Throughout the day, the Japanese and puppet troops and the Eighth Route Army operating in Taiyuan were in a state of restraint, and no one took the initiative to provoke a war.
Time flew by and it was eight o'clock in the evening.
The operator walked towards Huang Yu and Li Yunlong with a smile on his face: "Captain...Captain Li..."
"A call from command..."
"The Japanese and puppet troops operating in northwestern Shanxi show no signs of mobilization."
"Your method works..." Li Yunlong looked at Huang Yu with a clear look of admiration.
Huang Yu expressed his analysis very seriously: "Although the large-scale sweep in northwest Shanxi prepared by Okamura Neji and Iwamatsu Yoshio has reached a stalemate."
"But the Japanese have a steady stream of logistical supplies, and we don't..."
"The longer the sweep is delayed, the worse it will be for us, and the higher the Japanese's chances of winning."
"Neji Okamura just suffered a defeat at our hands and needs a big victory to restore his reputation."
"Yoshio Iwamatsu also needs a big victory to secure his position as commander of the Shanxi garrison."
"As long as there is a 20 to 30 percent chance of winning, they will continue to fight and will not end this sweep in a hurry."
"Having the retreating troops from Jinzhong safely withdraw to Taiyuan will not only increase the garrison in Taiyuan, but also make Yoshio Iwamatsu mistakenly believe that our troops are limited and do not have the strength to fight in many places, and that we cannot defeat the Jinzhong defenders, and then despise us."
"I believe that I can use the Taiyuan garrison to block our attack and protect the safety of Taiyuan."
"Now we have news from Taiyuan City."
"If the Taiyuan garrison has strengthened its alert and is ready for battle, it further proves that Yoshio Iwamatsu has no intention of transferring troops from northwestern Shanxi."
"We will also have more time to act with the little devils and buy time for the troops to transfer the aircraft."
"Captain..."
Duan Peng, commander of the assault company, suddenly rushed towards the two of them, panting and reporting: "Investigation shows..."
"The whole city of Taiyuan has been put under martial law."
"The number of Japanese and puppet troops at the top of the city was at least five times greater than usual. The city defense troops kept firing flares into the air to prevent us from sneaking into the city wall..."
"Captain..." The operator who had just left not long ago returned to Huang Yu again.
"The intelligence officers in the city just sent a telegram."
"The Taiyuan garrison formed a mixed brigade through signs from the overseas Chinese, and also brought together the police, spies, and private armed forces in the city to distribute weapons and cooperate with the Japanese to defend the outer city of Taiyuan."
"There is a complete curfew in the city. No one is allowed to move except the troops..."
"It's done..." Li Yunlong's face suddenly lit up with joy.
"Yoshio Iwamatsu really wants to rely on his own strength to defend Taiyuan, and has no intention of deploying troops from northwestern Shanxi."
"If they don't move, we won't move either..."
"A sudden attack on Taiyuan in four or five days will definitely catch Yoshio Iwamatsu by surprise."
Huang Yu objected again: "No..."
"When you act, you have to do the whole thing."
"Our final mission is to force the little devils in northwestern Shanxi to return to Taiyuan and relieve the base area in northwestern Shanxi..."
"If we take down Taiyuan Airport and stand still, no matter how stupid Iwamatsu Yoshio is, he will know that there is a conspiracy."
"Since Yoshio Iwamatsu believes that he can defend Taiyuan, we must cooperate with him to continue this drama and make him believe through actual combat that he can really defend Taiyuan and cannot threaten Taiyuan's security."
"In this way, Yoshio Iwamatsu will completely give up the idea of mobilizing troops from northwestern Shanxi to return reinforcements, and we will have more time to transfer aircraft."
"Our Eighth Route Army has never established an air force. The number of pilots we can find is very limited, and they are scattered in different places. There are Japanese and puppet army blockades everywhere along the way. We may not all be able to reach Taiyuan in four or five days."
“We have to allow for longer periods of time in case of emergency.”
Li Yunlong patted his chest and promised: "I am good at acting..."
"Leave the battle to me tonight..."
"You give me ten tanks and armored vehicles, and give me a battalion of mountain field artillery, and dispatch an infantry battalion, which is exactly a mixed regiment..."
"Without exceeding Yoshio Iwamatsu's estimate of our strength, we can also achieve the purpose of intimidating the Taiyuan garrison. Taking the opportunity to kill one or two of their squadrons is just right..."
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At the Japanese Shanxi Garrison Headquarters, Yoshio Iwamatsu was also discussing the Taiyuan battle situation with his subordinates.
In his own words: As long as no accident occurs tonight, and the garrison in the city successfully withstands the Eighth Route Army's attack and inflicts heavy losses on them on the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army outside the city will not threaten Taiyuan's security at all.
"Boom boom boom..."
Several explosions suddenly sounded at the top of the city, and the explosions were still very violent when they reached Yoshio Iwamatsu's ears.
It can be seen that the shells that exploded just now were not ordinary mortar shells, at least they were mountain artillery shells.
The chief of staff stood up from his chair, raised his eyebrows and said to Yoshio Iwamatsu: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"The Eighth Route Army has begun to attack!"
Yoshio Iwamatsu's face suddenly became very serious, and he looked at the sound of artillery and ordered the direction: "Let the city defense troops find out the strength and firepower configuration of the Eighth Route Army's siege troops as soon as possible."
"Be sure to defend the city and repel all their attacks..."
"If there is any situation, report it to the headquarters immediately."
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The former enemy headquarters and deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army are also paying attention to this battle, which is related to whether the first air force of the Eighth Route Army can be established.
"Chief...the attack on Taiyuan has begun..." the chief of staff hurriedly walked to the deputy commander-in-chief and reported.
"Xiao Huang and Li Yunlong assembled an infantry battalion, an artillery battalion, and ten tanks and armored vehicles to raid Taiyuan."
"Li Yunlong personally leads the team!"
"It should be able to put a lot of pressure on the Taiyuan City Defense Forces, but it will not threaten the security of Taiyuan City."
"I think they should be just right to send out this small amount of troops."
The deputy commander nodded: "Xiao Huang and the others have considered the issue very carefully."
"The counter-mopping up in northwestern Shanxi has reached a stalemate. The longer the battle drags on, the better it will be for the Japanese."
"Xiao Huang and the others obviously discovered this."
"This is used to delay time and divert the plane."
"But in order not to arouse the suspicion of Yoshio Iwamatsu and think that they had other agendas, they had to send troops to attack Taiyuan."
"To make him mistakenly believe that the real purpose of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army is to force them to mobilize troops from northwestern Shanxi to return reinforcements, and then hide the purpose of the transfer aircraft..."
After saying that, he stared at the chief of staff and continued to ask: "Is there any latest news about the pilot..."
"How many pilots have been found in each base area? How many days will it take to get to Taiyuan Airport..."
"How long will it take to repair the landing airport at the Yi Zhong base, and how long will it take to repair the hangar hidden in the mountain?"
"We were able to conceal the information before the plane was transferred. There was such a big movement during the transfer, spanning hundreds of kilometers, and the Japanese army would definitely be aware of it."
"They certainly won't allow us to have our own air force."
"If the location of the airport is exposed, it will definitely attract crazy bombing by the Japanese army."
"If there weren't some hangars hidden in the mountains, those aircraft would definitely not be saved."
