Check in from the bright sword

"Impossible." Captain Cheng frowned and said, "Our regiment's artillery battery has never stopped, and it has fired nearly 2000 shells in less than a day! It's all like this, and you can't fool this old devil?"

It's enough to pretend to be the main force of the 129th Division for such free shooting.

Deputy Brigadier Han said again: "Report this latest situation to the brigade headquarters immediately!"

"Yes." The communications captain agreed, and turned to send a telegram to the brigade headquarters.

Commander Cheng asked again: "Deputy brigade commander, what should we do now? Should we still fight Changzhi?"

"Nonsense, of course we have to fight." Deputy Brigadier Han said, "And this time there is no need to hide it."

"Didn't the artillery company commander say that he invented a new method of warfare? Let him use this method of warfare to destroy the firepower point of the North Gate City Pass as soon as possible."

"No, don't worry."

"Let the devil go a little more wrongly before it's too late to fight."

"Pass my order, all the troops at the front will be withdrawn."

"The cooking class hastened to light a fire and cook, ready to eat."

"After breakfast, let the brothers sleep well."

"It's been a long march for the past few days, and it's been fighting continuously. The brothers should be tired."

"When you have enough sleep, and when the brothers have gathered enough energy, then take down Changzhi in one go!"

The telegram of the southward detachment quickly reached the brigade commander.

After the brigade commander finished reading it, he handed the telegram to Ding Wei who was following him.

"Yoshio Shinozuka, an old devil, is really hard to deal with." The brigade commander said in a deep voice, "The Southward Detachment performed so hard, and fired nearly [-] shells in less than a day, but they still couldn't fool him."

"This is the result we expected." Ding Wei smiled and said again, "But I believe that Yoshio Shinozuka must be very guilty at the moment, afraid that he may have made a wrong judgment."

"Of course." The brigade commander said, "It's not true."

Ding Wei nodded and said, "That's right, if the old devil is right, if he firmly believes that his judgment is correct, then the 386 Brigade will not be able to sing in the next play."

The brigade commander snorted, and said again: "Order the troops, continue to speed up the march!"

After finishing speaking, the brigade commander said to Ding Wei: "Ding Wei, you Xinyi regiment should stay here. The terrain here is good, suitable for you to fight against."

"Yes!"

Chapter 261 Restoration of Changzhi

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

After all, Shinozuka Yoshio is an old man who is almost 60 years old, and his energy is obviously low.

When I stayed up until more than ten o'clock in the morning, I felt a little sleepy again, so I went back to catch up.

By the time Yoshio Shinozuka returned to the war room, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. During this period, no major changes occurred on any battlefield.

"General!"

Seeing Yoshio Shinozuka walk in, Nozawa Norio and a few combat staff members hurriedly stood up and nodded.

As for the chief of staff of the First Army, Takashi Tanaka, he had already gone back to sleep after staying up for two days and two nights. The battle plan for No. A was a long-term process, and he felt unable to survive without sleep.

Shinozuka Yoshio waved his hand and asked, "Nozawa-kun, where is the 37th Division now?"

Nozawa Norio said: "I just received a telegram from the 37th Division half an hour ago, saying that they have passed Xixiang County, and they are less than 150 kilometers away from Taiyuan."

"Be there before noon tomorrow at the earliest."

Shinozuka Yoshio hummed softly, and said, "How's the situation in Changzhi?"

"Everything is as expected by the general." Nozawa immediately cast admiring glances at Yoshio Shinozuka, and continued, "The Eighth Route Army going south is indeed just a partial division."

Shinozuka Yoshio's brows were furrowed: "How?"

Nozawa Norio said: "Because the southward detachment of the 386th Brigade has stopped attacking."

"Have you stopped attacking?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked, "Haven't you launched another attack all morning?"

"Yes, there was no attack all morning." Nozawa Norio said, "After all, it is only a partial division of the 386th Brigade, and its combat power is very limited. After a night of onslaught, it is now unsustainable."

"Strange." Yoshio Shinozuka frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "Where's the northbound detachment of the 386th Brigade?"

Nozawa snorted and said, "The northward detachment of the 386th brigade suddenly accelerated after passing Banpo Nao, and accelerated northward. It seems that they are rushing for time!"

"This is enough to show that Your Excellency General's judgment is correct."

"Not surprisingly, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army must now know that the 37th Division has turned around and headed north, so they will speed up again."

"The main force of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army must want to capture Taiyuan before the 37th Division returns to aid."

"However, this is simply a delusion. The 37th Division can arrive by noon tomorrow at the latest."

"The garrison force in Taiyuan City at this time will not have any problem at all until tomorrow evening."

More and more evidences are convincingly proving that Yoshio Shinozuka's judgment is correct, and Nozawa Norio and other command staff officers are increasingly convinced of this.

But for some unknown reason, Yoshio Shinozuka felt faintly uneasy instead.

Frowning and pondering for a moment, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Is there any other action for the 386 Brigade's Northward Detachment?"

"Oh, General, I almost forgot if you didn't tell me." Nozawa Norio slapped his forehead and said, "The 386th Brigade's Northward Detachment left a regiment near Banpo Nao."

"It seems that the 386th Brigade also feels that there is not enough time."

"That's why we left a regiment in Banpo Nao."

"In this way, the main force of the 386 brigade can spend at least half a day to attack Taiyuan."

"But this is futile. Even if you lose a regiment, even if it takes half a day longer, the main force of the 386 brigade will never win Taiyuan!"

Nozawa Norio was talking, but Shinozuka Yoshio's brows became more and more tight.

The feeling of uneasiness before has also become stronger, doesn't it seem right?

Everything seemed to be fine, but it was precisely because everything was completely logical that it made Yoshio Shinozuka even more disturbed, because it looked like it was artificially designed.

If it wasn't artificially designed, how could it match his judgment so perfectly?

It looked as if the Eighth Route Army had anticipated his reaction, but made targeted arrangements.