Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 547 Great Victory in Northwest Shanxi!
Taiyuan.

Eighth Route Army Front Command.

The division commander was standing on a ladder, holding a telescope and observing the battle situation.

There was a rumbling sound of artillery coming from the distance. The troops of the 129th Division had already reached the city of Taiyuan and the battle was very fierce.

"Report, a telegram just came from headquarters!"

A communications officer's voice came from behind.

"Read!"

The division commander looked solemn and said without turning his head, continuing to observe the battle situation.

The communications officer read out:
"The battle in northwest Shanxi has concluded. Our army has won a great victory, destroying over 50,000 enemies. I order your troops to withdraw from the battle in an orderly manner and return to the base in southeast Shanxi to rest and recuperate."

"Oh?" The division commander turned around and took the telegram. "Great!"

The division chief of staff, staff officers and others were also suddenly stunned, their eyes suddenly widened.

Not only was it a great victory, but it also wiped out more than 50,000 enemy troops!
Such a victory has hardly been won since the July 7 Incident.

"Send a telegram to Li Yunlong, congratulating him on having meat!"

The commander said with a smile on his face.

Even the division commander was very envious of the meat of more than 129 Japanese devils, but the th Division also got some meat to eat in this battle.

The 129th Division fought in Taiyuan for as long as the battle in northwestern Shanxi lasted.

In this battle, the 129th Division dispatched most of its main forces and directly attacked the First Army.

but,

Yoshio Shinozuka, the Japanese devil, was also quite capable. Knowing that he was no match for the Eighth Route Army in terms of firepower, he not only retreated his troops into the city of Taiyuan, but also organized suicide squads to attack the barracks and positions of the 129th Division every night.

Even the Japanese Yamamoto special forces launched a surprise attack on a brigade headquarters of the 129th Division, resulting in the death of a political commissar and the injury of a brigade commander.

The situation of the 129th Division is not very good now. The soldiers are already a little tired, the combat supplies have been consumed too much, and the logistics supply lines are too long.

Although the southeastern Shanxi base dispatched hundreds of thousands of militiamen and more than a thousand large trucks to transport supplies, the amount of food consumed by these militiamen every day was not a small amount.

Of course, the situation of the Japanese First Army was much worse than that of the Eighth Route Army.

After the brigade headquarters was ambushed by the Japanese special forces, the division commander directly dispatched Xiong Shanglin to lead the Tiger Commando Team directly under the headquarters to capture a section of Taiyuan's city wall, and then directed artillery fire to directly bombard the First Army Headquarters in Taiyuan's inner city.

Killing and injuring some Japanese officers was considered a revenge.

If the Japanese troops of the First Army had fought in the field, they would have been defeated by the 129th Division long ago.

However, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were in Taiyuan City, preparing to engage in street fighting with the 129th Division.

There were tens of thousands of civilians in the city, so the Eighth Route Army would certainly not dare to fire into the city recklessly. Street fighting would inevitably result in the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers.

In addition, due to various reasons, the headquarters issued an order to retreat because they were afraid that the Japanese would be enraged and massacre the city.

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at the same time.

Southeastern Shanxi.

Headquarters.

"Good job!"

The Chief of Staff folded his arms in great joy:

"After this battle, the Japanese in Shanxi and even in the entire North China will not be able to launch a large-scale offensive for at least half a year."

As soon as the battle ended, Li Yunlong sent a telegram to the headquarters.

The gist of it was that the Northwest Shanxi Campaign wiped out about 50,000 enemy troops, but let some of the main forces of the North China Front Army escape, and Li Yunlong requested punishment.

At that time, the commander and the chief of staff all laughed. Li Yunlong was not asking for punishment, but clearly asking for commendation. Li Yunlong did not have enough troops, and the battle lasted for so long, consuming a lot of supplies. To be able to achieve this result was a great surprise.

As for the fact that part of the enemy's main force escaped, there was nothing that could be done about it.

Because killing more than 50,000 enemies was already an extremely rare victory.

Even the Nationalist Army's great victory in Taierzhuang in 38 only resulted in the killing and wounding of more than Japanese Type A division soldiers.

In the Taierzhuang victory, the Nationalist army mobilized 29 troops, while the Japanese army mobilized 5 troops.

But in this battle in northwestern Shanxi, the main force of the Eighth Route Army was only 10 to people, while the combined strength of the Japanese and puppet troops exceeded .

If the National Army were to deal with the 10 main forces of the Japanese, it would have to mobilize at least 50 people to stop the Japanese offensive.

However, the firepower of the 50,000 to 60,000 Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi was stronger than the firepower of the more than 200,000 Nationalist Army.

"Yes!"

The leader nodded with satisfaction:
"Li Yunlong is a real genius at fighting. If he had entered Whampoa Military Academy earlier, or gone to the Frunze Military Academy for further studies, his tactical command capabilities would have been even more terrifying."

"This kid was a troublemaker during his time in the Red Army. He's notorious for not liking to study, and his level of knowledge isn't even as good as an elementary school student." The Chief of Staff looked disappointed at first, but then he added with admiration.
"However, since the July 7 Incident, this guy's cultural and military skills have made great progress in the past two years. Combining theory with practice, his military skills are no worse than those of Whampoa students. Moreover, in terms of his record against the Japanese, Li Yunlong is better than most Whampoa students."

"In fact, he's even better than some of our comrades who went to the Frunze Military Academy for further studies."

The chief of staff himself had studied at the Frunze Military Academy and had a very high level of military skills.

He had to admit that Li Yunlong's military level was no less than his.

After all, if he had been in command of the three regiments in northwestern Shanxi, he might not have achieved such a good result in this battle.

"That's right... Li Yunlong's military skills are no less than yours and mine."

"But this is a good thing."

The commander smiled and nodded. Li Yunlong was his favorite general. He was very proud of Li Yunlong's success in this battle.
"Hey, draft three telegrams immediately. Send the first one to Ya'an, reporting the great victory in northwest Shanxi. The second one commends Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie, and all the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers in northwest Shanxi. Also, ask about the casualties and whether there are any difficulties that need to be addressed by headquarters."

"The third telegram was a clear-code message sent to the military and civilians nationwide, calling on young people with lofty ideals across the country to go to Ya and Shanxi to join the Eighth Route Army in the war of resistance."

Although this battle failed to completely wipe out the main force of the North China Front Army, it did cripple it.

It is worthy of national celebration and vigorous publicity.

Both northwestern and southeastern Shanxi need a large number of talents and intellectuals, so it is natural to promote them at this time.

at this time,

The staff and cadres outside the headquarters also learned the news and celebrated loudly as if it were New Year's Day.

"it is good."

The chief of staff thought for a moment and came up with a draft in his mind, and then quickly began to draft the telegram.

The chief smiled slightly, with the corners of his mouth raised.

In this battle, Li Yunlong killed 50,000 devils, some of whom were from the Type A Division, and even some were major generals and lieutenant generals. The price must have been very good.

The Japs' equipment is not weak, at least better than the Nationalist Army's, plus the captured weapons and equipment...

Li Yunlong would voluntarily hand over half of the weapons and equipment earned from business to the headquarters.

The Eighth Route Army Headquarters will surely make a fortune from this battle. After this battle in Northwest Shanxi, the headquarters will probably be extremely wealthy.

"By the way, remember to congratulate Li Yunlong on his fortune!"

The chief added.

"Know!"

The chief of staff smiled slightly and wrote "Congratulations on your prosperity" on the telegram. The combat staff officers beside him also laughed.

The phrase "Congratulations on your prosperity" is an old tradition of the Eighth Route Army.

(End of this chapter)