When the remnants of the Datong Japanese army were surrounded in the inner city, the Datong devils sent a report to the military headquarters of the first army of the Japanese army in Taiyuan.

At this time, it was almost five o'clock in the morning, and the military headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Taiyuan was brightly lit, and the devils on duty who came and went were constantly moving around.

"Click!!

The sound of crisp footsteps came from one side to Taro Miyano, who was looking at the huge map of Jin Province in the command room of the military headquarters, and Taro Miyano turned his head to see that it was the staff officer on duty Okada Jino walking with a solemn expression. In his hand, he also clenched a telegram.

When Taro Miyano saw it, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Sure enough, Okada Jino, who came on foot, hurriedly condensed and said: "Report to the chief of staff, the Datong defenders are in an emergency!" ”。

Taro Miyano took the telegram and looked at it, quickly scanned it and looked at it for less than ten seconds, his face gloomy.

"The outer city of Datong was lost, and now the defenders have fully entrenched themselves in the inner city, with less than 1,500 remnants. Among them, there are only more than 600 people left in the remnants of the Futian Brigade, and the rest are improvised organized imperial subjects, and the combat effectiveness is almost zero! ”

Taro Miyano gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, and the few devil staff officers around him all looked at each other and didn't dare to talk.

Or the staff officer on duty, Jino Okada, stubbornly said: "Chief of staff, what should we do?" There are not many defenders in Datong, and although there are more than 10,000 imperial troops in the headquarters of the 77th Brigade of the 33rd Division of our empire going north, they are transported north by train, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to reach Datong before dawn. ”。

"Give an urgent telegram to the 82nd Flying Brigade and the 83rd Flying Brigade of the Aviation Corps that are taking off in a hurry on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain, ordering them to arrive in the sky above Datong, regardless of anything else, find the troops of the independent brigade besieging the city, and bomb them at low altitude. The Futian Brigade was ordered to hold on to the reinforcements and not to surrender to the Independent Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, the native families of all the soldiers of the brigade after the war will be punished! By the way, tell Fukuda Taisheng to organize all the imperial subjects who can move in Datong City to fight back against the attack of the Independent Brigade with all their might, and buy time for the headquarters of the 77th Brigade to be reinforced in the north. ”

Miyano Taro waved his hand gloomily, and at present, only the remnants of the Japanese army in Datong were strictly ordered to wait for reinforcements.

When Okada Jino heard this, he couldn't bear it, "Chief of Staff, it's better to agree with the rest of the Futian Brigade to concentrate on breaking through!" Retreating to the left cloud area can at least preserve the living force of the empire. ”。

"It's too late now, and it's still night, and it's pitch black outside the city. They retreated to Zuoyun, and in this sortie under Li Yunlong's command, all of them were in cavalry mode, could they escape from the pursuit of the opponent's four legs? Only by relying on the city to hold on to help, there is still a glimmer of life. Execute the order! Miyano Taro shook his head and said, at this time, there is only one way to break through.

Seeing that Miyano Taro was stubborn and did not change the order, Okada Jino immediately walked away and asked someone to send a report to the devil defenders of Datong.

At this time, a devil staff officer on the side approached Miyano Taro and whispered: "Chief of Staff, do you want to report to Your Excellency the commander on the current situation of the Datong battle?" ”。

Miyano Taro thought about it, at this time Datong was already in danger, and the time when the Japanese army lost Datong was actually in the countdown. It is impossible for Taro Miyano to hide from Naosaburo Okabe, after all, the loss of Datong is very important.

"Send a report to Your Excellency the Commander immediately and report on the current battle situation in Datong!" 120

"Hay, Chief of Staff!" The devil's staff officer left in response.

In less than a minute, Jino Okada, who personally supervised the dispatch of a report to the defenders of Datong, had already walked back.

Miyano Taro had a solemn face at this time, and the loss of Datong was very important. The starting point of the Tongpu Railway was captured by the Independent Brigade, and the Japanese military supply line that was transported from the direction of Zhangjiakou to the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain was cut off.

Although Miyano Taro knew that there was still the Zhengtai Railway that could transport supplies to Taiyuan and then go south to the front line of Nakajo Mountain. However, the supply of materials for the Japanese army on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain will be much less, and the battle may be delayed. This was a great influence on the Japanese army's desire to end the Battle of Nakajo Mountain as soon as possible.

"Chief of Staff, I've already called back to the Datong defenders! In addition, more than 30 Imperial fighters of the 82nd and 82nd Flying Squadrons have already flown over San'in and are flying towards Datong at full speed, and it is estimated that they will soon arrive over Datong to support the defenders. Jino Okada reported to Taro Miyano.

"Yo Xi !!"

Miyano Taro bowed his head and said: "I hope the Datong defenders can withstand the attack of the independent brigade!" But we also need to do a good job now that after the fall of Datong, the independent brigade will not be in Datong and wait for me to join the circle! ”。

"What do you mean, Chief of Staff?" Jino Okada wondered.

Miyano Taro pointed to the huge map of Jin Province and said: "Datong is an important town in northern Jin Province and the starting point of the Tongpu Railway. It is an important transportation hub, and if it was around seven or eight o'clock last night, Li Yunlong might be stationed in Datong. But at present, it is only about three hours before dawn, and even if the independent brigade captures Datong, it will only temporarily cut off our line of communication for a while. So, after dawn, sooner or later Datong will return to our hands. ”。

"Chief of Staff, what do you mean?" Jino Okada was still a little confused.

Miyano Taro sneered: "Okada-san, record the order, order Fengzhen, Gaoyang, Tianzhen, Zuoyun to send out all the imperial troops and imperial alliance armies around Zuoyun, and surround Datong!" ”。

"Chief of Staff, Gushan, the victory pass has been lost, and the garrison of the Imperial Army outside the Guanwai in Fengzhen may be difficult to enter the pass and go south!" Okada Jino reminded them that the Datong defenders had learned of their situation in a report before.

Miyano Taro was secretly embarrassed for a moment, but took advantage of the dim lights in the headquarters to cover up the past, "Then order the garrison of Toyojin to go south and recapture the victory." Send a report to the 77th Brigade and ask them to arrive at Datong City as soon as possible. If we can take advantage of the fact that the independent brigade cannot capture Datong and encircle the main force of the independent brigade, we will have a chance to eat the main force of Li Yunlong's independent brigade. ”

"Understood, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, obey your orders." Okada Jino responded suddenly, and immediately deployed.

As for whether he can surround the main force of the Independent Brigade in Datong, Miyano Taro is actually not sure in his heart. After all, judging from the previous series of battles, although the strength of the independent brigade under Li Yunlong's personal command this time was less than 10,000, at least seven or eight thousand were finally available. Moreover, all of them are cavalry, supported by war horses, and their ability to maneuver and run is simply an elite cavalry unit "wandering" around to attack the Japanese army and the Imperial Allied Army troops stationed in various cities and towns.

As soon as the Japanese army showed signs of encircling the independent brigade, Li Yunlong commanded his troops to "run away" very quickly. In the face of a long-term occupation of a strong Jin Province, the Independent Brigade will not wait for them to join in as Miyano Taro expected.

Just when Taro Miyano was worried, when the special transport train of the 77th Brigade of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army, which was transported north from the front line of Nakajo Mountain, to the Juzhu Mountain section, a section of the railway through the exit of the mountain area was dug up, and the devil train could not go north.