At that moment, Li Yunlong said again: "Sun Desheng, you send two platoons to guard the city walls on both sides. Don't let the Japanese puppet army tray our retreat. The rest of the troops hurry up and seize the city north block!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded in front of him.

I looked up quickly and saw a group of Japanese military police driving on Gongjimen Street ahead, about 500 meters away.

Almost at the same time, the rear slaughter gate about one kilometer ahead slowly opened, and teams of Japanese infantry and motorcycles rushed out from the city gate, and even tanks and armored vehicles drove out.

"Damn it, the Japanese reacted quite quickly." Li Yunlong cursed, "Hurry up when you move!"

"Yes!" Sun Desheng, Chen Quan and Wang Huaibao agreed, and immediately hurried down the city tower with their respective troops, spread out quickly, and successively seized various blocks in the north of the city.

This is also a tactic that was determined before breaking the city.

Because their Eighth Route Army has an absolute advantage in military strength compared to the Japanese army,

So if you have the chance to attack, then you will attack. If you don’t have the chance to attack, then you will seize the outer city blocks one after another. When you have completely controlled the entire outer city, you will concentrate all your troops and attack the inner city of Taiyuan with all your strength...

So now, they only need to guard part of the blocks north of the city.

Sun Desheng led the fifth battalion and immediately seized the Taiyuan Machinery Factory next to Gongjimen. At the same time, he relied on the buildings around Taiyuan Machinery Factory to build fortifications and was responsible for resisting attacks from the Xiaodongmen direction.

Wang Huaibao led the Second Battalion and immediately seized the neighborhood near Yongding Road, responsible for resisting the attack on the west side.

Chen Quan led the Third Battalion and immediately seized Taiyuan University and various nearby blocks, responsible for resisting the attack from Houzaimen Street.

Li Yunlong also set up the temporary command of the Independent Regiment in Taiyuan Machinery Factory.

Looking at the equipment in the factory, Li Yunlong smiled and said repeatedly: "I've got rich, I've got rich. This time we've got rich, hahahahaha!"

"If I could move all these machines and equipment back,"

"If I can really open this bullet factory, I will be even bigger than the headquarters!"

"In the future, when we fight, our independent regiment will be in the independent regiment, and the new first regiment and the new second regiment will no longer have to worry about not having bullets!"

Speaking of this, Li Yunlong said again: "By the way, I have to inform Lao Zhao quickly and ask him to bring the transport team to rush the transportation equipment. I see that these machinery and equipment can be transported back to northwest Shanxi first."

Wang Ye nodded and said, "But the most urgent task is to quickly clear the Gongji Gate."

Speaking of this, he said, "Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for our personnel and materials to enter and exit the city gate."

"Oh yes yes yes yes." Li Yunlong nodded repeatedly, "The Japanese are cunning enough. Knowing that we were going to snatch equipment from Taiyuan, we used sandbags to block the gate holes of each city gate, and we couldn't even use cannons to open it."

Speaking of this, Li Yunlong said to Ge Erdan again: "Erdan, please inform Guzidi to bring the guards to clear the Gongji Gate. You should move quickly. You must clear the city gate before dawn."

"Yes!" Ge Erdan agreed and hurried away.

At this time, fierce gunfire sounded at the same time from Baoen Temple, Yongding Road and Taiyuan University.

Obviously, the first, second and third battalions of the Independent Regiment have already fought with the Japanese who are counterattacking.

However, Li Yunlong was not panicked at all. He didn't believe that the three main battalions of the Independent Regiment had already entered the city, and the Japanese still had the ability to expel them from Taiyuan again.

It's another matter whether you can take over the inner city of Taiyuan.

But Taiyuan's outer city was decided!

...

There is an inconspicuous foreign business in the west area of ​​Taiyuan's outer city.

This is the office located in Taiyuan by the Jinsui Army Special Police Department.

Liang Huazhi, the special police chief of the Shanxi Sui Army, was awakened by the gunshots, and hurriedly turned over and sat up from the bed, not daring to turn on the lights, so he found his glasses from the head of the bed in the dark and put them on.

When they went down to the first floor, the two guys had already gotten up.

These two guys are also agents of the Special Police Department of the Shanxi Sui Army and are Liang Huazhi's confidant subordinates.

"Knife!" Liang Huazhi asked one of the agents, "What's the matter with the gunshots on the Gongji Gate? Is there an internal strife in the pseudo-7th Division?"

Liang Huazhi never thought that the Eighth Route Army had already entered the city.

So this can only be an internal strife of the Seventh Division of the puppet army guarding the outer city walls.

Liang Huazhi knew the details of the 7th Division of the puppet army very well. He was very convinced that according to Pan Ren's approach, the 7th Division would sooner or later have internal strife.

Isn’t this true internal strife broke out?

"Director, we don't know either."

Daozi said: "But, Agui has gone to investigate."

While speaking, the knock on the door suddenly sounded outside.

The knife opened the door slightly and a figure flashed in.

This figure is the one Agui who went to reconnaissance, and is also an agent of the Special Police Department.

"A Gui?" Liang Huazhi asked, "Is there an internal strife between the pseudo-7th Division in Gongjimen?"

"No, it's not an internal strife between the pseudo-Seventh Division." Agui said, "It was the Eighth Route Army that had entered Gongji Gate and occupied this block between Bao'en Temple, Taiyuan Machinery Factory, Taiyuan University and Yongding Road."

"What?" Liang Huazhi changed his mind, "Has the Eighth Route Army entered the city?"

The other two agents also looked shocked: "How is this possible?"

"Yes, how is this possible?" Liang Huazhidao, "How did the Eighth Route Army break into Gongji Gate?"

"I don't know this either." Agui shook his head, "but the Eighth Route Army has indeed entered the city. At present, there is a fierce exchange of fire on Xiaobeimen Street and Xiaodongmen Street."

"Damn it, it's simply incredible!"

Liang Huazhi still couldn't believe it: "How did the Eighth Route Army enter the city?"

Agui, Daozi and another agent were speechless, and the three of them were puzzled.

After a while, Liang Huazhi said again: "What, hurry up and set up the radio station and send a telegram to the chief's office, saying that the Eighth Route Army had already captured the outer city of Taiyuan and was fighting the Japanese army in streets."

"Yes!" Several agents agreed and became busy.

...

Taiyuan inner city, the First Army Headquarters.

The eight infantry squadrons of Noda Brigade and Matsumoto Brigade have all left the city and seized various blocks outside Houzaimen, Donghuamen, Nanhuamen and Xihuamen.

But no gunfire was heard back in the other three directions.

Only the gunfire outside the Houzaimen became more and more intense, and there were even continuous explosions.

Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hanagu could not stay in the headquarters, so they brought a few combat staff to the city of Houzaimen, holding a telescope to observe the battle situation on Gongjimen Street.

Adjutant Kuroda Goro said worriedly: "Commander, this place is dangerous."

[Note: The previous typo is wrong, Ichihara Yuta is already dead, so it is changed to Kuroda Goro]

"Nothing." Yoshio Iwamatsu waved his hand and said, "As long as the lights are not turned on, the Eighth Route Army opposite will not see clearly what is happening here, so we will not be in danger."

Kuroda Goro didn't say anything more.

Because Yoshio Iwamatsu said nothing wrong.

As long as the light is not turned on, there is no danger.

Even the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells could not hit the head of Houzaimen.

However, standing at the head of Houzaimen City, you can clearly see the battlefields in various blocks such as Gongjimen Street, Baoen Temple, Taiyuan University and Yongding Road.

Among them, the most intense battle was the Gongjimen Street battlefield.

An infantry squad of Noda Brigade, guided by a Type 95 light tank, was launching an attack towards the main gate of Taiyuan University. When he was about to break into the gate, several mobilizers suddenly threw them from the roofs of houses on both sides of the street, smashed them on the tank armor and started to burn violently.

The three tank soldiers inside quickly couldn't stand the high temperature and opened the top cover of the turret to drill out.

However, the machine gun fire of the Eighth Route Army quickly swept across, and the two tank soldiers in front were knocked down, and the last tank soldier was swallowed by the surging flames.

Looking at the tank soldiers who were struggling in the fire, Yoshio Iwamatsu couldn't help but curse.

"Baga! The Eighth Route Army is really cunning!" Yoshio Iwamatsu said with a hatred, "Our tanks are often very effective against the Jinsui Army and the Chinese Central Army, but they have no effect on the Eighth Route Army."

"Yes." Hanaya Masahiro agreed, "The Eighth Route Army's tactics are more changeable and sharp."

"But, what I can't understand is..." Yoshio Iwamatsu said, "How did the Eighth Route Army enter the city?"

"I'm afraid I'm going to ask Pan Sang." Hua Gu said with a dark face, "because the outer city walls are guarded by the Seventh Division of the Imperial Association, and the Gongji Gate is guarded by Pan Sang himself."

"Pan Ren?!" Yoshio Iwamatsu said with a dark face, "Send someone to find him right away!"

"Hayi." Kuroda Goro paused his head and said, "I have sent someone to find him."

"Pan Ren, this idiot." Hua Gu said hatefully, "As long as the Seventh Division of the Imperial Army is here, the outer city wall will be as solid as a god. As a result, after only one night, the Gongjimen city wall will be lost!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu also looked angry.

...

"Pan Ren?"

"You are Pan Ren?"

Li Yunlong looked at Pan Ren with a smile and asked.

Although Li Yunlong had a smile on his face, his eyes were cold.
To be continued...