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The main force of Bai Mingxuan's 189th Brigade saw the Japanese retreating and immediately attacked them.
The Japanese army had no intention of paying attention to them. They just sent a regiment of troops to set up positions along the way to block them.
And Bai Mingxuan is not ambiguous. This can even be regarded as a tacit understanding between the two parties.
Takeda Junpei took the initiative to cut off a piece of flesh from his body and broke off his arm to survive, while Bai Mingxuan's troops simply swallowed the entire arm that the Japanese army had dropped.
They will not pursue the Japanese army too far, after all, the supply lines in the rear cannot keep up at this time. If you pursue rashly, you will most likely be killed by the Japanese army.
At this time, under the city of Taiyuan, the sun was shining brightly in the sky.
The ground that had just been soaked by heavy rain a few days ago was now being dried by the scorching sun again. The noisy cicadas and the chirping of birds in the forest make people feel irritable.
Ding Wei lit a cigarette and looked at the Taiyuan City Wall not far away.
"I never thought that one day, I, Ding Wei, could lead tens of thousands of troops to the gates of Taiyuan City. It's so damn enjoyable!!"
As he spoke, he took two puffs of his cigarette.
The staff officer next to him hurried over and said: "Commander, the news just came that the enemy's troops have begun to return to defend Taiyuan. They will be here the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Ding Wei looked at the towering Taiyuan city wall, and then said: "Order the troops to prepare to attack the city!"
"yes!!"
Hearing this, his chief of staff also showed an extremely excited look in his eyes.
Attack Taiyuan City, the home base of the Japanese army in Shanxi.
Regardless of whether we can defeat it or not, just thinking about it is so fucking exciting.
The troops led by Ding Wei quickly assembled outside Taiyuan City.
This morning, all the Japanese strongholds outside Taiyuan City had been attacked.
Now these soldiers looked at the city wall of Taiyuan City not far away, and when they were about to attack the Japanese command center in Shanxi, they all had a dreamy feeling.
¡°Imagine that more than a year ago, they were driven everywhere by the little Japanese¡¯s mopping up troops.
At that time, their base areas were basically divided by the Japanese blockade. Many base areas are very small. With a rifle in hand, they can shoot from one base area to another.
But now, since they cooperated with Xia Yang's Fourth Army, they have changed their previous defensive posture and turned to active offense.
Based on their current progress, if all goes well, they will be able to drive away most of the Japanese troops in Shanxi before winter even arrives.
Ding Wei's troops immediately launched the first round of attack on Taiyuan City.
This attack is actually more of a demonstration.
Because Ding Wei¡¯s troops basically marched lightly and did not carry any heavy weapons.
The only things that can be used are mortars and rocket nests. These weapons are used to attack some strongholds, and the effect is very significant.
But facing the thick and tall city wall of Taiyuan City, it seemed a little weak.
The Japanese army obviously also knew that although the enemies on the opposite side were large in number, they lacked heavy artillery and other offensive weapons.
So these Japanese troops were huddled behind the city wall. When the new regiment of soldiers launched a charge, they hid behind the battlements and shot down with machine guns and rifles.
In order to boost morale, Okamura Neiji even walked on the city wall himself to boost the morale of the soldiers stationed in Taiyuan City.
He knew in his heart that they had to stay in Taiyuan for about three days. Three days later, Takeda Junpei's troops were able to return to defend Taiyuan.
At this time, the people in Taiyuan City also began to become restless.
Because they had vaguely heard the news that troops from the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army were launching an attack on Taiyuan City.
Many people even climbed onto the roofs of their houses, but they could only see the towering city walls around them.
¡°But the sound of gunfire and gunfire coming from outside the city from time to time is like the sound of gongs and drums of the New Year, making them firmly believe that maybe the days of humiliation are really coming to an end.
These people have been controlled at home by the Japanese and puppet soldiers who implemented military control and cannot go out at will.
Many people opened their windows or went to their neighbors¡¯ homes from the rooftops to exchange news they had heard about outside the city.
At this time, sharing this news about the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army has become the most important thing for them every day.
The so-called "the remaining people shed tears in the dust, and look south to the King's Master for another year" is probably their mood in these years.
It¡¯s just that those remnants of the Northern Song Dynasty never saw Wang Shi march northward and kill from the south until their death.
But they waited until their own army reached the gates of Taiyuan City.
Looking at the retreating troops, Ding Wei couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Because from the current point of view, if they attack Taiyuan City, they will not be able to take advantage.
They lacked effective weapons to attack the enemy. They had just charged and suffered hundreds of casualties, but they did not even touch the gate of Taiyuan City.
Ding Wei now had a clear understanding of the matter of conquering Taiyuan City in a short period of time.
That means it will take a long time for your troops to conquer this place, and it will also require a lot of casualties.
¡°Just three days is certainly not enough to support him in taking down Taiyuan City.
But Ding Wei knew very well that it would take him at least half a month to truly defeat Taiyuan City.
But it doesn¡¯t matter, as long as the tens of thousands of troops led by Takeda Junpei can be forced back, it will be a strategic success.
Regarding this matter, he has already exchanged opinions with Xia Yang.
Xia Yang also meant that Okamura Neji in Taiyuan City had some sense of crisis, and Takeda Junpei's tens of thousands of troops retreated directly back to Taiyuan City.
" Then they would not have any pressure to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Japanese army in the Fanzhi County area. There is no need to worry about other Japanese troops coming to support Seishiro Itagaki.
"Order the troops to continue the attack. Remember, be fierce. Just attack the city gates and blow up their gates." Ding Wei ordered loudly.