Regarding the matter of the 12th Division holding an emergency meeting overnight, He Zhengdao naturally did not know. It's just that He Zhengdao knows more or less that the 3rd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade was completely wiped out near Zhuozi, and I believe that the 12th Division must have known.

The reinforcements that had been waiting for a long time were completely annihilated when they were about to converge, and I believe that the depression of the 12th Division can be imagined. As long as the commander of the 12th Division is not stupid, they will definitely find a way to speed up the organization of the breakout.

The longer it drags on, the worse it will undoubtedly be for them. According to He Zhengdao's guess, the 12th Division wanted to break through, except for retreating to Xilin Gol, but I was afraid that other places would not be suitable for them as the direction of the breakthrough.

The 12th Division, which is now entrenched in the town, is basically wiped out even if the previous 12th Infantry Brigade is gone. The soldiers who could be drawn from the sappers and baggage units soon enlarged the 12th Infantry Brigade considerably.

As Shuzo said, they were stuck in Zhuozi, and their tanks, cars, and heavy artillery seemed to be a burden to their march. After abandoning them, their marching speed was indeed increased.

Now that the division needs to break through with all its might, as the infantry commander, he can almost foresee their way to break through, and these reserved tanks and heavy artillery are afraid that they will not be able to take them on the road at all.

The brigade commander of the chariot brigade also said with great difficulty about the decision made by Shuzo: "Do you really want to blow it up?" ”

'Eguchi-kun, I'm sure you already know that the Eighth Route Army has formed a chariot and heavy artillery unit by capturing our chariots. If you don't blow up these chariots while you retreat, they will fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

This is an empire-made weapon, as long as we blow it up, with the industrial strength of the Eighth Route Army, they will not be able to repair it at all. I know it's a tough decision to make, but for the sake of the Empire's future, you have to. ’

In fact, the tanks and armored vehicles that were discarded earlier, as well as a batch of heavy artillery without shells, originally wanted to blow them up when they saw Xiusan. In his opinion, this is a weapon made by them, and it cannot fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army under any circumstances.

It's just that the previous division commander Kiyotaro Yamamura tried his best to stop it, and it was not good to see Shuizo insisting too much. After ordering the sappers to hide it simply, they retreated in a hurry, and broke through all the way to the town they were currently holding.

There is almost no need to think about it, the tank armor and heavy artillery they simply concealed, I am afraid that they will not be able to hide the reconnaissance and search troops of the Eighth Route Army at all. This also means that the tanks and heavy artillery equipped for the 12th Division will fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

The previous Air Force airdropped ammunition on them, and many of them fell to the positions of the Eighth Route Army. This also means that those equipment that may be confiscated by the Eighth Route Army will be immediately installed in the troops of the Eighth Route Army.

It has to be said that it is ironic to use the weapons produced in their country to eliminate them, the soldiers who fought for the empire!

With the tank brigade and the heavy artillery brigade, orders were received one after another. The equipment they use will blow up as soon as they lose shells and fuel. Such an order really made these soldiers a little puzzled.

But if you can't figure it out, you can't do it, and there aren't many tanks that are currently used in a centralized manner. Except for the next breakthrough use, it is estimated that it will not be able to start at all. If you don't bomb it, I'm afraid that it will be captured by the Eighth Route Army again.

As for the heavy artillery that needs to be dragged by cars, even if there are shells, there are no cars to tow them, how can they pull the heavy artillery with only manpower? If they didn't bomb it, they could only watch the heavy artillery being pulled away by the Eighth Route Army.

When the 12th Division was up and down, it was shrouded in an atmosphere of decisive breakthrough. It was also learned that the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade was defeated, and the brigade commander who escaped also failed to escape the 2nd Division's blockade and was killed on the way to escape.

This also means that among the joint forces attacking Datong, the 3rd Brigade with the strongest combat effectiveness was also completely annihilated by the 2nd Division and the Cavalry Division. At the end of the battle, the Rapid Reaction Division assembled in the direction of Zhuozi that night.

At the same time, the 1st Division, which had recovered the city of Ulanqab, assembled at the right rear banner of Chacha according to He Zhengdao's order. The New Fifth Division, which also encircled and annihilated the 24th Infantry Brigade, was also assembled in the area of Chayouzhong Banner.

The 12th Division of the Japanese Army, if it wants to break through from Zhuozi to the Xilin Gol League, it is almost an impossible task. Not to mention, behind them, there were three divisions of separate columns, as well as rapid reaction divisions, in pursuit.

After deploying the battle order, He Zhengdao looked at the commanders and fighters of the Third Division and said: "From now on, the heavy artillery brigade will move to the area of Kongjiagou to deploy defenses. Tomorrow night, we will be in the area of Kongjiagou and give these little devils a hard move.

After the heavy artillery brigade arrived in the Kongjiagou area to set up defenses, we ordered our guerrilla brigade to dig all the roads to there. I'm going to let the little devils, who can only pass through their infantry, and all the heavy weapons are thrown here.

Early tomorrow morning, I believe that the little devil will break through with the greatest firepower, and what the third division has to do is to fight and retreat. It is only necessary to effectively kill and injure their living forces, and there is no need to be too resolute in resisting them. In this battle, we will drag them to death.

It is believed that the North China Front should dispatch its air force to support the operation tomorrow. However, the wind direction has changed in the past few days, and I believe that the sunny weather that lasted for a few days should end temporarily.

As long as it's raining, it's a good opportunity for us to encircle them. In short, in this battle, we should not fight to the death with the little devils, and use sports warfare and guerrilla warfare to drag down these little devils. I want them, and I can't live in fear.

Tell our officers and soldiers not to die with the little devils. With such a long way, we have the time and the means to encircle and suppress them. There is only one thing you have to do, and that is to drive the little devil and go down the route we have chosen for him.

On their way to Mengdong, it can be said that three main divisions of our column, two cavalry divisions, and a provisional rapid reaction division were assembled. If you can't solve the less than 20,000 little devils, it's too embarrassing! ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

The main commanders of the 3rd Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division, who participated in the combat meeting, also felt that they were looking forward to the next battle. As far as they are concerned, as long as the Japanese division in front of them is annihilated, their combat mission will be over.

Although all the troops participating in the war this time have suffered considerable casualties. But in the same way, they also have a lot of gains. At least after the battle in front of us, all the five infantry divisions of the independent column can be replaced with Japanese-style equipment.

And the artillery brigade, with the captured heavy artillery, was able to be promoted to an artillery division. Armored regiments of an experimental nature can also be promoted to armored brigades or even armored divisions. In this way, the overall strength of the independent column will also be further enhanced.

With the issuance of He Zhengdao's order, all units began to enter the stage of combat readiness in accordance with the predetermined arrangement. For tomorrow's battle, many know it's going to be tough. But after tomorrow's battle, I believe it will be much better.

Every grassroots commander knows the principle of 'one blow of energy, then decline, and three times exhaustion'. Tomorrow will certainly be the most fierce day for the Japanese army, and the rest of the time will be the initiative of the Eighth Route Army.

Listening to the blocking positions seized by the 12th Division during the day, sporadic gunfire was still heard from time to time. The Japanese troops of the 12th Division also had a sleepless night tonight, packing up the supplies they needed to take away tomorrow and explaining their respective combat missions tomorrow.

As the first rays of sunlight appeared in the morning, it was seen that each soldier was carrying a lot of supplies. Cars that need fuel have also been bombed. All you need to do is detonate them all when they're gone.

Looking at Kiyotaro Yamamura, who had also been sleepless all night, the person who served as the front-line commander saw Shuzo and said very calmly: "Division commander, it's dawn!" Is it time to break out? Previously, we had telegraphed the Army Aviation Force, and they would come to support as soon as possible. ”

'Good! Let's go! ’

'Hey! Heavy artillery wings can start shelling, tank brigades wait for sortie orders! Infantry wings, prepare for a breakout! ’

Under the order of Hitomi Shuzo, the 12th Division was reduced to a heavy artillery brigade of the wing, which first opened the prelude to the breakout battle. Looking at the heavy artillery of the Japanese army, it hit the blocking position of the Third Division like an overwhelming one, and the Eighth Route Army on the position also began to avoid artillery.

'Raised by a dog*mother, the shelling of the little devil is very fierce! It seems that today, there is going to be a hard fight. ’

'No way! If you don't fight, the little devil can only wait here to die. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can rest. It's okay, there aren't many shells for the little devils, let them be arrogant first. When they stop firing, it's our artillery's turn! ’

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, who were squatting in the anti-artillery tunnel and chatting, seemed to have some judgment about the next battle. With the rescue of the little devil reinforcements of the 12th Division being wiped out, there is really not much left for the little devils to choose from.

After the start of the shelling, the tanks and armored vehicles, which were also reduced to tank brigades, were also ready for a surprise attack. As the artillery fire of the little devils began to extend, the chariot brigade finally attacked again and rushed towards the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army.

'Get on the line!' The little devil is about to start breaking through! ’

The platoon commander of the company in charge of the command of the position also began to urge his soldiers to go to the position. Looking at the Japanese tanks that came with great momentum again, many soldiers of the Eighth Route Army felt that these little devils didn't seem to have a long memory!

You know, on their blocking positions, the bazooka shooters of the reconnaissance brigade are ready. These tanks and armored vehicles are destined to become trophies lying on the positions of the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at He Zhengdao on the front line, he said somewhat unexpectedly: "It seems that the little devil wanted to drag us into the water before he died!" Launching an attack on our remaining three blocking positions, could it be that they did not want to break through from the west? ”

'I guess it's to attract firepower! If we don't stop our attack, it won't be easy for them to break through from the west. Now sending these tanks and armored vehicles out is probably intended to attract our attention. ’

After listening to the words of the staff officer beside him, He Zhengdao felt that there was also such a possibility. It's just that for the somewhat suicidal attack of the Japanese tanks, He Zhengdao also felt a little helpless. After all, the tank was destroyed by rockets, and it was also troublesome to repair! (To be continued.) )