Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Yes, according to the headlines in later news, it was indeed under his command that these Kuomintang soldiers inflicted heavy damage on the Sixth Division, which gave the Eighth Route Army the opportunity to destroy the Sixth Division.

"Commander He, am I right?"

Li Yunlong struck while the iron was hot and continued with a smile, "Besides that, Commander He, you'll need to equip these soldiers with weapons and ammunition. If they don't have weapons and ammunition when they return, no one will believe that these soldiers can fight, right?"

"..."

Commander He left very quickly. Even though Li Yunlong was getting married the day after tomorrow, he had no intention of staying in Ping'an County to attend Li Yunlong's wedding.

That night, after counting the food and taking the weapons and equipment, Commander He led his team of more than 12,000 people, left Ping'an County and headed towards Xianmen Mountain.

Li Yunlong watched Commander He leave Ping'an County reluctantly, and Zhao Gang and others beside him also waved goodbye.

"This is the real God of Wealth. If he comes a few more times, we'll have everything!"

Li Yunlong looked at the team going away and couldn't help but sigh. Commander He is Commander He. In just three days here with Li Yunlong, he spent three million oceans.

The spending of one person was comparable to that of a group of generals including Yang Botao. It must be said that all the high-ranking officials of the National Army were rich people.

Zhao Gang watched the team walk away and slowly lowered his hand: "We don't have enough weapons and ammunition, why did you sell them to them?"

"They're all old guns, the rifling is almost worn out. There are also some hunting rifles and so on. As for the bullets, ten rounds are one dollar each. We can make some money!"

At this point, Li Yunlong turned around and asked, "General Yang Xingru hasn't left yet, right?"

Zhao Gang saw that Li Yunlong had not yet taken off his glasses, nodded and said, "You haven't left yet. General Yang will wait until you get married before leaving."

"Oh, if you're planning to give me some money as a gift, the flower buns are pretty good, I like them!"

After finishing speaking, Li Yunlong thought for a moment and said, "By the way, some cadres in our army should get married. Lao Xing, Zhang Dabiao and others should arrange it as soon as possible. And if there are soldiers who meet the marriage criteria and they like someone and the woman agrees, they can get married together when the time comes."

"Let's have a lively group wedding."

Hearing this, Zhao Gang's eyes lit up. Li Yunlong's idea was good. A group wedding could minimize some of the impacts, and they could also celebrate together.

"By the way, before we get married, we also need to commend the soldiers who fought in the Datong and Yuxian campaigns. Are the medals and other items for our independent column ready?"

"It's ready. The arsenal has already produced a batch."

"Before the wedding, there will be an awarding ceremony, and more!"

Li Yunlong paused and said, "Talk to General Yang Xingru. We want to buy some grain. The price is negotiable. One dollar for thirty kilograms is fine."

"Will the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army agree?"

"Things are different now than they were before. We have the final say on this land of Shanxi Province. If they dare to disagree, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army will have to change its name. If they want to use the name of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, they must agree!"

"Okay, I'll go ask!"

Li Yunlong waved his hand and put away his glasses. This kind of small business didn't require Li Yunlong's help; Zhao Gang could handle it.

At this time, at Zhangjiakou Airport, a Japanese general, Matsui Ishigen, arrived in Zhangjiakou by plane.

Chapter 284 Shen Quan: Wedding Gift, Got It

"General Matsui, welcome!"

Although Matsui Ishisuke has now succeeded Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko as the commander of the First Army, the Mongolian Garrison Army is not affiliated with the First Army.

However, the commander of the Mengjiang Garrison Army, as well as Chief of Staff Shigetaro Amakasu and Shigeki Takahashi all came to the airport in person to greet them.

Matsui Ishigen held a very high position in the Japanese army. He had taken the blame and returned to his homeland in order to protect Matsui Ishigen and to recuperate him.

"Ok!"

Looking at Shigetaro Amakasu and Shigeki Takahashi, Matsui Ishige did not give them a good look.

Just nodded and said hello.

"General, we have prepared a welcoming banquet for you..."

Hearing this, Matsui Ishigaki waved his hand and said directly: "No need, prepare a car for me immediately, I want to rush to Taiyuan as soon as possible."

"General, you must have been quite tired on this journey. You can rest for a day in Zhangjiakou before setting off again. I will then report to you on the development of the Mengjiang garrison."

"Baga, the situation in Jin Province is devastating. I'm in no mood to rest. The Mengjiang garrison troops are not under my jurisdiction. You can just report to the headquarters!"

When he said this, Matsui Ishizuru stopped and looked at Shigetaro Amakasu and Shigeki Takahashi.

"I won't hold you responsible for what happened in Datong, and neither will the headquarters. Tell me the truth about what happened in Datong."

After looking at each other, Shigetaro Amakasu and Shigeki Takahashi lowered their heads and said nothing. Although they had received assurances from Ishizora Matsui, there were some things they absolutely could not admit, even if they were beaten to death.

"Kuroda Shigenori purchased 40,000 Zhongtiaoshan prisoners of war from the First Army. After they were escorted to Datong, a mutiny broke out, and Datong was eventually captured by the Chinese prisoners of war!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Matsui Ishigen's face turned ashen. Everyone knew what was going on. The two men still insisted that it was the prisoners of war who captured Datong. The Datong Railway Station was not in the city. How could a group of prisoners of war take over Datong and blow up the mine?

Do these two guys really think that everyone in the base camp is a fool?

Looking at the two people, they lowered their heads and said nothing, unwilling to tell the truth. I couldn't help but shook my head and said helplessly: "Is the train to Taiyuan ready?"

After all, the headquarters had already determined the truth of the matter, so they just needed to know it directly. What Matsui Ishi was even more disgusted with was the two people's unwillingness to tell the truth. If all the Japanese soldiers were like them, the empire would be finished sooner or later! And that damn 4th Division!

"Ha Yi, we're ready. We have an armored train. We've also sent people to survey the railway ahead of time and there are no problems. There are patrols along the railway line now. We've also sent a large team to escort the general to Taiyuan!"

The so-called armored train is a train with a specially modified locomotive. There is a cannon and multiple firing holes on the locomotive, which can effectively deal with guerrilla ambushes. At the same time, some of the train carriages have also been specially modified so that bullets cannot penetrate the carriages.

"Well, get ready to go!"

"General, you are really not in Zhangjiakou..."

"Go to train station!"

"Hayi!"

Seeing that Matsui Ishi was determined to leave immediately, both Amakasu Shigetaro and Takahashi Shigekiyoshi breathed a sigh of relief.

It is a good thing to leave early. After all, the situation in Datong is like a mountain pressing down on them, making it hard for them to breathe. Leaving early will also allow them to breathe a sigh of relief.

This is Matsui Ishigen. You say you won't pursue the matter, but what if he changes his attitude once you tell him the truth?

They had considered telling the truth before, but they knew each other's thoughts just by exchanging glances, so they absolutely could not say it out loud.

Once the truth is revealed, Matsui Ishizuru will have a handle on the two of them. These two people don't want to be held responsible, so they will never tell the truth even if they are beaten to death.

At the train station, an armored train was parked on the platform. The train station was also under martial law and no one was allowed to approach.

Eleven hundred Japanese soldiers were waiting on the platform. This battalion of Japanese soldiers would escort Matsui Ishige to Taiyuan to take up his post.

"General Matsui, it's already noon. Do you need lunch prepared for you?"

On the train, the cook specially arranged by Shigetaro Amakasu and Shigeki Takahashi whispered to the somewhat tired Matsui Ishige.

"Prepare some food, I want to eat hot pot."

"Hayi!"

Hearing this, the chef immediately started to prepare. Hot pot is relatively easy, as he just needs to prepare the food and serve it.

Soon, with the sound of the whistle, the train slowly began to leave Zhangjiakou Railway Station, heading towards Datong, and then south to Taiyuan.

Choosing this detour to go to Taiyuan is also a helpless move.

Taiyuan Airport was destroyed, otherwise Song Jingshi could have flown directly from Fengtian to Taiyuan.

In fact, there is a shorter way, which is to fly directly to Shimen and then take a train from Shimen to Taiyuan.

However, the road from Shimen to Taiyuan is now under the control of the Eighth Route Army. The Shitai Line is almost paralyzed at this time. Yangquan, Shouyang and other places where the railway passes are now the areas where Li Yunlong's troops are active.

The risk factor of taking the Shitai Line to Taiyuan is quite high. After all, in addition to the titles of Fox of China, Thorn of the Empire, and Dragon of Empire Destruction, Li Yunlong also has the nickname of General Terminator.

There were already thirteen generals who died directly or indirectly at the hands of Li Yunlong or were captured, including two major generals from the observation group, three major generals in Taiyuan City in addition to Lieutenant General Kazuo Shinozuka, and two lieutenant generals and four major generals from the Sixth Division.

In addition, Kuroda Shigenori committed suicide by seppuku because of Li Yunlong, and Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko is also seriously injured because of Li Yunlong.

The nickname "General Terminator" has surpassed titles such as "Fox of China" and "Thorn of the Empire". Taiyuan and Jin Province now also have the nickname "General Cemetery".

Wutai Mountain Base.

Shen Quan led his second detachment, the newly formed third battalion and three thousand miners to stay in Wutai Mountain, established the Wutai Mountain Detachment, and developed a base in Wutai Mountain.

With the cooperation of the Daqingshan Detachment and the support of the Wutaishan Base, Shen Quan's troops have achieved very good results recently.

With the rocket launcher, a magical weapon for destroying artillery towers, the artillery towers around Wutai Mountain can be easily destroyed, and the Japanese in the Wutai Mountain area can also see the desperation of the Japanese in the Taihang Mountain area.

Although the core area of ​​the base is still in Mount Wutai, the scope of activities is no longer limited to Mount Wutai. A sneak attack on Shuozhou was launched two days ago, but it was unsuccessful and the city was not captured.

"Our commander is getting married soon, we have to find a way to give him a big gift!"

Shen Quan was at the Wutai Mountain base, smoking a cigarette and talking to the instructor beside him.

The instructor's name was Zhou Daye. He nodded when he heard Shen Quan's words and said, "I have the same idea. What do you think we should give as a gift?"

"Giving money is definitely not an option. The commander doesn't like it, and we don't have much. Our commander earns money at a certain level, so he wouldn't even consider the money we give him. Let me think about it, how about we capture a high-ranking Japanese official?"

Hearing this, Zhou Daye couldn't help but laugh: "High-ranking officials? The highest-ranking Japanese officials here are the commander of the Mengjiang Garrison Army, Shigetaro Amakasu, and his chief of staff, Shigeki Takahashi. Old Shen, are you planning to attack Zhangjiakou? We are not commanders, we only have more than 5,000 people under our command, and we don't have any heavy weapons. It's difficult!"

Shen Quan shook his head and stood in front of the map and said, "The commander has always taught us that we need to use our brains to fight. Old Zhou, come and take a look."

As Shen Quan spoke, he pointed to the Tongpu Railway on the map and said, "Our scouts report that the Japanese have been patrolling along the railway recently, carefully checking the tracks and arranging patrols. I think something is wrong!"

After hearing Shen Quan's words, Zhou Daye also perked up and walked to the map: "What do you mean? The Japanese may have an important person who will take the train through the Tongpu Line?"

Shen Quan nodded and said, "Taiyuan Airport was bombed, Yu County was captured by us, the Sixth Division was destroyed, and the Fourth Division retreated to Shimen. We have cut off two of Taiyuan's three ways of contact with the outside world."

Shen Quan pointed at the Tongpu Railway and said, "The Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Railway is already under our control. The only remaining railway is the Tongpu Railway. I also heard that the commander of the Japanese First Army, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, was attacked by Captain Kong at the airport and was seriously injured!"

Zhou Daye's eyes immediately lit up and he instantly understood what Shen Quan meant.

"The Japanese have stepped up their railway patrols at this time. It must be that the newly appointed commander of the First Army is going to pass through the Tongpu Railway!"

Shen Quan nodded: "It's very likely. Even if he's not, he's probably some big shot. But we need specific intelligence to prepare in advance. The Japanese have been patrolling the railway very strictly recently. If we deploy too early, we will be discovered."

"Report, urgent telegram from Zhangjiakou!"

"Read!"

"Report, at 10 o'clock this morning, a Japanese armored train departed from Zhangjiakou and headed towards Datong along the railway."

Hearing this, Shen Quan and Zhou Daye looked at each other. They had found the wedding gift for the commander!

Chapter 285 Li Yunlong prepares to rectify the atmosphere

Pingan County.