Following Abe Norihide's order, Takahashi Akimitsu immediately stopped the attack of the 2nd Independent Infantry Regiment, turned around and rushed towards the right.

Those who suddenly rushed in from all directions were none other than Li Yunlong's New Regiment and Ding Wei's Independent Regiment.

The one attacking from the right was the first battalion of the New Regiment, led by Li Yunlong himself.

Although Li Yunlong often does things recklessly, he has never been a person who doesn't like to use his brain. On the contrary, there are really few people in Liangjian who are smarter than him.

When he saw the Japanese suddenly change direction and charge towards him, he could see through the enemy's intention at a glance. Although he has never been afraid of fighting with the Japanese, but now I have the advantage, and of course he can't stupidly fight with the Japanese.

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Immediately, the charge of the first battalion was stopped, and a suitable position was found to build a fire blockade on the spot.

"Brothers, fight, don't let these little devils get close, let them taste the shells again!"

Following Li Yunlong's order, the soldiers of the first battalion opened fire one after another. Fierce gunfire rang out, and a large and dense rain of bullets poured out in an instant.

Caught off guard, the Japs from the 2nd Independent Infantry Regiment who rushed over suddenly fell down in large numbers, screaming and screaming like knives cutting through food and wine.

At this moment, they were still about 300 meters away from the new regiment and battalion. It seemed very close, but under the blockade of bullets and bullets, these 300 meters became an insurmountable chasm for them.

Takahashi Akimitsu tried several waves of charges. Although he got closer to 100 meters, it was at the cost of casualties of two squadrons.

Moreover, as the distance gets closer, the firepower of the new group becomes more fierce, and each step forward will cause greater casualties.

In this way, Takahashi Akimitsu was forced to stop the charge and start a firefight with the new group.

In terms of pure firepower, even if the new regiment and battalion had more than 1,500 people, their strength was no weaker than that of the disabled 2nd Independent Infantry Regiment, but they could not gain the slightest advantage.

About two or three minutes later, when both sides were in a state of panic, the artillery fire from the Second Independent Regiment suddenly extended.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom, boom! -"

In the scarlet fire that shot up from the ground, all the little devils were blown away, including their weapons.

The new group also took the initiative again.

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Japanese troops attack position.

Yamashita Tomu also wanted to see what effect Abe Norihide's strategy could achieve, so he did not mention the breakout again.

At this moment, when he saw that the 2nd Independent Infantry Regiment suffered heavy casualties under the coordinated attack of the Eighth Route Army's infantry and artillery, but was still unable to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Eighth Route Army, he proposed a breakout again.

But he was severely rejected by Norihide Abe again.

Seeing that Abe Norihide had made up his mind and seemed to be in a daze, Yamashita Fengwu had no choice but to send a telegram to the 1st Army Headquarters, reporting the situation here in detail and attaching his proposal.

The screen zooms to Taiyuan City, where the Japanese 1st Army Headquarters is located.

Sitting indoors, a group of Japanese officers were waiting for the battle report from the front line. Everyone was silent and the atmosphere was depressing and terrifying.

At this moment, Communications Section Chief Ono Nobunaga suddenly rushed in with a translated message.

"Your Excellency, Commander, General Yamashita Fengwu of the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade has an urgent message!"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked hurriedly: "What did the message say? But the Eighth Route Army that attacked Takesu Airport has been eliminated?"

Ono Nobunaga shook his head uglyly: "No, it was the Imperial Army's 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade and the Imperial Army's 8th Infantry Brigade that fell into the ambush circle deployed by the opponent when they were chasing the Eighth Route Army in the eastern hills.

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The Eighth Route Army has dispatched at least one division with 20,000 people. The imperial army has suffered huge casualties so far.

In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from pursuing the victory and launching an attack on Taiyuan City, General Yamashita Fengwu proposed a breakout, but was severely rejected by General Abe Norihide.

What General Abe meant was to launch a counterattack, engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Eighth Route Army that besieged them, and use the imperial army's proudest hand-to-hand combat to eliminate the opponent.

But unfortunately, the opponent was extremely cunning and did not give the Imperial Army a chance to approach. They built a powerful fire blockade to prevent the Imperial Army from approaching. Moreover, the opponent also had a large-scale artillery force that had been attacking the Imperial Army.

shelling.

The current situation of the Imperial Army is not optimistic, so General Yamashita Tomu wants you to provide him with tactical guidance."

Hearing this, the expressions on the faces of all the Japanese officers became even more ugly. The atmosphere in the entire war room was as oppressive and gloomy as the mourning hall of the Japanese Emperor.

Ono Nobunaga respectfully handed the translated message to Yoshio Shinozuka.

After Yoshio Shinozuka read it expressionlessly, he passed it on to Chief of Staff Miyano Shun and Deputy Chief of Staff Junichiro Uehara.

After reading the content of the message, Yoshio Shinozuka looked up and asked for instructions: "Your Excellency, Commander, if Yamashita-kun's report is true, if they continue to entangle with the Eighth Route Army, there is a risk that the entire army will be shattered.

I wonder if you mean to let them break out, or to continue to increase troops?"

Yoshio Shinozuka did not speak, but turned his head and looked through the window in the direction of Takesu Airport.

At this time, Kazuki Yamamoto suddenly took the initiative and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I am willing to lead a special team to behead the enemy commander and assist the Imperial Army's 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade and 8th Independent Mixed Brigade to repel this Eighth Route Army."

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Yoshio Shinozuka was silent for a moment and said: "Yamamoto-kun, your special agent team going to reinforce us may have a miraculous effect, but it is still too difficult to reverse the situation of the war."

"Right now, we have no troops to send. Although the firepower of the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment can cover the battlefield, the problem is that without accurate coordinates, they can't fire at all!

As for the 2nd Aviation Group at Xincheng Airport, they are also unable to take off for combat before dawn."

"Yamashita-kun is right. If they continue to struggle with this Eighth Route Army, there may really be a risk that the entire army will be shattered.

I am not afraid that the Eighth Route Army will take advantage of the situation to launch an attack on Taiyuan City. The main reason is that in this battle, the losses of the Imperial Army were already heavy enough. The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade and the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade must not suffer any more losses.

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"Pass my order! Order the independent mixed 2nd brigade, the independent mixed 8th brigade, and the 1st armored vehicle brigade to immediately break through and move in, and return to Taiyuan City!"

"In addition, order the Black Island Cavalry Regiment, the 2nd Armored Vehicle Brigade, the 3rd Armored Vehicle Brigade, the 1st Guard Brigade, the 2nd Guard Brigade, and the County Security Brigade to immediately go out of the city to respond!"

Hearing this, Miyano Shun quickly dissuaded him and said: "Commander, please don't. These are almost the last troops in Taiyuan City. If all of them are sent out, Taiyuan's city defense will be ineffective."

By then, if another Chinese army takes the opportunity to attack the city, the situation will be critical!"

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Chapter completed!