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Chapter 955: It’s just a major general’s sword, what is it worth?
The south gate of Xin County.

Yang Yuanshan watched He Yunfu and his men hurried away. After a brief thought, he issued three orders in a row:
"Communicator, go and inform Zhao Tietou of the Fifth Battalion, and have him arrange the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion to clear out the remaining Japanese soldiers in this city in company and platoon units!
By 12 noon today at the latest, I want there to be no more Japanese in this city!"

"Send someone to notify Kong Dacheng's tank company to immediately restock ammunition and fuel, and then rush to Jinchang County for support!
Give the soldiers of the third and fourth battalions a good cover for street fighting!"

"Order Feng Shuanglin and Guo Youqing to immediately adjust the air defense positions and prepare to defend against the Japanese bombing of Xinxian and Jinchang counties!"

……

As Yang Yuanshan's order was issued, the intensive artillery fire in the north of Xin County stopped.

Only sporadic gunshots were still heard in various places in the city.

About half an hour later, Wei Dayong, sweating profusely, ran to Yang Yuanshan holding a Japanese army knife and excitedly boasted to him:
"Captain, the west gate of Xin County was captured by our special operations company!
We also killed the Major General commander of the Japanese 9th Brigade!

Here are his saber, collar insignia, and epaulettes!"

"What? Killed the brigade commander?

Wow, you are such a lucky guy!

How many Japanese generals have been killed?"

Yang Yuanshan was very surprised and patted him on the shoulder.

Although this monk has a bit of a reckless temper, he does have some luck.

It’s no big deal to kill a Japanese general and contribute a lot of tanks to yourself.

I don’t know if it was because he destroyed the Black Cloud Village, killed Shanmaozi, and took away the other party’s luck.

Reaching out to take the collar badge and epaulettes handed to him by Wei Dayong, Yang Yuanshan examined them carefully and was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

This thing definitely exploded from the body of a Japanese major general, it can't be fake!

He immediately understood why it was so easy to attack the city this time.

I guess the Japanese have lost their brigade commander, so they can only rely on the brigade chief of staff for command.

There is no determination to fight to the death and persist in street fighting!

……

Han Yang snatched the saber that Wei Dayong handed over, pulled it out and waved it, then said to Yang Yuanshan with expectation:

"Captain, can you give me this general's sword?
When I reported back to my superiors, I said the battle was intense and I didn’t know where it was lost.”

Yang Yuanshan waved his hand:
"It's just a major general's sword, what is it worth?
Just hand it over!
I'll get you a lieutenant general's later."

Han Yang was not fooled at all and quickly refused:

"Lieutenant General? That's not something a mere regimental chief of staff like me is worthy of!
I do not want!
During the last battle at Hedi Village, I hid a lieutenant general's rifle, but it was still confiscated by my superiors, didn't it?
I want this major general's!

No one can snatch it from me."

Seeing that he was holding the saber tightly, Yang Yuanshan was too lazy to argue with him. The special forces regiment had surrendered enough Japanese generals' swords, so it would not be a big problem if they surrendered one or two less.

At worst, when peace is restored in the future, we can take the things out and donate them to a museum!

Anyway, they collected these sabers just for fun and to show off among their comrades, and they had no intention of reselling them for profit.

After asking guard Zhang Xiaohe to put away the major general's collar and shoulder straps, Yang Yuanshan asked Wei Dayong:

“Monk, how many casualties did your special operations company suffer this time?
Don't let your attempt to gain merit cause heavy casualties among the soldiers.

In that case, I will have no choice but to dismiss you as the company commander and let you serve as a soldier."

When Wei Dayong heard Yang Yuanshan's beating, he immediately cried out:

"Captain, am I someone who doesn't care about the lives of my comrades?"

Yang Yuanshan is neither yin nor yang:
"hehe!"

The look in his eyes clearly said: You're not deliberately not caring, you're just getting hot-headed and don't even care about your own life or death!
Wei Dayong saw what he meant and couldn't help scratching his head in embarrassment. He answered honestly:

“The exact number of casualties in our company can only be counted after we have withdrawn all our men!

But I estimate that there will be no more than 20 people! "

"Less than 20? That's not bad."

Yang Yuanshan nodded with satisfaction, and then asked:
"Tell me in detail about your reconnaissance this time!
Did the Japanese only have one battalion of troops stationed at Xinkou Pass?

Are there any traitors or something like that?"

"Yes!"

Wei Dayong agreed and recounted the details of how he and his men came to the Xinkou area.

After listening to his report, Yang Yuanshan sent him down to rest first, and then asked Han Yang tentatively:

"Han Yang, the Japanese are so weak, do you think we should just occupy the Xinkou area completely?

In this way, our northwest Shanxi will be connected with the Wutai, Sui'nan and other bases.

Completely cut off the Tongpu Road.

Our personnel, equipment and supplies can all be circulated in this vast area.

In the future, whether it is heading west to support our hometown or heading east to attack Beijing and Tianjin, it will be extremely convenient.”

Han Yang was shocked when he heard this, and said quickly:
"Captain, you are too ambitious.

With the strength of our special forces regiment, it is not difficult to occupy these counties in the Xinkou area, but what about the bombing by the Japanese air force?
You can't expect Shuanglin and his men's anti-aircraft guns to protect the sky completely, right?"

Hearing his reminder, Yang Yuanshan nodded unwillingly:

"Yes, there is really no way to deal with the Japanese air force.

Even if we send people to bomb their Beijing airport, they will probably be able to send planes from Jiuyuan, Jiangcheng and other airports to bomb them."

With a long sigh, Yang Yuanshan almost wanted to send a message back to his hometown to ask when the aviation team would be able to form combat effectiveness.

But fortunately, he knew that he was just a small team leader and was not qualified to ask this question, so he could only suppress this idea.

Seeing his grim expression, Han Yang immediately suggested:
"Captain, even if we don't occupy these counties, it won't hinder our base in Northwest Shanxi from connecting with Wutai and Suinan.

Didn’t the leaders above say that?

Let’s surround the cities with the countryside!

As long as all the villages and towns near the Xinkou area are in our hands, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for us if the Japanese occupy the county town alone?
With our artillery power, as long as we find that the Japanese troops in the city are weak, we can bite them at any time!
Let them eat it and take it away with them!"

“That does make some sense.

It seems that after we finish the war, we will have to send a battalion to be stationed in the nearby village and vigorously develop the team.

In such a vast area, if we can develop four or five battalions, the Japanese will cry."

Yang Yuanshan nodded repeatedly.

Han Yang couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Yang Yuanshan casually mention four or five battalions.

But he knew that a battalion of the special forces regiment consisted of 1500 people!

I thought: By that time, the special forces regiment must have more than a dozen battalions and twenty to thirty thousand people, right?
So is it still a group?

If Yang Yuanshan knew what he was thinking, he would probably chuckle and answer him: Don't worry about these details, a column is also a team, and a corps is also a regiment!
……

After chatting for a while, Yang Yuanshan was about to arrange for a telegraph operator to report the victory to Li Yunlong, when suddenly a messenger rushed over on a bicycle to report:

“Commander, the Fourth Battalion has breached the southern gate of Jinchang County and is currently advancing towards the city together with the Third Battalion.

It is estimated that within two hours at most, the Japanese in Jinchang County will be completely wiped out."

"Great! Dahe did a great job. He conquered the city in such a short time."

Yang Yuanshan was very satisfied.

Immediately order:

"Order Li Dahe and Wang Quanfa to hold the occupied area. Don't rush to advance. Wait for the tank company to arrive, then coordinate with the tank company to clear the area to reduce casualties!"

"Yes!"

The communicator yelled and immediately turned back to pass on the message.

Yang Yuanshan immediately turned around and ordered the telegraph operator he brought with him:
"Telegraph operator, send a message to your superiors, reporting that our special forces regiment launched a full-scale attack on Xinxian and Jinchang counties at 5 a.m. today. At 8 a.m., we broke through the two cities at a very small cost and killed the major general commander of the Japanese 9th Independent Mixed Brigade.

It is expected that the two counties will be completely occupied before 12 noon today.

Next, we will continue to attack Xinkou Pass!"

"Yes!"

……

Zhaojiayu.

When Zhao Gang received Yang Yuanshan's telegram, he was paralyzed on the spot.

He immediately ran to Li Yunlong's room and said to him in horror:

"Old Li, Captain Yang and his men have captured Xin County and Jinchang County!"

"What? So fast?
Didn't they just arrive at Xin County yesterday afternoon? How could they achieve such a great victory in less than a day?
Are those little devils made of mud?"

Li Yunlong's eyes were also wide open.

Totally in disbelief.

He knew that the Special Forces Group was powerful, but he didn't expect them to be this powerful!

“It’s more than just less than a day!

They launched the attack at 5 a.m. today and captured two cities by 8 a.m., in just 3 hours!"

Zhao Gang sighed and handed the telegram in his hand to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong took it and looked at it. His face was immediately filled with excitement. He wanted to jump three feet high and praised repeatedly:
"Great! This kid Yang Yuanshan is really 70% as good as me in fighting.

Now, I want to see if that old devil Okamura is anxious or not!

This son of a bitch is really patient! "

Seeing that he was still bragging, Zhao Gang was speechless and couldn't help but retort:
“Old Li, you’ve never fought a battle to capture two counties in three hours, right?
Let alone two, it seems there hasn’t been even one!”

When Li Yunlong heard this, his arrogance suddenly froze.

Boldly refute:

"Don't I have as many artillery and shells as them?

If you give me so much equipment, I can take over the county in one hour, not to mention three hours!"

Zhao Gang secretly laughed at his stubbornness and immediately teased him:

"You make it sound as if the equipment of the special forces regiment was all allocated by you, their superior!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong's face suddenly turned dark.

Quickly said Yin Yang:
"Hey, Old Zhao, you are here to contradict me on purpose, right?

What’s the matter? You don’t want to be the divisional political commissar and want to join the special forces regiment?
I'll send a message to my superiors right now and ask them to transfer you over?"

Zhao Gang was already familiar with his bad temper, and knew that he would get angry for no reason, so he didn't get angry with him.

Waved his hand:

"Alright, alright, let's stop talking nonsense.

Let’s get down to business. What should we do now?
Should we forward Captain Yang's telegram to our superiors?"

“Well, turn!

And we have to ask our superiors for help and publicize the achievements of the special forces regiment. If we can let the little devils know that Xinkou was lost, then the old devil Okamura will definitely withdraw his troops from central Hebei."

Li Yunlong also put away the playful smile on his face.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Zhao Gang nodded and walked out.

……

This telegram from northwestern Shanxi was quickly sent to the brigade headquarters, which naturally shocked the leaders.

He kept praising the special forces regiment for its effectiveness.

The brigade commander naturally agreed to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang's request without hesitation.

After some reporting and communication, the radio station in my hometown began to broadcast the news that the special forces regiment had conquered Xinkou in one day.

……

In Jinyang city.

When Kazuo Iwamatsu heard the content of our army's broadcast, he was naturally furious. He drew the saber from his waist and split the radio, which was very precious at that time, into two halves.

In fact, Miyagi Yoshihiro had already sent a telegram to report to him the news of the fall of Xin County and Jinchang County.

He was not surprised by the news.

But now our military is using radio to publicize it, which is equivalent to hitting him in the face and rubbing him hard on the ground.

He will be angry even if he doesn't want to!
But anger is in vain.

He only had one division and didn't dare to send out Jinyang City.

However, Prince Asaka Sakehiko, who was standing next to him, did not jump in panic when he heard the broadcast, but said sinisterly:
"Yansong Jun, this move by the Tubalu may have helped us."

Iwamatsu Kazuo was very surprised when he heard this. He quickly put away his saber and asked curiously:
“Help us?

General, why do you say that? "

"The Tubalu have trampled on the glory of our locust army. Mr. Okamura should send us some reinforcements, right?

If he doesn't send someone, I'm afraid the headquarters won't agree."

Prince Asaka Sakehiko answered coldly.

Hearing what he said, Iwamatsu Kazuo was immediately surprised.

Nodding repeatedly:

"Yoshi! Your Excellency General, what you said makes sense.

I really hope our reinforcements can arrive sooner. These days of being trapped in an isolated city are the darkest days for I, Iwamatsu Kazuo, in my decades of military service!"

……

Beijing.

When Okamura Jining received the news, he felt a little bad.

I sat in the office alone for an hour.

His chief of staff, Tanabe Seigo, was afraid that something might happen to him, so he knocked on the door and walked in to remind him:

"Commander, please take care of yourself!

Now, the Eighth Route Army is rampant in the entire northern Hebei area. We still need your support for the overall situation of our locust army!"

Okamura Ji Ning raised his head, his red eyes were full of stubbornness and determination.

He coughed dryly, then replied calmly:
"I'm fine.

The Tubalu thought they could defeat me and force me to withdraw from central Hebei. They are dreaming! "

After hearing this, Tanabe Seigo immediately understood that the other party was still stubborn and determined to let the 1st and 8th Divisions continue to sweep the Eighth Route Army in Central Hebei.

I couldn't help but feel very worried.

This is a road, go all the way to the end!
He quickly reminded:
"Commander, I'm worried about the headquarters...

The Eighth Route Army's broadcasts are now being replayed over and over again. The main base will surely soon learn of the heavy losses we have suffered in Shanxi.

By then, the pressure over there might make you——"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Okamura Ji Ning:
"Don't worry!
I believe that Tojo-kun will understand me!"

Seeing that he was so confident, Tanabe Shengwu could no longer persuade him and quickly changed the subject and asked:
"Commander, are we just going to sit back and do nothing about the Tubalu in Xinkou?
Judging from the intelligence reported by the Army Aviation reconnaissance aircraft, they have at least dozens of mountain cannons!

As long as we have enough shells, I'm afraid we can capture Xinkou Pass soon."

"Mobilize all the remaining bombers at the capital airport to bomb.

In addition, in my personal name, I have requested support from the Liaodong Army and the Central China Expeditionary Army's Army Air Force bombers. As long as we can gather two or three hundred bombers, we can bomb Xin County and Jinchang County to the ground!"

Okamura Ji Ning gave the order with a grim look on his face.

"Commander, the Liaodong Army currently has no combat missions, so it won't be difficult to ask them for support.

But in central China, the fighting is just as fierce!"

Tanabe Seigo simply didn't believe that under the current circumstances, any source of support could gather two or three hundred bombers for him.

He felt that even if the old devil Tojo himself came and mobilized all the resources, he would probably not be able to put together such a huge bombing force.

After all, the amount of aviation fuel consumed by so many planes carrying out bombing missions is astronomical!
"The Chinese have a saying, 'Man proposes, God disposes'!
I agree with that!"

Okamura Jining let out a long sigh.

In fact, he knew very well that it would be extremely difficult for him to ask the Liaodong Army to mobilize the Army Aviation bombers.

After all, his own face had been greatly lost when he asked the other party to mobilize the army divisions several times.

Not to mention central China.

When Tanabe Seigo saw him like this, he immediately understood that this once powerful backbone of the empire was now somewhat overwhelmed.

He could only nod and prepare to go down to send the message.

At this moment, a telecommunications consultant suddenly knocked on the door and reported:
"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, telegram from headquarters!"

……

(End of this chapter)