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The force numbered 40,000, and they were all capable of fighting tough battles, including armored and artillery units.

Xie Jinyuan had calculated every move of Shinotsuka Yoshio and had many trump cards up his sleeve.

Even now, with the help of Taiyuan, the Japanese can muster at least as many artillery pieces as they did with Yoshio Shinotsuka.

Let alone one Taiyuan City, even ten Taiyuan Cities couldn't be defended.

However, after this battle, the Jin-Sui Army has indeed become much stronger in some aspects, and its troop strength alone has reached its peak.

"Ugh!"

The deputy then sighed helplessly.

"Commander! What do we do now?" the deputy asked, taking a deep breath.

It was less about the entire Second World War zone and more about targeting the Jin-Sui Army, since within the entire Second World War zone, only the Jin-Sui Army was capable of fighting this battle.

The Eighth Route Army is a variable!

Especially after Xie Jinyuan's counterattack against Taiyuan began, their strength improved rapidly. However, when Xie Jinyuan went north, he took three main regiments with him.

More importantly, Xie Jinyuan is gone.

Even if their strength improves, it won't have much impact on the outcome of this battle.

"anyway!"

"We can't possibly give up Taiyuan!"

"Even if it's going to be thrown away, it can only be thrown out of my hands!" After a moment of contemplation, Yan Laoxi said with a gloomy face.

"Commander! What do you mean?"

"Send the order!"

"All active-duty troops in the Second World War Zone are now in a state of full war!"

"Utilize the terrain advantages of the area to wage a protracted war; victory is not the goal of this battle!"

"But we must not let the flames of war reach Taiyuan!"

Yan Laoxi spoke with a livid expression.

If the fire reaches Taiyuan, then the Japanese will have achieved their strategic objective. Although he has some excuses for the situation in the mountain city, everyone knows the current situation very well.

Taiyuan must not be lost!

Whether in the mountain city or in the Second World War zone.

"Yes, Commander!"

Yan Laoxi's deputy shouted.

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The headquarters of the Daya Bay government is located there.

"Boss!"

"The situation is becoming increasingly complicated!"

"The Japanese devils in the Central Plains Theater are constantly approaching our defense zone!" The deputy chief of staff said with a solemn expression in the command room.

"This is heading towards Taiyuan!"

After looking away from the map, the boss took a deep breath and said.

"Taiyuan?"

"Boss! What do you mean?"

"Are they planning to retake Taiyuan?" The deputy chief of staff frowned.

Taiyuan served as the headquarters of Yoshio Shinotsuka's First Army and was also a major city in northern China. The victory at Taiyuan was nothing short of a slap in the face to the Japanese. From this perspective, it was understandable that the Japanese would recapture Taiyuan.

"This is one of them!"

"The real purpose is to influence Taipei and Tianjin!" the boss said, shaking his head.

"Taipei City and Tianjin?"

"Ok!"

"All of the mountain city's elite troops have been deployed to the second line of defense, which is clearly where the real decisive battle will take place!"

The boss spoke in a deep voice.

"Makes sense!"

"But boss! What if Yan Laoxi lets Taiyuan go?!"

"Does that mean we won't be fighting on the main battlefield?" After a pause, the deputy chief of staff asked.

Rumors had been circulating for some time before this.

The Jin-Sui Army withdrew from Taiyuan and was taken over by Li Zhongren's troops.

And according to some intelligence, the two sides did indeed have several conversations.

"Will not!"

The boss waved his hand to interrupt.

Seemingly sensing the deputy chief of staff's doubt, the general continued, "If we were going to release him, Yan Xishan would have been released long ago!"

"You don't understand what Taiyuan means to the Jin-Sui Army or to Yan Xishan!"

The boss shook his head.

The words just fell!

"Report! Boss!"

"Written telegram from the Second World War Zone Command!" The communications officer's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.

A communications officer quickly followed and walked to the side of the general and the deputy chief of staff.

"Boss! You were right!"

The deputy chief of staff put down the telegram in his hand and said with a helpless expression.

The telegram was short, and it conveyed only one word: Fight!

"Then fight!"

The boss also took a deep breath and said.

This matter is now practically out in the open; the vast Second World War zone is one we have no choice but to fight!

If the Second World War Zone is not attacked, then this battle will be fought by the main force of the Yamashiro Army, which will be fully resisting the southward advance of the Kwantung Army!

The casualties will be even more severe then!

"But boss!"

"Over 100,000 Japanese regular troops!" the deputy chief of staff said with a bitter expression.

280 At the same time, he couldn't understand it either. Before this, fighting against a Japanese regiment was considered a large-scale operation!

But now there are hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers in the field at any time, and the Kwantung Army even has 700,000.

More importantly, the Eighth Route Army is still recovering its strength. The third major mopping-up operation resulted in heavy casualties. Although the casualties in the Battle of Taiyuan were not large, Xie Jinyuan took away three main regiments.

With the addition of the new three regiments, this is not just a matter of reduction.

"Boss! If only Xie Jinyuan were still here!" After hesitating for a moment, the deputy chief of staff couldn't help but speak up.

If the New Third Regiment were still in existence, the Japanese would have been indulging in nothing but wishful thinking if they wanted to threaten Taiyuan.

"Xie Jinyuan is probably in dire straits himself right now!" After a pause, the boss slowly said.

At the same time, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

Although Xie Jinyuan took the initiative to propose the northward march of the New Third Army, everyone knew that the mountain city had put a lot of pressure on them.

As the commander-in-chief of the entire Eighth Route Army, allowing the mountain city to exert pressure was undoubtedly a dereliction of duty on his part.

Now, judging from both the international situation and the actions of the Japanese,...

The Kwantung Army's southward advance is imminent.

The new Third Army has been heading north for some time now, and it's highly likely that it has failed to achieve its strategic objectives, or even...

After the boss finished speaking, the entire command center fell silent.

for a long time!

"Pass on the order!"

"I don't believe it!"

"Even if we gather the entire force of the Second World War zone, we still can't stop the Japanese invaders' offensive!"

The boss spoke slowly, his face expressionless.

As long as the Japanese devils do not threaten Taiyuan, the three lines of defense in the mountain city will be safe.

"Yes, sir!"