Everyone was very surprised when they heard this, especially Zhang Dabiao, who had served as chief of staff, thought about it a lot, and immediately said, "Regiment commander, the night attack and siege itself is not a difficult thing for our new regiment. It's just that if we attack Datong, given Datong's geographical location at the key point of the railway hub, once Ryosuke Takuya reacts, reinforcements will inevitably be mobilized. Yanggao, Tianzhen, and even the Japanese army in the direction of Zhangjiakou will soon be reinforced by rail. And the Japanese troops in Huairen and other places south of Datong will also be transferred to the north to attack and block us inside and outside. ”。

Li Yunlong did not deny Zhang Dabiao's analysis, and said with a smile: "Dabiao, your kid's staff analysis ability is still very strong!" Therefore, labor and management have long been considered. On the march just now, I have asked the signal corps to ask the brigade headquarters for reinforcements! The brigade commander has already agreed! ”。

He Yongjie, the commander of the fourth battalion, was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Regiment commander, what do you say?" ”。

"The brigade commander has agreed to our plan of operation to attack the Japanese army in Datong and has responded to our request for reinforcements. Now, Ding Wei's 28th Regiment has moved out of Tianzhen, and the Yanggao direction is blocking the two Japanese troops from reinforcing in the direction of Datong. Kong Jie's independent regiment was also preparing to attack the main railway lines in Huairen and Daiyue south of Datong to slow down the speed of the Japanese army's reinforcements to the north. We have two regiments of fraternal troops coming to help, and now it's up to us! Li Yunlong pointed to the map and smiled.

"Regiment commander, in this case, it will not be a problem for us to storm Datong and take advantage of the night attack to kill some of the defenders of Datong." He Yongjie nodded and said, if there are reinforcements, at least according to the current time, if you attack Datong in a night battle, you are still a little sure that you will be able to kill part of the defenders in Datong City.

Li Yunlong said, "Yes, so I strongly advocate the heavy attack on the Qingyuan Gate of the West Gate of Datong, because our current strength can only break the city in one of the directions of Datong." If we disperse our forces to besiege the city, we will be discovered by the Japanese army in Datong. Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that Zuoyun was captured by us, there were no worries in the rear of the west, and there were reinforcements from our brothers in the south and northeast, so we could only concentrate our forces to attack the city. ”。

"Commander, we agree!" Everyone talked about it for less than half a minute, and soon Zhang Dabiao nodded loudly.

At this time, Li Yunlong continued to point to the map of Datong City placed on the ground, and said, "According to the latest secret telegram sent by our army's intelligence officers currently lurking in Datong City, the Japanese defenders in the city still only have the Japanese troops of the two wings belonging to the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division of Ryosuke Tsutani at this time, plus some of the Imperial Allied Army and security forces in the city, with a total strength of more than 9,000 people. Most of the men and horses garrisoned by the Japanese army were on the city wall and its four city gates, among which the enemy defenders of Qingyuan Gate had more than 1,900 people, and we attacked Qingyuan Gate with less than 2,000 men and horses, and we had to fight quickly and accurately. ”。

Zhang Dabiao had been to Datong and knew that Datong was the Gyeonggi Ping Domain, and its military position was very dangerous. Datong is roughly square, the side length reaches 18 kilometers and 182 kilometers, the circumference is 74 kilometers, the area is 328 square kilometers, based on the huge strip stone, the inner core of the city wall is rammed with three-fold soil, the blue brick weighing 17 catties is outsourced, the city wall is 14 meters high, and the brick stacks of 5 meters long, 08 meters high, and 05 meters thick are built on the battlement wall, the stack spacing is 05 meters, a total of 580 pairs of stacks, it is said that it represents the number of villages under the jurisdiction of Datong at that time. Datong town city has four gates east and yang gate, south Yongtai gate, west Qingyuan gate, north Wuding gate, each gate has its own urn city.

Therefore, the defense of Datong City is strong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is impregnable. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Xiang, the chief soldier of Datong, surrendered to the Qing army, and saw that he did not gain the trust of the Qing court, but was suspicious. Soon after, an army rebelled against the Qing army. The Qing army mobilized heavy troops to besiege Datong in September, which shows that the city defense of Datong is strong.

Therefore, Zhang Dabiao, who knew that Datong's city defense was strong, said a little worriedly, "Commander, Datong's city defense is strong, and the city wall is tall. If we storm Qingyuanmen, once the time is too long, it will be troublesome for Ryosuke Yasuke to transfer troops to reinforce Ximen. At present, if you arrive outside the west gate of Datong to build a siege ladder, I am afraid it will be difficult to attack the city! ”。

"Da Biao, your worries are not wrong, but I already have a way, let's see! Ladders don't have to be built, it's a waste. What's more, it's night, the line of sight is not good, and the ladder siege is too difficult, and the effect is good. Moreover, if the ladder attacks the city, our casualties will be very large. The weather is cold, in this case, to build a ladder to attack the city, just an attack of Qingyuan Gate, we may not be able to invest a division! Li Yunlong pretended to smile profoundly, as for what the method was, he didn't say it for the time being.

I saw Zhang Dabiao and the others looking at each other, and I didn't know if Li Yunlong would have any way to break through the Qingyuan Gate and enter the city. However, looking at Li Yunlong's appearance, it doesn't look like a joke, and he can only continue to "torture" according to his patience.

Subsequently, after Li Yunlong continued to discuss the details of the battle with everyone, the troops continued to march forward in a hurry, rushing to Datong.

Dividing line

On the side of the railway, more than ten miles south of San'in, a Japanese army that had disembarked from the train assembled and immediately marched to the west around Mayi and Shuocheng.

This Japanese army unit was the headquarters of the 21st Brigade of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, commanded by Seishiro Itagaki, who rushed south, and nearly 6,000 Japanese troops went south in a daze, not knowing at all that the troops commanded by Li Yunlong in the area of Lijia Town had secretly gone north.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, more than 1,000 imperial troops who entered the northwest of Jin from the mouth of the Killing Tiger have recaptured Youyu City, and now they are attacking and advancing towards Weiyuan Fort and Pinglu. According to the information obtained, Li Yunlong's troops are currently storming Lijia Town, and they are fighting fiercely with Qian Bojun's troops of the Imperial Cooperative Army, who have defected to the Imperial Army. However, the situation in Lijiazhen is not clear for the time being, so please show it to His Excellency, the commander of the division. "During the march, Ueno, the chief of staff of the Itagaki Division, was rushing from the rear to the side of Itagaki Seishiro.

When Seishiro Itagaki heard this, he frowned and said, "Yaga! The intelligence came too slowly, Li Yunlong's troops moved around and fought, without any specific attack targets, and we were exhausted from pursuing and chasing all the way, so it was not a way to go on like this. It is winter now, the wind and snow are constant, and the troops are pursuing too much, and it is difficult to be effective. Ueno-kun, what do you think? ”。

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, your worries are not wrong. It's just that Commander Shinozuka is stern that we must annihilate Li Yunlong's troops, and Li Yunlong's troops are powerful, once we divide our forces to weaken the pursuit force, it will be very troublesome! Ueno reminded.

Itagaki Seishiro's eyes rolled, and after thinking about it, he said in a deep voice: "Order the troops to stop advancing, Ueno-kun, you immediately send a small force to Lijia Town to find out the situation first." ”。

"Understood, Your Excellency the Division Commander, obey your orders!" Ueno nodded.

Li Yunlong, the god of war of the Anti-Japanese War

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