"Weng buzz..."
The huge roar of aircraft soon sounded at the airport, and the fighter plane slowly slid forward, getting faster and faster.
Just when it was about to cross the end of the runway, it pulled up the nose of the plane violently, roared into the sky, and disappeared from everyone's sight.
After a while, the roar overhead began to weaken, and finally disappeared completely.
Taiyuan Airport, which had been bustling for several nights, also regained its tranquility at this moment.
"Engineer platoon..." Huang Yu suddenly ordered.
"Here we go..." The engineer platoon leader directly under the Special Regiment ran to him with a face filled with anticipation.
"Immediately set up explosives on the airport runway, oil depot, ammunition depot... and we must destroy them all when we evacuate Taiyuan to ensure that Taiyuan Airport cannot be put into use within three months..."
The platoon leader immediately thought of the aerial bombs and fuel that could not be taken away from the airport, and patted his chest to assure himself.
"Captain, don't worry..."
"I promise to blow this place up beyond recognition. Even the little devils won't be able to tell that this is Taiyuan Airport when they come."
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Outside the east gate of Taiyuan, the attack continued.
After the armored battalion lost two more tanks, two platoons of soldiers finally reached the gap in the city wall.
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
Facing the Japanese and puppet troops who were constantly counterattacking in front of them, the soldiers fought desperately to hold on to this section of the city wall that they had finally taken down. When the machine guns were damaged, they would shoot with rifles without taking a step back.
A rare smile flashed across Li Yunlong's serious face, and he happily ordered: "This attack is a good one!"
"The soldiers who rushed to the city are all good!"
Zhou Tao didn't expect that the attacking troops could really rush to the top of the city and tear a hole in the Japanese and puppet defense lines, so he immediately followed his usual thinking.
"Captain Li..."
"How about sending another company to the top of the city..."
"Maybe we can really break through the east gate of Taiyuan tonight."
Li Yunlong smiled back, but he was not dazzled by the victory in front of him. He calmly ordered: "We want to break through the east gate of Taiyuan with this small force. What are you dreaming about?"
"Don't look at the attacking troops successfully reaching the top of the city..."
"But as long as the Japs concentrate their troops and firepower to launch a counterattack, we won't be able to hold the breakthrough even if we kill two more companies."
"It's almost time..." Li Yunlong's eyes staring at the city suddenly became hot, and he suddenly said something that no one could understand.
Just as Zhou Tao was about to ask what was going on, he saw Li Yunlong giving a serious order...
"In order to drive us down, the Japanese and puppet troops gathered at least 300 people to counterattack the city. This was a great opportunity to kill a large number of their troops."
"Haven't several mortar companies been complaining that they have no fight? Now the opportunity has come."
"All mortars are aimed at the city wall from 50 meters to 150 meters in front of the attacking troops, and the shells are fired at the fastest rate of fire..."
"One minute of rapid artillery fire, give me a hard beating..."
"The offensive troops took turns covering the evacuation of the city. Their mission was completed."
"Deploy a mortar company to provide them with artillery cover. We must bring them back safely."
"At least 300 Japanese and puppet soldiers died directly and indirectly in their hands in this battle, which is enough for that old devil Yoshio Iwamatsu to drink a pot."
The operator ran to Li Yunlong at the same time: "Captain Li..."
"Captain Huang reported: The transfer operation has been successfully completed and we can withdraw our troops!"
"Okay..." Li Yunlong also smiled and said happily: "It was a great battle tonight."
"I, Li Yunlong, haven't fought such a heart-warming battle in a long time. My opponent is still that old devil Yoshio Iwamatsu... It's comfortable..."
"Although we failed to break through the east gate of Taiyuan, the number of Japanese and puppet troops who died in our hands tonight, if not thousands, is seven to eight hundred. We have already made enough."
"As soon as the artillery fire against the Japanese and puppet counterattack forces stops, we will withdraw from the battlefield... be faster!"
"Leave two mortar companies to cover..."
"What if some kid gets confused and dares to go out of the city to chase us."
"I don't mind killing them in return..."
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At the Shanxi Garrison Headquarters of the Little Japs in Taiyuan City, Yoshio Iwamatsu was both thankful and a little disappointed when he heard the firefight coming to a complete halt at the east gate.
Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army failed to break through the east gate and advance into Taiyuan no matter how fierce its offensive was.
The disappointment was because once the Eighth Route Army withdrew, it would be difficult for him to continue to consume their troops through siege warfare.
"Your Excellency, Commander..." The Chief of Staff strode back to the battlefield from the front line...
What puzzled Yoshio Iwamatsu was that there was no joy on his face after winning the battle.
Could it be that the situation ahead has changed?
Although the Eighth Route Army failed to capture Taiyuan, it took advantage in other aspects.
A bad premonition flashed through his mind, and he asked anxiously: "Is something going on in the east of the city?"
"The casualties were a bit heavy...the city defenses were almost breached by the Eighth Route Army?"
Iwamatsu Yoshio immediately frowned and asked anxiously: "Didn't I send reinforcements to the east of the city?"
"So many troops can't even stop hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops. What do they do for food!"
The chief of staff quickly reported: "The Eighth Route Army, under the cover of tanks, desperately attacked the gap at the top of the city. About two platoons attacked the top of the city..."
"In order to block the gap and drive the Eighth Route Army off the city, the garrison in the east of the city assembled two squadrons to launch a counterattack."
"As a result, the Eighth Route Army assembled more than forty mortars to storm the city..."
"The two infantry squadrons suffered heavy losses. Less than a hundred people evacuated the city alive, and half of them were lightly or seriously wounded."
"The Eighth Route Army that stormed the city also evacuated the city wall under the cover of artillery fire."
Two infantry squadrons were blown up by a burst of artillery fire before they even came into contact with the Eighth Route Army. Even though Yoshio Iwamatsu was the commander of the Shanxi garrison and had an army of 100,000 men, he still felt a burst of pain.
Staring at the chief of staff, he continued to ask: "How many people did we lose tonight?"
The chief of staff opened his mouth and closed it again. He hesitated for a while before replying with a frown: "In addition, the Imperial Alliance Army is cooperating..."
"We lost a total of 1,053 people, 751 were killed directly in battle, and others were seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness..."
Yoshio Iwamatsu continued to ask: "How many imperial troops are there..."
"482 Imperial soldiers were killed and 118 Imperial soldiers were seriously injured..." the chief of staff replied solemnly.
"The equivalent of four infantry squadrons being destroyed..."
"Nani?" Yoshio Iwamatsu couldn't sit still anymore and stood up from the chair.
This was the first time he had felt uneasy in several days.
The Taiyuan city defense force only has one regiment of imperial troops, and as a result, four squadrons were lost in one battle tonight...
This means that the Taiyuan garrison was defeated at once and lost 20 to 30% of its infantry.
If they continue to attack Taiyuan tomorrow night and their offensive remains unchanged, they will be able to exhaust the remaining imperial army in Taiyuan in three nights at most.
This was a result that Yoshio Iwamatsu could never accept, and he continued to ask: "How many casualties did the Eighth Route Army have..."
"Do you still have the strength to continue to attack Taiyuan..."
