Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Hayi!"

Just when a dozen Japanese soldiers entered the headquarters, a huge explosion suddenly came from the headquarters, followed by flames rising into the sky and spreading rapidly along with the explosion.

"idiot!"

Seeing the headquarters engulfed in flames, the Japanese major couldn't help but roar in anger, but he was powerless to do anything.

"Pursuit!"

After taking a look at the burning headquarters, the Japanese major ordered everyone to immediately chase the car that Li Yunlong was riding in.

At this time, the car Li Yunlong was riding in happened to run into the Japanese troops coming to support him.

"Don't worry about these devils, speed up!"

"Yes!"

Two trucks drove out from the middle of the Japanese army in a swaggering manner, but the Japanese who were anxious to support the headquarters ignored the two trucks. It was not until they encountered the pursuing troops that they realized that General Kazuo Shinozuka was on the two trucks that had just passed by, and they immediately turned around and continued to chase the cars.

At this time, the Japanese defenders at each city gate also received a call and were ordered to stop the two trucks leaving the city.

However, Li Yunlong did not leave the city immediately, but stopped in an alley in the city.

Soon, the troops led by Yu Zhigan and Wei Heshang arrived.

"Get in the car, retreat!"

The vehicles leaving the city were not intercepted at all, and the Japanese troops defending the city watched Li Yunlong lead his troops to retreat.

"Captain, where are we going now?"

"You'll find out later!"

After driving a few kilometers down a dirt road out of the city, Li Yunlong glanced at the pursuers behind him. When they were still some distance away, he immediately said, "Turn into the nearby woods. Xiao Wang, Xiao Liu, it's up to you now!"

After hearing this, the two soldiers immediately jumped off the truck, then drove out two cars hidden in the woods, stopped them on the road, and waited for Li Yunlong's order.

Chapter 89: Independent Regiment Crisis, Besieged by the Sixth Division

These two cars were originally intended for Li Yunlong to use for retreat after leaving the city. They were obtained when he arrived outside Taiyuan City the day before yesterday.

But now that he had two cars, Li Yunlong made a simple change to his retreat plan.

The lights of the Japanese pursuers could be seen in the distance. The Japanese also drove trucks to chase them, and the shouting of the Japanese soldiers could be heard from afar.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Liu, run forward and abandon the vehicle when daybreak comes. Then, just return as planned!"

"Don't worry, Captain!"

"Go!"

After Li Yunlong patted the two men, they got into the car, started the car, and sped north along the road.

"in front of!"

"Heading north!"

"Pursuit!"

The Japs' loud shouts came from behind, pointing the way for the troops behind them.

Li Yunlong hid in the woods, watching the Japanese pursuit troops rush past him. Soon the infantry behind him quickly caught up and chased north along the road.

Half an hour later, Li Yunlong drove out of the woods and headed towards Taiyuan City. Then he turned outside Taiyuan City and sped south.

Taihang Mountain Independent Regiment Headquarters more than an hour ago.

"Captain, the enemy's firepower is too strong, let's break through!"

Kong Jie rubbed his ears and asked, "What?"

"Captain, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Let's break through!"

At this moment, a shell landed not far away, and the shock wave of the shell caused the soil on Kong Jie's command post to fall continuously.

The independent regiment had been fighting fiercely with the Japanese for several hours near Xiaodang Mountain, but the Japanese attack not only did not weaken, but became more and more fierce.

After receiving the retreat order, the independent regiment began to retreat immediately and found a relatively hidden location to rest. This location was indeed hidden, located on a small hill between two large mountains. Due to the special terrain, it was difficult to be discovered.

However, what Kong Jie didn't know was that when they were transferring, they happened to encounter a group of bandits who had just returned from robbing outside. Their actions were clearly seen by the bandits. When the Japanese found this group of bandits, they immediately sold out the independent regiment without hesitation and led the Japanese troops to attack the independent regiment.

"Do you know which Japanese army is facing us?"

"Report, it's the devil's Sixth Division!"

"The Sixth Division? Which unit of the Sixth Division?"

"Report, we have encountered the entire main force of the Sixth Division!"

Hearing this, Kong Jie couldn't help but take a breath: "My luck is really bad!"

After saying that, Kong Jie took out a pipe, lit a cigarette and began to think.

"We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the Japanese will complete the encirclement and it will be difficult for us to break out!"

After thinking about it, Kong Jie had a rough idea in his mind. He had already considered the retreat route when he first arrived at Xiaodang Mountain.

"Order the Second Battalion to take over the First Battalion's defensive position. The Second Battalion will break out to the east. The Third and Second Battalions will alternately cover the retreat. We can't retreat too quickly!"

"Yes!"

In fact, Kong Jie was also very nervous when he learned that his opponent was the entire Sixth Division. That was a Japanese division with more than 20,000 people, while his independent regiment had only a few thousand people. Once he was caught, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Soon the Second Battalion took over the defensive position of the First Battalion, and the First Battalion began to break out to the east in an orderly manner.

But soon, there was a fierce exchange of gunfire from the direction of the first battalion's breakout. After hearing the gunshots, Kong Jie immediately looked over with a telescope, but because it was dark, he could not see clearly what was happening in the distance.

Ten minutes later, a soldier came running back, breathless, saying, "Report, Commander, the First Battalion encountered a Japanese interception force during the breakout. We are engaged in a fierce battle with them, but the Japanese are too numerous to break through!"

"How can it be!"

When he heard the news, Kong Jie was stunned. He had chosen the terrain of Xiaodangshan after many surveys. The surrounding terrain was very hidden. The Japanese had never been to this place and it was impossible for them to know this hidden retreat route.

"Captain!"

Everyone looked at Kong Jie, waiting for his order.

"Report, Commander, the Japs are climbing up from the back mountain!"

"Back mountain?"

Kong Jie couldn't help but be shocked. When he surveyed the terrain, he found that there were only two roads in Xiaodang Mountain. One was the front road where the Japanese attacked, and the second was the route taken by the first battalion when they retreated, but the Japanese actually climbed up from the back mountain.

At the same time, in the back mountain of Xiaodangshan.

Several bandits were diligently leading a Japanese lieutenant colonel and said, "Taijun, this is the road. The Eighth Route Army certainly doesn't know this, but this used to be the territory of our Feishan Gang. But later our leader felt that the feng shui here was bad, and the feng shui was blocked by the two huge mountains next to it, so we moved elsewhere!"

"We opened up this path specifically as a precaution. No one knows about it except us in the Feishan Gang. From here, we can directly reach the top of the mountain and outflank the Eighth Route Army!"

The bandit spoke very attentively. The translator beside him translated the bandit's words to the Japanese lieutenant colonel. After hearing it, the Japanese lieutenant colonel immediately laughed and said, "You have made great contributions. After destroying this main force of the Eighth Route Army, the Imperial Army will reward you greatly!"

After hearing this, the bandit immediately nodded and said, "Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam. Besides this place, I also know some hiding places of the Eighth Route Army. After we eliminate this Eighth Route Army, I will take you there!"

After hearing this, the Japanese lieutenant colonel was immediately satisfied and said, "Yoshi, you did a great job!"

"It should, it should!"

At this time, in the headquarters of the 6th Division, the division commander Kanda Masatane was sitting in his chair and taking a nap.

"report!"

A staff officer walked in, and Kanda Masatane immediately opened his eyes and said, "Hmm?"

"Your Excellency, the Division Commander, the 23rd Regiment reports that they encountered an Eighth Route Army breakout force on the Xiaodangshan trail. They have already repelled the Eighth Route Army breakout force. The 23rd Regiment asks if they should initiate an offensive!"

After hearing this, Kanda Masatane shook his head and said, "No need. Now they just need to encircle this Eighth Route Army unit. Have they investigated the opposing Eighth Route Army unit?"

"It has been confirmed that it is the Independent Regiment of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, one of the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Very good! I don't believe the Eighth Route Army can sit idly by and watch a main force besieged. What we need to do now is to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements, and use this independent regiment to lure more Eighth Route Army troops into the trap!"

"Hayi!"

"Report……"

Chapter 90: Shocked North China Expeditionary Force Headquarters

"Report, the 13th Regiment has found a secret passage leading to Xiaodang Mountain, has reached the top of the mountain, and is engaging the defenders there!"

Another piece of good news. Kanda Masatane's expression did not change much. The Sixth Division was the main division and also the ace division. The entire division had more than 20,000 people. It had chased more than 100,000 Kuomintang troops, let alone a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

"The Eighth Route Army's fighting spirit is indeed higher than that of the Nationalist Army, but now is not the time to completely destroy this unit. We can just notify the 13th Regiment to block this road. There is no need to actively attack. The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. Now they are retreating in the mountains and will not come out. It will be very difficult for us to find them. We need to lure them out..."

Just as Kanda Masatane was about to tell his plan to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements, another communications soldier rushed into the command center in a panic.

"Report Taiyuan Telegram!"

"Taiyuan Telegram? Bring it over!"

Kanda Masatane quickly took the telegram and read it. After reading the contents, his expression changed slightly: "Someone is attacking the headquarters."

"Nani?"

The staff officers of the Sixth Division were also stunned when they saw the telegram, and they all looked at Kanda Masatane with surprise.

"Send a telegram to Taiyuan immediately to inquire about the details!"

"Hayi!"

Soon another telegram was delivered to Kanda Masatane, stating that the headquarters had indeed been attacked by unknown armed forces and the enemy had broken into the headquarters.

Just as Kanda Masatane was frowning, another signalman rushed in: "Report, a telegram from headquarters!"

This time, Kanda Masatane snatched the telegram and read it carefully, his expression becoming gloomy.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, how is the headquarters?"

"The headquarters has ordered us to withdraw to Taiyuan immediately!"

"Nani?"

A group of Japanese staff officers looked at each other, obviously not expecting that the headquarters would give such an order.

"The headquarters was attacked by unknown armed forces. This telegram might have been forged by that group!"