Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

While Li Yunlong was explaining the basic situation, the army commander and the chief of general staff also came to the command center and listened to Li Yunlong's introduction.

Chapter 296 Making a Plan

"Li Yunlong, what happened!"

The army commander and the chief of general staff did not know the specific situation at the moment. When they listened to Li Yunlong introduce the situation of the surrounding Japanese devils, they thought Li Yunlong was going to do something big.

"Commander, you've arrived just in time! This is a telegram from the Second Detachment. They've captured Matsui Ishigen, the former commander of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force!"

Both the army commander and the chief of general staff suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.

He looked at Li Yunlong in surprise and asked, "What?"

"Who?"

"Shen Quan has captured the Japanese army general, Matsui Ishigen!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the army commander was stunned and the chief of general staff was also stunned.

Then, the two men said almost simultaneously in trembling voices: "Li Yunlong, don't joke with me! Say it again!"

"Commander, Chief of the General Staff, Shen Quan, commander of the Second Detachment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column, has led his troops to capture the Japanese Army General, Matsui Ishigen!"

Li Yunlong repeated it word by word.

The army commander punched Li Yunlong's arm, and Li Yunlong immediately felt pain: "Commander, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Why did you hit me!"

"I feel the pain and I can scream. This is not a dream, this is not a dream, old friend. This is not a dream!"

After hearing this, the Chief of General Staff's eyes were already moist. He nodded vigorously and said, "It's not a dream, it's not a dream!"

Then the two of them quickly came to the map, looked at the contents of the telegram and said, "They were caught around Datong, right?"

"Correct!"

"Around Datong, the Japanese have a 26th Division, which is not a concern. There is an infantry battalion here, which is also not a concern. The 20th Division here doesn't dare to send out a large force and has to guard Taiyuan, so it's not a concern either. This 4th Division!"

The army commander and the chief of general staff narrowed their eyes slightly. "Right now, the only unit the Japanese can mobilize, and the one that can most quickly block the transfer from the Wutai Mountain base to the Taihang Mountain base, is the Fourth Division!"

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at Li Yunlong. They all knew that Li Yunlong was doing good business with the Fourth Division, and they hoped to get detailed information about the Fourth Division from Li Yunlong.

"The Japanese Fourth Division won't be slacking off this time. The Japanese Army will definitely go crazy this time and use all means to rescue Matsui Ishigen. Even if they kill Matsui Ishigen now, the Japanese will still take back his body!"

The army commander and the chief of general staff nodded: "No matter what, since the old devil Matsui Ishige has fallen into our hands, there is no reason to let the little devils take him back!"

"Even if Matsui Ishigeng is to die, he must go through our trial before he can die. We must sentence him fairly and make him confess the crimes he committed with his own mouth!"

Li Yunlong nodded and said through gritted teeth, "Even if this old devil dies, I will make a specimen of his body and place it outside Jinling City, making him kneel there!"

Everyone understood Li Yunlong's feelings. The last time they attacked Yu County, Li Yunlong talked about Nanjing. Everyone knew that Song Jingshigeng was the culprit of Nanjing.

"Commander, Chief of General Staff, there's an emergency right now. How about I postpone the wedding?"

"No need. We have more than just your independent column in the Eighth Route Army. You, Li Yunlong, should get married and celebrate your achievements. We have captured Datong, rescued over 100,000 compatriots, and annihilated the Japanese Sixth Division. The soldiers need to rest and relax!"

"Soldiers who have made outstanding contributions also need to be commended!"

"Okay, I'll temporarily send the guards and the special operations battalion out to pick up the team escorting Matsui Ishigen!"

The army commander and the chief of staff looked at the map and asked, "Has the Jingxing area been taken?"

"The Jibei Detachment has already taken it and wiped out the two Japanese infantry battalions stationed in the Jingxing area. When the puppet troops heard that we were troops from the independent column, they surrendered without resistance. They are now transporting supplies from the Jingxing mining area to the base."

After the battle of Yun County ended in Jingxing area, Li Yunlong sent Che Youguo and Liu Changxi to lead the Jibei Detachment, the 7th, 8th and 9th Detachments and some artillery companies to ambush the Japanese in Jingxing area who were going to support Yun County, and then took over the Jingxing area.

This is also a mining area, mainly producing coal, iron ore and other minerals.

The reason why Li Yunlong wanted to capture the Jingxing area was to replenish steel.

In the battle of Yu County, Li Yunlong's troops consumed a large number of 107 rockets, but also used up all the tons of steel seized from Datong. If they wanted to produce thousands of rockets, they would need a large amount of steel.

The Eighth Route Army had several iron mines of its own, but the output was very low. They also had to manufacture guns and other things. The number of Heiyunshan Arsenal allocated to Li Yunlong was not large, so Li Yunlong needed to find a solution.

About 200 tons of steel were seized in the Jingxing mining area and are currently being transported. Because there is no railway, although the 200 tons of steel are not large in size, it is very difficult to transport and is still in the mountains.

"How many troops can the 120th Division reach the Jingxing area within three days?"

The army commander turned to look at the Chief of General Staff.

The Chief of General Staff thought for a moment and said, "There will probably be more than 40,000 people, about 20 regiments!"

"Have them all gather, starting from Jingxing area, and spread out along the line of Jingxing area, Yangquan, Yu County, and Shouyang. Organize them into regiments, with each regiment responsible for an area. Block the enemy's Fourth Division layer by layer and slow down their movement!"

"Yes!"

"How many troops does the 115th Division have in Mount Wutai now?"

"About 100,000 people."

"A lot!"

The commander set his sights on the Chahar region: "This time, the main force the Japanese can mobilize should be the Mengjiang Garrison Army. With the Tongpu Railway and the Pingsui Railway as support, mobilize troops to encircle the Wutai Mountain area!"

"Order the 115th Division to mobilize all available forces to blow up these Japanese railways and slow down their movements!"

The Chief of General Staff quickly wrote down the order and handed it to the signalman beside him, who quickly sent the commander's order to various troops via the radio.

After he finished speaking, the commander continued to look at the map and said, "Li Yunlong, do you have any other ideas?"

Li Yunlong heard the army commander's question and looked at the division commander and others. He coughed and said, "Commanders, I have a little idea. What do you think about it?"

The commander kicked him directly: "If you have something to say, just say it! Hurry up."

"Yes!"

Li Yunlong immediately walked to the front of the map with a serious expression, took out the flag representing Shenquan from Mount Wutai, and then placed it directly on Datong. He then took it away from Datong and placed it in Jining, and finally moved it towards Zhangjiakou, and finally placed it back in Mount Wutai.

At the same time, he occasionally moves back and forth around cities such as Datong, Jining, and Zhangjiakou.

The army commander, chief of general staff, division commander, chief of staff, brigade commander and others watched Li Yunlong move the flag and finally put it back. Their eyes lit up and they instantly understood what Li Yunlong meant.

Chapter 297 A strange group of devils appeared

Zhang Dabiao looked at the map with some confusion and asked, "Commander, what do you mean by going around in a circle and returning to Mount Wutai?"

"The Japs don't have that many troops to deploy right now. Before the reinforcements arrive, they will definitely have to deploy troops from nearby areas, leaving the defenses of these cities vulnerable!"

"Shen Quan's troops will attack these cities and will most likely be able to capture them. Once the Japanese know the news, they will return to defend. This will reduce the pressure on the Wutai Mountain base!"

"At the same time, we can capture some cities, seize some important supplies, disrupt the enemy's logistical supply, and mobilize the Japanese back and forth to make them run for their lives."

"We can also mobilize the Japanese troops and find some opportunities during the movement to destroy as many of their effective forces as possible, while also attracting their attention."

Having said that, Li Yunlong pointed to the route from Mount Wutai to the base.

"Ten days, ten days is enough time to send Song Jingshigeng back to the Taihang Mountain base. As long as Song Jingshigeng reaches the Taihang Mountain base, even if the Japanese have great abilities, they will not be able to snatch Song Jingshigeng back. At that time, they will either mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to encircle Taihang Mountain or retreat in disgrace!"

"With the current strength of the Japs, they can't withdraw hundreds of thousands of troops. Without more than 200,000 troops, we can easily use the terrain to engage in guerrilla warfare with the Japs. So the Japs have only one choice: retreat!"

"So now our only mission is to relieve the pressure on the Wutai Mountain area and buy ten days!"

"In the next ten days, the Japanese will definitely launch an unprecedented large-scale sweep and bombing of the Wutai Mountain area. The Wutai Mountain area must be prepared!"

After listening to Li Yunlong's words, the army commander nodded and said: "Since the devils are going crazy, we can't let them go crazy!"

"The devil wants to withdraw a large force to encircle and suppress the Wutai Mountain base, but we can't let him do as he wishes!"

"Taiyuan!"

Li Yunlong suddenly spoke.

"This is an opportunity, an opportunity to capture Taiyuan!"

Li Yunlong had been looking at Taiyuan from the very beginning. This was a great opportunity to capture Taiyuan.

As long as part of the Japanese 20th Division was transferred out of Taiyuan, Li Yunlong would be confident of taking Taiyuan.

Everyone's eyes were on Taiyuan.

"It's an opportunity, but Taiyuan is different from Yu County."

The commander looked at Taiyuan and finally spoke slowly, trying to dissuade Li Yunlong from attacking Taiyuan.

After hearing this, Li Yunlong thought about it and agreed with the commander's opinion. Taiyuan and Yu County were indeed different. There were too many civilians in Taiyuan City, and the Eighth Route Army was timid in fighting.

Moreover, the Japanese only need to leave behind two or three regiments and use the people of Taiyuan as human shields, and it will be impossible to take Taiyuan.

"If it's a sneak attack."

As soon as Li Yunlong said these four words, he denied his own idea. The Japanese are not fools. After a method is used on them, they will definitely be alert. For example, the tactic of disguising oneself as a Japanese is basically useless in Shanxi Province now.

The Japanese have changed their communication method. They use passwords to confirm identities, and the passwords can change at any time. They also require all troops to check passwords and identities when changing guards or approaching a city. Once they find anything wrong, they will open fire immediately.

All of these were forced out by Li Yunlong. The Japanese were also constantly improving. If we still used the old methods to fight the Japanese, we would easily suffer losses.

"What a shame to miss such a good opportunity!"

Li Yunlong couldn't help but sigh. If he couldn't use any surprise tactics to attack Taiyuan, the cost of a strong attack would be too high. Li Yunlong couldn't afford it now, and neither could the Eighth Route Army.

"Okay, that's the decision for now. However, we can't attack Taiyuan, nor can we let the Japanese comfortably transfer troops from Taiyuan to encircle the Wutai Mountain base. We still have to find something for the Japanese to do around here. The 129th Division will dispatch several regiments to attack some strongholds around Taiyuan!"

After the army commander and his men finished their deployment, they glanced at Li Yunlong and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You're already doing very well. Tomorrow is a big day for you and the independent column as well. Relax a little."

"Yes!"

"Okay, go to bed early. You're the groom tomorrow. Don't stay up late. Be more energetic!"

"Yes!"

After the army commander and others had all left, Li Yunlong sat on the chair in the command center, looking at the map, his eyes fixed on Taiyuan. He felt it was a pity to give up the opportunity to attack Taiyuan.

But he couldn't think of a suitable solution no matter how hard he tried. There were too many people in the city, with more than 100,000 people in it, and Li Yunlong couldn't ignore them.

The Japanese would not let the people leave the city to avoid the war when it broke out. They would only let the people serve as human shields for them. The battle of Yu County was because the Japanese had no time to react at all and were attacked into the city, but the Japanese in Taiyuan would not give Li Yunlong this opportunity.

Li Yunlong shook his head, put out the cigarette, and prepared to go to sleep and continue thinking of a solution tomorrow.

"I can sleep well tonight, but I guess the devil won't be able to sleep tonight!"

Li Yunlong put on his clothes and was just about to go out when a communications soldier came to the door.

"Commander, a telegram from the Jibei Detachment."

Li Yunlong took the telegram and read it, his eyes narrowed slightly. "A group of Japanese soldiers wearing strange uniforms passed through the Jingxing area and are moving towards Taiyuan?"