Zhang Dabiao led his troops to attack the city from the north gate, and attacked all the way, taking advantage of the favorable conditions of the night, to drive the devils at the north gate to defeat the army.

The 2nd and 3rd Battalions, which attacked from the direction of the West Gate and the East Gate, also carried out a fierce attack on the Japanese defenders at the East and West Gates under the cover of some artillery fire from the artillery battalion, and they were almost successful.

In the city, in the headquarters of the 52nd Infantry Brigade under the 26th Division of the Japanese Army, the busy devil staff officers constantly reported the battle situation to the brigade commander Oda Matsuji.

"Report to the brigade commander, the north gate is lost! The first part of the enemy army has already hit the barracks of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 103rd Wing in Beicheng District, and Matata Kumagai has withdrawn from the barracks in Beicheng District and retreated to the railway station! The 2nd Infantry Brigade asks for reinforcements! ”

"Report to the brigade commander, Wanquan Ancient City has been lost, and the defenders of the West Gate have suffered heavy casualties, and I ask for reinforcements."

"Report to the brigade commander, the 2nd Squadron of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 103rd Wing of Rentoushan, the commanding heights outside the East Gate, was attacked by the 1st Division of the Eighth Route Army, and suffered heavy casualties, please ask for tactical guidance!"

"Report to the brigade commander.......!"

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The constant reporting of the battle situation made Oda Matsuji, who initially had the overall response, gradually look solemn.

However, Oda Matsuji is the commander of the 52nd Infantry Brigade, and in the face of the surprise attack of Li Yunlong's troops in the early morning, he has 100% determined that Zhangbei and the old devil who has been broken by his surprise attack still stabilizes his mind.

Although the situation seemed to be dangerous, Zhangjiakou was an important town in North China that had been controlled by the Japanese army for many years, and Oda Matsuji, who had been stationed in Zhangjiakou for many years, immediately became calm.

Ken Yamanoda, the chief of staff of the brigade on the side, also saw Oda Matsuji's expression gradually stabilizing his mind, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, after listening to the latest battle report, Oda Matsuji looked at the map of Zhangjiakou City, and immediately ordered: "Order the Kumagai Brigade to hold the railway station and not retreat." The 1st Infantry Brigade of the 103rd Wing stationed at the West Gate was ordered to block the offensive of the Eighth Route Army along the West Gate Street and drag the enemy into the street battle once the situation was not right. The 3rd Brigade of the 103rd Wing was ordered to send a squadron to reinforce the commanding heights of Rentou Mountain, and it was necessary to keep the commanding heights of Rentou Mountain at the East Gate. ”。

"Hay! Brigade Commander! The devil's staff officer, who had recorded the order, immediately stepped aside and gave the order according to Oda Matsuji's order through the telephone calls of all the brigade and the guards of each gate.

At this time, the brigade chief of staff, Ken Yamanoda, approached Oda Matsuji and said in a low voice: "The brigade commander, the troops of Xuanhua and Yulin went north, but they were all blocked by the enemy's blocking troops, and their progress was slow. The railway section between Xuanhua and Zhangjiakou was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and I am afraid that it can only march north on foot to reinforce Zhangjiakou. ”。

"How many enemy troops are holding back?" Looking at the direction of the cities south of the map of Zhangjiakou, Oda Matsuji frowned.

"I'm afraid there are more than a thousand! In addition, at present, there are only a few enemy attacks outside the South Gate, but they have not broken through the defense of the 301st Regiment of the Imperial Army! The corners of Yamanoda Ken's mouth twitched a little and said, the Imperial Association Army actually blocked the attack of the Eighth Route Army outside the South Gate, which was a little difficult to be small, but this was the commander of the 301st Regiment of the Imperial Association Army guarding the South Gate to personally call and report to the brigade headquarters.

Oda Matsuji, who had heard all directions, also heard the fierce battle in the direction of the south gate, and the guns were not fierce, and he once thought that it was Li Yunlong's encirclement of the three missing one. However, at present, it seems that I am afraid that this is knowing that it is the troops of the Imperial Association Army who are defending the south gate, so I just sent a unit to make a feint attack and containment.

"The Imperial Concord army is all waste, but with them at the south gate, as long as they are not broken by the enemy."

After thinking about it, Oda Matsuji said: "In addition, send a report to all units of the 104th Infantry Wing stationed in Xuanhua, Shacheng, Xin'an and other cities along the railway, and ask them to speed up and go north, break through the blocking troops of the new regiment, and reinforce Zhangjiakou!" ”。

"Hai, brigade commander!" Yamanoda Kenton is the first to go.

However, before Yamanoda Ken left, the old devil Oda Matsuji stopped and said: "In addition, send a report to the headquarters of the Beiping Front Army, informing Li Yunlong that he has suddenly entered the customs south and has attacked Zhangjiakou. At the time of the North Gate, the enemy had strong firepower and strong combat effectiveness. Request the Beiping Front Command to send reinforcements! ”。

"This? Brigade commander, in this way, we will be punished a lot after the war! Ken Yamanoda said in a low voice.

Oda Matsuji shook his head and said, "Now that Li Yunlong's troops have broken through the north gate, the east gate and the west gate will not last much time. Send a report to the headquarters of the Beiping Front! ”。

"All right, brigade commander. Humble duty understood! ”

Subsequently, Oda Matsuji focused his eyes on the map, and at this time, many important places in Zhangjiakou City had been lost, and the Chengbei Railway Station was also very worried. If it could not be defended, Li Yunlong's troops from the north of the city would rush south along the main street of the North Gate and head straight towards the headquarters of the 52nd Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army in the center of the city, which was very serious for Oda Matsuji.

While Oda Matsuji was worried, Li Yunlong was already standing at the head of the city at the north gate of Zhangjiakou, holding a telescope in his hand, watching the fierce battles and gunfire in the city one after another. The streets of the castle were brightly lit by the explosion of fierce artillery fire, and the buildings on both sides could be seen through binoculars.

In the sight of the telescope, Li Yunlong saw that Zhang Dabiao had already commanded a battalion of soldiers to attack south along the main street of the north gate, and at this time he was already attacking the railway station near the main street in the north of the city.

The strategic stronghold of the railway station was the support of the Japanese army, and most of the remnants of the devil defenders at the north gate retreated to the north railway station to wait for reinforcements.

The railway station hall and the surrounding buildings were temporarily occupied by the Japanese army, and fortifications were built and a battalion fought in the streets.

"Report to the regiment commander, the first battalion to report that the Japanese army at the north gate will retreat to the railway station after the rest of the troops of the devils in the barracks in the north city district will be retreated. It has been observed that there are more than 300 devils at the railway station, stubbornly defending and ignoring the persuasion of our battalion to surrender! A battalion asks for instructions! At this time, a herald came running briskly and reported to Li Yunlong!

Li Yunlong sneered and saw through the binoculars that the train station had been shrouded in artillery fire, but the devil's guns were still fighting back, and the firepower was still very strong.

However, for him, who is currently strong, the little devil is looking for death!

"If the devils don't surrender, they will resolutely destroy them, tell Zhang Dabiao, and beat them hard. Unless the devil soldiers lay down their weapons, order all the fighters and the devil soldiers with weapons in their hands to kill! Li Yunlong waved his hand and said with a sneer.

"Yes, Captain." The herald was ordered to leave.

With Li Yunlong's order, Zhang Dabiao concentrated his superior forces and surrounded the railway station on all sides and attacked it. Although the devils at the north gate fought and retreated to the railway station under the command of Kumagai Matata, they were hit by a battalion along the way with heavy casualties, and after retreating to the railway station, they were hit by at least half of Wang Chengzhu's artillery, and the casualties were very large.

By the time Oda Matsuji transferred a Type 95 light tank from the brigade headquarters to the railway station, there were less than 300 Japanese troops left in Kumagai Mata's hands.

The little devil's train station rumbled from the street south of the train station, and was quickly seen by Zhang Dabiao through the binoculars.

However, Zhang Dabiao, who had already dealt with the devil tank, sneered, waved his big hand and ordered a soldier on the side: "Go, find some liquor or high-strength spirits, put it in a bottle, make an incendiary bottle, and give the devil tank a big meal!" ”。