When the Japanese army launched a general attack on Datong City, the Duqi Brigade stationed on Daqing Mountain also dispatched all of them, and under the cover of night, they marched towards the two county towns of Xinghe and Zhangbei.

Long before withdrawing from Xinghe and other county seats, Chen Feng had already thought about how to recover these towns, and before retreating, Chen Feng ordered his troops to dig a tunnel outside Xinghe Zhangbei and other county towns that led directly to the city, and the tunnel entrance was set at the bottom of the well in the military camp in the city, as long as you did not go down the well, it would not be found.

At one o'clock in the morning of the 26th, when the soldiers on the night vigil were prone to sleepiness, I saw the sound of rustling outside the city of Xinghe, because there was still some distance from the city wall, and this time was the time when the wind blew and the leaves fell, the defenders would not think of anything else at all.

If you get closer, you can see that the sound is not made by dead leaves and grass, but by soldiers dressed in yellow and green. One by one, they crawled forward on the ground, and then disappeared into a dry well outside the city.

The Japanese soldiers in the city were not aware of the danger at all, and they were sleeping soundly at this time. Since the intelligence services had reported that there were no more resistors in the area, and there were no Zhina people in the city, the defenders were very lax in their defenses, except for half a squad patrolling in the direction of the city wall gates, and everyone else had already gone to sleep.

At this time, Xinghe's urban defense headquarters had become the wing headquarters of the baggage wing of the 26th division of the Japanese army, and Chen Feng's office had also become the office of Takeda Nakasa, the commander of the baggage wing, which was also the only place in the entire urban defense headquarters with lights.

Takeda Nakasa's mood today is extremely depressed, this small city of China is like being cleaned by the people of China, it can almost starve to death rats, it has been almost ten days since they entered here, but they have not raised a little food. As the head of the baggage wing of the 26th Division, Takeda Nakasa is very clear about his responsibilities, and His Excellency the division commander will not refuse to feed the soldiers on the front line because there is no food in the small city of Shina, he will only order himself to raise food, if his own baggage wing cannot provide enough food for the imperial army, then his future will be over.

Fortunately, the supplies he carried from Cullen could last for three or five days, but after three or five days, he had no idea what to do, so he could only take one step at a time.

Throwing the pen in his hand onto the desk, Takeda Nakasa leaned heavily into his chair and let out a long sigh, cursing the hateful Shina General in his heart. Originally, their 26th Division was stationed in Kulen, eating beef and mutton every day, and there were Mongolian flower girls to play with, just because of that hateful general of China, otherwise they would need to go to this place where birds don't poop to suffer.

Just when Takeda Nakasa was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a muffled snort, this kind of muffled snort Takeda Nakasa was the most familiar, it was the most terrifying and rapid voice made by someone who covered his mouth and wiped his neck.

"Baga, what kind of people are working?"

Before Takeda Nakasa's words fell, the closed door was kicked open, and a Shina officer in a lieutenant colonel uniform strode in and said, "The one who killed you!" ”

After speaking, he didn't give Takeda Nakasa a chance to speak, and the barge gun in his hand pulled the trigger again and again, and Takeda Nakasa was shot in the chest and head, and fell to the ground unwillingly.

The lieutenant colonel officer turned to the soldiers around him and said: "According to the original plan, the first battalion will go to the east gate to receive the large army into the city, the second battalion will go to the arsenal, and the third battalion will occupy the commanding heights and fight quickly!" ”

"Yes!!"

Sleepless tonight, the atmosphere in the Japanese joint command headquarters in Shilipu Town was extremely depressing, and Lieutenant General Itagaki Seishiro looked blankly at the captain's staff officer in front of him.

"Nani? Say it again! Itagaki Seishiro said loudly with all his strength.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the report, the 15th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade called, ten minutes ago, the two tunnels leaked at the same time, and more than 1,500 soldiers who entered the tunnels collectively shattered jade." The captain's staff officer said tremblingly.

"Baga, Baga, Ya Lu!" With a wave of his hand, Seishiro Itagaki swept everything on the desk to the ground, and the headquarters was suddenly in shambles.

Before Itagaki Seishiro could get angry, a Japanese soldier ran in hurriedly and said: "Report to the division commander, Your Excellency, the first brigade of the 11th Wing of the 26th Division, the first brigade of the 11th division is in an emergency, Zhang Beicheng was attacked by the Chinese army, the Chinese army is attacking fiercely, and has broken through the city fortifications, and requests the headquarters to give urgent reinforcements!" ”

"Report to Your Excellency the division commander, the defenders of Tianzhen have called, they have been besieged by the Chinese army, and the defenders have suffered heavy losses, so I request operational guidance."

"Report to Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the defenders of Jining have called, they have been raided by the main force of China, and the defenders have suffered heavy losses, and they have requested operational guidance."

"Your Excellency the Commander of the Reporting Division, Fengzhen"

"Bagaya Road, order the troops to immediately stop the attack, alternately cover the withdrawal from the battle, and order the officers above the brigade commander to immediately go to the headquarters for a meeting!" Seishiro Itagaki roared angrily.

Soon ** Chun and others arrived at the joint headquarters, and after everyone arrived, Itagaki Seishiro said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, I just received news that the defenders of Zhangbei, Xinghe, Tianzhen and other counties are besieging the defenders of Zhangbei, Xinghe, Tianzhen and other counties, and many counties are in an emergency, asking for operational guidance, and you think how to deal with it." ”

Worthy of being the commander of the most powerful field division of the Japanese army, Seishiro Itagaki quickly calmed down after his rage, and did not immediately send reinforcements to these county towns to rescue.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I think that those defenders can't be saved, but they can't be saved completely!" Major General Seiichiro Yuhara said with a gloomy face.

"Baga, what do you mean, Major General, do you want to give up some of the Imperial soldiers, do you know that this is going to a military court?" ** Lieutenant General Jun said loudly.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, even going to a military tribunal can't let our troops take risks, the people we are facing are too cunning. The last time Xinghe was besieged, the Chinese army used the same means to sneak attack Zhangbei County, forcing the imperial army to divide troops and reinforce them, but the Chinese army ambushed the imperial army's reinforcements halfway, and more than 5,000 imperial warriors collectively shattered jade. Now that the people of the branch are attacking everywhere, it can be concluded that the main force in Datong City is not the main force of Chen Feng's department, at least not all the main forces of Chen Feng's department, so if our army divides troops to rescue, it is likely to be broken by the people of China who concentrate their superior forces, so I suggest that our army concentrate superior forces to rescue one or two county towns, and let the other counties let them hold on and wait for help, and then make plans after dawn! Major General Seiichiro Yuhara said.

Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki had a gloomy face and a changing expression, although what Major General Seiichiro Yuhara said was very reasonable, but the Japanese army had its own regulations, once the subordinate formed troops were surrounded, the superior troops must go all out to rescue, and the military commander in charge would be held accountable, and in serious cases, he would be sent to a military court.

"Order: The Yamashita Brigade set off immediately to rescue the defenders of Tianzhen. The 26th Brigade of the 26th Division, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Imperial Allied Army immediately went north to reinforce Tianzhen and Jining. Order the defenders of Shangdu, Xinghe, Zhangbei and other counties to stand firm and wait for reinforcements! Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki eventually followed the advice of Major General Seiichiro Yuhara.

"Order, the 9th Brigade, the 21st Brigade, the 15th Independent Mixed Brigade, the 5th Cavalry Division of the Imperial Allied Army, and the 3rd Infantry Division concentrate their superior forces and launch an attack on the outlying positions of Datong with all their might, and be sure to take the outlying positions of the defenders of China before dawn."

"Hay!"

Pingdi Spring Town, the military headquarters of the 61st Army.

"Report to the military seat, the Duqi Brigade has called, and the two county towns of Xinghe and Zhangbei have been successfully taken, and the Japanese puppet defenders have been completely annihilated, and the large army is assembling towards Jining."

"Report to the military seat, the 223 Brigade has called, it has successfully captured Tianzhen, and the troops are clearing the remnants of the enemy!"

"Report to the military seat, the 224 Brigade has called, it has captured Jining and Fengzhen, and is clearing the remnants of the enemy!"

"Report to the military seat, the guard regiment has called, it has successfully captured the Shang capital, and more than 1,000 Japanese puppet troops have been annihilated!"

"Report to the military seat, the Japanese Yamashita Brigade is moving in the direction of Tianzhen, and it is expected to arrive in Tianzhen in three hours!"

"Report to the military seat, the main force of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army is accompanied by the main force of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, together with more than 20,000 puppet troops are coming to Fengzhen."

After listening to the operator's report, Chen Feng ordered loudly: "Pass my order, the 223rd Brigade will defend Tianzhen, cut off the back road of the Japanese Yamashita Brigade to Zhangjiakou, order the 224th Brigade to immediately deploy along the mountain road from Datong to Fengzhen, and order the 200th Brigade to immediately reinforce the front line of Fengzhen." The Duqi Brigade was ordered to attack the two counties of Zuoyun and Yuyu, and the military headquarters was stationed in Jining. ”

"Immediately send a report to the headquarters of the Second War Zone, requesting that the Second War Zone immediately send a strong force to launch a counteroffensive against the enemy in Xinkou, and at the same time suggest that the 120th Division of the 18th Group attack the enemy in Shuozhou."

Once the headquarters of the Mongolian army is destroyed and the main force of the Mongolian army is intercepted in Shanxi, then there will be no Japanese troops above the size of the wing in Chabei and Suidong, and then it will become the world of the cavalry group.

During this time, Chen Feng had already thought very clearly, although the troops under his command were constantly increasing, but he did not have a stable territory, which was absolutely impossible. Just like now, the army has not recovered for a long time, and the little devils have made a comeback, how can they complete that fatal task if they continue to fight like this.

Therefore, he needed a solid base area, which could give the troops a buffer after the war, and not be dragged down by the Japanese army in successive major battles. Now the Japanese army has given him such a rare opportunity, as long as the Japanese army's forces are expelled from the Mongolian steppe, then Chen Feng will have the opportunity to establish his own base and develop his troops.