"General, something must have happened to the scouts we sent out to the city, and no one returned to the city for two hours." The chief of staff was in a hurry to report.

"There must be people from the Eighth Route Army outside the city!" The brigade commander reacted quickly.

"Although the scout cavalry is very powerful, the number of troops is too small, only two people go together, and the Eighth Route Army can easily kill them as long as they hide an infantry platoon outside the city gate."

"Continue to send people out of the city to investigate, but disguise yourself as Chinese, so that the Eighth Route Army outside the city is overwhelmed."

"Order the intelligence personnel outside the city, the garrison near the battlefield, to immediately send people to the battlefield to investigate."

"Acting together in three directions, someone will definitely succeed."

Seeing the chief of staff leave the office in a hurry, the brigade commander's face suddenly pulled down, his expression was unprecedentedly solemn, and the bad premonition in his mind became stronger and stronger.

Now he is at least seventy percent sure that last night's battle was not a simple siege of the city to send reinforcements, if it was so simple, the Eighth Route Army should run far away after the battle, for fear of being found by himself.

Now not only did they not run, but they also sent people to guard outside the city, blockading Datong City, and not letting themselves know the situation on the battlefield.

Isn't this a deliberate attempt to expose yourself?

The brigade commander racked his brains to think about this question.

But no matter what he thought, he couldn't figure it out, so he had to give up in the end, hoping that the results of the investigation would be sent over soon and some clues could be found through them.

The former enemy headquarters of the Dongping Village Garrison Regiment, the two radio stations were particularly busy.

The receipt of one telegram was followed by the receipt of a second telegram, and then the regimental commander's orders were sent by radio to the troops.

Hong Linfeng commanded several staff officers, and while feeding back the contents of the telegram to the map, he watched Li Hao's report.

"Regiment commander, the Laiyuan Independent Battalion reported: With the cooperation of the guerrillas, they moved to the south of Datong at two o'clock in the morning and lurked on standby."

"The troops are secretly controlling all the passages in and out of the city south of Datong City as a company."

After Hong Linfeng finished reporting, on the map, all the large and small passages south of Datong happened to be covered by the small red flag representing the Eighth Route Army, and none of them were missed.

Looking at the other directions of Datong City, the same is true.

Judging from the entire map, the large and small strongholds and traffic arteries in Datong are still painted with small white flags representing devils.

If you look closely, you will find that the small red flag representing the Eighth Route Army has formed a huge encirclement, dividing the Japanese puppet army in Datong into two.

Inside the encirclement is Datong City, and outside the encirclement are large and small strongholds, coal mines, and transportation arteries controlled by the Japanese army.

Hong Linfeng continued to report: "Regiment Commander, the Laiyuan Independent Battalion is in place, which means that we are ready for everything, only the east wind is owed, and we can act at any time. ”

"Whether the Japanese puppet army outside the city wants to enter the city, or the Japanese puppet army inside the city wants to leave the city, they must pass through our encirclement."

"In addition to cutting off large and small passages, the troops also left a lot of troops to maneuver."

"As long as there is no more than one reinforced squadron of little devils dispatched, these mobile units can wipe them out."

Li Hao stared at the map and became more and more happy.

I don't know when, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he looked at Hong Linfeng and ordered very seriously.

"Immediately send a telegram to the troops that are divided into troops: Before dark, if there is no Japanese army to take the initiative to attack, as soon as it gets dark, all units will take the initiative to attack according to the first set of battle plans, and use the method of encirclement and reinforcement to kill the troops stationed outside the city."

"If the Japanese puppet army wants to enter the city, resolutely eliminate it."

"If the Japanese puppet army comes out of Datong City, intercept them at all costs, and kill as many as they come out."

"From now on, Datong City can only go out, not enter."

Hong Linfeng asked while recording the order: "Commander, what about us?" ”

"The three battalions, the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and the Laishui Independent Regiment reinforced our troops, plus the troops brought by Wang Xin from Yi County, a total of more than 3,000 people, it is impossible to fight last night's battle without a new task!"

Li Hao shook his head and replied, "Don't worry, the devil won't let us be idle." ”

"Didn't you see that the reconnaissance company and the cavalry battalion weren't here?"

At the command of the Japanese army in Datong, before twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the chief of staff finally figured out what happened outside the city last night.

In the brigade commander's office, the chief of staff is presenting the course of the battle of the Eighth Route Army last night.

After finishing, he reported angrily: "Your Excellency General, those Eighth Route Army are too arrogant. ”

"The reconnaissance troops and intelligence officers rushed over and did not retreat, and they carried the equipment seized from the coal mine in a grand manner, not sparing even a single screw."

"The reason why they intercepted our scouts outside the city and didn't let the news enter the city must be to delay time and remove more equipment from the coal mine."

"I heard that a lot of the equipment in the Eighth Route Army Arsenal is modified from equipment in coal mines."

"Therefore, the humble and bold judgment: the Eighth Route Army, which is active in Datong, also wants to form its own arsenal."

"Datong is full of coal and iron mines, and there are many Eighth Route Army nearby, if they build an arsenal here, there will definitely be no shortage of raw materials for production."

"Even if this arsenal can only produce and reload bullets, it can greatly increase their combat effectiveness and threaten the security of the imperial army."

"Take matters into your own hands: let intelligence officers and scouts track the Eighth Route Army convoys, find the hiding places of these devices, and destroy them."

"If you're lucky enough, you can find the temporary garrison of the Eighth Route Army by the way and wipe them out."

The brigade commander was deeply touched by the threat posed to the Japanese army by the garrison regiment arsenal.

Many of the equipment of the Eighth Route Army in Datong were exchanged from the garrison regiment arsenal by collecting raw materials.

There are also other Eighth Route Army troops bordering Datong, which are also using the same method to exchange equipment from the garrison regiment arsenal.

The commanders who were far away in Taiyuan were all until.

With guns and bullets, these Eighth Route Army will certainly not be idle as decorations.

At the first opportunity, they took it out to attack the Datong garrison.

If the Eighth Route Army in Datong also had its own arsenal, they would definitely not lack equipment and ammunition, and their strength would become stronger and stronger, and it would be themselves who suffered in the end.

I wonder if one day in the future, their strength will surpass their own, and then they will kill themselves in a grand manner, replace them, and completely occupy Datong.

Thinking about it, the brigade commander also began to be afraid, and his face was gloomy and scary.

Clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and ordered firmly: "The Eighth Route Army in Datong must not be allowed to have an arsenal." ”

"I not only want to destroy these equipment, but also to completely annihilate these Eighth Route Army, nip them in the bud, and prevent future troubles."

"Chief of Staff, you immediately send a telegram to the garrisons around the Dongshan Coal Mine, asking them to send out all the reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel, and be sure to find the temporary location of the Eighth Route Army."

The former enemy headquarters of the Dongping Village Garrison Regiment, Hong Linfeng returned to Li Hao after giving the order, wanting to find out what secret mission the reconnaissance company and cavalry battalion were performing.

Facing the eager gaze of the chief of staff, Li Hao did not hide it: "This task was suddenly thought of when I retreated. ”

"Minus last night's losses, there are still too many Japanese troops in the city: three full-fledged infantry brigades of the Japanese army, a guard team, a gendarmerie team, and a garrison brigade of the puppet army, adding up to more than 7,000 people."

"If you attack it, it's going to be a tough battle."

"I am confident that I will win this tough battle, but the casualties are too great, and I should try to avoid it if I can avoid it."

"Our original plan was: after fighting last night's battle, sit back and wait for the Japanese army to react, and the soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth, I think this is too passive, not my style."

"Finally, I thought of the one thing that the little devils fear of us the most, and it is also their reverse scale."

"Seeing this thing, they will definitely send troops out of the city at all costs."

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