Yang Jicai didn't know that his hand had certainly delayed the possible pursuit of the Japanese army, and reduced the pressure when he was behind the break to cover Su Yingqi's retreat to Crouching Tiger Mountain. However, the two magnificent and exquisitely built city gates in the southern city of Taiyuan, together with the city towers, were also completely blown into a pile of rubble by him.

These two gates, one built in the early Ming Dynasty and one even in the Song Dynasty, are the most spectacular city gates in the entire Shanxi province, which are now no longer there. In particular, the Shouyi Gate, which fired the first shot of the Xinhai Revolution in Shanxi, is a witness of the Xinhai Revolution in Shanxi, and the political significance is very great. As a result, Yang Jicai completely wiped out these two city gates.

Yang Jicai caused countless troubles to his eldest brother, the commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese Federation. Together with the Datong city wall, which was also in ruins after the war, the Japanese pseudo-newspapers publicized the military action of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and severely destroyed the monuments that the Japanese army had painstakingly preserved for China.

In particular, the political significance is very strong, and the destruction of the Shouyi Gate, which the king of Shanxi attaches great importance to, was consciously and deliberately magnified by the Japanese army. The entire Japanese newspaper and radio station publicized this incident. The Japanese puppet royal literati also wrote a large number of articles insulting the destruction of the Shouyi Gate by this war. For half a year, he made a fuss about the destruction of the Shouyi Gate.

Since the September 18 Incident, only they know how many cultural relics and monuments the Japanese army has plundered from China. At this time, he jumped out and publicized the general trend of the Anti-United Nations to destroy historic sites, even after a defeat, he wanted to bargain for something on his lips. Or there is also the meaning of triggering infighting among the Chinese themselves, but this thickness of the skin is unparalleled in the world, and Okamura Ningji's hand, although I don't know what kind of mentality, but Jiang is really old and spicy. Such a large-scale propaganda of the Japanese puppet has indeed brought a lot of trouble to the Anti-Japanese Federation. Those Shanxi officials from all walks of life who were outside the country called the central authorities one after another to express their dissatisfaction.

They all think that if you fight, you will fight, and when the whole army has been evacuated, why should you completely blow up these two classic buildings? Centuries-old monuments have been completely destroyed. There is also the destruction of the Shuangta Temple, an ancient temple that has been inherited for more than 600 years, which has also caused great repercussions.

Under the deliberate influence of some aspects, many scholars in the rear area have called and sent letters to the Eighth Office in Chongqing and Chengdu, expressing their dissatisfaction. These scholars, who did not understand the military affairs and did not understand the severity of the events at that time, and who were arrogant, put the central government under tremendous political pressure.

In particular, the king of Shanxi in the second war zone, although he did not dare to act rashly, the telegrams of protest were one after another. Shouyimen is something that this old man has always been proud of, and your battle has blown up the proudest thing of others into a piece of rubble, and people are naturally unhappy.

The reason why these things caused such a big storm was that on the surface, the bombing of Shouyimen caused dissatisfaction in all aspects. But in fact, there are quite important military and political reasons behind it. The powerful force of the Anti-Japanese Federation was stationed in northern Jinbei, making this old man like a thorn in his back.

The bombing of the Shouyi Gate did make this old man's face a little gloomy. But after all, he was a soldier, and he was not blind to the shape at that time. But he hyped up this matter, and actually wanted to force the anti-union in northern Jin to withdraw from Shanxi. lest the second war zone under his jurisdiction itself be the weakest in the second war zone, and he will be worried all day long.

The advantages of the equipment invested in this war and the strong combat effectiveness of the anti-union made the king of Shanxi frightened. The planes flying in the sky, the tanks and heavy artillery on the ground, put considerable pressure on him and the second theater of operations under his command. In the First Battle of Taiyuan, the armored rapid assault ability of the Anti-United Nations made the second theater directly stop.

Although the First Army, under the instruction of Okamura Ninji, in order to win over the Jin Sui Army in the Second War Zone, it had already ceded part of its territory. But the king of Shanxi, who didn't want to be a traitor in the first place, finally chose to give up. The first part of the Second Theater of Operations, which was advancing to the north, refused to take a step forward after entering Fangshan County.

And Tongpu Ludong did not dare to take a step. The pace of his march has always stayed within the scope of the agreement with the central government after the Jinxi Incident of that year. Although there is also a slight move to cross the thunder pool, there is no place that exceeds too much of the bottom line. In many ways, it is still very restrained.

In addition to being unwilling to act as a pawn for the Japanese army and be a traitor, he is also worried that the Anti-Japanese Federation will do it again in a decent way. Since the outbreak of the war in Shanxi, the king of Shanxi has always been paying close attention. This battle was not only the first army of the Japanese army frightened, but even he always had a feeling of thorn in his back.

The major base areas of the 18th Group Army in Shanxi were already overwhelmed. If you come to such a well-equipped and well-trained ** again, wouldn't it cost you your own life? Even the Japanese army, which had always been strong, was no match for them. Aren't the hundreds of thousands of horses that are now in tatters even less of an opponent?

However, taboos are taboos, and the king of Shanxi, who was born as a young shopkeeper, also knows it in his heart. If he chooses to use the simplest and most direct military means. Not only will it not solve the Shanxi problem, but it will also exhaust the little capital it has left. It's not just the Japanese who are so happy, but also the first person in Chongqing, and other forces.

What's more, his own Jin Sui army will definitely not be able to defeat it. What equipment did others, after they lost the arsenal, the Jin Sui Army, which was once the best equipped in China, was already in dilapidation. Fight, the only remaining 100,000 horses are not enough to stuff people's teeth. The Japanese have repeatedly suffered big losses at their hands, let alone themselves?

At the time of the Jinxi Incident, the weakened Jin Sui Army could not even defeat the Tuba Road with only rifles and grenades, not to mention the anti-Japanese alliance with complete aircraft, heavy artillery and tanks? If you use military means to solve it, you can only consume this amount of money faster.

In the hands of the Japanese, this was not the most important. Since the Americans entered the war, it was only a matter of time before the Japanese were defeated. But for this king of Shanxi, it is difficult to accept falling into the hands of others. Because he understands that sooner or later the Japanese will have to get out of China.

In the hands of the Japanese, it was only a temporary deposit with them. With the change of the international form, sooner or later it will return to its own hands. But if it falls into the hands of others, it will be a meat bun beating a dog and never going back. Northern Jin is the gateway to Shanxi, and if Northern Jin is in the hands of others, even if he returns to Taiyuan and regains control of Shanxi, he will definitely not be able to sleep.

Military means will not work, but will only compete with each other, so that a group of fishermen around them, who do not distinguish between enemies and me, will benefit. It is not only the Japanese who are eyeing him, but the Central Army has always been happy to replace him. Since the Anti-Japanese Federation entered Shanxi, this old man who has not slept well is even more sad now.

Just when he was sleepy and couldn't find a pillow, he was at a loss in the face of the current situation. The Japanese just sent a pillow, and they just had this opportunity to make the most of it, so why not? It would be best if political measures were adopted to squeeze out the anti-union in northern Jin.

It seems that this militarily helpless brother has stood at the forefront after the Japanese set off this round of public opinion warfare. jumped up and down, and it was very happy for a while. It's just a pity that he has limited military strength in his hands, so he just moves his mouth, and he really doesn't have the courage to do so.

This period of lip service lawsuits, a dozen for more than half a year. It wasn't until the beginning of April or 3 that it completely stopped. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there are still people who insist on holding on to their pigtails. In addition, the two couples who were obsessed with ancient buildings in the base area gave Yang Zhen a headache for a while. These nerds made him, the majestic commander of the anti-** back then, helpless.

The roar of planes over the surrounding area of Taiyuan City lasted for a whole night and half a day. The anti-coalition night flight bombers dropped napalm and ignited a fire, which burned around Taiyuan City all night. During the day, the air battle around Taiyuan lasted for a whole morning.

Compared to the battlefield on the ground, where calm has been restored except for the occasional mine explosion. The battle in the air, instead of the two sides disengaged around Taiyuan City, became more and more intense. It's as if the battle between the two sides on the ground is still unfinished, and there is still a fight to the death in the sky.

The bombers on both sides were desperately pouring bombs of various tonnages on each other's positions. The bomber groups of the Anti-Japanese Union repeatedly bombed the Japanese positions in Dongshan, Chengnan, and Xishan. The Japanese army also invested a large number of aviation troops, along the Tongpu Railway, chasing Yang Jicai's retreating train convoy to bomb.

The fighter groups on both sides desperately intercepted each other's bombers. Hundreds of planes of various types on both sides shuttled back and forth in the air. The gunfire on the ground calmed down, but the gunfire in the sky continued. Although the battle situation was not one-sided, as the Anti-Japanese Union mobilized enough fighters to put into the battlefield, the shape became more and more unfavorable to the Japanese air force.

Under the circumstance that the 41st Division had already entered the city, Yang Jicai, who had only been the last to evacuate, finally withdrew smoothly under the full cover of the aviation and the continuous tactical counterattacks of Su Yingqi, who served as the cover, to attract the attention of the surrounding Japanese troops.

However, before evacuating, no matter how severe the situation was, Yang Jicai did not forget to detonate all the explosives planted in advance. All the equipment of several railway stations in the east and north of Taiyuan City, together with the railway lines, as well as dozens of large and small Japanese warehouses in the surrounding area. and the factory foundation, which had been completely dismantled, was completely blown into ruins.

It can be said that in Taiyuan, which was recaptured by the Japanese army, there was nothing left of everything that could be used for military purposes. The mountains of food, ammunition, military uniforms, and clothing in Taiyuan City were all transported away. The rest of the warehouses have been blown up. In addition to a power plant, all the factories in the industrial zone in the northern suburbs of Taiyuan are left in ruins.

After the Japanese army occupied Taiyuan, in order to support the war with war, not only was it completely completed but not completely completed, but even added a blast furnace to the Taiyuan Northwest Steelmaking Plant, as well as the remaining factories after being plundered by it, and all the equipment and workers were dismantled by Yang Jicai. Even the remaining factories were all blown up by Yang Jicai.

Yang Jicai did this, even if the Japanese army wanted to use Shanxi's coal and iron resources to serve its own war of aggression against China with war, it would not even think about it in the short term. Unless they are willing to relocate equipment from home or elsewhere at this time, spend a lot of time and money to rebuild from the roots.

As long as the Japanese are willing to invest their money, they will rebuild an industrial base in Shanxi, as they did in South Manchuria. The Japanese could still make use of Shanxi's coal and iron resources and continue their policy of feeding the war with war. However, the development and changes of time and the situation of the war, as well as the increasingly powerful base areas behind enemy lines in Shanxi, could not have allowed them to restore these factories.