It didn't take long for the combat staff to come to the two of them, with a heavy face.

"Sir, the city guards in all four directions have lost more than 200 people, and the casualties are still increasing! According to this loss, the city guards can last for up to five hours!"

"It's okay!" The Chief of Staff replied with relief.

"Mr. Commander, it will be dawn one hour later, and our plane will definitely come here. With plane support, the Eighth Route Army outside the city will definitely not dare to continue to attack Taiyuan City, unless they want to be blown up by the plane, then we will have an extra daytime time!"

Yoshio Shinozuka's face was still as ugly as ever.

The Eighth Route Army outside the city is too abnormal, and there will be monsters that are abnormal.

If the Eighth Route Army really wants to take over Taiyuan City, even if it can be more time for preparation in Taiyuan City, it will not make much sense.

Because there are too few defenders in Taiyuan City, and the troops outside the city cannot come back, and for one more day, they still cannot change the situation of being passively beaten.

"Tanaka, the key now is the reinforcements! It's okay to stick to it until dawn, but what about after dark? If the reinforcements we sent have not come back yet, I'm sure that as long as it gets dark, once our plane leaves, the Eighth Route Army will launch a new round of attack, break through the outer city, and directly attack the inner city!"

"Reinforcement Force, Commander: When it comes to the problem, it is still our reinforcement force that will not be given to you, and there is no way to reinforce Taiyuan City in time!"

"You are right. There is no reinforcement force, and we can't hold on for too long no matter how hard we work. Therefore, we must find new reinforcements, break through the Eighth Route Army's interception, and quickly reinforce Taiyuan City!"

"Southwest of Shanxi!" Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly picked up the sand table baton and pointed at the two imperial divisions confronting the Jinsui Army in southwestern Shanxi.

"The Jinsui Army in southwest Shanxi was too weak. If it weren't for the favorable terrain, the Imperial Army would have broken through their defense line and occupied the entire southwest Shanxi. But even so, the Imperial Army was in an absolute advantage in southwest Shanxi!"

"Immediately telegram our troops in southwestern Shanxi, and immediately draw a military regiment's troops and quickly return to Taiyuan City, the faster the better!"

"Also, transfer the order to the North China Front Army Command. The two division commanders in southwestern Shanxi are veteran generals. If the command urges them, they will return to the aid much faster!"

The North China Front Army headquarters in Peking City, Shinai Shuyi didn't sleep all night.

He has been guarding the war room since Taiyuan City was attacked.

Senior staff members lined up to report to him the sudden battle centered on Taiyuan.

At the same time, several combat staff members with lower levels kept sorting out and copying the reports of senior staff to the sand table, allowing Soichi Shinu to see the battle situation around Taiyuan City more clearly.

"Baguya Road, what exactly is Tuya Road going to do!" After listening to the report, Soichi Desouchu also felt the same doubt as Yoshio Shinozuka.

Then he stared at the Chief of Staff with a disbelief expression and asked: "Chief of Staff, you are sure that the Eighth Route Army participating in this battle around Taiyuan City has exceeded 50,000!"

"Hi!" the chief of staff affirmed: "This is just the main force of the Eighth Route Army. With their so-called local troops and guerrillas, there are more than 60,000 people!"

"Bageya Road, where did they get so many troops... The total number of imperial troops in this area is less than 30,000. Can anyone tell me how so many Eighth Route Army came from!" Teraunuchi was shocked and asked the Chief of Staff sternly, very dissatisfied.

The Chief of Staff was not clear, so he could only answer with a stingy blow: "The intelligence department has used all its power to investigate this matter. I believe that the result will be soon!"

"However, the Commander, the General Staff just discussed that the Imperial Army has too few troops in the Taiyuan area. If there is no external reinforcement and the war continues like this, Taiyuan City may be lost tomorrow night, or at least the outer city will be lost!"

"You know, there are not many defenders in Taiyuan City. Before the Eighth Route Army attacked, they were directly transferred halfway by Commander Yoshio Shinozuka!"

"You have a good analysis!" Looking at the deployment of enemy and us on the sand table, Soichi Tezuka frowned even deeper, and admitted helplessly.

"The Eighth Route Army is so abnormal, and it is completely desperate. The garrisons around Taiyuan City were completely dragged down by the Eighth Route Army. Not to mention reinforcement of Taiyuan City, even self-protection is a problem. We must mobilize troops from a further distance to reinforce Taiyuan City!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a communications consultant rushed in.

"Your Excellency Commander, the First Army's urgent telegram!"

"Commander Yoshio Shinozuka asked the headquarters to urge our garrison in southwest Shanxi to draw a brigade and march back to the city of Taiyuan!"

"It seems that Yoshio Shinozuka has also seen the problem!" Teruchi Tori looked much better and said, staring at the sand table.

Then he began to issue an order: "Tele to the southwest Shanxi garrison, two cavalry corps and an infantry brigade for transportation of automobiles, and urgently marched to reinforce Taiyuan City... and then two infantry corps were transferred to reinforce Taiyuan City on foot!"

"Didn't the Eighth Route Army want to take down Taiyuan City and fight with us with Taiyuan City as the center? Then we will fight against them in the Taiyuan area and eat them in one bite!"

In Chongqing, Lao Jiang did not have a rest.

The Eighth Route Army attacked Taiyuan City, centered on Taiyuan City, and more than a dozen counties around it were defeated. More importantly, the Eighth Route Army had more than 50,000 troops participating in the war. Such a big thing could not be concealed by the National Government's intelligence personnel.

At this time, the Minister of Military Affairs, the Confidant General, and the Intelligence Leader Dai Li all stood in front of Chiang Kai-shek, lowering his head and saying nothing!

"Xipi, who can tell me where the Eighth Route Army has so many troops? In just one year, they have expanded so many troops, why no one reported it to me!" After receiving the news, Chiang Kai-shek was not angry with the Eighth Route Army's attack on Taiyuan City, but the sudden emergence of the Eighth Route Army's 50,000 or 60,000 people!

Dai Li, who knew the most, could only stand up with his teeth: "Principal calmed down. These Eighth Route Army troops were not organized by the government. They were local troops organized by the Eighth Route Army. They did not receive military pay from the government, and the government had never allocated a gun to them!"

"We did expect that the scale has grown so big. However, after this battle, even if the Eighth Route Army troops were destroyed, they would suffer heavy losses. They were too overestimated and dared to send troops to attack Taiyuan City. It was like a tiger pulling teeth out of their mouths!"

The Minister of Military Affairs immediately agreed: "I agree with Director Dai's opinion. The Eighth Route Army overestimates its own strength and underestimates the combat effectiveness of the Japanese. Confronting the Japanese head-on is to destroy themselves!"

As an old opponent, what Chiang Kai-shek wanted to see the most was that the Eighth Route Army was consumed in the battle with the Japanese army.

So, after listening to his subordinates' analysis, Jiang Jiang's solemn face immediately looked much better!

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