The communications staff replied bravely: "Report to the Commander..."
"I didn't believe this telegram at first..."
"Specially send a telegram to the airport to confirm..."
"Now I believe that Taiyuan Airport was really attacked. The airport defense team suffered heavy losses. If we don't send reinforcements, the airport will be lost..."
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone suddenly rang in the war room, bringing the shocked Yoshio Iwamatsu back to reality.
The telephone soldier quickly grabbed the phone. After speaking for less than half a minute, his face turned pale. He covered the phone and reported to Yoshio Iwamatsu.
"Your Excellency Commander..."
"The garrison at the east gate saw a large number of fires rising from the direction of the airport on the city top, and could also faintly hear some explosions."
"They suspect that Taiyuan Airport has been attacked, and hope that the command will agree to immediately divide their troops to reinforce the airport..."
A look of solemnity quickly flashed on the chief of staff's face, and he suggested to Yoshio Iwamatsu: "Your Excellency, Commander!"
"If Taiyuan City is attacked, aviation is the only force that can reinforce us in a short time!"
"If something happens to them, it will take several days even if we immediately mobilize troops from the front line."
"I suspect that the tanks and armored vehicles attacking the airport are not from the Yizhong Eighth Route Army."
"They probably really belong to the chariot brigade..."
"Otherwise there is no way to explain the origin of these chariots."
Yoshio Iwamatsu is not a fool.
As soon as the chief of staff mentioned it, he thought of another possibility. He looked at the chief of staff with disbelief and asked, "You mean something happened to the chariot brigade?"
"This is impossible……"
"With such strong assault capabilities, how could the Eighth Route Army threaten the safety of the chariot brigade with only such heavy firepower and troops!"
"The chariot brigade is our trump card to defend Taiyuan City and defeat all invading enemies. There will definitely be no problems..."
Seeing that Yoshio Iwamatsu was still blindly superstitious about the tank brigade, the chief of staff could only continue to speak his mind.
"But the Eighth Route Army that attacked Jinzhong was not attacked by the chariot brigade."
"The chariot brigade set off from the airport two hours ago. It was time to crawl to Jinzhong, but they did not appear on the battlefield."
"If there was no accident in the chariot brigade, then Commander, where do you think they went!"
"Where did the Eighth Route Army's tanks to attack Taiyuan Airport come from!"
"this……"
Yoshio Iwamatsu still wanted to insist that there was no accident in the chariot brigade, but he racked his brains and couldn't think of a reason to refute... He had to admit this fact in his heart.
Then his face turned pale.
He had high hopes for the tank corps.
As a result, the chariot brigade not only failed to eliminate the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, but instead became the assistant of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, and in turn raided Taiyuan Airport...
This is absolutely a big joke.
Now that he has no tank brigade, Taiyuan Airport is also in danger. The Eighth Route Army that has been attacked by Yi Zhong has dozens more tanks. The strength of both sides is waxing and waning, which is too detrimental to him.
At this moment, the anxious chief of staff spoke again: "Your Excellency, commander, send troops..."
"If we don't send troops to reinforce, Taiyuan Airport will really be unable to defend itself."
Perhaps in order to confirm the statement of the chief of staff, the communications staff officer rushed over again with a worried look on his face. Before he could stand still, he gasped and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"Our radio contact with Taiyuan Airport has been interrupted..."
"Is there any news about the garrison in the east of the city..." Yoshio Iwamatsu also became anxious and asked quickly.
"The explosions from the direction of the airport haven't stopped yet..." the phone soldier reported while calling the garrison in the east of the city.
"The firefight is still fierce..."
The chief of staff suddenly interjected: "The sound of exchange of fire indicates that the airport is still in our hands..."
"Your Excellency Commander...send troops..."
"We can't send troops..." Iwamatsu Yoshio frowned and refused decisively. This was his first direct answer to the chief of staff's proposal.
"Then we just watch the airport being captured by the Eighth Route Army?" the chief of staff asked with a look of reluctance.
Iwamatsu Yoshio then asked, "Then do you think it's still too late for us to send troops?"
"The Eighth Route Army attacking Taiyuan Airport is equipped with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles. How long do you think the airport garrison can hold out under the assault of dozens of tanks..."
"Ten minutes or twenty minutes..."
"How long does it take for the East Gate garrison to reach Taiyuan Airport..."
"At least fifty minutes..."
"By the time they get through, the airport will have been captured by the Eighth Route Army. Maybe they will hit the guns of the Eighth Route Army."
"If the Eighth Route Army mobilizes tank troops to launch a counterattack against the reinforcements, do you think the reinforcements will be rivaled by dozens of tanks?"
The chief of staff shook his head in pain.
Staring at the sand table, he continued: "If Taiyuan Airport is lost..."
"The Eighth Route Army coming from Yi Zhong will definitely attack Taiyuan directly."
"We have too few troops and can't hold on for long."
"I suggest that a mixed brigade be immediately transferred from the front line to return to Taiyuan to protect Taiyuan, and at the same time eliminate the Eighth Route Army that came over from the wings outside Taiyuan City."
Taiyuan is the seat of the Shanxi Garrison Headquarters, and it is also the provincial capital, political and economic center of SX. An accident must not occur, otherwise Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu will not be able to hold the position for long.
But Yoshio Iwamatsu didn't want to stop in the middle of the sweep of northwest Shanxi.
Now the enemy and we are in a stalemate, and whoever retreats first means admitting defeat to the other side.
Besides, although there are not many troops stationed in Taiyuan, Taiyuan city defenses are very strong.
There are a large number of expats living inside. If they are temporarily recruited into the army, at least one more brigade can be created.
Add in the mess of the Imperial Army, the police, and the special team... It will definitely be no problem to gather eight or nine thousand people.
Although the Yizhong Eighth Route Army captured a lot of equipment from the chariot brigade, they did not have many troops.
As long as he blocks his limited troops in their main attack direction, the chance of defending Taiyuan is at least 60%.
As for air support...
Although Taiyuan Airport is closest to the battlefield, it does not mean that planes taking off from other airports cannot reinforce themselves.
If the Eighth Route Army attacked Taiyuan during the day, they would be bombarded by aviation forces so that they could not find the southeast, northwest, and northwest.
After much thought, he decided not to mobilize troops from the front line for the time being.
Rely on your own strength to hold on and give the front line more time to defeat the Northwestern Shanxi Eighth Route Army.
Then he ordered to the chief of staff: "Ignore the front line for now..."
"Contact the Jinzhong garrison immediately..."
"If there is an accident in the chariot brigade, Jinzhong will definitely not be able to defend it. Let them abandon the city and retreat immediately, give up all their baggage and ammunition, evacuate Jinzhong lightly, and take a small road to Taiyuan."
"Let them take the narrow path..."
"Don't be targeted by the Eighth Route Army's chariot troops and cavalry, otherwise no matter how many troops there are, they won't be enough to kill them!"
"Report the attack on Taiyuan Airport to the Front Army Headquarters and ask Your Excellency, Commander, to deploy aviation forces to reinforce us. We will conduct an aerial reconnaissance of Taiyuan Airport at dawn to determine the damage to the airport."
"Although the Eighth Route Army did not turn back after they seized the aircraft, it is better not to allow them to capture the aircraft just in case."
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