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The brigade commander asked: "Xiao Wang, has the old devil Neji Okamura already made a move?"

"Yes." Wang Ye said, "The Japanese army dispatched at least [-] infantry brigades to simultaneously launch a large-scale infiltration from the gaps in the defense lines of the three military divisions! The column headquarters hastened to send troops to support."

"Damn it!" the brigade commander scolded, "Neiji Okamura really lives up to his reputation!"

Ma Yuan and Chen Mingli also looked at each other and said, "No wonder even the boss is so afraid of this old devil."

"I won't talk about this now." Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "Brigade Commander, let Sun Desheng lead the 1st Guard Battalion to support the 2st Division, I will lead the 3nd Guard Battalion to support the [-]rd Division, and the remaining [-]rd Guard Battalion will support the [-]nd Division."

The brigade commander said: "Xiao Wang, will the strength of just one battalion be a little less?"

Wang Ye said: "The strength of one battalion is definitely not enough, but isn't it to grab time now? You have to hold the devils first, and then draw a main force regiment from each of the three detachments to reinforce. With the addition of local troops and militia from a military division, there should be no problem."

The brigade commander nodded and said: "This arrangement is very good, and it will not affect the defense of the three counties."

Speaking of this meal, the brigade commander said again: "Xiao Wang, then you and Sun Desheng set off quickly, and I will also call Li Yunlong and the others to estimate and ask them to send troops nearby for reinforcements!"

Chapter 578 Mother, I Miss You

Wang Ye led the 2nd Battalion of the Guard Regiment and spent more than two hours rushing to Chenzhuang between Nao County and Anhua County. As Wang Ye expected, the main force of Sun Bin's third division had already withdrawn to Chenzhuang. nearby.

And the local troops and militias in the third division have fallen into a bitter battle.

"Old Wang, you are here." Sun Bin came to Wang Ye with a disheveled face, and asked expectantly, "How many reinforcements did you bring?"

Wang Ye said: "Bring the 2nd Battalion of Guards."

"What, only one battalion?" Sun Bin asked anxiously, "That's not enough."

Wang Ye said: "Let's not talk about this now, tell me what's going on now?"

Sun Bin spread out the map with a flashlight and said, "There are five groups of Japanese troops infiltrating into our three-district defense zone, and the strength of each group is about one infantry brigade. Three of them are in Ping'an County. to the north, and the other two roads are to the south of Ping'an County."

Wang Ye said, "Where's the firepower?"

Sun Bin said: "There are no mountain artillery, field artillery, or even infantry artillery. There are only mortars, but the number of mortars is extremely large, at least there are more than twenty."

Wang Ye said solemnly: "It seems that the devil came prepared this time, and the artillery firepower has been adjusted."

Sun Bin nodded and said: "Old Wang, you are right, this group of devils definitely came prepared, they specially searched for gaps between villages, even if they encountered our obstruction, they would not follow you." Too much entanglement, if you can go around, you will be decisive, and when you really can't go around, you will fight us."

"The intention of these devils is not to fight us." Wang Ye said with a dark face, "Old Sun, you didn't let them go there, did you?"

"That's not possible." Sun Bin said, "I'm strictly implementing the strategy you formulated. While dividing up the troops to stop the devils from all walks of life, at the same time concentrate the main force to encircle and wipe out one of them!"

"But the number of devils who infiltrated this time is a bit too much."

"Just to block the attack, I used the strength of five battalions of Lao Tzu, otherwise the militia alone would not be able to stop the devils!"

"In this way, there are only four battalions left that can be used for encirclement and annihilation operations. This force is simply not enough to besiege a brigade of the Japanese army."

Speaking of this meal, Sun Bin said again: "Old Wang, you also know that after the Tiandagang blockade and the Yunqi town blockade, the three regiments in our third division suffered heavy casualties, and the reduction in personnel was very serious. The battalion only has more than 1000 people, and the militia also has just over 2000 people, which is only twice the strength of the troops.”

Wang Ye said in a deep voice: "You don't have to worry about the strength of the troops, the reinforcements from the second division will arrive soon."

Sun Bin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he asked again, "Will the second division also send troops?"

Wang Ye said: "The devil launched such a large-scale infiltration behind us. If there is no reinforcement from the main column, how can it be stopped?"

Sun Bin said happily: "Then there is no problem."

While talking, Gu Xiaobei hurried over.

"Commander." Gu Xiaobei took a breath and said, "Tuan Leader Wen of the Second Detachment has arrived with the troops."

As soon as the words fell, a hearty laugh came over. When Wang Ye and Sun Bin turned their heads to look, they saw Wen Zhaoqi, the head of the 3rd Regiment of the Second Detachment, striding over.

Wen Zhaoqi, Sun Bin and Wang Ye are also old acquaintances.

"Old Sun, I'm not late, am I?" Wen Zhaoqi saw Wang Ye again after speaking, and said, "Old Wang is here too? Then tonight's battle will be much easier."

Wang Ye smiled and said, "Is that why you have so much confidence in me?"

"Of course." Wen Zhaoqi said, "Old Wang, who are you? The God of War in Northwest Shanxi!"

Wang Ye smiled, and continued: "Let's not talk nonsense, Old Sun, I will entrust you with the task of blocking. You must make full use of the existing fortifications and hold back all the five Japanese troops as much as possible."

After a pause, he said to Wen Zhaoqi: "Old Wen, you help me attack! Tonight, we are going to crush the five fingers that Okamura Neji put into our defense zone, one by one!"

"Yes!" Sun Bin and Wen Zhaoqi agreed abruptly.

……

Taiyuan, Operation Hall of the 1st Army Headquarters.

On the huge sand table, there are 5 infantry brigades in 5 divisions and 15 regiments, divided into 15 routes from the northern foot of Jiugong Mountain, the southern foot of Crouching Tiger Mountain, and the northwest and southwest of Pingan County. Insert them separately, as if 15 sharp arrows were shot at the heart of the Eighth Route Army's base in Northwest Shanxi.

Looking at these 15 eye-catching attack arrows, the staff officers in the headquarters were all amazed.

On the contrary, Okamura Ningji himself became frowned again, looking a little worried.

Yes, Neiji Okamura was really worried at this time. Before the attack was launched, Neiji Okamura felt that his saturation attack definitely hit the sore spot of the [-]th Brigade, which would most likely lead to [-] brigades. The Sixth Brigade took care of one thing and lost another, so it can be said that there is no suspense in breaking Wang Ye's groundhog defense.

But after the attack was really launched, Neiji Okamura suddenly felt a little uneasy again.

The [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is an extremely fierce enemy. If this unit goes all out, it can even eat up one of the most elite main divisions of the Imperial Army in a very short time!

The 28th Division was eaten by the [-]th Brigade.

Therefore, in the face of such a fierce enemy, penetration at the wing level is not safe, let alone penetration at the brigade level, it is not enough to guarantee safety.

In fact, Neji Okamura's intention is to send half of the attacking troops to the [-]th Brigade to eat. As long as half of the attacking troops, that is, seven to eight infantry brigades can infiltrate, they will turn their backs and seize the heartland of the bandits. Groundhog fortification, then the tactical intention this time will be perfectly achieved.

However, when the matter came to an end, Neiji Okamura suddenly felt that,

His tactical intention may not be so easy to achieve.

Neiji Okamura suddenly wanted to discuss it with Takuya Mizuhara.

Immediately Okamura Ningji turned around and shouted, "Mizuhara-kun? Where's Mizuhara-kun?"

Yoshimoto Sadaichi, who was standing next to him, said, "Your Excellency, Mr. Suwon has returned to the gendarmerie."

"I forgot that Mizuhara-kun is the captain of the Taiyuan Gendarmerie." Neiji Okamura nodded and said, "Yoshimoto-kun, send someone to call Mizuhara-kun here immediately, and he will not return to the Gendarmerie during this time."

"Hai." Yoshimoto paused.

……

In Chongqing, Yunxiu Building, the official residence of Huangshan.

Chu Yunfei has been in Yunxiu Tower for the past few days, acting as a temporary military advisor for Chang Kaishen, because Chang Kaishen is very concerned about this Northwest Shanxi battle and often asks questions.

And Chu Yunfei is the most familiar with Northwest Shanxi.

But after all, Yunxiu Tower was not the commanding body of the two parties involved in the Battle of Northwest Shanxi, so Chu Yunfei didn't have to stay in the battle hall for a long time, and more in the guard dormitory of Yunxiu Tower.

Chu Yunfei was chatting with the guards when a staff officer from the third guard came in.

"General Chu." The staff officer said respectfully, "Our team leader asks you to go to the war room immediately."

"Is this a new change in the battle situation in Northwest Shanxi?" Chu Yunfei stood up and walked out.

Walking quickly to the combat hall, I saw Tang Zong and two staff officers working on the sand table intensely.

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Brother Nai Jian, is there any new information coming from the Military Command Taiyuan Station? The work efficiency of the Military Command Taiyuan Station during this period is really admirable."

"Brother Yunfei, you don't need to say these things." Tang Zong waved his hand and said, "Come and see, we can't think of a way to break the groundhog tactics, but the old devil Ningji Okamura has figured it out .”

"Oh is that so?" Chu Yunfei's expression froze when he heard the words, and he walked quickly to the sand table.

When he looked closely, he saw that Tang Zong and several staff officers had already laid out fifteen arrows on the sand table.

Seeing the fifteen arrows, Chu Yunfei lost his voice and said, "Ningji Okamura invested in a whole fifteen infantry brigades at once? Is the old devil crazy?"

"He's not crazy, Brother Yunfei, it's because we're too small." Tang Zong said awe-inspiringly, "Ningji Okamura launched a saturated penetration attack this time, targeting the weakness of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. !"

Chu Yunfei couldn't help but gasped when he heard the words, and said, "This is true."

After a pause, Chu Yunfei said again: "The current strength of the 3th Brigade is at most about [-]."

"But the Japanese army has nine infantry divisions plus one tank division, at least 12 people!"

Tang Zong said: "So, Ningji Okamura really hit the vital point of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army this time. Not surprisingly, the [-]th Brigade is going to suffer a lot."

While the two were talking, Chang Kaishen also walked in.

Tang Zong told Chang Kaishen what he said just now.

Chang Kaishen was in a good mood when he heard this, and now he is fine.

……

Anhua, the underground command post.

"Hello? This is the column department, please come in!" Chen Mingli was on the phone.

The brigade commander and Ma Yuan surrounded the map, reflecting the latest movements of the Shanxi Northwest Column and the Japanese army on the map.

From the map, the situation of the Shanxi Northwest Column can be said to be very pessimistic, because the Japanese army has too many troops, and the attack areas are very spaced apart, making the troops of the three military divisions very passive.

Soon, Chen Mingli hung up the phone, and quickly walked back to the map.

"Brigade Commander, report from the first division that the Japanese army in the direction of Niu Village has advanced another two kilometers! Although a platoon from the first division and the militia from Niu Village organized a blockade, it only lasted less than half an hour because of the strength of the two sides. And the difference in firepower is too great, and the Japanese army is interspersed along the gap between the villages, so our groundhog fortifications cannot play a role, but can only rely on temporarily dug trenches and foxholes for defense .”

Hearing this, Ma Yuan picked up the blue pencil and angle, and pushed one of the blue arrows forward a little.

When the brigade commander looked intently again, he saw that 15 blue attack arrows representing the Japanese army had completely penetrated into the defense areas of the three military divisions of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region. kilometer.

"Damn it!" The brigade commander threw the pencil heavily on the map, and said with a dark face, "Call Zhong Sheng immediately and ask him to dispatch troops again, and block the Japanese army from Niu Village at all costs!"

"In any case, no Japanese army can be allowed to infiltrate the groundhog defense line!"

After a pause, he said again: "Call Ding Wei again to see if we can transfer one or two battalions to reinforce the first division. The defensive front of the first division is too wide, and the shortage of troops is too great."

"Yes!" Chen Mingli hurried to make a call again.

……

Taiyuan, Operation Hall of the 1st Army Headquarters.

The staff officers in the hall walked back and forth frequently, and the ringing of the telephone and the beeping radio waves of the communication department next door had already rang together, and there was a tense atmosphere in the air.

Mizuhara Takuya walked into the war room with his saber in his arms, put his foot down and stood upright and said, "Your Excellency, General."

"Oh, Mizuhara-kun, are you here? Come quickly." Neiji Okamura beckoned for Takuya Mizuhara to pass, and Takuya Mizuhara immediately walked to Neiji Okamura with a saber in his arms.

"Mizuhara-kun, take a look." Okamura Ningji said, pointing to the sand table, "Although the imperial army invested a full 15 infantry brigades at one time, and launched a saturated attack from 15 different directions at the same time, the attack still did not go smoothly. Without exception, the [-] infantry brigades were all stubbornly blocked by the local troops of the [-]th Brigade."

"This is expected." Mizuhara Takuya said, "With the abilities of Chen Gen and Wang Ye, the two of them must have recognized the imperial army's intentions as soon as the devious infiltration of the 15 infantry brigades was discovered. , so it is inevitable that local troops and even militias will be sent to fight desperately, so as to gain time for their regular army to adjust."

Neiji Okamura said: "But we can't give them time to adjust."

"Of course not." Mizuhara Takuya nodded and said, "If the 15th Brigade is given enough time to adjust, they will concentrate their superior forces on local battlefields and eat up the 15 infantry brigades that have infiltrated into the bandit area one by one. As a result, the imperial army will not only fail to achieve their intentions, but will also ruin [-] infantry brigades in vain!"

"Very good." Neiji Okamura nodded happily, "So what's your opinion on this?"

Mizuhara Takuya said: "There is no turning back when you open the bow. Your Excellency, we have placed too many bets, and we have already formed a situation where we can't ride a tiger, so we can only continue to increase the bet!"

Okamura Ningji's expression was concentrated, and he said, "You mean, tank troops?"

"Yes!" Mizuhara Takuya said solemnly, "Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to quickly infiltrate the core area of ​​the bandit area with infantry alone, so we can only let the tank troops cooperate with the infantry to launch an attack."

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "In short, we must ensure that seven to eight infantry brigades break through the Eighth Route Army's blockade and seize the core area of ​​the bandit area against the enemy, otherwise this battle will inevitably be protracted!"

Neiji Okamura actually had the same idea, but he was still a little hesitant.

But after listening to Mizuhara Takuya's opinion, he immediately made up his mind.

Immediately Okamura Ningji said: "Order, the 3rd tank division immediately dispatched 5 tank squadrons, and each squadron was used as a unit to cooperate with each infantry brigade to move forward quickly!"

"Hai!" Inoue Yasushi paused.

……

At this time, in the battlefield near Chenzhuang.

The second detachment and one regiment led by Wang Ye, the second guard battalion, and five local battalions from the third division were launching a fierce attack on one of the infantry brigades of the Japanese army, while Sun Bin led the other four battalions from the third division plus militiamen, desperately Blocking the other four Japanese infantry brigades was a very difficult battle.

Originally, I could barely hold on.

But when the Japanese army put in tanks, it didn't work.

The four combat directions quickly became leaky on all sides.

While fighting here, a messenger ran over panting and reported: "Commander, the devils are attacking too hard, and the 1st Battalion of the [-]rd Regiment has retreated to Xiaochenzhuang!"