I am a wolf warrior

Wang Ye said: "So this is even more rare."

The brigade commander said: "Xiao Wang, you mean to let Liang Gang also participate in the next stage of the war?"

"Forget it." Wang Ye said, "My opinion is that if the Central Army wants to participate, we have no objection, but we must not take them into consideration when we formulate the battle plan."

Speaking of this meal, he said: "We still have to beware of them!"

"Xiao Wang is right." Li Yunlong said, "The Central Army cannot be trusted."

Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "Actually, it's Chang Kaishen who can't be trusted."

"Let's not talk about this." The brigade commander waved his hand, "Now the first phase of the battle is over, and it is much smoother than we expected, and it is time to enter the second phase of the combat mission."

Wang Ye went on to say: "In the second stage, our original plan was to concentrate our main force to capture Anhua County and annihilate the division headquarters of the No. 60 Ninth Division. Entering Anhua County, and the second team's attack on Ping'an County was relatively smooth, so I suggest making adjustments."

The brigade commander asked: "You mean to give priority to solving the enemies in Ping'an County?"

"Yes, first deal with the enemies in Ping'an County." Wang Ye said, "Then deal with the enemies in Nao County, and finally concentrate our forces to deal with the enemies in Anhua County! If things don't go well, we can make timely adjustments."

After a pause, Wang Ye continued: "If nothing else happens, the No. 60 Ninth Division of the Japanese Army must have asked for help from the headquarters of the First Army in Shanxi. The battlefield will inevitably expand from northwest Shanxi to the entire Shanxi Province. The Taiyue Military Region and the Taihang Military Region also need to make preparations in advance for blocking attacks.”

……

In Taiyuan, the First Army Command.

"Baga, Inoue Zhenwei is an idiot! What the hell is he doing?"

"The Tuba Road in Northwest Shanxi launched such a large-scale attack, and they didn't notice it?"

After receiving the telegram from the No.60 Ninth Division, Yoshimoto Sadaichi, the new commander of the First Army who had just arrived in office, was suddenly pissed off.

Takuya Mizuhara had long been displeased with Ryuichi Sakamoto.

This will catch the opportunity, and naturally will not let go of a good opportunity to add insult to injury.

At the moment, Takuya Mizuhara said: "Your Excellency Commander, you don't know something. Your Excellency Inoue just took office not long ago, and he didn't actually ask much about the specific affairs of the 69th Division."

Ji Benzhen froze for a moment, frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Takuya Mizuhara said: "The 69th Division is actually commanded by Ryuichi Sakamoto."

"Sakamoto-kun?" Yoshimoto Sadaichi said in astonishment, "But before I came to Taiyuan, Your Excellency the General mentioned Sakamoto-kun to me specifically, saying that he is an excellent chief of staff."

Mizuhara Takuya's heart trembled, he didn't expect that even the general admired Ryuichi Sakamoto?

But this is not a problem for Takuya Mizuhara, and he said again: "Your Excellency General's evaluation of Sakamoto-kun is very accurate. Sakamoto-kun is indeed a very good chief of staff, but he is not a qualified division commander."

"Hmm." Yoshimoto Teiichi somewhat understood Mizuhara Takuya's meaning.

Yoshimoto Sadaichi: "Mizuhara-kun, are you saying that Sakamoto-kun has a good eye and is only suitable for being a chief of staff to make plans, not for being a division head and actually commanding a division to fight, is that true?"

"Your Excellency, Commander, summed it up extremely well." Mizuhara Takuya said with a smile.

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "There is such a kind of people in this world. When they serve as staff officers, they can always put forward unique insights from a unique perspective, but when they sit in the command position, they need to do something. When making decisions, they will become conservative, dull, and even stupid.

Yoshimoto Sadaichi: "This is actually human nature, because when they serve as staff officers, they only need to make suggestions, but they don't need to be responsible for their own suggestions, and when they sit in the command position, they need to be responsible for every effort they make. Decide to be responsible, because every decision he makes will determine the success or failure of a battle, the life and death of thousands or even tens of thousands of people, and may even determine the survival of an empire, so there will be more factors to consider or scruples , When making a decision, it is bound to be affected by various factors.”

Takumi Mizuhara couldn't help giving a thumbs up, and praised: "Your Excellency, Commander, is really thorough in seeing things, and you have been educated in a humble position."

"Mizuhara-kun, you have a good eye for seeing things." Yoshimoto Sadaichi smiled, and then said to Inoue Yasushi, the head of the communications section, "Inoue-kun, immediately call the No. Four infantry brigades plus one mountain artillery brigade reinforce Northwest Shanxi, hurry up!"

Chapter 498

In the blink of an eye, a day has passed.

Liao County in the southeast of Shanxi Province, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Facing the whole map of Shanxi, the boss smiled and said: "My God, there is a war in the northwest of Shanxi, a war in the southeast of Shanxi, and a war in the Taiyue Mountains. There is also a war along Zhengtai Road. The whole of Shanxi is in a mess again."

"That's right." The deputy chief of staff said, "Its scale is comparable to the Hundred Regiments War."

The boss said: "How is the blocking attack by the Taiyue Military Region and the Taihang Military Region?"

The deputy chief of staff pointed to the map and said, "At present, the troops of our Taihang Military Region and Taiyue Military Region are relying on the Baijin Line and the Shuangqin Highway to block the Japanese troops heading north for reinforcements."

"After a day of fierce fighting, the Japanese army only advanced less than ten kilometers."

"Judging from the current situation, if the Japanese army does not increase its reinforcements,"

"It is impossible to break through the blocking positions of our Taiyue Military Region and Taihang Military Region."

Speaking of this meal, the deputy chief of staff said with a smile: "Nowadays, the weapons, equipment and technical and tactical level of our Taiyue Military Region and Taihang Military Region's regiments are no longer the same as those of two years ago."

Two years ago, the Eighth Route Army had just undergone a large-scale expansion, and its combat effectiveness fell to the bottom.

However, after two years of training on the battlefield and the seizure of a lot of weapons and equipment, the combat effectiveness of each unit has gradually improved.

"That can't be careless."

The boss slapped the table and said: "Telegram the Taiyue Military Region and Taihang Military Region to stop the enemy's reinforcements at all costs. In any case, the reinforcements from the No. 30 Sixth and No. 30 Seventh Divisions will not be able to reach Northwest Shanxi!"

After a pause, he continued: "Telephone the northwestern Shanxi column again, just let go of the fight! No matter how many days they fight, there will not be a single soldier of the devil reinforcements from the southeast of Shanxi and the north of Taiyue Mountain."

……

Northwest Shanxi.

On this day, the Shanxi Northwest Column did not launch a major offensive.

Only the second detachment invested a small amount of troops and launched several small-scale attacks from the Chengdong District of Ping'an County, but they were quickly repelled by the Japanese army.

Afterwards, the Japanese counterattack was also repelled by the Eighth Route Army.

After noon, the two sides chose a truce in a tacit understanding.

It has been five years since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. The quality of the Japanese soldiers is declining, and the will to fight is also declining. The aggressiveness of the Japanese army is no longer as strong as it was at the beginning.

Realizing that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was not easy to mess with, the devils in Ping'an County chose to make do with it.

Anyway, as long as the reinforcements arrive, the Eighth Route Army will withdraw by itself. If that is the case, why bother to work hard?Isn't it delicious to be alive?After all, his wife and children are still in their hometown waiting for them to go back to reunite.

By the way, when the Sino-Japanese War just broke out in 37, all the devils in the dozen or so permanent divisions were active soldiers or reservists. To put it bluntly, they were young people who had never been married. Not afraid of death, as long as the officer incites them with a few words, they can charge with bayonets without hesitation.

But now, the various divisions of the Japanese army are filled with a large number of reserve soldiers, that is, soldiers in the countryside.

Most of these soldiers in the countryside are married and have wives and even children in their hometown, so their fighting will is much weaker than that of young people in active duty and reserve service.

The No.60 Ninth Division added a large number of soldiers in the countryside.

However, the Eighth Route Army's truce was different from the Devil's truce.

The devil's truce was just to keep things safe, but the Eighth Route Army's truce was just to avoid the daytime, just to avoid the devil's aviation.

After the devils took back Taiyuan, they restored Xincheng Airport and Wusu Airport.

Shibata Shinichi's 9th Flying Squadron has returned to Taiyuan, so it can provide air fire support to the No. 60 Ninth Division of the Japanese Army at any time.

The attack team and fighter jets of the 9th Flying Squadron really came.

At this time, the troops participating in the battle in Zhanggezhuang had already cleaned up the battlefield and moved, but the troops participating in the battle in Ping'an County had no way to transfer. They couldn't return the occupied blocks to the devils, right?After all, the second detachment also paid a lot of money to occupy these blocks in the county.

So they can only be bombed by devil planes.

But fortunately, the soldiers of the second detachment were all hiding in civilian buildings, and the Devil planes could only bomb indiscriminately, and did not dare to throw sulfur bombs or poison gas bombs, so the killing effect was limited.

After a few waves came, the Devil's plane stopped coming.

After all, the devil's gasoline is still not available.

Just after six o'clock in the afternoon, the sky gradually darkened.

Accompanied by Guan Dashan, Kong Jie came out of the shelter.

I saw a long line of horses driving on the highway, at least a thousand horses, and the team was several kilometers long.

Guan Dashan couldn't help but said immediately, "Commander, it's the artillery regiment! The artillery regiment has come to support us! Now it's stable, and we can definitely take Ping'an County tonight."

"That can't be careless." Kong Jie said in a deep voice.

"Old Guan, you personally lead a team to lead the battle tonight!"

"No matter what, we must eliminate the devils in Ping'an County before dawn tomorrow!"

After a pause, Kong Jie said again: "We can't let Li Yunlong and Ding Wei see the jokes of our second team."

Ding Weineng wiped out all the devils from Anhua within two hours, and the casualties were very small, which made Kong Jie feel a little uncomfortable.

Because although the offensive of their second detachment was also very fierce, they broke through the outer defense line and city wall fortifications of Ping'an County in a short period of time, and even occupied a small part of the city's blocks, but the price they paid was not small, not less than In two hours of fighting, there were nearly a thousand casualties!

Guan Dashan is well aware of Kong Jie's thoughts.

At that moment Guan Dashan said: "Commander, don't worry, I will take it before dawn!"

After finishing speaking, Guan Dashan turned around and left in a hurry, while Kong Jie strode towards Cao Sanlian.

"Old Cao, alas, you've come." Kong Jie said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Damn, it's not because of the devil's plane." Cao Sanlian said helplessly, "Otherwise it would have come earlier."

"But it's not too late to come here now." Kong Jie said, "I'll be counting on your brothers from the Artillery Regiment tonight."

"Don't worry, old Kong." Cao Sanlian patted his chest and said, "What's the relationship between you and me? As long as you open your mouth, our artillery regiment will help you smash Ping'an County into scum."

"It will be avoided if it is smashed into scum, there are still so many people in the city."

Kong Jie waved his hand and said again: "You just need to help us destroy the barricades on the street and the strongholds at each street corner that have been modified and reinforced by the devils."

"That's not a problem." Cao Sanlian said, "It's just a piece of cake."

After saying this, Cao Sanlian yelled again: "Pass my order, prepare to assemble."

The horse team that was driving along the road stopped one after another and began to unload the mountain cannon parts.

……

Ping'an County, the headquarters of the 291st Infantry Regiment.

Yoshiro Utada has become an ant on a hot pot.

The Eighth Route Army has pushed the M1A1 75mm mountain artillery made in the beautiful country into the city, and launched a direct approach to the barricades built by the Japanese army on the street.

Not only the ring barricades, but even strongholds are under threat.

The Japanese army has occupied Ping'an County for more than five years, and they have made a lot of deployments. Especially in the past year or so, with the gradual growth of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, the Japanese army realized that the Eighth Route Army would launch a large-scale counterattack sooner or later, so Defensive deployments were made in Ping'an County in advance.

The main thing is to seize the relatively solid houses at various street corners.

Then these houses were rebuilt and reinforced, and built into strongholds.

These strongholds are generally equipped with a detachment of infantry plus a machine gun.

With dozens of such strongholds scattered at various street corners, Utada Yoshiro still has some confidence in street fighting, but the premise is that the Eighth Route Army cannot dispatch artillery.

But the reality is so cruel.

The more you are afraid of something, the more you will come.

Utada Yoshiro was afraid that the Eighth Route Army would use artillery,

As a result, the Eighth Route Army really pushed the mountain artillery into the city and used it as a flat artillery.

"Report, the No. [-] ring street on Dongmen Avenue has been destroyed!"

"Report, the No. [-] circular barricade on Beimen Hengjie has been destroyed!"

"Report, the stronghold at Cangcao Street has been destroyed, and the Eighth Route Army has broken into Cangcao Street!"

As the Eighth Route Army used a large number of artillery to participate in the battle, the situation in Ping'an County suddenly took a turn for the worse. The defense system built by the Japanese army relying on the streets and alleys and various street intersections was almost vulnerable.

"Baga!" Yoshiro Utada gritted his teeth and said, "Order, all infantry battalions immediately abandon all the barricades, retreat into the houses on both sides of the street, and start house-to-house and street battles with the Eighth Route Army!"

"Hayi!" Several messengers left immediately.

Yoshiro Utada turned his gaze back to the communications captain.

"Sen-kun!" Utada Yoshiro said with a dark face, "Call the division headquarters again and ask for emergency reinforcements! Four hours, if the reinforcements from the division headquarters still cannot reach Ping'an County within four hours, then the 291st Infantry Regiment itself More than [-] people under Yoshiro Utada can only die for His Majesty the Emperor."

"Hayi." The communication captain nodded heavily.

Then send a telegram at a very fast hand speed.

……

Heyuan County, column headquarters.

At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, the brigade commander and the others finally had time to eat.