The father of the sword is Kong Jie

At this point, Lieutenant General Yan Song finally realized that it is better to rely on oneself than to ask for help. Commander Okamura and the joint reinforcements are unreliable.

Resolving the crisis in Taiyuan City is the top priority right now.

With this in mind, Yansong directly talked to Tuqiao, the commander of the [-]th Army stationed in Shandong, and asked Tuqiao to help his brother and ignore that crazy Okamura.

"According to the commander-in-chief's command, if the fight continues like this, my first army and your twelfth army may all be folded inside!"

Shandong and Shanxi are close to each other. The first army in Shanxi and the twelfth army stationed in Shandong often communicate with each other and support each other. Yansong's words can be said to be in the heart of Tuqiao.

Especially the First Army and the No.12 Army, under the special request of Okamura, carried out a large-scale defense change.

Both Yansong and Tuqiao felt a sense of crisis when they controlled the departure of the troops.

In particular, the offensive launched in North China against the May [-]st sweep of the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region was not as smooth as expected.

Tuqiao, who has been paying attention to the Shanxi battlefield, has been receiving news that his [-]th Army troops fighting the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area of ​​Shanxi suffered heavy casualties.

This naturally fueled Dohashi's dissatisfaction with Commander-in-Chief Neiji Okamura's command.

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At this time, the battle situation continued to evolve.

As for the detachment, Kong Jie used another trick. He first sent a detachment to feint to attack Yangquan, attracting a part of the Tanaka Brigade scattered in Jingxing, a part of Pingding County in the south of Yangquan, and Japanese and puppet troops deployed on both sides of the Zhengtai Line in Yangquan.

Sure enough, the Japanese army was fooled and returned to aid Yangquan.

The Eighth Route Army's commonly used house-changing tactics, the little devil is now on guard.

After Kong Jie's plan succeeded.

Ding Wei's mobile troops immediately seized the opportunity, attacked according to the original plan, directly cut off the Zhengtai Railway in Shouyang section, and then penetrated to Liao County, cutting off the devil's back.

After the Tanaka mixed brigade gathered in Yangquan.

Kong Jie asked Shen Quan to contact his old friends at Niangziguan, Xiguan garrison, Xixiang Squadron, and Dongguan garrison Jiangteng Squadron.

These little brothers of the empire have long been infiltrated and riddled with holes by the Eighth Route Army's various means of coercion and lure.

They also received battle reports for this war. The Sixth Division is in danger. If they are finished, the upper-level will be furious and strictly investigate. They usually help the Eighth Route Army transfer supplies, open roads, and collect benefits. Things will definitely be found out.

At that time, maybe he will become a backer.

After all, during the winter offensive, they helped maintain the logistics line and material transportation line from Shen Quan to Hebei.

Therefore, Shouyang's Fourth Brigade went to reinforce Taiyuan, and Shouyang was surrounded on the back foot, cutting off the railway line.

The Tanaka Mobile Brigade was attracted to Yangquan County again.

Jingxing was attacked again by Kong Jie's trick of making a fool of himself.

So far, reinforcements from all sides of the Sixth Division have not been able to come for the time being.

When the troops went down to Jingxing, they not only harvested a large amount of supplies, but also cut off the nearest channel for the devil reinforcements from SJZ to go west to Yangquan under the arrangement of Kong Jie.

Use the cover mobile force to penetrate Xiyang, attack the rear of the Sixth Division's southward detachment, and at the same time support the siege of the Sixth Division's headquarters by the brother troops.

At this time, the head of the Tanaka Brigade was a little depressed.

The troops concentrated in Yangquan, but Ding Wei's interspersed troops were in Pingding County in the south, and the Fourth Mixed Brigade in Shouyang was absent in the west.

Maybe I accidentally got in by myself.

But Major General Tanaka is also very skilled, and he is in the same line as the escaped general Ishikawa.

He quickly contacted the Yangquan Iron Triangle trio, and conspired with Chuan Dao and Qian Dekai to pretend to rescue the Sixth Division, and then secretly go west to Shouyang. What are you doing?Save Taiyuan!
Not long ago, Yansong, the old devil's rescue coalition army, was defeated by the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army's Xishan artillery group and Dongshan running group began to shell the inner city continuously, and the underground party in the city began to wreak havoc. Even Yansong himself had to wear orderly clothes and hide in the safe house to command.

Yoshio Iwamatsu, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, had already gone to the doctor for an emergency.

He could only call all the mobile troops in Shanxi for help, and promised Tanaka that as long as he attacked westward and joined the Fourth Brigade and the Iinuma Shounan Detachment to rescue Taiyuan City, he would recommend him as a major general.

In addition, Chuan Dao and others said that our Yangquan garrison can join your left behind troops and continue to feign attacks to cover your westward advance, and we will surely succeed.

Forget about the cocky Sixth Division.

The county magistrate is better off now!

Tanaka weighed the pros and cons. After thinking about it, I am the custodian of the First Army, and I am not a brigade directly under the Sixth Division. Why should I rescue him?

Isn't he an imperial warrior and proud?Let him go to hell with this pride!

So Tanaka made up his mind, and according to the suggestions given by Kawashima and others, he led the troops to withdraw directly and advance towards Taiyuan.

Of course, on the surface, there are still a small number of troops left to fool the Sixth Division, saying that my Tanaka brigade is still fighting on your back!
Just like that, the door to the back side of the Sixth Division was opened wide.

On the other hand, Tuqiao, the commander of the 12th Army, also secretly conveyed a communication to the brigade headquarters of the divisions and regiments of the 12th Army entering the Shanxi battlefield at Yansong's request.

What are you doing?
Withdrew from the base of the Eighth Route Army in the quagmire-like Taihang area, reinforced Taiyuan, and rescued the headquarters of the First Army.

After the order was issued, the troops of the 12th Army that had been operating in the Taihang area quickly withdrew, and the headquarters at all levels did not greet the Sixth Division headquarters at all.

at this time.

The headquarters of the Guancun Division withdrew from the base of a team and walked for a few days. Because the radio was interfered, there were also joint strikes by the Eighth Route Army chasing troops, ambush troops, and interspersed troops. The troops lost a lot and were forced to discard many heavy weapons and mechanized vehicles.

In particular, the Eighth Route Army carried out raids, destroyed roads, and blocked them along the way. The Japanese transport truck troops were forced to abandon their trucks, leaving fuel for tanks and armored vehicles, and continued to retreat in embarrassment.

The Heavy Artillery Regiment had also fired all its shells, and was overtaken by the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army. After the assault, they basically discarded all of them.

In addition, Lieutenant General Guan Cun was a little bit annoyed.

He led the Sixth Division to fight the Eighth Route Army under pressure. The troops suffered heavy casualties, and the steel teeth were crushed and passed into the stomach.

Fortunately, Commander Okamura not only did not immediately dispatch reserves from other battlefields to his Sixth Division, nor did he provide more air reinforcements.

Instead, it was because his Sixth Division successfully contained the elite main force of the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army, and he directly ordered the Sixth Division to slow down on the way of retreat and continue to contain the elite troops of the Eighth Route Army.

Only the transport plane troops were left to drop supplies.

The medium bomber and heavy bomber units were transferred to the Niu Daoman Group, which broke through the first line of defense in the Huangyadong area of ​​​​the Eighth Route Army.

Only some light bomber and fighter support was provided to the [-]th Division.

How well Okamura said in the communication, "Mr. Guancun, please be sure to persevere. You have received supplies from several advanced camps on the way to retreat, which is completely enough for the food consumption of the troops.

Your department will continue to contain the Eighth Route Army troops. When the Huangyadong area succeeds, the Niudao Manshi Regiment will advance across the board to reinforce your department. "

In this regard, Guan Cun believed it at first.

Received the message a few days later.

Niu Dao Man Division, the Third Mixed Brigade, his southward detachment, and the Xiangyuan Field Force were jointly attacked by the two main brigades 129 and 385 of the 386th Division of the Eighth Route Army and other troops in the Huangyadong area.

Not to mention destroying the Huangyadong arsenal of the Eighth Route Army according to the plan, they are also in a hurry to ask for help, running around like headless chickens in the Huangyadong mountain area!

Guancun, who heard the news, was feeling devastated for a while, and even lost the confidence to stick to it and wait for help.

The head of his downhill brigade said to Guancun, "General, we can no longer just sit and wait for death, the Eighth Route Army's encirclement is getting stronger and stronger.

In the past few days, I have become more and more aware that the situation is not right.

First, the Fourth Mixed Brigade of Shouyang went to Taiyuan, and then the Tianzhong Brigade fought against the Eighth Route Army, but it has not been able to make any progress.

Some battle orders originally belonging to the 12th Army seemed to have disappeared, and we couldn't even get in touch with their communications department.

I suspect that something must have happened.

Taiyuan is in crisis again, and a large number of reinforcements are rushing to Taiyuan. There is no extra troops to reinforce our Sixth Division.

If the fight continues like this, General, our division will probably be fighting alone.

Right now our southbound detachment is surrounded by the Li Yunlong Department of the Eighth Route Army on the mountain road from Licheng to Xiyang, and Jingxing has also been defeated by the Kong Jie Department of the Eighth Route Army.

The defenders in Zhangjiakou dared not even leave the door.

Datong's main force went to the EEDS Basin to play triumphant songs all the way, and I am afraid they will follow in our footsteps.

If we die here now, the Sixth Division will be wiped out.

Your Excellency, General, since the establishment of our Sixth Division, we have defended Kumamoto in the Southwest War, attacked the Jiaozhou Peninsula in the Sino-Japanese War, participated in the Shahe Battle in the Russo-Japanese War, and then went to the Songhu Battle, the Nanjing Siege Battle, and the Wuhan Battle. We have been pioneers all the way and have never flinched.

We don't want to be so aggrieved and retreat all the way, surrounded and wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. We are willing to defend the honor of the division with our lives. We will build fortifications in this mountain and fight to the end with the so-called elite independent first detachment of the Eighth Route Army.

But before the battle to the death, we implore the general to break through. Our armored regiment, the remaining forward troops, and the supply troops will launch a round of charges during the day, regardless of the cost, to paralyze the rear of the Eighth Route Army.

In the evening, the captain of the left-behind Xiye United of the Fourth Brigade and the general's guard brigade are invited to take the opportunity to break through! "

Guan Cun was still hesitating.

Suddenly, a group of officers outside the command tent rushed into the command post wearing the turbans of victory, and one of them said to Guan Cun: "Your Excellency, we have done everything we should do, and the fault is not on the general. I implore the general to break through and find reinforcements to fight back.

If we are still alive, we are willing to continue to fight with the general on the battlefield.

If we unfortunately die in battle, please general help us take good care of our family, and take a look at the cherry blossoms in our hometown for us!

Long-term martial arts, the imperial army will surely win! "

"The luck of martial arts lasts forever, and the imperial army will surely win!"

The devil officers shouted together.

Major General Yamashita saluted the military, "General, please take care! Gentlemen, let's sing a farewell song to the general!"

One of the captains said: "Shall we sing the generation of the king?"

The chief of staff said: "We Kumamoto will never give in and never be afraid of difficulties. We are fighting for ourselves and for the honor of the Kumamoto Division. We sing our own military song!"

"General, please give me the command knife and military uniform! I will command the remaining troops for you and paralyze the judgment of the Eighth Route Army. General, please prepare early!"

Guan Cun finally let out a long sigh. He did not disappoint the good intentions of the officers and decided to lead the team to break through.

So far, this once invincible Japanese lieutenant general is already full of loneliness and humiliation.

In this battle, his Sixth Division could be said to have suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army.

Even the Northwest Shanxi Independent First Detachment of the Eighth Route Army was almost powerless against his Sixth Division.

Under the wolf-like Eighth Route Army troops biting and attacking all the way.

When the old devil Guancun looked around, more than half of the headquarters of his sixth division had been destroyed.

There is simply no capital to continue a large-scale decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army.

The Sixth Division of the Japanese Army was in a very bad situation.

An independent Sixth Regiment cooperated with the tank troops, cooperated with the New First Brigade, and the New Tenth Brigade continued to besiege the remnants of the Japanese army.

The commanders Lao Yang, Lao Wei, and Lao Fan who came from Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei had their first confrontation with the elite field troops of the devils. While feeling the pressure, it was difficult to restrain their excitement.

At this time, the Sixth Division was already like a bereaved dog under the repeated attacks of the main team.

Lao Yang and the others chose the safest way of fighting, and a steady and steady fight could completely consume this devil team to death.

The reinforcements from Jinchaji were even more exciting. For the first time, the soldiers had large-scale artillery support, and they were all kinds of howitzers made in the United States.

The heavy artillery, armored vehicles, and tanks of the Japanese army have everything that one expects to find.

Moreover, the fortifications are solid and the ammunition is sufficient.

The fighting was hearty, and the brothers and troops enjoyed it and opened their eyes.

With God's help, this devil has received the coarse grains of the forward camp, and it has not rained for three consecutive days. The devil is suppressed in the mountains and has no water source.

"Damn it, even the wind blowing from God is towards us. The supplies dropped by the devil, hehe, just floated to our position while the little devil was watching, and we just took advantage of it for nothing!"

In the headquarters, Li Yunlong's mouth almost crooked when he mentioned this matter.

Kong Jie said with a smile: "This is God will help destroy the little devil. It can be seen that those who have attained the Tao will help more than those who have lost the Way. The ancients never deceived us!"

Not only that.

The Sixth Division's piece of fat is really too big. The Iron Triangle eats meat, and other troops naturally want to follow suit.

New reinforcements are constantly gathering, and the lines of defense are surrounded, intercepted, divided, and constantly improved.

Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei have even planned whether this time the battle can be completely wiped out with the effect of annihilating the Japanese Sixth Division Army.

Unfortunately, there was still an accident.

Who would have expected that the old devil Guancun could be so decisive when he evacuated, and even survived with a broken arm.

The devil's movements were even more rapid, launching a breakthrough at night, and attacking east and west, using the sudden counterattack of the main force of the division as an attraction, the Eighth Route Army troops who were blocking the attack were caught off guard.

As a result, part of the little devil broke out.

After hearing the news, Kong Jie didn't pay much attention to it. After all, it was a field division of the Japanese army. The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly, and there were too many factors to consider.
To wipe out the Japanese field divisions requires not only strong strength, but also luck against the sky.

Li Yunlong, who was not reconciled, cursed angrily, "Damn it, it's all because the brother army is not up to date, and the army's ability to adapt is too poor.

If this is replaced by our Iron Triangle Army, can the little devil run away? "