"Da da da da...boom..."

"Boom..."

The sound of gunfire was the first to sound in the east of Taiyuan City. It was very sudden, and the Taiyuan garrison had no preparation at all.

"Dingling ~"

The Japanese army was in the Taiyuan City Command, and the telephone ringtones rang one after another, and the radio station also heard the sound of sending and receiving telegrams.

"Sir, our army's garrison to the east of the city outside the city was suddenly attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The firepower of the Eighth Route Army attacked them was very strong, including light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and mountain artillery!"

"Only one contact, our frontier position will be lost!"

As soon as the staff officer finished reporting, another staff officer rushed over with panic.

"The south of the city was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. It is the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The frontier positions have been occupied!"

"There are also attacked by the Eighth Route Army in the west and north of the city~"

Less than ten minutes before and after, violent gunfire sounded in all directions of Taiyuan City.

The lieutenant general frowned and said nothing. He was thinking about whether this attack was a premeditated battle or an accidental operation. What was the purpose of the Eighth Route Army's sudden attack on Taiyuan City?

"Sir, do you think the Eighth Route Army suddenly attacked us to regain Taiyuan City from us?"

"No..." the lieutenant general refused without thinking.

"Taiyuan City is solid and we have air force support. Even if the Eighth Route Army has heavy artillery, it will take at least half a month to take us down!"

"The Imperial Army's garrison around Taiyuan is not vegetarian. Half a month is enough for them to form a huge encirclement outside Taiyuan City and kill the Eighth Route Army that is attacking us!"

"The Eighth Route Army is not that stupid. It was wasting troops and ammunition for a target that could not be created at all. This is different from their combat style. There must be other conspiracies that we don't know!"

"What conspiracy!" the chief of staff asked subconsciously.

The Lieutenant General shook his head and replied: "I don't know what the specific conspiracy is!"

"Order the troops stationed outside the city to stand firm and not take a step back!"

"Information department, immediately find out the number, strength, and equipment of the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city!"

"Contact the Air Force Taiyuan Airport. As long as there is conditions at dawn, we will immediately dispatch the aviation force to reinforce the battlefield, kill the Eighth Route Army that attacked us, and find out from the sky how many people there are in the Eighth Route Army that attacked us!"

The Chief of Staff hesitated and asked, "Do you want to report the news of our attack to the Front Command!"

The Lieutenant General shook his head and replied: "Even the Eighth Route Army's purpose of attacking us is not clear. How to report it, let's talk about it after dawn!"

Two hours after the sound of gunfire outside the city, the Japanese army in four directions lost a total of thirteen artillery towers and machine gun castles, and lost nearly 300 Japanese and puppet troops.

"General, the Eighth Route Army's offensive is very literary. We advance step by step. Attacking one place will occupy one place, and we are not aggressive at all. Judging from this situation, it is very similar to attacking Taiyuan City!" The Chief of Staff frowned and analyzed.

The Lieutenant General was also a little suspicious at this time.

In addition to attacking Taiyuan City, he could not think of any other reason to explain the attack method of the Eighth Route Army.

"Sir, there is a situation!"

Suddenly, a communications consultant rushed over.

"A guard team here was attacked and lost contact before we could report the situation!"

Seeing the location marked on the sand table by the communication staff, the chief of staff was shocked and shouted: "How could it be so fast!"

"This place is less than one kilometer away from the Taiyuan City Wall. Why did the imperial army in front have no early warning!"

The lieutenant general frowned and explained: "There is only a small road leading to Taiyuan City, and it is impossible to be attacked by large troops, so we have only arranged a small number of guard troops here, and many guard posts have not even been configured with telephone numbers!"

"There are no large troops here, and even the mountain cannons cannot be transported in."

"Here I was attacked. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army planned to go out of Taiyuan City through a small army and break through the solid city defense fortifications of Taiyuan City!"

The chief of staff stared at the sand table and frowned. After a long time, he suddenly reacted.

"They can turn around!"

"This small army outside Taiyuan City did not directly attack Taiyuan City, but turned around and cooperated with their main force to attack forward and back and forth to kill thousands of people we arranged outside the city!"

"The reason why the attack speed of the main force of the Eighth Route Army is so slow is that it must be waiting for this small force to be interspersed!"

A combat map immediately appeared in the mind of the Lieutenant General, and the offensive line map automatically formed based on the analysis of the Chief of Staff.

"It must be like this~ What a cunning Eighth Route Army, they found such a secret attack route, which is so surprising!"

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"As long as we kill their interspersed troops outside Taiyuan City, the so-called front and back attacks of the Eighth Route Army will not be able to achieve, and it will also lose an elite force in vain!"

The Chief of Staff's eyes lit up and complimented: "The chief is wise. In the Chinese words, this is called losing his wife and losing his troops!"

The Lieutenant General replied with a very arrogant smile on his face: "Then go and give orders!"

"Immediately find out the forces of the Eighth Route Army's squad, draw one or two infantry brigades from the city to fight out, and kill them!"

"I really want to see what decisions will be made after the main force of the Eighth Route Army who attacked our outside city and learned that their interlude troops were killed by us.

Half an hour later, the Chief of Staff rushed over.

"Sir, I have found out that the Eighth Route Army has nearly 2,000 troops interspersed by the Eighth Route Army, but they are all infantry and are not equipped with heavy weapons!"

The Lieutenant General was even more sure of his judgment just now: "It is a delusion to want to break through the Taiyuan city defense for two thousand light infantry. But it is still possible to cooperate with their main force to attack forward and back and forth to kill the team we arranged outside the city!"

"Pick out two brigades from the city and fight out and kill them!"

Before the chief of staff could move, a staff officer rushed over with panic.

"Sir, there is a situation in the north of the city. A team of Eighth Route Army with a size of nearly 2,000 people has already rushed outside Taiyuan City by small path!"

"A recent infantry squadron is desperately blocking them and asking for reinforcements!"

"There is another interspersed force?" The Lieutenant General was not angry or angry, but became even more excited!

Then he ordered: "Chief of Staff, the Eighth Route Army sent us another piece of fat meat and passed me the order: draw two infantry brigades from the city and fight out from the north gate, and kill them!"

"If all the elite troops of the 4,000 Eighth Route Army can be killed, it will definitely hit the morale of the Eighth Route Army outside the city and boost our morale!"
Chapter completed!