Anyone with a little military common sense can guess that the Eighth Route Army wants to strike while the iron is hot, and use this momentum to bombard the areas occupied by the Japanese army and maximize the results of the battle.

The deputy chief of staff saw the brigade commander's worry, and thought for comfort: "General, there is no endless road, we still have hope!" ”

"The Eighth Route Army, which attacked us, has certainly not received the news of the attack on the base area, and as expected, it will definitely receive the news in another half an hour."

"In order to ensure the safety of the base area and kill them back as soon as possible, they have at least a fifty percent chance of taking the initiative to withdraw their troops and give up attacking Datong."

"We should send a telegram to the military headquarters, asking them to order the sweeping troops to intensify the offensive, and at all costs, in the shortest possible time, to inflict maximum damage and make the garrison feel heartache."

"The harder they fight, the less the siege troops of the Eighth Route Army have the heart to attack us, and the faster they will retreat."

"We should also explain to the military department the importance of Datong to us, and even if the air force that supports us is completely wiped out, we must unconditionally cooperate with us to defend Datong."

"Although this telegram has little effect, it certainly works."

"If we go two ways together, the chance of us holding Datong will definitely be more than seventy percent."

"Unless the Eighth Route Army attacks us, don't base it, and decide to break the net with us here."

The brigade commander's face looked much better, and he thought for a moment and replied: "They will definitely not be killed." ”

"The combat style of the Eighth Route Army is: Fight us again while preserving the vital strength, and never fight with the opponent unless absolutely necessary."

"The Eighth Route Army, which is attacking us, has obviously not yet reached this point, so they will not fight this kind of battle."

"Just do what you just said, and send a telegram to the military headquarters now."

"If the Eighth Route Army does not retreat after receiving the news of the attack on the base area, it will not be too late for us to fight hard."

The head of the Japanese military headquarters and intelligence department in Taiyuan rushed to the military commander's office with an excited face.

"Your Excellency the Military Commander, an urgent piece of information has just been sent back from the direction of Laiyuan."

"In order to block our attacking troops, the garrison regiment has drawn a large number of guerrilla and local troops from various places to join the battlefield."

"Our intelligence officers embedded in the garrison have watched these people go into battle with their own eyes."

The army commander stared at the sand table and asked, "How are the attacking troops doing?" ”

"The two lines of defense of the garrison have been broken through and an attack is being launched on the third line of defense." The chief of staff replied.

The person in charge of intelligence continued to report: "The intelligence also said that in order to block our attack, the garrison regiment mobilized the common people overnight to build eight blocking positions on the battlefield. ”

"There are still a large number of local troops and guerrillas rushing to the battlefield from all over the country."

"Although they have a lot of troops, their combat effectiveness is very poor, and if they repel an attack by the imperial army, the blocking troops will have at least sixty percent of the soldiers killed and wounded, and they will almost lose their combat effectiveness."

The chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, this is very consistent with the battle situation reported by the attacking troops. ”

"They also reported that the combat effectiveness of the blocking troops was poor, and they had to give up after holding out a blocking position for more than an hour."

"According to the current offensive, we will definitely be able to take all the blocking positions of the Eighth Route Army before dark."

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

There was a sudden knock on the door of the office, and the communications staff officer stood in the doorway, looking nervously into the office.

"What's the matter?" The commander asked bluntly.

"Your Excellency the Commander, Datong Urgent Telegram!" The communications staff officer reported as he walked.

"The Datong garrison hopes that we will strengthen the offensive against the base area of the garrison regiment, force the main force of the garrison regiment to withdraw as soon as possible, and keep Datong City."

"In addition, one-third of Datong has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army."

"If you want to keep Datong, you must not see any hope of taking Datong in a short time before the garrison retreats."

"They hope that the military headquarters will give the aviation troops a death order, reinforce them at all costs, and hold Datong City."

This is bad news, and the military commander's brows, which were still stretched just now, instantly furrowed.

The chief of staff reacted even more exaggeratedly, and analyzed with a calm face: "Your Excellency, the situation in Datong is deteriorating faster than we planned. ”

"The military department must accede to their request, otherwise Datong City will definitely be lost."

"If I were the commander of the garrison regiment and I had already occupied most of Datong when I learned the news that the base area had been attacked, I would definitely not be willing to retreat when I saw that I was about to win."

The head of intelligence also frowned: "But the garrison regiment is too cunning, and it has been prepared for a long time. ”

"The local troops they are gathering are large in number, although they have poor combat effectiveness and poor equipment."

"Coupled with their temporary repair of the blocking position, it is difficult for us to enter the base area in a short period of time."

"Even if the offensive is intensified, the effect will be limited."

The chief of staff suddenly proposed: "Is it possible to send more planes to the front line and strengthen the offensive through aircraft reinforcements?" ”

"The intelligence said that these fortifications were all temporarily repaired by the Eighth Route Army, and they must be some civil fortifications, and only a few aerial bombs need to be thrown down, and the blocking position will be razed to the ground."

"If the attacking force launches another attack, it will definitely be as easy to take it as if it were a bag."

"With such an attack, the time it takes us to enter the garrison base can be reduced by at least half."

The intelligence officer's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea." ”

"As long as we can break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army within a few hours and enter their base area, the main force of the garrison will definitely be in a hurry to retreat."

"But we also have to fulfill another request from the Datong garrison."

"Chief of Staff, you have also analyzed just now, if the Eighth Route Army sees the hope of taking Datong, it will not be willing to retreat even if the base area encounters a crisis."

"Therefore, before the garrison retreats, they must not be allowed to see the hope of taking Datong."

"The number of aviation units cooperating with our Shanxi garrison is limited, and after a large-scale reinforcement of the Laiyuan battlefield, I don't know if there will be any extra aircraft to reinforce Datong."

"The main force of the garrison regiment is more cunning than the troops who remain in the base area."

"Deter aviation from attacking them by emitting smoke."

"If an aircraft wants to accurately hit them on a battlefield where friend and foe are intertwined, they have to fly, find the signal smoke, and then attack."

"In this way, they will be hit hard by the light and heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army."

"Of the three planes that reinforced them in the first round, one crashed on the spot, one was seriously injured on the battlefield, and crashed on the way back to the airport, and only one went back safely."

"Of course, this is the loss of the aviation without any preparation."

"They will definitely be very vigilant in the next reinforcement operation, but it is almost impossible to achieve zero losses."

"So if we want to keep Datong, the aviation must be prepared to lose a large number of fighters."

"The intelligence department has roughly calculated that we will lose at least six fighters in the entire reinforcement operation."

The loss of six fighters in a battle is too high, except for the army commander, no one else in the office can make such a big determination, nor can they bear such a big responsibility.

So, several subordinates discussed and looked at the commander at the same time, waiting for him to make up his mind.

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