At that time, it was not just the 28th Regiment and one family who rushed to join the fight, but only on May 15th.
There were 386 Brigade’s New 1st Regiment, 771st Regiment, 772nd Regiment, Independent Regiment, and New 2nd Regiment; the 147th Regiment, 148th Regiment, and 149th Regiment of the 12th Division of the Central Army; the 358th Regiment and the 614th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, etc. successively entered the battle.
In addition, there are also four directions: northwestern Shanxi, southwestern Shanxi, central Shanxi and northeastern Shanxi. Bandits, bandits or local self-defense forces of different sizes join the melee, and the number of troops involved suddenly exceeds the 20,000 mark.
After hearing the news of the attack on Taiyuan, the commander-in-chief of the North China Front, Touichi Terauichi, learned that more than a dozen regular regiment-level formations had sprung up in Shanxi overnight, and he made a prompt decision to mobilize reinforcements from the neighboring provinces of Hebei, Suiyuan, and Chahar.
It doesn't matter if this doesn't increase. Once it increases, the Chinese armed forces in the above three provinces will take advantage of this gap to either encircle the points for reinforcements or to ambush and attack!
For a while, the fight was in full swing, so lively!
However, due to limited communication capabilities, the two sides did not know the origin of this battle at all. They only knew that the main force of the Japanese elites moved westward in large numbers, and the remaining garrison troops were either third-rate combat forces or second-rate Japanese soldiers such as the North China Security Army.
This is a serious matter, the 18th Group Army's former enemy headquarters in Daxia Bay
The deputy commander untied his belt, opened his collar, and exposed his restrained neck. He held a fist hammer in one hand and placed a picture of North China on the table, frowning:
"It's chaos! It's all chaos! There are wars everywhere! The whole of North China is in chaos! Only our headquarters knows what's going on. What a hell!"
Hearing this, the deputy chief of staff shook his head helplessly:
"There is no way. Our radio can only reach the division and brigade level. Most of the underground troops do not have radios."
After hearing this, the deputy commander could only smile bitterly.
In fact, it's not that the troops below can't afford radios. Since the New Regiment captured Pianguan City, they have seized four radios with a power of more than 200 watts. And Li Yunlong, who always only takes advantage and does not suffer any losses, actually has one of them. No secrets were kept, all were sent to the 386 Brigade Headquarters.
Of course, this has nothing to do with consciousness, because Li Yunlong is used to being the leader and independently commanding overall operations. If a radio is equipped, no matter what happens in the future, he will have to rely on the radio to obey orders and listen to commands.
Therefore, that thing is not a communication tool, but a huge burden!
With Li Yunlong, the main regiment commander, being the first to take advantage of the situation, other regimental and battalion-level officers of the 18th Army followed suit and kept as much of the seized weapons and equipment as they could; as for radio stations and telephones, Even people and goods were sent to the top with all their strength.
So much so that the 386 brigade headquarters alone has 11 radio stations with a power of more than 500 watts, and there are too many other small and medium-sized radio stations to count! As for the more powerful ones, it would be of little use to keep them at the division and brigade levels, and they would all be given to the former enemy headquarters.
But I never thought that it was these ultra-high-power radio stations that would play an unexpected role at this time when the military command centers were confused!
At the right time, the director of the radio station hurriedly walked into the headquarters with a cheerful face and raised his hands in salute to the two chief officers:
"Report! There's something going on!"
"explain!"
"Just now our intelligence agent monitored the enemy's radio station and found that the enemy was also in chaos! The Japanese army government personally sent a message to Juichi Terauchi, the commander-in-chief of the North China Front. Our translator was a two-swordsman, but the content of the message contained The two parties surprisingly mentioned two terms! The first one is Taiyuan! The second one..."
Before he finished speaking, the deputy commander-in-chief suddenly raised his head: "Could the second one be the Chinese Defense Forces?"
Hearing this, the station director was startled at first, then nodded to show his acquiescence!
"Finally found it! The breaking point of this battle lies with the Chinese Defense Forces!"
The deputy chief of staff also nodded, and expressed his confusion: "Could it be Li Yunfeng of the National Defense Force who is attacking Taiyuan City?"
After finishing speaking, the whole place was silent, and everyone's face showed an incredible look.
"I think it's almost the same! Look at Shanxi, look at North China! Look at the whole of China! I'm afraid only Li Yunfeng's Chinese Defense Force has the courage!"
Having said that, the deputy commander-in-chief is still puzzled. It is said that the Chinese Defense Force is powerful, well-equipped, and highly qualified. But no matter how awesome you are, just a few hundred people will go to build a city with high walls, wide cities, and heavy troops. The guarded Taiyuan City is too appalling!
You know, Taiyuan is not a remote small town under the jurisdiction of Xinzhou like Pianguan, but a provincial government and an important town in North China; it is the gateway to Shaanxi and Gansu and the barrier to the north!
Its vast territory, prosperous economy, large population, and rich industry are almost first-rate when looking at the provinces of North China, let alone Shanxi!
For this reason, the North China Front specially deployed the First Army Headquarters and the Second Division Headquarters here.
Even if the Japanese army in Taiyuan is less powerful than before due to various reasons, it is by no means the central army or other local armies can get involved wantonly, let alone the Chinese Defense Force with only a few hundred people.
"That Commander-in-Chief Li is indeed just like his brother Li Yunlong! He is so bold and acts recklessly!"
At this point, the deputy chief of staff could only smile bitterly. As a top graduate from the Frunze Military Academy, like the deputy commander-in-chief, he also boldly guessed that the man behind this battle was Li Yunfeng!
But there was no evidence and he didn't say anything until the director of the radio station mentioned two terms.
"The matter is over! Any more unnecessary words will not help! Even if the defense forces break the sky, this battle must continue! Immediately, order all the troops that can be contacted by the enemy's headquarters to block the enemy's reinforcements at all costs! Even if all the troops are exhausted, we still have to buy time for the defense forces!"
Having said this, the deputy commander paused and faced the deputy chief of staff:
"Go to the 129th Division in person, together with their commander and the 386th Brigade, go to the Chinese Defense Forces to persuade you! Yoshio Shinozuka is by no means a kind person, and Taiyuan City is not a remote town like Pianguan. If he really wants to Open up a piece of territory for yourself, and our 129th Division can help them fight against Xinzhou!"
"yes!"
After hearing this, the deputy chief of staff saluted and left, leaving the radio station director standing beside the deputy commander, looking in disbelief.
As an old man who lived during the Pingjiang Uprising, the radio director knew the temperament of the deputy commander-in-chief very well. He had never seen him so fond of a young man in more than ten years. He even paid the price of the entire 18th Army Group Army's former enemy headquarters to give him advice. An army of just a few hundred people.
If Shicai hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it was true even if he was beaten to death.
"Why are you still here? Go and monitor the movements of the North China Front. If you have any news about the Chinese Defense Forces, report to me as soon as possible!"
