The clock was already pointing to eleven o'clock in the evening, and Yoshio Shinozuka, who was just about to go to bed and rest, was woken up in the cold night to report, and he was on fire in his heart.

It's just that as soon as he saw Ryosuke Shinoya's urgent telegram, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't care about the chief of staff Taro Miyano in front of him, so he said angrily.

"Your Excellency, Commander, Datong has been attacked by the Eighth Route Army. And because of the night, the vigilance of the imperial army guarding the city was not high, so that the troops of the Eighth Route Army entered the city from the west gate of Datong-Qingyuan Gate. Now the west street in the city is in the midst of a fierce battle, the west gate city wall has been lost, and the commanding height of the bell tower on the west street has been completely lost five minutes ago. Now, the troops of the Eighth Route Army are attacking and advancing along the second half of West Avenue in the direction of the inner city of Datong. The situation is not optimistic! ”

Miyano Taro reminded that as the chief of staff of the First Army Headquarters, Miyano Taro knew that there was only one Japanese wing in the Japanese garrison in Datong City at this time, plus some Imperial Cooperative Army troops, there were only more than 4,000 people left. And looking at the urgent telegram of Ryosuke Yasuke, it seems that the troops of the Eighth Route Army attacking Datong have at least one regiment of elite troops attacking in the direction of the West Gate, with fierce firepower and strong combat effectiveness.

At this time, Taro Miyano was worried that Daido might be lost.

Yoshio Shinozuka washed his face, sobered up and rushed to the headquarters with Taro Miyano, and walked to the side of the map placed by the headquarters to take a look.

"The troops of the Eighth Route Army have been operating in Taihang Mountain for a period of time, and it is impossible for its main force to go north to attack the defenders of our Datong Imperial Army. But judging from the content of Ryosuke Takuya's urgent telegram, it seems that the main force of the Eighth Route Army is sneaking up on Datong? Miyano-kun, what do you think? Yoshio Shinozuka pointed to the huge military map and said to Taro Miyano, the chief of staff on the side.

Miyano Taro looked at the huge military map with a solemn expression, pondered in his heart for a while, and then said, "Your Excellency Commander, no matter whether it is the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army that attacks Datong, first of all, Datong cannot afford to lose. Once Datong is lost, it will be very shocking to our imperial army. Datong is a barrier in the north of Shanxi and a strategic town. Once it is recaptured by the squadron, it will inevitably make the morale of the Chinese army high. ”。

"Send reinforcements?"

Taro Miyano nodded and said, "Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" ”。

"It's just that there are more than 4,000 imperial troops in Datong City, and there is also Ryosuke Gugu in command, even if the troops of the Eighth Route Army have entered the city from the west gate, with the combat effectiveness of the Datong Imperial Army, it should not be difficult to hold Datong." Yoshio Shinozuka was a little surprised by Taro Miyano's request to send reinforcements, which was a bit overly worried, although he Yoshio Shinozuka was also worried that Datong would be lost.

However, Yoshio Shinozuka thought that with the current strength of the Japanese army in Datong City, it was still possible to hold Datong.

Miyano Taro pointed to Datong City on the map and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of just in case." Once Datong really can't hold it, it will be troublesome. What's more, we still don't know whether it was the main force of the Eighth Route Army that attacked Datong. Once it is really the troops of the Eighth Route Army that are storming Datong, with the combat power of the Eighth Route Army, it is really possible for Datong to be lost. He believed that Datong could not afford to be lost and must be preserved. ”。

"Okay, then listen to Miyano-kun. Miyano-kun, you immediately draw up an order to order Tianzhen, half of the garrison in the Yanggao direction, and order the garrisons in the direction of Huairen, Daiyue, and Sanyin to also send a wing north to reinforce the Datong defenders. Send it out right away, by the way, contact Seishiro Itagaki and see what they're doing there! Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly thought that the two Japanese wings under Itagaki Seishiro's pursuit of Li Yunlong had gone south to the Mayi area, so he said to Taro Miyano.

Taro Miyano paused and said, "Hai, Your Excellency Commander, obey your orders!" Then he left urgently to send a report.

At this time, Seishiro Itagaki, whom Yoshio Shinozuka thought of, had indeed entered the Mayi area at this time. Due to the increasing wind and snow, and the pursuit of the west after moving south from the railway line, the road was not easy to walk along the way, and by the time they arrived at Mayi, the more than 6,000 Japanese troops under the command of the Japanese 21st Brigade under the command of Seishiro Itagaki were exhausted.

It's just that the fierce battle in the direction of Lijiazhen has long been over, and when Itagaki Seishiro sent people to explore Lijiazhen, he found that Li Yunlong's department had long disappeared there.

In the city of Mayi, the 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army, where the large army had stopped, had rested for at least two hours. When the investigating troops returned, Seishiro Itagaki turned pale.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the rebels of Qian Bojun's division in Lijiazhen have been defeated by the troops commanded by Li Yunlong, and Qian Bojun was killed by Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army. Most of his troops were taken away by Li Yunlong, and Li Jiazhen was now under Chu Yunfei's control. Are we still going to attack Lijiazhen? Division Commander Devil! At this time, Ueno was reading the secret message from the reconnaissance troops in front of it to Seishiro Itagaki from the temporary headquarters in Mayi Castle.

Itagaki Seishiro looked displeased, waved his hand and said, "Lijia Town is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. We don't have to go to war with the main force of the Jin Sui army in order to pursue Li Yunlong's subordinates. This is not in line with the recent Empire's response to the Jin Sui army. Now our imperial army is giving priority to the troops of the Eighth Route Army, and there is no need to engage in a large-scale regular army battle with the Jin Sui Army for the time being. ”。

"Understood, Your Excellency, Division Commander! So what do we do now? Ueno asked aloud, if you don't continue to move forward to Lijia Town, then what should you do next?

Without waiting for Itagaki Seishiro to answer, the Japanese staff officer in charge of communications on the side of the temporary headquarters hurriedly pinched an urgent telegram and sent an urgent report to Itagaki Seishiro: "Your Excellency the division commander, the commander of the Tagu Division in Datong has sent an urgent telegram, Datong has been attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army at night. Now the troops of the Eighth Route Army have entered the city from the west gate of Datong, and the opponent's firepower is very strong, the combat effectiveness is strong, and the tactical coordination is very familiar. It is suspected that it is the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and it may still be the troops of Li Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army. ”。

"What?" Itagaki Seishiro was taken aback, took the telegram and looked at it, and his face suddenly became solemn.

Subsequently, Itagaki Seishiro directly ordered Masato Superior: "All units of the whole brigade and regiment will assemble immediately, return to the division and go north to Datong!" ”。

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, who are you?" Ueno is puzzled, after receiving an attack on Datong, he withdrew to the north to withdraw to the division?

Itagaki Seishiro smiled bitterly and said, "Datong was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, it may be that Li Yunlong's troops are attacking Datong!" We've been teased! ”。

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Division Commander, obey your orders!" Ueno Masashi did not continue to ask deeply, and directly stood up and directly conveyed Itagaki Seishiro's order.

All of a sudden, the 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army was assembled, and it rushed to withdraw from Mayi and withdraw to the north in the direction of Datong.

The battle situation in Datong at this time was bad, and Ryosuke Takuya had to mobilize two Type 96 150 field howitzers in the city to come out for artillery support.

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