Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 597 Li Yunlong is here!
three days later.

Xin County.

The headquarters of the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army.

"General."

In an underground bunker in the county town, Lieutenant Colonel Miki Hideo, Chief of Staff, reported to Major General Ogose Toranosuke, Commander of the 9th Brigade, with a solemn expression:
"Almost all of the more than 500 masonry fortifications outside the city were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army aircraft, causing heavy losses to the troops."

"What?" Kosei Toranosuke asked solemnly, "Over 500 masonry fortifications were all destroyed by the Eighth Route Army aircraft?"

"Yes!" Lieutenant Colonel Miki bowed his head and said, "In the past few days, the Eighth Route Army has dispatched more than 500 fighters and bombers to bomb our positions outside Xin County."

Toranosuke Kosei's face suddenly became gloomy.

In three days, more than 500 aircraft bombings caused heavy losses to the 9th Brigade.

He just didn't understand where the Eighth Route Army got so many planes and aerial bombs.

Also, did the Locust Army’s aviation unit die?

The Eighth Route Army's planes were bombing recklessly, and the Locust Army's air force was watching in the Northeast?

A series of puzzlements and questions made Kosei Toranosuke's face even gloomier: "What is the damage to the concrete bunkers and artillery towers?"

"There were almost no losses in the concrete bunkers and artillery towers," Lieutenant Colonel Miki said. "The Eighth Route Army's aerial bombs and missiles were unable to destroy the Locust Army's concrete fortifications."

Toranosuke Koshio's expression eased slightly. Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army's planes could not destroy the concrete fortifications.

Otherwise, the 9th Brigade would have lost all of its fortifications outside the county town before the battle even started.

In addition to more than 500 brick and stone bunkers and watchtowers in the outer fortifications of Xin County, there are also more than 200 concrete bunkers and watchtowers. Each concrete fortification is built with reinforced concrete more than 2 meters high.

Although due to the shortage of steel, much of the steel in the concrete was replaced by bamboo strips or wood, the defensive capabilities were not comparable to those of brick and stone turrets.

As for the trenches, foxholes and earthworks, they could only withstand 75mm mountain artillery at most. Once the Eighth Route Army deployed 105mm howitzers, 120 heavy mortars and 152mm howitzers, these fortifications would not be able to withstand it at all.

Not to mention the Eighth Route Army sending planes to carry out bombing.

With these concrete fortifications, the 9th Brigade still has a chance to stop the attack of the Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, if the battle starts and enters the street fighting mode, the 9th Brigade will be declared to have entered the countdown to its annihilation.

"General." At this moment, a staff officer rushed in, his tone filled with fear: "Li Yunlong is here!"

"Nani?"

The telegraph operator sitting on the chair suddenly stood up, and the other busy staff officers turned around suddenly with obvious panic in their eyes.

"Hiss!" Even Toranosuke Kosei and Hideo Miki couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. A chill rose from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

A person’s name is like a tree’s shadow!
Although the Japanese military headquarters publicized a great victory in northwestern Shanxi, in which the Eighth Route Army was helpless, Li Yunlong was not worth mentioning.

But the truth cannot be hidden, and Li Yunlong's notoriety had already spread among the North China Front Army.

Some troops would rather go to central and southern China to fight against the Nationalist Army than face the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi.

This is the killing god who wiped out at least 200,000 locust soldiers and killed more than 20 generals of the locust army!
How could the Japanese from the 9th Brigade not panic?

"Baka!" Kosei Toranosuke forced himself to remain calm and shouted, "It's just Li Yunlong, the sky won't fall, report the situation!"

Toranosuke Ogose appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually very panicked inside.

跟第9旅团同一批组建的第2旅团、第3旅团和第4旅团，全部都被李云龙给消灭了，第2旅团长阿部规秀、第3旅团长柳下重治、第4旅团长津田美武，都被李云龙给干掉了。

Now, is it my turn, Major General Toranosuke Koshige?

The communications officer's tone was still panicked: "Northwest Shanxi Eighth Route Army cavalry appeared in Gang County, no less than 10,000 cavalry, and there are also large numbers of infantry and artillery units behind them!"

"What?" Toranosuke Kosei's expression changed, and then his eyes narrowed, "Li Yunlong is finally here." At present, only the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi and part of the main force of the 129th Division are equipped with helmets.

Very easy to identify.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army wearing helmets appeared in Gang County, so they were definitely not troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, but undoubtedly troops from the Northwest Shanxi Military Region.

Miki Hideo looked at the map solemnly and said, "Brigade Commander, it seems that the main force of the Eighth Route Army is moving south along the Beitongpu Railway, but its main force has not yet reached the Xinxian Basin."

"Do you really think the Locust Army doesn't have an aviation unit?" Kosei Toranosuke said coldly, "Immediately report this situation to the First Army Headquarters and request the aviation unit to bomb the main Eighth Route Army in Gang County."

"Hi!" Hideo Miki suddenly lowered his head, turned around and quickly called the First Army.

……

Taiyuan.

At the headquarters of the Japanese First Army, all the devils had solemn expressions on their faces, and the air was filled with the tense atmosphere of the impending war.

Yoshio Shinozuka was staring at the map with a frown, wondering where the Eighth Route Army would attack.

All signs indicate that the Eighth Route Army is about to launch an attack on Taiyuan, and the scale of the battle will be no smaller than the previous Battle of Northwest Shanxi.

This battle was an unprecedented test for the First Army.

If they win, the First Army will continue to gain a foothold in Shanxi Province. If they fail, then nearly 10 officers and soldiers of the First Army, including him, the commander of the First Army, will most likely be defeated and killed.

In order to strengthen Taiyuan's defense, he has ordered the 109th Division to return to defend Taiyuan.

Since Shouyang and Yangquan could not be defended, the 109th Division would not have to suffer unnecessary casualties.

"Commander!" Mutaguchi answered a call, quickly walked up behind Shinozuka Yoshio, and reported, "Lieutenant Colonel Miki, Chief of Staff of the 9th Brigade, just called. The main force of the Eighth Route Army has arrived in Gang County and is about to launch an attack on Xin County."

"Nani?"

Yoshio Shinozuka immediately looked at Gang County on the map on the wall.

The distance between Gang County and Xin County is only 40 kilometers, and infantry can arrive in one day at most.

If Li Yunlong dispatched mechanized troops, they could arrive in two hours. The cavalry would be slower, but they could arrive in half a day at most.

Mutaguchi continued his report with a serious expression, "Major General Yue Shenghu has requested that the aviation unit bomb the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Commander, I believe the Eighth Route Army will remain in Gang County for a day or two. Once the troops are assembled and the combat supplies are in place, they will attack Xin County. This is an opportunity for the aviation unit to inflict heavy damage on the Eighth Route Army's vanguard."

"Yes." Shinozuka Yoshio nodded. "Immediately report this situation to Lieutenant General Tada of the North China Front Army and request the dispatch of the 3rd Air Division to bomb the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Gang County."

"Hi." Mutaguchi Ren'ya suddenly lowered his head, turned around and quickly started drafting a telegram.

at the same time.

Northwest Shanxi.

Large transport planes landed at the Dagu Town Airport, and unloaded aerial bombs as big as iron eggs from the large transport planes.

"What kind of aerial bomb is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

The person in charge asked a pilot about arranging ground crew to unload the cargo.

"This thing is called napalm," the pilot said with a chuckle. "It's not a conventional aerial bomb, but it's just as powerful as one."

"Finally, we have weapons to deal with the Japanese concrete fortifications." In the airport operations room, upon learning that napalm bombs had arrived, Zhang Chengwu, captain of the 1st Flight Squadron of the New st Regiment, his eyes lit up.

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