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    For Su Yingqi, regardless of whether the Japanese 32nd Division was full and left him alone in Crouching Tiger Mountain, or the 32nd Division looked down upon his defeated soldiers, the real intention was to  Having a plan, this is not the point. The point is that since the Japanese army did not launch an attack on themselves, the retreat route behind them has not been cut off.

    In fact, Su Yingqi did not know that the reason why the Japanese troops around Taiyuan did not launch an attack on the front line of Crouching Tiger Mountain and let him go at the last moment was that in addition to the heavy damage caused to the Japanese troops by Yang Jicai when he left,  The Japanese troops that had entered and outside Taiyuan City suffered heavy losses in the air raids the night before.

    The anti-alliance aviation forces stationed in northern Shaanxi and Suinan were mobilized. Taking advantage of the Japanese army aviation fighter force, which currently had almost no night flying capabilities, they launched a large-scale bombing of the Japanese positions in the south, west and east of Taiyuan City. The anti-alliance aviation forces  , has specially practiced a set of night bombing tactics.

    Because the main purpose was not to capture the Japanese army's positions, or to annihilate the Japanese army's effective forces and destroy its field fortifications, the bombs dropped during this night flight bombing, except for a small number of high-explosive bombs, were mainly American-style bombs.  Mainly incendiary bombs and napalm bombs. These incendiary bombs and napalm bombs caused serious casualties to the Japanese army, which had weak field air defense capabilities during the Zhengcheng Offensive.

    Especially the 32nd Division, which was hit hard by air attacks, the sixteen special aerial bombs, even in the mountainous terrain, limited a considerable part of their power, and these sixteen special aerial bombs were less powerful than those on the Kangbao battlefield.  For the dozen or so used, the equivalent is relatively small.

    However, these sixteen special aerial bombs still caused considerable losses to the 32nd Division, especially the Mengjia, Xiaoyaotou, and Naoma lines, which were the focus of the bombing. On average, two to three bombs fell at each Japanese army assembly area.  Air-fuel bombs, although the mountainous terrain limits the impact of such bombs on the area.

    However, it is precisely because it is thrown along the ravine that the air-fuel bomb exploded in the ravine because the distribution area is limited to the ravine, but it increases the local power and lethality in a disguised manner. The Japanese troops in the selected target ravine are  Almost no one survived the explosion.

    The 32nd Division fighting in the east of Taiyuan City did not launch an attack on the front line of Crouching Mountain. In addition to suffering heavy losses in the bombing, a considerable part of the reason was that the violent explosion in Taiyuan City destroyed the 32nd Division.  His attention was attracted, but he didn't have time to discover that there was actually a small anti-alliance force holding on here in Crouching Tiger Mountain.

    The most important thing is that the 32nd Division at this time, even if it did not suffer too much losses in the overnight bombing, was actually somewhat unable to fight. Behind them, Taihang and the reinforcing Jinan Military Region  Although the troops failed to contain the division's actions, they used their usual combination of guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to cut off the supply line of the 32nd Division.

    Not to mention that the connection with the 32nd Division's logistics supply base Zhengding has been cut off, even the supply lines with Yuci and Yangquan are also in a situation of being blocked at times. Transporting a batch of food and ammunition requires at least one infantryman.  Only by escorting the team can we arrive safely.

    But at present, the 32nd Division simply cannot deploy so many troops to escort logistical supplies. If an infantry brigade is deployed for each batch of supplies, then the 32nd Division will have to deploy two-thirds of its troops.  Only by sending out to protect the supply lines can we meet the needs.

    Moreover, the reserves of materials in Yuci and Yangquan were unable to support too many Japanese supplies. The food and ammunition reserves in Yuci, which is closest to Taiyuan, were all allocated to the 32nd Division, which could not meet the needs.  The Battle of Beibu started suddenly, and the Japanese army had no time to prepare in advance. The siege of Taiyuan was beyond the Japanese army's expectations.

    Except for the transportation hub of Taiyuan, which has a large reserve of grain, the other strongholds have not carried out special wartime reserves. The amount of grain stored in each place is not very large. Even in Yuci, an important stronghold of the Zhengtai Line,  The stored food and ammunition can only meet the needs of an infantry group for a week. These food and ammunition are nothing more than a drop in the bucket for a complete division.

    The food from behind could not be transported for a long time. In the last few days, the 32nd Division could only eat one meal a day on average from top to bottom. More importantly, the ammunition carried by the 32nd Division itself  , not only were they consumed a lot in the battle, but more than half of them were lost in the anti-alliance air raids.

    With supplies from the rear being delayed, the number of bullets issued to its individual soldiers per day has dropped to thirty rounds, and the reserve of artillery shells has dropped to a dangerous number. The shells of infantry guns and rapid-fire guns have been reduced.  There were less than a hundred rounds of heavy artillery and mountain artillery shells, with an average of only ten rounds of shells left for each gun.

    These are infantry artillery shells and rapid-fire artillery shells that are used as support firepower at the Japanese brigade level. There is a certain amount of inventory in Yuci.After the Second Division arrived east of Taiyuan, a squadron of the Japanese defenders in Yuci immediately allocated all their artillery shells to the Thirty-Second Division. Otherwise, the current Thirty-Second Division would not even be able to fire a hundred rounds.  Can't get it together.

    What is unbearable at the moment is not only Yang Jicai, who has exhausted his troops and is no longer able to defend, but also the 32nd Division, which is almost stopped from the mouth of the people to the muzzles of the guns. Compared with the troubled Third Army,  As far as the 12th Division is concerned, the 41st Division fighting in the south and west of the city is in a much better situation.

    Although the logistics of the 41st Division were already in jeopardy under the harassment of the Taiyue Military Region, and were forced to deploy a large number of troops to escort ammunition and food, the situation, although it could barely meet its own needs, was far better than that of the three divisions.  The Twelfth Division, with its backing to Jinyuan, Qingyuan and Jiaocheng, could allocate part of its food supply.

    At the same time, because the marching distance is not that long, the logistics supplies can still partially meet the needs. Although it cannot form a reserve, it is much better than the 32nd Division that is about to run out of food. If Yang Jicai can hold on for a day, I am afraid that the first one to retreat will be  He was the thirty-second division that was almost out of business.

    Although Su Yingqi didn't know all this, Yang Jicai already knew it clearly from the mouths of Japanese prisoners. But whether the 32nd Division couldn't hold it at first, it made no difference to Yang Jicai.  The Second Division is now almost at a standstill, and its only effect is that when it retreats, the risk of being pursued by the Japanese is much smaller.

    The 32nd Division was eager to enter Taiyuan City for supplies, but found that there was nothing left. Even the First Army Headquarters was shaking with hunger from top to bottom. Not only was it unable to provide supplies to the 32nd Division  , and even reinforcements were needed to provide relief, but they had no choice but to collect food on the spot, that is, to grab food, and the 32nd Division immediately sent troops back to Yangquan to grab food. They did not even take into account that there was still an anti-resistance force in Crouching Tiger Mountain.  Small troops.

    The 32nd Division was out of food and the 41st Division was unable to pursue it due to greater casualties. The main force of the Japanese army along the way had been almost exhausted. Some of the remaining puppet troops did not dare to make any moves at all. The enemy situation made Yang Jicai retreat.  At that time, it can be said that there was almost no interception or pursuit by the Japanese army.

    But the problem is that many times, what we face on the battlefield is not just the enemy. More often, the reason for changing the plan is unforeseen opponents. Yang Jicai, who evacuated at the maximum speed according to the original plan, retreated much faster after leaving Taiyuan.  Not something he planned or imagined.

    His train convoy traveled for half a day from Taiyuan to Huangzhai. Otherwise, the distance would not have been only tens of kilometers. However, it was not until noon the next day that Su Yingqi was given the order to retreat. It was in dilapidated condition.  Poor railway facilities, large and small tunnels and bridges have all become the reason why the fleet cannot increase its speed.

    Even in order to ensure the safety of transportation, every time they reached a turnout, the personnel of the Jinsui Military Region stationed in the Tongpu Railway Underground Working Committee who accompanied the evacuation had to get out of the car and check to prevent the turnout from being moved by the Japanese army and something that should have been avoided.  It was an accident, and every train that was obviously overloaded could not travel at its maximum speed under complex road conditions, even if one front and rear locomotive pushed and one pulled.

    Shanxi is mountainous and the terrain is relatively more complex than Hebei. Although when building the Tongpu Railway, we tried our best to avoid overly complex terrain, but the actual situation in Shanxi is there. No matter where this railway goes,  In any direction, it is inevitable to pass through countless mountainous areas, large and small, as well as countless ravines and branches.

    Countless bridges have also been erected on these ravines and branches. Although the number of tunnels on the entire Tongpu Railway is not as good as that of Zhengtai Road, it is enough to put the Jinpu Railway, which is mainly built on plain terrain, to shame. Even though I had already thought about it before,  Prepared and made detailed plans, all actions were implemented step by step according to the plan, but the speed and efficiency still gave Yang Jicai a headache.

    Stopping and going along the way, nearly ten hours passed before Yang Jicai's convoy arrived at Huangzhai. If Yang Jicai hadn't taken some measures, plus the bombings last night and this morning, the anti-alliance aviation forces had tried their best.  Cover, and the 32nd Division was unable to pursue due to supply difficulties. At this speed, the Japanese army had already caught up with them.

    Even though he passed Huangzhai, it did not mean that Yang Jicai's retreat was smooth. In order to ensure safety when passing through the tunnel, Yang Jicai had to change his plan and lengthen the time between trains. After passing through Duanjialing and other relatively long  tunnel, the delay is longer.

    Because these tunnels on Tongpu Road were originally built in accordance with narrow-gauge railway traffic standards, the height of the tunnels is generally relatively low. Trains carrying equipment can only pass through with caution. Otherwise, once they pass through, there will be scratches.  If touched, it is not just the equipment that will be damaged.

    And even more time-consumingThe strange thing is that when Tongpu Road was first built, in order to save costs due to limited funds, many simple bridges that were originally supposed to be iron bridges were replaced by wooden bridges. These simple bridges were erected over countless ditches and branches.  The wooden bridge was simply unable to bear the heavy weight and repeatedly reduced the traffic speed which was not as planned.

    When passing these jerry-built bridges, Yang Jicai had to divide a train into three separate passages. Otherwise, these bridges that could not bear the heavy load would have to throw all his fleet into the ditch. Although these bridges were all small  bridge.

    On the contrary, the large bridges on the route were reinforced by the Japanese army when they replaced the rails and converted the original narrow gauge into standard gauge, and the quality of the original construction was pretty good, so they did not cause too many problems.  The trouble is that all trains basically run as planned and pass through at once.

    As for whether overloading will cause damage to these bridges, that is not what Yang Jicai has the time to worry about now. However, these far exceed the number of large bridges. They are erected on countless roads that cannot be bypassed and cannot be filled.  During the dry season, Yang Jicai wasted a lot of time on the wooden railway bridge over the small river and ditch that was basically dry.
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