Taiyuan was an ancient city that had existed for more than two thousand years.
It was known for its historical reputation of "controlling the mountains and rivers, occupying the shoulders of the world","controlling the key points of the four fortresses, and controlling the capital of the five plains".
The city was surrounded by mountains on three sides. The second largest tributary of the Yellow River, the Fen River, flowed from north to south. Since ancient times, it had the reputation of "Splendid Taiyuan City".
However, after the Battle of Xinkou and the Battle of Taiyuan, the city was occupied by the Japanese.
It had now become the command center of the Japanese First Army.
The Japanese First Army was established in 1938 and was one of the two main legions of the North China Front Army.
In the beginning, their headquarters were set up in Baoding, and later moved to Taiyuan. They were in charge of the occupation army of Jin Province for a long time, commanding the 6th division, 14th division, 20th division, and other divisions. Their combat strength could not be underestimated.
At this moment, in Taiyuan Headquarters.
Commander Shinozuka Yoshio and Chief of Staff Miyano Jun were playing Go.
After a round of chess, Shinozuka Yoshio looked at the big dragon that was surrounded and praised Miyano Shun,"
"Miyano-kun, your chess skills have improved.”
"General Shinozuka, you flatter me. I've only learned a little from you. I'm just making a fool of myself." Miyano Jun said humbly.”
"What did Miyano learn from me?" Shinozuka Yoshio asked.”
"Hehe, General Xiao Zhong, this game of chess is like this sweep. General, your white pieces are like our army, and my black pieces are like the enemy.”
"The enemy troops on the eighth route have already been forced back by our army. They can only be forced into the Taihang Mountains and surrounded until they can't move.”
As he spoke, Miyano pointed at a certain spot on the chessboard and said respectfully,"General, you only need to place one more chess piece here, and the matter will be settled!”
"Hahaha."
Shinozuka Yoshio laughed out loud." Miyano-kun, you don't seem to have learned a thing or two. They had already understood the moves of this game.”
"General, you flatter me." Miyano said humbly.
Ta Ta Ta Ta…
At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded.
The adjutant walked in with an ugly expression and said," Commander, something happened."
"What happened?"
Shinozuka Yoshio calmly picked up another chess piece and stared at the chessboard with a calm expression.
"Sakata's troops were all…annihilated by the enemy."”
Shinozuka Yoshio's chess piece stopped in mid-air. He slowly raised his head and stared at the adjutant."What did you say?"
The Chief of Staff, Miyano Shun, was also stunned. He hurriedly asked,"What exactly happened?"
One had to know that the Sakata United Team was not an ordinary team.
It was the most elite unit of the 4th Brigade. There were 4,000 soldiers and 5 large units.
The weapons were excellent, and the mortars were fully equipped. There were as many as 24 of them.
The enemy was just the 8th Route Army with mountain guns and cannons. It was acceptable to say that the captain of the regiment, Nobutetsu Sakata, had died, but how could he have been completely wiped out?
Faced with the stern gazes of the commander and the chief of staff, the adjutant swallowed his saliva, but he still nodded and said,"That's right. The report says that Sakata's troops were completely wiped out, their flags were lost, and no one survived.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
Shinozuka Yoshio swept the chessboard on the table, and the pieces fell to the ground.
"Baka!"
"What's going on? Which unit of the Eighth Route Army did it?!”
He was so angry that his entire body was trembling!
This was not a small matter!
Since the Japanese invasion, there had never been a situation where a regiment-level unit was completely wiped out!
But now, not only had they lost their flag, but their most elite troops, the Sakata United Army, had also been wiped out!
If word got out, it would be a great humiliation!
"This, this…"
For some reason, the adjutant stuttered when he heard Shinozuka Yoshio's question.
Seeing this, Chief of Staff Miyano was impatient.
He quickly walked over and took the report from the adjutant's hand. He quickly glanced at it and his expression suddenly changed.
" General, General, Sakata's troops..." Miyano said hesitantly.
Shinozuka Yoshio noticed the change in his expression and urged,""Miyano-kun, don't dawdle. Which unit of the Eighth Route Army is it?”
General, Sakata's troops were killed by a group of bandits…"
" What? Bandits?!"
……
After the meeting, even after reading the report, Shinozuka Yoshio still didn't quite believe the contents of the report.
He questioned the adjutant." Is there a mistake in the information? How could a group of bandits have 200 mortars and so many artillery shells to bombard Sakata's position for half an hour?”
The adjutant replied," General, I've already sent people to investigate for a long time. The information is correct. Sakata's troops were indeed killed by a group of bandits. This group of bandits belonged to Qiyun Stronghold."”
"Qiyun Stronghold? Songdao, show it to me on the map.”
The adjutant nodded and walked to the map hanging on the wall. After observing it for a while, he pointed at an inconspicuous small mountain range.
"General, Qiyun Stronghold is here.”
Shinozuka Yoshio looked at the small mountain range and frowned.
"How many people does Qiyun Stronghold have?"
"According to the news, they originally only had about 300 people. However, when they attacked Sakata's troops, an artillery battalion appeared out of nowhere.”
"Baka!"
"Where did you get so many people that you don't know? Hurry up and investigate. You must find out information about this group of bandits! 200 mortars, this is not a small firepower. It directly affects our strategic deployment in northwestern Shanxi!”
"Ha Yi!"
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