The joy and greetings of the two sides do not need to be repeated. The soldiers were very fast, and soon the battle plan was studied. Yang Dezhi said to Li Yunlong: "Mr. Lin ordered you to send tanks to assist our troops in attacking the city. According to the report of the headquarters, the Japanese army has a heavy artillery brigade in Datong, and this heavy artillery brigade poses a great threat to tanks. In order to quickly take Datong, our air force will dispatch 30 bombers in three waves to attack the Japanese heavy artillery brigade and cover your troops to seize the Datong city gate. ”

"Commander Yang, time is pressing, you can give an order!" "Our battle plan is ??????。" The troops were quickly deployed, the 4th Division was responsible for attacking the North Gate, with the 1st Tank Regiment cooperating, the 5th Division was responsible for attacking the West Gate, and the 2nd Tank Regiment dispatched 30 tanks to cooperate, and the corps headquarters was set up outside the North Gate. The bombers arrived over Datong at 10 o'clock and asked the troops to launch an attack on the city gate at 10 o'clock sharp. While the troops were deploying, we talked about the situation of the Japanese troops in the city.

Early in the morning, the head of the Kohara Nut Division was woken up by his subordinates. "What are you talking about, a large number of enemy tank troops were found in Chenjiaji in the north of the city?" "Yes, division commander, we judged that the tank unit of the Eighth Route Army in Baotou went south! The area north of the city is suitable for tank units to fight. At present, Fu Zuoyi's troops are operating to the east of Baotou, and there is no sign of moving south, so it can be concluded that the tank unit of the Eighth Route Army is moving south alone. ”

In the headquarters of the Japanese division, the telegram was ticking, and the situation was being reported to the Taiyuan headquarters. The commander of the Ohara Division looked at the military map and continued: "The tank unit is conducive to field battles and rapid assaults, and it is impossible to launch offensive operations. The field heavy artillery brigade was ordered, immediately into combat readiness. Xiao Yuan knew in his heart that the Eighth Route Army dispatched tank troops to the south, obviously because it was unable to conquer Shuozhou, and the harassment tactics it adopted. With a heavy artillery brigade in his own hands, he can completely contain the enemy tanks from attacking the city.

"Report, the heavy artillery brigade has all entered the position." "Report, enemy tanks found in the north of the city!" "Report, enemy tanks found in the west of the city!" "Order all the troops in the outer positions to retreat into the city and rely on the city walls to defend!" The commander of the Ohara Division gave a stupid order, which created conditions for the tanks of the Eighth Route Army to quickly break through the city gates. Soon, the commander of the Ohara Division led his subordinates to the north gate and climbed the city gate tower to look. The wilderness to the north of the city was unobstructed, and a brigade commander was beside him to report.

"Your Excellency General, the preliminary observation of the enemy army is more than 100 tanks, and it seems that the enemy tank troops are in a posture of attacking the city." The commander of the Japanese brigade was a little nervous. "Don't panic, tanks can't storm the city, tell the defenders to pay attention to the anti-artillery, the enemy's tank units will soon be shelling. The heavy artillery brigade was ordered to prepare for a severe blow to the arrogance of the enemy tanks. As soon as Ohara Naga's words fell, a roar suddenly came from the sky.

The generals looked up and saw 10 bombers appear in the sky. "Report, it's the bombers of the Eighth Route Army!" Ohara immediately realized that it was not good and said: "Immediately order the heavy artillery brigade to hide!" "It's easier said than done, the bombers in the sky are here to deal with the heavy artillery of the Japanese army. The artillery of the Japanese army was already in combat readiness, and the pilots in the sky saw it clearly. The boom fighter circled around and began to dive, and the silence of the dive was very pleasant. At this time, the Japanese anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine guns began to fire in a hurry, and the artillery positions were in disarray

A huge explosion sounded in the city. In the headquarters of the 2nd Army in the north of the city, the army commander Yang Dezhi said happily: "The air force unit is very punctual, and Li Yunlong is ordered to attack." Attacking the position at the front, Li Yunlong said to Liu Xiaofeng: "The task of your company is to take the city gate, understand." "Don't worry, brigade commander, I promise to complete the mission!" "Ordered to support the preparation of tank artillery fire, and the shelling will begin in 10 minutes!" Liu Xiaofeng drilled into the tank and took the lead in launching, and the six tanks formed a horizontal line and advanced side by side in the direction of the city gate.

Each tank was followed by a squad of infantry, and the infantry's task was to capture the gate tower after the tank had broken through the city gate, and cover the subsequent troops into the city. When the first wave of bombardment fighters flew away and the second wave followed, Liu Xiaofeng commanded six tanks to gradually approach the city gate. Machine guns, infantry guns, mortars, and flat-fire guns of the Japanese defending forces, and the armor of the front of the tank was splashed everywhere. A flat-fire artillery shell hit Liu Xiaofeng's tank, causing the eardrum to buzz.

In just a few minutes, I don't know how many shells itched. Under the heavy air strike, the Japanese artillery seemed to come to their senses. Sporadic heavy artillery began to bombard, and suddenly a 105 mm shell hit the tank on Liu Xiaofeng's left, and after the violent explosion, I saw that the entire turret of this tank was blown away, and half of the infantry who followed a squad behind it was also reimbursed. This scene immediately boosted the morale of the Japanese army, and even though the rear tank support artillery fire concentrated on bombarding the city gate tower, the Japanese defenders still opened fire fiercely.

Thunderous artillery fire enveloped the city gates, and smoke filled the air. About 70 meters away from the city gate, Liu Xiaofeng ordered his tank to go forward, followed by an armor-piercing bullet towards the city gate. Three armor-piercing shells were fired in quick succession, and the city gate disappeared along with the Japanese soldiers defending inside. The Japanese artillery fire was also concentrated at the city gate, at this time two more tanks under Liu Xiaofeng's command were hit, one of the shells hit the rear of a tank turret, and after the explosion, a fire ignited, and the four tank crews desperately drilled out of the turret, but were knocked down under the dense rain of bullets, and could not escape at all.

Liu Xiaofeng's tank rushed into the doorway, the second tank rushed into the doorway, and the third tank was outside the doorway, and was bombarded by the explosives package from the city gate, and the gun barrel was blown up and twisted, but the tank did not stop advancing and rushed into the doorway??????。 At this time, more than half of the six squads of infantry following the tank suffered casualties, and they had no way to retreat, so they rushed into the door hole with the tank desperately. The follow-up tanks were about 500 meters away, and when the assault company rushed into the doorway, the follow-up tanks quickly fired at full speed.

In fact, the effective way to prevent tanks from breaking through the city gate is very simple, as long as you dig a trench in front of the city gate, you can stop the tank from attacking. This was called attacking unpreparedness, and the Japanese army simply did not have time to dig trenches, let alone think of a long-distance attack. In less than an hour, the city gate tower was captured, and the heavily fortified Datong City was torn open.

The Japanese claim to be the best people to learn, and this is true. After the Japanese army entered the all-round defense, it repeatedly studied the offensive and defensive experience of the Soviet-German battlefield, and the defensive system was very mature. In particular, in response to the counteroffensive of the enemy forces on the Chinese battlefield, very careful defensive tactics were formulated. The Japanese had everything to do, but the only thing was that they did not have the means to develop a tank attack, because they did not expect that the enemy troops would appear with strong armored units. In addition, the Japanese army's defensive system included how to fight street battles, and the training system of the Eighth Route Army also included how to fight street battles.

To get back to the point, the Eighth Route Army's bombardment fighters suddenly appeared in the sky, and the commander of the Ohara Division had a premonition that something was not good, and immediately turned back to the division headquarters to command the operation. At this time, when Xiao Yuan was in a hurry, when the heavy artillery brigade was paralyzed, he suddenly received a report from the defense troops of the north and west city gates, and found a large number of infantry units of the Eighth Route Army. This is no small surprise. He knew in his heart that the tank troops that appeared were not terrible, but the infantry, because only the infantry could break through the city.

"Your Excellency General, Commander Banheng has called and thinks that the enemy infantry is a long-distance attack, and the force is breaking through the city quickly, as long as Ohara can hold on for three days, the enemy army will automatically retreat!" "The enemy is running for a long time, with at least one division in strength, and the defending troops are ordered to stubbornly resist." As soon as Ohara's words fell, one of his subordinates put down the phone and reported in a panic: "The enemy tank has broken through the north gate!" "What are you panicking, the tank can't be used in a narrow urban area, immediately start the street fighting plan!" Ohara actually became very calm.

Two hours later, the West Gate was also breached. Infantry units poured in one after another, and fierce battles began to break out in the city. The Japanese heavy artillery brigade was paralyzed, and the bombers of the Eighth Route Army withdrew from the battle. Street fighting involves the common people of the city, and the bombs do not have eyes, so air support can only be canceled. However, after attacking the city, the Japanese army stubbornly defended, and the attack was repeatedly blocked, and the battle entered a stalemate. On the wall of the North City Gate, the military commander Yang Dezhi held a telescope to check, frowning.

Because the Japanese infantry artillery was powerful, and the tanks did not dare to bombard the city on a large scale as a support artillery, the attack was repeatedly blocked. Li Yunlong was also watching the enemy's formation with a telescope, and at the left front of a street corner, the fortress fortifications built by the Japanese army at the street intersection blocked the attack. Several times the attacking forces sent demolition teams to no avail. Seeing the soldiers fall one by one with explosives bags under their armpits, Li Yunlong's heart seemed to be dripping blood.

After the city was broken, the headquarters ordered that tanks should not attack the city to avoid battle damage. The attack scene was worrying, and Li Yunlong said: "Commander Yang, the casualties are too large, and it is bound to delay time, obviously the Japanese army has already taken countermeasures, and it will not be possible to fight like this." "What's your idea?" "Commander Yang, Mr. Lin did not let the tanks attack the city in order to avoid tank losses. If we can solve the battle damage of the tank and launch an attack, we can speed up the attack! I have an idea??????。 ”

The military political commissar said: "Brigade Commander Li, this is an order issued by General Lin, and we don't dare to change it without authorization." "We can give it a try!" Seeing Yang Dezhi's hesitation, Li Yunlong suggested. "Order the troops to stop the offensive for the time being!" Yang Dezhi decided to give it a bold try, but if he couldn't say it, the key was that he was persuaded by Li Yunlong's novel idea. This style actually explored a classic combat method that combines step and tank, and is suitable for street fighting.