Li Guotao stood on the top of a hill, holding a telescope to observe the Japanese troops in the distance, and a large number of Japanese troops were pouring along the road in the valley.Li Guotao put down the binoculars in his hand and said with a serious face: "Now that the main force of the devils has arrived, our task has been completed, we have been fighting for several days in a row, and the soldiers are tired, so we can take advantage of this precious time to rest and recuperate." ”Ma Zhenguo sighed softly and said: "I'm afraid the little devil won't give us too much time, I just received the news that the 10th Division of the Japanese Army has assembled at Beiping Station and is preparing to take the train south."
And these little devils are afraid that they will soon launch an attack on Niangzi Pass, although our seventh column serves as a reserve, but we must also be ready for battle at any time. ”Li Guotao frowned slightly, and said with a serious face: "The 46th Division and the 47th Division are not to be worried, and the most troublesome thing now is this 10th Division, but the matter has come to this point, we must hold Niangzi Pass no matter what, and ensure that the main force can successfully recover Shanxi Province." ”At the same time, the commander of the 46th Division, Taka Kasujima, and the commander of the 47th Division, Tsusada Osako, also rushed to the front line, stood in a clearing next to the road, and looked up at the mountains spreading in the distance.A devil officer next to him said respectfully: "Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, the lady is closed in front." ”"Hmm" Xuandao Gao nodded noncommittally, turned to Da Qiang Tongzhen and said: "Da Qiang Jun, at present, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has captured most of Xinzhou City, and Xinzhou is about to be lost.In addition, the main force of the Jin Sui army is also advancing in the direction of Taiyuan, and once Xinzhou is lost, Taiyuan will be in danger.In addition, the Central Army of China also cooperated with Tubalu to launch a counteroffensive in the southern Jinnan area, containing the main force of the 30,000 imperial army in southern Jinnan, and the situation in Shanxi became more and more critical.His Excellency the Commander has repeatedly urged us to capture Niangzi Pass as soon as possible and open the passage to Shanxi.Now that we have reached the city of Niangzi Pass, I think we should immediately launch an attack on Niangzi Pass and occupy Niangzi Pass in one fell swoop. ”"Yo Xi" Da Qiang Tongzhen nodded and said: "Xuandao-kun is right, we can't wait any longer, in case Taiyuan is lost, even if we win the Niangzi Pass, what's the point."
Therefore, it is necessary to capture Niangzi Pass as soon as possible and rush to the aid of Taiyuan. ”Xuandao Gao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Since the Great Forced Monarch has no objection, then immediately send the order down and concentrate the main force to prepare to launch a full-front attack on Niangzi Pass." ”A devil officer next to "Hai" responded respectfully, and hurriedly turned around and ran to convey the order.Da Qiang Tongzhen turned to look at Xuan Dao Gao and said with a smile: "Xuan Dao-kun, this time I will let you and I fight hand in hand, destroy this group of hateful earth eight roads, and establish immortal feats." ”"It's my pleasure.Haha" Xuan Dao Gao couldn't help laughing as he spoke, and Da Forced Tongzhen also laughed insolently.At this time, these two old devils did not realize the danger, and they still ignorantly thought that capturing Niangzi Pass would be a very simple task, and they all thought that this was an excellent opportunity to make meritorious contributions.In the afternoon of the same day, the Japanese army could not wait to launch a fierce attack on the defense line of our army at Niangziguan.The Japanese concentrated all the artillery of the 14th Division, the 46th Division, and the 47th Division to launch a fierce bombardment of our positions, and at the same time, the Japanese army aviation also dispatched dozens of warplanes to bombard our positions.The deafening explosion continued to sound, and the entire vicinity of Niangzi Pass was shrouded in a cloud of artillery fire.Li Guotao stood in a forward observation post, looking at the position of our army in the distance caught in a field of artillery fire, he couldn't help frowning, and said with a worried face: "I really didn't expect that the little devil's firepower would be so fierce."
Looks like we're underestimating these little devils. ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and nodded and said: "It is mainly the artillery wing of the 14th Division, equipped with a large number of heavy artillery, with fierce firepower, plus the artillery wing of the other two divisions, its power can be imagined."
But I'm not too worried about the devil's artillery. ”"Oh" Li Guotao's eyebrows raised slightly, and he asked with a smile: "Tell me, why" Ma Zhenguo replied with a smile: "The reason is very simple, the little devil's cannon is really powerful, but according to their way of playing, the consumption of cannonballs can be said to be astronomical."
Without shells, these cannons would be no different from a pile of scrap metal.Therefore, if the little devil wants to ensure such combat effectiveness at all times, he needs a lot of logistical supplies.The newly formed Third Brigade and other units are currently entrenched in the vicinity of Baoqian Village, seriously threatening the devil's logistical supply line, and even if they cannot completely cut off their supply line, it will have a great impact on the little devil.Don't look at the ferocity they are fighting now, when they run out of shells, I see what they will do to fight us. ”"Haha" Li Guotao laughed when he heard this, nodded and said: "What you said has some truth, but don't forget, the little devil sent the independent fourth mixed brigade to garrison Huolu County, and the 50th Wing of the 14th Division to garrison Jingcheng County, with these two troops, if we want to attack the little devil's baggage troops again, I'm afraid it will not be so easy." ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and said, "It would be nice if I could defeat these two little devils." ”Li Guotao said with a serious face: "You are right, if you want to cut off the logistics supply line of the devils, it is best to defeat these two little devils."
But the little devils are also very cunning, and it is not so easy to find an opportunity to defeat them. ”Li Guotao said and ordered someone to open a map, Ma Zhenguo also hurriedly surrounded him, Li Guotao pointed to the map and said: "According to the information obtained so far, the fourth independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army, about less than 3,000 people, is stationed in the county seat of Luxian County, and some important intersections along the highway west of the city.The 50th Wing of the Japanese Army, in which there was a reinforced brigade, was stationed in Shang'an Town, between Houlu County and Jingcheng County, and the main force of its wing was stationed in Jingcheng County. ”Ma Zhenguo frowned and said: "You are right, the little devils are very cautious this time, not only arranging heavy troops, but also helping each other, it is really not easy to defeat them, especially the main forces of the devils in the two counties of Houlu County and Jingcheng County, they are all hiding in the county seat, and we have no way to deal with them at all." ”Li Guotao nodded, then stretched out a finger and pointed it on the map, and said with a smile: "So we can only use this as a breakthrough point." ”aa2705221: