attack on the devils.

A sea of shouts of killing rang out.

The soldiers showed madness, and the soldiers with rifles rushed towards the devils all over the mountains, and even the horseman squads and cooking squads of various units participated in the battle.

Mortar units followed, providing artillery reinforcements to the infantry at any time.

"Da Da Da ......"

Behind a large rock halfway up the mountain, a Devil Type 92 heavy machine gun and a Type 96 light machine gun suddenly opened fire on the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army.

Around the two machine guns, there were still dozens of devils, hiding in the shadows and firing synchronously.

Caught off guard, the soldiers were shot down by the devil's machine gun, and the rest of the fighters crawled to avoid the devil's machine gun fire.

"What about mortars?"

"Set up the mortar for Lao Tzu!"

"The devil's machine gun is there, give Lao Tzu a damn hit!"

Wang Huaibao, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Independent Regiment, which was responsible for attacking this area, shouted loudly.

More than 10 60-mm mortars and 82-mm mortars were quickly erected, and the muzzles were pointed in the direction of the devil's firing point.

"Tom tom tom..."

Accompanied by a continuous dense muffled sound, the muzzle fireworks exploded, and more than a dozen mortar shells crossed a graceful arc in the sky and exploded near the large rocks.

Five rounds of mortar shells went down, and the area around the big stone was suddenly plowed again, and the light and heavy machine gun fire points of the devils hiding behind the stones had also been knocked out.

"Kill!"

In the shouts of Wang Huaibao, the soldiers of the third battalion continued to attack, and soon occupied the top of the devil's mountain.

At the same time.

The battalions of the Independent Regiment and the regiments and battalions of the Jizhong Military Region all launched the most ferocious and fierce offensive against the area of the devils.

The dense sound of gunfire and gunsmoke completely enveloped this hilly and mountainous area.

……

Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

Command of the North China Front.

"General!"

"Just now, the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Tanabe, sent a telegram that after two hours of shelling and aerial bombardment by more than 80 planes of the Eighth Route Army, it has launched a general attack on the surrounded locust army at Niangzi Pass!"

After reporting to Okamura Ninji, the communications staff officer Haruo Kitani handed over the telegram he had just translated.

"Nani?"

Okamura Ninji's face changed.

He knew that the Eighth Route Army would launch a general offensive sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Two hours of artillery preparation, aerial bombardment of 80 aircraft ...

In this wave, the surrounded locust army is afraid that it will be more than lucky.

If three divisions and two brigades were to be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army at Niangzi Pass.

Then the problem is very serious!

Not only Shanxi was captured by the Eighth Route Army, but even the central Hebei region would be completely controlled by the Eighth Route Army.

Without the 110th Division, the remaining garrison troops and the Locust Alliance Army were definitely not the opponents of the Eighth Route Army of the Jizhong Military Region.

"As long as the locust army can hold out for two days!"

Seizo Yusue on the side looked at the map and said:

"The 40th Division, the 56th Division, and the 21st and 27th Divisions will be able to rush to Niangzi Pass and rescue the surrounded locust army and chief of staff."

As long as it does not meet the main forces of the new regiment and the 129th division.

The combat effectiveness of the four B divisions of the Japanese army is still very strong.

Under the attack from both sides, it will definitely be able to rescue the surrounded Japanese army.

"Time." Okamura Ninji sighed and said, "What the locust army lacks most now is time. ”

According to intelligence, the commander-in-chief of the front line of the Eighth Route Army was Li Yunlong, the commander of the new 1st Regiment.

A mere regiment commander actually commanded more than 350,000 main forces of the Eighth Route Army to fight, which made Okamura Ningji very puzzled.

However, the incomprehension is incomprehensible.

In this battle, Okamura Ningji, whether it was strategy or tactics, was pressed to the ground by Li Yunlong and rubbed.

The Japanese army is calculating the time when reinforcements will arrive, and the Eighth Route Army must be calculating it as well.

The Eighth Route Army also knew that Japanese reinforcements would arrive two days later, so they chose to attack at this juncture.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army will definitely send troops to block the attack.

Whether these four reinforced divisions can reach Niangzi Pass in two days is still unknown.

After a pause, Okamura Ninji looked at Osamu Mutani: "Mugujun, immediately send a telegram to the chief of staff, let the locust army hold on for two days no matter what, and then order the 21st Division, 27th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division to rush to Niangzi Pass within two days, and the division that has not completed the task, the division commander should be disemboweled to thank the locust..."

"Hey."

Osamu Kitani prepared the telegram and closed the folder, bowed his head, and then turned around and walked away quickly.

But soon, Osamu Kitani held a telegram in his hand, walked in quickly, and bowed his head to Okamura Ninji and reported:

"General."

"I just received a clear telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and Taiyuan has been captured by the Eighth Route Army last night."

"Nani?"

Okamura Ninji and Yusue Seizan both turned their heads suddenly, and the two old devils glanced at each other, both of them seeing a touch of shock in each other's eyes.

So fast?

The main force of the locust army in Taiyuan only left Taiyuan for one day, and the Eighth Route Army captured the peripheral positions such as Tianlong Mountain and Wohu Mountain, and also knocked down Taiyuan?

Since the defense of Taiyuan was the two infantry battalions of the Japanese mixed into the 3rd Brigade.

The two infantry brigades should first report to the headquarters of the 3rd Mixed Brigade, and then the headquarters of the 3rd Mixed Brigade should report to the headquarters of the First Army.

So.

These two infantry brigades could not send telegrams directly to the North China Front Headquarters.

It wasn't until the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army sent a clear telegram that Okamura Ninji and Arisue Seizo knew that the Eighth Route Army had captured Taiyuan last night.

Although the main force of the Japanese army stationed in Taiyuan left Taiyuan, it was only a matter of time before the Eighth Route Army captured Taiyuan.

But the Eighth Route Army's movements were too fast, which shocked the two old devils.

"Your Excellency, General!"

Youmojingsan's tone and face were extremely solemn:

"It seems that we still underestimate the strength of this group of mud-legged people, and the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is beyond our imagination."

As for how the Eighth Route Army captured Wohu Mountain, Tianlong Mountain and Taiyuan, you Mo Jingsan was not clear, and thought that the Eighth Route Army attacked and defeated it.

Okamura nodded.

At this time, the old devil of Okamura regretted it a little, and maybe he shouldn't have taken this battle.

He should listen to the advice of Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake, take the initiative to abandon Shanxi, withdraw the 100,000 locust army in Shanxi, temporarily avoid the edge of the Eighth Route Army, and then fight a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army in the North China Plain or Mongolia.

At this time, not only the Taiyuan and Zhengtai railways were to be captured by the Eighth Route Army.

Even the main force of the 100,000 locust army in Shanxi is about to be eaten by the Eighth Route Army.

Okamura Ninji was very uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do.

The strength of the North China Front was inferior to that of the Eighth Route Army, and the strategic and tactical confrontations between the supreme commanders were also crushed.

"What do you suggest?"

Okamura Ninji asked absent-mindedly and casually.

"For now, the only way to do this is to ask the base camp for tactical guidance!"

Yousujing continued in a solemn tone:

"After the Eighth Route Army digests the whole of Shanxi, it will inevitably continue to attack Mongolia and the North China Plain."

"At present, the Eighth Route Army has been equipped with heavy bombers, and if the Eighth Route Army is allowed to occupy the North China Plain, the Eighth Route Army can build military bases and airfields along the coast."

"Bombing the empire itself."

"In addition, after the Eighth Route Army occupies North China, the north can threaten the Kwantung Army, and the south can advance the Southern Army."

"This will have a fatal impact on the entire grand strategy of the locust army."

"We will make it clear to the base camp what is at stake, and the prime minister will definitely attach importance to it and will definitely send additional troops and combat materials to North China."

In this battle, the defeat of the North China Front was decided.

In the hands of Okamura Ninji and Arisue Seizo, there are no hole cards that can be turned over.

The two old devils have already laid out the deployment after the defeat of the North China Front.

Okamura nodded, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Now the strength of the Eighth Route Army is not much, and the Japanese army still has a chance.

If the Eighth Route had more than 1 million, or even 2 million, troops like the Northwest of Shanxi, then the Japanese army would have no chance of winning.

The Eighth Route Army, which is so rich, is even stronger than the US army in combat effectiveness, I don't know how many times.

When the time comes, it will even be pushed back to Japan by the Eighth Route Army.

……

Northern Shaanxi.

The town of Qiulin.

Yan Xishan, commander of the Second Theater of Operations, was stationed after crossing the Yellow River in the west.

Yan Xishan finished washing up and was just about to have breakfast.

His breakfast was simple, eggs and porridge.

Half a month ago, Yan Xishan left Kenanpo and crossed the Yellow River to Qiulin Town.

Most of his troops were still there, though.

At present, the Eighth Route Army has gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and is launching an offensive against the Japanese army in Shanxi, and there is no time to take care of the Jin Sui army.

As soon as Yan Xishan finished breakfast, the communications staff officer hurriedly walked in with a folder.

"Commander."

"I just received a telegram from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army that the Eighth Route Army had captured Taiyuan last night."

The communications staff officer gave Yan Xishan a military salute, then suppressed the shock in his heart, and reported to Yan Xishan in a fluent tone as much as possible.

"What do you say?"

"The Eighth Route Army captured Taiyuan?"

Yan Xishan's eyes suddenly widened when he heard this, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

My heart suddenly became empty, as if I had lost a piece of flesh on my body, and as if I had lost my most beloved treasure.

Taiyuan was occupied by the Japanese army, and the Jin Sui army still had a chance to recover it, because Yan Xishan knew that the people of Taiyuan and Shanxi would not sincerely surrender to the Japanese.

But Taiyuan let the Eighth Route Army recover and liberate, so it is almost difficult to take it back.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army are very good at winning people's hearts, and the people of Taiyuan and Shanxi are afraid that they will have a common surname.

……

(There are two days left for the double monthly pass, kneel and beg the brothers for the support of the monthly pass, and recently the inspiration and state are back, and the update is stable.) ）

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