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After the flames died down, two companies and one tank company of the first battalion of the independent battalion immediately launched a surprise attack.

At this time, the Japanese front-line positions had turned into scorched earth.

Although the napalm bombs failed to burn the Japanese concrete fortifications.

But some flames burned into the Japanese bunkers and artillery towers along the firing holes.

The Japanese soldiers in the bunkers and watchtowers suffered heavy casualties.

Although the napalm bombs failed to burn to death all the Japanese in the concrete bunkers and artillery towers.

However, the extremely high temperature and suffocating environment almost made the Japanese in the bunkers and artillery towers lose their ability to resist.

The Japanese and puppet troops outside had basically been burned to ashes and charcoal.

Under the cover of tanks, the bazooka soldiers successfully reached the front of the concrete fortifications, and then used flamethrowers to spray fire into the bunkers and artillery towers.

Suddenly, a burst of tragic Japanese screams came from the Japanese bunkers and artillery towers.

The soldiers of the first battalion launched a surprise attack and captured the Japanese front-line positions.

However, the soldiers of the first battalion did not have time to eat breakfast.

The second wave of planes in the air has dived down.

Taking advantage of the air support, they had to capture more enemy positions.

……

Taiyuan.

At the headquarters of the Japanese First Army, telegraphs were ticking and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

The Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi has moved south and begun its attack.

All the Japanese officers in the headquarters were busy with serious expressions.

"General."

The communications staff officer walked over quickly, opened the folder, and handed a telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka.

"Read!"

Yoshio Shinozuka stared at the southeast direction of Taiyuan on the map and waved his hand.

The 129th Division in southeastern Shanxi has already taken action, but its strategic target is still unknown.

If the main force of the 129th Division concentrates 20 troops to attack Taiyuan, Taiyuan will be in great danger!

However, in this way, the main force of the North China Front Army can smoothly enter Taiyuan from Niangzi Pass.

At that time, the two sides may directly engage in a strategic decisive battle in Taiyuan or eastern Shanxi.

This wave of all-in will directly determine the ownership of North China. Whoever wins will become the decision-maker of North China.

How will the 129th Division attack?

"Hi." Just as Shinozuka Yoshio was racing through his thoughts, the communications officer immediately read out, "The 9th Brigade just sent a telegram saying the Eighth Route Army attacked their forward positions north of the city. After a quarter of an hour of fighting, the 9th Brigade wiped out 9 Eighth Route Army soldiers and destroyed six of their tanks."

"Oh?" Shinozuka Yoshio turned around in surprise. "300 Eighth Route Army troops destroyed, 6 tanks destroyed?"

"Hi." The communications officer bowed his head and said, "The 9th Brigade won its first battle."

"Yoshi." Shinozuka Yoshio took the telegram and read it, nodding with satisfaction. "Mutaguchi-kun, send a telegram to the North China Front Army immediately, saying that in the 9th Brigade's first battle, they eliminated 600 Eighth Route Army troops and destroyed 12 tanks."

"Also, inform all the divisions, brigades, and regiments of the First Army of this victory, so that every officer and soldier knows about it."

"Hi." Mutaguchi's expression changed, and he quickly drafted a telegram and conveyed the order.

He knew that the commander was forcibly boosting morale and increasing the confidence of the North China Front Command in reinforcing Taiyuan.

"Commander," Mutaguchi reported to Shinozuka Yoshio half an hour later, "I've sent a telegram to the North China Front Army Headquarters, conveying the news of victory to all the troops. Upon hearing the news, the morale of all the troops is high."

"Yoshi." Shinozuka Yoshio nodded, "That's exactly the effect I want."

Mutaguchi glanced at the map, about to offer some suggestions, when the communications officer who had just reported hurried in with a telegram in hand. "General, urgent message from the 9th Brigade!"

"What?" Mutaguchi Ren'ya took the telegram and started reading it, his face immediately becoming serious.

"what's going on?"

"Did the front line fail?"

Shinozuka Yoshio asked in a deep voice.

Mutaguchi handed the telegram to Shinozuka Yoshio: "Commander, it's not just a matter of losing the frontline positions. The Eighth Route Army possesses a very powerful aerial incendiary bomb. One aerial incendiary bomb can burn an area approximately the size of three basketball courts."

"Under the attack of the Eighth Route Army's incendiary bombs, a squadron and a battalion of the Locust Army on the front line were completely destroyed."

"Baka!" Shinozuka Yoshio's face suddenly changed after he took the telegram and read it. "The Eighth Route Army has no moral integrity. They actually used such a brutal weapon to deal with the locust army?"

Incendiary bombs that can burn an area the size of three basketball courts pose a great threat to concrete fortifications. Even the Japanese army does not have such weapons, and they are unheard of.

The Japs were so shameless that they completely forgot that the Japanese army used poison gas bombs against the Chinese army and civilians.

In the first battle, the Eighth Route Army lost some troops and tanks, but turned around and wiped out 200 Japanese troops and 400 puppet troops.

"Commander!" Mutaguchi said anxiously, "The Eighth Route Army Air Force has become a serious threat to the Locust Army. We must destroy the Eighth Route Army Air Force. Only then will we have a chance of winning this battle."

"Immediately send this telegram," Shinozuka Yoshio said grimly, "to the North China Front Army Headquarters, requesting the 3rd Air Division to eliminate the Eighth Route Army Air Force and bomb the Eighth Route Army ground forces."

"Hi." Mutaguchi Ren'ya quickly went to convey the order.

……

More than half an hour later.

Beiping, Tieshishi Hutong, North China Front Army Headquarters.

"Nani?"

"The Eighth Route Army used a powerful incendiary bomb that could seriously threaten concrete fortifications?"

Tada Shun suddenly stood up, his tone full of shock and anger.

"Hi," Kasahara Yukio bowed, "According to the telegram forwarded by the First Army, the 9th Brigade's forward positions have been lost. The Eighth Route Army's ground forces, with air support, are attacking deep into Xin County."

"Do you have any information about the movements of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army?" Tada Shun's face was as gloomy as water.

Hirata Masaharu's face was filled with shock and anger.

Yamamoto Ikki standing by looked as if he had expected it.

As someone who had fought against the Eighth Route Army in the First Army for two years, it was normal for the Eighth Route Army to use any high-powered weapons. He would not be surprised even if the Eighth Route Army used a bomb that could destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Kasahara Yukio bowed his head and said, "The locust army has lost air superiority in North China, and we cannot figure out the movements of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army."

"Baka." Tada Shun cursed, "Trash."

Yukio Kasahara had a bitter expression on his face. This was the intelligence department's negligence, yet he had to take the blame.

"Contact the 3rd Air Division Headquarters immediately!"

"Hi!"

A moment later, Kasahara Yukio handed the phone to Tada Shun: "Commander, the call has been connected to the 3rd Air Division Headquarters!"

Tada Shun took the phone and said in a cold tone: "I am Tada Shun."

"Commander." Takeda Isamu's respectful voice rang in his ears, "I am Takeda Isamu."

Tada Shun asked in a deep voice, "Takeda-kun, how is your 3rd Air Division preparing?"

At the moment, the only thing they can do is to destroy the Eighth Route Army Air Force and regain air supremacy in North China, otherwise the Japanese army will have a hard time fighting this battle.

If you don't even know the movements of the Eighth Route Army, what's the point of fighting? (End of this chapter)