Outside Heyuan County.
The battalion commander of the third division, Yang Jiuping, held a command saber in his hand, walked into the new regiment headquarters with a smile on his face, and saluted Li Yunlong: "Report to the regiment commander, a general's saber has been seized!"
Then, Yang Jiuping handed the lieutenant general's command knife to Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong took the command knife and looked at it, his expression couldn't help but be slightly happy.
The samurai command swords for generals and above are all given by Tian Locust, which is a symbol of honor and status.
The difference between katana swords is the handle. The color of the inner side of the samurai sword is golden. The handle is made of ivory, and there are special decorative patterns on the gold. The higher the level, the more refined these patterns are. .
Li Yunlong, who had seized several general swords, naturally recognized that this was indeed a general sword at a glance.
The 36th Division has only one officer above general, namely the division commander Jing Guanren.
"It is indeed a general's sword!" Li Yunlong put the blade back into its scabbard and looked at Battalion Commander Yang, "Xiao Yang, you did a great job in this battle. I just saw it. Your soldiers from the third division fought well."
Yang Jiuping did not mean to be greedy for credit and said: "If it weren't for the cooperation of the machine gun battalion, air defense battalion and heavy machine gun battalion, it would be hard to say."
Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction: "Where is that old devil Jingguan Ren? Is he dead?"
"I can't die anymore." Yang Jiuping said with a grin, "I was hit by two 105mm artillery grenades and I have expired."
Although when the shells fell, the guards held Jingguan Ren under them.
However, the impact point of the two 105mm artillery shells was very close to Iguchi Ren. The guards and Iguchi Ren went to see Amaterasu, and only the general's sword was left.
Li Yunlong showed a trace of pity on his face. It would be great fun if he could capture a Japanese lieutenant general alive.
It's okay to not capture him alive. After all, he killed the lieutenant general and the business price has been obtained.
This time we killed another lieutenant general. What price could Brother Chen offer?
Li Yunlong's face showed a look of expectation.
"Xiao Yang, order the soldiers to speed up the cleaning of the battlefield!" Li Yunlong ordered, "The auto soldiers will come over later and drive the seriously injured to the field hospital in the rear."
"Yes!" Yang Jiuping straightened up, turned and left.
The battle is not over yet, there are still many Japanese in the city insisting on fighting with the new group in the streets.
Moreover, Ding Wei and Kong Jie are also leading their troops to attack Ping'an County and Anhua County. The battle in northwest Shanxi will be at least one day away from the end of the battle.
This is much faster than the expected two to three days to end the battle.
Mainly because Jingguan Ren, an old Japanese soldier, chose to lead his troops to break out from the direction of the new regiment with the strongest firepower, and happened to run into machine guns and anti-aircraft guns.
The Japs' vitality was eliminated, and the battle became much easier.
Li Yunlong looked at Wang Dehou: "Chief of Staff, report to the headquarters immediately. The new regiment has annihilated most of the Japanese 36th Division, killed the division commander Jingguan Ren, and seized the general's command knife. It is currently fighting the enemy in the street. Please ask for brother troops. Continue to cooperate and buy us one more day, and the battle will end in one day!"
"Yes!" Wang Dehou straightened up, then took out a pen and paper and began to draft a telegram.
After Wang Dehou drafted the telegram, he showed it to Li Yunlong. After Li Yunlong read it, he had no problem. After signing the telegram with the words "Li Yunlong", Wang Dehou asked the telegraph operator to send it to the headquarters.
…
Japanese First Army Headquarters.
Immediately afterwards, the telegram came again, news that the reinforcements of the 222nd Regiment had been completely wiped out, and the captain of the 223rd Regiment, Colonel Yoshino Naoyashi, and a squadron escaped back to Ping'an County.
Yoshio Iwamatsu looked ugly: "Baga, what is this idiot Jingguan Ren doing? Li Yunlong in northwest Shanxi launched such a big campaign, and he didn't even notice it at all?"
The 36th Division was almost finished. Iwamatsu Yoshio did not want to take the responsibility for the annihilation of the 36th Division, so he shifted all the responsibility to Inseki Ren, who was likely to be destroyed.
Hanatani suddenly said: "This is all Miyazaki-kun's fault!"
"Blame me?" Masao Miyazaki looked stunned: "Is Hanatani-kun out of his mind and crazy?"
"If you don't blame you, who do you blame?" Hua Guzheng snorted, "It's you who said that the main force of the Eighth Route Army went north to cooperate with the Central Army of China to attack Zhongtiao Mountain, but so far, the Central Army has only launched a landing operation towards the ferry. , the Eighth Route Army in the Baijin Line area also did not move."
"The actions of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi and the Central Army clearly cover the Tuba Road in northwestern Shanxi's attack on the 36th Division."
"Due to your wrong analysis, the division commander transferred the main force of the 41st Division to southern Shanxi."
"Otherwise, with the 41st Division and the 3rd Brigade reinforcing the 36th Division, the 36th Division will never be defeated by the Eighth Route Army, and Lieutenant General Jingguan Ren will not be shattered."
Yoshio Iwamatsu's face was gloomy. He turned to look at Masao Miyazaki, with a look of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
If the main force of the 41st Division had not been transferred to southern Shanxi to strengthen the defense line at the Yellow River crossing, the main force of the 41st Division must have arrived in northwestern Shanxi by now.
Thinking about it now, the Eighth Route Army's troop mobilization and the Central Army's shipbuilding were probably all smoke bombs.
The real strategic intention of the Chinese army is to eat the 36th Division!
Baga, you fell into the trap!
Masao Miyazaki suddenly saw the indifference in Yoshio Iwamatsu's eyes as he looked at him. He felt shuddering and thought he might become a scapegoat. He retorted, "Didn't Hanagani-kun agree with the situation I analyzed at that time?" ?”
Hua Guzheng asked: "When did I agree? After you finished those analyses, I didn't say anything."
"Silence means agreement." Masao Miyazaki said coldly, "Besides, didn't Hanatani-kun analyze the true strategic intentions of the man?"
Hanatani retorted: "At least I didn't analyze the wrong information to the commander!"
"Since Hanatani-kun thinks there is something wrong with my analysis." Miyazaki Masao asked, "Why didn't you point it out at the time? Why didn't you stop General Shimizu when he led the main force of the 41st Division to southern Shanxi? Now that things have happened, What’s your intention of standing up and playing second-guessing?”
Hanatani was furious: "Baga, Miyazaki-kun, your conscience..."
"Baga, don't make any noise!"
Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu suddenly slapped the table and shouted:
"The battles in northwest Shanxi and Yangquan are still going on. Imperial soldiers are still fighting on the front lines with Tubal Road. As generals, you are quarreling at the headquarters. It is simply a shame for the Japanese Empire!"
"Hi!" Hanatani Masaru and Miyazaki Masao nodded in unison, with serious expressions on their faces.
Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "Although the commander of the Jingguan Division is probably loyal to His Majesty Tianlu, there are still imperial troops continuing to fight in northwestern Shanxi, and we must not let it go."
"Order the 14th Brigade to take a train to Xinzhou immediately, and then rush to northwest Shanxi immediately to reinforce the 36th Division!"
"Your Excellency, Commander." Hua Guzheng was slightly startled and said worriedly, "The 14th Brigade has gone to northwest Shanxi. What if the Eighth Route Army attacks Taiyuan?"
The 14th Brigade has two fully formed regiments, and their combat effectiveness is not weak. If these two regiments are transferred to northwest Shanxi, Taiyuan will be in danger.
Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "I have decided to send the spare weapons to the engineering and baggage regiments of the 41st Division. I don't believe that Tubal Road really dares to attack Taiyuan!"
At this time, Yoshio Iwamatsu also saw that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Taigu was just bluffing and did not really intend to attack Taiyuan.
"Hi!" Hua Guzheng had no choice but to pause, then quickly walked out to deliver the order.
Watching Hanatani leave, Yoshio Iwamatsu originally wanted to create a coded telegram to severely condemn Li Yunlong, but he actually used anti-aircraft firepower against the infantry. It was simply a lack of martial ethics.
Although indiscriminate killing of civilians and prisoners was a routine operation for the Japanese army.
But in the eyes of the Japanese military officers, our Locust Army of the Empire of Japan can violate it, but you Chinese Army must abide by it.
Iwamatsu Yoshio thought about it and let it go.
The invention of the coded telegraph and the strict condemnation of Li Yunlong's behavior are just self-humiliation. On the contrary, it will make the Chinese people like Li Yunlong more and will also cause General Okamura to be disappointed in him.
…
Compared with the First Army Headquarters, it was gloomy and gloomy.
At this time, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was filled with laughter and laughter, and the operational staff applauded thunderously.
The telegram sent by Li Yunlong has reached the hands of the head of the headquarters. After reading it, the boss and chief of staff could no longer suppress the smiles on their faces.
"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it." The boss praised, "On the second day, the new regiment killed most of the Jingguan Division's troops, and also killed the division commander Jingguan Ren, Onomura and Ding Wei and Kong Jie also commanded the Guangou ambush battle beautifully!"
"Beautiful, this battle was really beautiful!" The chief of staff crossed his arms and said happily: "Commander Liu and Chen Geng should be informed of the good news immediately."
"Well, in addition to notifying the division commander and Chen Geng, we must also notify YA immediately." The boss also said happily, "In addition, we must immediately send a telegram to commend the three regiments in northwest Shanxi. In addition to commending them, tell Li Yunlong to kill him as soon as possible. The remnants of the 36th Division!"
The boss and chief of staff were puzzled, although they didn't know how the new regiment managed to kill Jingguan Ren in such a short time.
However, this is undoubtedly great news. The remnants of the Japanese 36th Division, which has lost its command system, can only fall into the embarrassing situation of fighting on its own.
The initiative on the battlefield in northwestern Shanxi has been firmly in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
The chief of staff quickly drafted several telegrams. After reading them, the boss signed them and asked the telegraph operator to send them out.
"At this time, Yoshio Iwamatsu must have known our strategic intentions."
The boss looked at the map and said in a deep voice.
The chief of staff smiled slightly: "But it's too late. The 36th Division has been severely damaged, Jingguan Ren is dead, and Li Yunlong's business has been completed."
Both the boss and the chief of staff know the price of assistance for this attack on the 36th Division.
As before, the price of 1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition, 1,000 tons of food, and the aid to kill the lieutenant general's division commander are calculated separately.
This aid is already half received.
In addition, Commander Wei Lihuang of the First Theater District learned that the main force of the Japanese 41st Division had reinforced southern Shanxi, so he was not prepared to forcibly cross the Yellow River. If the Japanese army had only one division, there would be a chance, but the Japanese army had two divisions, and the Central Army There was no chance anymore, so it was treated as a river-crossing combat exercise.
The boss nodded and said in a happy tone: "Haha, it seems that our Eighth Route Army is going to make another fortune!"
(End of chapter)
