Chapter 224: On the eve of the decisive battle

"Brother Yang, what are we going to do now? As far as the current situation is concerned, we no longer have the spare forces to stop the Japanese army advancing north.

If the troops are forcibly divided, I am afraid that the forces at both ends will be tight, but the little devils will seize the opportunity and break them at the same time.

But if we don't divide our troops, we may be able to resist the little devils in the direction of Datong, but we can't deal with the little devils who are advancing north and killing from behind.

The situation is not optimistic. ”

Li Yunlong said everyone's worries at once.

"No, we still have a support army."

"Reinforcements? Where do we have reinforcements? ”

Everyone was puzzled.

Yang Chen smiled and continued: "Have you forgotten that the 14th Army Guard Regiment that just arrived in Datong?

As the guard regiment of the 14th Army, it is equivalent to the Janissaries of the commander of the 14th Army, Li Mo'an, and its combat effectiveness is certainly not weak, as can be seen from the fact that they can easily defeat a Japanese infantry squadron in an encounter. ”

After Yang Chen's prompt, everyone reacted violently.

Just now, I was in too much of a hurry, so I forgot about this stubble.

"But, will the 14th Army Guard Regiment obey our command?

You must know that this army, I am afraid that in the 14th Army, in addition to their commanders, even other brigade commanders and even division commanders may not be able to move. ”

"Brother, you probably don't know why his 14th Army Guard Regiment came to Datong, right?"

"Why are you here?"

Li Yunlong gestured to ask.

"Please, I'm coming."

"Please?"

Li Yunlong's eyes widened, and he couldn't react for a while.

"That's right, beg me."

Yang Chen nodded, pondered for a moment and continued: "Brother, you may not know that yesterday when you went out of Datong City and uprooted the devil's stronghold, I drove a fighter plane to the direction of Xinkou to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and as a result, I found an army of little devils in the northern mountains of Yuanping County, and then carried out a small bombardment of the little devil camp.

The 14th Army seized this opportunity to launch a counter-charge against the little devils, and successfully repelled the Japanese army and won the battle.

Although the 14th Army also suffered heavy casualties in this battle, it greatly boosted the morale of our officers and men through this hard-won victory.

Then it must have been Commander Li who guessed that Datong City had been taken back by us, and the Japanese airfield was controlled by us, so he asked for help. ”

Yang Chen made an analysis of yesterday's events and the intention of the 14th Army Guard Regiment.

After hearing this, Li Yunlong said to himself: "No wonder our brigade commander sent a telegram yesterday afternoon to ask me where the new regiment was.

I said how did his old man know about the war situation in Datong City, and his feelings were because of you, brother? ”

Yang Chen nodded, "In the battle of the 14th Army yesterday, Chief Yan of the Second War Zone had already reported to Nanjing, and then the chairman of the committee informed the whole country through the media, and almost everywhere you could see the newspapers, you knew about yesterday's battle."

However, although this battle greatly boosted the morale of our soldiers, it also completely angered the little devils.

The two groups of little devils I met today are the best proof of this.

And that's just the beginning.

The little devils have suffered such a big loss at our hands, which is a huge shame for them, who have always been arrogant.

Therefore, in order to wash away the shame, the little devils will inevitably use all their strength to exterminate us.

Brother, we're going to be busy. ”

"This ......"

Li Yunlong's mouth opened wide, the reason why he encountered the little devil in Heihu Gorge today, and the new group of brothers he led were all martyred, and Yang Chen almost crashed and died, all of this is the cause left by Yang Chen yesterday, which created today's results.

However, Li Yunlong didn't blame Yang Chen, on the contrary, he felt that he did a good job.

As for the new regiment of soldiers who died heroically, since they have put on their uniforms, they are ready to be shrouded in horse leather.

"Dude! From now on, we're going to have to deal with the little devils seriously. ”

"Poof! ——”

Li Yunlong almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, listening to Yang Chen's breath, could it be that he hadn't been serious before?

"Alright, now I'll talk about my battle plan."

When Yang Chen said this, everyone suddenly held their breath and paid full attention.

After looking around, Yang Chen began to deploy his battle plan, about dealing with the little devils heading north from the direction of Xinkou.

The first is the choice of commander.

After some thought, Yang Chen appointed Wang Gui, the adjutant of the 358th Regiment Guard Battalion, as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Theater, and Huo Zhengyun, the head of the 14th Army Guard Regiment, as the deputy commander.

The second is the choice of the place of engagement.

Datong City is obviously not suitable, although Datong City has high walls, but don't forget, the little devil has heavy artillery in his hands, and even mobilizes air support from aviation troops.

If you stick to Datong City, you will restrict your range of activities and mobility, and end up in a situation where you are passively beaten.

Therefore, Yang Chen chose the location of the battle in the southern mountainous area of Datong, and the specific location was decided by Wang Gui and Huo Zhengyun after on-the-spot investigation.

After making a decision, Yang Chen began to issue orders, ordering the new regiment and the guard battalion headquarters closest to the southern mountainous area to immediately turn around and rush to the southern mountainous area.

At the same time, the telegram ordered all the headquarters of Datong to rush to the southern mountainous area to prepare for a decisive battle with the Japanese army in the southern mountainous area.

"Brother Yang, even if we add the strength of our new regiment and guard battalion, the total strength of the coalition army in the southern mountainous area is less than 2,000, can this strength really stop the attack of the little devil?"

After Yang Chen finished deploying, Li Yunlong frowned and asked.

"Brother, although we have less than 2,000 troops, I don't expect that there will be too many troops on the little devil side.

Because the commander of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, Seishiro Itagaki was still fighting with a large army in the Xinkou area.

Yesterday's battle greatly boosted the morale of the officers and men of our army, and they effectively imitated the idea of the 14th Army taking the initiative to attack.

If at this time, the old devil of Seishiro Itagaki dares to transfer too many troops, our army is likely to take the opportunity to counterattack.

Itagaki Seishiro's old devil can be regarded as a battle-hardened man, he must know this, so he definitely doesn't dare to take risks at this juncture.

Therefore, the little devils who went north this time had only one brigade at most, and they were also brigades that participated in many battles and did not have time to replenish them.

And the officers and men of our army, whether it is the new regiment, or the soldiers of our guard battalion, or the 14th army guard regiment, are the elite of the elite.

If you occupy the favorable terrain in advance, you may not be able to stop the little devils who are heading north.

It's just that this battle is destined to be a vicious battle, and I don't know how many patriotic soldiers will stain the southern mountains with blood! ”

After Yang Chen finished speaking, everyone's faces were cold, and the two iron fists were clenched tightly together, making a "click" sound of Dao bones colliding.

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