Anti-Japanese War: Plunder the devils to create a super army

"Boss, Wang Lin has already started taking action!"

At the Eighth Route Army's front-line headquarters in Northwest Shanxi, the signalman immediately handed the telegram sent by Wang Lin to the commander-in-chief.

The commander-in-chief took the telegram and quickly checked it over, and he felt that he had an idea.

"This Wang Lin is so impatient. He won't even wait a little longer."

The commander-in-chief sighed and looked at the deputy commander beside him.

"This guy has been sending us telegrams to urge us, like a ghost urging us to die."

The deputy commander put down the pen in his hand and slowly walked towards the radio station.

"Have our troops assembled?"

"Report to the commander! Our troops have been assembled! Aside from a few troops stationed in important locations, the rest of the main force has been deployed! We have also organized a large number of militia to participate in this operation!"

The communicator reported the deployment of the participating troops to the deputy commander-in-chief.

The two of them nodded after hearing the news, with a smile on their faces.

"During this period of time, Wang Lin has given us many surprises. This attack on Taiyuan is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Then the deputy commander came to the map and scanned it back and forth.

"It's just that our time is too tight this time. The time is a bit rushed. The troops from some places simply don't have time to arrive in Taiyuan..."

"However, we still need to arrange for surrounding troops to conduct blocking operations in North China, and try to stop the Japanese reinforcements heading to Taiyuan there. This will at least slow down the speed of the Japanese reinforcements and buy us more time."

The attack on Taiyuan was to take advantage of the Japanese army's weak defenses and attack them by surprise.

Therefore, it is particularly important to guard the rear of Taiyuan, and we must never let the Japanese reinforcements arrive in time.

"This time... the troops we can muster in northwest Shanxi number at least tens of thousands. Although there are quite a few new recruits among them, if we add the militias from various border regions, we can still reach at least 100,000 men."

At this point, the two of them burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect that I could command a troop of 100,000 people to fight again in my lifetime. It's so rare!" The Deputy Chief of General Staff was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

After all, which commander wouldn't be tempted to command such a large-scale operation?

"Yes! Since the Hundred Regiments Campaign, we haven't had such a prosperous battle in a long time!"

"To be honest, this time, we have to thank Wang Lin very much! If it weren't for him, I don't know when we would have a chance to fight a battle like this again!"

The deputy commander tapped the table in front of him with his fingers and said solemnly.

"If Wang Lin and his special operations brigade hadn't taken Yuncheng, I really wouldn't have dared to attack Taiyuan!"

The Deputy Chief of General Staff laughed cheerfully.

"Yo! Is there a battle you don't dare to fight?!"

"Look at what you said. If we want to fight, we must fight steadily and with confidence!"

"Wang Lin has wiped out all the Japanese in southern Shanxi, so there are basically no worries in the rear. Moreover, there is only about one division of Japanese in Taiyuan City. Isn't this the best opportunity?"

Watching the deputy commander speaking excitedly, I understood how excited he was at that moment.

"But we still have to fight quickly and decisively. We must not be careless! Once the Japanese reinforcements from North China arrive, it will be impossible for us to capture Taiyuan."

Everyone knows that this battle is a race against time.

Now we see that the Japanese troops in Taiyuan City are insufficient. If the Japanese reinforcements arrive, it is not certain that they will be able to capture Taiyuan. I am afraid that they will be surrounded by the enemy!

This battle cannot be slow.

……

"Commander! Our reconnaissance team has discovered that the Eighth Route Army is now gathering a large number of troops and is rapidly attacking us!"

Inside the Taiyuan Command Center, his subordinates rushed over and reported to Yoshio Shinozuka that the Eighth Route Army was preparing to attack Taiyuan.

"understood."

After hearing the news, Yoshio Shinozuka responded calmly.

"Commander, what should we do?"

Seeing the other party's calm face, the subordinates became more and more anxious.

“How many people are there this time?”

Hearing what Shinozuka Yoshio said, his subordinates were stunned for a moment and couldn't help swallowing.

"This time, they also sent out their troops in northwest Shanxi. Probably... there are nearly 100,000 of them!"

Hearing this number, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly opened his eyes.

"What?! One hundred thousand people?!"

One hundred thousand people! This number is a rare thing for the Eighth Route Army.

When have they ever organized so many troops to fight a war? Every time they come, there are only 10,000 at most.

They're actually mobilizing such a large force to deal with Taiyuan City this time?!

Shinozuka Yoshio really doesn't understand...

"They... this time they've even mobilized a large force from northwestern Shanxi. This lineup is truly formidable..."

The subordinate stammered and glanced at Yoshio Shinozuka from time to time, wanting to see his reaction.

"what……"

Yoshio Shinozuka just looked up and sighed.

Now we are asking the sky to respond, and the earth and the earth are not working.

Ever since the last incident with the ten-bomber formation, he had not had the face to ask for any support from the North China Front Army.

But the situation this time is really precarious.

"Send a message to the North China Command immediately, reporting our current situation to them and asking them to send reinforcements as soon as possible. There is no time to lose!"

After giving the order, Yoshio Shinozuka walked to the window and looked at the gray sky outside, feeling even more irritable and depressed.

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"Brigade Commander! Latest news from the 1st Special Operations Battalion!"

The signalman hurried to Wang Lin and conveyed the message from the Special Operations Battalion 1 lurking in Taiyuan City.

After receiving the telegram, Wang Lin looked through it carefully.

It clearly describes the Japanese army's rotation of guards and garrison situation in Taiyuan City, and also explains the ammunition depots, barracks, canteens and other buildings.

Now the entire Taiyuan City appeared before Wang Lin like a transparent empty shell.

"Okay, I understand. Now let me know where the main force of the Shanxi Northwest Front Army is."

"They'll be here soon."

After learning the news, Wang Lin immediately gathered his officers together to prepare combat arrangements with the troops coming to support.

Soon, troops arrived at the assembly point one after another and successfully joined forces with the special operations brigade.

"Brigade Commander Wang! The battle in southern Shanxi was fought brilliantly!"

"I'm so envious. Fortunately, you organized this Taiyuan battle. Take me with you more often in the future. The 386th Brigade is your mother's home."

The old commander of the 386th Brigade laughed and walked quickly to Wang Lin, extending his hand to shake his.