Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Chief of Staff, should we notify the division commander?"

The Chief of Staff was still a little stunned after reading the contents of the telegram, then immediately nodded and said, "I'll go and call!"

After saying that, he trotted to the door of the teacher's room.

Like the chief of staff's room, the division commander's room was just a simple adobe house, no different from the one occupied by ordinary soldiers.

"Commander, Commander, good news!"

He pushed the door open without knocking. The division commander had already woken up when the knock was heard in the chief of staff's room next door, and had already put on his clothes when he heard the footsteps.

"What good news is so exciting?"

"News from the Independent Column, Li Yunlong..."

The chief of staff handed the telegram over mid-sentence: "You should take a look at it yourself."

"Will this brat Li Yunlong get into trouble again?"

The division commander took the telegram as he spoke. When he saw that Li Yunlong was going to carry out a decapitation operation, he frowned. After reading the telegram, the division commander's reaction was the same as the chief of staff.

"This is real?"

"It shouldn't be fake. Li Yunlong brought back Shinozuka Kazuo's body!"

"Send a telegram to the Independent Column and confirm with Li Yunlong immediately. This matter must not be taken lightly!"

After the commander finished speaking, he put on his clothes and said, "No, I have to confirm this matter myself!"

"Commander, how about having Li Yunlong bring over Kazuo Shinozuka's body?"

"Yeah, that's okay!"

The Chief of Staff was still relatively calm at this time. He thought for a moment before speaking.

"Alright, send a telegram to Li Yunlong immediately and ask him to bring over Kazuo Shinozuka's body!"

"Yes!"

Soon the division commander and chief of staff arrived at the command center, anxiously waiting for the confirmation telegram.

"Old Zhao, the commander and the others still don't believe it!"

Li Yunlong looked at the telegram from headquarters and immediately laughed: "I'm too busy to send the body over, Zhang Dabiao!"

"Old Li, Zhang Dabiao took the Japanese out for a spin and hasn't come back yet."

"Monk, take a team and send Kazuo Shinozuka to the headquarters!"

"Yes!"

After the headquarters received Li Yunlong's reply and confirmation, the division commander and the chief of staff could no longer stop smiling.

"That explains it. I was wondering why the Japs retreated so quickly and fought so hard to retreat towards Taiyuan. It turns out it was Li Yunlong!"

The division commander said this while laughing, then shook his head and said: "It's a pity that our communication is still slow. If we had known the news earlier, we could have chased the Japanese and wiped out a wave of them."

The Chief of Staff smiled and said, "That's true, but being able to kill the commander of the Japanese First Army is already a pleasant surprise. This should be the highest-ranking Japanese commander killed in our country since the war began, right?"

"Well, we also killed Abe Nobuhide before. Although they were both lieutenant generals, Abe Nobuhide was only the commander of the Second Mixed Brigade, while Shinozuka Kazuo was the commander of the Japanese First Army!"

The Chief of Staff added with a smile.

The division commander nodded and said, "This Li Yunlong, he really can surprise me. What the hell is wrong with this kid's brain?"

At this point, the division commander was in a dilemma again: "This guy just made a great contribution. He killed a Japanese major general and captured another major general. Now he has killed a Japanese lieutenant general, who is also the commander of the Japanese First Army. How should we reward him for such a great contribution?"

"I guess we don't need to worry about this matter. Let's report it to our superiors!"

After hearing this, the division commander immediately nodded and said, "That's right, hahahaha. Now even if the superiors give him the position of division commander, I will be happy. Hahaha, this kid always manages to surprise people!"

The division commander drafted a telegram as he spoke.

The chief of staff thought for a moment and said, "Should we send a telegram to Shancheng and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army? I guess they still don't know what happened to the Japanese!"

Hearing this, the division commander immediately laughed and said, "Okay, send them a telegram. With such a great contribution, I don't believe that person will give him another medal or two. He wouldn't be ashamed, but I would be ashamed too!"

At this point, the division commander added, "Also, send a telegram to our newspaper immediately. This is such a big thing that everyone in the country needs to know about it to boost morale. We've been frustrated for long enough!"

"Not only that, we must also send a telegram to the entire army. No, we must send a clear telegram to the entire nation, so that those who claim we are not resisting can see who is not resisting!"

"Commander, how about we just send a clear signal to the entire country first, and then send a signal to the guy in Shancheng? He's probably going to be in a bad mood by then!"

"Hahaha that's fine, it's settled!"

Chapter 97 Someone in Trouble

"By the way, Li Yunlong said that the Japanese didn't know that Shinozuka Kazuo was killed yet, and they used Shinozuka Kazuo's body to pretend to be captured and escape from Taiyuan City. We should pay attention when the power is turned on!"

"Well, it's enough for us to know about it, and to the outside world, it's just that we were captured!"

The division commander thought for a moment and nodded, agreeing with the chief of staff.

Soon, a clear-text telegram was sent from deep within the Taihang Mountains and spread to radio stations across the country that could receive it.

The coverage of the radio station of the Eighth Route Army headquarters in Taihang Mountains was limited, but there were many radio stations around that could receive telegrams. After receiving the telegrams, these radio stations immediately sent the contents of the telegrams in plain text. Invisible radio waves spread across the country with the Eighth Route Army headquarters deep in Taihang Mountains as the center.

In a certain unit in Baoding, Li Dabenshi was waiting for orders outside the headquarters when he heard the commander suddenly laugh loudly.

At the Siye headquarters in northern Jiangsu, a signalman received a plaintext telegram, recorded it, and translated it. When he saw the content of the telegram, he suddenly stood up. His colleagues around him looked at him in surprise.

"Good news! The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army just sent a telegram to the entire nation, announcing that they have captured the commander of the Japanese First Army, Kazuo Shinozuka!"

"what?"

"real or fake?"

"It's all powered on, how can it be fake?"

"Great!"

"..."

In the Magic City, our army's underground liaison department, late at night, an underground worker passed on a piece of information, lit a cigarette and was about to turn off the radio station, when he suddenly heard a plain text message on the radio and translated it.

After translating the contents of the telegram, he was shaking all over, and only reacted when the cigarette in his hand became hot.

He immediately turned off the radio, left the basement with the translated telegram, and rushed to a residence: "Qingshan, Qingshan, good news, good news!"

Hearing the noise, Qingshan gently opened the door and said, "What good news? You don't even know the rules!"

"The Eighth Route Army Headquarters has sent a telegram to the entire nation, announcing that they have captured the commander of the Japanese First Army, Kazuo Shinozuka!"

The underground worker excitedly handed over the telegram and continued, "We should tell everyone about this news as soon as possible. This is exciting news!"

Qingshan looked at the contents of the telegram and asked excitedly, "Is this true?"

"Really, the code is powered on!"

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll notify the newspaper immediately and change the front page this morning. Everyone in the Magic City must know this news. We haven't given up, we're still fighting, and we will win!"

"it is good!"

In the Northeast region, General Ma was surrounded by the Japanese invaders. There was no hope of breaking out. His comrades fell one after another. General Ma was ready to sacrifice himself.

"Commander, a clear-code telegram from the Eighth Route Army!"

After hearing this, General Ma took the telegram and took a look at it. A smile appeared on his tired face: "Good news, hahahaha, good news, the commander of the Japanese First Army has been captured by us!"

As he spoke, he slowly tore the telegram into strips and put them into his mouth bit by bit. He had not eaten for almost a day and was now out of food and ammunition.

"Tell the comrades this good news tomorrow. We will definitely win. Even if we sacrifice, there are still thousands and thousands of comrades who will continue to fight. Victory will definitely belong to us!"

Wuhan, the mountain city... The news spread across the country as if it had legs, within just one hour, and countless people who received the telegram cried with joy.

At the darkest moment of this nation and country, the captured Japanese commander was like a shot of adrenaline, which penetrated into the hearts of countless people, allowing countless people who were still confused and felt that victory was hopeless to see hope. Moreover, this light gradually turned from a point into a circle of light, which would eventually dispel all the darkness.

In the National Army Combat Command Center in Shancheng.

After reading the plaintext telegram, Little Zhuge was somewhat annoyed. "Humph, this is too much! The plaintext telegram was sent out, everyone knew about it, and we're the last ones to know?"

The other generals on duty heard the message, glanced at the contents, and asked, "Should we block the news?"

"I'll go ask my superiors what they think!"

Soon the contents of the telegram were delivered to the commander-in-chief.

The commander-in-chief frowned after reading the contents of the telegram. He thought for a moment and said, "Notify the Military Control Commission and have them tell the Japanese that they want to exchange Shinozuka Kazuo for them. A few dozen people at one station are definitely not enough. Inform the Eighth Route Army and tell them that the Japanese want to use their prisoners to exchange for Shinozuka Kazuo!"

After saying that, he closed the door and went back to bed to sleep.

But the lady beside him had already woken up: "Darling, what made you so angry?"

"Mom..., the Eighth Route Army has captured the commander of the Japanese First Army!"

"This is a good thing, Darling, you should be happy!"

"It's indeed a good thing, but the Eighth Route Army directly sent a clear telegram to the whole country. I only learned this news through the clear telegram. Do they still think I am important to them? Why didn't they report such an important matter to me first? Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious, huh!"

After he finished speaking, he stood up and leaned against the headboard, saying, "After this incident, the reputation of the Eighth Route Army is bound to soar. This is definitely not a good thing. They have a very calculated plan. They directly sent the information directly to the telegram. The whole country knows about it! It can't be concealed anymore!"

"What are you going to do?"

"I haven't figured it out yet. This is also giving me a headache. How should I reward Li Yunlong?"

The commander of an entire Japanese army was captured. He was the highest-ranking Japanese general captured since the war began. Previously, at most a brigade commander was killed, but now he is directly the commander of an entire army. If such a great achievement is not rewarded, there will definitely be problems.

However, if the reward is too generous, they will be unwilling to accept it. After all, it is not their own army and the Eighth Route Army will always be a big threat to them.

"Where on earth did this Li Yunlong come from? Damn... I've never heard of him at the Whampoa Military Academy, or the Baoding Military Academy? Or some military academy? How did he end up with the Eighth Route Army?"

The lady beside him was taken aback when she heard this, then whispered, "Is it Li Yunlong again, the one who captured the Japanese Major General?"

"Yes, it's him again. Last time, he captured a Japanese major general staff officer and killed a major general. This time, he directly captured the commander of the Japanese First Army! It's definitely not possible to give him a medal this time."

Just as the two were thinking about how to reward Li Yunlong, the lady beside them whispered.

"Darling, if you ask this Li Yunlong to come to Shancheng, do you think he will come?"

"what do you mean?"

"If he comes, we'll give him a reward. He's the only one here. If he doesn't come, we'll just commend him. It's his problem. And after he comes, we can try to win him over. If we can, that's the best. If not, we won't lose anything!"

As soon as this sentence came out, the two looked at each other and thought that this was indeed a good idea: "Madam is smart."

"Darling, it's late, get some rest!"