In the early hours of the morning, Zhangjiakou was very quiet at night.

Li Yunlong, Zhang Dabiao, Shen Qun and other main commanders and fighters stepped forward and quietly entered a field less than 300 meters north of Zhangjiakou City to lurk and observe!

Zhangjiakou is the capital of Chahar Province, bordering the Great Wall in the north, Pingchuan in the south, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the terrain is dangerous. The Qingshui River runs from north to south, dividing the urban area into east and west.

In addition, Zhangjiakou is located at the transportation and railway hub, connecting Datong and Beiping, so the strategic location is very important, and it is a battleground for soldiers.

After observing for a while, Li Yunlong and the others cautiously retreated and held an operational meeting in the temporary forest headquarters.

When Wei Dayong spread out the map on the ground, everyone gathered forward, and Li Yunlong casually picked up a branch from the ground and pointed to the map.

"Brothers, this is Zhangjiakou! Zhangjiakou, as an important town in North China, is the only way for us to go south. If you want to teach the little devil a great lesson, the Japanese defenders who attacked Zhangjiakou were inevitable. What's more, when we entered here on our way south, the Japanese army seemed to have strengthened its vigilance. I reckon that Matsui Ishone has already discovered our intention to return to Kannai from the town of Kotana. Therefore, it is possible that the Japanese defenders in Zhangjiakou had been warned by Matsui Ishine, and their guards had already foreseen it. Li Yunlong took the branch as a command pole, pointed to the map point and said.

At this time, Duan Peng, who was one step ahead of the army and went south to conduct reconnaissance around Zhangjiakou, immediately said loudly: "Regiment commander, everyone, according to the soldiers of the special combat team I led to conduct a low-level reconnaissance, judging from the information obtained from the captured puppet army prisoners and the torture of the three devil soldiers, the Japanese troops stationed in the city are still the 103rd Infantry Wing under the 52nd Infantry Brigade under the 26th Division of the Japanese Army. However, the 103rd Infantry Wing in the city was not yet formed, with only about 3,000 people, but there was a regimental imperial army with more than 1,000 troops. The defenders in the city had a reinforced artillery brigade, equipped with 8 Type 92 infantry guns, 3 machine gun squadrons, a total of nearly 40 Type 92 heavy machine guns, and the rest of the armament was basically the same as the general wing configuration. ”。

After a pause, Duan Pengyou, who took a breath of relief, continued to report: "In addition, Yulin, Xuanhua, Xiahuayuan, Shacheng, Xin'an and other towns along the railway south of Zhangjiakou are stationed with a total of more than 4,000 Japanese troops from the 104th Infantry Wing under the jurisdiction of the 52nd Infantry Brigade of the Devils. Once we attack Zhangjiakou, it will be easy for the enemy forces in the city to draw Japanese troops from these towns north and quickly reinforce them by rail. ”。

Hearing this, Zhang Dabiao, Shen Qun, Ma Wenhai and other commanders and fighters all put away their contempt.

There is such a strong city as Zhangjiakou, and the total strength of the Japanese puppet army defending the city has exceeded more than 4,000 people. There were still more than 4,000 Japanese troops stationed in various towns along the railway south of Zhangjiakou, and the total strength of this total was probably eight or nine thousand.

If you add some local traitors and local armed forces who have taken refuge in the little devils, I am afraid that more than 10,000 people are basically possible.

What's more, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in the direction of Beiping will also be able to quickly get the news that Zhangjiakou has been attacked by its own side. At that time, once Tada Jun learned that it was Li Yunlong and others who led his troops to attack Zhangjiakou, he was bound to send troops to Zhangjiakou by rail to reinforce them north.

And this, the speed should be fast.

Thinking of this, everyone put away their contempt for Zhangjiakou to defend the enemy. For the attack on Zhangjiakou, the decision to make a quick decision was even deeper, and the attack on Zhangjiakou could not fall into the anxiety of the fierce battle of the city.

After Duan Peng reported the situation obtained from the investigation, Zhang Dabiao and the others were all solemn.

Li Yunlong nodded, and after praising Duan Peng's reconnaissance results, he immediately pointed to the map and said: "Judging from the map, it is impossible for our army to detour south through Zhangjiakou at this time. Therefore, an attack on Zhangjiakou is imperative. According to Duan Peng's reconnaissance, the defenders of Zhangjiakou totaled more than 4,000 Japanese puppet troops, including more than 3,000 people from the 103rd Infantry Wing of the Devil Defenders. Its Japanese garrison forces are concentrated in the railway station in the north of the city, the head mountain in the east of the city, and the Wanquan city in the west! As for the area south of the city, it was garrisoned by a regiment of the puppet army. ”。

"Judging from the enemy's disarmament, it is very even! According to the focus of the attack, we should focus on blocking the south of Zhangjiakou, destroy the railway line from Zhangjiakou to Shalingzi, and send a unit to block the enemy army in Xuanhua to the north. Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, suggested.

Li Yunlong bowed his head, expressed his agreement with Zhang Dabiao's analysis, and continued: "Therefore, I order: a battalion to attack the north gate of Zhangjiakou and capture the railway station and other important places in the north of the city. The second battalion attacked the city west of Zhangjiakou, the north gate and other important places. The third battalion attacked the area east of the city, Rentou Mountain and other areas. The three men and horses attacked with all their might, in order to join the headquarters of the 52nd Brigade of the Japanese Army in the city! The cavalry battalion, Duan Peng's special combat team attacked the south gate of Zhangjiakou, and the cavalry battalion sent a section to intercept the enemy army in Xuanhua and the reserve directly under my control to intercept the enemy army in Xuanhua to go north, and destroy the railway between Xuanhua and Zhangjiakou to block the enemy army in Xuanhua, Shacheng and other cities from going north to reinforce the enemy army in Zhangjiakou. ”。

"Yes, Captain!"

All the commanders and fighters said in a condensed voice, knowing their respective tasks.

Li Yunlong nodded, looked at the watch on his wrist under the light of Wei Dayong's flashlight, and then ordered: "It's five o'clock in the morning, and in five minutes, all departments will move in place, and see the signal flares immediately start attacking the city at the same time." The artillery battalions concentrated all the artillery fire and covered the attacks of the battalions on the north, west and east of the city! ”。

"Understood, Captain!" The crowd shouted!

Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction, "Act now!" ”

With Li Yunlong's order, everyone immediately returned to the various departments in accordance with the operational deployment. After that, each unit took advantage of the darkness and began to move quietly in their respective attack directions.

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At this time, in the city of Zhangjiakou in the darkness of night, the Japanese puppet army had not yet noticed that Li Yunlong's troops had gone south from the Yehu Mountains and approached the city of Zhangjiakou.

Inside the city, Oda Matsuji, the commander of the 52nd Infantry Brigade of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army, who was awakened by the brigade staff officer outside the door, got up in his heart, and when he opened the door, he saw Kenosa Yamanoda, the chief of staff of the brigade, standing outside the door with sleepy eyes.

Looking at Ken Yamanoda's appearance, knowing that there was nothing urgent Takeda Ken would not easily risk being scolded and shouted at him to get up, and then yawned again and again: "Yamano-kun, it's not dawn, what's the emergency?" ”。

Ignoring Oda Matsuji's complaints, Ken Yamanoda paused and said, "Commander of the Kaiyu Brigade, the Brigade Headquarters received an urgent telegram from His Excellency General Matsui. Inform the Eighth Route Army that the new regiment of Li Yunlong's headquarters has passed through Jingpeng Town to the south, and at this time, I am afraid that he has conquered Duolun County and hurried south to Zhangbei. Let's strengthen our garrison to prevent Li Yunlong's troops from going south to attack Zhangjiakou. ”。

Oda Matsuji was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed arrogantly: "Haha, it's ridiculous! Even if Li Yunlong is very good, will he throw himself into the net and go south to attack Zhangjiakou City, which is heavily garrisoned by my troops? Chief of Staff, do you think it's possible? ”。