Yoshio Shinozuka looked confident of victory.

Immediately ordered: "Mr. Kasutani, your communications department immediately contacted His Highness the Prince and inquired about the arrival time of the Kamikaze armored train in Taiyuan. In addition, he notified various staff officers and officers of the 2nd Independent Division of the Imperial Association Army to come to the war room for a meeting!"

"Hi!" Rukichi Kasutani paused and walked quickly towards the communication room.

When I came to the communications room, I first issued an order to notify all officers of the meeting.

Rukichi Kasutani then said to the communications soldier in charge of the radio: "Kobayashi-kun, pick up the Kamikaze armored train immediately!"

"Hi!" the Japanese communications soldier who called Xiao Lin paused, then turned on the radio and began to adjust the wavelength and channel of the radio machine.

Xiaolin called over the radio: "Moses, Moses, Moses, Moses..."

After a while, Xiao Lin stood up: "Report to Lieutenant Colonel, the radio has been connected!"

Rukichi Kasutani picked up the receiver and the microphone and put them to his ears and mouth respectively. A vague voice from the receiver rang in his ears: "Moses Moses."

Because the radio communication technology is not yet mature at the moment, and the distance between the two is far, the sound is a bit blurry.

Although the Japanese army mastered the means of detection, interception and monitoring, the distance was too far, and the Eighth Route Army communicated in dialect. Unless the distance was very close, it was impossible to hear what was being said.

Immediately afterwards, the voice said again: "I am Akamoto Mingyi, who are you?"

"Your Highness!" Ryuyoshi Kasutani's voice was slightly joyful, "I am Ryuyoshi Kasutani, communications staff officer of the First Army. Commander Shinozuka asked me to contact you and ask about your arrival time in Taiyuan. We will cooperate internally and externally to defeat the Tubal Road outside the city.

!”

"Yo Xi!" The voice on the radio rang, "We will arrive around three in the afternoon. At that time, I will order the train to move to the south of the city. You will rush out from the south gate of the city, attack the Chinese army from both sides, and defeat the Chinese army in one fell swoop!

"

The armored train can reach a speed of 60 kilometers per hour, and it takes almost 5 hours to travel from Linfen to Taiyuan at full speed.

In order to take care of the 4,000 prisoners of war on the two trains, we had to arrive a few hours late, but it did not affect the overall situation.

Wei Dayong certainly did not intend to hand over these 4,000 prisoners of war to the national army.

Bringing these prisoners of war back to the base area and conducting only two grievance campaigns will turn them into heroic Eighth Route Army soldiers.

There is an essential difference between voluntarily surrendering to the Japanese and being caught on the battlefield.

Those who surrendered voluntarily were the puppet soldiers. Only those who were defeated and captured on the battlefield were called prisoners.

Maybe other Eighth Route troops would absorb the puppet troops after defeating them, but Li Yunlong would definitely not want it.

"Hi! Got it!" Ryukichi Kasutani looked happy, and immediately handed the receiver and microphone to Xiaolin, and ordered him to cut off the call.

Then Rukichi Kasutani hurried to the war room and reported the good news to Yoshio Shinozuka.

After hearing the news, Shinozuka Yoshio's face showed a confident expression, clearing away the haze of consecutive defeats.

Not long after, senior officers from the Japanese and puppet armies gathered in the First Army combat conference room.

It's the same conference room, the same officers.

"Everyone!" Yoshio Shinozuka said loudly, and everyone stood up in unison.

"Lieutenant General Tada has brought us good news."

"His Royal Highness Prince Akimoto Akimoto will arrive at the south of Taiyuan City at around three o'clock in the afternoon on the Kamikaze armored train!"

"This will be our perfect chance to fight back!"

The Japanese army officers and staff officers and the puppet army officers all looked happy when they heard this.

"I now order that when the armored train arrives, the Cavalry Regiment of the 2nd Independent Division of the Imperial Army will serve as the vanguard, followed by the 1st Brigade of the Imperial Army and the Royal Military Police."

"Come out from the two southern gates of the city and cooperate with His Highness the Prince's armored train!"

"Attack from two sides and completely defeat the China Army!"

"His Majesty the Emperor is on board, the Empire of Japan is on board!"

A group of Japanese officers shouted at the same time.

Several puppet army officers also quickly shouted: "The imperial army must win! The imperial army must win!"

…

Shuangta Temple, Chu Yunfei, Cheng Shifa and Ding Wei all returned to their respective command positions.

Because the independent regiment was attacking the south gate, the headquarters was with Brigadier Chen.

Wei Dayong informed Wei Xiaoyong of the Japanese army's plan via radio, and Wei Xiaoyong reported it to Brigadier Chen and Li Yunlong.

After hearing Yoshio Shinozuka's plan, Brigadier Chen was amused on the spot: "How dare an old devil like Yoshio Shinozuka dare to take the initiative? I'm afraid he doesn't know how to write the word "death"!

"Brigadier, don't tell me, the old devil Yoshio Shinozuka's plan is really damn vicious!"

Li Yunlong said: "If the chief of staff hadn't gotten that... armored train, maybe we would have suffered heavy losses this time."

"The leader is right." Zhao Gang also said, "At that point, the Japs are attacking from both sides, and it's hard not to suffer big losses!"

"Since Yoshio Shinozuka is playing tricks with me." Brigadier Chen's eyes narrowed, "Then let's use the tricks!"

Li Yunlong's expression changed and he asked: "Brigadier, what are you going to do?"

"Move all the artillery and artillery from the New 1st Regiment and the 772nd Regiment to the south gate to form a temporary artillery regiment!"

"As soon as our armored train arrives and the Japs and puppet troops rush out from the city gate, cooperate with the armored train to directly cover them with bloody firepower!"

When Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang heard this, their expressions suddenly became a little excited.

The total number of artillery pieces in the three regiments exceeded 60, plus several heavy guns on the armored train opened fire at the same time.

What kind of scene would that be?

Li Yunlong has never fought such a wealthy battle in his life.

Fire coverage...just hearing this name makes me feel excited, my whole body is boiling with blood, and my blood is gushing.

Each commander's command and combat style is more or less different.

Commander Liu's command style is accurate in judgment, courageous and creative. He is particularly unique in determining the direction of operations, concentrating troops and grasping the input of reserve forces.

Brigadier Chen's command style is to let the sharp knife troops serve as the main attack, directly giving the enemy the most violent blow, tearing open the enemy's defense, so that the subsequent troops can play a greater role and chew the bones.

Looking for someone with good teeth!

Li Yunlong, however, has a life-threatening fighting style and military command capabilities that range from rough to fine.

Brigadier Chen added: "After defeating the Japs and puppet troops leaving the city, I will concentrate all the artillery fire on the city wall. I don't believe it. I can't tear a few holes in the city wall with large-caliber heavy artillery!"

After a pause, Brigadier Chen asked Zhao Gang: "Political Commissar Zhao, have you drawn the map of the city?"

"Report to the brigade commander," Zhao Gang said, "We have asked the engineers to draw pictures based on the prisoners of the puppet army."

"You must draw carefully, especially the location of the Taiyuan arsenal." Brigadier Chen nodded, "After the heavy artillery blasts open the city wall, your independent regiment will send a quick reaction force to control the arsenal. You must not let the arsenal be under control."

The 358th Regiment took the lead!"

Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Chu Yunfei doesn't have heavy artillery, and the soldiers of the 358th Regiment can't even get close to the city wall, so what can he do to get ahead?"

Zhao Gang smiled and said: "We are sure to win this battle!"

After receiving the brigade commander's order, Ding Wei and Cheng Shifa transferred their respective artillery batteries to the south of the city.

In order to prevent the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall from noticing the movement of the artillery battalion, the artillery batteries of the whole regiment took a detour before arriving at the south of the city.

A morning passed and there was no fighting.

Both the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army were mobilizing their troops, gearing up, and preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.

As time went by, it came to three o'clock in the afternoon.

On the south city wall.

Yoshio Shinozuka, surrounded by more than a dozen Japanese and puppet military officers, and dozens of guards, climbed onto the tower.

After a round of shelling, the city tower had been blown down and the city wall had been dented in several places.

Different from the unpreparedness at the beginning, now the fortifications on the city wall are full of Japanese and puppet troops.

Various mountain field artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, and light and heavy machine guns were set up, and the firepower was extremely powerful.

In the city behind the two city gates, the Great South Gate and the New South Gate, a puppet cavalry regiment was waiting in full formation.

Behind the cavalry regiment, thousands of Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers armed with rifles crowded the three streets and alleys.

Yoshio Shinozuka wore white gloves and held a lieutenant general's command sword, looking high-spirited.

"I invite you all to go to the South City Tower, not to enjoy the scenery, nor to enjoy the beautiful scenery."

"The next scene will be a scene that you will never forget for more than ten years."

"The process of this scene may be short-lived, but it is absolutely gorgeous and wonderful."

Liu Guojun, commander of the puppet army, immediately echoed: "Your Majesty General, my cavalry regiment and infantry brigade are ready, and the Eighth Route Army is buried under the city!"

All the Japanese and puppet army officers were in high spirits.

"Yoshi!" Yoshio Shinozuka nodded, "His Royal Highness Akamoto has brought 4,000 prisoners of war this time. I will incorporate those 4,000 prisoners of war who are willing to submit to the Imperial Army into your 2nd Division and expand it into the Imperial Alliance Army.

The Second Independent Army!"
To be continued...