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Chapter 123, Tokyo Shock

To find out what happened in Yangquan, the time has to go back to August th.

At 22 o'clock that night, the troops of fifteen regiments who had ambushed by Zhengtai Road in advance rushed to the railway line at the same time.

Shinao Mountain is the roof of Yangquan. Controlling Shinao Mountain is equivalent to blocking the throat of Zhengtai Railway.

In order to contain the Japanese army in Yangquan and cover the area west of Zhengtai Road, the army and civilians attacked the railway.

The main regiment of the 14th Brigade, the No. regiment, under the leadership of Brigadier Chen, captured the Shinao Mountain position in one fell swoop.

The surprise attack was very successful, and one of the main reasons was that the main force moved a hundred kilometers forward without the enemy being aware of it.

Unawareness seems a bit exaggerated, because the chief of staff of the Japanese North China Front described "the general symptoms before the attack" in his report to the Deputy Army Secretary.

"The communist army moved out of the territory, and they assembled their forces, threatening to fight the central army.

Ingeniously diverted, lured, and deceived our attention, thereby massing troops on a large scale. "

Remember the letter that was thrown by the railway track earlier?Maybe it was the letter that made the difference.

According to the "North China Public Security Station": "Yangquan, the headquarters of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade,

During the Obon Festival (a kind of folk event in Japan), I found many strong men who I had never seen before.
Half of the people who sell things in the market have changed to new people.

It was later found out that a man who had been in and out of Yangquan Station since around August was said to be the chief of staff of a certain unit of the Communist Army.

This is what the Japanese military learned afterwards.
At this time, due to the use of deception tactics, the Eighth Route Army had seized the opportunity.

After Brigadier Chen led the th regiment to seize Shinao Mountain, he sent a reserve team to actively attack the enemy before the enemy knew it.

This method is useful for delaying enemies.

Suddenly attacked at night, the enemy is in extreme chaos, and in the midst of the gunfire and shouts of the Eighth Route Army,
For a while, it was impossible to judge how many people there were on the Eighth Road.

The Japanese army did not dare to attack rashly.

As far as the Eighth Route Army is concerned, more or less time can be bought, and at this time time is measured by life.

However, Major General Yamasho Taro of the Japanese army is by no means incompetent.Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to become the head of the brigade and get the rank of major general.

At 21 o'clock in the morning on the st, the head of the Mountain Province Brigade sent a small team of Japanese troops to launch a counterattack towards Shinao Mountain.

This is a temptation by Yamasho Taro.

The total number of Japanese and puppet troops in Yangquan City is less than 800.

Dozens of people in the headquarters, as well as engineers and health soldiers have to be counted.

The independent infantry has only this squad, and the rest is a mountain artillery brigade with more than 300 people, and a heavy squadron with more than 100 people.

In this way, city defense must also be considered, and manpower is undoubtedly very scarce.

The Japanese never thought that the Eighth Route Army would attack such an important town as Yangquan.

Therefore, adhering to the principle of tight outside and loose inside, we did not deploy too many troops in Yangquan.Now it's getting stretched.

A small group of soldiers is a good temptation. If it is a guerrilla from the Tuba Road, just clean up the matter.

Even if you encounter the main force, you can compete one or two.

It is the th Regiment, the Fifth Company and the Sixth Company that stick to Lion's Brain Mountain.Relying on the rugged mountains and urgently built fortifications, they challenged calmly.

Brigadier Chen also gave instructions: "This is our first contest with Shan Province, we must let him know how good we are.

Put the enemy into the fight, and catch him by surprise.It is necessary to beat Shan Province so that he dare not come out easily. "

At this time, Brigadier Chen's fundamental purpose was to trap the enemy in the city and buy time for the surrounding military and civilian troops to destroy the railway.

According to the instructions of the brigade commander, the commanders and fighters of the th and th companies brought the enemy down until they could see their ferocious faces clearly...

Following the command of "fight", fire dragons sprayed from various firearms flew towards the Japanese army.

With the sudden attack, the little devil, who was originally nervous, immediately panicked and became a mess.

In normal times, they withdrew.

But today, the little devil dare not withdraw.

Because the head of the brigade personally supervised the battle behind him, if he withdrew like this, let alone lose his future, he might be forced to have his stomach cut open.

Two companies of the Eighth Route Army occupy a favorable position, condescending to suppress the devil's attack.

Yamasho Taro, who supervised the battle in the rear, saw the situation on the mountain through the telescope, and immediately ordered the mountain artillery brigade to provide artillery support.

However, the mortars of the th regiment also counterattacked with artillery fire.In addition, the commanders and fighters of the fifth and sixth companies were not afraid of death and faced the battle calmly.

The fight became tense.

The east-west line of Yangquan is the main area of ​​defense of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army.

Now that the Eighth Route Army is guarding Shinao Mountain, most of the defense areas of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade are out of control.

Yamasho Taro felt that the responsibility was heavy. He watched the battle last for two hours, and the attacking Japanese army was driven off by a counter-charge of the Eighth Route Army.

He put down the binoculars and cursed angrily: "Baga! The Eighth Route Army on the mountain is definitely not an ordinary guerrilla army, but a regular army."

If the mountain cannot be defeated, more than half of the Japanese soldiers in that infantry squad will be killed or injured, and if they fight again, they will collapse.

So he ordered to withdraw his troops and prepared to make a long-term plan.
Before returning to the city, there was another wave of messages for help.However, compared with last night, it has been less than half.

Because those places have already been captured, there is no need to ask for help.

At this time, a small part of those who can still send messages for help are in danger, and they may be captured in the next moment.

The scale of the campaign launched by the Eighth Route Army and the large number of troops dispatched surprised even Yamasho Taro.

He never thought that there would be so many people in those Tuba roads who couldn't even get a gun together.

And dare to take the initiative to launch a large-scale battle against the imperial army.

It's like eating the guts of an ambitious leopard.

Back at the brigade headquarters, General Morita, the brigade's staff officer, brought him a piece of good news that wasn't too bad, and a piece of worse news.

The scale of the campaign launched by the Eighth Route Army was not a dozen regiments on the Zhengtai Railway Line, but tens of thousands of people.

Instead, the entire Eighth Route Army in North China was dispatched, with more than 100 regiments and tens of thousands of people.

The whole of North China has been smashed into a pot of porridge.

Nothing could be resolved by the First Army Command stationed in Shanxi, and the news had already reached the Japanese mainland.

The cabinet in Tokyo was shocked.

The good news, which is not bad, is that the North China Dispatch Army Command has mobilized troops from various places and rushed to reinforce them.

In terms of time, it will be much later than before.

The main reason is that the Eighth Route Army wantonly destroyed railways and roads, and mechanized troops are highly dependent on road traffic, and it takes a lot of time to repair roads.

After hearing this, Major General Yamasho Taro said nothing.At this moment, there was a huge wave in his heart.

The ones that have paralyzed the entire North China, are those Tubalu who don't even have a gun and only have a few bullets per person?

If someone had told him this before today, he would have laughed and refuted the other party.

There are so many people on Tuba Road, it's just a joke.Or a big joke.

"Does your lieutenant general have any instructions?"

Yamashotaro asked.

Mr. Morita truthfully replied: "Your Excellency Commander said in the telegram that we must guard Yangquan. It is best to take Lion's Brain Mountain and deter the surrounding Eight Routes.

Taiyuan's air force will support us when necessary. "

The Japanese Army Aviation Organization: Flying Group - Flying Regiment - Flying Team - Flying Squadron.

Taiyuan Airport has a flying team of the Army Air Force, three flying squadrons under its jurisdiction, with a total of 36 aircraft.

Air force support is currently the only support that Taiyuan can give, and there is no hope for others.

The importance of Lion's Brain Mountain was not unknown to Yamasho Taro.

It was precisely because of the fall of Lion's Brain Mountain that Tuba Road Zhen unscrupulously destroyed in the defense zone of the Fourth Brigade.

If Lion's Brain Mountain is in hand, the 800 people in the city can form a net with the strongholds and gun towers in the defense zone.

At that time, no matter where this powerful force in his hands is directed, it will give Tubalu a shock.

Make it impossible to besiege various strongholds unscrupulously and wreak havoc on railways.

Yamasho Taro sat in a chair and pondered for a moment, then called the guard outside the door: "Go and call Takahashi Ichiro from the Artillery Squadron."

Yangquan's Artillery Brigade has come back for a rest in recent days.Most of the people are not organized as a whole, only one artillery squadron is complete, and its combat effectiveness is relatively reliable.

At this time, in the city of Yangquan, which is short of troops, the artillery squadron has become the main force from the fourth brigade.

It has to be said that this is a sad reality.

After a while, Takahashi Ichiro Zhongzuo arrived.

When the infantry squad attacked in the morning, artillery support was carried out under the command of Takahashi.

Takahashi was psychologically prepared for the brigade leader to call him here.

But when he learned that the head of the brigade was going to use them as infantry to attack Lion's Brain Mountain, he was still surprised.

Artillery is a technical arm, and the cost of training one artillery is enough to train several infantry.

Using artillery as infantry, Takahashi opened his mouth to speak but stopped: "General..."

"What, do you feel bad?"

Yamasho Taro propped his arms on the table, leaned forward and said deeply: "Do you think I don't feel bad?
But there is no way.

You have seen the situation this morning. The Eighth Route regular army is guarding the Lion's Brain Mountain.

You know the fighting power of the Royal Association Army, I can't send medical soldiers and supply soldiers there, can I?
Lion's Brain Mountain must be captured, and the glory of the Fourth Brigade rests on your artillery squadron.

please! "

Move with love, know with reason.

If it weren't for the fact that there was only one artillery squadron in hand, Taro Yamasho would not have wasted so much tongue.

In a word, "this is an order", Takahashi has to obey it obediently.

The persuasion was still effective, and Takahashi's sense of honor was mobilized.

In his eyes, taking Lion's Brain Mountain is no longer an ordinary task, but a matter of the glory of the brigade.

He stood straight, his body was like a javelin about to be fired, and he promised loudly: "General, we will definitely take Lion's Brain Mountain and regain the glory of the brigade."

PS: Let me explain here again, everyone is familiar with Brigadier Chen of the th Brigade.

In fact, the brigade commander of the th Brigade was also surnamed Chen, with three characters in his name, and later his rank was general.

I can't write my real name either, so whoever knows can post it.

In addition, ask for a recommendation ticket and a monthly ticket.

(End of this chapter)