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The boss said: "Including the new first regiment and the new second regiment, there are only more than 4000 people. Fight Taiyuan?"
The deputy chief of staff shook his head and said with a smile: "Boss, there are also three brigades of Chu Yunfei's sole brigade of the Jinsui Army and the sole brigade of the Central Army's 94th brigade."
"That's it." The boss breathed a sigh of relief.
The strength of the three brigades is about the same.
After all, Taiyuan's defense at this time is empty,
If it is exhausted, it is the defender of a wing.
And Chu Yunfei's sole brigade of the Jinsui Army is a reinforced brigade.
So even if Taiyuan can't be defeated, it shouldn't be a problem to retreat completely.
"By the way." The boss said again, "What's the matter with Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang? They are willing to listen to Li Yunlong's command?"
The deputy chief of staff said: "I guess Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang also have the will to attack Taiyuan. After all, the situation in Zhongtiao Mountain is extremely pessimistic. Chang Kaishen will definitely order them to respond from the flanks, and Chu Yunfei And Liang Gang is Chang Kaishen's favorite student, so he will risk his life to carry out Chang Kaishen's orders."
Chapter 325 The Plan of Falsehood and Reality
"Don't say it, Li Yunlong really thought of going ahead of us this time."
The boss said: "We just wanted to harass the Japanese army's logistics supply line, but Li Yunlong, a foolish boy, wants to directly give the Shanxi Japanese army a black tiger."
"Playing Taiyuan is really a good move."
"Taiyuan is not only the provincial capital of Shanxi, but also the headquarters of the Japanese First Army."
"Once Taiyuan falls, the situation in Shanxi will take a turn for the worse, and the battle of Zhongtiao Mountain that Neiji Okamura has planned for a long time will no longer be able to continue."
"Even if you can't beat Taiyuan,"
"It will also have a huge impact on the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan."
"What's more beneficial is that Taiyuan should be at the time when its troops are most empty."
"So even if they knew that Li Yunlong and the others would not be able to defeat Taiyuan, Neiji Okamura would definitely mobilize heavy troops to help, because the Japanese army cannot afford the consequences of Taiyuan's fall."
"The boss is right." The deputy chief of staff said with a smile, "That's why Li Yunlong sent an urgent call, suggesting that we set up an ambush halfway in advance and wait quietly for the devils' reinforcements to enter the valley."
"Suggestion? I think he is an order?"
After a pause, the boss laughed again and said, "Li Yunlong, a stupid boy, has transferred me, the deputy commander-in-chief, and he is better than me, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army."
Hearing this, the deputy chief of staff also laughed.
After laughing, the deputy chief of staff asked again: "There are only three fast lanes for the devils to reinforce Taiyuan, Zhengtai Railway, Tongpu Railway, and Baijin Railway."
"Leave the Tongpu Railway to Li Yunlong and the others."
"Baijin Railway is handed over to the main force of the [-]th Brigade."
"Zhengtai Railway will be handed over to the main force of the [-]th Brigade."
"Also, after the ghosts from Lu'an Mansion and Yangquan return to aid Taiyuan, there will definitely be a shortage of troops. The New First Brigade, New Fourth Brigade, and New Fifth Brigade just take advantage of the vacancy to liberate a few counties!"
"In this way, the situation in Southeast Shanxi will be greatly improved."
"Yeah." The boss said, "I think this plan is pretty good."
The deputy chief of staff immediately passed on the combat order.
……
Chongqing Huangshan Mansion, Battle Hall.
For two consecutive nights, the combat hall was brightly lit.
Although Chang Kaishen took a nap for a while, his eyes were still red from the boil.
What Chang Kaishen missed so much was naturally the 20 Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain.
These are more than 20 elites of the Central Army of the two group armies, and all the elites of the first theater are here.
However, all the bad news came from the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain. Either the defense line of this army had been broken, or that division had been defeated by the Japanese army, and some troops could not be contacted directly.
For example, the 98th Army has been unable to get in touch for two days.
Tang Zong and several staff officers in the attendant room have presented the battle situation reported from the front on the map.
Chang Kaishen looked down, and saw nine huge blue arrows thrusting towards Zhongtiao Mountain from three different directions: north, west, and east. Among them, the blue arrows in the west were the most numerous and densest.
But it is the two blue arrows to the east that advance the fastest.
One of the blue arrows has advanced to Jiyuan County.
The Ninth Army stationed in Jiyuan has been defeated by the Japanese army.
According to the current situation, the 20 troops in Zhongtiaoshan would not be able to hold out for six months, but two months would be enough.
In fact, Chang Kaishen had already overestimated it. According to the current situation, unless a miracle happened, the two armies on Zhongtiao Mountain would not even be able to last for 20 days.
At this time, we can only rely on the intervention of external forces.
At that moment, Chang Kaishen asked Chen Bulei, "Yanji, what did Tang Enbo say?"
"What else can I say?" Chen Bulei smiled wryly, "I've been emphasizing objective difficulties."
"This Tang Enbo is always like this at critical moments." Chang Kaishen stomped the floor with his crutches, and said again, "What did Yan Xishan say? Are you willing to send troops?"
"Yan Xishan didn't say he wouldn't send troops." Chen Bulei sighed, "I just asked the central government to make up for the food and salaries, and also asked for all the losses in previous battles to be made up."
"Rate, rate, rate, rate, rate, rate, where does the central government get so much food and rate?"
Chang Kaishen suddenly felt outraged, and cursed: "Mother Xipi, when you usually need food and equipment, you talk more and more hype than each other, but when it comes to the critical moment, you all become cowards, idiots, just a group of idiots! How did the party-state get rid of such scumbags? There is no one to worry about!"
At this time, Chang Kaishen had already forgotten about Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang.
Because he didn't think that the mere two brigades could play any role at all. Even the two heavy groups of Yan Xishan and Tang Enbo couldn't save Zhongtiao Mountain, so what's the use of the mere two brigades?
Therefore, Chang Kaishen couldn't think of Chu Yunfei at all.
Just when Chang Kaishen was at his wit's end, a staff officer hurried in.
After reading the telegram, Chen Bulei was overjoyed and said, "Principal, good news."
"Oh?" Hearing that there was good news from Chen Bulei, Chang Kaishen immediately lifted his spirits. He had heard only bad news for the past two days. Finally there is good news?Is there a turning point in the Zhongtiaoshan battlefield?
At that moment Chang Kaishen asked: "Yan Ji, tell me quickly, what good news do you have?"
Chen Bulei said: "The sole brigade of the Shanxi Sui Army and the 94th brigade of the Central Army have just sent a joint telegram, saying that their two brigades are preparing to attack Taiyuan and force the Japanese army to return to the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain!"
"Huh?" Chang Kaishen immediately froze there when he heard the words.
The dozen or so senior generals present also looked at each other in blank dismay.
Did you hear me right?Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang's two brigades dare to fight Taiyuan?Isn't this giving away people's heads?
At this moment, the first reaction of the senior generals present was not excitement, but disdain and ridicule, thinking that the two proud students of Principal Chang really didn't know the heights of heaven and earth.
After a long while, Chang Kaishen asked in a low voice, "Yanji, what did you just say?"
Chen Bulei said again: "Chu Yunfei's solitary brigade and Liang Gang's 94th solitary brigade are ready to attack Taiyuan!"
Hearing this, the senior generals in the combat hall immediately started whispering, but they were basically sarcasm.
"Hey, the young cubs are really amazing. The two brigades dared to attack Taiyuan. It's amazing. I don't know how to write the word dead."
"It's really ignorant."
"Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi Province, so it must be heavily guarded."
"Since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, there has never been a precedent for recovering the provincial capital. Are Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang trying to set this precedent? The idea is good, but they must have the strength to do it?"
"Enough!" Chang Kaishen stopped the sneering senior general.
Then he asked Chen Bulei, "Yanji, did Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang say that they are somewhat sure of winning Taiyuan?"
"No." Chen Bulei shook his head, and then said again, "But the telegram said, there is at least a [-]% certainty that the Japanese army will be forced to send heavy troops from the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain to help Taiyuan!"
"Ninety percent sure?" Chang Kaishen was dubious.
A group of senior generals are full of disdain, only a fool will believe it.
Just two brigades attacking Taiyuan can force the Japanese army on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain to return to aid?Are you talking in your sleep?It's just that the Taiyuan defenders were able to defeat the two brigades of Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang in turn.
……
It is not known whether the Taiyuan defenders could defeat Chu Yunfei's Solitary Brigade and Liang Gang's Solitary 94th Brigade, but the Eighth Route Army outside Heyuan County had already crushed the Japanese troops who had gone out of the city to fight back.
Because it was the order given by Miyano Michiichi, the head of the division, the captain of the Heyuan Gendarmerie, Hirata Ichiro, did not dare to be negligent, and went to the top of the Ximen city to take command.
Because of this, Hirata Ichiro was able to witness the scene just now with his own eyes.
A team that went out of the city to fight back, advanced less than 500 meters, and was frantically strafed by the machine guns of the Eighth Route Army. More than [-] light and heavy machine guns opened fire violently, pouring dense rain of bullets violently onto the skirmish line of the Japanese team. There were even mortars that fired violently, pouring shells into the Japanese fire support positions.
At least two light machine guns with crooked handles were destroyed by eight-way artillery fire.
Faced with such fierce firepower, the infantry squad that went out of the city to fight back only persisted for less than 5 minutes before the offensive collapsed, leaving a dozen corpses and fled back to the city in a hurry.
Hirata Ichiro immediately returned to the gendarmerie to send a telegram to the division commander.
Division Headquarters: The firepower of the Eighth Route Army outside the city of Heyuan County is extremely strong. Within 5 minutes of the exchange of fire, the infantry squad that I went out of the city to fight back was severely damaged. Therefore, the main force of the Eighth Route Army outside the city is undoubtedly not a militia.
After Miyano Michiichi received the telegram, he forwarded it to Taiyuan unchanged.
……
"Your Excellency, this is Anhua's telegram."
Hanagu is passing the telegram just sent by the Second Guards Division to Yoshio Iwamatsu.
Yoshio Iwamatsu breathed a sigh of relief after reading the telegram, and said in relief: "That is to say, at least the main force of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is still outside Heyuan City. It is absolutely impossible for the militia to have such powerful firepower."
After a pause, he continued: "In other words, those staying in Maoliling should also be the main forces of the 94st Brigade of the Jinsui Army and the [-]th Brigade of the Central Army of China, and the ones staying in Malan Town should also be the New First Regiment and New Second Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. The backbone of the regiment."
"That is to say, the Chinese army going south along the Tongpu Highway is a cover." Hua Guzheng said, "The intention is to lure Anhua's Second Guards Division to send reinforcements to Taiyuan, and then the Chinese army can take advantage of the falsehood to attack Anhua. change?"
Before the voice fell, the phone rang again, and Hua Gu was grabbing the receiver: "Moses, Moses?"
After listening for a while, Hua Guzheng lost his voice and said, "Nani? Are you sure you can see clearly? The Chinese army going south is really wearing plain clothes? Not military uniform?"
Immediately after hanging up the phone, Hua Guzheng said to Iwamatsu Yoshio: "Your Excellency, the call just now was from the Yangzhuang stronghold, saying that they have seen clearly that the Chinese army going south is wearing civilian clothes."
"This should be the Eighth Route Army militia, it's just a cover."
"Sodesna." Yoshio Iwamatsu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that it was just a false alarm."
At this time, Ryuichi Sakamoto suddenly stepped forward and said: "No, the art of war is false if it is true, and false is true. This may be a trick of falsehood!"
"Nani?"
"A false plan?"
Yoshio Iwamatsu and Masa Hanagu turned their gazes to Ryuichi Sakamoto at the same time.
"Hayi!" Ryu Sakamoto paused and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, this is most likely a false plan."
After a pause, he continued: "Although the Chinese army still stranded in the northwest of Shanxi is wearing military uniforms, they are fake. The Chinese army going south is wearing plain clothes, but they are real!"
Hua Gu was straightening his face, and said in a deep voice: "Then how to explain the counterattack in Heyuan County? If the Eighth Route Army staying in Heyuan is not the main force, how can there be such a strong firepower?"
"Simple." Sakamoto Ryuichi said with a smile.
"It only needs to reserve a small elite army to do it."
"If Anhua sent an infantry brigade to launch a counterattack, it would definitely be able to easily defeat the Eighth Route Army in Malan Town or the Jinsui Army and Central Army in Maoliling."
"Then let Anhua send an infantry brigade to launch a counterattack."
Hua Guzheng said with a dark face: "We want to see if it's really a trick?"
"It's too late," said Takashi Sakamoto, "Yangzhuang stronghold is less than five kilometers away from Xincheng Airport. By the time Anhua sent troops to Malan Town or Maoliling, the Chinese army going south along the road had already surrounded Xincheng Airport. Maybe Xincheng Airport has been compromised."
Yoshio Iwamatsu's complexion immediately turned black.
If Ryuichi Sakamoto's judgment is correct, and the Chinese army going south is the real one, then the infantry brigade at Xincheng Airport alone is obviously unstoppable. Instead of an advantage, it becomes a weakness, which will be defeated by the Chinese army in turn.
Nobuichi Shibata, captain of the Ninth Flying Squadron, became even more anxious.
The last time the Eighth Route Army special forces raided Xincheng Airport, their Ninth Flying Corps had already suffered a heavy loss. Until now, they have not replenished their combat aircraft. The base camp was directly cancelled.
At the moment Shibata Shin said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I request that all planes at Xincheng Airport and Wusu Airport take off urgently and transfer to Datong and Yuncheng Airports."
Ryuichi Sakamoto said in a deep voice: "Not only the planes have to transfer immediately, but the garrison team at Xincheng Airport must also withdraw to Taiyuan immediately. If it is only facing the attack of the Chinese army under one brigade, it is an advantage to divide the troops and refuse to defend each other. However, if faced with the attack of the Chinese army with more than three brigades, it is easy to be defeated individually.”