Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Zhang Yuanshan took off the smelly socks from Matsui Ishigeng's mouth, then took out a potato and stuffed it directly into Matsui Ishigeng's mouth.

Matsui Ishigeng couldn't use his hands, so he could only open his mouth and chew the potato. However, Zhang Yuanshan and others didn't care how Matsui Ishigeng ate. As long as this old Japanese soldier could eat the potato and not starve to death, it was fine.

"Water, water, water!"

After eating a baked potato, Matsui Ishigeng felt thirsty and asked for water helplessly.

Matsui Ishigen didn't want to die. He knew his own value. In Matsui Ishigen's view, the soldiers in front of him were just a bunch of idiots who had no idea of ​​their own value. If they knew their own value, they should serve him well and let him enjoy the treatment that prisoners of war should have.

Zhang Yuanshan rolled his eyes when he heard Song Jingshi asking for water and said, "You won't have water until tomorrow. Hold it in for now, or you'll get lazy and poop."

As he spoke, he took out the kettle and started drinking.

"Okay, old devil, we're done eating and ready to go!"

After Zhang Yuanshan finished speaking, he took out the smelly socks and prepared to stuff them into Matsui Ishigen's mouth.

Matsui Ishige suddenly whispered at this moment: "If you just let me go and take me back to the imperial army, I..."

Before Matsui Ishigeng could finish his words, Zhang Yuanshan punched him directly. "Old devil, you haven't given up yet, and you still want me to follow you. Let me tell you, your life belongs to me. If I didn't want to give you to the commander as a wedding gift, I would have chopped off your head and used it as a chamber pot. You still want me to be a traitor!"

After saying that, he stuffed the smelly socks into Matsui Ishige's mouth, then pulled the rope on Matsui Ishige and dragged him forward.

In order to prevent Matsui Ishigen from escaping or running away, the team escorting Matsui Ishigen had ten people who were specifically watching Matsui Ishigen, and during breaks, twenty people took turns watching him.

In addition, in order to prevent being discovered by the Japanese reconnaissance planes, they chose to hide during the day and move out at night. At the same time, they took small paths and sparsely populated places to avoid exposing themselves as much as possible, so their travel speed was not fast.

The reason why the old Japanese soldier Matsui Ishige's mouth was blocked was because this old Japanese soldier had been trying to tempt everyone to let him go along the way.

Everyone was not tempted by Matsui Ishigura, but mainly because this old guy started to make various demands as soon as he opened his mouth, such as the Geneva Convention, the proper treatment of prisoners of war, etc. After being annoyed, Zhang Yuanshan finally took off his socks and stuffed them into his mouth to make him shut up.

Matsui Ishigen wanted to say something, but the soldiers did not give him a chance to speak. They pushed Matsui Ishigen and rushed towards the Taihang Mountain base under the cover of night.

At this time, the 4th Division had stopped and began to rest.

The Fourth Division received the task of blocking the line from Wutai Mountain to Taihang Mountain to prevent the Eighth Route Army from sending Song Jingshi Geng into the Taihang Mountain base.

At the same time, they surrounded Yu County from the north and cooperated with the rest of the troops to search from north to south.

When receiving the mission, the 4th Division originally planned to refuse to carry it out.

However, some people behind the Osaka Division at the headquarters sent a telegram, and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce also sent a telegram, asking the Osaka Division to cooperate with the headquarters' actions.

The 4th Division then reluctantly began to act.

The Osaka Division originally retreated from Yangquan to Shimen, but had no choice but to set off again and head towards Yangquan.

However, the 4th Division was soon ambushed on a small scale.

After a bumpy journey, we finally arrived at the outskirts of Yu County.

"Your Excellency, the division commander is just ahead of us. I personally suggest that we stop moving forward. The Sixth Division was defeated in Yu County..."

The Chief of Staff of the Fourth Division did not say everything, but his meaning was very clear. We have carried out the order of the headquarters and are now near Yun County. We can set up a blockade. There is no point in going forward and we will be ambushed by the Eighth Route Army. It is better to stay here and go north into Wutai Mountain.

After hearing this, Yamashita Fengwu frowned and said, "Our mission is..."

Yamashita Tomotake also accepted his fate. His command center did not move this unit at all. It was already good that the 4th Division was able to obey the order of the headquarters this time. At least it did not openly disobey the order of the headquarters, and he, as the division commander, did not have to take the blame.

No wonder few of the airborne commanders of the Fourth Division had a good ending. They all took the blame for the Fourth Division.

"Our mission is to block the main traffic route from Mount Wutai to Mount Taihang. This is the main traffic route, and then we can go north to attack the Mount Wutai base. Now we can go north!"

Hearing the Chief of Staff's tough attitude, Yamashita Fengwu sighed and said, "Do as you say. The troops will head north immediately."

The Chief of Staff thought for a moment and said, "Let the Eighth Regiment stay here. Perhaps they can find General Matsui Ishizora."

Yamashita Fengwu was stunned when he heard this: "The Eighth Regiment?"

"Hayi, the captain of the wing, Nakamiya Daxiang, is a very capable man. He might be able to find Matsui Ishige."

Yamashita Tomotake stared at the chief of staff, took a deep breath, and understood what the chief of staff meant. The Eighth Regiment and Li Yunlong's troops had always had transactions, and this was a way to redeem Matsui Ishigen.

"Let them stay here."

"Hayi!"

Soon the rest of the 4th Division began to move north into the Wutai Mountain area, while the 8th Division remained on a mountain not far from Yu County.

"Sir, why are we staying here?"

Kota Kotera looked at Daxiang Zhongming with some surprise.

"Our mission is to exchange for General Matsui Ishizora."

"Exchange it back?"

Zhong Ming Da Xiang couldn't help but sigh and said, "This is a difficult matter. Kodera-kun, do you have the money to buy the position of deputy commander?"

Kotaro Kota shook his head and said, "It's not enough, there's still more than 20,000 yuan missing."

"Hurry up, I feel like there will be big changes in our division soon."

Zhong Ming Daxiang looked at the troops entering Mount Wutai in the night, and felt a little worried. They were constantly ambushed by the Eighth Route Army along the way. The Fourth Division was located between the Wutai Mountain base and the Taihang Mountain base. If they were to be attacked from both sides, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Hayi, I will get the money together as soon as possible."

Kotaro Kodera couldn't help but sigh. He was still short of some money and had to think of a way to get it together. The first person Kotaro Kodera thought of was Li Yunlong.

After the 4th Division entered Mount Wutai, the "Devil's Marines" finally came out of the vast mountains, arrived in Jinzhong, and began to march towards Taiyuan.

Chapter 324 The Marines Arrive Near Taiyuan

The "Marines" did not hide their whereabouts and passed by Jinzhong in a swagger. After the Japanese in Jinzhong saw the Marines passing by arrogantly, they quickly sent a telegram to Ichiro Nanata.

"Report, a telegram has been sent from Jinzhong, saying that the Marines have arrived in Jinzhong and are expected to reach Taiyuan tonight."

At this time, Ichiro Nanada had already led his troops to the vicinity of Mount Wutai. After receiving the telegram, his face remained calm.

On the contrary, the other Japanese staff officers and others around him were all filled with indignation.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I don't understand why we should give Taiyuan to those idiots in the navy. We will become a disgrace to the empire!"

One of the staff officers could no longer bear it and started to ask.

Seeing the staff officer gritting his teeth, Nanata Ichiro put the telegram aside and said, "The Navy is a bunch of idiots who always think their Marines can replace our Army. We, the Army, must let the Navy idiots know that our Army is irreplaceable and their Marines are a joke."

After hearing this, the staff officer thought about it for a while and immediately understood what Ichiro Nanata meant.

"Hayi, Your Excellency the Division Commander, I will calm the others down."

The army idiots did not have any psychological burden about betraying the navy idiots, and when the entire 20th Division was stationed in Taiyuan, everyone was worried. Now that they can withdraw from Taiyuan, many people are relieved.

The reason for their anger is that they gave Taiyuan to the navy idiots, but if they can use Taiyuan to trick the navy idiots, the army people will calm down their anger and wait for the navy to get into trouble with a watch-the-show mentality.

At this time, in the Japanese Navy Headquarters.

Navy Minister Kawako Shiro looked at the telegram sent by the Marine Corps and smiled. "Ouchi-kun is indeed a pillar of the Navy. He discovered the problems in the Army so quickly. It seems that corruption in the Army is very serious. I need to report these things to His Majesty Tianhuang and ask His Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation of the Army!"

The Vice Minister of the Navy and others looked at the contents of the telegram and nodded in agreement. "I also think this matter must be taken seriously. The army has expanded too much in the past two years, and they need to be restricted."

After hearing this, Kawakoshiro nodded and agreed with the Vice Minister of the Navy's words: "Report it after you have sorted out the information, hum!"

"Hayi!"

At this time, a staff officer entered Jichuan Koshiro's office and handed him a document. "Report, our intelligence personnel lurking within the army sent a message that our Marines have arrived in Jinzhong and will reach Taiyuan tonight."

"Jinzhong? Send a telegram to the Marines, instructing them to enter Taiyuan without delay. Once they enter Taiyuan, they should not linger too long and return immediately after receiving Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko."

Hearing what Gokawa Koshiro said, the Vice Minister of the Navy frowned and said, "Sir Gokawa Koshiro, why don't we control Taigen?"

Kikawa Koshiro shook his head and said, "Defending Taiyuan is just a statement to the Army. If they agree, it means something other than your Majesty's will. There will definitely be some subtle moves. Taiyuan is not a city like Mordor or Hankou. The Army won't send us supplies, and our fleet won't be able to reach Taiyuan. The Marines will face a shortage of supplies."

"And I think the Army will definitely not willingly watch us occupy Taiyuan. They will definitely find a way to trick us. The 20th Division has been transferred away from Taiyuan. Now Taiyuan is an empty city. If I were those idiots in the Army, I would definitely leak this news to the Eighth Route Army and let them capture Taiyuan!"

Hearing this, the Vice Minister of the Navy and several naval officers could not help but curse: "Baga, these army guys should all commit suicide!"

"So Taiyuan City must not be captured by the Zhinai forces just because our Marines are in control. We must retreat immediately after receiving His Royal Highness. If Taiyuan is captured by the Zhinai forces, it will be the Army's responsibility, not our Navy's."

"Hayi!"

Near Taiyuan.

The first marching team received a telegram from the Japanese navy.

"Immediately retreat after receiving the order from the Japanese Prince? It seems that the Japanese Navy Headquarters still doesn't know that their Marines have already been killed by our guns."

Zhang Dabiao was walking in the middle of the team and couldn't help laughing when he saw the content of the telegram.

"Should we reply to the telegram?"

"Don't worry about him. Remember to keep the code book. It's the Japanese Navy code book. It might be very useful in the future."

After Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, he looked towards Taiyuan City in the distance.

Jinzhong is not far from Taiyuan and can be considered a barrier to the southeast of Taiyuan. After passing Jinzhong, Taiyuan City is also within sight.

Taiyuan City is different from other cities attacked by the independent column. Taiyuan is a big city and the capital of Jin Province. Datong is considered a small city compared to Taiyuan.

When Yan Laoxi was in charge of Taiyuan City, he reinforced the city in many aspects, and the Japanese also suffered heavy casualties when attacking Taiyuan.

After the Japanese occupied Taiyuan, they also carried out a series of reinforcements on the city, including the city walls and various permanent fortifications outside the city.

Taiyuan’s defense circle is very large. Starting from Niangzi Pass, it is all considered part of Taiyuan’s defense fortifications, and the defense fortifications under Taiyuan City are considered the last part of Taiyuan City’s defenses.

These fortifications built by the Japanese were very complicated. There were some scattered artillery towers about three kilometers outside Taiyuan City, but all of them were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.

Going further forward, there are several defensive positions built on the basis of Taiyuan city walls. These defensive positions include various trenches, bunkers, hidden bunkers, and communication trenches, which are densely distributed outside Taiyuan City and extend to the surrounding areas of Taiyuan city walls.

Finally, there is Taiyuan’s moat and the fortifications on the city walls.

The reason why Yang Wanli was able to successfully reach a distance of about 500 meters outside Taiyuan City was because Li Yunlong's troops and various guerrillas had attacked the Japanese bunkers and artillery towers everywhere.

Therefore, the Japanese were worried that the Japanese soldiers in the artillery towers and bunkers outside the city would be suddenly attacked, so they all retreated back to Taiyuan City.

The Japanese also built some defensive fortifications in Taiyuan City for their final resistance.

These fortifications constitute the defense of Taiyuan City. If you want to attack by force, you will need a large number of siege weapons and sacrifice a large number of soldiers.

Therefore, Li Yunlong always wanted to attack Taiyuan, but he did not take action. Li Yunlong did not want to rely on the lives of his soldiers to fight a decisive battle, and it was not certain that he could defend Taiyuan even if he captured it, so the plan to attack Taiyuan was delayed again and again.

Even if the Japanese transferred most of their troops to Mount Wutai this time, Li Yunlong did not intend to attack Taiyuan by force. Attacking a city is always the last resort. If you can avoid attacking a city, you should never attack it easily. The cost of attacking a city is too high.

So when the Japanese Marines appeared, Li Yunlong's mind became active again, and he prepared to try to take Taiyuan by sneak attack again.

Three hours later, Zhang Dabiao led the "Marine Corps" to three kilometers below Taiyuan City and observed the Taiyuan city wall with a telescope.