The screen is pulled back to Jinzhong County.

Wang Chengzhu's attack on Jinzhong County seemed to have completely angered the Japanese army.

The Japanese air force carried out air raids on Jinzhong County one after another, almost plowing through the county town, but there was still no sign of stopping.

Facing the Japanese's continuous air raids, Wang Chengzhu had no time and space to divert the people in the city, so he could only hold on.

"hurricane"

At this moment, an aerial bomb fell from the sky again.

"careful!"

Wang Chengzhu, Monk Wei and others hurriedly pounced forward and lay down behind a broken wall.

The next moment, the aerial bomb crashed to the ground and exploded, making a loud "bang" sound, throwing up large amounts of sand, gravel, soil and broken bricks, and smashed them towards Wang Chengzhu, Monk Wei and others.

Fortunately, several of them were wearing newly captured Japanese helmets. Even so, the banging sound of broken bricks and tiles hitting their helmets made them dizzy for a while.

After a while, Monk Wei, who was as gray and gray as a groundhog, shook the dirt on his head and said, "Captain, this is not the way to go."

Of course, Wang Chengzhu also knew that continuing like this was not an option. Facing the Japanese's continuous air raids, not only the people in the city were constantly injured and killed, but the casualties of the Eighth Route Army regiments also continued to increase.

But now, it is even more impossible to leave the city.

If you don't leave the city, at least there will be buildings in the city as shelters. But if you leave the city, you will need to pass through an open area of ​​thousands of meters before entering the nearby mountains and forests.

Even a long-distance running champion would need more than two minutes to cover a distance of 1,000 meters. This time was enough for the Japanese fighter jets to shoot them countless times as if they were living targets.

Wang Chengzhu glanced at the houses that were set on fire by aerial bombs not far away, and seemed to have an idea, and then said: "Monk, send the order! Let the brothers light more firewood such as straw and straw in the city. Firewood is the best.

Make some more smoke."

Although Monk Wei was honest and honest, he was not stupid. He quickly understood what Wang Chengzhu meant: "Commander, are you planning to use smoke to obscure the sight of the Japanese air force?"

"good!"

Wang Chengzhu nodded heavily and said, "Hurry up and convey the order!"

Although smoke cannot weaken the damage caused by aerial bombs and airborne machine gun fire, it can obscure the sight of the Japanese aviation troops, thereby reducing the accuracy of the attack and achieving a protective effect.

"yes!"

Monk Wei agreed, then turned around and left to deliver the order.

As the order was conveyed, clouds of fireworks were set off in Jinzhong City, and clouds of thick smoke rose up, quickly covering most of the city.

The Japanese airmen in the air were blocked from sight and could no longer carry out precise attacks on the ground. After swearing "Baga" several times angrily, they had no choice but to return and report the news to the headquarters.

Immediately, the angry Shinozuka Yoshio could only stop the bombing of Jinzhong County and instead asked the aviation force to detect the whereabouts of other Eighth Route Army troops.

As a result, peace was finally restored in Jinzhong County, and Wang Chengzhu and the others could finally devote themselves to rescuing the injured and trapped civilians and Eighth Route Army soldiers.

…

The screen zooms to Taiyuan City.

Japanese 1st Army Headquarters.

Yoshio Shinozuka and other Japanese officers also stayed up all night. Unlike the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army at all levels, no matter how happy the leaders of the Eighth Route Army were, Yoshio Shinozuka and other old Japanese soldiers were angry.

Yoshio Shinozuka's face was extremely gloomy, as if his wife had just put several big green hats on him.

All the Japanese officers also lowered their heads and said nothing, for fear that the disaster would be diverted to the east and burn themselves.

The atmosphere is horribly depressing!

After waiting for a moment, Shinozuka Yoshio turned his gaze to Yamamoto Kazuki aside and asked: "Yamamoto-kun, what do you think of the battle in Jinzhong?"

Yamamoto Kazuki didn't answer and asked: "Commander, do you want to hear the truth from me?"

Yoshio Shinozuka said expressionlessly: "Of course!"

Yamamoto Kazuki: "The reason why the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army was able to capture Jinzhong County was because they captured the Imperial Army's armored train, drove it to the foot of Jinzhong City, and then used its artillery to blast open the Jinzhong County City.

Door."

"Otherwise, even if the strength of the Eighth Route Army is doubled, it will be impossible to capture a county guarded by an imperial infantry regiment. Even if it can be captured, it will definitely be at a heavy price, and it is even more likely to be completed in such a short period of time.

.”

After a pause, Yamamoto Kazuki changed the topic and continued: "Your Excellency, Commander, now, the cunning Eighth Route Army has hidden the armored train in a tunnel again.

Now it seems that just blowing up the railways can no longer prevent the Eighth Route Army from using armored trains to fight.

If we want to prevent the Eighth Route Army from continuing to use armored trains to attack the Imperial Army's strongholds, we need to make certain changes to yesterday's strategy."

"Otherwise, if the Eighth Route Army continues to be allowed to operate armored trains, not only Shouyang, but also the large strongholds on the Zhengtai Railway, and even Taiyuan may be attacked."

Yamamoto Kazuki's words were like a slap, hitting Yoshio Shinozuka's face hard, causing the old devil's facial muscles to twitch.

Yesterday, Yoshio Shinozuka did not want the workload of repairing the Shotai Railway to be too large after regaining control of the southeastern Shanxi region, so he only asked the aviation force to blow up some ordinary railway tracks instead of blowing up bridges and tunnels.

Now it seems that yesterday's strategy was undoubtedly extremely wrong and extremely failed. The fall of Jinzhong is the best proof.

However, Shinozuka Yoshio is not the kind of person who cannot listen to good advice. After listening to Yamamoto Kazuki's words, he nodded with deep understanding and said: "Yamamoto-kun, your analysis is good!"

"Order the First Flying Group to take off immediately and blow up all the bridges from Taiyuan to Shouyang!"

In Yoshio Shinozuka's view, the Eighth Route Army had just attacked Jinzhong County, so they must have hidden the armored train in a tunnel near Jinzhong, and there was no way it could have gone to Yangquan.

Therefore, we only need to blow up the bridge from Taiyuan to Shouyang to prevent the Eighth Route Army from continuing to use armored trains in combat.

In this way, some repair projects after retaking the Zhengtai Railway can also be reduced.

"Hey Yi!"

Chief of Staff Miyano Shun nodded solemnly, then turned and left to deliver the order in person.

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the battle map again and asked, "How is the battle situation in other places?"

Intelligence Section Chief Iijima Morimichi: "I am reporting to Commander, in addition to the Shotai Railway, the Imperial Army strongholds on the Tongpu and Pinghan Railways were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army last night, but those strongholds are still impregnable and have not been attacked.

capture."

"Even with the assistance of garrisons from some surrounding counties, the imperial army regained the initiative on the battlefield in certain areas."

Hearing this, Shinozuka Yoshio's facial muscles twitched a few more times. If he hadn't been indecisive yesterday and didn't blow up the bridge on the Shota Railway, the battle situation on the Shota Railway would probably be similar to other places.

Fortunately, it's still too late to make amends. Yoshio Shinozuka can only comfort himself...


Chapter completed!