Duolun is located at the southern end of the Xilin Gol League, the east end of the northern foot of Yin Mountain. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 It is bordered by Zhenglan Banner in the west, Chifeng Keshiketeng Banner in the north, and Guyuan, Fengning, Weichang and other counties in the south.

Its unique geographical location makes it an important commercial town in the provinces of Rehe and Chahar. After the Japanese invasion, the Kwantung Army also deployed more troops here than other prefectures to maintain and stabilize trade here.

It's just that with the sudden departure of the Eighth Route Army from the Xilin Gol League, when the Duolun garrison learned the news, the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army had already taken the Zhenglan Banner and began to deploy defenses, so that the surrounding Japanese troops also did not dare to act rashly.

originally thought that Duolun's special combat readiness position, the Eighth Route Army should take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Duolun. As a result, the Japanese puppet army, which retracted its forces to defend the city, did not find the troops of the Eighth Route Army, and only a small number of reconnaissance and cavalry posts were active in the surrounding area.

When the Japanese army in the city sent cavalry to pursue the reconnaissance cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, the reconnaissance cavalry of the Eighth Route Army also retreated. It didn't take long for Duolun's defenders to learn that the Eighth Route Army had stopped its offensive and deployed around Duolun.

After receiving the information sent by the rangers in front, the Japanese puppet troops in Duolun City breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, the Eighth Route Army is about to start deploying, and it is not easy to send the main force to attack Duolun.

It's just that speculation is always speculation, and in the face of the Eighth Route Army troops close at hand, Duolun's garrison troops also did not dare to relax in the slightest. No one knew that the Eighth Route Army would give them another surprise attack that day!

After receiving an order from the Kwantung Army Command, Duolun also became the forward position for the transfer of troops from Rehe. In order to ensure the safety of the city, the defenders of the city also began to restrict the entry of strangers into the city.

Even the Japanese troops in the city implemented a relatively strict curfew policy, the purpose of which was to guard against the sneak attack of the Eighth Route Army at night. Even if it was the first time to clash with the Eighth Route Army, many Japanese puppet soldiers knew that the Eighth Route Army was very good at sneak attacks at night.

Just as Duolun's defenders were waiting for the arrival of the follow-up main reinforcements, they had already arrived at the nearby Second Cavalry Division and had also received an order from He Zhengdao. Regarding the feint attack order given by He Zhengdao, the commanders and fighters of the Second Cavalry Division were somewhat puzzled.

On the contrary, the chief of staff of the Second Cavalry Division looked at the map and said: "Division commander, with only one of our cavalry divisions, even if we can defeat Duolun, I am afraid that we will have to pay a lot of price." If we feint now, we can also wipe out the troops outside the city.

Duolun is a major commercial city, and there are still many small devils' industries around. When we feint, we also collected it. I think the little devils in the city should be able to jump off the wall in anger, and even send troops out to rescue.

The commander also reminded in the telegram that if there is a chance to take Duolun, we can also take Duolun by chance. It's just that you can't pay too much price. Otherwise, the commander's temper will not spare us! ”

After listening to the chief of staff's analysis, the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division also nodded and said, "Then what is the point of our feint attack on Duolun?" According to the information sent by the military commander, an independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army stationed in Chengde is now heading towards Duolun! ”

I'm afraid it will take some time for that force to get here. I think the commander also meant that he wanted to clear the area of engagement first. The battlefield will be spread out in Duolun as much as possible, so that we have the initiative on the battlefield.

Secondly, the commander suddenly came up with this tactic of feint attack on Duolun, afraid that he was targeting the puppet Mongolian army that was three divisions away from our infantry. If we can destroy all the reinforcements of the Japanese army before the battle, the subsequent decisive battle will be much easier for us. ’

After analyzing He Zhengdao's intention to make them feint, the Second Cavalry Division quickly dispatched two main cavalry regiments and attacked Duolun in a flanking position left and right. And in order to make the feint look more like a surprise attack, the speed of the 2nd Cavalry Division was also very fast.

Just as the defenders of Duolun began to prepare war supplies for the main force that came later, the rangers placed outside the city soon received news of the surprise attack of the cavalry division of the Eighth Route Army. For a time, the defenders of Duolun were also shocked.

Miyagi Tamoto Daisa, the garrison of Duolun City, looked at the staff officer on duty who woke him up overnight, and said in surprise: "How is the situation?" Our troops outside the city were unable to withstand the attack of the Eighth Route? ”

'Your Excellency Dazuo, the Eighth Route Army that raided our outpost tower and town tonight is their main cavalry force. According to the information received one after another, I am afraid that the Eighth Route Army will dispatch no more than 10,000 cavalry troops of the division.

And these cavalry were received by their armed men in many places before the raid. Some of our outposts were captured by them before they had time to prepare. Right now, their troops are rapidly advancing here! ’

'Are all the garrisons in the city assembled?' ’

'We have assembled all the Imperial Allies and are on duty in the city, and our troops in the city are ready to attack at any time. According to His Excellency Dazuo's arrangement, the patrol tasks in the city are all taken over by our troops. ’

Even the Imperial Cooperative Army in Duolun City was not formed for a short time, and it also helped the Japanese army a lot in peacetime. But for the sake of safety, Miyagida still assigned the patrol task to his troops, so that he was more at ease.

During the period when Duolun was stationed, Duolun was well aware of how strong the Eighth Route Army's ability to rebel was. No one dared to guarantee that there were no officers and soldiers in the Imperial Alliance troops in the city who were bought by the Eighth Route Army.

If these people are arranged to patrol, it will also cause great trouble. If all of them were assigned to the city to be on duty, even if they wanted to do something to endanger the Japanese army, the Japanese army in the city would be able to exterminate them as soon as possible.

After all, there was a garrison of infantry brigades in the city of Duolun, as well as a large number of young and strong expatriates. If these people are armed, they will not lose their combat effectiveness to those Imperial Allied Army troops.

'Yo! Send more patrol troops to patrol the city, and the Eighth Route Army has a unit that is very good at sneaking into the city and causing sabotage. Order our patrol troops, shoot at the sight of strangers, without asking too much.

At the same time, he ordered the Imperial Allied troops in the city not to allow them to move around at will until they received the order. For the sake of safety, if there are troops from outside the city in the future, let them go around the city to the rear to hide, and they can't just let people into the city. ’

In order to ensure Duolun's safety, Miyagida quickly added some more measures. He knew very well that the materials collected and transported to Duolun in advance during this period of time, if they were destroyed or captured by the Eighth Route Army, then he would not be able to atone for his crimes.

Just when the Japanese puppet army in the city urgently went to the city to start the deployment, a saber special operations detachment that had been lurking into the city earlier was hiding in the dark and secretly watching the deployment of the Japanese army in the city, looking for an appropriate time to attack.

Seeing that the troops patrolling in the city turned out to be all Japanese soldiers, the captain of the detachment who led the team said with some surprise: "Damn, it seems that the yellow skin we prepared is estimated to be useless, and it turned out to be all little devils patrolling the city." ”

Faced with such a situation, some special combat team members couldn't help but mutter: "It seems that the little devil is still not at ease with the puppet army!" Many of the troops deployed in the city before seemed to be puppet troops! ”

In that case, can you fish in the water? There are also a lot of puppet troops in the city, and if you can get them to fight, it is estimated that there will be a good show. With us alone, I'm afraid it's hard to hit the little devil hard! ’

'Try it first!' Go to a few people, touch the patrol of the little devils, and get their passwords for tonight. Our mission tonight is to come to Dolun City to wreak havoc, not to siege it. When the main force arrives, we will do it! ’

'Yes, Captain! ’

After some discussion, the Saber special operators decided to pretend to be patrolling Japanese soldiers and take a look at the situation in the city first. At the worst of all, they should also carry the manufactured things and put them in a place heavily defended by those little devils.

It didn't take long for a special operations detachment to pretend to be a Japanese soldier and set up the passwords of the little devils. After the patrol was cleared, the patrol team began to patrol the area of responsibility, exploring the Japanese warehouses in the city.

Although those warehouses were garrisoned by little devils, the number of troops stationed there was not much. After finding out the situation, the detachment leader ordered to start planting the time bombs they were carrying, and all of them were installed in the best blasting spots.

At this time, the special combat team members who had been paying attention to the Japanese military camp in the city soon heard a rapid whistle from the Japanese military camp. Even faintly, you can hear the sound of horses' hooves and the chaotic gunfire outside the city.

The leader of the special operations detachment, who was also aware of this situation, was also very happy and said: "It seems that our cavalry unit has arrived outside the city!" Next, I'm afraid that the little devils in the city will not be able to do it, so let the snipers be ready to snipe. ”

'Yes, Captain! ’

Considering that there were only a dozen members of the team who entered the city tonight, the captain of the special operations detachment did not dare to take too much risk. It's just that he thinks it's okay to snipe a few high-ranking Japanese military officials in the city. In this way, it will also increase the terror of the Japanese army.

And the first regiment of the Second Cavalry Division that arrived outside the city, looking at the brightly lit Duolun City, also felt a lot of pressure. For them, it was indeed not easy for the cavalry to attack such a fortified city.

But thinking of the previous division commander's explanation, the cavalry commander quickly said: "Let the artillery company start to set up artillery, and let the little devils in the city live." In addition, let a battalion continue to pursue the Japanese puppet cavalry who fled. ”

'Yes, Captain! ’

After the order was issued, the 2nd Cavalry Division and the 1st Regiment, which had rushed to the outside of Duolun City, also started the siege. Looking at the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army that began to set up mortars, the Japanese troops in the city also looked surprised.

The reason for the accident was naturally that they did not expect that the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army would be equipped with such artillery. But it can also be seen from such a device that the Eighth Route Army seems to be prepared!

The little devil defenders at the head of the city also began to feed back this information to the infantry artillery squadron in the city. Once the Eighth Route Army shells Duolun, they will also launch an artillery counterattack to suppress the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army and ensure the safety of the defenders at the head of the city! (To be continued.) )