Taiyuan.
Japanese Army Headquarters.
Yoshio Shinozuka is meeting with Momoyo Naganomura of the 2nd Guards Division.
Kunomura Momoyo succeeded Muto Akira and became the commander of the 2nd Division of the First Army.
In fact, Kunomura Momoyo did not want the First Army to serve as the commander of the 2nd Guards Division.
Because he heard that the First Army seemed to have some useless generals, and several major generals died in the battle.
Even Lieutenant General Akira Muto was bombarded by the Eighth Route Army on his first day in Shanxi, and was shattered after the rescue efforts failed.
Who would want to come to such a dangerous place?
It's just that military orders are hard to disobey, so Kunomura Momoyo can only bite the bullet and take office.
Although the Shotai Railway has been reopened to traffic, Kunomura Momoyo and the officers at the division headquarters did not dare to take the military train. Instead, they took a direct flight to Taiyuan Xincheng Airport after arriving in Peiping.
The reorganized Engineer Regiment and Artillery Regiment of the Guards Division have arrived in Yangquan, while logistics units such as the reorganized 3rd Regiment and Engineer Regiment are still on the way.
"Kuno-kun, this is the new Biluochun produced in China this year, please."
Yoshio Shinozuka raised his hands and Kunomura Momoyo, who was sitting opposite, picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "Good tea!"
Shinozuka Yoshio then smiled and said: "If Kuno-kun likes it, when you come to Yangquan to take office, I will ask the guard to bring you a few kilograms."
Kunomura Momoyo did not refuse and said, "Thank you very much, Commander."
"Your Excellency, Commander." Kunomura Momoyo said, "Although it is my first time to come to Shanxi, but from the plane, Shanxi has both plains and mountains. Our 2nd Guards Division does not yet have a cavalry unit, and as far as I know , the Eighth Route Army has always been good at guerrilla warfare, if our unit can have a cavalry regiment, it might be much better."
The standing divisions of the Japanese army generally have 2 brigades (each brigade has 2 infantry regiments), one regiment each for engineering, cavalry, artillery, and baggage, for a total of 8 regiments, plus one division headquarters and two brigades. There are 28,200 non-combatants in the regiment headquarters.
The three-unit divisions compressed the cavalry regiments and changed them into cavalry brigades. Some divisions even did not have cavalry brigades.
Although the 2nd Guards Division was adapted from the 2nd Guards Division and has always been in Japan, it does not have a cavalry unit.
"Kuno-kun, it's not that I don't give you cavalry, it's just that I don't have many cavalry in my hands."
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "There used to be a Black Island Cavalry Regiment, but when they fought against the Eighth Route Army in Qixian County, they were all broken into pieces."
"A while ago, the 13th Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Army Garrison in Mongolia was defeated by the Eighth Route Cavalry in the Niangziguan area and suffered heavy losses."
"Is there such a thing?"
Kunomura Momoyo narrowed his eyes, the Eighth Route Army actually had such a powerful cavalry unit?
"Don't worry, Mr. Kuno, the Guards Division has powerful machine guns and artillery firepower, and the Eighth Route Cavalry has nothing to fear."
"With the Type 96 light machine gun and Type 92 heavy machine gun on the front, the Eighth Route Cavalry will not be able to take advantage of it."
Seeing Kunomura Momoyo's expression, Shinozuka Yoshio comforted him with a few words.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Momoyo Kunomura paused, "Then I will go to Yangquan to take up my post tomorrow."
"Hey!" Yoshio Shinozuka said happily, "Then the 2nd Guards Division will be handed over to Kuno-kun. From Taiyuan to Yangquan, there is a mobile brigade stationed every 10 kilometers. It is absolutely safe, but Kuno-kun Arrive safely in Yangquan."
"Thank you very much, Commander, then I can go there with peace of mind!" Momoyo Kunomura thought that Yoshio Shinozuka had specially arranged it for him, and he couldn't help feeling a little grateful.
"You're welcome, Kuno-kun." Shinozuka Yoshio said, "Both Taiyuan and Yangquan are still very safe now. As for the roads and railways between them... I will arrange to build an airport in Yangquan. In the future, Kuno-kun and Kon When officers of the Guard Corps go to Taiyuan, they don’t need to take trains or cars.”
"Thank you, Commander!" Kunomura Momoyo stood up and nodded.
Although Shinozuka Yoshio's move was to win him over and let him work hard on the battlefield in the future, Kuno was really grateful now.
The division commander has great power, and it often happens that the Japanese Army Lieutenant General and the division commander below are in trouble. Yoshio Shinozuka is also afraid that he will not be able to suppress the Lieutenant General from Tokyo.
After all, it will be up to Kunomura Momoyo to lead the 2nd Guards Division to deal with the Eighth Route Army in the future.
"Boom!" At this moment, a huge explosion sounded from the south of the city.
"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of the south of the city. He had been on the battlefield for a long time and naturally heard that the explosion of a bomb just now.
Listening carefully, intensive gunfire rang out, and the gunfire was also mixed with explosions.
Yoshio Shinozuka's face gradually turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Just now, I boasted in front of Kunomura Momoyo that Taiyuan City was absolutely safe, and the next minute there was an attack in Taiyuan City. Isn't this a slap in the face in an instant?
Yoshio Shinozuka walked quickly to the phone, picked up the phone and quickly shook the handle.
Then he put the phone to his ear: "Moses, Moses, ask Mr. Kasai to come see me immediately."
A few minutes later, communications staff officer Toshimatsu Kasai walked quickly into Yoshio Shinozuka's office and bowed to Yoshio Shinozuka: "Your Excellency, Commander!"
At this time, the gunfire from the south of the city became more intensive, accompanied by the explosion of grenades.
Shinozuka Yoshio asked with a stern face: "Kasai-kun, what are the gunshots and explosions from the south of the city?"
"It's still unclear. The phone lines in the south of the city seem to have been cut. Neither the south city wall nor the military station in the south of the city can be contacted."
Kasai Toshiatsu paused and said: "However, the Ministry of Communications has sent communications troops to investigate, and the Military Police and the Imperial Japanese Army are on their way."
"No matter who is causing damage in Taiyuan City, they will never leave alive."
Hearing that the Military Police and the Imperial Japanese Army were on their way, Yoshio Shinozuka's face relaxed slightly: "Kasai-kun, send an order to the Military Police to kill all the attackers!"
"Hi!" Kasai Toshiatsu said, then walked out quickly.
"Wait!" Yoshio Shinozuka stopped him again.
Kasai Toshimatsu hurriedly turned around, and Shinozuka Yoshio said again: "Leave one alive, I want to see which force behind the scenes dares to attack Taiyuan City."
In his view, Taiyuan City was full of Japanese and Imperial Army troops. If the enemy dared to attack Taiyuan City, it would undoubtedly be a suicide attack.
After Kasai Toshimatsu left, Shinozuka Yoshio turned around and said, "Kuno-kun, are you interested in following me to the inner city wall to watch a good show?"
"Follow the arrangements of Your Majesty the Commander." Kunomura Momoyo said.
Shinozuka Yoshio and Kunomura Momoyo walked out of the office and when they arrived at the door, they met Kusuyama Hideyoshi who was rushing in.
"Open the way!" At that moment, Shinozuka Yoshio, Kusuyama Hideyoshi and Kunomura Momoyo, surrounded by a group of staff officers, headed towards the inner city wall.
…
At the "Imperial Army Rest House", the battle has become intense.
Duan Peng led Team 1 to occupy the commanding heights on the second floor, while Li Changshun led Team 2 downstairs. They opened fire on the Japanese and puppet troops outside from upstairs and downstairs.
The battle has lasted for 15 minutes. With the precise marksmanship of the members of the Sharp Sword Squadron, dozens of corpses of Japanese and puppet soldiers were already lying on the street in front of the "Imperial Army Rest House".
After another wave of more than ten Japanese and puppet troops who charged were killed, the Japanese and puppet troops were frightened by the precise marksmanship and did not dare to attack rashly again.
More than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops surrounded the rest house.
The Sword Squadron is also in short supply of ammunition. If it persists for at most 5 minutes, the ammunition will be used up.
Although some pistols, rifles and ammunition were seized after killing the Japanese, the Japanese did not bring much ammunition when they went out, so the problem could not be solved.
The Japanese did not attack, and Team 1 and Team 2 did not take advantage of this opportunity to break out.
At this time, the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops arrived, increasing to more than 200. The streets were densely packed with Japanese and puppet troops.
Duan Peng and Li Changshun knew very well that as time went by, the Japanese and puppet troops would definitely gather more and more, but there was no sign of Wei Dayong and the others.
"Duan Peng, what should we do now?" Li Changshun carried a gun and walked up the stairs to Duan Peng on the second floor. He asked in a low voice, "How about we rush out to find the deputy captain and the others?"
"no!"
Duan Peng looked grim and shook his head decisively: "It was okay to rush out at first, but now there is only a dead end."
Even if they rush out at the beginning, they will be blocked in an alley by the Japanese and puppet troops who are coming, waiting for Wei Dayong and others to drive tanks to rescue them.
It's better to fight the Japanese in the Japanese rest house. Compared with the alley outside, it is easier to defend here.
After all, the two teams are in the alley, and the Japanese and puppet soldiers can kill them all at once by throwing a few grenades or hand grenades.
But here, you can be condescending, and as long as the Japanese and puppet soldiers dare to show up, you can shoot them in the head at any time.
Several Japanese and puppet soldiers were shot in the head when they threw grenades. The grenades fell at the feet of the Japanese and puppet soldiers, and nearby Japanese and puppet soldiers were blown up.
"The vice-captain and the others haven't arrived yet. They may be in trouble."
Li Changshun took a deep breath and said: "We can't sit still and wait for death. Two brothers in our second team are injured. If this continues, our two combat teams will have to finish it."
"We also have two wounded brothers in the first team." Duan Peng said, "I am not afraid of these Japanese and puppet troops. What I am most afraid of now is the Japanese artillery."
Li Changshun glanced out through the window and happened to see several Japanese soldiers pushing a Type 92 infantry gun and firing at Zhu Yuan on the street 50 meters away.
"Damn it, you crow's mouth." Li Changshun screamed, "Type 92 infantry artillery!"
"Where is it?" Duan Peng's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
The power of the Type 92 Infantry Cannon can penetrate even the turrets, let alone houses. In front of the Type 92 Infantry Cannon, this brick building is no different from the one in Zhihu.
Li Changshun had already fired when Duan Peng was asking questions.
"Bang!" "Bang!" After two very short gunshots, the two Japanese soldiers behind the Type 92 infantry gun were shot in the head and then fell down.
Although the Type 92 infantry gun has a protective shield, from the second floor, the pistol can hit the bent Japanese artillerymen.
After Li Changshun killed two Japanese artillerymen, he quickly changed positions. The next moment there was a loud sound of gunfire, and dense bullets were fired towards the place where he had just fired.
Fortunately, this was a brick building. If it had been a wooden building, they would have been beaten into pieces by the Japanese and puppet troops downstairs.
Li Changshun and Duan Peng looked down through the window again. The Japanese artillerymen got a steel plate from nowhere and placed it in front of the Type 92 infantry gun.
Duan Peng raised his hand and hit the steel plate with two shots. Sparks flew everywhere, but they failed to penetrate the steel plate.
"Fuck!" Seeing this scene, Duan Peng's cheeks twitched and he shouted, "The devils are going to fire, retreat!"
Duan Peng reached the stairs in a few steps, and then jumped down. Behind him, Li Changshun and several team members jumped from the second floor to the first floor.
Less than 3 seconds after the last team member jumped down, there was a violent explosion above their heads, like a heavy hammer beating a drum in their ears, and everyone's heads were buzzing.
A puff of choking smoke rushed down from the stairs, and the second floor was blown up by the Japanese Type 92 infantry artillery.
If Duan Peng hadn't given the order to retreat in time, if they were still on the second floor, they would all have been killed by the Japanese one shot.
But Duan Peng knew very well that the Japanese definitely had more than one cannonball.
"Get the hell back inside and move quickly!"
Following Duan Peng's loud shout, everyone quickly retreated inside, with six brothers guarding the back. The Japanese and puppet troops had previously attacked from the back door, but were repulsed.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers on the street were overjoyed when they saw that the 92nd Infantry Cannon blew up the second floor that had been unable to be conquered for a long time with one shot, and the enemy made no move.
One of the Japs, Shaozuo, smiled with satisfaction. It was a good fight. A few more shots would be enough.
"Boom!" There was another explosion. This time it was not the brick building in front that was blown up into the sky, but the 92nd Infantry Cannon that had just been fired.
"Nani?" Jaap Shaozuo turned around and saw two tanks appearing on the corner of the street. The two tanks were approaching side by side, and smoke was coming out of the muzzle of one of the tanks.
The heavy machine gun on another tank sprayed out a long tongue of flame, and the bullets were whipped towards the Japanese and puppet soldiers squatting on both sides of the street.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers with their backs to the tanks were immediately shot by machine guns, and fell into a pool of blood one after another.
Although there was only one heavy machine gun due to lack of manpower, the Japanese and puppet troops had no choice but to passively take bullets with the tank.
The heavy machine gun in the hands of Wei Monk was both tricky and fierce. With every short burst or long burst, one to three Japanese and puppet soldiers were bound to be hit.
The street is very wide, and it doesn't look crowded when two tanks advance together. While Monk Wei opened fire with a heavy machine gun, another Type 95 tank fired continuously.
"Boom!" The four or five Japanese and puppet troops who were hiding behind a bunker were blown up.
The two tanks drove very slowly. The Japanese and puppet soldiers were so frightened that they ran out from behind the bunker and fired at the two tanks while retreating.
But it was useless. Although the armor thickness of the Japanese tanks was only about 10 mm, the rifles and machine guns in the hands of the Japanese and puppet soldiers could not penetrate it at all.
At this moment, on this little-known Taiyuan street, a 7.7mm heavy machine gun and a 37mm tank gun showed amazing lethality.
This was almost a one-sided massacre, and the Japanese and puppet troops who were caught off guard were beaten miserably.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers finally couldn't stand it anymore, lost the courage to resist, turned around and ran away, leaving behind a large number of corpses and disappeared on the street corner.
The convoy stopped in front of the gate of the "Imperial Army Rest House". Everyone got out of the tanks and looked at the Japanese rest house whose second floor had been blown down.
Wang Gensheng honked the horn several times, and then Li Changshun and Duan Peng's heads were carefully poked out.
Monk Wei grinned: "Duan Peng, Changshun, I heard that you want to take a ride?"
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