Chapter 407 Reactions from all parties!
"Chief of Staff, ask the communications department to immediately report this news to YA and inform the whole country and the entire army."
The boss grinned very high, and his heart was filled with indescribable joy, and he said to the chief of staff.
"Okay!" The chief of staff immediately drafted several telegrams himself and made arrangements.
In order to boost the morale of all troops, the headquarters immediately reported the news and informed it to the whole country.
Then send the battle report of the great victory to the main regiment and the local regiment.
As some of the original basic regiments were expanded into main regiments and local regiments were upgraded to basic regiments, the Eighth Route Army formed many basic regiments and local regiments.
However, the conditions for the grassroots regiments and local leagues are still very difficult. Some grassroots regiments even have to confront the Japanese, which is very stressful.
There have even been cases of people fleeing and defecting to the enemy.
This victory in the attack on Taiyuan and the killing of Yoshio Shinozuka was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the entire Eighth Route Army and even the soldiers and civilians across the country.
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"Haha, we won it. In less than 3 days, Li Yunlong led his troops to attack Taiyuan, killing the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, and 12,000 Japanese and puppet troops."
At the Taihang 1st Column Headquarters, the brigade commander looked at the telegram handed over by the decoder, and his hearty laughter spread far away.
The headquarters immediately arranged to send news of the victory to the 1st and 2nd column headquarters.
"Well done!"
"Then it's time to search for Taiyuan's loot!"
Deputy Brigadier Han and Chief of Staff Zhou sounded equally excited.
That was Taiyuan, the provincial capital of SX, where the headquarters of the First Army was located. This victory must have resulted in a lot of gains.
Along with the battle report came a new combat order. The headquarters ordered the Taihang 1st Column to switch from offense to defense to buy time for the 3rd Column to obtain loot such as transportation equipment and raw materials.
Immediately, the brigade commander shouted loudly: "Give me the order, all regiments turn to defense!"
After all, the casualties of the attacking side will be larger, and the casualties of the defensive side will be smaller.
Having severely damaged the 1st Column of the 2nd Guards Division, there was no spare force left to severely damage the Japanese 108th Division.
Just buying a day or two for the third column is enough.
After all, it would still take a day or two for the Japanese 108th Division to reach Taiyuan from Yangquan.
As the brigade commander ordered this news to be passed to the commanders and soldiers of each regiment, the morale of the soldiers was as high as a rainbow.
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In southeastern Shanxi, the headquarters of Taihang 2nd Column.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, urgent call from headquarters!"
The decoder handed the telegram in his hand to Commander Liu.
Commander Liu took the telegram from the decoder and smiled happily after reading it: "Okay, great, Li Yunlong led his troops to capture Taiyuan and killed the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka!"
All the cadres at the division headquarters were extremely excited when they heard the news.
This result is much greater than that of a hundred-regiment battle.
The teacher sighed in his heart, this kid Li Yunlong really thought of him and went ahead.
It was really a good move to hit Taiyuan.
The headquarters and division headquarters originally only wanted to cut off the Tongpu Railway and recover more than a dozen counties in southeastern Shanxi.
But this kid Li Yunlong directly gave the Japanese army a shot to capture the thief and capture the king first.
Unexpectedly, this kid actually did it.
Taiyuan is not only the provincial capital of Shanxi, but also the headquarters of the Japanese First Army.
The fall of Taiyuan had an immeasurable impact on the morale of the Japanese First Army.
The battle at Nakatiao Mountain continued, and Yoshio Shinozuka did not order the troops from Nakatiao Mountain to return to Taiyuan until his death.
Because Yoshio Shinozuka misjudged the strength of the Eighth Route Army at the beginning, and because of the tactical failure, of course, the more important reason was that it was too far away.
With a distance of more than 300 kilometers and many railway bridges damaged, the Japanese army could only return to Taiyuan on foot to aid.
With the railway supply line cut off, the Japanese army attacking Zhongtiao Mountain had lost the ability to continue operations.
If the Japanese army wants to reduce losses, the only way out now is to completely capture Zhongtiao Mountain in a short period of time.
The headquarters also issued an order to the division commander to surround the remnants of the 37th Division for 2 days before retreating.
After more than two consecutive days of head-on combat with the Japanese 37th Division, the soldiers were also a little tired. Going into the city to fight the Japanese in street battles would cause greater losses.
The gain outweighs the loss.
Similarly, the commanders and fighters of the 2nd Column received the news that Li Yunlong led his troops to capture Taiyuan and killed Yoshio Shinozuka.
Morale is boosted.
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Luliang Mountain.
Kenanpo.
Second Theater Command.
The theater commander Yan Baichuan is studying the war situation.
He asked the combat staff to draw the entire Shanxi combat situation on the map based on the intelligence.
From the tangled arrows on the map, it is easy to see that the whole of Shanxi is now in a state of chaos.
The Central Army of Southern Shanxi was defeated steadily by the Japanese army.
The First Division of the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi defeated the Japanese 37th Division, and the First Division of the Eighth Route Army in the Yangquan area defeated the Japanese Second Guards Division, and then exchanged fire with the Japanese 108th Division.
At Baozi Mountain, the Japanese 3rd Brigade was defeated by a small force from the Eighth Route Army and retreated into Xinzhou City.
At present, among the regular troops in Shanxi, only the Shanxi-Sui Army has not yet participated in the battle.
Of course, Yan Baichuan also had excuses and sent troops to recover more than a dozen county towns. Principal Chang couldn't blame him.
Of course, what concerned Yan Laoxi the most was the Taiyuan battlefield.
After all, he regards Taiyuan as his hometown. There are many Shanxi-Sui Army intelligence personnel in Taiyuan. If there is any trouble in Taiyuan, he will receive the news as soon as possible.
"commander."
Deputy Commander Yang Xingru hurriedly walked in, holding a telegram in his hand: "The Eighth Route Army has captured the inner city of Taiyuan this morning and killed First Army Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka."
"What do you mean?"
Yan Laoxi suddenly turned his head, his face was shocked, and his voice was extremely shocked: "Did the Eighth Route Army really defeat Taiyuan? And also killed the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka?"
His face was full of disbelief.
In the past few years, he has always wanted to regain Taiyuan, drive the little Japanese out of Shanxi, and continue to be his king of Shanxi.
But just thinking about it, even if the main force of the Japanese army attacks the Central Army and two divisions guard the Eighth Route Army, there will only be more than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops in Taiyuan City.
He didn't dare to take action.
"Yes!" Yang Xingru also looked shocked: "As soon as our intelligence station in Taiyuan sent a telegram, the Eighth Route Army headquarters sent electricity to the whole country. The Eighth Route Army captured Taiyuan this morning and killed Yoshio Shinozuka."
The intelligence personnel of the Jinsui Army only knew that the Eighth Route Army had captured Taiyuan, and did not know whether Yoshio Shinozuka was killed or captured alive.
However, since the Eighth Route Army provided electricity to the whole country, it must be true.
Yan Laoxi suddenly regretted it. If he had known that the Japanese and puppet troops staying in Taiyuan were so vulnerable, he should have attacked Taiyuan one step ahead of the Eighth Route Army.
Killing Yoshio Shinozuka and regaining Taiyuan was a deal done by the Guangzong Yaozu. After such a deal was accomplished, the people of Jin were still not allowed to imprison me, Yan?
As for the Japanese military's subsequent revenge, they could leave a small part of the Shanxi-Sui army to guard Luliang Mountain after taking Taiyuan, and the main force could cross the Yellow River westward and enter northern Shaanxi.
It would be great if my own troops did this business.
Li Yunlong is really a fierce general. It is a pity that he failed to bribe him with the rank of division commander last time.
Yang Xingru said: "Commander, the Eighth Route Army has captured Taiyuan this time, so the Taiyuan Arsenal must have fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. Do you want to call the Eighth Route Army headquarters to return the property to its original owner?"
Yan Baichuan asked: "If you were the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, would you agree to return the arsenal to our Shanxi-Sui Army?"
"This..." Yang Xingru said, "Didn't the Eighth Route Army often shout slogans about the National United Front? It should be returned to our Shanxi-Sui Army, right?"
Although he said this, Yang Xingru knew that the Eighth Route Army would definitely not hand over the arsenal to the Jinsui Army.
At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Yang Xingru knew very well how Yan Baichuan treated the Eighth Route Army.
When the Jinsui Army was escaping, they would rather order the artillery troops to sink the mountain artillery and howitzers into the river than give them to the Eighth Route Army.
Later, the Eighth Route Army salvaged the mountain cannon and howitzer. Because there were no shells, the Eighth Route Army also returned the howitzer to the Shanxi-Sui Army.
In this way, Yan Baichuan later followed Principal Chang's orders and caused serious friction with the Eighth Route Army.
However, the Eighth Route Army is not easy to mess with. If you dare to cause friction, the Eighth Route Army really dares to fight with you.
"Forget Liao." Yan Baichuan waved his hand and sighed, "The Japanese have transported most of the equipment away, and now the arsenal is just an empty shell."
Firstly, the Eighth Route Army would not hand over the hard-earned equipment and raw materials to the Jinsui Army. Secondly, even if they sent people to rob them, wouldn't they be delivering food to the Eighth Route Army?
"Xingru!" Yan Baichuan shouted loudly.
Yang Xingru straightened up quickly.
Yan Baichuan said: "Immediately send a commendation telegram to the Eighth Route Army. The theater headquarters congratulated the Eighth Route Army for launching an active offensive on the battlefield behind enemy lines, achieving great results in recovering Taiyuan and killing the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, which dealt a heavy blow to the invasion."
The Japanese army inspired the confidence of soldiers and civilians in Shanxi and even the whole country to resist the war."
"Yes!" Yang Xingru straightened up and finished recording the contents of the telegram.
After a pause, Yang Xingru said worriedly: "Commander, the Eighth Route Army is getting stronger and stronger. This is not a good thing for our Jinsui Army."
Yan Baichuan's eyes flashed: "Don't worry, the Japanese are still much stronger than the Eighth Route Army now. The Eighth Route Army is so popular and will be destroyed by the wind. When the Japanese army comes back, they will concentrate their forces to deal with the Eighth Route Army.
After the Japanese leave, Shanxi will still have the surname Yan."
After a pause, Yan Baichuan smiled again and said: "Don't worry, someone is more anxious than us when they hear the news and won't be able to sleep."
Yang Xingru knew who the commander was talking about, so he laughed in agreement, stood up and saluted with a military salute, then turned and left.
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at the same time.
Someone in Yan Laoxi's mouth also received the news that Li Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army led his troops to capture Taiyuan and killed Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the Japanese First Army.
Naturally, this person is Principal Chang who lives far away in Shuangqing City and regards the Eighth Route Army as a serious enemy.
Principal Chang was very confused and killed 4 Japanese major generals and 2 Japanese lieutenant generals. This time he captured Taiyuan and killed another lieutenant general.
All of this was caused by the commander of the Eighth Route Army named Li Yunlong. What kind of person was he?
How could it be so destructive?
Even the well-equipped Japanese and puppet garrison troops in Taiyuan, with ample ammunition and well-trained troops, could not stop his attack. Even Yoshio Shinozuka was killed.
He is just a small regiment leader, how can he mobilize and command so many troops to participate in the war?
Principal Chang had already ordered the military commander to set up a special file on Li Yunlong, but what was placed in front of Principal Chang was only a thin page.
There is not even a photo of Li Yunlong in the file.
After closing the file, Principal Chang felt a little headache, and there was a tightness in his chest that he couldn't spit out. He was going to have insomnia again tonight.
(End of chapter)
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