The squad leader who led the team was very jealous of the equipment of several people, and he was full of doubts about the identity of the Eighth Route Army of several people!

But he's not brainless!

If these people are really enemies, with only the three submachine guns they are equipped, they can counterattack themselves and inflict heavy damage on themselves when they have just emerged, instead of obediently raising their hands and surrendering!

After thinking about it for a few seconds, he decided to send the five people to the company first!

"Boom ......"

The sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the night, and the cavalry messenger rode into the village like the wind on his war horse, and finally stopped at the gate of a courtyard!

The correspondent jumped off his horse, grabbed the reins and threw them into the hands of the guards next to him, and rushed into the courtyard!

"Battalion Commander Wang, the regimental headquarters has an urgent order!"

"The first battalion will assemble immediately, bring all the equipment and ammunition, and now set off to rush to the Xinzhuang stronghold, and launch an attack on the Xinzhuang stronghold on time in the early morning!"

"Just one of our battalions to attack the Xinzhuang stronghold, or several battalions to attack together!" Battalion Commander Wang asked rhetorically with a frown!

"It's just your battalion!" The correspondent hastened to answer!

Camp Commander Wang's brows furrowed even deeper, and he continued to ask, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?" ”

"The Devil's Xinzhuang stronghold is fully stationed with a reinforced squadron and two companies of puppet troops, with a total strength of more than four hundred people! The first battalion added up to more than 400 people, and they still took the initiative to attack, how to fight! ”

The instructor stood next to him and frowned, and then added: "Also, there are little devil turrets five hundred meters on both sides of the Xinzhuang stronghold, although there are not many little devils stationed in it, but there are also fifty or sixty people in the puppet army, and they are also equipped with machine guns!" ”

"Shooting from the turret can completely seal off the turret and the stronghold!"

"The troops can't outflank them in a roundabout way, so they can only attack from the front to block the muzzle of the little devil!"

"The casualties of the troops must be very large, and the entire battalion can't get close to the stronghold!"

The correspondent replied with great certainty: "The order is not wrong, it was given to me by the regiment commander himself!" ”

"In addition, I have a letter here, the regiment commander ordered that it can only be read by the two of you, Battalion Commander Wang and Instructor Zhou, and you must read it in front of me, and burn it after reading it, and you can't reveal the contents of the envelope to anyone!"

After speaking, the communications staff officer took out a letter with body temperature!

Soon the two of them finished watching it, and the worry on their faces was swept away!

After burning the envelope to ashes in front of the correspondent, he shouted directly to the door: "Commander, blow the assembly horn immediately, all the troops are assembled, ready to go, we will go out to the devil for a big meal tonight!" ”

"If it's done, our battalion will be able to exchange guns tonight!"

"Da Da Da ......"

A string of gunshots broke the tranquility of the Xinzhuang stronghold!

"Dada...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

The gunfire became more and more dense, and there were many explosions mixed in

The Japanese puppet army was like a frightened rabbit, one after another out of the barracks and rushed into the defensive positions around the stronghold!

In the central turret of the stronghold, the leader of the devil squadron was also alarmed!

"Sir, the stronghold has been attacked, and now the Eighth Route Army that has emerged already has a battalion, armed with heavy machine guns!" The ensign on duty rushed over and reported!

The squadron leader walked to the lookout, and after just a glance, he saw six tongues of fire lined up two hundred meters outside the stronghold, all of which were shot by light and heavy machine guns!

"Sir, there is a detour of the Eighth Route Army on our two flanks, and they want to attack our defense line on three sides!" The vice-captain next to him reminded!

The squadron leader wrinkled his brows and scolded: "Yaga! They must not be allowed to succeed in their plots! ”

"The troops will immediately counterattack and block their detour troops!"

"Send a signal to the turrets on both of our flanks, let them also join the battle, block the open space on our flanks with fire!"

"Hey!"

As soon as the deputy captain moved, a gun rang out in the direction of the turret!

Under the cover of night, the squadron leader could only see through the light of the fire generated by the explosion of the shell!

More than 100 figures appeared outside the turret, rifles, machine guns, shooting at the turret together, and some people kept approaching the turret under the cover of fire behind them with explosives bags, wanting to blow it up!

"Eight Grid Tooth Road, the turret has also been attacked by the Eighth Route Army, can anyone tell me what the Eighth Route Army wants to do, attacking so many places at once, do they want to have a decisive battle with us?" The squadron leader asked rhetorically with a frown!

The deputy captain thought for a moment and reminded: "Could it be that the Eighth Route Army inside the mountain wants to withdraw to the base area, and the Eighth Route Army outside will come to respond!" ”

The squadron leader's eyes lit up and exclaimed, "Very likely! ”

"Order the troops to keep an eye on behind us, contact the surrounding turrets, and strengthen the guard behind us!"

"If it is true that the Eighth Route Army in the mountains wants to withdraw to the base area, it will definitely attack from behind, flank from front and back, and open a gap in the blockade line!"

"Boom ......"

As soon as he finished speaking, two explosions that were obviously more violent came!

The squadron leader's face suddenly turned pale, and he shouted: "Baga, I'm sure now, it's tonight that the Eighth Route Army in the mountains wants to withdraw to their base area, and the back of the turret is under attack, and the Eighth Route Army is also equipped with mortars, and the turret will definitely not be able to withstand it!" ”

"Order our artillery squad to open fire immediately, counterattack the Eighth Route Army attacking behind the turret, and destroy the mortars they are equipped with!"

"Also, contact the headquarters, report the situation here immediately, and request reinforcements!"

"The blockade line was attacked by the Eighth Route Army from front to back, their offensive firepower was fierce, and there were heavy weapons, we definitely won't be able to hold out for too long!"

Datong Japanese Army Garrison Headquarters!

The lights were bright, the combat staff officers were in and out, the telephone kept ringing, and a call had just been finished, and a new call came in!

Major General Noda stood next to the sand table with a calm face, and the chief of staff stood aside, constantly marking the latest battle situation on it for the commander's reference!

"General, the Xinzhuang stronghold reported that they had a turret that was flanked by the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army attacking them was also equipped with mortars, and it was determined that the Eighth Route Army in the mountains wanted to withdraw from them!"

Seeing that Major General Noda still didn't speak, the chief of staff hesitated and reminded: "General, there are already six strongholds and more than a dozen artillery towers on this line have been attacked!" ”

"According to the report, at least four regiments have been dispatched from the base area in the northwest of Shanxi!"

"Their purpose is obvious, to launch an attack on this line of defense for more than ten kilometers at the same time, so that we can't take a single soldier from the artillery towers and strongholds on this line!"

"The Xinzhuang stronghold is right in the middle of this blockade line, once they open the breakthrough, we can't draw reinforcements nearby, and there is only one result to face, the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains returns safely from Xinzhuang to the base area!"

Major General Noda finally spoke, and ordered with a serious face: "We must not let these Eighth Route Army return to the base area safely, and at the worst of all, we must leave behind the thousands of absentees they rescued!" ”

"The blockade line was flanked by the Eighth Route Army tonight, and the losses of the troops must be very large!"

"If these absentees are allowed to join the Eighth Route Army, the opponents faced by the front-line troops will immediately increase by several thousand!"

"If the Eighth Route Army takes advantage of the fact that our reinforcements have not yet arrived in Datong and seizes the opportunity to fight a decisive battle with us, our front-line troops will definitely suffer a devastating blow and the whole army will be annihilated!"

The chief of staff thought so, but he didn't have any soldiers in his hand, so he couldn't help it, so he could only shout with a face full of unwillingness!

"But we don't have any troops to reinforce the battlefield! Judging from the telegram, the artillery towers and strongholds that were attacked by the Eighth Route Army will definitely not last long! ”

"There are still troops in Datong City!" Major General Noda hesitated for a long time and replied!

Without waiting for the chief of staff to react, he began to give an order: "The Datong garrison will immediately assemble three infantry squadrons, an artillery squadron, and a heavy machine gun squadron to reinforce the battlefield!" ”

"The automobile transport brigade directly under the headquarters will set off now and send reinforcements to the battlefield in the shortest possible time!"

At this time, not only the chief of staff, but also several other staff officers also stared at a pair of big eyes, full of incredulity!

Major General Noda didn't explain either, and decisively ordered: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Didn't you hear the order just now, hurry up and execute it! ”

"If the reinforcements go late, and the Eighth Route Army passes through the blockade line safely, are you responsible?"

Several combat staff officers finally reacted, grabbed the phone and began to give orders!

The chief of staff also calmed down at this time, and hurriedly asked: "Think twice, general!" ”

"Datong City is the last brigade! With so many troops sent out at once, there was only one guard, one infantry squadron, and one gendarmerie left in the city, with a total of less than four hundred imperial troops! ”

"If someone attacks Datong at this time, we can only hand over many fortifications outside the city to the Imperial Army!"

"Without the supervision of the imperial army and the assistance in defense, those imperial alliance troops will definitely be vulnerable, and the battlefield will collapse directly after encountering the enemy's attack!"

Major General Noda glanced at his watch and replied: "It's one o'clock in the morning, and there are still five hours before dawn, even if someone wants to fight the idea of Datong City, there will definitely be no problem in staying until dawn!" ”

"After dawn, we will have planes to reinforce the battlefield, and the battle on the blockade line will definitely end quickly, and then the reinforcements can take a car to kill back, and kill the enemy who wants to attack Datong City in front and back!

"Although the chief of staff can rest assured, in a few hours, there will definitely be no problems!"

The chief of staff was not moved by Noda's explanation, but still had a worried expression, and reminded stubbornly: "General, you are gambling!" ”

In normal times, Noda would definitely be furious when he heard this!

But not today, and surprisingly cool!

Take a deep breath and reply, "Yes, I bet!" ”

"But we have an 80% chance of winning this alone! And as long as we win, the biggest crisis facing the Datong garrison will be solved at once! ”

"Without those absenteeism, the Eighth Route Army will definitely not attack us at all costs, they can't afford such a big loss!"

"If we lose the bet, we will probably die!"

"But if we don't gamble and let those absentees join the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army will definitely take the opportunity to fight a decisive battle with us, and when the time comes, the Datong garrison will still be devastated!"

"So, even if we know that this is a gamble and we can lose, we still have to rise to the challenge!"