Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Part of the main force of the Eighth Route Army has moved south. Now there are only a few hundred thousand main force troops left in Songyuan. If we join forces with the main force in Harbin to encircle and suppress this Eighth Route Army unit!"

"what do you mean?"

"Ha Yi, take the initiative to attack and eat up the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Even if we can't eat them up, the Eighth Route Army heading south will be forced to return to Songyuan. In this way, our reinforcements will arrive after the back-and-forth battle!"

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I'm still revising the article. Today is still the third update. I hope you can understand. I don't have much energy to write new chapters. I'll revise the previous ones to make sure this book is still there. I'm upset and sorry for the many mistakes.

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Chapter 596 Finally fooled

"Report, urgent telegram from Xinjing!"

A communications soldier hurried into the Baicheng Command Center.

Hearing the word "urgent telegram", Li Yunlong quickly took the telegram and glanced at it. After understanding the situation roughly, he handed the telegram to Chief Jiang.

Jiang Shou quickly read the telegram, stretched his body, and a smile appeared on his face.

"The little devil finally took the bait!"

The content of the telegram was not complicated. The Japanese devils in Xinjing began to gather and showed signs of leaving the city.

"I thought they were idiots, hiding in the city with so many troops, just defending themselves and waiting for reinforcements to come and fight us. If that's the case, it will be difficult for us to defeat them!"

After Li Yunlong read the telegram carefully, a smile appeared on his face.

If the Japanese continued to hide in the city and did not attack, Li Yunlong and Chief Jiang would have no choice but to attack the city by force.

Li Yunlong was most reluctant to force a siege, as the casualties were too high, especially in large cities like Xinjing and Harbin, where the outer fortifications were very well-developed. Although our side had the advantage in weapons and equipment, it would still cost a heavy price.

According to the battle plan formulated by Jiang Shou, if the Japanese continue to hold on to Xinjing and Harbin, then they will attack their reinforcements, whether they are the Far Eastern Front Army or the reinforcements coming from the Peninsula. Kill these reinforcements first, and then attack the city.

Now, we have mobilized part of our main forces to attack Fengtian in the south, and the Japanese can no longer sit still.

"The Japanese are planning to eat up our troops in Songyuan and force our troops heading south to return for reinforcements. They want to play the game of siege Wei to save Zhao with us!"

"Jiang Shou, what are you going to do?"

"Concentrate our forces and kill the Japs leaving the city. We haven't decided which enemy group to attack first, but since the Japs in Xinjing have come to us, let's eat them up!"

"Order the Sixth and Tenth Divisions to quickly retreat towards Songyuan!"

"Order the 1st Armored Division and the 4th Division to retreat towards Songyuan. Tell them not to retreat too quickly, or the Japanese will lose them!"

"Yes!"

"Order……"

Xinjing.

At this time, the north gate of Xinjing City was wide open, and cars and motorcycles drove out of the city, followed by groups of Japanese soldiers.

Toshimichi Kamimura stood on the city wall, watching the four divisions leave Xinjing and head north. There were hundreds of thousands of Japanese devils and hundreds of thousands of puppet troops, so densely packed that there was no end in sight. He suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart.

With so many troops and so many weapons and equipment, why do they just defend the city instead of taking the initiative to attack?

It is obvious that their military strength is absolutely superior.

"Is the airport repaired?"

"Hai, it's fixed!"

“How many planes do we have now?”

"We currently have over forty fighter jets, all newly secretly mobilized from the mainland!"

"Very good! Once you discover Li Yunlong's air force, immediately dispatch fighter jets to engage them!"

"Hai!"

Kamimura Toshimichi put down his binoculars and looked at the chief of staff beside him: "What are the movements of Li Yunlong's troops? Have the troops that went south returned?"

The Chief of Staff shook his head. "No, Li Yunlong's troops seem determined. The troops heading south show no signs of turning back and are still moving rapidly south. However, their troops around Harbin have already retreated, including the troops facing the Manchurian Army on the Jiutai front line. They are also slowly withdrawing. They must have noticed our deployment!"

Hearing this, Shangcun Lidao snorted coldly: "It seems that Li Yunlong is also a gambler. He wants to take Fengtian by force!"

"Commander, should we send troops to support Fengtian? If Fengtian falls..."

Uemura Toshimichi gritted his teeth and said, "No need. Fengtian City is defended by a division, and there are tens of thousands of Imperial Army troops. Moreover, reinforcements from North China are coming back, and reinforcements from the Peninsula are also on the way."

"The Fengtian defenders only need to hold out until reinforcements arrive. We don't need to send any more troops!"

"We must have confidence in the 137th Division!"

"Hai!"

"Order the Harbin defenders to dispatch four divisions south to encircle Songyuan. I want to see who moves faster, Li Yunlong or us!"

"Hai!"

"Let's go, let's follow the main force!"

"Hai!"

The spectacle of nearly 300,000 troops marching was truly stunning. Furthermore, after leaving the city, the Japanese didn't just walk; they also used trains. Li Yunlong's troops hadn't destroyed the railway outside Xinjing, so some of the Japanese used trains to continue their journey.

After the troops were dispatched from Xinjing, the Japanese in Harbin also mobilized four divisions to the south to pursue the Sixth and Tenth Divisions.

In an instant, the battlefield situation in the entire four eastern provinces changed. Originally, Li Yunlong's troops were attacking, but now it turned into a counterattack by the Japanese, and Li Yunlong's troops began to retreat step by step.

A day later, the 6th and 10th Divisions retreated to the vicinity of Songyuan.

The 4th Division that attacked Dehui and the 1st Armored Division near Yushu also retreated to the vicinity of Songyuan.

At this time, around Songyuan, eight divisions totaling 200,000 Japanese devils and 160,000 puppet troops were surrounding them from the north and south.

Even the 201st, 205th and 209th Divisions, which had been severely damaged before, took the initiative to attack from Wuchang and arrived in the Buyeo area.

In an instant, there were Japanese soldiers in the east, south and north directions of Songyuan area, and there were quite a few of them.

"Report, the main force of the Japanese troops from Xinjing has arrived at Hada Mountain, less than 30 kilometers away from Songyuan!"

"Report, the main force of the Japanese troops from Harbin has crossed the Lalin River and is less than 50 kilometers away from Songyuan!"

"Report……"

"Bad news" kept coming to the Baicheng Command Center.

Li Yunlong looked at the telegrams one by one, his face showing no anxiety and a calm expression.

"Can that attack helicopter you mentioned really destroy tanks quickly?"

Chief Jiang confirmed with Li Yunlong again.

"can!"

"Well, that's good. As long as we get rid of these Japanese tanks, the rest will be easy!"

Although the Japanese had an absolute advantage in numbers, Chief Jiang was not panicked at all.

The Third Corps was in Songyuan, ready to provide support at any time. In addition, Li Yunlong also prepared a lot of "gifts" for the Japanese: an artillery division with five tons of ammunition, a rocket artillery brigade with 5,000 rockets, and various weapons such as Katyusha.

These weapons had never been used before and were only kept for use in field battles with the Japanese.

"Report……"

"Have you found out the number of the Japanese troops?"

"Report, we've checked. The main enemy divisions heading towards Xinjing are the 71st and 74th Divisions, two Type B divisions. The remaining two divisions are Type C divisions, similar to the 201st Division we encountered earlier."

"The main enemy divisions heading towards Harbin are the 63rd and 68th Divisions, and the remaining two divisions are Type C divisions!"

"Apart from these divisions, the rest are puppet troops from Manchuria, a total of four armies and eleven divisions!"

After hearing this, Chief Jiang walked to the sand table and said, "It's almost done. Order the troops to eat up the devils from Xinjing first, and then deal with the devils from Harbin!"

"Yes!"

Chapter 597 The Fourth Division Holding Its Breath

"Report, the 71st Division has called, the vanguard has been blocked by Li Yunlong's troops and is currently exchanging fire with the Eighth Route Army!"

Inside the Fifth Army headquarters, Uemura Toshimichi was riding a horse, following his troops towards Songyuan. The smooth journey, with no ambushes or bombing from Eighth Route Army bombers, surprised Uemura Toshimichi.

"Where?"

The chief of staff opened the map and pointed to the place where the vanguard troops exchanged fire with the Eighth Route Army.

"Yoshi, it's just a small hill, there's no strategic location to defend!"

"Order the 71st Division to immediately launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions. Once they are captured, continue advancing. We must capture Songyuan today!"

"Order the 74th Division to launch a flank attack on the Eighth Route Army positions and assist the 71st Division in capturing the Eighth Route Army positions!"

"Hai!"

Soon, the telegram reached the commander of the 71st Division.

"Your Excellency, the division commander has ordered us to launch an immediate attack and seize the position as quickly as possible!"

"How many Eighth Route Army soldiers are there on the opposite side?"

"The reconnaissance team reported that the Eighth Route Army's firepower was fierce. They lost hundreds of people in less than five minutes of fighting. It is estimated that the Eighth Route Army has thousands of people or even more. Judging from the firepower, it should be the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Yoshi, are there any armored troops?"

“Not found!”

The 71st Division was equipped with a tank regiment. After a brief thought, the commander of the 71st Division gave the order: "Let the tank regiment charge and capture the Eighth Route Army position in one fell swoop!"

"Hai!"

At the same time, the commander of the Japanese 74th Division on the other side quickly led his troops to encircle the flank after receiving the order.

The Japanese vanguard encountered the Fourth Division of the First Corps.