Looking at the assault troops of the Eighth Route Army who successfully blasted the city gate and drove straight in. The Japanese army, who was making every effort to wipe out the resistance of the puppet army, immediately understood that they were really finished in the face of the entry of these Eighth Route Army troops into the city.

Many of the defensive measures originally prepared, because of the rebellion of the puppet army, made the careful layout of these little devils with a heart of death all come to naught. They wanted to rely on the plan of the city defense and the Eighth Route Army, but naturally it would not have any effect.

In fact, for the puppet army in the city, there are still many people who don't want to die with the little devils. It was only in the face of the heavy siege of the Eighth Route Army and the use of heavy artillery to attack the city before the battle, which made the Japanese army in the city unable to resist.

Under the double blow of psychology and artillery, many puppet soldiers who are unwilling to die in Datong have to fight to survive. On the other hand, the persecution and distrust of the Japanese army, and the frenzied massacre were also a great inducement.

In the final analysis, the combination of soft and hard tactics formulated by He Zhengdao was more aimed at the long-term siege, which antagonized the Japanese puppet army in the city. Coupled with the fact that the Japanese army was accustomed to seeing no one, the effect of his tactics greatly exceeded expectations.

'Commander, a division and a regiment have already rushed into the city! The South Gate has been broken! ’

'Okay, order the attacking troops, and move forward steadily. The reconnaissance units directly under each division carry out interspersed tactics in the form of elite squads. Let the little devils in the city know that they have no power to return to the sky.

Also, he ordered the Snow Shame Battalion to collect those puppet troops to carry out the liquidation of the Japanese troops in the city. Those who are brave in battle can be selected for the Snow Shame Camp. Tell the attacking troops to be aware of their own casualties. ’

'Yes, Commander! ’

Knowing that a division and a regiment were the first to rush into Datong City, He Zhengdao also seemed very happy. With a main force entering the city, Datong City was taken steadily. At present, what He Zhengdao has to consider is to minimize the casualties of the troops.

Walking out of the headquarters with binoculars and looking at the battle-going Datong City in front of him, He Zhengdao also truly realized that his arrival had really changed a lot of things. This border city was recovered so early.

Although He Zhengdao can confirm that after the long winter in the north is over, the Japanese army will definitely make a comeback and attack Datong again. But He Zhengdao also believed that Datong, which would be guarded by an independent column in the future, would make the Japanese army understand what a military town was.

Thinking of coming out for more than a month, He Zhengdao said to the guards beside him: "Send a telegram to the reconnaissance brigade so that they can start the attack on Baotou and Guisui." Tell Li Xiangdong that you have to use your brains more to fight.

The Japanese puppet army guarding Baotou and Guisui is also dominated by puppet troops. Inform the defenders of the news of the total annihilation of the 9th Brigade. Also, find some Japanese expatriates to persuade the little devils in the city to reduce their own losses. ”

With the capture of Shuozhou and Datong by the independent column, even Suiyuan now only has Baotou and Guisui left, and the rest of the places have been recovered. In the battle of reconquest, many Japanese expatriates were also captured.

As far as He Zhengdao is concerned, he really wants to make these expatriates suddenly. But he knew that such a thing could not be done. can let him let these expatriates go, and He Zhengdao asked himself if he couldn't do it either.

In order to allow these Japanese overseas Chinese, most of whom have a technical foundation, to play a greater role, according to He Zhengdao's order, the Daqingshan Garrison Brigade has prepared a place for Japanese overseas Chinese to live, and all these overseas Chinese will be resettled in the village.

In a word, these expatriates had to work for the Eighth Route Army in exchange for their safety and food. Expatriates who commit crimes are also punished with hard labor. As for the innocent expatriates, they are exchanged for their goods and even wages according to their work.

Even in order to manage these expatriate villages, He Zhengdao sent the Japanese prisoners captured earlier by the independent column to add to the management. In this way, as long as these expatriates work honestly for the Eighth Route Army, at least they don't have to worry about the safety of their lives.

What kind of virtue the little devil has, and He Zhengdao is still somewhat clear. For the strong, these little devils will be more obedient than anyone else. As long as the controls are tightened, He Zhengdao believes that detaining these expatriates will be more useful than killing them for the Eighth Route Army.

Even though many countries emphasize that 'war drives civilians away', civilians are the victims of that war. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, countless Chinese civilians died in the smoke of war.

The 1st Division and 1st Regiment that successfully broke through from the South Gate quickly commanded those puppet troops to launch a liquidation of the Japanese troops who surrounded and suppressed them. For the Eighth Route Army to come in, they laid down their arms and surrendered to the prisoners who were unwilling to fight again, and the Eighth Route Army was not too reluctant.

On the contrary, those puppet troops who saw the Eighth Route Army coming in and were still willing to fight side by side with the Eighth Route Army. As long as they don't have any big crimes on them, they will join the newly formed Snow Shame Camp in the later stage.

In fact, after a hard battle, the Snow Shame Battalion now has more than 1,000 soldiers, which is not inferior to the average garrison regiment. He Zhengdao successively transferred some grassroots officers from the reconnaissance brigade to strengthen the military and political management of this unit.

Today's Snow Shame Camp is also transforming into an elite role. Under the fierce fighting, although there were constant casualties. But the officers and soldiers of the Snow Shame Battalion who survived also regained their self-confidence in these victories and were no longer afraid of these little devils.

The wounded officers and men of the Snow Shame Battalion will receive proper treatment, and the officers and men of the Snow Shame Battalion who died in battle can also be buried in the martyrs' cemetery that belongs to them. This series of measures touched the officers and men of the Snow Shame Battalion.

In this Datong offensive battle, the Snow Shame Battalion also served as the task of the pioneer battalion. And He Zhengdao is also a high-standard military and political cadre equipped with weapons and ammunition for the Snow Shame Camp. This treatment is envied even by the main forces.

If there were still people who thought that the Snow Shame Camp was a main camp with shameful significance. So now, many officers and soldiers of the main force are envious of the equipment and treatment of the Snow Shame Battalion. The officers and men who were fortunate enough to join were also glad for this.

It's just that He Zhengdao is also very picky about the selection of officers and soldiers in the Snow Shame Battalion. In his opinion, it is not easy to expand the Snow Shame Camp, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to maintain the current scale of more than 1,000 people.

Only by letting the puppet army know anyway that only when they enter the Snow Shame Camp can they truly join the Eighth Route Army, and these puppet soldiers will work hard to join the Snow Shame Camp and feel happy to join the Snow Shame Camp.

Not long after the East Gate and West Gate were also breached, the three main forces surrounded the Japanese army from the east, south, and west. The puppet army in the city with foreign aid is also as brave and excited as if it was a chicken blood.

On the other hand, the Japanese troops in the city, looking at the Eighth Route Army that kept rushing in, and the puppet army that fell into the well, looked a little discouraged. After all, such a double blow made their resistance very weak.

Wait until the first regiment successfully captures the Japanese headquarters, and the Japanese wing commander trapped in the underground fortifications of the headquarters is blown up. The battle in the city quickly changed from a blocking battle to a clearing battle, and it didn't take long for the gunfire to subside.

After receiving the telegram from the 1st and 2nd Divisions, He Zhengdao was also very happy and said: "Chief of Staff, send a telegram to the Central Committee and the General Headquarters, and we have recovered Datong." From now on, this strategic place into North China and Northwest China will belong to us. ”

'Yes! I think that the Chairman and the Commander-in-Chief will be very happy to receive this telegram. ’

As Wang Tianlin said, even the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters knew that it was only a matter of time before the independent column took Datong. But in less than half a day, he captured a military city like Datong, and he was somewhat surprised.

But no matter what, it looks like the little black dot that can finally be crossed out and represents the enemy army. Looking at the red base area that stretched out over a large area, the heads of the Central Committee and the headquarters naturally looked very excited.

And the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, looking at the two small black spots that still haven't been wiped off in the direction of Suiyuan, he also smiled and said: "Datong has been fully recovered, I believe that the two places of Baotou and Guisui should be soon!" ”

Well, this time the independent column organized the largest attack and the largest base area recovered. At present, the 120th Division and the 129th Division are connected with their recovery area, is it a bit too wasteful to place three divisions in this place? ’

Looking at the garrison maps of the various troops, Mr. Peng began to look at the territory of Hebei. At least in his opinion, now in the Xinzhou and Luliang areas, the defense areas of many units of the Eighth Route Army overlap a little.

On the other hand, Mr. Zhu said: "This matter should not be too hasty for the time being. At present, the 115th Division has established a base in Laiyuan and other places. The 120th Division and the 129th Division can also send small units to Hebei to form an anti-Japanese base in advance.

The 129th Division could transfer a regiment into the Xingtai area to form an anti-Japanese base area. As for the 120th Division, it can also send a main regiment into Hengshui and Cangzhou to establish a base behind enemy lines.

Let's keep a low profile first, and when we capture Taiyuan City, their two divisions can move the main force over. At least for now, we do not have the strength to send both of these main divisions to the territory of Hebei.

Our biggest task this year is to deal with the large-scale encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army that can be carried out while expanding the anti-Japanese base areas. If you send out all the main forces, it will not be easy to hold these base areas! ”

Perhaps it was the practice of independent columns that made the head of the headquarters feel that a main force regiment from each division would be transferred to develop behind enemy lines. It will not affect the combat effectiveness of the main division, but also ensure that the troops that have entered behind enemy lines will have the strength to fight.

This may seem conservative, but it is actually quite safe. It is precisely because he saw that the two base areas behind the enemy lines, eastern Hebei and Jinchaji, are currently developing impressively, that Mr. Zhu will make such a decision.

If the base areas of the 120th Division, the 129th Division, and the 115th Division are connected, then in the areas bordering Shanxi and Hebei, the Eighth Route Army actually has the size of a main division. What's more, in the Jinlu-Hebei region, the 117th Division has already passed.

The troops of the two main divisions are deep behind enemy lines, and in the future, the Japanese army will attack the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army in an all-out way, and it is believed that once the troops of these two main divisions are assembled, it will also bring a fatal threat to the empty Japanese army in the rear.

In short, as far as the current situation is concerned, Mr. Zhu still feels that stability should be the mainstay. We should not be carried away by a momentary victory and transfer a large number of the main forces out. After all, this is a protracted war against Japan! (To be continued.) )