Under the continuous explosion of smoke bombs, the sight of the Japanese and puppet troops on the east wall was obscured.

The attacking troops rushed in through the gap and fell one by one.

But none of the soldiers retreated, and they continued to advance.

Because they knew in their hearts that if they were forced back by the Japanese and puppet troops, they would suffer greater casualties.

After all, the Japanese and puppet troops deployed under the city walls lacked firepower, and were rushed into the east city by soldiers from the 772nd Regiment and the New Regiment.

Just like when the Independent Regiment stormed into Nancheng, the soldiers did not rush in and fight fiercely, but first dealt with the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall.

Only by occupying the city wall will we be able to gain a foothold, otherwise we will be attacked from both sides.

Seeing in the periscope carriage that the soldiers had entered the city, Li Yunlong said: "Brigadier Commander, the soldiers have entered the city. Street fighting will follow. I suggest pushing the cannon into the city and speeding up the advance!"

"This is what our independent group did when we were in Yangquan!"

"Push the mountain field artillery, infantry artillery and machine artillery into the city and aim at the enemy's fire points to fire directly!"

"We completely captured Yangquan in less than three hours!"

When it comes to street fighting, the Independent Regiment's experience is second to none in the entire Eighth Route Army.

The brigade commander only thought for a moment before agreeing: "Okay, let the artillery battalion of your independent regiment go to the south of the city to support the infantry, and the artillery of the New 1st Regiment and the 772nd Regiment will enter the east city to support the infantry!"

Seeing this, Wei Dayong said: "Commander, the special operations battalion has applied to join the battle!"

Li Yunlong looked surprised and said: "You are still wearing the clothes of the Japanese. Why join the battle? I'm afraid you will start a fight with your own people."

When they went to Yuncheng a few days ago, the soldiers changed into Japanese military uniforms, but they haven't changed back yet. The Eighth Route Army uniforms of the special operations battalion are still hidden in Antgou, Yushe County.

"This is not simple." Wei Dayong grinned, "Didn't our special operations camp also bring more than 4,000 prisoners of war? We can change into the clothes of the national army."

Li Yunlong turned to look at the brigade commander, who nodded: "I'm just wearing national army clothes, it's nothing."

"Okay." Li Yunlong said, "I approve the special operations battalion to join the battle."

Wei Dayong ordered the soldiers to ride on horseback to inform the driver to drive the two trains into the railway station.

Afterwards, Wei Dayong asked again: "Brigadier Commander, what should we do with these more than 4,000 Chinese prisoners of war?"

Before the brigade commander could speak, Li Yunlong took the lead and interrupted: "Isn't our 386th brigade about to expand? We are short of soldiers. We definitely cannot return them to the national army!"

Li Yunlong would definitely look down on the prisoners of war of the puppet army, but Li Yunlong did not intend to let go of the prisoners of war of the national army.

These soldiers of the national army are not raw melons and eggs. They have carried guns and been on the battlefield. Their individual quality is definitely better than that of the new recruits.

It was just that his fighting spirit was a bit lacking, and he was even demoralized by the Japanese army in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.

But these are not trivial. All those engaged in political propaganda work in the Eighth Route Army are experts at boosting morale.

The brigade commander pondered for a moment and said: "According to the discipline of our Eighth Route Army, if these prisoners of war want to stay, they can stay, and if they don't want to stay, they can be paid travel expenses to let them go."

Then, the brigade commander looked at Zhao Gang: "Zhao Gang, I will leave the work of prisoners of war to you. Try your best to persuade them to join the Eighth Route Army, but you must not use force."

"Yes, brigade commander!" Zhao Gang straightened up, "I promise to complete the mission!"

…

Taiyuan, inside the headquarters of the Japanese First Army.

As Yoshio Shinozuka listened to the increasingly ferocious sound of cannons, uncontrollable anxiety surged from his heart.

The sound of the cannons was like a reminder of death.

"General, the Jinsui Army is attacking the west wall!"

"The military police and the Imperial Army's counterattack failed, and the battle in the south of the city is now heating up!"

"An Eighth Route Army unit has entered Victory Street and is attacking the arsenal. The telephone line communicating with the arsenal has been cut off!"

"The Eighth Route Army outside the north of the city withdrew to the west of the city. The Eighth Route Army was bombarding the west city wall with heavy artillery!"

"The west city wall has been breached, and two regiments of the Eighth Route Army have entered the XC area!"

Every piece of news that reaches the headquarters is extremely detrimental to Yoshio Shinozuka.

Yoshio Shinozuka knew very well that judging from the current situation, the fall of Taiyuan Outer City seemed inevitable.

Now Yoshio Shinozuka can only hope that the 36th Division can arrive by train as soon as possible for reinforcements, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

But often it’s just that what you’re afraid of will come.

"Report!" Communications Staff Officer Ryukichi Kasutani shouted outside the door.

Yoshio Shinozuka: "Come in!"

Looking at Rukichi Kasutani who walked in, Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Kesutani-kun, I hope what you bring is good news."

"General!" Rukichi Kasutani said, "There is good news, but..."

Yoshio Shinozuka felt nervous and asked quickly: "What's the matter?"

"The good news is that the 36th Division, which is rushing to support Taiyuan, has set off."

"But many railway bridges from southwestern Shanxi to Taiyuan have been destroyed by aerial bombs!"

"The 36th Division is heading to Taiyuan on foot for reinforcements!"

"Nani?" Upon hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka's face suddenly changed wildly, and he almost fainted from anger.

If the 36th Division can arrive by train for reinforcements, it will only take about ten hours to reach Taiyuan.

But if we march on foot, the distance of more than 300 kilometers will take four or five days to reach even if we march by force.

Yoshio Shinozuka frowned and thought for a moment, then ordered: "Order Captain Takahashi to send troops to rush to the arsenal immediately. If the Chinese army cannot be driven out of the city, blow up the arsenal!"

"In addition, send out all the Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army and wait until the 36th Division arrives no matter what!"

Kasutani Ruki paused and said: "Hi!"

Then he walked quickly outside.

Watching Rukichi Hasotani's back disappear from the door, Yoshio Shinozuka reached out and picked up the Lieutenant General's command sword.

Swish——

The blade was half withdrawn, and a cold light suddenly filled the office. The blade was quickly inserted into the scabbard.

This battle of Taiyuan was the most dangerous battle he had experienced in most of his military life.

The most inappropriate thing was to send the Yoshino Regiment to reinforce Yangquan. Even after Yangquan was captured, they should not have listened to the orders of the North China Front Army Headquarters.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If the Yoshino United were still in Taiyuan City, the situation would never have deteriorated to this point.

The 36th Division's rush to rescue gave Yoshio Shinozuka hope, but this hope was on the verge of being shattered in an instant.

Almost all railway bridges have Japanese handles, and it is not easy for the Eighth Route Army to blow them up.

Even if the Eighth Route Army guerrillas pry the rails, the engineers can quickly repair them. The military columns even have their own rails that can be repaired in time.

But the Eighth Route Army sent out planes to blow up railway bridges, and Yoshio Shinozuka had no temper at all.

Suddenly, Yoshio Shinozuka's expression changed, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.

etc……

After the enemy launched a sneak attack on Yuncheng Airport, there were actually fighter planes left behind!

Immediately, Yoshio Shinozuka took the Lieutenant General's command sword and walked towards the communications office.

…

After the train transporting Chinese prisoners of war entered the railway station.

Wei Dayong led the special operations battalion to the train station and changed into the uniform of the national army.

The ones who took off their military uniforms were the ones the special operations battalion rescued from the Japanese in Jiangxian County.

They have voluntarily recognized Wei Dayong as their commander, and they will listen to whatever Wei Dayong says.

However, Wei Dayong did not allow them to participate in the battle for the time being, not because the siege forces were sufficient, but mainly because these national soldiers came from different units and did not have a unified organization.

Even if you give them weapons and let them fight in the streets, they won't have much combat effectiveness. Instead, they will cause chaos to the Eighth Route Army.

After changing into the uniforms of the National Army, Wei Dayong selected four or five clever soldiers and ordered them to sneak into the other National Army prisoners of war.

If you want these National Army prisoners of war to follow the Eighth Route Army, in addition to political commissar Zhao's propaganda work, you must also use some other methods.

Putting on the uniform of the national army, and carrying four infantry guns and four mortars, Wei Dayong led the special operations battalion towards Nancheng.

At this time, except for the dozen or so Langya team members who flew to Yushe by fighter plane, the rest of the team members, like Wang Xikui, had all returned to the team.

Entering through the gap destroyed by heavy artillery, there are a small number of independent regiment soldier handles on the city wall. There are also several captured mountain cannons on the wall. Field artillery and infantry artillery are temporarily put aside.

Wei Dayong ignored these cannons. It took a lot of effort to get them off the city wall, and directly led the team towards the street where the gunfire was fierce.

The ground was covered with the corpses of Japanese soldiers, puppet troops and Eighth Route Army soldiers, and there were bullet holes and craters everywhere, showing that the fighting was extremely fierce.

After walking two streets, the sound of gunfire, the explosion of grenades, grenade launchers and mortar shells rang louder in my ears like exploding beans.

A platoon of independent regiment soldiers set up two light machine guns in the middle of the street when a barrage of grenade and mortar shells came towards them.

Amidst the shouts of killing, Japanese soldiers and puppet troops rushed in from across the street.
To be continued...