"Commander-in-Chief! We've blocked it! We've blocked it! The 9th Division has blocked it!!!"
Taiyuan, the forward command post.
Wang Xiaoguang, deputy company commander of the army's directly subordinate communications company, rushed in, so excited that he was incoherent.
"good!"
"That's great! That's great!!"
Lin Feng suddenly stood up, his eyes gleaming with joy.
As long as the First Army is blocked, the Japanese reinforcements will retreat across the board, and the battle will be completely over!
He immediately turned around and walked to the side of the map to carefully examine the situation in Taiyuan City.
Only then did something come to mind: "What is the casualty situation of the 9th Division?"
"According to the telegram sent by the 5th Division, there was no mention of casualties, so they shouldn't be too many," Wang Xiaoguang guessed uncertainly.
"oh."
Lin Feng nodded, a hint of worry creeping into his heart.
After all, the 9th Division was not the strongest unit in the North China Field Army.
What they were going to face was 100,000 big and little bastards!
"I hope they're alright," Lin Feng muttered to himself.
The time has come to 9:10.
Chen Sanyuan, the communications company commander, walked into the command post.
"Commander-in-Chief!!!"
Chen Sanyuan walked to the map and pointed to Saiyu Village in the northeast direction of Ceshi, saying, "After the 5th Division arrived at Jiulongling, the main force of the First Army had all withdrawn to the Saiyu Village to Pingding line."
"The 5th and 7th Divisions on the west side have plugged the gap and are launching an attack on them."
"The 4th Division in the south, the 1st, 3rd, and 6th Divisions in the north, and the 2nd, 11th Motorized Infantry Division, 12th Armored Division, and 13th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division in the east have all completed their encirclement."
"It's safe to say that the First Army is completely trapped in our encirclement! They can't escape!"
"Ha ha!!"
Lin Feng couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Commander-in-Chief, this time we've completely taken over the First Army, and now the whole of Shanxi is under our control!"
Wang Xiaoguang grinned foolishly along with him.
Lin Feng waved his hand: "Don't be so absolute. Even if we take over the whole of Shanxi, it will only be a drop in the ocean for the Japanese army."
At this point, Lin Feng paused for a moment, then continued, "The Japanese won't give up easily. Once they have a spare moment, they'll definitely launch a counterattack. At that time, we won't be facing just one hundred thousand men from the First Army, but a million-strong army!"
"Therefore, Shanxi is only a temporary victory. We have only won the first battle. The real battle is yet to come!"
"Everyone must not let their guard down! We must remain vigilant!"
"Yes!" Chen Sanyuan and Wang Xiaoguang responded in unison.
Lin Feng waved his hand: "Alright, all of you can go now. Keep a close eye on the situation in Taiyuan City and report back to me as soon as possible."
"Understood!" Chen Sanyuan nodded.
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Taiyuan, Independent Garrison Command (First Army Command).
Upon receiving news that the First Army was surrounded, Yoshio Shinotsuka was utterly devastated.
He blamed everything on Masao Takahashi, the head of the intelligence department, and Masato Ono, the head of the operations department, and was furious.
"Masao Takahashi, Shoji Ono!!!"
Yoshio Shinotsuka's eyes were bloodshot as he looked up to the sky and shouted.
Takahashi Masao and Ono Shoji also learned that the First Army had been surrounded, and they were quite frightened.
"You! What are you good for? How did you manage to mess up the intelligence like this?!" Yoshio Shinotsuka roared angrily.
"General! This is not my fault! Our intelligence department's information was correct! It was the misjudgment of the operations department chief, Ono Masaji!"
"He devised the battle plan; it has nothing to do with my intelligence department. How can you shift the blame onto me?"
Masao Takahashi angrily berated Masahiro Ono.
Shoji Ono was so scolded that he couldn't say a word. He could only stand there with his head down, not daring to move.
He did make the battle plan and he issued the order, but he listened to Yoshio Shinotsuka.
It was his misjudgment as commander that led him to underestimate the Chinese army, resulting in this crushing defeat.
"Enough! Enough!!!"
Yoshio Shinotsuka slammed his fist on the table and roared at the two men, “The First Army is now surrounded, and the Second Army, which is closest, has no strength to rescue them. Taiyuan has become an isolated city.”
"Gentlemen, with such a huge loss, the Imperial Military will definitely investigate! Then we'll all be forced to commit seppuku!!!"
Upon hearing this, Nishimura Shunsuke, Ono Shoji, Takahashi Masao, Sasaki, and others in the office trembled slightly, their faces ashen and pale.
The empire suffered heavy losses; they must take responsibility for this defeat. They must commit seppuku! They must commit seppuku!!!
Even if they don't want to cut it, the Empire will send people to cut it!
"General, what should we do?"
"What should we do? What should we do?"
"Given this situation, are we just supposed to wait to die?"
"Are we just waiting to die? Of course not! We can live! We definitely can live!!"
Yoshio Shinotsuka's face was stern: "Live your head, my foot! You've been a Japanese soldier for too long, and your brain has gone senile."
"Now we only have one path to take."
"Seppuku!!"
Upon hearing the word "seppuku," the muscles on the faces of Nishimura Shunsuke, Ono Shoji, Takahashi Masao, Sasaki, and others twitched violently.
“Since I’ll be nailed to the pillar of shame of the empire anyway, I might as well choose seppuku. At least I can retain some dignity,” Yoshio Shinotsuka said calmly.
After speaking, Yoshio Shinotsuka looked at the group and asked, "Did you all understand?"
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