Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"We've checked. The Eighth Route Army did pass by just now, and they shot some people, leaving behind some blood. We've already sent people in pursuit."

Then he whispered, "They wanted to leave, but I stopped them."

Ouchi Denshichiro thought for a moment and said, "Could this be a conspiracy by the army?"

The Japanese did not suspect that it was a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army. They felt that they had been very careful and cautious along the way, and the Eighth Route Army could not have known their whereabouts. On the contrary, the army had not taken any action against them, which made them very worried that the army would cause trouble.

"General, the army doesn't know we are here either. They think we are heading towards Taiyuan."

"It always feels a bit strange that the army is offering us help."

Ouchi Denshichiro thought about it and found out why he felt a little uneasy. It was because the person who led him was from the army.

Given the close relationship between the navy and the army, the navy must be harmed to death.

"They are the Imperial Army and don't know much about our navy and army."

Hearing this, Ouchi Denshichiro's heart immediately relaxed: "I almost forgot about this. Who in China doesn't know about the Empire? Is this place far from Ping'an County?"

"It's not far away. According to these people, it should be about 20 kilometers ahead. If we hurry now, we can reach the vicinity of Ping'an County before dawn and launch an attack on Li Yunlong's troops."

"Order the troops to prepare to depart immediately."

Just when Ouchi Denshichiro ordered the troops to prepare to set off, a fierce gunfight suddenly came from not far away. After a while, several Japanese Marines hurried back.

"Report, we just continued to pursue along the blood trail and were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, losing three warriors!"

Upon hearing this, Ouchi Denshichiro immediately scolded them harshly: "Baga, who told you to shoot? We are going to enter the village quietly, no shooting allowed."

"Hayi!"

"No need to pursue the small group of Eighth Route Army troops, prepare to depart."

"Hayi!"

"Notify all troops to stay hidden. Do not fire unless absolutely necessary. We only have one target: Li Yunlong!"

"Hayi!"

The fierce exchange of gunfire just now dispelled the last doubts in Ouchi Denshichiro's heart. This Imperial Army really came here to pursue the Eighth Route Army.

After taking a look at the appearance of this group of Imperial Army, he became more certain.

None of them could stand properly, their hats were crooked, and they didn't look like soldiers at all.

"The army is a bunch of rubbish, and the Imperial Army they trained is also rubbish!"

After Ouchi Denshichiro finished speaking, he said to the staff officer, "Tell these Zhina people to lead the way. We are going to Ping'an County."

"Hayi!"

The Japanese staff officer walked up to Xiao Wanshi and said, "You guys, lead the way for us. We are going to Ping'an County."

Hearing this, Xiao Wanshi pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Taijun, can you send a telegram to our commander and tell him that we are following you to carry out the mission? Otherwise, if we don't go back at night, we will be punished."

"Baga, just lead the way if we ask you to. We will report your deeds. As long as you lead us to Ping'an County, you will not only be blameless, but also have made contributions!"

Hearing this, Xiao Wanshi immediately pretended to be ecstatic and said, "Thank you, Madam! Thank you, Madam!"

And after Ouchi Denshichiro listened to the translator beside him translating the conversation to him.

The last bit of doubt was dispelled. This was not a trap. It was Amaterasu who blessed the Marines and sent someone to guide them forward when they were lost.

"Li Yunlong, it seems that even Amaterasu doesn't want you to live another day. Today is the day you die!"

Chapter 311 Report: Shen Quan Conquers Datong

"Report, the second team has sent a telegram, they have successfully captured Datong!"

In the Ping'an County Command Center, Li Yunlong finally received Shen Quan's telegram. After arresting Matsui Ishigeng, Li Yunlong sent his general battle plan to Shen Quan.

There was no reply from Shen Quan. Although Li Yunlong was worried, he believed that there must be a reason why Shen Quan did not reply to the telegram.

Today, when Li Yunlong was holding a celebration meeting, the Japanese bombers had already begun to bombard the Wutai Mountain base.

The Wutai Mountain base was developed by the 115th Division, according to the telegram sent by the 115th Division.

The Japanese dispatched at least hundreds of planes in just the morning to bomb the Wutai Mountain base.

These include but are not limited to high-explosive bombs, incendiary bombs and even poison gas bombs.

Fortunately, the troops in the Wutai Mountain base were well prepared for the Japanese attack. After learning that Shen Quan had captured Matsui Ishigeng, they began to evacuate immediately.

A large number of civilians were sent to the mountains, and the base troops gathered in places where they quickly dispersed into battalions and began to attack the Japanese railway.

But even though no crowd was found, the Japanese bombers still bombed the buildings in Wutai Mountain at a very high frequency.

Reconnaissance planes even circled overhead all day.

The 26th Division, which was closest to the Wutai Mountain base, arrived at the outskirts of Wutai Mountain at noon the next day and began to enter the mountain. In addition, the Japanese vanguard and cavalry regiment rushing from Zhangjiakou also appeared around Wutai Mountain.

There was even intelligence showing that the Japanese Kwantung Army had carried out large-scale mobilization, and the target was most likely the Wutai Mountain base.

At this moment, Shen Quan could not be contacted by telegram, and it was impossible for Li Yunlong not to be worried, but sometimes no news is the best news.

Li Yunlong, the Japanese radio monitoring technician, also knew that sometimes maintaining radio silence was to prevent being discovered by the Japanese.

"Shen Quan has taken over Datong. It seems that Shen Quan has finally figured it out!"

Li Yunlong was not sure whether Shen Quan received his telegram.

However, from the time when Shen Quan captured Matsui Ishigeng to the current capture of Datong, Shen Quan did not have much time to react. He must have thought of this battle plan immediately after capturing Matsui Ishigeng and started to act.

"The Japanese probably never dreamed that Shen Quan's troops would not flee, but instead attack Datong."

Xing Zhiguo said with a smile, but Li Yunlong shook his head and said, "Even if the Japanese knew Shen Quan was going to attack Datong, they couldn't stop it. Right now, the most important thing for them is not Datong, but Matsui Ishigen. It's just the beginning, and the Japanese reinforcements haven't arrived in the Wutai Mountain area yet."

"This game has just begun."

At this point, Li Yunlong paused after thinking for a moment and said, "Send a telegram to Shen Quan and send him the battle plan again. Tell him that he doesn't have to follow it exactly. He can adjust the battle plan according to the battlefield situation. Tell him to remember one thing: don't let the Japanese drag you into their rhythm. They fight theirs, and we fight ours!"

"Yes!"

At this time in Datong City.

A gap was blown open in the north city wall.

The troops of the second team easily rushed into Datong City.

There are not many defenders in Datong City, only one Japanese gendarmerie battalion, and they have to be scattered at the four city gates, and also have to maintain vigilance and patrol missions in some important areas. There is only about a small team on the city wall.

After the city wall was blown open, although these devils fought to the end, due to the huge disparity in numbers and the large-scale escape and surrender of the puppet troops, they only held out for less than five minutes before Shen Quan's large force entered Datong City.

"Captain, the commander has sent a telegram."

Shen Quan once again came to the headquarters of the Japanese 26th Division. The last time he came here, he was with Li Yunlong and others. This time, there was only him and his second detachment.

"Give me."

After Shen Quan took a look at Li Yunlong's telegram, he quickly memorized it in his mind, then took out a lighter to destroy the telegram. He had already written down the contents of the telegram, which contained information about the next battle plan, so it had to be destroyed in time to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Japanese.

"Eliminate the Japanese in the city, take unified custody of the surrendered puppet troops, immediately inventory the supplies in Datong City, and prepare to evacuate Datong before dawn!"

"Yes!"

Compared with the last time when they captured Datong without anyone noticing, after Shen Quan occupied Datong this time, the Japanese Mongolian Garrison Command received the news immediately.

"What? The Eighth Route Army captured Datong?" After seeing the telegram, Shigetaro Amakasu and Shigeki Takahashi frowned, but they did not feel too surprised. All this was within their expectations. The Eighth Route Army was likely to take advantage of the situation and capture Datong.

However, the current Datong is fundamentally different from the last Datong. Last time, there were a large amount of supplies in Datong City, but this time there are no supplies in Datong City.

"Immediately send someone to investigate which Eighth Route Army unit captured Datong. Notify the Kwantung Army, the First Army Headquarters, and the North China Expeditionary Force Headquarters of the news that Datong has been captured by the Eighth Route Army."

"Hayi!"

Shigetaro Amakasu walked to the front of the map, just glanced at Datong and didn't pay much attention to it. This was obviously a unit used by the Eighth Route Army to disperse firepower. It had just completed the encirclement in the direction of Wutai Mountain. If troops were withdrawn to rescue Datong now, they would fall into the trap of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, Shigetaro Amakasu decided to continue the attack on the Wutai Mountain base. Shigetaro Amakasu believed that the Eighth Route Army must have transferred Matsui Ishige into Wutai Mountain first.

In the eyes of Shigetaro Amakasu, the Eighth Route Army's attack on Datong was just a drama of besieging Wei to save Zhao. He was also someone who had read Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Moreover, Shigetaro Amakasu did not believe that the Eighth Route Army would take the captured Matsui Ishige with them to attack Datong.

If Datong is lost, it can be recaptured at any time, but once Matsui Ishige is sent to Taihang Mountain, he will have to commit seppuku. He can still tell which is more important.

Takahashi Shigeki thought for a moment and said, "But we still need to rescue Datong. We can mobilize some peripheral troops to recapture Datong first without using the troops that are encircling Mount Wutai."

After hearing this, Amakasu Shigetaro nodded and said, "Let's draw troops from Baotou, Jining and other places to form a mixed brigade to support Datong. Datong will serve as the rear base for the troops attacking the Wutai Mountain area in the future, so we really need to recapture it!"

After finishing his words, Amakasu Shigetaro glanced at the map and said, "Contact the First Army and tell them to wait and see if their troops heading north can enter the Wutai Mountain area immediately. Instead, follow the railway north to Datong. There might be a surprise there."

Although Amakasu Shigetaro said that he did not attach importance to Shenquan's troops, he would still give it a try if there was a chance to destroy or severely damage them.

Try to restore your image in the base camp as much as possible.

Chapter 312: Nanata Ichiro's Conspiracy

Inside Taiyuan City, the First Army Headquarters.

Ichiro Nanada has completed preparations, and the 20th Division can move north to support the remaining troops in encircling the Wutaishan base.

Ichiro Nanata's mood these past two days can be described as a roller coaster ride.

When he first heard that Matsui Ishige had gotten off the plane in Zhangjiakou and was taking a train from Zhangjiakou to Taiyuan, Shichida Ichiro was so happy that he ate two more rice balls at noon.

Finally, finally, General Matsui Ishige is finally coming, and he finally doesn't have to manage the mess in Taiyuan City anymore.

The annihilation of the Sixth Division was a big deal for the Japanese. Although it was a little hard to accept, they had not yet felt the impact of the Sixth Division's destruction. However, for the Japanese in Taiyuan City, it was undoubtedly like a major earthquake.

The prince was seriously injured, the ammunition depot was bombed, and the airport was destroyed, which caused a lot of other voices to appear in Taiyuan City.

Now that the 6th Division has been annihilated again, there is only the 20th Division and the 4th Mixed Brigade left around Taiyuan, which has made some speculators start to become active.

Ichiro Shichida received a lot of information, and many people began to secretly contact the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Some people even used private radios to contact the National Army.

You don't need to think about the content of the contact to know. They all thought that the Japanese in Taiyuan City would not be able to hold out for long, and wanted to find an opportunity to clear themselves.

It was difficult for Ichiro Nanada to deal with these people. Among them were people from the Taiyuan Police Station, some from the Security Bureau, and some from the Imperial Army.

Once Nanata Ichiro takes action and forces these people into rebellion, and then joins forces with the Eighth Route Army, Taiyuan City might be lost in his hands.

In order to protect Taiyuan and prevent him from losing him, Nanata Ichiro chose to turn a blind eye and endure it.

So when he learned that Matsui Ishige was about to arrive in Taiyuan, Nanada Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief. It would only take more than ten hours to get from Zhangjiakou to Taiyuan by train, and at that time he would only be responsible for the affairs of the 20th Division.