"Fujioka-kun has always underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. This time he finally fell. The Ninth Brigade is all broken, and Fujioka-kun should bear the main responsibility." Seeing the intelligence of the plane's reconnaissance, Lieutenant General Shimizu said annoyed.
The devils divided into three directions and surrounded the Licheng base area, two of which were the main attack, on the opposite side of Li Yunlong's defense area, where the devil soldiers were feinting. In addition to the independent and mixed Ninth Brigade, the one in charge here is the Devil's 41st Division. This division is commanded by Lieutenant General Shimizu.
Just like his name, he is relatively well-behaved. Since it is said to be a feint attack, it has been here to contain the Eighth Route Army. There was no change in his defense zone. But this was not the case with the Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade. They actually gave up their feint and rushed into Li Yunlong's territory with a murderous look.
When he got the news, General Qing Shui had no other choice but to order his troops to advance step by step. The villages in the base areas of the Eighth Route Army encountered along the way were all deserted. Not a single grain was found. So the Devil's 41st Division has gained nothing until now. However, Lieutenant General Shimizu did not get annoyed by this. After all, their goal is to mop up, to clean up all of this area. Now they are performing such a task.
But I didn't expect that Takeo Fujioka not only took the initiative to attack, but also went deep into the base of the Eighth Route Army. As a result, it failed miserably in the Laojunshan area. The 41st Division was not ready for reinforcements, and the Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade was completely wiped out.
Now with the information detected by the plane, Shimizu Ruji's expression is very ugly. After reading the report, he thought of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, it seems that our battle plan needs to be revised."
Ji Benzhen nodded: "That's right, we originally planned this place to be a feint attack, to contain the Eighth Route Army Independent Cavalry Regiment. But now it seems that the Eighth Route Army has gradually retreated. If this is the case, then we can only press up and gradually shrink Our encirclement, the Eighth Route Army can no longer maneuver. Our three troops can finally meet in the Huangyadong area."
This time it took so much effort to sweep up the Licheng base area, naturally it was for the most important military factory of the Eighth Route Army in the Licheng base area. Originally, they just wanted to deal with Li Yunlong after Kong Jie and Ding Wei's troops were dealt with. Now that the situation has changed, the battle plan has to be revised accordingly.
The three-way army attacked, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Zhenichi, as the commander of the first army, naturally did not sit in Taiyuan City all the time, he came to the army of Lieutenant General Shimizu Jiji, stared here, and finally got such news .
In the photos taken by aerial reconnaissance, the densely packed dead bodies are all soldiers of the empire, and thousands of people died in battle like this. This made Yoshimoto Zhenichi very annoyed, and he also knew that they had no choice but to face Li Yunlong's troops head-on. If this weakness continues, the confidence of the army may disappear completely.
However, he believed that Lieutenant General Shimizu ruled that the 41st Division would never be so heavy as to become independent and mixed with the Ninth Brigade. At the same time, the strength of this division is also quite strong.
The 41st Division was formed in 1939. The main organization is the 41st Infantry Regiment, which includes the 237th Infantry, the 238th Infantry and the 239th Infantry. All divisions add up to more than 20,000 people. After it was formed, he joined the First Army and was very familiar with the situation in Shanxi, and he had a deep understanding of Li Yunlong.
They are ready.
The tactics they formulated before the sweep now seem to have basically been miscalculated. They wanted to implement a three-all policy, but now they can only burn them all. It is doomed to kill and rob them all, because they have already moved out in advance. However, the entire Licheng base is only this big. Even if the Eighth Route Army can cover the transfer of the masses, where can they transfer them? The encirclement is getting smaller and smaller. Don't they still have to find the displaced people and the food in the end? At that time, the plan will be followed, all the food will be robbed, the masses will kill the first batch, and the rest will be sent to the circle of people. Let those people know what the fate of sympathizing with the Eighth Route Army is.
When thinking of this, Yoshimoto Teiichi had some expectations. In short, the devils have mobilized 100,000 troops, which is an unprecedented scale, and it is absolutely impossible for them to fail. They must successfully complete the mission of this raid.
The Devil's 41st Division took action in this way, and quickly advanced into the base area. Since all the villages along the way had been evacuated, and the Eighth Route Army did not resist, they advanced very fast. Surpassing all the troops in the other two directions, they headed for Huangya Cave aggressively.
At this time, in the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the atmosphere is also verytension.
"Boss, it's time for our headquarters to be transferred." Adjutant Shuren said to the boss: "After the Devil's Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade was annihilated, there was a huge vacancy in the defense area under Li Yunlong's command. The Devil's 41st Division is moving from Coming in this direction, very quickly.¡±
The Licheng base area is very important because many organs and units of the Eighth Route Army are located here, including the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Originally, they didn't need to transfer, but after Li Yunlong destroyed the Devil's Independent Ninth Mixed Brigade, the Little Devil suddenly changed, and his tactics were very fast. Seeing that the little devil is approaching step by step, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army can no longer stay here, and must be moved.
The boss nodded: "Yes, we need to transfer. But before the transfer, I want to meet with Comrade Qin Baoshan once, and discuss with him about the elimination of the main force of the devils in Huangyadong. This is a big event , there must be no accidents."
"Boss, you'd better go first, leave the matter here to me." Shu Ren said: "Aren't you worried about me?"
Of course, the boss will not worry about this subordinate and friend of his own. After all, he is also an experienced commander. He has studied in the Soviet Union, participated in the Long March, and commanded battles during the Long March. After the Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi , Commanded a few more battles, whether it was the Eastern Expedition or the Western Expedition, they all rushed to the front line. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, they went to the Anti-Japanese Frontline together.
For an experienced commander like him, the boss has always been very reassuring.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you here." The boss said: "By the way, send a telegram to each unit and tell them that our headquarters is going to be transferred. In the next period of time, we may not receive telegrams."